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Mariners SEA

199077–85 (0.475)
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GM: Woody Woodward

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1990, 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
$11M
Surplus $M
+6
Win %
0.475
TAB
+11.2
WAB
+0.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
40.1
Dead money %
46%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-4.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1990 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RDave Valle104
LScott Bradley63
RMatt Sinatro28
BDave Cochrane1

1B

LPete O'Brien97
LAlvin Davis52
LTino Martinez23
RDarnell Coles⇄4
BDave Cochrane3
RDave Valle1
LScott Bradley1

2B

BHarold Reynolds160
BMike Brumley6
RJeff Schaefer3
RBrian Giles2

3B

REdgar Martinez143
RJeff Schaefer26
LScott Bradley5
BDave Cochrane3
BMike Brumley3
RBrian Giles1

SS

BOmar Vizquel81
BMike Brumley47
RBrian Giles37
RJeff Schaefer24
BDave Cochrane5

LF

RJeffrey Leonard74
LGreg Briley43
RHenry Cotto41
LKen Griffey Sr.⇄25
RTracy Jones⇄18
LPete O'Brien6
BMike Brumley1

CF

LKen Griffey Jr.151
RHenry Cotto18
RJay Buhner1
BMike Brumley1
RTracy Jones⇄1

RF

RHenry Cotto68
LGreg Briley66
RJay Buhner39
RJeffrey Leonard6

DH

LAlvin Davis87
RJeffrey Leonard47
RJay Buhner9
LPete O'Brien6
RTracy Jones⇄6
LScott Bradley5
REdgar Martinez2
LKen Griffey Jr.2

Starters

RErik Hanson6.6 WAR
LMatt Young3.7 WAR
RBrian Holman2.7 WAR
RBill Swift2.6 WAR
LRandy Johnson2.0 WAR
RRich DeLucia0.8 WAR
LRuss Swan⇄0.4 WAR
RScott Bankhead0.0 WAR
RMike Gardiner0.0 WAR
RBrent Knackert-0.2 WAR
RGary Eave-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMike Schooler30 sv
RMike Jackson0 h
LKeith Comstock0 h
RGene Harris0 h
RBrent Knackert0 h
LBryan Clark0 h
RDave Burba0 h
RMike Gardiner0 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 1989)

PlayerfWAR
Matt Young3.7
Ken Griffey Sr.0.9
Rich DeLucia0.8
Brian Giles0.8
Tracy Jones0.5
Matt Sinatro0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 1989)

Player1989 fWAR
Mark Langston2.1
Mike Dunne0.7
Clint Zavaras0.4
Mike Kingery0.1
Bruce Fields0.0
Julio Solano-0.0

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 1990; everyone else is shown as a 1990 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Erik Hanson 1990 +6.6 +132.7 0.1 +132.6 $0.0M 2.50× –
Ken Griffey Jr. 1990 +5.0 +82.1 0.2 +81.9 $0.0M 2.05× –
Matt Young 1990 +3.7 +64.5 0.6 +63.9 $0.2M 2.19× –
Edgar Martinez 1990 +5.5 +62.9 0.1 +62.8 $0.0M 1.43× –
Bill Swift 1990 +2.6 +52.6 0.4 +52.2 $0.1M 2.57× –
Brian Holman 1990 +2.7 +42.2 0.2 +42.0 $0.1M 1.96× –
Harold Reynolds 1990 +3.9 +37.4 1.0 +36.4 $0.2M 1.20× –
Alvin Davis 1990 +2.7 +29.1 1.5 +27.6 $0.5M 1.33× –
Randy Johnson 1990 +2.0 +23.9 0.1 +23.8 $0.1M 1.49× –
Omar Vizquel 1990 +1.5 +10.8 0.1 +10.6 $0.1M 0.89× –
Mike Schooler 1990 +0.8 +8.6 0.3 +8.4 $0.3M 1.34× –
Ken Griffey Sr.↔ 1990 +0.9 +5.7 0.2 +5.6 $0.2M 0.83× –
Greg Briley 1990 +0.7 +4.8 0.1 +4.7 $0.2M 0.83× –
Keith Comstock 1990 +0.8 +4.4 0.1 +4.3 $0.1M 0.67× –
Russ Swan↔ 1990 +0.4 +3.6 0.1 +3.5 $0.2M 1.02× –
Henry Cotto 1990 +0.5 +3.3 0.4 +2.9 $0.8M 0.83× –
Tracy Jones↔ 1990 +0.5 +3.0 0.1 +2.9 $0.3M 0.83× –
Jay Buhner 1990 +0.4 +2.6 0.2 +2.4 $0.5M 0.83× –
Dave Valle 1990 +0.7 +2.8 0.5 +2.3 $0.7M 0.52× –
Matt Sinatro 1990 +0.5 +1.9 0.1 +1.8 $0.3M 0.52× –
Dave Burba 1990 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $1.5M 0.67× –
Mike Jackson 1990 +0.1 +0.5 0.4 +0.1 $4.1M 0.67× –
Dennis Powell↔ 1990 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Pete O'Brien 1990 +0.2 +1.0 1.2 -0.2 $5.3M 0.56× –
Dave Cochrane 1990 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.61× –
Jeff Schaefer 1990 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.58× –
Jerry Reed↔ 1990 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Scott Bankhead 1990 +0.0 +0.3 0.8 -0.5 $23.1M 1.02× –
Tino Martinez 1990 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.56× –
Brent Knackert 1990 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Gene Harris 1990 -0.2 -1.2 0.1 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Darnell Coles↔ 1990 -0.6 -2.5 0.3 -2.8 – 0.56× –
Scott Bradley 1990 -0.9 -3.6 0.5 -4.1 – 0.52× –
Jeffrey Leonard 1990 -1.3 -8.5 0.8 -9.3 – 0.83× –
Brian Giles 1990 +0.8 +3.8 – – – 0.61× –
Bryan Clark 1990 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Gary Eave 1990 -0.3 -2.8 – – – 1.02× –
Jose Melendez 1990 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Brumley 1990 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.61× –
Mike Gardiner 1990 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 1.02× –
Rich DeLucia 1990 +0.8 +6.6 – – – 1.02× –
Scott Medvin 1990 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Vance Lovelace 1990 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+40.2+567.911.0+551.3—

