SEATTLE -- Nick Neidert knows the Major Leagues are still a couple steps away, but the Mariners' MLBPipeline.com Pitching Prospect of the Year couldn't be blamed for dreaming a little as he stood in the team's dugout at Safeco Field on the team's final homestand and gazed out at the field and crowd gathering for that night's game.
"Absolutely," said the 20-year-old right-hander from Georgia. "You envision a couple years standing out there on that mound, surrounded by all the Seattle fans. That will be just one incredible moment."
Neidert, the Mariner's No. 2 prospect, was being honored that night by the Mariners as their Minor League Pitcher of the Year after a strong season at High-A Modesto and now he's been selected as the franchise's top pitching prospect by MLBPipeline.