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Diamondbacks ARI

200970–92 (0.432)
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GM: Josh Byrnes

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2009, 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
$74M
Surplus $M
+1
Win %
0.432
TAB
-0.2
WAB
-9.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
31.5
Dead money %
57%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-5.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2009 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LMiguel Montero111
RChris Snyder56
RJohn Hester8
BLuke Carlin4

1B

LChad Tracy66
LBrandon Allen32
LJosh Whitesell30
RMark Reynolds28
BTony Clark21
RRusty Ryal10
RConor Jackson6
RChris Snyder1

2B

BFelipe Lopez⇄84
RRyan Roberts57
BAugie Ojeda35
RRusty Ryal13

3B

RMark Reynolds130
BAugie Ojeda28
RRyan Roberts19
LChad Tracy8

SS

LStephen Drew132
BAugie Ojeda34
RJosh Wilson⇄11

LF

LGerardo Parra75
REric Byrnes49
RConor Jackson23
LAlex Romero21
RRyan Roberts16
LTrent Oeltjen11

CF

RChris Young124
LGerardo Parra43
REric Byrnes6
LTrent Oeltjen5
LAlex Romero4

RF

RJustin Upton136
LAlex Romero21
LGerardo Parra9
REric Byrnes5
LTrent Oeltjen3

DH

REric Byrnes3
LMiguel Montero2
RChris Snyder1
BFelipe López⇄1
RJustin Upton1
LStephen Drew1

Starters

RDan Haren6.0 WAR
RMax Scherzer3.1 WAR
LDoug Davis1.0 WAR
RJon Garland⇄0.9 WAR
RBilly Buckner0.7 WAR
RDaniel Cabrera⇄0.0 WAR
RBryan Augenstein-0.0 WAR
RYusmeiro Petit-0.2 WAR
RKevin Mulvey⇄-0.2 WAR
RBrandon Webb-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RChad Qualls24 sv
RJuan Gutierrez7 h
LScott Schoeneweis6 h
REsmerling Vasquez4 h
LClay Zavada4 h
RLeo Rosales2 h
RJon Rauch⇄0 h
RTony Pena⇄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 2008)

PlayerfWAR
Ryan Roberts1.8
Felipe Lopez1.5
Juan Gutierrez1.2
Jon Garland0.9
Rusty Ryal0.6
Blaine Boyer0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2008)

Player2008 fWAR
Randy Johnson3.6
Micah Owings1.8
Orlando Hudson1.3
Brandon Lyon0.7
Juan Cruz0.5
Jailen Peguero0.1

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 2009; everyone else is shown as a 2009 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Dan Haren 2009 +6.0 +120.6 7.5 +113.1 $1.2M 2.50× –
Justin Upton 2009 +4.9 +70.2 0.4 +69.8 $0.1M 1.79× –
Max Scherzer 2009 +3.1 +48.0 1.4 +46.6 $0.5M 1.96× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $3.0M AAV
Miguel Montero 2009 +4.8 +42.6 0.4 +42.2 $0.1M 1.12× –
Mark Reynolds 2009 +3.3 +29.4 0.4 +29.0 $0.1M 1.12× –
Stephen Drew 2009 +2.1 +14.8 1.5 +13.3 $0.7M 0.89× –
Juan Gutierrez 2009 +1.2 +13.2 0.4 +12.8 $0.3M 1.34× –
Ryan Roberts 2009 +1.8 +11.9 0.4 +11.5 $0.2M 0.82× –
Chad Qualls 2009 +0.9 +9.7 2.5 +7.1 $2.8M 1.34× –
Felipe Lopez↔ 2009 +1.5 +8.2 2.0 +6.2 $1.3M 0.69× –
Augie Ojeda 2009 +1.4 +6.3 0.7 +5.6 $0.5M 0.56× –
Billy Buckner 2009 +0.7 +5.3 0.4 +4.9 $0.6M 1.02× –
Jon Garland↔ 2009 +0.9 +7.5 5.1 +2.3 $5.6M 1.02× –
Blaine Boyer↔ 2009 +0.3 +1.5 0.3 +1.2 $1.0M 0.67× –
Clay Zavada 2009 +0.3 +1.4 0.4 +1.0 $1.5M 0.67× –
Ramon Pena↔ 2009 +0.2 +1.2 0.2 +1.0 $1.0M 0.67× –
Chris Young 2009 +0.4 +2.7 1.9 +0.8 $4.8M 0.83× –
Leo Rosales 2009 +0.2 +1.1 0.4 +0.7 $2.0M 0.67× –
Esmerling Vasquez 2009 +0.1 +0.5 0.4 +0.1 $4.7M 0.67× –
Jon Rauch↔ 2009 +0.4 +2.1 2.0 +0.1 $5.0M 0.67× –
Doug Slaten 2009 -0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Doug Davis 2009 +1.0 +8.1 8.8 -0.7 $8.8M 1.02× –
Chris Snyder 2009 +0.3 +1.2 2.0 -0.8 $6.8M 0.52× –
Daniel Cabrera↔ 2009 +0.0 +0.1 1.0 -0.9 $54.3M 0.67× –
Tom Gordon 2009 -0.1 -0.4 0.5 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Tony Clark 2009 -0.1 -0.6 0.8 -1.4 – 0.56× –
Gerardo Parra 2009 -0.2 -1.4 0.4 -1.8 – 0.83× –
Yusmeiro Petit 2009 -0.2 -1.5 0.4 -1.9 – 1.02× –
Josh Whitesell 2009 -0.5 -2.0 0.4 -2.4 – 0.56× –
Brandon Allen 2009 -0.7 -3.2 0.4 -3.6 – 0.56× –
Scott Schoeneweis 2009 -0.8 -4.1 3.6 -7.7 – 0.67× –
Brandon Webb 2009 -0.2 -1.8 6.5 -8.3 – 1.02× –
Chad Tracy 2009 -0.8 -3.6 5.0 -8.6 – 0.56× –
Conor Jackson 2009 -0.9 -6.2 3.0 -9.2 – 0.83× –
Eric Byrnes 2009 +0.3 +2.1 11.7 -9.6 $37.3M 0.83× –
Daniel Schlereth 2009 +0.1 +0.4 0.4 -0.0 $5.9M 0.67× –
Alex Romero 2009 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.83× –
Bobby Korecky 2009 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Bryan Augenstein 2009 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
John Hester 2009 -0.2 -0.6 – – – 0.52× –
Josh Wilson↔ 2009 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.61× –
Kevin Mulvey↔ 2009 -0.2 -2.0 – – – 1.02× –
Luke Carlin 2009 -0.2 -0.6 – – – 0.52× –
Rusty Ryal 2009 +0.6 +2.6 – – – 0.56× –
Trent Oeltjen 2009 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+31.6+383.974.0+311.0—

