Seattle Mariners 2012 (Major League Roster)

last updated 9/27/12

SEATTLE MARINERS 2012 
For 2012 Opening Day roster, click HERE. For 2012-13 Offseason team page, click HERE.

*Players on the 40-man roster: BOLD.
*Players who are injured: +
*Baseball America '12 pre-season prospect rankings: BLUE #
*Baseball Prospectus '12 pre-season prospect rankings: GREEN #

•Tacoma (AAA)/ Jackson (AA) 
•High Desert (Hi-A)/ Clinton (Lo-A)/ Rookie Levels

'MLBDepthCharts Magazine' includes this roster projection feature but includes additional info, such as player age, 2012 stats, 2012 salary and contract info in an easy-to-read, printer-friendly pdf file and excel spreadsheet.

*40-man roster total (40) 
Click HERE to see 'How Assembled Charts'

*Estimated 2012 Payroll: est. $78,000,000 according to MLBDC Magazine

ACTIVE ROSTER (*indicates left-handed batter **indicates switch-hitter) 
'Go-To' Starting Lineup (Click HERE for last 7 lineups)
1 2B Dustin Ackley* 
2 CF Franklin Gutierrez
3 3B Kyle Seager*    
4 DH Jesus Montero BA#1
5 C John Jaso* vs RHP
6 1B Justin Smoak**
7 LF Michael Saunders*
8 RF Casper Wells
9 SS Brendan Ryan 

Bench 

C Miguel Olivo vs LHP
1B Mike Carp*
1B Luis Jimenez*
IF Munenori Kawasaki* 
IF Carlos Triunfel BA#25
IF/OF Chone Figgins**    

IF/OF Alex Liddi BA#14 BP#12

OF Carlos Peguero*
OF Trayvon Robinson**
OF Eric Thames* 

Starting Rotation
1 RHP Felix Hernandez
2 LHP Jason Vargas 
3 RHP Kevin Millwood  
4 RHP Hisashi Iwakuma
5 RHP Blake Beavan
6 RHP Erasmo Ramirez BA#13 BP#15

Bullpen 
CL RHP Tom Wilhelmsen BA#8 
SU RHP Stephen Pryor BA#15 BP#19 
SU LHP Lucas Luetge
MID RHP Carter Capps BA#16 BP#16
MID LHP Charles Furbush
MID RHP Shawn Kelley

MID RHP Josh Kinney
MID LHP Oliver Perez

LR RHP Hector Noesi 

Disabled List
Position Players 
•None

Pitchers 
•LHP George Sherrill +  OUT FOR SEASON  UPDATE 4/13 - placed on 15-Day DL, retroactive to April 10th (strained elbow) UPDATE 4/29 - will undergo season-ending Tommy John surgery UPDATE 6/1 - transferred to 60-Day DL

Minor Leaguers on the 40-Man Roster

Position Players

3B Francisco Martinez BA#6 BP#7

Pitchers  

RHP Yoervis Medina 
RHP D.J. Mitchell BA#16-NYY BP#16-NYY

RHP Chance Ruffin BA#7 BP#10

LHP Danny Hultzen BA#3 BP#2 

LHP Mauricio Robles BA#26  

Prospect Corner TOP 15 Pre-Season Prospects

(*indicates left-handed hitting position player **indicates switch-hitting position player)  

1 C Jesus Montero MLB

2 LHP Danny Hultzen AAA 

3 RHP Taijuan Walker AA

4 SS/2B Nick Franklin AAA

5 LHP James Paxton AA

6 3B Francisco Martinez AA

7 3B/OF Vinnie Catricala AAA

8 OF Guillermo Pimentel* A

9 OF Phillips Castillo  

10 RHP Chance Ruffin AAA

11 SS Brad Miller AA

12 3B Alex Liddi  AAA

13 RHP Erasmo Ramirez MLB

14 RHP Carter Capps MLB

15 OF Chih-Hsien Chiang* AA

*Prospect Corner is the minor league edition of MLBDC Magazine. Prospects are ranked using a system that assigns points based on trusted industry rankings around the web, and tracked throughout the season. 

Latest Roster Moves/Projection Changes

09/06/12 

•Johermyn Chavez cleared waivers and outrighted to minors

09/04/12 

•S. Kelley, A. Liddi, H. Noesi, C. Triunfel, and C. Wells recalled; L. Jimenez has contract purchased from minors; M. Carp activated from DL; Johermyn Chavez designated for assignment

09/01/12 

•C. Peguero and E. Ramirez recalled from minors

08/27/12 

•F. Gutierrez activated from DL, C. Wells optioned to minors

08/17/12 

•C. Furbush activated from DL, S. Kelley optioned to minors

08/14/12 

•J. Smoak recalled, M. Carp placed on DL

08/06/12 

•E. Ramirez activated from DL and optioned to minors

07/31/12 

•E. Thames acquired from Blue Jays for S. Delabar; B. League traded to Dodgers for L. Landry and L. Bawcom; S. Pryor recalled, C. Capps has contract purchased from minors; C. Peguero optioned to minors

07/24/12  

•J. Smoak optioned to minors; M. Carp activated from DL, T. Robinson recalled from minors

07/23/12  

•I. Suzuki and cash traded to Yankees for D.J. Mitchell and D. Farquhar

07/21/12 

•S. Pryor activated from DL and optioned to minors

07/18/12 

•C. Furbush placed on DL, S. Delabar recalled from minors

07/17/12 

•B. Beavan recalled, S. Delabar optioned to minors

07/07/12 

•A. Moore lost off waivers to Royals

07/05/12 

•C. Peguero recalled, H. Noesi optioned to minors

07/01/12 

•E. Ramirez placed on DL, J. Kinney has contract purchased from minors; A. Moore designated for assignment

06/29/12 

•S. Delabar recalled, F. Gutierrez placed on 7-Day DL

06/21/12 

•C. Chiang cleared waivers and outrighted to minors

06/16/12 

•O. Perez has contract purchased from minors, S. Delabar optioned to minors; C. Chiang designated for assignment

06/13/12 

•F. Gutierrez activated from DL, C. Wells, S. Delabar, and E. Ramirez recalled; A. Liddi and B. Beavan optioned to minors; M. Carp and S. Pryor placed on DL

06/01/12 

•S. Pryor has contract purchased, S. Delabar optioned to minors; G. Sherrill transferred to 60-Day DL

05/24/12 

•M. Olivo activated from DL, C. Wells optioned to minors

05/05/12 

•S. Kelley recalled, E. Ramirez optioned to minors

05/01/12 

•M. Carp activated from DL, M. Olivo placed on DL

04/13/12 

•C. Furbush recalled from minors, G. Sherrill placed on DL

04/11/12 
•A. Moore activated from 15-Day DL and optioned to minors

04/04/12
•C. Peguero optioned to minors, C. Furbush optioned to minors

04/03/12
•RHP Shawn Kelley optioned to minors