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202152–110 (0.321)
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GM: Mike Hazen

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2021, 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
$84M
Surplus $M
-40
Win %
0.321
TAB
-16.2
WAB
-24.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
13.1
Dead money %
32%
Depth Players
2.0
Dead WAR
-10.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2021 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RCarson Kelly91
LDaulton Varsho41
RBryan Holaday10

1B

RChristian Walker107
LPavin Smith54
RWyatt Mathisen13
LStephen Vogt⇄2
LJosh VanMeter1
LSeth Beer1

2B

LJosh Rojas55
LJosh VanMeter52
BEduardo Escobar⇄42
RAndrew Young21
BKetel Marte20
BDomingo Leyba⇄13
BIldemaro Vargas⇄7
RJake Hager⇄5
RDrew Ellis4

3B

LJosh VanMeter25
RDrew Ellis17
LJosh Rojas14
BIldemaro Vargas⇄8
RWyatt Mathisen4
RAndrew Young2

SS

RNick Ahmed127
LJosh Rojas42
BGeraldo Perdomo10
BIldemaro Vargas⇄4
BAsdrúbal Cabrera⇄1
BEduardo Escobar⇄1
RJake Hager⇄1

LF

LDavid Peralta137
LPavin Smith22
LJosh Rojas18
LDaulton Varsho12
BHenry Ramos5
RWyatt Mathisen2
RStuart Fairchild2
RAndrew Young1
LJosh Reddick1
LJosh VanMeter1

CF

BKetel Marte71
LPavin Smith39
LDaulton Varsho30
LNick Heath18
LJake McCarthy14
RStuart Fairchild5
LJosh Reddick4

RF

LPavin Smith53
LKole Calhoun39
LJosh Rojas37
LJosh Reddick36
LDaulton Varsho12
RTim Locastro⇄9
BHenry Ramos8
LJake McCarthy6
LJosh VanMeter1
RStuart Fairchild1

DH

LKole Calhoun3
LSeth Beer3
BAsdrúbal Cabrera⇄2
RAndrew Young1
LDavid Peralta1
RChristian Walker1

Starters

RMerrill Kelly2.1 WAR
LMadison Bumgarner1.6 WAR
RZac Gallen1.6 WAR
RLuke Weaver0.6 WAR
LTyler Gilbert0.3 WAR
RHumberto Castellanos0.3 WAR
RJake Faria0.2 WAR
RHumberto Mejia-0.0 WAR
LCaleb Smith-0.0 WAR
RMatt Peacock-0.0 WAR
RRiley Smith-0.3 WAR
RTaylor Widener-0.3 WAR
RSeth Frankoff-0.3 WAR
RJon Duplantier-0.4 WAR
RCorbin Martin-0.5 WAR
LAlex Young⇄-0.9 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTyler Clippard6 sv
LJoe Mantiply11 h
RNoe Ramirez⇄10 h
RTaylor Clarke7 h
RKevin Ginkel6 h
RStefan Crichton5 h
RJoakim Soria⇄0 h
LAlex Young⇄0 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 2020)

PlayerfWAR
Noé Ramirez0.6
Tyler Gilbert0.3
Asdrúbal Cabrera0.3
Humberto Castellanos0.3
Jake Faria0.2
Jake McCarthy0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2020)

Player2020 fWAR
Starling Marte0.9
Archie Bradley0.5
Artie Lewicki0.1
Junior Guerra0.1
Andrew Chafin0.0
Jeremy Beasley0.0

