I’ve often wondered how many Pac-12 guys have come through the Emerald City? Well, I finally sat down and did some research.
Now I’m sure the Mariners have had their fair share of Pac-12 draft picks due to proximity, familiarity, a whim, and of course, overall talent. I haven’t mustered the time or energy just yet to find out how many TOTAL Pac-12 players the Mariners have “selected” in drafts, but I did do some research on how many Pac-12 players have actually played for the team during its history.
Here’s what I have come up with and I hope you enjoy! (Players are listed alphabetically followed by their MLB playing years)
School |
# of Mariners (1977-2014) |
|---|---|
| Arizona State | 12 |
| UCLA | 8 |
| USC | 7 |
| Washington State | 6 |
| Arizona | 4 |
| Stanford | 4 |
| Oregon State | 4 |
| Washington |
3 |
| California | 2 |
| Utah | 1 |
| Colorado | 0 |
| Oregon | 0 |
| TOTAL Mariners with Pac-12 roots? | 49 |
Now in alphabetical order with Colorado and Utah tacked on at the end (not in the conference *quite* yet).
University of Arizona (4 players)
Chip Hale (1989-1997) – PH
Rich Hinton (1971-1979) – RP
Dan Meyer (1974-1985) – 3B
John Moses (1982-1992) – OF
Arizona State University (12 players)
Jamie Allen (1983-1983) – 3B
Floyd Bannister (1977-1992) – SP
Willie Bloomquist (2002-2011, 2014) – SS
Alvin Davis (1984-1992) – 1B
Jim Essian (1973-1984) – C
Sean Lowe (1997-2003) – RP
Blas Minor (1992-1997) – RP
Ricky Nelson (1983-1986) – OF
Ken Phelps (1980-1990) – DH
Todd Steverson (1995-1996) – LF
Ed Vande Berg (1982-1988) – RP
Fernando Vina (1993-2005) – 2B
University of California (2 players)
Dave Hengel (1986-1989) – OF
Brandon Morrow (2007-2011) – P
University of Oregon (0 players)
(C’mon Ducks, where you at?)
Note: No team from 1982 through 2008
Oregon State University (2 players)
Jamie Burke (2001-2010) – C
Cole Gillespie (2010-???) – OF
Stefen Romero (2014-???) – OF
Jim Wilson (1985-1989) – DH
Stanford University (4 players)
Joe Borchard (2002-2007) – RF
Andrew Lorraine (1994-2002) – RP
Dave McCarty (1993-2005) – 1B
Ed Sprague (1991-2001) – 3B
UCLA (8 players)
Rich Amaral (1991-2000) – LF
Eric Byrnes (2000-2010) – LF
Bill Haselman (1990-2003) – C
Tim Leary (1981-1994) – SP
Torey Lovullo (1988-1999) – 2B
Ron Roenicke (1981-1988) – OF
Dave Schmidt (1981-1992) – RP
Matt Young (1983-1993) – RP
USC (6 players) — *Updated 8/22/2011*
Bret Boone (1992-2005) – 2B
Jeff Cirillo (1994-2007) – 3B
Jeff Clement (2007-2010) – C
John Cummings (1993-1997) – P
Randy Johnson (1988-2009) – SP
Al Martin (1992-2003) – LF
Anthony Vasquez (2011) – SP
University of Washington (3 players)
Mike Blowers (1989-1999) – 3B
Sean Spencer (1999-2000) – RP
Sean White (2007-2010) – RP
Washington State University (6 players)
Dave Edler (1980-1983) – 3B
Tom Niedenfuer (1981-1990) – RP
John Olerud (1989-2005) – 1B
Rob Ramsay (1999-2000) -RP
Aaron Sele (1993-2007) – P
Dave Wainhouse (1991-2000) – RP
University of Colorado (0 players)
University of Utah (1 player)
Chris Shelton (2004-2009) – 1B
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