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201686–76 (0.531)
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GM: Jerry Dipoto

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2016, 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
$141M
Surplus $M
-18
Win %
0.531
TAB
+2.1
WAB
+2.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
37.8
Dead money %
21%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-3.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2016 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RChris Iannetta93
RMike Zunino52
LSteve Clevenger20
RJesús Sucre9

1B

LAdam Lind101
RDae-Ho Lee84
LDaniel Vogelbach4
BLuis Sardinas⇄3
RStefen Romero1

2B

LRobinson Canó157
BShawn O'Malley12
LMike Freeman⇄5

3B

LKyle Seager156
BShawn O'Malley7
BLuis Sardinas⇄3

SS

BKetel Marte119
BShawn O'Malley36
LMike Freeman⇄2

LF

LNorichika Aoki99
LSeth Smith35
RGuillermo Heredia35
BShawn O'Malley15
RFranklin Gutierrez9
RStefen Romero6
RDaniel Robertson6
LBen Gamel⇄2
BLuis Sardinas⇄1

CF

LLeonys Martin143
LNorichika Aoki15
BShawn O'Malley5
LBen Gamel⇄1
RDaniel Robertson1
RGuillermo Heredia1

RF

LSeth Smith74
RFranklin Gutierrez64
RNelson Cruz48
LBen Gamel⇄29
BShawn O'Malley19
RGuillermo Heredia14
RDaniel Robertson3
RStefen Romero2

DH

RNelson Cruz107
LAdam Lind16
RFranklin Gutierrez15
LSeth Smith12
RDae-Ho Lee7
LRobinson Canó5
RMike Zunino2
LKyle Seager2
LMike Freeman⇄2
LDaniel Vogelbach1
RChris Taylor⇄1
RChris Iannetta1
LSteve Clevenger1

Starters

LJames Paxton3.6 WAR
RHisashi Iwakuma2.6 WAR
RNathan Karns1.4 WAR
RFelix Hernandez1.0 WAR
LMike Montgomery⇄1.0 WAR
LWade Miley⇄0.8 WAR
RTaijuan Walker0.7 WAR
LVidal Nuno0.1 WAR
RJoe Wieland0.0 WAR
LAriel Miranda⇄-0.0 WAR
RAdrian Sampson-0.1 WAR
RCody Martin-0.1 WAR
LWade LeBlanc⇄-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RSteve Cishek25 sv
RNick Vincent17 h
REdwin Diaz13 h
LVidal Nuno12 h
RTom Wilhelmsen⇄12 h
LMike Montgomery⇄0 h
RJoel Peralta⇄0 h
RJoaquin Benoit⇄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 2015)

PlayerfWAR
Leonys Martin2.8
Edwin Díaz1.9
Nate Karns1.4
Norichika Aoki1.3
Steve Cishek1.0
Wade Miley0.8

Key subtractions (gone from 2015)

Player2015 fWAR
Carson Smith2.0
Austin Jackson1.8
Brad Miller1.3
J.A. Happ1.2
Mark Lowe1.0
Roenis Elías0.6

