2008 Seattle Mariners season

2008 Seattle Mariners
Major League affiliations
American League (since 1977)
Western Division (since 1977)
Location
Safeco Field (since 1999)
Seattle, Washington (since 1977)
Other information
Owner(s)	Nintendo of America (represented by Howard Lincoln)
General manager(s)	Bill Bavasi, Lee Pelekoudas
Manager(s)	John McLaren (dismissed June 20), Jim Riggleman
Local television	FSN Northwest (Dave Niehaus, Dave Sims, Rick Rizzs, Mike Blowers)
Local radio	KOMO (English) (Dave Niehaus, Rick Rizzs) KSZN (Spanish) (Alex Rivera, Julio Cruz)
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The 2008 Seattle Mariners season was the 32nd Major League Baseball season in the team's history. Coming off the heels of the previous 2007 season, in which the M's finished with their first winning record since 2003, the team was widely expected to once again compete for the American League West division championship. The team was bolstered by some major roster additions during the previous offseason, most notably starting pitchers Érik Bédard and Carlos Silva. However, by the end of May, it became apparent that the team had gone back to its losing ways of the 2004–06 seasons. Despite their losing ways, they won their first and last game of the season. Their longest winning-streak of the season is 4 games after a Cleveland sweep at the end of August and a 12-6 win against the Texas Rangers on the first day of September. However, standing at 57-87, their longest losing-streak of the season is 12 games, 11 on the road, 1 at home, after being swept by the L.A. Angels, Kansas City Royals, Oakland Athletics, and suffering a loss at the last homestand opener against the L.A. Angels. On September 23, the Mariners became the first club to spend $100 million in payroll and lose 100 games. The team finished the season with a 61-101 (.377) record, last in the West for the 4th time in 5 years, and second worst in the Majors.

With the team underperforming and underachieving, a number of people who had become scapegoats for the team's underperformance were dismissed during the season, most notably general manager Bill Bavasi, field manager John McLaren, first baseman Richie Sexson, and designated hitter José Vidro.

Offseason

• December 20, 2007 Signed free agent RHP Carlos Silva
• January 8, 2008 Signed free agent INF Miguel Cairo
• January 31, 2008 Signed free agent OF Brad Wilkerson
• February 8, 2008 Traded OF Adam Jones, LHP George Sherrill, and minor league pitchers Tony Butler, Chris Tillman and Kam Mickolio to the Baltimore Orioles for LHP Érik Bédard
• Dismissed all coaches hired under Mike Hargrove except hitting coach Jeff Pentland and hired former MLB managers Jim Riggleman (bench coach), Sam Perlozzo (third base coach), and Lee Elia (special assistant to the manager), as well as Mel Stottlemyre (pitching coach), Norm Charlton (bullpen coach), and Eddie Rodriguez (first base coach).

Regular season

Season standings

AL West	W	L	Pct.	GB	Home	Road
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	100	62	0.617	—	50–31	50–31
Texas Rangers	79	83	0.488	21	40–41	39–42
Oakland Athletics	75	86	0.466	24½	43–38	32–48
Seattle Mariners	61	101	0.377	39	35–46	26–55

Record vs. opponents

Team	BAL	BOS	CWS	CLE	DET	KC	LAA	MIN	NYY	OAK	SEA	TB	TEX	TOR	NL
Baltimore	–	6–12	4–5	4–4	4–3	5–3	3–6	3–3	7–11	0–5	8–2	3–15	4–5	6–12	11–7
Boston	12–6	–	4–3	5–1	5–2	6–1	1–8	4–3	9–9	6–4	6–3	8–10	9–1	9–9	11–7
Chicago	5–4	3–4	–	11–7	12–6	12–6	5–5	9–10	2–5	5–4	5–1	4–6	3–3	1–7	12–6
Cleveland	4–4	1–5	7–11	–	11–7	10–8	4–5	8–10	4–3	5–4	4–5	5–2	6–4	6–1	6–12
Detroit	3–4	2–5	6–12	7–11	–	7–11	3–6	7–11	4–2	3–6	7–3	3–4	6–3	3–5	13–5
Kansas City	3–5	1–6	6–12	8–10	11–7	–	2–3	6–12	5–5	6–3	7–2	3–5	2–7	2–5	13–5
Los Angeles	6–3	8–1	5–5	5–4	6–3	3–2	–	5–3	7–3	10–9	14–5	3–6	12–7	6–3	10–8
Minnesota	3–3	3–4	10–9	10–8	11–7	12–6	3–5	–	4–6	5–5	5–4	3–3	5–5	0–6	14–4
New York	11–7	9–9	5–2	3–4	2–4	5–5	3–7	6–4	–	5–1	7–2	11–7	3–4	9–9	10–8
Oakland	5–0	4–6	4–5	4–5	6–3	3–6	9–10	5–5	1–5	-	10–9	3–6	7–12	4–6	10–8
Seattle	2–8	3–6	1–5	5–4	3–7	2–7	5–14	4–5	2–7	9–10	–	3–4	8–11	5–4	9–9
Tampa Bay	15–3	10–8	6–4	2–5	4–3	5–3	6–3	3–3	7–11	6–3	4–3	–	6–3	11–7	12–6
Texas	5–4	1–9	3–3	4–6	3–6	7–2	7–12	5–5	4–3	12–7	11–8	3–6	–	4–4	10–8
Toronto	12–6	9–9	7–1	1–6	5–3	5–2	3–6	6–0	9–9	6–4	4–5	7–11	4–4	–	8–10

