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201281–81 (0.500)
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GM: Kevin Towers

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2012, 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
$75M
Surplus $M
+21
Win %
0.500
TAB
+6.1
WAB
+2.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
37.0
Dead money %
28%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-3.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2012 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LMiguel Montero139
RHenry Blanco21
RWil Nieves⇄16
RKonrad Schmidt2

1B

RPaul Goldschmidt139
LLyle Overbay⇄44
LMike Jacobs4
LRyan Wheeler4

2B

RAaron Hill153
RJake Elmore5
RJohn McDonald4
RWillie Bloomquist1

3B

RChris Johnson⇄44
LRyan Wheeler23
BJosh Bell12
RWillie Bloomquist11
RCody Ransom⇄11
BGeoff Blum6
RJohn McDonald5

SS

RWillie Bloomquist64
RJohn McDonald54
LStephen Drew⇄40
RJake Elmore17
RCody Ransom⇄15

LF

LJason Kubel124
LGerardo Parra47
RAJ Pollock7
LAdam Eaton1
RRyan Roberts⇄1
RWillie Bloomquist1

CF

RChris Young87
LGerardo Parra48
LAdam Eaton21
RAJ Pollock14
RTyler Graham1

RF

RJustin Upton149
LGerardo Parra17
RAJ Pollock4
LJason Kubel2
RTyler Graham1
RWillie Bloomquist1

DH

LJason Kubel6
RChris Young2
RCody Ransom⇄1
LLyle Overbay⇄1

Starters

LWade Miley4.1 WAR
RIan Kennedy2.5 WAR
RTrevor Cahill2.1 WAR
LJoe Saunders⇄1.1 WAR
LPatrick Corbin0.9 WAR
RJosh Collmenter0.6 WAR
RDaniel Hudson0.1 WAR
RTrevor Bauer-0.1 WAR
LTyler Skaggs-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJ.J. Putz32 sv
RDavid Hernandez25 h
RBrad Ziegler17 h
RBryan Shaw10 h
RMatt Albers⇄9 h
LMike Zagurski4 h
LCraig Breslow⇄0 h
RBrad Bergesen0 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 2011)

PlayerfWAR
Trevor Cahill2.1
Jason Kubel1.5
Patrick Corbin0.9
Adam Eaton0.8
Chris Johnson0.7
Matt Lindstrom0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2011)

Player2011 fWAR
Kelly Johnson1.2
Collin Cowgill0.4
Brandon Allen0.3
Jarrod Parker0.2
Kam Mickolio0.1
Cole Gillespie0.1

