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GM: Josh Byrnes

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2006, 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
$55M
Surplus $M
+2
Win %
0.469
TAB
-0.6
WAB
-1.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
29.8
Dead money %
33%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-3.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2006 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BJohnny Estrada108
RChris Snyder60
LMiguel Montero5

1B

RConor Jackson129
BTony Clark53
LChad Tracy6
RDamion Easley3
RRobby Hammock1

2B

BOrlando Hudson157
RDamion Easley9
RAndy Green6
BAlberto Callaspo3
LCraig Counsell2

3B

LChad Tracy147
RDamion Easley20
RAndy Green7
LCraig Counsell7
BAlberto Callaspo2

SS

LCraig Counsell88
LStephen Drew56
RDamion Easley27
BAlberto Callaspo4
RAndy Green2

LF

LLuis Gonzalez150
REric Byrnes12
BJeff DaVanon8
RAndy Green7
RScott Hairston5
RCarlos Quentin2

CF

REric Byrnes123
BJeff DaVanon36
RChris Young24

RF

RCarlos Quentin44
BJeff DaVanon16
REric Byrnes10
RDamion Easley1

DH

BJeff DaVanon3
LChad Tracy2
RAndy Green1
RConor Jackson1
RDamion Easley1
LLuis Gonzalez1
LShawn Green⇄1

Starters

RBrandon Webb6.4 WAR
RMiguel Batista2.6 WAR
RClaudio Vargas1.6 WAR
REnrique Gonzalez1.6 WAR
RJuan Cruz1.4 WAR
ROrlando Hernandez⇄0.9 WAR
RLivan Hernandez⇄0.8 WAR
REdgar Gonzalez0.3 WAR
RKevin Jarvis⇄-0.1 WAR
RRuss Ortiz⇄-0.1 WAR
RDustin Nippert-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJose Valverde18 sv
RLuis Vizcaino25 h
RBrandon Lyon23 h
RBrandon Medders10 h
LRandy Choate5 h
RGreg Aquino2 h
RTony Pena2 h
RJorge Julio⇄1 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 2005)

PlayerfWAR
Eric Byrnes2.9
Miguel Batista2.6
Orlando Hudson1.9
Enrique Gonzalez1.6
Juan Cruz1.4
Stephen Drew1.0

Key subtractions (gone from 2005)

Player2005 fWAR
Javier Vazquez4.0
Troy Glaus3.2
Brad Halsey1.8
Shawn Estes0.6
Lance Cormier0.2
Tim Worrell0.2

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 2006; everyone else is shown as a 2006 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Brandon Webb 2006 +6.4 +128.6 2.5 +126.1 $0.4M 2.50× –
Eric Byrnes 2006 +2.9 +37.6 2.2 +35.4 $0.8M 1.60× –
Miguel Batista 2006 +2.6 +40.0 4.8 +35.2 $1.9M 1.96× –
Claudio Vargas 2006 +1.6 +18.8 1.3 +17.5 $0.8M 1.49× –
Chad Tracy 2006 +1.8 +12.3 0.4 +11.9 $0.2M 0.85× –
Orlando Hudson 2006 +1.9 +12.6 2.3 +10.3 $1.2M 0.82× –
Jose Valverde 2006 +0.9 +9.7 0.4 +9.4 $0.4M 1.34× –
Brandon Lyon 2006 +0.7 +7.8 0.8 +7.0 $1.1M 1.34× –
Juan Cruz 2006 +1.4 +7.5 0.6 +7.0 $0.4M 0.67× –
Orlando Hernandez↔ 2006 +0.9 +7.4 1.4 +6.0 $1.6M 1.02× –
Carlos Quentin 2006 +0.9 +6.3 0.3 +5.9 $0.3M 0.83× –
Jeff DaVanon 2006 +0.8 +5.5 0.5 +5.0 $0.6M 0.83× –
Stephen Drew 2006 +1.0 +5.0 0.3 +4.7 $0.3M 0.61× –
Livan Hernandez↔ 2006 +0.8 +6.8 2.4 +4.4 $2.8M 1.02× –
Brandon Medders 2006 +0.7 +3.6 0.3 +3.3 $0.5M 0.67× –
Chris Snyder 2006 +0.8 +3.5 0.3 +3.1 $0.4M 0.52× –
Craig Counsell 2006 +0.9 +4.2 1.8 +2.4 $2.1M 0.61× –
Chris Young 2006 +0.3 +2.3 0.5 +1.8 $1.4M 0.83× –
Jorge Julio↔ 2006 +0.3 +3.5 1.8 +1.7 $5.5M 1.34× –
Luis Vizcaino 2006 +0.6 +3.5 1.8 +1.7 $2.7M 0.67× –
Conor Jackson 2006 +0.4 +1.9 0.3 +1.5 $0.8M 0.56× –
Johnny Estrada 2006 +0.7 +3.1 2.0 +1.1 $2.7M 0.52× –
Randy Choate 2006 +0.3 +1.8 0.8 +1.0 $2.2M 0.67× –
Miguel Montero 2006 -0.0 -0.0 0.3 -0.3 – 0.52× –
Scott Hairston 2006 -0.0 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 – 0.83× –
Greg Aquino 2006 -0.0 -0.2 0.3 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Alberto Callaspo 2006 -0.1 -0.7 0.3 -1.0 – 0.61× –
Andy Green 2006 -0.1 -0.6 0.3 -1.0 – 0.58× –
Damion Easley 2006 -0.1 -0.6 0.7 -1.3 – 0.61× –
Jason Grimsley 2006 -0.1 -0.4 0.8 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Terry Mulholland 2006 -0.1 -0.5 0.8 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Russ Ortiz↔ 2006 -0.1 -0.7 1.8 -2.5 – 1.02× –
Luis Gonzalez 2006 +0.9 +5.9 10.7 -4.8 $12.0M 0.83× –
Tony Clark 2006 -0.9 -4.2 1.0 -5.2 – 0.56× –
Shawn Green↔ 2006 -0.6 -3.5 7.9 -11.4 – 0.69× –
Casey Daigle 2006 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Doug Slaten 2006 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Dustin Nippert 2006 -0.4 -2.9 – – – 1.02× –
Edgar Gonzalez 2006 +0.3 +1.7 – – – 0.67× –
Enrique Gonzalez 2006 +1.6 +18.6 – – – 1.49× –
Jeff Bajenaru 2006 -0.3 -1.9 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Jarvis↔ 2006 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Koplove 2006 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Ramon Pena 2006 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Robby Hammock 2006 +0.1 +0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+29.7+343.355.0+272.2—

