Seattle Mariners 2025 International Signing Reviews
Image credit: Yorger Bautista (Photo via Ben Badler)
The Mariners have consistently signed big-money international players who have become better prospects as they’ve moved up through the farm system. That has been the case with outfielder Lazaro Montes, second baseman Michael Arroyo and shortstop Felnin Celesten, all of whom are Top 100 prospects.
Another premium prospect is the cornerstone of Seattle’s 2025 international signing class, a concentrated group led by a handful of position players at the top and heavy on righthanded pitching volume.
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Top Of The Class
For some scouts, the best player signed out of Venezuela in 2025 was outfielder Yorger Bautista, who got $2.1 million from the Mariners. In the early stages when teams were scouting Bautista, it was his lefthanded hitting ability that stood out. He performed well in games, whether it was against pitchers his age or several years older, recognizing pitches well with a mature offensive approach.
What has changed over the last couple years is that Bautista’s tools have taken a major leap forward. He’s 6-foot-1, 187 pounds, a 17-year-old lefty with premium bat speed to whistle the barrel through the zone with big power for his age and a chance to be a 25-plus home run hitter. Bautista’s athleticism, speed and arm strength also made significant improvements to where he’s now a plus-plus runner with a plus arm with good defensive instincts in center field.
When teams began scouting the 2025 class, Dominican shortstop Kendry Martinez was one of the earliest names generating attention. There’s no one standout tool with Martinez, but he’s a steady middle infielder with good bat-to-ball skills from the left side of the plate.
Signed at 17 for $2.5 million, Martinez is 5-foot-10, 160 pounds with a good sense of the strike zone and a contact-oriented swing, getting on base by drawing walks and lacing line drives to all fields. It’s mostly doubles power and he doesn’t project to be a big home run hitter. Martinez is an average runner with good hands and a slightly above-average arm at shortstop. He should get an opportunity to develop at shortstop but could end up at second base.
Names To Know
Maikol Rodriguez, OF, Cuba: Rodriguez, 18, signed with the Mariners for $600,000. He’s 6-foot-1, 170 pounds, a former switch-hitter who now hits only lefthanded. It’s an inside-out swing with a flat path geared to hit line drives, especially to the opposite field. Scouts highest on Rodriguez liked his hitting ability and potential to get on base. He’s an average runner who likely is destined for an outfield corner, so how much power he develops will be important for his future.
Elias Perez, OF, Dominican Republic: Perez shines on defense. He’s one of the best defensive outfielders the Mariners have signed in several years, moving around well in center field with plus speed and good instincts. Signed for $600,000, Perez has a strong 5-foot-10 frame with the bat speed to drive the ball well, though with an aggressive approach he will have to reign in in what will likely be a power-over-hit offensive game from both sides of the plate.
Po-Chun Lin, RHP, Taiwan: The Mariners signed Lin for $460,000, the top bonus for a player signed from Taiwan so far this year. Lin is in Arizona, though the 18-year-old righthander is on the injured list and hasn’t made his official pro debut yet. Prior to signing, Lin represented his country in 2023 at the U-18 World Cup in Taiwan, where he threw 3.2 scoreless innings with no hits allowed and struck out six. He’s 5-foot-11, 175 pounds, a compact, strong frame that doesn’t offer much physical upside, but he’s athletic with fast arm speed and touches 96 mph. He throws both a split-finger with solid tumble and a changeup with fade, both of which are ahead of his curveball.
Christopher Quiroz, RHP, Dominican Republic: Quiroz signed with the Mariners for $215,000 as a 17-year-old with a slender 6-foot-1, 160-pound build. He’s a lower slot righthander who gets lively sink and run on a fastball that’s up to 92 mph. His velocity and potentially his control could both improve once he adds much-needed strength. Quiroz has good deception as well, rounding his arsenal with a sweeping slider and a changeup.
Sleeper Watch
Mexican righthander Alan Carpinteiro signed with the Mariners for $47,500 and has stood out for his control. He’s 18 and a wiry 6-foot-1, 165 pounds with long limbs and broad shoulders, a frame that projets to hold more weight and allow him to add to a fastball that has touched 92 mph. There’s no one knockout pitch in his repertoire, but Carpinteiro has a starter look with his ability to locate three pitches, including a slider he shows feel to spin and a changeup.
Wisler Infante, signed for $80,000, is a 17-year-old Venezuelan righthander who is 6 feet, 165 pounds with a fastball into the low-90s and a sweeping slider. His fastball gets a lot of movement from his lower arm angle and his stuff is difficult for hitters to pick up out of his hand because of the deception in his unorthodox mechanics.
