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GM: Jerry Dipoto

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2017, 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
$154M
Surplus $M
-45
Win %
0.481
TAB
-4.4
WAB
-6.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
31.8
Dead money %
52%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-5.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2017 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Zunino120
RCarlos Ruiz47
RTuffy Gosewisch10
RMike Marjama5

1B

RDanny Valencia118
LYonder Alonso⇄42
RTaylor Motter15
LDaniel Vogelbach7
LMike Freeman⇄3
BDanny Espinosa⇄2
LBen Gamel1
RCarlos Ruiz1
RTuffy Gosewisch1

2B

LRobinson Canó150
RTaylor Motter18
RGordon Beckham5
RTyler Smith3

3B

LKyle Seager154
RTaylor Motter6
RGordon Beckham1
RDanny Valencia1

SS

RJean Segura124
RTaylor Motter39
RTyler Smith6
RGordon Beckham4

LF

LBen Gamel85
RGuillermo Heredia62
RTaylor Motter15
LJarrod Dyson12
LBoog Powell⇄8
LJacob Hannemann2
RMitch Haniger2

CF

LJarrod Dyson96
RGuillermo Heredia63
LJacob Hannemann7
RMitch Haniger6

RF

RMitch Haniger94
LBen Gamel50
RDanny Valencia10
RTaylor Motter5
RNelson Cruz5
LBoog Powell⇄1
RGuillermo Heredia1

DH

RNelson Cruz147
LBoog Powell⇄9
RMike Zunino2
LDaniel Vogelbach2
LJacob Hannemann2
RCarlos Ruiz1
LJarrod Dyson1
RGuillermo Heredia1
LMike Freeman⇄1
RTaylor Motter1

Starters

LJames Paxton4.4 WAR
RMike Leake⇄1.2 WAR
LAndrew Albers0.7 WAR
RErasmo Ramirez⇄0.6 WAR
RFelix Hernandez0.3 WAR
LMarco Gonzales⇄0.3 WAR
RRyan Weber0.1 WAR
RYovani Gallardo0.0 WAR
RAndrew Moore-0.0 WAR
LAriel Miranda-0.1 WAR
LDillon Overton⇄-0.1 WAR
RRob Whalen-0.1 WAR
RChase De Jong-0.2 WAR
RChristian Bergman-0.2 WAR
RHisashi Iwakuma-0.2 WAR
RChris Heston⇄-0.3 WAR
RSam Gaviglio⇄-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ REdwin Diaz34 sv
RNick Vincent29 h
LMarc Rzepczynski20 h
RTony Zych12 h
LJames Pazos10 h
REmilio Pagan8 h
RDan Altavilla2 h
RSteve Cishek⇄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 2016)

PlayerfWAR
Jean Segura3.5
Mitch Haniger2.4
Jarrod Dyson1.8
Mike Leake1.2
Emilio Pagán0.8
Andrew Albers0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 2016)

Player2016 fWAR
Nate Karns1.4
Norichika Aoki1.3
Mike Montgomery1.0
Franklin Gutierrez0.9
Seth Smith0.8
Wade Miley0.8

