Dodgers — Front Office

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2001, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

Front Office

PoorAverageGreat

Value

Payroll $M

$105M

Surplus $M

-50

Win %

0.531

TAB

-5.9

WAB

-2.6

Roster composition

Roster fWAR

34.6

Dead money %

28%

Depth Players

6.0

Dead WAR

-4.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2001 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RPaul Lo Duca99

BChad Kreuter70

RAngel Pena15

RBrian Johnson2

1B

REric Karros119

RPaul Lo Duca33

LDave Hansen25

LChris Donnels7

RPhil Hiatt6

RTim Bogar3

LShawn Green1

2B

RMark Grudzielanek133

RJeff Reboulet22

RHiram Bocachica19

LJeff Branson6

LAlex Cora1

3B

RAdrian Beltré124

LDave Hansen21

RPhil Hiatt17

LChris Donnels14

RHiram Bocachica8

RJeff Reboulet7

LJeff Branson1

RTim Bogar1

SS

LAlex Cora132

RJeff Reboulet56

RAdrian Beltré2

LJeff Branson2

RTim Bogar2

LF

RGary Sheffield141

RMarquis Grissom26

RHiram Bocachica10

LTom Goodwin8

RBruce Aven5

RPaul Lo Duca4

LMcKay Christensen⇄3

RJeff Reboulet2

CF

RMarquis Grissom95

LTom Goodwin70

LMcKay Christensen⇄17

LShawn Green2

RF

LShawn Green159

RBruce Aven4

RMarquis Grissom3

RHiram Bocachica3

RGary Sheffield2

RPaul Lo Duca1

DH

RGary Sheffield2

BChad Kreuter1

LDave Hansen1

RMarquis Grissom1

RPaul Lo Duca1

Starters

RChan Ho Park4.4 WAR

RTerry Adams4.0 WAR

RKevin Brown3.0 WAR

REric Gagne1.4 WAR

RDarren Dreifort1.4 WAR

RJames Baldwin⇄0.8 WAR

RGiovanni Carrara0.7 WAR

RLuke Prokopec0.5 WAR

RAndy Ashby0.3 WAR

RDennis Springer-0.0 WAR

LTerry Mulholland⇄-0.1 WAR

LJeff Williams-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJeff Shaw43 sv

RMatt Herges15 h

RMike Trombley⇄13 h

LJesse Orosco10 h

RGiovanni Carrara9 h

LTerry Mulholland⇄7 h

RGregg Olson4 h

RMike Fetters⇄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 2000)

Player	fWAR
James Baldwin	0.8
Giovanni Carrara	0.7
Tim Bogar	0.3
Andy Ashby	0.3
Jeff Reboulet	0.3
McKay Christensen	0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2000)

Player	2000 fWAR
Todd Hundley	2.6
Todd Hollandsworth	1.0
Antonio Osuna	0.6
Ismael Valdez	0.6
Kevin Elster	0.3
Onan Masaoka	0.2

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 2001; everyone else is shown as a 2001 season snapshot.

