Welcome to the first edition of "State of the Farm". Over the past few weeks, we've covered highlight performances from prospects with interesting tidbits of hot streaks and Star Wars jerseys tucked away in the end and will continue to do so in the future. This will be more of a weekly, overall look at how the clubs are trending, who is hot, and who is hotter. Thank you for understanding and please enjoy your flight:

Record over last 10 games: 7-3

Parker has been a rock in Tacoma's bullpen this season. Through 10.1 innings pitched, Parker has struck out ten while posting a 2.63 FIP. He impressed enough in Spring Training to the point where people were seriously calling for him to break camp with the team and if Steve Johnson hadn't been torching the PCL to start the year, we probably would've seen Parker pitching against the Astros on Sunday.

Since April 17th, Fry has posted a 1.86 ERA and a 3.49 FIP with ten strikeouts over 9.2 innings. His walk-rate is still far too high (5.59 BB/9), but his stuff has looked good. In the event of the Mariners needing a lefty in the bullpen before Furbush gets back, David Rollins probably gets the call first since he's already on the 40-man, but Fry, to me, is the better long term bet to make an impact.

After initial struggles, Paxton has caught fire down in Tacoma. Over his last four starts, Paxton has done the following: 0.74 ERA, 2.83 FIP, 9.25 K/9, and a 0.37 BB/9. This is the best Paxton has looked in awhile, and it wouldn't be shocking if he gets the chance to showcase his stuff with Seattle sooner rather than later.

Over his last 10 games, Powell has slashed .324/.429/.471 and has more than made up for a somewhat slow start. He has pushed his walk-rate up to 11.7% and is looking exactly like the player Dipoto spoke so highly of after the trade went down.

The big guy has cooled off some since a torrid start, but he's still running a line of .344/.380/.702 with a 190 wRC+. Zunino's K% currently sits at 18.4% while his BB% is at 6.8%. As we all should know by now, Zunino is expected to remain in Tacoma virtually all season long in order to get his confidence back and find himself and yada yada yada. It's been awhile since he's completely dominated a league offensively, so he has to be feeling good right now.

Romero has relentlessly bashed baseballs all season long, posting a line of .400/.444/.644 over 99 plate appearances. The Oregon State alum has always performed well in Tacoma, but he's taken it to a whole different level this year. Unfortunately for Romero, things will need to go very wrong with either Franklin Gutierrez or Dae-Ho Lee in order for him to get called back up to the club. For now, all he can do is keep on crushing.

Record over last 10 games: 6-4

Tyler O'Neill - OF: We've covered O'Neill so extensively this season for a reason. The 20-year-old has posted a 172 wRC+ and a .235 ISO over 114 plate appearances and any worry of his dominance being fluky is starting to wear off. The kid is developing into so much more than a guy who can hit a baseball to Neptune and back. He looks like a legitimate baseball player.

Dylan Unsworth - RHP: Unsworth has outperformed his peripherals a bit this season and still has all the looks of an organizational guy, but it's impossible to ignore how much of a rock he's been for the Generals' rotation. Over his last 19.2 IP, the 23-year-old has surrendered one run on fourteen hits.

Edwin Diaz - RHP: The Mariners' top prospect is out to a stellar start this season, striking out 38 over 29 innings while posting a 2.75 FIP. His early removal from his last start had some thinking he way on his way to Tacoma, but for now he'll continue to dazzle against Southern League hitters

Through 14 innings pitched, Pagan has posted a 0.64 ERA and a 1.98 FIP while striking batters out at a 12.21 K/9 rate. Pagan's fastball-slider combo has very real potential and he could find himself in Tacoma soon enough.

Record over last 10 games: 4-6

Ryan Horstman - LHP: Horstman was recently promoted to Jackson, but the bulk of his work this season has been done in Bakersfield, so we'll keep him here for this week. The oft-injured lefty was a nightmare for Cal League hitters, striking out 23 hitters in 13.2 innings while posting a 1.98 FIP. Horstman has pitched well wherever he has gone since being drafted in 2013, but his toughest test awaits him in Jackson.

Tyler Herb - RHP: The 29th-round selection in 2014 has cranked it up a notch for the Blaze. Through 31 innings, Herb has 41 strikeouts and a 2.38 FIP. It's an interesting turn of events for Herb, who was primarily a contact pitcher who struggled in Clinton last year.

Andrew Moore - RHP: Seeing how Moore would do in the hitter-friendly Cal League after skipping a level was one of my bigger interest points heading into the season, and Moore has performed more than admirable. Last year's second-round pick has posted a 1.48 ERA and 2.92 FIP over 42.2 IP to start the season and there's a chance he makes it up to Jackson within the next couple months. Moore's ceiling is still a reliable back of the rotation arm with plus command, but as long as he continues to get everyone out, you won't hear too many complaints about the Mariners reaching for him in the draft.