
Xavi: "Lamine es un elegido y ahora depende de él"
Xavi: 'Lamine es un elegido y ahora depende de él'
Seattle Mariners catching prospect Luke Stevenson has impressed in his first full year, absorbing knowledge and skills. The Mariners currently have six top 100 prospects, showcasing a strong farm system.
Seattle Mariners Catching Prospect Has Been a Sponge in First Full Year
EVERETT, Wash. — The Seattle Mariners farm system has drawn a lot of praise from various analysts and sources over the past several years.
The Mariners have had as many as eight top 100 prospects in the last three years. Currently, the organization has six top 100 prospects currently, per MLB Pipeline.
Before the season began, Seattle had several other minor leaguers identified as potential top 100 players, and one of the most common players identified as potential top 100 prospects was catcher Luke Stevenson.
The Mariners originally picked Stevenson out of North Carolina with the 35th overall pick in the Competitive Balance Round-A portion of the 2025 MLB Draft.
The former Tar Heel saw 22 games of action with the Single-A Modesto Nuts the summer after he was drafted and impressed in his brief stint in the minors. He slashed .280/.460/.400 with an .860 OPS with Modesto and hit four doubles, a triple and a home run with 14 RBIs.
Seattle was impressed enough with Stevenson (No. 8 team prospect, per MLB Pipeline) to extend him a non-roster invite to spring training.
While with the major league camp in spring, Stevenson got to learn from defending American League finalist and former Platinum Glove-winning catcher, Cal Raleigh.
"Being around that clubhouse, being around guys like Cal, just learning from there, it was a really good spring," Stevenson said before a game between the High-A Everett AquaSox and Spokane Indians on Friday at Funko Field in Everett, Wash. "A lot of good things to take away. ... (My biggest takeaway) was just the consistency of the guys up top. The Cal's, the (Julio Rodriguez's), they're the same guy every day. They show up to the field, they know what they need to do. They don't steer one way or the other. They know what they need and they do it day in and day out."
Luke Stevenson is a catching prospect for the Seattle Mariners, recognized for his potential to be a top 100 player in the MLB.
The Seattle Mariners currently have six top 100 prospects according to MLB Pipeline.
The Mariners' farm system has received praise for having as many as eight top 100 prospects in the last three years.
Luke Stevenson is currently playing in the Mariners' minor league system, specifically in Everett, Washington.

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Coming out of spring, Stevenson jumped a level within the organization and was assigned to the High-A AquaSox. And so far, Stevenson is taking the lessons he learned in the spring with him.
Stevenson has slashed .319/.468/.511 with a .979 OPS in 14 games with Everett this season. He's hit six doubles and a homer with seven RBIs.
Beyond his performance at the plate, Stevenson has also made his stamp behind the dish.
The former North Carolina backstop spoke in his introductory Zoom interview after being drafted about wanting to be a servant leader to the pitching staff.
In 10 games at catcher this season (the other four at designated hitter), Stevenson has caught four runners stealing in 22 attempts. He's newfound familiarity with the pitching staff has also yielded solid results. The AquaSox are third in the six-team Northwest League in ERA (4.03) and first in bullpen ERA (2.80).
"This whole entire staff I know," Stevenson said. "I know who they are, where they're from. I know a lot about them — not just their arsenal. And it makes calling games a lot easier. It makes the clubhouse a really good environment. We have Zoom calls that we talk about how we do things around here. ... Sometimes when you're fresh off the draft, you don't know what you don't know. Being in the (organization) a little bit longer, I've learned a lot from the higher-ups, from players, from teammates that have helped me have this season go as smoothly as possible."
Due to Raleigh's stature as the best catcher in baseball and his long-term deal with the M's (extended through 2030 with an option for another year in 2031), it will likely several years before Stevenson can show his collection of lessons and experiences at the major league level consistently. He's projected to make his major league debut in 2028, per MLB Pipeline.
However, Stevenson's approach to the game, both in his skillet and mentality, bears striking resemblance to Raleigh. Even if the two's demeanor is slightly different.
Stevenson has also fully adopted the Mariners way of thinking and organizational mentality. Even if takes some years to get there, that bodes well for his future with the organization.
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