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GM: Jim Hendry

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2006, 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
$93M
Surplus $M
-49
Win %
0.407
TAB
-12.5
WAB
-18.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
24.1
Dead money %
37%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-7.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2006 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMichael Barrett102
RHenry Blanco69
RGeovany Soto7
BJose Reyes2
RPhil Nevin⇄1

1B

LJohn Mabry51
RDerrek Lee47
RHenry Blanco6
LScott Moore6
RJerry Hairston Jr.⇄1

2B

LTodd Walker⇄89
RRyan Theriot39
LTony Womack⇄21
LFreddie Bynum Jr.15
RRonny Cedeno15

3B

RAramis Ramirez156
LScott Moore5
LJohn Mabry2
RRyan Theriot1

SS

RRonny Cedeno134
BNeifi Perez⇄87
BCésar Izturis⇄23
RRyan Theriot2

LF

RMatt Murton133
BÁngel Pagán39
LFreddie Bynum Jr.13
RPhil Nevin⇄8
LJohn Mabry5
RMichael Restovich1

CF

LJuan Pierre162
LBuck Coats3
LFreddie Bynum Jr.2
BÁngel Pagán1

RF

LJacque Jones143
BÁngel Pagán21
LFreddie Bynum Jr.8
LJohn Mabry7
RMichael Restovich2
RPhil Nevin⇄2
LBuck Coats1

DH

LTodd Walker⇄5
LJohn Mabry2
RDerrek Lee1
RMichael Barrett1

Starters

RCarlos Zambrano4.3 WAR
RGreg Maddux⇄2.7 WAR
LRich Hill1.3 WAR
LSean Marshall0.3 WAR
RJuan Mateo0.2 WAR
LRyan O'Malley0.2 WAR
RAngel Guzman0.1 WAR
LLes Walrond0.1 WAR
RKerry Wood0.1 WAR
RWade Miller-0.1 WAR
RCarlos Marmol-0.1 WAR
RJerome Williams-0.2 WAR
RMark Prior-0.3 WAR
RJae Kuk Ryu-0.4 WAR
LGlendon Rusch-0.9 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRyan Dempster24 sv
RBob Howry21 h
LScott Eyre18 h
LWill Ohman9 h
RMichael Wuertz6 h
RDavid Aardsma5 h
RRoberto Novoa4 h
RScott Williamson⇄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 2005)

PlayerfWAR
Juan Pierre3.1
Bob Howry1.5
Jacque Jones1.4
Phil Nevin0.7
Sean Marshall0.3
Tony Womack0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2005)

Player2005 fWAR
Jeromy Burnitz1.5
Nomar Garciaparra0.3
Mike Fontenot0.1
John Koronka0.1
Sergio Mitre0.1
Mike Remlinger0.0

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 2006; everyone else is shown as a 2006 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Carlos Zambrano 2006 +4.3 +75.0 6.5 +68.5 $1.5M 2.19× –
Greg Maddux↔ 2006 +2.7 +42.9 5.8 +37.0 $2.1M 1.96× –
Matt Murton 2006 +2.8 +36.3 0.3 +36.0 $0.1M 1.60× –
Juan Pierre 2006 +3.1 +39.4 5.8 +33.7 $1.9M 1.60× –
Aramis Ramirez 2006 +3.7 +37.2 10.8 +26.4 $2.9M 1.25× –
Bob Howry 2006 +1.5 +24.1 3.0 +21.1 $1.9M 1.95× –
Rich Hill 2006 +1.3 +10.5 0.3 +10.1 $0.3M 1.02× –
Michael Barrett 2006 +2.3 +14.2 4.3 +9.8 $1.9M 0.76× –
Ryan Dempster 2006 +0.9 +9.8 4.3 +5.5 $4.7M 1.34× –
Will Ohman 2006 +0.7 +3.7 0.6 +3.1 $0.9M 0.67× –
Sean Marshall 2006 +0.3 +2.5 0.3 +2.1 $1.1M 1.02× –
Michael Wuertz 2006 +0.4 +2.3 0.4 +1.9 $0.8M 0.67× –
Ángel Pagán 2006 +0.3 +1.9 0.3 +1.6 $1.1M 0.83× –
Henry Blanco 2006 +0.7 +3.0 1.5 +1.5 $2.0M 0.52× –
Scott Williamson↔ 2006 +0.3 +1.7 1.5 +0.2 $4.7M 0.67× –
Freddie Bynum Jr. 2006 +0.0 +0.1 0.3 -0.2 $12.7M 0.56× –
Phil Nevin↔ 2006 +0.7 +5.0 5.4 -0.5 $7.3M 0.83× –
Jose Reyes 2006 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 0.52× –
Jerome Williams 2006 -0.2 -1.1 0.4 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Wade Miller 2006 -0.1 -1.0 1.0 -2.0 – 1.02× –
Scott Eyre 2006 +0.1 +0.8 3.0 -2.3 $20.9M 0.67× –
Todd Walker↔ 2006 -0.1 -0.8 1.7 -2.5 – 0.69× –
Jerry Hairston Jr.↔ 2006 -0.5 -2.1 0.9 -3.0 – 0.56× –
Neifi Perez↔ 2006 -0.2 -1.2 2.0 -3.2 – 0.61× –
John Mabry 2006 -0.6 -2.7 1.1 -3.8 – 0.56× –
Cesar Izturis↔ 2006 -0.5 -2.6 1.3 -3.9 – 0.61× –
Derrek Lee 2006 +0.7 +3.2 9.4 -6.2 $13.0M 0.56× –
Mark Prior 2006 -0.3 -2.6 3.6 -6.3 – 1.02× –
Glendon Rusch 2006 -0.9 -4.6 2.8 -7.3 – 0.67× –
Ronny Cedeno 2006 -1.8 -9.0 0.3 -9.4 – 0.61× –
Kerry Wood 2006 +0.1 +0.7 12.0 -11.3 $135.6M 1.02× –
Tony Womack↔ 2006 +0.3 +1.4 1.4 -0.0 $4.5M 0.56× –
Angel Guzman 2006 +0.1 +1.1 – – – 1.02× –
Buck Coats 2006 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.83× –
Carlos Marmol 2006 -0.1 -1.0 – – – 1.02× –
David Aardsma 2006 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Geovany Soto 2006 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.52× –
Jacque Jones 2006 +1.4 +9.1 – – – 0.83× –
Jae Kuk Ryu 2006 -0.4 -2.2 – – – 0.67× –
Juan Mateo 2006 +0.2 +2.0 – – – 1.02× –
Les Walrond 2006 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Michael Restovich 2006 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Roberto Novoa 2006 -0.6 -3.3 – – – 0.67× –
Ryan O'Malley 2006 +0.2 +1.6 – – – 1.02× –
Ryan Theriot 2006 +1.6 +10.3 – – – 0.82× –
Scott Moore 2006 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+24.0+303.492.7+194.5—

