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201194–68 (0.580)Made Playoffs
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GM: Kevin Towers

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2011, 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
$58M
Surplus $M
+47
Win %
0.580
TAB
+14.1
WAB
+18.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
42.3
Dead money %
40%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-4.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2011 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LMiguel Montero134
RHenry Blanco37

1B

RXavier Nady52
LJuan Miranda46
RPaul Goldschmidt43
LRussell Branyan⇄31
LLyle Overbay⇄18
LBrandon Allen⇄11
RMelvin Mora1

2B

LKelly Johnson⇄114
RAaron Hill⇄33
RRyan Roberts28
RWillie Bloomquist1

3B

RRyan Roberts107
RMelvin Mora31
LSean Burroughs20
BGeoff Blum14
RCody Ransom6

SS

LStephen Drew84
RWillie Bloomquist59
RJohn McDonald⇄19
RCody Ransom8
RJosh Wilson⇄6
RRyan Roberts1

LF

LGerardo Parra125
RWillie Bloomquist25
RCollin Cowgill18
RXavier Nady10
RRyan Roberts3
RCole Gillespie2
RRobby Hammock1
RWily Mo Peña⇄1

CF

RChris Young155
RCollin Cowgill10
LGerardo Parra2

RF

RJustin Upton159
LGerardo Parra14
RCole Gillespie2

DH

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Starters

RDaniel Hudson5.1 WAR
RIan Kennedy4.4 WAR
RJosh Collmenter2.1 WAR
LZach Duke1.0 WAR
LJoe Saunders0.5 WAR
RJarrod Parker0.2 WAR
RMicah Owings-0.0 WAR
LWade Miley-0.1 WAR
RJason Marquis⇄-0.3 WAR
RBarry Enright-0.6 WAR
RArmando Galarraga-1.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJ.J. Putz45 sv
RDavid Hernandez23 h
LJoe Paterson10 h
RBryan Shaw9 h
RSam Demel6 h
REsmerling Vasquez6 h
RAaron Heilman5 h
RMicah Owings3 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 2010)

PlayerfWAR
Josh Collmenter2.1
Aaron Hill1.5
J.J. Putz1.4
David Hernandez1.1
Zach Duke1.0
Henry Blanco0.9

Key subtractions (gone from 2010)

Player2010 fWAR
Dan Haren2.9
Mark Reynolds1.7
Edwin Jackson1.4
Ryan Church0.5
D.J. Carrasco0.1
Mike Hampton0.1

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 2011; everyone else is shown as a 2011 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Daniel Hudson 2011 +5.1 +102.1 0.4 +101.7 $0.1M 2.50× –
Justin Upton 2011 +6.3 +103.3 4.5 +98.8 $0.7M 2.05× –
Ian Kennedy 2011 +4.4 +77.4 0.4 +77.0 $0.1M 2.19× –
Chris Young 2011 +4.7 +66.9 5.2 +61.7 $1.1M 1.79× –
Miguel Montero 2011 +5.9 +60.0 3.2 +56.8 $0.5M 1.28× –
Ryan Roberts 2011 +3.6 +35.8 0.4 +35.3 $0.1M 1.25× –
Gerardo Parra 2011 +2.6 +33.8 0.4 +33.3 $0.2M 1.60× –
Josh Collmenter 2011 +2.1 +24.7 0.4 +24.3 $0.2M 1.49× –
David Hernandez 2011 +1.1 +12.1 0.4 +11.7 $0.4M 1.34× –
J.J. Putz 2011 +1.4 +14.6 4.0 +10.6 $2.9M 1.34× –
Aaron Hill↔ 2011 +1.5 +10.0 1.2 +8.8 $0.8M 0.82× –
Stephen Drew 2011 +1.6 +11.6 4.7 +7.0 $2.9M 0.89× –
Henry Blanco 2011 +0.9 +3.8 1.0 +2.8 $1.1M 0.52× –
Paul Goldschmidt 2011 +0.7 +2.9 0.1 +2.8 $0.2M 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Zach Duke 2011 +1.0 +5.6 3.5 +2.1 $3.4M 0.67× –
Collin Cowgill 2011 +0.4 +2.4 0.4 +2.0 $1.2M 0.83× –
Jarrod Parker 2011 +0.2 +2.0 0.4 +1.6 $1.7M 1.02× –
Brandon Allen↔ 2011 +0.3 +1.5 0.1 +1.5 $0.2M 0.56× –
Brad Ziegler↔ 2011 +0.3 +1.9 0.4 +1.4 $1.3M 0.67× –
Joe Paterson 2011 +0.3 +1.4 0.4 +1.0 $1.6M 0.67× –
Kelly Johnson↔ 2011 +1.2 +5.6 4.5 +1.0 $3.6M 0.56× –
Kam Mickolio 2011 +0.1 +0.8 0.4 +0.4 $2.9M 0.67× –
Bryan Shaw 2011 +0.1 +0.6 0.4 +0.2 $3.6M 0.67× –
Josh Wilson↔ 2011 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 +0.1 $2.7M 0.61× –
Lyle Overbay↔ 2011 +0.1 +0.6 0.7 -0.1 $5.4M 0.56× –
John McDonald↔ 2011 +0.0 +0.2 0.3 -0.2 $10.7M 0.61× –
Russell Branyan↔ 2011 -0.0 -0.2 0.5 -0.6 – 0.56× –
Ryan Cook 2011 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Juan Gutierrez 2011 -0.1 -0.5 0.4 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Willie Bloomquist 2011 -0.0 -0.1 0.9 -1.0 – 0.61× –
Wade Miley 2011 -0.1 -1.1 0.1 -1.2 – 1.02× –
Joe Saunders 2011 +0.5 +4.0 5.5 -1.5 $11.1M 1.02× –
Xavier Nady 2011 -0.3 -1.1 1.8 -2.9 – 0.56× –
Jason Marquis↔ 2011 -0.3 -2.5 0.8 -3.3 – 1.02× –
Sam Demel 2011 -0.6 -3.0 0.4 -3.4 – 0.67× –
Aaron Heilman 2011 -0.4 -2.0 2.0 -4.0 – 0.67× –
Barry Enright 2011 -0.6 -4.9 0.4 -5.4 – 1.02× –
Melvin Mora 2011 -0.7 -3.0 2.4 -5.4 – 0.58× –
Armando Galarraga 2011 -1.2 -9.8 2.3 -12.1 – 1.02× –
Geoff Blum 2011 +0.3 +1.3 1.4 -0.0 $4.7M 0.58× –
Juan Miranda 2011 +0.1 +0.4 0.4 -0.0 $4.8M 0.56× –
Alberto Castillo 2011 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Cody Ransom 2011 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.61× –
Cole Gillespie 2011 +0.1 +0.9 – – – 0.83× –
Esmerling Vasquez 2011 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Micah Owings 2011 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Robby Hammock 2011 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Sean Burroughs 2011 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.58× –
Wily Mo Peña↔ 2011 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.83× –
Yhency Brazoban 2011 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Zach Kroenke 2011 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+42.0+556.857.6+501.3—

