# 2003 Seattle Mariners season

The Seattle Mariners 2003 season was their 27th since the franchise creation. The team finished second in the American League West with a record of 93–69. They would not make the playoffs for the second straight year and despite that, this was their last winning season until 2007.
The team used only five starting pitchers the entire season, which was unusual. The five starting pitchers were Ryan Franklin, Freddy Garcia, Gil Meche, Jamie Moyer and Joel Piñeiro.

## Offseason

* October 11, 2002: Scott Podsednik was selected off waivers by the Milwaukee Brewers from the Seattle Mariners.
* November 15, 2002: Mariners named Bob Melvin, as the team's new manager, after Lou Piniella left to manage the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
* December 6, 2002: John Olerud was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.
* January 16, 2003: John Mabry was signed as a free agent with the Seattle Mariners.

## Regular season
### Opening Day starters

* Bret Boone
* Mike Cameron
* Jeff Cirillo
* Carlos Guillén
* Mark McLemore
* Jamie Moyer
* John Olerud
* Ichiro Suzuki
* Dan Wilson
* Randy Winn

### Season standings

vteAL West :
| Team | W | L | Pct. | GB | Home | Road |
| Oakland Athletics | 96 | 66 | .593 | — | 57‍–‍24 | 39‍–‍42 |
| Seattle Mariners | 93 | 69 | .574 | 3 | 50‍–‍31 | 43‍–‍38 |
| Anaheim Angels | 77 | 85 | .475 | 19 | 45‍–‍37 | 32‍–‍48 |
| Texas Rangers | 71 | 91 | .438 | 25 | 43‍–‍38 | 28‍–‍53 |

### Record vs. opponents

2003 American League recordvte Sources: :
| Team | ANA | BAL | BOS | CWS | CLE | DET | KC | MIN | NYY | OAK | SEA | TB | TEX | TOR | NL |
| Anaheim | — | 1–8 | 3–6 | 3–4 | 6–3 | 6–1 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 8–12 | 8–11 | 6–3 | 9–10 | 2–7 | 11–7 |
| Baltimore | 8–1 | — | 9–10 | 2–4 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 3–4 | 6–13–1 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 8–11 | 7–2 | 8–11 | 5–13 |
| Boston | 6–3 | 10–9 | — | 5–4 | 4–2 | 8–1 | 5–1 | 2–4 | 9–10 | 3–4 | 5–2 | 12–7 | 5–4 | 10–9 | 11–7 |
| Chicago | 4–3 | 4–2 | 4–5 | — | 11–8 | 11–8 | 11–8 | 9–10 | 4–2 | 4–5 | 2–7 | 3–3 | 3–4 | 6–3 | 10–8 |
| Cleveland | 3–6 | 3–3 | 2–4 | 8–11 | — | 12–7 | 6–13 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 5–2 | 4–5 | 2–4 | 6–12 |
| Detroit | 1–6 | 3–3 | 1–8 | 8–11 | 7–12 | — | 5–14 | 4–15 | 1–5 | 3–6 | 1–8 | 2–4 | 1–6 | 2–7 | 4–14 |
| Kansas City | 3–6 | 4–3 | 1–5 | 8–11 | 13–6 | 14–5 | — | 11–8 | 2–4 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 4–3 | 7–2 | 1–5 | 9–9 |
| Minnesota | 4–5 | 4–3 | 4–2 | 10–9 | 10–9 | 15–4 | 8–11 | — | 0–7 | 8–1 | 3–6 | 6–0 | 5–4 | 3–3 | 10–8 |
| New York | 6–3 | 13–6–1 | 10–9 | 2–4 | 5–2 | 5–1 | 4–2 | 7–0 | — | 3–6 | 5–4 | 14–5 | 4–5 | 10–9 | 13–5 |
| Oakland | 12–8 | 7–2 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 1–8 | 6–3 | — | 7–12 | 6–3 | 15–4 | 5–2 | 9–9 |
| Seattle | 11–8 | 5–4 | 2–5 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 12–7 | — | 4–5 | 10–10 | 3–4 | 10–8 |
| Tampa Bay | 3–6 | 11–8 | 7–12 | 3–3 | 2–5 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 0–6 | 5–14 | 3–6 | 5–4 | — | 3–6 | 11–8 | 3–15 |
| Texas | 10–9 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 4–3 | 5–4 | 6–1 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 4–15 | 10–10 | 6–3 | — | 5–4 | 4–14 |
| Toronto | 7–2 | 11–8 | 9–10 | 3–6 | 4–2 | 7–2 | 5–1 | 3–3 | 9–10 | 2–5 | 4–3 | 8–11 | 4–5 | — | 10–8 |

### Notable transactions

* July 29, 2003: Kenny Kelly was traded by the Seattle Mariners to the New York Mets for Rey Sánchez and cash.

