After sitting out the third round as punishment for making their team better and signing Robbie Ray, the Mariners came back in the fourth round of the 2022 MLB Draft with another prep selection: RHP Ashton “AJ” Izzi out of Oswego East HS in Illinois.
Izzi was teammates with Chicago White Sox first-rounder LHP Noah Schultz, who missed some time with injury this season; meanwhile, Izzi took the opportunity to impress the scouts who flocked to the not-exactly-baseball-hotbed of the Chicago suburbs. However, the Mariners aren’t afraid of a cold-weather prep arm, having selected Sam Carlson from Minnesota back in 2017, and taking Michael Limoncelli out of Horseheads, NY
Izzi is 6’3” with a projectable frame who draws praise for his clean, repeatable, low-effort delivery and composure on the mound.