If you’re die-hard enough to have followed the Mariners’ draft to the very end, the names of their final two picks may seem familiar.
The Mariners selected high school center fielder Colton Keough of Coto de Caza, Calif., in the 49th round and junior college right-handed pitcher David Holman of Goddard, Kan., in the 50th. Keough is the son of former big leaguer Matt Keough, who pitched from 1977-86 with the A’s, Yankees, Cardinals, Cubs and Astros. Holman is the son of former Mariners pitcher Brian Holman and the nephew of Brad Holman.
And, if you’re thinking, “Didn’t the Mariners draft a kid named Holman last year?” you’re correct. The Mariners took David Holman last year as well, in the 47th round.
Among the Mariners’ picks today, when the draft was completed with Rounds 31-50, was junior right-hander Forrest Snow, who went 4-2 with a 6.30 ERA this year with the University of Washington. Snow, who went to Lakeside High School in Seattle, went in the 36th round.
Breaking down the Mariners’ draft numerically, they selected:
Thirty pitchers, including nine left-handers.
Four catchers, two first basemen, one second baseman, four third basemen, four shortstops and five outfielders.
Five left-handed hitters and two switch hitters.
Players from 24 states. Arizona (3), California (11), Colorado, Connecticut, Florida (5), Hawaii (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Maine, Massachusetts (2), Michigan, Missouri, New Hampshire, New York (3), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Utah, Vermont, Washington (3) and Wisconsin.
Thirty-three college players, 16 high schoolers and one who wasn’t in school this spring. That was pitcher James Paxton, the fourth-rounder taken Tuesday. He quit the University of Kentucky after a dispute over his eligibility and was pitching independent ball in Texas. The Blue Jays drafted Paxton last year in the supplemental first round but didn’t reach a contract agreement with the left-hander, who’s represented by agent Scott Boras.
The Mariners’ tallest draft picks were Snow, pitcher Luke Taylor (of Woodinville High School in the ninth round), and right-hander Jandy Sena (of Marion Military Institute in Florida, in the 23rd round), all 6-foot-6.
The heaviest is Sena, at 245 pounds.
The lightest is 160-pound left-handed pitcher Jordan Shipers (of South Harrison High in Bethany, Mo., in the 16th round). He stands 6-feet.