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 2021; everyone else is shown as a 2021 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Merrill Kelly 2021 +2.1 +25.0 4.2 +20.7 $2.0M 1.49× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $20.0M AAV
Zac Gallen 2021 +1.6 +18.7 0.6 +18.1 $0.4M 1.49× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $22.0M AAV
Ketel Marte 2021 +2.4 +23.3 6.4 +16.9 $2.7M 1.22× Extension · 2025–2025 · $19.4M AAV
Josh Rojas 2021 +1.7 +11.4 0.6 +10.8 $0.3M 0.82× –
Daulton Varsho 2021 +1.8 +10.8 0.4 +10.4 $0.2M 0.76× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $10.8M AAV
Carson Kelly 2021 +1.7 +10.6 1.7 +8.9 $1.0M 0.76× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $5.8M AAV
Eduardo Escobar↔ 2021 +1.9 +12.3 5.1 +7.2 $2.7M 0.82× –
Joe Mantiply 2021 +0.7 +3.5 0.4 +3.1 $0.7M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Nick Ahmed 2021 +1.5 +11.0 7.9 +3.1 $5.1M 0.89× –
Luke Weaver 2021 +0.6 +4.7 1.9 +2.8 $3.4M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $11.0M AAV
Noé Ramirez↔ 2021 +0.6 +3.1 0.3 +2.8 $0.5M 0.67× –
Tyler Gilbert 2021 +0.3 +2.8 0.2 +2.7 $0.5M 1.02× –
Pavin Smith 2021 +0.7 +2.9 0.6 +2.3 $0.9M 0.56× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.2M AAV
Taylor Clarke 2021 +0.5 +2.8 0.5 +2.3 $1.0M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.6M AAV
Humberto Castellanos 2021 +0.3 +2.3 0.2 +2.1 $0.7M 1.02× –
David Peralta 2021 +1.4 +9.4 7.5 +1.9 $5.3M 0.83× –
Jake McCarthy 2021 +0.2 +1.6 0.1 +1.5 $0.5M 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Sean Poppen↔ 2021 +0.2 +1.2 0.1 +1.1 $0.5M 0.67× –
Geraldo Perdomo 2021 +0.2 +1.0 0.0 +1.0 $0.2M 0.61× Arb extension · 2026–2030 · $11.2M AAV
Jake Faria 2021 +0.2 +1.3 0.3 +1.0 $1.2M 0.67× –
Christian Walker 2021 +0.4 +1.6 0.6 +0.9 $1.8M 0.56× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $20.0M AAV
Seth Beer 2021 +0.1 +0.8 0.1 +0.7 $0.5M 0.69× –
Asdrúbal Cabrera↔ 2021 +0.3 +1.9 1.4 +0.5 $4.1M 0.69× –
Madison Bumgarner 2021 +1.6 +19.3 19.0 +0.3 $11.7M 1.49× –
Miguel Aguilar 2021 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.2 $1.4M 0.67× –
Anthony Swarzak↔ 2021 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Humberto Mejía 2021 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 1.02× –
Luis Frías 2021 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.4 – 0.67× –
J.B. Wendelken↔ 2021 -0.0 -0.3 0.3 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Matt Peacock 2021 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Jake Hager↔ 2021 -0.2 -0.7 0.0 -0.8 – 0.56× –
Stephen Vogt↔ 2021 +0.3 +1.5 2.3 -0.8 $6.9M 0.56× –
Stuart Fairchild 2021 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 – 0.83× –
Jordan Weems↔ 2021 -0.2 -0.8 0.0 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Keury Mella 2021 -0.2 -0.9 0.0 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Yoan López 2021 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Stefan Crichton 2021 -0.2 -0.9 0.3 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Josh VanMeter 2021 -0.2 -0.9 0.5 -1.3 – 0.56× –
Bryan Holaday 2021 -0.3 -1.3 0.1 -1.4 – 0.52× –
Joakim Soria↔ 2021 +0.2 +1.2 2.6 -1.5 $12.1M 0.67× –
Caleb Smith 2021 -0.0 -0.1 1.4 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Henry Ramos 2021 -0.2 -1.5 0.1 -1.6 – 0.83× –
Brett de Geus↔ 2021 -0.3 -1.6 0.2 -1.8 – 0.67× –
J.B. Bukauskas 2021 -0.3 -1.5 0.3 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Riley Smith 2021 -0.3 -1.4 0.4 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Ildemaro Vargas↔ 2021 -0.4 -1.8 0.1 -1.9 – 0.58× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Wyatt Mathisen 2021 -0.4 -1.8 0.1 -1.9 – 0.56× –
Nick Heath 2021 -0.3 -2.0 0.1 -2.1 – 0.83× –
Chris Devenski 2021 -0.2 -1.2 1.0 -2.2 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Domingo Leyba↔ 2021 -0.5 -2.2 0.0 -2.3 – 0.56× –
Seth Frankoff 2021 -0.3 -2.1 0.3 -2.4 – 1.02× –
Brandyn Sittinger 2021 -0.5 -2.5 0.0 -2.6 – 0.67× –
Kevin Ginkel 2021 -0.4 -2.3 0.3 -2.7 – 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.7M AAV
Ryan Buchter 2021 -0.5 -2.7 0.1 -2.8 – 0.67× –
Drew Ellis 2021 -0.6 -3.0 0.1 -3.1 – 0.58× –
Taylor Widener 2021 -0.3 -2.5 0.6 -3.1 – 1.02× –
Tyler Clippard 2021 -0.1 -1.3 1.8 -3.1 – 1.34× –
Josh Reddick 2021 -0.5 -3.4 0.3 -3.7 – 0.83× –
Jon Duplantier 2021 -0.4 -3.2 0.6 -3.8 – 1.02× –
Tim Locastro↔ 2021 -0.6 -3.7 0.3 -4.0 – 0.83× –
Corbin Martin 2021 -0.5 -4.1 0.1 -4.2 – 1.02× –
Alex Young↔ 2021 -0.9 -5.0 0.2 -5.2 – 0.67× –
Kole Calhoun 2021 -0.3 -2.0 8.0 -10.0 – 0.83× –
Andrew Young 2021 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+12.8+124.383.6+41.3—

