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201498–64 (0.605)Made Playoffs
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GM: Jerry Dipoto

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2014, 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
$137M
Surplus $M
-5
Win %
0.605
TAB
+8.8
WAB
+13.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
45.3
Dead money %
13%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-4.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2014 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RChris Iannetta104
BHank Conger79
RJohn Buck⇄5

1B

RAlbert Pujols116
RC.J. Cron36
LEfren Navarro28
LIan Stewart6
LKole Calhoun2
RGrant Green1

2B

RHowie Kendrick154
RGordon Beckham⇄22
RGrant Green10
RJohn McDonald2
BShawn O'Malley1

3B

RDavid Freese122
RJohn McDonald73
LIan Stewart16
RLuis Jimenez16
RGrant Green5
RGordon Beckham⇄3
RAlbert Pujols1

SS

BErick Aybar155
RJohn McDonald16
RGordon Beckham⇄1
RGrant Green1

LF

LJosh Hamilton68
RCollin Cowgill44
LEfren Navarro23
RGrant Green17
BShawn O'Malley5
LBrennan Boesch3
LTony Campana⇄3

CF

RMike Trout149
LTony Campana⇄13
RCollin Cowgill11
LJosh Hamilton7
LBrennan Boesch1

RF

LKole Calhoun123
RCollin Cowgill49
LBrennan Boesch9
LEfren Navarro6
BShawn O'Malley1

DH

RAlbert Pujols43
RC.J. Cron36
LBrennan Boesch14
LJosh Hamilton14
RDavid Freese10
RMike Trout8
LEfren Navarro4
RCollin Cowgill3
RHowie Kendrick3
RGrant Green3
RLuis Jimenez2
RJohn McDonald2
RGordon Beckham⇄1
LIan Stewart1
BShawn O'Malley1
LTony Campana⇄1

Starters

RGarrett Richards4.1 WAR
RMatt Shoemaker2.0 WAR
LTyler Skaggs1.5 WAR
RJered Weaver1.3 WAR
RCory Rasmus0.7 WAR
LC.J. Wilson0.6 WAR
LHector Santiago0.5 WAR
LWade LeBlanc⇄0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RHuston Street⇄41 sv
RKevin Jepsen22 h
RJoe Smith18 h
RJason Grilli⇄12 h
RMike Morin10 h
RFernando Salas9 h
RMichael Kohn3 h
RErnesto Frieri⇄0 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 2013)

PlayerfWAR
David Freese2.5
Tyler Skaggs1.5
Joe Smith1.0
Jason Grilli0.8
Fernando Salas0.6
Huston Street0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2013)

Player2013 fWAR
Jason Vargas1.7
Mark Trumbo1.7
Peter Bourjos0.6
Robert Coello0.4
Tommy Hanson0.4
Alberto Callaspo0.4

