PROSPECT: Bryan Woo, SP, Seattle MarinersANALYSIS: Drafted due to an elite fastball, per analytics, Woo was picked in the sixth round by the Mariners in 2021 out of Cal Poly. There was an extreme risk due to his strength really being one pitch.Woo's dominant fastball allowed him to put up elite strikeout numbers last season, posting 84 strikeouts over 57 innings. He then turned plenty of heads with a dominant showing at the Arizona Fall League in 10 2/3 innings.The secondary offerings have ...

Prospects in Major League Baseball often progress at a routine pace until the player changes something -; a new pitch, a new arm angle, a change in approach at the plate, or a change in his swing. That's often the final thing a player does to make himself big league-ready.Many of the players highlighted this week have made a change, whether by choice or because of a change in environment, and it's provided a different perspective on their potential. We'll look at six hitters and six pitchers and...

Seattle Mariners No. 6 ranked prospect Bryan Woo took a perfect game into the seventh inning during his most recent outing for Double-A Arkansas. Woo finished with seven scoreless innings, surrendering two hits with seven strikeouts. The performance lowered the 23-year-old's ERA to 1.93 on the season, including a 0.71 WHIP, 2.59 FIP, and 37.1% strikeout rate through six appearances. Coming off Tommy John surgery, Woo impressed during his debut campaign in 2022, and he continues to establish ...