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Rockies COL

201568–94 (0.420)
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GM: Jeff Bridich

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2015, 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
$100M
Surplus $M
-44
Win %
0.420
TAB
-13.9
WAB
-11.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
18.0
Dead money %
45%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-8.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2015 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RNick Hundley102
RMichael McKenry32
RDustin Garneau22
RTom Murphy11
RWilin Rosario2

1B

LBen Paulsen91
RWilin Rosario53
LJustin Morneau44
LDaniel Descalso7
RMatt McBride4
RKyle Parker2

2B

RDJ LeMahieu149
LDaniel Descalso15
BRafael Ynoa5
BCristhian Adames2

3B

RNolan Arenado157
BRafael Ynoa10
LDaniel Descalso5

SS

RTroy Tulowitzki⇄87
BJosé Reyes⇄47
LDaniel Descalso33
BCristhian Adames13
BRafael Ynoa8

LF

RBrandon Barnes75
LCorey Dickerson54
RKyle Parker28
BRafael Ynoa19
LBen Paulsen19
LCharlie Blackmon14
RMatt McBride3

CF

LCharlie Blackmon147
RBrandon Barnes11
LCorey Dickerson3

RF

LCarlos González151
RBrandon Barnes21
LCharlie Blackmon7
RKyle Parker5
RDrew Stubbs⇄4
RMatt McBride2
LBen Paulsen1
LDaniel Descalso1
LJason Gurka1

DH

RWilin Rosario6
LCorey Dickerson2
LJustin Morneau1
RMichael McKenry1

Starters

RChad Bettis1.9 WAR
LJorge De La Rosa1.3 WAR
LChris Rusin1.2 WAR
RJon Gray0.8 WAR
RJordan Lyles0.7 WAR
RChristian Bergman0.4 WAR
RDavid Hale0.2 WAR
LTyler Matzek0.0 WAR
RGonzalez Germen⇄-0.2 WAR
LYohan Flande-0.4 WAR
REddie Butler-0.6 WAR
RKyle Kendrick-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJohn Axford25 sv
LBoone Logan23 h
RScott Oberg16 h
RBrooks Brown10 h
RTommy Kahnle10 h
LChristian Friedrich9 h
RRafael Betancourt8 h
RJustin Miller7 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 2014)

PlayerfWAR
Nick Hundley1.2
Chris Rusin1.2
Jon Gray0.8
John Axford0.8
Justin Miller0.7
Rafael Betancourt0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2014)

Player2014 fWAR
Michael Cuddyer1.6
Matt Belisle0.4
Chris Martin0.1
Pedro Hernandez0.0
Nick Masset0.0
Jackson Williams-0.0

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 2015; everyone else is shown as a 2015 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Nolan Arenado 2015 +4.5 +44.8 0.5 +44.3 $0.1M 1.25× Arb extension · 2019–2020 · $32.5M AAV
Charlie Blackmon 2015 +2.5 +24.0 0.5 +23.5 $0.2M 1.22× –
Chad Bettis 2015 +1.9 +22.4 0.4 +22.0 $0.2M 1.49× –
Carlos González 2015 +2.8 +36.3 16.0 +20.3 $5.6M 1.60× –
DJ LeMahieu 2015 +1.9 +12.5 0.5 +12.0 $0.3M 0.82× –
Chris Rusin 2015 +1.2 +9.8 0.4 +9.4 $0.3M 1.02× –
Jon Gray 2015 +0.8 +6.4 0.2 +6.2 $0.2M 1.02× –
John Axford 2015 +0.8 +8.1 2.6 +5.5 $3.5M 1.34× –
Corey Dickerson 2015 +0.6 +4.3 0.5 +3.8 $0.8M 0.83× –
Justin Miller 2015 +0.7 +4.0 0.2 +3.7 $0.3M 0.67× –
Ben Paulsen 2015 +0.9 +3.9 0.4 +3.5 $0.4M 0.56× –
Jordan Lyles 2015 +0.7 +5.3 2.5 +2.8 $3.8M 1.02× –
Nick Hundley 2015 +1.2 +5.2 3.1 +2.1 $2.5M 0.52× –
Rafael Betancourt 2015 +0.6 +3.1 1.0 +2.1 $1.7M 0.67× –
Christian Bergman 2015 +0.4 +2.2 0.5 +1.7 $1.2M 0.67× –
David Hale 2015 +0.2 +1.4 0.2 +1.1 $1.3M 1.02× –
Jairo Díaz 2015 +0.2 +1.3 0.1 +1.1 $0.5M 0.67× –
Adam Ottavino 2015 +0.4 +2.3 1.3 +1.0 $3.0M 0.67× –
Christian Friedrich 2015 +0.2 +1.1 0.5 +0.6 $2.5M 0.67× –
Ken Roberts↔ 2015 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $0.7M 0.67× –
Simon Castro 2015 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $1.1M 0.67× –
Jason Gurka 2015 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $2.9M 0.67× –
Brooks Brown 2015 +0.1 +0.4 0.5 -0.1 $6.1M 0.67× –
Jorge Rondon↔ 2015 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Tyler Matzek 2015 +0.0 +0.4 0.5 -0.2 $11.7M 1.02× –
Aaron Laffey 2015 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Tommy Kahnle 2015 -0.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 – 0.67× –
LaTroy Hawkins↔ 2015 +0.2 +0.8 1.3 -0.5 $8.5M 0.67× –
Michael McKenry 2015 +0.1 +0.4 1.1 -0.7 $12.7M 0.52× –
Cristhian Adames 2015 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.61× –
Gonzalez Germen↔ 2015 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Rex Brothers 2015 +0.0 +0.1 1.4 -1.3 $113.6M 0.67× –
Miguel Castro↔ 2015 -0.1 -1.6 0.0 -1.6 – 1.34× –
Matt McBride 2015 -0.5 -2.2 0.1 -2.2 – 0.56× –
Jorge De La Rosa 2015 +1.3 +10.2 12.5 -2.3 $9.9M 1.02× –
Drew Stubbs↔ 2015 +0.1 +0.6 3.8 -3.2 $41.3M 0.83× –
Boone Logan 2015 +0.3 +1.7 5.5 -3.8 $16.9M 0.67× –
Yohan Flande 2015 -0.4 -3.5 0.3 -3.9 – 1.02× –
Dustin Garneau 2015 -1.0 -4.0 0.1 -4.1 – 0.52× –
Rafael Ynoa 2015 -0.6 -3.7 0.3 -4.1 – 0.83× –
Brandon Barnes 2015 -0.6 -4.0 0.4 -4.3 – 0.83× –
Justin Morneau 2015 +0.5 +2.2 6.8 -4.6 $13.7M 0.56× –
Scott Oberg 2015 -0.8 -4.4 0.4 -4.8 – 0.67× –
Eddie Butler 2015 -0.6 -4.9 0.5 -5.5 – 1.02× –
Kyle Parker 2015 -0.8 -5.5 0.0 -5.5 – 0.83× –
Daniel Descalso 2015 -0.9 -4.6 1.5 -6.1 – 0.61× –
Wilin Rosario 2015 -0.9 -3.8 2.8 -6.6 – 0.56× –
Troy Tulowitzki↔ 2015 +1.2 +5.9 13.6 -7.6 $11.2M 0.61× –
Kyle Kendrick 2015 -0.6 -4.7 5.5 -10.2 – 1.02× –
José Reyes↔ 2015 -0.3 -1.4 8.9 -10.3 – 0.61× –
Tom Murphy 2015 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+17.9+171.7100.0+71.2—

