Mariners Draft Picks So Far

The Mariners draft Harry Ford out of Georgia
in the first round. He played mostly catcher in
the high school, however, the Mariners could
have Ford play the outfield or the infield.

The Mariners taking nine more picks

on Monday followed by ten more on Tuesday

making 20 picks on all

#2 Edwin Arroyo from Puerto Rico, however,

he played his high school ball in Florida. He

is expected to stick at shortstop. Arroyo is a

switch-hitter where there is word he hits 

differently from each side of the plate. Be

the athlete he is Arroyo also did some pitching

but his bat too much. The Mariners don't have 

a lot of depth at shortstop. At least who are 

expected to play it in the major leagues. #5

prospect Noelvi Marte the Mariners are 

expecting to make him a third baseman or

move to the outfield.

#3 Michael Morales right handed pitcher a

high school from Pennsylvanian. There is

word that there is a lot of talent in his state

and he is at the top as far as arms go in 

pitching. Morales was projected to go any

where from third to tenth round so the Mariners

did a good job there. He had a commitment

to Vanderbilt  which has had some pretty good

players coming out of there. The Mariners

have drafted the last three years pretty good

talent out of colleges so Morales takes his

time Ok is how I see it. 

#4 Bryce Miller right handed pitcher out of

Texas A&M. He was the second pitcher taken

from Texas A&M. His teammate Dustin Snaez

was taken by the Washington Nationals one

ahead of the Mariners. Miller spend some time

as a long reliever well as starting. Being chosen

this high in the draft I am sure he will be a

starter unless they decide to chose to make him

a reliever. Miller was a teammate of the Mariners

number two pick  outfielder Zach DeLoach. Be

nice to see a familiar face. 

#5 Andy Thomas catcher from Baylor. He is 

considered one of the top college catchers.

Thomas had 11 home runs along with 24 rbi's

and .337 batting average. Likely Thomas will

stay at the catchers position. 

#6 Bryan Woo right handed pitcher out of 

Cal Poly. In college Woo has primarily been

used as a reliever.

 #7 Colin Davis right-handed outfielder out

of Worrford college in South Carolina. Colin

was named player of the year in Southern

Conference. 

#8 James Parker shortstop Clemson University.

Mariners now have taken two shortstops so 

this will add depth for sure in the minor leagues.

#9 Spencer Packard outfielder left-handed hitting

right-handed throwing out Campbell University

in North Carolina. Spencer is the oldest of the

Mariners draft picks so far at 23years old. His

senior year was his best as well where he had

11 home runs 67 rbi's and .371 batting average.

#10 Jordan Jackson right-handed pitcher out

of Georgia Southern. Not a lot on Jordan except

he did pitch some relief as well as starting at

Georgia Southern. Like a number of players

ahead of him even those drafted by the Mariners

this year may have been picked last year if it

were not for covid and there were less draft picks.

Recap: the Mariners drafted four pitchers, two

catchers, two shortstops and two outfielders. This

year the Mariners decided to go with the best 

player available instead of need like in prior

years. The abundance of pitchers picked over

the last three years the Mariners didn't necessarily

have to go with as many pitchers. Tomorrow

the Mariners will have ten more picks to choose

so we will see whether they go with more pitchers

then in the first ten picks. Stay tuned.

Other Mariner news: Will Vest was designated

for assignment. As  a rule 5 player he could go

back to his previous team, another team could

pick him up on waivers or Vest could go to 

triple-A Tacoma. Vest had a good start at the

beginning of the season but since returning 

from the injured list because of covid he hasn't

pitched as well. We wish Vest the best wherever

he lands. Yusei Kikuchi was reactivated after

being on the injured list for covid for one day.

Donavon Walton was sent back down to Tacoma.

Right now this means Kyle Seager must be

doing better. We will probably have more news

on it at the end of the all-star break. Julio

Rodriguez got great news his father showed

up to see him play at the futures game. It was

the first time his father see him play in the 

United States. Go M's.