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 2016; everyone else is shown as a 2016 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
James Paxton 2016 +3.6 +62.5 0.3 +62.2 $0.1M 2.19× –
Kyle Seager 2016 +5.9 +68.0 8.0 +60.0 $1.3M 1.43× –
Robinson Canó 2016 +6.4 +70.4 24.0 +46.4 $3.8M 1.38× –
Nelson Cruz 2016 +4.7 +55.9 14.2 +41.6 $3.0M 1.49× –
Leonys Martin 2016 +2.8 +35.4 4.2 +31.3 $1.5M 1.60× –
Hisashi Iwakuma 2016 +2.6 +41.3 11.0 +30.3 $4.2M 1.96× –
Edwin Díaz 2016 +1.9 +30.2 0.3 +29.9 $0.2M 1.95× Free Agent · 2029–2029 · $23.0M AAV
Nate Karns 2016 +1.4 +11.5 0.5 +11.0 $0.4M 1.02× –
Mike Zunino 2016 +1.5 +9.2 0.2 +9.0 $0.1M 0.76× –
Steve Cishek 2016 +1.0 +10.9 4.0 +6.9 $3.9M 1.34× –
Taijuan Walker 2016 +0.7 +6.0 0.5 +5.5 $0.7M 1.02× –
Mike Montgomery↔ 2016 +1.0 +5.2 0.3 +4.8 $0.3M 0.67× –
Franklin Gutierrez 2016 +0.9 +6.1 1.5 +4.6 $1.6M 0.83× –
Nick Vincent 2016 +0.4 +3.8 0.5 +3.2 $1.5M 1.34× –
Norichika Aoki 2016 +1.3 +8.6 5.5 +3.1 $4.3M 0.83× –
Wade Miley↔ 2016 +0.8 +6.2 3.9 +2.3 $5.2M 1.02× –
Jesús Sucre 2016 +0.6 +2.7 0.5 +2.2 $0.8M 0.52× –
Evan Scribner 2016 +0.4 +2.4 0.8 +1.6 $1.8M 0.67× –
Dan Altavilla 2016 +0.3 +1.6 0.1 +1.5 $0.4M 0.67× –
Guillermo Heredia 2016 +0.3 +1.9 0.5 +1.4 $1.7M 0.83× –
Ketel Marte 2016 +0.3 +1.6 0.5 +1.1 $1.5M 0.61× Extension · 2025–2025 · $19.4M AAV
Tony Zych 2016 +0.2 +1.2 0.5 +0.7 $2.2M 0.67× –
Mike Freeman↔ 2016 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $0.7M 0.56× –
Mayckol Guaipe 2016 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.3 $0.9M 0.67× –
Shawn O'Malley 2016 +0.1 +0.4 0.4 +0.1 $4.3M 0.61× –
Vidal Nuño 2016 +0.1 +0.5 0.5 -0.1 $6.3M 0.67× –
Aríel Miranda↔ 2016 -0.0 -0.0 0.2 -0.2 – 1.02× –
Blake Parker↔ 2016 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Jonathan Aro 2016 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Joe Wieland 2016 +0.0 +0.2 0.6 -0.4 $22.1M 1.02× –
Stefen Romero 2016 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 – 0.83× –
Steve Johnson 2016 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Daniel Robertson 2016 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.83× –
Ben Gamel↔ 2016 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.83× –
Chris Taylor↔ 2016 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 -0.8 – 0.69× –
Donn Roach 2016 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Arquimedes Caminero↔ 2016 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Cody Martin 2016 -0.1 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.67× –
David Rollins 2016 -0.1 -0.8 0.2 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Drew Storen↔ 2016 +0.3 +1.7 2.8 -1.1 $8.9M 0.67× –
Pat Venditte↔ 2016 -0.2 -1.2 0.0 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Seth Smith 2016 +0.8 +5.6 6.8 -1.2 $8.0M 0.83× –
Steve Clevenger 2016 -0.2 -0.7 0.5 -1.2 – 0.52× –
Dae-Ho Lee 2016 -0.1 -0.3 1.0 -1.3 – 0.56× –
Adrian Sampson 2016 -0.1 -1.1 0.3 -1.4 – 1.02× –
Wade LeBlanc↔ 2016 -0.2 -1.4 0.1 -1.5 – 1.02× –
Joel Peralta↔ 2016 -0.1 -0.6 1.0 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Tom Wilhelmsen↔ 2016 -0.2 -1.1 1.8 -2.9 – 0.67× –
Luis Sardinas↔ 2016 -0.7 -3.0 0.2 -3.2 – 0.56× –
Joaquín Benoit↔ 2016 -0.1 -0.4 4.1 -4.5 – 0.67× –
Chris Iannetta 2016 -0.7 -2.8 4.2 -7.0 – 0.52× –
Adam Lind 2016 -0.1 -0.4 8.0 -8.4 – 0.56× –
Félix Hernández 2016 +1.0 +8.3 25.9 -17.6 $25.4M 1.02× –
Daniel Vogelbach 2016 -0.3 -1.1 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+37.6+440.1141.1+299.8—

Trades

Every graded 2016 deal involving the Mariners — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 21 total.

