SEATTLE, WA - JUNE 11: Seattle Mariners general manager Jerry Dipoto watches batting practice before a game between the Texas Rangers and the Seattle Mariners at Safeco Field on June 11, 2016 in Seattle, Washington. The Rangers won the game 2-1 in eleven innings. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)
It is the time of the year where everybody is publishing mock drafts for the upcoming MLB Draft. CBSSports.com is the latest and has the Mariners reaching for a low-ceiling arm with their first pick.
One of the fun things about the MLB Draft season is that you often have people taking random stabs at each selection with one of two objectives in mind: either to manipulate the board in favor of one’s favorite team or to make sure your favorite player goes to a good team.