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Mariners SEA

199685–76 (0.528)
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GM: Woody Woodward

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1996, 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
$38M
Surplus $M
+2
Win %
0.528
TAB
+12.2
WAB
+1.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
48.1
Dead money %
7%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-4.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1996 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RDan Wilson135
RJohn Marzano39
RChris Widger7

1B

LPaul Sorrento138
RBrian R. Hunter41
RJeff Manto⇄19
RRich Amaral10
RRicky Jordan9
REdgar Martinez4
BDoug Strange3
RGreg Pirkl⇄2
BDave Hollins⇄1

2B

BJoey Cora140
RLuis Sojo⇄77
RAndy Sheets18
RRich Amaral15
BDoug Strange3

3B

RRuss Davis51
BDoug Strange39
BDave Hollins⇄28
RAndy Sheets25
REdgar Martinez2
BJoey Cora1
RRich Amaral1

SS

RAlex Rodriguez146
RAndy Sheets7

LF

RRich Amaral63
RBrian R. Hunter29
BAlex Diaz19
BMark Whiten⇄13
BDoug Strange10
RJeff Manto⇄1

CF

LKen Griffey Jr.137
RRich Amaral26
BAlex Diaz5

RF

RJay Buhner142
BMark Whiten⇄27
RRich Amaral5
BAlex Diaz5
RBrian R. Hunter2
BDoug Strange1

DH

REdgar Martinez134
RJay Buhner8
BDoug Strange7
LKen Griffey Jr.5
RBrian R. Hunter2
RGreg Pirkl⇄2
RJeff Manto⇄1
LRaul Ibanez1
RRicky Jordan1

Starters

LSterling Hitchcock2.7 WAR
LRandy Johnson1.6 WAR
LTerry Mulholland⇄1.2 WAR
LJamie Moyer⇄1.0 WAR
RBob Wolcott0.9 WAR
RSalomon Torres0.7 WAR
RBob Wells0.6 WAR
RChris Bosio0.5 WAR
RMatt Wagner0.2 WAR
RBob Milacki0.0 WAR
RRafael Carmona-0.0 WAR
RTim Harikkala-0.1 WAR
RRusty Meacham-0.1 WAR
REdwin Hurtado-0.3 WAR
RPaul Menhart-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ LNorm Charlton20 sv
RMike Jackson0 h
RRafael Carmona0 h
RBobby Ayala0 h
LTim Davis0 h
LLee Guetterman0 h
REdwin Hurtado0 h
RBlas Minor⇄0 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 1995)

PlayerfWAR
Sterling Hitchcock2.7
Mark Whiten1.6
Terry Mulholland1.2
Dave Hollins1.1
Jamie Moyer1.0
Paul Sorrento0.9

Key subtractions (gone from 1995)

Player1995 fWAR
Tino Martinez4.5
Jeff Nelson2.2
Mike Blowers1.8
Tim Belcher1.7
Bill Risley1.3
Andy Benes0.6

