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Angels ANA

200997–65 (0.599)Made Playoffs
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GM: Tony Reagins

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2009, 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
$120M
Surplus $M
-18
Win %
0.599
TAB
+5.3
WAB
+11.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
42.8
Dead money %
51%
Depth Players
11.0
Dead WAR
-4.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2009 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Napoli96
RJeff Mathis79
RBobby Wilson11
RRyan Budde2

1B

BKendrys Morales152
RRobb Quinlan17
RBrandon Wood4
RBobby Wilson1

2B

RHowie Kendrick95
BMaicer Izturis68
RSean Rodríguez5
BFreddy Sandoval3
BChone Figgins2

3B

BChone Figgins154
RBrandon Wood9
RRobb Quinlan9
BMaicer Izturis5
BFreddy Sandoval2

SS

BErick Aybar136
BMaicer Izturis28
RBrandon Wood5

LF

RJuan Rivera124
BReggie Willits27
RRobb Quinlan17
BGary Matthews Jr.12
LBobby Abreu10
RSean Rodríguez3
RTerry Evans2
RChris Pettit2
BChone Figgins1
BMaicer Izturis1

CF

RTorii Hunter115
BGary Matthews Jr.56
BReggie Willits6
RSean Rodríguez2
RTerry Evans1

RF

LBobby Abreu126
BGary Matthews Jr.28
BReggie Willits10
RJuan Rivera7
RTerry Evans7
RRobb Quinlan6
RChris Pettit4
RSean Rodríguez2
RVladimir Guerrero2

DH

RVladimir Guerrero93
RMike Napoli18
LBobby Abreu14
RJuan Rivera10
BMaicer Izturis7
RHowie Kendrick5
RRobb Quinlan4
RTorii Hunter4
RJeff Mathis4
BGary Matthews Jr.3
RTerry Evans3
RChris Pettit3
BChone Figgins2
RRyan Budde1

Starters

RJered Weaver3.8 WAR
RJohn Lackey3.2 WAR
LScott Kazmir⇄1.3 WAR
LDarren Oliver1.2 WAR
LJoe Saunders1.0 WAR
RErvin Santana0.8 WAR
RMatt Palmer0.6 WAR
RShane Loux0.5 WAR
RNick Adenhart0.2 WAR
RKelvim Escobar0.1 WAR
RDustin Moseley0.1 WAR
RTrevor Bell0.1 WAR
RAnthony Ortega-0.2 WAR
RSean O'Sullivan-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ LBrian Fuentes48 sv
LDarren Oliver20 h
RKevin Jepsen17 h
RJose Arredondo16 h
RJason Bulger9 h
RJustin Speier8 h
RScot Shields6 h
RRafael Rodriguez2 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 2008)

PlayerfWAR
Bobby Abreu2.7
Scott Kazmir1.3
Matt Palmer0.6
Brian Fuentes0.3
Kelvim Escobar0.1
Trevor Bell0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 2008)

Player2008 fWAR
Mark Teixeira3.5
Francisco Rodríguez1.5
Garret Anderson1.4
Jon Garland1.3
Casey Kotchman1.1
Darren O'Day0.3