Trades

Every graded 2006 deal involving the Cubs — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 11 total.

2006 · CHC / LAD
CHC · Jim Hendry +$4.0M
César Izturis
LAD · Ned Colletti −$4.0M
Greg Maddux
CHC came out ahead by $4.0M
2006 · CHC / MIN
CHC · Jim Hendry +$22.4M
Adam Harben
MIN · Terry Ryan −$22.4M
Phil Nevin
CHC came out ahead by $22.4M
2006 · CHC / DET
CHC · Jim Hendry +$14.4M
Chris Robinson
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$14.4M
Neifi Pérez
CHC came out ahead by $14.4M
2006 · MIA / CHC
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$0.0M
Todd Wellemeyer
CHC · Jim Hendry +$0.0M
Zach McCormack, Lincoln Holdzkom
Even trade
2006 · CHW / CHC
CHW · Kenny Williams +$6.4M
David Aardsma, Carlos Vasquez
CHC · Jim Hendry −$6.4M
Neal Cotts
CHW came out ahead by $6.4M
2006 · CHC / SDP
CHC · Jim Hendry +$4.0M
Fabian Jimenez Angulo, Joel Santo
SDP · Kevin Towers −$4.0M
Scott Williamson
CHC came out ahead by $4.0M
2006 · CHC / BAL
CHC · Jim Hendry +$3.2M
Kevin Hart
BAL · Mike Flanagan −$3.2M
Freddie Bynum
CHC came out ahead by $3.2M
2006 · SDP / CHC
SDP · Kevin Towers +$0.0M
Todd Walker
CHC · Jim Hendry +$0.0M
José Ceda
Even trade
2006 · BAL / CHC
BAL · Mike Flanagan +$52.0M
Corey Patterson
CHC · Jim Hendry −$52.0M
Nate Spears, Carlos Perez
BAL came out ahead by $52.0M
2006 · TEX / OAK / CHC
TEX · Jon Daniels +$8.0M
John Rheinecker, John Koronka
OAK · Billy Beane −$2.4M
Juan Domínguez
CHC · Jim Hendry −$5.6M
Freddie Bynum
TEX came out ahead by $8.0M 3-team
2006 · TEX / CHC
TEX · Jon Daniels +$15.2M
Jerry Hairston
CHC · Jim Hendry −$15.2M
Phil Nevin
TEX came out ahead by $15.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2006 payroll
$92.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 2006, 2006–2012. 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 (21)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Kerry Wood298.000$12.0M$1.8M$4.2MFREE AGENT$1.5M$3.0M
Aramis Ramirez288.000$10.8M$9.0M$15.0M$16.6M$16.8M$14.6MFREE AGENT
Derrek Lee309.000$9.4M$13.2M$13.2M$13.2M$9.8MFREE AGENT
Greg Maddux4020.000$5.8MFREE AGENT
Juan Pierre286.000$5.8MFREE AGENT
Phil Nevin3511.000$5.4MFREE AGENT
Michael Barrett298.000$4.3M$2.6MFREE AGENT
Ryan Dempster298.000$4.3M$5.3M$7.3M$9.0M$13.5M$13.5M$8.0M
Scott Eyre349.000$3.0M$3.8M$1.9MFREE AGENT
Bob Howry328.000$3.0M$4.5M$4.5MFREE AGENT$1.3M
Glendon Rusch319.000$2.8MFREE AGENT
Neifi Perez3310.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Todd Walker3310.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Henry Blanco349.000$1.5M$1.8M$3.2MFREE AGENT
Scott Williamson307.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Tony Womack3613.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
John Mabry3512.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Wade Miller297.000$1.0M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Jerry Hairston Jr.308.000$865kFREE AGENT
Will Ohman286.000$610k$900kFREE AGENT
Jacque Jones317.000—$5.6MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (4)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Carlos Zambrano255.000$6.5MFREE AGENT
Mark Prior254.000$3.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Cesar Izturis265.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Jerome Williams243.000$380kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (21)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Jose Reyes23–$402k
Michael Wuertz272.000$355kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Murton241.000$337kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ronny Cedeno231.000$336kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Freddie Bynum Jr.261.000$328kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ángel Pagán240.000$327kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Marshall230.000$327kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Hill261.000$327kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Restovich27–—
Les Walrond29–—
Angel Guzman240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roberto Novoa26–—
David Aardsma242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Geovany Soto231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Theriot261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Moore220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan O'Malley26–—
Buck Coats240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Marmol230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Mateo23–—
Jae Kuk Ryu230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2006 acquisition stacked onto Cubs's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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