"Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com published his ranking of the top 100 prospects on Wednesday, which I'm just now getting around to seeing, because I was running in all different directions today.

The Mariners, it turns out, did extremely well. They have five players on the list, and three in the top 20 -- catcher Jesus Montero (pictured here at tonight's Seattle Sports Star of the Year ceremony at Benaroya Hall) at No. 12, left-handed pitcher Danny Hultzen at No. 16, and right-handed pitcher Taijuan Walker at No. 18. No other team had three in the top 20 (the Orioles, Diamondbacks and Royals were the only ones with two). "