Mariners top prospect Colt Emerson doesn't have a hit this spring. But a 14-pitch at-bat Sunday could be a defining moment.

The crew over at MLB.com stepped into their crystal ball this weekend predicted good things for the young shortstop.

After Colt Emerson worked a 14-pitch at-bat on Sunday against German Marquez, the Rockies starter gave him praise for his ...

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More than a decade after the bat flip became ubiquitous following a big homer in Major League Baseball, Colorado Rockies ...

And so is Seattle's top prospect, Colt Emerson. Emerson is widely considered the best minor leaguer the Mariners have. He's ranked No. 16 on Baseball America's top 100 and No. 20 on MLB Pipeline's.

(Note: Tools are graded on a 20-80 scouting scale; ages as of July 1, 2025.) Advertisement If Emerson had stayed healthy all year, he would have been close to the very top of this list, just based ...

While several top prospects, including Lazaro Montes and Cole Young, are projected to make big impacts on the Mariners in the future, the crown jewel of the system is young shortstop Colt Emerson.