The third installment of our rating of the top 40 players in Mariners’ history — celebrating the team’s 40th anniversary — includes two of the best of the current team as well as five players who helped form the heart and soul of the 116-win squad of 2001.
And, undoubtedly, it will also spark a few arguments, which is part of the fun of remembering the history of a team that may not have had as many high points as fans would like, but has filled up our summer nights in good times and bad nevertheless.