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Reds CIN

201091–71 (0.562)Made Playoffs
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GM: Walt Jocketty

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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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$73M
Surplus $M
+34
Win %
0.562
TAB
+16.6
WAB
+11.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
48.2
Dead money %
26%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-1.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2010 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RRamon Hernandez91
RRyan Hanigan68
RCorky Miller32

1B

LJoey Votto148
RMiguel Cairo14
LYonder Alonso6
RRamon Hernandez5
LJim Edmonds⇄1

2B

RBrandon Phillips152
RChris Valaika13
RPaul Janish7
RMiguel Cairo6
RWillie Bloomquist⇄2

3B

RScott Rolen130
RMiguel Cairo37
LJuan Francisco12
RPaul Janish11
BDrew Sutton⇄1

SS

ROrlando Cabrera121
RPaul Janish62
RMiguel Cairo1
RChris Valaika1

LF

RJonny Gomes129
LLaynce Nix50
RChris Heisey38
LChris Dickerson⇄8
RWillie Bloomquist⇄2
LJim Edmonds⇄1

CF

RDrew Stubbs147
RChris Heisey22
LJim Edmonds⇄9
LLaynce Nix5

RF

LJay Bruce146
RChris Heisey27
RWillie Bloomquist⇄7
LLaynce Nix4
LJim Edmonds⇄2
RMiguel Cairo1

DH

RJonny Gomes7
RMiguel Cairo2

Starters

RJohnny Cueto2.3 WAR
LTravis Wood2.3 WAR
RHomer Bailey1.8 WAR
RMike Leake1.7 WAR
RBronson Arroyo1.2 WAR
REdinson Volquez0.7 WAR
RAaron Harang0.6 WAR
LMatt Maloney0.2 WAR
RSam LeCure-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RFrancisco Cordero40 sv
LArthur Rhodes26 h
RNick Masset20 h
LDaniel Herrera8 h
RLogan Ondrusek6 h
RJordan Smith2 h
LBill Bray2 h
RMicah Owings0 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
Travis Wood2.3
Mike Leake1.7
Chris Heisey1.3
Miguel Cairo0.7
Orlando Cabrera0.7
Aroldis Chapman0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2009)

Player2009 fWAR
Wladimir Balentien0.7
Jerry Hairston Jr.0.3
Josh Roenicke0.2
Willy Taveras0.1
Wilkin Castillo0.1
Robert Manuel0.1

