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Former Seattle Mariners 2024 Draft Pick Placed in Top 100 Rankings

The Mariners' second-round pick, Ryan Sloan, earned a spot on Baseball America's latest list of top prospects.
Teren Kowatsch|
A Seattle Mariners hat and glove is pictured in the dugout before a game against the Detroit Tigers on May 12, 2018, at Comerica Park.
A Seattle Mariners hat and glove is pictured in the dugout before a game against the Detroit Tigers on May 12, 2018, at Comerica Park. | Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images

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The Seattle Mariners farm system has been well-represented in various Top 100 rankings across several publications.

Baseball America and MLB Pipeline both list seven of the organization's prospects in their respective Top 100 lists. The Athletics' Keith Law ranked the farm system the fifth-best in the major leagues.

Another Seattle minor leaguer recently was included among the elite lists.

Seattle's 2024 second-round draft pick, 19-year-old pitcher Ryan Sloan, made his Top 100 debut on the latest list from Baseball America. Sloan was ranked No. 85 in the publication's rankings, one spot ahead of Mariners shortstop Felnin Celesten. Both players will make their debuts for Seattle's Low-A affiliate, the Modesto Nuts, this season.

The publication had the following assessment on the right-hander in his inclusion on the Top 100 list:

Sloan could be the next breakout Mariners pitching prospect. He has three potentially above-average or better pitches and a starting pitcher’s frame.

Sloan was considered one of the best prep pitchers in the 2024 MLB Draft. He already has a big-league frame (6-foot-5, 220 pounds) and has plus grades on his fastball, slider and changeup. His command graded out average with a score of 50 on Baseball America's scale.

Sloan pitched one inning for Seattle in the Spring Breakout game March 14 against the Cleveland Guardians. He struck out two batters and allowed two runs (one earned) on three hits.

Sloan received solid reviews in his first spring training with the Mariners. Some scouts have predicted the Aurora, Ill., native could be the next pitcher to break through the farm system. Recent successful starting pitchers who've been developed by the organization include Logan Gilbert, George Kirby, Bryce Miller and Bryan Woo.

Sloan will begin his professional career in an environment conducive to winning. The Nuts are back-to-back California League champions.

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Teren Kowatsch is a staff writer for ''Minor League Baseball on SI'' and other "On SI'' baseball sites. He has been a writer for “On SI’’ for two years and is a graduate of the University of Idaho. You can follow him on Twitter @Teren_Kowatsch

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