A six-pack of Marlins notes on a Thursday:
u25aa The Marlins have every reason to be excited about shortstop Jon Dunand, the Marlins’ second-round pick out of North Carolina State last year and Alex Rodriguez’s nephew. He’s hitting .284 with four homers and 29 RBI in 31 games at Class A Jupiter.
Yes, it’s early, but nearly an RBI a game in Class A ball a year out of the college is impressive. And so were his numbers at NC State (.289, 16 homers last season).
“He’s got raw power,” Marlins executive Stan Meek said after the team drafted him 11 months ago.