2003 Seattle Mariners season explained

Seattle Mariners
Season:	2003
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:	Bob Melvin
Television:	KSTW 11 FSN Northwest
Radio:	KOMO 710 AM (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs, Ron Fairly, Dave Valle, Dave Henderson)

The Seattle Mariners 2003 season was their 27th since the franchise creation. The team finished second in the American League West with a record of 93–69.

The team used only five starting pitchers the entire season, which was unusual.^[1] The five starting pitchers were Ryan Franklin, Freddy Garcia, Gil Meche, Jamie Moyer and Joel Piñeiro.

Offseason

• October 11, 2002: Scott Podsednik was selected off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Seattle Mariners.^[2]
• November 15, 2002: Mariners named Bob Melvin, as the team's new manager, after Lou Piniella left to manage the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
• December 6, 2002: John Olerud was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.^[3]
• January 16, 2003: John Mabry was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.^[4]

Regular season

Opening Day starters

• Bret Boone
• Mike Cameron
• Jeff Cirillo
• Carlos Guillén
• Mark McLemore
• Jamie Moyer
• John Olerud
• Ichiro Suzuki
• Dan Wilson
• Randy Winn^[5]

Notable transactions

• July 29, 2003: Kenny Kelly was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the New York Mets for Rey Sánchez and cash.^[6]

Roster

2003 Seattle Mariners
Roster
Pitchers		CatchersInfielders		OutfieldersOther batters		ManagerCoaches (bullpen) (hitting) (bench) (first base) (third base) (pitching)

Player stats

Batting

Starters by position

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

Pos	Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
C		96	316	76	.241	4	43
1B		152	539	145	.269	10	83
2B		159	622	183	.294	35	117
SS		109	388	107	.276	7	52
3B		87	258	53	.205	2	23
LF		157	600	177	.295	11	75
CF		147	534	135	.253	18	76
RF		159	679	212	.312	13	62
DH		145	497	146	.294	24	98

Other batters

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

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
	99	309	72	.233	2	37
	80	246	58	.236	6	42
	89	196	49	.250	1	14
	46	170	50	.294	0	11
	64	104	22	.212	3	16
	22	58	16	.276	3	7
	12	14	2	.143	0	1
	12	5	1	.200	0	1
	12	2	0	.000	0	0
	9	1	0	.000	0	0

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
	33	215.0	21	7	3.27	129
	32	212.0	11	13	3.57	99
	32	211.2	16	11	3.78	151
	33	201.1	12	14	4.51	144
	32	186.1	15	13	4.59	130

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	4	16	1.48	32
	67	3	3	3	4.17	48
	50	4	0	1	3.15	71
	46	3	2	7	3.35	47
	40	3	0	1	1.53	68
	35	1	2	10	4.05	29
	23	2	0	0	6.83	13
	15	0	0	0	3.14	15
	10	0	0	0	8.53	9
	6	0	0	0	5.14	6
	5	0	0	0	1.93	7
	3	0	0	0	4.91	3
	3	0	0	0	13.50	0

Awards and honors

• Jamie Moyer, Pitcher, Roberto Clemente Award
• Jamie Moyer, Hutch Award^[7]

2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Farm system

See also: Minor League Baseball.

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: San Antonio, Inland Empire^[8]

Major League Baseball Draft

2003 Seattle Mariners draft picks
Adam Jones (pictured) was the Mariners first round pick in .
Information
Owner	Nintendo of America
General Manager(s)
Manager(s)	Bob Melvin
First pick
Draft positions	19th
Number of selections	53
Links
Results	Baseball-Reference
Official Site	The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners
Years	2002 • 2003 • 2004

The following is a list of 2003 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in both the Rule 4 draft (June amateur draft) and the Rule 5 draft. The Mariners made 53 selections in the 2003 draft, the first being shortstop Adam Jones in the first round. In all, the Mariners selected 30 pitchers, 8 outfielders, 6 catchers, 4 shortstops, 4 third basemen, and 1 first baseman.

