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GM: Jim Hendry

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2004, 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
$94M
Surplus $M
-15
Win %
0.549
TAB
+9.2
WAB
+2.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
47.6
Dead money %
11%
Depth Players
12.0
Dead WAR
-3.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2004 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMichael Barrett130
LPaul Bako47
RMike DiFelice⇄4

1B

RDerrek Lee161
LTodd Walker5
LTodd Hollandsworth3
RJason Dubois1

2B

LTodd Walker89
RMark Grudzielanek76
BJose Macias16
BNeifi Perez⇄8
RDamian Jackson⇄7
RRamon Martinez6

3B

RAramis Ramirez144
RRamon Martinez24
BJose Macias18

SS

RRamon Martinez73
RNomar Garciaparra⇄43
RAlex Gonzalez⇄37
RRey Ordonez22
BNeifi Perez⇄15
RBrendan Harris⇄3

LF

RMoises Alou154
LTom Goodwin14
BJose Macias8
LTodd Hollandsworth4
RDavid Kelton2
LBen Grieve⇄1
RCalvin Murray1
RJason Dubois1
LTodd Walker1

CF

LCorey Patterson157
LTom Goodwin8
BJose Macias7
RCalvin Murray5

RF

RSammy Sosa124
LTodd Hollandsworth32
LBen Grieve⇄15
BJose Macias13
LTom Goodwin7
RJason Dubois4
RCalvin Murray2
RDavid Kelton1

DH

LTodd Hollandsworth3
RSammy Sosa2
RMoises Alou1

Starters

RCarlos Zambrano5.2 WAR
RKerry Wood3.0 WAR
RMatt Clement2.9 WAR
RMark Prior2.9 WAR
LGlendon Rusch2.9 WAR
RGreg Maddux2.5 WAR
RSergio Mitre0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RLaTroy Hawkins25 sv
RKyle Farnsworth18 h
LKent Mercker16 h
LMike Remlinger13 h
RJon Leicester5 h
RRyan Dempster3 h
RMichael Wuertz1 h
RFrancis Beltran⇄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 2003)

PlayerfWAR
Glendon Rusch2.9
Derrek Lee2.8
Greg Maddux2.5
Michael Barrett2.3
Todd Walker1.7
LaTroy Hawkins1.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2003)

Player2003 fWAR
Kenny Lofton2.1
Hee-Seop Choi1.0
Damian Miller0.9
Juan Cruz0.9
Shawn Estes0.8
Dave Veres0.4

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Cubs. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 2004; everyone else is shown as a 2004 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Carlos Zambrano 2004 +5.2 +103.8 0.5 +103.4 $0.1M 2.50× –
Moises Alou 2004 +5.9 +96.5 9.5 +87.0 $1.6M 2.05× –
Corey Patterson 2004 +5.0 +82.1 0.5 +81.7 $0.1M 2.05× –
Mark Prior 2004 +2.9 +45.2 3.1 +42.1 $1.1M 1.96× –
Matt Clement 2004 +2.9 +45.3 6.0 +39.3 $2.1M 1.96× –
Kerry Wood 2004 +3.0 +46.2 8.0 +38.2 $2.7M 1.96× –
Greg Maddux 2004 +2.5 +39.4 6.0 +33.4 $2.4M 1.96× –
Aramis Ramirez 2004 +3.7 +37.2 6.0 +31.2 $1.6M 1.25× –
Derrek Lee 2004 +2.8 +24.1 6.2 +18.0 $2.2M 1.07× –
Michael Barrett 2004 +2.3 +13.8 1.6 +12.2 $0.7M 0.76× –
LaTroy Hawkins 2004 +1.4 +15.0 3.0 +12.0 $2.1M 1.34× –
Todd Walker 2004 +1.7 +11.0 1.8 +9.2 $1.0M 0.82× –
Sammy Sosa 2004 +2.3 +22.8 16.0 +6.8 $6.8M 1.22× –
Todd Hollandsworth 2004 +0.9 +6.2 1.0 +5.2 $1.1M 0.83× –
Sergio Mitre 2004 +0.4 +3.4 0.3 +3.1 $0.7M 1.02× –
Neifi Perez↔ 2004 +0.7 +3.6 0.5 +3.0 $0.7M 0.61× –
Mike Remlinger 2004 +0.6 +6.7 4.0 +2.7 $6.4M 1.34× –
Kent Mercker 2004 +0.6 +3.2 1.2 +2.0 $2.0M 0.67× –
Mark Grudzielanek 2004 +1.0 +4.5 2.5 +2.0 $2.5M 0.56× –
Todd Wellemeyer 2004 +0.3 +1.4 0.3 +1.1 $1.2M 0.67× –
Ben Grieve↔ 2004 +0.1 +1.0 0.1 +0.9 $0.6M 0.83× –
Ryan Dempster 2004 +0.2 +0.8 0.3 +0.5 $2.0M 0.67× –
Kyle Farnsworth 2004 +0.3 +1.8 1.4 +0.4 $4.2M 0.67× –
Jose Macias 2004 +0.1 +0.7 0.8 -0.1 $5.3M 0.58× –
Michael Wuertz 2004 +0.0 +0.2 0.3 -0.1 $6.8M 0.67× –
Nomar Garciaparra↔ 2004 +1.1 +5.3 6.1 -0.8 $5.6M 0.61× –
Paul Bako 2004 -0.1 -0.4 0.9 -1.3 – 0.52× –
Andy Pratt 2004 -0.2 -1.2 0.3 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Ramon Martinez 2004 -0.4 -2.0 0.9 -2.9 – 0.61× –
Tom Goodwin 2004 -0.5 -3.1 0.7 -3.8 – 0.83× –
Joe Borowski 2004 -0.2 -2.0 2.0 -4.0 – 1.34× –
Alex Gonzalez↔ 2004 -0.5 -2.5 2.6 -5.1 – 0.61× –
Brendan Harris↔ 2004 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.61× –
Calvin Murray 2004 +0.1 +0.8 – – – 0.83× –
Damian Jackson↔ 2004 -0.3 -1.2 – – – 0.56× –
David Kelton 2004 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Francis Beltran↔ 2004 -0.3 -1.8 – – – 0.67× –
Glendon Rusch 2004 +2.9 +45.3 – – – 1.96× –
Jason Dubois 2004 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.83× –
Jimmy Anderson↔ 2004 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Jon Leicester 2004 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Mike DiFelice↔ 2004 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.52× –
Rey Ordonez 2004 -0.7 -3.5 – – – 0.61× –
Total—+47.4+648.594.4+515.8—

