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GM: Bill Bavasi

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2006, 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
$86M
Surplus $M
-19
Win %
0.481
TAB
-2.6
WAB
-5.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
33.1
Dead money %
24%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-5.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2006 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RKenji Johjima144
RRené Rivera35
RGuillermo Quiroz1

1B

RRichie Sexson150
LBen Broussard⇄38
REduardo Perez⇄22
LRoberto Petagine9
RWillie Bloomquist4
LGreg Dobbs3
RMichael Morse2

2B

RJose Lopez150
RWillie Bloomquist15
RAdrian Beltré1

3B

RAdrian Beltré155
RWillie Bloomquist12
RMichael Morse5
LGreg Dobbs2

SS

RYuniesky Betancourt157
RWillie Bloomquist17
ROswaldo Navarro2
RMichael Morse1

LF

LRaul Ibanez157
RWillie Bloomquist3
RMichael Morse2
LMatt Lawton III1
LChris Snelling1
BCarl Everett1
RT.J. Bohn1

CF

LJeremy Reed64
RWillie Bloomquist48
LIchiro Suzuki39
RAdam Jones26
LMatt Lawton III5
LShin-Soo Choo⇄4
BJoe Borchard⇄3
LChris Snelling1

RF

LIchiro Suzuki121
LChris Snelling33
RT.J. Bohn17
RWillie Bloomquist12
RMichael Morse7
LGreg Dobbs3
LMatt Lawton III2
BCarl Everett1

DH

BCarl Everett80
REduardo Perez⇄21
LBen Broussard⇄18
RRichie Sexson8
RMichael Morse4
LGreg Dobbs3
LIchiro Suzuki2
RAdrian Beltré1
LMatt Lawton III1
LRaul Ibanez1
RWillie Bloomquist1

Starters

RFelix Hernandez3.2 WAR
LJarrod Washburn2.0 WAR
RGil Meche1.8 WAR
LJamie Moyer⇄1.2 WAR
RJoel Pineiro0.3 WAR
LJake Woods0.2 WAR
RCha Seung Baek0.1 WAR
LRyan Feierabend-0.0 WAR
RFrancisco Cruceta-0.3 WAR
LCesar Jimenez-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJ.J. Putz36 sv
RRafael Soriano18 h
LGeorge Sherrill17 h
RJulio Mateo7 h
RJon Huber6 h
RSean Green3 h
REmiliano Fruto1 h
LEddie Guardado⇄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 2005)

PlayerfWAR
Kenji Johjima2.8
Jarrod Washburn2.0
Jon Huber0.4
Mark Lowe0.3
Jake Woods0.2
Cha Seung Baek0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 2005)

Player2005 fWAR
Randy Winn1.4
Ryan Franklin0.9
Ron Villone0.4
Shigetoshi Hasegawa0.4
Jamal Strong0.2
Wiki Gonzalez0.2

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 2006; everyone else is shown as a 2006 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Ichiro Suzuki 2006 +5.6 +92.0 12.5 +79.5 $2.2M 2.05× –
J.J. Putz 2006 +3.4 +69.2 0.4 +68.8 $0.1M 2.57× –
Félix Hernández 2006 +3.2 +50.4 0.3 +50.0 $0.1M 1.96× –
Raul Ibanez 2006 +3.4 +44.0 4.2 +39.8 $1.2M 1.60× –
Adrian Beltré 2006 +4.6 +46.4 12.9 +33.5 $2.8M 1.25× –
Gil Meche 2006 +1.8 +21.9 3.7 +18.2 $2.0M 1.49× –
Kenji Johjima 2006 +2.8 +22.8 5.4 +17.4 $1.9M 1.00× –
Jarrod Washburn 2006 +2.0 +23.3 7.5 +15.8 $3.8M 1.49× –
Rafael Soriano 2006 +1.1 +12.2 0.5 +11.7 $0.4M 1.34× –
Yuniesky Betancourt 2006 +1.6 +11.3 0.7 +10.6 $0.4M 0.89× –
Jose Lopez 2006 +1.4 +6.4 0.3 +6.1 $0.2M 0.56× –
Jamie Moyer↔ 2006 +1.2 +10.0 4.2 +5.9 $3.4M 1.02× –
George Sherrill 2006 +0.9 +4.6 0.3 +4.3 $0.4M 0.67× –
Chris Snelling 2006 +0.5 +3.3 0.3 +2.9 $0.7M 0.83× –
Richie Sexson 2006 +2.4 +15.6 13.0 +2.6 $5.4M 0.81× –
Willie Bloomquist 2006 +0.4 +3.0 0.7 +2.3 $1.5M 0.83× –
Jake Woods 2006 +0.2 +0.8 0.3 +0.5 $2.2M 0.67× –
Joe Borchard↔ 2006 +0.1 +0.5 0.0 +0.5 $0.2M 0.83× –
Jeff Harris 2006 +0.0 +0.3 0.3 -0.1 $6.8M 0.67× –
Julio Mateo 2006 +0.1 +0.6 0.7 -0.1 $6.4M 0.67× –
Roberto Petagine 2006 +0.0 +0.1 0.5 -0.4 $23.3M 0.56× –
Guillermo Quiroz 2006 -0.0 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 – 0.52× –
Matt Lawton III 2006 -0.1 -0.9 0.4 -1.3 – 0.83× –
Adam Jones 2006 -0.2 -1.2 0.2 -1.4 – 0.83× –
Jeremy Reed 2006 -0.3 -2.1 0.4 -2.5 – 0.83× –
Ben Broussard↔ 2006 -0.5 -2.1 1.0 -3.0 – 0.56× –
Joel Pineiro 2006 +0.3 +2.3 6.8 -4.5 $23.9M 1.02× –
Eduardo Perez↔ 2006 -0.8 -3.6 0.9 -4.6 – 0.56× –
Eddie Guardado↔ 2006 -0.6 -3.3 4.1 -7.3 – 0.67× –
Carl Everett 2006 -0.8 -4.3 3.4 -7.7 – 0.69× –
Bobby Livingston 2006 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Cesar Jimenez 2006 -0.3 -1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Cha Seung Baek 2006 +0.1 +0.9 – – – 1.02× –
Clint Nageotte 2006 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Emiliano Fruto 2006 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Eric O'Flaherty 2006 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Francisco Cruceta 2006 -0.3 -1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Greg Dobbs 2006 +0.2 +0.7 – – – 0.56× –
Jon Huber 2006 +0.4 +2.3 – – – 0.67× –
Jorge Campillo 2006 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Mark Lowe 2006 +0.3 +1.8 – – – 0.67× –
Michael Morse 2006 +0.3 +1.8 – – – 0.83× –
Oswaldo Navarro 2006 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.61× –
René Rivera 2006 -0.6 -2.5 – – – 0.52× –
Ryan Feierabend 2006 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 1.02× –
Sean Green 2006 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Shin-Soo Choo↔ 2006 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.83× –
T.J. Bohn 2006 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.83× –
Travis Chick 2006 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+32.9+420.186.2+337.0—

