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Orioles BAL

200163–98 (0.391)
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GM: Syd Thrift

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2001, 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
$53M
Surplus $M
-21
Win %
0.391
TAB
-13.0
WAB
-16.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
19.2
Dead money %
49%
Depth Players
2.0
Dead WAR
-6.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2001 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBrook Fordyce95
RFernando Lunar64
LGreg Myers⇄25
RGeronimo Gil17
RMike Kinkade2

1B

RJeff Conine80
BDavid Segui65
LChris Richard18
LJay Gibbons7
RCasey Blake⇄6
RMike Kinkade3

2B

RJerry Hairston Jr.156
LDelino DeShields⇄50
BBrian Roberts12
RMelvin Mora1

3B

RCal Ripken Jr.111
RTony Batista⇄55
RJeff Conine17
RMike Kinkade10

SS

RMike Bordick58
BBrian Roberts51
RMelvin Mora43
RTony Batista⇄11

LF

LBrady Anderson56
RMike Kinkade29
LJay Gibbons28
RJeff Conine22
LLarry Bigbie5
BTim Raines Sr.⇄4
RLuis Matos1

CF

RMelvin Mora88
LChris Richard36
RLuis Matos23
LLarry Bigbie18
LWillie Harris8
BTim Raines Jr.7
LBrady Anderson6
LDelino DeShields⇄1

RF

LChris Richard69
LBrady Anderson66
LLarry Bigbie17
RJeff Conine16
RLuis Matos10
RMike Kinkade3

DH

LJay Gibbons27
LChris Richard19
RTony Batista⇄18
BDavid Segui16
RCal Ripken Jr.14
RJeff Conine11
LDelino DeShields⇄7
RMike Kinkade7
BBrian Roberts6
LBrady Anderson3

Starters

RJose Mercedes2.5 WAR
RJosh Towers1.4 WAR
RSidney Ponson1.3 WAR
RWillis Roberts1.2 WAR
RJason Johnson1.2 WAR
RPat Hentgen0.9 WAR
RCalvin Maduro0.8 WAR
RSean Douglass0.1 WAR
RRick Bauer-0.0 WAR
LJohn Parrish-0.4 WAR
LChuck McElroy⇄-0.5 WAR
RRyan Kohlmeier-1.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ LBuddy Groom11 sv
LB.J. Ryan13 h
RChad Paronto5 h
RJohn Wasdin⇄4 h
RJorge Julio3 h
RRyan Kohlmeier3 h
LJohn Parrish2 h
RMike Trombley⇄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 2000)

PlayerfWAR
Tony Batista1.8
David Segui1.7
Josh Towers1.4
Willis Roberts1.2
Pat Hentgen0.9
Jay Gibbons0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 2000)

Player2000 fWAR
Mike Mussina6.4
Charles Johnson3.1
B.J. Surhoff2.2
Pat Rapp2.2
Will Clark1.6
Albert Belle0.9

