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GM: Andy MacPhail (since 2008)

2008 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-8.6
WAB — wins above budget
-6.6
TAB — roster Talent above budget
68–93 (0.422)
record
-12M
surplus $M (value/$)
22.8
roster fWAR
$59.6M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Nick Markakis 24 pre-arb 157 6.1 0.5 +13.2
Brian Roberts 30 FA-elig 155 4.8 6.3 +4.5
Aubrey Huff 31 FA-elig 154 3.9 8.0 +0.9
Melvin Mora 36 FA-elig 135 3.1 7.8 -0.9
Jeremy Guthrie 29 arb 31 2.3 0.8 +4.3
Luke Scott 30 arb 148 2.1 0.4 +4.3
Adam Jones 22 pre-arb 132 1.5 0.4 +3.0
Jim Johnson 25 54 1.0
Ramon Hernandez 32 FA-elig 133 1.0 7.5 -5.3
Jay Payton 35 FA-elig 127 1.0 5.0 -2.8
Garrett Olson 24 26 1.0
Brian Burres 27 pre-arb 31 0.6 0.4 +0.9
Oscar Salazar 30 34 0.5
Chad Bradford↔ TBR 33 FA-elig 47 0.5 2.5 -1.5
Lance Cormier 27 45 0.4
George Sherrill 31 arb 57 0.4 1.0 -0.2
Brian Bass↔ MIN 26 pre-arb 5 0.2 0.0 +0.4
Chris Waters 27 11 0.2
Matt Albers 25 pre-arb 28 0.2 0.4 -0.0
Kam Mickolio 24 9 0.2
Jim Miller 26 8 0.1
Randor Bierd 24 pre-arb 29 0.1 0.4 -0.2
Daniel Cabrera 27 arb 30 0.1 2.9 -2.7
Guillermo Quiroz 26 arb 56 0.1 0.4 -0.3
Scott Moore 24 pre-arb 4 0.0 0.4 -0.4
Dennis Sarfate 27 pre-arb 57 -0.0 0.4 -0.4
Alberto Castillo 32 28 -0.0
Bob McCrory 26 8 -0.0
Luis Montanez 26 38 -0.1
Greg Aquino 30 arb 9 -0.1 0.5 -0.7
Alfredo Simon 27 4 -0.1
Luis Hernandez 24 pre-arb 36 -0.2 0.4 -0.7
Kevin Millar 36 FA-elig 145 -0.2 3.8 -4.2
Omir Santos 27 11 -0.2
Ryan Bukvich 30 4 -0.2
Eider Torres 25 8 -0.3
Radhames Liz 24 17 -0.3
Adam Loewen 24 pre-arb 7 -0.3 0.8 -1.6
Rocky Cherry 28 pre-arb 18 -0.4 0.4 -1.3
Fernando Cabrera 26 arb 22 -0.5 0.6 -1.7
Alex Cintron 29 61 -0.7
Steve Trachsel 37 FA-elig 10 -0.8 1.5 -3.3
Brandon Fahey 27 pre-arb 58 -0.8 0.4 -2.3
Freddie Bynum Jr. 28 arb 40 -0.9 0.4 -2.5
Jamie Walker 36 FA-elig 59 -0.9 4.5 -6.6
Juan Castro↔ CIN 36 FA-elig 54 -1.1 0.9 -3.4

46 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (65%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).

WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR). Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)

Best acquisitions
PlayerYearWAR for BAL
Brady Anderson198833.0
Adam Jones200829.6
Melvin Mora200026.9
Chris Hoiles198824.8
Scott Erickson199516.4
J. J. Hardy201014.3
Randy Milligan198811.9
Mike Devereaux198911.7
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
Dennis Martínez198622.5
Jake Arrieta201319.6
Bryn Smith197716.4
Mickey Tettleton199114.4
Eduardo Rodríguez201414.3
Mike Yastrzemski201911.3
Eddie Murray198810.8
José Mesa19929.1