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Dodgers LAD

200086–76 (0.531)
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GM: Kevin Malone

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2000, 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
$88M
Surplus $M
-31
Win %
0.531
TAB
+0.1
WAB
-2.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
40.2
Dead money %
20%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-3.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2000 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BTodd Hundley84
BChad Kreuter78
RPaul Lo Duca20
RJim Leyritz⇄5
BAdam Melhuse⇄1

1B

REric Karros153
LDave Hansen16
RJim Leyritz⇄9
LChris Donnels4
RGerónimo Berroa2
BJose Vizcaino⇄1
RKevin Elster1

2B

RMark Grudzielanek148
LAlex Cora8
BF.P. Santangelo7
LJeff Branson3
RHiram Bocachica2
LChris Donnels1
RMike Metcalfe1

3B

RAdrian Beltré138
LDave Hansen16
RKevin Elster8
LJeff Branson3
LChris Donnels2
RPaul Lo Duca1

SS

LAlex Cora101
RKevin Elster55
LJeff Branson7
RAdrian Beltré1
RMark Grudzielanek1

LF

RGary Sheffield139
BF.P. Santangelo26
RBruce Aven⇄9
RShawn Gilbert8
RPaul Lo Duca7
LChris Donnels6
RJim Leyritz⇄5
LTom Goodwin⇄4
RGerónimo Berroa4
LDave Hansen3
RMike Metcalfe3

CF

LTom Goodwin⇄52
BDevon White40
BF.P. Santangelo27
RShawn Gilbert4
RMike Metcalfe1
LShawn Green1

RF

LShawn Green161
RGerónimo Berroa2
RShawn Gilbert2
RPaul Lo Duca2
BF.P. Santangelo1
RJim Leyritz⇄1

DH

LDave Hansen5
RGary Sheffield2
REric Karros1
BTodd Hundley1

Starters

RKevin Brown6.4 WAR
RChan Ho Park4.5 WAR
RDarren Dreifort2.0 WAR
RMatt Herges1.4 WAR
RIsmael Valdez⇄0.6 WAR
LCarlos Perez0.1 WAR
RLuke Prokopec0.1 WAR
RMike Judd-0.0 WAR
REric Gagne-0.1 WAR
ROrel Hershiser-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJeff Shaw27 sv
RTerry Adams15 h
RMike Fetters11 h
RMatt Herges4 h
RAntonio Osuna4 h
LOnan Masaoka0 h
RAlan Mills⇄0 h
RGregg Olson0 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 1999)

PlayerfWAR
Shawn Green3.2
Chad Kreuter2.6
Terry Adams0.8
Tom Goodwin0.6
Chris Donnels0.4
Kevin Elster0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 1999)

Player1999 fWAR
Raul Mondesi2.0
Eric Young Sr.1.8
Craig Counsell0.4
Mike Maddux0.4
Angel Pena0.3
Dave Mlicki0.1

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Dodgers. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 2000; everyone else is shown as a 2000 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Kevin Brown 2000 +6.4 +128.5 15.7 +112.8 $2.4M 2.50× –
Gary Sheffield 2000 +6.6 +107.3 9.9 +97.4 $1.5M 2.05× –
Chan Ho Park 2000 +4.5 +78.7 3.9 +74.8 $0.9M 2.19× –
Adrian Beltré 2000 +3.9 +39.0 1.0 +38.0 $0.3M 1.25× –
Shawn Green 2000 +3.2 +40.5 9.4 +31.1 $3.0M 1.60× –
Chad Kreuter 2000 +2.6 +20.4 0.5 +19.9 $0.2M 1.00× –
Darren Dreifort 2000 +2.0 +23.5 3.7 +19.8 $1.9M 1.49× –
Todd Hundley 2000 +2.6 +20.8 6.1 +14.7 $2.4M 1.00× –
Matt Herges 2000 +1.4 +7.5 0.2 +7.3 $0.1M 0.67× –
Terry Adams 2000 +0.8 +8.6 1.4 +7.2 $1.7M 1.34× –
Dave Hansen 2000 +1.4 +6.0 0.5 +5.6 $0.3M 0.56× –
Todd Hollandsworth↔ 2000 +1.0 +6.4 0.9 +5.5 $0.9M 0.83× –
Eric Karros 2000 +1.5 +10.1 5.4 +4.7 $3.5M 0.81× –
Antonio Osuna 2000 +0.6 +3.4 0.2 +3.1 $0.4M 0.67× –
Mark Grudzielanek 2000 +1.4 +6.1 3.0 +3.1 $2.2M 0.56× –
Tom Goodwin↔ 2000 +0.6 +4.2 1.3 +2.9 $2.0M 0.83× –
Ismael Valdez↔ 2000 +0.6 +4.9 2.3 +2.6 $3.9M 1.02× –
Bruce Aven↔ 2000 +0.2 +1.5 0.0 +1.5 $0.2M 0.83× –
Kevin Elster 2000 +0.3 +1.7 0.3 +1.4 $0.9M 0.61× –
Al Reyes↔ 2000 +0.2 +1.2 0.2 +1.0 $0.9M 0.67× –
Onan Masaoka 2000 +0.2 +1.2 0.2 +1.0 $1.0M 0.67× –
Jeff Shaw 2000 +0.5 +5.9 5.4 +0.5 $9.8M 1.34× –
Trever Miller↔ 2000 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Mike Fetters 2000 -0.0 -0.3 0.6 -0.8 – 1.34× –
Alan Mills↔ 2000 -0.1 -0.3 1.0 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Gregg Olson 2000 -0.1 -0.5 1.2 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Jose Vizcaino↔ 2000 -0.2 -0.9 1.2 -2.2 – 0.56× –
Jim Leyritz↔ 2000 -0.6 -2.7 0.6 -3.3 – 0.56× –
F.P. Santangelo 2000 -0.4 -2.8 0.8 -3.5 – 0.83× –
Carlos Perez 2000 +0.1 +0.9 5.3 -4.5 $50.7M 1.02× –
Devon White 2000 -0.3 -2.1 4.0 -6.1 – 0.83× –
Orel Hershiser 2000 -0.6 -5.2 2.0 -7.2 – 1.02× –
Adam Melhuse↔ 2000 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Alex Cora 2000 -0.3 -1.6 – – – 0.61× –
Chris Donnels 2000 +0.4 +2.4 – – – 0.83× –
Eric Gagne 2000 -0.1 -1.1 – – – 1.02× –
Geronimo Berroa 2000 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.83× –
Hiram Bocachica 2000 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.56× –
Jamie Arnold↔ 2000 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Jeff Branson 2000 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.61× –
Jeff Williams 2000 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Luke Prokopec 2000 +0.1 +0.9 – – – 1.02× –
Mike Judd 2000 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 1.02× –
Mike Metcalfe 2000 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.83× –
Paul Lo Duca 2000 +0.5 +2.1 – – – 0.52× –
Shawn Gilbert 2000 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+40.5+513.188.2+424.9—

