For Mariners fans, the 2023 draft is best known for bringing Colt Emerson to the organization. He's one of the best prospects in baseball and is already bringing Rookie of the Year expectations with him. However, he's not the only first-round pick that the team had that year.
Because Julio Rodríguez won the 2022 AL Rookie of the Year award, the Mariners also received a Prospect Promotion Incentive Pick, and with the 29th overall selection in the draft, they picked Jonny Farmelo out of Westfield High School in Virginia.
Farmelo was noted as a power-speed threat with potential to be an impactful bat in the middle of the order and had plenty of tools to impress Scott Hunter, Seattle's Director of Amateur Scouting.