Jakob Marsee
CF | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 0" 180LBS | Age: 23
Draft: 2022 | Rd: 6, #180, San Diego Padres | Central Michigan
MLB Pipeline Rank
MARLINS: No. 22 |
PA AB R H HR SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
2024 93 80 14 22 1 7 .275 .370 .363 .733
Career Minors 1,304 1,041 224 246 28 112 .236 .383 .374 .757
AVG HR SB OPS
2024 .275 1 7 .733
Career Minors .236 28 112 .757
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Standard Minor League Batting Statistics

SeasonTmLGLGPAABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBCSHBPAVGOBPSLGOPS
2022 2 Teams Minors 31 133 100 31 24 7 2 2 11 30 25 15 1 3 .240 .429 .410 .839
2022 ACL Padres ACL ROK 13 47 33 13 7 1 1 0 3 14 10 3 0 0 .212 .447 .303 .750
2022 Lake Elsinore Storm CAL A 18 86 67 18 17 6 1 2 8 16 15 12 1 3 .254 .419 .463 .882
2023 2 Teams Minors 129 568 456 103 125 16 3 16 46 98 97 46 9 11 .274 .413 .428 .841
2023 Fort Wayne TinCaps MID A+ 113 499 400 91 109 16 3 13 41 87 82 41 9 10 .273 .413 .425 .838
2023 San Antonio Missions TEX AA 16 69 56 12 16 0 0 3 5 11 15 5 0 1 .286 .412 .446 .858
2024 3 Teams Minors 137 603 485 90 97 18 4 10 47 92 135 51 7 17 .200 .345 .315 .660
2024 San Antonio Missions TEX AA 24 109 85 15 15 6 0 2 5 19 24 12 1 2 .176 .336 .318 .654
2024 Pensacola Blue Wahoos SOU AA 91 401 320 61 60 8 4 7 37 61 91 32 6 15 .188 .342 .303 .645
2024 2 Teams AA 115 510 405 76 75 14 4 9 42 80 115 44 7 17 .185 .341 .306 .647
2024 Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp INT AAA 22 93 80 14 22 4 0 1 5 12 20 7 0 0 .275 .370 .363 .733
ACL Padres ACL ROK 13 47 33 13 7 1 1 0 3 14 10 3 0 0 .212 .447 .303 .750
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp INT AAA 22 93 80 14 22 4 0 1 5 12 20 7 0 0 .275 .370 .363 .733
Fort Wayne TinCaps MID A+ 113 499 400 91 109 16 3 13 41 87 82 41 9 10 .273 .413 .425 .838
Lake Elsinore Storm CAL A 18 86 67 18 17 6 1 2 8 16 15 12 1 3 .254 .419 .463 .882

Scouting Report

2025

Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 40 | Run: 55 | Arm: 50 | Field: 55 | Overall: 40

A Padres sixth-round pick out of Central Michigan in 2022, Marsee significantly boosted his stock in his first full pro season. He batted .274/.413/.428, ranked ninth in the Minors in runs (103) and walks (98) while advancing to Double-A, then won Arizona Fall League MVP honors while topping the developmental circuit in OPS (1.215). His encore wasn't as successful, as he went to the Marlins in the Luis Arraez trade and slashed .200/.345/.315 between Double-A and Triple-A.

In 2023, Marsee looked like a potential everyday player who could serve as a catalyst at the top of a big league lineup. At his best, he gets on base thanks to good swing decisions and a compact left-handed stroke that serves the ball to all fields. He continued to draw walks (92, fifth in the Minors) last season but made worse contact, both in terms of frequency and quality, and did very little damage.

Marsee plays with a nonstop motor and gets the most out of his solid speed, stealing 51 bases in 58 attempts (88 percent) in 2024. He's an aggressive defender in center field who earns grades anywhere from average to plus from scouts. He has average arm strength and can man the corners as well.


2024

Scouting grades: Hit: 50 | Power: 40 | Run: 55 | Arm: 50 | Field: 55 | Overall: 40

Marsee's hitting ability and plate discipline got him drafted in 2022's sixth round out of Central Michigan by the Padres. He led San Diego farmhands with 98 walks and a .413 on-base percentage while reaching Double-A in his first full pro season before winning MVP honors in the Arizona Fall League. Teams began asking for him in trades by mid-2023, and the Marlins acquired him in the Luis Arraez deal this May. 

