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Rockies COL

200273–89 (0.451)
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GM: Daniel O'Dowd

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2002, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$55M
Surplus $M
-24
Win %
0.451
TAB
-16.8
WAB
-6.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
15.3
Dead money %
30%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-10.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2002 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RGary Bennett90
RSandy Alomar Jr.⇄38
RBobby Estalella38
RBen Petrick14
RWalt McKeel5

1B

LTodd Helton156
BGreg Norton15
LRoss Gload4

2B

RBrent Butler72
RTerry Shumpert60
RJose Ortiz53
RJason Romano⇄9

3B

RTodd Zeile139
RBrent Butler33
BGreg Norton22
RJason Romano⇄1
RJose Ortiz1
RTerry Shumpert1

SS

RJuan Uribe155
RBrent Butler13
RTerry Shumpert3
RJason Romano⇄2

LF

LJack Cust18
RGabe Kapler⇄17
RBen Petrick15
RJay Payton⇄11
RTerry Shumpert7
BGreg Norton2
LRoss Gload2

CF

LJuan Pierre149
RJay Payton⇄35
RGabe Kapler⇄9
RJason Romano⇄5
RBen Petrick2

RF

LLarry Walker123
RGabe Kapler⇄15
RJay Payton⇄1
RTerry Shumpert1

DH

LLarry Walker7
RBenny Agbayani⇄1
BGreg Norton1

Starters

RJason Jennings2.8 WAR
LDenny Neagle1.8 WAR
RJohn Thomson⇄1.7 WAR
LMike Hampton1.3 WAR
RAaron Cook0.2 WAR
RVictor Santos0.0 WAR
LCory Vance-0.2 WAR
RShawn Chacon-0.3 WAR
LRandy Flores⇄-0.4 WAR
RDenny Stark-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJose Jimenez41 sv
RTodd Jones29 h
RJustin Speier18 h
LKent Mercker9 h
RChris Nichting1 h
LDennys Reyes⇄0 h
RRick White⇄0 h
LBrian Fuentes0 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 2001)

PlayerfWAR
Jay Payton1.4
Todd Jones0.8
Dennys Reyes0.4
Brian Fuentes0.2
Rick White0.2
Aaron Cook0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2001)

Player2001 fWAR
Jeff Cirillo3.9
Pedro Astacio1.8
Neifi Perez1.5
Todd Walker1.2
Brent Mayne0.8
Mike Myers0.6

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Rockies. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 2002; everyone else is shown as a 2002 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Larry Walker 2002 +5.4 +88.0 12.7 +75.3 $2.4M 2.05× –
Todd Helton 2002 +5.5 +60.1 5.0 +55.1 $0.9M 1.37× –
Jason Jennings 2002 +2.8 +43.5 0.2 +43.3 $0.1M 1.96× –
John Thomson↔ 2002 +1.7 +19.8 0.8 +19.1 $0.5M 1.49× –
Juan Pierre 2002 +1.8 +17.4 0.6 +16.8 $0.3M 1.22× –
Denny Neagle 2002 +1.8 +21.2 7.0 +14.2 $3.9M 1.49× –
Jose Jimenez 2002 +1.1 +12.2 1.9 +10.2 $1.7M 1.34× –
Jay Payton↔ 2002 +1.4 +9.3 0.1 +9.1 $0.1M 0.83× –
Todd Jones 2002 +0.8 +4.3 1.0 +3.3 $1.2M 0.67× –
Justin Speier 2002 +0.5 +2.5 0.3 +2.2 $0.7M 0.67× –
Dennys Reyes↔ 2002 +0.4 +2.3 0.7 +1.6 $1.6M 0.67× –
Mark Little↔ 2002 +0.2 +1.3 0.2 +1.1 $1.0M 0.83× –
Mike Hampton 2002 +1.3 +10.5 9.5 +1.0 $7.4M 1.02× –
Rick White↔ 2002 +0.2 +0.8 0.7 +0.1 $4.4M 0.67× –
Sean Lowe↔ 2002 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Mike James 2002 -0.0 -0.1 0.5 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Jose Ortiz 2002 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 -1.3 – 0.56× –
Todd Hollandsworth↔ 2002 +0.1 +0.6 1.9 -1.4 $22.0M 0.83× –
Gabe Kapler↔ 2002 -0.1 -0.8 0.7 -1.5 – 0.83× –
Sandy Alomar Jr.↔ 2002 -0.2 -0.8 1.1 -1.8 – 0.52× –
Ben Petrick 2002 -0.3 -1.9 0.3 -2.1 – 0.83× –
Benny Agbayani↔ 2002 -0.3 -1.8 0.5 -2.3 – 0.69× –
Shawn Chacon 2002 -0.3 -2.3 0.2 -2.5 – 1.02× –
Greg Norton 2002 -0.5 -2.3 0.5 -2.8 – 0.58× –
Gary Bennett 2002 -0.9 -3.7 0.3 -4.0 – 0.52× –
Kent Mercker 2002 -0.7 -4.0 0.5 -4.5 – 0.67× –
Terry Shumpert 2002 -0.9 -4.2 0.8 -4.9 – 0.56× –
Todd Zeile 2002 -0.3 -1.4 6.8 -8.2 – 0.58× –
Juan Uribe 2002 -1.6 -8.1 0.2 -8.3 – 0.61× –
Aaron Cook 2002 +0.2 +1.2 – – – 1.02× –
Bobby Estalella 2002 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.52× –
Brent Butler 2002 -1.2 -5.3 – – – 0.56× –
Brian Fuentes 2002 +0.2 +1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Nichting 2002 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Cory Vance 2002 -0.2 -1.8 – – – 1.02× –
Denny Stark 2002 -0.5 -4.0 – – – 1.02× –
Jack Cust 2002 -0.6 -3.7 – – – 0.83× –
Jason Romano↔ 2002 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.56× –
Mark Corey↔ 2002 -0.6 -3.3 – – – 0.67× –
Randy Flores↔ 2002 -0.4 -1.9 – – – 0.67× –
Ross Gload 2002 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.56× –
Victor Santos 2002 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Walt McKeel 2002 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+15.6+244.055.3+205.9—

