2000 Seattle Mariners season

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

2000 Seattle Mariners
American League Wild Card winners
League	American League
Division	West
Ballpark	Safeco Field
City	Seattle, Washington
Record	91–71 (.562)
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)
← 1999 Seasons 2001 →

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

• 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

Season standings

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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 v t e
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

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 48 Paul Abbott 34 Freddy García 54 John Halama 58 Kevin Hodges 55 Gil Meche 49 José Mesa 50 Jamie Moyer 36 José Paniagua 38 Joel Piñeiro 39 Robert Ramsay 53 Arthur Rhodes 33 Frankie Rodriguez 22 Kazuhiro Sasaki 30 Aaron Sele 40 Brett Tomko		Catchers 17 Tom Lampkin 39 Robert Machado  9 Joe Oliver 16 Chris Widger  6 Dan Wilson Infielders 25 David Bell  8 Carlos Guillén 20 Carlos Hernández 31 Brian Lesher 47 John Mabry 11 Edgar Martínez  4 Mark McLemore  5 John Olerud  3 Alex Rodriguez		Outfielders 19 Jay Buhner 44 Mike Cameron  1 Charles Gipson 35 Rickey Henderson 23 Raúl Ibañez 28 Stan Javier 18 Al Martin 13 Anthony Sanders		Manager 14 Lou Piniella Coaches 10 Larry Bowa  7 John McLaren 12 John Moses 29 Gerald Perry 35,32 Bryan Price 15 Matt Sinatro

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	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

^[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
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

ALDS

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

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^[10]

Major League Baseball 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

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.

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]