Mariner centerfielders, 2004-2008:
Randy Winn
Hiram Bocachica
Jeremy Reed
Quinton McCracken
Willie Bloomquist
Jolbert Cabrera
Jaime Bubela
Shin-Soo Choo
Jamal Strong
Ichiro
Adam Jones
Matt Lawton
Joe Borchard
Chris Snelling
Jason Ellison
Charlton Jimerson
Wladimir Balentien
This was the bounty harvested by Bill Bavasi's decision to non-tender Mike Cameron after the 2003 season. 5 seasons, 17 players, none a shadow of Cameron defensively or offensively. There are a few players on that list that later blossomed to stardom, but Bill did his part to make sure it never happened in a Mariner uniform. For 15 years over three decades Mariner fans were spoiled by some of the finest center field play in baseball.…
