Behind the scenes footage shows just how badly Mariners wanted Kade Anderson

Save for maybe fans of the Los Angeles Angels, it seems as if everyone is stoked that Kade Anderson is a member of the Seattle Mariners organization. But if you think him merely being a part of the franchise is exciting, just wait until you get a load of the moment it became a reality.

It's all there in this clip of Scott Hunter, the Mariners' vice president of amateur scouting, confirming that the club was taking Anderson with the No. 3 pick of the MLB Draft on Sunday:

This, as they say, is cinema. Between the palpable nervous energy and barely suppressed smiles, you can feel that room about to explode as Hunter relays the pick to the person on the other end. And then it does in a veritable festival of clapping, high-fives, and fist-bumps.

Amazing. Just amazing. And also revealing.

Footage reveals how desperately the Mariners wanted Kade Anderson at No. 3

Though Anderson was No. 1 on our wish list for the Mariners' No. 3 pick, we figured there was a snowball's chance in Hell of him actually falling that far. Many mocks had the LSU southpaw going first overall to the Washington Nationals, and even Seattle's front office seemed to want to get out ahead of any potential disappointment.

“It’s going to be, I don’t want to say a heated battle in our room, but I don’t think we’re going to have — when we walk out of there — a full consensus of, like, ‘This is our guy,’” Hunter said before the draft, per Daniel Kramer of MLB.com.

It was nonetheless apparent that Anderson was the guy the Mariners really wanted, as a good chunk of the mocks that had him going No. 1 also acknowledged that he was Seattle's preferred pick at No. 3. As MLB Pipeline's Jonathan Mayo put it: "The Mariners would love for Anderson to land here, but that seems unlikely."

It's stunning just how quickly the Mariners' wildest dream turned into a very real opportunity. The Nationals weren't favored for prep shortstop Eli Willits at No. 1 until seemingly the last minute, and literally nobody had the Angels passing on Anderson to take UC Santa Barbara righty Tyler Bremner at No. 2.

As such, the Mariners might not have been prepared to take Anderson until the moment he fell into their laps. It's little wonder that their No. 3 pick was in mere moments after the Angels called Bremner's name.

"There were a couple surprises already, and I think we were prepared for all of them,” Hunter said, once again per Kramer, “because we had interest in a lot of the players that went ahead of us and that went right behind us. But to say this worked out as the best-case scenario would be an understatement, since Kade was ranked pretty much No. 1 on our board.”

It's a perfect bow on what was a gift to begin with, as the Mariners were huge long shots for the No. 3 pick after finishing last season with the 14th-best record in the league. And even if Anderson won't make his pro debut until next year, he represents yet another hot-shot prospect for Mariners fans to pin their hopes on.

Of course, it is possible that this is as good as it will ever get for Anderson in the Mariners organization. For now, though, this is about as good as any draft pick can ever feel.