Eight pitchers. Eight! The last time the Mariners took eight pitchers in their first 10 rounds was 2006. That year worked relatively well, as Brandon Morrow, Chris Tillman, and Doug Fister all became solid MLB players, albeit only partially for Seattle. RHP Kyle Hill likely won’t follow those three into rotations, but he could easily make his way to the bigs all the same.
Hill is a senior sign out of Baylor, having served as a bullpen ace for the Bears this year after refining his command significantly. Despite shoulder surgery from a football injury in early high school, Hill blossomed into a D-I prospect.