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Mariners Top 20 Prospects: #5 RHP Edwin Diaz

Originally selected by the Seattle Mariners in the third round of the 2012 draft, Edwin Diaz has quickly become one of the top young hurlers in the organization. The 21-year-old right-hander was named the M’s Minor League Starting Pitcher of the Year in 2015, and represented the Mariners at last season’s Futures Game.

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The Puerto Rican born pitcher split the 2015 season between the Bakersfield Blaze and the Jackson Generals. Diaz started the year in the California League, and he was electrifying. He went 2-0 with a paltry 1.