Four years ago, I made the trek to Goodyear one morning to watch a game that took place on a back field at the Reds/Rockies complex. Taijuan Walker, James Paxton and Danny Hultzen were scheduled to pitch in a B game, and for me this was must-watch baseball. I wasn't alone. The two rows of seats behind home plate were filled to capacity with scouts. Others sat in stands with the fans. I stood behind the fence wanting to get as close a look possible at what could be the Mariners future.
Walker pitched two scoreless innings to start the game and was followed by Hultzen, who retired the first batter of the inning and then was faced with runners on second and third after Nick Franklin committed back-to-back errors behind him.