Three Player Comps for Mariners 22nd Pick, SS Colt Emerson

Heading into the 2023 MLB Draft, the Mariners were arguably in a position that no team had been in before. They were going to have three of the top 30 picks in the draft, holding a golden opportunity to replenish and buildup their farm system. It's not that it's a bad system, because it isn't. Instead, it's a system that has seen a fair amount of graduation and players traded away, and still likely sat in the late teens when ranking systems. Colt Emerson is the first step in getting back to single digits.

The Mariners took the SS out of Ohio at 22, getting another teenager into their system, and a young one at that. An advanced hitter already, Emerson is just 17 years old. Also, I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks it's funny that they drafted a player with the last name Emerson after taking a player with the first name of Emerson just a few years ago (Emerson Hancock).

I think there are a lot of happy Mariners fans after the completion of day one of the MLB Draft. Not just because of the intense booing for Manfred and the Astros that happened (oh man, was it glorious seeing him get flustered and give the fans a look during that pick), but because of the players that the Mariners ended up getting with their three picks.

Instead of giving you the straight up scouting report on the guy, let's go a different route. Here are some player comps for Emerson. Three of them, in fact. Let's take a look at the floor, the median, and the ceiling for the Mariners 22nd pick, Colt Emerson.