MARINERS DUO RISES TO THE TOP
Hickory catcher Sam Huff finished tied for eighth in the South Atlantic League with 15 home runs. That’s remarkable because Huff was promoted out of the league on May 8. In just 30 games, Huff set the league on fire, impressing with his power and solid work behind the plate.
But because he moved on so quickly, Huff did not qualify for the SAL Top 20 Prospects list. Catcher Adley Rutschman, the No. 1 pick in the 2019 draft, also made a cameo in the league, but his late arrival meant he also did not qualify.
Even without those catchers, the 14-team Sally League had plenty of prospects, though numerous managers and scouts noted that once again this year it seemed like the Midwest League had more elite prospects among low Class A leagues.
1. Jarred Kelenic, OF
West Virginia (Mariners)
AGE: 20. B-T: L-L. HT.: 6-1. WT.: 196.
DRAFTED: HS—Waukesha, Wis., 2018 (1/Mets).
Drafted sixth overall by the Mets in 2018, Kelenic was traded the Mariners in December as part of the deal that sent Robinson Cano and Edwin Diaz to New York. Kelenic
