2010 Seattle Mariners season
Rank Player Position
1 Dustin Ackley Second baseman
2 Michael Saunders Outfielder
3 Adam Moore Catcher
4 Alex Liddi Third baseman
5 Carlos Triunfel Infielder
6 Michael Pineda Right-handed pitcher
7 Nick Franklin Shortstop
8 Greg Halman Outfielder
9 Dan Cortes Right-handed pitcher
10 Mario Martínez Corner infielder
Offseason -- Roster changes
Corey Patterson signed a minor league contract with the Mariners on December 9 , 2009 . After the World Series , the Mariners cleared five spots from their 40-man roster after infielder Bryan LaHair , pitchers César Jiménez , Randy Messenger and Marwin Vega were outrighted to the Triple-A Tacoma Rainiers , and pitcher Justin Thomas was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Pirates . [ 22 ] The Mariners added seven new scouts after the season including the West Coast Supervisor Butch Baccala , Southern California scout John Ramey , Northwest scout Joe Ross , Midwest scout Tony Russo , Southwest scout Jess Kapellusch , Atlantic scout Mike Moriarty , and Gulf Coast scout Devitt Moore . [ 23 ] Travis Denker signed a minor league contract with the Mariners in December 2009 . On November 25 , the Mariners re-signed minor league pitchers Steve Bray and Steven Shell , and catcher José Yépez . [ 24 ] On December 9 , the Mariners signed outfielder Corey Patterson to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training . [ 25 ] It was reported by Baseball America that the Mariners signed pitcher Levale Speigner and infielder Travis Denker , and also re-signed pitcher Chris Seddon and Josh Wilson to minor league contracts on December 12 . [ 26 ] On December 16 , the Mariners signed 19-year-old Brazilian prospect Pedro Okuda to a minor league contract . [ 27 ] During the trade for Cliff Lee , the Mariners gave up three prospects including pitchers Phillippe Aumont and J. C. Ramírez and outfielder Tyson Gillies . [ 28 ] On December 22 , Baseball America reported that the Mariners re-signed pitcher Mike Koplove , and signed pitcher David Pauley , and catcher Ralph Henriquez , Jr.. [ 29 ] During the trade for Brandon League , the Mariners also acquired minor league outfielder Johermyn Chávez from the Blue Jays . [ 8 ] On December 28 , the Mariners signed catcher Josh Bard , and re-signed pitcher Chad Cordero to minor league contracts with invitations to spring training . [ 30 ] The Mariners signed free agent utility player Chris Woodward , who was in their organization during the first half of the 2009 season , to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training . [ 31 ] On January 13 , the Mariners re-signed first baseman Brad Nelson to a minor league contract with and invitation to spring training . [ 32 ] Formerly of the Milwaukee Brewers organization , Jesús Colomé signed a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training with the Mariners on February 10 . [ 33 ] On February 12 , 2010 , the Mariners signed Mike Sweeney , a player who MLB.com called a `` key clubhouse component from the Mariners ' dramatic 2009 turnaround '' , to a minor league contract with an invitation to spring training . [ 34 ]
The 2010 Seattle Mariners season was the 34th season in franchise history. The Mariners finished the season with 61 wins and 101 losses.