These Mariners prospects are ready to leap forward in ’25
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SEATTLE — For the first time in at least three years, the Mariners didn’t quite have a notable wave of graduations from the Minors to the Majors, at least among headlining names like Julio Rodríguez, Logan Gilbert, George Kirby, Bryan Woo, Bryce Miller, et al.
Troy Taylor made a strong impression after debuting Aug. 11 and pitching into a leverage role down the stretch. But Seattle didn’t quite lean on its pipeline as it had in the immediate years emerging from its rebuild.
Part of that is a testament to many among the club’s homegrown talent becoming impact players in The Show, but the more underlying explanation is that restocking the farm has featured a wave of hitters who were further off and in the low-level Minors.
That group is expected to take a significant step forward in 2025, and by all accounts, the state of the farm system is in a solid place: It’s ranked No. 9 in baseball by MLB Pipeline and will assuredly climb by Spring Training.
