Julio Rodríguez earns promotion to Modesto

Who doesn’t love a high-profile promotion? Only days removed from Jarred Kelenic’s climb up to Double-A, we’ve got another big one in the Mariners system as Julio Rodríguez moves on to the High-A Modesto Nuts after a monster stretch for the West Virginia Power.

And speaking of high-profile prospects, this year’s first-round pick is off to a a strong start to his pro career.

Let’s get to it.

Kirby operates primarily off this fastball/curveball combination, mixing in the occasional slider and change-up.Opening up his pro career with the Everett AquaSox, right-hander George Kirby is showing the Mariners exactly why they took him with the 20th overall selection in this year’s draft—exceptional…