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200882–80 (0.506)
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GM: Josh Byrnes

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2008, 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
$72M
Surplus $M
+3
Win %
0.506
TAB
+1.0
WAB
+2.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
32.9
Dead money %
28%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-5.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2008 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RChris Snyder112
LMiguel Montero53
RRobby Hammock15

1B

RConor Jackson68
LChad Tracy65
BTony Clark⇄26
RChris Burke9
LAdam Dunn⇄5
RJamie D'Antona2
LJosh Whitesell1
RMark Reynolds1

2B

BOrlando Hudson105
BAugie Ojeda44
RChris Burke18
RDavid Eckstein⇄18

3B

RMark Reynolds150
BAugie Ojeda28
RChris Burke4
LChad Tracy2

SS

LStephen Drew151
BAugie Ojeda22
RChris Burke2

LF

RConor Jackson77
REric Byrnes51
LAdam Dunn⇄33
LJeff Salazar27
RChris Burke18
LAlex Romero13
BEmilio Bonifácio⇄1

CF

RChris Young159
LJeff Salazar4
LAlex Romero2
REric Byrnes1

RF

RJustin Upton101
LAlex Romero38
LJeff Salazar18
RChris Burke9
LAdam Dunn⇄6
BEmilio Bonifácio⇄2

DH

LChad Tracy5
RChris Burke1
BOrlando Hudson1

Starters

RDan Haren6.5 WAR
RBrandon Webb5.4 WAR
LRandy Johnson3.6 WAR
LDoug Davis1.9 WAR
RMicah Owings⇄1.8 WAR
RMax Scherzer0.9 WAR
RYusmeiro Petit-0.1 WAR
REdgar Gonzalez-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBrandon Lyon26 sv
RTony Pena23 h
RChad Qualls22 h
RJuan Cruz8 h
RJon Rauch⇄6 h
LDoug Slaten4 h
RLeo Rosales1 h
RBrandon Medders0 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 2007)

PlayerfWAR
Dan Haren6.5
Chad Qualls1.8
Max Scherzer0.9
Josh Whitesell0.1
Leo Rosales0.1
Wilfredo Ledezma0.0

Key subtractions (gone from 2007)

Player2007 fWAR
Jose Valverde1.4
Scott Hairston0.5
Livan Hernandez0.3
Dustin Nippert0.2
Bob Wickman0.1
Mike Schultz0.0

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 2008; everyone else is shown as a 2008 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Dan Haren 2008 +6.5 +130.5 4.0 +126.4 $0.6M 2.50× –
Brandon Webb 2008 +5.4 +107.8 5.5 +102.3 $1.0M 2.50× –
Randy Johnson 2008 +3.6 +62.5 15.1 +47.4 $4.2M 2.19× –
Conor Jackson 2008 +2.9 +36.6 0.4 +36.2 $0.1M 1.60× –
Chad Qualls 2008 +1.8 +28.0 1.3 +26.7 $0.7M 1.95× –
Chris Young 2008 +2.3 +21.9 0.4 +21.5 $0.2M 1.22× –
Micah Owings↔ 2008 +1.8 +21.1 0.4 +20.7 $0.2M 1.49× –
Doug Davis 2008 +1.9 +22.8 7.8 +15.0 $4.0M 1.49× –
Stephen Drew 2008 +1.9 +13.5 1.5 +12.0 $0.8M 0.89× –
Chris Snyder 2008 +2.1 +12.9 1.9 +11.0 $0.9M 0.76× –
Ramon Pena 2008 +1.0 +10.9 0.4 +10.5 $0.4M 1.34× –
Mark Reynolds 2008 +1.3 +5.8 0.4 +5.4 $0.3M 0.58× –
Brandon Lyon 2008 +0.7 +7.6 3.1 +4.4 $4.4M 1.34× –
Miguel Montero 2008 +1.1 +4.8 0.4 +4.4 $0.3M 0.52× –
Max Scherzer 2008 +0.9 +4.9 0.9 +4.0 $1.0M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $3.0M AAV
Justin Upton 2008 +0.6 +3.9 0.4 +3.5 $0.7M 0.83× –
Augie Ojeda 2008 +0.4 +1.6 0.6 +1.1 $1.5M 0.56× –
Juan Cruz 2008 +0.5 +2.7 1.9 +0.8 $3.8M 0.67× –
Wilfredo Ledezma↔ 2008 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $2.0M 0.67× –
Orlando Hudson 2008 +1.3 +5.8 6.2 -0.4 $4.8M 0.56× –
Emilio Bonifácio↔ 2008 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.83× –
Robby Hammock 2008 -0.1 -0.4 0.4 -0.8 – 0.52× –
Brandon Medders 2008 -0.1 -0.5 0.4 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Yusmeiro Petit 2008 -0.1 -0.6 0.4 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Tony Clark↔ 2008 -0.2 -0.8 0.3 -1.2 – 0.56× –
Edgar Gonzalez 2008 -0.2 -0.9 0.4 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Doug Slaten 2008 -0.2 -1.1 0.4 -1.5 – 0.67× –
David Eckstein↔ 2008 -0.2 -0.8 0.9 -1.7 – 0.56× –
Jeff Salazar 2008 -0.2 -1.6 0.4 -2.0 – 0.83× –
Chris Burke 2008 -0.3 -1.2 1.0 -2.2 – 0.56× –
Adam Dunn↔ 2008 -0.1 -0.5 3.6 -4.1 – 0.83× –
Jon Rauch↔ 2008 -0.4 -3.8 0.4 -4.2 – 1.34× –
Chad Tracy 2008 -0.6 -2.7 4.0 -6.7 – 0.56× –
Alex Romero 2008 -1.1 -7.2 0.4 -7.6 – 0.83× –
Eric Byrnes 2008 -1.0 -7.0 6.7 -13.6 – 0.83× –
Billy Buckner 2008 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Connor Robertson 2008 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Jailen Peguero 2008 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Jamie D'Antona 2008 -0.3 -1.2 – – – 0.56× –
Josh Whitesell 2008 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.56× –
Leo Rosales 2008 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+32.9+474.972.5+403.4—

