Fansided · Feb 27
Colt Emerson could have Mariners on collision course with awkward roster crunch
If he keeps this up, Seattle has to pick a lane and live with it.
Seattle Mariners shortstop Colt Emerson (85) after a hit against the Chicago White Sox. | Arianna Grainey-Imagn ImagesColt Emerson is doing the most dangerous thing a top prospect can do in March: he’s making it look easy.
Not just the line — 4-for-11 with three RBI — but the quality of the swings and the way the game doesn’t speed him up. Even the big-league clubhouse is noticing. Julio Rodríguez basically described Emerson as the kind of young player you want around veterans: humble, curious, not trying to win spring training with his ego.