Trades

Every graded 2006 deal involving the Diamondbacks — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

2006 · WSN / ARI
WSN · Jim Bowden +$22.4M
Garrett Mock, Matt Chico
ARI · Josh Byrnes −$22.4M
Liván Hernández
WSN came out ahead by $22.4M
2006 · ARI / NYM
ARI · Josh Byrnes +$40.8M
Evan MacLane
NYM · Omar Minaya −$40.8M
Shawn Green
ARI came out ahead by $40.8M
2006 · ARI / MIL
ARI · Josh Byrnes +$20.0M
Doug Davis, Dana Eveland, Dave Krynzel
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$20.0M
Johnny Estrada, Claudio Vargas, Greg Aquino
ARI came out ahead by $20.0M
2006 · NYM / ARI
NYM · Omar Minaya +$24.8M
Orlando Hernández
ARI · Josh Byrnes −$24.8M
Jorge Julio
NYM came out ahead by $24.8M
2006 · ARI / CIN
ARI · Josh Byrnes +$0.8M
Abe Woody
CIN · Dan O'Brien −$0.8M
Jerry Gil
ARI came out ahead by $0.8M
2006 · ARI / CHW
ARI · Josh Byrnes +$12.8M
Jeff Bajenaru
CHW · Kenny Williams −$12.8M
Alex Cintrón
ARI came out ahead by $12.8M
2006 · ANA / ARI
ANA · Bill Stoneman +$3.2M
Jason Bulger
ARI · Josh Byrnes −$3.2M
Alberto Callaspo
ANA came out ahead by $3.2M
2006 · ARI / OAK
ARI · Josh Byrnes +$6.4M
Juan Cruz
OAK · Billy Beane −$6.4M
Brad Halsey
ARI came out ahead by $6.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2006 payroll
$55.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 2006, 2006–2012. 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 (16)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Luis Gonzalez3816.000$10.7MFREE AGENT
Shawn Green3313.000$7.9MFREE AGENT
Miguel Batista3514.000$4.8MFREE AGENT
Livan Hernandez3110.000$2.4M$7.0MFREE AGENT
Eric Byrnes306.000$2.2M$4.6M$6.7M$11.7MFREE AGENT
Russ Ortiz328.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Luis Vizcaino317.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Craig Counsell3511.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Orlando Hernandez408.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Tony Clark3411.000$1.0M$1.0M$583k$800kFREE AGENT
Jason Grimsley3817.000$825kFREE AGENT
Terry Mulholland4320.000$800kFREE AGENT
Randy Choate306.000$750kFREE AGENT
Damion Easley3614.000$700kFREE AGENT
Jeff DaVanon327.000$525k$833kFREE AGENT
Kevin Jarvis3612.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Brandon Webb273.000$2.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Orlando Hudson284.000$2.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Johnny Estrada305.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Jorge Julio275.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Claudio Vargas283.000$1.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Lyon265.000$830kFREE AGENT
Juan Cruz275.000$575kFREE AGENT
Jose Valverde283.000$359kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Koplove295.000—FREE AGENT
Robby Hammock293.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edgar Gonzalez233.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (18)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Chris Young220.000$500kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Tracy262.000$381kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Aquino282.000$342kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Snyder252.000$341kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Green282.000$330kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Conor Jackson241.000$328kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Hairston262.000$327kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Medders261.000$327kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alberto Callaspo230.000$327kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Quentin230.000$327kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Montero220.000$327kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stephen Drew230.000$300kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Casey Daigle252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dustin Nippert251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon Pena240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Bajenaru28–—
Enrique Gonzalez230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Slaten260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2006 acquisition stacked onto Diamondbacks's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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