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GM: Bill Bavasi

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2004, 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
$70M
Surplus $M
-32
Win %
0.389
TAB
-8.6
WAB
-19.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
26.2
Dead money %
49%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-4.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2004 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RDan Wilson103
RMiguel Olivo⇄50
RPat Borders⇄19
BBen Davis⇄14
RRené Rivera2

1B

LJohn Olerud⇄78
LDave Hansen⇄49
BScott Spiezio42
RJolbert Cabrera23
RBucky Jacobsen21
RWillie Bloomquist19
LRaul Ibanez10

2B

RBret Boone148
RJolbert Cabrera18
BMickey Lopez3
RWillie Bloomquist1

3B

BScott Spiezio66
RJolbert Cabrera36
RWillie Bloomquist31
RJustin Leone28
LGreg Dobbs14
REdgar Martinez1
RJose Lopez1

SS

RRich Aurilia⇄73
RJose Lopez57
RWillie Bloomquist20
BRamon Santiago16
RJolbert Cabrera14
RJustin Leone2

LF

LRaul Ibanez110
BRandy Winn40
RJolbert Cabrera21
RWillie Bloomquist8
LJeremy Reed1
RHiram Bocachica1

CF

BRandy Winn128
RHiram Bocachica32
LJeremy Reed16
RJolbert Cabrera1
RWillie Bloomquist1

RF

LIchiro Suzuki158
RHiram Bocachica12
LRaul Ibanez3
RJolbert Cabrera1

DH

REdgar Martinez118
RBucky Jacobsen19
LDave Hansen⇄8
LIchiro Suzuki2
LRaul Ibanez2
BRandy Winn2
LGreg Dobbs1
BScott Spiezio1

Starters

RFreddy Garcia⇄2.6 WAR
LBobby Madritsch2.3 WAR
RJoel Pineiro1.8 WAR
RRyan Franklin1.3 WAR
RGil Meche1.1 WAR
RCha Seung Baek0.3 WAR
LRon Villone0.3 WAR
LMatt Thornton0.2 WAR
RClint Nageotte-0.1 WAR
LJamie Moyer-0.2 WAR
LTravis Blackley-0.7 WAR

Bullpen

★ LEddie Guardado18 sv
RShigetoshi Hasegawa12 h
RJulio Mateo6 h
RJ.J. Putz3 h
LGeorge Sherrill3 h
RScott Atchison2 h
LMike Myers⇄0 h
LMatt Thornton0 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 2003)

PlayerfWAR
Raul Ibanez3.0
Bobby Madritsch2.3
Jolbert Cabrera1.2
Rich Aurilia0.9
Jeremy Reed0.8
Dave Hansen0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2003)

Player2003 fWAR
Mike Cameron5.3
Carlos Guillén2.3
Rey Sanchez1.0
Arthur Rhodes0.9
Jeff Nelson0.8
Mark McLemore0.6

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 2004; everyone else is shown as a 2004 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Ichiro Suzuki 2004 +7.1 +116.1 6.5 +109.6 $0.9M 2.05× –
Randy Winn 2004 +3.8 +54.4 3.5 +50.9 $0.9M 1.79× –
Freddy Garcia↔ 2004 +2.6 +41.4 3.3 +38.1 $1.3M 1.96× –
Raul Ibanez 2004 +3.0 +38.7 3.9 +34.8 $1.3M 1.60× –
Joel Pineiro 2004 +1.8 +22.0 3.0 +19.0 $1.6M 1.49× –
Ryan Franklin 2004 +1.3 +10.6 1.8 +8.8 $1.4M 1.02× –
Gil Meche 2004 +1.1 +8.7 1.9 +6.7 $1.8M 1.02× –
Jolbert Cabrera 2004 +1.2 +5.5 1.0 +4.5 $0.8M 0.58× –
Dave Hansen↔ 2004 +0.6 +3.3 0.5 +2.8 $0.8M 0.69× –
Rich Aurilia↔ 2004 +0.9 +4.4 1.9 +2.5 $2.1M 0.61× –
Shigetoshi Hasegawa 2004 +0.5 +5.0 2.8 +2.3 $5.9M 1.34× –
Ron Villone 2004 +0.3 +1.5 1.0 +0.5 $3.6M 0.67× –
Miguel Olivo↔ 2004 +0.1 +0.4 0.2 +0.2 $1.8M 0.52× –
Rafael Soriano 2004 +0.1 +0.3 0.3 -0.1 $6.7M 0.67× –
Mike Myers↔ 2004 -0.1 -0.6 0.4 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Aaron Taylor 2004 -0.1 -0.7 0.3 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Eddie Guardado 2004 +0.2 +2.2 4.0 -1.8 $19.6M 1.34× –
Julio Mateo 2004 -0.4 -1.9 0.3 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Ben Davis↔ 2004 -0.6 -2.4 0.3 -2.7 – 0.52× –
Quinton McCracken↔ 2004 -0.4 -2.8 0.4 -3.2 – 0.83× –
Scott Spiezio 2004 -0.1 -0.7 2.6 -3.2 – 0.58× –
John Olerud↔ 2004 +0.3 +1.5 4.7 -3.3 $14.4M 0.56× –
Dan Wilson 2004 +0.0 +0.1 3.5 -3.4 $115.2M 0.52× –
Bret Boone 2004 +0.9 +4.0 8.0 -4.0 $9.0M 0.56× –
Willie Bloomquist 2004 -0.8 -3.6 0.3 -4.0 – 0.58× –
Kevin Jarvis↔ 2004 -0.3 -1.5 3.4 -4.9 – 0.67× –
Edgar Martinez 2004 -0.5 -2.5 3.0 -5.5 – 0.69× –
Jamie Moyer 2004 -0.2 -1.2 7.0 -8.2 – 1.02× –
Bobby Madritsch 2004 +2.3 +26.9 – – – 1.49× –
Bucky Jacobsen 2004 +0.5 +2.3 – – – 0.56× –
Cha Seung Baek 2004 +0.3 +2.3 – – – 1.02× –
Clint Nageotte 2004 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
George Sherrill 2004 +0.2 +0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Greg Dobbs 2004 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.58× –
Hiram Bocachica 2004 +0.4 +2.9 – – – 0.83× –
J.J. Putz 2004 -0.2 -2.1 – – – 1.34× –
Jeremy Reed 2004 +0.8 +5.0 – – – 0.83× –
Jose Lopez 2004 +0.2 +0.8 – – – 0.61× –
Justin Leone 2004 +0.2 +1.0 – – – 0.58× –
Masao Kida↔ 2004 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Matt Thornton 2004 +0.2 +1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Mickey Lopez 2004 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.56× –
Pat Borders↔ 2004 -0.1 -0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Ramon Santiago 2004 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.61× –
Randy Williams 2004 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
René Rivera 2004 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.52× –
Scott Atchison 2004 +0.3 +1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Travis Blackley 2004 -0.7 -6.0 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+26.2+336.369.8+232.2—

