2009 Seattle Mariners Roster
After the nightmare of the LDS last season the M's are ahead of schedule on their timeline to contend. They do have the 9th youngest team in baseball going into FA.
Lineup
# Pos Name Age Ratings 1 SS Edgar Renteria 33 8-8-5-6-8 2 CF Coco Crisp 29 8-10-6-4-8 3 LF Chris Snelling 27 8-6-6-7-7 4 1B Francis Morris 25 9-9-9-10-8 5 DH Kevin Mench 31 7-9-7-7-7 6 RF Rocco Baldelli 27 8-8-6-3-6 7 2B Todd Linden 28 7-7-8-7-5 8 CA JD Closser 29 7-5-6-6-6 9 3B Morgan Ensberg (L)/Xavier Nady (R) 33/30 6-7-7-9-5/7-8-7-6-6
Bench
# Pos Name Age Ratings 1 CA Rene Rivera 25 7-6-5-2-6 2 1B Richie Sexson 34 5-8-9-9-4 3 UT Brandon Inge 31 6-8-7-5-4
Starting Rotaton
# L/R Name Age Ratings 1 RH "King" Felix Hernandez 22 10-9-9, 9 Endurance, 48% Ground 2 RH A.J. Burnett 32 9-7-8, 8 Endurance 46% Ground 3 RH Livan Hernandez 33 7-6-8, 10 Endurance 60% Ground 4 LH Craig Anderson 27 6-9-7, 9 Endurance, 35% Ground 5 LH Eric Milton 33 7-7-7, 8 Endurance, 71% Ground
Bullpen
# Role Name Age Ratings 1 Mopup Angel Moreno 25 8-6-7, 6 Endurance 2 Mopup Ceasar Jimenez 24 7-6-7, 6 Endurance 3 Middle Jose Nunez 29 8-5-8, 9-6-7 vs LHB 4 Middle Jacobo Sequea 27 8-7-7 5 Setup Renee Cortez 26 9-7-7 6 Setup Casey McKenzie 26 9-8-10, 66% Groundball 7 Closer Emliano Fruto 24 9-7-10
Most of the roster is pretty much set right now. I'm looking to clear up some final touches thru FA or post-FA trading. Mench is pending approval. Unlike last year where I was only trying to compete. I'm going to make the run at the AL title this time around. Playoffs or bust. Average Age of this bunch is 27.36 before FA. Only 4 guys on the roster is older than 30. Much improved team from last year.