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Best of the Mariners poll, part six: Third basemen

Published 12:01 am Saturday, March 17, 2018

By Nick Patterson

Best of the Mariners poll, part six: Third basemen
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Best of the Mariners poll, part six: Third basemen
Left: Seattle Mariners third baseman Adrian Beltre prepares to bare-hand a ground out by Kansas City Royals’ Coco Crisp in the fifth inning of a spring training baseball game in Surprise, Arizona, on March 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, file) Right: Seattle Mariners’ Kyle Seager in action against the Oakland Athletics in a baseball game May 12, 2013, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, file)

Welcome to part six of the Herald’s Best of the Mariners poll series, where readers have the opportunity to vote on the best seasons in Seattle Mariners history by position. Saturday’s position is third base. Here are the candidates:

EDGAR MARTINEZ, 1991

Stats: .307 BA, 98 R, 14 HR, 52 RBI, 0 SB, .857 OPS

EDGAR MARTINEZ, 1992

Stats: .343 BA, 100 R, 18 HR, 73 RBI, 14 SB, .948 OPS

ADRIAN BELTRE, 2006

Stats: .268 BA, 88 R, 25 HR, 89 RBI, 11 SB, .792 OPS

KYLE SEAGER, 2016

Stats: .278 BA, 89 R, 30 HR, 99 RBI, 3 SB, .859 OPS

Others worthy of consideration: Edgar Martinez, 1990; Adrian Beltre, 2008; Kyle Seager, 2014.

If you vote for “other,” please specify who in the comments section.


Part one: Starting pitchers.

Part two: Relief pitchers.

Part three: Catchers.

Part four: First basemen.

Part five: Second basemen.

Next: Shortstops.

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