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Mariners To Sign First-Rounder George Kirby

By Mark Polishuk | June 7, 2019 at 3:33pm CDT

JUNE 7: It’s an at-slot deal, per MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo (via Twitter).

JUNE 5: The Mariners have agreed to a bonus with first-round pick George Kirby, team director of amateur scouting Scott Hunter told Ryan Divish of the Seattle Times (Twitter links).  The deal is set pending a physical.  Terms weren’t revealed, though the 20th overall selection has a recommended bonus value of $3,242,900.

Kirby is a 6’4″, 201-pound right-hander out of Elon University and a consensus top-25 prospect according to pre-draft rankings.  MLB.com had Kirby highest as the 18th-best prospect in this year’s class, with Fangraphs placing him 19th, Baseball America 20th, and ESPN’s Keith Law 24th.  Kirby has a fastball that usually sits in the 94-95mph range and is considered a plus pitch as per BA’s scouting report, and his repertoire also includes a changeup, slider, and curveball, though the latter two pitches “might be average pitches, at best, in a starting role.”

The Mariners put a big focus on young arms in this year’s draft, as the club took college pitchers in each of the first five rounds, and drafted eight pitchers overall within its first ten picks.  The M’s also took some prominent high schoolers outside of the top ten, including right-handers Anthony Tomczak (15th round) and Dutch Landis (17th round).  Any bonus given to a player from rounds 11-40 that is in excess of $125K counts against the team’s bonus pool, though Hunter said the Mariners are prepared to go over slot to sign the two youngsters.  Since clubs usually have something of a negotiating advantage with college seniors, Seattle should have some extra funds within their first ten picks to help their efforts in getting Tomczak and/or Landis signed.

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Comments

  1. bradthebluefish

    4 years ago

    Hard to think of the Mariners being a top 12 team (hence the 20th selection) yet going through a re-imagine. Wishing them the best!

    Reply
    • HaloHonk4Life

      4 years ago

      Re-Imagine? Is that from the Disney Dictionary?

      Reply
      • bradthebluefish

        4 years ago

        That’s actually from Dipoto’s dictionary… “we’re hoping to achieve is to reimagine our roster.”

        Reply
        • HaloHonk4Life

          4 years ago

          Well he was in Anaheim for few years lol

  2. jorge78

    4 years ago

    Good luck signing high schoolers outside of the 10th round…..

    Reply
    • kaehlaone

      4 years ago

      They did it the last two years

      Reply
  3. HaloHonk4Life

    4 years ago

    Kirby has a clause in his that Dipoto can’t trade him before the ink dry on his contract. A salavating Dipoto had no comment

    Reply
    • angelsfan4life

      4 years ago

      I came on here, to say
      This just, Mariners trade all 40 draft picks, for Chris Davis

      Reply
    • kaehlaone

      4 years ago

      You’re so clever….not!

      Reply
    • bradthebluefish

      4 years ago

      Lol.! Good one Halo.

      Reply
      • scarfish

        4 years ago

        Dipoto to trade 5 unopened Tickle me Elmos and 3 Tamagotchis for a set of POG’s with slammers to be named later.

        Reply
        • Seattlehof24

          4 years ago

          Ha, I remember when those Elmo dolls and Tamagotchis were ridiculously hard to find. I was in my early 20s and working at Toys R Us. Craziness.

  4. leefieux

    4 years ago

    And, here I thought they had drafted a dead comedian. I loved George Kirby back in the day.

    Reply
    • HaloHonk4Life

      4 years ago

      I are you sure it’s not Durwood Kirby??

      Reply
  5. Clayton_Chokeshaw

    4 years ago

    Elon……

    Reply
  6. RefuseToLose95

    4 years ago

    World Series in 2021 baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply

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