PEORIA, Ariz. -- With one day left in Spring Training for the Mariners, a couple of significant roster decisions remain, though Sunday brought more clarity when a veteran outfielder beloved in the Pacific Northwest for his meritorious contributions to the franchise was released. When the Mariners announced that they had

PEORIA, Ariz. -- The equipment truck has already departed for Seattle, the few roster battles that were in the works have mostly been decided, the rotation has been slotted and the final cuts are in the works. The Mariners still have two more Cactus League games after Saturday’s matchup against

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Jurrangelo Cijntje knew who’d be waiting for him in the batter’s box when he emerged from the visiting bullpen on Friday evening. The Mariners’ switch-pitcher had seen Guardians infielder Travis Bazzana recently at a card-signing event, to which they each joked, “I’m going to see you soon,”

PEORIA, Ariz. -- After much success in its debut last year, Spring Breakout is back in 2025, creating a showcase-type opportunity for the best and brightest faces of the future by pitting them against other prominent prospects from other organizations. And for the Mariners, who possess one of the sport’s

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PEORIA, Ariz. -- For an organization that’s had as strong of a track record as any in developing homegrown pitchers over the past half-decade, the Mariners have arguably their most interesting case study yet. And that arm -- actually, those arms -- will be on display for the first true

Ding, ding, who’s ready for Round 2? Last year’s inaugural edition of Spring Breakout gave fans early looks at Paul Skenes, Jackson Chourio, Pete Crow-Armstrong, James Wood, Jackson Holliday, Ceddanne Rafaela and many other young stars who graduated off prospect lists in 2024. Not only does it serve as a

PEORIA, Ariz. -- The Mariners placed fifth in MLB Pipeline's new farm system rankings, thanks in large part to their seven Top 100 Prospects. That total ties them with the Cubs for the most in baseball, and all seven of them are hitters. Don't get the impression that the organization

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PEORIA, Ariz. -- The wind might’ve been blowing out at Sloan Park on Saturday afternoon, but make no mistake, the huge homers from Mariners prospects Colt Emerson and Harry Ford were no cheapies. “That was not a ballpark thing,” manager Dan Wilson said.

TUCSON, Ariz. -- On a team filled with experienced ballplayers and Major Leaguers both past and present, it's not a veteran that Colombia manager Jose Mosquera penciled in at the top of his lineup. While sweeping its way through the World Baseball Classic Qualifiers this week to advance to the

For a while, the name of the game in the Mariners’ farm system was pitching. Logan Gilbert and George Kirby were the standard-bearers. Bryce Miller and Bryan Woo represented the non-first-round set to form most of a very successful big league rotation. Now it’s time for the bats to shine.

This is an exciting time of year at MLB Pipeline. The new Top 100 prospects list is out, Spring Breakout is right around the corner, and prospects across baseball are making their presence felt in big league camps. The smell of the new season hangs in the air. And that

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PEORIA, Ariz. -- The Cactus League season is officially underway for the Mariners, who opened their Spring Training slate of exhibitions on Friday afternoon with a 5-2 loss to the Padres. With that in mind, here are three things to watch in the early weeks now that games have begun.

As the sounds of bats cracking and gloves popping echo across the diamonds of Florida and Arizona, baseball's top prospects will be digging in to push for spots on Major League Opening Day rosters. Although most of these prospects will begin the season in the Minors, there are a handful

The Mariners have been known for their robust pitching development, including current big league rotation members Logan Gilbert, George Kirby and Bryce Miller. In a fun twist, when MLB Pipeline dropped its newest Top 100 prospects re-rank on Friday, the Mariners landed seven prospects on the list, none of whom

Julio Rodríguez in 2017. Noelvi Marte in 2018. Lazaro Montes in 2022. Felnin Celesten in 2023. The Mariners are back at it again, having landed a potential aircraft carrier signee on the first day of the international signing period. Yorger Bautista, a left-handed-hitting Venezuelan outfielder nicknamed “La Bestia” (The Beast),

There is no singular established path to farm system improvement. The best organizations do it internally. They take the players already in the pipeline and help them get the most out of their tools or, in a best-case scenario, improve the tools already in their profiles. That takes a good

Welcome to the final MLB Pipeline Inbox of 2024! We’re about to enter into the holiday season and I’m in a giving mood, and clearly you were, too, given the volumes of questions folks sent in. I’m going to give a hat tip to frequent contributor Stevie D., who asked