Jake Marisnick has always been a highly-regarded prospect. It took Toronto offering a seven-figure signing bonus to dissuade Marisnick from honoring his college commitment and signing as a 3rd-Round pick in 2009.
Marisnick made his professional debut in the 2010 season, splitting his 69 nice games almost evenly between the GCL and Midwest League, posing a .253/.336/.398 line with 55K in 285 Plate Appearances.
He would repeat the Midwest League in his Age 20 season in 2011 and hit an impressive .320/.392/.496 with 27 doubles, 14 homers, and 37 stolen bases in 45 attempts. This resulted in a Top 100 Prospect rating from all three major prospect lists - #67 from Baseball America, #58 from MLB.