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 2017; everyone else is shown as a 2017 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
James Paxton 2017 +4.4 +77.3 2.4 +74.9 $0.5M 2.19× –
Mike Zunino 2017 +4.4 +39.6 0.6 +39.0 $0.1M 1.12× –
Jean Segura 2017 +3.5 +37.4 6.2 +31.2 $1.8M 1.32× –
Nelson Cruz 2017 +3.5 +42.3 14.2 +28.0 $4.0M 1.49× –
Kyle Seager 2017 +3.6 +35.5 11.0 +24.5 $3.1M 1.25× –
Mitch Haniger 2017 +2.4 +23.3 0.5 +22.8 $0.2M 1.22× –
Jarrod Dyson 2017 +1.8 +17.9 2.8 +15.1 $1.5M 1.22× –
Nick Vincent 2017 +1.7 +13.5 1.3 +12.2 $0.8M 0.98× –
Edwin Díaz 2017 +0.9 +10.0 0.5 +9.4 $0.6M 1.34× Free Agent · 2029–2029 · $23.0M AAV
Mike Leake↔ 2017 +1.2 +9.9 2.3 +7.5 $1.9M 1.02× –
Ben Gamel 2017 +1.0 +6.6 0.5 +6.1 $0.5M 0.83× –
Guillermo Heredia 2017 +1.0 +6.6 0.8 +5.8 $0.8M 0.83× –
Andrew Albers 2017 +0.7 +5.8 0.1 +5.7 $0.2M 1.02× –
Emilio Pagán 2017 +0.8 +4.3 0.2 +4.0 $0.3M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $10.0M AAV
Erasmo Ramírez↔ 2017 +0.6 +4.7 0.9 +3.8 $1.6M 1.02× –
Marco Gonzales↔ 2017 +0.3 +2.2 0.2 +2.1 $0.6M 1.02× –
David Phelps↔ 2017 +0.2 +2.4 0.9 +1.6 $3.8M 1.34× –
Robinson Canó 2017 +2.9 +25.3 24.0 +1.3 $8.2M 1.07× –
Tony Zych 2017 +0.3 +1.8 0.5 +1.2 $1.6M 0.67× –
James Pazos 2017 +0.3 +1.6 0.5 +1.1 $1.8M 0.67× –
Ryan Garton↔ 2017 +0.1 +0.8 0.1 +0.7 $0.4M 0.67× –
Mike Marjama 2017 +0.2 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.5M 0.52× –
Ryan Weber 2017 +0.1 +0.7 0.4 +0.3 $4.1M 1.02× –
Tyler Cloyd 2017 +0.0 +0.2 0.0 +0.2 $0.6M 0.67× –
Thyago Vieira 2017 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $0.2M 0.67× –
Max Povse 2017 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Andrew Moore 2017 -0.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.3 – 1.02× –
Gordon Beckham 2017 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.56× –
Zac Curtis↔ 2017 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Shae Simmons 2017 +0.0 +0.0 0.5 -0.5 $140.3M 0.67× –
Danny Espinosa↔ 2017 -0.0 -0.1 0.5 -0.6 – 0.56× –
Evan Marshall 2017 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Casey Lawrence↔ 2017 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Dan Altavilla 2017 -0.1 -0.3 0.5 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Dillon Overton↔ 2017 -0.1 -0.3 0.5 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Jean Machi 2017 -0.1 -0.4 0.5 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Aríel Miranda 2017 -0.1 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 – 1.02× –
Boog Powell↔ 2017 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.0 – 0.69× –
Rob Whalen 2017 -0.1 -0.5 0.5 -1.1 – 1.02× –
Jacob Hannemann 2017 -0.2 -1.2 0.1 -1.3 – 0.83× –
Chase De Jong 2017 -0.2 -1.5 0.1 -1.6 – 1.02× –
Evan Scribner 2017 -0.2 -0.9 0.9 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Christian Bergman 2017 -0.2 -1.8 0.1 -1.9 – 1.02× –
Mike Freeman↔ 2017 -0.4 -1.9 0.0 -2.0 – 0.56× –
Casey Fien↔ 2017 -0.3 -1.7 0.7 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Tuffy Gosewisch 2017 -0.5 -1.9 0.6 -2.6 – 0.52× –
Chris Heston↔ 2017 -0.3 -2.7 0.0 -2.7 – 1.02× –
Danny Valencia 2017 +0.6 +2.6 5.5 -2.9 $9.6M 0.56× –
Sam Gaviglio↔ 2017 -0.4 -3.2 0.1 -3.3 – 1.02× –
Steve Cishek↔ 2017 -0.1 -0.5 2.8 -3.3 – 0.67× –
Taylor Motter 2017 -0.7 -3.5 0.5 -4.1 – 0.61× –
Leonys Martin↔ 2017 -0.3 -2.0 3.4 -5.4 – 0.83× –
Marc Rzepczynski 2017 -0.0 -0.2 5.5 -5.7 – 0.67× –
Carlos Ruiz 2017 -0.4 -1.7 4.5 -6.2 – 0.52× –
Yovani Gallardo 2017 +0.0 +0.4 11.0 -10.6 $221.6M 1.02× –
Hisashi Iwakuma 2017 -0.2 -1.9 14.0 -15.9 – 1.02× –
Félix Hernández 2017 +0.3 +2.8 26.9 -24.0 $77.4M 1.02× –
Cody Martin 2017 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 – 0.67× –
Tyler Smith 2017 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 +0.0 $3.8M 0.61× –
Yonder Alonso↔ 2017 +0.3 +1.2 1.2 -0.0 $4.5M 0.56× –
Daniel Vogelbach 2017 -0.3 -1.3 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+31.4+344.7153.3+192.3—

Trades

Every graded 2017 deal involving the Mariners — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 22 total.

