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Mariners SEA

2001116–46 (0.716)Made Playoffs
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GM: Pat Gillick

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2001, 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
$73M
Surplus $M
+24
Win %
0.716
TAB
+27.1
WAB
+32.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
63.3
Dead money %
7%
Depth Players
15.0
Dead WAR
-1.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2001 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RDan Wilson122
LTom Lampkin71
RPat Borders5
REd Sprague Jr.1

1B

LJohn Olerud158
REd Sprague Jr.12
BStan Javier6
RDan Wilson2
RDavid Bell2
REdgar Martinez1

2B

RBret Boone156
BMark McLemore9
LRamón Vázquez6
RCharles Gipson1

3B

RDavid Bell134
BMark McLemore36
RCharles Gipson9
REd Sprague Jr.8
REdgar Martinez4
LRamón Vázquez2

SS

BCarlos Guillén137
BMark McLemore35
LRamón Vázquez10
RCharles Gipson6

LF

LAl Martin72
BMark McLemore63
BStan Javier62
RCharles Gipson41
RJay Buhner10
RAnthony Sanders8
REd Sprague Jr.8
BGene Kingsale⇄5
LScott Podsednik3

CF

RMike Cameron149
RCharles Gipson14
BStan Javier13
BMark McLemore8
BGene Kingsale⇄2
LAl Martin1
LScott Podsednik1

RF

LIchiro Suzuki152
BStan Javier11
RCharles Gipson11
BGene Kingsale⇄3
RJay Buhner2
BMark McLemore2
LAl Martin1
RAnthony Sanders1
REd Sprague Jr.1
LScott Podsednik1
LTom Lampkin1

DH

REdgar Martinez127
LAl Martin12
LIchiro Suzuki4
REd Sprague Jr.3
RBret Boone2
RJay Buhner2
BMark McLemore1
RMike Cameron1
BStan Javier1

Starters

RFreddy Garcia5.3 WAR
LJamie Moyer3.0 WAR
RAaron Sele2.7 WAR
RJoel Pineiro2.0 WAR
RPaul Abbott0.9 WAR
LJohn Halama0.1 WAR
RDenny Stark-0.1 WAR
RBrett Tomko-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RKazuhiro Sasaki45 sv
LArthur Rhodes31 h
RJeff Nelson25 h
RJose Paniagua15 h
LNorm Charlton12 h
RRyan Franklin5 h
LBrian Fuentes1 h
RBrett Tomko0 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 2000)

PlayerfWAR
Bret Boone7.8
Ichiro Suzuki6.0
Jeff Nelson1.1
Norm Charlton0.9
Ed Sprague Jr.0.4
Gene Kingsale0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2000)

Player2000 fWAR
Alex Rodriguez9.5
Gil Meche1.5
Joe Oliver1.0
Rickey Henderson1.0
Brian Lesher0.4
Jose Mesa0.4

