Over 500 Mariners Fans Just Voted on Their All-Time Dream Team, and the Results Are In
The Mariners are about to hit their 50th anniversary season, and Seattle Times readers have spoken: they picked their all-time roster. More than 500 fans voted on every position, and the results are exactly what you'd expect in some spots, totally surprising in others.
The No-Brainers: Junior, Ichiro, and Edgar
Some picks were absolutely unanimous. Ken Griffey Jr. dominated center field with 96% of the vote. Ichiro? 94% at right field. These weren't debates, they were coronations. Edgar Martínez got 515 out of 520 votes for DH, basically as close to unanimous as you can get with that sample size. These three define Mariners baseball history and nobody's arguing.
At catcher, Cal Raleigh was the clear choice with 87% of votes, fresh off a monster 60 home run season. That's the kind of power that gets fans excited.
Where Fans Actually Disagreed
The drama happened in the starting rotation, especially at that fifth starter spot. Logan Gilbert, who's starting opening day for the second straight season, barely edged Mark Langston with just four votes separating them at 51.5%. That's the definition of recency bias, right? Gilbert's teammates George Kirby and Luis Castillo both got 12% to 16% of votes, but Gilbert's current role on the team gave him just enough edge.
The bullpen was wide open. Andrés Muñoz led at 81%, followed by Jeff Nelson at 75% and Kazuhiro Sasaki at 73%. Norm Charlton, Edwin Diaz, and Arthur Rhodes rounded out the six slots. Meanwhile, Randy Johnson and Félix Hernández were basically locks for the rotation at 515 and 513 votes respectively, with Jamie Moyer at 76% as the clear number three starter.
At shortstop, fans went with Alex Rodriguez despite the complicated feelings surrounding him these days, voting him in at 62%. At third base, Kyle Seager got 50% to edge out Hall of Famer Adrian Beltré's 35%. The infield votes were tighter than you'd think, but the legends still won out.
The Manager Was Easy
Lou Piniella wrapped it up with 97% of the vote as all-time manager. "Sweet Lou" was never in doubt. Fans know what he meant to this franchise.
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