2000 Seattle Mariners season explained

Seattle Mariners
Season:	2000
Misc:	American League Wild Card Winners
League:	American League
Division:	West
Ballpark:	Safeco Field
City:	Seattle, Washington
Divisional Place:	2nd
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)

The Seattle Mariners' 2000 season was the franchise's 24th, and ended in the ALCS, falling to the New York Yankees in six games.

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 record. In the playoffs, they swept the Chicago White Sox in the ALDS, then were defeated by the New York Yankees.

Offseason

• November 17, 1999: Rich Butler was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.^[1]
• December 15, 1999: John Olerud was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.^[2]
• January 14, 2000: Brian Lesher was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.^[3]
• January 19, 2000: Joe Oliver was signed as a free agent by the Mariners.^[4]
• February 10, 2000: Ken Griffey Jr. was traded by the Mariners to the Cincinnati Reds for Mike Cameron, Brett Tomko, Antonio Pérez, and Jake Meyer (minors).^[5]

Regular season

Notable transactions

• May 19, 2000: Rickey Henderson was signed as a free agent by the Seattle Mariners.^[6]
• July 9, 2000: Wladimir Balentien was signed as an amateur free agent by the Mariners.^[7]
• July 31, 2000: John Mabry and Tom Davey were traded by the Mariners to the San Diego Padres for Al Martin.^[8]
• September 28, 2000: Termel Sledge was sent by the Seattle Mariners to the Montreal Expos to complete an earlier deal made on August 8, 2000. The Seattle Mariners sent players to be named later to the Montreal Expos for players to be named later and Chris Widger. The Seattle Mariners sent Sean Spencer (August 10, 2000) and Terrmel Sledge (September 28, 2000) to the Montreal Expos to complete the trade.

Roster

2000 Seattle Mariners
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		Outfielders		ManagerCoaches

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	Avg.	SB
C		90	268	31	63	5	27	.235	1
1B		159	565	84	161	14	103	.285	0
2B		130	481	72	118	3	46	.245	30
3B		133	454	57	112	11	47	.247	2
SS		148	554	134	175	41	132	.316	15
LF		92	324	58	77	4	30	.238	31
CF		155	543	96	145	19	78	.267	24
RF		112	364	50	92	26	82	.253	0
DH		153	556	100	180	37	145	.324	3

^[9]

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

Player	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	Avg.	SB
	59	29	7	9	0	3	.310	2
	90	288	45	74	7	42	.257	1
	2	1	0	0	0	0	.000	0
	92	140	21	32	2	15	.229	2
	105	342	61	94	5	40	.275	4
	36	103	15	26	7	23	.252	0
	5	5	1	4	0	3	.800	1
	47	103	18	25	1	7	.243	0
	8	14	2	3	1	1	.214	0
	42	134	19	31	4	9	.231	4
	69	200	33	53	10	35	.265	2
	1	1	1	1	0	0	1.000	0
	10	11	1	1	1	1	.091	1

Pitching

Starting pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	34	211.2	17	10	4.51	137
	35	179.0	9	7	4.22	100
	30	166.2	14	9	5.08	87
	26	154.0	13	10	5.49	98
	21	124.1	9	5	3.91	79
	15	85.2	4	4	3.78	60

Other pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	ERA	SO
	32	92.1	7	5	4.68	59
	8	19.1	1	0	5.59	10

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	W	L	SV	ERA	SO
	63	2	5	37	3.16	78
	72	5	8	0	4.28	77
	69	3	0	5	3.47	71
	66	4	6	1	5.36	84
	37	1	1	0	3.40	32
	23	2	1	0	6.27	19
	13	0	0	0	5.19	7
	1	0	0	0	27.00	0

ALDS

See main article: 2000 American League Division Series. Seattle wins the series, 3-0

Game	Home	Score	Visitor	Score	Date	Series
1	Chicago	4	Seattle	7	October 3	1-0 (SEA)
2	Chicago	2	Seattle	5	October 4	2-0 (SEA)
3	Seattle	2	Chicago	1	October 6	3-0 (SEA)

ALCS

See main article: 2000 American League Championship Series.

Seattle Mariners vs. New York Yankees

Yankees win the Series, 4-2

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

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

^[10]

Major League Baseball Draft

2000 Seattle Mariners draft picks
Jason Hammel (pictured) was the Mariners 23rd round pick in .
Information
Owner	Nintendo of America
General Manager(s)
Manager(s)	Lou Piniella
First pick	Sam Hays
Draft positions	16th
Number of selections	47
Links
Results	Baseball-Reference
Official Site	The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners
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.

Key

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

Table

Round (Pick)	Name	Position	School	Source
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]

References

1. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/butleri01.shtml Rich Butler
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/olerujo01.shtml John Olerud
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/l/leshebr01.shtml Brian Lesher
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/olivejo01.shtml Joe Oliver
5. https://www.baseball-reference.com/g/griffke02.shtml Ken Griffey, Jr.
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/henderi01.shtml Rickey Henderson
7. https://www.baseball-reference.com/b/balenwl01.shtml Wladimir Balentien
8. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mabryjo01.shtml John Mabry
9. Web site: 2000 Seattle Mariners Statistics.
10. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
11. Web site: Sam Hays Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
12. Web site: Derrick Van Dusen Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
13. Web site: Jamal Strong Statistics and History . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference LLC . September 30, 2011.
14. Web site: Jaime Bubela Statistics and History . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference LLC . September 30, 2011.
15. Web site: Rett Johnson Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
16. Web site: Charlie Manning Statistics and History . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference LLC . September 30, 2011.
17. Web site: Ryan Ketchner Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
18. Web site: Blake Bone Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
19. Web site: Erick Swanson Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
20. Web site: Skip Wiley Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
21. Web site: Manny Crespo Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
22. Web site: John Daubert Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
23. Web site: Jared Jones Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
24. Web site: Steven Moore Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
25. Web site: Jon Douillard Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
26. Web site: Tanner Watson Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
27. Web site: Miguel Martinez Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
28. Web site: Robbie Van Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
29. Web site: Larry Brown Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150429080548/http://thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Larry-Brown-1 . April 29, 2015 . mdy .
30. Web site: Jason Hammel Statistics and History . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference LLC . September 30, 2011.
31. Web site: William Corbin Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
32. Web site: Kyle Pawelczyk Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
33. Web site: Jose Cruz Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
34. Web site: Theo Heflin Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
35. Web site: Thomas Williams Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
36. Web site: Brandon Espinosa Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
37. Web site: Chip Ambres Minor League Statistics & History . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference LLC . September 30, 2011.
38. Web site: Jason Looper Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
39. Web site: Phil Cullen Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
40. Web site: Ben Hudson Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
41. Web site: Chris Way Minor League Statistics & History . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference LLC . September 30, 2011.
42. Web site: Chris Way Minor League Statistics & History . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference LLC . September 30, 2011.
43. Web site: Ben Williams Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
44. Web site: Billy Sadler Statistics and History . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference LLC . September 30, 2011.
45. Web site: Colby Summer Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
46. Web site: Billy Sadler Statistics and History . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference LLC . September 30, 2011.
47. Web site: Justin Ottman Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
48. Web site: Ryan Welborn Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
49. Web site: Ronnie Brown Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
50. Web site: Craig Moreland Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
51. Web site: Dennis Cervenka Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
52. Web site: Alejandro Cadena Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
53. Web site: Derrell Smith Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
54. Web site: Chris Collins Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
55. Web site: Philip Perry Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
56. Web site: Isaac Johnson Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.
57. Web site: Matt Armstrong Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 30, 2011.

External links

• 2000 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference
• 2000 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com