Trades

Every graded 2011 deal involving the Diamondbacks — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2011 · DET / ARI
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$10.4M
Kevin Eichhorn, Ryan Robowski
ARI · Kevin Towers −$10.4M
Armando Galarraga
DET came out ahead by $10.4M
2011 · ARI / OAK
ARI · Kevin Towers +$0.0M
Brad Ziegler
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.0M
Brandon Allen, Jordan Norberto
Even trade
2011 · PHI / ARI
PHI · Ruben Amaro +$1.6M
Adam Worthington
ARI · Kevin Towers −$1.6M
Mike Zagurski
PHI came out ahead by $1.6M
2011 · ARI / TOR
ARI · Kevin Towers +$2.4M
Aaron Hill, John McDonald
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos −$2.4M
Kelly Johnson
ARI came out ahead by $2.4M
2011 · ARI / KCR
ARI · Kevin Towers +$0.0M
Lucas May
KCR · Dayton Moore +$0.0M
Andrea Pizziconi
Even trade
2011 · WSN / ARI
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$16.8M
Zach Walters
ARI · Kevin Towers −$16.8M
Jason Marquis
WSN came out ahead by $16.8M
2011 · OAK / ARI
OAK · Billy Beane +$77.6M
Jarrod Parker, Ryan Cook, Collin Cowgill
ARI · Kevin Towers −$77.6M
Craig Breslow, Trevor Cahill
OAK came out ahead by $77.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2011 payroll
$57.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 2011, 2011–2017. 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 (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
J.J. Putz347.022$4.0M$4.5M$6.5M$7.0MFREE AGENT
Melvin Mora3913.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Aaron Heilman326.123$2.0MFREE AGENT
Xavier Nady327.059$1.8MFREE AGENT
Geoff Blum3812.056$1.4M$1.4MFREE AGENT
Henry Blanco3912.136$1.0M$1.2MFREE AGENT
Willie Bloomquist338.027$900k$1.9M$1.9MFREE AGENT
Jason Marquis3210.012$804kFREE AGENT
Lyle Overbay348.026$744k$692kFREE AGENT
Russell Branyan359.147$456kFREE AGENT
John McDonald369.118$339k$1.5MFREE AGENT
Wily Mo Peña299.000—FREE AGENT
Sean Burroughs309.000—FREE AGENT
Robby Hammock348.000—FREE AGENT
Yhency Brazoban317.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
Joe Saunders304.013$5.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Young274.045$5.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Stephen Drew284.079$4.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Kelly Johnson295.127$4.5MFREE AGENT
Justin Upton233.060$4.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Duke285.094$3.5MFREE AGENT
Miguel Montero274.031$3.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Hill295.136$1.2MFREE AGENT
Juan Gutierrez274.000$430kARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Miranda283.000$420kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kam Mickolio273.000$417kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Wilson303.047$72kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Micah Owings284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (23)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
Armando Galarraga292.148$2.3MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Ziegler312.122$436kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gerardo Parra241.145$426kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Roberts301.150$424kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Hernandez261.105$424kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ian Kennedy261.124$423kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Hudson240.117$419kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Barry Enright250.096$418kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Demel251.091$417kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Shaw230.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Paterson251.035$414kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Cook240.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Collin Cowgill250.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jarrod Parker220.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Collmenter250.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Goldschmidt230.000$133kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wade Miley240.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Allen250.141$56kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cody Ransom352.012—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alberto Castillo35–—
Esmerling Vasquez272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Kroenke27–—
Cole Gillespie270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2011 acquisition stacked onto Diamondbacks's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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