It took until the fifth round for the Mariners to draft a position player, but they made quite an interesting choice with 3B Austin Shenton. A Bellingham native, Shenton was drafted out of high school by Cleveland in the 34th round in 2016. He opted not to sign, and also opted not to take the University of Washington up on their scholarship offer, instead opting to attend Bellevue College and potentially raising his draft stock for 2017 (players who attend a JUCO are eligible for the draft any year). At Bellevue, Shenton drove in a conference-leading 56 runs while batting .
Mariners draft Bellingham native 3B/Renaissance Man Austin Shenton in the fifth round