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 2012; everyone else is shown as a 2012 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Wade Miley 2012 +4.1 +71.2 0.5 +70.7 $0.1M 2.19× –
Aaron Hill 2012 +5.0 +55.3 5.5 +49.8 $1.1M 1.38× –
Miguel Montero 2012 +5.4 +55.0 5.9 +49.1 $1.1M 1.28× –
Ian Kennedy 2012 +2.5 +39.5 0.5 +39.0 $0.2M 1.96× –
David Hernandez 2012 +2.1 +32.2 0.5 +31.7 $0.2M 1.95× –
Justin Upton 2012 +2.6 +32.7 6.8 +25.9 $2.6M 1.60× –
Paul Goldschmidt 2012 +2.8 +23.7 0.5 +23.2 $0.2M 1.07× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Trevor Cahill 2012 +2.1 +25.4 3.5 +21.9 $1.6M 1.49× –
Gerardo Parra 2012 +1.5 +14.7 0.5 +14.2 $0.3M 1.22× –
Chris Young 2012 +1.8 +17.9 7.0 +10.9 $3.8M 1.22× –
J.J. Putz 2012 +1.4 +15.3 4.5 +10.8 $3.1M 1.34× –
Jason Kubel 2012 +1.5 +14.9 7.5 +7.4 $4.9M 1.22× –
Patrick Corbin 2012 +0.9 +7.5 0.3 +7.2 $0.3M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Adam Eaton 2012 +0.8 +5.5 0.5 +5.0 $0.6M 0.83× –
Cody Ransom↔ 2012 +1.0 +4.7 0.1 +4.6 $0.1M 0.61× –
Joe Saunders↔ 2012 +1.1 +9.0 4.5 +4.5 $4.1M 1.02× –
Chris Johnson↔ 2012 +0.7 +3.3 0.2 +3.2 $0.2M 0.58× –
Josh Collmenter 2012 +0.6 +3.3 0.5 +2.8 $0.8M 0.67× –
Brad Ziegler 2012 +0.6 +3.2 1.8 +1.4 $3.0M 0.67× –
Willie Bloomquist 2012 +0.6 +3.0 1.9 +1.1 $3.1M 0.61× –
John McDonald 2012 +0.5 +2.5 1.5 +1.0 $2.9M 0.61× –
Matt Lindstrom↔ 2012 +0.3 +1.4 0.9 +0.4 $3.7M 0.67× –
Daniel Hudson 2012 +0.1 +0.8 0.5 +0.3 $5.2M 1.02× –
Wil Nieves↔ 2012 +0.1 +0.5 0.2 +0.3 $1.4M 0.52× –
Bryan Shaw 2012 +0.1 +0.3 0.5 -0.2 $9.6M 0.67× –
Craig Breslow↔ 2012 +0.2 +0.9 1.1 -0.2 $6.5M 0.67× –
Lyle Overbay↔ 2012 +0.1 +0.5 0.7 -0.2 $7.8M 0.69× –
AJ Pollock 2012 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.3 – 0.83× –
Brad Bergesen 2012 +0.1 +0.5 0.8 -0.3 $7.8M 0.67× –
Joe Martinez 2012 +0.0 +0.1 0.5 -0.4 $26.7M 0.67× –
Sam Demel 2012 -0.0 -0.2 0.5 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Jonathan Albaladejo 2012 -0.1 -0.3 0.5 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Konrad Schmidt 2012 -0.1 -0.4 0.5 -0.9 – 0.52× –
Matt Albers↔ 2012 -0.0 -0.5 0.4 -0.9 – 1.34× –
Ryan Roberts↔ 2012 +0.0 +0.3 1.2 -0.9 $30.1M 0.83× –
Mike Zagurski 2012 -0.2 -1.3 0.5 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Henry Blanco 2012 -0.1 -0.6 1.2 -1.8 – 0.52× –
Joe Paterson 2012 -0.3 -1.5 0.5 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Trevor Bauer 2012 -0.1 -1.0 1.2 -2.1 – 1.02× –
Ryan Wheeler 2012 -0.4 -1.8 0.5 -2.2 – 0.58× –
Geoff Blum 2012 -0.3 -1.2 1.4 -2.6 – 0.58× –
Tyler Skaggs 2012 -0.3 -2.3 0.5 -2.8 – 1.02× –
Josh Bell 2012 -0.5 -2.4 0.5 -2.9 – 0.58× –
Jake Elmore 2012 -0.5 -2.5 0.5 -3.0 – 0.61× –
Takashi Saito 2012 -0.3 -1.6 1.8 -3.3 – 0.67× –
Stephen Drew↔ 2012 -0.2 -1.1 3.9 -5.0 – 0.61× –
Mike Jacobs 2012 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.56× –
Tyler Graham 2012 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+37.0+425.475.4+351.2—

Trades

Every graded 2012 deal involving the Diamondbacks — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