Trades

Every graded 1990 deal involving the Mariners — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

1990 · SEA / NYM
SEA · Woody Woodward +$0.8M
Brian Givens
NYM · Frank Cashen −$0.8M
Mario Díaz
SEA came out ahead by $0.8M
1990 · SEA / ATL
SEA · Woody Woodward +$8.8M
Gary Eave, Ken Pennington
ATL · Bobby Cox −$8.8M
Jim Presley
SEA came out ahead by $8.8M
1990 · MIL / SEA
MIL · Harry Dalton +$0.0M
Mickey Brantley
SEA · Woody Woodward +$0.0M
Frank Bolick
Even trade
1990 · SEA / WSN
SEA · Woody Woodward +$4.0M
Pat Pacillo
WSN · Dave Dombrowski −$4.0M
Jerry Goff
SEA came out ahead by $4.0M
1990 · SEA / PIT
SEA · Woody Woodward +$1.6M
Scott Medvin
PIT · Larry Doughty −$1.6M
Lee Hancock
SEA came out ahead by $1.6M
1990 · SEA / DET
SEA · Woody Woodward +$6.4M
Tracy Jones
DET · Bill Lajoie −$6.4M
Darnell Coles
SEA came out ahead by $6.4M
1990 · ATL / SEA
ATL · Bobby Cox +$0.0M
Scott Taylor
SEA · Woody Woodward +$0.0M
Dennis Hood
Even trade
1990 · SFG / SEA
SFG · Al Rosen +$4.0M
Gary Eave
SEA · Woody Woodward −$4.0M
Russ Swan
SFG came out ahead by $4.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1990 payroll
$11.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 1990, 1990–1996. 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 (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Alvin Davis296.000$1.5M$1.7MFREE AGENT
Pete O'Brien328.000$1.2M$2.0M$2.2M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Harold Reynolds297.000$967k$1.9M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Jeffrey Leonard3413.000$800kFREE AGENT
Matt Young317.000$587kFREE AGENT
Dave Valle296.000$485k$667k$1.7M$2.4MFREE AGENT
Scott Bradley306.000$460k$575k$598kFREE AGENT
Henry Cotto296.000$425k$600k$875k$450kFREE AGENT
Darnell Coles287.000$287kFREE AGENT
Ken Griffey Sr.4017.000$160kFREE AGENT
Matt Sinatro309.000$114kFREE AGENT$150k
Keith Comstock346.000$114kFREE AGENT
Jerry Reed349.000$46kFREE AGENT
Brian Giles309.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Scott Bankhead264.000$755kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Jackson254.000$400kARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Swift285.000$370kFREE AGENT
Jay Buhner253.000$180kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tracy Jones294.000$125kARB 3FREE AGENT
Edgar Martinez273.000$108kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Cochrane274.000$102kARB 3FREE AGENT
Dennis Powell265.000$23kFREE AGENT
Mike Brumley273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (20)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Mike Schooler272.000$260kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Holman252.000$193kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ken Griffey Jr.201.000$180kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Johnson262.000$150kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik Hanson252.000$150kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Briley252.000$150kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Omar Vizquel231.000$135kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gene Harris251.000$108kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Burba230.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brent Knackert200.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tino Martinez220.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Schaefer301.000$100kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Russ Swan261.000$85kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Clark33–—
Rich DeLucia250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Eave262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Gardiner240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vance Lovelace26–—
Scott Medvin28–—
Jose Melendez240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1990 acquisition stacked onto Mariners's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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