Roster

2008 Seattle Mariners
Roster
Pitchers 58 Cha Seung Baek 43 Miguel Batista 45 Érik Bédard 48 Roy Corcoran 41 R. A. Dickey 31 Ryan Feierabend 54 Sean Green 34 Félix Hernández 36 César Jiménez 57 Mark Lowe 26 Randy Messenger 35 Brandon Morrow 59 Eric O'Flaherty 20 J. J. Putz 53 Arthur Rhodes 18 Ryan Rowland-Smith 52 Carlos Silva 60 Justin Thomas 56 Jarrod Washburn 40 Jared Wells 49 Jake Woods		Catchers 15 Jamie Burke  9 Jeff Clement  2 Kenji Johjima 32 Rob Johnson Infielders 29 Adrián Beltré  5 Yuniesky Betancourt 13 Miguel Cairo 23 Tug Hulett 39 Bryan LaHair  4 José López 10 Greg Norton 44 Richie Sexson 27 Matt Tuiasosopo 61 Luis Valbuena  3 José Vidro		Outfielders 50 Wladimir Balentien 16 Willie Bloomquist 28 Raúl Ibáñez 25 Charlton Jimerson 12 Mike Morse  8 Jeremy Reed 51 Ichiro Suzuki  6 Brad Wilkerson		Manager  7 John McLaren 47 Jim Riggleman Coaches 37 Norm Charlton (bullpen) 40 Jeff Pentland (hitting) 22 Sam Perlozzo (third base) 55 Lee Elia (bench) 47 Jim Riggleman (bench)  1 Eddie Rodríguez (first base) 30 Mel Stottlemyre (pitching) 58 Jose Castro (hitting)

In-season transactions

• April 2, 2008 Placed pitcher J. J. Putz on the 15-day disabled list, and purchased the contract of pitcher Roy Corcoran from Tacoma of the Pacific Coast League (AAA).
• April 11, 2008 Recalled IF Greg Norton from Triple-A Tacoma; designated OF Charlton Jimerson for assignment.
• April 14, 2008 Selected the contract of LHP Arthur Rhodes from Double-A West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx; Recalled RHP R.A. Dickey from Triple-A Tacoma; Placed OF Mike Morse on 15-day disabled list with a dislocated left shoulder; Optioned LHP Eric O'Flaherty to Double-A West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx.
• April 15, 2008 Placed LHP Érik Bédard on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to April 9, with inflammation in his left hip.
• April 16, 2008 Recalled RHP Brandon Morrow from Double-A West Tennessee Diamond Jaxx; Re-signed OF Charlton Jimerson to a Minor League contract, he had been designated for assignment on April 10.
• April 22, 2008 Activated RHP J. J. Putz from the 15-day disabled list; optioned RHP R.A. Dickey to Triple-A Tacoma.
• April 25, 2008 Signed C Kenji Johjima to a 3-year, $24 million contract extension through 2011.
• April 26, 2008 Activated LHP Érik Bédard from the 15-day disabled list; optioned RHP Roy Corcoran to Triple-A Tacoma.
• April 30, 2008 Recalled C Jeff Clement and OF Wladimir Balentien from Triple-A Tacoma; Designated INF Greg Norton and OF Brad Wilkerson for assignment.
• May 5, 2008 Traded Greg Norton to the Atlanta Braves for a player to be named or cash considerations; Released nonroster OF Bronson Sardinha.
• May 7, 2008 Released OF Brad Wilkerson, he had been designated for assignment on April 30.
• May 18, 2008 Optioned C Jeff Clement to Triple-A Tacoma.
• May 19, 2008 Recalled OF Jeremy Reed from Triple-A Tacoma; claimed RHP Tracy Thorpe off waivers from Toronto.
• May 21, 2008 Designated RHP Cha Seung Baek for assignment.
• May 22, 2008 Recalled RHP R.A. Dickey from Triple-A Tacoma.
• May 27, 2008 Acquired RHP Jared Wells from the San Diego Padres for RHP Cha Seung Baek.
• May 28, 2008 Optioned RHP Jared Wells to Triple-A Tacoma; Activated RHP Anderson Garcia from the 15-day disabled list and optioned him to Single-A High Desert.
• June 13, 2008 Placed RHP J. J. Putz on the 15-day disabled list with a hyper-extended right elbow; Recalled RHP Roy Corcoran from Triple-A Tacoma.
• June 16, 2008 Recalled C Jeff Clement from Triple-A Tacoma; Optioned OF Wladimir Balentien to Triple-A Tacoma.
• June 24, 2008 Acquired LHP Nelson Payano from the Atlanta Braves to complete the May 5 trade.
• July 1, 2008 Placed RHP Félix Hernández on the 15-day disabled list with a sprained left ankle retroactive to June 24; Recalled LHP Cesar Jimenez from Triple-A Tacoma.
• July 7, 2008 Released RHP Anderson Garcia.
• July 10, 2008 Recalled RHP Jared Wells from Triple-A Tacoma; Selected the contract of INF Tug Hulett from Triple-A Tacoma; Placed LHP Érik Bédard on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 5, with stiffness in his left shoulder; Released INF Richie Sexson.
• July 11, 2008 Activated RHP Félix Hernández from the 15-day disabled list; Optioned RHP Jared Wells to Triple-A Tacoma.
• July 17, 2008 Optioned INF Tug Hulett to Triple-A Tacoma; Signed OF Julio Morban and RHP Francisco Valdivia.
• July 18, 2008 Recalled 1B Bryan LaHair from Triple-A Tacoma.
• July 20, 2008 Activated RHP J. J. Putz from the 15-day disabled list; Optioned LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith to Triple-A Tacoma.
• July 25, 2008 Signed RHP Jorge Sosa to a Minor League contract.
• July 30, 2008 Claimed RHP Luis Munoz off waivers from Pittsburgh and optioned him to Double-A West Tennessee.
• July 31, 2008 Acquired RHP Gaby Hernandez from the Florida Marlins in exchange for LHP Arthur Rhodes.
• August 13, 2008 Released DH/INF José Vidro (Designated for assignment on August 5)

