2006 Seattle Mariners season


The Seattle Mariners 2006 season was their 30th since the franchise creation, and their third consecutive season finishing at the bottom of the American League West, finishing with a record.
Two players were featured in the All-Star Game: Ichiro Suzuki, making his sixth appearance in the All-Star Game, and José López, with his first appearance.
The Mariners' longest winning streak was 5 games, which they managed twice, between and counterpointed by their longest losing streak of 11 games from

Offseason

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Notable transactions

Game log

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

PosPlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI
RFIchiro Suzuki161695224.322949
CKenji Johjima144506147.2911876
LFRaúl Ibañez159626181.28933123
SSYuniesky Betancourt157558161.289847
2BJosé López151603170.2821079
3BAdrián Beltré156620166.2682589
1BRichie Sexson158591156.26434107

Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
PlayerGABHAvg.HRRBI

Pitching

Starting pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts

Only pitchers who qualified for the ERA title have been listed
PlayerGIPWLERASO
Jamie Moyer25160.06124.3982
Gil Meche32186.21184.48156
Félix Hernández31191.012144.52176
Jarrod Washburn31187.08144.67103
Cha Seung Baek634.1413.6723

Other pitchers

Relief pitchers

Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; SV = Saves; W = Wins; L = Losses; H = Holds; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts
PlayerGIPWLHSVERASO
Jon Huber1616.221601.0811
Mark Lowe1518.210601.9320
Rafael Soriano5360.0121822.2565
J. J. Putz7278.1415952.30104
Eric O'Flaherty1511.000104.096
Julio Mateo4853.294704.1931
Jake Woods37105.074214.2066
George Sherrill7240.0241714.2842
Sean Green2432.000304.5015
Jeff Harris33.100005.401
Eddie Guardado2823.013255.4822
Emiliano Fruto2336.022115.5034
Travis Chick35.0000012.602
Jorge Campillo12.1000015.431
Bobby Livingston35.0000018.003
Clint Nageotte11.0000027.001

Team statistics

Positions in brackets are in league with other MLB teams

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At Bats; H = Hits; R = Runs; Avg. = Batting Average; HR = Home Runs; RBI = Runs Batted In
TeamGABHRAvg.HRRBI
Mariners1625670 1540 756 .272 172 703
Opponents16256111500792.267183758

Pitching

Note: G = Games pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; SHO = Shutouts
TeamGIPWLERASOSHO
Mariners1621446.2 78 84 4.60 1067 6

Farm system

LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Inland Empire

Major League Baseball Draft

Below is a complete list of Seattle Mariners draft picks from the June 2006 draft.
The Seattle Mariners took part in both the Major League Baseball Rule 4 draft but not the Rule 5 draft in.
The 2006 Major League Baseball Draft was held from June 6 to 7. The Mariners selected a total of 50 players in the draft. Of those 50 players, the Mariners signed 26 players. They did however sign multiple players after the draft deadline.

June amateur draft

Key

Table

Round NamePositionSchoolRef
1 Brandon MorrowRight-handed pitcherUniversity of California, Berkeley
2 Chris TillmanRight-handed pitcherFountain Valley High School
3 Anthony ButlerLeft-handed pitcherOak Creek High School
4 Ricky OrtaRight-handed pitcherUniversity of Miami
5 Nathan AdcockRight-handed pitcherNorth Hardin High School
6 Adam MooreCatcherUniversity of Texas at Arlington
7 Doug FisterRight-handed pitcherCalifornia State University, Fresno
8 Steven RichardRight-handed pitcherClemson University
9 Justin SouzaRight-handed pitcherSacramento Community College
10 Christopher MinakerShortstopStanford University
11 Aaron SolomonRight-handed pitcherCumberland University
12 Gavin DickeyOutfielderUniversity of Florida
13 Joseph KantakevichRight-handed pitcherCollege of William & Mary
14 Jared BaehlThird basemanNorth Posey High School
15 Andrew FiorenzaRight-handed pitcherClemson University
16 Austin Bibens-DirkxRight-handed pitcherUniversity of Portland
17 Dan RunzlerLeft-handed pitcherUniversity of California, Riverside
18 Kam MickolioRight-handed pitcherUtah Valley State College
19 Cameron NoblesRight-handed pitcherJackson High School
20 Johan LimontaFirst basemanMiami Dade College
21 Brent GaphardtLeft-handed pitcherUniversity of Delaware
22 Fabian WilliamsonLeft-handed pitcherKennedy High School
23 Marcos VillezcasShortstopBrigham Young University
24 Kyle ParkerRight-handed pitcherUniversity of Washington
25 Tyson GilliesOutfielderR.E. Mountain SS
26 Gregory MovielLeft-handed pitcherVanderbilt University
27 Bryan BallRight-handed pitcherUniversity of Florida
28 Everett CollisRight-handed pitcherCornell University
29 Gregory NesbittLeft-handed pitcherJames Madison University
30 Matthew VogelShortstopLewis-Clark State College
31 David McClainRight-handed pitcherSan Jacinto College
32 Joe AgresteFirst basemanPotomac State College
33 Robert HarmonRight-handed pitcherUniversity of Arkansas at Little Rock
34 Stanley PoslusznyOutfielderWest Virginia University
35 Alex MenesesShortstopBarry University
36 Kyle HaasRight-handed pitcherDouglas College
37 Christopher WaldenRight-handed pitcherBellefontaine High School
38 Michael DrakeOutfielderCosumnes River College
39 Philip RoyRight-handed pitcherMiami Dade College
40 Haley WinterRight-handed pitcherUniversity of California, Riverside
41 Brandon FrommFirst basemanSan Jose State University
42 Shane CoxRight-handed pitcherAlvin Community College
43 Clint StrakaRight-handed pitcherNorthern Oklahoma College
44 Bryan EarleyRight-handed pitcherElder High School
45 Jeremy CamachoShortstopEagle Rock High School
46 Robbie DominguezRight-handed pitcherCerritos College
47 Sean WardOutfielderEvans High School
48 Jeremy BeechingLeft-handed pitcherVolunteer State Community College
49 Nathan TackerRight-handed pitcherRice University
50 Tyler SanfordCatcherSaguaro High School