Every First Round pick in the History of the Seattle Mariners

Woody Woodward: Mariners GM 1989-99

If not for Alex Rodriguez, this would be a really bad list. Out of the 12 picks, 6 of them never played in the majors for the Mariners. Another did for a single season, while another had a negative WAR. All in all, you have 15 seasons with a 8.7 WAR, which is largely because of Gil Meche. (I really liked him)

Meche pitched six years for the Mariners, compiling a 4.65 ERA (league average was about 4.47), before leaving for the Royals. He deealt with shoulder injuries throughout his career, and it put a hamper on what otherwise would've been a long run as a middle to back end starter.

Manahan never made it above AAA. Traded Estes to the Giants where he had a good start to his career. We actually drafted Villone, although most remember him in the mid-2000s with the Mariners. Anderson never made it above AAA. Christenson played 7 MLB seasons. Heaverlo never made it above AAA.

Then... Arod. Dude was a monster, like something baseball hadn't seen since players left to go fight in the War. Unfortunately, there was a reason for it, and it needles me to this day. Still, it was the right pick, and a big reason for success in Seattle. I'm giving Wood Wood a B.