Those are the top three prospects in the organization according to must publications, and each could end up impacting the big league club at some point this season, especially Emerson and Anderson.<\/p>\n
Outfielder Lazaro Montes, however, had a quieter spring. The 21-year-old went just 4 for 25 (.160 average) with two doubles, an RBI, a walk and 10 strikeouts over 11 spring training games. But he did end things on a high note during Seattle\u2019s Spring Breakout game<\/a> against Milwaukee last Friday, going 3 for 3 with two RBIs and a stolen bases (those stats didn\u2019t count towards his spring totals).<\/p>\n Montes is the Mariners\u2019 fourth-ranked prospect and No. 43 league-wide, according to MLB Pipeline<\/a>. Jim Callis<\/a>, a senior writer for MLB.com, recently shared his assessment of the slugging Cuban outfielder with Seattle Sports\u2019 Wyman and Bob<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n \u201cThere aren\u2019t many minor leaguers who have more power than him,\u201d Callis said. \u201cHe hits the ball hard, he hits it far.\u201d<\/p>\n During his age-20 season in 2025, Montes was tied for third in the minor leagues with 32 home runs across all levels. He hit 18 during a 67-game stint with High-A Everett and 14 in 64 games after making the jump to Double-A Arkansas and playing in the pitcher friendly environment of the Texas League. However, Montes had a 29% strikeout rate across both levels, including 30.5% in Double-A.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s a pretty precocious power hitting prospect,\u201d Callis said. \u201cThere\u2019s some swing and miss there. (He\u2019s) always gonna be a power-over-hit guy. He\u2019s not a big runner, so he\u2019s more of a left field-DH type. He does have a strong arm. But his power is tremendous.\u201d<\/p>\n Montes\u2019 high-power, low-contact profile and limited abilities in the field make him a potential boom-or-bust prospect whose value will be completely dependent on his bat in the eyes of most experts. That makes Montes different from the other touted prospects the M\u2019s have had in recent years, but it\u2019s also something Callis likes for the organization.<\/p>\n \u201cThat\u2019s another reason I like the Mariners\u2019 system is you gotta a little bit of everything,\u201d he said. \u201cWe talked about Anderson and Sloan. We talked about Colt Emerson, he\u2019s one of the best pure hitters in the minors. And Laz Montes is one of the best power hitters in the minors. His raw power is near the top of the scale.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Hear the full conversation here<\/a> or in the audio player in this story. Listen to Wyman and Bob weekdays from 2-7 p.m. or find the podcast on the Seattle Sports app.\u00a0<\/p>\n More on the Seattle Mariners<\/p>\n \u2022 M\u2019s dust off a classic in latest commercial featuring Cal Raleigh<\/a>
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