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201167–95 (0.414)
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GM: Jack Zduriencik

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2011, 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
-27
Win %
0.414
TAB
-11.2
WAB
-13.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
21.8
Dead money %
69%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-8.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2011 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMiguel Olivo127
BJosh Bard25
RChris Gimenez20
RAdam Moore2

1B

BJustin Smoak108
LAdam Kennedy36
LMike Carp34
RChris Gimenez2
LDustin Ackley1
BLuis Antonio Rodriguez1

2B

LDustin Ackley86
RJack Wilson⇄45
LAdam Kennedy34
BLuis Antonio Rodriguez7
LKyle Seager3

3B

BChone Figgins80
LKyle Seager42
LAdam Kennedy27
RAlex Liddi14
BLuis Antonio Rodriguez11

SS

RBrendan Ryan123
BLuis Antonio Rodriguez23
LKyle Seager10

LF

LCarlos Peguero40
BTrayvon Robinson30
RGreg Halman29
LMike Carp27
BMilton Bradley26
LMichael Saunders12
RCasper Wells⇄7
LRyan Langerhans5
RMike Wilson5
RChris Gimenez3
BChone Figgins2

CF

RFranklin Gutierrez92
LMichael Saunders46
BTrayvon Robinson16
LRyan Langerhans12
RGreg Halman8
RCasper Wells⇄3

RF

LIchiro Suzuki151
RCasper Wells⇄19
LCarlos Peguero3
RGreg Halman2
RMike Wilson2
LMike Carp1
LRyan Langerhans1

DH

LJack Cust63
RWily Mo Peña⇄22
LMike Carp19
LAdam Kennedy17
BJustin Smoak12
LIchiro Suzuki10
RCasper Wells⇄3
LCarlos Peguero2
LDustin Ackley2
RMiguel Olivo2
BJosh Bard1
RMike Wilson1
BMilton Bradley1
LRyan Langerhans1
BTrayvon Robinson1

Starters

RFelix Hernandez5.2 WAR
RMichael Pineda3.5 WAR
RDoug Fister⇄3.3 WAR
LJason Vargas2.6 WAR
LErik Bedard⇄1.5 WAR
RBlake Beavan0.8 WAR
LCharlie Furbush⇄0.0 WAR
LAnthony Vasquez-1.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBrandon League37 sv
RJamey Wright16 h
RTom Wilhelmsen3 h
RJosh Lueke2 h
RJeff Gray⇄2 h
RChris Ray1 h
LAaron Laffey⇄0 h
RDavid Pauley⇄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 2010)

PlayerfWAR
Michael Pineda3.5
Dustin Ackley3.0
Brendan Ryan2.8
Erik Bedard1.5
Blake Beavan0.8
Kyle Seager0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2010)

Player2010 fWAR
Cliff Lee4.1
Russell Branyan0.8
Mike Sweeney0.5
Jose Lopez0.4
Kanekoa Texeira0.2
Luke French0.1

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 2011; everyone else is shown as a 2011 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Félix Hernández 2011 +5.2 +105.1 11.7 +93.4 $2.2M 2.50× –
Michael Pineda 2011 +3.5 +61.9 0.4 +61.5 $0.1M 2.19× –
Doug Fister↔ 2011 +3.3 +51.0 0.3 +50.7 $0.1M 1.96× –
Jason Vargas 2011 +2.6 +41.4 2.5 +39.0 $0.9M 1.96× –
Brendan Ryan 2011 +2.8 +26.8 1.0 +25.8 $0.4M 1.18× –
Dustin Ackley 2011 +3.0 +25.8 1.5 +24.3 $0.5M 1.07× –
Brandon League 2011 +1.3 +14.4 2.2 +12.1 $1.7M 1.34× –
Erik Bedard↔ 2011 +1.5 +12.0 0.7 +11.3 $0.5M 1.02× –
Blake Beavan 2011 +0.8 +6.3 0.4 +5.9 $0.5M 1.02× –
Casper Wells↔ 2011 +0.6 +4.1 0.1 +4.0 $0.2M 0.83× –
Franklin Gutierrez 2011 +1.1 +7.2 4.3 +2.9 $4.0M 0.83× –
David Pauley↔ 2011 +0.5 +2.9 0.3 +2.6 $0.6M 0.67× –
Kyle Seager 2011 +0.6 +2.9 0.4 +2.5 $0.7M 0.58× –
Justin Smoak 2011 +0.6 +2.5 0.4 +2.1 $0.7M 0.56× –
Mike Carp 2011 +0.6 +2.5 0.4 +2.1 $0.7M 0.56× –
Adam Kennedy 2011 +0.4 +1.9 0.8 +1.2 $1.7M 0.56× –
Alex Liddi 2011 +0.3 +1.6 0.4 +1.2 $1.2M 0.58× –
Shawn Kelley 2011 +0.3 +1.4 0.4 +0.9 $1.6M 0.67× –
Tom Wilhelmsen 2011 +0.2 +1.3 0.4 +0.9 $1.7M 0.67× –
Chris Gimenez 2011 +0.3 +1.3 0.4 +0.8 $1.4M 0.52× –
Josh Lueke 2011 +0.2 +1.1 0.4 +0.7 $2.0M 0.67× –
Cesar Jimenez 2011 +0.1 +0.7 0.4 +0.2 $3.3M 0.67× –
Chris Ray 2011 +0.2 +1.2 1.0 +0.2 $4.4M 0.67× –
Charlie Furbush↔ 2011 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $11.9M 1.02× –
Chance Ruffin↔ 2011 -0.1 -0.3 0.4 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Adam Moore 2011 -0.1 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 – 0.52× –
Luis Antonio Rodriguez 2011 -0.1 -0.4 0.6 -1.0 – 0.61× –
Steve Delabar 2011 -0.1 -0.6 0.4 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Josh Bard 2011 -0.3 -1.1 0.8 -1.9 – 0.52× –
Jack Wilson↔ 2011 +0.4 +1.8 3.9 -2.1 $9.8M 0.56× –
Jamey Wright 2011 -0.1 -1.4 0.9 -2.3 – 1.34× –
Jack Cust 2011 -0.1 -0.4 2.5 -2.9 – 0.69× –
Mike Wilson 2011 -0.4 -2.7 0.4 -3.1 – 0.83× –
Michael Saunders 2011 -0.5 -3.1 0.4 -3.5 – 0.83× –
Aaron Laffey↔ 2011 -0.6 -3.5 0.3 -3.8 – 0.67× –
Ryan Langerhans 2011 -0.6 -3.9 0.5 -4.4 – 0.83× –
Trayvon Robinson 2011 -0.9 -6.2 0.4 -6.6 – 0.83× –
Miguel Olivo 2011 -1.2 -5.0 2.5 -7.5 – 0.52× –
Chone Figgins 2011 -1.2 -5.4 9.5 -14.9 – 0.58× –
Milton Bradley 2011 -0.6 -3.8 13.0 -16.8 – 0.83× –
Ichiro Suzuki 2011 +0.0 +0.3 18.0 -17.7 $455.9M 0.83× –
Anthony Vasquez 2011 -1.1 -9.2 – – – 1.02× –
Carlos Peguero 2011 -0.2 -1.6 – – – 0.83× –
Dan Cortes 2011 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Greg Halman 2011 -0.3 -2.1 – – – 0.83× –
Jeff Gray↔ 2011 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Wily Mo Peña↔ 2011 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.69× –
Total—+21.4+326.085.9+255.4—