Trades

Every graded 2008 deal involving the Diamondbacks — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2008 · WSN / ARI
WSN · Jim Bowden +$5.6M
Emilio Bonifácio
ARI · Josh Byrnes −$5.6M
Jon Rauch
WSN came out ahead by $5.6M
2008 · TEX / ARI
TEX · Jon Daniels +$1.6M
Dustin Nippert
ARI · Josh Byrnes −$1.6M
José Marte
TEX came out ahead by $1.6M
2008 · SDP / ARI
SDP · Kevin Towers +$4.8M
Evan Scribner
ARI · Josh Byrnes −$4.8M
Tony Clark
SDP came out ahead by $4.8M
2008 · TOR / ARI
TOR · JP Ricciardi +$8.8M
Chad Beck
ARI · Josh Byrnes −$8.8M
David Eckstein
TOR came out ahead by $8.8M
2008 · ARI / CIN
ARI · Josh Byrnes +$0.0M
Jon Coutlangus
CIN · Wayne Krivsky +$0.0M
Danny Perales
Even trade
2008 · NYM / ARI
NYM · Omar Minaya +$11.2M
Connor Robertson
ARI · Josh Byrnes −$11.2M
Scott Schoeneweis
NYM came out ahead by $11.2M
2008 · CIN / ARI
CIN · Wayne Krivsky +$28.8M
Dallas Buck, Wilkin Castillo, Micah Owings
ARI · Josh Byrnes −$28.8M
Adam Dunn
CIN came out ahead by $28.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2008 payroll
$72.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 2008, 2008–2014. 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 (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
Randy Johnson4420.000$15.1MFREE AGENT
Doug Davis329.000$7.8M$8.8MFREE AGENT
Eric Byrnes328.000$6.7M$11.7MFREE AGENT
Orlando Hudson306.000$6.2MFREE AGENT
Adam Dunn287.000$3.6MFREE AGENT
Brandon Lyon287.000$3.1MFREE AGENT
Juan Cruz297.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
David Eckstein337.000$862kFREE AGENT
Augie Ojeda338.000$550k$712k$825kFREE AGENT
Jon Rauch296.000$422k$2.0MFREE AGENT
Tony Clark3613.000$317k$800kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
Brandon Webb295.000$5.5MFREE AGENT
Dan Haren275.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Chad Tracy284.000$4.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Snyder274.000$1.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Qualls294.000$1.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Burke284.000$955kARB 3FREE AGENT
Conor Jackson263.000$420kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edgar Gonzalez255.000$411kFREE AGENT
Brandon Medders283.000$410kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robby Hammock315.000$410kFREE AGENT
Wilfredo Ledezma275.000$66kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
Stephen Drew252.000$1.5MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Max Scherzer230.000$950kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Young242.000$406kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon Pena262.000$406kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Slaten282.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Montero242.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Reynolds241.000$396kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yusmeiro Petit232.000$394kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Upton201.000$393kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Salazar272.000$393kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Romero240.000$390kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Micah Owings251.000$362kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Emilio Bonifácio231.000$64kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy Buckner241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Whitesell260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Leo Rosales270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Connor Robertson26–—
Jamie D'Antona26–—
Jailen Peguero27–—

Graphs

How each 2008 acquisition stacked onto Diamondbacks'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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