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Rockies COL

200567–95 (0.414)
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GM: Daniel O'Dowd

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2005, 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
$40M
Surplus $M
-8
Win %
0.414
TAB
-6.7
WAB
-7.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
20.6
Dead money %
37%
Depth Players
2.0
Dead WAR
-5.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2005 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RDanny Ardoin80
BJD Closser80
RTodd Greene33

1B

LTodd Helton144
RRyan Shealy19
RLuis Gonzalez10

2B

RLuis Gonzalez83
BAaron Miles79
BEddy Garabito18
BDesi Relaford11
LOmar Quintanilla6

3B

RGarrett Atkins136
BDesi Relaford21
RLuis Gonzalez12
RJeff Baker10
RTim Olson2
BAlfredo Amezaga⇄1

SS

RClint Barmes80
BDesi Relaford37
LOmar Quintanilla31
RLuis Gonzalez17
BAnderson Machado⇄4
BEddy Garabito2
BAaron Miles1

LF

RMatt Holliday123
LCory Sullivan24
RDustan Mohr17
LJorge Piedra9
RLuis Gonzalez1

CF

LCory Sullivan83
LLarry Bigbie⇄17
RDustan Mohr10
RChoo Freeman6
BDesi Relaford1

RF

LBrad Hawpe89
RDustan Mohr55
LJorge Piedra17
LCory Sullivan8
RLuis Gonzalez7
LLarry Bigbie⇄5
BDesi Relaford3
RRyan Spilborghs1

DH

RRyan Shealy5
LJorge Piedra1
RTim Olson1

Starters

LJeff Francis1.9 WAR
RJason Jennings1.3 WAR
RByung-Hyun Kim1.0 WAR
RAaron Cook1.0 WAR
RSun-Woo Kim⇄0.8 WAR
RShawn Chacon⇄0.5 WAR
RJamey Wright0.4 WAR
LJoe Kennedy⇄0.3 WAR
RZach Day⇄-0.0 WAR
RMike Esposito-0.2 WAR
RJose Acevedo-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ LBrian Fuentes31 sv
RMike DeJean⇄20 h
RScott Dohmann7 h
RDavid Cortes4 h
LRandy Williams⇄4 h
RRyan Speier2 h
RMarcos Carvajal0 h
RJay Witasick⇄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 2004)

PlayerfWAR
Mike DeJean1.2
Danny Ardoin1.0
Byung-Hyun Kim1.0
Dustan Mohr1.0
Jay Witasick0.8
Sun-Woo Kim0.8

Key subtractions (gone from 2004)

Player2004 fWAR
Jeromy Burnitz3.1
Vinny Castilla2.5
Larry Walker1.6
Jeff Fassero1.3
Royce Clayton1.2
Shawn Estes1.1

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 2005; everyone else is shown as a 2005 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Matt Holliday 2005 +2.6 +33.4 0.4 +33.0 $0.1M 1.60× –
Todd Helton 2005 +4.1 +39.0 12.6 +26.4 $3.1M 1.20× –
Jeff Francis 2005 +1.9 +22.3 0.3 +22.0 $0.2M 1.49× –
Brian Fuentes 2005 +1.5 +15.5 0.3 +15.2 $0.2M 1.34× –
Garrett Atkins 2005 +1.9 +12.8 0.3 +12.5 $0.2M 0.85× –
Clint Barmes 2005 +1.7 +12.2 0.3 +11.9 $0.2M 0.89× –
Jason Jennings 2005 +1.3 +10.8 2.4 +8.4 $1.8M 1.02× –
Aaron Cook 2005 +1.0 +8.1 0.3 +7.8 $0.3M 1.02× –
Dustan Mohr 2005 +1.0 +6.6 0.9 +5.6 $1.0M 0.83× –
Mike DeJean↔ 2005 +1.2 +6.2 0.7 +5.5 $0.6M 0.67× –
Cory Sullivan 2005 +0.6 +3.9 0.3 +3.6 $0.5M 0.83× –
Shawn Chacon↔ 2005 +0.5 +4.0 1.1 +2.9 $2.3M 1.02× –
Jamey Wright 2005 +0.4 +3.2 0.6 +2.7 $1.4M 1.02× –
Byung-Hyun Kim 2005 +1.0 +8.0 6.6 +1.5 $6.7M 1.02× –
Joe Kennedy↔ 2005 +0.3 +2.2 1.0 +1.2 $3.7M 1.02× –
Ryan Speier 2005 +0.2 +0.9 0.3 +0.6 $1.9M 0.67× –
Javier López↔ 2005 +0.0 +0.2 0.0 +0.2 $0.7M 0.67× –
Ryan Spilborghs 2005 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $3.7M 0.83× –
Eric Byrnes↔ 2005 -0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.3 – 0.83× –
Marcos Carvajal 2005 -0.0 -0.0 0.3 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Zach Day↔ 2005 -0.0 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 1.02× –
Allan Simpson↔ 2005 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Todd Greene 2005 +0.0 +0.0 0.7 -0.6 $71.5M 0.52× –
JD Closser 2005 -0.1 -0.4 0.3 -0.7 – 0.52× –
Luis Gonzalez 2005 -0.1 -0.4 0.3 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Blaine Neal↔ 2005 -0.2 -0.9 0.2 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Scott Dohmann 2005 -0.1 -0.7 0.3 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Jeff Baker 2005 -0.2 -1.2 0.3 -1.5 – 0.58× –
Anderson Machado↔ 2005 -0.3 -1.4 0.2 -1.6 – 0.61× –
Larry Bigbie↔ 2005 -0.3 -1.7 0.1 -1.8 – 0.83× –
Chin-hui Tsao 2005 -0.3 -1.7 0.3 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Aaron Miles 2005 -0.8 -3.7 0.3 -4.0 – 0.56× –
Desi Relaford 2005 -0.7 -3.4 0.9 -4.3 – 0.61× –
Brad Hawpe 2005 -0.6 -4.3 0.3 -4.6 – 0.83× –
Preston Wilson↔ 2005 -0.2 -1.5 6.4 -7.9 – 0.83× –
Alfredo Amezaga↔ 2005 +0.0 +0.2 0.2 +0.0 $4.0M 0.58× –
Aquilino Lopez↔ 2005 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Bobby Seay 2005 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Choo Freeman 2005 +0.2 +1.2 – – – 0.83× –
Dan Miceli 2005 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Danny Ardoin 2005 +1.0 +4.2 – – – 0.52× –
David Cortes 2005 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Eddy Garabito 2005 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.56× –
Jay Witasick↔ 2005 +0.8 +4.4 – – – 0.67× –
Jorge Piedra 2005 +0.7 +4.4 – – – 0.83× –
Jose Acevedo 2005 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Matt Anderson 2005 -0.4 -2.2 – – – 0.67× –
Michael Restovich↔ 2005 +0.5 +3.0 – – – 0.83× –
Mike Esposito 2005 -0.2 -1.4 – – – 1.02× –
Omar Quintanilla 2005 -0.4 -1.7 – – – 0.61× –
Randy Williams↔ 2005 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Ryan Shealy 2005 +0.5 +2.4 – – – 0.56× –
Sun-Woo Kim↔ 2005 +0.8 +6.6 – – – 1.02× –
Tim Olson 2005 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.69× –
Total—+20.7+188.540.1+127.7—

