Top 25 All-Time Rainiers: No. 4 Derek Lowe
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. 4 is right-handed pitcher Derek Lowe, who pitched in 27 games for the Rainiers 1996-1997.
Lowe appeared in 681 games in Major League Baseball 1997-2013.
Lowe made his debut in Major League Baseball for the Mariners in 1997. He appeared in 12 games, nine of them in a starting role.
Lowe had his best season in 2002 when he made 32 starts for the Boston Red Sox, covering 219 2/3 innings and posting a 2.58 ERA. Lowe finished No. 3 in the Cy Young voting that season and made the American League All-Star team.
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