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Orioles BAL

200868–93 (0.422)
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GM: Andy MacPhail

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2008, 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
$60M
Surplus $M
-10
Win %
0.422
TAB
-6.7
WAB
-8.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
22.8
Dead money %
38%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-8.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2008 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RRamon Hernandez127
RGuillermo Quiroz54
ROmir Santos9

1B

RKevin Millar130
LAubrey Huff24
ROscar Salazar10
BAlex Cintron2
RRamon Hernandez2

2B

BBrian Roberts154
LBrandon Fahey10
BAlex Cintron7
BLuis Hernandez5
BEider Torres1
LFreddie Bynum Jr.1
LScott Moore1

3B

RMelvin Mora124
LAubrey Huff33
BAlex Cintron8
ROscar Salazar7
RJuan Castro⇄5
LScott Moore1

SS

RJuan Castro⇄57
LBrandon Fahey46
BAlex Cintron45
LFreddie Bynum Jr.37
BLuis Hernandez30
BEider Torres5
RMelvin Mora1
ROscar Salazar1

LF

LLuke Scott106
RJay Payton71
RLuis Montanez26

CF

RAdam Jones129
RJay Payton38
RLuis Montanez5

RF

LNick Markakis156
RLuis Montanez5
RJay Payton4

DH

LAubrey Huff98
LLuke Scott26
RKevin Millar14
RMelvin Mora6
ROscar Salazar6
RLuis Montanez3
BAlex Cintron2
BEider Torres2
LBrandon Fahey1
LFreddie Bynum Jr.1
RJeremy Guthrie1
ROmir Santos1
RRamon Hernandez1

Starters

RJeremy Guthrie2.3 WAR
LGarrett Olson1.0 WAR
LBrian Burres0.6 WAR
RLance Cormier0.4 WAR
RBrian Bass⇄0.2 WAR
LChris Waters0.2 WAR
RMatt Albers0.2 WAR
RDaniel Cabrera0.1 WAR
RDennis Sarfate-0.0 WAR
RAlfredo Simon-0.1 WAR
RRadhames Liz-0.3 WAR
LAdam Loewen-0.3 WAR
RSteve Trachsel-0.8 WAR

Bullpen

★ LGeorge Sherrill31 sv
RJim Johnson19 h
LJamie Walker9 h
RDennis Sarfate3 h
RChad Bradford⇄0 h
RLance Cormier0 h
RRandor Bierd0 h
LAlberto Castillo0 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 2007)

PlayerfWAR
Luke Scott2.1
Adam Jones1.5
Oscar Salazar0.5
Lance Cormier0.4
George Sherrill0.4
Brian Bass0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2007)

Player2007 fWAR
Erik Bedard5.1
Miguel Tejada1.9
Corey Patterson1.3
Chris Ray0.4
Chris Gomez0.3
Kurt Birkins0.3

