Seattle Mariners Top Five Impact Rookies to Watch in 2020
Evan White, Seattle Mariners.
The Seattle Mariners open the season on Friday, July 24. PNWS is counting down with a different article each day. Today, we cover the top five potential impact rookies.
Opening Day almost here. The Seattle Mariners begin the 2020 season on Friday in Houston. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as Major League Baseball and it’s Players Association failing to agree on almost anything, it’s taken nearly four months to get to this point.
In preparation for a 60-game schedule, the Mariners have been working out at T-Mobile park for the past few weeks. It’s been a time of preparation and intrasquad contests. Everyone is looking forward to playing games that count. Leading up to Opening Day, Pacific Northwest Sports will be running a series of countdown articles to get fans ready for action.
- Sun 7/19 – 6 questions about the 2020 season
- Mon 7/20 – 5 impact rookies to watch in 2020
- Tue 7/21 – 4 reasons why the Mariners will have a hard time rising in the American League West
- Wed 7/22 – 3 players who could be in their final Mariners seasons
- Thu 7/23 – 2 X-Factor players this season
- Fri 7/24 – 1 big goal for 2020
The Seattle Mariners General Manager said he considers the 2020 and 2021 seasons as one long development cycle. In English, the Seattle Mariners are rebuilding. They are an inexperienced team, playing a shortened schedule. Our goal is to get the young guys ready to compete at a Major League level for the next several seasons.
Because the M’s are so young, many rookies will see action this year. Aside from holding rookie status, several other factors went into ranking these players. The first was talent. After that came a player’s opportunity to get in games. The final element was once the player was in, what position would he be in (i.e., batting order slot or spot in the rotation/bullpen) to make things happen during games.