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The 2021 MLB Draft is on the horizon, slated for July 11-13 in Denver in conjunction with this year’s All-Star Game. The Mariners have the No. 12 overall pick.
But before looking ahead to this year’s event, MLB.com took a look back at Seattle’s previous top picks from each Draft since the club’s inception in 1977:
2020: Emerson Hancock, RHP, University of Georgia (No. 6)
Hancock finished his Georgia career with a 16-7 record and 3.47 ERA in 33 starts, striking out 206 with 55 walks in 192 innings. He was also named the 2020 Vince Dooley Athlete of the Year as the school’s top male student-athlete. He profiles as a top-of-the-rotation-type starter that will be a huge staple of the Mariners’ long-term core.
Morehead reflects on challenging year, says it revealed ‘the best of who we are’
January 27, 2021
University of Georgia President Jere W. Morehead delivered the annual State of the University address Wednesday, reflecting on the challenges and achievements of a very difficult 2020 and delivering a message of hope and optimism for the future.
“In my nearly 35 years at this institution, we have never confronted a set of circumstances as broadly complex and demanding as those of the past year. This difficult chapter in the story of our university has revealed the very best of who we are. Our perseverance. Our resilience and resolve. Our determination to lift up individuals and communities – even in the midst of a global pandemic,” Morehead said.