16 - Orlando Razo, LHP from UC-Davis. The pitching run continues. He was a 5'11 starter for UCD who bumped his Ks up a notch this season. 3/4 armslot and throws a high-80s fastball along with what I think is a curveball although it breaks more like a slider/slurve, and a decent change. Probably a reliever in the Ms system.
17 - Jamal Wade, RHP from Maryland. Another Junior - we're taking a lot of guys who can potentially turn us down, which is interesting. He's another former outfielder who converted to the mound this year. He pitched only in relief and walked 13 guys in 19.2 innings - but he also struck out 33. His summer league coach needed an extra arm last year and the former 6' high school pitcher raised his hand. He threw a "low-to-mid 90s fastball with a power curve." I don't know if he'll sign but he's more interesting fodder for the bullpen.
18 - Miles Christian, RH prep CF. 5'11 skinny kid with a lot of hook and late whip in his swing - kind of an early Dexter-Fowler look, just from the right side. Not a big prospect and he moved his graduation date up a year I think (I don't think he was expected to graduate until 2018). I don't really know anything about him, and I'm curious what the scouts saw to get the Mariners to pull the trigger on him here with the expectation that he will turn pro.
19 - Kevin Santa, LH SS from University of Tampa. He hit well (.420/ .500/ .605 with a 38 BB:23 K eye) in his two years at Tampa. He was 16-for-20 in steals across those years, and came out of the Puerto Rico Baseball Academy in high school. He's a 5'11 accounting major and according to his coach was their best player and a good defender... and that's all I got. Seattle is sticking to their gloves-only draft like it was chiseled in a tablet and carried down from a mount, but so far all those glove guys have potential.
20 - Troy Dixon, LH Senior C from St Johns. Hey, a 4-year senior at a D-1 school. Kinda rare for us in this draft. He only hit this year (every other year he had an OPS in the .600s) and his .450 BABIP is not really sustainable, but he's here to mentor the young arms. He did play well with wood bats in New England last summer, so his offensive improvement might be something other than luck, but I assume he's just an org catcher. Those are good to have, especially lefty catchers (which we are very short on).