Player	Period	fWAR	Tier Market $M	Paid $M	Surplus $M	$ / WAR	Tier	Contract
Shawn Green	2001	+6.7	+109.3	12.2	+97.2	$1.8M	2.05×	–
Terry Adams	2001	+4.0	+70.7	2.6	+68.1	$0.6M	2.19×	–
Chan Ho Park	2001	+4.4	+77.8	9.9	+67.9	$2.2M	2.19×	–
Gary Sheffield	2001	+4.6	+65.3	9.9	+55.4	$2.2M	1.79×	–
Paul Lo Duca	2001	+5.1	+52.4	0.2	+52.2	$0.0M	1.28×	–
Kevin Brown	2001	+3.0	+46.8	15.7	+31.1	$5.3M	1.96×	–
Eric Gagne	2001	+1.4	+11.7	0.2	+11.4	$0.2M	1.02×	–
Matt Herges	2001	+0.7	+7.9	0.2	+7.6	$0.3M	1.34×	–
Chad Kreuter	2001	+1.5	+6.2	0.9	+5.3	$0.6M	0.52×	–
James Baldwin↔	2001	+0.8	+6.3	2.5	+3.9	$3.2M	1.02×	–
Luke Prokopec	2001	+0.5	+3.9	0.2	+3.7	$0.4M	1.02×	–
Adrian Beltré	2001	+0.9	+4.1	1.2	+2.8	$1.4M	0.58×	–
Darren Dreifort	2001	+1.4	+11.3	9.4	+1.9	$6.8M	1.02×	–
Tim Bogar	2001	+0.3	+1.4	0.5	+0.9	$1.7M	0.56×	–
Jeff Reboulet	2001	+0.3	+1.2	0.5	+0.8	$1.8M	0.61×	–
Dave Hansen	2001	+0.3	+1.3	0.6	+0.6	$2.2M	0.56×	–
Mark Grudzielanek	2001	+1.0	+4.6	4.0	+0.6	$3.9M	0.56×	–
Jeff Shaw	2001	+0.6	+6.8	6.4	+0.4	$10.0M	1.34×	–
Chris Donnels	2001	-0.1	-0.5	0.3	-0.8	–	0.58×	–
Angel Pena	2001	-0.2	-0.7	0.2	-0.9	–	0.52×	–
Hiram Bocachica	2001	-0.2	-1.0	0.2	-1.2	–	0.56×	–
Mike Trombley↔	2001	-0.1	-0.6	0.6	-1.2	–	1.34×	–
Jose Nunez↔	2001	-0.2	-1.3	0.0	-1.3	–	0.67×	–
Terry Mulholland↔	2001	-0.1	-0.7	1.3	-1.9	–	0.67×	–
Alex Cora	2001	-0.4	-1.8	0.2	-2.0	–	0.61×	–
Mike Fetters↔	2001	-0.3	-1.4	1.1	-2.5	–	0.67×	–
Gregg Olson	2001	-0.3	-1.4	1.8	-3.1	–	0.67×	–
Andy Ashby	2001	+0.3	+2.5	6.0	-3.5	$19.8M	1.02×	–
Tom Goodwin	2001	-0.5	-3.7	3.4	-7.1	–	0.83×	–
Eric Karros	2001	-0.4	-1.8	7.5	-9.3	–	0.56×	–
Marquis Grissom	2001	-0.9	-6.0	5.0	-11.0	–	0.83×	–
Al Reyes	2001	+0.1	+0.4	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Brian Johnson	2001	-0.0	-0.1	–	–	–	0.52×	–
Bruce Aven	2001	+0.1	+0.8	–	–	–	0.83×	–
Dennis Springer	2001	-0.0	-0.1	–	–	–	1.02×	–
Giovanni Carrara	2001	+0.7	+4.0	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Jeff Branson	2001	-0.1	-0.2	–	–	–	0.56×	–
Jeff Williams	2001	-0.5	-2.8	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Jesse Orosco	2001	+0.1	+0.5	–	–	–	0.67×	–
McKay Christensen↔	2001	+0.2	+1.1	–	–	–	0.83×	–
Phil Hiatt	2001	-0.2	-0.8	–	–	–	0.58×	–
Total	—	+34.5	+473.4	104.7	+366.0	—

Trades

Every graded 2001 deal involving the Dodgers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.

2001 · CHW / LAD

CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.0M

Antonio Osuna, Carlos Ortega

LAD · Dave Wallace +$0.0M

Gary Majewski, Orlando Rodriguez, Andre Simpson

Even trade

2001 · CHW / LAD

CHW · Kenny Williams +$10.4M

Jeff Barry, Onan Masaoka, Gary Majewski

LAD · Dave Wallace −$10.4M

James Baldwin

CHW came out ahead by $10.4M

2001 · LAD / PHI

LAD · Dave Wallace +$6.4M

Omar Daal

PHI · Ed Wade −$6.4M

Jesus Cordero, Eric Junge

LAD came out ahead by $6.4M

2001 · LAD / CHW

LAD · Dave Wallace +$0.0M

McKay Christensen

CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.0M

Wade Parrish

Even trade

2001 · LAD / CLE

LAD · Dave Wallace +$41.6M

Dave Roberts

CLE · John Hart −$41.6M

Christian Bridenbaugh, Nial Hughes

LAD came out ahead by $41.6M

2001 · PIT / LAD

PIT · Roy Smith +$8.0M

Mike Fetters, Adrian Burnside

LAD · Dave Wallace −$8.0M

Terry Mulholland

PIT came out ahead by $8.0M

2001 · BAL / LAD

BAL · Syd Thrift +$6.4M

Gerónimo Gil, Kris Foster

LAD · Dave Wallace −$6.4M

Mike Trombley

BAL came out ahead by $6.4M

2001 · MIL / LAD

MIL · Dean Taylor +$13.6M

Devon White

LAD · Dave Wallace −$13.6M

Marquis Grissom, Ruddy Lugo

MIL came out ahead by $13.6M

2001 · LAD / TOR

LAD · Dave Wallace +$2.4M

Paul Quantrill, César Izturis

TOR · Dave Stewart −$2.4M

Luke Prokopec, Chad Ricketts

LAD came out ahead by $2.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2001 payroll

