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Mariners SEA

200569–93 (0.426)
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GM: Bill Bavasi

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2005, 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
$83M
Surplus $M
-44
Win %
0.426
TAB
-13.0
WAB
-14.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
23.0
Dead money %
27%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-6.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2005 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMiguel Olivo⇄54
RYorvit Torrealba⇄42
RPat Borders39
RMiguel Ojeda⇄16
RRené Rivera15
RWiki Gonzalez14
RDan Wilson11

1B

RRichie Sexson151
LDave Hansen9
LGreg Dobbs5
LRaul Ibanez4
BScott Spiezio4
RWillie Bloomquist1

2B

RBret Boone⇄74
RJose Lopez51
RWilson Valdez⇄42
RWillie Bloomquist32
RYuniesky Betancourt9
BRamon Santiago2
BScott Spiezio1

3B

RAdrian Beltré155
LDave Hansen7
RWillie Bloomquist6
BScott Spiezio6
LGreg Dobbs2
RJose Lopez1

SS

RMichael Morse55
RYuniesky Betancourt53
RWillie Bloomquist24
BRamon Santiago2

LF

BRandy Winn⇄92
LRaul Ibanez55
RMichael Morse8
LChris Snelling7
RJamal Strong7
LGreg Dobbs4
LJaime Bubela1
RWillie Bloomquist1

CF

LJeremy Reed137
RWillie Bloomquist15
LJaime Bubela6
LShin-Soo Choo5
RJamal Strong4

RF

LIchiro Suzuki158
LChris Snelling3
LRaul Ibanez3
RJamal Strong1

DH

LRaul Ibanez101
LGreg Dobbs24
RMichael Morse9
RRichie Sexson5
LDave Hansen5
BScott Spiezio5
LIchiro Suzuki3
RJamal Strong3
BRandy Winn⇄2
RAdrian Beltré1
RWillie Bloomquist1

Starters

LJamie Moyer2.5 WAR
RFelix Hernandez2.3 WAR
RJoel Pineiro1.7 WAR
RRyan Franklin0.9 WAR
RGil Meche0.6 WAR
RJulio Mateo0.3 WAR
RAaron Sele0.0 WAR
RJorge Campillo0.0 WAR
LBobby Madritsch-0.0 WAR
RJeff Harris-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ LEddie Guardado36 sv
RJ.J. Putz21 h
LGeorge Sherrill9 h
RJeff Nelson9 h
RJulio Mateo8 h
LMatt Thornton5 h
RShigetoshi Hasegawa3 h
LRon Villone⇄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 2004)

PlayerfWAR
Richie Sexson4.0
Adrian Beltré2.4
Félix Hernández2.3
Yuniesky Betancourt0.5
Chris Snelling0.4
Jamal Strong0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2004)

Player2004 fWAR
Freddy Garcia2.6
Jolbert Cabrera1.2
Rich Aurilia0.9
Bucky Jacobsen0.5
Hiram Bocachica0.4
John Olerud0.3

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 2005; everyone else is shown as a 2005 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Ichiro Suzuki 2005 +3.6 +51.2 12.5 +38.7 $3.5M 1.79× –
Richie Sexson 2005 +4.0 +38.2 6.0 +32.2 $1.5M 1.20× –
Jeremy Reed 2005 +2.5 +23.9 0.3 +23.6 $0.1M 1.22× –
Jamie Moyer 2005 +2.5 +29.6 8.0 +21.6 $3.2M 1.49× –
Joel Pineiro 2005 +1.7 +20.3 4.7 +15.6 $2.8M 1.49× –
Raul Ibanez 2005 +2.1 +17.1 4.4 +12.7 $2.1M 1.01× –
Randy Winn↔ 2005 +1.4 +9.6 2.4 +7.2 $1.7M 0.83× –
Adrian Beltré 2005 +2.4 +16.6 11.4 +5.2 $4.7M 0.85× –
Ryan Franklin 2005 +0.9 +7.5 2.6 +4.9 $2.8M 1.02× –
Chris Snelling 2005 +0.4 +2.6 0.3 +2.3 $0.8M 0.83× –
Yuniesky Betancourt 2005 +0.5 +2.5 0.3 +2.2 $0.6M 0.61× –
Eddie Guardado 2005 +0.8 +8.1 6.0 +2.1 $7.9M 1.34× –
Gil Meche 2005 +0.6 +4.6 2.5 +2.0 $4.5M 1.02× –
Willie Bloomquist 2005 +0.4 +1.7 0.4 +1.3 $1.0M 0.56× –
Julio Mateo 2005 +0.3 +1.5 0.4 +1.1 $1.4M 0.67× –
Ron Villone↔ 2005 +0.4 +2.4 1.3 +1.1 $2.9M 0.67× –
Rafael Soriano 2005 +0.2 +1.2 0.3 +0.9 $1.5M 0.67× –
Miguel Ojeda↔ 2005 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $1.3M 0.52× –
Yorvit Torrealba↔ 2005 +0.1 +0.6 0.4 +0.2 $2.9M 0.52× –
Scott Atchison 2005 +0.1 +0.4 0.3 +0.1 $4.2M 0.67× –
Aaron Sele 2005 +0.0 +0.3 0.7 -0.4 $17.0M 1.02× –
Bobby Madritsch 2005 -0.0 -0.4 0.3 -0.7 – 1.02× –
J.J. Putz 2005 -0.1 -0.7 0.4 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Shigetoshi Hasegawa 2005 +0.4 +1.9 3.2 -1.3 $9.0M 0.67× –
Wilson Valdez↔ 2005 -0.3 -1.1 0.3 -1.4 – 0.56× –
Dan Wilson 2005 -0.2 -0.9 1.8 -2.7 – 0.52× –
Greg Dobbs 2005 -0.5 -2.8 0.3 -3.1 – 0.69× –
Miguel Olivo↔ 2005 -1.0 -4.2 0.2 -4.4 – 0.52× –
Matt Thornton 2005 -0.9 -4.9 0.3 -5.2 – 0.67× –
Scott Spiezio 2005 -0.8 -3.7 3.2 -6.9 – 0.58× –
Bret Boone↔ 2005 -0.5 -2.3 7.6 -9.9 – 0.56× –
Jeff Nelson 2005 +0.1 +0.4 0.4 +0.0 $5.3M 0.67× –
Clint Nageotte 2005 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Dave Hansen 2005 -0.3 -1.1 – – – 0.56× –
Félix Hernández 2005 +2.3 +27.5 – – – 1.49× –
George Sherrill 2005 +0.2 +1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Jaime Bubela 2005 -0.5 -3.3 – – – 0.83× –
Jamal Strong 2005 +0.2 +1.3 – – – 0.83× –
Jeff Harris 2005 -0.2 -1.6 – – – 1.02× –
Jorge Campillo 2005 +0.0 +0.4 – – – 1.02× –
Jose Lopez 2005 +0.2 +1.0 – – – 0.56× –
Masao Kida 2005 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Michael Morse 2005 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.61× –
Pat Borders 2005 -0.5 -2.3 – – – 0.52× –
Ramon Santiago 2005 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.56× –
René Rivera 2005 +0.4 +1.8 – – – 0.52× –
Shin-Soo Choo 2005 -0.2 -1.6 – – – 0.83× –
Wiki Gonzalez 2005 +0.2 +0.8 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+23.1+246.083.3+138.2—

