Despite the Jerry Dipoto era beginning in late 2015, the Mariners haven’t had many opportunities to flex their player development chops. Given the nature of their previous core, many were traded to try and compete, and then the others are just getting a chance to come up to the big leagues and contribute. To me, the makings of a good player development system is not necessarily that they can assure that their Logan Gilberts pan out, but that they can take players who teams don’t think much of and turn them into productive players. It’s just two games in, but Ljay Newsome is one of the first lower-ranked prospects to rise organically through the Mariners’ system.
The Mariners’ Newest Developmental Success
