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Rockies COL

200676–86 (0.469)
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GM: Daniel O'Dowd

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2006, 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
$44M
Surplus $M
+7
Win %
0.469
TAB
+3.1
WAB
+0.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
30.8
Dead money %
25%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-7.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2006 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RYorvit Torrealba63
RDanny Ardoin⇄35
REli Marrero⇄30
BJD Closser29
RMiguel Ojeda⇄25
RChris Iannetta21
RAlvin Colina1

1B

LTodd Helton145
RLuis Gonzalez7
LJason Smith6
RRyan Shealy⇄5
RGarrett Atkins3
RJeff Baker1
RVinny Castilla⇄1

2B

RJamey Carroll109
RLuis Gonzalez32
BKazuo Matsui⇄30
LJason Smith18
RClint Barmes4
LOmar Quintanilla3

3B

RGarrett Atkins157
RVinny Castilla⇄14
RJamey Carroll8
LJason Smith3
RLuis Gonzalez3

SS

RClint Barmes125
RTroy Tulowitzki25
RJamey Carroll10
LOmar Quintanilla8
BKazuo Matsui⇄2
LJason Smith1

LF

RMatt Holliday153
RRyan Spilborghs10
RChoo Freeman5
RJeff Baker2
LJorge Piedra2
RLuis Gonzalez1

CF

LCory Sullivan114
RChoo Freeman44
RRyan Spilborghs24
LJeff Salazar14
LJorge Piedra1

RF

LBrad Hawpe145
RRyan Spilborghs15
RJeff Baker10
RLuis Gonzalez6
RChoo Freeman2
LJorge Piedra2
LJeff Salazar1

DH

LJorge Piedra5
RMatt Holliday1
RRyan Spilborghs1

Starters

RJason Jennings4.0 WAR
LJeff Francis3.4 WAR
RAaron Cook3.1 WAR
RByung-Hyun Kim2.4 WAR
RJosh Fogg1.5 WAR
RUbaldo Jimenez0.1 WAR
RDenny Bautista⇄0.0 WAR
RMiguel Asencio-0.0 WAR
LJustin Hampson-0.1 WAR
RJuan Morillo-0.2 WAR
RZach Day⇄-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ LBrian Fuentes30 sv
RJose Mesa19 h
LRay King15 h
LTom Martin11 h
RRamon Ramirez10 h
RManny Corpas7 h
RDavid Cortes3 h
RScott Dohmann⇄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 2005)

PlayerfWAR
Jamey Carroll2.7
Josh Fogg1.5
Ramon E Ramirez1.2
Yorvit Torrealba0.8
Kazuo Matsui0.7
Tom Martin0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2005)

Player2005 fWAR
Dustan Mohr1.0
Jay Witasick0.8
Shawn Chacon0.5
Michael Restovich0.5
Jamey Wright0.4
Joe Kennedy0.3

