Welcome to the Top 10 of LL’s Top 50 Prospects of 2019! To date, we’ve covered prospects 50-11 in the system (you can catch up here) which has broken down as nine infielders, 22 pitchers, eight outfielders, and just one catcher. Today, we bump that catcher total to two with the introduction of the highest-ranked (per Prospect Pipeline) catcher the Mariners system has seen since Tyler Marlette checked in at number 15—in a notably worse farm system, mind you—back in 2015.
After making Mike Zunino the third overall selection in the 2012 draft, the Mariners went four years before selecting another catcher within the first 10 rounds of any draft.