Trades

Every graded 2011 deal involving the Mariners — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2011 · CLE / SEA
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$4.0M
Matt Lawson
SEA · Jack Zduriencik −$4.0M
Aaron Laffey
CLE came out ahead by $4.0M
2011 · SEA / ATL
SEA · Jack Zduriencik +$12.0M
Luis Caballero
ATL · Frank Wren −$12.0M
Jack Wilson
SEA came out ahead by $12.0M
2011 · SEA / TBR
SEA · Jack Zduriencik +$18.4M
John Jaso
TBR · Andrew Friedman −$18.4M
Josh Lueke
SEA came out ahead by $18.4M
2011 · BOS / LAD / SEA
BOS · Theo Epstein +$10.4M
Érik Bédard, Josh Fields
LAD · Ned Colletti +$2.4M
Tim Federowicz, Juan Rodriguez, Stephen Fife
SEA · Jack Zduriencik −$12.8M
Chih Hsien Chiang, Trayvon Robinson
BOS came out ahead by $10.4M 3-team
2011 · DET / SEA
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$128.8M
Doug Fister, David Pauley
SEA · Jack Zduriencik −$128.8M
Casper Wells, Charlie Furbush, Francisco Martinez, Chance Ruffin
DET came out ahead by $128.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2011 payroll
$86.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 2011, 2011–2017. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
Ichiro Suzuki3710.000$18.0M$10.0MFREE AGENT
Milton Bradley339.169$13.0MFREE AGENT
Chone Figgins337.145$9.5M$9.0MFREE AGENT
Jack Wilson339.147$3.9MFREE AGENT
Miguel Olivo327.171$2.5M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Chris Ray296.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Jamey Wright3612.086$900kFREE AGENT
Josh Bard337.088$750kFREE AGENT
Adam Kennedy3511.022$750kFREE AGENT
Erik Bedard327.171$667kFREE AGENT
Luis Antonio Rodriguez316.000$600kFREE AGENT
Wily Mo Peña299.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
Félix Hernández255.060$11.7MFREE AGENT
Franklin Gutierrez284.080$4.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Cust324.148$2.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Vargas283.114$2.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon League284.145$2.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Brendan Ryan293.082$1.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Langerhans315.053$525kFREE AGENT
Aaron Laffey264.101$331kARB 3FREE AGENT
Casper Wells263.040$136kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (26)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
Dustin Ackley230.000$1.5MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Saunders241.051$420kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Kelley272.000$420kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Smoak240.116$419kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Moore270.167$418kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Delabar270.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Wilson280.030$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Seager230.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Lueke260.109$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Wilhelmsen270.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Carp250.084$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Liddi220.130$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trayvon Robinson230.127$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cesar Jimenez262.042$414kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Gimenez281.041$414kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake Beavan222.069$414kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Pineda220.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chance Ruffin220.066$359kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Pauley281.011$311kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Fister271.058$286kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charlie Furbush250.000$163kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Cortes24–—
Carlos Peguero240.008—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Vasquez24–—
Jeff Gray290.122—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Halman23–—

Graphs

How each 2011 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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