2006 Seattle Mariners season
The 2006 Seattle Mariners season was the 30th season in franchise history. The Mariners played their 7th full season at Safeco Field 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
- November 21, 2005: Kenji Johjima signed a three-year $16.5 million contract.
- December 7: Yorvit Torrealba traded by the Mariners to the Colorado Rockies for Marcos Carvajal.
- January 4, 2006: Carl Everett signed as a free agent.
- January 9, 2006: Cody Ransom signed as a free agent.
- March 30, 2006: Cody Ransom's contract purchased by the Houston Astros from the Mariners.
Regular season
Notable transactions
- July 26: Ben Broussard was traded by the Cleveland Indians with cash to the Mariners for Shin-Soo Choo and a player to be named later. The Mariners sent Shawn Nottingham on August 24 to Cleveland to complete the trade.
- July 26: Carl Everett released.
- August 19: Jamie Moyer traded by the Mariners to the Philadelphia Phillies for minor leaguers Andrew Baldwin and Andy Barb.
- September 14: Bench coach Ron Hassey and administrative coach Dan Rohn removed from their positions. Hassey left the team after being told he would not have a job the following year, while Rohn was immediately let go.
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 |
| RF | Ichiro Suzuki | 161 | 695 | 224 | .322 | 9 | 49 |
| C | Kenji Johjima | 144 | 506 | 147 | .291 | 18 | 76 |
| LF | Raúl Ibañez | 159 | 626 | 181 | .289 | 33 | 123 |
| SS | Yuniesky Betancourt | 157 | 558 | 161 | .289 | 8 | 47 |
| 2B | José López | 151 | 603 | 170 | .282 | 10 | 79 |
| 3B | Adrián Beltré | 156 | 620 | 166 | .268 | 25 | 89 |
| 1B | Richie Sexson | 158 | 591 | 156 | .264 | 34 | 107 |
| DH | Carl Everett | 92 | 308 | 70 | .227 | 11 | 33 |
| CF | Jeremy Reed | 67 | 212 | 46 | .217 | 6 | 17 |
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 |
| Willie Bloomquist | 102 | 251 | 62 | .247 | 1 | 15 |
| Ben Broussard | 56 | 164 | 39 | .238 | 8 | 17 |
| René Rivera | 35 | 99 | 15 | .152 | 2 | 4 |
| Chris Snelling | 36 | 96 | 24 | .250 | 3 | 8 |
| Eduardo Pérez | 43 | 87 | 17 | .195 | 1 | 11 |
| Adam Jones | 32 | 74 | 16 | .216 | 1 | 8 |
| Mike Morse | 21 | 43 | 16 | .372 | 0 | 11 |
| Roberto Petagine | 31 | 27 | 5 | .185 | 1 | 2 |
| Matt Lawton | 11 | 27 | 7 | .259 | 0 | 1 |
| Greg Dobbs | 23 | 27 | 10 | .370 | 0 | 3 |
| T.J. Bohn | 18 | 14 | 2 | .143 | 1 | 2 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | 4 | 11 | 1 | .091 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Borchard | 6 | 9 | 2 | .222 | 0 | 0 |
| Oswaldo Navarro | 4 | 3 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 0 |
| Guillermo Quiróz | 1 | 2 | 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 |
| Félix Hernández | 31 | 191.0 | 12 | 14 | 4.52 | 176 |
| Jarrod Washburn | 31 | 187.0 | 8 | 14 | 4.67 | 103 |
| Gil Meche | 32 | 186.2 | 11 | 8 | 4.48 | 156 |
| Jamie Moyer | 25 | 160.0 | 6 | 12 | 4.39 | 82 |
| Cha Seung Baek | 6 | 34.1 | 4 | 1 | 3.67 | 23 |
Other 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 |
| Joel Piñeiro | 40 | 165.2 | 8 | 13 | 6.36 | 87 |
| Jake Woods | 37 | 105.1 | 7 | 4 | 4.20 | 66 |
| Ryan Feierabend | 4 | 17.0 | 0 | 1 | 3.71 | 11 |
| César Jiménez | 4 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 14.73 | 3 |
| Francisco Cruceta | 4 | 6.2 | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 2 |
Relief pitchers
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; H = Holds; SV = Saves; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts| Player | G | IP | W | L | H | SV | ERA | SO |
| Jon Huber | 16 | 16.2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1.08 | 11 |
| Mark Lowe | 15 | 18.2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1.93 | 20 |
| Rafael Soriano | 53 | 60.0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2.25 | 65 |
| J. J. Putz | 72 | 78.1 | 4 | 1 | 59 | 5 | 2.30 | 104 |
| Eric O'Flaherty | 15 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4.09 | 6 |
| Julio Mateo | 48 | 53.2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4.19 | 31 |
| George Sherrill | 72 | 40.0 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 1 | 4.28 | 42 |
| Sean Green | 24 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.50 | 15 |
| Jeff Harris | 3 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.40 | 1 |
| Eddie Guardado | 28 | 23.0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5.48 | 22 |
| Emiliano Fruto | 23 | 36.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5.50 | 34 |
| Travis Chick | 3 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.60 | 2 |
| Jorge Campillo | 1 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.43 | 1 |
| Bobby Livingston | 3 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.00 | 3 |
| Clint Nageotte | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27.00 | 1 |
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| Team | G | AB | H | R | Avg. | HR | RBI |
| Mariners | 162 | 5670 | 1540 | 756 | .272 | 172 | 703 |
| Opponents | 162 | 5611 | 1500 | 792 | .267 | 183 | 758 |
Pitching
Note: G = Games pitched; IP = Innings pitched; W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; SO = Strikeouts; SHO = Shutouts| Team | G | IP | W | L | ERA | SO | SHO |
| Mariners | 162 | 1446.2 | 78 | 84 | 4.60 | 1067 | 6 |
Farm system
LEAGUE CHAMPIONS: Inland EmpireMajor 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.