In 2000 he played in 90 games for the Mariners with 68 at third base. The Mariners acquired Guillen along with pitchers Freddie Garcia and John Halama on July 31, 1998, from the Houston Astros for Randy Johnson.Ĭarlos Guillen appeared in 10 games for the Mariners after the trade in 1998. The five years A-Rod was with the Mariners were the best ever by a Mariner shortstop.Īfter A-Rod left Carlos Guillen became the shortstop. Every time he visited Seattle the fans would boo him. I am sure most Mariner fans thought what we will do without him at shortstop however in 2001 the Mariners won 116 games. 300 however his power numbers were down but 1998 thru 2000 he hit over 40 home runs and drove in over one hundred runs.Īfter the 2000 season, Alex Rodriguez signed the largest contract in baseball history at the time 10 years for $252 million by the Texas Rangers. He had 36 home runs and drove in 123 runs.
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358 in his first full season in the major leagues. This was the same year the Mariners made their first appearance in the postseason beating the New York Yankees then losing to the Cleveland Indians in American League Championship Series. He made 59 plate appearances that year and then in 1995 he had 149 plate appearances. He was released by the Mariners before 1989.Īlex Rodriguez had made his major league debut in 1994 at the age of 18. 317 for the Mariners however in 1995 he hit only. The main reason the Mariners traded Vizquel was that of a young shortstop they drafted first overall in 1993 named Alex Rodriguez.įelix Fermin was the Mariners starting shortstop in 19 before Alex Rodriguez. After the 1993 season, he was traded to the Cleveland Indians for shortstop Felix Fermin, outfielder Reggie Jefferson, and cash. He had 11 gold gloves in his career including 9 straight. His last year with the Mariners was 1993 where he won his first gold glove. His best year hitting for the Mariners was 1992 when hit. He played in the major leagues for 24 seasons. 220 for the Mariners however he made himself into a good hitter. Omar Vizquel one of the great all-time fielding shortstops made his major league debut for Seattle on April 3, 1989. He started 1989 with the Mariners however was traded to the Pittsburgh Pirates after seven games. 189 in 131 plate appearances that year however he had a solid season for the Mariners in 1987 where he hit.
Rey Quinones took over the shortstop position when traded to the Mariners in August of 1986. His on-base percentage was good being over. 259 in 1985 and when he was traded in 1986 he was batting. Spike Owens though he had little power he played great defense for the Mariners between June 1983 and August 1986. In the trade, the Mariners acquired Rey Quinones along with two players, and a player to be named later. He was the Mariners regular shortstop until August 19, 1986, when he was traded to the Boston Red Sox along with another player center fielder Dave Henderson who was the very first player drafted in the history of the Mariners in 1977. 196 however he was popular with the fans. He didn’t hit well his rookie season batting. Spike Owens the Mariners drafted in the first round of 1982 out of University of Texas at Austin made his debut against the Toronto Jays on June 25, 1983. The next season he started with Seattle however they traded him to the Baltimore Orioles in June. Cruz didn’t have a high batting average going. The Mariners acquired their first power-hitting shortstop before the 1982 season, acquiring Todd Cruz from the Chicago White Sox. In 1981 he played shortstop along with Rick Auerbach. He wasn’t much better than Mendoza though he did hit 8 home runs and drive in 30 runs in 1980.
The next Mariners shortstop was Jim Anderson. He went on to finish his career the next two years with divisional rival the Texas Rangers. He was adequate in the field however he hit. The Mariners had Mario Mendoza at shortstop. The next guy playing in 1979 and 80 was someone not known for his bat for sure. Next shortstop on the scene certainly didn’t match up to Craig Reynolds or for that matter shortstop the Mariners have had. The Mariners traded him for left-handed starting pitcher Floyd Bannister who grew up in the Seattle area. He finished his career with the Astros over 11 seasons. Besides hitting well the second season he was able to move runners along.Īfter 1978, Reynolds was traded to the Houston Astros. 248 with four home runs however in 1978 he made the all-star team like the Mariners the only representative. He wasn’t considered a power hitter like a future shortstop for the Mariners in Alex Rodriguez. The first shortstop the Mariners had in their franchise was Craig Reynolds who had a solid time in his two years with Seattle. The Seattle Mariners have had some pretty good shortstops over the years even though they have had some duds as well. By Herbert Nightingale 3 years ago Follow Tweet
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