Seattle Mariners - Start Game 2016

[joshbrady91]

A brief history of Seattle;
Seattle is a West Coast seaport city and the seat of King County. With an estimated 662,400 residents as of 2015, Seattle is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. In July 2013 it was the fastest-growing major city in the United States, and remained in the top five in May 2015 with an annual growth rate of 2.1%. The Seattle metropolitan area of around 3.7 million inhabitants is the 15th largest metropolitan area in the United States. The city is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington, about 100 miles (160 km) south of the Canada–United States border. A major gateway for trade with Asia, Seattle is the third largest port in North America in terms of container handling as of 2015.

A brief history of the Seattle Mariners;
The Seattle Mariners are an American professional baseball team based in Seattle, Washington. Enfranchised in 1977, the Mariners are a member of the West division of the American League (AL) in Major League Baseball (MLB). Since July 1999, the Mariners' home ballpark has been Safeco Field, located in the SoDo neighborhood of Seattle.

The "Mariners" name originates from the prominence of marine culture in the city of Seattle. They are nicknamed the M's, a title featured in their primary logo from 1987–1992. The current team colors of navy blue, Northwest green, and silver were adopted prior to the 1993 season after having been royal blue and gold since the team's inception. Their mascot is the Mariner Moose.

The organization did not field a winning team until 1991, and any real success eluded them until 1995 when they won their first division championship and defeated the New York Yankees in the ALDS. The game-winning hit in Game 5, in which Edgar Martínez drove home Ken Griffey, Jr. to win the game in the 11th inning, clinched a series win for the Mariners, and has since become an iconic moment in team history.

The Mariners won 116 games in 2001, which set the American League record for most wins in a single season and tied the 1906 Chicago Cubs for the Major League record for most wins in a single season.

Through the 2015 season, the franchise has finished with a losing record in 27 of 39 seasons. The Mariners are one of eight Major League Baseball teams who have never won a World Series championship, and one of two (along with the Washington Nationals) to never have played in a World Series.

Owned by Nintendo of America, the Mariners are one of three Major League Baseball teams under corporate ownership; the other two are the Atlanta Braves (Liberty Media) and the Toronto Blue Jays (Rogers Communications).

Seattle Mariners Hall of Famers;
Pat Gillick, Goose Gossage, Ken Griffey Jr, Randy Johnson, Dick Williams, Gaylord Perry & Rickey Henderson.

Season Records;
Highest Batting Average: .372, Ichiro Suzuki (2004)
Most Runs: 141, Alex Rodriguez (1996)
Most Hits: 262, Ichiro Suzuki (2004) (Major League Record)
Highest Slugging %: .674, Ken Griffey, Jr. (1994)
Highest On-Base %: .479, Edgar Martínez (1995)
Highest On-Base Plus Slugging: 1.107, Edgar Martínez (1995)
Most Doubles: 54, Alex Rodriguez (1996)
Most Triples: 12, Ichiro Suzuki (2005)
Most Home Runs: 56, Ken Griffey, Jr. (1997,98)
Most Grand Slams: 4, Edgar Martínez (2000)
Most RBIs: 147, Ken Griffey, Jr. (1997)
Most Stolen Bases: 60, Harold Reynolds (1987)
Most Wins: 21, Jamie Moyer (2003)
Lowest ERA: 2.14, Félix Hernández (2014)
Strikeouts: 308, Randy Johnson (1993)
Complete Games: 14, Mike Moore (1985) and Mark Langston (1987)
Saves: 48, Fernando Rodney (2014)

[joshbrady91]

Personal message from Owner Howard Lincoln: New Goals;
Play .500 ball this season.
Upgrade at Shortstop this season.
Sign Hisashi Iwakuma to an extension.
Acquire a Hometown player.
Keep building up your team, in order to reach the playoffs in the next 4 seasons.

Finances;
Budget 15th - $190,000,000.
Player Payroll - 11th - $139,860,000.
Money for Free Agents - $30,852,912.
Money for Extensions - $30,988,500.
Team Focus - Neutral.
Market Size - Above Avg.
Fan Loyalty - Above Avg.
Fan Interest - 67.
Attendance (2015) 21st - 2,193,480.
Ticket Price - (2015) $25.50 - (2016) $15.
Season Tickets - (2015) 12,998.
Stadium Capacity - 47,113.
Revenue per Game - (2015) $690,540.
Scouting and Development Budgets set at $8,000,000 each.

Personnel;
GM and Manager - Josh Brady, 25, $330,000, 2019.
Assistant GM - Pending.
Bench Coach - Tim Bogar, 49, $358,000, 2017.
Pitching Coach - Mel Stottlemyre Jr., 52, $308,000, 2017.
Hitting Coach - Pending.
Scouting Director - Tom McNamara, 48, $688,000, 2019.
Team Trainer - Rick Griffin, 43, $280,000, 2018.

[joshbrady91]

Home of the Seattle Mariners since 1999.

[joshbrady91]

I have trading set as "Average" & "Highly Favor Prospects".