### Roster
## 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
| Pos | Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| C | Dan Wilson | 96 | 316 | 76 | .241 | 4 | 43 |
| 1B | John Olerud | 152 | 539 | 145 | .269 | 10 | 83 |
| 2B | Bret Boone | 159 | 622 | 183 | .294 | 35 | 117 |
| SS | Carlos Guillén | 109 | 388 | 107 | .276 | 7 | 52 |
| 3B | Jeff Cirillo | 87 | 258 | 53 | .205 | 2 | 23 |
| LF | Randy Winn | 157 | 600 | 177 | .295 | 11 | 75 |
| CF | Mike Cameron | 147 | 534 | 135 | .253 | 18 | 76 |
| RF | Ichiro Suzuki | 159 | 679 | 212 | .312 | 13 | 62 |
| DH | Edgar Martínez | 145 | 497 | 146 | .294 | 24 | 98 |

#### Other batters

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in
| Player | G | AB | H | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Mark McLemore | 99 | 309 | 72 | .233 | 2 | 37 |
| Ben Davis | 80 | 246 | 58 | .236 | 6 | 42 |
| Willie Bloomquist | 89 | 196 | 49 | .250 | 1 | 14 |
| Rey Sánchez | 46 | 170 | 50 | .294 | 0 | 11 |
| John Mabry | 64 | 104 | 22 | .212 | 3 | 16 |
| Greg Colbrunn | 22 | 58 | 16 | .276 | 3 | 7 |
| Pat Borders | 12 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Ugueto | 12 | 5 | 1 | .200 | 0 | 1 |
| Jamal Strong | 12 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |
| Chad Meyers | 9 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 |

### 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 |
| Jamie Moyer | 33 | 215.0 | 21 | 7 | 3.27 | 129 |
| Ryan Franklin | 32 | 212.0 | 11 | 13 | 3.57 | 99 |
| Joel Piñeiro | 32 | 211.2 | 16 | 11 | 3.78 | 151 |
| Freddy García | 33 | 201.1 | 12 | 14 | 4.51 | 144 |
| Gil Meche | 32 | 186.1 | 15 | 13 | 4.59 | 130 |

#### 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 |
| Shigetoshi Hasegawa | 63 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 1.48 | 32 |
| Arthur Rhodes | 67 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4.17 | 48 |
| Julio Mateo | 50 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3.15 | 71 |
| Jeff Nelson | 46 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3.35 | 47 |
| Rafael Soriano | 40 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1.53 | 68 |
| Kazuhiro Sasaki | 35 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4.05 | 29 |
| Giovanni Carrara | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.83 | 13 |
| Armando Benítez | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.14 | 15 |
| Aaron Taylor | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.53 | 9 |
| Aaron Looper | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.14 | 6 |
| Brian Sweeney | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.93 | 7 |
| J.J. Putz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.91 | 3 |
| Matt White | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 0 |

## Awards and honors

* Jamie Moyer, Pitcher, Roberto Clemente Award
* Jamie Moyer, Hutch Award
2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

## Farm system

| Level | Team | League | Manager |
| AAA | Tacoma Rainiers | Pacific Coast League | Dan Rohn |
| AA | San Antonio Missions | Texas League | Dave Brundage |
| A | Inland Empire 66ers | California League | Steve Roadcap |
| A | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | Midwest League | Daren Brown |
| A-Short Season | Everett AquaSox | Northwest League | Pedro Grifol |
| Rookie | AZL Mariners | Arizona League | Scott Steinmann |
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: San Antonio, Inland Empire

## Major League Baseball draft

The following is a list of 2003 Seattle Mariners draft picks. The Mariners took part in both the Rule 4 draft (June amateur draft) and the Rule 5 draft. The Mariners made 53 selections in the 2003 draft, the first being shortstop Adam Jones in the first round. In all, the Mariners selected 30 pitchers, 8 outfielders, 6 catchers, 4 shortstops, 4 third basemen, and 1 first baseman.

