Seattle Mariners Projected 2019 Lineup and Rotation

This is a post that will update throughout the off-season. Feel free to share and comment, projections/rankings from FanGraphs and BR Reference. (So, don’t yell at us). Enjoy!

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Updated: December 13, 2018

The Nitty Gritty … 

2018 Finish: 89-73 (3rd in AL West)
2019 Projected Finish: 73-89 (5th in AL West)
2018 Team War: 35.0
2019 Team Projected War: 25.6
2018 Salary: $160,993,827
2019 Projected Salary: $150,000,000
2019 Current Salary: $16,976,190
2019 Salary Remaining: ($1.0MM Arbitration Expected) $30,627,772

Seattle Mariners Projected Lineup

1. Mallex Smith – CF – 2.2 WAR 
2. Dee Gordon – 2B – 1.7 WAR
3. Mitch Haniger – RF – 3.0 WAR
4. Edwin Encarnacion – 1B – 1.6 WAR
5. Jay Bruce – DH – .7 WAR
6. Kyle Seager – 3B – 2.7 WAR
7. Omar Narvaez – C – 1.7 WAR
8. J.P. Crawford – SS – 2.1 WAR
9. Ben Gamel – LF – 1.7 WAR

Notable Bench Options (with positive WAR):

David Freitas – .5 WAR
Dan Vogelbach – .3 WAR
Dylan Moore – .1 WAR
Ryon Healy – .1 WAR

Seattle Mariners Projected Rotation

1. Marco Gonzales – 2.2 WAR
2. Mike Leake – 1.5 WAR
3. Felix Hernandez – .9 WAR
4. Justus Sheffield – .6 WAR
5. Wade LeBlanc – .8 WAR
6. Closer – Anthony Swarzak – .4 WAR

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