Front office/coaching staff

• June 9, 2008 Dismissed hitting coach Jeff Pentland and named special assistant Lee Elia as his replacement
• June 16, 2008 Dismissed general manager Bill Bavasi and named vice president/assistant GM Lee Pelekoudas as interim GM
• June 19, 2008 Dismissed field manager John McLaren and named bench coach Jim Riggleman as interim manager. Elia promoted to bench coach and minor league hitting instructor Jose Castro promoted to hitting coach.

Individual accomplishments

• May 18 OF Ichiro Suzuki breaks the franchise stolen base record of 290 previously held by Julio Cruz in a game against the San Diego Padres
• June 17 RHP Félix Hernández throws an immaculate inning (retiring all three batters via strikeout using the minimum nine pitches needed to do so) against the Florida Marlins, becoming the thirteenth American League pitcher to do so
• June 23 Félix Hernández hits a grand slam off New York Mets pitcher (and fellow Venezuelan) Johan Santana, becoming the first pitcher in franchise history to hit a home run, as well as the first American League pitcher to hit a grand slam in modern Interleague play
• July 6 C Jamie Burke pitched in the 15th inning of a game against the Detroit Tigers after catching the previous six innings. Burke, who had made four relief appearances in the minor leagues, was saddled with a loss and became the first position player to receive a decision as a pitcher since 2000.
• July 15 Ichiro Suzuki plays in his eighth consecutive Major League Baseball All-Star Game
• July 29 Ichiro Suzuki records his 3,000th major-league hit (1,278 in Nippon Professional Baseball and 1,722 in MLB) in a game against the Texas Rangers
• September 1 3B Adrián Beltré hit for the cycle against the Texas Rangers, becoming the fourth Mariner to accomplish the feat. Beltre's cycle came hours after Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Stephen Drew hit for the cycle in a game against the St. Louis Cardinals, marking the first time two players hit for the cycle in the same day since 1920.
• September 18 Ichiro Suzuki completes his 200th hit of the season, completing 8 straight seasons of accomplishing the feat, tying the record for number of 200+ hit consecutive seasons. Hall of Famer Willie Keeler is the only other person to have achieved this milestone, from 1894 through 1901.

