brand new Marlins prospect series."A slick-fielding shortstop with above-average speed Evan Longoria Jersey , EverthCabrera was in the majors from 2009-2015, playing for 6 different organizations along the way. He’s best remembered as a member of the San Diego Padres. The high point of his career was 2012, when he played 115 games and lead the NL in stolen bases with 44. I see quite a few similarities between Torres and Cabrera if his raw power never develops. Consider their production through the first 100 career games in the minors: Torres: .253/.368/.351, 26 XBH, 32 SBCabrera: .275/.406/.354, 19 XBH, 31 SBIt’s up to Torres to hone his skills from here, but the baseline of a seven-year MLB vet with speed and .967 career fielding percentage isn’t a bad place to start.True Ceiling: Starlin CastroPhoto by Mark Brown/Getty ImagesCurrent Marlins second baseman is the mold I see Torres falling into as his career unfolds. Castro signed out of the Dominican Republic at age 17, same as Torres Dustin McGowan Jersey , Castro had thin frame with a solid arm and better hands. A slightly more advanced bat in the early stages of his career then Torres currently, but the similarities are there: high OBP with double-digit steals. When Castro started to put weight on is when the power showed. After only hitting 11 total home runs in his first five pro seasons in the organization, Starlin went on to hit 10+ bombs for the next six years in a row. He sacrificed some contact, but established himself as an impactful player overall. If Torres adjusts his launch angle and takes advantage of advanced plate discipline and extremely quick hands, he can potentially pile up four MLB All-Star selections like Castro.Shoot for the Moon: Jos RamrezRamrez at the 2018 MLB All-Star GamePhoto by Rob Carr/Getty ImagesNow just hear me out here for a second. Jos Ramrez was fairly under the radar his first three years in the Indians organization, despite the fact that he was tearing the cover off the ball. Torres isn’t that caliber of player...yet. After dealing with injuries and now a new organization, he hasn’t had the luxury of a consistent routine.This stands out to me:Career stats from rookie ball through Low-ATorres (199 games) .364 OBP, 26 2B, 17 3B http://www.raysfanproshop.com/authentic-evan-longoria-jersey , 10 HR, 49 SBRam铆rez (148 games) .375 OBP, 33 2B, 9 3B, 4HR, 39 SBThose numbers get you excited—they came at the same ages, both from switch-hitters who play multiple positions. Let’s keep in mind that Ram铆rez didn’t hit 15+ home runs at any level until last year. Power can develop later on. They have fairly similar swings from both sides of the plate and offer a very limited leg kick backed with lighting quick hands. All I’m saying is, if Chris Torres learns to get lift from the left side of the plate, then a 20/20 guy might not be so far-fetched after all. And there you have it: Chris Torres Adeiny Hechavarria Jersey , the versatile middle infielder soon to be making double play magic in the Marlins organization for a long time. Gary Denbo missed out on getting this young man in 2014 with Yankees. Now, he gets the chance to turn him into something special. Be ready. I wanna thank you for reading this profile and I hope you enjoyed it! Stay tuned for the second article in the series featuring Marlins 2018 second-round draft pick Osiris Johnson. The righty reliever inked a minor league deal."The Chicago Cubs granted free agency to a fringe bullpen arm just after the end of the 2017 season, and the Cincinnati Reds proceeded to scoop him up on a minor league contract the first week of 2018. That, you’ll remember, was how the Reds originally landed Dylan Floro, who went on to fire 36.1 innings of excellent 2.72 ERA ball in Cincinnati last season prior to being flipped to the Los Angeles Dodgers for promising young pitching prospect James Marinan.The Reds will hope a similar signing on a similar pattern will work in their favor again this time around. On Monday, reliever Anthony Bass - who was granted free agency by the Cubs after the 2018 season - announced on Twitter that he’d joined the Reds. The minor league contract was corroborated by Brandon Warne of Zone Coverage.Bass is a might bit older than Floro - 31 years old to Floro’s 27 at the time of his signing last year - but there’s still a decent chance Bass can provide some bullpen depth at the big league level in 2019 in a similar fashion. Bass pitched to a 2.93 ERA and 2.77 FIP in 15.1 IP for Chicago at the big league level during 2018, with an impressive 14/3 K/BB in that limited action. The former 5th round pick by the San Diego Padres also had solid success in his stint with AAA Iowa in the extremely hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League, his 3.38 ERA and 25/6 K/BB in 32.0 innings there a testament to his ability to pound the strike zone and keep runs off the board of late. Of course Sergio Romo Jersey , the of late mention is important, as Bass previously flamed out of MLB altogether and spent a season in Japan pitching for the Nippon Ham Fighters. It’s worth pointing out that since he returned to MLB/MiLB play after that stint in Japan in 2016, he completely abandoned his change-up and has pitched exclusively with his fastball and slider. He also pitched exclusively as a reliever in his solid 2018 season - he started in 101 of his 180 MiLB games in his career overall - and, as a result, the 94.1 mph he averaged on his fastball in big league action was the best mark of his career. In other words, he might well be a late bloomer who finally figured out where his stuff worked best and which pitch mix suited his arm. At least, that’s what the Reds will be hoping to see continue, and they picked him up on a zero-risk MiLB deal.