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Diamondbacks ARI

201669–93 (0.426)
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GM: Dave Stewart

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2016, 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
-1
Win %
0.426
TAB
-2.9
WAB
-8.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
27.2
Dead money %
35%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-5.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2016 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RWelington Castillo107
LChris Herrmann31
RTuffy Gosewisch31
RÓscar Hernández4

1B

RPaul Goldschmidt157
RPhil Gosselin6
RKyle Jensen4
LChris Herrmann2
RBrandon Drury1
RPeter O'Brien1
RYasmany Tomás1

2B

RJean Segura142
RPhil Gosselin35
RBrandon Drury16
RChris Owings1

3B

LJake Lamb142
RBrandon Drury29
RPhil Gosselin10

SS

RNick Ahmed88
RChris Owings70
RJean Segura23

LF

RBrandon Drury62
RYasmany Tomás60
RRickie Weeks Jr.36
RPeter O'Brien16
RMitch Haniger9
LSócrates Brito7
RKyle Jensen4
LChris Herrmann3
RPhil Gosselin2
LMike Freeman⇄1
RShelby Miller1

CF

RChris Owings49
RMitch Haniger22
LSócrates Brito17
RAJ Pollock12
LDavid Peralta8
LChris Herrmann2

RF

RYasmany Tomás91
LDavid Peralta44
RBrandon Drury32
LSócrates Brito16
LChris Herrmann4
RMitch Haniger4
RRickie Weeks Jr.2
RKyle Jensen1
LMike Freeman⇄1
RPhil Gosselin1

DH

RRickie Weeks Jr.6
RKyle Jensen1
RPaul Goldschmidt1
RPhil Gosselin1
RWelington Castillo1

Starters

LRobbie Ray3.5 WAR
RZack Greinke2.6 WAR
RArchie Bradley1.6 WAR
LPatrick Corbin1.3 WAR
RRubby de la Rosa0.4 WAR
RMatt Koch0.3 WAR
RShelby Miller0.2 WAR
RZack Godley-0.1 WAR
LEdwin Escobar-0.4 WAR
RBraden Shipley-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJake Barrett4 sv
RDaniel Hudson17 h
RRandall Delgado7 h
REnrique Burgos7 h
LAndrew Chafin6 h
RTyler Clippard⇄0 h
RBrad Ziegler⇄0 h
RSilvino Bracho0 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 2015)

PlayerfWAR
Jean Segura6.1
Zack Greinke2.6
Chris Herrmann0.7
Tyler Wagner0.4
Jake Barrett0.3
Matt Koch0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2015)

Player2015 fWAR
Ender Inciarte2.4
Chase Anderson1.5
Jeremy Hellickson1.3
Addison Reed0.7
Mark Trumbo0.6
Jarrod Saltalamacchia0.4

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 2016; everyone else is shown as a 2016 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jean Segura 2016 +6.1 +67.4 2.6 +64.8 $0.4M 1.38× –
Robbie Ray 2016 +3.5 +61.4 0.5 +60.8 $0.1M 2.19× Free Agent · 2022–2026 · $23.0M AAV
Jake Lamb 2016 +3.7 +37.3 0.5 +36.8 $0.1M 1.25× –
Paul Goldschmidt 2016 +4.4 +41.9 5.9 +36.1 $1.3M 1.20× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Archie Bradley 2016 +1.6 +18.6 0.4 +18.2 $0.2M 1.49× –
Patrick Corbin 2016 +1.3 +10.7 2.5 +8.2 $1.9M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Zack Greinke 2016 +2.6 +40.1 34.0 +6.1 $13.3M 1.96× –
Daniel Hudson 2016 +0.7 +7.6 2.7 +4.9 $3.8M 1.34× –
Chris Owings 2016 +0.9 +4.5 0.5 +4.0 $0.6M 0.61× –
Brandon Drury 2016 +0.6 +4.0 0.5 +3.5 $0.9M 0.83× –
Jake Barrett 2016 +0.3 +3.3 0.5 +2.8 $1.6M 1.34× –
Nick Ahmed 2016 +0.6 +3.1 0.5 +2.6 $0.8M 0.61× –
Chris Herrmann 2016 +0.7 +2.9 0.5 +2.4 $0.7M 0.52× –
Welington Castillo 2016 +1.4 +5.9 3.7 +2.2 $2.6M 0.52× –
Tyler Wagner 2016 +0.4 +2.0 0.0 +1.9 $0.1M 0.67× –
Andrew Chafin 2016 +0.4 +2.3 0.5 +1.8 $1.1M 0.67× –
David Peralta 2016 +0.3 +2.2 0.5 +1.7 $1.6M 0.83× –
Matt Koch 2016 +0.3 +1.5 0.1 +1.4 $0.3M 0.67× –
Phil Gosselin 2016 +0.3 +1.5 0.5 +0.9 $1.6M 0.56× –
Steve Hathaway 2016 +0.2 +1.0 0.1 +0.9 $0.8M 0.67× –
Mitch Haniger 2016 +0.1 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $0.8M 0.83× –
Rubby De La Rosa 2016 +0.4 +2.9 2.4 +0.5 $6.6M 1.02× –
Randall Delgado 2016 +0.3 +1.5 1.3 +0.2 $4.6M 0.67× –
Brad Ziegler↔ 2016 +0.6 +3.0 2.9 +0.1 $5.1M 0.67× –
Kyle Jensen 2016 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $1.7M 0.56× –
Keith Hessler↔ 2016 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Kyle Drabek 2016 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Matt Buschmann 2016 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Zack Godley 2016 -0.1 -0.3 0.3 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Evan Marshall 2016 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Adam Loewen 2016 -0.2 -0.9 0.0 -0.9 – 0.67× –
AJ Pollock 2016 +0.4 +2.4 3.5 -1.1 $9.8M 0.83× –
Mike Freeman↔ 2016 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 -1.1 – 0.83× –
Rickie Weeks Jr. 2016 +0.1 +0.4 1.5 -1.1 $26.1M 0.83× –
Michael Bourn↔ 2016 -0.2 -1.4 0.2 -1.7 – 0.83× –
Sócrates Brito 2016 -0.2 -1.5 0.5 -2.0 – 0.83× –
Zac Curtis 2016 -0.4 -1.9 0.2 -2.1 – 0.67× –
Dominic Leone 2016 -0.4 -2.2 0.2 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Edwin Escobar 2016 -0.4 -2.2 0.2 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Tyler Clippard↔ 2016 +0.2 +1.0 3.5 -2.5 $18.2M 0.67× –
Tuffy Gosewisch 2016 -0.6 -2.5 0.3 -2.7 – 0.52× –
Josh Collmenter↔ 2016 -0.2 -1.2 1.5 -2.8 – 0.67× –
Shelby Miller 2016 +0.2 +1.3 4.3 -3.0 $27.0M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $1.2M AAV
Silvino Bracho 2016 -0.6 -3.0 0.5 -3.5 – 0.67× –
Braden Shipley 2016 -0.5 -3.8 0.2 -4.0 – 1.02× –
Peter O'Brien 2016 -0.7 -4.8 0.2 -4.9 – 0.83× –
Yasmany Tomás 2016 -0.5 -3.6 7.5 -11.1 – 0.83× –
Enrique Burgos 2016 +0.1 +0.5 0.5 -0.0 $5.6M 0.67× –
Óscar Hernández 2016 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.0 $15.6M 0.52× –
Jose Campos 2016 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+27.2+301.289.2+212.5—

