Mariners Top 30 prospect rankings unveiled by MLB pipeline

The Mariners farm system is still considered one of the best in the Majors, but there has been a dramatic shift in where their strengths lay.

Ever since Jerry Dipoto and the Seattle Mariners made the decision to undergo a total rebuild of the franchise from top to bottom, there has been a steady rise in the quality of their farm system. The M’s are committed to building and strengthening the roster from within and it has proven to be extremely successful, as evidenced by an elite starting rotation which include the youthful quartet of Logan Gilbert, George Kirby, Bryce Miller and Bryan Woo.

At the end of January, The Athletic‘s Keith Law unveiled his 2025 MLB farm system rankings (subscription required), and right there at number one was none other than the Mariners. Now, MLB pipeline has released their top 30 preseason prospect rankings for all 30 Major League clubs, and once again the M’s have found themselves in a strong position.

Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com reviewed the Mariners specifically, with the main takeaway being that seven of their young talents have been ranked in MLB pipeline’s 2025 overall top 100 prospects. However, what is also noticeable, is the shift in the organization’s strength in their farm system.

Mariners have extensive quality position prospects

More specifically, that the seven Mariners featured in MLB pipeline’s overall top 100, are all position players with not a pitcher in sight. These include third baseman Colt Emerson (20), outfielder Lazaro Montes (42), second baseman Cole Young (49), catcher Harry Ford (64), shortstop Felnin Celesten (73), outfielder Jonny Farmelo (95) and infielder Michael Arroyo (97).

Even though Emerson and Montes are the Mariners’ top two prospects, the thinking is that neither will be ready for the Majors until next year. However, MLB pipeline has projected Young and Ford to make their MLB debuts at some point in 2025, with the former particularly making a lot of sense given the infield concerns in Seattle.

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Still have some intriguing pitching talent for M’s

There is also the possibility that a bullpen which needs to have more quality depth after how they finished last season, could see a couple of Major League debuts in 2025. According to Teren Kowatsch of Minor League Baseball on SI, the two candidates are southpaw Brandyn Garcia and righty Hunter Cranton, with Garcia still in Peoria with the Major League roster at the time of writing.

On the subject of the pitchers, it should be noted that despite having none in MLB pipeline’s top 100 overall, the Mariners do have three arms who round out their top 10 prospects individually as a team. In order this is Ryan Sloan (righty), Jurrangelo Cijntje (switch) and righty Logan Evans, with Sloan and Cijntje both notable for being drafted by the organization just last year.

Overall, these continue to be good times and positive news for the Mariners’ ability to develop young talent internally through the draft. (MLB pipeline broke down their top 30 as 21 daft picks, eight international signings and one trade.) Now, it’s a case of hoping enough of the position prospects can progress to the Majors in time to help assist an elite rotation while they still have all of Gilbert, Kirby, Miller and Woo.

Main photo credit: Mariners media

Is there anyone in particular on the prospects list, who you are looking forward to seeing play in the Majors? How confident are you in the future of the Mariners as a whole, based on the current strength of their farm system? Let us know in the comments section below.