Seattle Mariners All-Time 25-Man Roster

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The Seattle Mariners joined the American League as an expansion team in 1977, and the club has seen a number of great players call The Emerald City home.

The Seattle Mariners arrived in the Pacific Northwest for the 1977 season as an MLB expansion team, joining the American League that year along with the Toronto Blue Jays.

It took the M’s until the 1991 season to experience their first winning campaign, and then until 1995 to win their first American League West Division crown.

Featuring players such as future Baseball Hall of Famers Ken Griffey Jr and Randy Johnson, and possible future Hall of Famers Alex Rodriguez and Edgar Martinez, the team became regular contenders for the first time in those mid-1990’s.

The best team in franchise history developed a few years later when another future Hall of Famer, Ichiro Suzuki, arrived from Japan to begin the 21st century.

Putting together an all-time roster in a 25-man format for the Mariners was not as difficult as it would be for some clubs with a longer history. My toughest choice was for the 10th pitcher.

However, there certainly were some decisions to be made that you might have made differently. I would love to read your comments as to any players who I might have missed, but who you feel should be here.

The following are my choices for the Mariners all-time 25-man roster, along with a brief explanation of the reasoning based on the statistics.

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SEATTLE MARINERS ALL-TIME 25-MAN ROSTER

PITCHERS (10)

Freddy Garcia – 5th in Mariners career pitching WAR; 4th in Wins, 6th in Starts, IP and K’s, 7th ERA.

Erik Hanson – 7th in team career pitching WAR; 1st in FIP; 6th in WHIP and K/9; 7th in K’s.

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Felix Hernandez – M’s career leader pitching WAR, Starts, IP, Wins, ERA; 2nd in Games, WHIP, K/9.

Hisashi Iwakuma – 8th in club career pitching WAR; all-time WHIP leader; 2nd ERA; 4th H/9.

Randy Johnson – Hall of Fame; leader ERA+, Shutouts, K/9, H/9; 2nd WAR, K’s; 3rd Wins, IP, WHIP.

Mark Langston – 4th career pitching WAR; 2nd H/9; 3rd K/9 & CG’s; 4th K’s; 5th Wins & IP.

Mike Moore – 6th career WAR; leader in Complete Games; 4th IP & Starts; 5th K’s; 6th Games.

Jamie Moyer – 3rd career WAR, WPA & K’s; 2nd Wins, IP & BB/9; 4th WHIP & Games.

Jeff Nelson – Most games pitched M’s history; key ’95 ALCS and 2001 M’s 114-win team reliever.

Kazuhiro Sasaki – franchise all-time Save leader with 129; 2nd Games Finished; 2000 Rookie of the Year.

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INFIELDERS (8)

Adrian Beltre – 7th in position player WAR; 3rd defensive WAR; 2007-08 Gold Glove Awards.

Bret Boone – 9th in WAR, Runs, TB’s; 7th in HR; 8th RBI & XBH; 2002-04 Gold Glove Awards.

Robinson Cano – 10th offensive WAR; 5th AVG & OPS+; 6th OPS.

Alvin Davis – 8th in WAR; 5th in Hits, HR, TB’s & OBP; 4th in RBI; 1984 Rookie of the Year.

Edgar Martinez – 2nd WAR; 1st OBP, Runs, RBI, OPS+, XBH, TB’s; 7x All-Star; 5x Silver Slugger.

Alex Rodriguez – 4th WAR; 1st Slugging & OPS; 4th HR; 5th steals; 4x All-Star & Silver Slugger.

Kyle Seager – 5th WAR; 6th offensive WAR; 8th HR; 9th XBH; 10th RBI & TB’s.

Omar Vizquel – 2nd defensive WAR; 1st of 11 career Gold Gloves in 1993; 3rd sacrifice hits.

CATCHERS (2)

Dan Wilson – M’s career defensive WAR leader; 1st in every major category as an M’s catcher

Dave Valle – 8th in franchise career defensive WAR; 2nd in most M’s career catcher categories

OUTFIELDERS (5)

Jay Buhner – 6th WAR; 5th offensive WAR; 3rd HR & RBI; 3rd walks; 4th Hits, Doubles, Runs

Mike Cameron – 10th WAR; 7th steals; 2001 & 2003 Gold Glove Awards

Ken Griffey Jr – Hall of Fame; greatest player in franchise history; 1st career WAR; 10x All-Star; 1997 AL Most Valuable Player; 10 Gold Glove Awards; 7x Silver Slugger

Raul Ibanez – 9th career offensive WAR; 5th Doubles; 6th Hits, HR, RBI & TB’s; 8th Runs

Ichiro Suzuki – easy future HOFer; 3rd WAR; 1st AVG, Hits, Triples, Steals; 2001 AL MVP & Rookie of Year; 10x All-Star; 10x Gold Glove Award winner; 4x Silver Slugger

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