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Orioles BAL

200964–98 (0.395)
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GM: Andy MacPhail

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2009, 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
$64M
Surplus $M
-23
Win %
0.395
TAB
-11.9
WAB
-13.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
18.0
Dead money %
57%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-7.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2009 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BMatt Wieters86
BGregg Zaun⇄56
RChad Moeller30
RGuillermo Rodriguez6

1B

LAubrey Huff⇄93
RTy Wigginton40
LMichael Aubrey25
LLuke Scott10

2B

BBrian Roberts158
RRobert Andino8
RTy Wigginton8
RJustin Turner3

3B

RMelvin Mora124
RTy Wigginton39
RJustin Turner7
ROscar Salazar⇄5
RRobert Andino2

SS

BCésar Izturis112
RRobert Andino62
RTy Wigginton9
ROscar Salazar⇄2

LF

RNolan Reimold88
LFelix Pie44
LLuke Scott26
RLuis Montanez19
LJeff Fiorentino7
RTy Wigginton2
RRobert Andino1

CF

RAdam Jones118
LFelix Pie41
LJeff Fiorentino14
RLuis Montanez2
RRobert Andino1

RF

LNick Markakis161
LJeff Fiorentino2
RLuis Montanez2
RNolan Reimold2

DH

LLuke Scott89
RTy Wigginton24
RNolan Reimold10
BMatt Wieters10
RLuis Montanez3
LFelix Pie3
LMichael Aubrey2
RJustin Turner1
RGuillermo Rodriguez1
ROscar Salazar⇄1
RRobert Andino1

Starters

RBrad Bergesen2.0 WAR
RKoji Uehara1.8 WAR
RJeremy Guthrie1.4 WAR
LBrian Matusz0.9 WAR
LRich Hill0.5 WAR
RJason Berken0.5 WAR
LMark Hendrickson0.3 WAR
RAdam Eaton⇄-0.1 WAR
LChris Waters-0.1 WAR
RChris Tillman-0.2 WAR
RAlfredo Simon-0.4 WAR
RDavid Hernandez-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJim Johnson10 sv
RDanys Baez15 h
RMatt Albers10 h
RChris Ray6 h
RCla Meredith⇄4 h
LJamie Walker2 h
RBrian Bass1 h
LGeorge Sherrill⇄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 2008)

PlayerfWAR
Gregg Zaun2.4
Brad Bergesen2.0
Koji Uehara1.8
Nolan Reimold1.1
Felix Pie1.0
Brian Matusz0.9

Key subtractions (gone from 2008)

Player2008 fWAR
Ramon Hernandez1.0
Jay Payton1.0
Garrett Olson1.0
Brian Burres0.6
Chad Bradford0.5
Lance Cormier0.4

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 2009; everyone else is shown as a 2009 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Brad Bergesen 2009 +2.0 +23.4 0.4 +23.0 $0.2M 1.49× –
Brian Roberts 2009 +3.5 +29.9 8.0 +21.9 $2.3M 1.07× –
Nick Markakis 2009 +2.1 +20.9 3.4 +17.6 $1.6M 1.22× –
Koji Uehara 2009 +1.8 +21.6 5.0 +16.6 $2.8M 1.49× –
Adam Jones 2009 +1.5 +14.8 0.4 +14.3 $0.3M 1.22× –
Gregg Zaun↔ 2009 +2.4 +14.9 0.9 +13.9 $0.4M 0.76× –
Jeremy Guthrie 2009 +1.4 +11.1 0.7 +10.4 $0.5M 1.02× –
Brian Matusz 2009 +0.9 +7.2 0.4 +6.8 $0.5M 1.02× –
Felix Pie 2009 +1.0 +6.9 0.4 +6.5 $0.4M 0.83× –
Luke Scott 2009 +1.3 +7.2 2.4 +4.8 $1.8M 0.69× –
Rich Hill 2009 +0.5 +4.1 0.4 +3.7 $0.9M 1.02× –
George Sherrill↔ 2009 +1.0 +5.1 1.6 +3.5 $1.7M 0.67× –
Matt Albers 2009 +0.7 +3.5 0.4 +3.1 $0.6M 0.67× –
Matt Wieters 2009 +0.7 +3.1 0.3 +2.8 $0.4M 0.52× –
Jim Johnson 2009 +0.3 +3.1 0.4 +2.7 $1.4M 1.34× –
Michael Aubrey 2009 +0.4 +1.8 0.4 +1.4 $1.0M 0.56× –
Kam Mickolio 2009 +0.3 +1.4 0.4 +1.0 $1.5M 0.67× –
Oscar Salazar↔ 2009 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $0.5M 0.58× –
Cesar Izturis 2009 +0.5 +2.6 2.4 +0.2 $4.6M 0.61× –
Mark Hendrickson 2009 +0.3 +1.7 1.5 +0.2 $4.7M 0.67× –
Sean Henn↔ 2009 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $3.4M 0.67× –
Cla Meredith↔ 2009 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Justin Turner 2009 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.58× –
Dennis Sarfate 2009 -0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Ryan Freel↔ 2009 +0.1 +0.4 0.9 -0.5 $14.2M 0.83× –
Chad Moeller 2009 -0.1 -0.2 0.8 -1.0 – 0.52× –
Radhames Liz 2009 -0.2 -1.0 0.4 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Robert Andino 2009 -0.2 -1.0 0.4 -1.4 – 0.61× –
Chris Tillman 2009 -0.2 -1.5 0.1 -1.7 – 1.02× –
Chris Ray 2009 -0.3 -1.6 0.8 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Brian Bass 2009 -0.5 -2.4 0.4 -2.8 – 0.67× –
Alfredo Simon 2009 -0.4 -3.3 0.4 -3.7 – 1.02× –
Luis Montanez 2009 -0.6 -4.3 0.4 -4.7 – 0.83× –
David Hernandez 2009 -0.6 -4.7 0.4 -5.1 – 1.02× –
Danys Baez 2009 +0.1 +0.8 7.2 -6.4 $49.0M 0.67× –
Jamie Walker 2009 -0.4 -2.0 4.5 -6.5 – 0.67× –
Melvin Mora 2009 +0.3 +1.3 8.0 -6.7 $27.7M 0.58× –
Ty Wigginton 2009 -1.6 -7.0 2.5 -9.5 – 0.56× –
Aubrey Huff↔ 2009 -1.2 -5.2 5.9 -11.1 – 0.56× –
Adam Eaton↔ 2009 -0.1 -0.9 – – – 1.02× –
Alberto Castillo 2009 +0.2 +1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Bob McCrory 2009 -0.4 -2.0 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Lambert↔ 2009 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Waters 2009 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Guillermo Rodriguez 2009 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.52× –
Jason Berken 2009 +0.5 +3.8 – – – 1.02× –
Jeff Fiorentino 2009 -0.2 -1.5 – – – 0.83× –
Nolan Reimold 2009 +1.1 +7.3 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+17.9+160.163.8+89.3—