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
1s (37)	Adam Jones	Shortstop	Morse High School	^[9]
2 (56)	Jeff Flaig	Third baseman	El Dorado High School	^[10]
3 (86)	Ryan Feierabend	Left-handed pitcher	Midview High School	^[11]
4 (116)	Paul Fagan	Left-handed pitcher	Bartram Trail High School	^[12]
5 (146)	Casey Abrams	Left-handed pitcher	Wright State University	^[13]
6 (176)	Eric O'Flaherty	Left-handed pitcher	Walla Walla High School	^[14]
7 (206)	Jeremy Dutton	Third baseman	North Carolina State University	^[15]
8 (236)	Thomas Oldham	Third baseman	Creighton University	^[16]
9 (266)	Justin Ruchti	Catcher	Rice University	^[17]
10 (296)	Mike Cox	Third baseman	Florida Atlantic University	^[18]
11 (326)	Joe Woerman	Right-handed pitcher	San Diego City College	^[19]
12 (356)	Ruben Flores	Right-handed pitcher	El Paso Community College	^[20]
13 (386)	Shawn Nottingham	Left-handed pitcher	Jackson High School	^[21]
14 (416)	Tim Dorn	Right-handed pitcher	East Los Angeles College	^[22]
15 (446)	Scott Maine	Left-handed pitcher	William T. Dwyer High School	^[23]
16 (476)	Brian Schweiger	Catcher	California State University, San Bernardino	^[24]
17 (506)	Jason Snyder	Right-handed pitcher	Dixie State College	^[25]
18 (536)	James Hymon	Shortstop	Rust College	^[26]
19 (566)	Aaron Jensen	Right-handed pitcher	Springville High School	^[27]
20 (596)	Carroll Gaddis	Outfielder	Hoke County High School	^[28]
21 (626)	Casey Craig	Outfielder	Granite Hills High School	^[29]
22 (656)	Samuel Bradford	Outfielder	Gardner–Webb University	^[30]
23 (686)	Daniel Santin	Catcher	Miami Brito High School	^[31]
24 (716)	Kenny Falconer	Right-handed pitcher	University of Kansas	^[32]
25 (746)	Jason Cable	Left-handed pitcher	Palmdale High School	^[33]
26 (776)	Gordon Lynah	Outfielder	Spartanburg Methodist College	^[34]
27 (806)	Richard Breshears	Right-handed pitcher	Hutchinson Community College	^[35]
28 (836)	Daniel McDonald	Left-handed pitcher	Theodore High School	^[36]
29 (866)	Christopher Garcia	Right-handed pitcher	None	^[37]
30 (896)	Steve Santos	Right-handed pitcher	Los Medanos College	^[38]
31 (926)	Doug Mathis	Right-handed pitcher	Central Arizona College	^[39]
32 (956)	Adam Poole	Left-handed pitcher	Lincoln Trail College	^[40]
33 (986)	Blake Rampy	Right-handed pitcher	Tomball High School	^[41]
34 (1016)	Paul Keck	Catcher	Sacramento City College	^[42]
35 (1046)	Andy Reichard	Right-handed pitcher	State College High School	^[43]
36 (1076)	Alexander Baboulas	Left-handed pitcher	Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute	^[44]
37 (1106)	Joel Allin	Left-handed pitcher	Stockbridge High School	^[45]
38 (1136)	Yusuf Carter	Catcher	Canarsie High School	^[46]
39 (1166)	Trevor Heid	Outfielder	Dixie State College	^[47]
40 (1196)	Mark Tourangeau	Right-handed pitcher	Queen Elizabeth Park High School	^[48]
41 (1226)	Dane Awana	Left-handed pitcher	Saddleback College	^[49]
42 (1255)	Danny Santiesteban	Outfielder	Miami Brito High School	^[50]
43 (1284)	Harold Williams	Right-handed pitcher	Cerritos College	^[51]
44 (1312)	Edwin Totesault	Shortstop	Miami Brito High School	^[52]
45 (1339)	McCay Green	Right-handed pitcher	Lake–Sumter Community College	^[53]
46 (1366)	Mike Hofius	First baseman	California State University, San Bernardino	^[54]
47 (1393)	Daniel Kapala	Right-handed pitcher	Shrine Catholic High School	^[55]
48 (1420)	Markus Roberts	Shortstop	Deer Valley High School	^[56]
49 (1446)	Jose Laffitte	Outfielder	Miami High School	^[57]
50 (1472)	Timothy Turner	Outfielder	East Tennessee State University	^[58]

Rule 5 draft

Key

Pick	Indicates the pick the player was drafted
Previous team	Indicates the previous organization, not Minor league team

