Rosternomics

Mariners SEA

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GM: Dick Balderson (since 1986)

1987 roster — every player, value & surplus

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+6.7
WAB — wins above budget
+10.2
TAB — roster Talent above budget
78–84 (0.481)
record
+5M
surplus $M (value/$)
34.3
roster fWAR
$4.7M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Mark Langston 26 arb 35 6.4 0.4 +1.4
Phil Bradley 28 arb 158 3.4 0.8 +0.2
Mike Moore 27 arb 33 3.1 0.5 +0.4
Mike Morgan 27 FA-elig 34 3.1 0.2 +0.7
Alvin Davis 26 157 2.9
Ken Phelps 32 FA-elig 120 2.7 0.3 +0.5
Harold Reynolds 26 arb 160 2.2 0.1 +0.5
Bill Wilkinson 22 pre-arb 56 1.9 0.1 +0.5
Jim Presley 25 arb 152 1.8 0.2 +0.3
Mike Kingery 26 pre-arb 120 1.8 0.1 +0.4
Lee Guetterman 28 arb 25 1.4 0.1 +0.3
Dave Valle 26 arb 95 1.4 0.1 +0.3
Jerry Reed 31 FA-elig 39 1.3 0.1 +0.3
Scott Bankhead 23 pre-arb 27 0.9 0.1 +0.2
Mickey Brantley Sr. 26 pre-arb 92 0.8 0.1 +0.1
Rey Quinones 23 pre-arb 135 0.5 0.1 +0.1
Domingo Ramos 29 FA-elig 42 0.5 0.1 +0.1
Dennis Powell 23 pre-arb 16 0.4 0.1 +0.0
Edgar Martinez 24 13 0.3
Ed Nunez 24 arb 48 0.2 0.2 -0.2
Mark Huismann↔ CLE 29 6 0.2
Mike Campbell 23 pre-arb 9 0.2 0.1 +0.0
Donell Nixon 25 46 0.1
Scott Bradley 27 arb 102 0.1 0.1 -0.1
Mike Trujillo 27 pre-arb 28 0.1 0.1 -0.1
Roy Thomas 34 8 0.1
Mario Diaz 25 11 0.0
Bob Kearney 30 FA-elig 24 0.0 0.1 -0.1
Mike Brown 28 1 0.0
Clay Parker 24 3 -0.0
Jim Weaver 27 7 -0.1
Rick Renteria 25 12 -0.1
Rich Monteleone 24 3 -0.1
Dave Hengel 25 10 -0.2
Brick Smith 28 5 -0.2
Jerry Narron 31 FA-elig 4 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
John Christensen 26 arb 53 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
Steve Shields 28 20 -0.3
Gary Matthews Sr.↔ CHC 36 FA-elig 45 -0.5 0.4 -0.6
Stan Clarke 26 22 -0.6
John Moses 29 arb 116 -0.9 0.1 -0.4

41 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 26 of them (63%). 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