The secret weapon that could guarantee Ryan Sloan's Mariners stardom

Seattle Mariners v New York Yankees | Luke Hales/GettyImagesThis is not the most exciting time of year for the average baseball fan, but it actually is for a very specific type of fan. If you're super into prospect intel dumps, right now is basically your Super Bowl — and particularly if you swear allegiance to the Seattle Mariners.

Hype for the Mariners farm system has been coming on seemingly a daily basis of late, and now things are starting to get into the nitty-gritty. MLB Pipeline just dropped its rankings for the top 10 right-handed pitching prospects in the game, and Ryan Sloan checks in at No. 6.

That's encouraging on its own, and even better is that we might have a proper…