The Mariners have a long full history of poor performing players on their roster leaving ,by trade or free agency, only to have them succeed else where. I dont know if it happens more to the Seattle team than other, but as someone who follows them closely it sure seems like it. In recent history, guys like Mike Morse, Matt Thornton and Shin-Soo Choo have all been dumped by the Mariners during cold streaks only to have them move on and find success elsewhere.
However, I have good news for those fans out there that are sick of seeing all of our ex-players succeed elsewhere. It is also bad news for the Padres. Former Mariner's starting catcher Rob Johnson still sucks. Through 38 games he is batting a measly .180 and has a wRC+ of 41. That guy is still terrible at hitting.
Perhaps if he tried pitching?
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