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201793–69 (0.574)Made Playoffs
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GM: Mike Hazen

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2017, 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
$102M
Surplus $M
+48
Win %
0.574
TAB
+13.3
WAB
+14.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
44.7
Dead money %
23%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-3.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2017 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RChris Iannetta78
RJeff Mathis58
LChris Herrmann45
RJohn Ryan Murphy5

1B

RPaul Goldschmidt151
LDaniel Descalso19
LChris Herrmann5
RAdam Rosales⇄2
RKristopher Negrón2
RChristian Walker1

2B

RBrandon Drury114
LDaniel Descalso45
RChris Owings22
RAdam Rosales⇄4
BIldemaro Vargas3
RKristopher Negrón1

3B

LJake Lamb144
LDaniel Descalso15
RAdam Rosales⇄5
BKetel Marte3
BIldemaro Vargas2
RChris Iannetta1
RBrandon Drury1

SS

BKetel Marte64
RChris Owings54
RNick Ahmed48
RAdam Rosales⇄23
RKristopher Negrón5
LDaniel Descalso1
RJack Reinheimer1

LF

LDavid Peralta50
LGrégor Blanco44
RYasmany Tomás42
LDaniel Descalso36
LChris Herrmann22
LJeremy Hazelbaker11
LRey Fuentes9
RKristopher Negrón5
RChris Owings1

CF

RAJ Pollock109
LRey Fuentes41
LGrégor Blanco35
LJeremy Hazelbaker6

RF

LDavid Peralta78
RJ.D. Martinez⇄59
RChris Owings25
LJeremy Hazelbaker8
LGrégor Blanco6
LRey Fuentes4
LChris Herrmann2

DH

RBrandon Drury3
RJ.D. Martinez⇄3
LDavid Peralta2
RPaul Goldschmidt2
LDaniel Descalso1
RChristian Walker1
RAJ Pollock1
LJake Lamb1

Starters

RZack Greinke5.3 WAR
LRobbie Ray3.7 WAR
RZack Godley3.1 WAR
LPatrick Corbin3.1 WAR
RTaijuan Walker2.8 WAR
RRandall Delgado1.1 WAR
RShelby Miller0.5 WAR
LAnthony Banda0.4 WAR
LT.J. McFarland0.2 WAR
RBraden Shipley-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RFernando Rodney39 sv
RArchie Bradley25 h
LAndrew Chafin17 h
LJorge De La Rosa17 h
RJ.J. Hoover10 h
RTom Wilhelmsen3 h
LT.J. McFarland2 h
RJake Barrett2 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 2016)

PlayerfWAR
Taijuan Walker2.8
J.D. Martinez2.6
Chris Iannetta2.4
Fernando Rodney1.3
Ketel Marte1.1
Jeremy Hazelbaker0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 2016)

Player2016 fWAR
Jean Segura6.1
Welington Castillo1.4
Daniel Hudson0.7
Brad Ziegler0.6
Tyler Wagner0.4
Phil Gosselin0.3

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 2017; everyone else is shown as a 2017 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Zack Greinke 2017 +5.3 +106.0 34.0 +72.0 $6.4M 2.50× –
Robbie Ray 2017 +3.7 +65.4 0.6 +64.8 $0.2M 2.19× Free Agent · 2022–2026 · $23.0M AAV
Paul Goldschmidt 2017 +5.3 +58.6 8.9 +49.7 $1.7M 1.37× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Zack Godley 2017 +3.1 +48.2 0.4 +47.8 $0.1M 1.96× –
Patrick Corbin 2017 +3.1 +49.0 4.0 +45.0 $1.3M 1.96× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Taijuan Walker 2017 +2.8 +44.4 2.2 +42.1 $0.8M 1.96× –
Archie Bradley 2017 +2.1 +32.3 0.5 +31.7 $0.3M 1.95× –
J.D. Martinez↔ 2017 +2.6 +33.2 6.1 +27.0 $2.4M 1.60× –
Jake Lamb 2017 +2.7 +23.9 0.6 +23.4 $0.2M 1.12× –
David Peralta 2017 +1.6 +15.3 0.6 +14.8 $0.4M 1.22× –
Chris Iannetta 2017 +2.4 +14.5 1.5 +13.0 $0.6M 0.76× –
Brandon Drury 2017 +1.9 +12.6 0.6 +12.0 $0.3M 0.82× –
Fernando Rodney 2017 +1.3 +14.3 2.8 +11.5 $2.1M 1.34× –
AJ Pollock 2017 +1.9 +18.2 6.8 +11.4 $3.6M 1.22× –
Ketel Marte 2017 +1.1 +5.2 0.3 +4.9 $0.3M 0.61× Extension · 2025–2025 · $19.4M AAV
Randall Delgado 2017 +1.1 +5.7 1.8 +3.9 $1.7M 0.67× –
Nick Ahmed 2017 +0.9 +4.4 0.6 +3.8 $0.6M 0.61× –
Jeremy Hazelbaker 2017 +0.7 +4.7 1.1 +3.6 $1.5M 0.83× –
Anthony Banda 2017 +0.4 +3.5 0.1 +3.4 $0.3M 1.02× –
Grégor Blanco 2017 +0.6 +4.0 1.0 +3.0 $1.6M 0.83× –
Andrew Chafin 2017 +0.7 +3.5 0.6 +2.9 $0.9M 0.67× –
Christian Walker 2017 +0.2 +1.0 0.1 +0.9 $0.3M 0.56× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $20.0M AAV
Chris Owings 2017 +0.6 +2.9 2.3 +0.6 $3.9M 0.61× –
T.J. McFarland 2017 +0.2 +1.0 0.7 +0.3 $3.8M 0.67× –
Jeff Mathis 2017 +0.5 +2.2 2.0 +0.2 $3.7M 0.52× –
David Hernandez↔ 2017 +0.1 +0.3 0.2 +0.1 $3.3M 0.67× –
Ildemaro Vargas 2017 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 +0.1 $2.6M 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
John Ryan Murphy 2017 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.52× –
Silvino Bracho 2017 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Jack Reinheimer 2017 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.61× –
Rubby De La Rosa 2017 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Daniel Descalso 2017 +0.1 +0.5 1.4 -0.8 $11.0M 0.56× –
Shelby Miller 2017 +0.5 +3.9 4.7 -0.8 $9.9M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $1.2M AAV
J.J. Hoover 2017 -0.0 -0.2 0.9 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Braden Shipley 2017 -0.3 -1.7 0.1 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Adam Rosales↔ 2017 -0.4 -1.8 0.4 -2.2 – 0.61× –
Jorge De La Rosa 2017 -0.0 -0.1 2.2 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Tom Wilhelmsen 2017 -0.2 -1.3 1.2 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Jake Barrett 2017 -0.4 -2.3 0.5 -2.8 – 0.67× –
Chris Herrmann 2017 -0.9 -3.8 0.9 -4.7 – 0.52× –
Yasmany Tomás 2017 -0.2 -1.5 9.5 -11.0 – 0.83× –
Matt Koch 2017 +0.0 +0.0 0.0 -0.0 – 0.67× –
James Sherfy 2017 +0.3 +1.8 – – – 0.67× –
Kristopher Negrón 2017 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Rey Fuentes 2017 -0.4 -2.3 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+44.7+564.1102.8+462.3—

