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... is that the Mariners are rather high on Hunter Renfroe. I don't know how high he is sitting on their draft board, but because of the level of competition that he played against at Mississippi State I can see the Mariners maybe having him rated a bit higher than someone like D.J. Peterson, who went up against lesser talent at New Mexico..
If we all agree to keep this a secret, here's baseballamerica.com's scouting report on Renfroe:Primarily a catcher and pitcher in high school, Renfroe intrigued scouts with his top-shelf power and arm strength. The Red Sox drafted him in the 31st round, but Renfroe wanted to go to Mississippi State and wound up there. Mississippi's single-season prep home run king, he arrived in Starkville raw and got just 26 at-bats as a freshman, then batted a modest .252/.328/.374 as a sophomore starter. He's gained confidence and playing time with consecutive summers in the Cal Ripken League, where he hit a league-record 16 home runs last summer, prompting the Bethesda Big Train to retire his jersey. Renfroe has carried that confidence and improvement into the spring; entering May, he was in contention for both the old-school (AVG, HR, RBI) and slash-stats (AVG/OBP/SLG) triple crowns in the Southeastern Conference. He has polished his approach and gets to more of his well above-average raw power, though scouts still expect him to swing and miss plenty as a pro. He's an asset defensively with a powerful arm and above-average speed. The 6-foot-1, 216-pounder fits the right-field profile well if he maintains his improved hitting approach, and he has hit his way into the first round.
I could be very happy if the M's take him at 12. I would also love to see Braden Shipley fall to the M's at 12. I am very high on him and if the M's were to take a pitcher at 12 it would have to be him. Here's a passage from his scouting report that I dig on:Shipley also pitches with a mean streak on the mound and is fearless when it comes to challenging hitters and owning the inner half of the plate.
I love pitchers with stuff AND attitude!
So, in a nutshell, I am hoping for at least one of D.J. Peterson, Hunter Renfroe, or Braden Shipley. to fall to the M's at #12.