Table

Phase (Pick)	Name	Position	Previous team	Notes	Ref
Triple-A (16)	Darwin Soto	Infielder	San Diego Padres		^[59]
Triple-A (36)	Omar Falcon	Catcher	San Diego Padres
Triple-A (47)	Chris Key	Left-handed pitcher	Florida Marlins

External links

• 2003 Seattle Mariners at Baseball Reference
• 2003 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: Remember the Fab Five? Mariners do Mariners Insider - The News Tribune . September 7, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150912142848/http://blog.thenewstribune.com/mariners/2011/05/25/remember-the-fab-five-mariners-do/ . September 12, 2015 . dead .
2. https://www.baseball-reference.com/p/podsesc01.shtml Scott Podsednik Statistics
3. https://www.baseball-reference.com/o/olerujo01.shtml John Olerud Statistics
4. https://www.baseball-reference.com/m/mabryjo01.shtml John Mabry Statistics
5. http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=2003&t=SEA 2003 Seattle Mariners Roster by Baseball Almanac
6. https://www.baseball-reference.com/k/kellyke01.shtml Kenny Kelly Statistics
7. Web site: Hutch Award | Baseball Almanac.
8. Johnson, Lloyd, and Wolff, Miles, ed., The Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball, 3rd edition. Durham, North Carolina: Baseball America, 2007
9. Web site: Adam Jones Statistics and History . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference LLC . September 28, 2011.
10. Web site: Jeff Flaig Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 28, 2011.
11. Web site: Ryan Feierabend Statistics and History . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference LLC . September 28, 2011.
12. Web site: Paul Fagan Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 28, 2011.
13. Web site: Casey Abrams Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 28, 2011.
14. Web site: Eric O'Flaherty Statistics and History . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference LLC . September 28, 2011.
15. Web site: Jeremy Dutton Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 28, 2011.
16. Web site: Tom Oldham Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 28, 2011.
17. Web site: Justin Ruchti Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 28, 2011.
18. Web site: Mike Cox Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 28, 2011.
19. Web site: Joe Woerman Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 28, 2011.
20. Web site: Buddy Flores Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 28, 2011.
21. Web site: Shawn Nottingham Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 28, 2011.
22. Web site: Tim Dorn Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 28, 2011.
23. Web site: Scott Maine Statistics and History . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference LLC . September 28, 2011.
24. Web site: Brian Schweiger Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 28, 2011.
25. Web site: Jason Snyder Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 28, 2011.
26. Web site: James Hymon Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 28, 2011.
27. Web site: Aaron Jensen Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 28, 2011.
28. Web site: C.J. Gaddis Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 28, 2011.
29. Web site: Casey Craig Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 28, 2011.
30. Web site: Sam Bradford Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 28, 2011.
31. Web site: Danny Santin Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 28, 2011.
32. Web site: Kenneth Falconer Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 28, 2011.
33. Web site: Jason Cable Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 28, 2011.
34. Web site: Dwayne Lynah Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 29, 2011.
35. Web site: Richard Breshears Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 29, 2011.
36. Web site: Daniel McDonald Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 29, 2011.
37. Web site: Chris Garcia Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 29, 2011.
38. Web site: Steve Santos Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 29, 2011.
39. Web site: Doug Mathis Statistics and History . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference LLC . September 29, 2011.
40. Web site: Adam Poole Minor League Statistics & History . Baseball-Reference . Sports Reference LLC . September 29, 2011.
41. Web site: Blake Rampy Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 29, 2011.
42. Web site: Paul Keck Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 29, 2011.
43. Web site: Andy Reichard Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 29, 2011.
44. Web site: Alex Baboulas Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 29, 2011.
45. Web site: Joel Allin Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 29, 2011.
46. Web site: Yusuf Carter Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 29, 2011.
47. Web site: Trevor Heid Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 29, 2011.
48. Web site: Mark Tourangeau Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 29, 2011.
49. Web site: Dane Awana Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 29, 2011.
50. Web site: Danny Santiesteban Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 29, 2011.
51. Web site: Harold Williams Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 29, 2011.
52. Web site: Edwin Totesault Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 29, 2011.
53. Web site: McCay Green Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 29, 2011.
54. Web site: Mike Hofius Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 29, 2011.
55. Web site: Dan Kapala Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 29, 2011.
56. Web site: Markus Roberts Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 29, 2011.
57. Web site: Jose Laffitte Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 29, 2011.
58. Web site: Tim Turner Baseball Stats . The Baseball Cube . September 29, 2011.
59. Web site: Rule 5 Draft Results . December 15, 2003 . . baseballamerica.com . September 29, 2011.