Marsee thrives on making opposing pitchers throw strikes. He doesn’t chase much at all, and when he does swing out of a coiled left-handed stance, it’s with intent to make contact. To wit, he missed on only five of his 56 swings against fastballs at Double-A last year. But because of that approach, his exit velocities far from pop off the analytics sheet, and he’s at his best as a hitter when he’s smacking line drives back up the middle rather than aiming for power. That puts some pressure on the walks to pile up and fuel his slash line, and such an approach may be challenged against tougher arms. 

Marsee plays with a ton of energy though, and he’s always willing to test opposing defenses with his above-average speed, as shown by his 46 steals in the regular season and 16 more in the AFL. Evaluators remain divided on his defense in center. Some see his all-out approach as a plus. Some believe he’ll be closer to passable in bigger Major League parks. He could be a potential high-OBP regular with more development or a valuable left-handed fourth outfielder. 


2023

Scouting grades: Hit: 55 | Power: 40 | Run: 50 | Arm: 50 | Field: 50 | Overall: 45

Marsee flashed signs of being a solid hitter with a great approach in his first two seasons at Central Michigan before taking off in 2022, earning All-Mid-American Conference first-team honors after slashing .345/.467/.550 with more walks (47) than strikeouts (33). A pre-Draft trip to the Northwoods League, where he batted .343 in 17 games, further aided his Draft stock. He went to the Padres in the sixth round, signing for a little below slot at $250,000. He got time with the Padres’ ACL affiliate and Single-A Lake Elsinore, helping the latter win a California League title while again walking more than he punched out.

The 6-foot left-handed slugger controls the strike zone perhaps as well as anyone in the San Diego system, though that’s been against lesser collegiate and professional competition to this point. His impact on contact might determine just how good of a hitter he’ll truly be, because while he does put bat on ball often, his power projects to be below average.

Just an average runner, Marsee was still the center fielder for Lake Elsinore down the stretch and relies on instincts and reads to get to balls quickly. Evaluators who saw him in the spring believe he’s still more likely ticketed for a corner, and his average arm strength will be tested more in right than left. That said, clubs did ask about Marsee in offseason trades after getting a closer look at him in pro ball as he’s added believers to his potential to hit (and walk) his way to The Show.



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Transactions

Team Date Transaction
02/10/2025 Miami Marlins invited non-roster CF Jakob Marsee to spring training.
08/29/2024 OF Jakob Marsee assigned to Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp from Pensacola Blue Wahoos.
05/07/2024 Pensacola Blue Wahoos activated OF Jakob Marsee.
05/04/2024 Miami Marlins traded 2B Luis Arraez to San Diego Padres for OF Dillon Head, OF Jakob Marsee, RHP Woo-Suk Go and 1B Nathan Martorella.
05/04/2024 OF Jakob Marsee assigned to Pensacola Blue Wahoos.
05/04/2024 OF Jakob Marsee roster status changed by Miami Marlins.
03/07/2024 San Diego Padres Prospects activated OF Jakob Marsee.
01/26/2024 San Diego Padres invited non-roster OF Jakob Marsee to spring training.
11/03/2023 OF Jakob Marsee assigned to National League Fall Stars.
09/22/2023 Peoria Javelinas activated OF Jakob Marsee.
08/22/2023 OF Jakob Marsee assigned to San Antonio Missions from Fort Wayne TinCaps.
08/22/2023 San Antonio Missions activated OF Jakob Marsee.
08/22/2023 San Antonio Missions activated OF Jakob Marsee.
03/28/2023 OF Jakob Marsee assigned to Fort Wayne TinCaps from Lake Elsinore Storm.
03/03/2023 OF Jakob Marsee assigned to San Diego Padres.
03/03/2023 OF Jakob Marsee roster status changed by San Diego Padres.
08/22/2022 OF Jakob Marsee assigned to Lake Elsinore Storm from ACL Padres.
08/22/2022 Lake Elsinore Storm activated OF Jakob Marsee.
07/30/2022 San Diego Padres signed OF Jakob Marsee.
07/30/2022 OF Jakob Marsee assigned to ACL Padres.
07/11/2022 OF Jakob Marsee assigned to College Workout.
07/11/2022 College Workout activated OF Jakob Marsee.