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Rockies COL

201173–89 (0.451)
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GM: Daniel O'Dowd

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2011, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$93M
Surplus $M
-30
Win %
0.451
TAB
-7.9
WAB
-8.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
26.0
Dead money %
25%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-7.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2011 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RChris Iannetta105
REliezer Alfonzo19
BJose Morales17
RWilin Rosario14
RMatt Pagnozzi⇄7
RJordan Pacheco2

1B

LTodd Helton119
RTy Wigginton36
LJason Giambi23
RJordan Pacheco13
RChris Iannetta2

2B

RMark Ellis⇄70
BJonathan Herrera62
RJose Lopez⇄38
RChris Nelson29
BEric Young Jr.7
BJose Morales2
RJordan Pacheco2

3B

RTy Wigginton68
LIan Stewart42
RKevin Kouzmanoff⇄27
RChris Nelson24
BJonathan Herrera9
RJordan Pacheco7
BAlfredo Amezaga⇄2
RChris Iannetta1

SS

RTroy Tulowitzki140
BJonathan Herrera21
RTommy Field15
BAlfredo Amezaga⇄2
RChris Nelson2
RHéctor Gómez2

LF

LCarlos González61
BEric Young Jr.35
RRyan Spilborghs29
LSeth Smith25
LCharlie Blackmon25
RTy Wigginton21
RCole Garner2

CF

BDexter Fowler122
LCarlos González30
RRyan Spilborghs13
BEric Young Jr.5
LCharlie Blackmon2

RF

LSeth Smith107
LCarlos González34
RRyan Spilborghs29
RTy Wigginton6
BEric Young Jr.3
BAlfredo Amezaga⇄2
RCole Garner1
RTommy Field1

DH

LJason Giambi6
BEric Young Jr.1

Starters

RJhoulys Chacin2.2 WAR
RUbaldo Jimenez⇄2.0 WAR
LJorge De La Rosa1.5 WAR
RJuan Nicasio1.3 WAR
RJason Hammel1.0 WAR
RKevin Millwood0.8 WAR
LDrew Pomeranz0.7 WAR
RAaron Cook0.6 WAR
RAlan Johnson0.0 WAR
REsmil Rogers-0.2 WAR
RClayton Mortensen-0.3 WAR
RGreg Reynolds-0.3 WAR
RAlex White⇄-0.9 WAR

Bullpen

★ RHuston Street29 sv
RRafael Betancourt21 h
LMatt Reynolds18 h
LRex Brothers16 h
RMatt Belisle14 h
RMatt Lindstrom14 h
RJosh Roenicke4 h
RFelipe Paulino⇄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 2010)

PlayerfWAR
Juan Nicasio1.3
Mark Ellis1.2
Kevin Millwood0.8
Matt Lindstrom0.8
Rex Brothers0.7
Drew Pomeranz0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 2010)

Player2010 fWAR
Miguel Olivo2.5
Jeff Francis1.6
Clint Barmes0.2
Jay Payton0.2
Brad Hawpe0.2
Melvin Mora0.2

