2000 Seattle Mariners season

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2000  Seattle Mariners
American League Wild Card Winners
League American League
Division West
Ballpark Safeco Field
City Seattle, Washington
Record91–71 (.562)
Divisional place2nd
Owners Hiroshi Yamauchi
(represented by Howard Lincoln)
General managers Pat Gillick
Managers Lou Piniella
Television KIRO-TV 7
FSN Northwest
Radio KIRO 710 AM
(Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs,
Ron Fairly, Dave Valle,
Dave Henderson)
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The Seattle Mariners' 2000 season was the franchise's 24th, and ended in the ALCS, falling to the New York Yankees in six games.

Contents

The regular season ended with the Mariners finishing second in the American League West but earning the franchise's first wild card berth, with a 91–71 (.562) record. In the playoffs, they swept the Chicago White Sox in the ALDS, then were defeated by the New York Yankees.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

AL West 		W L Pct. GB Home Road
Oakland Athletics 91700.565—47–3444–36
Seattle Mariners 91710.562½47–3444–37
Anaheim Angels 82800.5069½46–3536–45
Texas Rangers 71910.43820½42–3929–52

Record vs. opponents

2000 American League record

Source: AL Standings Head-to-Head
TeamANABALBOSCWSCLEDETKC MINNYYOAKSEATB TEXTORNL 
Anaheim —7–55–44–63–65–56–67–35–55–85–86–67–55–712–6
Baltimore 5–7—5–74–65–46–43–76–35–74–83–78–56–67–67–11
Boston 4–57–5—7–56–67–54–68–26–75–55–56–67–34–89–9
Chicago 6–46–45–7—8–59–35–77–58–46–37–56–45–55–512–6
Cleveland 6–34–56–65–8—6–75–75–85–56–67–28–26–48–413–5
Detroit 5–54–65–73–97–6—5–77–68–46–47–24–55–53–910–8
Kansas City 6–67–36–47–57–57–5—7–52–84–84–85–53–74–68–10
Minnesota 3–73–62–85–78–56–75–7—5–55–73–94–68–45–47–11
New York 5–57–57–64–85–54–88–25–5—6–34–66–610–25–711–6
Oakland 8–58–45–53–66–64–68–47–53–6—9–47–25–77–311–7
Seattle 8–57–35–55–72–72–78–49–36–44–9—9–37–58–211–7
Tampa Bay 6–65–86–64–62–85–45–56–46–62–73–9—5–75–79–9
Texas 5–76–63–75–54–65–57–34–82–107–55–77–5—4–67–11
Toronto 7–56–78–45–54–89–36–44–57–53–72–87–56–4—9–9

Notable transactions

Roster

2000 Seattle Mariners
Roster
PitchersCatchers

Infielders

OutfieldersManager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

= Indicates team leader

Starters by position

Note: Pos = Position; G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

PosPlayerGABRHHRRBIAvg.SB
C Dan Wilson 902683163527.2351
1B John Olerud 1595658416114103.2850
2B Mark McLemore 13048172118346.24530
3B David Bell 133454571121147.2472
SS Alex Rodriguez 14855413417541132.31615
LF Rickey Henderson 923245877430.23831
CF Mike Cameron 155543961451978.26724
RF Jay Buhner 11236450922682.2530
DH Edgar Martínez 15355610018037145.3243

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Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; Avg. = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases

PlayerGABRHHRRBIAvg.SB
Charles Gipson 59297903.3102
Carlos Guillén 902884574742.2571
Carlos Hernández 210000.0000
Raúl Ibañez 921402132215.2292
Stan Javier 1053426194540.2754
Tom Lampkin 361031526723.2520
Brian Lesher 551403.8001
John Mabry 47103182517.2430
Robert Machado 8142311.2140
Al Martin 42134193149.2314
Joe Oliver 6920033531035.2652
Anthony Sanders 1111001.0000
Chris Widger 10111111.0911

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Aaron Sele 34211.217104.51137
Paul Abbott 35179.0974.22100
John Halama 30166.21495.0887
Jamie Moyer 26154.013105.4998
Freddy García 21124.1953.9179
Gil Meche 1585.2443.7860

Other pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGIPWLERASO
Brett Tomko 3292.1754.6859
Joel Piñeiro 819.1105.5910

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

PlayerGWLSVERASO
Kazuhiro Sasaki 6325373.1678
Arthur Rhodes 725804.2877
José Paniagua 693053.4771
José Mesa 664615.3684
Robert Ramsay 371103.4032
Frank Rodriguez 232106.2719
Kevin Hodges 130005.197
John Mabry 100027.000

ALDS

Seattle wins the series, 3-0

GameHomeScoreVisitorScoreDateSeries
1Chicago4Seattle7October 31-0 (SEA)
2Chicago2Seattle5October 42-0 (SEA)
3Seattle2Chicago1October 63-0 (SEA)

ALCS

Seattle Mariners vs. New York Yankees

Yankees win the Series, 4-2

GameScoreDateLocationAttendance
1Seattle – 2, New York – 0October 10 Yankee Stadium 54,481
2Seattle – 1, New York – 7October 11 Yankee Stadium 55,317
3New York – 8, Seattle – 2October 13 Safeco Field 47,827
4New York – 5, Seattle – 0October 14 Safeco Field 47,803
5New York – 2, Seattle – 6October 15 Safeco Field 47,802
6Seattle – 7, New York – 9October 17 Yankee Stadium 56,598

