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Angels ANA

200595–67 (0.586)Made Playoffs
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GM: Bill Stoneman

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2005, 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
$86M
Surplus $M
-9
Win %
0.586
TAB
+4.7
WAB
+10.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
41.0
Dead money %
25%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-2.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2005 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBengie Molina105
RJosé Molina65
RJosh Paul29
RJeff Mathis3

1B

LDarin Erstad147
LCasey Kotchman20
RRobb Quinlan9
RJosé Molina4
RLou Merloni1

2B

LAdam Kennedy127
BChone Figgins42
BZach Sorensen5
RDavid Matranga1
BMaicer Izturis1

3B

LDallas McPherson60
BChone Figgins56
BMaicer Izturis45
RRobb Quinlan33
RLou Merloni4
BZach Sorensen1

SS

ROrlando Cabrera140
BMaicer Izturis29
BChone Figgins4

LF

LGarret Anderson106
RJuan Rivera33
BJeff DaVanon17
BChone Figgins15
RRobb Quinlan6
LCurtis Pride4
RJosh Paul2

CF

LSteve Finley104
BChone Figgins50
BJeff DaVanon24
RJuan Rivera4
LChris Prieto2
BMaicer Izturis1

RF

RVladimir Guerrero120
RJuan Rivera38
BJeff DaVanon26
BChone Figgins8

DH

LGarret Anderson36
BJeff DaVanon29
RJuan Rivera27
LCasey Kotchman20
RVladimir Guerrero19
RBengie Molina11
BChone Figgins7
LSteve Finley5
LDarin Erstad5
RJosé Molina4
LCurtis Pride3
RJeff Mathis2
BZach Sorensen1

Starters

RJohn Lackey5.2 WAR
RBartolo Colon4.1 WAR
RPaul Byrd3.3 WAR
LJarrod Washburn2.0 WAR
RErvin Santana1.6 WAR
RKelvim Escobar1.5 WAR
RChris Bootcheck0.3 WAR
RKevin Gregg-0.0 WAR
LJoe Saunders-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RFrancisco Rodriguez45 sv
RScot Shields32 h
RBrendan Donnelly16 h
LJason Christiansen⇄10 h
LJake Woods2 h
REsteban Yan1 h
RKevin Gregg1 h
RJoel Peralta0 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 2004)

PlayerfWAR
Orlando Cabrera3.5
Paul Byrd3.3
Ervin Santana1.6
Juan Rivera1.1
Chris Bootcheck0.3
Maicer Izturis0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2004)

Player2004 fWAR
Jose Guillen2.7
David Eckstein1.9
Troy Glaus1.5
Ramon Ortiz0.8
Aaron Sele0.6
Matt Hensley0.1

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Angels. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 2005; everyone else is shown as a 2005 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
John Lackey 2005 +5.2 +104.2 0.4 +103.8 $0.1M 2.50× –
Vladimir Guerrero 2005 +5.3 +86.6 12.5 +74.1 $2.4M 2.05× –
Bartolo Colon 2005 +4.1 +71.6 10.0 +61.6 $2.4M 2.19× –
Paul Byrd 2005 +3.3 +52.2 5.0 +47.2 $1.5M 1.96× –
Scot Shields 2005 +2.2 +34.9 0.9 +34.0 $0.4M 1.95× –
Orlando Cabrera 2005 +3.5 +37.0 6.0 +31.0 $1.7M 1.32× –
Adam Kennedy 2005 +3.2 +27.4 3.0 +24.4 $0.9M 1.07× –
Chone Figgins 2005 +2.7 +24.1 0.4 +23.7 $0.1M 1.12× –
Francisco Rodríguez 2005 +1.5 +24.0 0.4 +23.5 $0.3M 1.95× –
Ervin Santana 2005 +1.6 +18.7 0.3 +18.4 $0.2M 1.49× –
Jarrod Washburn 2005 +2.0 +23.2 6.5 +16.7 $3.3M 1.49× –
Bengie Molina 2005 +1.7 +10.5 3.0 +7.5 $1.7M 0.76× –
Juan Rivera 2005 +1.1 +7.3 0.4 +6.9 $0.4M 0.83× –
Brendan Donnelly 2005 +0.4 +4.6 0.4 +4.2 $1.0M 1.34× –
José Molina 2005 +0.9 +3.7 0.7 +3.0 $0.8M 0.52× –
Darin Erstad 2005 +1.7 +11.0 8.2 +2.8 $4.9M 0.81× –
Kelvim Escobar 2005 +1.5 +7.9 6.2 +1.7 $4.2M 0.67× –
Maicer Izturis 2005 +0.3 +1.2 0.3 +0.9 $1.2M 0.58× –
Jeff DaVanon 2005 +0.3 +1.4 0.9 +0.5 $3.7M 0.69× –
Jason Christiansen↔ 2005 +0.1 +0.4 0.2 +0.2 $2.4M 0.67× –
Jeff Mathis 2005 -0.0 -0.0 0.3 -0.3 – 0.52× –
Josh Paul 2005 +0.0 +0.2 0.5 -0.3 $9.8M 0.52× –
Robb Quinlan 2005 +0.0 +0.1 0.4 -0.3 $32.9M 0.58× –
Joel Peralta 2005 -0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Kevin Gregg 2005 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Bret Prinz 2005 -0.1 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Lou Merloni 2005 -0.1 -0.4 0.5 -0.9 – 0.58× –
Esteban Yan 2005 -0.2 -0.8 1.0 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Jake Woods 2005 -0.3 -1.7 0.3 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Garret Anderson 2005 -0.2 -1.6 9.6 -11.2 – 0.83× –
Steve Finley 2005 -1.3 -8.4 6.0 -14.4 – 0.83× –
Casey Kotchman 2005 +0.4 +1.8 – – – 0.56× –
Chris Bootcheck 2005 +0.3 +1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Prieto 2005 -0.1 -0.9 – – – 0.83× –
Curtis Pride 2005 -0.1 -0.9 – – – 0.83× –
Dallas McPherson 2005 +0.6 +2.8 – – – 0.58× –
David Matranga 2005 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Greg Jones 2005 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Joe Saunders 2005 -0.2 -1.8 – – – 1.02× –
Zach Sorensen 2005 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+41.2+540.085.3+453.1—

