With their first two picks in the 2015 draft the Mariners elected to go with pitching, selecting Nick Neidert out of Peachtree Ridge High School in Lawrenceville, Ga., at No. 60 and Oregon State University junior Andrew Moore at No. 72.
Neidert, at 6 foot 1 and 185 pounds, was ranked 55th in Baseball America's Top 200 prospects list. According to Mariners director of amateur scouting Tom McNamara, he is a player that they had their eyes on for some time.
"He is the guy we wanted," said McNamara at the end of day one of the draft.