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

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jay Bruce 2010 +5.1 +83.7 0.4 +83.2 $0.1M 2.05× –
Joey Votto 2010 +6.9 +75.8 0.5 +75.2 $0.1M 1.37× –
Drew Stubbs 2010 +3.4 +43.1 0.4 +42.7 $0.1M 1.60× –
Scott Rolen 2010 +4.6 +45.8 7.7 +38.1 $1.7M 1.25× –
Brandon Phillips 2010 +3.8 +36.4 6.9 +29.5 $1.8M 1.20× –
Travis Wood 2010 +2.3 +27.8 0.4 +27.4 $0.2M 1.49× –
Johnny Cueto 2010 +2.3 +27.4 0.4 +27.0 $0.2M 1.49× –
Ryan Hanigan 2010 +3.1 +25.1 0.4 +24.7 $0.1M 1.00× –
Homer Bailey 2010 +1.8 +21.7 0.4 +21.3 $0.2M 1.49× –
Mike Leake 2010 +1.7 +19.8 0.4 +19.4 $0.2M 1.49× –
Nick Masset 2010 +0.9 +10.1 1.0 +9.1 $1.1M 1.34× –
Ramon Hernandez 2010 +2.1 +12.8 3.9 +9.0 $1.8M 0.76× –
Chris Heisey 2010 +1.3 +8.4 0.4 +8.0 $0.3M 0.83× –
Edinson Volquez 2010 +0.7 +5.7 0.4 +5.2 $0.6M 1.02× –
Paul Janish 2010 +0.9 +4.3 0.4 +3.9 $0.5M 0.61× –
Miguel Cairo 2010 +0.7 +3.4 0.5 +2.9 $0.7M 0.58× –
Arthur Rhodes 2010 +0.8 +4.3 2.0 +2.3 $2.5M 0.67× –
Aroldis Chapman 2010 +0.6 +3.1 1.0 +2.1 $1.7M 0.67× Extension · 2026–2027 · $13.3M AAV
Orlando Cabrera 2010 +0.7 +3.3 2.0 +1.3 $3.0M 0.61× –
Daniel Herrera 2010 +0.1 +0.7 0.4 +0.3 $3.0M 0.67× –
Juan Francisco 2010 +0.1 +0.6 0.4 +0.2 $3.0M 0.58× –
Chris Dickerson↔ 2010 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $15.1M 0.83× –
Jim Edmonds↔ 2010 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.83× –
Logan Ondrusek 2010 +0.0 +0.0 0.4 -0.4 $600.5M 0.67× –
Jared Burton 2010 +0.0 +0.3 0.8 -0.6 $16.9M 0.67× –
Sam LeCure 2010 -0.1 -0.5 0.4 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Willie Bloomquist↔ 2010 -0.1 -0.8 0.2 -1.1 – 0.83× –
Yonder Alonso 2010 -0.2 -0.9 0.5 -1.4 – 0.56× –
Bronson Arroyo 2010 +1.2 +10.0 11.6 -1.6 $9.4M 1.02× –
Jonny Gomes 2010 -0.2 -1.1 0.8 -1.9 – 0.83× –
Mike Lincoln 2010 -0.0 -0.2 2.5 -2.7 – 0.67× –
Aaron Harang 2010 +0.6 +4.7 12.5 -7.8 $21.7M 1.02× –
Francisco Cordero 2010 +0.3 +3.3 12.1 -8.9 $39.8M 1.34× –
Micah Owings 2010 +0.1 +0.4 0.4 -0.0 $5.7M 0.67× –
Bill Bray 2010 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Carlos Fisher 2010 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Valaika 2010 +0.2 +1.0 – – – 0.56× –
Corky Miller 2010 +0.7 +2.8 – – – 0.52× –
Drew Sutton↔ 2010 +0.2 +0.8 – – – 0.58× –
Enerio Del Rosario↔ 2010 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Jordan Smith 2010 -0.3 -1.8 – – – 0.67× –
Laynce Nix 2010 +1.4 +9.1 – – – 0.83× –
Matt Maloney 2010 +0.2 +1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Russ Springer 2010 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+48.1+492.872.8+405.1—

Trades

Every graded 2010 deal involving the Reds — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 2 total.

2010 · OAK / CIN
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.8M
Willy Taveras, Adam Rosales
CIN · Walt Jocketty −$0.8M
Aaron Miles
OAK came out ahead by $0.8M
2010 · CIN / MIL
CIN · Walt Jocketty +$0.0M
Jim Edmonds
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$0.0M
Chris Dickerson
Even trade

Current & Historical Payroll

2010 payroll
$73.2M

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 (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Aaron Harang328.000$12.5MFREE AGENT
Francisco Cordero3511.000$12.1M$12.1MFREE AGENT
Bronson Arroyo3310.000$11.6M$7.7M$12.0M$16.4MFREE AGENT
Scott Rolen3514.000$7.7M$8.2M$6.5MFREE AGENT
Brandon Phillips298.000$6.9M$11.4M$12.0M$10.0M$11.0M$12.0M$13.0M
Ramon Hernandez3411.000$3.9M$2.9MFREE AGENT
Mike Lincoln3511.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Orlando Cabrera3513.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Arthur Rhodes4019.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Jonny Gomes297.000$800k$1.1MFREE AGENT
Miguel Cairo3614.000$500k$1.0M$1.0MFREE AGENT
Willie Bloomquist328.000$225kFREE AGENT
Jim Edmonds4017.000$128kFREE AGENT
Russ Springer4118.000—FREE AGENT
Corky Miller349.000—FREE AGENT$273k

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Nick Masset284.000$1.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jared Burton293.000$810kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Votto263.000$525kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edinson Volquez265.000$445kFREE AGENT
Micah Owings273.000$440kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Homer Bailey243.000$418kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Hanigan293.000$415kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Laynce Nix294.070—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Bray274.018—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (20)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Aroldis Chapman220.000$1.0MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yonder Alonso230.000$500kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Johnny Cueto242.000$445kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jay Bruce232.000$440kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Herrera252.000$412kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Janish272.000$412kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Stubbs251.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Logan Ondrusek250.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Wood230.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Francisco231.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Heisey250.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam LeCure260.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Leake220.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Dickerson282.000$184kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Sutton271.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Valaika240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Fisher271.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Maloney261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Enerio Del Rosario240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Smith240.146—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2010 acquisition stacked onto Reds's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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