2016 · SEA / TOR
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$0.8M
Drew Storen
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$0.8M
Joaquín Benoit
SEA came out ahead by $0.8M
2016 · SEA / SDP
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$9.6M
Nick Vincent
SDP · AJ Preller −$9.6M
cash / PTBNL
SEA came out ahead by $9.6M
2016 · SEA / SDP
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
SDP · AJ Preller −$1.6M
Luis Sardiñas
SEA came out ahead by $1.6M
2016 · SEA / TOR
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$6.4M
Wade LeBlanc
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$6.4M
cash / PTBNL
SEA came out ahead by $6.4M
2016 · SFG / SEA
SFG · Bobby Evans +$1.6M
Tyler Herb
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$1.6M
Chris Heston
SFG came out ahead by $1.6M
2016 · SEA / ATL
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · John Hart +$0.0M
Joe Wieland
Even trade
2016 · OAK / SEA
OAK · Billy Beane +$26.4M
Paul Blackburn
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$26.4M
Danny Valencia
OAK came out ahead by $26.4M
2016 · TEX / SEA
TEX · Jon Daniels +$0.0M
Justin De Fratus
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$0.0M
Patrick Kivlehan
Even trade
2016 · SEA / NYY
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$9.6M
Ben Gamel
NYY · Brian Cashman −$9.6M
Jio Orozco, Juan De Paula
SEA came out ahead by $9.6M
2016 · TBR / SEA
TBR · Matt Silverman +$11.2M
Dalton Kelly, Andrew Kittredge, Dylan Thompson
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$11.2M
Richie Shaffer, Taylor Motter
TBR came out ahead by $11.2M
2016 · CHC / SEA
CHC · Theo Epstein +$8.8M
Mike Montgomery, Jordan Pries
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$8.8M
Dan Vogelbach, Paul Blackburn
CHC came out ahead by $8.8M
2016 · SEA / ATL
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$1.6M
Robert Whalen, Max Povse
ATL · John Hart −$1.6M
Alex Jackson, Tyler Pike
SEA came out ahead by $1.6M
2016 · LAD / SEA
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$94.4M
Chris Taylor
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$94.4M
Zach Lee
LAD came out ahead by $94.4M
2016 · TOR / SEA
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$0.8M
Tim Lopes
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$0.8M
Pat Venditte
TOR came out ahead by $0.8M
2016 · LAD / SEA
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
Erick Mejia
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$0.0M
Joe Wieland
Even trade
2016 · PIT / SEA
PIT · Neal Huntington +$3.2M
Wade LeBlanc
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$3.2M
cash / PTBNL
PIT came out ahead by $3.2M
2016 · SEA / NYY
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$3.2M
James Pazos
NYY · Brian Cashman −$3.2M
Zack Littell
SEA came out ahead by $3.2M
2016 · PIT / SEA
PIT · Neal Huntington +$0.8M
Jake Brentz, Pedro Vasquez
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$0.8M
Arquimedes Caminero
PIT came out ahead by $0.8M
2016 · LAD / SEA
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$8.0M
Vidal Nuño
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$8.0M
Carlos Ruiz
LAD came out ahead by $8.0M
2016 · ARI / SEA
ARI · Dave Stewart +$93.6M
Taijuan Walker, Ketel Marte
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$93.6M
Jean Segura, Mitch Haniger, Zac Curtis
ARI came out ahead by $93.6M
2016 · SEA / BAL
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$0.8M
Aríel Miranda
BAL · Dan Duquette −$0.8M
Wade Miley
SEA came out ahead by $0.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2016 payroll
$141.4M
2017 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2016, 2016–2022. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2016; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Guaranteed / signed (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Félix Hernández3010.060$25.9MFREE AGENT
Robinson Canó3310.153$24.0MFREE AGENT
Nelson Cruz358.082$14.2MFREE AGENT
Adam Lind329.058$8.0MFREE AGENT
Seth Smith337.119$6.8MFREE AGENT
Chris Iannetta339.013$4.2MFREE AGENT
Joaquín Benoit3815.040$4.1MFREE AGENT
Franklin Gutierrez338.011$1.5MFREE AGENT
Joel Peralta409.132$1.0MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Hisashi Iwakuma354.000$11.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Seager284.085$8.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Norichika Aoki344.000$5.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Leonys Martin283.078$4.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Cishek304.143$4.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Wade Miley294.044$3.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Storen285.140$2.8MFREE AGENT
Tom Wilhelmsen324.091$1.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Wieland263.027$590kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wade LeBlanc313.038$100kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (35)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Dae-Ho Lee340.000$1.0MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Evan Scribner302.142$808kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vidal Nuño282.015$533kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taijuan Walker231.142$529kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Vincent292.067$526kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate Karns281.033$524kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Clevenger302.123$516kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ketel Marte220.066$515kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesús Sucre281.169$512kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Zych250.034$511kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Guillermo Heredia250.000$470kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn O'Malley280.063$391kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
James Paxton272.027$344kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Montgomery260.089$336kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edwin Díaz220.000$336kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adrian Sampson240.000$297kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Sardinas230.143$248kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Zunino252.084$227kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Arquimedes Caminero291.060$168kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Rollins260.100$155kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aríel Miranda271.061$153kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Johnson281.046$128kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cody Martin260.075$108kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Altavilla230.000$105kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Freeman280.000$96kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Gamel240.000$70kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mayckol Guaipe251.054$61kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Venditte310.121$49kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Robertson302.000$42kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stefen Romero270.170$36kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Donn Roach260.066$25kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Aro250.040$11kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Taylor250.139$10kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake Parker311.148$9kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Vogelbach230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2016 acquisition stacked onto Mariners's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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