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Diamondbacks ARI

201985–77 (0.525)
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GM: Mike Hazen

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2019, 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
$118M
Surplus $M
+1
Win %
0.525
TAB
+3.1
WAB
+4.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
36.2
Dead money %
40%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-3.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2019 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RCarson Kelly101
LAlex Avila54
RCaleb Joseph16

1B

RChristian Walker142
LJake Lamb24
RWilmer Flores16
RKevin Cron12
BBlake Swihart⇄2

2B

BKetel Marte83
RWilmer Flores64
BIldemaro Vargas48
BEduardo Escobar33
BDomingo Leyba8
LJosh Rojas1

3B

BEduardo Escobar144
LJake Lamb36
BIldemaro Vargas14
RCarson Kelly1
BDomingo Leyba1
RKevin Cron1

SS

RNick Ahmed158
BKetel Marte11
BIldemaro Vargas4
BDomingo Leyba2

LF

LDavid Peralta93
RTim Locastro34
LJosh Rojas33
LJarrod Dyson16
BBlake Swihart⇄11
BIldemaro Vargas1

CF

LJarrod Dyson103
BKetel Marte96
RTim Locastro20
BAbraham Almonte3
RAdam Jones1

RF

RAdam Jones130
RTim Locastro25
LJarrod Dyson21
BBlake Swihart⇄9
BAbraham Almonte9
LJosh Rojas6
BIldemaro Vargas1

DH

RKevin Cron4
RChristian Walker3
LDavid Peralta1
BEduardo Escobar1
LJake Lamb1
RYasmany Tomás1

Starters

RZack Greinke⇄4.6 WAR
LRobbie Ray1.8 WAR
RLuke Weaver1.8 WAR
RMerrill Kelly1.3 WAR
RArchie Bradley1.1 WAR
RZac Gallen⇄0.7 WAR
LAlex Young0.3 WAR
RJon Duplantier0.3 WAR
RTaijuan Walker0.0 WAR
RZack Godley⇄-0.0 WAR
RMike Leake⇄-0.6 WAR
RTaylor Clarke-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RGreg Holland17 sv
LAndrew Chafin23 h
RYoan Lopez21 h
RYoshihisa Hirano15 h
LT.J. McFarland9 h
RArchie Bradley7 h
RMatt Andriese4 h
RStefan Crichton3 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 2018)

PlayerfWAR
Carson Kelly2.3
Luke Weaver1.8
Wilmer Flores1.5
Merrill Kelly1.3
Tim Locastro0.8
Zac Gallen0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 2018)

Player2018 fWAR
Patrick Corbin6.1
Paul Goldschmidt4.6
AJ Pollock2.5
Clay Buchholz1.5
Jeff Mathis1.0
Daniel Descalso0.6

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 2019; everyone else is shown as a 2019 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Ketel Marte 2019 +6.3 +104.0 2.4 +101.6 $0.4M 2.05× Extension · 2025–2025 · $19.4M AAV
Zack Greinke↔ 2019 +4.6 +79.9 24.9 +55.0 $5.5M 2.19× –
Nick Ahmed 2019 +3.4 +32.0 3.7 +28.3 $1.1M 1.18× –
Christian Walker 2019 +3.0 +25.8 0.6 +25.3 $0.2M 1.07× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $20.0M AAV
Luke Weaver 2019 +1.8 +21.0 0.6 +20.4 $0.3M 1.49× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $11.0M AAV
Eduardo Escobar 2019 +2.7 +24.4 6.2 +18.2 $2.3M 1.12× –
Robbie Ray 2019 +1.8 +22.0 6.0 +15.9 $3.3M 1.49× Free Agent · 2022–2026 · $23.0M AAV
Carson Kelly 2019 +2.3 +13.9 0.6 +13.4 $0.2M 0.76× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $5.8M AAV
Archie Bradley 2019 +1.1 +11.8 1.8 +9.9 $1.7M 1.34× –
Merrill Kelly 2019 +1.3 +10.7 2.0 +8.7 $1.5M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $20.0M AAV
David Peralta 2019 +1.6 +15.4 7.0 +8.4 $4.4M 1.22× –
Zac Gallen↔ 2019 +0.7 +6.0 0.1 +5.9 $0.1M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $22.0M AAV
Alex Avila 2019 +1.6 +9.5 4.2 +5.2 $2.7M 0.76× –
Tim Locastro 2019 +0.8 +5.3 0.4 +4.9 $0.5M 0.83× –
Andrew Chafin 2019 +1.0 +5.5 1.9 +3.5 $1.9M 0.67× –
Wilmer Flores 2019 +1.5 +6.6 3.8 +2.8 $2.6M 0.56× –
Abraham Almonte 2019 +0.4 +2.7 0.1 +2.6 $0.2M 0.83× –
Alex Young 2019 +0.3 +2.7 0.3 +2.4 $0.9M 1.02× –
Kevin Ginkel 2019 +0.5 +2.5 0.2 +2.4 $0.4M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.7M AAV
Matt Andriese 2019 +0.6 +3.4 0.9 +2.4 $1.5M 0.67× –
Yoshihisa Hirano 2019 +0.5 +4.8 3.0 +1.8 $6.7M 1.34× –
Jon Duplantier 2019 +0.3 +1.8 0.3 +1.5 $0.8M 0.67× –
Stefan Crichton 2019 +0.3 +1.8 0.2 +1.5 $0.7M 0.67× –
Ildemaro Vargas 2019 +0.4 +1.8 0.6 +1.2 $1.4M 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Domingo Leyba 2019 +0.2 +0.8 0.1 +0.7 $0.7M 0.56× –
Jarrod Dyson 2019 +0.7 +4.4 3.8 +0.6 $5.7M 0.83× –
John Ryan Murphy↔ 2019 +0.1 +0.7 0.9 -0.1 $6.2M 0.65× –
Kevin Cron 2019 +0.0 +0.0 0.2 -0.2 $21.1M 0.56× –
Robby Scott 2019 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Caleb Joseph 2019 -0.0 -0.0 0.5 -0.5 – 0.52× –
Zack Godley↔ 2019 -0.0 -0.1 0.5 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Josh Rojas 2019 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.83× –
T.J. McFarland 2019 -0.1 -0.5 1.4 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Yoan López 2019 -0.3 -1.8 0.6 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Matt Koch 2019 -0.6 -3.3 0.6 -3.8 – 0.67× –
Jake Lamb 2019 +0.1 +0.2 4.8 -4.6 $94.8M 0.58× –
Taijuan Walker 2019 +0.0 +0.4 5.0 -4.6 $108.1M 1.02× –
Blake Swihart↔ 2019 -0.6 -4.2 0.7 -4.9 – 0.83× –
Greg Holland 2019 -0.2 -1.7 3.2 -5.0 – 1.34× –
Taylor Clarke 2019 -0.6 -4.7 0.4 -5.1 – 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.6M AAV
Adam Jones 2019 -0.4 -2.9 3.0 -5.9 – 0.83× –
Mike Leake↔ 2019 -0.6 -4.5 5.0 -9.5 – 1.02× –
Yasmany Tomás 2019 -0.2 -0.9 15.5 -16.4 – 0.69× –
Joel Payamps 2019 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.0 $2.5M 0.67× –
James Sherfy 2019 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+36.1+396.2118.2+277.8—

