PEORIA, Ariz. — The Seattle Mariners have an embarrassment of riches in regards to starting pitchers on the roster.

The talent that the Mariners have in the major league rotation has been well-discussed over the last few years. Between the five of Logan Gilbert, Bryan Woo, George Kirby, Luis Castillo and Bryce Miller — four were drafted and developed by the organization and four have made the All-Star Game within the last three seasons. Miller is the only hurler yet to make the Midsummer Classic and Castillo was the only one not drafted by Seattle.

And the rotation could see two high-end prospects join the major league ranks in the near future.

Left-handed starting pitcher Kade Anderson (No. 21 MLB Pipeline top 100) and right-handed pitcher Ryan Sloan (No. 33 MLB Pipeline) are both with the Mariners in major league camp and have gotten a taste of Cactus League competition.

Anderson struck out three, walked one and allowed two earned runs on three hits in one inning of work against the San Diego Padres on Feb. 28. He'll get another start against the Texas Rangers at 12:05 p.m. PT on Friday against the Texas Rangers.

Anderson was selected with the third overall pick in the 2025 MLB Draft out of LSU. His outing against the Padres was his first professional baseball game.

Sloan appeared in relief for Seattle in a game against the Rangers on March 1. He fanned one and didn't allow a hit or a free base in one inning pitched.

Sloan was another high pick for the Mariners. He was selected in the second round of the 2024 MLB Draft out of High School. He spent last season with the Single-A Modesto Nuts and High-A Everett AquaSox.

The 20-year-old posted a 3.73 ERA and fanned 90 batters in 82 innings pitched across 21 starts in his first year of pro ball.

Given where they were drafted, and the organization's track record in the draft, it's not a shock that Sloan and Anderson are both well-regarded prospects.

When it comes to how soon they've been able to produce solid results, that's something that's unique, even among Seattle's current crop of starters.

"They've been extremely impressive day-in and day-out," Mariners pitching coach Pete Woodworth said Thursday. "Not just the stuff, the maturity. It's tough to go back to 2020 and '21 and '22 to remember what (Gilbert) and what (Kirby) and (Emerson Hancock) and (Matt Brash) and those guys were (like) — Woo and (Miller) — in their first camps. But I don't remember their first outings to be quite as electric and aggressive as those two guys' were last week."

In a recent appearance on the Brock & Salk show on Seattle Sports 710, Mariners general manager Justin Hollander didn't rule out the possibility of either Sloan or Anderson making their respective major league debuts this season.

Whether that comes to pass or not is still yet to be seen, but the organization, from executives to coaches, are clearly confident in both hurlers if it does.

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