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Diamondbacks ARI

200577–85 (0.475)
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GM: Bob Gebhard

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2005, 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
$64M
Surplus $M
-18
Win %
0.475
TAB
-8.4
WAB
-3.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
24.3
Dead money %
30%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-6.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2005 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RChris Snyder113
RKelly Stinnett56
BKoyie Hill32

1B

BTony Clark83
LChad Tracy80
RConor Jackson20

2B

LCraig Counsell143
BMatt Kata⇄29
BAlex Cintron23
RAndy Green5

3B

RTroy Glaus145
BAlex Cintron32

SS

RRoyce Clayton141
BAlex Cintron39
RAndy Green2
LCraig Counsell1

LF

LLuis Gonzalez152
BQuinton McCracken11
LChad Tracy6
RScott Hairston4
RAndy Green2
RConor Jackson1
RLuis Terrero1

CF

RLuis Terrero74
BJosé Cruz Jr.⇄53
BQuinton McCracken46
LShawn Green41
RScott Hairston1

RF

LShawn Green135
LChad Tracy47
RLuis Terrero2
BQuinton McCracken2

DH

BTony Clark7
RScott Hairston2
LChad Tracy1
BMatt Kata⇄1
RTroy Glaus1

Starters

RBrandon Webb4.2 WAR
RJavier Vazquez4.0 WAR
LBrad Halsey1.8 WAR
RClaudio Vargas⇄0.7 WAR
LShawn Estes0.6 WAR
LMike Gosling0.2 WAR
RDustin Nippert0.1 WAR
RRuss Ortiz-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJose Valverde15 sv
RLance Cormier13 h
RTim Worrell⇄12 h
RMike Koplove9 h
LJavier Lopez⇄6 h
RBrian Bruney4 h
RGreg Aquino3 h
RBrandon Lyon1 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 2004)

PlayerfWAR
Javier Vazquez4.0
Troy Glaus3.2
Tony Clark3.1
Craig Counsell2.8
Brad Halsey1.8
Shawn Green1.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2004)

Player2004 fWAR
Randy Johnson9.5
Steve Finley1.2
Elmer Dessens1.0
Shea Hillenbrand0.8
Richie Sexson0.8
Steve Sparks0.4

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 2005; everyone else is shown as a 2005 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Brandon Webb 2005 +4.2 +74.3 0.7 +73.6 $0.2M 2.19× –
Javier Vazquez 2005 +4.0 +69.4 11.0 +58.4 $2.8M 2.19× –
Chad Tracy 2005 +3.9 +37.5 0.3 +37.1 $0.1M 1.20× –
Tony Clark 2005 +3.1 +26.6 0.8 +25.9 $0.2M 1.07× –
Jose Valverde 2005 +1.6 +25.2 0.3 +24.9 $0.2M 1.95× –
Luis Gonzalez 2005 +2.6 +33.5 10.1 +23.4 $3.8M 1.60× –
Craig Counsell 2005 +2.8 +24.5 1.4 +23.1 $0.5M 1.07× –
Brad Halsey 2005 +1.8 +20.8 0.3 +20.5 $0.2M 1.49× –
Troy Glaus 2005 +3.2 +28.2 9.0 +19.2 $2.9M 1.12× –
Claudio Vargas↔ 2005 +0.7 +5.4 0.3 +5.1 $0.4M 1.02× –
Shawn Estes 2005 +0.6 +5.1 2.5 +2.6 $4.0M 1.02× –
Mike Gosling 2005 +0.2 +0.9 0.3 +0.6 $2.0M 0.67× –
Matt Kata↔ 2005 +0.1 +0.5 0.2 +0.2 $2.8M 0.69× –
Koyie Hill 2005 -0.0 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 – 0.52× –
Randy Choate 2005 -0.0 -0.0 0.6 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Royce Clayton 2005 +0.1 +0.6 1.4 -0.7 $10.6M 0.61× –
Tim Worrell↔ 2005 +0.2 +0.9 1.9 -1.0 $11.0M 0.67× –
Alex Cintron 2005 -0.2 -1.2 0.4 -1.5 – 0.61× –
Javier López↔ 2005 -0.2 -1.3 0.3 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Chris Snyder 2005 -0.4 -1.5 0.3 -1.8 – 0.52× –
Mike Koplove 2005 -0.2 -1.1 0.8 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Greg Aquino 2005 -0.4 -1.9 0.3 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Matt Herges↔ 2005 -0.3 -1.8 0.4 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Conor Jackson 2005 -0.5 -2.4 0.3 -2.7 – 0.56× –
Scott Hairston 2005 -0.4 -3.0 0.3 -3.3 – 0.83× –
Brian Bruney 2005 -0.3 -3.2 0.3 -3.5 – 1.34× –
Quinton McCracken 2005 -0.5 -3.2 0.8 -4.0 – 0.83× –
Luis Terrero 2005 -0.6 -3.9 0.3 -4.2 – 0.83× –
Brandon Lyon 2005 -0.5 -5.1 0.3 -5.5 – 1.34× –
Russ Ortiz 2005 -0.1 -1.0 7.4 -8.4 – 1.02× –
José Cruz Jr.↔ 2005 -1.4 -9.3 2.2 -11.5 – 0.83× –
Shawn Green 2005 +1.2 +7.8 7.8 +0.0 $6.7M 0.83× –
Andy Green 2005 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Armando Almanza 2005 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Brandon Medders 2005 +0.4 +2.1 – – – 0.67× –
Buddy Groom↔ 2005 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Dustin Nippert 2005 +0.1 +1.1 – – – 1.02× –
Edgar Gonzalez 2005 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Jason Bulger 2005 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Kelly Stinnett 2005 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.52× –
Kerry Ligtenberg 2005 -0.3 -1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Lance Cormier 2005 +0.2 +1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Oscar Villarreal 2005 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+24.5+322.663.6+257.5—