Personnel;
I started by firing my Assistant GM Jerry Dipoto & Hitting Coach.
Hired Hitting Coach Rick Down to a $344,000 contract until 2018.

Trades;
Billy Hamilton (CF) - (Reds) for James Paxton (RP), Leonys Martin (CF) & Seth Smith (LF) - (Mariners).

Martin Maldonado (C) + $10,000,000 - (Brewers) for Adam Lind (1B), Chris Iannetta (C) & Franklin Gutierrez (LF) - (Mariners).

Free Agents;
Luis Yander La O (2B) 24 from Cuba - Overall 74, Potential 79.
Yulieski Gurriel (3B) 32 from Cuba - Overall 77, Potential 77.
Frederich Cepeda (LF) 36 from Cuba - Overall 63, Potential 63.

[joshbrady91]

Personal message from Owner Howard Lincoln: Review of Season Goals;
Play .500 ball this season. - Finished with an 87-75 .537 record.
Upgrade at Shortstop this season. - I didn't feel this was needed as placed Kyle Seager as SS and trusted that Ketel Marte's ability would improve over the season (which it did).
Sign Hisashi Iwakuma to an extension. - I executed his one year option on the contract.
Acquire a Hometown player. - Did not meet this Goal.
Keep building up your team, in order to reach the playoffs in the next 4 seasons. - Made the Playoffs.

I made a few mid-season Trades also;
*Wil Myers (1B) - (Padres) for Brayan Hernandez (RF) - (Seattle).
*Corey Knebel (RP) - (Brewers) for Wade Miley (SP) - (Seattle).
*Vincent Velasquez (SP) (Phillies) for Nori Aoki (CF), Nate Karns (SP) & Stefen Romero (LF) - (Seattle).
*Wavered Dae-Ho Lee - Picked up by the Detroit Tigers.

Rookie of the Year - Yulieski Gurriel
Great Glove - Billy Hamilton

[Sizeman21]

Great start. Love reading about the lesser MLB teams. Keep up the good work!

[joshbrady91]

Personal message from Owner Howard Lincoln: New Goals;
Achieve a Winning Record.
Upgrade Catcher this season.
Sign Hisashi Iwakuma to an extension.
Acquire a Hometown player.
Reach the World Series by 2021.

Finances;
Budget 13th - $196,000,000.
Player Payroll - 11th - $163,428,000.
Money for Free Agents - $6,492,912.
Money for Extensions - $24,755,000.
Team Focus - Neutral.
Market Size - Above Avg.
Fan Loyalty - Above Avg.
Fan Interest - 82.
Attendance (2016) T-1st - 2,593,480.
Ticket Price - (2016) $15.00 - (2017) $15.00.
Season Tickets - (2016) 22,675.
Stadium Capacity - 47,113.
Revenue per Game - (2016) $702,103.
Scouting and Development Budgets set at $8,000,000 each.

Personnel;
GM and Manager - Josh Brady, 25, $330,000, 2019.
Assistant GM - Bill Bavasi, 59, $836,000, 2020.
Bench Coach - Tim Bogar, 49, $358,000, 2017.
Pitching Coach - Mel Stottlemyre Jr., 52, $308,000, 2017.
Hitting Coach - Rick Down, 66, $344,000, 2018.
Scouting Director - Tom McNamara, 48, $688,000, 2019.
Team Trainer - Rick Griffin, 43, $280,000, 2018.

[joshbrady91]

Trades;
Lucas Giolito (SP) - (Nationals) for Guillermo Heredia (RF), Ronald Dominguez (CL) & D.J. Peterson (3B) - (Seattle).

Randal Grichuk (RF) - (Cardinals) for Jose Santiago (SP) & Daniel Paolini (2B) - (Seattle).

Free Agents;
Koji Uehara (RP) $8,000,000, 2 years.
Brett Cecil (RP) $10,000,000, 2 years.
Junichi Tazawa (RP) $10,000,000, 2 years.

Leaving as Free Agents;
Ryan Cook (RP)
Steve Clevenger (C)
Joe Wieland (RP)
Mike Baxter (RF)
Joel Peralta (RP)
Joaquin Benoit (RP)

[joshbrady91]

Personal message from Owner Howard Lincoln: New Goals;
Achieve a Winning Record. - Finished with a 85-77 .525 record.
Upgrade Catcher this season. - Did not bring in a Catcher as i feel Mike Zunino is good enough for this team.
Sign Hisashi Iwakuma to an extension. - Signed a 2 year extension @ $10,000.000.
Acquire a Hometown player. Failed.
Reach the World Series by 2021. - Pending.

I made some mid-season Trades:
Orlando Arcia (2B) - (Brewers) for Alex Jackson (RF) - (Seattle).

Michael A. Taylor (LF) - (Dbacks) for Ian Miller (CF), Nicholas Quintana (SS), Andrew Moore (SP), Jeremy Martinez (C) & Karl Kauffmann (SP) - (Seattle).






Sadly missed out on Playoffs this season, but i am happy with achieving a winning record, the AL West Division is STACKED, a very close division this year