Trades

Every graded 2016 deal involving the Diamondbacks — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2016 · ARI / SEA
ARI · Dave Stewart +$93.6M
Taijuan Walker, Ketel Marte
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$93.6M
Jean Segura, Mitch Haniger, Zac Curtis
ARI came out ahead by $93.6M
2016 · ARI / BAL
ARI · Dave Stewart +$6.4M
Jason Heinrich
BAL · Dan Duquette −$6.4M
Michael Bourn
ARI came out ahead by $6.4M
2016 · BOS / ARI
BOS · Dave Dombrowski +$4.8M
Brad Ziegler
ARI · Dave Stewart −$4.8M
Jose Almonte, Luis Alejandro Basabe
BOS came out ahead by $4.8M
2016 · ARI / SFG
ARI · Dave Stewart +$0.0M
Cody Hall
SFG · Bobby Evans +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Even trade
2016 · ARI / NYY
ARI · Dave Stewart +$4.0M
Jose Campos
NYY · Brian Cashman −$4.0M
Tyler Clippard
ARI came out ahead by $4.0M
2016 · ARI / MIL
ARI · Dave Stewart +$48.0M
Jean Segura, Tyler Wagner
MIL · David Stearns −$48.0M
Chase Anderson, Aaron Hill, Isan Díaz
ARI came out ahead by $48.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2016 payroll
$89.3M
2017 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2016, 2016–2022. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2016; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Guaranteed / signed (6)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Zack Greinke3211.057$34.0MFREE AGENT
Tyler Clippard316.148$3.5MFREE AGENT
Brad Ziegler367.122$2.9MFREE AGENT
Rickie Weeks Jr.3310.036$1.5MFREE AGENT
Michael Bourn339.028$238kFREE AGENT
Kyle Drabek286.000$8kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Paul Goldschmidt284.059$5.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
Shelby Miller253.030$4.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Welington Castillo294.009$3.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
AJ Pollock283.052$3.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Hudson295.117$2.7MFREE AGENT
Jean Segura263.065$2.6MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Patrick Corbin263.105$2.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rubby De La Rosa275.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Josh Collmenter305.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Randall Delgado263.100$1.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Gosselin273.000$514kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Loewen323.022$47kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (32)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Yasmany Tomás251.000$7.5MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Owings242.027$530kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Peralta281.120$530kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Ahmed261.054$522kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robbie Ray241.007$521kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Lamb251.053$520kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Herrmann282.001$517kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Enrique Burgos250.115$511kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Silvino Bracho230.036$509kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Drury230.034$509kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sócrates Brito230.027$508kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Barrett240.000$507kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Chafin261.020$466kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Archie Bradley230.142$360kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tuffy Gosewisch322.060$265kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zack Godley260.051$252kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dominic Leone241.040$227kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Braden Shipley240.000$194kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zac Curtis230.097$194kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edwin Escobar240.016$177kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Peter O'Brien250.027$153kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Hathaway250.065$150kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mitch Haniger250.000$103kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Evan Marshall261.038$99kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Jensen28–$83k
Matt Koch250.000$75kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Óscar Hernández221.000$64kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Freeman280.000$59kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Wagner250.014$22kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Buschmann32–$22k
Keith Hessler270.058$18kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Campos23–—

Graphs

How each 2016 acquisition stacked onto Diamondbacks's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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