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 1996; everyone else is shown as a 1996 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Ken Griffey Jr. 1996 +9.7 +159.2 7.7 +151.6 $0.8M 2.05× –
Alex Rodriguez 1996 +9.2 +111.5 0.4 +111.0 $0.0M 1.51× –
Edgar Martinez 1996 +5.9 +81.1 3.5 +77.6 $0.6M 1.71× –
Jay Buhner 1996 +3.7 +52.7 5.6 +47.1 $1.5M 1.79× –
Sterling Hitchcock 1996 +2.7 +42.3 0.2 +42.1 $0.1M 1.96× –
Dan Wilson 1996 +3.5 +27.8 0.4 +27.4 $0.1M 1.00× –
Darren Bragg↔ 1996 +1.9 +18.2 0.1 +18.1 $0.0M 1.22× –
Mark Whiten↔ 1996 +1.6 +15.3 0.2 +15.1 $0.1M 1.22× –
Randy Johnson 1996 +1.6 +19.6 6.0 +13.6 $3.7M 1.49× –
Norm Charlton 1996 +1.2 +13.0 2.1 +10.9 $1.7M 1.34× –
Terry Mulholland↔ 1996 +1.2 +10.1 0.3 +9.9 $0.2M 1.02× –
Rich Amaral 1996 +1.5 +9.7 0.5 +9.2 $0.3M 0.83× –
Jamie Moyer↔ 1996 +1.0 +7.8 0.3 +7.5 $0.3M 1.02× –
Bob Wolcott 1996 +0.9 +7.0 0.1 +6.9 $0.1M 1.02× –
Mike Jackson 1996 +0.7 +7.3 1.2 +6.1 $1.8M 1.34× –
Dave Hollins↔ 1996 +1.1 +5.2 0.3 +5.0 $0.2M 0.58× –
Bob Wells 1996 +0.6 +3.2 0.2 +3.0 $0.3M 0.67× –
Paul Sorrento 1996 +0.9 +3.9 1.0 +2.9 $1.2M 0.56× –
Bobby Ayala 1996 +0.6 +3.0 0.3 +2.7 $0.6M 0.67× –
Tim Davis 1996 +0.5 +2.5 0.1 +2.3 $0.3M 0.67× –
Brian R. Hunter 1996 +0.5 +2.2 0.3 +1.9 $0.6M 0.56× –
Joey Cora 1996 +0.5 +2.3 0.8 +1.4 $1.7M 0.56× –
Alex Diaz 1996 +0.1 +0.8 0.3 +0.4 $3.0M 0.83× –
Greg McCarthy 1996 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $1.1M 0.67× –
Chris Bosio 1996 +0.5 +4.5 4.2 +0.2 $7.8M 1.02× –
Rafael Carmona 1996 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
John Marzano 1996 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 -0.5 – 0.52× –
Ricky Jordan 1996 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Blas Minor↔ 1996 -0.3 -1.4 0.1 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Edwin Hurtado 1996 -0.3 -1.5 0.1 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Jeff Manto↔ 1996 -0.3 -1.5 0.1 -1.6 – 0.69× –
Andy Sheets 1996 -0.4 -1.9 0.1 -2.0 – 0.58× –
Doug Strange 1996 -0.4 -1.7 0.4 -2.1 – 0.58× –
Russ Davis 1996 -0.5 -2.2 0.1 -2.3 – 0.58× –
Paul Menhart 1996 -0.4 -3.2 0.1 -3.4 – 1.02× –
Luis Sojo↔ 1996 -1.2 -5.3 0.5 -5.8 – 0.56× –
Bob Milacki 1996 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 1.02× –
Chris Widger 1996 -0.2 -0.7 – – – 0.52× –
Greg Pirkl↔ 1996 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.56× –
Joe Klink 1996 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Lee Guetterman 1996 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Mac Suzuki 1996 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Manny Martinez↔ 1996 +0.3 +2.1 – – – 0.83× –
Matt Wagner 1996 +0.2 +1.4 – – – 1.02× –
Raul Ibanez 1996 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.69× –
Rusty Meacham 1996 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Salomon Torres 1996 +0.7 +6.0 – – – 1.02× –
Scott Davison 1996 -0.3 -1.8 – – – 0.67× –
Tim Harikkala 1996 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+48.0+596.038.2+552.5—

Trades

Every graded 1996 deal involving the Mariners — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