Trades

Every graded 2009 deal involving the Orioles — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.

2009 · TEX / BAL
TEX · Jon Daniels +$10.4M
Chris Ray, Ben Snyder
BAL · Andy MacPhail −$10.4M
Kevin Millwood
TEX came out ahead by $10.4M
2009 · LAD / BAL
LAD · Ned Colletti +$6.4M
George Sherrill
BAL · Andy MacPhail −$6.4M
Josh Bell, Steve Johnson
LAD came out ahead by $6.4M
2009 · TBR / BAL
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$4.0M
Gregg Zaun
BAL · Andy MacPhail −$4.0M
Rhyne Hughes
TBR came out ahead by $4.0M
2009 · SDP / BAL
SDP · Fred Uhlman +$2.4M
Oscar Salazar
BAL · Andy MacPhail −$2.4M
Cla Meredith
SDP came out ahead by $2.4M
2009 · BAL / MIA
BAL · Andy MacPhail +$3.2M
Robert Andino
MIA · Larry Beinfest −$3.2M
Hayden Penn
BAL came out ahead by $3.2M
2009 · BAL / BOS
BAL · Andy MacPhail +$0.0M
David Pauley
BOS · Theo Epstein +$0.0M
Randor Bierd
Even trade
2009 · BAL / CHC
BAL · Andy MacPhail +$9.6M
Joey Gathright
CHC · Jim Hendry −$9.6M
Ryan Freel
BAL came out ahead by $9.6M
2009 · BAL / DET
BAL · Andy MacPhail +$20.0M
Brett Jacobson
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$20.0M
Aubrey Huff
BAL came out ahead by $20.0M
2009 · CHC / BAL
CHC · Jim Hendry +$7.2M
Garrett Olson, Henry Williamson
BAL · Andy MacPhail −$7.2M
Félix Pie
CHC came out ahead by $7.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2009 payroll
$63.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2009, 2009–2015. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Melvin Mora3710.000$8.0MFREE AGENT
Brian Roberts318.000$8.0M$10.0M$10.0M$10.0M$10.0MFREE AGENT
Danys Baez318.000$7.2MFREE AGENT
Aubrey Huff329.000$5.9MFREE AGENT
Jamie Walker3712.000$4.5MFREE AGENT
Ty Wigginton317.000$2.5M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Cesar Izturis298.000$2.4M$2.6M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Mark Hendrickson357.000$1.5M$1.2MFREE AGENT
Gregg Zaun3814.000$933kFREE AGENT
Ryan Freel338.000$878kFREE AGENT
Chad Moeller349.000$800kFREE AGENT
Oscar Salazar317.000$94kFREE AGENT
Adam Eaton319.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Nick Markakis253.000$3.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Scott314.000$2.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
George Sherrill325.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Chris Ray274.000$850kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Guthrie305.000$650kFREE AGENT
Rich Hill294.000$445kARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Jones233.000$435kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Johnson263.000$420kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dennis Sarfate283.000$410kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Albers263.000$410kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robert Andino254.000$400kARB 3FREE AGENT
Cla Meredith264.000$195kARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Henn284.000$150kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Koji Uehara340.000$5.0MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Matusz220.000$425kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Felix Pie242.000$410kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Bass271.000$405kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Radhames Liz252.000$402kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kam Mickolio251.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Montanez271.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Hernandez240.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alfredo Simon281.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Aubrey271.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Bergesen230.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Wieters230.000$282kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Tillman210.000$146kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Turner240.000$59kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Guillermo Rodriguez31–—
Chris Waters28–—
Alberto Castillo33–—
Jeff Fiorentino26–—
Bob McCrory27–—
Jason Berken250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nolan Reimold250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Lambert26–—

Graphs

How each 2009 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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