Taken with the 20th Overall Pick in 2019, George Kirby needed only three years to make it to to the Majors, where in his rookie year he went 8-5 and aided the Mariners make the playoffs.
Currently entering his fourth year in Seattle, Kirby has been one of the best control pitchers in the game and is on a two-year streak of leading the AL in SO/BB and BB/9, though he has surrendered a significant amount of hits. He did make the All-Star Team in 2023 where he was eighth in Cy Young voting, and has the goods to make a top five Cy Young finish in 2025.
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