The Mariners selected first baseman Mike Ford of the New York Yankees organization in Thursday’s Rule 5 Draft, concluding the MLB winter meetings.
This is the second first baseman the Mariners have acquired this offseason. They also traded for Ryon Healy from the Oakland Athletics.
Ford played at Double-A Trenton and Triple-A Scranton Wilkes-Barre last season, combining for a slash line of.270/.404/.471 (batting average/on-base percentage/slugging percentage) with 24 doubles, 20 home runs, 86 RBIs. He walked more often (94) than he struck out (72) and was an Eastern League Mid-Season All-Star for Trenton and an MiLB.com Organization All-Star.