Rosternomics

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GM: Hal Keller (since 1984)

1985 roster — every player, value & surplus

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+2.6
WAB — wins above budget
+6.3
TAB — roster Talent above budget
74–88 (0.457)
record
+3M
surplus $M (value/$)
30.6
roster fWAR
$4.3M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Mike Moore 25 arb 35 5.9 0.2 +1.3
Phil Bradley 26 pre-arb 159 4.8 0.1 +1.1
Matt Young 26 pre-arb 37 3.5 0.2 +0.7
Alvin Davis 24 pre-arb 155 3.1 0.2 +0.6
Jim Presley 23 pre-arb 155 2.9 0.1 +0.7
Jack Perconte 30 arb 125 2.1 0.2 +0.4
Bill Swift 23 23 1.9
Spike Owen 24 pre-arb 118 1.7 0.1 +0.3
Ivan Calderon 23 67 1.6
Karl Best 26 15 1.3
Gorman Thomas 34 FA-elig 135 1.2 0.7 -0.4
Bob Kearney 28 FA-elig 108 1.0 0.2 +0.1
Al Cowens 33 FA-elig 122 0.9 0.4 -0.2
Roy Thomas 32 40 0.7
Danny Tartabull 22 19 0.7
Jim Beattie 30 FA-elig 18 0.6 0.5 -0.3
Ken Phelps 30 arb 61 0.5 0.2 -0.0
Ed Vande Berg 26 arb 76 0.5 0.3 -0.2
Brian Snyder 27 15 0.5
Dave Henderson 26 arb 139 0.5 0.3 -0.2
Paul Mirabella 31 10 0.3
Darnell Coles 23 27 0.2
Ed Nunez 22 arb 70 0.1 0.1 -0.1
Frank Wills 26 24 0.1
Jack Lazorko 29 15 0.0
Dave Geisel 30 12 -0.0
Dave Tobik 32 8 -0.0
Ricky Nelson 26 6 -0.0
Jim Lewis 29 2 -0.1
Al Chambers 24 4 -0.1
Salome Barojas 28 17 -0.1
Bill Wilkinson 20 2 -0.2
Bob Long 30 28 -0.2
Donnie Scott 23 80 -0.2
Mike Morgan 25 2 -0.2
Mike Stanton↔ CHW 32 24 -0.4
Barry Bonnell 31 FA-elig 48 -0.4 0.4 -0.5
Harold Reynolds 24 67 -0.4
Mark Langston 24 pre-arb 24 -0.7 0.2 -0.3
John Moses 27 33 -0.8
Dave Valle 24 31 -1.0
Domingo Ramos 27 75 -1.3

42 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 17 of them (40%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).

WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR). Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)

Best acquisitions
PlayerYearWAR for SEA
Jamie Moyer199628.0
Mike Cameron200019.8
J. P. Crawford201817.8
Freddy García199815.6
Franklin Gutiérrez200813.4
Mitch Haniger201611.1
Marco Gonzales201710.1
Luis Castillo20228.7
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
Adam Jones200829.6
Jason Varitek199721.2
Shin-Soo Choo200619.2
Mike Hampton199319.2
Carlos Guillén200418.3
Derek Lowe199718.0
Freddy Peralta201517.3
Chris Taylor201616.9