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Mariners SEA

200091–71 (0.562)Made Playoffs
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GM: Pat Gillick

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2000, 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
$61M
Surplus $M
+2
Win %
0.562
TAB
+8.6
WAB
+7.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
44.2
Dead money %
24%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-1.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2000 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RDan Wilson88
RJoe Oliver66
LTom Lampkin28
RChris Widger⇄10
RRobert Machado8

1B

LJohn Olerud158
RBrian Lesher4
LRaul Ibanez3
BStan Javier3
REdgar Martinez2
RDavid Bell2
RDan Wilson1
RChris Widger⇄1
RJoe Oliver1

2B

BMark McLemore129
RDavid Bell48

3B

RDavid Bell93
BCarlos Guillén68
LJohn Mabry⇄22
REdgar Martinez5
RCharles Gipson5
RCarlos Hernandez2
RDan Wilson1

SS

RAlex Rodriguez148
BCarlos Guillén23
RCharles Gipson5
RDavid Bell1

LF

RRickey Henderson⇄92
BStan Javier47
LAl Martin⇄37
LRaul Ibanez35
RCharles Gipson14
BMark McLemore14

CF

RMike Cameron155
BStan Javier13
RCharles Gipson8
LAl Martin⇄2
BMark McLemore1

RF

RJay Buhner104
LRaul Ibanez44
BStan Javier38
RCharles Gipson29
LAl Martin⇄3
RAnthony Sanders1
RChris Widger⇄1
RMike Cameron1

DH

REdgar Martinez146
BStan Javier3
LTom Lampkin2
LJohn Mabry⇄1
RJay Buhner1

Starters

RAaron Sele4.3 WAR
LJohn Halama2.4 WAR
LJamie Moyer1.8 WAR
RGil Meche1.5 WAR
RPaul Abbott1.5 WAR
RFreddy Garcia1.2 WAR
RBrett Tomko0.5 WAR
LRobert Ramsay0.0 WAR
RJoel Pineiro-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RKazuhiro Sasaki37 sv
LArthur Rhodes24 h
RJose Paniagua14 h
RJose Mesa11 h
LRobert Ramsay5 h
RFrank Rodriguez2 h
RKevin Hodges0 h
RJoel Pineiro0 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 1999)

PlayerfWAR
Aaron Sele4.3
John Olerud3.6
Mike Cameron3.6
Arthur Rhodes1.6
Mark McLemore1.2
Joe Oliver1.0

Key subtractions (gone from 1999)

Player1999 fWAR
Ken Griffey Jr.4.9
Butch Huskey0.9
David Segui0.8
Matt Mieske0.7
Butch Henry0.5
Rafael Bournigal0.2

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 2000; everyone else is shown as a 2000 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Alex Rodriguez 2000 +9.5 +114.5 4.4 +110.1 $0.5M 1.51× –
Edgar Martinez 2000 +5.3 +72.8 5.4 +67.4 $1.0M 1.71× –
Aaron Sele 2000 +4.3 +74.7 7.5 +67.2 $1.8M 2.19× –
Mike Cameron 2000 +3.6 +51.2 2.2 +48.9 $0.6M 1.79× –
John Olerud 2000 +3.6 +34.9 6.3 +28.5 $1.7M 1.20× –
John Halama 2000 +2.4 +28.1 0.3 +27.8 $0.1M 1.49× –
Arthur Rhodes 2000 +1.6 +25.4 2.8 +22.7 $1.7M 1.95× –
Gil Meche 2000 +1.5 +18.2 0.3 +17.9 $0.2M 1.49× –
Jamie Moyer 2000 +1.8 +21.2 6.0 +15.2 $3.4M 1.49× –
Jay Buhner 2000 +1.6 +15.8 1.4 +14.4 $0.9M 1.22× –
Paul Abbott 2000 +1.5 +12.2 0.3 +11.9 $0.2M 1.02× –
Freddy Garcia 2000 +1.2 +10.2 0.3 +9.8 $0.3M 1.02× –
Jose Paniagua 2000 +0.9 +9.3 0.3 +9.1 $0.3M 1.34× –
Rickey Henderson↔ 2000 +1.0 +6.6 1.5 +5.1 $1.5M 0.83× –
Joe Oliver 2000 +1.0 +4.3 0.5 +3.8 $0.5M 0.52× –
Mark McLemore 2000 +1.2 +5.3 2.0 +3.3 $1.7M 0.56× –
Kazuhiro Sasaki 2000 +0.6 +6.8 4.0 +2.8 $6.3M 1.34× –
Brett Tomko 2000 +0.5 +2.4 0.5 +1.9 $1.1M 0.67× –
Tom Lampkin 2000 +0.7 +2.9 0.9 +1.9 $1.4M 0.52× –
Carlos Guillén 2000 +0.4 +1.7 0.2 +1.5 $0.6M 0.58× –
Charles Gipson 2000 +0.1 +1.0 0.2 +0.8 $1.5M 0.83× –
David Bell 2000 +0.4 +2.0 1.4 +0.6 $3.3M 0.58× –
Al Martin↔ 2000 +0.1 +0.5 0.5 -0.1 $7.9M 0.83× –
Robert Ramsay 2000 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $9.6M 0.67× –
Chris Widger↔ 2000 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.52× –
Stan Javier 2000 +0.1 +0.6 1.5 -0.9 $15.7M 0.83× –
Carlos Hernandez 2000 -0.2 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 – 0.58× –
Jose Mesa 2000 +0.4 +2.0 4.0 -1.9 $10.3M 0.67× –
Raul Ibanez 2000 -0.3 -1.8 0.3 -2.1 – 0.83× –
Dan Wilson 2000 +0.3 +1.4 4.0 -2.6 $12.1M 0.52× –
John Mabry↔ 2000 -0.4 -1.7 0.9 -2.6 – 0.58× –
Frankie Rodriguez 2000 -0.4 -2.3 0.6 -2.9 – 0.67× –
Anthony Sanders 2000 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Brian Lesher 2000 +0.4 +1.7 – – – 0.56× –
Joel Pineiro 2000 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Hodges 2000 -0.4 -2.1 – – – 0.67× –
Robert Machado 2000 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+44.0+518.361.0+457.5—

