Top 25 All-Time Rainiers: No. 16 Matt Thornton
In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Tacoma Rainiers' player development affiliation with the Seattle Mariners, we'll count down the Top 25 players in Rainiers history.Qualifiers1. Players and ranking determined by Wins Above Replacement2. Must have 200 plate appearances or 40 innings pitched with the RainiersNo. 17 is left-handed
In honor of the 25th anniversary of the Tacoma Rainiers' player development affiliation with the Seattle Mariners, we'll count down the Top 25 players in Rainiers history.
Qualifiers
1. Players and ranking determined by Wins Above Replacement
2. Must have 200 plate appearances or 40 innings pitched with the Rainiers
No. 17 is left-handed pitcher Matt Thornton, who pitched in in 18 games for the Rainiers 2003-2004.
Thornton appeared in 748 games in Major League Baseball over 12 seasons.
Thornton made his big-league debut in 2004 with the Mariners, appearing in 19 games.
Thornton's best season in the majors was 2009 with the Chicago White Sox. He made 70 appearances on the season, covering 72 1/3 innings and posting a 2.74 ERA. Thornton saved four games that year and struck out 87 batters.
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