General Manager Jon Daniels said the Player-To-Be-Named-Later was actually a significant part of the deal, and he wasn't kidding.  Kivlehan isn't an elite prospect in any way...he was undrafted in high school and didn't play baseball for Rutgers until he had used up his football eligibility.  As a college senior, however, he tore up the Big East, setting hitting records and eventually was drafted in the fourth round in 2012.  In Seattle's minor league system he has advanced to AA ball, consistently hitting.  A former Safety, he allegedly has the athleticism to play all over the field including Center this winter, although some scouts have him pegged as limited to the corners and a future 1B.  His "makeup", if you believe in quantifying such a thing, is reported to be off the charts.

Depending on which scouting report you go with, he sounds like a potential "almost" Ben Zobrist.  That's pie-in-the-sky, of course, but Kivlehan is definitely a prospect you can dream on.

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