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GM: Lee Pelekoudas

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2008, 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
$111M
Surplus $M
-69
Win %
0.377
TAB
-19.9
WAB
-23.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
17.1
Dead money %
38%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-9.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2008 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RKenji Johjima100
RJamie Burke43
LJeff Clement38
RRob Johnson10

1B

RRichie Sexson⇄74
RMiguel Cairo70
LBryan LaHair36
RJose Lopez13
BJose Vidro9
BGreg Norton⇄6
LJeremy Reed1
RJamie Burke1

2B

RJose Lopez139
LLuis Valbuena16
RWillie Bloomquist7
BJose Vidro6
RMiguel Cairo5
LTug Hulett4

3B

RAdrian Beltré139
RMiguel Cairo19
RMatt Tuiasosopo13
RJamie Burke1
LTug Hulett1
RWillie Bloomquist1

SS

RYuniesky Betancourt153
RWillie Bloomquist12
LTug Hulett4
LLuis Valbuena1
RMiguel Cairo1

LF

LRaul Ibanez153
RWillie Bloomquist8
LJeremy Reed6
RWladimir Balentien5
RMiguel Cairo2
RCharlton Jimerson1

CF

LIchiro Suzuki69
LJeremy Reed58
RWladimir Balentien29
RWillie Bloomquist23

RF

LIchiro Suzuki91
RWladimir Balentien35
LJeremy Reed14
RWillie Bloomquist13
RMichael Morse5
RMiguel Cairo1

DH

BJose Vidro70
LJeff Clement21
LTug Hulett13
RKenji Johjima10
LRaul Ibanez9
RJose Lopez7
LBryan LaHair6
RAdrian Beltré5
LJeremy Reed5
RRob Johnson3
RWladimir Balentien3
RMiguel Cairo3
RWillie Bloomquist2
LIchiro Suzuki2
LJarrod Washburn1
RMatt Tuiasosopo1

Starters

RFelix Hernandez3.9 WAR
LJarrod Washburn1.3 WAR
RCarlos Silva1.3 WAR
LErik Bedard1.1 WAR
LRyan Rowland-Smith1.0 WAR
LCesar Jimenez0.6 WAR
RBrandon Morrow0.5 WAR
LRyan Feierabend0.1 WAR
RR.A. Dickey-0.1 WAR
RCha Seung Baek⇄-0.2 WAR
RMiguel Batista-1.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJ.J. Putz15 sv
RSean Green17 h
RRoy Corcoran8 h
LCesar Jimenez4 h
RMark Lowe2 h
RRandy Messenger2 h
LJake Woods1 h
LArthur Rhodes⇄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 2007)

PlayerfWAR
Carlos Silva1.3
Erik Bedard1.1
Arthur Rhodes0.6
Cesar Jimenez0.6
Roy Corcoran0.4
Miguel Cairo0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2007)

Player2007 fWAR
Jose Guillen2.2
George Sherrill1.1
Jeff Weaver1.0
Adam Jones0.2
Julio Mateo0.2
Jon Huber0.1

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 2008; everyone else is shown as a 2008 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Félix Hernández 2008 +3.9 +67.7 0.5 +67.2 $0.1M 2.19× –
Ichiro Suzuki 2008 +4.3 +61.0 17.1 +43.9 $4.0M 1.79× –
Raul Ibanez 2008 +2.9 +36.5 5.5 +31.0 $1.9M 1.60× –
Adrian Beltré 2008 +3.9 +39.3 13.4 +25.9 $3.4M 1.25× –
Jose Lopez 2008 +2.2 +14.4 1.8 +12.7 $0.8M 0.82× –
Ryan Rowland-Smith 2008 +1.0 +5.1 0.4 +4.7 $0.4M 0.67× –
Sean Green 2008 +0.8 +4.4 0.4 +4.0 $0.5M 0.67× –
Cesar Jimenez 2008 +0.6 +3.1 0.4 +2.7 $0.7M 0.67× –
Carlos Silva 2008 +1.3 +10.4 8.2 +2.2 $6.4M 1.02× –
Willie Bloomquist 2008 +0.5 +3.2 1.0 +2.2 $2.1M 0.83× –
Erik Bedard 2008 +1.1 +8.8 7.0 +1.8 $6.4M 1.02× –
J.J. Putz 2008 +0.5 +5.9 4.4 +1.5 $8.0M 1.34× –
Jarrod Washburn 2008 +1.3 +10.5 9.8 +0.6 $7.7M 1.02× –
Mark Lowe 2008 +0.1 +0.6 0.4 +0.2 $6.5M 1.34× –
Michael Morse 2008 +0.0 +0.2 0.4 -0.2 $15.0M 0.83× –
Brad Wilkerson↔ 2008 -0.0 -0.2 0.5 -0.8 – 0.83× –
Charlton Jimerson 2008 -0.1 -0.4 0.4 -0.8 – 0.83× –
Jamie Burke 2008 -0.1 -0.4 0.4 -0.9 – 0.52× –
Yuniesky Betancourt 2008 +0.1 +0.5 1.6 -1.1 $16.7M 0.61× –
Cha Seung Baek↔ 2008 -0.2 -1.3 0.1 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Eric O'Flaherty 2008 -0.4 -1.9 0.4 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Kenji Johjima 2008 -1.8 -7.5 6.4 -13.9 – 0.52× –
Jose Vidro 2008 -1.3 -7.0 8.5 -15.5 – 0.69× –
Richie Sexson↔ 2008 -0.8 -3.5 11.9 -15.5 – 0.56× –
Miguel Batista 2008 -1.3 -7.0 9.5 -16.5 – 0.67× –
Miguel Cairo 2008 +0.2 +0.9 0.8 +0.0 $4.3M 0.56× –
Arthur Rhodes↔ 2008 +0.6 +3.1 – – – 0.67× –
Brandon Morrow 2008 +0.5 +5.3 – – – 1.34× –
Bryan LaHair 2008 -0.2 -0.7 – – – 0.56× –
Greg Norton↔ 2008 +0.2 +0.8 – – – 0.56× –
Jake Woods 2008 -0.4 -2.1 – – – 0.67× –
Jared Wells↔ 2008 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Jeff Clement 2008 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.52× –
Jeremy Reed 2008 +0.2 +1.6 – – – 0.83× –
Justin Thomas 2008 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Luis Valbuena 2008 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.56× –
Matt Tuiasosopo 2008 -0.4 -1.7 – – – 0.58× –
R.A. Dickey 2008 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Randy Messenger 2008 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Rob Johnson 2008 -0.4 -1.8 – – – 0.52× –
Roy Corcoran 2008 +0.4 +4.8 – – – 1.34× –
Ryan Feierabend 2008 +0.1 +1.2 – – – 1.02× –
Tug Hulett 2008 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.69× –
Wladimir Balentien 2008 -1.5 -10.1 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+17.2+240.2111.2+131.7—

