Scouting Seattle's 5 Non-Drafted Free Agents
Here's the skinny on the Mariners' 5 (so far) post-draft free agents.
When the draft concludes, all the remaining draft-eligible players are free to sign as non-drafted free agents. Through Thursday, the Seattle Mariners have signed five such players.
Here’s who they are, and what they bring to the table.
Dustin Crenshaw, 2B — Grand Canyon
Crenshaw, 23 in November, is a college senior coming off a .333/.385/.446 campaign. He’s listed at 6-foot-2 and 195 pounds, and has above-average speed. He’s quick out of the left-handed box, has some bat speed, sprays the ball, but it’s below-average power thanks to a line-drive oriented swing.
He’s at least average with the glove, but it’s a fringe-average arm, so he’s limited defensively to second base, or potentially left field in a utility role.
Carter Dorighi, SS — Butler
Dorighi had another year of eligibility and just turned 21 in June. He was the Big East All-Conference shortstop after batting .370/.435/.547 with 26 extra-base hits and 16 stolen bases.
He’s a plus runner with legit twitch, has solid range for shortstop, but in pro ball likely ends up playing a lot of second base and perhaps the outfield. There’s not much projectable power here and he’ll need to get stronger, but it’s a Sam Haggerty kind of profile, minus the switch hitting.
Connor Dykstra, C — George Mason
Dykstra, 23, is a fifth-year senior after three years at George Mason following a stints at Galveston College, and was first-team all-conference in the Atlantic 10 this season (283/.394/..457).
He’s an aggressive hitter, is direct to the ball, and has average power to all fields. He’s not likely to ever walk much, and projects to strike out some thanks to averge bat speed and the tendency to chase.
Defensively, he’s technically sound with an average arm and average receiving. Scouts question his lateral agility from the crouch and his blocking ability.
Trevor Long, RHP — Arizona
The 6-foot-1, 200-pound right-hander made just 12 appearances in 2024 for various reasons, but spend four seasons at Arizona, logging over 100 inningsm all in relief.
He’s a fastball-slider arm, up to 96mph, but mostly 92-94 with average control and below-average command of the two-seamer . The slider is slurvy in nature and lacks consistent depth, often flattening out into more a slow cutter at 80 mph. There’s a changeup deep into his arsenal, but he didn’tpull it out much in his abbreviated season.
There’s some carry and run to the fastball and at its best the slider flashes average wit a chance to miss bats. Long is 23.
Gage Boehm, RHP — Texas
Boehm spent just one season in Austin after starting his college career at Blinn and San Jacinto. He’s a horse at 6-foot-5 and 255 pounds and will turn 23 in November.
Boehm made 25 relief appearances in 2024, often going two or more innings and covering 53.1 innings. He walked 17 and fanned 60, while allowing just 36 hits. He throws his mid-80s slider a lot, over 60% of the time at Texas. The fastball will touch 95 mph, but sits 91-93 and it lacks consistent movement, though occasionally will display considerable armside ride.
He also has a projectable 77-80 mph curveball he’ll mix in on occasion, giving him two potential big-league breaking balls. If there’s more velocity to get, Boehm could have more than one projectable role in pro ball.