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199579–66 (0.545)Made Playoffs
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GM: Woody Woodward

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1995, 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
$34M
Surplus $M
+4
Win %
0.545
TAB
+10.4
WAB
+5.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
40.4
Dead money %
13%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-6.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1995 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RDan Wilson119
BChad Kreuter23
RChris Widger19

1B

LTino Martinez139
RMike Blowers7
RGreg Pirkl6
REdgar Martinez3

2B

BJoey Cora112
RFelix Fermin29
RLuis Sojo19
BDoug Strange5
RArquimedez Pozo1

3B

RMike Blowers126
BDoug Strange41
REdgar Martinez4

SS

RLuis Sojo80
RAlex Rodriguez46
RFelix Fermin46
BJoey Cora1

LF

RRich Amaral53
BVince Coleman⇄40
LDarren Bragg31
LWarren Newson⇄20
BAlex Diaz18
RLuis Sojo6
RGary Thurman5
BDoug Strange4
RChris Widger2
RMike Blowers2

CF

LKen Griffey Jr.70
BAlex Diaz68
RRich Amaral29
LDarren Bragg1
RGary Thurman1
LWarren Newson⇄1

RF

RJay Buhner120
LDarren Bragg17
LWarren Newson⇄12
RRich Amaral8
BAlex Diaz4
RGary Thurman4
RMike Blowers3
RChris Widger1
RMarc Newfield⇄1

DH

REdgar Martinez138
RJay Buhner4
LKen Griffey Jr.2
LTino Martinez1

Starters

LRandy Johnson9.5 WAR
RChris Bosio2.0 WAR
RTim Belcher1.7 WAR
RAndy Benes⇄0.6 WAR
LTim Davis0.3 WAR
LBill Krueger⇄0.2 WAR
RBob Wolcott0.2 WAR
RSalomon Torres⇄0.1 WAR
RJim Converse⇄-0.1 WAR
RBob Wells-0.4 WAR
RRafael Carmona-0.7 WAR
LDave Fleming⇄-1.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBobby Ayala19 sv
RJeff Nelson0 h
RBill Risley0 h
LNorm Charlton⇄0 h
RBob Wells0 h
LLee Guetterman0 h
LRon Villone⇄0 h
RRafael Carmona0 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 1994)

PlayerfWAR
Norm Charlton1.9
Tim Belcher1.7
Andy Benes0.6
Doug Strange0.6
Vince Coleman0.2
Bill Krueger0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 1994)

Player1994 fWAR
Reggie Jefferson1.2
Greg Hibbard0.6
Roger Salkeld0.3
Rich Gossage0.1
Keith Mitchell0.1
Torey Lovullo0.1

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 1995; everyone else is shown as a 1995 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Randy Johnson 1995 +9.5 +189.8 4.7 +185.1 $0.5M 2.50× –
Edgar Martinez 1995 +7.0 +96.1 3.6 +92.5 $0.5M 1.71× –
Tino Martinez 1995 +4.5 +43.1 1.0 +42.0 $0.2M 1.20× –
Ken Griffey Jr. 1995 +3.3 +42.6 7.6 +35.0 $2.3M 1.60× –
Norm Charlton↔ 1995 +1.9 +30.2 0.3 +29.9 $0.1M 1.95× –
Jay Buhner 1995 +2.6 +33.1 4.1 +29.0 $1.6M 1.60× –
Dan Wilson 1995 +2.6 +20.6 0.2 +20.4 $0.1M 1.00× –
Tim Belcher 1995 +1.7 +20.7 0.6 +20.2 $0.3M 1.49× –
Chris Bosio 1995 +2.0 +23.4 4.2 +19.1 $2.2M 1.49× –
Jeff Nelson 1995 +2.2 +17.4 0.3 +17.1 $0.1M 0.98× –
Mike Blowers 1995 +1.8 +12.4 0.7 +11.7 $0.4M 0.85× –
Bobby Ayala 1995 +0.8 +8.8 0.2 +8.6 $0.3M 1.34× –
Luis Sojo 1995 +1.5 +7.3 0.4 +6.9 $0.3M 0.61× –
Bill Risley 1995 +1.3 +6.7 0.1 +6.6 $0.1M 0.67× –
Darren Bragg 1995 +1.0 +6.6 0.1 +6.5 $0.1M 0.83× –
Rich Amaral 1995 +0.7 +4.5 0.2 +4.2 $0.4M 0.83× –
Andy Benes↔ 1995 +0.6 +4.8 1.3 +3.5 $2.2M 1.02× –
Doug Strange 1995 +0.6 +2.6 0.2 +2.4 $0.4M 0.58× –
Tim Davis 1995 +0.3 +2.1 0.1 +2.0 $0.5M 1.02× –
Vince Coleman↔ 1995 +0.2 +1.6 0.1 +1.5 $0.4M 0.83× –
Warren Newson↔ 1995 +0.2 +1.4 0.1 +1.4 $0.4M 0.83× –
Steve Frey↔ 1995 +0.2 +0.9 0.4 +0.5 $2.3M 0.67× –
Marc Newfield↔ 1995 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $0.8M 0.83× –
Salomon Torres↔ 1995 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $1.5M 1.02× –
Gary Thurman 1995 +0.0 +0.2 0.2 -0.1 $8.7M 0.83× –
John Cummings↔ 1995 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Jim Converse↔ 1995 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Chad Kreuter 1995 -0.1 -0.3 0.6 -0.9 – 0.52× –
Chris Widger 1995 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.52× –
Greg Pirkl 1995 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.56× –
Joey Cora 1995 -0.2 -0.8 0.4 -1.2 – 0.56× –
Alex Rodriguez 1995 -0.3 -1.5 0.4 -1.9 – 0.61× –
Bob Wells 1995 -0.4 -2.3 0.1 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Rafael Carmona 1995 -0.7 -3.5 0.1 -3.6 – 0.67× –
Ron Villone↔ 1995 -0.7 -3.7 0.1 -3.7 – 0.67× –
Alex Diaz 1995 -0.6 -4.3 0.2 -4.5 – 0.83× –
Dave Fleming↔ 1995 -1.1 -6.0 0.5 -6.5 – 0.67× –
Felix Fermin 1995 -1.9 -9.3 0.9 -10.2 – 0.61× –
Arquimedez Pozo 1995 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Bill Krueger↔ 1995 +0.2 +1.9 – – – 1.02× –
Bob Wolcott 1995 +0.2 +1.3 – – – 1.02× –
Jim Mecir 1995 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin King 1995 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Lee Guetterman 1995 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Scott Davison 1995 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Tim Harikkala 1995 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+40.5+546.434.4+509.2—

