Mariners 2020 draft preview: 2B Nick Gonzales

I spent most of last week blissfully inhaling the U18 WBSC, which was streamed free on YouTube and is still there if you’d like to watch some teenagers from around the world playing baseball. The tournament itself was a blast to follow, as World baseball events usually are, and there were even some MLB-affiliated players who had signed in the July 2 period, along with standouts like Japanese phenom Roki Sasaki. Team USA came away with a silver medal, losing out to Chinese Taipei, but there were several highlights from players we’ve covered as part of this series (and players we will cover) like elite defender Pete Crow-Armstrong and my draft pet, Robert Hassell III.