Trades

Every graded 2000 deal involving the Mariners — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

2000 · SEA / CIN
SEA · Pat Gillick +$392.8M
Mike Cameron, Brett Tomko, Jake Meyer, Antonio Pérez
CIN · Jim Bowden −$392.8M
Ken Griffey
SEA came out ahead by $392.8M
2000 · WSN / SEA
WSN · Jim Beattie +$11.2M
Sean Spencer, Terrmel Sledge
SEA · Pat Gillick −$11.2M
Chris Widger
WSN came out ahead by $11.2M
2000 · HOU / SEA
HOU · Gerry Hunsicker +$1.6M
Carlos Maldonado
SEA · Pat Gillick −$1.6M
Carlos Hernández
HOU came out ahead by $1.6M
2000 · SDP / SEA
SDP · Kevin Towers +$11.2M
Tom Davey, John Mabry
SEA · Pat Gillick −$11.2M
Al Martin
SDP came out ahead by $11.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2000 payroll
$61.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 2000, 2000–2006. 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 (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Aaron Sele307.000$7.5M$7.0MFREE AGENT$700k
John Olerud3111.000$6.3M$6.7M$7.0M$7.7M$4.7MFREE AGENT
Jamie Moyer3714.000$6.0M$6.5M$6.5M$6.5M$7.0M$8.0M$4.2M
Edgar Martinez3713.000$5.4M$5.5M$7.1M$4.0M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Alex Rodriguez246.000$4.4MFREE AGENT
Dan Wilson318.000$4.0M$4.4M$4.5M$3.5M$3.5M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Jose Mesa3413.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Arthur Rhodes309.000$2.8M$3.2M$3.5M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Mark McLemore3514.000$2.0M$2.0M$3.1M$3.1MFREE AGENT
Stan Javier3616.000$1.5M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Rickey Henderson4121.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Jay Buhner3513.000$1.4M$1.9MFREE AGENT
Tom Lampkin3612.000$950k$1.1MFREE AGENT
John Mabry296.000$925kFREE AGENT$600k
Al Martin328.000$544k$5.0MFREE AGENT
Joe Oliver3411.000$500kFREE AGENT
Paul Abbott3210.000$285k$1.7M$3.4MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Mike Cameron275.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
David Bell275.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Frankie Rodriguez275.000$580kFREE AGENT
Brett Tomko273.000$500kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Raul Ibanez284.000$275kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Paniagua264.000$275kARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Widger295.000$141kFREE AGENT
Brian Lesher294.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robert Machado274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Kazuhiro Sasaki320.000$4.0MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Freddy Garcia231.000$325kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Halama282.000$290kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gil Meche211.000$252kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charles Gipson272.000$215kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Hernandez241.000$215kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Guillén242.000$205kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robert Ramsay261.000$205kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Sanders261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Hodges27–—
Joel Pineiro210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2000 acquisition stacked onto Mariners's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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