1996 · SDP / SEA
SDP · Kevin Towers +$37.6M
Sterling Hitchcock
SEA · Woody Woodward −$37.6M
Scott Sanders
SDP came out ahead by $37.6M
1996 · SEA / WSN
SEA · Woody Woodward +$35.2M
Jeff Fassero, Alex Pacheco
WSN · Jim Beattie −$35.2M
Trey Moore, Matt Wagner, Chris Widger
SEA came out ahead by $35.2M
1996 · SEA / ATL
SEA · Woody Woodward +$12.0M
Mark Whiten
ATL · John Schuerholz −$12.0M
Roger Blanco
SEA came out ahead by $12.0M
1996 · MIN / SEA
MIN · Terry Ryan +$6.4M
David Ortiz
SEA · Woody Woodward −$6.4M
Dave Hollins
MIN came out ahead by $6.4M
1996 · CLE / SEA
CLE · John Hart +$0.0M
Mike Butcher
SEA · Woody Woodward +$0.0M
Bill Wertz
Even trade
1996 · KCR / SEA
KCR · Herk Robinson +$1.6M
Jose Amado
SEA · Woody Woodward −$1.6M
Rusty Meacham
KCR came out ahead by $1.6M
1996 · SEA / PHI
SEA · Woody Woodward +$20.8M
Terry Mulholland
PHI · Lee Thomas −$20.8M
Desi Relaford
SEA came out ahead by $20.8M
1996 · SEA / BOS
SEA · Woody Woodward +$0.8M
Jeff Manto
BOS · Dan Duquette −$0.8M
Arquimedez Pozo
SEA came out ahead by $0.8M
1996 · NYM / SEA
NYM · Joe McIlvaine +$2.4M
Randy Vickers
SEA · Woody Woodward −$2.4M
Blas Minor
NYM came out ahead by $2.4M
1996 · SEA / BOS
SEA · Woody Woodward +$279.2M
Jamie Moyer
BOS · Dan Duquette −$279.2M
Darren Bragg
SEA came out ahead by $279.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1996 payroll
$38.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 1996, 1996–2002. 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 (21)

PlayerAgeSvc1996199719981999200020012002
Ken Griffey Jr.267.000$7.7M$7.9M$8.2M$8.8MFREE AGENT
Randy Johnson328.000$6.0M$6.3M$4.1MFREE AGENT
Jay Buhner319.000$5.6M$4.8M$5.4M$4.8M$1.4M$1.9MFREE AGENT
Chris Bosio3310.000$4.2MFREE AGENT
Edgar Martinez339.000$3.5M$3.0M$3.5M$3.5M$5.4M$5.5M$7.1M
Norm Charlton338.000$2.1M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Mike Jackson3110.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Paul Sorrento307.000$1.0M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Joey Cora319.000$850k$1.0M$1.4MFREE AGENT
Luis Sojo316.000$507kFREE AGENT
Doug Strange327.000$380kFREE AGENT
Jamie Moyer3310.000$267k$1.7M$2.0M$2.3M$6.0M$6.5M$6.5M
Terry Mulholland3310.000$255kFREE AGENT
Dave Hollins306.000$254kFREE AGENT
Ricky Jordan318.000$250kFREE AGENT
Mark Whiten296.000$235kFREE AGENT
John Marzano339.000$175k$250k$300kFREE AGENT
Jeff Manto316.000$98kFREE AGENT
Lee Guetterman3712.000—FREE AGENT
Joe Klink349.000—FREE AGENT
Bob Milacki318.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1996199719981999200020012002
Rich Amaral345.000$450kFREE AGENT
Dan Wilson274.000$400kARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Diaz274.000$350kARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Ayala264.000$325kARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian R. Hunter285.000$300kFREE AGENT
Sterling Hitchcock254.000$235kARB 3FREE AGENT
Blas Minor304.000$78kARB 3FREE AGENT
Rusty Meacham285.000—FREE AGENT
Greg Pirkl253.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Salomon Torres243.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (18)

PlayerAgeSvc1996199719981999200020012002
Alex Rodriguez202.000$442kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Wells292.000$155kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Davis252.000$140kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Menhart271.000$140kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Carmona241.000$125kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Russ Davis262.000$120kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edwin Hurtado261.000$118kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Wolcott221.000$115kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Sheets240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg McCarthy270.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darren Bragg262.000$71kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Davison25–—
Tim Harikkala24–—
Raul Ibanez240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Manny Martinez250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mac Suzuki210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Wagner24–—
Chris Widger251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1996 acquisition stacked onto Mariners's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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