DALLAS — Dan Wilson’s morning plans Wednesday included a sit-down breakfast with Seattle’s three Mariners beat writers for a casual conversation at the Hilton Anatole, an annual tradition for all the league’s managers and media members during the third day of the MLB Winter Meetings.

While the pick itself is important, the Mariners have also added a bunch of extra money to their pot come draft time. Furthermore, they can now look to trade the extra comp pick they just received.

The Mariners came away as the sport’s biggest winners in the MLB Draft Lottery on Tuesday night, securing the No. 3 overall pick for 2025 despite having the second-lowest odds (0.53%) for the top overall selection among all teams in the field.

The Mariners miraculously landed a top-3 pick in the 2025 MLB draft, despite having the lowest odds of earning the top pick.

The Mariners are looking to pull out all the stops, as they will be enlisting the help of Ichiro Suzuki in their Roki Sasaki recruitment.

The Mariners are planning a full-fledged recruiting pitch for Roki Sasaki that is expected to include Ichiro, the Japanese icon and future Hall of Famer.

The Mariners are doing exactly what they should be doing in an effort to sign Sasaki: Embracing their own Japanese legacy.