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201275–87 (0.463)
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GM: Jack Zduriencik

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2012, 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
$74M
Surplus $M
-3
Win %
0.463
TAB
-3.2
WAB
-3.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
27.3
Dead money %
40%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-6.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2012 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMiguel Olivo73
RJesus Montero56
LJohn Jaso43

1B

BJustin Smoak131
LMike Carp23
LDustin Ackley11
RAlex Liddi5

2B

LDustin Ackley142
LKyle Seager18
LMunenori Kawasaki10
RCarlos Triunfel2

3B

LKyle Seager138
RAlex Liddi23
BChone Figgins10
LMunenori Kawasaki1

SS

RBrendan Ryan138
LMunenori Kawasaki38
RCarlos Triunfel7

LF

RCasper Wells52
BTrayvon Robinson46
BChone Figgins38
LMike Carp24
LMichael Saunders22
LEric Thames⇄22
RAlex Liddi7
LCarlos Peguero2

CF

LMichael Saunders113
RFranklin Gutierrez38
RCasper Wells11
BChone Figgins9

RF

RCasper Wells25
LEric Thames⇄17
LCarlos Peguero11
LMichael Saunders5
BChone Figgins1

DH

RJesus Montero78
LJohn Jaso46
RMiguel Olivo12
LLuis Jimenez4
LCarlos Peguero4
LDustin Ackley4
LMike Carp4
BChone Figgins3
LMunenori Kawasaki2
LKyle Seager2
RFranklin Gutierrez1
LEric Thames⇄1
RCasper Wells1
BJustin Smoak1

Starters

RFelix Hernandez6.7 WAR
RKevin Millwood2.6 WAR
LJason Vargas1.7 WAR
RErasmo Ramirez1.1 WAR
RHisashi Iwakuma0.9 WAR
RBlake Beavan0.9 WAR
RHector Noesi-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTom Wilhelmsen29 sv
LLucas Luetge12 h
RJosh Kinney9 h
LCharlie Furbush6 h
RShawn Kelley6 h
LOliver Perez5 h
RBrandon League⇄0 h
RSteve Delabar⇄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 2011)

PlayerfWAR
Kevin Millwood2.6
John Jaso2.4
Erasmo Ramírez1.1
Hisashi Iwakuma0.9
Oliver Pérez0.6
Carter Capps0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 2011)

Player2011 fWAR
Michael Pineda3.5
Doug Fister3.3
Erik Bedard1.5
David Pauley0.5
Adam Kennedy0.4
Jack Wilson0.4

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 2012; everyone else is shown as a 2012 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Félix Hernández 2012 +6.7 +133.4 18.5 +114.9 $2.8M 2.50× –
Kevin Millwood 2012 +2.6 +39.9 1.0 +38.9 $0.4M 1.96× –
Kyle Seager 2012 +3.8 +37.5 0.5 +37.0 $0.1M 1.25× –
Tom Wilhelmsen 2012 +1.8 +27.6 0.5 +27.1 $0.3M 1.95× –
Michael Saunders 2012 +2.4 +23.4 0.5 +22.9 $0.2M 1.22× –
John Jaso 2012 +2.4 +19.2 0.5 +18.7 $0.2M 1.01× –
Jason Vargas 2012 +1.7 +19.9 4.8 +15.0 $2.9M 1.49× –
Dustin Ackley 2012 +2.1 +13.8 1.5 +12.3 $0.7M 0.82× –
Erasmo Ramírez 2012 +1.1 +8.8 0.5 +8.3 $0.4M 1.02× –
Blake Beavan 2012 +0.9 +7.1 0.5 +6.7 $0.6M 1.02× –
Casper Wells 2012 +1.0 +6.6 0.5 +6.2 $0.5M 0.83× –
Hisashi Iwakuma 2012 +0.9 +7.5 1.5 +6.0 $1.6M 1.02× –
Brendan Ryan 2012 +1.4 +6.7 1.8 +4.9 $1.3M 0.61× –
Charlie Furbush 2012 +1.0 +5.1 0.5 +4.6 $0.5M 0.67× –
Oliver Pérez 2012 +0.6 +3.3 0.5 +2.8 $0.9M 0.67× –
Shawn Kelley 2012 +0.5 +2.8 0.6 +2.2 $1.2M 0.67× –
Carter Capps 2012 +0.5 +2.5 0.5 +2.0 $1.0M 0.67× –
Josh Kinney 2012 +0.2 +1.2 0.2 +0.9 $1.1M 0.67× –
Carlos Triunfel 2012 +0.2 +0.8 0.5 +0.4 $2.8M 0.61× –
Lucas Luetge 2012 +0.1 +0.8 0.5 +0.3 $3.3M 0.67× –
Ichiro Suzuki↔ 2012 +1.5 +9.7 10.0 -0.3 $6.9M 0.83× –
Brandon League↔ 2012 +0.4 +2.3 3.1 -0.8 $7.1M 0.67× –
Eric Thames↔ 2012 -0.1 -1.0 0.2 -1.2 – 0.83× –
Mike Carp 2012 -0.1 -0.9 0.5 -1.4 – 0.83× –
Carlos Peguero 2012 -0.2 -1.1 0.5 -1.5 – 0.83× –
Munenori Kawasaki 2012 -0.3 -1.3 0.6 -1.9 – 0.61× –
Stephen Pryor 2012 -0.3 -1.5 0.5 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Alex Liddi 2012 -0.3 -1.6 0.5 -2.0 – 0.58× –
George Sherrill 2012 -0.2 -1.0 1.1 -2.1 – 0.67× –
Steve Delabar↔ 2012 -0.3 -1.8 0.3 -2.1 – 0.67× –
Luis Jimenez 2012 -0.3 -1.8 0.5 -2.2 – 0.69× –
Trayvon Robinson 2012 -0.3 -1.9 0.5 -2.4 – 0.83× –
Hector Noesí 2012 -0.3 -2.4 0.5 -2.9 – 1.02× –
Justin Smoak 2012 -0.8 -3.6 0.5 -4.1 – 0.56× –
Franklin Gutierrez 2012 +0.1 +0.6 5.5 -4.9 $62.9M 0.83× –
Miguel Olivo 2012 -0.7 -2.9 3.5 -6.4 – 0.52× –
Jesus Montero 2012 -1.2 -6.6 0.5 -7.1 – 0.69× –
Chone Figgins 2012 -0.9 -5.7 9.0 -14.7 – 0.83× –
Total—+27.6+345.473.7+272.2—

