With the Minor League season opening this week, here's where the Mariners Top 30 Prospects are projected to start:

1. Julio Rodriguez (MLB No. 3), OF -- Seattle (MLB)
2. Noelvi Marte (MLB No. 11), SS -- Everett (High-A)
3. George Kirby (MLB No. 32), RHP -- Arkansas (Double-A)
4. Emerson Hancock (MLB No. 82), RHP -- Injured (lat)
5. Harry Ford (MLB No. 93), C -- Modesto (Single-A)
6. Matt Brash (MLB No. 98), RHP -- Seattle (MLB)
7. Levi Stoudt, RHP -- Arkansas (Double-A)
8. Alberto Rodriguez, OF -- Everett (High-A)
9. Edwin Arroyo, SS -- Modesto (Single-A)
10. Gabriel Gonzalez, OF -- Extended spring training
11. Adam Macko, LHP -- Everett (High-A)
12. Zack DeLoach, OF -- Arkansas (Double-A)
13. Milkar Perez, 3B -- Modesto (Single-A)
14. Lazaro Montes, OF -- Dominican academy
15. Taylor Dollard, RHP -- Arkansas (Double-A)
16. Starlin Aguilar, 3B -- Extended spring training
17. Cade Marlowe, OF -- Arkansas (Double-A)
18. George Feliz, OF -- Extended spring training
19. Michael Morales, RHP -- Modesto (Single-A)
20. Jonatan Clase, OF -- Modesto (Single-A)
21. Michael Arroyo, INF -- Dominican academy
22. Martin Gonzalez, INF -- Dominican academy
23. Bryce Miller, RHP -- Everett (High-A)
24. Kaden Polcovich, SS -- Arkansas (Double-A)
25. Juan Then, RHP -- Arkansas (Double-A)
26. Victor Labrada, OF -- Everett (High-A)
27. Wyatt Mills, RHP -- Tacoma (Triple-A)
28. Sam Carlson, RHP -- Modesto (Single-A)
29. Juan Pinto, LHP -- Dominican academy
30. William Fleming, RHP -- Modesto (Single-A)

Team to watch
Double-A Arkansas and Single-A Modesto each have seven Top 30 prospects a Top 100 prospect, with George Kirby in Double-A and 2021 first-rounder Harry Ford in Modesto. The Travelers have four in the top 15 and Modesto has three. And not to be left out, Everett has No. 11 overall prospect Noelvi Marte and two others in the top 11 of the M’s Top 30.

Teams on MiLB.TV
Triple-A Tacoma
Double-A Arkansas
Single-A Modesto

New faces
When the 2022 international signing period opened last January, the Mariners jumped in with both feet. They signed Lazaro Montes for $2.5 million, Michael Arroyo for $1.375 million and Martin Gonzalez for $1.3 million. All three will begin their Mariners careers in the Dominican Summer League.

On the shelf
Injuries have limited 2020 first-round pick Emerson Hancock to just 44 2/3 innings as a pro, as arm and shoulder issues knocked him out for large chunks of the 2021 season. He’s on the sidelines again now, this time with a lat injury.