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Mariners SEA

198574–88 (0.457)
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GM: Hal Keller

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1985, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$4M
Surplus $M
+3
Win %
0.457
TAB
+6.2
WAB
+2.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
30.6
Dead money %
23%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-6.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1985 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBob Kearney108
BDonnie Scott74
RDave Valle30

1B

LAlvin Davis154
RDomingo Ramos14
LKen Phelps8
RBarry Bonnell5
RIvan Calderon2

2B

LJack Perconte125
BHarold Reynolds61
RDomingo Ramos19

3B

RJim Presley154
RDarnell Coles7
RDomingo Ramos6
RDanny Tartabull4

SS

BSpike Owen117
RDomingo Ramos37
RDanny Tartabull16
RDarnell Coles15

LF

RPhil Bradley126
RIvan Calderon33
RBarry Bonnell9
RDarnell Coles2
RDave Henderson1
BJohn Moses1

CF

RDave Henderson126
RPhil Bradley29
BJohn Moses28
RIvan Calderon1

RF

RAl Cowens110
RDave Henderson27
RIvan Calderon22
RBarry Bonnell13
RPhil Bradley10
LRicky Nelson3

DH

RGorman Thomas132
LKen Phelps22
RAl Cowens4
LAl Chambers4
RBarry Bonnell2
RDarnell Coles1
RIvan Calderon1

Starters

RMike Moore5.9 WAR
LMatt Young3.5 WAR
RBill Swift1.9 WAR
RJim Beattie0.6 WAR
LBrian Snyder0.5 WAR
RFrank Wills0.1 WAR
RJim Lewis-0.1 WAR
RSalome Barojas-0.1 WAR
LBill Wilkinson-0.2 WAR
RMike Morgan-0.2 WAR
LMark Langston-0.7 WAR

Bullpen

★ REdwin Nunez16 sv
LEd Vande Berg0 h
RRoy Thomas0 h
RBob Long0 h
RMike Stanton⇄0 h
RSalome Barojas0 h
RKarl Best0 h
RJack Lazorko0 h

Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

Key additions (new vs 1984)

PlayerfWAR
Mike Moore5.9
Phil Bradley4.8
Matt Young3.5
Alvin Davis3.1
Jim Presley2.9
Jack Perconte2.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1984)

Player1984 fWAR
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Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Mariners. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1985; everyone else is shown as a 1985 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Mike Moore 1985 +5.9 +117.2 0.2 +117.0 $0.0M 2.50× –
Phil Bradley 1985 +4.8 +68.7 0.1 +68.6 $0.0M 1.79× –
Matt Young 1985 +3.5 +54.5 0.2 +54.3 $0.0M 1.96× –
Alvin Davis 1985 +3.1 +26.9 0.2 +26.6 $0.1M 1.07× –
Jim Presley 1985 +2.9 +26.1 0.1 +26.0 $0.0M 1.12× –
Jack Perconte 1985 +2.1 +13.9 0.2 +13.8 $0.1M 0.82× –
Spike Owen 1985 +1.7 +12.2 0.1 +12.1 $0.1M 0.89× –
Gorman Thomas 1985 +1.2 +6.6 0.7 +5.9 $0.6M 0.69× –
Al Cowens 1985 +0.9 +5.8 0.4 +5.4 $0.5M 0.83× –
Jim Beattie 1985 +0.6 +4.7 0.5 +4.2 $0.8M 1.02× –
Bob Kearney 1985 +1.0 +4.3 0.2 +4.1 $0.2M 0.52× –
Dave Henderson 1985 +0.5 +3.2 0.3 +2.9 $0.6M 0.83× –
Ken Phelps 1985 +0.5 +2.9 0.2 +2.7 $0.3M 0.69× –
Ed Vande Berg 1985 +0.5 +2.7 0.3 +2.4 $0.6M 0.67× –
Ed Nunez 1985 +0.1 +1.3 0.1 +1.2 $0.8M 1.34× –
Barry Bonnell 1985 -0.4 -2.5 0.4 -3.0 – 0.83× –
Mark Langston 1985 -0.7 -5.4 0.2 -5.5 – 1.02× –
Al Chambers 1985 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.69× –
Bill Swift 1985 +1.9 +22.0 – – – 1.49× –
Bill Wilkinson 1985 -0.2 -1.4 – – – 1.02× –
Bob Long 1985 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Brian Snyder 1985 +0.5 +2.6 – – – 0.67× –
Danny Tartabull 1985 +0.7 +3.4 – – – 0.61× –
Darnell Coles 1985 +0.2 +0.8 – – – 0.61× –
Dave Geisel 1985 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Dave Tobik 1985 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Dave Valle 1985 -1.0 -4.2 – – – 0.52× –
Domingo Ramos 1985 -1.3 -6.6 – – – 0.61× –
Donnie Scott 1985 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.52× –
Frank Wills 1985 +0.1 +0.8 – – – 1.02× –
Harold Reynolds 1985 -0.4 -1.8 – – – 0.56× –
Ivan Calderon 1985 +1.6 +16.0 – – – 1.22× –
Jack Lazorko 1985 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Jim Lewis 1985 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 1.02× –
John Moses 1985 -0.8 -5.3 – – – 0.83× –
Karl Best 1985 +1.3 +7.1 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Morgan 1985 -0.2 -1.6 – – – 1.02× –
Mike Stanton↔ 1985 -0.4 -2.0 – – – 0.67× –
Paul Mirabella 1985 +0.3 +1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Ricky Nelson 1985 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Roy Thomas 1985 +0.7 +4.0 – – – 0.67× –
Salome Barojas 1985 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+30.5+374.54.4+338.7—