Trades

Every graded 2009 deal involving the Diamondbacks — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2009 · MIL / ARI
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$3.2M
Felipe López
ARI · Josh Byrnes −$3.2M
Roque Mercedes, Cole Gillespie
MIL came out ahead by $3.2M
2009 · ARI / CHW
ARI · Josh Byrnes +$0.8M
Brandon Allen
CHW · Kenny Williams −$0.8M
Tony Peña
ARI came out ahead by $0.8M
2009 · CHC / ARI
CHC · Jim Hendry +$0.8M
Scott Maine, Ryne White
ARI · Josh Byrnes −$0.8M
Aaron Heilman
CHC came out ahead by $0.8M
2009 · ARI / DET
ARI · Josh Byrnes +$0.0M
James Skelton
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Brooks Brown
Even trade
2009 · MIN / ARI
MIN · Bill Smith +$8.8M
Jon Rauch
ARI · Josh Byrnes −$8.8M
Kevin Mulvey
MIN came out ahead by $8.8M
2009 · ARI / LAD
ARI · Josh Byrnes +$2.4M
Tony Abreu
LAD · Ned Colletti −$2.4M
Jon Garland
ARI came out ahead by $2.4M
2009 · DET / NYY / ARI
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$381.6M
Phil Coke, Austin Jackson, Max Scherzer, Daniel Schlereth
NYY · Brian Cashman −$152.8M
Curtis Granderson
ARI · Josh Byrnes −$228.8M
Edwin Jackson, Ian Kennedy
DET came out ahead by $381.6M 3-team

Current & Historical Payroll

2009 payroll
$74.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 2009, 2009–2015. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Eric Byrnes339.000$11.7MFREE AGENT
Doug Davis3310.000$8.8MFREE AGENT
Dan Haren286.000$7.5M$5.1MFREE AGENT
Brandon Webb306.000$6.5MFREE AGENT
Jon Garland299.000$5.1MFREE AGENT
Scott Schoeneweis3510.000$3.6MFREE AGENT
Felipe Lopez298.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Jon Rauch307.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Tony Clark3714.000$800kFREE AGENT
Augie Ojeda349.000$712k$825kFREE AGENT
Tom Gordon4121.000$500kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Chad Tracy295.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Conor Jackson274.000$3.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Qualls305.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Chris Snyder285.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Chris Young253.000$1.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stephen Drew263.000$1.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Cabrera285.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Miguel Montero253.000$425kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Slaten293.000$422kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yusmeiro Petit243.000$412kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Roberts283.000$400kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blaine Boyer274.000$270kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon Pena273.000$221kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Wilson284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (20)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Max Scherzer241.000$1.4MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Reynolds252.000$422kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Upton212.000$412kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy Buckner252.000$403kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Leo Rosales281.000$403kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Whitesell271.000$401kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Gutierrez252.000$401kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Esmerling Vasquez250.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gerardo Parra220.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Allen230.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Clay Zavada250.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Schlereth230.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Korecky29–—
Bryan Augenstein220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Carlin280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Hester250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Mulvey24–—
Alex Romero251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trent Oeltjen26–—
Rusty Ryal260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2009 acquisition stacked onto Diamondbacks's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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