Let’s cut right to the chase. As it stands today, Manhattan Beach, California righty Thatcher Hurd is near, if not sitting at the very top of my list for preps that make a ton of sense for the Seattle Mariners at pick no. 47.
It’s true, Hurd probably isn’t in in play for Seattle at pick no. 12 -- at least as things currently stand. We’ll have plenty of opportunities to continue introducing you, the reader, to names that could be on Jerry Dipoto’s shortlist in the first round as the day draws near. But today, let’s dive into a guy found a little further down most draft lists.