Trades

Every graded 2006 deal involving the Mariners — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

2006 · SEA / PHI
SEA · Bill Bavasi +$18.4M
Andrew Baldwin, Andy Barb
PHI · Pat Gillick −$18.4M
Jamie Moyer
SEA came out ahead by $18.4M
2006 · SEA / CIN
SEA · Bill Bavasi +$10.4M
Travis Chick
CIN · Dan O'Brien −$10.4M
Eddie Guardado
SEA came out ahead by $10.4M
2006 · CLE / SEA
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$258.4M
Shin-Soo Choo, Shawn Nottingham
SEA · Bill Bavasi −$258.4M
Ben Broussard
CLE came out ahead by $258.4M
2006 · ATL / SEA
ATL · John Schuerholz +$1.6M
Rafael Soriano
SEA · Bill Bavasi −$1.6M
Horacio Ramírez
ATL came out ahead by $1.6M
2006 · TBR / SEA
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
Marcos Carvajal
SEA · Bill Bavasi +$0.0M
Jose De La Cruz
Even trade
2006 · CHW / SEA
CHW · Kenny Williams +$24.8M
Matt Thornton
SEA · Bill Bavasi −$24.8M
Joe Borchard
CHW came out ahead by $24.8M
2006 · CLE / SEA
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$85.6M
Asdrúbal Cabrera
SEA · Bill Bavasi −$85.6M
Eduardo Pérez
CLE came out ahead by $85.6M
2006 · WSN / SEA
WSN · Jim Bowden +$29.6M
Emiliano Fruto, Chris Snelling
SEA · Bill Bavasi −$29.6M
José Vidro
WSN came out ahead by $29.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2006 payroll
$86.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 2006, 2006–2012. 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 (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Richie Sexson319.000$13.0M$15.5M$11.9MFREE AGENT
Adrian Beltré278.000$12.9M$12.9M$13.4M$13.4MFREE AGENT
Jarrod Washburn318.000$7.5M$9.8M$9.8M$7.0MFREE AGENT
Joel Pineiro276.000$6.8MFREE AGENT
Raul Ibanez3410.000$4.2M$5.5M$5.5MFREE AGENT
Jamie Moyer4320.000$4.2MFREE AGENT
Eddie Guardado3513.000$4.1MFREE AGENT
Gil Meche277.000$3.7MFREE AGENT
Carl Everett3513.000$3.4MFREE AGENT
Eduardo Perez3613.000$941kFREE AGENT
Roberto Petagine3512.000$450kFREE AGENT
Matt Lawton III3411.000$400kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Ichiro Suzuki325.000$12.5MFREE AGENT
Ben Broussard294.000$967kARB 3FREE AGENT
Julio Mateo284.000$700kARB 3FREE AGENT
Willie Bloomquist284.000$650kARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Soriano264.000$450kARB 3FREE AGENT
J.J. Putz293.000$415kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Snelling244.000$328kARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Borchard274.000$17kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (29)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Kenji Johjima300.000$5.4MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yuniesky Betancourt241.000$678kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Reed252.000$375kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Félix Hernández201.000$340kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Lopez222.000$335kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
George Sherrill292.000$333kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Harris311.000$332kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Woods241.000$332kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Guillermo Quiroz242.000$328kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Jones200.000$166kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Cruceta24–—
Shin-Soo Choo231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
René Rivera220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Dobbs272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Clint Nageotte25–—
Cha Seung Baek262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Morse241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Green270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Chick22–—
Jorge Campillo271.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Huber24–—
Eric O'Flaherty210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Lowe230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
T.J. Bohn26–—
Bobby Livingston23–—
Ryan Feierabend20–—
Cesar Jimenez210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Emiliano Fruto22–—
Oswaldo Navarro21–—

Graphs

How each 2006 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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