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Orioles BAL

200074–88 (0.457)
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GM: Syd Thrift

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2000, 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
$76M
Surplus $M
-37
Win %
0.457
TAB
-11.0
WAB
-12.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
27.3
Dead money %
31%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-7.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2000 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LB.J. Surhoff⇄102
RCharles Johnson⇄84
RBrook Fordyce⇄53
LGreg Myers28
RFernando Lunar⇄9
RWillie Morales3

1B

LWill Clark⇄73
LChris Richard⇄55
RJeff Conine39
RRyan Minor5
RRich Amaral1
RMike Kinkade⇄1

2B

LDelino DeShields96
RJerry Hairston Jr.49
RMark Lewis⇄21
RJesse Garcia6
RMelvin Mora⇄3

3B

RCal Ripken Jr.73
RJeff Conine44
RMark Lewis⇄34
RRyan Minor26
LIvanon Coffie15

SS

RMike Bordick⇄100
RMelvin Mora⇄50
RMark Lewis⇄14
RJesse Garcia5
LIvanon Coffie4

LF

LDelino DeShields39
RTrenidad Hubbard⇄21
LBrady Anderson16
RJeff Conine7
RRich Amaral3
LKarim Garcia⇄2
RLuis Matos1

CF

LBrady Anderson88
RLuis Matos44
BGene Kingsale24
RRich Amaral12
LDelino DeShields2

RF

RAlbert Belle110
RLuis Matos25
LBrady Anderson24
RJeff Conine12
RTrenidad Hubbard⇄10
RRich Amaral4
LChris Richard⇄3

DH

LHarold Baines⇄72
RAlbert Belle31
RJeff Conine14
RCal Ripken Jr.10
LDelino DeShields9
LBrady Anderson8
LGreg Myers6
LWill Clark⇄6
LKarim Garcia⇄3
RMike Kinkade⇄2
LB.J. Surhoff⇄1
RCarlos Casimiro1
LChris Richard⇄1

Starters

RMike Mussina6.4 WAR
RSidney Ponson3.2 WAR
RPat Rapp2.2 WAR
RJose Mercedes1.5 WAR
LChuck McElroy0.5 WAR
RScott Erickson0.3 WAR
RLesli Brea-0.1 WAR
LJohn Parrish-0.2 WAR
RJay Spurgeon-0.2 WAR
RJason Johnson-0.3 WAR
RCalvin Maduro-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRyan Kohlmeier13 sv
LBuddy Groom27 h
RMike Trombley19 h
RAlan Mills⇄8 h
LB.J. Ryan6 h
LChuck McElroy2 h
RCalvin Maduro1 h
RMike Timlin⇄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 1999)

PlayerfWAR
Pat Rapp2.2
Jose Mercedes1.5
Buddy Groom1.1
Brook Fordyce1.0
Melvin Mora0.6
Chris Richard0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 1999)

Player1999 fWAR
Juan Guzman1.1
Doug Johns0.8
Scott Kamieniecki0.6
Jim Corsi0.1
Derrick May0.1
Jeff Reboulet0.1

