SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Watch long enough and you will see chunks of Jim Edmonds, large comparables to prime-time Grady Sizemore.
And the Mariners could not stop watching Jarred Kelenic. This is what an organization that has no present does. It imagines the future. And for the Mariners, Kelenic is front and center to their future. Their best prospect.
“He has a combination of talent and drive,” Seattle GM Jerry Dipoto said. “He wants to be the best player in the world. He doesn’t hide it. He is pretty audible about wanting to be the best player in the world.