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Winter leagues roundup: Miami’s Garrett making up for lost time
- Updated: December 30, 2016
There were high expectations for Stone Garrett ahead of his 2016 full-season debut with Class A Greensboro. However, the Marlins’ No. 7 prospect would appear in only 35 games before a practical joke by then-teammate Josh Naylor resulted in right thumb laceration and subsequent surgery that kept the 21-year-old outfielder out of action until mid-August.
Now fully healthy, Garrett is making up for some of that lost time this offseason with a strong showing Australian Baseball League. He was the only player on the World All-Stars to collect multiple hits (2-for-4) in the circuit’s annual All-Star Game last week, and then went 1-for-5 with a solo home run in his first post-All-Star contest on Thursday.
All together, Garrett is hitting .310/.352/.488 with eight extra-base hits, three home runs and four stolen bases through 22 games for the Sydney Blue Sox.
Here’s a look at some of the top prospects currently making waves in offseason leagues.
Australia
• Kevin Padlo, 3B, Rays — The Rays’ No. 20 prospect posted a .771 OPS thanks to a Midwest League-leading 79 walks and finished tied for third with 16 home runs last season at Class A Bowling Green. Now playing in the ABL for a second straight offseason, the 20-year-old third baseman — an ABL All-Star along with Garrett — owns a .260/.356/.521 battling line, with 14 extra-base hits and 17 RBIs, in his first 22 games for the Brisbane Bandits.
Mexico
• Brian Goodwin, OF, Nationals — After falling off the prospect radar from 2013-15, Goodwin resuscitated his career and ultimately reached the …
