Let me say this right off the bat; I do not think Kendall is going to fall to the Mariners. But if he is sitting on the board at pick 17, General Manager Jerry Dipoto will have a difficult decision to make. Kendall offers something that most draft prospects do not have: superstar potential.
Not only does this draft class lack these types, the Mariner farm system does as well. Aside from Kyle Lewis and perhaps Tyler O’Neill and Brayan Hernandez, the team has very few high upside prospects. Lets take a look at Jeren Kendall, superstar prospect.