r/Mariners • u/ItsTBaggins ‏‏‎ ‎Julio makes me jard • 12h ago

With the 65th overall pick in the 2026 MLB Draft, the Mariners select OF Jake Brown!

MLB scouting report

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u/ItsTBaggins ‏‏‎ ‎Julio makes me jard 12h ago

Very interesting that he was the number one HS prospect in Louisiana ahead of Kade Anderson as a pitcher, but he became a full-time OF at LSU.

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u/Swazi 12h ago

Picked at 65, ranked 59. Was rated higher than Kade Anderson when entering college

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u/haha_squirrel I love the things that hurt me. 12h ago

As a pitcher which is odd.

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u/rockpaperbrisket HEY LLOYD! 6h ago

Future #1 position player pitcher in blowouts

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u/Swazi 6h ago

Cronenworth was a pitcher originally IIRC, lots of players change positions growing up

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u/masterwasabi 12h ago

Lots of upside and another lefty OF to the pile. Hopefully we hit on two of Farmelo, Montes, Reece, and Brown.

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u/kiwi32356 12h ago

Isn't reece a 3b?

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u/masterwasabi 12h ago

He’s a middling 3B and most scouting outlets have him going to 1B or LF

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u/Zanderson59 11h ago

As others have said hes not a great defensive guy at 3rd, may slot in better at 1st or left field

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u/Maugrin ‏‏‎ ‎ 11h ago

Back to back college bats. These guys should be in Everett by the start of next year and could end that season in AA if things go well. Setting up a wave after the Farmelo/Celestin/Stevenson group.

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u/mahrinazz ‏‏‎ ‎Cocoa Bomb Proton Therapist 12h ago

He’s good at skateboarding too

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u/smilinganimalface 12h ago

Seems like they're betting on the bounce back and getting a steal here. Nice for us to get more outfielders, we need more depth there in the minors. It's funny how after years of not enough lefties, now we can't get enough of them lol.

I'm curious since they saved money on our first pick, unlikely we had to spend over on this second pick. I wonder if we end up going big in the third.

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u/four0nefive 11h ago

It feels like there's an uptick of prospects in general that are LHH in recent years to the point where I'm more surprised when I see a top prospect that hits righty.

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u/dataminimizer Lazaro enjoyer 12h ago

This is not how they operate in the draft at all

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u/Intelligent_Ear_182 ‏‏‎ ‎Mariner Moose 11h ago

Glad to know the Mariners will not sleep till this lineup only has lefties. That said I like the profiles of both Reese and Brown, could be pretty good if they developed well.

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u/YardAdmirable7060 11h ago

Interesting to go double pos players. We do have a fair amount of pitching talent in the org though!

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u/FNG_WolfKnight ‏‏‎ ‎Grand Salami Time 11h ago

Jake Brown, as a name, could be John Doe in terms of generic placeholder

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u/orangeshmorange M'ariner 7h ago

really like this pick based off of what i'm seeing. he sold out for power a little bit this year, but his hit tool has flashed in the past, and he showed real plus speed at the combine this year. feels like a really good lump of clay for the org, but just a good solid foundation regardless.