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 2001; everyone else is shown as a 2001 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Freddy Garcia 2001 +5.3 +106.4 0.4 +106.0 $0.1M 2.50× –
Ichiro Suzuki 2001 +6.0 +98.6 5.7 +92.9 $0.9M 2.05× –
Mike Cameron 2001 +5.5 +90.0 3.4 +86.6 $0.6M 2.05× –
Bret Boone 2001 +7.8 +85.6 3.2 +82.3 $0.4M 1.38× –
Edgar Martinez 2001 +4.7 +56.3 5.5 +50.8 $1.2M 1.49× –
Mark McLemore 2001 +3.5 +50.2 2.0 +48.2 $0.6M 1.79× –
Jamie Moyer 2001 +3.0 +46.4 6.5 +39.9 $2.2M 1.96× –
John Olerud 2001 +4.6 +43.8 6.7 +37.1 $1.5M 1.20× –
Arthur Rhodes 2001 +2.5 +38.3 3.2 +35.1 $1.3M 1.95× –
Aaron Sele 2001 +2.7 +42.0 7.0 +35.0 $2.6M 1.96× –
Stan Javier 2001 +2.6 +32.7 1.5 +31.2 $0.6M 1.60× –
David Bell 2001 +3.2 +28.4 2.2 +26.2 $0.7M 1.12× –
Carlos Guillén 2001 +2.6 +24.7 0.3 +24.4 $0.1M 1.18× –
Kazuhiro Sasaki 2001 +1.6 +25.5 4.7 +20.8 $2.9M 1.95× –
Dan Wilson 2001 +2.2 +13.3 4.4 +8.9 $2.0M 0.76× –
Jeff Nelson 2001 +1.1 +12.3 3.3 +8.9 $2.9M 1.34× –
Paul Abbott 2001 +0.9 +7.1 1.7 +5.4 $1.9M 1.02× –
Tom Lampkin 2001 +0.7 +2.9 1.1 +1.8 $1.6M 0.52× –
Al Martin 2001 +0.9 +5.7 5.0 +0.7 $5.8M 0.83× –
John Halama 2001 +0.1 +0.9 0.4 +0.4 $4.0M 1.02× –
Anthony Sanders 2001 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 – 0.83× –
Charles Gipson 2001 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 – 0.83× –
Ryan Franklin 2001 -0.1 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Jay Buhner 2001 +0.0 +0.1 1.9 -1.7 $92.5M 0.83× –
Jose Paniagua 2001 -0.3 -1.8 0.8 -2.6 – 0.67× –
Brett Tomko 2001 -0.5 -2.5 1.1 -3.6 – 0.67× –
Brian Fuentes 2001 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Denny Stark 2001 -0.1 -1.0 – – – 1.02× –
Ed Sprague Jr. 2001 +0.4 +2.0 – – – 0.56× –
Gene Kingsale↔ 2001 +0.2 +1.6 – – – 0.83× –
Joel Pineiro 2001 +2.0 +24.1 – – – 1.49× –
Norm Charlton 2001 +0.9 +4.8 – – – 0.67× –
Pat Borders 2001 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.52× –
Ramón Vázquez 2001 -0.3 -1.7 – – – 0.61× –
Scott Podsednik 2001 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+63.4+834.072.6+732.3—

Trades

Every graded 2001 deal involving the Mariners — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 2 total.

2001 · COL / SEA
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$40.8M
José Paniagua, Denny Stark, Brian Fuentes
SEA · Pat Gillick −$40.8M
Jeff Cirillo
COL came out ahead by $40.8M
2001 · SDP / SEA
SDP · Kevin Towers +$14.4M
Brett Tomko, Tom Lampkin, Ramón Vázquez
SEA · Pat Gillick −$14.4M
Ben Davis, Alex Arias, Wascar Serrano
SDP came out ahead by $14.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2001 payroll
$72.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 2001, 2001–2007. 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 (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Aaron Sele318.000$7.0MFREE AGENT$700k
John Olerud3212.000$6.7M$7.0M$7.7M$4.7MFREE AGENT
Jamie Moyer3815.000$6.5M$6.5M$6.5M$7.0M$8.0M$4.2MFREE AGENT
Edgar Martinez3814.000$5.5M$7.1M$4.0M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Al Martin339.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Dan Wilson329.000$4.4M$4.5M$3.5M$3.5M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Mike Cameron286.000$3.4M$4.7M$7.4MFREE AGENT
Jeff Nelson349.000$3.3M$3.3M$2.6MFREE AGENT$400k
Bret Boone329.000$3.2M$8.0M$8.0M$8.0M$7.6MFREE AGENT
Arthur Rhodes3110.000$3.2M$3.5M$3.5MFREE AGENT
David Bell286.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Mark McLemore3615.000$2.0M$3.1M$3.1MFREE AGENT
Jay Buhner3614.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Paul Abbott3311.000$1.7M$3.4MFREE AGENT
Stan Javier3717.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Tom Lampkin3713.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Pat Borders3813.000—FREE AGENT$500k
Norm Charlton3813.000—FREE AGENT
Ed Sprague Jr.3310.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (6)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Brett Tomko284.000$1.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Paniagua275.000$838kFREE AGENT
John Halama293.000$425kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Guillén253.000$285kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charles Gipson283.000$235kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gene Kingsale245.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Ichiro Suzuki270.000$5.7MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kazuhiro Sasaki331.000$4.7MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Freddy Garcia242.000$425kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Franklin282.000$202kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Sanders272.000$202kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Fuentes250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Denny Stark262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Podsednik250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joel Pineiro221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramón Vázquez240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2001 acquisition stacked onto Mariners's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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