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GM: Woody Woodward

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1994, 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
$29M
Surplus $M
+1
Win %
0.438
TAB
+3.4
WAB
-6.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
25.2
Dead money %
21%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-5.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1994 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RDan Wilson91
RBill Haselman33
RChris Howard9
LJerry Willard1
LMackey Sasser1

1B

LTino Martinez82
RMike Blowers20
LReggie Jefferson13
RGreg Pirkl7
RRich Amaral2

2B

RRich Amaral42
RLuis Sojo40
RFelix Fermin25
BTorey Lovullo20
RBrian Turang5

3B

REdgar Martinez64
RMike Blowers48
BTorey Lovullo5
BDale Sveum3
RLuis Sojo1

SS

RFelix Fermin77
RLuis Sojo24
RAlex Rodriguez17
RRich Amaral7

LF

LEric Anthony62
RKeith Mitchell26
RBrian Turang20
RRich Amaral14
RMike Blowers8
LDarren Bragg3
LQuinn Mack3
RMarc Newfield3
LReggie Jefferson2
LMackey Sasser1

CF

LKen Griffey Jr.103
RBrian Turang12
LEric Anthony5
RKeith Mitchell3
RRich Amaral2
RJay Buhner1
LQuinn Mack1

RF

RJay Buhner95
RKeith Mitchell11
LEric Anthony10
RBill Haselman2
LKen Griffey Jr.1
RMike Blowers1

DH

LReggie Jefferson30
REdgar Martinez23
LKen Griffey Jr.9
RMarc Newfield8
LTino Martinez8
RGreg Pirkl7
RRich Amaral4
RKeith Mitchell4
BDale Sveum4
RBrian Turang3
RJay Buhner3
LDarren Bragg3
RMike Blowers2
RBill Haselman1
LEric Anthony1
LQuinn Mack1
BTorey Lovullo1

Starters

LRandy Johnson5.2 WAR
RChris Bosio1.7 WAR
LGreg Hibbard0.6 WAR
LDave Fleming0.5 WAR
RRoger Salkeld0.3 WAR
LTim Davis0.3 WAR
LJohn Cummings0.3 WAR
RJim Converse0.2 WAR
RShawn Boskie⇄-0.1 WAR
RGeorge Glinatsis-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBobby Ayala18 sv
LTim Davis0 h
RBill Risley0 h
RRich Gossage0 h
RJeff Nelson0 h
LKevin King0 h
RMilt Hill⇄0 h
RBobby Thigpen0 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 1993)

PlayerfWAR
Bobby Ayala2.2
Reggie Jefferson1.2
Luis Sojo0.9
Bill Risley0.9
Greg Hibbard0.6
Tim Davis0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 1993)

Player1993 fWAR
Erik Hanson4.9
Dave Valle3.3
Omar Vizquel1.7
Greg Litton1.2
Tim Leary0.8
Norm Charlton0.8

