MLB Market Size Rankings: Seattle Mariners a Large Market Team

Posted: 25th March 2010 by Spencer Estey in MLB
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One of the biggest misconceptions in baseball is when people refer to teams such as the Seattle Mariners as small or mid market teams. A casual fan exclaims "The Mariners are going all pitching and defense given their lack of funds." The Mariners may have a fairly unique winning strategy, but that is in spite of their market size, not because of it. The Mariners consistently carry a payroll of $100 million plus, metropolitan Seattle has a population of over 3.5 million people and they get support from the entire pacific northwest, including British Columbia.

Small market teams do not make blockbusters trades acquiring pitchers a year removed from a Cy Young award; small market teams are the ones always trading the superstars. The Mariners are a sizable global brand, and they have ...

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