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Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2013, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).
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.
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Shin-Soo Choo | 6.4 |
| Manny Parra | 0.7 |
| Billy Hamilton | 0.6 |
| Corky Miller | 0.3 |
| Zach Duke | 0.2 |
| Derrick Robinson | 0.1 |
| Player | 2012 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Drew Stubbs | 1.3 |
| Scott Rolen | 0.8 |
| Dioner Navarro | 0.5 |
| Didi Gregorius | 0.1 |
| Denis Phipps | 0.1 |
| Kristopher Negrón | 0.0 |
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 2013; everyone else is shown as a 2013 season snapshot.
| Player | Period | fWAR | Tier Market $M | Paid $M | Surplus $M | $ / WAR | Tier | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shin-Soo Choo | 2013 | +6.4 | +105.5 | 7.4 | +98.1 | $1.1M | 2.05× | – |
| Mat Latos | 2013 | +4.9 | +86.0 | 4.2 | +81.8 | $0.9M | 2.19× | – |
| Homer Bailey | 2013 | +4.2 | +73.8 | 5.3 | +68.5 | $1.3M | 2.19× | – |
| Jay Bruce | 2013 | +4.0 | +57.6 | 7.5 | +50.1 | $1.9M | 1.79× | – |
| Joey Votto | 2013 | +5.7 | +62.2 | 17.0 | +45.2 | $3.0M | 1.37× | – |
| Mike Leake | 2013 | +2.6 | +41.1 | 3.1 | +38.0 | $1.2M | 1.96× | – |
| Aroldis Chapman | 2013 | +1.8 | +28.1 | 2.0 | +26.1 | $1.1M | 1.95× | Extension · 2026–2027 · $13.3M AAV |
| Todd Frazier | 2013 | +2.9 | +26.3 | 0.5 | +25.8 | $0.2M | 1.12× | – |
| Tony Cingrani | 2013 | +1.9 | +22.6 | 0.5 | +22.1 | $0.3M | 1.49× | – |
| Brandon Phillips | 2013 | +2.7 | +23.2 | 10.0 | +13.2 | $3.7M | 1.07× | – |
| Zack Cozart | 2013 | +1.6 | +11.1 | 0.5 | +10.6 | $0.3M | 0.89× | – |
| J.J. Hoover | 2013 | +0.8 | +8.2 | 0.5 | +7.7 | $0.6M | 1.34× | – |
| Sam LeCure | 2013 | +1.0 | +5.2 | 0.5 | +4.7 | $0.5M | 0.67× | – |
| Chris Heisey | 2013 | +0.8 | +5.4 | 1.3 | +4.1 | $1.6M | 0.83× | – |
| Billy Hamilton | 2013 | +0.6 | +4.1 | 0.1 | +4.0 | $0.1M | 0.83× | – |
| Manny Parra | 2013 | +0.7 | +3.5 | 1.0 | +2.5 | $1.5M | 0.67× | – |
| Corky Miller | 2013 | +0.3 | +1.3 | 0.3 | +1.0 | $0.9M | 0.52× | – |
| Zach Duke↔ | 2013 | +0.2 | +1.0 | 0.4 | +0.6 | $2.1M | 0.67× | – |
| Derrick Robinson | 2013 | +0.1 | +0.8 | 0.4 | +0.4 | $3.7M | 0.83× | – |
| Xavier Paul | 2013 | +0.0 | +0.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 | $26.6M | 0.83× | – |
| Alfredo Simon | 2013 | +0.1 | +0.4 | 0.9 | -0.5 | $11.6M | 0.67× | – |
| Logan Ondrusek | 2013 | +0.1 | +0.5 | 0.9 | -0.5 | $10.4M | 0.67× | – |
| Donald Lutz | 2013 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -0.6 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Ryan Hanigan | 2013 | +0.4 | +1.5 | 2.0 | -0.6 | $5.8M | 0.52× | – |
| Nick Christiani | 2013 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.7 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Neftali Soto | 2013 | -0.3 | -1.3 | 0.1 | -1.4 | – | 0.56× | – |
| Cesar Izturis | 2013 | -0.2 | -0.9 | 0.8 | -1.7 | – | 0.61× | – |
| Johnny Cueto | 2013 | +0.7 | +5.6 | 7.4 | -1.8 | $10.8M | 1.02× | – |
| Jack Hannahan | 2013 | -0.3 | -1.2 | 1.0 | -2.2 | – | 0.58× | – |
| Sean Marshall | 2013 | +0.3 | +1.7 | 4.5 | -2.8 | $14.2M | 0.67× | – |
| Pedro Villarreal | 2013 | -0.4 | -2.9 | 0.0 | -2.9 | – | 1.02× | – |
| Curtis Partch | 2013 | -0.9 | -5.1 | 0.2 | -5.3 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Devin Mesoraco | 2013 | -1.2 | -5.1 | 0.5 | -5.6 | – | 0.52× | – |
| Jonathan Broxton | 2013 | -0.3 | -1.6 | 4.0 | -5.6 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Ryan Ludwick | 2013 | -1.0 | -6.6 | 2.0 | -8.6 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Bronson Arroyo | 2013 | +0.6 | +4.7 | 16.4 | -11.7 | $28.2M | 1.02× | – |
| Greg Reynolds | 2013 | -0.0 | -0.1 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Henry Alejandro Rodriguez | 2013 | -0.1 | -0.6 | – | – | – | 0.56× | – |