Trades

Every graded 2005 deal involving the Mariners — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2005 · SEA / MIA
SEA · Bill Bavasi +$2.4M
Yorman Bazardo, Mike Flannery
MIA · Larry Beinfest −$2.4M
Ron Villone
SEA came out ahead by $2.4M
2005 · SFG / SEA
SFG · Brian Sabean +$120.0M
Randy Winn
SEA · Bill Bavasi −$120.0M
Yorvit Torrealba, Jesse Foppert
SFG came out ahead by $120.0M
2005 · SDP / SEA
SDP · Kevin Towers +$0.0M
Wilson Valdez
SEA · Bill Bavasi +$0.0M
Mike Bumstead, R.D. Spiehs
Even trade
2005 · SDP / SEA
SDP · Kevin Towers +$3.2M
Miguel Olivo
SEA · Bill Bavasi −$3.2M
Miguel Ojeda, Natanael Mateo
SDP came out ahead by $3.2M
2005 · SEA / COL
SEA · Bill Bavasi +$4.8M
Marcos Carvajal
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$4.8M
Yorvit Torrealba
SEA came out ahead by $4.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2005 payroll
$83.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 2005, 2005–2011. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Adrian Beltré267.000$11.4M$12.9M$12.9M$13.4M$13.4MFREE AGENT
Jamie Moyer4219.000$8.0M$4.2MFREE AGENT
Bret Boone3613.000$7.6MFREE AGENT
Eddie Guardado3412.000$6.0M$4.1MFREE AGENT
Richie Sexson308.000$6.0M$13.0M$15.5M$11.9MFREE AGENT
Raul Ibanez339.000$4.4M$4.2M$5.5M$5.5MFREE AGENT
Shigetoshi Hasegawa368.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Scott Spiezio329.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Ryan Franklin326.000$2.6MFREE AGENT
Gil Meche266.000$2.5M$3.7MFREE AGENT
Randy Winn317.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Dan Wilson3613.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Ron Villone3510.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Aaron Sele3512.000$700kFREE AGENT
Jeff Nelson3813.000$400kFREE AGENT
Pat Borders4217.000—FREE AGENT
Dave Hansen3615.000—FREE AGENT
Masao Kida366.000—FREE AGENT
Wiki Gonzalez316.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Ichiro Suzuki314.000$12.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Joel Pineiro265.000$4.7MFREE AGENT
Yorvit Torrealba264.000$395kARB 3FREE AGENT
Julio Mateo273.000$390kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willie Bloomquist273.000$385kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Soriano253.000$340kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Snelling233.000$316kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Olivo263.000$237kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon Santiago253.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (20)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
J.J. Putz282.000$360kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Madritsch291.000$335kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Thornton281.000$323kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Atchison291.000$323kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Reed241.000$316kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Dobbs261.000$316kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yuniesky Betancourt230.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilson Valdez271.000$260kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Ojeda302.000$88kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jamal Strong26–—
Shin-Soo Choo220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
René Rivera210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Clint Nageotte24–—
George Sherrill281.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Lopez211.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Félix Hernández190.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Morse230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Campillo260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Harris300.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jaime Bubela27–—

Graphs

How each 2005 acquisition stacked onto Mariners's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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