The Mariners have built themselves a reputation as one of the better organizations in baseball at identifying, developing and maximizing pitchers, and that reputation was reinforced even further as the club wrapped up another pitcher-heavy Draft.

The Seattle Mariners see prep shortstop Nick Becker, who has highly-rated tools, as a potential "home run" pick in the second round of the 2025 MLB Draft.

LSU baseball pitcher Kade Anderson goes No. 3 overall to the Seattle Mariners in the 2025 MLB Draft. What the Mariners are getting out of Anderson.

The initial dust is beginning to settle on the 2025 MLB Draft, with organizations throughout baseball busy inking their draft picks to contracts ahead of the July 28 deadline. Very soon, we'll be seeing these players suit up for their pro debuts with their new teams across Minor League Baseball.

Anderson, 21, led the LSU Tigers to an NCAA title as a draft-eligible sophomore and he led all NCAA pitchers in strikeouts.

On Thursday, the Seattle Mariners were awarded an extra draft pick in the 2025 MLB Draft, with the pick coming between the end of the first round and the start of the second round.

NEW MARINERS PROSPECT EXCITED TO GET STARTED: The Seattle Mariners drafted Mississippi State pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje with the 15th pick in the first round of the MLB Draft on Sunday CLICK HERE ...

The Mariners stayed consistent to one aspect on Day 2 of the Major League Baseball draft — college players. Seattle made eight picks and all came from the college level to go with the two ...

Seattle committed heavily to drafting pitchers in the 2024 draft. In 2025, position players such as Ethan Holliday and Jace LaViolette both could be available given the team's premium pick.