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 2014; everyone else is shown as a 2014 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Mike Trout 2014 +8.3 +135.8 1.0 +134.8 $0.1M 2.05× Extension · 2019–2030 · $35.5M AAV
Garrett Richards 2014 +4.1 +72.7 0.5 +72.1 $0.1M 2.19× –
Kole Calhoun 2014 +3.4 +43.1 0.5 +42.6 $0.2M 1.60× –
Erick Aybar 2014 +4.2 +44.2 8.5 +35.7 $2.0M 1.32× –
Howie Kendrick 2014 +4.6 +44.7 9.3 +35.4 $2.0M 1.20× –
Matt Shoemaker 2014 +2.0 +24.3 0.5 +23.8 $0.2M 1.49× –
Hank Conger 2014 +2.8 +22.6 0.5 +22.1 $0.2M 1.00× –
Tyler Skaggs 2014 +1.5 +18.1 0.5 +17.6 $0.3M 1.49× –
David Freese 2014 +2.5 +22.3 5.0 +17.3 $2.0M 1.12× –
Collin Cowgill 2014 +1.4 +9.2 0.5 +8.7 $0.4M 0.83× –
Chris Iannetta 2014 +2.0 +12.2 5.0 +7.2 $2.5M 0.76× –
Jason Grilli↔ 2014 +0.8 +8.6 2.7 +5.9 $3.4M 1.34× –
Joe Smith 2014 +1.0 +10.4 5.2 +5.1 $5.4M 1.34× –
Héctor Santiago 2014 +0.5 +4.3 0.5 +3.8 $1.0M 1.02× –
Kevin Jepsen 2014 +0.9 +4.6 1.5 +3.1 $1.7M 0.67× –
Cory Rasmus 2014 +0.7 +3.5 0.5 +3.0 $0.8M 0.67× –
Huston Street↔ 2014 +0.6 +6.0 3.2 +2.8 $5.7M 1.34× –
Mike Morin 2014 +0.6 +3.0 0.5 +2.5 $0.9M 0.67× –
Fernando Salas 2014 +0.6 +3.1 0.9 +2.2 $1.5M 0.67× –
Wade LeBlanc↔ 2014 +0.3 +1.5 0.1 +1.4 $0.3M 0.67× –
Efren Navarro 2014 +0.2 +1.0 0.5 +0.5 $2.3M 0.56× –
Albert Pujols 2014 +2.7 +23.4 23.0 +0.4 $8.4M 1.07× –
Vinnie Pestano↔ 2014 +0.1 +0.7 0.5 +0.3 $3.4M 0.67× –
Gordon Beckham↔ 2014 +0.2 +0.8 0.9 -0.1 $4.9M 0.56× –
JB Shuck↔ 2014 +0.0 +0.1 0.3 -0.2 $19.1M 0.83× –
John Buck↔ 2014 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 – 0.52× –
Jose Alvarez 2014 +0.0 +0.2 0.5 -0.3 $15.9M 0.67× –
David Carpenter 2014 -0.0 -0.2 0.5 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Cam Bedrosian 2014 -0.1 -0.3 0.5 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Dane De La Rosa 2014 -0.1 -0.3 0.5 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Joe Thatcher↔ 2014 -0.0 -0.2 0.7 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Nick Maronde 2014 -0.1 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Shawn O'Malley 2014 -0.1 -1.0 0.1 -1.0 – 0.83× –
C.J. Cron 2014 -0.2 -0.7 0.3 -1.1 – 0.56× –
Michael Kohn 2014 -0.1 -0.7 0.5 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Ian Stewart 2014 -0.1 -0.6 0.9 -1.5 – 0.58× –
Tony Campana↔ 2014 -0.2 -1.3 0.2 -1.5 – 0.83× –
John McDonald 2014 -0.2 -0.8 0.8 -1.7 – 0.58× –
Grant Green 2014 -0.2 -1.6 0.5 -2.1 – 0.83× –
Michael Roth 2014 -0.4 -2.1 0.3 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Brennan Boesch 2014 -0.5 -2.9 0.8 -3.7 – 0.69× –
Sean Burnett 2014 +0.0 +0.0 3.8 -3.7 $3264.9M 0.67× –
Jered Weaver 2014 +1.3 +10.8 16.0 -5.2 $12.0M 1.02× –
Ernesto Frieri↔ 2014 -0.5 -2.9 2.7 -5.6 – 0.67× –
Raul Ibanez↔ 2014 -0.8 -5.2 1.7 -7.0 – 0.83× –
Josh Hamilton 2014 +1.1 +7.4 17.0 -9.6 $15.3M 0.83× –
C.J. Wilson 2014 +0.6 +4.6 16.0 -11.4 $28.4M 1.02× –
Rich Hill↔ 2014 +0.0 +0.0 0.0 -0.0 – 0.67× –
Drew Rucinski 2014 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Jairo Díaz 2014 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Jarrett Grube 2014 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Josh Wall 2014 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Luis Jimenez 2014 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.58× –
Yoslan Herrera 2014 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+45.4+521.8137.1+384.4—

Trades

Every graded 2014 deal involving the Angels — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 14 total.

