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Mariners SEA

199979–83 (0.488)
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GM: Woody Woodward

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1999, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$51M
Surplus $M
-14
Win %
0.488
TAB
-7.4
WAB
-3.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
27.4
Dead money %
43%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-9.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1999 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RDan Wilson121
LTom Lampkin56
LRaul Ibanez1

1B

BDavid Segui⇄90
LRyan Jackson29
LRaul Ibanez21
LJohn Mabry20
RMike Blowers14
RButch Huskey⇄10
RDan Wilson5
REdgar Martinez5
RDavid Bell4
RJay Buhner1
ROzzie Timmons1

2B

RDavid Bell154
RRafael Bournigal17
RCharles Gipson3
BCarlos Guillén2

3B

RRuss Davis124
LJohn Mabry24
RCharles Gipson17
RRafael Bournigal8
RMike Blowers4
REdgar Martinez3
BDomingo Cedeño⇄1

SS

RAlex Rodriguez129
RRafael Bournigal28
BGiomar Guevara9
RCharles Gipson3
BCarlos Guillén3
RRuss Davis2
RDavid Bell1

LF

RBrian L. Hunter⇄92
LRaul Ibanez22
ROzzie Timmons12
RCharles Gipson8
LJohn Mabry7
LShane Monahan7
LTom Lampkin2
RRafael Bournigal1
LRyan Jackson1

CF

LKen Griffey Jr.158
RBrian L. Hunter⇄29
RCharles Gipson9
RMatt Mieske⇄3
LJohn Mabry2

RF

RJay Buhner85
LRaul Ibanez39
LJohn Mabry35
RCharles Gipson15
ROzzie Timmons5
LShane Monahan3

DH

REdgar Martinez134
LKen Griffey Jr.6
ROzzie Timmons2
LJohn Mabry1
RMatt Mieske⇄1
RMike Blowers1
LTom Lampkin1

Starters

LJamie Moyer4.7 WAR
RFreddy Garcia3.9 WAR
LJohn Halama2.5 WAR
RPaul Abbott1.1 WAR
LButch Henry0.5 WAR
RGil Meche0.4 WAR
RFrank Rodriguez0.1 WAR
LRobert Ramsay0.0 WAR
RMelvin Bunch-0.3 WAR
RMac Suzuki⇄-0.3 WAR
RKen Cloude-0.6 WAR
LJeff Fassero⇄-0.9 WAR
RBrett Hinchliffe-0.9 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJose Mesa33 sv
RJose Paniagua16 h
RTom Davey⇄4 h
LSteve Sinclair⇄2 h
LJordan Zimmerman2 h
RMac Suzuki⇄0 h
RTodd Williams0 h
RBrett Hinchliffe0 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 1998)

PlayerfWAR
Freddy Garcia3.9
John Halama2.5
Tom Lampkin1.7
Butch Huskey0.9
Matt Mieske0.7
Butch Henry0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 1998)

Player1998 fWAR
Randy Johnson4.2
Joey Cora2.0
Mike Timlin1.8
Rob Ducey1.0
Glenallen Hill0.9
Bill Swift0.8

