The Seattle Mariners received more and more praise for their farm system as the season progressed.

At the beginning of the year, Seattle ranked in the middle of most young talent and farm system rankings.

Now that there is just over a month of the regular season left, more and more promising Mariners players are being recognized.

They had no fewer than eight young players in Baseball America’s Top 100 – the most in the league at the time. Five of them also appear in the Top 100 of ESPN’s latest release.

In the latest update of MLB Pipeline’s prospect rankings, six Seattle prospects are in the top 100 and the Mariners’ farm system ranks ninth in the league. It was ranked 18th before the season.

Colt Emerson ranks 30th on the updated list, Cole Young is 37th, Lazaro Montes is 48th, Harry Ford is 53rd, Felnin Celesten is 72nd and Tyler Locklear is 93rd.

MLB Pipeline summarized the Mariners’ farm system in its latest rankings as follows:

“Not only are the Mariners one of the five teams with six top-100 prospects, they’re also the only ones, along with the Guardians, with six hitters on the list. It’s hard not to be excited about the young hitters, and it shows the diversity the M’s are doing it with (three high school draftees, one college draftee, two international signees). Aside from those top guys, it’s a really deep and interesting system that includes three pitchers in the top 10.” — two from this year’s draft, namely Jurrangelo Cijntje and Ryan Sloan, and one who has been on the radar this year, namely Logan Evans.”

Locklear has already made a few appearances in the Major Leagues this season with Seattle, Ford and Young are both with the Double-A affiliate team Arkansas Travelers, Emerson and Montes are with the High-A affiliate team Everett AquaSox, and Celesten played in the Rookie League before undergoing season-ending wrist surgery.

Ford has participated in the MLB All-Star Futures Game twice and Young once.

The Mariners seem to have a promising future ahead of them. And more and more people are starting to realize that.

MARINERS PROSPECT WINS WEEKLY AWARD: Seattle Mariners prospect Logan Evans was named Texas League Pitcher of the Week after an outstanding start with the Arkansas Travelers. CLICK HERE

MARINERS HEAVILY REPRESENTED IN LATEST ESPN TOP 100: According to ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel, the Seattle Mariners now have five young prospects in the top 100. CLICK HERE

MARINERS PROSPECTUS SHOWS IMPRESSIVE FIGURES: Seattle Mariners rookie Michael Arroyo has reached base safely in 88 of 98 games this season with High-A affiliate Everett AquaSox and Low-A affiliate Modesto Nuts. CLICK HERE

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