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Diamondbacks ARI

1999100–62 (0.617)Made Playoffs
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GM: Joe Garagiola

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1999, 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
$69M
Surplus $M
-8
Win %
0.617
TAB
+10.6
WAB
+13.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
49.0
Dead money %
12%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-1.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1999 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RDamian Miller86
RKelly Stinnett86
RRod Barajas5

1B

LTravis Lee114
LErubiel Durazo44
RGreg Colbrunn39

2B

RJay Bell148
LTony Womack19
BHanley Frias8
REdwin Diaz2
RDanny Klassen1

3B

RMatt Williams153
RTony Batista⇄44
LAndy Fox12
LLenny Harris⇄7
RGreg Colbrunn2

SS

LAndy Fox82
BHanley Frias53
LTony Womack19
REdwin Diaz2
RJay Bell1

LF

LLuis Gonzalez148
RBernard Gilkey15
LDavid Dellucci13
RErnie Young1
LRob Ryan1

CF

LSteve Finley155
RLeJon Powell8
LTony Womack6
BTurner Ward⇄6
LDavid Dellucci4

RF

LTony Womack122
RBernard Gilkey40
LDavid Dellucci19
LLenny Harris⇄13
RLeJon Powell7
BTurner Ward⇄4
LRob Ryan4
RErnie Young3
LTravis Lee2

DH

LLuis Gonzalez4
RGreg Colbrunn2
RJay Bell2
LSteve Finley1

Starters

LRandy Johnson9.0 WAR
LOmar Daal4.0 WAR
LBrian Anderson1.8 WAR
RTodd Stottlemyre1.4 WAR
RAndy Benes1.4 WAR
RArmando Reynoso1.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMatt Mantei⇄32 sv
LGreg Swindell19 h
LDan Plesac⇄15 h
RGregg Olson9 h
RBobby Chouinard6 h
RDarren Holmes4 h
RVladimir Nunez⇄0 h
RJohn Frascatore⇄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 1998)

PlayerfWAR
Randy Johnson9.0
Luis Gonzalez6.6
Steve Finley4.6
Erubiel Durazo1.6
Todd Stottlemyre1.4
Armando Reynoso1.3

Key subtractions (gone from 1998)

Player1998 fWAR
Devon White3.7
Jeff Suppan0.3
Clint Sodowsky0.3
Russ Springer0.2
Willie Banks0.2
Neil Weber0.0

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Diamondbacks. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1999; everyone else is shown as a 1999 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Randy Johnson 1999 +9.0 +180.4 9.7 +170.7 $1.1M 2.50× –
Luis Gonzalez 1999 +6.6 +107.7 2.0 +105.7 $0.3M 2.05× –
Omar Daal 1999 +4.0 +70.1 2.6 +67.5 $0.7M 2.19× –
Steve Finley 1999 +4.6 +65.8 5.4 +60.4 $1.2M 1.79× –
Jay Bell 1999 +4.7 +45.4 6.1 +39.3 $1.3M 1.20× –
Matt Williams 1999 +4.0 +40.1 8.1 +32.0 $2.0M 1.25× –
Brian Anderson 1999 +1.8 +21.2 1.8 +19.4 $1.0M 1.49× –
Matt Mantei↔ 1999 +1.1 +11.4 0.3 +11.0 $0.3M 1.34× –
Erubiel Durazo 1999 +1.6 +10.5 0.2 +10.3 $0.1M 0.81× –
Armando Reynoso 1999 +1.3 +10.7 1.6 +9.1 $1.2M 1.02× –
David Dellucci 1999 +1.0 +6.3 0.3 +6.1 $0.3M 0.83× –
Andy Benes 1999 +1.4 +11.7 6.0 +5.7 $4.2M 1.02× –
Damian Miller 1999 +1.1 +4.7 0.2 +4.5 $0.2M 0.52× –
Todd Stottlemyre 1999 +1.4 +11.7 8.0 +3.7 $5.6M 1.02× –
Kelly Stinnett 1999 +0.9 +3.8 0.8 +3.1 $0.8M 0.52× –
Tony Womack 1999 +0.6 +4.3 1.6 +2.6 $2.6M 0.83× –
Bernard Gilkey 1999 +1.1 +7.6 5.2 +2.3 $4.6M 0.83× –
Bobby Chouinard 1999 +0.5 +2.4 0.2 +2.2 $0.5M 0.67× –
Turner Ward↔ 1999 +0.3 +2.2 0.1 +2.1 $0.4M 0.83× –
Greg Colbrunn 1999 +0.5 +2.3 0.9 +1.4 $1.7M 0.56× –
Tony Batista↔ 1999 +0.3 +1.5 0.1 +1.4 $0.4M 0.58× –
Dan Plesac↔ 1999 +0.4 +2.1 0.8 +1.3 $2.0M 0.67× –
Greg Swindell 1999 +0.5 +2.6 1.3 +1.3 $2.7M 0.67× –
Vladimir Nunez↔ 1999 +0.3 +1.4 0.1 +1.3 $0.5M 0.67× –
Lenny Harris↔ 1999 +0.2 +1.2 0.2 +1.0 $1.1M 0.83× –
Hanley Frias 1999 +0.2 +1.1 0.2 +0.9 $0.9M 0.61× –
Darren Holmes 1999 +0.4 +2.2 1.5 +0.7 $3.6M 0.67× –
Andy Fox 1999 +0.2 +0.8 0.3 +0.4 $2.2M 0.61× –
Ed Vosberg↔ 1999 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $1.7M 0.67× –
Byung-Hyun Kim 1999 +0.1 +0.6 0.8 -0.2 $6.9M 0.67× –
Rob Ryan 1999 -0.0 -0.0 0.2 -0.2 – 0.83× –
Gregg Olson 1999 +0.1 +0.6 0.8 -0.3 $16.5M 1.34× –
Amaury Telemaco↔ 1999 -0.2 -1.1 0.0 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Ernie Young 1999 -0.1 -0.7 0.5 -1.2 – 0.83× –
Travis Lee 1999 -0.3 -1.3 0.4 -1.7 – 0.56× –
John Frascatore↔ 1999 -0.3 -1.6 0.2 -1.8 – 0.67× –
LeJon Powell 1999 -0.4 -2.7 0.2 -2.9 – 0.83× –
Dan Carlson 1999 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Danny Klassen 1999 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Edwin Diaz 1999 +0.2 +0.8 – – – 0.56× –
Erik Sabel 1999 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Rod Barajas 1999 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.52× –
Vicente Padilla 1999 -0.3 -1.6 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+49.0+627.368.8+558.2—