Farm system

LevelTeamLeagueManager
AAA Tacoma Rainiers Pacific Coast League Dave Myers
AA New Haven Ravens Eastern League Dan Rohn
A Lancaster JetHawks California League Mark Parent
A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers Midwest League Gary Thurman
A-Short Season Everett AquaSox Northwest League Terry Pollreisz
Rookie AZL Mariners Arizona League Omer Muñoz

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: New Haven, AZL Mariners [10]

Major League Baseball Draft

2000 Seattle Mariners draft picks
Jhammel.jpg
Jason Hammel (pictured) was the Mariners 23rd round pick in 2000.
Information
Owner Nintendo of America
General Manager(s) Pat Gillick
Manager(s) Lou Piniella
First pickSam Hays
Draft positions16th
Number of selections47
Links
Results Baseball-Reference
Official Site The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners Archived January 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
Years 1999 • 2000 • 2001

The following is a list of 2000 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in the June regular draft, also known as the Rule 4 draft. The Mariners made 47 selections in the 2000 draft, the first being pitcher Sam Hays in the fourth round. In all, the Mariners selected 21 pitchers, 13 outfielders, 6 catchers, 5 shortstops, and 2 third basemen.

Draft

Jamal Strong was selected by the Mariners in the sixth round of the 2000 draft. Jamal Strong on February 8, 2010.jpg
Jamal Strong was selected by the Mariners in the sixth round of the 2000 draft.
Eagles and Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown was the 42nd round pick of the Mariners. RonnieBrown-AU.jpg
Eagles and Dolphins running back Ronnie Brown was the 42nd round pick of the Mariners.

Key

Round (Pick)Indicates the round and pick the player was drafted
PositionIndicates the secondary/collegiate position at which the player was drafted, rather than the professional position the player may have gone on to play
BoldIndicates the player signed with the Mariners
ItalicsIndicates the player did not sign with the Mariners
*Indicates the player made an appearance in Major League Baseball

Table

Round (Pick)NamePositionSchoolSource
4 (116)Sam Hays Left-handed pitcher Waco High School [11]
5 (146)Derrick Van Dusen Left-handed pitcher Riverside City College [12]
6 (176) Jamal Strong Outfielder University of Nebraska–Lincoln [13]
7 (206) Jaime Bubela Outfielder Baylor University [14]
8 (236)Rett Johnson Right-handed pitcher Coastal Carolina University [15]
9 (266) Charlie Manning Left-handed pitcher University of Tampa [16]
10 (296)Ryan Ketchner Left-handed pitcher John I. Leonard High School [17]
11 (326)Blake Bone Third baseman University of Alabama in Huntsville [18]
12 (356)Erick Swanson Left-handed pitcher Oakland University [19]
13 (386)Skip Wiley Right-handed pitcher Chaminade-Madonna College Preparatory School [20]
14 (416)Manny Crespo Outfielder University of Miami [21]
15 (446)Jake Daubert Third baseman Rutgers University [22]
16 (476)Jared Jones Outfielder Florida State University [23]
17 (506)Steven Moore Outfielder Dominguez High School [24]
18 (536)Jonathan Douillard Catcher Harrison High School [25]
19 (566)Tanner Watson Right-handed pitcher Arnprior District High School [26]
20 (596)Miguel Martinez Left-handed pitcher Maria Auxiliadora High School [27]
21 (626)Robbie Van Left-handed pitcher Silverado High School [28]
22 (656)Larry Brown Outfielder College of the Canyons [29]
23 (686) Jason Hammel Right-handed pitcher South Kitsap High School [30]
24 (716)William Corbin Catcher Jefferson High School [31]
25 (746)Kyle Pawelczyk Left-handed pitcher Elkins High School [32]
26 (776)Jose Cruz Outfielder Florida Air Academy [33]
27 (806)Theo Heflin Left-handed pitcher Hutchinson Community College [34]
28 (836)Thomas Williams Outfielder McCallum High School [35]
29 (866)Brandon Espinosa Right-handed pitcher Mater Dei High School [36]
30 (896)Frederick Ambres Right-handed pitcher Ranger College [37]
31 (926)Jason Looper Shortstop Sentinel High School [38]
32 (956)Phil Cullen Right-handed pitcher University of Utah [39]
33 (986)Ben Hudson Catcher Truett-McConnell College [40]
34 (1016)Chris Way Right-handed pitcher Groves High School [41]
35 (1046)Chris Way Right-handed pitcher Ridgewood High School [42]
36 (1076)Ben Williams Shortstop Calloway High School [43]
37 (1106) Billy Sadler Right-handed pitcher Pensacola Catholic High School [44]
38 (1136)Colby Summer Shortstop Mountain View High School [45]
39 (1166) John Nelson Shortstop University of Kansas [46]
40 (1195)Justin Ottman Left-handed pitcher North Rockland High School [47]
41 (1224)Ryan Welborn Outfielder Yukon High School [48]
42 (1253) Ronnie Brown Outfielder Cartersville High School [49]
43 (1281)Craig Moreland Outfielder Trousdale County High School [50]
44 (1308)Dennis Cervenka Left-handed pitcher McLennan Community College [51]
45 (1334)Alex Cadena Catcher Galveston College [52]
46 (1358)Derrell Smith Shortstop Palm Beach Lakes Community High School [53]
47 (1382)Chris Collins Catcher South Mountain Community College [54]
48 (1402)Philip Perry Outfielder Lakewood High School (California) [55]
49 (1422)Isaac Johnson Outfielder Wilcox High School [56]
50 (1442)Matt Armstrong Catcher Eustis High School [57]

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