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Angels ANA

2008100–62 (0.617)Made Playoffs
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GM: Tony Reagins

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2008, 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
$114M
Surplus $M
-36
Win %
0.617
TAB
-2.7
WAB
+14.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
34.7
Dead money %
17%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-5.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2008 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJeff Mathis94
RMike Napoli75
RBobby Wilson7
RRyan Budde7

1B

LCasey Kotchman⇄100
BMark Teixeira⇄53
RRobb Quinlan22
BKendrys Morales6
RJuan Rivera1
BFreddy Sandoval1

2B

RHowie Kendrick92
RSean Rodríguez51
BMaicer Izturis23
BChone Figgins9
BErick Aybar2
RJuan Rivera1
RMatthew Brown1
BFreddy Sandoval1

3B

BChone Figgins105
RRobb Quinlan39
RBrandon Wood32
RMatthew Brown10
BMaicer Izturis5
BFreddy Sandoval1
RSean Rodríguez1

SS

BErick Aybar96
BMaicer Izturis52
RBrandon Wood28
RSean Rodríguez4

LF

LGarret Anderson82
RJuan Rivera41
BGary Matthews Jr.37
BReggie Willits30
RRobb Quinlan3

CF

RTorii Hunter137
BGary Matthews Jr.31
BReggie Willits9
RJuan Rivera1

RF

RVladimir Guerrero99
BGary Matthews Jr.43
BReggie Willits22
RJuan Rivera19
BKendrys Morales12
RRobb Quinlan3

DH

LGarret Anderson60
RVladimir Guerrero44
RJuan Rivera17
BGary Matthews Jr.13
RTorii Hunter9
BReggie Willits5
BFreddy Sandoval4
RRobb Quinlan4
BKendrys Morales3
BChone Figgins2
RSean Rodríguez2
BMark Teixeira⇄1
RRyan Budde1

Starters

RErvin Santana5.3 WAR
RJered Weaver3.1 WAR
LJoe Saunders2.2 WAR
RJohn Lackey1.3 WAR
RJon Garland1.3 WAR
RDustin Moseley0.5 WAR
RNick Adenhart-0.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ RFrancisco Rodriguez62 sv
RScot Shields31 h
RJose Arredondo16 h
LDarren Oliver12 h
RJustin Speier10 h
RDarren O'Day1 h
RChris Bootcheck1 h
RJason Bulger0 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 2007)

PlayerfWAR
Mark Teixeira3.5
Torii Hunter2.4
Jon Garland1.3
Jose Arredondo1.1
Darren O'Day0.3
Kevin Jepsen0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2007)

Player2007 fWAR
Kelvim Escobar4.9
Orlando Cabrera4.8
Bartolo Colon1.0
Nathan Haynes0.2
Terry Evans0.1
Tommy Murphy0.1

