This will also be the Mariners first draft in their “re-imagining” of their entire organization. While these names won’t help Seattle right away, they can add more depth and impact to their farm system, which makes trading prospects easier and increasing their margin of error.
Seattle have picks 20, 59,76, and 97 this year, giving them a great opportunity to add significant talent to their farm system. In our first mock draft, which you can read here, we focused on a straight draft strategy instead of trying to work their bonus pool to manipulate the draft board.