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Miami Marlins: The shortstop of the future is behind the plate

One day, the narrative surrounding the Miami Marlins won’t begin and end by discussing their injury woes. To circumvent the queue the Marlins have out the door of the doctors office, lets take a look at a different contributing factor to their thin infield, one years in the making.

On June 5th, 2010, the Marlins drafted a slick-fielding shortstop in the third round out of Carl Albert High School in Midwest City, Oklahoma. An all around athlete, he lettered in the three major sports in high school. As a quarterback, power forward, and shortstop, J.