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 1999; everyone else is shown as a 1999 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jamie Moyer 1999 +4.7 +82.9 2.3 +80.6 $0.5M 2.19× –
Edgar Martinez 1999 +5.3 +72.9 3.5 +69.4 $0.7M 1.71× –
Freddy Garcia 1999 +3.9 +67.6 0.2 +67.4 $0.1M 2.19× –
Ken Griffey Jr. 1999 +4.9 +70.4 8.8 +61.6 $1.8M 1.79× –
Alex Rodriguez 1999 +4.7 +50.0 3.1 +46.9 $0.7M 1.32× –
John Halama 1999 +2.5 +29.3 0.2 +29.1 $0.1M 1.49× –
David Bell 1999 +1.6 +10.4 0.7 +9.7 $0.4M 0.82× –
Tom Lampkin 1999 +1.7 +10.4 0.6 +9.7 $0.4M 0.76× –
Jose Paniagua 1999 +0.7 +7.5 0.2 +7.3 $0.3M 1.34× –
Paul Abbott 1999 +1.1 +6.1 0.2 +5.9 $0.2M 0.67× –
Matt Mieske↔ 1999 +0.7 +4.3 0.2 +4.2 $0.2M 0.83× –
Butch Huskey↔ 1999 +0.9 +4.1 0.9 +3.2 $1.0M 0.56× –
Gil Meche 1999 +0.4 +3.3 0.2 +3.1 $0.5M 1.02× –
Butch Henry 1999 +0.5 +4.2 1.5 +2.7 $2.9M 1.02× –
Charles Gipson 1999 +0.4 +1.9 0.2 +1.7 $0.5M 0.58× –
David Segui↔ 1999 +0.8 +3.6 1.9 +1.7 $2.3M 0.56× –
Jay Buhner 1999 +0.9 +6.3 4.8 +1.5 $5.1M 0.83× –
Raul Ibanez 1999 +0.2 +1.4 0.2 +1.2 $1.1M 0.83× –
Tom Davey↔ 1999 +0.2 +1.0 0.1 +1.0 $0.4M 0.67× –
Rafael Bournigal 1999 +0.2 +1.0 0.4 +0.6 $2.0M 0.61× –
Frankie Rodriguez 1999 +0.1 +0.6 0.5 +0.1 $4.1M 0.67× –
Robert Ramsay 1999 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $12.6M 1.02× –
Carlos Guillén 1999 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 – 0.61× –
Eric Weaver 1999 -0.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Todd Williams 1999 -0.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Mac Suzuki↔ 1999 -0.3 -1.7 0.1 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Dan Wilson 1999 +0.4 +1.8 3.6 -1.9 $8.6M 0.52× –
Ryan Jackson 1999 -0.5 -2.1 0.2 -2.4 – 0.56× –
Mark Leiter 1999 +0.0 +0.2 3.0 -2.8 $74.1M 0.67× –
Allen Watson↔ 1999 -0.5 -2.9 0.1 -2.9 – 0.67× –
Ken Cloude 1999 -0.6 -3.0 0.3 -3.3 – 0.67× –
John Mabry 1999 -0.4 -2.4 1.4 -3.8 – 0.83× –
Brett Hinchliffe 1999 -0.9 -4.6 0.2 -4.8 – 0.67× –
Russ Davis 1999 -0.6 -2.8 2.4 -5.1 – 0.58× –
Jeff Fassero↔ 1999 -0.9 -7.0 4.1 -11.1 – 1.02× –
Jose Mesa 1999 -0.9 -9.5 2.9 -12.4 – 1.34× –
Brian L. Hunter↔ 1999 -1.8 -12.2 1.5 -13.7 – 0.83× –
Aaron Scheffer 1999 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Damaso Marte 1999 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Denny Stark 1999 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Domingo Cedeno↔ 1999 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.58× –
Giomar Guevara 1999 -0.4 -1.9 – – – 0.61× –
Jordan Zimmerman 1999 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Melvin Bunch 1999 -0.3 -1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Blowers 1999 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Ozzie Timmons 1999 -0.7 -5.0 – – – 0.83× –
Rafael Carmona 1999 -0.4 -2.2 – – – 0.67× –
Ryan Franklin 1999 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Sean Spencer 1999 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Shane Monahan 1999 -0.3 -1.7 – – – 0.83× –
Steve Sinclair↔ 1999 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+27.2+379.551.3+341.4—

Trades

Every graded 1999 deal involving the Mariners — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.

