Seattle Mariners 2016 first-half grades

2B Robinson Cano: (A+) Cano quickly squashed former coach Andy Van Slyke's offseason criticism by earning his seventh All-Star selection in his best first-half since joining the Mariners. The club rightfully asks a lot of the 33-year-old, and he's responded by posting a 4.6 WAR (wins-above-replacement) in 89 games thanks mostly to a .313/.368/.555 slash line to go along with 21 homers and 58 RBIs. less 2B Robinson Cano: (A+) Cano quickly squashed former coach Andy Van Slyke's offseason criticism by earning his seventh All-Star selection in his best first-half since joining the Mariners. The club rightfully ... more Photo: Stephen Brashear/Getty Images Photo: Stephen Brashear/Getty Images Image 1 of / 39 Caption Close Seattle Mariners 2016 first-half grades 1 / 39 Back to Gallery

Mariners fans caught up in the club's up-and-down first half of the 2016 season receive a brief respite from the drama this week for the All-Star break, which runs until Seattle opens an important three-game series with the Astros on Friday night at Safeco Field.

Though the Mariners (45-44) have technically played 89 games, the All-Star break is considered the season's unofficial halfway point.

That said, it's time to take stock of where this roster is at with seattlepi.com's annual midseason grades. Click through the gallery above to see how each player fared.

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