Game log

2008 Game Log
March/April # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 1 March 31 Rangers 5 – 2 Green (1-0) Millwood (0-1) Putz (1) 46,334 1-0 2 April 1 Rangers 5 – 4 Benoit (1-0) Putz (0-1) Wilson (1) 25,204 1-1 3 April 2 Rangers 4 – 1 Silva (1-0) Jennings (0-1) Batista (1) 21,349 2-1 4 April 4 @ Orioles 7 – 4 Trachsel (1-0) Washburn (0-1) Sherrill (2) 14,429 2-2 5 April 5 @ Orioles 6 – 4 Albers (1-0) Batista (0-1) Sherrill (3) 24,824 2-3 6 April 6 @ Orioles 3 – 2 Sarfate (1-0) Lowe (0-1) 19,215 2-4 7 April 7 @ Orioles 5 – 4 Sarfate (2-0) O'Flaherty (0-1) Sherrill (4) 10,774 2-5 8 April 8 @ Rays 6 – 5 Bédard (1-0) Glover (0-1) Rowland-Smith (1) 36,048 3-5 9 April 9 @ Rays 7 – 1 Washburn (1-1) Sonnanstine 12,106 4-5 10 April 10 @ Rays 7 – 0 Jackson (2-0) Batista (0-2) 11,898 4-6 11 April 11 Angels 8 – 5 Hernández (1-0) Weaver (1-2) Lowe (1) 28,915 5-6 12 April 12 Angels 8 – 3 Silva (2-0) Garland (1-2) 34,963 6-6 13 April 13 Angels 10 – 5 Saunders (2-0) Baek (0-1) 30,664 6-7 14 April 14 Royals 5 – 1 Greinke (3-0) Washburn (1-2) 16,751 6-8 15 April 15 Royals 11 – 6 Batista (1-2) Bale (0-3) 17,137 7-8 16 April 16 @ Athletics 4 – 2 Hernández (2-0) Blanton (1-3) 21,126 8-8 17 April 17 @ Athletics 8 – 1 Silva (3-0) DiNardo (1-1) 10,164 9-8 18 April 18 @ Angels 5 – 4 Saunders (3-0) Dickey (0-1) Rodríguez (7) 43,939 9-9 19 April 19 @ Angels 4 – 1 Santana (3-0) Washburn (1-2) Shields (1) 43,959 9-10 20 April 20 @ Angels 4 – 2 Batista (2-2) Moseley (1-2) Rowland-Smith (2) 43,631 10-10 21 April 22 Orioles 4 – 2 Rhodes (1-0) Guthrie (0-2) Putz (2) 17,780 11-10 22 April 23 Orioles 3 – 2 Cabrera (2-0) Rowland-Smith (0-1) Sherrill (7) 16,823 11-11 23 April 24 Orioles 8 – 7 Bradford (2-1) Green (1-1) Sherrill (8) 16,727 11-12 24 April 25 Athletics 4 – 3 Eveland (3-1) Batista (2-3) Street (7) 40,845 11-13 25 April 26 Athletics 5 – 3 Bédard (2-0) Duchscherer (1-1) 37,563 12-13 26 April 27 Athletics 4 – 2 Blanton (2-4) Hernández (2-1) Street (8) 32,612 12-14 27 April 29 @ Indians 7 – 2 Lowe (1-1) Betancourt (1-1) 13,827 13-14 28 April 30 @ Indians 8 – 3 Lee (5-0) Washburn (1-4) 15,279 13-15
May # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 29 May 1 @ Indians 3 – 2 (11) Kobayashi (2-0) Green (1-2) 15,722 13-16 30 May 2 @ Yankees 5 – 1 Wang (6-0) Bedard (2-1) 52,199 13-17 31 May 3 @ Yankees 6 – 1 Mussina (4-3) Hernández (2-2) 52,180 13-18 32 May 4 @ Yankees 8 – 2 Rasner (1-0) Silva (3-1) 53,542 13-19 33 May 5 Rangers 7 – 3 Washburn (2-4) Millwood (2-3) 16,637 14-19 34 May 6 Rangers 10 – 1 Ponson (2-0) Batista (2-4) 15,818 14-20 35 May 7 Rangers 2 – 0 Padilla (5-2) Bedard (2-2) Wilson (8) 17,173 14-21 36 May 8 Rangers 5 – 0 Germán (1-0) Hernández (2-3) 22,922 14-22 37 May 9 White Sox 4 – 2 Contreras (3-3) Silva (3-2) Jenks (7) 27,169 14-23 38 May 10 White Sox 8 – 4 Vázquez (4-3) Washburn (2-5) 33,078 14-24 39 May 11 White Sox 6 – 3 Batista (3-4) Floyd (3-2) Putz (3) 30,346 15-24 40 May 12 @ Rangers 13 – 12 (10) Mathis (1-0) Morrow (0-1) 18,509 15-25 41 May 13 @ Rangers 5 – 2 Rupe (2-1) Hernández (2-4) Guardado (1) 15,766 15-26 42 May 14 @ Rangers 4 – 3 (12) Putz (1-1) German (1-2) Washburn (1) 22,934 16-26 43 May 16 Padres 6 – 4 Young (4-3) Batista (3-5) Hoffman (8) 35,586 16-27 44 May 17 Padres 4 – 2 Bédard (3-2) Wolf (2-4) Putz (4) 32,290 17-27 45 May 18 Padres 3 – 2 Rhodes (2-0) Bell (0-3) Putz (5) 35,483 18-27 46 May 20 @ Tigers 12 – 8 Verlander (2-7) Silva (3-3) Jones (7) 39,463 18-28 47 May 21 @ Tigers 9 – 4 Rogers (4-4) Washburn (2-6) 36,495 18-29 48 May 22 @ Tigers 9 – 2 Bonderman (3-4) Batista (3-6) Dolsi (1) 40,166 18-30 49 May 23 @ Yankees 13 – 2 Pettitte (4-5) Bédard (3-3) 52,005 18-31 50 May 24 @ Yankees 12 – 6 Mussina (7-4) Silva (3-4) 53,512 18-32 51 May 25 @ Yankees 6 – 5 Ramírez (1-0) Putz (1-2) Rivera (12) 54,269 18-33 52 May 26 Red Sox 5 – 3 Colón (2-0) Hernández (2-5) 35,818 18-34 53 May 27 Red Sox 4 – 3 Putz (2-3) Timlin (2-3) 30,758 19-34 54 May 28 Red Sox 1 – 0 Bédard (4-3) Wakefield (3-4) Putz (6) 30,752 20-34 55 May 30 Tigers 7 – 4 Robertson (3-5) Silva (3-5) Jones (8) 34,019 20-35 56 May 31 Tigers 5 – 0 Hernández (3-5) Verlander (2=8) 33,441 21-35
June # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 57 June 1 Tigers 7 – 5 Miner (2-3) Putz (2-3) 38,610 21-36 58 June 2 Angels 4 – 2 Santana (8-2) Washburn (2-7) Rodríguez (22) 22,110 21-37 59 June 3 Angels 5 – 4 Saunders (9-2) Bédard (4-4) Rodríguez (23) 23,534 21-38 60 June 4 Angels 5 – 4 Weaver (5-6) Silva (3-6) Rodríguez (24) 32,774 21-39 61 June 6 @ Red Sox 8 – 0 Hernández (4-5) Colón (3-1) 37,757 22-39 62 June 7 @ Red Sox 11 – 3 Wakefield (4-4) Batista (3-7) 37,443 22-40 63 June 8 @ Red Sox 2 – 1 Masterson (3-0) Green (1-2) Papelbon (18) 37,198 22-41 64 June 9 @ Blue Jays 3 – 2 (10) Dickey (1-1) Frasor (1-1) Putz (7) 20,073 23-41 65 June 10 @ Blue Jays 3 – 1 McGowan (5-4) Silva (3-7) 36,170 23-42 66 June 11 @ Blue Jays 2 – 1 Hernández (5-5) Ryan (1-3) Morrow (1) 35,702 24-42 67 June 13 Nationals 7 – 6 Hill (1-3) Dickey (1-2) Rauch (14) 35,941 24-43 68 June 14 Nationals 5 – 2 Clippard (1-1) Batista (3-8) Rauch (15) 32,145 24-44 69 June 15 Nationals 6 – 2 Colomé (2-1) Lowe (1-3) 38,548 24-45 70 June 16 Marlins 6 – 1 Miller (5-5) Silva (3-8) 21,609 24-46 71 June 17 Marlins 5 – 4 Hernández (6-5) Olsen (4-4) Morrow (2) 20,214 25-46 72 June 18 Marlins 8 – 3 Tucker (2-1) Dickey (1-3) 24,163 25-47 73 June 20 @ Braves 10 – 2 Rowland-Smith (1-1) Campillo (2-2) 40,268 26-47 74 June 21 @ Braves 5 – 4 Boyer (2-5) Batista (3-9) 47,158 26-48 75 June 22 @ Braves 8 – 3 Hudson (8-5) Silva (3-9) 30,965 26-49 76 June 23 @ Mets 5 – 2 Rowland-Smith (2-1) Santana (7-6) Rhodes (1) 49,789 27-49 77 June 24 @ Mets 11 – 0 Dickey (2-3) Pérez (5-5) 49,386 28-49 78 June 25 @ Mets 8 – 2 Maine (8-5) Batista (3-10) 52,154 28-50 79 June 27 @ Padres 5 – 2 Washburn (3-7) Wolf (5-7) Morrow (3) 28,640 29-50 80 June 28 @ Padres 4 – 2 Silva (4-9) Baek (1–4) Morrow (4) 36,396 30-50 81 June 29 @ Padres 9 – 2 Bédard (5-4) Peavy (5-5) 29,966 31-50 82 June 30 Blue Jays 2 – 0 Halladay (9-6) Dickey (2-4) 30,179 31-51
July # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 83 July 1 Blue Jays 7 – 6 Morrow (1-1) Downs (0-2) 24,586 32-51 84 July 2 Blue Jays 4 – 2 Washburn (4-7) McGowan (6-7) Morrow (5) 23,283 33-51 85 July 3 Tigers 8 – 4 Verlander (5–9) Silva (4–10) Rodney (1) 22,523 33-52 86 July 4 Tigers 4 – 1 Bédard (6-4) Rogers (6–6) Morrow (6) 30,564 34-52 87 July 5 Tigers 3 – 2 Batista (4-10) Rodney (0-2) Morrow (7) 30,373 35-52 88 July 6 Tigers 2 – 1 (15) López (3–1) Burke (0-1) Jones (16) 29,083 35-53 89 July 7 @ Athletics 4 – 3 Eveland (7-5) Washburn (4-8) Street (17) 11,129 35-54 90 July 8 @ Athletics 2 – 0 Duchscherer (10-5) Silva (4-11) 12,543 35-55 91 July 9 @ Athletics 6 – 4 Corcoran (1-0) Blanton (5-12) Morrow (8) 21,128 36-55 92 July 10 @ Athletics 3 – 2 (11) Street (2-2) Jiménez (0-1) 15,187 36-56 93 July 11 @ Royals 3 – 1 Hochevar (6-7) Hernández (6-6) Soria (25) 25,345 36-57 94 July 12 @ Royals 5 – 4 Ramírez (1-0) Morrow (1-2) 23,792 36-58 95 July 13 @ Royals 4 – 3 Green (2-2) Soria (1-2) Morrow (9) 21,421 37-58 96 July 18 Indians 8 – 2 Hernández (7-6) Laffey (5-6) 42,570 38-58 97 July 19 Indians 9 – 6 Sowers (1-5) Batista (4-11) 37,869 38-59 98 July 20 Indians 6 – 2 Lee (13-2) Silva (4–12) 32,230 38-60 99 July 21 Red Sox 4 – 0 Lester (8-3) Washburn (4-9) Papelbon (29) 37,861 38-61 100 July 22 Red Sox 4 – 2 Matsuzaka (11-1) Dickey (2-5) Papelbon (30) 38,425 38-62 101 July 23 Red Sox 6 – 3 Papelbon (4-3) Green (2-3) Hansen (2) 43,231 38-63 102 July 25 @ Blue Jays 5 – 4 (10) Carlson (3-1) Lowe (1-4) 28,463 38-64 103 July 26 @ Blue Jays 8 – 3 Purcey (1-1) Dickey (2-6) 33,041 38-65 104 July 27 @ Blue Jays 5 – 1 Washburn (5-9) Marcum (5-5) 33,367 39-65 105 July 28 @ Rangers 7 – 5 Green (3-3) Francisco (2-3) Morrow (10) 21,742 40-65 106 July 29 @ Rangers 11 – 10 Wilson (1-2) Putz (2-4) 17,618 40-66 107 July 30 @ Rangers 4 – 3 Guardado (2-2) Rhodes (2-1) Wilson (24) 23,894 40-67 108 July 31 @ Rangers 8 – 5 Dickey (3-6) Harrison (2-2) 17,839 41-67
August # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 109 August 1 Orioles 10 – 5 Olson (8-5) Washburn (5-10) 28,114 41-68 110 August 2 Orioles 3 – 1 Guthrie (8-8) Hernández (7-7) 30,502 41-69 111 August 3 Orioles 8 – 4 Putz (3-4) Cabrera (7-7) 33,334 42-69 112 August 4 Twins 11 – 6 Corcoran (2-0) Bass (3-4) 27,758 43-69 113 August 5 Twins 8 – 7 J. J. Putz (4-4) Guerrier (6-5) 26,083 44-69 114 August 6 Twins 7 – 3 Blackburn (9-6) Washburn (5-11) 30,441 44-70 115 August 7 Rays 2 – 1 Putz (5-4) Wheeler (2-5) 25,423 45-70 116 August 8 Rays 5 – 3 Shields (10-7) Silva (4-13) Percival (25) 30,220 45-71 117 August 9 Rays 8 – 7 (11) Bradford (4-3) Batista (4-12) Percival (26) 27,905 45-72 118 August 10 Rays 11 – 3 Jackson (9-7) Dickey (3-7) 30,336 45-73 119 August 12 @ Angels 7-3 Garland (11-7) Washburn (5-12) Rodríguez (46) 42,086 45-74 120 August 13 @ Angels 10 – 7 (12) Corcoran (3-0) Speier (1-5) 42,754 46-74 121 August 15 @ Twins 9-3 Liriano (3-3) Silva (4-14) 32,208 46-75 122 August 16 @ Twins 7-6 Reyes (3-0) Jimenez (0-3) 36,316 46-76 123 August 17 @ Twins 11-8 Perkins (10-3) Feierabend (0-1) Nathan (33) 35,478 46-77 124 August 18 @ White Sox 13-5 Buehrle (11-10) Washburn (5-13) 39,002 46-78 125 August 19 @ White Sox 5-0 Richard (1-2) Hernández (7-8) 26,414 46-79 126 August 20 @ White Sox 15-3 Floyd (13-6) Dickey (3-8) 27,000 46-80 127 August 21 Athletics 2-0 Smith (6-12) Rowland-Smith (2-2) Ziegler (4) 25,611 46-81 128 August 22 Athletics 7-5 Corcoran (4-0) Blevins (1-3) Putz (8) 26,603 47-81 129 August 23 Athletics 5 – 1 Eveland (8-8) Washburn (5-14) 34,145 47-82 130 August 24 Athletics 8 – 4 Hernández (8-8) Meyer (0-2) Putz (9) 28,731 48-82 131 August 25 Twins 4 – 2 (11) Dickey (4-8) Crain (5-4) 23,277 49-82 132 August 26 Twins 3 – 2 Rowland-Smith (3-2) Baker (7-4) Corcoran (1) 26,292 50-82 133 August 27 Twins 6 – 5 Perkins (12-3) Green (3-4) Nathan (36) 23,581 50-83 134 August 29 @ Indians 3 – 2 Hernández (9-8) Sowers (2-7) Putz (10) 26,047 51-83 135 August 30 @ Indians 4 – 3 (10) Putz (6-4) Lewis (0-4) Messenger (1) 33,387 52-83 136 August 31 @ Indians 6 – 4 Rowland-Smith (4-2) Jackson (0-1) Corcoran (2) 35,376 53-83
September # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 137 September 1 @ Rangers 12 – 6 Green (4-4) Mendoza (3-7) 16,171 54-83 138 September 2 @ Rangers 6 – 4 McCarthy (1-0) Feierabend (0-2) Francisco (3) 14,521 54-84 139 September 3 @ Rangers 1 – 0 Nippert (2-4) Hernández (9-9) Francisco (4) 12,882 54-85 140 September 5 Yankees 3 – 1 Morrow (2-2) Pettitte (13-12) Putz (11) 39,518 55-85 141 September 6 Yankees 7 – 4 Ponson (8-5) Green (4-5) Rivera (33) 44,473 55-86 142 September 7 Yankees 5 – 2 Feierabend (1-2) Mussina (17-8) Putz (12) 42,677 56-86 143 September 9 Rangers 7 – 3 Padilla (13-7) Hernández (9-10) Madrigal (1) 22,704 56-87 144 September 10 Rangers 8-7 Corcoran (5-0) Millwood (9-9) Putz (13) 23,644 57-87 145 September 11 @ Angels 7 – 4 Weaver (11-10) Morrow (2-3) Rodríguez (57) 38,205 57-88 146 September 12 @ Angels 5 – 3 Arredondo (8-2) Batista (4-13) 43,743 57-89 147 September 13 @ Angels 5 – 2 Garland (14-8) Feierabend (1-3) Rodríguez (58) 43,757 57-90 148 September 14 @ Angels 4 – 3 Arredondo (9-2) Corcoran (5-1) 41,528 57-91 149 September 15 @ Royals 3 – 0 Davies (7-7) Silva (4-15) Soria (38) 10,307 57-92 150 September 16 @ Royals 6 – 3 Duckworth (3-1) Morrow (2-4) Soria (39) 19,135 57-93 151 September 17 @ Royals 5 – 2 Meche (12-11) Corcoran (5-2) Soria (40) 13,382 57-94 152 September 18 @ Royals 12 – 0 Greinke (12-10) Feierabend (1-4) 14,144 57-95 153 September 19 @ Athletics 2 – 0 Eveland (9-8) Hernández (9-11) Ziegler (10) 30,149 57-96 154 September 20 @ Athletics 8 – 7 Street (7-5) Thomas (0-1) Ziegler (11) 18,756 57-97 155 September 21 @ Athletics 5 – 3 Ziegler (3-0) Batista (4-14) Devine (1) 18,707 57-98 156 September 22 Angels 2 – 1 Santana (16-6) Rowland-Smith (4-3) Rodríguez (61) 19,717 57-99 157 September 23 Angels 9 – 6 Corcoran (6-2) Jepsen (0-1) Putz (14) 19,065 58-99 158 September 24 Angels 6 – 5 Oliver (7-1) Lowe (1-5) Rodríguez (62) 19,015 58-100 159 September 25 Angels 6 – 4 Arredondo (10-2) Putz (6-5) Shields (4) 16,939 58-101 160 September 26 Athletics 10 – 8 Morrow (3-4) Gallagher (2-3) Corcoran (3) 24,662 59-101 161 September 27 Athletics 7 – 3 Rowland-Smith (5-3) Smith (7-16) Green (1) 24,440 60-101 162 September 28 Athletics 4 – 3 R.A. Dickey (5-8) Outman (0-1) J. J. Putz (15) 25,000 (approx.) 61-101

