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Mariners SEA

201968–94 (0.420)
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GM: Jerry Dipoto

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2019, 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
$117M
Surplus $M
-47
Win %
0.420
TAB
-11.3
WAB
-12.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
21.7
Dead money %
53%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-5.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2019 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LOmar Narváez98
RTom Murphy67
RAustin Nola7
RDavid Freitas⇄1

1B

RAustin Nola59
LDaniel Vogelbach57
LJay Bruce⇄16
RRyon Healy11
RRyan Court7
RDylan Moore5
RTim Beckham5

2B

LDee Strange-Gordon111
LShed Long Jr.24
RDylan Moore18
RAustin Nola15
RTim Beckham8
RTim Lopes3
LDonovan Walton2
REdwin Encarnación⇄1
LOmar Narváez1

3B

LKyle Seager104
RRyon Healy44
RDylan Moore14
RTim Beckham10
RAustin Nola4
LShed Long Jr.1

SS

LJ.P. Crawford93
RTim Beckham41
RDylan Moore31
LDonovan Walton5
LDee Strange-Gordon2

LF

RDomingo Santana59
RTim Lopes33
RDylan Moore31
RMac Williamson⇄23
LShed Long Jr.16
RTim Beckham13
RKeon Broxton⇄6
LMallex Smith5
RBraden Bishop4
RRyan Court3
RAustin Nola1
RTom Murphy1

CF

LMallex Smith106
RMitch Haniger24
RBraden Bishop20
RKeon Broxton⇄19
LJake Fraley11
RDylan Moore4
RKyle Lewis2

RF

RMitch Haniger43
RDomingo Santana42
LMallex Smith28
LJay Bruce⇄24
RKyle Lewis17
RDylan Moore11
RTim Lopes3
RKeon Broxton⇄3
RRyan Court2
LIchiro Suzuki2
LJake Fraley1
RBraden Bishop1
RAustin Nola1
RMac Williamson⇄1

DH

LDaniel Vogelbach81
LOmar Narváez19
RDomingo Santana17
RTim Beckham9
RTom Murphy5
RDylan Moore3
RTim Lopes3
LKyle Seager1
LDee Strange-Gordon1
RKeon Broxton⇄1
RMitch Haniger1
LMallex Smith1
RMac Williamson⇄1
LShed Long Jr.1

Starters

LMarco Gonzales3.7 WAR
RMike Leake⇄1.3 WAR
RAustin Adams⇄0.7 WAR
RSam Tuivailala0.5 WAR
LJustus Sheffield0.3 WAR
RMatt Wisler⇄0.3 WAR
RCory Gearrin⇄0.3 WAR
LYusei Kikuchi0.2 WAR
RJustin Dunn0.1 WAR
LTommy Milone0.0 WAR
RMatt Carasiti-0.1 WAR
RTayler Scott⇄-0.1 WAR
RReggie McClain-0.1 WAR
RAndrew Moore-0.1 WAR
RFelix Hernandez-0.2 WAR
RGerson Bautista-0.2 WAR
RErik Swanson-0.3 WAR
LWade LeBlanc-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RAnthony Bass5 sv
RAustin Adams⇄10 h
RBrandon Brennan8 h
RSam Tuivailala7 h
RConnor Sadzeck2 h
RMatt Magill⇄1 h
LRoenis Elias⇄0 h
RCory Gearrin⇄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 2018)

PlayerfWAR
Tom Murphy3.1
Edwin Encarnación1.5
Mallex Smith1.4
Omar Narváez1.2
Austin Nola1.1
J.P. Crawford1.1

Key subtractions (gone from 2018)

Player2018 fWAR
James Paxton3.7
Edwin Díaz3.5
Nelson Cruz2.8
Mike Zunino2.0
Guillermo Heredia0.9
Juan Nicasio0.8

