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Reds CIN

200978–84 (0.481)
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GM: Walt Jocketty

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
$78M
Surplus $M
-10
Win %
0.481
TAB
-5.1
WAB
-1.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
27.2
Dead money %
32%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-4.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2009 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RRyan Hanigan88
RRamon Hernandez55
RCraig Tatum26
RCorky Miller⇄21

1B

LJoey Votto130
REdwin Encarnación⇄43
RRamon Hernandez30
RAdam Rosales11
LKevin Barker6

2B

RBrandon Phillips151
RJerry Hairston Jr.⇄86
BDrew Sutton8
RAdam Rosales4
LDanny Richar1

3B

RAdam Rosales57
RScott Rolen⇄40
LDanny Richar4
LJuan Francisco4
BDrew Sutton2
RPaul Janish2
RRamon Hernandez1

SS

RPaul Janish82
RÁlex González⇄68
BDrew Sutton7
RAdam Rosales6

LF

LLaynce Nix72
LChris Dickerson37
RJonny Gomes37
RWladimir Balentien⇄29
RDarnell McDonald20
BDrew Sutton5

CF

RWilly Taveras98
RDrew Stubbs42
LChris Dickerson27
RDarnell McDonald8
LLaynce Nix5

RF

LJay Bruce98
RJonny Gomes34
LChris Dickerson20
RWladimir Balentien⇄11
RDarnell McDonald10
LLaynce Nix10
BDrew Sutton1

DH

RJonny Gomes9

Starters

RAaron Harang2.3 WAR
RJohnny Cueto1.3 WAR
RBronson Arroyo1.2 WAR
RHomer Bailey0.7 WAR
RMicah Owings0.6 WAR
LMatt Maloney0.1 WAR
REdinson Volquez0.0 WAR
RKip Wells⇄-0.1 WAR
RJustin Lehr-0.7 WAR

Bullpen

★ RFrancisco Cordero39 sv
LArthur Rhodes25 h
RNick Masset20 h
LDaniel Herrera10 h
RJared Burton7 h
RCarlos Fisher2 h
RMike Lincoln1 h
RDavid Weathers⇄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
Drew Stubbs1.4
Laynce Nix1.2
Jonny Gomes1.0
Scott Rolen1.0
Arthur Rhodes0.9
Wladimir Balentien0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 2008)

Player2008 fWAR
David Ross2.4
Paul Bako1.6
Adam Dunn0.7
Javier Valentin0.6
Bill Bray0.5
Jeremy Affeldt0.4

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Reds. 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
Joey Votto 2009 +4.6 +44.0 0.4 +43.6 $0.1M 1.20× –
Ryan Hanigan 2009 +2.8 +22.5 0.4 +22.1 $0.1M 1.00× –
Brandon Phillips 2009 +2.7 +23.1 5.2 +17.9 $1.9M 1.07× –
Jay Bruce 2009 +1.8 +17.1 0.4 +16.7 $0.2M 1.22× –
Chris Dickerson 2009 +1.6 +16.0 0.4 +15.6 $0.2M 1.22× –
Aaron Harang 2009 +2.3 +27.5 14.0 +13.5 $6.0M 1.49× –
Johnny Cueto 2009 +1.3 +10.7 0.4 +10.3 $0.3M 1.02× –
Drew Stubbs 2009 +1.4 +9.5 0.4 +9.1 $0.3M 0.83× –
Laynce Nix 2009 +1.2 +8.0 0.6 +7.4 $0.5M 0.83× –
Nick Masset 2009 +1.2 +6.6 0.4 +6.2 $0.3M 0.67× –
Jonny Gomes 2009 +1.0 +6.6 0.6 +6.0 $0.6M 0.83× –
Homer Bailey 2009 +0.7 +6.1 0.4 +5.7 $0.5M 1.02× –
Wladimir Balentien↔ 2009 +0.7 +4.9 0.2 +4.8 $0.2M 0.83× –
Micah Owings 2009 +0.6 +5.2 0.4 +4.7 $0.7M 1.02× –
Paul Janish 2009 +0.8 +3.9 0.4 +3.5 $0.5M 0.61× –
Arthur Rhodes 2009 +0.9 +4.6 2.0 +2.6 $2.3M 0.67× –
Juan Francisco 2009 +0.5 +2.4 0.4 +2.0 $0.8M 0.58× –
Francisco Cordero 2009 +1.3 +13.8 12.1 +1.7 $9.4M 1.34× –
Daniel Herrera 2009 +0.3 +1.5 0.4 +1.1 $1.4M 0.67× –
Josh Roenicke↔ 2009 +0.2 +1.3 0.2 +1.1 $0.8M 0.67× –
Jared Burton 2009 +0.2 +1.2 0.4 +0.7 $1.9M 0.67× –
Scott Rolen↔ 2009 +1.0 +4.5 3.8 +0.7 $3.9M 0.58× –
Corky Miller↔ 2009 +0.2 +0.8 0.3 +0.5 $1.5M 0.52× –
Matt Maloney 2009 +0.1 +0.8 0.4 +0.4 $4.0M 1.02× –
Carlos Fisher 2009 +0.1 +0.7 0.4 +0.3 $3.1M 0.67× –
Edinson Volquez 2009 +0.0 +0.3 0.4 -0.1 $10.9M 1.02× –
Craig Tatum 2009 -0.1 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 0.52× –
Bronson Arroyo 2009 +1.2 +9.5 10.1 -0.7 $8.7M 1.02× –
Pedro Viola 2009 -0.1 -0.6 0.4 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Adam Rosales 2009 -0.2 -1.1 0.4 -1.5 – 0.58× –
Willy Taveras 2009 +0.1 +0.5 2.2 -1.8 $30.4M 0.83× –
Edwin Encarnación↔ 2009 -0.4 -1.7 1.2 -3.0 – 0.56× –
David Weathers↔ 2009 -0.4 -2.3 2.2 -4.5 – 0.67× –
Álex González↔ 2009 -0.6 -3.0 3.3 -6.3 – 0.61× –
Mike Lincoln 2009 -1.1 -5.7 1.5 -7.2 – 0.67× –
Ramon Hernandez 2009 -0.1 -0.3 8.5 -8.8 – 0.52× –
Drew Sutton 2009 +0.1 +0.4 0.4 -0.0 $4.7M 0.56× –
Jerry Hairston Jr.↔ 2009 +0.3 +1.3 1.3 -0.0 $4.6M 0.56× –
Robert Manuel 2009 +0.1 +0.4 0.4 -0.0 $5.9M 0.67× –
Danny Richar 2009 -0.3 -1.2 – – – 0.58× –
Darnell McDonald 2009 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.83× –
Justin Lehr 2009 -0.7 -5.3 – – – 1.02× –
Kevin Barker 2009 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.56× –
Kip Wells↔ 2009 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 1.02× –
Ramon Ramirez 2009 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Wilkin Castillo 2009 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+27.0+232.777.7+162.7—