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Orioles. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 2000; everyone else is shown as a 2000 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Mike Mussina 2000 +6.4 +127.3 6.8 +120.5 $1.1M 2.50× –
Sidney Ponson 2000 +3.2 +49.7 0.4 +49.3 $0.1M 1.96× –
Pat Rapp 2000 +2.2 +26.2 0.8 +25.5 $0.3M 1.49× –
Charles Johnson↔ 2000 +3.1 +24.7 3.0 +21.6 $1.0M 1.00× –
B.J. Surhoff↔ 2000 +2.2 +18.0 2.9 +15.1 $1.3M 1.01× –
Delino DeShields 2000 +2.5 +16.3 4.2 +12.1 $1.7M 0.82× –
Mike Bordick↔ 2000 +1.8 +12.9 1.9 +11.0 $1.1M 0.89× –
Buddy Groom 2000 +1.1 +11.7 1.8 +9.9 $1.6M 1.34× –
Will Clark↔ 2000 +1.6 +12.9 3.6 +9.3 $2.3M 1.01× –
Brady Anderson 2000 +1.7 +16.2 7.1 +9.1 $4.3M 1.22× –
Jerry Hairston Jr. 2000 +1.0 +4.5 0.2 +4.3 $0.2M 0.56× –
Ryan Kohlmeier 2000 +0.4 +4.3 0.2 +4.1 $0.5M 1.34× –
Brook Fordyce↔ 2000 +1.0 +4.3 0.4 +3.9 $0.4M 0.52× –
Melvin Mora↔ 2000 +0.6 +2.9 0.1 +2.8 $0.1M 0.61× –
Luis Matos 2000 +0.4 +2.7 0.2 +2.5 $0.5M 0.83× –
Chris Richard↔ 2000 +0.5 +2.3 0.2 +2.1 $0.3M 0.56× –
Chuck McElroy 2000 +0.5 +2.6 1.4 +1.2 $2.9M 0.67× –
Willie Morales 2000 +0.1 +0.4 0.2 +0.2 $2.0M 0.52× –
Luis Rivera↔ 2000 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Cal Ripken Jr. 2000 +1.3 +6.0 6.3 -0.3 $4.9M 0.58× –
Fernando Lunar↔ 2000 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.52× –
Jesse Garcia 2000 -0.1 -0.2 0.2 -0.5 – 0.56× –
Harold Baines↔ 2000 +0.2 +0.9 1.5 -0.6 $9.6M 0.69× –
Rich Amaral 2000 -0.0 -0.1 0.5 -0.6 – 0.83× –
Jeff Conine 2000 +0.4 +1.7 2.5 -0.8 $6.8M 0.58× –
Al Reyes↔ 2000 -0.2 -0.9 0.4 -1.3 – 0.67× –
B.J. Ryan 2000 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Darren Holmes↔ 2000 -0.2 -1.0 0.5 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Greg Myers 2000 -0.2 -0.8 1.2 -2.0 – 0.52× –
Karim Garcia↔ 2000 -0.3 -1.7 0.3 -2.0 – 0.69× –
Jay Spurgeon 2000 -0.2 -2.0 0.2 -2.2 – 1.02× –
Tim Worrell↔ 2000 -0.4 -2.1 0.1 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Mark Lewis↔ 2000 -0.4 -1.7 0.5 -2.3 – 0.58× –
Jason Johnson 2000 -0.3 -2.2 0.3 -2.5 – 1.02× –
Mike Timlin↔ 2000 -0.1 -0.5 2.5 -3.1 – 0.67× –
Calvin Maduro 2000 -0.6 -3.4 0.2 -3.6 – 0.67× –
Trenidad Hubbard↔ 2000 -0.5 -3.6 0.1 -3.7 – 0.83× –
Scott Erickson 2000 +0.3 +2.4 6.6 -4.2 $22.5M 1.02× –
Alan Mills↔ 2000 -0.7 -3.6 1.3 -4.8 – 0.67× –
Gene Kingsale 2000 -0.7 -4.6 0.2 -4.8 – 0.83× –
Mike Trombley 2000 -0.4 -4.6 2.2 -6.9 – 1.34× –
Albert Belle 2000 +0.9 +5.9 12.9 -7.0 $14.6M 0.83× –
Carlos Casimiro 2000 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.69× –
Gabe Molina↔ 2000 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Ivanon Coffie 2000 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.58× –
John Parrish 2000 -0.2 -1.6 – – – 1.02× –
Jose Mercedes 2000 +1.5 +17.9 – – – 1.49× –
Lesli Brea 2000 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Kinkade↔ 2000 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.69× –
Ryan Minor 2000 -1.3 -5.8 – – – 0.58× –
Total—+27.4+331.076.2+245.8—

Trades

Every graded 2000 deal involving the Orioles — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

