With the 78th pick, the Mariners went all-in on versatility, choosing 2B Kaden Polcovich from Oklahoma State. Polcovich had a good start to his year in the Big 12 after a solid summer on Cape Cod, pushing himself into a draft spot. Polcovich didn’t appear on MLB.com’s predraft rankings (237 per Baseball America), and is a somewhat undersized player, checking in at 5’8”, 180 pounds. For the record, I promise I’m not recycling this draft profile from when we picked Donovan Walton. Fangraphs likes him more, ranking him 110th but still well below the #78 position where the M’s grabbed him.
Mariners Select 2B Kaden Polcovich with the 78th Pick in the MLB Draft