Trades

Every graded 2009 deal involving the Reds — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2009 · CIN / BOS
CIN · Walt Jocketty +$11.2M
Kristopher Negrón
BOS · Theo Epstein −$11.2M
Álex González
CIN came out ahead by $11.2M
2009 · HOU / CIN
HOU · Ed Wade +$3.2M
Jeff Keppinger
CIN · Walt Jocketty −$3.2M
Drew Sutton
HOU came out ahead by $3.2M
2009 · CIN / NYY
CIN · Walt Jocketty +$1.6M
Chase Weems
NYY · Brian Cashman −$1.6M
Jerry Hairston
CIN came out ahead by $1.6M
2009 · CIN / SEA
CIN · Walt Jocketty +$4.0M
Wladimir Balentien
SEA · Jack Zduriencik −$4.0M
Robert Manuel
CIN came out ahead by $4.0M
2009 · TOR / CIN
TOR · JP Ricciardi +$143.2M
Josh Roenicke, Edwin Encarnación, Zach Stewart
CIN · Walt Jocketty −$143.2M
Scott Rolen
TOR came out ahead by $143.2M
2009 · CIN / CHW
CIN · Walt Jocketty +$3.2M
Corky Miller
CHW · Kenny Williams −$3.2M
Norris Hopper
CIN came out ahead by $3.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2009 payroll
$77.8M

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 (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Aaron Harang317.000$14.0M$12.5MFREE AGENT
Francisco Cordero3410.000$12.1M$12.1M$12.1MFREE AGENT
Bronson Arroyo329.000$10.1M$11.6M$7.7M$12.0M$16.4MFREE AGENT
Ramon Hernandez3310.000$8.5M$3.9M$2.9MFREE AGENT
Brandon Phillips287.000$5.2M$6.9M$11.4M$12.0M$10.0M$11.0M$12.0M
Scott Rolen3413.000$3.8M$7.7M$8.2M$6.5MFREE AGENT
Álex González3211.000$3.3MFREE AGENT
David Weathers3918.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Arthur Rhodes3918.000$2.0M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Mike Lincoln3410.000$1.5M$2.5MFREE AGENT
Jerry Hairston Jr.3311.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Jonny Gomes286.000$600k$800k$1.1MFREE AGENT
Laynce Nix286.000$600kFREE AGENT
Corky Miller338.000$270kFREE AGENT$273k
Kip Wells3210.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (6)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Willy Taveras275.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Edwin Encarnación264.000$1.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Edinson Volquez254.000$440kARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Masset273.000$418kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Lehr315.000—FREE AGENT
Ramon Ramirez264.142—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (25)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Joey Votto252.000$438kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jared Burton282.000$420kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Micah Owings262.000$420kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Johnny Cueto231.000$418kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jay Bruce221.000$418kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Homer Bailey232.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Tatum260.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Francisco220.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Dickerson271.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Hanigan282.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Sutton260.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Stubbs240.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Fisher260.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Janish261.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robert Manuel250.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Viola260.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Maloney250.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Rosales261.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Herrera241.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Roenicke261.000$183kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wladimir Balentien242.000$169kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darnell McDonald300.143—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Barker33–—
Wilkin Castillo25–—
Danny Richar26–—

Graphs

How each 2009 acquisition stacked onto Reds's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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