Spring Breakout blew the lid off another Mariners prospect with sky-high potential

Ahead of last Friday's Spring Breakout game versus the Brewers, plenty of people were raving about a loaded Mariners roster which included the likes of Colt Emerson, Kade Anderson, Ryan Sloan and Lazaro Montes. Now though, you can all but guarantee Yorger Bautista is going to start getting more attention after what he did at American Family Fields of Phoenix.

Sloan understandably took the majority of the plaudits thanks to a dominating performance versus the best farm system in baseball, as he went nine-up and nine-down in three shutout innings. However, Bautista wasn't far behind him on the list of those who impressed most for the Mariners.

Yorger Bautista brings back memories of Marshawn Lynch with his own version of Beast Mode

Scoring was at a premium for the Mariners prospects on Friday in Phoenix as they lost 7-3, yet Bautista made the most of his opportunity, including one of those runs on a solo blast. Batting eighth in the lineup as DH, he also had a triple and a five-pitch walk in his four plate appearances, along with scoring a run of his own.

Called "La Bestia", this translates to "The Beast" and is certainly an apt nickname for the Venezuela native, who at just 18 years of age but already stands at 6-foot-1 and has a projectable 176-pound frame. The power is already there as clearly evidenced on Friday with his hitting, which included an exit velocity of 109.1 mph on his home run:

This power extends to Bautista's throwing arm which has been graded as a 65 by MLB Pipeline, and it's a shame we didn't get the opportunity to see it in action from center field on Friday afternoon. Helping solidify the hype behind his nickname, he has plus speed with a 60 grade and is just a tremendous athlete all around.

It has been repeatedly said how mature Bautista is for his age, with a professionalism beyond his years as he strives to continue improving all areas of his game. As per Keith Law of The Athletic, an example of this shone through during Friday's game with his feel for the zone as someone so young and facing pitchers who were all older then him, particularly on his aforementioned walk in his first plate appearance.

Given his maturity combined with a desire to be the best possible version of himself, Bautista will probably be the first to admit he was underwhelming last year in the Dominican Summer League. Sure he had his moments during 53 games, but still had plenty to work on after batting .223 with a .730 OPS.

There seems to be plenty of agreement about what Bautista is capable of, ranked at No. 10 in MLB Pipeline's top 30 Mariners prospects and with Law predicting he could be a top-100 overall guy next year. The Mariners have had a good run in recent years of finding international talent including the likes of Julio Rodríguez, Montes and Felnin Celesten, and the signs are extremely promising that Bautista also deserves a place on that list.