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Orioles BAL

200574–88 (0.457)
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GM: Jim Beattie

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2005, 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
-20
Win %
0.457
TAB
-3.6
WAB
-8.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
31.2
Dead money %
46%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-6.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2005 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJavy Lopez75
RGeronimo Gil62
RSal Fasano60
REli Whiteside9

1B

LRafael Palmeiro93
RChris Gomez42
LJay Gibbons22
LB.J. Surhoff18
RAlejandro Freire16
LWalter Young10
RJavy Lopez1
RSal Fasano1

2B

BBrian Roberts141
RChris Gomez18
BBernie Castro11

3B

RMelvin Mora148
RChris Gomez17
LDavid Newhan8

SS

RMiguel Tejada160
RChris Gomez10
REd Rogers1

LF

LLarry Bigbie⇄57
LB.J. Surhoff46
REric Byrnes⇄44
LDavid Newhan20
REli Marrero⇄9
RAlejandro Freire1
BBernie Castro1
LMidre Cummings1
RNapoleon Calzado1

CF

RLuis Matos120
LDavid Newhan32
LJeff Fiorentino12
REli Marrero⇄5
RRamon Nivar4
REric Byrnes⇄3
RKeith Reed1
RNapoleon Calzado1

RF

LJay Gibbons71
RSammy Sosa66
LDavid Newhan30
LB.J. Surhoff16
REli Marrero⇄8
REric Byrnes⇄5
RKeith Reed5

DH

LJay Gibbons40
RSammy Sosa35
RJavy Lopez28
LRafael Palmeiro15
RAlejandro Freire9
BBernie Castro9
LB.J. Surhoff7
RChris Gomez6
LDavid Newhan5
RSal Fasano3
LWalter Young3
REd Rogers2
RMiguel Tejada2
RMelvin Mora1

Starters

LErik Bedard3.4 WAR
RDaniel Cabrera2.5 WAR
RRodrigo Lopez2.0 WAR
LBruce Chen1.7 WAR
RSidney Ponson1.0 WAR
RHayden Penn0.1 WAR
LEric DuBose-0.2 WAR
RJohn Maine-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ LB.J. Ryan36 sv
RTodd Williams18 h
RJorge Julio12 h
LTim Byrdak11 h
LSteve Kline9 h
RChris Ray8 h
RSteve Reed4 h
RJason Grimsley3 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 2004)

PlayerfWAR
Sal Fasano0.9
Jeff Fiorentino0.7
Chris Ray0.5
Eli Marrero0.3
Tim Byrdak0.3
Ramon Nivar0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2004)

Player2004 fWAR
Dave Borkowski1.1
Jerry Hairston Jr.1.1
Tim Raines Jr.0.7
Buddy Groom0.4
Matt Riley0.3
Mike DeJean0.2

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 2005; everyone else is shown as a 2005 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Brian Roberts 2005 +6.8 +75.0 0.4 +74.6 $0.1M 1.38× –
Erik Bedard 2005 +3.4 +53.1 0.3 +52.7 $0.1M 1.96× –
B.J. Ryan 2005 +2.6 +52.5 2.6 +49.9 $1.0M 2.57× –
Miguel Tejada 2005 +4.7 +49.7 11.0 +38.7 $2.3M 1.32× –
Melvin Mora 2005 +4.2 +42.3 3.8 +38.4 $0.9M 1.25× –
Daniel Cabrera 2005 +2.5 +29.3 0.3 +28.9 $0.1M 1.49× –
Rodrigo Lopez 2005 +2.0 +23.4 2.4 +21.0 $1.2M 1.49× –
Bruce Chen 2005 +1.7 +20.0 0.6 +19.4 $0.3M 1.49× –
Jay Gibbons 2005 +2.3 +22.0 2.6 +19.4 $1.2M 1.22× –
Luis Matos 2005 +1.2 +8.2 1.0 +7.1 $0.8M 0.83× –
Javy Lopez 2005 +1.7 +10.4 7.5 +2.9 $4.4M 0.76× –
Todd Williams 2005 +0.6 +3.1 0.3 +2.7 $0.6M 0.67× –
Chris Ray 2005 +0.5 +2.6 0.3 +2.3 $0.6M 0.67× –
Eli Marrero↔ 2005 +0.3 +2.0 1.3 +0.7 $4.4M 0.83× –
Sidney Ponson 2005 +1.0 +8.4 8.5 -0.1 $8.3M 1.02× –
John Parrish 2005 +0.1 +0.4 0.6 -0.2 $7.3M 0.67× –
Rick Bauer 2005 -0.1 -0.5 0.3 -0.8 – 0.67× –
B.J. Surhoff 2005 -0.1 -0.4 1.1 -1.5 – 0.83× –
Geronimo Gil 2005 -0.4 -1.8 0.3 -2.1 – 0.52× –
Steve Reed 2005 -0.2 -1.2 0.9 -2.1 – 0.67× –
Eric Byrnes↔ 2005 -0.2 -1.6 0.9 -2.5 – 0.83× –
John Maine 2005 -0.3 -2.2 0.3 -2.5 – 1.02× –
Chris Gomez 2005 -0.5 -2.1 0.8 -3.0 – 0.56× –
Rafael Palmeiro 2005 -0.2 -0.8 3.0 -3.8 – 0.56× –
Jason Grimsley 2005 -0.4 -2.0 2.0 -4.0 – 0.67× –
Jorge Julio 2005 -0.3 -1.5 2.5 -4.0 – 0.67× –
Steve Kline 2005 -0.7 -3.8 2.5 -6.3 – 0.67× –
David Newhan 2005 -1.0 -6.3 0.4 -6.7 – 0.83× –
Sammy Sosa 2005 -1.4 -9.6 17.0 -26.6 – 0.83× –
Larry Bigbie↔ 2005 +0.0 +0.3 0.3 +0.0 $6.6M 0.83× –
Aaron Rakers 2005 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Alejandro Freire 2005 -0.3 -1.1 – – – 0.56× –
Bernie Castro 2005 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Ed Rogers 2005 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.69× –
Eli Whiteside 2005 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Eric DuBose 2005 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Hayden Penn 2005 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 1.02× –
James Baldwin↔ 2005 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Jeff Fiorentino 2005 +0.7 +4.7 – – – 0.83× –
Keith Reed 2005 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.83× –
Midre Cummings 2005 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Napoleon Calzado 2005 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Ramon Nivar 2005 +0.2 +1.6 – – – 0.83× –
Sal Fasano 2005 +0.9 +3.7 – – – 0.52× –
Tim Byrdak 2005 +0.3 +1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Walter Young 2005 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+31.2+377.075.8+292.5—