Trades

Every graded 2005 deal involving the Rockies — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.

2005 · OAK / COL
OAK · Billy Beane +$12.0M
Joe Kennedy, Jay Witasick
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$12.0M
Eric Byrnes, Omar Quintanilla
OAK came out ahead by $12.0M
2005 · COL / WSN
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$17.6M
Zach Day, J. J. Davis
WSN · Jim Bowden −$17.6M
Preston Wilson
COL came out ahead by $17.6M
2005 · SEA / COL
SEA · Bill Bavasi +$4.8M
Marcos Carvajal
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$4.8M
Yorvit Torrealba
SEA came out ahead by $4.8M
2005 · TBR / COL
TBR · Chuck Lamar +$0.0M
Reggie Taylor
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$0.0M
Bobby Seay
Even trade
2005 · CIN / COL
CIN · Dan O'Brien +$0.0M
Allan Simpson
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$0.0M
Jose Acevedo
Even trade
2005 · COL / NYY
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$12.0M
Ramón Ramírez, Eduardo Sierra
NYY · Brian Cashman −$12.0M
Shawn Chacón
COL came out ahead by $12.0M
2005 · STL / COL
STL · Walt Jocketty +$2.4M
Larry Bigbie, Aaron Miles
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$2.4M
Ray King
STL came out ahead by $2.4M
2005 · COL / BOS
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$3.2M
Byung-Hyun Kim
BOS · Theo Epstein −$3.2M
Charles Johnson, Chris Narveson
COL came out ahead by $3.2M
2005 · COL / BAL
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$3.2M
Larry Bigbie
BAL · Jim Beattie −$3.2M
Eric Byrnes
COL came out ahead by $3.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2005 payroll
$40.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 2005, 2005–2011. 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 (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Todd Helton318.000$12.6M$16.6M$16.6M$16.6M$16.6M$17.8M$20.3M
Byung-Hyun Kim266.000$6.6M$1.2M$2.1MFREE AGENT
Preston Wilson307.000$6.4MFREE AGENT
Desi Relaford319.000$950kFREE AGENT
Mike DeJean348.000$662k$1.1MFREE AGENT
Todd Greene349.000$650kFREE AGENT
Jamey Wright309.000$550kFREE AGENT
Dan Miceli3412.000—FREE AGENT
Jay Witasick329.000—FREE AGENT
Matt Anderson287.000—FREE AGENT
David Cortes316.000—$350kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Jason Jennings264.000$2.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Chacon274.000$1.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Kennedy264.000$1.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Dustan Mohr294.000$950kARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Fuentes294.000$328kARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Cook263.000$326kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Byrnes295.000$262kFREE AGENT
Blaine Neal274.000$186kARB 3FREE AGENT
Alfredo Amezaga273.000$160kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Day273.000$105kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Larry Bigbie274.000$97kARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Seay274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Ardoin305.000—FREE AGENT
Sun-Woo Kim274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Acevedo274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (28)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Matt Holliday251.000$366kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Miles282.000$326kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Gonzalez261.000$324kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Dohmann271.000$319kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
JD Closser251.000$317kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chin-hui Tsao242.000$317kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Clint Barmes262.000$317kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Francis241.000$317kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Garrett Atkins252.000$317kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Hawpe261.000$317kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cory Sullivan250.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marcos Carvajal200.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Speier250.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Baker240.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anderson Machado242.000$211kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Spilborghs250.000$112kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Allan Simpson271.000$58kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Javier López272.000$30kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Restovich26–—
Eddy Garabito28–—
Choo Freeman251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Olson26–—
Aquilino Lopez302.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Piedra261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Williams291.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Shealy250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Esposito23–—
Omar Quintanilla230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2005 acquisition stacked onto Rockies's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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