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OFFSEASON PLAYER MOVEMENT

Player signed	Player lost
RHP Shigetoshi Hasegawa (re-signed)	RHP James Baldwin (option declined)
DH Edgar Martinez (re-signed)	LHP Doug Creek (free agent)
C Dan Wilson (re-signed)	RHP Paul Abbott (released)
LHP Steve Kent (waivers)
1B John Olerud (re-signed)
LHP Jamie Moyer (re-signed)
Acquired via trade	Players traded
OF Randy Winn (Devil Rays)	INF Antonio Perez (compensation for Lou Piniella)

Complete Player Movement

Moyer signs for three years
The Mariners signed left-hander Jamie Moyer to a three-year contract on Dec. 7. With Moyer's signing, general manager Pat Gillick said in a news release, "we can turn our attention to fine-tuning other pieces of the team." John Olerud told reporters before Moyer signed: "If we get Jamie back, I think we'll be real strong at every position on the field, with a good pitching staff, a good bullpen and a good strong club." In the news release, Moyer said he was "thrilled to finish my career in Seattle."

Gammons: Diamond notes

Olerud agrees to 2-year deal


	Olerud

First baseman John Olerud decided to stay with his hometown Mariners, agreeing Dec. 6 to a two-year contract. The deal is worth between $15-$16 million, according to The Seattle Times. "We are very pleased to have John back with us for the next two seasons," general manager Pat Gillick said. "Getting him re-signed was one of our crucial offseason pieces of business." The 34-year-old Olerud hit .300 with 22 homers and 102 RBI last season, the second time in his career he had a .300 average and at least 20 homers and 100 RBI. He also had a .996 fielding percentage and won the second Gold Glove of his 14-year career.

Edgar 'happy' with new deal

Welcome to Tokyo
The Mariners on Nov. 26 announced the Japanese teams they'll play during exhibition games in Tokyo: the Seibu Lions on March 22 and the Yomiuri Giants on March 23. The Mariners will remain in Japan to play two regular season games against the Athletics on March 25-26. After returning to the United States, the Mariners will play an exhibition game against the Rangers in Sacramento, Calif., on March 29, followed by another at San Francisco on March 30. Seattle resumes the regular season with two games at Oakland on April 1-2. The Mariners also released their spring training exhibition schedule, which begins Feb. 27 against the Padres in Peoria, Ariz.

Melvin named manager


	Melvin

Bob Melvin, bench coach for the Diamondbacks the past two seasons, was named to succeed Lou Piniella as manager of the Mariners on Nov. 15. "I am very pleased to be able to name Bob Melvin as our new manager," general manager Pat Gillick said. "After talking with all of our candidates, Bob was our No. 1 choice. He is a very strong communicator who will be able to motivate and lead our players." The job is the first as a big-league manager for Melvin, 41, who turned to scouting and coaching after 10 seasons in the majors as a catcher. His only job as a manager was with Maryvale in the Arizona Fall League in 1999. Melvin agreed to a contract for the 2003 and 2004 seasons, with a club option for 2005.

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FEATURES

Caple: Ichiromania still going strong
Ichiro is back in Japan and remains the most popular player in the country.
Caple: The Ichiro museum
From his childhood bicycle to his retainer to all of his bats, you can find it all in Ichiro's very own museum.
Caple: Japan hits a home run
As expected, Japan played a wonderful host to the major league All-Stars' tour of the country.

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2002 AMERICAN LEAGUE WEST
TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
Oakland	103	59	.636	-
Anaheim	99	63	.611	4.0
Seattle	93	69	.574	10.0
Texas	72	90	.444	31.0
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NEWS AND NOTES

The Mariners offered arbitration to LHP Norm Charlton on Dec. 7. Charlton missed the 2002 season after surgery last January to repair a torn left rotator cuff. OF Ruben Sierra, INF Jose Offerman and RHP Ismael Valdes were not offered arbitration.

The Mariners claimed LHP Steve Kent off waivers from the Devil Ray on Nov. 27.

Former Mariners' manager Rene Lachemann is returning to the team as bench coach. The team on Nov. 27 also announced Orlando Gomez will be the new bullpen coach. Three coaches from former manager Lou Piniella's staff will keep their jobs in Seattle: first base coach John Moses, third-base coach Dave Myers and pitching coach Bryan Price.

1B John Olerud, 2B Bret Boone and OF Ichiro Suzuki all won AL Gold Gloves on Nov. 13.

The Mariners agreed Nov. 8 to a two-year contract with longtime C Dan Wilson, who had been eligible for free agency.

The Mariners and RH reliever Shigetoshi Hasegawa agreed Nov. 7 to a one-year contract.

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AVG	I. Suzuki	.321
HR	M. Cameron	25
RBI	B. Boone	107
RUN	I. Suzuki	111
SB	2 tied @	31
WIN	F. Garcia	16
SV	K. Sasaki	37
ERA	J. Pineiro	3.24
Complete Team Statistics: Batting \| Pitching


C	D. Wilson	ROTATION
1B	J. Olerud	F. Garcia
2B	B. Boone	J. Moyer
3B	J. Cirillo	J. Pineiro
SS	C. Guillen	I. Valdes
LF	R. Sierra	R. Franklin
CF	M. Cameron	CLOSER
RF	I. Suzuki	K. Sasaki
DH	E. Martinez


Dec 8: Re-signed pitcher Jamie Moyer to a three-year contract.
Dec 7: Agreed to terms with first baseman John Olerud on a two-year contract.
Nov 28: Claimed pitcher Steve Kent off waivers from the Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
Complete Team Transactions

FEATURES
Caple: Ichiromania still going strong Ichiro is back in Japan and remains the most popular player in the country. Caple: The Ichiro museum From his childhood bicycle to his retainer to all of his bats, you can find it all in Ichiro's very own museum. Caple: Japan hits a home run As expected, Japan played a wonderful host to the major league All-Stars' tour of the country.


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