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With the 35th pick of the 2025 MLB draft,
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the Seattle Mariners select Luke Stevenson,
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a catcher from the University of North Carolina.
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The Minnesota Twins have the next pick.
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Well, according to Brian Gaines, the pitching coach,
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they said Stevenson's X factor is what he does off the field.
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How he takes care of his body, recovers after his performances,
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takes care of the rest of his teammates around him.
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Of course, guys, I'm going to talk about it, my favorite factor.
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1,500 plus PB&J sandwiches for his teammates.
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Everybody is eating when they're around Luke Stevenson.
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I could use a PB&J right now - We'll call them up - Melan, I think we all could.
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Well, maybe Luke will take care of us. Now, he's really interesting.
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This is a good upside pick for where they got him.
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You look at the grades here. There's a lot of above average tools there.
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Hit 33 homers in two years at UNCC.
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He's got a plus arm.
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He's a strong defender behind the plate.
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I think the big question, Carlos, is how much is he gonna in at 251 with 24% K rate?
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And he, you know, the two best catchers in this draft, unquestionably,
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Kaden Boddine, who we just saw pick a couple picks ago, and Luke Stevenson,
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but they're really entirely different kinds of players.