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 2009; everyone else is shown as a 2009 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Chone Figgins 2009 +6.6 +75.0 5.8 +69.2 $0.9M 1.43× –
Jered Weaver 2009 +3.8 +67.0 0.5 +66.6 $0.1M 2.19× –
John Lackey 2009 +3.2 +50.4 10.0 +40.4 $3.1M 1.96× –
Erick Aybar 2009 +3.8 +39.7 0.5 +39.3 $0.1M 1.32× –
Torii Hunter 2009 +3.8 +55.0 18.0 +37.0 $4.7M 1.79× –
Kendrys Morales 2009 +3.7 +35.5 1.1 +34.4 $0.3M 1.20× –
Bobby Abreu 2009 +2.7 +34.7 5.0 +29.7 $1.8M 1.60× –
Juan Rivera 2009 +2.6 +33.0 3.2 +29.7 $1.3M 1.60× –
Maicer Izturis 2009 +3.2 +27.8 1.6 +26.2 $0.5M 1.07× –
Howie Kendrick 2009 +2.1 +14.0 0.5 +13.5 $0.2M 0.82× –
Mike Napoli 2009 +2.3 +13.7 2.0 +11.7 $0.9M 0.76× –
Scott Kazmir↔ 2009 +1.3 +10.2 1.4 +8.9 $1.1M 1.02× –
Joe Saunders 2009 +1.0 +7.9 0.5 +7.4 $0.5M 1.02× –
Kevin Jepsen 2009 +1.1 +6.1 0.4 +5.7 $0.3M 0.67× –
Ervin Santana 2009 +0.8 +6.7 3.8 +2.9 $4.6M 1.02× –
Darren Oliver 2009 +1.2 +6.5 3.7 +2.8 $3.0M 0.67× –
Jason Bulger 2009 +0.6 +3.1 0.4 +2.7 $0.7M 0.67× –
Jeff Mathis 2009 +0.6 +2.7 0.5 +2.2 $0.7M 0.52× –
Shane Loux 2009 +0.5 +2.5 0.4 +2.1 $0.9M 0.67× –
Nick Adenhart 2009 +0.2 +1.4 0.4 +1.0 $2.4M 1.02× –
Jose Arredondo 2009 +0.1 +0.5 0.4 +0.1 $4.2M 0.67× –
Sean Rodríguez 2009 +0.0 +0.2 0.4 -0.2 $11.3M 0.56× –
Bobby Mosebach 2009 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Terry Evans 2009 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 0.83× –
Freddy Sandoval 2009 -0.1 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Ryan Budde 2009 -0.1 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 – 0.52× –
Bobby Wilson 2009 -0.1 -0.4 0.4 -0.8 – 0.52× –
Rich Thompson 2009 -0.2 -0.9 0.4 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Rafael Rodriguez 2009 -0.2 -1.0 0.4 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Brandon Wood 2009 -0.3 -1.3 0.4 -1.7 – 0.58× –
Anthony Ortega 2009 -0.2 -1.8 0.4 -2.2 – 1.02× –
Robb Quinlan 2009 -0.7 -3.0 1.1 -4.1 – 0.56× –
Reggie Willits 2009 -0.7 -4.5 0.5 -5.0 – 0.83× –
Justin Speier 2009 -0.1 -0.5 4.8 -5.3 – 0.67× –
Scot Shields 2009 -0.1 -0.3 5.0 -5.3 – 0.67× –
Brian Fuentes 2009 +0.3 +3.1 8.5 -5.4 $29.8M 1.34× –
Kelvim Escobar 2009 +0.1 +0.6 10.0 -9.4 $144.3M 1.02× –
Vladimir Guerrero 2009 +0.5 +2.7 15.0 -12.3 $30.6M 0.69× –
Gary Matthews Jr. 2009 -1.0 -6.5 10.4 -16.9 – 0.83× –
Dustin Moseley 2009 +0.1 +0.4 0.4 -0.0 $8.3M 1.02× –
Chris Pettit 2009 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Daniel Davidson 2009 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Fernando Rodriguez Jr. 2009 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Matt Palmer 2009 +0.6 +3.2 – – – 0.67× –
Sean O'Sullivan 2009 -0.2 -1.8 – – – 1.02× –
Trevor Bell 2009 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+42.7+479.9119.8+359.6—

Trades

Every graded 2009 deal involving the Angels — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 1 total.

2009 · TBR / ANA
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$49.6M
Alex Torres, Matthew Sweeney, Sean Rodríguez
ANA · Tony Reagins −$49.6M
Scott Kazmir
TBR came out ahead by $49.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2009 payroll
$119.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 2009, 2009–2015. 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 (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Torii Hunter3312.000$18.0M$18.5M$18.5M$18.0MFREE AGENT
Vladimir Guerrero3413.000$15.0MFREE AGENT
Gary Matthews Jr.3410.000$10.4MFREE AGENT
Kelvim Escobar3312.000$10.0MFREE AGENT
John Lackey307.000$10.0MFREE AGENT
Brian Fuentes338.000$8.5M$7.3MFREE AGENT
Chone Figgins317.000$5.8MFREE AGENT
Bobby Abreu3513.000$5.0M$9.0M$9.0M$8.3MFREE AGENT
Scot Shields338.000$5.0M$5.3MFREE AGENT
Justin Speier3511.000$4.8MFREE AGENT
Darren Oliver3816.000$3.7MFREE AGENT
Juan Rivera308.000$3.2M$4.2MFREE AGENT
Robb Quinlan326.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Shane Loux297.000$405kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Ervin Santana264.000$3.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Napoli273.000$2.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Maicer Izturis285.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Scott Kazmir255.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Kendrys Morales263.000$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Saunders284.000$475kARB 3FREE AGENT
Howie Kendrick253.000$465kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jered Weaver263.000$465kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erick Aybar253.000$460kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Mathis264.000$450kARB 3FREE AGENT
Reggie Willits283.000$450kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dustin Moseley273.000$435kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Bulger304.000$403kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Jose Arredondo251.000$410kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Wood242.000$405kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Rodríguez241.000$405kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Jepsen241.000$401kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Wilson261.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Adenhart221.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Rodriguez240.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terry Evans272.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Budde292.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Mosebach240.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Thompson242.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Freddy Sandoval261.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Ortega230.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Davidson28–—
Fernando Rodriguez Jr.250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Bell220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean O'Sullivan210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Palmer301.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Pettit240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2009 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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