GM: Pat Gillick
2000: made playoffs · 91–71. Ranks are vs the 30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Rodriguez | 24 | FA-elig | 148 | 9.5 | 4.4 | +9.1 |
| Edgar Martinez | 37 | FA-elig | 153 | 5.3 | 5.4 | +2.2 |
| Aaron Sele | 30 | FA-elig | 34 | 4.3 | 7.5 | -1.4 |
| John Olerud | 31 | FA-elig | 159 | 3.6 | 6.3 | -1.2 |
| Mike Cameron | 27 | arb | 155 | 3.6 | 2.2 | +2.8 |
| John Halama | 28 | pre-arb | 30 | 2.4 | 0.3 | +3.1 |
| Jamie Moyer | 37 | FA-elig | 26 | 1.8 | 6.0 | -3.5 |
| Arthur Rhodes | 30 | FA-elig | 72 | 1.6 | 2.8 | -0.4 |
| Jay Buhner | 35 | FA-elig | 112 | 1.6 | 1.4 | +0.9 |
| Gil Meche | 21 | pre-arb | 15 | 1.5 | 0.3 | +1.9 |
| Paul Abbott | 32 | FA-elig | 35 | 1.5 | 0.3 | +1.8 |
| Freddy Garcia | 23 | pre-arb | 21 | 1.2 | 0.3 | +1.4 |
| Mark McLemore | 35 | FA-elig | 138 | 1.2 | 2.0 | -0.3 |
| Joe Oliver | 34 | FA-elig | 69 | 1.0 | 0.5 | +1.0 |
| Rickey Henderson↔ NYM | 41 | FA-elig | 92 | 1.0 | 1.5 | -0.1 |
| Jose Paniagua | 26 | arb | 69 | 0.9 | 0.3 | +1.0 |
| Tom Lampkin | 36 | FA-elig | 36 | 0.7 | 0.9 | +0.0 |
| Kazuhiro Sasaki | 32 | pre-arb | 63 | 0.6 | 4.0 | -3.1 |
| Brett Tomko | 27 | arb | 32 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| David Bell | 27 | arb | 133 | 0.4 | 1.4 | -0.8 |
| Brian Lesher | 29 | – | 5 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Jose Mesa | 34 | FA-elig | 66 | 0.4 | 4.0 | -3.4 |
| Carlos Guillén | 24 | pre-arb | 90 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Dan Wilson | 31 | FA-elig | 90 | 0.3 | 4.0 | -3.5 |
| Charles Gipson | 27 | pre-arb | 59 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Stan Javier | 36 | FA-elig | 105 | 0.1 | 1.5 | -1.4 |
| Al Martin↔ SDP | 32 | FA-elig | 42 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Anthony Sanders | 26 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Robert Machado | 27 | – | 8 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Robert Ramsay | 26 | pre-arb | 37 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Joel Pineiro | 21 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Carlos Hernandez | 24 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Chris Widger↔ WSN | 29 | arb | 10 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Raul Ibanez | 28 | arb | 92 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.7 |
| John Mabry↔ SDP | 29 | FA-elig | 48 | -0.4 | 0.9 | -1.4 |
| Kevin Hodges | 27 | – | 13 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Frankie Rodriguez | 27 | arb | 23 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -1.2 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Aaron Sele | 4.3 |
| John Olerud | 3.6 |
| Mike Cameron | 3.6 |
| Arthur Rhodes | 1.6 |
| Mark McLemore | 1.2 |
| Joe Oliver | 1.0 |
| Player | 1999 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Ken Griffey Jr. | 4.9 |
| Butch Huskey | 0.9 |
| David Segui | 0.8 |
| Matt Mieske | 0.7 |
| Butch Henry | 0.5 |
| Rafael Bournigal | 0.2 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2000, 2000–2006. 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 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Sele | 30 | 7.000 | $7.5M | $7.0M | FREE AGENT | $700k | |||
| John Olerud | 31 | 11.000 | $6.3M | $6.7M | $7.0M | $7.7M | $4.7M | FREE AGENT | |
| Jamie Moyer | 37 | 14.000 | $6.0M | $6.5M | $6.5M | $6.5M | $7.0M | $8.0M | $4.2M |
| Edgar Martinez | 37 | 13.000 | $5.4M | $5.5M | $7.1M | $4.0M | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |
| Alex Rodriguez | 24 | 6.000 | $4.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dan Wilson | 31 | 8.000 | $4.0M | $4.4M | $4.5M | $3.5M | $3.5M | $1.8M | FREE AGENT |
| Jose Mesa | 34 | 13.000 | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Arthur Rhodes | 30 | 9.000 | $2.8M | $3.2M | $3.5M | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mark McLemore | 35 | 14.000 | $2.0M | $2.0M | $3.1M | $3.1M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Stan Javier | 36 | 16.000 | $1.5M | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Rickey Henderson | 41 | 21.000 | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jay Buhner | 35 | 13.000 | $1.4M | $1.9M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tom Lampkin | 36 | 12.000 | $950k | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| John Mabry | 29 | 6.000 | $925k | FREE AGENT | $600k | ||||
| Al Martin | 32 | 8.000 | $544k | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Joe Oliver | 34 | 11.000 | $500k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Paul Abbott | 32 | 10.000 | $285k | $1.7M | $3.4M | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Cameron | 27 | 5.000 | $2.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| David Bell | 27 | 5.000 | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Frankie Rodriguez | 27 | 5.000 | $580k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brett Tomko | 27 | 3.000 | $500k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Raul Ibanez | 28 | 4.000 | $275k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jose Paniagua | 26 | 4.000 | $275k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Chris Widger | 29 | 5.000 | $141k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brian Lesher | 29 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Robert Machado | 27 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazuhiro Sasaki | 32 | 0.000 | $4.0M | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Freddy Garcia | 23 | 1.000 | $325k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| John Halama | 28 | 2.000 | $290k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Gil Meche | 21 | 1.000 | $252k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Charles Gipson | 27 | 2.000 | $215k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Carlos Hernandez | 24 | 1.000 | $215k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Carlos Guillén | 24 | 2.000 | $205k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Robert Ramsay | 26 | 1.000 | $205k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Anthony Sanders | 26 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kevin Hodges | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Joel Pineiro | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Mariners 2000; 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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