Seattle Mariners second baseman Cole Young hits during a game against the Milwaukee Brewers on March 9 at American Family Fields of Phoenix. Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports

Top Seattle Mariners Prospect Earns Weekly Honor

Originally posted on Seattle Mariners on SI
By Teren Kowatsch | Last updated Sep 2, 2024 8:30 PM ET

The Seattle Mariners refrained from calling up any prospects with the Sept. 1 roster expansion, opting instead to go with two pitchers with major league experience.

But that doesn't mean that the Mariners prospects aren't making an impact.

Seattle has had some of the most impressive developing players in the entire league this season including a trio of 19 year-olds in Colt Emerson, Lazaro Montes an Michael Arroyo with the team's High-A affiliate Everett AquaSox.

Another prospect with the Mariners' Double-A affiliate Arkansas Travelers has also been playing well and got an award to prove it.

Cole Young was named the Texas League Player of the Week on Monday for his solid stretch with the Travelers.

Young hit .526 and had 10 hits over his last five games with a home run and four RBIs and had a 1.391 OPS over that stretch.

.@ColeYoung23 continues to swing a hot bat and takes home @MiLB’s Texas League Player of the Week honors! #TridentsUp pic.twitter.com/hjRQA6DF0p
— Mariners Player Development (@MsPlayerDev) September 2, 2024

Young has been one of the best prospects in Seattle's farm system for years. He was drafted in the first round of the 2022 MLB Draft out of high school and has quickly elevated his stock since.

Young is ranked as the No. 2 Mariners prospect and the No. 36 prospect in all of baseball according to MLB Pipeline. Baseball America ranks him as the No. 47 prospect in all of baseball and the No. 3 Seattle prospect. He represented the organization along with Harry Ford during the 2024 MLB All-Star Futures Game.

Young has played the entire season with Arkansas (114 games) and has hit .274 with nine home runs and 52 RBIs. This year is Young's first full one playing Double-A ball.

With a 4-hit game, Cole Young (@Mariners) caps a big week in which he totaled 10 knocks for the @ARTravs! pic.twitter.com/v4kefLbA7w
— Minor League Baseball (@MiLB) September 2, 2024