Trades

Every graded 1999 deal involving the Diamondbacks — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

1999 · ARI / LAD
ARI · Joe Garagiola +$0.0M
Blake Mayo
LAD · Kevin Malone +$0.0M
Neil Weber
Even trade
1999 · ARI / PIT
ARI · Joe Garagiola +$0.0M
Brad Clontz
PIT · Cam Bonifay +$0.0M
Roberto Manzueta
Even trade
1999 · STL / ARI
STL · Walt Jocketty +$0.8M
Clint Sodowsky
ARI · Joe Garagiola −$0.8M
John Frascatore
STL came out ahead by $0.8M
1999 · NYY / ARI
NYY · Brian Cashman +$8.0M
Ben Ford, Izzy Molina
ARI · Joe Garagiola −$8.0M
Darren Holmes
NYY came out ahead by $8.0M
1999 · ARI / WSN
ARI · Joe Garagiola +$8.8M
John Pachot
WSN · Jim Beattie −$8.8M
Ron Calloway
ARI came out ahead by $8.8M
1999 · ARI / STL
ARI · Joe Garagiola +$0.0M
Luis Ordaz
STL · Walt Jocketty +$0.0M
Dante Powell
Even trade
1999 · PIT / ARI
PIT · Cam Bonifay +$22.4M
Paul Weichard, Jason Boyd
ARI · Joe Garagiola −$22.4M
Tony Womack
PIT came out ahead by $22.4M
1999 · COL / ARI
COL · Gary Hughes +$11.2M
Belvani Martinez
ARI · Joe Garagiola −$11.2M
Lenny Harris
COL came out ahead by $11.2M
1999 · MIA / ARI
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$108.0M
Vladimir Núñez, Brad Penny, Abraham Núñez
ARI · Joe Garagiola −$108.0M
Matt Mantei
MIA came out ahead by $108.0M
1999 · TOR / ARI
TOR · Gord Ash +$23.2M
Tony Batista, John Frascatore
ARI · Joe Garagiola −$23.2M
Dan Plesac
TOR came out ahead by $23.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1999 payroll
$69.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 1999, 1999–2005. 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 (20)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Randy Johnson3511.000$9.7M$13.3M$13.3M$13.3M$15.0M$16.0MFREE AGENT
Matt Williams3312.000$8.1M$8.5M$9.0M$9.5M$10.0MFREE AGENT
Todd Stottlemyre3411.000$8.0M$8.0MFREE AGENT$8.0M
Jay Bell3313.000$6.1M$7.0M$8.1M$8.0MFREE AGENT
Andy Benes3110.000$6.0MFREE AGENT
Steve Finley3410.000$5.4M$5.4M$5.4M$5.4M$4.2M$4.5MFREE AGENT
Bernard Gilkey329.000$5.2M$2.7MFREE AGENT
Omar Daal276.000$2.6M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Luis Gonzalez319.000$2.0M$3.3M$4.8M$4.3M$4.0M$8.2M$10.1M
Brian Anderson276.000$1.8M$2.2M$4.1M$5.4MFREE AGENT
Tony Womack296.000$1.6M$2.5M$4.0M$4.5M$3.6MFREE AGENT
Armando Reynoso338.000$1.6M$3.4M$2.0M$4.1MFREE AGENT
Darren Holmes339.000$1.5M$852kFREE AGENT
Greg Swindell3413.000$1.3M$1.8M$2.5M$2.8MFREE AGENT
Greg Colbrunn297.000$900k$1.0M$1.6M$1.8MFREE AGENT$2.8M
Gregg Olson3211.000$850kFREE AGENT
Dan Plesac3713.000$797k$1.5MFREE AGENT
Lenny Harris3411.000$194k$746kFREE AGENT
Turner Ward349.000$144kFREE AGENT
Ed Vosberg3713.000$142kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Kelly Stinnett295.000$750kFREE AGENT
Ernie Young295.000$450kFREE AGENT
Andy Fox283.000$350kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Mantei254.000$339kARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Chouinard273.000$212kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Frascatore295.000$152kFREE AGENT
Tony Batista253.000$116kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Amaury Telemaco253.000$33kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Carlson293.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Byung-Hyun Kim200.000$762kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Lee241.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Dellucci252.000$260kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Damian Miller292.000$240kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hanley Frias252.000$209kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Ryan260.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erubiel Durazo250.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
LeJon Powell252.000$200kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vladimir Nunez241.000$124kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edwin Diaz241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Klassen231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rod Barajas230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vicente Padilla210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik Sabel24–—

Graphs

How each 1999 acquisition stacked onto Diamondbacks's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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