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 2011; everyone else is shown as a 2011 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Troy Tulowitzki 2011 +5.4 +65.1 5.5 +59.6 $1.0M 1.51× –
Carlos González 2011 +3.5 +44.7 1.4 +43.3 $0.4M 1.60× –
Jhoulys Chacín 2011 +2.2 +25.8 0.4 +25.4 $0.2M 1.49× –
Rafael Betancourt 2011 +1.7 +26.8 3.8 +23.0 $2.2M 1.95× –
Ubaldo Jiménez↔ 2011 +2.0 +24.2 1.8 +22.3 $0.9M 1.49× –
Dexter Fowler 2011 +2.1 +20.2 0.4 +19.8 $0.2M 1.22× –
Matt Belisle 2011 +1.3 +14.0 2.4 +11.7 $1.8M 1.34× –
Juan Nicasio 2011 +1.3 +10.3 0.4 +9.9 $0.3M 1.02× –
Seth Smith 2011 +1.2 +8.0 0.4 +7.6 $0.4M 0.83× –
Jason Hammel 2011 +1.0 +8.5 3.0 +5.5 $2.9M 1.02× –
Matt Lindstrom 2011 +0.8 +8.3 2.8 +5.5 $3.6M 1.34× –
Drew Pomeranz 2011 +0.7 +5.3 0.0 +5.2 $0.1M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Jason Giambi 2011 +1.2 +5.1 1.0 +4.1 $0.9M 0.56× –
Chris Iannetta 2011 +1.3 +5.5 2.5 +2.9 $1.9M 0.52× –
Jorge De La Rosa 2011 +1.5 +12.2 10.0 +2.2 $6.7M 1.02× –
Mark Ellis↔ 2011 +1.2 +5.2 3.2 +2.1 $2.7M 0.56× –
Eric Young Jr. 2011 +0.1 +1.0 0.4 +0.6 $2.8M 0.83× –
Edgmer Escalona 2011 +0.1 +0.3 0.4 -0.1 $7.6M 0.67× –
J.C. Romero↔ 2011 +0.1 +0.4 0.5 -0.1 $6.3M 0.67× –
Jose Morales 2011 -0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 – 0.52× –
Tommy Field 2011 -0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 – 0.61× –
Franklin Morales↔ 2011 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Felipe Paulino↔ 2011 -0.1 -0.6 0.4 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Esmil Rogers 2011 -0.2 -1.4 0.4 -1.8 – 1.02× –
Jonathan Herrera 2011 -0.3 -1.4 0.4 -1.8 – 0.56× –
Kevin Kouzmanoff↔ 2011 -0.0 -0.0 1.8 -1.8 – 0.58× –
Matt Reynolds 2011 -0.3 -1.3 0.4 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Huston Street 2011 +0.4 +4.5 7.3 -2.8 $17.3M 1.34× –
Jose Lopez↔ 2011 -0.5 -2.1 1.7 -3.8 – 0.56× –
Chris Nelson 2011 -0.9 -3.8 0.4 -4.2 – 0.56× –
Aaron Cook 2011 +0.6 +5.3 9.9 -4.6 $15.2M 1.02× –
Ty Wigginton 2011 -0.2 -1.1 3.5 -4.6 – 0.58× –
Todd Helton 2011 +2.3 +15.0 20.3 -5.2 $8.8M 0.81× –
Charlie Blackmon 2011 -0.7 -4.9 0.4 -5.3 – 0.83× –
Ian Stewart 2011 -0.7 -3.4 2.3 -5.7 – 0.58× –
Alex White↔ 2011 -0.9 -7.4 0.3 -7.7 – 1.02× –
Ryan Spilborghs 2011 -1.5 -9.8 1.9 -11.7 – 0.83× –
Alan Johnson 2011 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 1.02× –
Alfredo Amezaga↔ 2011 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.58× –
Bruce Billings↔ 2011 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Clayton Mortensen 2011 -0.3 -1.7 – – – 0.67× –
Cole Garner 2011 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.83× –
Edgar Gonzalez 2011 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Eliezer Alfonzo 2011 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Eric Stults 2011 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Greg Reynolds 2011 -0.3 -1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Héctor Gómez 2011 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.61× –
Jim Miller 2011 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Jordan Pacheco 2011 -0.4 -1.6 – – – 0.56× –
Josh Roenicke 2011 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Millwood 2011 +0.8 +6.9 – – – 1.02× –
Matt Daley 2011 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Matt Pagnozzi↔ 2011 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.52× –
Rex Brothers 2011 +0.7 +3.8 – – – 0.67× –
Wilin Rosario 2011 +0.3 +1.0 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+26.0+283.392.6+185.1—

Trades

Every graded 2011 deal involving the Rockies — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

