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Seattle Mariners: Top 50 players of all time

By Nick Lee

Jun 4, 2016; Arlington, TX, USA; A Seattle Mariners hat sits on top a mitt during a game against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park in Arlington. Rangers won 10-4. Mandatory Credit: Ray Carlin-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 4, 2016; Arlington, TX, USA; A Seattle Mariners hat sits on top a mitt during a game against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Park in Arlington. Rangers won 10-4. Mandatory Credit: Ray Carlin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 4, 2017; Salt River Pima-Maricopa, AZ, USA; The Seattle Mariners look on during the national anthem prior to the game against the Colorado Rockies during a spring training game at Salt River Fields at Talking Stick. Mandatory Credit: Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports /

19. Erik Hanson (1988-1993)

Hanson was drafted by the Mariners in the second round of the 1986 after his college days at Wake Forest. Three years later he was an intricate part of the M’s rotation.

He reached 215-plus innings twice in a Mariners uniform. His best year was easily in 1990. He won 18 games with a 3.24 ERA in 33 starts. He notched career-highs in innings (236) and strikeouts (211).

Hanson was the Opening Day starter for the Mariners in 1991, a great honor. He started at least 30 games three separate times for the teal blue – 30 starts is usually the benchmark for a healthy season for a starting pitcher.

He won a total of 56 games in 143 starts during his time in Seattle. He is in the top 10 in numerous categories in Mariners franchise history for pitchers, including WAR  (7th), wins (9th), ERA (4th), strikeouts (7th) and innings pitched (8th).

Hanson might not be the household name everyone thinks of when discussing great Mariner pitchers, but he sure made an impact in the club’s history. After the 1993 season, he was involved in one of the bigger trades in franchise history.

He and Bret Boone (who we will see very soon) were shipped to Cincinnati in exchange for Bobby Ayala and the greatest backstop in M’s history, Dan Wilson. He would go on to have an All-Star season with Boston in 1995 and would pitch his final season in 1998, with the Toronto Blue Jays.

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