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Mariners SEA

202027–33 (0.450)
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GM: Jerry Dipoto

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2020, 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
$63M
Surplus $M
+7
Win %
0.450
TAB
-4.4
WAB
-1.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
8.2
Dead money %
40%
Depth Players
1.0
Dead WAR
-7.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2020 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJoseph Odom18
RLuis Torrens⇄17
RJoe Hudson9

1B

REvan White54
LDaniel Vogelbach⇄18
LJosé Marmolejos5
RDylan Moore3
RAustin Nola⇄2
RTy France⇄1

2B

LShed Long Jr.32
LDee Strange-Gordon13
RDylan Moore10
RTy France⇄7
LDonovan Walton1

3B

LKyle Seager53
RTy France⇄4
RDylan Moore2
RAustin Nola⇄1
BSam Haggerty1
RTim Lopes1

SS

LJ.P. Crawford53
LDonovan Walton4
LDee Strange-Gordon3
RDylan Moore3

LF

LJosé Marmolejos18
RTim Lopes17
LDee Strange-Gordon13
RDylan Moore13
BSam Haggerty10
RBraden Bishop2
LJake Fraley1
LShed Long Jr.1

CF

RKyle Lewis57
RBraden Bishop3
LMallex Smith3
RDylan Moore1

RF

RPhillip Ervin⇄19
RDylan Moore13
LMallex Smith12
RTim Lopes12
RBraden Bishop8
LJake Fraley6
LJosé Marmolejos2
BSam Haggerty1

DH

RTim Lopes17
RTy France⇄12
LJosé Marmolejos10
LKyle Seager6
LDee Strange-Gordon2
RLuis Torrens⇄1
RKyle Lewis1
LShed Long Jr.1
BSam Haggerty1

Starters

LMarco Gonzales2.0 WAR
LJustus Sheffield1.6 WAR
LYusei Kikuchi1.1 WAR
LNick Margevicius0.6 WAR
RKendall Graveman0.3 WAR
RTaijuan Walker⇄0.1 WAR
RLjay Newsome-0.0 WAR
RJimmy Yacabonis-0.1 WAR
RJustin Dunn-0.3 WAR
LNestor Cortes-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RYoshihisa Hirano4 sv
LAnthony Misiewicz8 h
RJoey Gerber5 h
RKendall Graveman5 h
RMatt Magill2 h
RYohan Ramirez1 h
RDan Altavilla⇄0 h
RTaylor Williams⇄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 2019)

PlayerfWAR
Nick Margevicius0.6
Ty France0.6
Anthony Misiewicz0.4
Kendall Graveman0.3
Phillip Ervin0.2
Carl Edwards Jr.0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2019)

Player2019 fWAR
Edwin Encarnación1.5
Omar Narváez1.2
Anthony Bass0.6
Matt Wisler0.3
Cory Gearrin0.3
Roenis Elías0.2

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 2020; everyone else is shown as a 2020 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Marco Gonzales 2020 +2.0 +23.2 1.0 +22.2 $0.5M 1.49× –
Kyle Lewis 2020 +2.1 +20.2 0.2 +20.0 $0.1M 1.22× –
Justus Sheffield 2020 +1.6 +18.5 0.2 +18.3 $0.1M 1.49× –
Dylan Moore 2020 +1.2 +8.3 0.2 +8.1 $0.2M 0.83× –
J.P. Crawford 2020 +1.4 +7.0 0.2 +6.8 $0.1M 0.61× Arb extension · 2022–2026 · $10.2M AAV
Austin Nola↔ 2020 +1.3 +5.9 0.1 +5.8 $0.1M 0.56× –
Nick Margevicius 2020 +0.6 +4.8 0.2 +4.6 $0.4M 1.02× –
Ty France↔ 2020 +0.6 +3.3 0.1 +3.2 $0.1M 0.69× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.4M AAV
Anthony Misiewicz 2020 +0.4 +2.4 0.2 +2.2 $0.5M 0.67× –
Phillip Ervin↔ 2020 +0.2 +1.5 0.1 +1.5 $0.2M 0.83× –
Casey Sadler↔ 2020 +0.2 +1.0 0.1 +0.9 $0.3M 0.67× –
Taylor Williams↔ 2020 +0.2 +0.8 0.1 +0.7 $0.7M 0.67× –
Sam Haggerty 2020 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.5 $1.3M 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Taijuan Walker↔ 2020 +0.1 +1.2 0.9 +0.2 $6.4M 1.02× –
Carl Edwards Jr. 2020 +0.2 +1.1 0.9 +0.1 $4.8M 0.67× –
Joey Gerber 2020 +0.0 +0.2 0.2 +0.1 $4.0M 0.67× –
Walker Lockett↔ 2020 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $2.5M 0.67× –
Kendall Graveman 2020 +0.3 +1.4 1.5 -0.1 $5.7M 0.67× –
Ljay Newsome 2020 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 1.02× –
Seth Frankoff 2020 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Taylor Guilbeau 2020 -0.0 -0.0 0.2 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Luis Torrens↔ 2020 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.52× Extension · 2027–2028 · $5.8M AAV
Jimmy Yacabonis 2020 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.6 – 1.02× –
Evan White 2020 -0.1 -0.2 0.5 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Joe Hudson 2020 -0.2 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.52× –
Aaron Fletcher 2020 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Dan Altavilla↔ 2020 -0.1 -0.8 0.1 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Braden Bishop 2020 -0.1 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.83× –
Brandon Brennan 2020 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Bryan Shaw 2020 -0.2 -0.9 0.0 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Jake Fraley 2020 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 -1.2 – 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $3.0M AAV
Matt Magill 2020 -0.2 -1.1 0.2 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Yohan Ramírez 2020 -0.2 -1.2 0.2 -1.4 – 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Brady Lail↔ 2020 -0.3 -1.5 0.1 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Erik Swanson 2020 -0.3 -1.4 0.2 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Shed Long Jr. 2020 -0.3 -1.5 0.2 -1.7 – 0.56× –
José Marmolejos 2020 -0.3 -2.0 0.1 -2.1 – 0.83× –
Yoshihisa Hirano 2020 -0.2 -0.9 1.6 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Justin Dunn 2020 -0.3 -2.6 0.2 -2.8 – 1.02× –
Nestor Cortes 2020 -0.6 -3.2 0.2 -3.4 – 0.67× –
Zac Grotz 2020 -0.7 -3.8 0.0 -3.8 – 0.67× –
Yusei Kikuchi 2020 +1.1 +9.0 16.0 -7.0 $14.5M 1.02× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $21.2M AAV
Mallex Smith 2020 -0.7 -4.9 2.4 -7.2 – 0.83× –
Kyle Seager 2020 +1.8 +11.9 19.5 -7.6 $11.1M 0.85× –
Dee Strange-Gordon 2020 -0.5 -2.1 13.8 -15.9 – 0.56× –
Daniel Vogelbach↔ 2020 -0.4 -1.9 – – – 0.56× –
Donovan Walton 2020 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.61× –
Joseph Odom 2020 -0.4 -1.8 – – – 0.52× –
Tim Lopes 2020 -0.4 -2.3 – – – 0.69× –
Total—+8.2+83.262.9+26.6—