1999 · DET / SEA
DET · Randy Smith +$16.8M
Andy Van Hekken, Jerry Amador
SEA · Woody Woodward −$16.8M
Brian Hunter
DET came out ahead by $16.8M
1999 · HOU / SEA
HOU · Gerry Hunsicker +$2.4M
Matt Mieske
SEA · Woody Woodward −$2.4M
Kevin Hodges
HOU came out ahead by $2.4M
1999 · SEA / PHI
SEA · Woody Woodward +$3.2M
Jose Flores
PHI · Ed Wade −$3.2M
Domingo Cedeño
SEA came out ahead by $3.2M
1999 · SEA / CIN
SEA · Woody Woodward +$0.8M
Todd Williams
CIN · Jim Bowden −$0.8M
Kerry Robinson
SEA came out ahead by $0.8M
1999 · WSN / SEA
WSN · Jim Beattie +$1.6M
Bobby Ayala
SEA · Woody Woodward −$1.6M
Jason Turman
WSN came out ahead by $1.6M
1999 · SEA / TOR
SEA · Woody Woodward +$7.2M
Tom Davey, Steve Sinclair
TOR · Gord Ash −$7.2M
David Segui
SEA came out ahead by $7.2M
1999 · SEA / BOS
SEA · Woody Woodward +$4.0M
Robert Ramsay
BOS · Dan Duquette −$4.0M
Butch Huskey
SEA came out ahead by $4.0M
1999 · NYM / SEA
NYM · Steve Phillips +$4.8M
Mac Suzuki, Justin Dunning
SEA · Woody Woodward −$4.8M
Allen Watson
NYM came out ahead by $4.8M
1999 · SEA / TEX
SEA · Woody Woodward +$14.4M
Adrian Myers
TEX · Douglas Melvin −$14.4M
Jeff Fassero
SEA came out ahead by $14.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

1999 payroll
$51.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 1999, 1999–2005. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Ken Griffey Jr.2910.000$8.8MFREE AGENT
Jay Buhner3412.000$4.8M$1.4M$1.9MFREE AGENT
Jeff Fassero368.000$4.1MFREE AGENT
Dan Wilson307.000$3.6M$4.0M$4.4M$4.5M$3.5M$3.5M$1.8M
Edgar Martinez3612.000$3.5M$5.4M$5.5M$7.1M$4.0M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Mark Leiter369.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Jose Mesa3312.000$2.9M$4.0MFREE AGENT
Jamie Moyer3613.000$2.3M$6.0M$6.5M$6.5M$6.5M$7.0M$8.0M
David Segui329.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Butch Henry307.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Butch Huskey276.000$933kFREE AGENT
Tom Lampkin3511.000$625k$950k$1.1MFREE AGENT
Rafael Bournigal337.000$400kFREE AGENT
Paul Abbott319.000$235k$285k$1.7M$3.4MFREE AGENT
Matt Mieske316.000$154kFREE AGENT
Allen Watson286.000$59kFREE AGENT
Mike Blowers3410.000—FREE AGENT
Domingo Cedeno306.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Alex Rodriguez235.000$3.1MFREE AGENT
Russ Davis295.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Brian L. Hunter285.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
John Mabry285.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
David Bell264.000$700kARB 3FREE AGENT
Frankie Rodriguez264.000$455kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Paniagua253.000$230kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Raul Ibanez273.000$220kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Williams284.000$202kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mac Suzuki243.000$89kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Carmona274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ozzie Timmons284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (21)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Ken Cloude242.000$275kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Jackson271.000$230kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charles Gipson261.000$210kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Hinchliffe240.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Halama271.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Weaver251.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gil Meche200.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robert Ramsay250.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Guillén231.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Freddy Garcia220.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Davey250.000$71kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Melvin Bunch27–—
Giomar Guevara262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Sinclair271.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane Monahan241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Damaso Marte240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Scheffer23–—
Denny Stark240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Zimmerman24–—
Ryan Franklin260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Spencer24–—

Graphs

How each 1999 acquisition stacked onto Mariners's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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