2011 · COL / SDP
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$20.8M
Nick Schmidt
SDP · Jed Hoyer −$20.8M
Huston Street
COL came out ahead by $20.8M
2011 · COL / BOS
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$0.0M
Daniel Turpen
BOS · Theo Epstein +$0.0M
Michael McKenry
Even trade
2011 · COL / TOR
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$0.0M
Brad Emaus
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Chris Malone
Even trade
2011 · OAK / COL
OAK · Billy Beane +$4.0M
Bruce Billings, Eliezer Mesa
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$4.0M
Mark Ellis
OAK came out ahead by $4.0M
2011 · COL / MIN
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$0.0M
Kevin Slowey
MIN · Bill Smith +$0.0M
Daniel Turpen
Even trade
2011 · COL / ANA
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$54.4M
Tyler Chatwood
ANA · Jerry Dipoto −$54.4M
Chris Iannetta
COL came out ahead by $54.4M
2011 · OAK / COL
OAK · Billy Beane +$2.4M
Ethan Hollingsworth
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$2.4M
Clayton Mortensen
OAK came out ahead by $2.4M
2011 · COL / MIA
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$3.2M
Jesus Merchan
MIA · Larry Beinfest −$3.2M
Alfredo Amézaga
COL came out ahead by $3.2M
2011 · COL / CHC
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$72.8M
Tyler Colvin, DJ LeMahieu
CHC · Randy Bush −$72.8M
Ian Stewart, Casey Weathers
COL came out ahead by $72.8M
2011 · CLE / COL
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$51.2M
Ubaldo Jiménez
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$51.2M
Alex White, Matt McBride, Joe Gardner, Drew Pomeranz
CLE came out ahead by $51.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2011 payroll
$92.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 2011, 2011–2017. 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 (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
Todd Helton3713.059$20.3M$4.9M$5.0MFREE AGENT
Jorge De La Rosa307.000$10.0M$10.0M$11.0M$11.0M$12.5M$12.5MFREE AGENT
Aaron Cook328.020$9.9MFREE AGENT
Huston Street276.000$7.3MFREE AGENT
Rafael Betancourt3610.079$3.8M$4.0M$4.2MFREE AGENT$1.0M
Ty Wigginton337.169$3.5MFREE AGENT
Mark Ellis348.136$3.2MFREE AGENT
Matt Lindstrom318.000$2.8MFREE AGENT
Jose Lopez277.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Jason Giambi4015.082$1.0M$1.0MFREE AGENT
J.C. Romero3510.055$450kFREE AGENT
Charlie Blackmon2412.102$414k$480k$270k$501k$518k$3.5M$7.3M
Kevin Millwood3614.000—FREE AGENT
Alfredo Amezaga339.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
Troy Tulowitzki264.033$5.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Hammel283.153$3.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Iannetta284.013$2.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Belisle315.019$2.4MFREE AGENT
Ian Stewart264.171$2.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Spilborghs314.072$1.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ubaldo Jiménez273.087$1.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Kouzmanoff294.030$1.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Eliezer Alfonzo325.000—FREE AGENT
Edgar Gonzalez284.142—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (31)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
Carlos González252.059$1.4MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Seth Smith282.119$429kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dexter Fowler252.010$424kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Morales282.052$420kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jhoulys Chacín231.012$419kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Herrera261.001$419kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Esmil Rogers250.135$417kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Reynolds261.000$415kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Nelson252.171$414kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Field240.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Nicasio240.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edgmer Escalona241.152$414kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Young Jr.262.000$414kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Felipe Paulino272.163$365kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex White222.155$290kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Franklin Morales252.007$119kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Pomeranz220.000$50kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Pagnozzi28–—
Eric Stults310.097—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cole Garner26–—
Greg Reynolds25–—
Jordan Pacheco252.073—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Daley292.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Miller290.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Héctor Gómez230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Clayton Mortensen262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alan Johnson27–—
Wilin Rosario220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bruce Billings25–—
Josh Roenicke282.062—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rex Brothers230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2011 acquisition stacked onto Rockies's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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