Jurrangelo Cijntje's latest honor turns Mariners farm system into a juggernaut

The Seattle Mariners organization has been on a roll recently. After wins in three straight series and a fourth within reach in Toronto on Sunday, they're back in the postseason race. In fact, according to FanGraphs, they have a 62.4 percent chance of making the playoffs.

As to the farm, some of the team's top prospects are getting a chance in the big leagues and could end up having an impact. Meanwhile, others are continuing to drive their stock upwards.

Jurrangelo Cijntje becomes the 9th Mariner in Baseball America's top 100 list

Jurrangelo Cijntje's potential as a switch-pitcher comes with as much exciting upside as it does unprecedented uncertainty. On top of the necessity for every pitching prospect to prove that their stuff can play at the highest levels of competition, the biggest question for Cijntje is whether the Mariners will even let him continue throwing from both sides.

Thus far, they have been letting him try and his first few outings with the High-A Everett AquaSox have already shown positive results. After his latest start on Saturday, the 21-year-old Netherlands native has 19 strikeouts (14 as a righty, five as a lefty) out of 54 batters faced.

As a reward, he was recently added to Baseball America's list of Top 100 Prospects, becoming the ninth Seattle prospect on the list. While his skills as a lefty and righty have been noted, scouts are particularly excited about his velocity as a right-handed pitcher, which has already topped out at 99 mph on his fastball.

Cijntje's inclusion on this prestigious list gives the Mariners a remarkably well-rounded group of young talent. Although the organization has established a strong reputation for developing pitchers, their crop of position player prospects could point to an increased focus on fostering development across the board.

Even more impressive is the variety in prospect skill sets. Some have great bat-to-ball skills and some are powerful sluggers. This feature should give the team even more roster depth and flexibility as the season stretches on, something that enabled them to have a successful week despite losing two key players, Victor Robles and Ryan Bliss, to long-term injury.

At this point, Cole Young and Harry Ford still have an ETA of 2025 and could be late-season additions to the lineup if injuries or poor performances open up spots on the roster. Colt Emerson and Lazaro Montes aren't due to debut until next year, but some or all of these names could very well form the core of the franchise moving forward.

While fans have been calling for a big free-agent signing or trade, only time will tell whether the front office's belief in its homegrown players is forward thinking or irrational exuberance.