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Mariners SEA

198973–89 (0.451)
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GM: Woody Woodward

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1989, 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
$8M
Surplus $M
+3
Win %
0.451
TAB
+4.3
WAB
-2.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
32.6
Dead money %
35%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-4.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1989 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RDave Valle93
LScott Bradley70
RBill McGuire14
BDave Cochrane2

1B

LAlvin Davis125
RJim Presley30
RDarnell Coles18
BDave Cochrane9
LScott Bradley2

2B

BHarold Reynolds151
RMario Diaz14
LGreg Briley10
BDave Cochrane4

3B

RJim Presley90
REdgar Martinez60
RDarnell Coles26
BDave Cochrane9
RMario Diaz3

SS

BOmar Vizquel143
RMario Diaz37
BDave Cochrane29
RRey Quinones⇄7

LF

LGreg Briley96
RHenry Cotto57
RJeffrey Leonard25
RMickey Brantley Sr.12
RDarnell Coles7
BDave Cochrane3
LMike Kingery2
LScott Bradley1

CF

LKen Griffey Jr.127
RHenry Cotto30
LMike Kingery20
RJay Buhner2

RF

RDarnell Coles83
RJay Buhner56
RHenry Cotto14
RMickey Brantley Sr.11
LGreg Briley10
LBruce Fields1
RJeffrey Leonard1
LMike Kingery1

DH

RJeffrey Leonard122
LAlvin Davis14
RDarnell Coles12
RMickey Brantley Sr.6
LScott Bradley4
BHarold Reynolds1
LGreg Briley1
RJim Wilson1
RJim Presley1

Starters

RScott Bankhead3.5 WAR
RErik Hanson2.4 WAR
RBrian Holman⇄2.3 WAR
LMark Langston⇄2.1 WAR
LRandy Johnson⇄1.6 WAR
RBill Swift1.5 WAR
RMike Dunne⇄0.7 WAR
RClint Zavaras0.4 WAR
RGene Harris⇄0.1 WAR
LSteve Trout-0.0 WAR
RLuis DeLeon-0.1 WAR
RJerry Reed-0.2 WAR
RMike Campbell-0.2 WAR
LDennis Powell-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMike Schooler33 sv
RMike Jackson0 h
RJerry Reed0 h
LDennis Powell0 h
LKeith Comstock0 h
RTom Niedenfuer0 h
LSteve Trout0 h
RJulio Solano0 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 1988)

PlayerfWAR
Ken Griffey Jr.2.5
Brian Holman2.3
Randy Johnson1.6
Jeffrey Leonard0.8
Mike Dunne0.7
Clint Zavaras0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 1988)

Player1988 fWAR
Mike Moore4.6
Ken Phelps2.2
Steve Balboni1.1
Bill Wilkinson0.2
Gene Walter0.2
Terry Taylor0.2