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 2006; everyone else is shown as a 2006 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jason Jennings 2006 +4.0 +70.7 4.5 +66.2 $1.1M 2.19× –
Garrett Atkins 2006 +5.4 +61.2 0.3 +60.9 $0.1M 1.43× –
Jeff Francis 2006 +3.4 +53.5 0.3 +53.1 $0.1M 1.96× –
Aaron Cook 2006 +3.1 +48.2 1.2 +47.0 $0.4M 1.96× –
Matt Holliday 2006 +3.5 +44.7 0.5 +44.2 $0.1M 1.60× –
Byung-Hyun Kim 2006 +2.4 +28.1 1.2 +26.8 $0.5M 1.49× –
Jamey Carroll 2006 +2.7 +22.9 0.7 +22.2 $0.3M 1.07× –
Josh Fogg 2006 +1.5 +18.1 0.5 +17.6 $0.3M 1.49× –
Brian Fuentes 2006 +0.9 +9.9 2.0 +7.9 $2.2M 1.34× –
Tom Martin 2006 +0.6 +3.3 0.6 +2.7 $0.9M 0.67× –
Yorvit Torrealba 2006 +0.8 +3.3 0.8 +2.5 $1.1M 0.52× –
Eli Marrero↔ 2006 +0.4 +1.6 0.2 +1.4 $0.5M 0.52× –
Jason Smith 2006 +0.3 +1.5 0.3 +1.1 $1.0M 0.56× –
David Cortes 2006 +0.2 +1.0 0.3 +0.6 $1.9M 0.67× –
Chris Iannetta 2006 +0.1 +0.6 0.3 +0.3 $2.3M 0.52× –
Denny Bautista↔ 2006 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $2.8M 0.67× –
Ryan Shealy↔ 2006 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 – 0.56× –
Kazuo Matsui↔ 2006 +0.7 +2.9 3.7 -0.7 $5.6M 0.56× –
Jeremy Affeldt↔ 2006 -0.1 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Scott Dohmann↔ 2006 -0.2 -0.9 0.2 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Mike DeJean 2006 -0.0 -0.3 1.1 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Sun-Woo Kim↔ 2006 -0.2 -0.9 0.4 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Miguel Ojeda↔ 2006 -0.3 -1.3 0.3 -1.6 – 0.52× –
Vinny Castilla↔ 2006 -0.3 -1.2 0.6 -1.7 – 0.58× –
Danny Ardoin↔ 2006 -0.5 -2.3 0.3 -2.6 – 0.52× –
Troy Tulowitzki 2006 -0.5 -2.5 0.1 -2.6 – 0.61× –
Zach Day↔ 2006 -0.3 -2.5 0.2 -2.7 – 1.02× –
Jorge Piedra 2006 -0.5 -2.6 0.3 -2.9 – 0.69× –
Choo Freeman 2006 -0.4 -2.9 0.3 -3.3 – 0.83× –
Ray King 2006 -0.2 -1.2 2.5 -3.7 – 0.67× –
Clint Barmes 2006 -0.7 -3.6 0.3 -4.0 – 0.61× –
Cory Sullivan 2006 -0.5 -3.6 0.3 -4.0 – 0.83× –
Todd Helton 2006 +1.9 +12.6 16.6 -4.0 $8.6M 0.81× –
Jose Mesa 2006 -0.3 -3.1 2.0 -5.1 – 1.34× –
Luis Gonzalez 2006 -1.1 -4.8 0.3 -5.2 – 0.56× –
Alvin Colina 2006 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Brad Hawpe 2006 +2.7 +34.4 – – – 1.60× –
JD Closser 2006 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.52× –
Jeff Baker 2006 +0.9 +6.2 – – – 0.83× –
Jeff Salazar 2006 -0.1 -0.9 – – – 0.83× –
Juan Morillo 2006 -0.2 -2.0 – – – 1.02× –
Justin Hampson 2006 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Manny Corpas 2006 +0.5 +2.4 – – – 0.67× –
Miguel Asencio 2006 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Venafro 2006 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Nate Field 2006 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Omar Quintanilla 2006 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.61× –
Ramon E Ramirez 2006 +1.2 +6.4 – – – 0.67× –
Ryan Spilborghs 2006 +0.5 +3.3 – – – 0.83× –
Ubaldo Jiménez 2006 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+31.1+398.943.8+305.4—

Trades

Every graded 2006 deal involving the Rockies — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

2006 · COL / HOU
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$30.4M
Taylor Buchholz, Jason Hirsh, Willy Taveras
HOU · Tim Purpura −$30.4M
Jason Jennings, Miguel Asencio
COL came out ahead by $30.4M
2006 · KCR / COL
KCR · Allard Baird +$2.4M
Ryan Shealy, Scott Dohmann
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$2.4M
Jeremy Affeldt, Denny Bautista
KCR came out ahead by $2.4M
2006 · COL / NYM
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$3.2M
Kazuo Matsui
NYM · Omar Minaya −$3.2M
Eli Marrero
COL came out ahead by $3.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2006 payroll
$44.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 2006, 2006–2012. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Todd Helton329.000$16.6M$16.6M$16.6M$16.6M$17.8M$20.3M$4.9M
Ray King327.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Jose Mesa4019.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Byung-Hyun Kim277.000$1.2M$2.1MFREE AGENT
Mike DeJean359.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Vinny Castilla3815.000$552kFREE AGENT
Tom Martin369.000$550k$700kFREE AGENT
David Cortes327.000$350kFREE AGENT
Danny Ardoin316.000$293kFREE AGENT
Eli Marrero329.000$191kFREE AGENT
Mike Venafro327.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Jason Jennings275.000$4.5MFREE AGENT
Brian Fuentes305.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Aaron Cook274.000$1.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Yorvit Torrealba275.000$850kFREE AGENT
Jamey Carroll324.000$700kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Affeldt274.000$500kARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Fogg295.000$450kFREE AGENT
Sun-Woo Kim285.000$450kFREE AGENT
Clint Barmes273.000$335kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Smith285.000$335kFREE AGENT
Garrett Atkins263.000$335kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Ojeda313.000$292kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Day284.000$225kARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate Field304.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Asencio254.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (24)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Kazuo Matsui302.000$3.7MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Holliday262.000$500kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Gonzalez272.000$345kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Francis252.000$336kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cory Sullivan261.000$335kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Piedra272.000$335kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Choo Freeman262.000$329kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Iannetta230.000$327kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Dohmann282.000$187kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Denny Bautista252.000$112kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Troy Tulowitzki210.000$69kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Shealy261.000$29kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
JD Closser262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Hawpe272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Baker251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Hampson260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon E Ramirez240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ubaldo Jiménez220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Morillo22–—
Jeff Salazar250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Omar Quintanilla241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Spilborghs261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Manny Corpas230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alvin Colina24–—

Graphs

How each 2006 acquisition stacked onto Rockies's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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