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 2001; everyone else is shown as a 2001 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jose Mercedes 2001 +2.5 +39.4 2.8 +36.6 $1.1M 1.96× –
Buddy Groom 2001 +1.9 +30.0 2.0 +28.0 $1.0M 1.95× –
Jeff Conine 2001 +2.7 +22.8 3.0 +19.8 $1.1M 1.07× –
Chris Richard 2001 +1.8 +18.0 0.2 +17.7 $0.1M 1.22× –
Melvin Mora 2001 +1.8 +17.4 0.3 +17.2 $0.2M 1.22× –
Willis Roberts 2001 +1.2 +13.0 0.2 +12.8 $0.2M 1.34× –
Tony Batista↔ 2001 +1.8 +12.5 1.8 +10.7 $1.0M 0.85× –
Jason Johnson 2001 +1.2 +9.8 0.3 +9.5 $0.3M 1.02× –
Sidney Ponson 2001 +1.3 +10.5 2.1 +8.4 $1.6M 1.02× –
John Wasdin↔ 2001 +0.7 +7.2 0.6 +6.6 $0.9M 1.34× –
Calvin Maduro 2001 +0.8 +6.2 0.2 +6.0 $0.3M 1.02× –
Jay Gibbons 2001 +0.7 +4.8 0.2 +4.6 $0.3M 0.83× –
David Segui 2001 +1.7 +11.2 7.0 +4.2 $4.1M 0.81× –
Pat Hentgen 2001 +0.9 +6.9 4.5 +2.4 $5.3M 1.02× –
Luis Matos 2001 +0.4 +2.4 0.2 +2.2 $0.6M 0.83× –
Fernando Lunar 2001 +0.4 +1.6 0.2 +1.4 $0.5M 0.52× –
Mike Trombley↔ 2001 +0.6 +3.0 1.7 +1.3 $3.0M 0.67× –
B.J. Ryan 2001 +0.3 +1.4 0.2 +1.2 $0.8M 0.67× –
Greg Myers↔ 2001 +0.4 +1.5 0.5 +1.0 $1.4M 0.52× –
Jerry Hairston Jr. 2001 +0.2 +1.0 0.2 +0.7 $1.1M 0.56× –
Tim Raines Sr.↔ 2001 +0.1 +0.7 0.0 +0.7 $0.3M 0.83× –
Mike Kinkade 2001 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 – 0.83× –
Mike Bordick 2001 +0.4 +2.2 4.5 -2.3 $10.0M 0.61× –
Chuck McElroy↔ 2001 -0.5 -2.5 0.6 -3.0 – 0.67× –
Brook Fordyce 2001 -0.6 -2.6 0.8 -3.5 – 0.52× –
Delino DeShields↔ 2001 -0.3 -1.8 2.0 -3.8 – 0.69× –
Alan Mills 2001 -0.7 -3.8 3.0 -6.8 – 0.67× –
Cal Ripken Jr. 2001 -0.5 -2.4 6.3 -8.7 – 0.58× –
Brady Anderson 2001 -0.4 -2.4 7.2 -9.6 – 0.83× –
Ryan Kohlmeier 2001 -1.0 -11.1 0.2 -11.3 – 1.34× –
Brian Roberts 2001 -0.6 -2.9 – – – 0.61× –
Casey Blake↔ 2001 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.56× –
Chad Paronto 2001 -0.3 -1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Gene Kingsale↔ 2001 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.83× –
Geronimo Gil 2001 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.52× –
John Bale 2001 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
John Parrish 2001 -0.4 -2.1 – – – 0.67× –
Jorge Julio 2001 +0.3 +1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Josh Towers 2001 +1.4 +11.4 – – – 1.02× –
Kris Foster 2001 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Larry Bigbie 2001 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.83× –
Lesli Brea 2001 -0.3 -1.7 – – – 0.67× –
Rick Bauer 2001 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 1.02× –
Sean Douglass 2001 +0.1 +1.0 – – – 1.02× –
Tim Raines Jr. 2001 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.83× –
Willie Harris 2001 -0.4 -2.8 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+19.4+197.853.0+143.7—

Trades

Every graded 2001 deal involving the Orioles — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 2 total.

2001 · BAL / LAD
BAL · Syd Thrift +$6.4M
Gerónimo Gil, Kris Foster
LAD · Dave Wallace −$6.4M
Mike Trombley
BAL came out ahead by $6.4M
2001 · PHI / BAL
PHI · Ed Wade +$3.2M
John Wasdin
BAL · Syd Thrift −$3.2M
Chris Brock
PHI came out ahead by $3.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2001 payroll
$53.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 2001, 2001–2007. 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 (16)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Brady Anderson3713.000$7.2MFREE AGENT
David Segui3411.000$7.0M$6.8M$7.0M$7.0MFREE AGENT
Cal Ripken Jr.4020.000$6.3MFREE AGENT
Mike Bordick3511.000$4.5M$4.9MFREE AGENT
Pat Hentgen3210.000$4.5M$4.2M$1.2MFREE AGENT
Jeff Conine3511.000$3.0M$3.5M$3.5MFREE AGENT$1.4M
Alan Mills3411.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Jose Mercedes307.000$2.8MFREE AGENT
Buddy Groom359.000$2.0M$2.5M$3.0M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Delino DeShields3211.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Mike Trombley349.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Brook Fordyce316.000$825k$2.5M$3.5MFREE AGENT
John Wasdin286.000$576kFREE AGENT
Chuck McElroy3312.000$558kFREE AGENT
Greg Myers3514.000$517kFREE AGENT
Tim Raines Sr.4122.000$27kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Sidney Ponson243.000$2.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Batista275.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Jason Johnson274.000$350kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerry Hairston Jr.253.000$235kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Kinkade283.000$215kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Calvin Maduro265.000$210kFREE AGENT
Gene Kingsale245.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (23)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Melvin Mora292.000$270kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Richard271.000$232kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Kohlmeier241.000$230kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Matos221.000$226kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
B.J. Ryan252.000$210kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Fernando Lunar241.000$205kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willis Roberts262.000$200kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jay Gibbons240.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Bale272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Casey Blake272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kris Foster26–—
Lesli Brea27–—
Geronimo Gil250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Parrish231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Douglass220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Towers240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Paronto250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Julio220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Raines Jr.21–—
Brian Roberts230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Larry Bigbie230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rick Bauer240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willie Harris230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2001 acquisition stacked onto Orioles'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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