Top 25 All-Time Rainiers: No. 2 Felix Hernandez
The upcoming 2019 season will mark the Tacoma Rainiers 25th season as the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. The two clubs first formed their partnership in 1995, and recently announced a four-year extension of their Player Development Contract that will continue their affiliation through the 2022 season.In honor of
The upcoming 2019 season will mark the Tacoma Rainiers 25th season as the Triple-A affiliate of the Seattle Mariners. The two clubs first formed their partnership in 1995, and recently announced a four-year extension of their Player Development Contract that will continue their affiliation through the 2022 season.
In honor of this decades-long partnership we will explore the Top 25 players to come through Cheney Stadium since 1995, starting today with No. 25 and continuing every Monday until reaching No. 1 just before Opening Day 2019.
Hundreds of talented players have spent time in Tacoma during the Mariners era -- helping propel the Rainiers to five division titles, three conference championships and two Pacific Coast League Championships -- but only the best of the best make the Top 25.
Qualifiers
1. Players and ranking determined by Wins Above Replacement
2. Must have 200 plate appearances or 40 innings pitched with the Rainiers
No. 2 is right-handed pitcher
Hernandez has appeared in 404 games in Major League Baseball through 2018.
Hernandez made his big-league debut at age 19 in 2005, making 12 starts and posting a 2.67 ERA over 84 1/3 innings for the Mariners.
Hernandez had his best season in the major leagues in 2010 when he made 34 starts and posted a 2.27 ERA in 249.2 innings. The right-hander struck out 232 batters and won the American League Cy Young Award that season.
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