Apr 07, 2010 6:45 AM EST

Jorge Arangure of ESPN The Magazine reports that the Mariners are still the favorites to land Dominican pitcher Rafael DePaula.

The Padres recently took a look at the teenager.

DePaula, 17, was one of two Dominican prospects suspended by Major League Baseball for a year in 2009 after apparently lying about his age.

Via Seattle Post-Intelligencer