2012 · ARI / ANA
ARI · Kevin Towers +$3.2M
Frazier Hall
ANA · Jerry Dipoto −$3.2M
Barry Enright
ARI came out ahead by $3.2M
2012 · ARI / BOS
ARI · Kevin Towers +$0.0M
Matt Albers, Scott Podsednik
BOS · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Craig Breslow
Even trade
2012 · ARI / COL
ARI · Kevin Towers +$2.4M
Matt Reynolds
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$2.4M
Ryan Wheeler
ARI came out ahead by $2.4M
2012 · BAL / ARI
BAL · Dan Duquette +$2.4M
Mike Belfiore
ARI · Kevin Towers −$2.4M
Josh Bell
BAL came out ahead by $2.4M
2012 · ARI / OAK
ARI · Kevin Towers +$1.6M
Sean Jamieson
OAK · Billy Beane −$1.6M
Stephen Drew
ARI came out ahead by $1.6M
2012 · ARI / BAL
ARI · Kevin Towers +$0.8M
Matt Lindstrom
BAL · Dan Duquette −$0.8M
Joe Saunders
ARI came out ahead by $0.8M
2012 · MIA / ARI / OAK
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$16.8M
Yordy Cabrera
ARI · Kevin Towers −$8.0M
Heath Bell, Cliff Pennington
OAK · Billy Beane −$8.8M
Chris Young
MIA came out ahead by $16.8M 3-team
2012 · ARI / HOU
ARI · Kevin Towers +$7.2M
Chris Johnson
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$7.2M
Bobby Borchering, Marc Krauss
ARI came out ahead by $7.2M
2012 · ARI / TBR
ARI · Kevin Towers +$4.0M
Tyler Bortnick
TBR · Andrew Friedman −$4.0M
Ryan Roberts
ARI came out ahead by $4.0M
2012 · CIN / CLE / ARI
CIN · Walt Jocketty +$88.8M
Shin-Soo Choo, Jason Donald
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$76.8M
Trevor Bauer, Matt Albers, Bryan Shaw, Drew Stubbs
ARI · Kevin Towers −$165.6M
Didi Gregorius, Tony Sipp, Lars Anderson
CIN came out ahead by $88.8M 3-team

Current & Historical Payroll

2012 payroll
$75.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2012, 2012–2018. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
Jason Kubel307.009$7.5M$6.9MFREE AGENT
Aaron Hill306.136$5.5M$5.5M$11.0M$12.0MFREE AGENT
J.J. Putz358.022$4.5M$6.5M$7.0MFREE AGENT
Willie Bloomquist349.027$1.9M$1.9MFREE AGENT
Takashi Saito426.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
John McDonald3710.118$1.5MFREE AGENT
Geoff Blum3912.056$1.4MFREE AGENT
Henry Blanco4013.136$1.2MFREE AGENT
Matt Lindstrom328.000$939kFREE AGENT
Lyle Overbay359.026$692kFREE AGENT
Mike Jacobs317.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
Chris Young285.045$7.0MFREE AGENT
Justin Upton244.060$6.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Montero285.031$5.9MFREE AGENT
Joe Saunders315.013$4.5MFREE AGENT
Stephen Drew295.079$3.9MFREE AGENT
Trevor Cahill243.000$3.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Ziegler323.122$1.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Breslow314.088$1.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Albers294.141$392kARB 3FREE AGENT
Wil Nieves344.169$184kARB 3FREE AGENT
Cody Ransom363.012$139kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (26)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
Trevor Bauer210.000$1.2MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Roberts312.150$1.2MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Bergesen262.147$800kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ian Kennedy272.124$520kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Hudson251.117$504kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gerardo Parra252.145$502kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Hernandez272.105$499kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Albaladejo291.157$490kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Paterson261.035$488kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Collmenter261.000$486kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Shaw240.089$483kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Goldschmidt240.059$482kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wade Miley250.044$481kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Wheeler230.159$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Eaton230.000$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Konrad Schmidt270.021$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Demel261.091$480kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Elmore250.000$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Martinez291.071$480kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Bell25–$480k
Mike Zagurski292.021$480kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Skaggs200.000$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Patrick Corbin220.000$275kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Johnson271.144$160kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
AJ Pollock240.000$136kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Graham28–—

Graphs

How each 2012 acquisition stacked onto Diamondbacks's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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