Trades

Every graded 1985 deal involving the Mariners — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1985 · SEA / NYM
SEA · Hal Keller +$0.0M
Frank Wills
NYM · Frank Cashen +$0.0M
Wray Bergendahl
Even trade
1985 · NYM / SEA
NYM · Frank Cashen +$0.0M
Tom Burns
SEA · Hal Keller +$0.0M
Paul Hollins
Even trade
1985 · TEX / SEA
TEX · Tom Grieve +$0.0M
Orlando Mercado
SEA · Hal Keller +$0.0M
Donnie Scott
Even trade
1985 · SEA / DET
SEA · Hal Keller +$4.8M
Rich Monteleone
DET · Bill Lajoie −$4.8M
Darnell Coles
SEA came out ahead by $4.8M
1985 · SEA / LAD
SEA · Hal Keller +$4.0M
Steve Yeager
LAD · Al Campanis −$4.0M
Ed Vande Berg
SEA came out ahead by $4.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1985 payroll
$4.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 1985, 1985–1991. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1985198619871988198919901991
Gorman Thomas3412.000$690k$339kFREE AGENT
Jim Beattie307.000$470k$575kFREE AGENT
Barry Bonnell318.000$438kFREE AGENT
Al Cowens3311.000$400k$360kFREE AGENT
Bob Kearney286.000$183k$300k$125kFREE AGENT
Paul Mirabella317.000—FREE AGENT
Mike Morgan257.000—$125k$185kFREE AGENT
Domingo Ramos277.000—$85k$80kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc1985198619871988198919901991
Ed Vande Berg263.000$315kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Henderson264.000$310kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Moore253.000$228kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ken Phelps305.000$180kFREE AGENT
Jack Perconte305.000$175kFREE AGENT
Ed Nunez223.000$97kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Moses273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (27)

PlayerAgeSvc1985198619871988198919901991
Alvin Davis241.000$225kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Langston241.000$160kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Young262.000$159kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Bradley262.000$125kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Spike Owen242.000$114kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Presley231.000$72kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Salome Barojas28–—
Karl Best262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ivan Calderon231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Al Chambers24–—
Darnell Coles232.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Geisel30–—
Jack Lazorko291.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Lewis29–—
Bob Long30–—
Ricky Nelson26–—
Harold Reynolds242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Donnie Scott23–—
Brian Snyder27–—
Mike Stanton32–—
Bill Swift230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Tartabull221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roy Thomas32–—
Dave Tobik32–—
Dave Valle241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Wilkinson200.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Frank Wills262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1985 acquisition stacked onto Mariners's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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