2000 Seattle Mariners season

2000 Seattle Mariners
American League Wild Card winners
LeagueAmerican League
DivisionWest
BallparkSafeco Field
CitySeattle, Washington
Record91–71 (.562)
Divisional place2nd
OwnerHiroshi Yamauchi
(represented by Howard Lincoln)
General managerPat Gillick
ManagerLou Piniella
TelevisionKIRO-TV 7
FSN Northwest
RadioKIRO 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 American League Championship Series, 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 91–71 (.562) record. In the playoffs, they swept the Chicago White Sox in the American League Division Series but were defeated by the Yankees in the next round.

The Mariners traded future Hall of Famer Ken Griffey Jr. before the start of the season, which was also Alex Rodriguez's final season with Seattle.

Offseason

Regular season

Season standings

AL West
Team W L Pct. GB Home Road
Oakland Athletics 91 70 .565 — 47‍–‍34 44‍–‍36
Seattle Mariners 91 71 .562 ½ 47‍–‍34 44‍–‍37
Anaheim Angels 82 80 .506 9½ 46‍–‍35 36‍–‍45
Texas Rangers 71 91 .438 20½ 42‍–‍39 29‍–‍52

Record vs. opponents

2000 American League record
Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2000
Team ANA BAL BOS CWS CLE DET KC MIN NYY OAK SEA TB TEX TOR NL
Anaheim — 7–5 5–4 4–6 3–6 5–5 6–6 7–3 5–5 5–8 5–8 6–6 7–5 5–7 12–6
Baltimore 5–7 — 5–7 4–6 5–4 6–4 3–7 6–3 5–7 4–8 3–7 8–5 6–6 7–6 7–11
Boston 4–5 7–5 — 7–5 6–6 7–5 4–6 8–2 6–7 5–5 5–5 6–6 7–3 4–8 9–9
Chicago 6–4 6–4 5–7 — 8–5 9–3 5–7 7–5 8–4 6–3 7–5 6–4 5–5 5–5 12–6
Cleveland 6–3 4–5 6–6 5–8 — 6–7 5–7 5–8 5–5 6–6 7–2 8–2 6–4 8–4 13–5
Detroit 5–5 4–6 5–7 3–9 7–6 — 5–7 7–6 8–4 6–4 7–2 4–5 5–5 3–9 10–8
Kansas City 6–6 7–3 6–4 7–5 7–5 7–5 — 7–5 2–8 4–8 4–8 5–5 3–7 4–6 8–10
Minnesota 3–7 3–6 2–8 5–7 8–5 6–7 5–7 — 5–5 5–7 3–9 4–6 8–4 5–4 7–11
New York 5–5 7–5 7–6 4–8 5–5 4–8 8–2 5–5 — 6–3 4–6 6–6 10–2 5–7 11–6
Oakland 8–5 8–4 5–5 3–6 6–6 4–6 8–4 7–5 3–6 — 9–4 7–2 5–7 7–3 11–7
Seattle 8–5 7–3 5–5 5–7 2–7 2–7 8–4 9–3 6–4 4–9 — 9–3 7–5 8–2 11–7
Tampa Bay 6–6 5–8 6–6 4–6 2–8 5–4 5–5 6–4 6–6 2–7 3–9 — 5–7 5–7 9–9
Texas 5–7 6–6 3–7 5–5 4–6 5–5 7–3 4–8 2–10 7–5 5–7 7–5 — 4–6 7–11
Toronto 7–5 6–7 8–4 5–5 4–8 9–3 6–4 4–5 7–5 3–7 2–8 7–5 6–4 — 9–9

Season summary

Awards and honors

Closer Kazuhiro Sasaki won the American League (AL) Rookie of the Year Award. His 37 saves set a new franchise single-season record, surpassing Mike Schooler's 33 saves in 1989.[11][12][13]

Designated hitter Edgar Martinez won the AL Player of the Month Award for May after batting .441 with an .814 slugging percentage.[14] He led the AL with 145 runs batted in and won the Edgar Martínez Award.[15]

Shortstop Alex Rodriguez won the Baseball America Major League Player of the Year Award[16] and a Silver Slugger Award. First baseman John Olerud won a Gold Glove Award.[17]

Rodriguez, Martínez, and Sele were selected to the All-Star Game.[18]

Notable transactions

2000 roster

2000 Seattle Mariners
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

= Indicates team leader
= Indicates league 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 Dan Wilson 90 268 31 63 5 27 .235 1
1B John Olerud 159 565 84 161 14 103 .285 0
2B Mark McLemore 130 481 72 118 3 46 .245 30
3B David Bell 133 454 57 112 11 47 .247 2
SS Alex Rodriguez 148 554 134 175 41 132 .316 15
LF Rickey Henderson 92 324 58 77 4 30 .238 31
CF Mike Cameron 155 543 96 145 19 78 .267 24
RF Jay Buhner 112 364 50 92 26 82 .253 0
DH Edgar Martínez 153 556 100 180 37 145 .324 3

[24]

