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Mariners SEA

200788–74 (0.543)
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GM: Bill Bavasi

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2007, 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
$106M
Surplus $M
-48
Win %
0.543
TAB
-7.8
WAB
+2.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
29.5
Dead money %
26%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-4.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2007 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RKenji Johjima133
RJamie Burke48
LJeff Clement5
RRob Johnson4

1B

RRichie Sexson116
LBen Broussard52
BJose Vidro11
RMichael Morse5
RWillie Bloomquist4

2B

RJose Lopez146
RWillie Bloomquist20
BJose Vidro10
RNick Green2

3B

RAdrian Beltré147
RWillie Bloomquist20
RJose Lopez3
RMichael Morse3

SS

RYuniesky Betancourt152
RWillie Bloomquist20
RNick Green3
RMichael Morse1

LF

LRaul Ibanez131
RAdam Jones26
RWillie Bloomquist13
LBen Broussard10
LJeremy Reed3
RWladimir Balentien1

CF

LIchiro Suzuki155
RAdam Jones7
RWillie Bloomquist7
RCharlton Jimerson1

RF

RJose Guillen150
LBen Broussard12
RAdam Jones6
RWillie Bloomquist4
RWladimir Balentien2
RCharlton Jimerson2
LJeremy Reed1
RMichael Morse1

DH

BJose Vidro122
LRaul Ibanez13
LIchiro Suzuki6
LJeff Clement4
RRichie Sexson3
RAdrian Beltré2
LBen Broussard2
RCharlton Jimerson2
RJose Guillen2
RWillie Bloomquist2
LJeremy Reed1

Starters

RFelix Hernandez3.5 WAR
RMiguel Batista2.1 WAR
LJarrod Washburn2.1 WAR
RCha Seung Baek1.5 WAR
RJeff Weaver1.0 WAR
LHoracio Ramirez-0.0 WAR
LRyan Feierabend-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJ.J. Putz40 sv
LGeorge Sherrill22 h
RBrandon Morrow18 h
RSean Green13 h
RChris Reitsma6 h
LEric O'Flaherty4 h
LRyan Rowland-Smith3 h
RJason Davis⇄1 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 2006)

PlayerfWAR
Jose Guillen2.2
Miguel Batista2.1
Jose Vidro1.0
Jeff Weaver1.0
Jamie Burke0.4
Brandon Morrow0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2006)

Player2006 fWAR
Gil Meche1.8
Jamie Moyer1.2
Rafael Soriano1.1
Chris Snelling0.5
Joel Pineiro0.3
Greg Dobbs0.2

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 2007; everyone else is shown as a 2007 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Ichiro Suzuki 2007 +6.1 +100.0 12.5 +87.5 $2.0M 2.05× –
Félix Hernández 2007 +3.5 +54.7 0.4 +54.3 $0.1M 1.96× –
J.J. Putz 2007 +2.1 +32.9 2.7 +30.2 $1.3M 1.95× –
Miguel Batista 2007 +2.1 +25.1 6.0 +19.1 $2.8M 1.49× –
Jose Guillen 2007 +2.2 +21.0 5.0 +16.0 $2.3M 1.22× –
Jarrod Washburn 2007 +2.1 +25.4 9.8 +15.6 $4.6M 1.49× –
Adrian Beltré 2007 +2.9 +26.1 12.9 +13.2 $4.4M 1.12× –
George Sherrill 2007 +1.1 +12.1 0.4 +11.7 $0.3M 1.34× –
Yuniesky Betancourt 2007 +1.5 +10.8 0.7 +10.1 $0.5M 0.89× –
Kenji Johjima 2007 +2.5 +14.9 5.9 +9.0 $2.4M 0.76× –
Eric O'Flaherty 2007 +0.6 +3.1 0.4 +2.7 $0.7M 0.67× –
Brandon Morrow 2007 +0.3 +1.8 0.4 +1.4 $1.2M 0.67× –
Jamie Burke 2007 +0.4 +1.6 0.4 +1.2 $1.0M 0.52× –
Adam Jones 2007 +0.2 +1.3 0.4 +0.9 $2.1M 0.83× –
John Parrish↔ 2007 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $0.8M 0.67× –
Raul Ibanez 2007 +0.9 +5.8 5.5 +0.3 $6.3M 0.83× –
Rick White↔ 2007 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.1 $64.0M 0.67× –
Julio Mateo 2007 +0.2 +0.9 1.1 -0.2 $6.7M 0.67× –
Jeff Weaver 2007 +1.0 +7.9 8.3 -0.4 $8.6M 1.02× –
Mark Lowe 2007 -0.1 -0.7 0.4 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Sean White 2007 -0.2 -1.2 0.4 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Chris Reitsma 2007 -0.1 -0.3 1.4 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Jose Vidro 2007 +1.0 +5.7 7.5 -1.8 $7.3M 0.69× –
Jason Ellison↔ 2007 -0.2 -1.6 0.2 -1.9 – 0.83× –
Willie Bloomquist 2007 -0.3 -1.3 0.9 -2.2 – 0.56× –
Jason Davis↔ 2007 -0.4 -1.9 0.4 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Jose Lopez 2007 -0.6 -2.5 0.4 -2.9 – 0.56× –
Horacio Ramirez 2007 -0.0 -0.3 2.6 -3.0 – 1.02× –
Ben Broussard 2007 -0.3 -1.4 3.5 -5.0 – 0.56× –
Richie Sexson 2007 -1.5 -6.7 15.5 -22.2 – 0.56× –
Cha Seung Baek 2007 +1.5 +18.1 – – – 1.49× –
Charlton Jimerson 2007 +0.2 +1.1 – – – 0.69× –
Jake Woods 2007 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Jeff Clement 2007 +0.3 +1.8 – – – 0.69× –
Jeremy Reed 2007 -0.4 -2.3 – – – 0.83× –
Jon Huber 2007 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Jorge Campillo 2007 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Michael Morse 2007 +0.3 +1.5 – – – 0.56× –
Nick Green 2007 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.61× –
Rob Johnson 2007 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Ryan Feierabend 2007 -0.5 -3.9 – – – 1.02× –
Ryan Rowland-Smith 2007 +0.3 +1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Sean Green 2007 +0.7 +3.6 – – – 0.67× –
Wladimir Balentien 2007 +0.1 +0.9 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+29.4+355.4106.2+227.3—

