The Marlins are a veteran laden team all of a sudden, so they don’t have much need to push some prospects to the majors. Here are the top four guys that could breakthrough at some point in 2012:

Matt Dominguez: 22-year old righty swinging 3B Matt Dominguez comes into this year as the Marlins’ #4 prospect according to Baseball America. He played in 17 games for the Marlins last year and he was 11 of 45 (.244 avg, .625 OPS) with 2 runs scored, 0 homers and 2 RBIs. He also played in 95 games in A+AA+AAA-ball last year in which he was 89 of 358 (.249 avg, .714 OPS) with 48 runs scored, 12 homers and 58 RBIs. He has now played in 470 games in his first five years in the minors and he is 445 of 1,742 (.255 avg, .744 OPS) with 230 runs scored, 58 homers, 277 RBIs and 1 stolen base. Dominguez will only likely get to Miami if something happens to either Hanley Ramirez or Jose Reyes.

Scott Cousins: 27-year old lefty swinging outfielder Scott Cousins is best known as the player that took out catcher Buster Posey and ended his year. He comes into this season as the Marlins’ #9 prospect according to Baseball America. Cousins played in 48 games for the Marlins last year and he was 7 for 52 (.135 avg, .436 OPS) with 5 runs scored, 1 homer, 4 RBIs and 1 stolen base. Cousins has now played in 75 games in his first two years in the majors and he is 18 of 89 (.202 avg, .575 OPS) with 7 runs scored, 1 homer, 6 RBIs and 1 stolen base. Cousins also played in 7 games in A+AAA-ball last year and he was 6 of 22 (.273 avg, .657 OPS) with 3 runs scored, 0 homers and 3 RBIs. He has now played in 464 games in his first six years in the minors and he is 474 of 1,899 (.277 avg, .787 OPS) with 267 runs scored, 55 homers, 244 RBIs and 73 stolen bases. Cousins could help the Marlins off the bench at some point in 2012.

Chris Hatcher: 27-year old righty reliever Chris Hatcher comes into this season as the Marlins’ #14 prospect according to Baseball America. He pitched in 11 games (0 starts) for the Marlins last year and he was 0-0 with a 6.97 ERA and a 1.74 WHIP. He also pitched in 42 games (0 starts) in AA-ball last year in which he was 2-1 with 6 saves, a 1.90 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP. Hatcher has now pitched in 44 games (0 starts) in his first three years in the minors and he is 3-1 with a 1.85 ERA and a 1.05 WHIP. Hatcher has really taken to pitching after converting from catcher a year ago and he could help the Marlins out of the pen at some point in 2012.

Sandy Rosario: 26-year old righty reliever Sandy Rosario comes into the 2012 season as the Marlins’ #29 prospect according to Baseball America. He pitched in 4 games (0 starts) for the Marlins last year and he was 0-0 with a 2.45 ERA and a 1.91 WHIP. He has now pitched in 6 games (0 starts) in his first two years in the majors and he is 0-0 with a 13.50 ERA and a 3.64 WHIP. He also pitched in 53 games (0 starts) in AA+AAA-ball last year and he was 3-3 with 27 saves, a 4.14 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP. Rosario has now pitched in 126 games (25 starts) in his first six years in the minors and he is 21-12 with 30 saves, a 3.65 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP. He could help out the Marlins at some point in 2012 out of the bullpen.