Trades

Every graded 2000 deal involving the Dodgers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2000 · LAD / BAL
LAD · Kevin Malone +$21.6M
Alberto Reyes
BAL · Syd Thrift −$21.6M
Alan Mills
LAD came out ahead by $21.6M
2000 · CHC / LAD
CHC · Ed Lynch +$13.6M
Jamie Arnold, Jorge Piedra
LAD · Kevin Malone −$13.6M
Ismael Valdez
CHC came out ahead by $13.6M
2000 · LAD / NYY
LAD · Kevin Malone +$5.6M
Jim Leyritz
NYY · Brian Cashman −$5.6M
José Vizcaíno
LAD came out ahead by $5.6M
2000 · LAD / CIN
LAD · Kevin Malone +$12.0M
Kenny Lutz
CIN · Jim Bowden −$12.0M
Juan Castro
LAD came out ahead by $12.0M
2000 · COL / LAD
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$8.0M
Todd Hollandsworth, Kevin Gibbs, Randey Dorame
LAD · Kevin Malone −$8.0M
Tom Goodwin
COL came out ahead by $8.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2000 payroll
$88.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 2000, 2000–2006. 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 (23)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Kevin Brown3514.000$15.7M$15.7M$15.7M$15.7MFREE AGENT
Gary Sheffield3112.000$9.9M$9.9MFREE AGENT
Shawn Green277.000$9.4M$12.2M$13.4M$15.7M$16.7MFREE AGENT
Todd Hundley3110.000$6.1MFREE AGENT$6.5M
Jeff Shaw3310.000$5.4M$6.4MFREE AGENT
Eric Karros329.000$5.4M$7.5M$6.9MFREE AGENT
Devon White3715.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Chan Ho Park276.000$3.9M$9.9MFREE AGENT
Darren Dreifort286.000$3.7M$9.4MFREE AGENT$12.4M$12.4M
Ismael Valdez266.000$2.3MFREE AGENT
Orel Hershiser4117.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Tom Goodwin319.000$1.3M$3.4MFREE AGENT
Gregg Olson3312.000$1.2M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Jose Vizcaino3211.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Alan Mills3310.000$988kFREE AGENT
Jim Leyritz3610.000$631kFREE AGENT
Mike Fetters3511.000$550k$1.1MFREE AGENT
Chad Kreuter3512.000$500k$900k$1.1MFREE AGENT
Dave Hansen3110.000$475k$625k$675kFREE AGENT
Kevin Elster3514.000$300kFREE AGENT
Geronimo Berroa3511.000—FREE AGENT
Jeff Branson338.000—FREE AGENT
Chris Donnels349.000—$300kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Carlos Perez295.000$5.3MFREE AGENT
Mark Grudzielanek305.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Terry Adams275.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Todd Hollandsworth275.000$857kFREE AGENT
F.P. Santangelo325.000$750kFREE AGENT
Antonio Osuna275.000$250kFREE AGENT
Al Reyes305.000$196kFREE AGENT
Bruce Aven283.000$36kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trever Miller274.000$35kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Judd253.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Adrian Beltré212.000$1.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Onan Masaoka221.000$230kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Herges301.000$205kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Gilbert35–—
Alex Cora242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Lo Duca282.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Metcalfe27–—
Jamie Arnold26–—
Hiram Bocachica240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Gagne241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Prokopec220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Williams28–—
Adam Melhuse280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2000 acquisition stacked onto Dodgers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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