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Angels ANA

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GM: Bill Stoneman

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2006, 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
$97M
Surplus $M
-31
Win %
0.549
TAB
+1.2
WAB
+4.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
38.3
Dead money %
49%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-2.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2006 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Napoli94
RJosé Molina76
RJeff Mathis20

1B

BKendrys Morales56
RRobb Quinlan54
RHowie Kendrick44
LCasey Kotchman26
LDarin Erstad13
LDallas McPherson6
RJosé Molina3
REdgardo Alfonzo⇄2

2B

LAdam Kennedy133
RHowie Kendrick28
BChone Figgins9
BMaicer Izturis4
BErick Aybar3

3B

BMaicer Izturis87
BChone Figgins34
LDallas McPherson31
RRobb Quinlan18
REdgardo Alfonzo⇄15
RHowie Kendrick1

SS

ROrlando Cabrera152
BErick Aybar19
BMaicer Izturis10
BChone Figgins2

LF

LGarret Anderson94
RJuan Rivera56
BChone Figgins16
RRobb Quinlan11
LCurtis Pride8
BTommy Murphy2
RTim Salmon1

CF

BChone Figgins96
BTommy Murphy29
LDarin Erstad27
RJuan Rivera20
BReggie Willits19

RF

RVladimir Guerrero126
RJuan Rivera33
BTommy Murphy12
BChone Figgins6
RRobb Quinlan5
LCurtis Pride3
RTim Salmon3
BReggie Willits1

DH

RTim Salmon54
LGarret Anderson45
RVladimir Guerrero30
RJuan Rivera18
BChone Figgins6
LCurtis Pride3
BErick Aybar3
LDallas McPherson2
RHowie Kendrick2
RJeff Mathis2
LAdam Kennedy1
REdgardo Alfonzo⇄1
BMaicer Izturis1
BReggie Willits1
RMike Napoli1
RRobb Quinlan1
BTommy Murphy1

Starters

RJohn Lackey5.2 WAR
RKelvim Escobar3.9 WAR
RErvin Santana3.0 WAR
RJered Weaver2.5 WAR
LJoe Saunders1.0 WAR
RHector Carrasco0.7 WAR
RKevin Gregg0.6 WAR
RBartolo Colon0.3 WAR
RJeff Weaver⇄0.3 WAR
RDustin Moseley-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RFrancisco Rodriguez47 sv
RScot Shields31 h
RBrendan Donnelly11 h
LJ.C. Romero7 h
RHector Carrasco1 h
RKevin Gregg0 h
REsteban Yan⇄0 h
RChris Bootcheck0 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 2005)

PlayerfWAR
Jered Weaver2.5
Mike Napoli2.5
Hector Carrasco0.7
Howie Kendrick0.6
Tim Salmon0.6
Reggie Willits0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2005)

Player2005 fWAR
Paul Byrd3.3
Jarrod Washburn2.0
Bengie Molina1.7
Jeff DaVanon0.3
Jason Christiansen0.1
Josh Paul0.0

