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With the exception of the 1998 and 1999 seasons, the Mariners had been annual challengers for the AL West title from 1995 through 2003. The 2004 season, however, saw the fall of the Mariners from contention. With an aging roster, the Mariners went into the All-Star Break with a 9-game losing streak, and a 32-54 season record (.372) 17 games behind the first-place Texas Rangers. After the All-Star break, unable to ignore the dreadful state of their team, the Mariners gave the team a complete overhaul.
Despite several personnel changes and free-agent signings after the 2004 season, the team stayed at the bottom of the divisional standings throughout the 2005 season and finished in last place, though they improved their record by six games compared to the previous year.
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Mariners Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Publish Date: January 3, 2009
During the final week of the 2008 calendar year, rumors flew around the Internet that left-hander Erik Bedard is a candidate to be traded to the New York Yankees. It’s not that a trade couldn’t happen—the top rumor had the Yankees sending often injured outfielder Hideki Matsui—but that’s not the direction that Seattle general manager Jack Zduriencik seems to be headed. Zduriencik has had several conversations with Bedard, who has professed his good health and good spirits looking ah …
Hot Stove Daily: Seattle Mariners (Yahoo! Sports)
Publish Date: January 2, 2009
New GM Jack Zduriencik inherits a roster rife with leaden contracts, but there are reasons to be hopeful. …
Angels agree to terms with Brian Fuentes (AP)
Publish Date: January 1, 2009
Free-agent reliever Brian Fuentes and the Los Angeles Angels reached agreement on a two-year, $17.5 million deal Wednesday, giving the AL West champions a replacement for record-setting closer Francisco Rodriguez. Fuentes gets $8.5 million next season and $9 million in 2010. There’s a club option for $9 million in 2011. …