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201381–81 (0.500)
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GM: Kevin Towers

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2013, 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
$89M
Surplus $M
-12
Win %
0.500
TAB
-3.8
WAB
+1.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
28.5
Dead money %
52%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-4.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2013 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LMiguel Montero112
RWil Nieves47
RTuffy Gosewisch13

1B

RPaul Goldschmidt159
LEric Chavez6
LEric Hinske6

2B

RAaron Hill84
RMartín Prado32
BCliff Pennington29
RJosh Wilson17
RWillie Bloomquist15
RChris Owings3

3B

RMartín Prado113
LEric Chavez52
RMatt Davidson20
RJosh Wilson4
BCliff Pennington2

SS

LDidi Gregorius100
BCliff Pennington51
RChris Owings13
RWillie Bloomquist9
RJosh Wilson2
RMartín Prado1

LF

RCody Ross46
LAdam Eaton35
RMartín Prado30
RAlfredo Marte9
RAJ Pollock7
RWillie Bloomquist7
LGerardo Parra6
LTony Campana2

CF

RAJ Pollock110
LGerardo Parra33
LAdam Eaton30
LTony Campana8

RF

LGerardo Parra123
RCody Ross44
LAdam Eaton4
RAJ Pollock2
RAlfredo Marte1

DH

LJason Kubel⇄89
LEric Chavez4
RAlfredo Marte1
LAdam Eaton1
LEric Hinske1
RWil Nieves1

Starters

LPatrick Corbin3.3 WAR
LWade Miley1.7 WAR
RBrandon McCarthy1.3 WAR
RTrevor Cahill0.4 WAR
RIan Kennedy⇄0.4 WAR
RRandall Delgado0.1 WAR
LTyler Skaggs0.0 WAR
LDavid Holmberg-0.1 WAR
RZeke Spruill-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RHeath Bell15 sv
RDavid Hernandez15 h
RBrad Ziegler11 h
RJ.J. Putz6 h
LMatt Reynolds5 h
RJosh Collmenter5 h
RWill Harris4 h
LTony Sipp3 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 2012)

PlayerfWAR
Cody Ross1.6
Didi Gregorius1.5
Brandon McCarthy1.3
Martín Prado1.2
Eric Chavez1.0
Will Harris0.8

Key subtractions (gone from 2012)

Player2012 fWAR
Justin Upton2.6
Chris Young1.8
Joe Saunders1.1
Cody Ransom1.0
Chris Johnson0.7
John McDonald0.5

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 2013; everyone else is shown as a 2013 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Paul Goldschmidt 2013 +6.0 +65.9 0.5 +65.4 $0.1M 1.37× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Patrick Corbin 2013 +3.3 +52.1 0.5 +51.6 $0.1M 1.96× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Gerardo Parra 2013 +3.3 +42.1 2.4 +39.8 $0.7M 1.60× –
AJ Pollock 2013 +2.3 +22.1 0.5 +21.7 $0.2M 1.22× –
Wade Miley 2013 +1.7 +19.8 0.5 +19.3 $0.3M 1.49× –
Cody Ross 2013 +1.6 +15.7 6.0 +9.7 $3.7M 1.22× –
Aaron Hill 2013 +2.0 +12.8 5.5 +7.3 $2.8M 0.82× –
Didi Gregorius 2013 +1.5 +7.2 0.5 +6.7 $0.3M 0.61× –
Brandon McCarthy 2013 +1.3 +10.5 5.2 +5.3 $4.1M 1.02× –
Josh Collmenter 2013 +0.9 +4.7 0.5 +4.2 $0.6M 0.67× –
Will Harris 2013 +0.8 +4.2 0.4 +3.8 $0.5M 0.67× –
Brad Ziegler 2013 +0.5 +5.1 3.1 +2.0 $6.6M 1.34× –
Eric Chavez 2013 +1.0 +4.7 3.0 +1.7 $3.0M 0.58× –
Adam Eaton 2013 +0.3 +2.0 0.5 +1.6 $1.6M 0.83× –
Matt Reynolds 2013 +0.4 +2.1 0.5 +1.6 $1.3M 0.67× –
Matt Davidson 2013 +0.3 +1.6 0.1 +1.5 $0.4M 0.58× –
Tony Campana 2013 +0.3 +1.7 0.5 +1.2 $1.9M 0.83× –
Chris Owings 2013 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.9 $0.4M 0.61× –
Wil Nieves 2013 +0.4 +1.7 0.8 +0.9 $1.9M 0.52× –
Ian Kennedy↔ 2013 +0.4 +3.4 2.9 +0.5 $7.0M 1.02× –
Charles Brewer 2013 +0.1 +0.4 0.0 +0.4 $0.4M 0.67× –
Randall Delgado 2013 +0.1 +0.7 0.3 +0.4 $3.4M 1.02× –
Tyler Skaggs 2013 +0.0 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $1.2M 1.02× –
Cliff Pennington 2013 +0.4 +1.9 1.8 +0.1 $4.6M 0.61× –
Miguel Montero 2013 +1.7 +10.1 10.0 +0.1 $6.0M 0.76× –
Joe Paterson 2013 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 – 0.67× –
David Holmberg 2013 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 – 1.02× –
Willie Bloomquist 2013 +0.3 +1.3 1.9 -0.6 $6.5M 0.56× –
Chaz Roe 2013 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Joe Thatcher↔ 2013 -0.1 -0.7 0.4 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Josh Wilson 2013 -0.1 -0.6 0.7 -1.2 – 0.56× –
Zeke Spruill 2013 -0.2 -1.2 0.1 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Martín Prado 2013 +1.2 +5.7 7.0 -1.3 $5.7M 0.58× –
Tuffy Gosewisch 2013 -0.4 -1.5 0.1 -1.7 – 0.52× –
Eric Hinske 2013 -0.2 -0.8 1.4 -2.2 – 0.56× –
Trevor Cahill 2013 +0.4 +3.1 5.5 -2.4 $14.4M 1.02× –
Eury De La Rosa 2013 -0.4 -2.4 0.2 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Tony Sipp 2013 -0.3 -1.5 1.3 -2.8 – 0.67× –
Alfredo Marte 2013 -0.4 -2.6 0.5 -3.1 – 0.83× –
David Hernandez 2013 -0.3 -3.7 1.2 -4.9 – 1.34× –
J.J. Putz 2013 +0.1 +0.5 6.5 -6.0 $127.8M 1.34× –
Heath Bell 2013 -0.1 -1.4 9.0 -10.4 – 1.34× –
Jason Kubel↔ 2013 -1.1 -6.3 6.9 -13.2 – 0.69× –
Matt Langwell↔ 2013 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+28.8+279.989.0+191.9—

