Mariners About To Call Up Big Minor-League Prospect

Still, Young has been lighting up Triple-A pitching in recent weeks. Look at these numbers from May that Young has put up. 

Cole Young has been smashing the ball consistently while at Triple-A Tacoma

Heading into Friday's game, Young led all Triple-A players with 37 hits in May - featuring five homers, three triples and ten doubles. Young also had almost twice as many walks (15) as strikeouts (8), all while posting a .370 batting average in 118 plate appearances.

What does Dipoto think about this phenom smashing the ball? He's impressed. Really, really impressed.

“It just unleashed what I think has been like an all-time heater,” Dipoto said. “He's hitting rockets. It's pole-to-pole. He's barreling everything. He's not striking out. He's taking his walks. And with each passing day, there's three hits, there’s five hits. And when you're that hot, he's finding the cork or blooper. Everything is working. And that is a byproduct of self-confidence.”

Look for Young to potentially get a pinch-hitting spot when he comes up and joins the Mariners.