The Mariners will have the 43rd pick in the MLB Draft this year. While most of us assume Seattle will go with the best college player available with the sixth pick, GM Jerry Dipoto did drop an interesting nugget on the year’s first episode of The Wheelhouse Podcast.
Seattle is hoping to land an up-the-middle bat with their first but there are a few issues with this. The only two players who can stick up the middle are Nick Gonzalez and Austin Martin, both of whom figure to be top 5 picks.