The Seattle Mariners selected one of the most intriguing prospects in the first round of the 2024 MLB Draft.

Switch-pitcher Jurrangelo Cijntje was the Mariners first pick of that year's draft and he instantly became a national story due to his unique ability to pitch with both arms.

Cijntje made his professional debut this year and made a solid first impression.

The multi-handed 22-year-old posted a 3.99 ERA with 120 strikeouts in 108.1 innings pitched across 26 appearances (23 starts) with the High-A Everett AquaSox and Double-A Arkansas Travelers.

Cijtnje began the year with Everett and was promoted to Arkansas on Aug. 4. He was one of three prospects to represent Seattle in the MLB All-Star Futures Game.

Cijntje is one of three Mariners pitching prospects ranked in MLB Pipeline and Baseball America's top 100. Cijntje was ranked No. 90 in MLB Pipeline's top 100 and No. 89 on Baseball America's top 100.

Despite Cijntje's high-status and unique ability, there's a clear difference between when he throws with his left hand compared to his right.

Cijntje has unique offspeed offerings with each arm. His fastball is the biggest difference.

Cijntje touched triple-digits with his heater when he threw right-handed this season. His fastball while throwing southpaw peaked in the mid-90s. His best strikeout stuff came from the right side and he generated more soft contact and groundouts throwing lefty.

Because of this, there's been speculation how long Seattle will allow the former Bulldog to throw with both hands.

According to a recent report, the Mariners aren't planning on making that call right now.

Seattle Times reporter Ryan Divish spoke with Seattle general manager Justin Hollander at MLB GM meetings in Las Vegas.

In a story published by Divish, Hollander said the team is having ongoing discussions with the switch-pitcher.

“I think it’s an ongoing conversation with him, where his comfort level is,” Hollander said in Divish's story. “I think on the days where he did go exclusively right-handed, that was the decision he made on those days. It wasn’t something that came from us. He made a decision, either with based on how he felt or what he wanted to work on that was better suited for that game or that day for him to just work right-handed only. He has great stuff from both sides. It’s very different stuff from both sides, but great stuff from both sides.”

Even if Cijntje does stick with both arms, there's doubt he could replicate that at the major league level. But it sounds like that decision will be a collaborative one.

“I think the challenge for him over time will be learning what his body can and can’t handle from a workload perspective, and incorporating that into his routines over a professional season where the appearances are going to be as a starter, once every five days, once every six days, not once a week,” Hollander said. “His ability to make the gains you need to make at the upper level while doing it with both hands. I think whatever decisions that are made will be made with him, not by us for him.”

Cijntje is projected to make his major league debut in 2027 according to MLB Pipeline.

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