SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JULY 16: Justin Dunn #35 of the Seattle Mariners pitches in the first inning during a summer workouts intrasquad game at T-Mobile Park on July 16, 2020 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Abbie Parr/Getty Images)
There are now just 35 days until Mariners Opening Day! So, let’s look at Seattle’s current number 35 and probable 6th man in the rotation Justin Dunn.
Justin Dunn came to Seattle in the famous Mariners/Mets trade in the offseason of 2018. At the time Dunn looked like he could be the centerpiece of the return that the Mariners got, as he was the second-highest-ranked pitching prospect in the Mariners system (Behind Justus Sheffield) and was more MLB ready than Kelenic.