Trades

Every graded 2007 deal involving the Mariners — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2007 · CLE / SEA
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$3.2M
Gregorio Rosario
SEA · Bill Bavasi −$3.2M
Jason Davis
CLE came out ahead by $3.2M
2007 · SFG / SEA
SFG · Brian Sabean +$0.0M
Travis Blackley
SEA · Bill Bavasi +$0.0M
Jason Ellison
Even trade
2007 · SEA / DET
SEA · Bill Bavasi +$0.8M
Jeff Frazier
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$0.8M
Yorman Bazardo
SEA came out ahead by $0.8M
2007 · PHI / SEA
PHI · Pat Gillick +$0.0M
Julio Mateo
SEA · Bill Bavasi +$0.0M
Jesus Merchan
Even trade
2007 · SEA / TEX
SEA · Bill Bavasi +$10.4M
Tug Hulett
TEX · Jon Daniels −$10.4M
Ben Broussard
SEA came out ahead by $10.4M
2007 · BAL / SEA
BAL · Mike Flanagan +$0.8M
Sebastien Boucher
SEA · Bill Bavasi −$0.8M
John Parrish
BAL came out ahead by $0.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2007 payroll
$106.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 2007, 2007–2013. 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 (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Richie Sexson3210.000$15.5M$11.9MFREE AGENT
Adrian Beltré289.000$12.9M$13.4M$13.4MFREE AGENT
Ichiro Suzuki336.000$12.5M$17.1M$18.0M$18.0M$18.0M$10.0MFREE AGENT
Jarrod Washburn329.000$9.8M$9.8M$7.0MFREE AGENT
Jeff Weaver308.000$8.3MFREE AGENT
Jose Vidro3210.000$7.5M$8.5MFREE AGENT
Miguel Batista3615.000$6.0M$9.5M$9.5MFREE AGENT
Raul Ibanez3511.000$5.5M$5.5MFREE AGENT$2.8M
Jose Guillen3110.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Chris Reitsma296.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Jamie Burke356.000$380k$435kFREE AGENT
Rick White3813.000$124kFREE AGENT
John Parrish297.000$87kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Ben Broussard305.000$3.5MFREE AGENT
J.J. Putz304.000$2.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Horacio Ramirez274.000$2.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Julio Mateo295.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Willie Bloomquist295.000$875kFREE AGENT
Jason Davis275.000$447kFREE AGENT
Jose Lopez233.000$420kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
George Sherrill303.000$395kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Ellison294.000$246kARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Green283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Reed263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cha Seung Baek273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Kenji Johjima311.000$5.9MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yuniesky Betancourt252.000$728kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Félix Hernández212.000$420kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Jones211.000$390kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Morrow220.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Lowe241.000$380kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric O'Flaherty221.000$380kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean White260.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charlton Jimerson272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Woods252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Morse252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wladimir Balentien220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Rowland-Smith240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Green281.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Campillo282.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Huber25–—
Rob Johnson240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Feierabend21–—
Jeff Clement230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2007 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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