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Orioles BAL

201066–96 (0.407)
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GM: Andy MacPhail

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2010, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$80M
Surplus $M
-34
Win %
0.407
TAB
-14.0
WAB
-14.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
18.7
Dead money %
36%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-7.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2010 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BMatt Wieters126
RCraig Tatum42
RJake Fox⇄10

1B

RTy Wigginton98
RGarrett Atkins30
LLuke Scott19
LRhyne Hughes11
RBrandon Snyder10
LScott Moore10
RJake Fox⇄5

2B

BBrian Roberts59
RJulio Lugo59
RTy Wigginton40
LScott Moore22
RRobert Andino8

3B

BJosh Bell50
RTy Wigginton22
RJulio Lugo7
RRobert Andino6
LScott Moore4
RJake Fox⇄2

SS

BCésar Izturis150
RMiguel Tejada⇄93
RJulio Lugo26
RRobert Andino7
RJustin Turner⇄1

LF

LFelix Pie70
LCorey Patterson56
RNolan Reimold22
RLuis Montanez17
LLuke Scott14
RJake Fox⇄7
RJulio Lugo1

CF

RAdam Jones149
LCorey Patterson10
LFelix Pie9
RLuis Montanez1

RF

LNick Markakis159
RLuis Montanez2
LFelix Pie2
RNolan Reimold2
LCorey Patterson1

DH

LLuke Scott93
LCorey Patterson17
RJake Fox⇄13
RNolan Reimold12
RGarrett Atkins9
RTy Wigginton7
RMiguel Tejada⇄4
RLuis Montanez2
BJosh Bell2
RJulio Lugo2
BMatt Wieters2
LNick Markakis1
LRhyne Hughes1
LScott Moore1

Starters

LBrian Matusz2.8 WAR
RJeremy Guthrie2.4 WAR
RKevin Millwood1.1 WAR
RJake Arrieta0.8 WAR
RDavid Hernandez0.7 WAR
RBrad Bergesen0.5 WAR
LMark Hendrickson0.3 WAR
RRick VandenHurk⇄0.1 WAR
RChris Tillman-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RAlfredo Simon17 sv
RJim Johnson11 h
LMichael Gonzalez10 h
LMark Hendrickson8 h
RJason Berken7 h
RMatt Albers7 h
RKoji Uehara6 h
LWill Ohman⇄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 2009)

PlayerfWAR
Kevin Millwood1.1
Corey Patterson0.9
Jake Arrieta0.8
Michael Gonzalez0.7
Craig Tatum0.7
Rick Van Den Hurk0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 2009)

Player2009 fWAR
Gregg Zaun2.4
George Sherrill1.0
Rich Hill0.5
Michael Aubrey0.4
Melvin Mora0.3
Oscar Salazar0.2

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 2010; everyone else is shown as a 2010 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Brian Matusz 2010 +2.8 +43.2 1.3 +41.9 $0.5M 1.96× –
Luke Scott 2010 +2.7 +29.1 4.0 +25.1 $1.5M 1.33× –
Jeremy Guthrie 2010 +2.4 +28.0 3.0 +25.0 $1.3M 1.49× –
Adam Jones 2010 +2.5 +23.9 0.5 +23.5 $0.2M 1.22× –
Matt Wieters 2010 +2.7 +21.8 0.4 +21.4 $0.1M 1.00× –
Nick Markakis 2010 +2.4 +23.6 7.1 +16.5 $2.9M 1.22× –
Koji Uehara 2010 +1.3 +14.3 5.0 +9.3 $3.7M 1.34× –
David Hernandez 2010 +0.7 +7.9 0.4 +7.5 $0.5M 1.34× –
Jake Arrieta 2010 +0.8 +6.7 0.3 +6.5 $0.3M 1.02× –
Jim Johnson 2010 +0.6 +6.3 0.4 +5.8 $0.7M 1.34× –
Brad Bergesen 2010 +0.5 +4.1 0.4 +3.7 $0.8M 1.02× –
Jason Berken 2010 +0.7 +3.8 0.4 +3.4 $0.6M 0.67× –
Craig Tatum 2010 +0.7 +2.8 0.4 +2.4 $0.6M 0.52× –
Felix Pie 2010 +0.4 +2.4 0.4 +2.0 $1.2M 0.83× –
Mark Hendrickson 2010 +0.3 +1.8 1.2 +0.6 $3.5M 0.67× –
Matt Albers 2010 +0.0 +0.3 0.7 -0.4 $14.3M 0.67× –
Will Ohman↔ 2010 +0.0 +0.1 1.0 -0.9 $42.7M 0.67× –
Justin Turner↔ 2010 -0.3 -1.5 0.0 -1.5 – 0.61× –
Jake Fox↔ 2010 -0.3 -1.6 0.2 -1.8 – 0.69× –
Michael Gonzalez 2010 +0.7 +3.7 6.0 -2.3 $8.7M 0.67× –
Chris Tillman 2010 -0.3 -2.4 0.4 -2.8 – 1.02× –
Cla Meredith 2010 -0.4 -2.2 0.8 -3.0 – 0.67× –
Kevin Millwood 2010 +1.1 +8.7 12.0 -3.3 $11.2M 1.02× –
Brian Roberts 2010 +1.4 +6.2 10.0 -3.8 $7.2M 0.56× –
Cesar Izturis 2010 -0.3 -1.6 2.6 -4.2 – 0.61× –
Ty Wigginton 2010 -0.2 -0.7 3.5 -4.2 – 0.56× –
Nolan Reimold 2010 -0.7 -4.5 0.4 -4.9 – 0.83× –
Miguel Tejada↔ 2010 -0.3 -1.6 3.7 -5.3 – 0.69× –
Alfredo Simon 2010 -0.8 -8.1 0.4 -8.5 – 1.34× –
Garrett Atkins 2010 -1.2 -5.3 4.0 -9.3 – 0.56× –
Julio Lugo 2010 -0.5 -2.3 9.2 -11.5 – 0.56× –
Alberto Castillo 2010 -0.4 -2.3 – – – 0.67× –
Armando Gabino 2010 -0.3 -1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Brandon Snyder 2010 +0.1 +0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Corey Patterson 2010 +0.9 +5.8 – – – 0.83× –
Frank Mata 2010 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Josh Bell 2010 -0.5 -2.5 – – – 0.58× –
Kam Mickolio 2010 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Luis Montanez 2010 -0.7 -4.6 – – – 0.83× –
Pedro Viola 2010 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Rhyne Hughes 2010 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.56× –
Rick Van Den Hurk↔ 2010 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Robert Andino 2010 +0.4 +1.8 – – – 0.56× –
Scott Moore 2010 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Troy Patton 2010 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+18.7+202.580.1+126.9—

