PEORIA, Ariz. -- Prospects are definitely looking up this year at Mariners camp. And we're talking about baseball prospects, the young players with big upsides who raise hopes and expectations for the near future.
For the past few years, Seattle's Spring Training camp has been thin on promising young guys with big upside waiting in the wings. But 2019 is about laying a fresh foundation, and it's easy to see the potential building blocks being put into place.
Outfielder Kyle Lewis and first baseman Evan White, the initial two first-round Draft picks of general manager Jerry Dipoto's tenure, are in Major League camp for the first time, and the two are big both in stature and promise, having added considerable muscle in the offseason.