The Seattle Mariners Have the No. 3 Pick in MLB Draft: Here's Every Player Ever Taken No. 3

The Seattle Mariners have the No. 3 pick in the MLB Draft on Sunday afternoon, and here's a comparison of all the players ever taken in that spot.

Paul Molitor acknowledges the crowd during the introduction of returning inductees at the National Baseball Hall of Fame's 2024 induction ceremony Sunday, July 21, 2024, at the Clark Sports Center in Cooperstown, New York. | JON RATHBUN / Herkimer Times Telegram / USA TODAY NETWORK

The Seattle Mariners will have a big chance on Sunday to add to their bevy of organizational talent. The M's have the No. 3 pick in the MLB Draft, which begins Sunday night. They also have two picks inside the top 35. With nine MLB Top 100 prospects already under their belt, Seattle can add to that list in a big way. They've been linked to several players at the No. 3 spot, including LSU pitcher Kade Anderson, Florida State pitcher Jamie Arnold, and Oregon State shortstop Aiva Arquette.

Just what should the M's expect their top selection to turn into? Well, here's a look at every player ever taken at the No. 3 spot:

Year	Player
1965	Joe Coleman, Washington Senators
1966	Wayne Twitchell, Houston Astros
1967	Mike Garman, Boston Red Sox
1968	Martin Cott, Houston Astros
1969	Ted Nicholson, Chicago White Sox
1970	Barry Foote, Montreal Expos
1971	Tommy Blanco, Milwaukee Brewers
1972	Larry Christenson, Phillies
1973	Robin Yount, Milwaukee Brewers
1974	Lonnie Smith, Phillies
1975	Les Filkins, Detroit Tigers
1976	Ken Smith, Atlanta Braves
1977	Paul Molitor, Milwaukee Brewers
1978	Hubie Brooks, New York Mets
1979	Jay Schroeder, Toronto Blue Jays
1980	Ken Dayley, Atlanta Braves
1981	Dick Schofield, California Angels
1982	Jimmy Jones, San Diego Padres
1983	Jeff Kunkel, Texas Rangers
1984	Drew Hall, Chicago Cubs
1985	Bobby Witt, Texas Rangers
1986	Matt Williams, SF Giants
1987	Willie Banks, Minnesota Twins
1988	Steve Avery, Atlanta Braves
1989	Roger Salkeld, Seattle Mariners
1990	Mike Lieberthal, Phillies
1991	David McCarty, Minnesota Twins
1992	B.J. Wallace, Montreal Expos
1993	Brian Anderson, California Angels
1994	Dustin Hermanson, SD Padres
1995	Jose Cruz Jr., Seattle Mariners
1996	Braden Looper, St. Louis Cardinals
1997	Troy Glaus, Anaheim Angels
1998	Corey Patterson, Chi Cubs
1999	Eric Munson, Detroit Tigers
2000	Luis Montanez, Chicago Cubs
2001	Dewon Brazelton, TB Devil Rays
2002	Christopher Gruler, Cincinnati Reds
2003	Kyle Sleeth, Detroit Tigers
2004	Phillip Humber, New York Mets
2005	Jeff Clement, Seattle Mariners
2006	Evan Longoria, TB Rays
2007	Josh Vitters, Chicago Cubs
2008	Eric Hosmer, Kansas City Royals
2009	Donovan Tate, San Diego Padres
2010	Manny Machado, Baltimore Orioles
2011	Trevor Bauer, Arizona Diamondbacks
2012	Mike Zunino, Seattle Mariners
2013	Jon Gray, Colorado Rockies
2014	Carlos Rodon, Chicago White Sox
2015	Brendan Rodgers, Colorado Rockies
2016	Ian Anderson, Atlanta Braves
2017	MacKenzie Gore, SD Padres
2018	Alec Bohm, Phillies
2019	Andrew Vaughn, Chi White Sox
2020	Max Meyer, Miami Marlins
2021	Jackson Jobe, Detroit Tigers
2022	Kumar Rocker, Texas Rangers
2023	Max Clark, Detroit Tigers
2024	Charlie Condon, Colorado Rockies

BOLD = Hall of Famer, picks via Baseball Almanac

As you can see, the No. 3 pick in the draft hasn't exactly yielded stellar results, but the M's will try to buck that historic trend. However, two Hall of Famers (Yount, Molitor) did emerge out of that draft spot, and several players over the last decade have been solid successes.

The Mariners themselves have had the No. 3 pick four previous times, to middling results, taking Salkeld, Cruz Jr., Clement, and Zunino. Cruz Jr. looked like a solid player, but the M's traded him in his rookie 1997 season to the Toronto Blue Jays.

The MLB Draft begins at 3 p.m. PT on Sunday and rounds 1-3 will happen at that time. Rounds 4-20 will take place on Monday beginning at 8:30 a.m. PT. The Home Run Derby will take center stage at night.

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