Trades

Every graded 2004 deal involving the Cubs — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2004 · MIN / CHC / BOS / WSN
MIN · Terry Ryan +$9.6M
Justin Jones
CHC · Jim Hendry +$8.0M
Nomar Garciaparra, Matt Murton
BOS · Theo Epstein −$5.6M
Orlando Cabrera, Doug Mientkiewicz
WSN · Omar Minaya −$12.0M
Brendan Harris, Alex Gonzalez, Francis Beltrán
MIN came out ahead by $9.6M 4-team
2004 · MIL / CHC
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$1.6M
Andy Pratt
CHC · Jim Hendry −$1.6M
Ben Grieve
MIL came out ahead by $1.6M
2004 · CHC / DET
CHC · Jim Hendry +$0.0M
Jon Connolly, Eric Eckenstahler
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Félix Sánchez
Even trade
2004 · ATL / CHC
ATL · John Schuerholz +$4.0M
Juan Cruz, Steve Smyth
CHC · Jim Hendry −$4.0M
Andy Pratt, Richard Lewis
ATL came out ahead by $4.0M
2004 · CHC / BOS
CHC · Jim Hendry +$0.8M
Andy Shipman
BOS · Theo Epstein −$0.8M
Jimmy Anderson
CHC came out ahead by $0.8M
2004 · CHC / KCR
CHC · Jim Hendry +$1.6M
Travis Dawkins
KCR · Allard Baird −$1.6M
Damian Jackson
CHC came out ahead by $1.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2004 payroll
$94.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 2004, 2004–2010. 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 (27)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Sammy Sosa3515.000$16.0MFREE AGENT
Moises Alou3714.000$9.5MFREE AGENT
Kerry Wood276.000$8.0M$9.5M$12.0M$1.8M$4.2MFREE AGENT
Derrek Lee287.000$6.2M$7.7M$9.4M$13.2M$13.2M$13.2M$9.8M
Nomar Garciaparra308.000$6.1M$8.2MFREE AGENT
Greg Maddux3818.000$6.0M$9.0M$5.8MFREE AGENT
Aramis Ramirez266.000$6.0M$8.9M$10.8M$9.0M$15.0M$16.6M$16.8M
Matt Clement296.000$6.0MFREE AGENT
Mike Remlinger3813.000$4.0M$3.4MFREE AGENT
LaTroy Hawkins319.000$3.0M$3.1MFREE AGENT
Alex Gonzalez3110.000$2.6MFREE AGENT
Mark Grudzielanek349.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Joe Borowski339.000$2.0M$1.7MFREE AGENT
Todd Walker318.000$1.8M$2.5M$1.7MFREE AGENT
Michael Barrett276.000$1.6M$3.1M$4.3M$2.6MFREE AGENT
Kent Mercker3615.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Todd Hollandsworth319.000$1.0M$735kFREE AGENT
Ramon Martinez316.000$900kFREE AGENT
Paul Bako326.000$865kFREE AGENT
Tom Goodwin3513.000$650kFREE AGENT
Neifi Perez318.000$502k$1.0M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Ryan Dempster276.000$300k$2.0M$4.3M$5.3M$7.3M$9.0M$13.5M
Ben Grieve287.000$85kFREE AGENT
Mike DiFelice358.000—FREE AGENT
Damian Jackson308.000—FREE AGENT
Rey Ordonez338.000—FREE AGENT
Glendon Rusch297.000—$2.0M$2.8MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (6)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Kyle Farnsworth285.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Jose Macias325.000$750kFREE AGENT
Corey Patterson244.000$480kARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Zambrano233.000$450kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jimmy Anderson285.000—FREE AGENT
Calvin Murray325.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Mark Prior232.000$3.1MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Wellemeyer251.000$310kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sergio Mitre231.000$305kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Pratt242.000$300kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Wuertz250.000$300kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Kelton24–—
Francis Beltran24–—
Jon Leicester250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Dubois250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brendan Harris230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2004 acquisition stacked onto Cubs's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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