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GM: Jim Hendry (since 2003)

2006 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-18.5
WAB — wins above budget
-12.6
TAB — roster Talent above budget
66–96 (0.407)
record
-51M
surplus $M (value/$)
24.1
roster fWAR
$92.1M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Carlos Zambrano 25 arb 37 4.3 6.5 +2.0
Aramis Ramirez 28 FA-elig 157 3.7 10.8 -3.4
Juan Pierre 28 FA-elig 162 3.1 5.8 +0.3
Matt Murton 24 pre-arb 144 2.8 0.3 +5.3
Greg Maddux↔ LAD 40 FA-elig 22 2.7 5.8 -0.4
Michael Barrett 29 FA-elig 107 2.3 4.3 +0.3
Ryan Theriot 26 53 1.6
Bob Howry 32 FA-elig 84 1.5 3.0 +0.1
Jacque Jones 31 149 1.4
Rich Hill 26 17 1.3
Ryan Dempster 29 FA-elig 74 0.9 4.3 -2.5
Phil Nevin↔ MIN 35 FA-elig 67 0.7 5.4 -4.0
Henry Blanco 34 FA-elig 74 0.7 1.5 -0.1
Derrek Lee 30 FA-elig 50 0.7 9.4 -8.0
Will Ohman 28 FA-elig 78 0.7 0.6 +0.8
Michael Wuertz 27 pre-arb 41 0.4 0.4 +0.5
Scott Williamson↔ SDP 30 FA-elig 31 0.3 1.5 -0.9
Sean Marshall 23 pre-arb 24 0.3 0.3 +0.3
Tony Womack↔ CIN 36 FA-elig 19 0.3 1.4 -0.8
Ángel Pagán 24 pre-arb 77 0.3 0.3 +0.3
Juan Mateo 23 12 0.2
Ryan O'Malley 26 2 0.2
Scott Eyre 34 FA-elig 74 0.1 3.0 -2.7
Angel Guzman 24 15 0.1
Kerry Wood 29 FA-elig 4 0.1 12.0 -11.8
Les Walrond 29 10 0.1
Freddie Bynum Jr. 26 pre-arb 71 0.0 0.3 -0.3
Scott Moore 22 16 -0.0
Jose Reyes 23 4 -0.0
Michael Restovich 27 10 -0.1
Buck Coats 24 18 -0.1
Geovany Soto 23 11 -0.1
Wade Miller 29 FA-elig 5 -0.1 1.0 -1.2
Carlos Marmol 23 21 -0.1
Todd Walker↔ SDP 33 FA-elig 94 -0.1 1.7 -2.0
David Aardsma 24 45 -0.2
Jerome Williams 24 arb 5 -0.2 0.4 -0.8
Neifi Perez↔ DET 33 FA-elig 87 -0.2 2.0 -2.5
Mark Prior 25 arb 9 -0.3 3.6 -4.3
Jae Kuk Ryu 23 10 -0.4
Jerry Hairston Jr.↔ TEX 30 FA-elig 38 -0.5 0.9 -1.8
Cesar Izturis↔ LAD 26 arb 22 -0.5 1.3 -2.3
Roberto Novoa 26 66 -0.6
John Mabry 35 FA-elig 107 -0.6 1.1 -2.3
Glendon Rusch 31 FA-elig 25 -0.9 2.8 -4.4
Ronny Cedeno 23 pre-arb 151 -1.8 0.3 -4.0

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 CHC
Sammy Sosa199260.7
Ryne Sandberg198248.2
Anthony Rizzo201231.1
Aramis Ramírez200325.0
Kyle Hendricks201224.4
Derrek Lee200321.4
Jake Arrieta201319.6
Rick Sutcliffe198417.2
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
Rafael Palmeiro198842.3
Dontrelle Willis200220.7
Dennis Eckersley198719.3
Ricky Nolasco200517.5
Jon Garland199817.2
Chris Archer201116.9
Gleyber Torres201615.9
Josh Donaldson200813.8