Trades

Every graded 2005 deal involving the Orioles — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2005 · COL / BAL
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$3.2M
Larry Bigbie
BAL · Jim Beattie −$3.2M
Eric Byrnes
COL came out ahead by $3.2M
2005 · BAL / SFG
BAL · Jim Beattie +$2.4M
LaTroy Hawkins
SFG · Brian Sabean −$2.4M
Steve Kline
BAL came out ahead by $2.4M
2005 · KCR / BAL
KCR · Allard Baird +$4.8M
Pete Maestrales
BAL · Jim Beattie −$4.8M
Eli Marrero
KCR came out ahead by $4.8M
2005 · BAL / TEX
BAL · Jim Beattie +$3.2M
Ramón Nivar
TEX · John Hart −$3.2M
Matt Riley
BAL came out ahead by $3.2M
2005 · CHC / BAL
CHC · Jim Hendry +$63.2M
Jerry Hairston, Mike Fontenot, Dave Crouthers
BAL · Jim Beattie −$63.2M
Sammy Sosa
CHC came out ahead by $63.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2005 payroll
$76.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2005, 2005–2011. 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 (20)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Sammy Sosa3616.000$17.0MFREE AGENT
Miguel Tejada318.000$11.0M$11.8M$13.8MFREE AGENT$3.7M
Sidney Ponson287.000$8.5MFREE AGENT
Javy Lopez3413.000$7.5M$7.3MFREE AGENT
Melvin Mora336.000$3.8M$4.3M$7.8M$7.8M$8.0MFREE AGENT
Rafael Palmeiro4019.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
B.J. Ryan296.000$2.6MFREE AGENT
Steve Kline328.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Jason Grimsley3716.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Eli Marrero318.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
B.J. Surhoff4018.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Steve Reed4013.000$900kFREE AGENT
Chris Gomez3412.000$850k$850k$674kFREE AGENT
Bruce Chen287.000$550k$3.8MFREE AGENT
David Newhan316.000$365k$550kFREE AGENT
Todd Williams3410.000$348k$775kFREE AGENT
James Baldwin3310.000—FREE AGENT
Midre Cummings3312.000—FREE AGENT
Sal Fasano339.000—FREE AGENT
Tim Byrdak317.000—$335kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Jay Gibbons284.000$2.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Julio264.000$2.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Rodrigo Lopez295.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Luis Matos265.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Eric Byrnes295.000$908kFREE AGENT
John Parrish275.000$612kFREE AGENT
Brian Roberts274.000$390kARB 3FREE AGENT
Rick Bauer284.000$350kARB 3FREE AGENT
Geronimo Gil294.000$342kARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik Bedard263.000$330kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Larry Bigbie274.000$283kARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric DuBose293.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Daniel Cabrera241.000$325kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Maine241.000$316kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Ray230.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ed Rogers26–—
Keith Reed26–—
Bernie Castro25–—
Walter Young25–—
Ramon Nivar252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Napoleon Calzado28–—
Aaron Rakers28–—
Eli Whiteside250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hayden Penn200.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alejandro Freire30–—
Jeff Fiorentino22–—

Graphs

How each 2005 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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