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 2008; everyone else is shown as a 2008 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Nick Markakis 2008 +6.1 +99.2 0.5 +98.8 $0.1M 2.05× –
Brian Roberts 2008 +4.8 +46.0 6.3 +39.7 $1.3M 1.20× –
Aubrey Huff 2008 +3.9 +47.1 8.0 +39.1 $2.0M 1.49× –
Jeremy Guthrie 2008 +2.3 +26.9 0.8 +26.1 $0.3M 1.49× –
Luke Scott 2008 +2.1 +20.3 0.4 +19.9 $0.2M 1.22× –
Melvin Mora 2008 +3.1 +27.3 7.8 +19.4 $2.6M 1.12× –
Adam Jones 2008 +1.5 +14.6 0.4 +14.2 $0.3M 1.22× –
Brian Burres 2008 +0.6 +4.5 0.4 +4.1 $0.7M 1.02× –
George Sherrill 2008 +0.4 +3.8 1.0 +2.8 $2.7M 1.34× –
Lance Cormier 2008 +0.4 +2.3 0.5 +1.8 $1.1M 0.67× –
Brian Bass↔ 2008 +0.2 +1.8 0.0 +1.7 $0.2M 1.02× –
Jay Payton 2008 +1.0 +6.4 5.0 +1.4 $5.2M 0.83× –
Matt Albers 2008 +0.2 +0.9 0.4 +0.5 $2.4M 0.67× –
Randor Bierd 2008 +0.1 +0.5 0.4 +0.1 $4.3M 0.67× –
Chad Bradford↔ 2008 +0.5 +2.4 2.5 -0.1 $5.6M 0.67× –
Guillermo Quiroz 2008 +0.1 +0.2 0.4 -0.2 $6.8M 0.52× –
Scott Moore 2008 +0.0 +0.0 0.4 -0.4 $504.0M 0.56× –
Dennis Sarfate 2008 -0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Greg Aquino 2008 -0.1 -0.6 0.5 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Luis Hernandez 2008 -0.2 -0.8 0.4 -1.2 – 0.61× –
Daniel Cabrera 2008 +0.1 +0.5 2.9 -2.4 $44.8M 1.02× –
Rocky Cherry 2008 -0.4 -2.2 0.4 -2.6 – 0.67× –
Fernando Cabrera 2008 -0.5 -2.7 0.6 -3.3 – 0.67× –
Adam Loewen 2008 -0.3 -2.7 0.8 -3.5 – 1.02× –
Ramon Hernandez 2008 +1.0 +4.0 7.5 -3.5 $7.8M 0.52× –
Brandon Fahey 2008 -0.8 -4.1 0.4 -4.5 – 0.61× –
Kevin Millar 2008 -0.2 -0.7 3.8 -4.5 – 0.56× –
Freddie Bynum Jr. 2008 -0.9 -4.5 0.4 -4.9 – 0.61× –
Juan Castro↔ 2008 -1.1 -5.5 0.9 -6.4 – 0.61× –
Steve Trachsel 2008 -0.8 -6.4 1.5 -7.9 – 1.02× –
Jamie Walker 2008 -0.9 -5.0 4.5 -9.5 – 0.67× –
Alberto Castillo 2008 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Alex Cintron 2008 -0.7 -3.2 – – – 0.61× –
Alfredo Simon 2008 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Bob McCrory 2008 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Waters 2008 +0.2 +1.6 – – – 1.02× –
Eider Torres 2008 -0.3 -1.3 – – – 0.61× –
Garrett Olson 2008 +1.0 +7.8 – – – 1.02× –
Jim Johnson 2008 +1.0 +5.4 – – – 0.67× –
Jim Miller 2008 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Kam Mickolio 2008 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Luis Montanez 2008 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Omir Santos 2008 -0.2 -0.7 – – – 0.52× –
Oscar Salazar 2008 +0.5 +2.4 – – – 0.56× –
Radhames Liz 2008 -0.3 -2.3 – – – 1.02× –
Ryan Bukvich 2008 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+23.3+281.960.2+213.1—

Trades

Every graded 2008 deal involving the Orioles — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

2008 · BAL / CIN
BAL · Andy MacPhail +$6.4M
Ryan Freel, Justin Turner, Brandon Waring
CIN · Wayne Krivsky −$6.4M
Ramón Hernández
BAL came out ahead by $6.4M
2008 · COL / BAL
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$6.4M
Mike McCoy
BAL · Andy MacPhail −$6.4M
Juan Castro
COL came out ahead by $6.4M
2008 · BAL / SEA
BAL · Andy MacPhail +$267.2M
Adam Jones, George Sherrill, Tony Butler, Chris Tillman, Kam Mickolio
SEA · Lee Pelekoudas −$267.2M
Érik Bédard
BAL came out ahead by $267.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2008 payroll
$60.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2008, 2008–2014. 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 (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
Aubrey Huff318.000$8.0M$5.9MFREE AGENT
Melvin Mora369.000$7.8M$8.0MFREE AGENT
Ramon Hernandez329.000$7.5MFREE AGENT
Brian Roberts307.000$6.3M$8.0M$10.0M$10.0M$10.0M$10.0MFREE AGENT
Jay Payton3510.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Jamie Walker3611.000$4.5M$4.5MFREE AGENT
Kevin Millar3610.000$3.8MFREE AGENT
Chad Bradford3310.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Steve Trachsel3715.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Juan Castro3613.000$863kFREE AGENT
Oscar Salazar306.000—$306kFREE AGENT
Alex Cintron297.000—FREE AGENT
Ryan Bukvich306.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
Daniel Cabrera274.000$2.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
George Sherrill314.000$980kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Guthrie294.000$770kARB 3FREE AGENT
Fernando Cabrera264.000$575kARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Aquino304.000$500kARB 3FREE AGENT
Lance Cormier274.000$450kARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Scott303.000$430kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Guillermo Quiroz264.000$400kARB 3FREE AGENT
Freddie Bynum Jr.283.000$390kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (24)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
Adam Loewen242.000$816kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Markakis242.000$455kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Burres272.000$395kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Albers252.000$395kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Fahey272.000$390kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Jones222.000$390kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dennis Sarfate272.000$390kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Hernandez241.000$390kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rocky Cherry281.000$390kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Moore242.000$390kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randor Bierd240.000$390kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Bass260.000$40kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Waters27–—
Luis Montanez260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alfredo Simon270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Omir Santos27–—
Alberto Castillo32–—
Bob McCrory26–—
Garrett Olson241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Miller260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Johnson252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eider Torres25–—
Radhames Liz241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kam Mickolio240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2008 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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