GM: Pat Gillick
2001: made playoffs · 116–46. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bret Boone | 32 | FA-elig | 158 | 7.8 | 3.2 | +9.3 |
| Ichiro Suzuki | 27 | pre-arb | 157 | 6.0 | 5.7 | +4.0 |
| Mike Cameron | 28 | FA-elig | 150 | 5.5 | 3.4 | +5.5 |
| Freddy Garcia | 24 | pre-arb | 34 | 5.3 | 0.4 | +8.2 |
| Edgar Martinez | 38 | FA-elig | 132 | 4.7 | 5.5 | +2.1 |
| John Olerud | 32 | FA-elig | 159 | 4.6 | 6.7 | +0.7 |
| Mark McLemore | 36 | FA-elig | 125 | 3.5 | 2.0 | +3.7 |
| David Bell | 28 | FA-elig | 135 | 3.2 | 2.2 | +2.9 |
| Jamie Moyer | 38 | FA-elig | 33 | 3.0 | 6.5 | -1.7 |
| Aaron Sele | 31 | FA-elig | 34 | 2.7 | 7.0 | -2.7 |
| Carlos Guillén | 25 | arb | 140 | 2.6 | 0.3 | +3.9 |
| Stan Javier | 37 | FA-elig | 89 | 2.6 | 1.5 | +2.6 |
| Arthur Rhodes | 31 | FA-elig | 72 | 2.5 | 3.2 | +0.7 |
| Dan Wilson | 32 | FA-elig | 123 | 2.2 | 4.4 | -0.9 |
| Joel Pineiro | 22 | – | 17 | 2.0 | – | – |
| Kazuhiro Sasaki | 33 | pre-arb | 69 | 1.6 | 4.7 | -2.0 |
| Jeff Nelson | 34 | FA-elig | 69 | 1.1 | 3.3 | -1.5 |
| Norm Charlton | 38 | – | 44 | 0.9 | – | – |
| Paul Abbott | 33 | FA-elig | 28 | 0.9 | 1.7 | -0.3 |
| Al Martin | 33 | FA-elig | 100 | 0.9 | 5.0 | -3.6 |
| Tom Lampkin | 37 | FA-elig | 79 | 0.7 | 1.1 | +0.0 |
| Ed Sprague Jr. | 33 | – | 45 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Gene Kingsale↔ BAL | 24 | – | 10 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Pat Borders | 38 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| John Halama | 29 | arb | 31 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Jay Buhner | 36 | FA-elig | 19 | 0.0 | 1.9 | -1.8 |
| Scott Podsednik | 25 | – | 5 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Charles Gipson | 28 | arb | 94 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Anthony Sanders | 27 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Denny Stark | 26 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ryan Franklin | 28 | pre-arb | 38 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Brian Fuentes | 25 | – | 10 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jose Paniagua | 27 | arb | 60 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -1.4 |
| Ramón Vázquez | 24 | – | 17 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Brett Tomko | 28 | arb | 11 | -0.5 | 1.1 | -1.9 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Bret Boone | 7.8 |
| Ichiro Suzuki | 6.0 |
| Jeff Nelson | 1.1 |
| Norm Charlton | 0.9 |
| Ed Sprague Jr. | 0.4 |
| Gene Kingsale | 0.2 |
| Player | 2000 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Alex Rodriguez | 9.5 |
| Gil Meche | 1.5 |
| Joe Oliver | 1.0 |
| Rickey Henderson | 1.0 |
| Brian Lesher | 0.4 |
| Jose Mesa | 0.4 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2001, 2001–2007. 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 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Sele | 31 | 8.000 | $7.0M | FREE AGENT | $700k | ||||
| John Olerud | 32 | 12.000 | $6.7M | $7.0M | $7.7M | $4.7M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jamie Moyer | 38 | 15.000 | $6.5M | $6.5M | $6.5M | $7.0M | $8.0M | $4.2M | FREE AGENT |
| Edgar Martinez | 38 | 14.000 | $5.5M | $7.1M | $4.0M | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Al Martin | 33 | 9.000 | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dan Wilson | 32 | 9.000 | $4.4M | $4.5M | $3.5M | $3.5M | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |
| Mike Cameron | 28 | 6.000 | $3.4M | $4.7M | $7.4M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jeff Nelson | 34 | 9.000 | $3.3M | $3.3M | $2.6M | FREE AGENT | $400k | ||
| Bret Boone | 32 | 9.000 | $3.2M | $8.0M | $8.0M | $8.0M | $7.6M | FREE AGENT | |
| Arthur Rhodes | 31 | 10.000 | $3.2M | $3.5M | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | |||
| David Bell | 28 | 6.000 | $2.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mark McLemore | 36 | 15.000 | $2.0M | $3.1M | $3.1M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jay Buhner | 36 | 14.000 | $1.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Paul Abbott | 33 | 11.000 | $1.7M | $3.4M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Stan Javier | 37 | 17.000 | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tom Lampkin | 37 | 13.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Pat Borders | 38 | 13.000 | — | FREE AGENT | $500k | ||||
| Norm Charlton | 38 | 13.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ed Sprague Jr. | 33 | 10.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Tomko | 28 | 4.000 | $1.1M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jose Paniagua | 27 | 5.000 | $838k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| John Halama | 29 | 3.000 | $425k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Carlos Guillén | 25 | 3.000 | $285k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Charles Gipson | 28 | 3.000 | $235k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Gene Kingsale | 24 | 5.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ichiro Suzuki | 27 | 0.000 | $5.7M | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kazuhiro Sasaki | 33 | 1.000 | $4.7M | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Freddy Garcia | 24 | 2.000 | $425k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ryan Franklin | 28 | 2.000 | $202k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Anthony Sanders | 27 | 2.000 | $202k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Brian Fuentes | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Denny Stark | 26 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Scott Podsednik | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Joel Pineiro | 22 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Ramón Vázquez | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Mariners 2001; 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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