Trades

Every graded 2020 deal involving the Mariners — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

2020 · SEA / SDP
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$16.0M
Matt Brash
SDP · AJ Preller −$16.0M
Taylor Williams
SEA came out ahead by $16.0M
2020 · SEA / TEX
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$4.0M
Rafael Montero
TEX · Jon Daniels −$4.0M
Jose Corniell, Andrés Mesa
SEA came out ahead by $4.0M
2020 · TOR / SEA
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$1.6M
Taijuan Walker
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$1.6M
Alberto Rodriguez
TOR came out ahead by $1.6M
2020 · SEA / SDP
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$57.6M
Taylor Trammell, Ty France, Andrés Muñoz, Luis Torrens
SDP · AJ Preller −$57.6M
Dan Altavilla, Austin Adams, Austin Nola
SEA came out ahead by $57.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2020 payroll
$62.8M
2021 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2020, 2020–2026. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2020; 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 (3)

PlayerAgeSvc2020202120222023202420252026
Kyle Seager328.085$19.5MFREE AGENT
Dee Strange-Gordon327.154$13.8MFREE AGENT
Bryan Shaw328.081$16kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (5)

PlayerAgeSvc2020202120222023202420252026
Mallex Smith273.125$2.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kendall Graveman294.078$1.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Carl Edwards Jr.285.000$950kFREE AGENT
Taijuan Walker275.142$909kFREE AGENT
Daniel Vogelbach274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (41)

PlayerAgeSvc2020202120222023202420252026
Yusei Kikuchi291.000$16.0MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yoshihisa Hirano362.000$1.6MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marco Gonzales282.102$1.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Evan White240.000$481kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Brennan281.000$219kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.P. Crawford251.163$213kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Magill302.031$213kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dylan Moore271.000$211kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nestor Cortes250.139$211kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shed Long Jr.24–$210k
Erik Swanson260.113$210kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justus Sheffield240.053$210kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Lewis240.020$209kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Dunn240.020$209kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Margevicius240.100$209kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Misiewicz250.000$209kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yohan Ramírez250.000$209kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Gerber230.000$171kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Guilbeau270.046$169kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Marmolejos270.061$146kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ljay Newsome230.000$137kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brady Lail260.004$134kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Haggerty260.029$125kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jimmy Yacabonis280.078$125kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Williams281.078$113kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Hudson290.056$81kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Walker Lockett260.066$80kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Fletcher240.000$75kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Nola300.106$72kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Altavilla272.063$71kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Torrens241.014$63kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Fraley250.041$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ty France250.089$57kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Seth Frankoff310.002$56kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Braden Bishop260.136$56kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phillip Ervin271.118$56kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Casey Sadler291.035$53kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zac Grotz270.051$12kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Lopes26–—
Donovan Walton26–—
Joseph Odom28–—

Graphs

How each 2020 acquisition stacked onto Mariners's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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