Trades

Every graded 2013 deal involving the Diamondbacks — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2013 · CHC / ARI
CHC · Theo Epstein +$1.6M
Erick Leal, Jesus Castillo
ARI · Kevin Towers −$1.6M
Tony Campana
CHC came out ahead by $1.6M
2013 · ARI / CHW
ARI · Kevin Towers +$4.0M
Addison Reed
CHW · Kenny Williams −$4.0M
Matt Davidson
ARI came out ahead by $4.0M
2013 · ARI / ATL
ARI · Kevin Towers +$22.4M
Martín Prado, Randall Delgado, Zeke Spruill, Nick Ahmed, Brandon Drury
ATL · Frank Wren −$22.4M
Justin Upton, Chris Johnson
ARI came out ahead by $22.4M
2013 · ARI / TBR / CIN
ARI · Kevin Towers +$18.4M
Justin Choate, Todd Glaesmann
TBR · Andrew Friedman −$4.8M
Ryan Hanigan, Heath Bell
CIN · Walt Jocketty −$13.6M
David Holmberg
ARI came out ahead by $18.4M 3-team
2013 · ARI / CLE
ARI · Kevin Towers +$0.8M
Matt Langwell
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$0.8M
Jason Kubel
ARI came out ahead by $0.8M
2013 · CHW / ANA / ARI
CHW · Kenny Williams +$183.2M
Adam Eaton
ANA · Jerry Dipoto +$76.0M
Héctor Santiago, Tyler Skaggs
ARI · Kevin Towers −$259.2M
Mark Trumbo, A. J. Schugel, Brandon Jacobs
CHW came out ahead by $183.2M 3-team
2013 · SDP / ARI
SDP · Josh Byrnes +$9.6M
Ian Kennedy
ARI · Kevin Towers −$9.6M
Joe Thatcher, Matt Stites
SDP came out ahead by $9.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2013 payroll
$88.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2013, 2013–2019. 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 (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Miguel Montero296.031$10.0M$10.0MFREE AGENT
Heath Bell357.099$9.0MFREE AGENT
Jason Kubel318.009$6.9MFREE AGENT
J.J. Putz369.022$6.5M$7.0MFREE AGENT
Cody Ross327.058$6.0M$9.5MFREE AGENT
Aaron Hill317.136$5.5M$11.0M$12.0MFREE AGENT
Brandon McCarthy296.122$5.2M$5.8MFREE AGENT
Eric Chavez3514.020$3.0M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Willie Bloomquist3510.027$1.9MFREE AGENT
Eric Hinske3511.000$1.4MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Martín Prado295.105$7.0MFREE AGENT
Trevor Cahill254.000$5.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Ziegler334.122$3.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ian Kennedy283.124$2.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gerardo Parra263.145$2.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cliff Pennington293.114$1.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Sipp293.138$1.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Hernandez283.105$1.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wil Nieves355.127$800kFREE AGENT
Josh Wilson324.031$650kARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Reynolds283.000$505kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Thatcher314.068$413kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Josh Collmenter272.000$504kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wade Miley261.044$500kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Goldschmidt251.059$500kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Campana271.105$498kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Patrick Corbin230.105$494kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Didi Gregorius230.033$491kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
AJ Pollock250.052$491kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Eaton240.030$491kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alfredo Marte240.135$490kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Will Harris280.054$388kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randall Delgado230.165$292kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eury De La Rosa23–$163k
Tuffy Gosewisch290.000$142kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Davidson220.000$134kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chaz Roe260.000$134kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Owings210.000$75kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Skaggs210.043$56kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zeke Spruill230.000$51kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Paterson271.035$38kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charles Brewer250.014$32kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Holmberg210.000$3kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Langwell27–—

Graphs

How each 2013 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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