#11 William Fleming a right-handed pitcher
out of Wake Forest. William has a good
fastball up to 99 miles per hour. He has a
good slider as well but has to work on his
curve and changeup. William has a good
upside so see how it goes. The Mariners
have had pitchers make the ball club in
this part of the draft before so wish him
the best.
#12 Corey Rosier, a left-handed hitting
center fielder from UNC Greensboro.
Corey is only 5’10 but has had some pop
in his bat having 12 home runs this season
and has stolen 17 bases as well.
#13 Ben Ramirez shortstop University of
Southern California. Ramirez is 6’3 so the
Mariners could end up moving him to third
base though they do have several players
there in the system already.
#14 Andrew Moore, right-handed pitcher
from Chipola junior college. Like Fleming
he throws the ball hard. With the amount
of starters the Mariners have in the farm
system he may have to work his way up
as a reliever but the Mariners might begin
with him as a starter. These six pitchers in
this draft could be relievers instead of
starters depending on how their secondary
pitches work out.
#15 Cole Barr third baseman out of Indiana
University. He is a right-handed hitter unlike
the Mariners have drafted in previous seasons.
Barr does have power though recently has
been working on other areas of his game.
The other third basemen in the Mariners farm
system have been drafted higher than Barr so
he has a lot to get ahead of.
#16 Jimmy Joyce Jr. right-handed pitcher
out of Hofstra University. Joyce is the first of
three pitchers drafted in a row. Joyce throws
in the low 90s so it will be important for him to
do well on his secondary pitches to make it
to the majors.
#17 Jimmy Kingsbury, right-handed pitcher from
Villanova. He doesn't have a lot on his fastball
either so he will have to depend on his secondary
pitches as well. It wouldn’t be easy for him to
make the Mariners in the years to come, however,
Ljay Newsome who was on the staff last year well
as this season before being injured throws in the
low 90s. Newsome has both started and relieved
though looks good coming out of the bullpen.
Newsome was a #25 round pick so you never
know.
#18 Riley Davis, right-handed pitcher from
Alabama-Birmingham. Davis threw three
complete games this year so he can go the
distance if necessary and he is pitching well.
Davis began his career as a reliever in college
but this year he showed he can be a starter.
We will see where he ends up.
#19 Charley Welch catcher out of Arkansas.
Welch was used as a pinch-hitter when not
catching. He showed that he has a lot of power
from the right side hitting massive home runs.
I am sure the Mariners are looking to see what
they can do with this power catcher.
#20 Troy Taylor, right-handed pitcher from
Cypress Junior College. Taylor can throw the
ball up to 95 miles an hour. Also, has a lot of
movement on all his pitches. We will see how
he does this summer and next few seasons.
So this was the 2021 draft for the Seattle
Mariners. They took a few high schoolers
before going back to the college ranks. It
may take a few years to find out how they
did with this class.
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