Trades

Every graded 2021 deal involving the Diamondbacks — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2021 · ARI / TBR
ARI · Mike Hazen +$1.6M
Jordan Luplow
TBR · Erik Neander −$1.6M
Ronny Simon
ARI came out ahead by $1.6M
2021 · ARI / ATL
ARI · Mike Hazen +$0.0M
Deivi Estrada
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Yoan López
Even trade
2021 · ARI / ATL
ARI · Mike Hazen +$3.2M
Mason Berne
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$3.2M
Stephen Vogt
ARI came out ahead by $3.2M
2021 · KCR / ARI
KCR · J.J. Picollo +$1.6M
Eduardo Herrera
ARI · Mike Hazen −$1.6M
Nick Heath
KCR came out ahead by $1.6M
2021 · ARI / TOR
ARI · Mike Hazen +$1.6M
Yaifer Perdomo, J.J. D'Orazio
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$1.6M
Joakim Soria
ARI came out ahead by $1.6M
2021 · MIL / ARI
MIL · David Stearns +$6.4M
Eduardo Escobar
ARI · Mike Hazen −$6.4M
Alberto Ciprian, Cooper Hummel
MIL came out ahead by $6.4M
2021 · ARI / NYY
ARI · Mike Hazen +$0.8M
Keegan Curtis
NYY · Brian Cashman −$0.8M
Tim Locastro
ARI came out ahead by $0.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2021 payroll
$83.8M
2022 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2021, 2021–2027. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2021; 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 (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2021202220232024202520262027
Madison Bumgarner3110.127$19.0MFREE AGENT
Kole Calhoun337.130$8.0MFREE AGENT
Nick Ahmed316.054$7.9MFREE AGENT
David Peralta336.120$7.5MFREE AGENT
Eduardo Escobar328.128$5.1MFREE AGENT
Joakim Soria3714.000$2.6MFREE AGENT
Stephen Vogt367.064$2.3MFREE AGENT
Tyler Clippard3611.134$1.8MFREE AGENT
Asdrúbal Cabrera3513.027$1.4MFREE AGENT
Josh Reddick3410.050$310kFREE AGENT
Bryan Holaday339.000$100kFREE AGENT
Ryan Buchter347.000$100kFREE AGENT
Anthony Swarzak3512.000$74kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (6)

PlayerAgeSvc2021202220232024202520262027
Ketel Marte274.162$6.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Weaver273.112$1.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Caleb Smith293.077$1.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Devenski305.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Noé Ramirez313.139$311kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Faria273.107$282kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (45)

PlayerAgeSvc2021202220232024202520262027
Merrill Kelly322.000$4.2MCLUBARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carson Kelly262.161$1.7MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Christian Walker302.124$619kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zac Gallen251.100$608kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pavin Smith250.050$587kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Rojas270.152$582kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Duplantier260.095$570kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Widener261.000$552kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Clarke281.120$514kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh VanMeter261.076$496kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Peacock270.000$436kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Mantiply300.061$432kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daulton Varsho240.167$406kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Riley Smith260.097$388kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.B. Bukauskas240.000$313kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Ginkel271.023$312kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Seth Frankoff321.002$282kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stefan Crichton291.115$269kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Locastro282.010$256kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.B. Wendelken282.028$252kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Young271.095$246kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Humberto Castellanos230.092$215kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Gilbert270.000$187kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett de Geus230.000$181kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stuart Fairchild250.000$150kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Ellis250.000$129kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Poppen270.119$120kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wyatt Mathisen27–$114k
Jake McCarthy230.000$113kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yoan López282.011$109kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Heath270.142$104kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Henry Ramos290.000$86kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Seth Beer240.000$71kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Corbin Martin251.023$64kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Humberto Mejía240.033$61kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Aguilar29–$58k
Ildemaro Vargas292.028$50kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Frías230.000$46kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Domingo Leyba251.042$43kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Hager280.000$43kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Geraldo Perdomo210.000$43kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandyn Sittinger27–$40k
Jordan Weems280.161$24kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Keury Mella270.170$9kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Young27–—

Graphs

How each 2021 acquisition stacked onto Diamondbacks's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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