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Rockies COL

200374–88 (0.457)
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GM: Daniel O'Dowd

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2003, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$65M
Surplus $M
-19
Win %
0.457
TAB
-8.3
WAB
-7.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
25.3
Dead money %
31%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-7.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2003 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RCharles Johnson107
RBobby Estalella46
BGregg Zaun⇄15
RKit Pellow7
RBen Petrick⇄3
BMandy Romero2

1B

LTodd Helton159
BGreg Norton9
LMark Sweeney8
RJosé Hernández⇄1
LChris Richard1
BMark Bellhorn⇄1
RKit Pellow1

2B

RRonnie Belliard113
RBrent Butler20
BMark Bellhorn⇄11
RJuan Uribe11
RPablo Ozuna8
RChris Stynes5

3B

RChris Stynes119
BGreg Norton34
BMark Bellhorn⇄31
RGarrett Atkins19
RBrent Butler8

SS

RJuan Uribe74
RClint Barmes12
RBrent Butler4
BMark Bellhorn⇄3
RPablo Ozuna3

LF

RJay Payton149
BRene Reyes11
LMark Sweeney7
RGreg Vaughn6
LChris Richard3
RKit Pellow1

CF

RPreston Wilson155
RJay Payton8
RPablo Ozuna5
BRene Reyes5
BMark Bellhorn⇄2
RJuan Uribe1
LTony Womack⇄1

RF

LLarry Walker131
BRene Reyes24
LMark Sweeney11
BGreg Norton3
RJay Payton3
RGreg Vaughn1
BMark Bellhorn⇄1

DH

RGreg Vaughn3
LLarry Walker2
LMark Sweeney1

Starters

LDarren Oliver2.8 WAR
RJason Jennings2.6 WAR
RShawn Chacon2.3 WAR
RJose Jimenez1.1 WAR
RAaron Cook1.0 WAR
RDenny Stark-0.0 WAR
LCory Vance-0.1 WAR
RJason Young-0.2 WAR
RNelson Cruz-0.3 WAR
RChin-hui Tsao-0.3 WAR
RTodd Jones⇄-0.3 WAR
RScott Elarton-0.5 WAR
LDenny Neagle-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJustin Speier9 sv
LBrian Fuentes18 h
LJavier Lopez15 h
RSteve Reed14 h
RAdam Bernero⇄5 h
LJesus Sanchez1 h
RTodd Jones⇄0 h
RDan Miceli⇄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 2002)

PlayerfWAR
Preston Wilson3.4
Darren Oliver2.8
Chris Stynes2.1
Charles Johnson1.3
Javier López0.7
Rene Reyes0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2002)

Player2002 fWAR
Juan Pierre1.8
John Thomson1.7
Mike Hampton1.3
Dennys Reyes0.4
Mark Little0.2
Chris Nichting0.2

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 2003; everyone else is shown as a 2003 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Todd Helton 2003 +6.6 +72.0 10.6 +61.4 $1.6M 1.37× –
Darren Oliver 2003 +2.8 +43.9 0.3 +43.5 $0.1M 1.96× –
Jason Jennings 2003 +2.6 +40.2 0.3 +39.9 $0.1M 1.96× –
Preston Wilson 2003 +3.4 +43.0 6.5 +36.5 $1.9M 1.60× –
Larry Walker 2003 +3.2 +41.5 12.7 +28.8 $3.9M 1.60× –
Shawn Chacon 2003 +2.3 +27.3 0.3 +27.0 $0.1M 1.49× –
Chris Stynes 2003 +2.1 +14.1 0.8 +13.4 $0.4M 0.85× –
Brian Fuentes 2003 +1.1 +11.4 0.3 +11.1 $0.3M 1.34× –
Jose Jimenez 2003 +1.1 +11.9 3.6 +8.3 $3.2M 1.34× –
Jay Payton 2003 +1.2 +8.1 1.9 +6.2 $1.5M 0.83× –
Aaron Cook 2003 +1.0 +5.4 0.3 +5.1 $0.3M 0.67× –
Justin Speier 2003 +0.5 +5.1 0.8 +4.3 $1.8M 1.34× –
Javier López 2003 +0.7 +4.0 0.3 +3.7 $0.4M 0.67× –
Greg Norton 2003 +0.4 +2.0 0.6 +1.4 $1.4M 0.58× –
Bobby Estalella 2003 +0.3 +1.3 0.5 +0.8 $1.6M 0.52× –
Juan Uribe 2003 +0.2 +1.0 0.3 +0.7 $1.4M 0.61× –
Ronnie Belliard 2003 +0.3 +1.1 0.5 +0.7 $1.9M 0.56× –
Gregg Zaun↔ 2003 +0.1 +0.6 0.2 +0.4 $1.6M 0.52× –
Joe Roa↔ 2003 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Denny Stark 2003 -0.0 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 – 1.02× –
Pablo Ozuna 2003 -0.0 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 – 0.56× –
Mark Bellhorn↔ 2003 -0.2 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.58× –
Chris Richard 2003 -0.1 -0.8 0.3 -1.2 – 0.83× –
Charles Johnson 2003 +1.3 +5.5 7.0 -1.5 $5.3M 0.52× –
Steve Reed 2003 -0.2 -1.0 0.6 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Brent Butler 2003 -0.4 -1.8 0.3 -2.1 – 0.56× –
Nelson Cruz 2003 -0.3 -1.4 0.7 -2.1 – 0.67× –
Dan Miceli↔ 2003 -0.4 -2.2 0.1 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Todd Jones↔ 2003 -0.3 -1.9 1.7 -3.5 – 0.67× –
Gabe Kapler↔ 2003 -0.4 -2.6 1.2 -3.8 – 0.83× –
Scott Elarton 2003 -0.5 -4.0 0.3 -4.3 – 1.02× –
José Hernández↔ 2003 -1.1 -4.8 0.5 -5.3 – 0.56× –
Tony Womack↔ 2003 -0.7 -4.8 1.2 -6.0 – 0.83× –
Denny Neagle 2003 -0.6 -5.1 9.0 -14.1 – 1.02× –
Adam Bernero↔ 2003 +0.0 +0.2 0.2 +0.0 $4.3M 0.67× –
Ben Petrick↔ 2003 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.52× –
Chin-hui Tsao 2003 -0.3 -2.2 – – – 1.02× –
Clint Barmes 2003 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.61× –
Cory Vance 2003 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Garrett Atkins 2003 -1.0 -4.9 – – – 0.58× –
Greg Vaughn 2003 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Jason Young 2003 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Jesus Sanchez 2003 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Kit Pellow 2003 +0.5 +1.9 – – – 0.52× –
Luke Allen 2003 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.83× –
Mandy Romero 2003 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.52× –
Mark Sweeney 2003 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Matt Miller 2003 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Rene Reyes 2003 +0.6 +3.7 – – – 0.83× –
Vic Darensbourg↔ 2003 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+25.2+303.764.7+243.3—