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 2008; everyone else is shown as a 2008 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Ervin Santana 2008 +5.3 +105.4 0.4 +105.0 $0.1M 2.50× –
Jered Weaver 2008 +3.1 +49.2 0.4 +48.7 $0.1M 1.96× –
Joe Saunders 2008 +2.2 +26.3 0.4 +25.9 $0.2M 1.49× –
Mark Teixeira↔ 2008 +3.5 +29.8 4.3 +25.5 $1.2M 1.07× –
Chone Figgins 2008 +3.3 +29.1 4.8 +24.3 $1.5M 1.12× –
Erick Aybar 2008 +2.1 +14.9 0.4 +14.4 $0.2M 0.89× –
Mike Napoli 2008 +2.0 +11.9 0.4 +11.5 $0.2M 0.76× –
Howie Kendrick 2008 +1.8 +11.9 0.4 +11.4 $0.2M 0.82× –
Torii Hunter 2008 +2.4 +22.9 16.5 +6.4 $7.0M 1.22× –
Francisco Rodríguez 2008 +1.5 +16.0 10.0 +6.0 $6.7M 1.34× –
Maicer Izturis 2008 +1.3 +6.5 1.2 +5.3 $0.9M 0.61× –
Casey Kotchman↔ 2008 +1.1 +5.1 1.0 +4.1 $0.9M 0.56× –
Dustin Moseley 2008 +0.5 +3.7 0.4 +3.3 $0.9M 1.02× –
John Lackey 2008 +1.3 +10.5 7.3 +3.2 $5.7M 1.02× –
Jeff Mathis 2008 +0.8 +3.3 0.4 +2.9 $0.5M 0.52× –
Darren Oliver 2008 +0.9 +4.8 2.0 +2.8 $2.2M 0.67× –
Vladimir Guerrero 2008 +1.9 +18.3 15.5 +2.8 $8.2M 1.22× –
Scot Shields 2008 +0.6 +6.2 4.2 +1.9 $7.3M 1.34× –
Darren O'Day 2008 +0.3 +1.6 0.4 +1.2 $1.3M 0.67× –
Rich Thompson 2008 -0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Jason Bulger 2008 -0.1 -0.5 0.4 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Chris Bootcheck 2008 -0.1 -0.5 0.4 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Jon Garland 2008 +1.3 +10.8 12.0 -1.2 $9.1M 1.02× –
Reggie Willits 2008 -0.2 -1.6 0.4 -2.1 – 0.83× –
Robb Quinlan 2008 -0.5 -2.2 1.1 -3.2 – 0.58× –
Garret Anderson 2008 +1.4 +9.2 12.6 -3.4 $9.1M 0.83× –
Kendrys Morales 2008 -0.5 -3.1 0.5 -3.6 – 0.83× –
Juan Rivera 2008 -0.9 -6.3 2.0 -8.3 – 0.83× –
Justin Speier 2008 -0.9 -4.7 4.2 -9.0 – 0.67× –
Gary Matthews Jr. 2008 -0.8 -5.6 9.4 -15.0 – 0.83× –
Alex Serrano 2008 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Bobby Wilson 2008 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Brandon Wood 2008 -0.5 -2.3 – – – 0.58× –
Freddy Sandoval 2008 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.69× –
Jose Arredondo 2008 +1.1 +11.7 – – – 1.34× –
Kevin Jepsen 2008 +0.2 +1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Matthew Brown 2008 -0.5 -2.1 – – – 0.58× –
Nick Adenhart 2008 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 1.02× –
Ryan Budde 2008 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.52× –
Sean Rodríguez 2008 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Shane Loux 2008 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+34.7+380.7113.8+258.4—

Trades

Every graded 2008 deal involving the Angels — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 1 total.

2008 · ANA / ATL
ANA · Tony Reagins +$14.4M
Mark Teixeira
ATL · Frank Wren −$14.4M
Casey Kotchman, Stephen Marek
ANA came out ahead by $14.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2008 payroll
$114.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 2008, 2008–2014. 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 (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
Torii Hunter3211.000$16.5M$18.0M$18.5M$18.5M$18.0MFREE AGENT
Vladimir Guerrero3312.000$15.5M$15.0MFREE AGENT
Garret Anderson3614.000$12.6MFREE AGENT
Jon Garland288.000$12.0MFREE AGENT
Francisco Rodríguez266.000$10.0MFREE AGENT
Gary Matthews Jr.339.000$9.4M$10.4MFREE AGENT
John Lackey296.000$7.3M$10.0MFREE AGENT
Chone Figgins306.000$4.8M$5.8MFREE AGENT
Scot Shields327.000$4.2M$5.0M$5.3MFREE AGENT
Justin Speier3410.000$4.2M$4.8MFREE AGENT
Juan Rivera297.000$2.0M$3.2M$4.2MFREE AGENT
Darren Oliver3715.000$2.0M$3.7MFREE AGENT
Shane Loux286.000—$405kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
Mark Teixeira285.000$4.3MFREE AGENT
Maicer Izturis274.000$1.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Robb Quinlan315.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Casey Kotchman254.000$1.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Saunders273.000$425kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ervin Santana253.000$420kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Bootcheck295.000$415kFREE AGENT
Jeff Mathis253.000$415kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Bulger293.000$392kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
Kendrys Morales252.000$500kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jered Weaver252.000$435kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Howie Kendrick242.000$432kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reggie Willits272.000$432kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Napoli262.000$425kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dustin Moseley262.000$420kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erick Aybar242.000$415kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Thompson231.000$391kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darren O'Day250.000$390kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Wilson250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Serrano27–—
Nick Adenhart210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Rodríguez230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Jepsen230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Budde281.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matthew Brown25–—
Brandon Wood231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Arredondo240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Freddy Sandoval250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2008 acquisition stacked onto Angels's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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