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 1994; everyone else is shown as a 1994 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Ken Griffey Jr. 1994 +6.8 +111.9 5.1 +106.8 $0.7M 2.05× –
Randy Johnson 1994 +5.2 +104.0 3.3 +100.7 $0.6M 2.50× –
Bobby Ayala 1994 +2.2 +33.9 0.2 +33.7 $0.1M 1.95× –
Edgar Martinez 1994 +3.0 +26.9 3.3 +23.6 $1.1M 1.12× –
Jay Buhner 1994 +2.5 +23.9 4.3 +19.5 $1.8M 1.22× –
Chris Bosio 1994 +1.7 +20.4 4.0 +16.4 $2.3M 1.49× –
Reggie Jefferson 1994 +1.2 +6.7 0.2 +6.4 $0.2M 0.69× –
Tino Martinez 1994 +1.3 +5.9 0.5 +5.4 $0.4M 0.56× –
Bill Risley 1994 +0.9 +5.0 0.1 +4.9 $0.1M 0.67× –
Greg Hibbard 1994 +0.6 +5.2 1.2 +4.0 $1.9M 1.02× –
Luis Sojo 1994 +0.9 +4.2 0.2 +4.0 $0.3M 0.56× –
Mike Blowers 1994 +0.8 +3.8 0.3 +3.5 $0.4M 0.58× –
Dave Fleming 1994 +0.5 +3.8 0.5 +3.3 $1.1M 1.02× –
Jeff Nelson 1994 +0.4 +2.3 0.2 +2.0 $0.6M 0.67× –
Jim Converse 1994 +0.2 +2.0 0.1 +1.9 $0.4M 1.02× –
Greg Pirkl 1994 +0.3 +1.4 0.1 +1.3 $0.3M 0.56× –
John Cummings 1994 +0.3 +1.3 0.1 +1.2 $0.5M 0.67× –
Tim Davis 1994 +0.3 +1.3 0.1 +1.2 $0.4M 0.67× –
Bob Wells↔ 1994 +0.2 +1.1 0.0 +1.0 $0.1M 0.67× –
Keith Mitchell 1994 +0.1 +0.9 0.1 +0.7 $1.0M 0.83× –
Torey Lovullo 1994 +0.1 +0.5 0.2 +0.4 $1.4M 0.56× –
Milt Hill↔ 1994 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Jeff Darwin 1994 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Shawn Boskie↔ 1994 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 -0.8 – 1.02× –
Kevin King 1994 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Mackey Sasser 1994 -0.1 -0.4 0.6 -1.0 – 0.52× –
Bill Haselman 1994 -0.4 -1.5 0.2 -1.7 – 0.52× –
Felix Fermin 1994 -0.2 -0.7 1.0 -1.7 – 0.61× –
Bobby Thigpen 1994 -0.3 -1.6 0.2 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Alex Rodriguez 1994 -0.3 -1.5 0.4 -1.9 – 0.61× –
Rich Amaral 1994 -0.4 -1.9 0.2 -2.1 – 0.56× –
Dan Wilson 1994 -0.5 -2.2 0.1 -2.4 – 0.52× –
Marc Newfield 1994 -0.4 -2.4 0.1 -2.5 – 0.69× –
Brian Turang 1994 -0.5 -3.4 0.1 -3.6 – 0.83× –
Eric Anthony 1994 -0.7 -4.4 1.1 -5.5 – 0.83× –
Chris Howard 1994 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Dale Sveum 1994 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.69× –
Darren Bragg 1994 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.69× –
Erik Plantenberg 1994 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
George Glinatsis 1994 -0.2 -1.9 – – – 1.02× –
Jerry Willard 1994 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.52× –
Quinn Mack 1994 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.83× –
Rich Gossage 1994 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Roger Salkeld 1994 +0.3 +2.6 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+25.0+342.728.4+314.8—

Trades

Every graded 1994 deal involving the Mariners — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 2 total.

1994 · PHI / SEA
PHI · Lee Thomas +$2.4M
Fred McNair
SEA · Woody Woodward −$2.4M
Shawn Boskie
PHI came out ahead by $2.4M
1994 · BOS / SEA
BOS · Lou Gorman +$12.0M
Lee Tinsley
SEA · Woody Woodward −$12.0M
Tim Smith
BOS came out ahead by $12.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1994 payroll
$28.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 1994, 1994–2000. 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 (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Jay Buhner297.000$4.3M$4.1M$5.6M$4.8M$5.4M$4.8M$1.4M
Chris Bosio318.000$4.0M$4.2M$4.2MFREE AGENT
Randy Johnson306.000$3.3M$4.7M$6.0M$6.3M$4.1MFREE AGENT
Edgar Martinez317.000$3.3M$3.6M$3.5M$3.0M$3.5M$3.5M$5.4M
Felix Fermin307.000$1.0M$900kFREE AGENT
Mackey Sasser317.000$585kFREE AGENT
Bobby Thigpen308.000$200kFREE AGENT
Torey Lovullo286.000$165kFREE AGENT
Rich Gossage4222.000—FREE AGENT
Dale Sveum308.000—FREE AGENT
Jerry Willard3410.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Ken Griffey Jr.245.000$5.1MFREE AGENT
Greg Hibbard295.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Eric Anthony265.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Dave Fleming243.000$505kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tino Martinez264.000$500kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Blowers295.000$300kFREE AGENT
Luis Sojo294.000$250kARB 3FREE AGENT
Reggie Jefferson253.000$240kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Amaral323.000$232kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Haselman284.000$175kARB 3FREE AGENT
Keith Mitchell243.000$125kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Milt Hill283.000$89kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Boskie274.000$26kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (20)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Alex Rodriguez180.000$442kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Nelson272.000$250kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Ayala242.000$180kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Wilson252.000$140kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Turang271.000$116kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Cummings251.000$114kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marc Newfield211.000$112kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Risley272.000$110kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Darwin240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin King251.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Davis230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Converse221.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Pirkl231.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Wells270.000$16kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darren Bragg240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
George Glinatsis25–—
Chris Howard28–—
Quinn Mack28–—
Erik Plantenberg251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roger Salkeld231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1994 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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