GM: Woody Woodward
1997: made playoffs · 90–72. Ranks are vs the 28 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 27 | FA-elig | 157 | 9.0 | 7.9 | +1.3 |
| Randy Johnson | 33 | FA-elig | 30 | 7.0 | 6.3 | +0.8 |
| Edgar Martinez | 34 | FA-elig | 155 | 6.1 | 3.0 | +3.1 |
| Jeff Fassero | 34 | FA-elig | 35 | 5.0 | 3.5 | +1.6 |
| Alex Rodriguez | 21 | arb | 141 | 4.3 | 1.1 | +3.3 |
| Dan Wilson | 28 | arb | 146 | 3.5 | 1.1 | +2.5 |
| Jamie Moyer | 34 | FA-elig | 30 | 3.2 | 1.7 | +1.6 |
| Jay Buhner | 32 | FA-elig | 157 | 3.0 | 4.8 | -1.8 |
| Paul Sorrento | 31 | FA-elig | 146 | 2.3 | 1.5 | +0.9 |
| Joey Cora | 32 | FA-elig | 149 | 1.6 | 1.0 | +0.6 |
| Russ Davis | 27 | arb | 119 | 1.6 | 0.2 | +1.4 |
| José Cruz Jr.↔ TOR | 23 | pre-arb | 49 | 1.5 | 0.1 | +1.5 |
| Roberto Kelly↔ MIN | 32 | FA-elig | 30 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +0.8 |
| Rob Ducey | 32 | FA-elig | 76 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +0.8 |
| Mike Blowers | 32 | FA-elig | 68 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| Bobby Ayala | 27 | arb | 71 | 0.5 | 0.9 | -0.4 |
| Heathcliff Slocumb↔ BOS | 31 | FA-elig | 27 | 0.4 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| Paul Spoljaric↔ TOR | 26 | arb | 20 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Ken Cloude | 22 | – | 10 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Mike Timlin↔ TOR | 31 | FA-elig | 26 | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Lee Tinsley | 28 | arb | 49 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Bob Wells | 30 | arb | 46 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Greg McCarthy | 28 | pre-arb | 37 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.0 |
| Dan Rohrmeier | 31 | – | 7 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Omar Olivares↔ DET | 29 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| John Marzano | 34 | FA-elig | 39 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Mark Holzemer | 27 | – | 14 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Rick Wilkins↔ SFG | 30 | FA-elig | 5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Andy Sheets | 25 | pre-arb | 32 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Rafael Carmona | 25 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Tim Davis | 26 | arb | 2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Derek Lowe↔ BOS | 24 | – | 12 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Salomon Torres↔ WSN | 25 | arb | 2 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Brian Raabe↔ COL | 29 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Bob Wolcott | 23 | pre-arb | 19 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Mike Maddux | 35 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Giomar Guevara | 24 | – | 5 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Norm Charlton | 34 | FA-elig | 71 | -0.2 | 3.0 | -3.2 |
| Josias Manzanillo | 29 | FA-elig | 16 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Felipe Lira↔ DET | 25 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Brent Gates | 27 | arb | 65 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| Rich Amaral | 35 | FA-elig | 89 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -0.9 |
| Dennis Martinez | 43 | – | 9 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Raul Ibanez | 25 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Edwin Hurtado | 27 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Scott Sanders↔ DET | 28 | arb | 33 | -0.6 | 0.9 | -1.5 |
| Alvaro Espinoza | 35 | – | 33 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jeff Fassero | 5.0 |
| José Cruz Jr. | 1.5 |
| Roberto Kelly | 1.0 |
| Rob Ducey | 1.0 |
| Mike Blowers | 0.5 |
| Heathcliff Slocumb | 0.4 |
| Player | 1996 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Sterling Hitchcock | 2.7 |
| Darren Bragg | 1.9 |
| Mark Whiten | 1.6 |
| Terry Mulholland | 1.2 |
| Dave Hollins | 1.1 |
| Mike Jackson | 0.7 |
What the front office was committed to as of 1997, 1997–2003. 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.
| Player | Age | Svc | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 27 | 8.000 | $7.9M | $8.2M | $8.8M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Randy Johnson | 33 | 9.000 | $6.3M | $4.1M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jay Buhner | 32 | 10.000 | $4.8M | $5.4M | $4.8M | $1.4M | $1.9M | FREE AGENT | |
| Jeff Fassero | 34 | 6.000 | $3.5M | $5.0M | $4.1M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Edgar Martinez | 34 | 10.000 | $3.0M | $3.5M | $3.5M | $5.4M | $5.5M | $7.1M | $4.0M |
| Norm Charlton | 34 | 9.000 | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jamie Moyer | 34 | 11.000 | $1.7M | $2.0M | $2.3M | $6.0M | $6.5M | $6.5M | $6.5M |
| Paul Sorrento | 31 | 8.000 | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Joey Cora | 32 | 10.000 | $1.0M | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Heathcliff Slocumb | 31 | 6.000 | $817k | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Rich Amaral | 35 | 6.000 | $550k | $550k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mike Timlin | 31 | 6.000 | $528k | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Omar Olivares | 29 | 7.000 | $418k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Blowers | 32 | 8.000 | $400k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| John Marzano | 34 | 10.000 | $250k | $300k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Roberto Kelly | 32 | 10.000 | $214k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rob Ducey | 32 | 10.000 | $200k | $375k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Josias Manzanillo | 29 | 6.000 | $200k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rick Wilkins | 30 | 6.000 | $141k | $336k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Alvaro Espinoza | 35 | 13.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Maddux | 35 | 11.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dennis Martinez | 43 | 21.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Wilson | 28 | 5.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Alex Rodriguez | 21 | 3.000 | $1.1M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Scott Sanders | 28 | 4.000 | $913k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bobby Ayala | 27 | 5.000 | $900k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Lee Tinsley | 28 | 4.000 | $400k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Brent Gates | 27 | 4.000 | $300k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bob Wells | 30 | 3.000 | $280k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tim Davis | 26 | 3.000 | $218k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Russ Davis | 27 | 3.000 | $185k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Paul Spoljaric | 26 | 3.000 | $65k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Salomon Torres | 25 | 4.000 | $25k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mark Holzemer | 27 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Wolcott | 23 | 2.000 | $195k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Edwin Hurtado | 27 | 2.000 | $155k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Andy Sheets | 25 | 1.000 | $152k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Greg McCarthy | 28 | 1.000 | $151k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Raul Ibanez | 25 | 1.000 | $150k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Felipe Lira | 25 | 2.000 | $81k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Brian Raabe | 29 | 2.000 | $80k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| José Cruz Jr. | 23 | 0.000 | $71k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rafael Carmona | 25 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ken Cloude | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Giomar Guevara | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Derek Lowe | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Dan Rohrmeier | 31 | – | — |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Mariners 1997; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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