Locals In MiLB: Former Cougar Debuts On Miami Marlins Top-30 Prospect List
Mar 7, 2025, 2:30 PM
JUPITER, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 19: Andrew Pintar of the Miami Marlins poses for a portrait at Roger Dean Stadium on February 19, 2025 in Jupiter, Florida. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
(Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY – Former BYU Cougar Andrew Pintar is getting noticed in his first spring training as a member of the Miami Marlins organization.
Pintar was recognized as the 30th-best prospect in the Marlins system to open 2025. Miami acquired the athletic outfielder at the 2024 MLB trade deadline in a deal for relief pitcher A.J. Puk.
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Andrew Pintar, who was acquired alongside Deyvison De Los Santos in the A.J. Puk trade, smacks an RBI single to drive in two runs.
It's his second hit of the spring. He's up to 4 RBI's through three games played.#Marlins pic.twitter.com/Q2k8uMFEHb
— Kevin Barral (@kevin_barral) February 27, 2025
Pintar followed up his best season as a pro by winning the Defensive Player of the Season award in the Arizona Fall League.
He is 2-for-9 with a home run and four RBI in six spring training games.
When he’s on, the righty-hitting Pintar controls the strike zone, gets on base and shows the ability to drive homers to his pull side and doubles to right field. He got abused by non-fastballs in Double-A, however, and did little damage while making contact against heaters. He has flashed hitting ability and 15-homer power, but he’ll need to make adjustments or else be relegated to a platoon role.
Finally healthy in 2024, Pintar turned his plus speed loose on the bases and swiped 33 bases in 35 attempts (94 percent) between the Minors and AFL. A middle infielder in college, he made a smooth transition to full-time center fielder last year. His reads and routes continue to improve and he’s at least a solid defender in center, though his shoulder issues left him with below-average arm strength.
Andrew Pintar | Utility | Spanish Fork HS
Double-A Pensacola Blue Wahoos – Miami Marlins
2024 Stats: 69 Games | .294 | 75 Hits | 15 2B | 3 3B | 9 HR | 38 RBI | 19 SB | 42 BB | 58 K
A second baseman, shortstop, and centerfielder in three seasons (2020-22) with BYU, Pintar hit .298 with nine long balls and 46 RBI in Provo. His best season came in 2021, with nine homers and 32 RBI while hitting .333.
Andrew Pintar with his first homer of the spring, third overall today for the Marlins.
Pintar was acquired in the A.J. Puk trade#Marlins pic.twitter.com/z1bXhPyScp
— Kevin Barral (@kevin_barral) February 25, 2025
The Arizona Diamondbacks selected Pintar in the fifth round of the 2022 MLB draft, the highest Cougar draft pick in a decade. In 2023, he hit .241 in 37 games at High-A Hillsboro.
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