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In. Min. games 40., listed by average.

Player	G	AB	H	Avg.	HR	RBI
Ichiro Suzuki	162	686	213	.310	6	42
José López	159	644	191	.297	17	89
Raúl Ibáñez	162	635	186	.293	23	110
Yuniesky Betancourt	153	559	156	.279	7	51
Willie Bloomquist	71	165	46	.279	0	9
Jeremy Reed	97	286	77	.269	2	31
Adrián Beltré	143	566	148	.266	25	77
Jamie Burke	48	92	24	.261	1	8
Bryan LaHair	45	146	34	.250	3	10
Miguel Cairo	108	221	55	.249	0	23
José Vidro	85	308	72	.234	7	45
Jeff Clement	66	203	46	.227	5	23
Kenji Johjima	112	379	86	.227	7	39
Wladimir Balentien	71	243	49	.202	7	24

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	SV	ERA	SO
Félix Hernández	31	200.2	9	11	0	3.45	175
Carlos Silva	28	153.1	4	15	0	6.46	69
Érik Bédard	15	81	6	4	0	3.67	72
Miguel Batista	44 (20 starts)	115	4	14	1	6.26	73
Jarrod Washburn	28 (26 starts)	153.2	5	14	1	4.69	87

Relief pitchers

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

Player	G	IP	W	L	H	SV	ERA	SO
Sean Green	72	79	4	5	17	1	4.67	62
J. J. Putz	47	46.1	6	5	0	15	3.88	56
Eric O'Flaherty	7	6.2	0	1	2	0	20.25	4
Mark Lowe	57	63.2	1	5	1	1	5.37	55
Roy Corcoran	50	72.2	6	2	8	3	3.22	39
Cha Seung Baek	10 (1 start)	30	0	1	0	0	5.40	15
Ryan Rowland-Smith	47 (12 starts)	118.1	5	3	1	2	3.42	77
R.A. Dickey	32 (14 starts)	112.1	5	8	0	0	5.21	58
Arthur Rhodes	36	22	2	1	13	1	2.86	26
Brandon Morrow	45 (5 starts)	64.2	3	4	3	10	3.34	75

Farm system

Level	Team	League	Manager
AAA	Tacoma Rainiers	Pacific Coast League	Daren Brown
AA	West Tenn Diamond Jaxx	Southern League	Scott Steinmann
A	High Desert Mavericks	California League	Jim Horner
A	Wisconsin Timber Rattlers	Midwest League	Terry Pollreisz
A-Short Season	Everett AquaSox	Northwest League	José Moreno
Rookie	Pulaski Mariners	Appalachian League	Rob Mummau
Rookie	AZL Mariners	Arizona League	Andy Bottin

Major League Baseball Draft

2008 Seattle Mariners draft picks
Information
Owner	Nintendo of America
General Manager(s)	Bill Bavasi Lee Pelekoudas Jack Zduriencik
Manager(s)	John McLaren Jim Riggleman
First pick	Joshua Fields (Rule 4) Reegie Corona (Rule 5)
Draft positions	20 (Rule 4) 2 (Rule 5)
Number of selections	50 (Rule 4) 2 (Rule 5)
Players signed (Rule 4)	36
Links
Results	Baseball-Reference The Baseball Cube
Official Site	The Official Site of the Seattle Mariners
Years	2007 • 2008 • 2009

Below is a complete list of the Seattle Mariners draft picks from the two 2008 Major League Baseball drafts.^[1][2]

The Seattle Mariners took part in both the Major League Baseball Rule 4 draft and the Rule 5 draft in 2008.^[1][2]

The 2008 Major League Baseball Draft was held on June 5 and June 6, 2008. He Mariners made the 20th selection in the draft, selecting Joshua Fields.^[1] The Mariners selected a total of 50 players and signed 36 of those selected players.^[1]

In the 2008 Rule 5 draft the Mariners selected two players, one in the Major League phase and one in the Triple-A phase. They also had three players selected by other teams, two in the Triple-A phase and one in the Double-A phase.^[2]

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 before the deadline
Italics	Indicates the player did not sign with the Mariners before the deadline
Bold italics	Indicates a player was signed after the deadline

