At the major league level, the Seattle Mariners had a tough season. Though they finished a respectable 85-77 on the year, the M's squandered a 10.0 game lead in

MLB Pipeline, the official prospect arm of MLB dot com, updated their Top 100 prospects list at the end of the season. They have listed eight Cubs among the best minor league prospects in baseball. Those eight prospects are: 22.

Back in July, the Seattle Mariners acquired star outfielder Randy Arozarena in a deadline deal with the Tampa Bay Rays. The Mariners sent out prospects Brody Hopkins and Aidan Smith to Tampa Bay, but they also needed to finish the deal with a "Player to Be Named Later.

He made his professional debut this year, making 25 starts for High-A Everett. In his 116 2/3 innings for the AquaSox, he allowed 4.17 earned runs per nine.

The Rays have acquired right-hander Ty Cummings from the Mariners as the player to be named later in the July trade that send outfielder Randy Arozarena to Seattle, per announcements from both clubs.