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 1989; everyone else is shown as a 1989 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Scott Bankhead 1989 +3.5 +62.1 0.2 +61.9 $0.1M 2.19× –
Mike Schooler 1989 +2.7 +54.7 0.1 +54.5 $0.1M 2.57× –
Harold Reynolds 1989 +4.2 +40.3 0.6 +39.7 $0.2M 1.20× –
Alvin Davis 1989 +4.1 +39.6 1.4 +38.2 $0.3M 1.20× –
Erik Hanson 1989 +2.4 +28.1 0.1 +28.0 $0.0M 1.49× –
Mark Langston↔ 1989 +2.1 +25.3 0.4 +24.9 $0.2M 1.49× –
Ken Griffey Jr. 1989 +2.5 +24.0 0.1 +23.9 $0.0M 1.22× –
Greg Briley 1989 +2.1 +20.8 0.1 +20.7 $0.0M 1.22× –
Randy Johnson↔ 1989 +1.6 +19.1 0.1 +19.1 $0.0M 1.49× –
Dave Valle 1989 +2.2 +13.4 0.3 +13.1 $0.1M 0.76× –
Jay Buhner 1989 +1.3 +8.9 0.1 +8.8 $0.1M 0.83× –
Bill Swift 1989 +1.5 +7.8 0.2 +7.6 $0.1M 0.67× –
Mike Jackson 1989 +0.6 +6.4 0.3 +6.1 $0.4M 1.34× –
Mike Dunne↔ 1989 +0.7 +5.6 0.2 +5.4 $0.3M 1.02× –
Henry Cotto 1989 +0.5 +3.6 0.2 +3.4 $0.5M 0.83× –
Jeffrey Leonard 1989 +0.8 +4.2 1.0 +3.2 $1.3M 0.69× –
Keith Comstock 1989 +0.3 +1.7 0.1 +1.6 $0.3M 0.67× –
Gene Harris↔ 1989 +0.1 +0.9 0.0 +0.9 $0.3M 1.02× –
Scott Bradley 1989 +0.2 +1.0 0.3 +0.6 $1.4M 0.52× –
Omar Vizquel 1989 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $1.1M 0.61× –
Steve Trout 1989 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Darnell Coles 1989 -0.1 -0.7 0.6 -1.3 – 0.83× –
Jerry Reed 1989 -0.2 -1.1 0.3 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Rey Quinones↔ 1989 -0.5 -2.6 0.0 -2.7 – 0.61× –
Jim Presley 1989 -0.5 -2.4 0.6 -3.0 – 0.58× –
Mario Diaz 1989 -0.7 -3.5 0.1 -3.6 – 0.61× –
Tom Niedenfuer 1989 -0.5 -2.9 0.8 -3.7 – 0.67× –
Bill McGuire 1989 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Brian Holman↔ 1989 +2.3 +27.4 – – – 1.49× –
Bruce Fields 1989 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.83× –
Clint Zavaras 1989 +0.4 +2.9 – – – 1.02× –
Dave Cochrane 1989 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.61× –
Dennis Powell 1989 -0.3 -1.8 – – – 0.67× –
Edgar Martinez 1989 +0.5 +2.4 – – – 0.58× –
Jim Wilson 1989 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.69× –
Julio Solano 1989 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Luis DeLeon 1989 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 1.02× –
Mickey Brantley Sr. 1989 -0.7 -4.5 – – – 0.83× –
Mike Campbell 1989 -0.2 -1.8 – – – 1.02× –
Mike Kingery 1989 +0.1 +0.8 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+32.8+377.98.4+345.8—

Trades

Every graded 1989 deal involving the Mariners — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

1989 · SEA / PIT
SEA · Woody Woodward +$8.0M
Mike Dunne, Mike Walker, Mark Merchant
PIT · Larry Doughty −$8.0M
Rey Quiñones, Bill Wilkinson
SEA came out ahead by $8.0M
1989 · SEA / NYY
SEA · Woody Woodward +$9.6M
Dana Ridenour
NYY · Bob Quinn −$9.6M
Steve Balboni
SEA came out ahead by $9.6M
1989 · SEA / CLE
SEA · Woody Woodward +$3.2M
Chuck Baldwin
CLE · Hank Peters −$3.2M
Dave Hengel
SEA came out ahead by $3.2M
1989 · SEA / WSN
SEA · Woody Woodward +$680.0M
Randy Johnson, Brian Holman, Gene Harris
WSN · Dave Dombrowski −$680.0M
Mark Langston, Mike Campbell
SEA came out ahead by $680.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1989 payroll
$8.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 1989, 1989–1995. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Jeffrey Leonard3312.000$1.0M$800kFREE AGENT
Tom Niedenfuer298.000$800kFREE AGENT
Harold Reynolds286.000$635k$967k$1.9M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Darnell Coles276.000$560k$403kFREE AGENT
Jerry Reed338.000$265k$334kFREE AGENT
Steve Trout3111.000$105kFREE AGENT
Luis DeLeon308.000—FREE AGENT
Julio Solano296.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Alvin Davis285.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Jim Presley275.000$595kFREE AGENT
Mark Langston285.000$397kFREE AGENT
Scott Bradley295.000$330kFREE AGENT
Dave Valle285.000$315kFREE AGENT
Mike Jackson243.000$265kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Henry Cotto285.000$250kFREE AGENT
Scott Bankhead253.000$245kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Swift274.000$195kARB 3FREE AGENT
Keith Comstock335.000$80kFREE AGENT
Rey Quinones253.000$19kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mickey Brantley Sr.283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Cochrane263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bruce Fields283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Kingery283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dennis Powell254.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Mike Dunne262.000$185kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Schooler261.000$145kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jay Buhner242.000$80kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mario Diaz272.000$78kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Briley241.000$68kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ken Griffey Jr.190.000$68kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik Hanson241.000$68kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Omar Vizquel220.000$68kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Johnson251.000$53kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gene Harris240.000$34kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Campbell252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Holman241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edgar Martinez262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill McGuire251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Wilson28–—
Clint Zavaras22–—

Graphs

How each 1989 acquisition stacked onto Mariners's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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