Trades

Every graded 2002 deal involving the Rockies — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

2002 · COL / ARI
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$2.4M
Jack Cust, JD Closser
ARI · Joe Garagiola −$2.4M
Mike Myers
COL came out ahead by $2.4M
2002 · COL / KCR
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$1.6M
Bryan Rekar
KCR · Allard Baird −$1.6M
Eduardo Villacis
COL came out ahead by $1.6M
2002 · TEX / COL
TEX · John Hart +$7.2M
Dennys Reyes, Todd Hollandsworth
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$7.2M
Gabe Kapler, Jason Romano
TEX came out ahead by $7.2M
2002 · COL / NYM
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$0.8M
Corey Brittan
NYM · Steve Phillips −$0.8M
Kane Davis
COL came out ahead by $0.8M
2002 · COL / DET
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$5.6M
Víctor Santos, Ronnie Merrill
DET · Randy Smith −$5.6M
José Paniagua
COL came out ahead by $5.6M
2002 · HOU / COL
HOU · Gerry Hunsicker +$3.2M
Victor Hall
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$3.2M
Nelson Cruz
HOU came out ahead by $3.2M
2002 · CHW / COL
CHW · Kenny Williams +$7.2M
Enemencio Pacheco
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$7.2M
Sandy Alomar
CHW came out ahead by $7.2M
2002 · MIL / COL / NYM
MIL · Dean Taylor +$64.0M
Alex Ochoa, Lenny Harris, Glendon Rusch
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$21.6M
Benny Agbayani, Todd Zeile
NYM · Steve Phillips −$42.4M
Craig House, Ross Gload, Jeff D'Amico, Jeromy Burnitz, Lou Collier, Mark Sweeney
MIL came out ahead by $64.0M 3-team
2002 · COL / NYM
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$5.6M
Jay Payton, Mark Corey, Rob Stratton
NYM · Steve Phillips −$5.6M
Mark Little, John Thomson
COL came out ahead by $5.6M
2002 · MIA / COL
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$145.6M
Juan Pierre, Mike Hampton
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$145.6M
Charles Johnson, Preston Wilson, Vic Darensbourg, Pablo Ozuna
MIA came out ahead by $145.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2002 payroll
$55.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 2002, 2002–2008. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Larry Walker3513.000$12.7M$12.7M$6.8MFREE AGENT
Mike Hampton299.000$9.5MFREE AGENT
Denny Neagle3311.000$7.0M$9.0MFREE AGENT
Todd Zeile3613.000$6.8MFREE AGENT
Todd Hollandsworth297.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Sandy Alomar Jr.3614.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Todd Jones349.000$1.0M$1.7MFREE AGENT
Terry Shumpert3512.000$775kFREE AGENT
Rick White338.000$672kFREE AGENT
Greg Norton296.000$525k$600kFREE AGENT
Kent Mercker3413.000$500kFREE AGENT
Mike James347.000$500kFREE AGENT
Gary Bennett307.000$290kFREE AGENT
Bobby Estalella276.000—$500kFREE AGENT
Chris Nichting367.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Todd Helton285.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Jose Jimenez284.000$1.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
John Thomson285.000$770kFREE AGENT
Dennys Reyes255.000$667kFREE AGENT
Gabe Kapler264.000$661kARB 3FREE AGENT
Benny Agbayani304.000$472kARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Speier284.000$310kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Petrick253.000$265kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Little294.000$193kARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Lowe315.000$149kFREE AGENT
Jay Payton294.000$127kARB 3FREE AGENT
Denny Stark273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Juan Pierre242.000$600kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Chacon241.000$235kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Ortiz252.000$232kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Uribe231.000$222kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Jennings231.000$206kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Walt McKeel30–—
Brian Fuentes261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brent Butler241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Victor Santos251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ross Gload262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Cook230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Cust231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Romano230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Corey27–—
Randy Flores260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cory Vance23–—

Graphs

How each 2002 acquisition stacked onto Rockies's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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