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GM: Woody Woodward

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1993, 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
$33M
Surplus $M
-0
Win %
0.506
TAB
+4.9
WAB
-0.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
39.8
Dead money %
33%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-7.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1993 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RDave Valle135
RBill Haselman49
LMackey Sasser5
RChris Howard4
RMike Blowers1

1B

LTino Martinez105
LDave Magadan⇄23
RGreg Litton13
LPete O'Brien7
RGreg Pirkl5
RRich Amaral3
LKen Griffey Jr.1
LMackey Sasser1
RMike Blowers1

2B

RRich Amaral77
RBret Boone74
RGreg Litton16
LFernando Viña16
RBrian Turang1
BWally Backman1

3B

RMike Blowers117
LDave Magadan⇄47
RRich Amaral19
REdgar Martinez16
BWally Backman9
RGreg Litton7
BMike Felder2
RBrian Turang1

SS

BOmar Vizquel155
RRich Amaral14
RGreg Litton5
LFernando Viña4

LF

BMike Felder89
LMackey Sasser26
RBrian Turang26
RGreg Litton21
LDann Howitt16
RMarc Newfield5
BLee Tinsley5
RJeff Nelson1
RMike Blowers1
LPete O'Brien1
RRandy Johnson1

CF

LKen Griffey Jr.139
RBrian Turang14
BMike Felder7
LDann Howitt6
BLee Tinsley1

RF

RJay Buhner148
LDann Howitt12
LMackey Sasser11
RBill Haselman2
RGreg Litton2
RBrian Turang1
LLarry Sheets1
BLee Tinsley1
RMike Blowers1

DH

LPete O'Brien51
REdgar Martinez24
LKen Griffey Jr.19
RMarc Newfield15
LMackey Sasser13
RJay Buhner9
RRich Amaral6
RBill Haselman4
LTino Martinez4
RGreg Litton4
RHenry Cotto⇄3
LLarry Sheets3
RBret Boone1
LDave Magadan⇄1
RGreg Pirkl1
LDann Howitt1
BLee Tinsley1
BMike Felder1

Starters

LRandy Johnson7.0 WAR
RErik Hanson4.9 WAR
RChris Bosio2.8 WAR
LDave Fleming1.6 WAR
RTim Leary0.8 WAR
RRoger Salkeld0.5 WAR
RRich DeLucia0.4 WAR
RJim Converse0.3 WAR
LJohn Cummings0.2 WAR
LDennis Powell-0.2 WAR
RDwayne Henry⇄-0.3 WAR
LMike Hampton-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ LNorm Charlton18 sv
RJeff Nelson0 h
LDennis Powell0 h
RDwayne Henry⇄0 h
RRich DeLucia0 h
RTed Power⇄0 h
LRuss Swan0 h
LErik Plantenberg0 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 1992)

PlayerfWAR
Chris Bosio2.8
Greg Litton1.2
Norm Charlton0.8
Ted Power0.5
Roger Salkeld0.5
Steve Ontiveros0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 1992)

Player1992 fWAR
Mark Grant1.1
Juan Agosto0.7
Harold Reynolds0.3
Lance Parrish0.3
Kevin Mitchell0.2
Shane Turner0.1

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 1993; everyone else is shown as a 1993 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Randy Johnson 1993 +7.0 +140.3 2.6 +137.7 $0.4M 2.50× –
Ken Griffey Jr. 1993 +8.4 +138.4 4.2 +134.2 $0.5M 2.05× –
Erik Hanson 1993 +4.9 +85.6 1.2 +84.4 $0.3M 2.19× –
Chris Bosio 1993 +2.8 +44.5 2.8 +41.7 $1.0M 1.96× –
Mike Blowers 1993 +3.0 +26.8 0.2 +26.7 $0.1M 1.12× –
Dave Valle 1993 +3.3 +26.6 2.4 +24.2 $0.7M 1.00× –
Rich Amaral 1993 +2.5 +21.9 0.1 +21.8 $0.1M 1.07× –
Jay Buhner 1993 +2.3 +22.1 2.8 +19.3 $1.2M 1.22× –
Dave Fleming 1993 +1.6 +19.1 0.3 +18.8 $0.2M 1.49× –
Tino Martinez 1993 +2.4 +15.7 0.3 +15.4 $0.1M 0.81× –
Omar Vizquel 1993 +1.7 +12.1 1.1 +11.0 $0.7M 0.89× –
Greg Litton 1993 +1.2 +7.9 0.2 +7.7 $0.2M 0.83× –
Norm Charlton 1993 +0.8 +8.3 2.3 +6.0 $3.0M 1.34× –
Ted Power↔ 1993 +0.5 +5.6 0.2 +5.3 $0.5M 1.34× –
Tim Leary 1993 +0.8 +6.4 1.8 +4.6 $2.3M 1.02× –
Jim Converse 1993 +0.3 +2.5 0.1 +2.4 $0.4M 1.02× –
Rich DeLucia 1993 +0.4 +2.4 0.3 +2.1 $0.6M 0.67× –
Jeff Nelson 1993 +0.4 +2.2 0.2 +2.0 $0.5M 0.67× –
Steve Ontiveros 1993 +0.4 +2.0 0.1 +1.9 $0.3M 0.67× –
John Cummings 1993 +0.2 +1.4 0.1 +1.3 $0.6M 1.02× –
Fernando Viña 1993 +0.3 +1.3 0.1 +1.2 $0.4M 0.56× –
Bob Ayrault↔ 1993 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.9 $0.4M 0.67× –
Brad Holman 1993 +0.3 +1.4 0.9 +0.5 $3.6M 0.67× –
Bill Haselman 1993 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $1.3M 0.52× –
Dave Magadan↔ 1993 +0.0 +0.1 0.5 -0.3 $18.0M 0.58× –
Lee Tinsley 1993 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.83× –
Pete O'Brien 1993 +0.2 +1.3 2.2 -0.9 $9.5M 0.69× –
Dennis Powell 1993 -0.2 -1.1 0.2 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Greg Pirkl 1993 -0.3 -1.4 0.1 -1.5 – 0.56× –
Dwayne Henry↔ 1993 -0.3 -1.6 0.4 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Edgar Martinez 1993 +0.2 +1.0 3.0 -2.0 $16.1M 0.69× –
Mike Hampton 1993 -0.4 -2.1 0.1 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Marc Newfield 1993 -0.4 -2.3 0.1 -2.4 – 0.69× –
Russ Swan 1993 -0.5 -2.6 0.4 -3.0 – 0.67× –
Henry Cotto↔ 1993 -0.7 -3.9 0.5 -4.3 – 0.69× –
Mackey Sasser 1993 -1.4 -9.5 0.5 -10.0 – 0.83× –
Mike Felder 1993 -1.8 -12.1 0.8 -13.0 – 0.83× –
Bret Boone 1993 +0.5 +2.1 – – – 0.56× –
Brian Turang 1993 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.83× –
Chris Howard 1993 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Dann Howitt 1993 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 0.83× –
David Wainhouse 1993 -0.3 -1.6 – – – 0.67× –
Erik Plantenberg 1993 -0.3 -1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin King 1993 -0.3 -1.7 – – – 0.67× –
Larry Sheets 1993 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.69× –
Roger Salkeld 1993 +0.5 +3.9 – – – 1.02× –
Wally Backman 1993 -0.3 -1.2 – – – 0.58× –
Zak Shinall 1993 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+39.6+560.033.4+527.9—