Trades

Every graded 2003 deal involving the Rockies — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 11 total.

2003 · COL / CHC
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$1.6M
Mark Bellhorn
CHC · Jim Hendry −$1.6M
José Hernández
COL came out ahead by $1.6M
2003 · COL / CHC
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$17.6M
Emmanuel Ramirez
CHC · Jim Hendry −$17.6M
Tony Womack
COL came out ahead by $17.6M
2003 · BAL / COL
BAL · Jim Beattie +$0.8M
Jack Cust
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$0.8M
Chris Richard
BAL came out ahead by $0.8M
2003 · COL / CHW
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$8.0M
Wade Parrish
CHW · Kenny Williams −$8.0M
Ross Gload
COL came out ahead by $8.0M
2003 · COL / TBR / TOR
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$33.6M
Joe Kennedy, Sandy Nin
TBR · Chuck Lamar +$23.2M
Mark Hendrickson
TOR · JP Ricciardi −$56.8M
Justin Speier
COL came out ahead by $33.6M 3-team
2003 · COL / LAD
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$1.6M
Luke Allen
LAD · Dan Evans −$1.6M
Jason Romano
COL came out ahead by $1.6M
2003 · CHW / COL
CHW · Kenny Williams +$39.2M
Juan Uribe
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$39.2M
Aaron Miles
CHW came out ahead by $39.2M
2003 · DET / COL
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$4.8M
Ben Petrick
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$4.8M
Adam Bernero
DET came out ahead by $4.8M
2003 · COL / BOS
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$2.4M
Javier López
BOS · Theo Epstein −$2.4M
Ryan Cameron
COL came out ahead by $2.4M
2003 · COL / SEA
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$0.0M
Allan Simpson
SEA · Pat Gillick +$0.0M
Chris Buglovsky
Even trade
2003 · ARI / COL
ARI · Joe Garagiola +$18.4M
Mike Watson
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$18.4M
Tony Womack
ARI came out ahead by $18.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2003 payroll
$64.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 2003, 2003–2009. 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 (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Larry Walker3614.000$12.7M$6.8MFREE AGENT
Todd Helton296.000$10.6M$11.6M$12.6M$16.6M$16.6M$16.6M$16.6M
Denny Neagle3412.000$9.0MFREE AGENT
Charles Johnson319.000$7.0M$9.0MFREE AGENT
Todd Jones3510.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Tony Womack3310.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Chris Stynes308.000$750kFREE AGENT
Nelson Cruz306.000$700kFREE AGENT
Greg Norton307.000$600kFREE AGENT
Steve Reed3811.000$600k$600kFREE AGENT
Bobby Estalella287.000$500kFREE AGENT
José Hernández3312.000$460kFREE AGENT
Darren Oliver3210.000$350kFREE AGENT
Gregg Zaun328.000$243kFREE AGENT
Mark Bellhorn286.000$225kFREE AGENT
Dan Miceli3210.000$86kFREE AGENT
Joe Roa318.000$45kFREE AGENT
Mark Sweeney338.000—$400kFREE AGENT
Greg Vaughn3714.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Preston Wilson285.000$6.5MFREE AGENT
Jose Jimenez295.000$3.6MFREE AGENT
Jay Payton305.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Gabe Kapler275.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Justin Speier295.000$850kFREE AGENT
Ronnie Belliard285.000$475kFREE AGENT
Chris Richard293.000$325kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Denny Stark284.000$310kARB 3FREE AGENT
Pablo Ozuna283.000$300kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Elarton275.000$300kFREE AGENT
Adam Bernero263.000$195kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vic Darensbourg325.000—FREE AGENT
Jesus Sanchez285.000—FREE AGENT
Ben Petrick264.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Jason Jennings242.000$325kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brent Butler252.000$303kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Uribe242.000$300kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Fuentes272.000$300kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Javier López250.000$300kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Cook241.000$300kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Chacon252.000$300kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mandy Romero35–—
Luke Allen24–—
Matt Miller310.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rene Reyes250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Young23–—
Kit Pellow291.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cory Vance24–—
Garrett Atkins230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Clint Barmes240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chin-hui Tsao220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2003 acquisition stacked onto Rockies's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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