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Mariners SEA

199264–98 (0.395)
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GM: Woody Woodward

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1992, 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
$24M
Surplus $M
-4
Win %
0.395
TAB
-7.2
WAB
-15.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
24.5
Dead money %
66%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-7.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1992 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RDave Valle122
RLance Parrish⇄56
BDave Cochrane21
RMatt Sinatro18
LBert Heffernan5
RBill Haselman5
LScott Bradley⇄2

1B

LPete O'Brien81
LTino Martinez78
RLance Parrish⇄16
BDave Cochrane3
RMike Blowers3
REdgar Martinez2
RRich Amaral2
RPat Lennon1

2B

BHarold Reynolds134
RBret Boone32
RJeff Schaefer7
LGreg Briley4
BDave Cochrane1
RRich Amaral1

3B

REdgar Martinez103
RMike Blowers29
RJeff Schaefer21
LShane Turner18
RRich Amaral17
BDave Cochrane10
RBret Boone6
LGreg Briley4

SS

BOmar Vizquel136
RJeff Schaefer33
RRich Amaral17
BDave Cochrane3

LF

RKevin Mitchell69
RHenry Cotto63
LGreg Briley27
BJohn Moses17
BDave Cochrane16
LShane Turner15
LDann Howitt⇄7
RRich Amaral3
RBill Haselman2
BHarold Reynolds1

CF

LKen Griffey Jr.137
RHenry Cotto30
LGreg Briley13
RJay Buhner2
BJohn Moses1
RRich Amaral1

RF

RJay Buhner150
BDave Cochrane9
RHenry Cotto6
LDann Howitt⇄6
LGreg Briley4
BJohn Moses1
RRich Amaral1
LShane Turner1

DH

LTino Martinez47
LPete O'Brien33
REdgar Martinez28
RKevin Mitchell26
RLance Parrish⇄14
LGreg Briley10
LKen Griffey Jr.3
RHenry Cotto2
BDave Cochrane1

Starters

LDave Fleming4.4 WAR
LRandy Johnson3.4 WAR
RErik Hanson3.1 WAR
RMark Grant1.1 WAR
LJuan Agosto⇄0.7 WAR
LRuss Swan0.3 WAR
RRich DeLucia0.1 WAR
RRandy Kramer-0.0 WAR
RKerry Woodson-0.1 WAR
RBrian Fisher-0.1 WAR
RClay Parker-0.1 WAR
RTim Leary⇄-0.2 WAR
RMike Walker-0.4 WAR
RCalvin Jones-0.7 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMike Schooler13 sv
RJeff Nelson0 h
LDennis Powell0 h
RCalvin Jones0 h
RJim Acker0 h
LJuan Agosto⇄0 h
LShawn Barton0 h
LEric Gunderson0 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 1991)

PlayerfWAR
Mark Grant1.1
Juan Agosto0.7
Lance Parrish0.3
Kevin Mitchell0.2
Shane Turner0.1
Mike Blowers0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1991)

Player1991 fWAR
Brian Holman2.2
Bill Krueger2.0
Bill Swift1.6
Mike Jackson1.5
Rob Murphy0.3
Chris Howard0.2

