Cal Raleigh vs. MLB Pipeline’s Top Ten Catchers

For all the newfound attention Seattle’s rebooted farm system gets, there’s one notable exception. While prospect writers fawn over the twin stars of Kelenic and Rodríguez, or admire the pitching corps Seattle has assembled, or dream on the talent of Noelvi Marte after he finally (briefly) appeared stateside this year, catcher Cal Raleigh attracts very little hype. Baseball America recently ranked Raleigh 8th in the Mariners’ Top 10, but left him off the Top 100 list released earlier this week, which makes sense, because during a recent chat, BA’s Mariners expert Bill Mitchell said he doesn’t see Raleigh as a candidate for the Top-100 list.