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Oliver Boctor
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Baseball writer for Future Stars Series, covering MiLB and the Rule 4 Draft. I cover the Mariners and other stuff on Medium.
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🔱 AHOY, SAILORS! 🔱

@oboctor.bsky.social joins the show to discuss:

- How he'd like to see the #Mariners approach the third pick in the draft

- Where the most value in the draft is

- Options at pick 35 and later

- And more!

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June 12, 2025 at 8:48 PM
New Mariners Mock Draft, and I try to be pretty creative here. As I mention in the article, I utilize these more as an interesting exercise to illustrate different strategies, and highlight different players, so check it out even if you aren’t a M’s fan!
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Mariners Mock 4.0
The Draft keeps approaching, and the top of it isn’t getting that much clearer, though it’s starting to get to that point as high school…
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June 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
A look forward at the 2026 class. It looks fantastic on paper at present, and has the chance to be one of the better draft classes in recent memory, especially at the top with the college hitters. As always, accessible for free on Medium 👇

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Top 100 2026 College Board
As 2025 comes to a close, a shift to the 2026 class is, to some extent, a necessary one as it becomes the next one looming on the horizon…
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June 2, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My third Mariners mock draft is out now on Medium. Thumbnail might give away the first selection. In this mock I select:
- 2 college hitters
- 2 prep hitters
- 1 college arm
- 1 community college arm

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May 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
My New Top 100 MLB Draft Prospects is now out on Medium!
- Free to view
- Reports on all 100 players
- Over 16,000 (!) words
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Top 100 2025 MLB Prospects
I’d love to wax poetic like I usually do before I get into my articles, but with the length of this article, it feels improper to go too…
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April 1, 2025 at 4:13 PM
My Second Mariners Mock Draft of the year is up now on Medium, free to read, as always, projecting out Seattle’s 6 picks in the top 5 rounds, including the 3rd Overall pick acquired via the Draft Lottery in December.
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2025 Mariners Mock Draft 2.0
As the college season has now gone on for over a month, it still feels like the entire Draft class as a whole, including the very top where the Mariners pick, is rather foggy at this stage. The top…
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March 25, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Here’s what I hope to be a consistent series where I highlight players who’ve impressed me each month. I meant for this to be short, and managed to highlight…52 players in this one, so enjoy! 😅
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Who’s Standing Out: February 2025
Now, let me get this out of the way: yes, it’s early, too early to draw absolute conclusions from about a dozen games of non-conference…
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March 6, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Late night article covering underrated sophomore arms before the 2025 season begins in earnest tomorrow. Enjoyed making this one, as always.

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Some Underrated Arms For The 2026 Season
Right before the college season begins, here’s some 2026 arms who you may not know, but could take a big step in their sophomore campaigns…
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February 14, 2025 at 5:44 AM
I’d like to announce that I will no longer be writing for FSS. I am incredibly grateful for FSS for giving me an opportunity, platform, and a means to refine my craft. My plans to cover the Draft and baseball haven't changed, and I'm excited for the next step, where it may be!
January 25, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Coming off of months of research, I’ve finished creating my own 2026 board for the college class. It’s a very talented group, and the guy at the top shouldn’t be much of a surprise…

Free to read on Medium!
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2026 Top 50 College Draft Prospects
Projecting out a talented 2026 Draft.
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December 23, 2024 at 9:58 PM
My next breakdown on Mariners pitchers focuses on Bryce Miller. While Miller may get overshadowed at times by names like Kirby, Gilbert, Castillo, this is not someone you should underestimate.
Free to read on Medium.

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Breaking Down Mariners Starters for 2025: Bryce Miller
Miller’s story is one of the underdog, and his path hasn’t been the most orthodox one. At first going to JUCO out of high school, Miller…
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December 21, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Here’s my First Mariners Mock Draft, with 6 picks in total, including Seattle’s freshly minted 3rd Overall Pick leading the way, free to read on Medium.

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2025 Mariners Mock 1.0
Well, as my friend Jason Churchill likes to say, never give up on a nonzero chance. And on December 10th, the Seattle Mariners were the…
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December 15, 2024 at 12:00 AM
Will also post a Mariners Mock in oh I dunno like sometime over the weekend
December 13, 2024 at 1:16 AM
Well, the Draft lottery inspired me to get this one out as soon as I could, so without further ado, my 2025 top 50, with reports and the entire shebang. Enjoy

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The Top 50 Prospects for the 2025 MLB Draft
Following the 2024 Draft, which was headlined by Travis Bazzana going 1st Overall to the Cleveland Guardians, the 2025 Draft looks a little…
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December 13, 2024 at 1:03 AM
The Mariners getting the 3rd overall pick has made me decide to accelerate my process a little…so look out for my 2025 draft board in the next couple days
December 11, 2024 at 2:13 AM
Personal Top 30 Mariners Prospects

Future international signees Kendry Martinez and Yorger Batista both look to be pretty well-represented on my list whenever they sign professional contracts
November 28, 2024 at 12:49 PM
Welp, 104.5 fever kicked my assss this week, and back to work! Here’s what’s coming up in the immediate future!
I’ll probably just post the Ms prospect list on social media. Still in college, not interested in 30 more reports rn tbh
This the culmination of a bunch of LONG projects. Hope you enjoy!
November 23, 2024 at 8:13 PM
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I hadn’t come across a starter pack with this theme yet, so I made one

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November 10, 2024 at 4:28 PM
A sleeper 1:1 pick for 2025, OSU’s Aiva Arquette brings all the tools you look for in a potential star. Plus power with hitterish tendencies and contact, and he puts on a clinic on the dirt. The UW transfer might stick at SS w/25 bombs. Looks the part of an impact big leaguer. Top 10 player for 2025
November 10, 2024 at 9:26 PM