Trades

Every graded 2010 deal involving the Orioles — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2010 · ARI / BAL
ARI · Jerry Dipoto +$31.2M
David Hernandez, Kam Mickolio
BAL · Andy MacPhail −$31.2M
Mark Reynolds, John Hester
ARI came out ahead by $31.2M
2010 · OAK / BAL
OAK · Billy Beane +$4.0M
Ross Wolf
BAL · Andy MacPhail −$4.0M
Jake Fox
OAK came out ahead by $4.0M
2010 · BAL / MIN
BAL · Andy MacPhail +$6.4M
J. J. Hardy, Brendan Harris
MIN · Bill Smith −$6.4M
Jim Hoey, Brett Jacobson
BAL came out ahead by $6.4M
2010 · MIA / BAL
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$1.6M
Will Ohman
BAL · Andy MacPhail −$1.6M
Rick van den Hurk
MIA came out ahead by $1.6M
2010 · BAL / SDP
BAL · Andy MacPhail +$5.6M
Wynn Pelzer
SDP · Jed Hoyer −$5.6M
Miguel Tejada
BAL came out ahead by $5.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2010 payroll
$80.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 2010, 2010–2016. 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 (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Kevin Millwood3513.000$12.0MFREE AGENT
Brian Roberts329.000$10.0M$10.0M$10.0M$10.0MFREE AGENT
Julio Lugo3410.000$9.2MFREE AGENT
Michael Gonzalez327.000$6.0M$5.2MFREE AGENT
Garrett Atkins307.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Miguel Tejada3613.000$3.7MFREE AGENT
Ty Wigginton328.000$3.5MFREE AGENT
Jeremy Guthrie316.000$3.0M$5.8MFREE AGENT
Cesar Izturis309.000$2.6M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Mark Hendrickson368.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Will Ohman3210.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Corey Patterson307.083—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Nick Markakis264.000$7.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Scott325.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Cla Meredith275.000$850kFREE AGENT
Matt Albers274.000$680kARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Jones244.000$465kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Johnson274.000$440kARB 3FREE AGENT
Felix Pie253.000$420kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Fox273.000$200kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robert Andino265.000—FREE AGENT
Scott Moore264.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rick Van Den Hurk253.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Koji Uehara351.000$5.0MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Matusz231.000$1.3MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Bergesen241.000$405kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Hernandez251.000$402kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alfredo Simon292.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Tatum271.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nolan Reimold261.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Wieters241.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Berken261.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Tillman220.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Arrieta240.000$255kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Turner250.000$22kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Montanez282.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alberto Castillo34–—
Rhyne Hughes26–—
Josh Bell23–—
Troy Patton240.073—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Frank Mata26–—
Armando Gabino26–—
Brandon Snyder230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Viola271.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kam Mickolio262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2010 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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