Deven Marrero –
American Heritage HS; Davie, FL. 6′0, 160, Bats R, Throws R…
younger brother of Nats Chris Marrero…
from realsportsbloggers: American Heritage (Plantation, Fla.) shortstop Deven Marrero went 2-for-3 on Tuesday and is hitting .405/.472/.747 with seven home runs but a substandard 10-13 BB/K ratio in 23 games. Marrero is generally considered the second-best prep shortstop behind Jiovanni Mier of Bonita HS in LaVerne, Calif…. The latest of the Marrero clan (brother Chris and…well Chris, are in the Nationals and White Sox systems, respectively). Despite this pedigree, he’s completely different from his brothers. He’s regarded to be a solid defensive shortstop, but he’s not as big as either of his brothers. He has some solid power potential, but it’s hampered a bit by average bat speed. He should become a decent, but not great, stolen base threat. However, he is showing an improved approach at the plate (it’s still not great, but better than he was hitting last year). I think he’ll probably be the second high school shortstop taken, though the issue with him is that the Mariners will have to buy him off of the Hurricanes, to whom he’s commited to.
From checker.com: The build is very athletic. Marrero has a lean, smaller than average frame, with no particular thickness. His shoulders are well-sloped and he has a small waist. I can see him getting up to 190 of good weight, but his frame’s not projectable in the truest sense. It is somewhat reminiscent of Nomar Garciaparra’s when I first watched him as a freshman at Georgia Tech.
He’s a very athletic kid with smooth baseball actions at shortstop and at the plate. Marrero stands out playing catch before the game because his arm-stroke is so clean and natural.
He moves okay laterally, has a solid-average major league arm (55/60), 60 hands, and the body control to finish plays going in the hole and charging.
Can he stay at shortstop? I give him a chance with my one concern being that Marrero doesn’t have a quick first step. His agility is okay, but he doesn’t react quickly off the bat. There were a couple ground balls during the game where it became apparent to me. So he may not ever have average MLB shortstop range, but he’ll have the arm and hands to stay there. I think Marrero would become solid-average or plus at second or third base as well.
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