Trades

Every graded 2017 deal involving the Diamondbacks — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

2017 · ARI / DET
ARI · Mike Hazen +$28.8M
J. D. Martinez
DET · Al Avila −$28.8M
Dawel Lugo, Sergio Alcántara, Jose King
ARI came out ahead by $28.8M
2017 · ARI / KCR
ARI · Mike Hazen +$0.0M
Sam Lewis
KCR · Dayton Moore +$0.0M
Peter O'Brien
Even trade
2017 · OAK / ARI
OAK · Billy Beane +$3.2M
Jeferson Mejia
ARI · Mike Hazen −$3.2M
Adam Rosales
OAK came out ahead by $3.2M
2017 · ARI / MIN
ARI · Mike Hazen +$2.4M
J. R. Murphy
MIN · Derek Falvey −$2.4M
Gabriel Moya
ARI came out ahead by $2.4M
2017 · ARI / ANA
ARI · Mike Hazen +$0.0M
David Hernandez
ANA · Billy Eppler +$0.0M
Luís Madero
Even trade
2017 · ARI / CHW
ARI · Mike Hazen +$2.4M
cash / PTBNL
CHW · Kenny Williams −$2.4M
Ryan Burr
ARI came out ahead by $2.4M
2017 · TBR / ARI
TBR · Erik Neander +$4.0M
Curtis Taylor
ARI · Mike Hazen −$4.0M
Brad Boxberger
TBR came out ahead by $4.0M
2017 · ARI / PIT
ARI · Mike Hazen +$3.2M
Frank Duncan
PIT · Neal Huntington −$3.2M
Philip Gosselin
ARI came out ahead by $3.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2017 payroll
$102.5M
2018 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2017, 2017–2023. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2017; 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 (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Zack Greinke3312.057$34.0MFREE AGENT
Fernando Rodney4013.137$2.8MFREE AGENT
Jorge De La Rosa3613.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Jeff Mathis3410.012$2.0MFREE AGENT
Chris Iannetta3410.013$1.5MFREE AGENT
Daniel Descalso306.016$1.4MFREE AGENT
Grégor Blanco336.164$1.0MFREE AGENT
Adam Rosales346.163$405kFREE AGENT
David Hernandez327.095$217kFREE AGENT
Rubby De La Rosa286.000$172kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Paul Goldschmidt295.059$8.9MFREE AGENT
AJ Pollock294.052$6.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
J.D. Martinez295.036$6.1MFREE AGENT
Shelby Miller263.166$4.7MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Patrick Corbin274.105$4.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Owings253.027$2.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randall Delgado274.100$1.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Wilhelmsen335.072$1.2MFREE AGENT
Chris Herrmann293.001$938kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.J. Hoover293.153$900kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
T.J. McFarland283.007$685kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Ryan Murphy264.000$91kARB 3FREE AGENT
Kristopher Negrón315.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Yasmany Tomás262.000$9.5MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taijuan Walker242.142$2.2MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Hazelbaker291.052$1.1MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Lamb262.053$573kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Peralta292.120$572kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robbie Ray252.007$570kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Ahmed272.054$566kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Chafin272.020$559kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Drury241.034$554kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Barrett251.000$548kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Archie Bradley241.112$544kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zack Godley270.142$409kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ketel Marte231.066$281kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Silvino Bracho240.125$164kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Banda230.000$111kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Braden Shipley250.070$102kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ildemaro Vargas250.000$79kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Christian Walker260.033$64kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Koch260.027$15kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Reinheimer240.000$9kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rey Fuentes26–—
James Sherfy250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2017 acquisition stacked onto Diamondbacks's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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