Trades

Every graded 2015 deal involving the Rockies — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2015 · CHW / COL
CHW · Kenny Williams +$8.0M
Tommy Kahnle
COL · Jeff Bridich −$8.0M
Yency Almonte
CHW came out ahead by $8.0M
2015 · COL / TOR
COL · Jeff Bridich +$0.0M
Tyler Ybarra
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Jayson Aquino
Even trade
2015 · COL / CHC
COL · Jeff Bridich +$3.2M
Wander Cabrera
CHC · Theo Epstein −$3.2M
Rex Brothers
COL came out ahead by $3.2M
2015 · COL / TOR
COL · Jeff Bridich +$2.4M
José Reyes, Jeff Hoffman, Miguel Castro, Jesús Tinoco
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos −$2.4M
Troy Tulowitzki, LaTroy Hawkins
COL came out ahead by $2.4M
2015 · COL / ATL
COL · Jeff Bridich +$0.0M
David Hale, Gus Schlosser
ATL · John Hart +$0.0M
José Briceño, Chris O'Dowd
Even trade

Current & Historical Payroll

2015 payroll
$100.1M
2016 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2015, 2015–2021. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2015; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Guaranteed / signed (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Carlos González296.059$16.0MFREE AGENT
Troy Tulowitzki308.033$13.6MFREE AGENT
Jorge De La Rosa3411.000$12.5MFREE AGENT
José Reyes3211.111$8.9MFREE AGENT
Justin Morneau3410.168$6.8MFREE AGENT
Boone Logan307.140$5.5MFREE AGENT
Kyle Kendrick306.159$5.5MFREE AGENT
Nick Hundley316.059$3.1MFREE AGENT
LaTroy Hawkins4218.054$1.3MFREE AGENT
Rafael Betancourt4012.000$1.0MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Drew Stubbs305.047$3.8MFREE AGENT
Wilin Rosario263.023$2.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Axford324.170$2.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Lyles243.060$2.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Descalso284.016$1.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Rex Brothers273.117$1.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Ottavino293.087$1.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael McKenry303.097$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Laffey304.101$19kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (32)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
DJ LeMahieu262.128$518kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charlie Blackmon282.102$518kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nolan Arenado241.155$512kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Christian Friedrich271.075$512kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Corey Dickerson261.101$512kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brooks Brown301.000$509kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eddie Butler240.057$509kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Matzek240.110$509kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Christian Bergman270.112$490kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Oberg250.000$419kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Bettis260.124$397kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Paulsen270.045$385kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Barnes292.058$383kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Rusin280.131$369kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Ynoa270.147$326kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yohan Flande291.008$305kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Kahnle251.000$244kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Miller280.000$238kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Hale271.025$221kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gonzalez Germen271.135$172kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Gray230.000$169kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dustin Garneau270.000$128kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jairo Díaz240.021$116kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Simon Castro270.063$116kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Gurka270.000$103kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cristhian Adames230.016$94kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ken Roberts270.078$83kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt McBride30–$61k
Miguel Castro200.000$25kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Rondon270.061$22kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Parker250.038$6kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Murphy240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2015 acquisition stacked onto Rockies's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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