2014 · ARI / ANA
ARI · Kevin Towers +$3.2M
Joey Krehbiel, Zach Borenstein
ANA · Jerry Dipoto −$3.2M
Joe Thatcher, Tony Campana
ARI came out ahead by $3.2M
2014 · TBR / ANA
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$7.2M
Kevin Jepsen
ANA · Jerry Dipoto −$7.2M
Matt Joyce
TBR came out ahead by $7.2M
2014 · ANA / LAD
ANA · Jerry Dipoto +$62.4M
Andrew Heaney
LAD · Ned Colletti −$62.4M
Howie Kendrick
ANA came out ahead by $62.4M
2014 · CLE / ANA
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$83.2M
Mike Clevinger
ANA · Jerry Dipoto −$83.2M
Vinnie Pestano
CLE came out ahead by $83.2M
2014 · ANA / CHW
ANA · Jerry Dipoto +$0.0M
Gordon Beckham
CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.0M
Yency Almonte
Even trade
2014 · ANA / TEX
ANA · Jerry Dipoto +$0.0M
Dan Robertson
TEX · Jon Daniels +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Even trade
2014 · LAD / ANA
LAD · Ned Colletti +$1.6M
Matt Long
ANA · Jerry Dipoto −$1.6M
Drew Butera
LAD came out ahead by $1.6M
2014 · ANA / DET
ANA · Jerry Dipoto +$21.6M
José Álvarez
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$21.6M
Andrew Romine
ANA came out ahead by $21.6M
2014 · ANA / KCR
ANA · Jerry Dipoto +$8.0M
Johnny Giavotella
KCR · Dayton Moore −$8.0M
Brian Broderick
ANA came out ahead by $8.0M
2014 · ANA / TBR
ANA · Jerry Dipoto +$1.6M
Cesár Ramos
TBR · Andrew Friedman −$1.6M
Mark Sappington
ANA came out ahead by $1.6M
2014 · COL / ANA
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$3.2M
Jairo Díaz
ANA · Jerry Dipoto −$3.2M
Josh Rutledge
COL came out ahead by $3.2M
2014 · ANA / PIT
ANA · Jerry Dipoto +$8.8M
Jason Grilli
PIT · Neal Huntington −$8.8M
Ernesto Frieri
ANA came out ahead by $8.8M
2014 · ANA / HOU
ANA · Jerry Dipoto +$0.0M
Nick Tropeano, Carlos Pérez
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$0.0M
Hank Conger
Even trade
2014 · SDP / ANA
SDP · Josh Byrnes +$33.6M
Taylor Lindsey#93, R. J. Alvarez, José Rondón, Elliot Morris
ANA · Jerry Dipoto −$33.6M
Huston Street, Trevor Gott
SDP came out ahead by $33.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2014 payroll
$137.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 2014, 2014–2020. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
Albert Pujols3413.000$23.0M$24.0M$25.0M$26.0M$27.0M$28.0M$29.0M
Josh Hamilton337.000$17.0MFREE AGENT
Jered Weaver317.129$16.0M$18.0M$20.0MFREE AGENT
C.J. Wilson338.055$16.0M$18.0MFREE AGENT
Howie Kendrick307.091$9.3MFREE AGENT
Erick Aybar307.086$8.5M$8.5MFREE AGENT
Joe Smith306.091$5.2M$5.2M$3.7MFREE AGENT
Chris Iannetta317.013$5.0M$5.5MFREE AGENT
Sean Burnett317.085$3.8MFREE AGENT
Huston Street309.000$3.2M$7.0M$8.0M$9.0MFREE AGENT
Jason Grilli377.016$2.7MFREE AGENT
Raul Ibanez4216.020$1.7MFREE AGENT
John McDonald3912.118$850kFREE AGENT
John Buck3310.064$156kFREE AGENT
Rich Hill346.037$48kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
David Freese314.028$5.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ernesto Frieri285.000$2.7MFREE AGENT
Kevin Jepsen293.163$1.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ian Stewart294.171$900kARB 3FREE AGENT
Fernando Salas293.048$870kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gordon Beckham274.123$855kARB 3FREE AGENT
Brennan Boesch293.054$800kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Thatcher325.068$717kFREE AGENT
Dane De La Rosa313.000$515kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (30)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
Mike Trout222.070$1.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Héctor Santiago262.024$530kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Garrett Richards261.148$520kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hank Conger262.051$518kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Kohn282.112$515kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Collin Cowgill281.151$506kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kole Calhoun260.130$506kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Grant Green261.033$502kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Skaggs220.066$502kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Alvarez250.053$502kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cory Rasmus261.155$501kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Maronde240.088$501kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Shoemaker270.014$500kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cam Bedrosian220.000$500kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Efren Navarro280.042$500kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Morin230.000$500kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Carpenter262.000$500kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vinnie Pestano292.160$468kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
C.J. Cron240.000$342kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Roth240.086$322kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
JB Shuck271.055$298kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Campana281.155$208kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wade LeBlanc292.154$84kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn O'Malley260.000$77kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jarrett Grube32–—
Josh Wall271.044—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Jimenez261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yoslan Herrera33–—
Jairo Díaz230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Rucinski250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2014 acquisition stacked onto Angels's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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