Table

Round (Pick)	Name	Position	School	Ref
1 (20)	Joshua Fields	Right-handed pitcher	University of Georgia	[3][4]
2 (20)	Dennis Raben	Outfielder	University of Miami	[5]
3 (98)	Aaron Pribanic	Right-handed pitcher	University of Nebraska	[1][6]
4 (132)	Steven Hensley	Right-handed pitcher	Elon University	[1][7]
5 (162)	Brett Lorin	Right-handed pitcher	Long Beach State University	[8]
6 (192)	Jarrett Burgess	Outfielder	Florida Christian School	[8]
7 (222)	Nate Tenbrink	Third baseman	Kansas State University	[8]
8 (252)	Bobby LaFromboise	Left-handed pitcher	University of New Mexico	[8]
9 (282)	William Morrison	Right-handed pitcher	Western Michigan University	[1]
10 (312)	Nate Newman	Right-handed pitcher	Pepperdine University	[1]
11 (342)	Matt Jensen	Second basemen	Clovis East High School	[1]
12 (372)	Kenn Kasparek	Right-handed pitcher	University of Texas	[8]
13 (402)	Ryan Royster	Outfielder	University of California, Davis	[8]
14 (432)	Luke Burnett	Right-handed pitcher	Louisiana Tech University	[1][9]
15 (462)	Jacob Shaffer	Outfielder	Northern Kentucky University	[8]
16 (492)	Bennett Billingsley	Second baseman	Lenoir Community College	[8]
17 (422)	Michael Dennhardt	Right-handed pitcher	Don Bosco Preparatory High School	[1]
18 (552)	Travis Howell	Catcher	Long Beach State University	[8]
19 (582)	Taylor Lewis	Right-handed pitcher	Yavapai College	[8]
20 (612)	Frederick Bello	Shortstop	Cerro Coso Community College	[1][10]
21 (642)	Jordan Alvis	Right-handed pitcher	Middle Tennessee State University	[8]
22 (672)	Blake Nation	Right-handed pitcher	Georgia Southern University	[8]
23 (702)	Brandon Maurer	Right-handed pitcher	Orange Lutheran High School	[1]
24 (732)	Henry Contreras	Catcher	California State University, Los Angeles	[8]
25 (762)	Paul Robinson	Second baseman	Paris Junior College	[1]
26 (792)	Taylor Stanton	Right-handed pitcher	Diablo Valley College	[1]
27 (822)	Tommy Johnson	Catcher	Marshall University	[1]
28 (852)	Scott Savastano	Shortstop	Franklin Pierce College	[1]
29 (882)	Stephen Penney	Right-handed pitcher	University of California, Riverside	[1]
30 (912)	Brad Reid	Right-handed pitcher	Bellevue College	[8]
31 (942)	Randy Castillo	Right-handed pitcher	Aiea High School	[1]
32 (972)	Nick Love	Right-handed pitcher	Bellevue College	[8]
33 (1002)	Kyle Brown	Left-handed pitcher	University of California, Santa Barbara	[8]
34 (1032)	Ty Tostenson	Outfielder	Oak Ridge High School	[1]
35 (1062)	Nicholas Czyz	Left-handed pitcher	University of Kansas	[8]
36 (1092)	Chris Kirkland	Right-handed pitcher	University of Memphis	[8]
37 (1122)	Brandon Pullen	Left-handed pitcher	San Diego State University	[8]
38 (1152)	Andres Esquibel	Right-handed pitcher	University of Kansas	[8]
39 (1182)	Christian Staehely	Right-handed pitcher	Princeton University	[8]
40 (1212)	Troy Channing	Catcher	Foothill High School	[1]
41 (1242)	Henry Cotto	Outfielder	GateWay Community College	[1]
42 (1272)	Randy Molina	First baseman	Stanford University	[1]
43 (1302)	Mike Kindel	Outfielder	Springboro High School	[1]
44 (1332)	Donnie Jobe	Second baseman	Elon University	[8]
45 (1360)	Andrew Kittredge	Right-handed pitcher	Joel E. Ferris High School	[1]
46 (1387)	Alvin Rittman	Outfielder	Germantown High School	[1]
47 (1414)	Richard O'Donald	Right-handed pitcher	John Dickinson High School	[1]
48 (1468)	D. J. Mauldin	Right-handed pitcher	California Polytechnic State University	[1]
49 (1468)	Joshua Rodriguez	Catcher	South Mountain College	[1]
50 (1495)	Walker Kelly	Left-handed pitcher	Arlington Heights High School	[1]

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
Major League	2	Reegie Corona	Shortstop	New York Yankees	Corona was returned to the Yankees before the regular season.	[2][11]
Triple-A	2	Pat Ryan	Right-handed pitcher	Milwaukee Brewers	none	[2]

References

• Game Logs:

1st Half: Seattle Mariners Game Log on ESPN.com

2nd Half: Seattle Mariners Game Log on ESPN.com

• Batting Statistics: Seattle Mariners Batting Stats on ESPN.com
• Pitching Statistics: Seattle Mariners Pitching Stats on ESPN.com
• 2008 Seattle Mariners season at Baseball Reference
• 2008 Seattle Mariners team page at www.baseball-almanac.com
• Seattle Mariners Team page at www.mlb.com

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2. "2008 Rule 5 Draft Picks". Baseball America. baseballamerica.com. December 13, 2008. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
3. David Andriesen (June 5, 2008). "Georgia closer Fields Seattle's top draft pick". seattlepi.com. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
4. Jim Street (February 16, 2009). "First-round pick Fields signs". Major League Baseball. mlb.mlb.com. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
5. "Mariners sign second-round pick Dennis Raben". Major League Baseball. mlb.mlb.com. July 3, 2008. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
6. "Aaron Pribanic Stats & Bio". Minor League Baseball. web.minorleaguebaseball.com. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
7. "Steven Hensley Stats & Bio". Minor League Baseball. web.minorleaguebaseball.com. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
8. "Mariners sign 23 players from 2008 Draft". Major League Baseball. mlb.mlb.com. June 12, 2008. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
9. "Luke Burnett Stats & Bio". Minor League Baseball. web.minorleaguebaseball.com. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
10. "Fred Bello Stats & Bio". Minor League Baseball. web.minorleaguebaseball.com. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
11. "Seattle sends Reegie Corona back to the Yankees". Associated Press. usatoday.com. April 3, 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-17.