Zack Cox

Cox spent the entirety of his age-25 season working at Triple-A New Orleans and made some modest strides at the plate, slashing .282/.344/.436 in the hitter-friendly PCL. A former first-round selection, the left-handed hitting Cox joined Miami’s deep farm system ahead of the 2013 season and while he remains buried on the organizational depth chart, there were a number of positives to emerge last season. While Cox's power stroke is a bit light for a corner infielder, he has shown an above average eye at the plate, drawing 68 walks over his last 675 minor league plate appearances (10.1 BB%). He also cut his strikeout rate to a career-best 18.9% in 2014 to go along with a solid .344 wOBA, and he continues to produce versus right-handed pitching, slashing .301/.366/.456 against right-handers in 239 at-bats last year. With the addition of Martin Prado in Miami, Cox's path to a starting job at the big league level is currently blocked.