SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - JUNE 17: A general view of the Seattle Mariners T-Mobile Park sign. (Photo by Alika Jenner/Getty Images)
We’re just days away from the 2021 MLB Draft and intrigue surrounds who the Seattle Mariners may elect to use with their 12th overall pick. If past drafts are any indicator, the Mariners will likely be looking towards the college ranks. All five of Jerry Dipoto’s first-rounders have been collegiate prospects, highlighted by Kyle Lewis and Logan Gilbert.
Seattle has gone with a pitcher the last three years, but with the farm system stocked with arms, the team may turn its attention to a position of great need, the middle infield.