Trades

Every graded 1995 deal involving the Mariners — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.

1995 · SDP / SEA
SDP · Randy Smith +$11.2M
Ron Villone, Marc Newfield
SEA · Woody Woodward −$11.2M
Andy Benes, Greg Keagle
SDP came out ahead by $11.2M
1995 · SEA / CIN
SEA · Woody Woodward +$20.0M
Tim Belcher
CIN · Jim Bowden −$20.0M
Roger Salkeld
SEA came out ahead by $20.0M
1995 · NYY / SEA
NYY · Gene Michael +$20.0M
Tino Martinez, Jim Mecir, Jeff Nelson
SEA · Woody Woodward −$20.0M
Russ Davis, Sterling Hitchcock
NYY came out ahead by $20.0M
1995 · SEA / CHW
SEA · Woody Woodward +$1.6M
Warren Newson
CHW · Ron Schueler −$1.6M
Jeff Darwin
SEA came out ahead by $1.6M
1995 · SEA / KCR
SEA · Woody Woodward +$1.6M
Vince Coleman
KCR · Herk Robinson −$1.6M
Jim Converse
SEA came out ahead by $1.6M
1995 · SEA / LAD
SEA · Woody Woodward +$8.8M
Willis Otáñez, Miguel Cairo
LAD · Fred Claire −$8.8M
Mike Blowers
SEA came out ahead by $8.8M
1995 · SEA / TOR
SEA · Woody Woodward +$2.4M
Paul Menhart, Edwin Hurtado
TOR · Gord Ash −$2.4M
Miguel Cairo, Bill Risley
SEA came out ahead by $2.4M
1995 · SFG / SEA
SFG · Bob Quinn +$76.8M
Wilson Delgado, Shawn Estes
SEA · Woody Woodward −$76.8M
Salomón Torres
SFG came out ahead by $76.8M
1995 · SEA / KCR
SEA · Woody Woodward +$2.4M
Bob Milacki
KCR · Herk Robinson −$2.4M
Dave Fleming
SEA came out ahead by $2.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

1995 payroll
$34.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 1995, 1995–2001. 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 (18)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Ken Griffey Jr.256.000$7.6M$7.7M$7.9M$8.2M$8.8MFREE AGENT
Randy Johnson317.000$4.7M$6.0M$6.3M$4.1MFREE AGENT
Chris Bosio329.000$4.2M$4.2MFREE AGENT
Jay Buhner308.000$4.1M$5.6M$4.8M$5.4M$4.8M$1.4M$1.9M
Edgar Martinez328.000$3.6M$3.5M$3.0M$3.5M$3.5M$5.4M$5.5M
Andy Benes276.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Felix Fermin318.000$900kFREE AGENT
Mike Blowers306.000$694kFREE AGENT$400k
Tim Belcher338.000$580kFREE AGENT
Chad Kreuter307.000$555kFREE AGENT
Joey Cora308.000$425k$850k$1.0M$1.4MFREE AGENT
Steve Frey316.000$384kFREE AGENT
Norm Charlton327.000$286k$2.1M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Gary Thurman308.000$250kFREE AGENT
Doug Strange316.000$195k$380kFREE AGENT
Vince Coleman3310.000$87kFREE AGENT
Lee Guetterman3611.000—FREE AGENT
Bill Krueger3712.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Tino Martinez275.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Dave Fleming254.000$480kARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Sojo305.000$400kFREE AGENT
Jeff Nelson283.000$275kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Amaral334.000$250kARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Ayala253.000$250kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Diaz263.000$200kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Wilson263.000$175kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Risley283.000$135kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Warren Newson304.000$79kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (18)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Alex Rodriguez191.000$442kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Davis241.000$120kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Pirkl242.000$112kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darren Bragg251.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Widger240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Carmona230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Wells281.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Salomon Torres232.000$92kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marc Newfield222.000$61kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ron Villone250.000$55kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Converse232.000$46kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Cummings262.000$16kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Davison24–—
Tim Harikkala23–—
Kevin King262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Mecir250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Arquimedez Pozo21–—
Bob Wolcott210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1995 acquisition stacked onto Mariners's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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