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
Charles Gipson 59 29 7 9 0 3 .310 2
Carlos Guillén 90 288 45 74 7 42 .257 1
Carlos Hernández 2 1 0 0 0 0 .000 0
Raúl Ibañez 92 140 21 32 2 15 .229 2
Stan Javier 105 342 61 94 5 40 .275 4
Tom Lampkin 36 103 15 26 7 23 .252 0
Brian Lesher 5 5 1 4 0 3 .800 1
John Mabry 47 103 18 25 1 7 .243 0
Robert Machado 8 14 2 3 1 1 .214 0
Al Martin 42 134 19 31 4 9 .231 4
Joe Oliver 69 200 33 53 10 35 .265 2
Anthony Sanders 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 0
Chris Widger 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
Aaron Sele 34 211.2 17 10 4.51 137
Paul Abbott 35 179.0 9 7 4.22 100
John Halama 30 166.2 14 9 5.08 87
Jamie Moyer 26 154.0 13 10 5.49 98
Freddy García 21 124.1 9 5 3.91 79
Gil Meche 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
Brett Tomko 32 92.1 7 5 4.68 59
Joel Piñeiro 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
Kazuhiro Sasaki 63 2 5 37 3.16 78
Arthur Rhodes 72 5 8 0 4.28 77
José Paniagua 69 3 0 5 3.47 71
José Mesa 66 4 6 1 5.36 84
Robert Ramsay 37 1 1 0 3.40 32
Frank Rodriguez 23 2 1 0 6.27 19
Kevin Hodges 13 0 0 0 5.19 7
John Mabry 1 0 0 0 27.00 0

Postseason

ALDS

Main article: 2000 American League Division Series

Seattle Mariners vs. Chicago White Sox

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

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
Level Team League Manager
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[25]

MLB draft

2000 Seattle Mariners draft picks
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 pick Sam Hays
Draft positions 16th
Number of selections 47
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

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 [26]
5 (146) Derrick Van Dusen Left-handed pitcher Riverside City College [27]
6 (176) Jamal Strong Outfielder University of Nebraska–Lincoln [28]
7 (206) Jaime Bubela Outfielder Baylor University [29]
8 (236) Rett Johnson Right-handed pitcher Coastal Carolina University [30]
9 (266) Charlie Manning Left-handed pitcher University of Tampa [31]
10 (296) Ryan Ketchner Left-handed pitcher John I. Leonard High School [32]
11 (326) Blake Bone Third baseman University of Alabama in Huntsville [33]
12 (356) Erick Swanson Left-handed pitcher Oakland University [34]
13 (386) Skip Wiley Right-handed pitcher Chaminade–Madonna College Preparatory School [35]
14 (416) Manny Crespo Outfielder University of Miami [36]
15 (446) Jake Daubert Third baseman Rutgers University [37]
16 (476) Jared Jones Outfielder Florida State University [38]
17 (506) Steven Moore Outfielder Dominguez High School [39]
18 (536) Jonathan Douillard Catcher Harrison High School [40]
19 (566) Tanner Watson Right-handed pitcher Arnprior District High School [41]
20 (596) Miguel Martinez Left-handed pitcher Maria Auxiliadora High School [42]
21 (626) Robbie Van Left-handed pitcher Silverado High School [43]
22 (656) Larry Brown Outfielder College of the Canyons [44]
23 (686) Jason Hammel Right-handed pitcher South Kitsap High School [45]
24 (716) William Corbin Catcher Jefferson High School [46]
25 (746) Kyle Pawelczyk Left-handed pitcher Elkins High School [47]
26 (776) Jose Cruz Outfielder Florida Air Academy [48]
27 (806) Theo Heflin Left-handed pitcher Hutchinson Community College [49]
28 (836) Thomas Williams Outfielder McCallum High School [50]
29 (866) Brandon Espinosa Right-handed pitcher Mater Dei High School [51]
30 (896) Frederick Ambres Right-handed pitcher Ranger College [52]
31 (926) Jason Looper Shortstop Sentinel High School [53]
32 (956) Phil Cullen Right-handed pitcher University of Utah [54]
33 (986) Ben Hudson Catcher Truett-McConnell College [55]
34 (1016) Chris Way Right-handed pitcher Groves High School [56]
35 (1046) Chris Way Right-handed pitcher Ridgewood High School [57]
36 (1076) Ben Williams Shortstop Calloway High School [58]
37 (1106) Billy Sadler Right-handed pitcher Pensacola Catholic High School [59]
38 (1136) Colby Summer Shortstop Mountain View High School [60]
39 (1166) John Nelson Shortstop University of Kansas [61]
40 (1195) Justin Ottman Left-handed pitcher North Rockland High School [62]
41 (1224) Ryan Welborn Outfielder Yukon High School [63]
42 (1253) Ronnie Brown Outfielder Cartersville High School [64]
43 (1281) Craig Moreland Outfielder Trousdale County High School [65]
44 (1308) Dennis Cervenka Left-handed pitcher McLennan Community College [66]
45 (1334) Alex Cadena Catcher Galveston College [67]
46 (1358) Derrell Smith Shortstop Palm Beach Lakes Community High School [68]
47 (1382) Chris Collins Catcher South Mountain Community College [69]
48 (1402) Philip Perry Outfielder Lakewood High School (California) [70]
49 (1422) Isaac Johnson Outfielder Wilcox High School [71]
50 (1442) Matt Armstrong Catcher Eustis High School [72]

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