Yes, we know that this is taking a while!

As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team.  That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present the pre-2021 update of our top 50 Seattle Mariners of all-time.

As for all of our top 50 players in baseball we look at the following: 

1.  Advanced Statistics.

2.  Traditional statistics and how they finished in the American League. 

3. Playoff accomplishments.

4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.

There is only one new addition near the bottom part of our list.  As always, we announce our top five immediately, but out full list can be found here.

1. Ken Griffey Jr.

2. Edgar Martinez

3. Ichiro Suzuki

4. Felix Hernandez

5. Randy Johnson

There was some minor tinkering on the list due to the changing values from Baseball Reference.  The new entry is current staff ace, Marco Gonzales, who debuts at #48.

We welcome your input and commentsand as always, we thank you for your support.

Wally Moses joined the Philadelphia Athletics in 1935, stepping into a gap left by the dismantled Connie Mack dynasties caused by the Great Depression. He quickly became the starting right fielder as a rookie, using his fast left-handed swing to dominate American League pitching for a decade.

His sophomore campaign in 1936 was an exemplary display of offensive prowess. Moses surpassed the prestigious 200-hit milestone by achieving 202 hits, integrating exceptional speed with a refined line-drive swing to attain a commendable .345 batting average and securing a 14th-place position in the American League Most Valuable Player voting.

Rather than hitting a plateau, he engineered an even more spectacular individual masterclass during the 1937 schedule. That summer, Moses put on a stunning display of multi-dimensional production, erupting for a career-high 25 home runs—the only time in his career he would reach double digits in that category. He punctuated his lone career All-Star selection by shattering his own personal ceilings with 208 hits, 48 doubles, 113 runs scored, and 86 runs batted in while maintaining a superb .320 average.

Although he would never quite replicate that astronomical power surge of 1937, Moses remained a remarkably consistent and prolific catalyst at the table for the financially constrained franchise. He achieved four consecutive individual seasons with a batting average well above .300 through 1941, employing superior base-running instincts to consistently turn singles into extra-base hits.

His impressive efficiency caught the eye of many, making him a prime target for an organization that was always trying to stay financially afloat. In 1939, Mack tried to sell his star outfielder to the Detroit Tigers, but Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis, a powerful figure, suddenly canceled the deal. It wasn't until two winters later that the front office finally reached their financial goal, successfully trading Moses to Chicago in a multi-player deal before the 1942 season started.

Following a highly productive decade spent with the White Sox and Boston Red Sox, his baseball career concluded in 1949 in a manner that was both fitting and full-circle. Moses returned to Philadelphia to dedicate his final three Major League seasons as a respected veteran and distinguished pinch-hitting expert from Mack's bench, ultimately retiring at the end of the 1951 season. With the A’s, Moses batted .307 with 1,316 Hits.

Marco Gonzales was a First Round Pick in 2013 by the St. Louis Cardinals, but the Seattle Mariners were able to obtain him in a trade for Tyler O’Neill in the summer of 2017. Gonzales had made it to the Majors by that point, but he had not yet proven himself as a bona fide Starting Pitcher at baseball’s highest level.  This would change in the Emerald City.

The world of basketball lost a legend today as Elgin Baylor passed away from natural causes.  He was 86 years old.

Baylor led the Seattle Redhawks to a Final Four Appearance in 1958, and while his team did not win, the All-American was named the Final Four MVP.  His collegiate success netted him the first overall pick that year, going to the Minneapolis Lakers, where he won the Rookie of the Year.

The Small Forward went on to be one of the top NBA players of the 1960s, and would be named to ten First Team All-NBA Selections.  Knee problems reduced him to only 11 Games in his last two season, and he retired after the 1971-72 Season, and Baylor left professional basketball with a 27.4 Point and 13.5 Rebound per Game Average.  

He would later be the General Manager for the Los Angeles Clippers from 1989 to 2009, though would only see the playoffs twice in that capacity.

Baylor was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1977, and his number 22, was retired by the Lakers in 1983.

We here at Notinhalloffame.com would like to extend our condolences to the fans, friends and family of Elgin Baylor.