Seattle Mariners Prospect Putting Together Career-Best Season With High-A Everett
Shortstop Felnin Celesten has started to hit his stride with the Everett AquaSox
CORRECTION: Felnin Celesten hit a triple and a home run in 11 games with the High-A Everett AquaSox in 2025. The Seattle Mariners farm system has had the reputation as one of the best in baseball for years now. In addition to its six top 100 prospects ( per MLB Pipeline ), the Mariners have several other players who have appeared or been pointed out as potential future top 100 prospects.
Catcher Luke Stevenson is one player who meets the latter description. Shortstop Felnin Celesten is a player who meets the former. Celesten, who was signed by Seattle to a minor league contract out of the Dominican Republic on Jan.
15, 2023, has been a top 100 prospect for the majority of his time as professional ball player. However, Celesten has dealt with injuries and inconsistencies throughout his career that led to him falling off most top 100 lists by the end of last season. Among the ailments that Celesten has dealt with is a hamstring injury and a broken wrist that kept him out of summer ball in 2023 and limited him to just 32 games in the Arizona Complex League in 2024.
Last year, Celesten finally crossed 100 games played in a single season (104) but still missed time with the Single-A Modesto Nuts due to Vertigo-like symptoms. He finished the year with a slash line of . 273/.