$104.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 2001, 2001–2007. 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 (29)

Player	Age	Svc	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Kevin Brown	36	15.000	$15.7M	$15.7M	$15.7M	FREE AGENT
Shawn Green	28	8.000	$12.2M	$13.4M	$15.7M	$16.7M	FREE AGENT
Gary Sheffield	32	13.000	$9.9M	FREE AGENT
Chan Ho Park	28	7.000	$9.9M	FREE AGENT
Darren Dreifort	29	7.000	$9.4M	FREE AGENT	$12.4M	$12.4M
Eric Karros	33	10.000	$7.5M	$6.9M	FREE AGENT
Jeff Shaw	34	11.000	$6.4M	FREE AGENT
Andy Ashby	33	10.000	$6.0M	$8.0M	$8.5M	FREE AGENT
Marquis Grissom	34	12.000	$5.0M	$5.0M	FREE AGENT
Mark Grudzielanek	31	6.000	$4.0M	$5.0M	FREE AGENT
Tom Goodwin	32	10.000	$3.4M	FREE AGENT
Terry Adams	28	6.000	$2.6M	FREE AGENT
James Baldwin	29	6.000	$2.5M	FREE AGENT
Gregg Olson	34	13.000	$1.8M	FREE AGENT
Terry Mulholland	38	15.000	$1.3M	$1.8M	FREE AGENT
Mike Fetters	36	12.000	$1.1M	FREE AGENT
Chad Kreuter	36	13.000	$900k	$1.1M	FREE AGENT
Mike Trombley	34	9.000	$643k	FREE AGENT
Dave Hansen	32	11.000	$625k	$675k	FREE AGENT
Tim Bogar	34	8.000	$525k	FREE AGENT
Jeff Reboulet	37	9.000	$450k	$450k	FREE AGENT
Chris Donnels	35	10.000	$300k	FREE AGENT
Jeff Branson	34	9.000	—	FREE AGENT
Giovanni Carrara	33	6.000	—	$360k	FREE AGENT		$500k
Phil Hiatt	32	8.000	—	FREE AGENT
Brian Johnson	33	7.000	—	FREE AGENT
Jesse Orosco	44	22.000	—	FREE AGENT
Al Reyes	31	6.000	—	FREE AGENT
Dennis Springer	36	6.000	—	FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (5)

Player	Age	Svc	2001	2002	2003	2004
Adrian Beltré	22	3.000	$1.2M	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Alex Cora	25	3.000	$240k	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Paul Lo Duca	29	3.000	$230k	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Angel Pena	26	3.000	$210k	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Bruce Aven	29	4.000	—	ARB 3	FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (7)

Player	Age	Svc	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Matt Herges	31	2.000	$250k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Eric Gagne	25	2.000	$220k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Hiram Bocachica	25	1.000	$200k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Luke Prokopec	23	1.000	$200k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jose Nunez	22	0.000	$19k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
McKay Christensen	25	2.000	—	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jeff Williams	29	–	—

Graphs

Regime	Seasons	Win %	Playoff %	Pennant %	WS %
WINDOW	289	52.2	30.1	4.8	1.0
CONTEND	309	56.8	63.1	19.1	10.0
FORCED-SPEND	262	48.0	9.2	1.5	1.5
REBUILD	328	43.3	1.2	0.3	0.3

How each 2001 acquisition stacked onto Dodgers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Dodgers LAD

Overview

Front Office

Offense

Pitching & Defense

Roster

2001 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

1B

2B

3B

SS

LF

CF

RF

DH

Starters

Bullpen

Key additions (new vs 2000)

Key subtractions (gone from 2000)

Contract Value

Trades

Current & Historical Payroll

Guaranteed / signed (29)

Arbitration-eligible (5)

Pre-arbitration (7)

Graphs

What each regime is worth — every settled team-season since 1985

Dodgers LAD

Overview

Front Office

Offense All positionsC1B2B3BSSOF (LF/CF/RF)LFCFRFINF (1B/2B/3B/SS)Middle infield (2B/SS)C/DH

Pitching & Defense ALL SP RP

Roster

2001 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

1B

2B

3B

SS

LF

CF

RF

DH

Starters

Bullpen

Key additions (new vs 2000)

Key subtractions (gone from 2000)

Contract Value

Trades

Current & Historical Payroll

Guaranteed / signed (29)

Arbitration-eligible (5)

Pre-arbitration (7)

Graphs

What each regime is worth — every settled team-season since 1985

Offense

Pitching & Defense