Trades

Every graded 2008 deal involving the Mariners — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2008 · BAL / SEA
BAL · Andy MacPhail +$267.2M
Adam Jones, George Sherrill, Tony Butler, Chris Tillman, Kam Mickolio
SEA · Lee Pelekoudas −$267.2M
Érik Bédard
BAL came out ahead by $267.2M
2008 · SEA / NYM / CLE
SEA · Lee Pelekoudas +$164.8M
Endy Chávez, Aaron Heilman, Maikel Cleto, Ezequiel Carrera, Mike Carp, Jason Vargas, Franklin Gutiérrez
NYM · Omar Minaya −$68.0M
J. J. Putz, Sean Green, Jeremy Reed
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$96.8M
Joe Smith, Luis Valbuena
SEA came out ahead by $164.8M 3-team
2008 · MIA / SEA
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$2.4M
Arthur Rhodes
SEA · Lee Pelekoudas −$2.4M
Gaby Hernandez
MIA came out ahead by $2.4M
2008 · MIN / SEA
MIN · Bill Smith +$1.6M
Jair Fernandez
SEA · Lee Pelekoudas −$1.6M
R. A. Dickey
MIN came out ahead by $1.6M
2008 · SEA / ATL
SEA · Lee Pelekoudas +$2.4M
Nelson Payano
ATL · Frank Wren −$2.4M
Greg Norton
SEA came out ahead by $2.4M
2008 · SDP / SEA
SDP · Kevin Towers +$25.6M
Cha-Seung Baek
SEA · Lee Pelekoudas −$25.6M
Jared Wells
SDP came out ahead by $25.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2008 payroll
$111.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 2008, 2008–2014. 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 (16)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
Ichiro Suzuki347.000$17.1M$18.0M$18.0M$18.0M$10.0MFREE AGENT
Adrian Beltré2910.000$13.4M$13.4MFREE AGENT
Richie Sexson3311.000$11.9MFREE AGENT
Jarrod Washburn3310.000$9.8M$7.0MFREE AGENT
Miguel Batista3716.000$9.5M$9.5MFREE AGENT
Jose Vidro3311.000$8.5MFREE AGENT
Carlos Silva296.000$8.2M$12.2MFREE AGENT
Erik Bedard296.000$7.0M$7.8MFREE AGENT$667k
Raul Ibanez3612.000$5.5MFREE AGENT$2.8M
Willie Bloomquist306.000$1.0MFREE AGENT$2.8M
Miguel Cairo3412.000$850kFREE AGENT
Brad Wilkerson317.000$548kFREE AGENT
Jamie Burke367.000$435kFREE AGENT
Greg Norton3512.000—FREE AGENT
Arthur Rhodes3817.000—FREE AGENT
R.A. Dickey337.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
J.J. Putz315.000$4.4MFREE AGENT
Jose Lopez244.000$1.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Yuniesky Betancourt263.000$1.6MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Félix Hernández223.000$540kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Morse263.000$394kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charlton Jimerson283.000$390kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cha Seung Baek284.000$115kARB 3FREE AGENT
Roy Corcoran285.000—FREE AGENT
Jeremy Reed274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Woods263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Messenger263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
Kenji Johjima322.000$6.4MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Green292.000$405kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric O'Flaherty232.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Rowland-Smith251.000$395kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Lowe252.000$390kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cesar Jimenez230.000$390kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wladimir Balentien231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan LaHair250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Tuiasosopo220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Morrow231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Johnson251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Feierabend22–—
Jared Wells26–—
Jeff Clement241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tug Hulett25–—
Luis Valbuena220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Thomas240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2008 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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