The Lookies are Lookout Landing’s most prestigious awards. They are presented annually to honor the Mariners’ best players, most memorable moments, and goldenest retrievers. The staff collaborated to determine the categories and nominees, and a weeklong reader vote was held to determine the winners. The winners were announced and discussed at length on the October 29 episode of Meet at the Mitt. But for those of you who prefer the written word, we also present the results below. Friends, here are the 2023 Lookies.
Prospect of the Year
Nominees: Jonatan Clase, Ryan Bliss, Harry Ford, Gabby Gonzalez, Tyler Locklear, Lazaro Montes, Cole Young
Winner: Home Run Hero Harry Ford
2022 Winner: Taylor Dollard
New Mariner of the Year
For the player new to the organization who had the biggest positive overall impact
Nominees: Mike Ford, Teoscar Hernández, Tayler Saucedo, Gabe Speier, Justin Topa
Winner: Teoscar Hernández
2022 Winner: Eugenio Suárez
Best Non-Player Addition to the Mariners
The Home-Run Trident; The No-Fly Zone; Angie, Dan, and Hyphen in the booth; Derby the grounds crew’s dog; (the City Connects were the year’s biggest snub)
Winner: The Home-Run Trident
2022 Winner: Tucker the dog
Most Improved Pitcher
Nominees: Matt Brash, Logan Gilbert, George Kirby, Andrés Muñoz
Winner: George Kirby
2022 Winner: Not awarded
Most Improved Position Player
Nominees: J.