When it comes to the most polarizing (or just outright hated) player in Seattle Mariners history, a lot of fans will point towards Alex Rodríguez, and understandably so. In this century, we'd also like to give 'honorable' mentions to the likes of Chone Figgins and Erik Bedard, but also believe Jarred Kelenic is worthy of a place on the list.
We're talking about a player who at one point was the Mariners' No. 1 prospect (yes, even ahead of Julio Rodríguez) and No. 4 in all of baseball. As we wrote recently, however, controversy was always just around the corner for Kelenic, a player who had all the talent in the world but just couldn't put it together consistently once he made his Major League debut in 2021.