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 1992; everyone else is shown as a 1992 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Ken Griffey Jr. 1992 +5.3 +86.8 2.0 +84.7 $0.4M 2.05× –
Dave Fleming 1992 +4.4 +76.5 0.1 +76.3 $0.0M 2.19× –
Edgar Martinez 1992 +6.0 +68.7 0.6 +68.2 $0.1M 1.43× –
Randy Johnson 1992 +3.4 +53.8 1.4 +52.4 $0.4M 1.96× –
Erik Hanson 1992 +3.1 +47.9 1.3 +46.5 $0.4M 1.96× –
Omar Vizquel 1992 +3.4 +31.8 0.4 +31.4 $0.1M 1.18× –
Dave Valle 1992 +1.3 +5.5 1.7 +3.8 $1.3M 0.52× –
Tino Martinez 1992 +0.9 +4.0 0.1 +3.8 $0.1M 0.56× –
Russ Swan 1992 +0.3 +3.5 0.2 +3.4 $0.6M 1.34× –
Juan Agosto↔ 1992 +0.7 +3.7 0.7 +3.0 $1.0M 0.67× –
Jay Buhner 1992 +0.3 +2.3 1.4 +0.9 $4.1M 0.83× –
Rich DeLucia 1992 +0.1 +0.6 0.2 +0.4 $1.7M 0.67× –
Henry Cotto 1992 +0.2 +1.2 0.9 +0.3 $4.8M 0.83× –
Scott Bradley↔ 1992 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.2 $19.6M 0.52× –
Pat Lennon 1992 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.56× –
Lance Parrish↔ 1992 +0.3 +1.2 1.8 -0.6 $6.4M 0.52× –
Harold Reynolds 1992 +0.3 +1.5 2.2 -0.7 $6.5M 0.56× –
Greg Briley 1992 -0.0 -0.2 0.6 -0.8 – 0.83× –
Dennis Powell 1992 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Matt Sinatro 1992 -0.3 -1.1 0.1 -1.2 – 0.52× –
Dave Cochrane 1992 -0.3 -1.1 0.2 -1.3 – 0.52× –
Jim Acker 1992 -0.2 -1.2 0.3 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Gene Harris↔ 1992 -0.3 -1.9 0.0 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Tim Leary↔ 1992 -0.2 -1.7 0.7 -2.4 – 1.02× –
Kevin Mitchell 1992 +0.2 +1.2 3.8 -2.5 $20.1M 0.83× –
Calvin Jones 1992 -0.7 -3.7 0.1 -3.9 – 0.67× –
Jeff Schaefer 1992 -0.8 -3.9 0.2 -4.1 – 0.61× –
Pete O'Brien 1992 -0.7 -3.2 2.2 -5.4 – 0.56× –
Mike Schooler 1992 -0.5 -5.1 0.8 -5.9 – 1.34× –
Bert Heffernan 1992 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.52× –
Bill Haselman 1992 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.52× –
Bret Boone 1992 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.56× –
Brian Fisher 1992 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 1.02× –
Clay Parker 1992 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 1.02× –
Dann Howitt↔ 1992 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Dave Schmidt 1992 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Eric Gunderson 1992 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Jeff Nelson 1992 -0.5 -5.9 – – – 1.34× –
John Moses 1992 -0.2 -1.6 – – – 0.83× –
Kerry Woodson 1992 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Brown 1992 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Mark Grant 1992 +1.1 +5.6 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Blowers 1992 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.58× –
Mike Walker 1992 -0.4 -3.2 – – – 1.02× –
Randy Kramer 1992 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 1.02× –
Rich Amaral 1992 -0.3 -1.3 – – – 0.58× –
Shane Turner 1992 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.58× –
Shawn Barton 1992 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+24.6+354.324.4+341.4—

Trades

Every graded 1992 deal involving the Mariners — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

1992 · CIN / SEA
CIN · Bob Quinn +$55.2M
Kevin Mitchell
SEA · Woody Woodward −$55.2M
Norm Charlton
CIN came out ahead by $55.2M
1992 · SEA / WSN
SEA · Woody Woodward +$0.0M
Dave Wainhouse, Kevin Foster
WSN · Dan Duquette +$0.0M
Frank Bolick, Miah Bradbury
Even trade
1992 · SEA / SDP
SEA · Woody Woodward +$3.2M
Will Taylor
SDP · Joe McIlvaine −$3.2M
Gene Harris
SEA came out ahead by $3.2M
1992 · NYY / SEA
NYY · Gene Michael +$17.6M
Sean Twitty
SEA · Woody Woodward −$17.6M
Tim Leary
NYY came out ahead by $17.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1992 payroll
$24.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 1992, 1992–1998. 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 (17)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Kevin Mitchell308.000$3.8MFREE AGENT
Pete O'Brien3410.000$2.2M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Harold Reynolds319.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Lance Parrish3615.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Dave Valle318.000$1.7M$2.4MFREE AGENT
Henry Cotto318.000$875k$450kFREE AGENT
Juan Agosto3411.000$726kFREE AGENT
Tim Leary3311.000$669k$1.8MFREE AGENT
Jim Acker339.000$275kFREE AGENT
Scott Bradley328.000$239kFREE AGENT
Dave Cochrane296.000$162kFREE AGENT
Matt Sinatro3211.000$150kFREE AGENT
Dennis Powell287.000$125k$175kFREE AGENT
Brian Fisher307.000—FREE AGENT
Mark Grant288.000—FREE AGENT
John Moses3410.000—FREE AGENT
Dave Schmidt3511.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Ken Griffey Jr.223.000$2.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jay Buhner275.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Randy Johnson284.000$1.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik Hanson274.000$1.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Schooler294.000$800kARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Briley274.000$570kARB 3FREE AGENT
Edgar Martinez295.000$560kFREE AGENT
Omar Vizquel253.000$360kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Russ Swan283.000$195kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Schaefer323.000$165kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gene Harris273.000$45kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Blowers273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dann Howitt283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Kramer314.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Clay Parker295.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Rich DeLucia272.000$210kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Calvin Jones281.000$132kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tino Martinez242.000$132kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Fleming221.000$124kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Lennon241.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Amaral301.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Barton290.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bret Boone230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Brown262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Gunderson262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Haselman262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bert Heffernan27–—
Jeff Nelson250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane Turner29–—
Mike Walker27–—
Kerry Woodson23–—

Graphs

How each 1992 acquisition stacked onto Mariners's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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