Top M’s pick Kade Anderson debuts high on top 100 prospect lists

The Seattle Mariners have a new No. 2 prospect in their talent-laden farm system.

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Left-handed pitcher Kade Anderson, who the Mariners selected with the No. 3 overall pick in last month’s MLB Draft, debuted at No. 22 in MLB Pipeline’s post-draft Top 100 prospect rankings. Anderson is now the No. 2 prospect in Seattle’s system behind shortstop Colt Emerson, who is the new No. 11 in Pipeline’s Top 100.

Anderson also is the No. 2 prospect in the Mariners’ system according to Baseball America, who ranks him at No. 31 in its updated Top 100. Emerson is No. 13 in BA’s Top 100.

Anderson, a 6-foot-2 southpaw, led LSU to a national title this past season during a brilliant sophomore campaign. The 20-year-old Madisonville, La., native posted a 3.18 ERA with 180 strikeouts and 35 walks over 119 innings, capped by a three-hit shutout in Game 1 of the Men’s College World Series finals. He allowed only one run and six hits in 16 innings over his two starts in Omaha and received Most Outstanding Player honors for the MCWS.

A performance for the ages 🤯

Kade Anderson throws a complete game shutout for @LSUbaseball in Game 1 of the Men’s College World Series 👏

📹: @ESPNpic.twitter.com/0PpUj9XEwF

— MLB (@MLB) June 22, 2025

Due to his heavy workload at LSU this season, the Mariners don’t plan to have Anderson report to a minor league affiliate this summer.

However, Mariners vice president of amateur scouting Scott Hunter indicated that Anderson could move quickly through Seattle’s system.

“He’s not going to touch a baseball this year,” Hunter said after drafting Anderson. “I would venture to guess that next year, just like any pitching prospect, he’ll be on a certain pitch count for the year, a certain innings limit. But with how efficient he is, how advanced he is, I think it’s probably going to be a natural progression to get him built up. So, I don’t know if it’s next year or 2027, but he’ll be ready to help us out here in Seattle.”

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If so, Anderson could be the latest starter to move through the Mariners’ renowned pitching pipeline. Logan Gilbert, George Kirby, Bryan Woo and Bryce Miller were all homegrown talents, as were Logan Evans and Emerson Hancock. Gilbert, Kirby and Woo each already have an All-Star selection under their belt.

Anderson gives the Mariners nine prospects in MLB Pipeline’s Top 100 and eight prospects in Baseball America’s Top 100 – both of which are more than any other organization.

Anderson is one of three Top 100 pitching prospects in Seattle’s farm system, along with right-hander Ryan Sloan and switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje.

Below is a full list of the Mariners’ Top 100 prospects – both for MLB Pipeline and Baseball America.

Seattle Mariners Top 100 prospects

• SS Colt Emerson (AA) – No. 11 MLB Pipeline | No. 13 Baseball America
• LHP Kade Anderson (ACL) – No. 22 | No. 31
• OF Lazaro Montes (AA) – No. 29 | No. 37
• C Harry Ford (AAA) – No. 40 | No. 77
• RHP Ryan Sloan (High-A) – No. 42 | No. 67
• 2B/SS Michael Arroyo (AA) – No. 61 | No. 60
• OF Jonny Farmelo (High-A) – No. 83 | No. 38
• SHP Jurrangelo Cijntje (AA) – No. 95 | No. 92
• SS Felnin Celesten (Low-A) – No. 97 | N/A

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