| Justin Freeman | 2013 | -0.1 | -0.3 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Total | — | +40.4 | +554.7 | 104.0 | +451.6 | — | ||
Every graded 2013 deal involving the Reds — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 2 total.
What the front office was committed to as of 2013, 2013–2019. 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.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronson Arroyo | 36 | 10.150 | $16.4M | FREE AGENT | $535k | ||||
| Brandon Phillips | 32 | 8.022 | $10.0M | $11.0M | $12.0M | $13.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Sean Marshall | 30 | 6.088 | $4.5M | $5.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jonathan Broxton | 29 | 7.020 | $4.0M | $5.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ryan Ludwick | 34 | 7.109 | $2.0M | $8.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Cesar Izturis | 33 | 11.042 | $800k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Zach Duke | 30 | 6.125 | $377k | FREE AGENT | $2.0M |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Votto | 29 | 5.027 | $17.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jay Bruce | 26 | 4.125 | $7.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Johnny Cueto | 27 | 5.000 | $7.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Shin-Soo Choo | 30 | 5.119 | $7.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Homer Bailey | 27 | 4.017 | $5.3M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mat Latos | 25 | 3.079 | $4.2M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mike Leake | 25 | 3.000 | $3.1M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ryan Hanigan | 32 | 4.077 | $2.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jack Hannahan | 33 | 4.065 | $1.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Manny Parra | 30 | 5.063 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Alfredo Simon | 32 | 3.142 | $890k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Corky Miller | 37 | 4.009 | $273k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aroldis Chapman | 25 | 2.034 | $2.0M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Chris Heisey | 28 | 2.157 | $1.3M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Logan Ondrusek | 28 | 2.144 | $950k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Zack Cozart | 27 | 1.084 | $528k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Todd Frazier | 27 | 1.071 | $528k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Sam LeCure | 29 | 2.072 | $510k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Xavier Paul | 28 | 2.119 | $505k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Devin Mesoraco | 25 | 1.028 | $498k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| J.J. Hoover | 25 | 0.102 | $492k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tony Cingrani | 23 | 0.030 | $490k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Derrick Robinson | 25 | 0.160 | $431k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Curtis Partch | 26 | 0.130 | $230k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Donald Lutz | 24 | 0.134 | $155k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Neftali Soto | 24 | 0.100 | $99k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Nick Christiani | 25 | 0.039 | $96k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Billy Hamilton | 22 | 0.000 | $78k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Pedro Villarreal | 25 | 1.034 | $19k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Greg Reynolds | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Henry Alejandro Rodriguez | 23 | – | — | ||||||
| Justin Freeman | 26 | – | — |
How each 2013 acquisition stacked onto Reds's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.