Trades

Every graded 1993 deal involving the Mariners — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

1993 · HOU / SEA
HOU · Bill Wood +$163.2M
Mike Felder, Mike Hampton
SEA · Woody Woodward −$163.2M
Eric Anthony
HOU came out ahead by $163.2M
1993 · MIA / SEA
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$3.2M
Henry Cotto, Jeff Darwin
SEA · Woody Woodward −$3.2M
Dave Magadan
MIA came out ahead by $3.2M
1993 · SEA / PHI
SEA · Woody Woodward +$2.4M
Bob Ayrault
PHI · Lee Thomas −$2.4M
Kevin Foster
SEA came out ahead by $2.4M
1993 · SEA / MIN
SEA · Woody Woodward +$1.6M
Steve Ontiveros
MIN · Terry Ryan −$1.6M
Greg Shockey
SEA came out ahead by $1.6M
1993 · SEA / CIN
SEA · Woody Woodward +$0.0M
Travis Buckley
CIN · Jim Bowden +$0.0M
Bubba Smith
Even trade
1993 · CLE / SEA
CLE · John Hart +$128.8M
Omar Vizquel
SEA · Woody Woodward −$128.8M
Félix Fermín, Reggie Jefferson
CLE came out ahead by $128.8M
1993 · SEA / MIA
SEA · Woody Woodward +$0.8M
Jeff Darwin
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$0.8M
Dave Magadan
SEA came out ahead by $0.8M
1993 · SEA / CIN
SEA · Woody Woodward +$14.4M
Dan Wilson, Bobby Ayala
CIN · Jim Bowden −$14.4M
Erik Hanson, Bret Boone
SEA came out ahead by $14.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

1993 payroll
$33.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 1993, 1993–1999. 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 (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Edgar Martinez306.000$3.0M$3.3M$3.6M$3.5M$3.0M$3.5M$3.5M
Jay Buhner286.000$2.8M$4.3M$4.1M$5.6M$4.8M$5.4M$4.8M
Chris Bosio307.000$2.8M$4.0M$4.2M$4.2MFREE AGENT
Dave Valle329.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Pete O'Brien3511.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Tim Leary3412.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Mike Felder318.000$850kFREE AGENT
Mackey Sasser306.000$475k$585kFREE AGENT
Dave Magadan307.000$466kFREE AGENT
Henry Cotto329.000$450kFREE AGENT
Dwayne Henry319.000$410kFREE AGENT
Ted Power3812.000$250kFREE AGENT
Dennis Powell298.000$175kFREE AGENT
Steve Ontiveros328.000$115kFREE AGENT
Wally Backman3313.000—FREE AGENT
Larry Sheets339.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Ken Griffey Jr.234.000$4.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Johnson295.000$2.6MFREE AGENT
Norm Charlton305.000$2.3MFREE AGENT
Erik Hanson285.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Omar Vizquel264.000$1.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Russ Swan294.000$435kARB 3FREE AGENT
Tino Martinez253.000$288kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich DeLucia283.000$270kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Litton284.000$200kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Blowers284.000$155kARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Haselman273.000$122kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dann Howitt294.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (20)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Brad Holman250.000$950kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Fleming232.000$300kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Nelson261.000$195kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Amaral312.000$138kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Pirkl220.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Hampton200.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Cummings240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Converse210.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lee Tinsley240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marc Newfield200.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Fernando Viña240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Ayrault271.000$73kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bret Boone241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Howard27–—
Kevin King240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik Plantenberg240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roger Salkeld220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zak Shinall24–—
Brian Turang260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Wainhouse252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1993 acquisition stacked onto Mariners's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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