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 2019; everyone else is shown as a 2019 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Marco Gonzales 2019 +3.7 +64.3 0.9 +63.4 $0.2M 2.19× –
Tom Murphy 2019 +3.1 +24.9 0.6 +24.4 $0.2M 1.00× –
Mallex Smith 2019 +1.4 +9.2 0.6 +8.6 $0.4M 0.83× –
Mitch Haniger 2019 +1.2 +7.9 0.6 +7.3 $0.5M 0.83× –
Anthony Bass 2019 +0.6 +6.0 0.4 +5.6 $0.7M 1.34× –
Daniel Vogelbach 2019 +1.0 +5.7 0.6 +5.2 $0.5M 0.69× –
Dylan Moore 2019 +0.9 +5.8 0.6 +5.2 $0.7M 0.83× –
Edwin Encarnación↔ 2019 +1.5 +10.1 5.2 +4.9 $3.3M 0.82× –
Matt Magill↔ 2019 +0.5 +5.1 0.2 +4.9 $0.5M 1.34× –
J.P. Crawford 2019 +1.1 +5.2 0.4 +4.8 $0.4M 0.61× Arb extension · 2022–2026 · $10.2M AAV
Austin Nola 2019 +1.1 +4.8 0.3 +4.5 $0.3M 0.56× –
Omar Narváez 2019 +1.2 +4.9 0.6 +4.4 $0.5M 0.52× –
Kyle Lewis 2019 +0.6 +4.3 0.1 +4.2 $0.1M 0.83× –
Austin Adams↔ 2019 +0.7 +4.0 0.4 +3.6 $0.5M 0.67× –
Justus Sheffield 2019 +0.3 +2.4 0.1 +2.3 $0.4M 1.02× –
Shed Long Jr. 2019 +0.5 +2.4 0.2 +2.3 $0.3M 0.56× –
Sam Tuivailala 2019 +0.5 +2.5 0.6 +2.0 $1.2M 0.67× –
Zac Grotz 2019 +0.4 +2.0 0.2 +1.8 $0.4M 0.67× –
Matt Wisler↔ 2019 +0.3 +1.5 0.3 +1.2 $1.0M 0.67× –
Art Warren 2019 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.5 $0.6M 0.67× –
Mike Wright Jr.↔ 2019 +0.1 +0.8 0.3 +0.5 $1.9M 0.67× –
Justin Dunn 2019 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $1.0M 1.02× –
Cory Gearrin↔ 2019 +0.3 +1.4 1.1 +0.3 $4.2M 0.67× –
Dan Altavilla 2019 +0.1 +0.5 0.3 +0.2 $3.2M 0.67× –
Brandon Brennan 2019 +0.1 +0.7 0.6 +0.1 $4.5M 0.67× –
Roenis Elías↔ 2019 +0.2 +1.0 0.8 +0.1 $4.7M 0.67× –
Connor Sadzeck 2019 +0.1 +0.5 0.5 -0.1 $6.4M 0.67× –
David Freitas↔ 2019 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.52× –
Ryan Court 2019 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.56× –
Tommy Milone 2019 +0.0 +0.1 0.4 -0.3 $40.9M 0.67× –
Hunter Strickland↔ 2019 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Matt Carasiti 2019 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Mike Leake↔ 2019 +1.3 +10.5 11.0 -0.5 $8.6M 1.02× –
Tayler Scott↔ 2019 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.5 – 0.67× –
David McKay↔ 2019 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Ryan Garton 2019 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Ryon Healy 2019 +0.0 +0.0 0.6 -0.6 $280.5M 0.58× –
Taylor Guilbeau 2019 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Ichiro Suzuki 2019 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.83× –
Shawn Armstrong↔ 2019 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $5.5M AAV
Reggie McClain 2019 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Andrew Moore 2019 -0.1 -1.0 0.0 -1.0 – 1.02× –
Domingo Santana 2019 +0.1 +0.9 1.9 -1.1 $14.5M 0.83× –
Jesse Biddle↔ 2019 -0.2 -0.9 0.2 -1.1 – 0.67× –
R.J. Alaniz↔ 2019 -0.2 -1.0 0.0 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Parker Markel↔ 2019 -0.2 -1.3 0.0 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Tim Beckham 2019 +0.1 +0.4 1.8 -1.3 $19.9M 0.61× –
Gerson Bautista 2019 -0.2 -1.0 0.6 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Keon Broxton↔ 2019 -0.2 -1.7 0.2 -1.8 – 0.83× –
Matt Festa 2019 -0.3 -1.4 0.6 -1.9 – 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Mac Williamson↔ 2019 -0.2 -1.6 0.4 -2.0 – 0.83× –
Nick Rumbelow 2019 -0.3 -1.4 0.6 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Wade LeBlanc 2019 -0.3 -1.5 0.5 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Erik Swanson 2019 -0.3 -1.7 0.3 -2.1 – 0.67× –
Chasen Bradford 2019 -0.4 -2.1 0.6 -2.6 – 0.67× –
Jake Fraley 2019 -0.4 -2.6 0.1 -2.7 – 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $3.0M AAV
Kyle Seager 2019 +2.4 +16.6 19.5 -2.9 $8.0M 0.85× –
Jay Bruce↔ 2019 +0.5 +3.3 6.7 -3.5 $13.7M 0.83× –
Braden Bishop 2019 -0.7 -4.7 0.4 -5.1 – 0.83× –
Anthony Swarzak↔ 2019 -0.6 -3.3 2.2 -5.5 – 0.67× –
Yusei Kikuchi 2019 +0.2 +1.4 10.0 -8.6 $60.1M 1.02× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $21.2M AAV
Dee Strange-Gordon 2019 +0.7 +3.2 13.3 -10.1 $18.3M 0.56× –
Félix Hernández 2019 -0.2 -1.4 27.9 -29.3 – 1.02× –
Zac Rosscup↔ 2019 +0.1 +0.4 0.4 +0.0 $5.1M 0.67× –
Donovan Walton 2019 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.61× –
Kristopher Negrón↔ 2019 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.83× –
Tim Lopes 2019 +0.5 +3.3 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+21.8+185.2117.7+64.9—

Trades

Every graded 2019 deal involving the Mariners — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 14 total.

