Seattle Mariners 2011 Opening Day Roster

For Excel spreadsheet with additional player information, click HERE.
For post-Opening Day 2011 team page, click HERE.

*Players on the 40-man roster are indicated in BOLD.
*Players who are out of options are indicated with ##
*Players who are injured are indicated with +
*Click on the player's name to see the injury update
*Baseball America '11 pre-season prospect rankings are indicated in BLUE.
*Baseball Prospectus '11 pre-season prospect rankings are indicated in GREEN.

Resources and Information Page
Tacoma (AAA)/ Jackson (AA)
High Desert (HiA)/ Clinton (LoA)/ Rookie Levels

*40-man roster total (40)


25-MAN ROSTER
Starting Lineup (*indicates left-handed batter **indicates switch-hitter)
1 RF Ichiro Suzuki*
2 3B Chone Figgins**
3 LF Milton Bradley**
4 DH Jack Cust*##
5 1B Justin Smoak**  
6 C Miguel Olivo +
7 CF Ryan Langerhans*
8 SS Brendan Ryan 
9 2B Jack Wilson

Bench
C Adam Moore  
IF Adam Kennedy*
IF Luis Rodriguez**
OF Michael Saunders*

Starting Rotation
1 RHP Felix Hernandez
2 LHP Jason Vargas ##
3 RHP Doug Fister 
4 LHP Erik Bedard
5 RHP Michael Pineda BA#2 BP#1  

Bullpen
CL RHP Brandon League ##
SU RHP Chris Ray 
SU RHP Josh Lueke
MID LHP Aaron Laffey
MID RHP Jamey Wright
MID RHP Tom Wilhelmsen
LR RHP David Pauley ## 

Disabled List
Position Players
IF Matt Mangini + UPDATE 3/30 - placed on 15-Day DL, retroactive to March 22 (strained quad)
CF Franklin Gutierrez + UPDATE 3/29 - placed on DL, retroactive to March 22 (stomach ailment)

Pitchers
RHP David Aardsma ## + UPDATE 3/30 - placed on 15-Day DL, retroactive to March 22 (hip surgery)
RHP Shawn Kelley + UPDATE 9/2 - underwent 'partial' Tommy John surgery UPDATE 1/27 - team hopes he returns by June 1 UPDATE 3/2 - placed on 60-Day DL
LHP Mauricio Robles BA#6 BP#6 + UPDATE 11/19 - added to 40-man roster UPDATE 3/30 - placed on 60-Day DL (surgery to remove loose bodies from elbow)


Current List of Free Agents
*Elias ranking indicated in RED **For list of minor league free agents, click here.
Position Players
None

Pitchers
None

Left as Free Agent/ Lost off Waivers/ Released/ Traded
Position Players
C Rob Johnson: UPDATE 12/13 - DFA'd UPDATE 12/21 - traded to San Diego
1B Russell Branyan - mutual option declined UPDATE 2/16 - signed minor league deal with Arizona
1B Casey Kotchman: UPDATE 1/28 - agreed to minor league deal with Tampa Bay 
2B Matthew Lawson: UPDATE 3/2 - traded to Cleveland
IF Jose Lopez: UPDATE 12/2 - traded to Colorado
IF Josh Wilson: UPDATE 3/28 - released UPDATE 3/31 - signed minor league deal with Arizona
IF Chris Woodward: UPDATE 3/14 - signed minor league deal with Toronto
OF Jody Gerut: UPDATE 1/20 - signed to minor league deal UPDATE 2/27 - announced retirement

Pitchers
RHP Maikel Cleto: UPDATE 11/19 - added to 40-man roster UPDATE 12/12 - traded to St. Louis
RHP Jose Flores: UPDATE 3/25 - returned to Cleveland (Rule V)
RHP Ian Snell: UPDATE 1/14 - agreed to minor league deal with St. Louis
RHP Brian Sweeney: UPDATE 11/3 - claimed off waivers by Arizona
RHP Anthony Varvaro: UPDATE 1/3 - DFA'd UPDATE 1/13 - lost off waivers to Atlanta
LHP Garrett Olson ##: UPDATE 3/18 - lost off waivers to Pittsburgh
LHP Ryan Rowland-Smith: UPDATE 12/2 - not tendered contract for 2011 UPDATE 12/9 - agreed to one-year deal with Houston