Trades

Every graded 2019 deal involving the Diamondbacks — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2019 · SEA / ARI
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$19.2M
José Caballero
ARI · Mike Hazen −$19.2M
Mike Leake
SEA came out ahead by $19.2M
2019 · ARI / NYY
ARI · Mike Hazen +$6.4M
Tim Locastro
NYY · Brian Cashman −$6.4M
cash / PTBNL
ARI came out ahead by $6.4M
2019 · BOS / ARI
BOS · Dave Dombrowski +$3.2M
Marcus Wilson
ARI · Mike Hazen −$3.2M
Blake Swihart
BOS came out ahead by $3.2M
2019 · ARI / MIA
ARI · Mike Hazen +$184.0M
Zac Gallen
MIA · Michael Hill −$184.0M
Jazz Chisholm
ARI came out ahead by $184.0M
2019 · HOU / ARI
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$16.0M
Zack Greinke
ARI · Mike Hazen −$16.0M
Corbin Martin, J. B. Bukauskas, Seth Beer, Josh Rojas
HOU came out ahead by $16.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2019 payroll
$118.0M
2020 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2019, 2019–2025. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2019; 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 (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Zack Greinke3514.057$24.9MFREE AGENT
Eduardo Escobar306.128$6.2MFREE AGENT
Mike Leake319.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Alex Avila329.061$4.2MFREE AGENT
Jarrod Dyson347.088$3.8MFREE AGENT
Greg Holland339.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Adam Jones3311.139$3.0MFREE AGENT
John Ryan Murphy286.000$865kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Yasmany Tomás283.000$15.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Peralta314.120$7.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Robbie Ray274.007$6.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Taijuan Walker264.142$5.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Lamb284.053$4.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilmer Flores275.003$3.8MFREE AGENT
Nick Ahmed294.054$3.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Chafin294.020$1.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
Archie Bradley263.112$1.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
T.J. McFarland304.164$1.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Andriese293.071$920kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zack Godley294.000$499kARB 3FREE AGENT
Caleb Joseph334.127$473kARB 3FREE AGENT
Abraham Almonte303.161$87kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (23)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Yoshihisa Hirano351.000$3.0MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ketel Marte252.162$2.4MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Merrill Kelly300.000$2.0MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake Swihart272.164$656kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Weaver251.112$581kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Koch280.141$568kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carson Kelly240.161$560kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Christian Walker280.124$560kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ildemaro Vargas270.055$557kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yoan López260.028$557kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Locastro260.045$376kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Clarke260.000$355kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Duplantier240.000$283kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Young250.000$283kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stefan Crichton270.050$230kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Cron260.000$215kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Ginkel250.000$167kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Rojas250.000$146kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Domingo Leyba230.000$125kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robby Scott291.059$104kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zac Gallen230.000$92kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joel Payamps250.000$24kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
James Sherfy272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2019 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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