### 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 |
| 1s (37) | Adam Jones | Shortstop | Morse High School |
| 2 (56) | Jeff Flaig | Third baseman | El Dorado High School |
| 3 (86) | Ryan Feierabend | Left-handed pitcher | Midview High School |
| 4 (116) | Paul Fagan | Left-handed pitcher | Bartram Trail High School |
| 5 (146) | Casey Abrams | Left-handed pitcher | Wright State University |
| 6 (176) | Eric O'Flaherty | Left-handed pitcher | Walla Walla High School |
| 7 (206) | Jeremy Dutton | Third baseman | North Carolina State University |
| 8 (236) | Thomas Oldham | Third baseman | Creighton University |
| 9 (266) | Justin Ruchti | Catcher | Rice University |
| 10 (296) | Mike Cox | Third baseman | Florida Atlantic University |
| 11 (326) | Joe Woerman | Right-handed pitcher | San Diego City College |
| 12 (356) | Ruben Flores | Right-handed pitcher | El Paso Community College |
| 13 (386) | Shawn Nottingham | Left-handed pitcher | Jackson High School |
| 14 (416) | Tim Dorn | Right-handed pitcher | East Los Angeles College |
| 15 (446) | Scott Maine | Left-handed pitcher | William T. Dwyer High School |
| 16 (476) | Brian Schweiger | Catcher | California State University, San Bernardino |
| 17 (506) | Jason Snyder | Right-handed pitcher | Dixie State College |
| 18 (536) | James Hymon | Shortstop | Rust College |
| 19 (566) | Aaron Jensen | Right-handed pitcher | Springville High School |
| 20 (596) | Carroll Gaddis | Outfielder | Hoke County High School |
| 21 (626) | Casey Craig | Outfielder | Granite Hills High School |
| 22 (656) | Samuel Bradford | Outfielder | Gardner–Webb University |
| 23 (686) | Daniel Santin | Catcher | Miami Brito High School |
| 24 (716) | Kenny Falconer | Right-handed pitcher | University of Kansas |
| 25 (746) | Jason Cable | Left-handed pitcher | Palmdale High School |
| 26 (776) | Gordon Lynah | Outfielder | Spartanburg Methodist College |
| 27 (806) | Richard Breshears | Right-handed pitcher | Hutchinson Community College |
| 28 (836) | Daniel McDonald | Left-handed pitcher | Theodore High School |
| 29 (866) | Christopher Garcia | Right-handed pitcher | None |
| 30 (896) | Steve Santos | Right-handed pitcher | Los Medanos College |
| 31 (926) | Doug Mathis | Right-handed pitcher | Central Arizona College |
| 32 (956) | Adam Poole | Left-handed pitcher | Lincoln Trail College |
| 33 (986) | Blake Rampy | Right-handed pitcher | Tomball High School |
| 34 (1016) | Paul Keck | Catcher | Sacramento City College |
| 35 (1046) | Andy Reichard | Right-handed pitcher | State College High School |
| 36 (1076) | Alexander Baboulas | Left-handed pitcher | Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute |
| 37 (1106) | Joel Allin | Left-handed pitcher | Stockbridge High School |
| 38 (1136) | Yusuf Carter | Catcher | Canarsie High School |
| 39 (1166) | Trevor Heid | Outfielder | Dixie State College |
| 40 (1196) | Mark Tourangeau | Right-handed pitcher | Queen Elizabeth Park High School |
| 41 (1226) | Dane Awana | Left-handed pitcher | Saddleback College |
| 42 (1255) | Danny Santiesteban | Outfielder | Miami Brito High School |
| 43 (1284) | Harold Williams | Right-handed pitcher | Cerritos College |
| 44 (1312) | Edwin Totesault | Shortstop | Miami Brito High School |
| 45 (1339) | McCay Green | Right-handed pitcher | Lake–Sumter Community College |
| 46 (1366) | Mike Hofius | First baseman | California State University, San Bernardino |
| 47 (1393) | Daniel Kapala | Right-handed pitcher | Shrine Catholic High School |
| 48 (1420) | Markus Roberts | Shortstop | Deer Valley High School |
| 49 (1446) | Jose Laffitte | Outfielder | Miami High School |
| 50 (1472) | Timothy Turner | Outfielder | East Tennessee State University |

## 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 |
| Triple-A (16) | Darwin Soto | Infielder | San Diego Padres |
| Triple-A (36) | Omar Falcon | Catcher | San Diego Padres |
| Triple-A (47) | Chris Key | Left-handed pitcher | Florida Marlins |