2000 · BAL / STL
BAL · Syd Thrift +$36.8M
Chris Richard, Mark Nussbeck
STL · Walt Jocketty −$36.8M
Mike Timlin
BAL came out ahead by $36.8M
2000 · STL / BAL
STL · Walt Jocketty +$3.2M
Will Clark
BAL · Syd Thrift −$3.2M
José León
STL came out ahead by $3.2M
2000 · BAL / WSN
BAL · Syd Thrift +$1.6M
Jorge Julio
WSN · Jim Beattie −$1.6M
Ryan Minor
BAL came out ahead by $1.6M
2000 · BAL / ATL
BAL · Syd Thrift +$26.4M
Trenidad Hubbard, Fernando Lunar, Luis Rivera
ATL · John Schuerholz −$26.4M
Gabe Molina, B. J. Surhoff
BAL came out ahead by $26.4M
2000 · BAL / CHW
BAL · Syd Thrift +$0.8M
Miguel Felix, Juan Figueroa, Brook Fordyce, Jason Lakman
CHW · Ron Schueler −$0.8M
Harold Baines, Charles Johnson
BAL came out ahead by $0.8M
2000 · NYM / BAL
NYM · Steve Phillips +$0.0M
Juan Aracena
BAL · Syd Thrift +$0.0M
Anthony Shumaker
Even trade
2000 · BAL / ATL
BAL · Syd Thrift +$5.6M
Steve Sisco
ATL · John Schuerholz −$5.6M
Jesse Garcia
BAL came out ahead by $5.6M
2000 · TOR / BAL
TOR · Gord Ash +$0.8M
Jayson Werth
BAL · Syd Thrift −$0.8M
John Bale
TOR came out ahead by $0.8M
2000 · BAL / NYM
BAL · Syd Thrift +$280.0M
Leslie Brea, Pat Gorman, Mike Kinkade, Melvin Mora
NYM · Steve Phillips −$280.0M
Mike Bordick
BAL came out ahead by $280.0M
2000 · LAD / BAL
LAD · Kevin Malone +$21.6M
Alberto Reyes
BAL · Syd Thrift −$21.6M
Alan Mills
LAD came out ahead by $21.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2000 payroll
$76.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 2000, 2000–2006. 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 (25)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Albert Belle3311.000$12.9MFREE AGENT
Brady Anderson3612.000$7.1M$7.2MFREE AGENT
Mike Mussina319.000$6.8MFREE AGENT
Scott Erickson3210.000$6.6MFREE AGENT$5.1M
Cal Ripken Jr.3919.000$6.3M$6.3MFREE AGENT
Delino DeShields3110.000$4.2M$2.3MFREE AGENT
Will Clark3614.000$3.6MFREE AGENT
Charles Johnson286.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
B.J. Surhoff3513.000$2.9MFREE AGENT$1.0M$800k$1.1M
Mike Timlin349.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Jeff Conine3410.000$2.5M$3.0M$3.5M$3.5MFREE AGENT$1.4M
Mike Trombley338.000$2.2M$1.7MFREE AGENT
Mike Bordick3410.000$1.9M$4.5M$4.9MFREE AGENT
Buddy Groom348.000$1.8M$2.0M$2.5M$3.0M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Harold Baines4120.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Chuck McElroy3211.000$1.4M$962kFREE AGENT
Alan Mills3310.000$1.3M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Greg Myers3413.000$1.2M$683kFREE AGENT
Pat Rapp328.000$750kFREE AGENT
Darren Holmes3410.000$532kFREE AGENT
Mark Lewis309.000$520kFREE AGENT
Rich Amaral389.000$500kFREE AGENT
Trenidad Hubbard366.000$135kFREE AGENT
Tim Worrell327.000$59kFREE AGENT
Jose Mercedes296.000—$2.8MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (6)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Al Reyes305.000$424kFREE AGENT
Brook Fordyce305.000$385kFREE AGENT
Karim Garcia245.000$350kFREE AGENT
Jason Johnson263.000$300kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Calvin Maduro254.000$205kARB 3FREE AGENT
Gene Kingsale234.000$204kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Sidney Ponson232.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerry Hairston Jr.242.000$205kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
B.J. Ryan241.000$204kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesse Garcia261.000$201kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Kohlmeier230.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willie Morales270.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jay Spurgeon230.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Matos210.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Richard260.000$181kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Melvin Mora281.000$84kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Fernando Lunar230.000$58kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Rivera220.000$33kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Kinkade272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Minor262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Casimiro23–—
Ivanon Coffie23–—
Gabe Molina25–—
Lesli Brea26–—
John Parrish220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2000 acquisition stacked onto Orioles's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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