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Seattle Mariners: The franchise all-time bracket

By Bill Felber

SEATTLE, WA - APRIL 02: A gold Florida necklace sits over the Mariners logo on the jersey of Mallex Smith #0 in the third inning against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at T-Mobile Park on April 2, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. The Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2-1. (Photo by Lindsey Wasson/Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA - APRIL 02: A gold Florida necklace sits over the Mariners logo on the jersey of Mallex Smith #0 in the third inning against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at T-Mobile Park on April 2, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. The Seattle Mariners beat the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 2-1. (Photo by Lindsey Wasson/Getty Images) /
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Felix Hernandez, pitching star of the Seattle Mariners. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images)
Felix Hernandez, pitching star of the Seattle Mariners. (Photo by G Fiume/Getty Images) /

Seattle Mariners: The franchise all-time bracket

No. 1 vs. 8 seed

The 2001 Mariners drew their fuel from rookie Japanese import Ichiro Suzuki. He broke in with a.350 average to win his first of two batting titles, was voted Rookie of the Year and MVP. Suzuki led the AL with 242 base hits and also led in stolen bases with 56.

Behind Suzuki, John Olerud hit .302, second baseman Bret Boone drove in 141 runs, DH Edgar Martinez added 116 with a .306 average, and outfielder Mike Cameron sent 110 across the plate.

The pitching staff lacked a super-star, but veteran Jamie Moyer was 20-6 and Freddy Garcia added an 18-6 record. Kaz Sasaki, another Japanese import, provided 45 saves.

The 2014 Mariners featured pitcher Felix Hernandez, 15-6 with a 2.14 ERA in 34 starts. Robinson Cano, who came over from the Yankees as a free agent, batted .314 with 82 RBIs. The M’s did finish third in the AL West, but they missed an AL wild card invitation by the margin of a single game.

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Game 1: Obviously nobody’s beating the 2001 team’s .716 percentage, but it’s worth noting for the record that the Mariners played .537 ball in 2014.

Game 2: The 2014 team failed to play a post-season game, giving the win to 2001 despite its mediocre .400 post-season percentage.

Game 3: In 2001, the Mariners compiled a 117 staff OPS+. That’s not a franchise record, but it is good enough to beat 2014’s 95.

Game 4: The 2001 Mariners had a staff ERA+ of 117. In 2014, Hernandez led the staff to a combined 115 ERA+, a good showing but still a loss.

Result: 2001 in four games

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