2019 · SEA / ATL
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$3.2M
Arodys Vizcaíno, Jesse Biddle
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$3.2M
Anthony Swarzak
SEA came out ahead by $3.2M
2019 · SEA / PHI
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$16.8M
Jake Scheiner
PHI · Matt Klentak −$16.8M
Jay Bruce
SEA came out ahead by $16.8M
2019 · SEA / MIL
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$0.8M
Sal Biasi
MIL · David Stearns −$0.8M
David Freitas
SEA came out ahead by $0.8M
2019 · NYY / SEA
NYY · Brian Cashman +$2.4M
Josh Stowers
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$2.4M
Shed Long
NYY came out ahead by $2.4M
2019 · SEA / WSN
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$1.6M
Aaron Fletcher, Elvis Alvarado, Taylor Guilbeau
WSN · Michael Rizzo −$1.6M
Hunter Strickland, Roenis Elías
SEA came out ahead by $1.6M
2019 · MIL / SEA
MIL · David Stearns +$21.6M
Omar Narváez
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$21.6M
Adam Hill
MIL came out ahead by $21.6M
2019 · SEA / TEX
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$5.6M
Connor Sadzeck
TEX · Jon Daniels −$5.6M
Grant Anderson
SEA came out ahead by $5.6M
2019 · LAD / SEA
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
Kristopher Negrón
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$0.0M
Daniel Castro
Even trade
2019 · SEA / BAL
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$0.8M
Mike Wright
BAL · Mike Elias −$0.8M
Ryne Ogren
SEA came out ahead by $0.8M
2019 · SEA / SFG
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$16.8M
Tom Murphy
SFG · Farhan Zaidi −$16.8M
Jesus Ozoria
SEA came out ahead by $16.8M
2019 · NYY / SEA
NYY · Brian Cashman +$3.2M
cash / PTBNL
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$3.2M
Néstor Cortés
NYY came out ahead by $3.2M
2019 · SEA / WSN
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$3.2M
Austin Adams
WSN · Michael Rizzo −$3.2M
Nick Wells
SEA came out ahead by $3.2M
2019 · NYY / SEA
NYY · Brian Cashman +$0.8M
Edwin Encarnación
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$0.8M
Juan Then
NYY came out ahead by $0.8M
2019 · SEA / ARI
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$19.2M
José Caballero
ARI · Mike Hazen −$19.2M
Mike Leake
SEA came out ahead by $19.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2019 payroll
$117.3M
2020 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2019, 2019–2025. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2019; 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Félix Hernández3313.060$27.9MFREE AGENT
Kyle Seager317.085$19.5MFREE AGENT
Dee Strange-Gordon316.154$13.3MFREE AGENT
Mike Leake319.000$11.0MFREE AGENT
Jay Bruce3210.125$6.7MFREE AGENT
Edwin Encarnación3613.085$5.2MFREE AGENT
Anthony Swarzak337.024$2.2MFREE AGENT
Ichiro Suzuki4518.000$100kFREE AGENT
Kristopher Negrón337.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Domingo Santana263.024$1.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Beckham294.134$1.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Cory Gearrin335.136$1.1MFREE AGENT
Roenis Elías303.069$834kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Vogelbach263.000$559kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wade LeBlanc345.131$450kFREE AGENT
Zac Rosscup313.164$414kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Bass314.050$394kARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Milone325.153$394kFREE AGENT
Hunter Strickland303.163$186kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (48)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Yusei Kikuchi280.000$10.0MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marco Gonzales271.102$900kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mitch Haniger282.048$590kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Omar Narváez272.089$581kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryon Healy272.080$580kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mallex Smith262.125$578kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Brennan270.000$575kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Tuivailala262.082$569kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dylan Moore260.000$565kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chasen Bradford291.084$562kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Rumbelow270.149$559kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Festa260.024$556kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gerson Bautista240.018$555kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Murphy281.092$554kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Connor Sadzeck270.031$538kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.P. Crawford241.020$427kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Adams280.043$404kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Braden Bishop250.000$394kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mac Williamson281.113$355kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik Swanson250.000$331kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Nola290.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Altavilla261.129$307kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Wisler262.042$298kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Wright Jr.292.111$269kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Magill291.031$246kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesse Biddle271.166$211kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reggie McClain260.000$176kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shed Long Jr.23–$167k
Keon Broxton292.038$166kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zac Grotz260.000$155kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Guilbeau260.000$137kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Fraley240.000$122kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justus Sheffield230.013$113kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Carasiti270.052$104kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Court31–$75k
Justin Dunn230.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Art Warren260.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Lewis230.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Moore250.062$45kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
R.J. Alaniz280.000$44kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Armstrong281.028$41kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David McKay240.000$39kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tayler Scott270.000$37kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Freitas300.159$33kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Garton290.153$24kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Parker Markel28–$20k
Tim Lopes25–—
Donovan Walton25–—

Graphs

How each 2019 acquisition stacked onto Mariners's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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