Trades

Every graded 2005 deal involving the Diamondbacks — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

2005 · ARI / NYY
ARI · Bob Gebhard +$8.8M
Javier Vázquez, Brad Halsey, Dioner Navarro
NYY · Brian Cashman −$8.8M
Randy Johnson
ARI came out ahead by $8.8M
2005 · ARI / TOR
ARI · Bob Gebhard +$55.2M
Miguel Batista, Orlando Hudson
TOR · JP Ricciardi −$55.2M
Troy Glaus, Sergio Santos
ARI came out ahead by $55.2M
2005 · TBR / ARI
TBR · Chuck Lamar +$16.0M
Casey Fossum
ARI · Bob Gebhard −$16.0M
José Cruz
TBR came out ahead by $16.0M
2005 · ARI / ATL
ARI · Bob Gebhard +$7.2M
Johnny Estrada
ATL · John Schuerholz −$7.2M
Lance Cormier, Óscar Villarreal
ARI came out ahead by $7.2M
2005 · ARI / TOR
ARI · Bob Gebhard +$9.6M
Adam Peterson
TOR · JP Ricciardi −$9.6M
Shea Hillenbrand
ARI came out ahead by $9.6M
2005 · PHI / ARI
PHI · Ed Wade +$4.0M
Matt Kata
ARI · Bob Gebhard −$4.0M
Tim Worrell
PHI came out ahead by $4.0M
2005 · SFG / ARI
SFG · Brian Sabean +$4.8M
Doug DeVore
ARI · Bob Gebhard −$4.8M
Matt Herges
SFG came out ahead by $4.8M
2005 · ARI / BOS
ARI · Bob Gebhard +$8.8M
Kenny Perez, Kyle Bono
BOS · Theo Epstein −$8.8M
José Cruz
ARI came out ahead by $8.8M
2005 · CHW / ARI
CHW · Kenny Williams +$72.8M
Javier Vázquez
ARI · Bob Gebhard −$72.8M
Orlando Hernández, Luis Vizcaíno, Chris Young
CHW came out ahead by $72.8M
2005 · LAD / ARI
LAD · Paul DePodesta +$36.0M
Dioner Navarro, Danny Muegge, Beltrán Pérez, William Juarez
ARI · Bob Gebhard −$36.0M
Shawn Green
LAD came out ahead by $36.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2005 payroll
$63.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 2005, 2005–2011. 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 (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Javier Vazquez287.000$11.0MFREE AGENT
Luis Gonzalez3715.000$10.1M$10.7MFREE AGENT
Troy Glaus287.000$9.0MFREE AGENT
Shawn Green3212.000$7.8M$7.9MFREE AGENT
Russ Ortiz317.000$7.4M$6.1MFREE AGENT
Shawn Estes3210.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
José Cruz Jr.318.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Tim Worrell3712.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Craig Counsell3410.000$1.4M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Royce Clayton3514.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Quinton McCracken3410.000$750kFREE AGENT
Tony Clark3310.000$750k$1.0M$1.0M$583k$800kFREE AGENT
Matt Herges356.000$400kFREE AGENT
Buddy Groom3913.000—FREE AGENT
Kerry Ligtenberg348.000—FREE AGENT
Kelly Stinnett3511.000—FREE AGENT
Armando Almanza326.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (4)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Mike Koplove284.000$825kARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Choate295.000$550kFREE AGENT
Alex Cintron264.000$360kARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Lyon254.000$330kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Brandon Webb262.000$715kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Valverde272.000$335kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Tracy251.000$335kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Aquino271.000$325kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Bruney231.000$322kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Terrero252.000$321kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Snyder241.000$318kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Koyie Hill262.000$318kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Halsey241.000$318kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Gosling241.000$318kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Conor Jackson230.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Hairston251.000$316kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Javier López272.000$291kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Claudio Vargas272.000$273kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Kata272.000$248kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Bulger260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Oscar Villarreal232.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edgar Gonzalez222.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Medders250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dustin Nippert240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Green271.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lance Cormier241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2005 acquisition stacked onto Diamondbacks's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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