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 2006; everyone else is shown as a 2006 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
John Lackey 2006 +5.2 +105.1 3.3 +101.7 $0.6M 2.50× –
Kelvim Escobar 2006 +3.9 +68.4 6.8 +61.7 $1.7M 2.19× –
Ervin Santana 2006 +3.0 +46.6 0.3 +46.3 $0.1M 1.96× –
Jered Weaver 2006 +2.5 +39.8 0.3 +39.5 $0.1M 1.96× –
Vladimir Guerrero 2006 +3.5 +50.8 13.5 +37.3 $3.8M 1.79× –
Francisco Rodríguez 2006 +2.4 +38.2 3.8 +34.4 $1.5M 1.95× –
Scot Shields 2006 +1.6 +25.3 2.1 +23.2 $1.3M 1.95× –
Juan Rivera 2006 +2.4 +23.4 1.2 +22.1 $0.5M 1.22× –
Orlando Cabrera 2006 +2.7 +25.0 7.5 +17.5 $2.8M 1.18× –
Maicer Izturis 2006 +1.8 +12.4 0.3 +12.1 $0.2M 0.85× –
Robb Quinlan 2006 +1.0 +4.5 0.4 +4.2 $0.4M 0.56× –
Tim Salmon 2006 +0.6 +3.1 0.4 +2.7 $0.7M 0.69× –
Howie Kendrick 2006 +0.6 +2.6 0.3 +2.3 $0.6M 0.56× –
Chone Figgins 2006 +0.6 +4.0 2.2 +1.8 $3.7M 0.83× –
José Molina 2006 +0.6 +2.4 0.8 +1.5 $1.5M 0.52× –
Adam Kennedy 2006 +1.0 +4.3 3.4 +1.0 $3.5M 0.56× –
Hector Carrasco 2006 +0.7 +3.6 2.6 +1.0 $3.8M 0.67× –
Brendan Donnelly 2006 +0.2 +1.1 0.9 +0.1 $4.8M 0.67× –
Kendrys Morales 2006 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 -0.6 – 0.56× –
Erick Aybar 2006 -0.1 -0.7 0.3 -1.0 – 0.61× –
Jeff Weaver↔ 2006 +0.3 +2.8 4.0 -1.3 $11.8M 1.02× –
Jeff Mathis 2006 -0.3 -1.2 0.3 -1.5 – 0.52× –
Esteban Yan↔ 2006 -0.2 -1.2 0.6 -1.8 – 0.67× –
J.C. Romero 2006 +0.0 +0.3 2.2 -1.9 $45.9M 0.67× –
Casey Kotchman 2006 -0.6 -2.6 0.3 -2.9 – 0.56× –
Edgardo Alfonzo↔ 2006 -0.6 -2.9 4.8 -7.7 – 0.58× –
Darin Erstad 2006 -0.1 -0.5 8.8 -9.3 – 0.83× –
Garret Anderson 2006 +0.1 +0.6 10.6 -10.0 $123.3M 0.83× –
Bartolo Colon 2006 +0.3 +2.2 14.0 -11.8 $51.2M 1.02× –
Chris Bootcheck 2006 -0.3 -1.7 – – – 0.67× –
Curtis Pride 2006 +0.4 +2.4 – – – 0.83× –
Dallas McPherson 2006 +0.4 +2.1 – – – 0.58× –
Dustin Moseley 2006 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 1.02× –
Greg Jones 2006 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Jason Bulger 2006 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Joe Saunders 2006 +1.0 +8.4 – – – 1.02× –
Kevin Gregg 2006 +0.6 +3.4 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Napoli 2006 +2.5 +20.3 – – – 1.00× –
Reggie Willits 2006 +0.4 +2.9 – – – 0.83× –
Tommy Murphy 2006 +0.3 +1.9 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+38.0+495.196.3+360.6—

Trades

Every graded 2006 deal involving the Angels — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2006 · ANA / ARI
ANA · Bill Stoneman +$3.2M
Jason Bulger
ARI · Josh Byrnes −$3.2M
Alberto Callaspo
ANA came out ahead by $3.2M
2006 · ANA / CIN
ANA · Bill Stoneman +$4.0M
Kyle Edens
CIN · Dan O'Brien −$4.0M
Esteban Yan
ANA came out ahead by $4.0M
2006 · BOS / ANA
BOS · Jed Hoyer +$0.0M
Brendan Donnelly
ANA · Bill Stoneman +$0.0M
Phil Seibel
Even trade
2006 · MIA / ANA
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$5.6M
Kevin Gregg
ANA · Bill Stoneman −$5.6M
Chris Resop
MIA came out ahead by $5.6M
2006 · ANA / STL
ANA · Bill Stoneman +$15.2M
Terry Evans
STL · Walt Jocketty −$15.2M
Jeff Weaver
ANA came out ahead by $15.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2006 payroll
$96.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 2006, 2006–2012. 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 (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Bartolo Colon339.000$14.0M$16.0MFREE AGENT
Vladimir Guerrero3110.000$13.5M$14.5M$15.5M$15.0MFREE AGENT
Garret Anderson3412.000$10.6M$11.6M$12.6MFREE AGENT
Darin Erstad3210.000$8.8MFREE AGENT
Orlando Cabrera319.000$7.5M$8.5MFREE AGENT
Kelvim Escobar309.000$6.8M$9.0MFREE AGENT$10.0M
Edgardo Alfonzo3211.000$4.8MFREE AGENT
Jeff Weaver297.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Adam Kennedy307.000$3.4MFREE AGENT
Hector Carrasco3612.000$2.6M$3.0MFREE AGENT
J.C. Romero307.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
José Molina317.000$850k$783kFREE AGENT
Esteban Yan3110.000$602kFREE AGENT
Tim Salmon3714.000$400kFREE AGENT
Curtis Pride3713.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Francisco Rodríguez244.000$3.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
John Lackey274.000$3.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Chone Figgins284.000$2.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Scot Shields305.000$2.1MFREE AGENT
Juan Rivera275.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Brendan Donnelly344.000$950kARB 3FREE AGENT
Robb Quinlan293.000$365kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Gregg283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Bootcheck273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Maicer Izturis252.000$350kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ervin Santana231.000$350kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kendrys Morales230.000$350kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Casey Kotchman232.000$340kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Howie Kendrick220.000$328kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erick Aybar220.000$328kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jered Weaver230.000$328kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Mathis231.000$327kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dustin Moseley240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Bulger271.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Murphy260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dallas McPherson250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Jones29–—
Joe Saunders251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Napoli240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reggie Willits250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2006 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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