Trades

Every graded 2005 deal involving the Angels — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2005 · SFG / ANA
SFG · Brian Sabean +$11.2M
Steve Finley
ANA · Bill Stoneman −$11.2M
Edgardo Alfonzo
SFG came out ahead by $11.2M
2005 · OAK / ANA
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.0M
Tom Gregorio
ANA · Bill Stoneman +$0.0M
Mike Ziegler
Even trade
2005 · ANA / NYY
ANA · Bill Stoneman +$4.8M
Bret Prinz
NYY · Brian Cashman −$4.8M
Wil Nieves
ANA came out ahead by $4.8M
2005 · ANA / TBR
ANA · Bill Stoneman +$4.0M
Travis Schlichting
TBR · Chuck Lamar −$4.0M
Josh Paul
ANA came out ahead by $4.0M
2005 · MIN / ANA
MIN · Terry Ryan +$4.8M
Alexi Casilla
ANA · Bill Stoneman −$4.8M
J. C. Romero
MIN came out ahead by $4.8M
2005 · SFG / ANA
SFG · Brian Sabean +$1.6M
Dusty Bergman, Ronnie Ray
ANA · Bill Stoneman −$1.6M
Jason Christiansen
SFG came out ahead by $1.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2005 payroll
$85.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 2005, 2005–2011. 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.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (18)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Vladimir Guerrero309.000$12.5M$13.5M$14.5M$15.5M$15.0MFREE AGENT
Bartolo Colon328.000$10.0M$14.0M$16.0MFREE AGENT
Garret Anderson3311.000$9.6M$10.6M$11.6M$12.6MFREE AGENT
Darin Erstad319.000$8.2M$8.8MFREE AGENT
Jarrod Washburn307.000$6.5MFREE AGENT
Kelvim Escobar298.000$6.2M$6.8M$9.0MFREE AGENT$10.0M
Orlando Cabrera308.000$6.0M$7.5M$8.5MFREE AGENT
Steve Finley4016.000$6.0MFREE AGENT
Paul Byrd3410.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Bengie Molina307.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Adam Kennedy296.000$3.0M$3.4MFREE AGENT
Esteban Yan309.000$1.0M$648kFREE AGENT
Jeff DaVanon316.000$925kFREE AGENT
José Molina306.000$725k$850k$783kFREE AGENT
Lou Merloni347.000$500kFREE AGENT
Josh Paul306.000$450kFREE AGENT
Jason Christiansen3510.000$185kFREE AGENT
Curtis Pride3612.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Scot Shields294.000$925kARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Rodríguez233.000$440kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Lackey263.000$440kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brendan Donnelly333.000$420kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chone Figgins273.000$390kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Rivera264.000$390kARB 3FREE AGENT
Bret Prinz284.000$342kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Robb Quinlan282.000$360kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Gregg272.000$360kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Maicer Izturis241.000$317kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joel Peralta290.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ervin Santana220.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Mathis220.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Woods230.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Sorensen28–—
Chris Bootcheck262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Prieto32–—
Casey Kotchman221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dallas McPherson240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Matranga28–—
Greg Jones28–—
Joe Saunders240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2005 acquisition stacked onto Angels's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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