Prime Prospects Collection
Under is an evaluation of the prospects within the farm system of the Seattle Mariners. Scouting stories had been compiled with info offered by business sources in addition to my very own observations. That is the third yr we’re delineating between two anticipated reduction roles, the abbreviations for which you’ll see within the “place” column under: MIRP for multi-inning reduction pitchers, and SIRP for single-inning reduction pitchers. The ETAs listed typically correspond to the yr a participant must be added to the 40-man roster to keep away from being made eligible for the Rule 5 draft. Guide changes are made the place they appear acceptable, however I exploit that as a rule of thumb.
A fast overview of what FV (Future Worth) means might be discovered here. A a lot deeper overview might be discovered here.
The entire ranked prospects under additionally seem on The Board, a useful resource the location gives that includes sortable scouting info for each group. It has extra particulars (and up to date TrackMan information from varied sources) than this text and integrates each staff’s checklist so readers can evaluate prospects throughout farm techniques. It may be discovered here.
Different Prospects of Word
Grouped by kind and listed so as of choice inside every class.
Hitter Pu Pu Platter
Miguel Perez, CF
Ricardo Cova, UTIL
Isiah Gilliam, OF
Robert Perez Jr., RF
Hogan Windish, 1B/2B
Kaden Polcovich, 2B/OF
Alberto Rodriguez, RF
Zach DeLoach, OF
The 22-year-old Miguel Perez isn’t hitting at Modesto, however he’s nonetheless extraordinarily projectable and covers a whole lot of floor in middle area. He’s a possible late-bloomer to observe for bodily growth, however he’s presently not sturdy sufficient to have a viable swing. Cova is now on the complicated after two years within the DSL. He’s solely 5-foot-8, however he’s sturdy for his measurement and may play everywhere in the diamond. He was hit by a pitch on the knee yesterday and faraway from the sport. Gilliam, 26, has plus switch-hitting energy and may very well be a bench weapon regardless of a 20-grade hit device. Robert Perez Jr., 23, has plus energy, however his combo of whiffs and poor plate self-discipline has saved him on this part of the checklist for some time. It regarded like he was growing extra endurance final yr, however his stroll charges have regressed. Windish, 24, was a 2022 seventh rounder out of UNC Greensboro. He’s hitting for energy at Everett whereas taking part in a number of completely different positions. Polcovich hasn’t performed but this yr (I’m really undecided why), and has at all times had an fascinating energy/pace mix for a switch-hitter; he simply doesn’t have a transparent place. Rodriguez and DeLoach have some pop however not fairly the bat-to-ball abilities to make the principle part of the checklist.
Massive 5 Connections
Brian O’Keefe, C
Tatem Levins, C
Josh Hood, INF
All of those guys have a Philly connection of some stripe. O’Keefe, a St. Joe’s alum, is completely tremendous upper-level catching depth with energy. Levins transferred from La Salle to Pitt for his senior yr and had a terrific season. He’s a contact-oriented catcher with an athletic swing and sufficient potential on protection to be developed behind the dish. He must cowl the highest of the zone a bit of higher. Hood went to Penn after which transferred to NC State for his senior yr. He’s a well-built, versatile infielder with 40-grade instruments on offense.
Slider Guys
Marcelo Perez, RHP
Jarod Bayless, RHP
Juan Mercedes, RHP
Jorge Benitez, LHP
Stephen Kolek, RHP
Mike Flynn, RHP
Perez is a cultured faculty arm from TCU who’s presently sitting 93 with sink and tail at Modesto and commanding his slider. Bayless (no relation to the 13-year veteran combo guard from Arizona) is a low-slot righty specialist kind. Mercedes is a slider-heavy starter at Double-A who has good peripherals, however I don’t belief that he really has good command and he’s at greatest a 40 athlete. Benitez is a low-slot lefty with a great changeup. Kolek has a normal mid-90s/slider reliever look; his heater performs down on account of form and below-average management. Flynn (no, not that one) was a sinker/slider sixth rounder from 2018 who has remade himself as a low-slot righty with a great slider.
Arm Energy
Juan Burgos, RHP
Troy Taylor, RHP
Natanael Garabitos, RHP
Burgos has a terrific pitcher’s construct and has been sitting 93-96 amid some harm points at Modesto. Taylor, a 2022 twelfth rounder from UC Irvine, sits 95 with sink. Garabitos is sitting 96 however nonetheless has zero really feel for location.
System Overview
The Mariners system is flush with fascinating developmental arms, however total, it’s fairly shallow and lacks enormous influence up prime. Harry Ford has one of the best likelihood to be the subsequent homegrown star, however he’s dangerous and his growth is probably going going to be gradual, as is often the case with younger catchers. Felnin Celesten didn’t look nice throughout his transient stateside jaunt this spring, however he left Arizona shortly after which was injured, so there’s no actual proof to assist a re-evaluation there. There are individuals inside the org who love Michael Arroyo, however I’m not able to stuff the man simply but, although I’m poised to take action if his swing turns into extra dynamic. The Mariners are inclined to waste little time selling the fellows they like, which is a part of why the farm system doesn’t look nice on paper — numerous them turn out to be massive leaguers in a short time.
I might take into account the Mariners a data-driven org, particularly on the subject of evaluating pitchers. Their farm system is dense with guys who’ve massive measurable breaking ball motion. Their monitor document of tweaking prospects and fringe massive leaguers for the higher is lengthy sufficient now to think about them excellent at growing arms. If there’s one other Bryan Woo within the system, a man who’s uncooked developmental materials proper now however who seems like they’ve the construct and athleticism to take a large leap, it’s Darren Bowen.
Even when the Mariners had been within the thick of the AL West race proper now, it might in all probability be straightforward for different groups to outbid them on the deadline. They’re a great methods again of first place of their division and the East is crowding out the Wild Card area. Yesterday, they traded Chris Flexen and Trevor Gott (a kind of fringe arms they improved) to the Mets for depth arm Zach Muckenhirn, a sign of their probably posture for the subsequent month. Not one of the Mariners gamers on expiring offers are having particularly good seasons, although Teoscar Hernández would in all probability fetch one thing on the deadline if Seattle needed to maneuver him. If there’s any solace to be discovered for Mariners followers within the again half of the summer time, it’s that the membership is prone to have an enormous draft. They’ve three top-30 picks in a loaded class. It’s probably that each one of them will probably be prime 10 prospects on this system as quickly as they signal, which can make the “excessive finish” of this farm (anybody within the 40+ tier or above) look nearer to common by way of depth and high quality.