Trades

Every graded 2004 deal involving the Mariners — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.

2004 · MIN / SEA
MIN · Terry Ryan +$0.0M
Pat Borders
SEA · Bill Bavasi +$0.0M
B.J. Garbe
Even trade
2004 · SEA / SDP
SEA · Bill Bavasi +$5.6M
Kevin Jarvis, Wiki González, Dave Hansen, Vince Faison
SDP · Kevin Towers −$5.6M
Jeff Cirillo, Brian Sweeney
SEA came out ahead by $5.6M
2004 · CHW / SEA
CHW · Kenny Williams +$79.2M
Freddy García, Ben Davis
SEA · Bill Bavasi −$79.2M
Jeremy Reed, Miguel Olivo, Mike Morse
CHW came out ahead by $79.2M
2004 · DET / SEA
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$64.8M
Carlos Guillén
SEA · Bill Bavasi −$64.8M
Ramón Santiago, Juan González
DET came out ahead by $64.8M
2004 · SEA / SDP
SEA · Bill Bavasi +$1.6M
Billy Hogan
SDP · Kevin Towers −$1.6M
Randy Williams
SEA came out ahead by $1.6M
2004 · SEA / COL
SEA · Bill Bavasi +$5.6M
Sean Green
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$5.6M
Aaron Taylor
SEA came out ahead by $5.6M
2004 · SEA / SDP
SEA · Bill Bavasi +$4.8M
Jon Huber
SDP · Kevin Towers −$4.8M
Dave Hansen
SEA came out ahead by $4.8M
2004 · LAD / SEA
LAD · Dan Evans +$0.0M
Glenn Bott
SEA · Bill Bavasi +$0.0M
Aaron Looper
Even trade
2004 · SEA / LAD
SEA · Bill Bavasi +$3.2M
Jolbert Cabrera
LAD · Dan Evans −$3.2M
Aaron Looper, Ryan Ketchner
SEA came out ahead by $3.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2004 payroll
$69.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2004, 2004–2010. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Bret Boone3512.000$8.0M$7.6MFREE AGENT
Jamie Moyer4118.000$7.0M$8.0M$4.2MFREE AGENT
John Olerud3515.000$4.7MFREE AGENT
Eddie Guardado3311.000$4.0M$6.0M$4.1MFREE AGENT
Raul Ibanez328.000$3.9M$4.4M$4.2M$5.5M$5.5MFREE AGENT
Dan Wilson3512.000$3.5M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Randy Winn306.000$3.5M$2.4MFREE AGENT
Kevin Jarvis3410.000$3.4MFREE AGENT
Edgar Martinez4117.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Shigetoshi Hasegawa357.000$2.8M$3.2MFREE AGENT
Scott Spiezio318.000$2.6M$3.2MFREE AGENT
Rich Aurilia329.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Ron Villone349.000$1.0M$1.3MFREE AGENT
Jolbert Cabrera316.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Dave Hansen3514.000$497kFREE AGENT
Quinton McCracken339.000$449kFREE AGENT
Mike Myers359.000$367kFREE AGENT
Ben Davis276.000$288kFREE AGENT
Pat Borders4116.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Ichiro Suzuki303.000$6.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Freddy Garcia275.000$3.3MFREE AGENT
Joel Pineiro254.000$3.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Gil Meche255.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Ryan Franklin315.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Masao Kida355.000—FREE AGENT
Hiram Bocachica284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Julio Mateo262.000$345kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Soriano242.000$335kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willie Bloomquist262.000$325kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Taylor262.000$302kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Olivo252.000$167kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mickey Lopez30–—
J.J. Putz271.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Thornton270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon Santiago242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Madritsch280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
René Rivera20–—
Greg Dobbs250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Atchison280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Clint Nageotte23–—
Travis Blackley21–—
Jeremy Reed230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cha Seung Baek240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Leone27–—
George Sherrill270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Williams280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bucky Jacobsen28–—
Jose Lopez200.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2004 acquisition stacked onto Mariners's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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