Mike Ford

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Seattle Mariners #22 prospect in 2018
  After four strong years at Princeton, Ford was still passed over in the 2013 draft. But his strong Cape Cod League season in 2013, when he hit .407/.495/.663 with Cotuit, caught the eye of Yankees scouting director Damon Oppenheimer, who signed him as an undrafted free agent. The Mariners were in the bidding for his services that year, too, and acquired Ford four years later in the Rule 5 Draft. With the Yankees, Ford was one of the system's most polished hitters, and his .410 on-base percentage led the Eastern League. He's posted OBPs of better than .400 in each of the past two seasons. He's got above-average power as well, and he tied for the system lead in home runs with 20 between Double-A Trenton and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He knows the strike zone as well as anyone in the Mariners system. He's a below-average defender at first base, but he has improved his glovework some. With the Yankees, he was blocked, and he'll face similar problems with Seattle, where Ryon Healy and Dan Vogelbach stand in his way. Still, the Mariners will give him a chance to win a spot on their roster come spring training.