2017 · ATL / SEA
ATL · John Hart +$1.6M
Luiz Gohara, Thomas Burrows
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$1.6M
Mallex Smith, Shae Simmons
ATL came out ahead by $1.6M
2017 · OAK / SEA
OAK · Billy Beane +$2.4M
Emilio Pagán, Alexander Campos
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$2.4M
Ryon Healy
OAK came out ahead by $2.4M
2017 · PHI / SEA
PHI · Matt Klentak +$0.0M
Pat Venditte
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$0.0M
Joey Curletta
Even trade
2017 · SEA / STL
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$31.2M
Mike Leake
STL · John Mozeliak −$31.2M
Rayder Ascanio
SEA came out ahead by $31.2M
2017 · MIA / SEA
MIA · Michael Hill +$18.4M
Nick Neidert, Chris Torres, Robert Dugger
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$18.4M
Dee Strange-Gordon
MIA came out ahead by $18.4M
2017 · MIA / SEA
MIA · Michael Hill +$65.6M
Brayan Hernandez, Brandon Miller, Pablo López, Lukas Schiraldi
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$65.6M
David Phelps
MIA came out ahead by $65.6M
2017 · SEA / TBR
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$5.6M
Anthony Misiewicz
TBR · Erik Neander −$5.6M
cash / PTBNL
SEA came out ahead by $5.6M
2017 · TBR / SEA
TBR · Erik Neander +$76.8M
Mallex Smith, Carlos Vargas, Ryan Yarbrough
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$76.8M
Drew Smyly
TBR came out ahead by $76.8M
2017 · BAL / SEA
BAL · Dan Duquette +$8.8M
Seth Smith
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$8.8M
Yovani Gallardo
BAL came out ahead by $8.8M
2017 · OAK / SEA
OAK · Billy Beane +$2.4M
Boog Powell
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$2.4M
Yonder Alonso
OAK came out ahead by $2.4M
2017 · BAL / SEA
BAL · Dan Duquette +$9.6M
Paul Fry
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$9.6M
cash / PTBNL
BAL came out ahead by $9.6M
2017 · LAD / SEA
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$1.6M
Drew Jackson, Aneurys Zabala
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$1.6M
Chase De Jong
LAD came out ahead by $1.6M
2017 · SEA / CHW
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
CHW · Kenny Williams −$1.6M
Thyago Vieira
SEA came out ahead by $1.6M
2017 · NYY / SEA
NYY · Brian Cashman +$4.8M
JP Sears, Juan Then
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$4.8M
Nick Rumbelow
NYY came out ahead by $4.8M
2017 · SEA / CLE
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$0.0M
Shawn Armstrong
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Even trade
2017 · TBR / SEA
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.8M
Anthony Misiewicz, Luis Rengifo, Osmy Gregorio
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$0.8M
Ryan Garton, Mike Marjama
TBR came out ahead by $0.8M
2017 · SEA / TBR
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
TBR · Erik Neander −$1.6M
Jesús Sucre
SEA came out ahead by $1.6M
2017 · OAK / SEA
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.8M
Jason Goldstein
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$0.8M
Dillon Overton
OAK came out ahead by $0.8M
2017 · TBR / SEA
TBR · Erik Neander +$5.6M
Steve Cishek
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$5.6M
Erasmo Ramírez
TBR came out ahead by $5.6M
2017 · SEA / KCR
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$11.2M
Jarrod Dyson
KCR · Dayton Moore −$11.2M
Nate Karns
SEA came out ahead by $11.2M
2017 · STL / SEA
STL · John Mozeliak +$42.4M
Tyler O'Neill
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$42.4M
Marco Gonzales
STL came out ahead by $42.4M
2017 · SEA / CHC
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$5.6M
cash / PTBNL
CHC · Theo Epstein −$5.6M
Leonys Martín
SEA came out ahead by $5.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2017 payroll
$153.6M
2018 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2017, 2017–2023. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2017; 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 (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Félix Hernández3111.060$26.9MFREE AGENT
Robinson Canó3411.153$24.0MFREE AGENT
Nelson Cruz369.082$14.2MFREE AGENT
Yovani Gallardo319.108$11.0MFREE AGENT
Marc Rzepczynski316.132$5.5MFREE AGENT
Carlos Ruiz3810.069$4.5MFREE AGENT
Mike Leake297.000$2.3MFREE AGENT
Gordon Beckham307.123$85kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Hisashi Iwakuma365.000$14.0MFREE AGENT
Kyle Seager295.085$11.0MFREE AGENT
Jean Segura274.065$6.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Valencia325.118$5.5MFREE AGENT
Leonys Martin294.078$3.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Cishek315.143$2.8MFREE AGENT
Jarrod Dyson325.088$2.8MFREE AGENT
Nick Vincent303.067$1.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yonder Alonso305.116$1.2MFREE AGENT
Erasmo Ramírez273.157$929kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Evan Scribner313.142$908kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Phelps304.156$852kARB 3FREE AGENT
Casey Fien334.118$660kARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Espinosa305.113$467kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (39)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
James Paxton282.151$2.4MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Guillermo Heredia260.054$782kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tuffy Gosewisch332.154$635kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Zunino262.165$570kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edwin Díaz230.121$545kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aríel Miranda281.061$540kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Zych261.006$540kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mitch Haniger260.048$538kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Whalen230.061$538kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Motter270.049$537kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
James Pazos260.067$536kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shae Simmons262.111$536kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Altavilla240.037$536kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jean Machi352.154$535kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dillon Overton250.032$483kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Gamel250.042$465kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Weber260.097$354kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Emilio Pagán260.000$243kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Evan Marshall271.073$219kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Casey Lawrence290.000$199kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Moore230.000$172kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marco Gonzales250.043$154kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Christian Bergman292.075$143kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Albers310.112$140kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Gaviglio270.000$138kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Marjama270.000$91kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob Hannemann260.027$82kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chase De Jong230.000$76kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Boog Powell240.000$69kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Garton270.097$59kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Smith25–$58k
Mike Freeman290.038$41kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Max Povse23–$41k
Zac Curtis240.097$31kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Cloyd300.094$20kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Heston292.140$10kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cody Martin270.075$9kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Thyago Vieira230.000$3kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Vogelbach241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2017 acquisition stacked onto Mariners's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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