Trades

Every graded 2012 deal involving the Mariners — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2012 · SEA / NYY
SEA · Jack Zduriencik +$28.8M
Danny Farquhar, D. J. Mitchell
NYY · Brian Cashman −$28.8M
Ichiro Suzuki
SEA came out ahead by $28.8M
2012 · TOR / SEA
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$4.0M
Steve Delabar
SEA · Jack Zduriencik −$4.0M
Eric Thames
TOR came out ahead by $4.0M
2012 · BAL / SEA
BAL · Dan Duquette +$2.4M
Trayvon Robinson
SEA · Jack Zduriencik −$2.4M
Robert Andino
BAL came out ahead by $2.4M
2012 · SEA / LAD
SEA · Jack Zduriencik +$29.6M
Leon Landry, Logan Bawcom
LAD · Ned Colletti −$29.6M
Brandon League
SEA came out ahead by $29.6M
2012 · ANA / SEA
ANA · Jerry Dipoto +$18.4M
Jason Vargas
SEA · Jack Zduriencik −$18.4M
Kendrys Morales
ANA came out ahead by $18.4M
2012 · NYY / SEA
NYY · Brian Cashman +$148.0M
Michael Pineda, Jose Campos
SEA · Jack Zduriencik −$148.0M
Jesús Montero, Héctor Noesí
NYY came out ahead by $148.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2012 payroll
$73.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 2012, 2012–2018. 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 (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
Félix Hernández266.060$18.5M$19.9M$22.9M$24.9M$25.9M$26.9M$26.9M
Ichiro Suzuki3811.000$10.0MFREE AGENT$750k
Chone Figgins348.145$9.0MFREE AGENT
Miguel Olivo338.171$3.5MFREE AGENT
George Sherrill356.147$1.1MFREE AGENT
Kevin Millwood3715.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Oliver Pérez308.034$541k$1.5MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (5)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
Franklin Gutierrez295.080$5.5MFREE AGENT
Jason Vargas294.114$4.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon League295.145$3.1MFREE AGENT
Brendan Ryan304.082$1.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Casper Wells273.040$488kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (26)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
Dustin Ackley240.105$1.5MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hisashi Iwakuma310.000$1.5MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Munenori Kawasaki31-1.000$625kPre-ArbPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3
Shawn Kelley282.160$600kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Jaso282.032$495kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Smoak251.116$495kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Saunders251.138$489kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Carp261.010$489kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hector Noesí250.139$488kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesus Montero221.167$487kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake Beavan232.069$486kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Seager240.085$484kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Wilhelmsen280.106$483kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Liddi230.130$481kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Peguero251.008$480kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charlie Furbush260.121$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lucas Luetge250.000$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Jimenez30–$480k
Erasmo Ramírez220.000$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stephen Pryor221.144$480kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trayvon Robinson240.127$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Triunfel220.030$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carter Capps210.000$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Delabar280.023$268kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Kinney332.163$249kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Thames250.115$226kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2012 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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