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Top 25 All-Time Rainiers: No. 13 Gil Meche

March 8, 2019

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. 13 is right-handed pitcher Gil Meche , who pitched in 19 games for the Rainiers 1999-2004.
Meche appeared in 258 games in Major League Baseball over 10 seasons.
GIL MECHE CAREER TACOMA RAINIERS STATS

Meche made his big-league debut in 1999 with the Mariners, appearing in 16 games and pitching 85 2/3 innings.

GIL MECHE CAREER MLB 1999-2010

Meche's best season came in 2008 with the Kansas City Royals. He pitched in 34 games, covering 210 1/3 innings. He struck out 183 batters and posted a 4.19 ERA that year.
This article created using technology provided by HERO Sports.