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GM: Dan Evans

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2003, 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
$113M
Surplus $M
-56
Win %
0.525
TAB
-3.0
WAB
-3.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
37.2
Dead money %
23%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-3.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2003 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RPaul Lo Duca123
RDavid Ross38
BTodd Hundley10
BKoyie Hill3

1B

LFred McGriff79
RRon Coomer24
RPaul Lo Duca22
LRobin Ventura⇄16
LDaryle Ward13
RMike Kinkade13
LLarry Barnes8
RJolbert Cabrera8

2B

LAlex Cora141
RJolbert Cabrera59
LJoe Thurston3
RJason Romano1

3B

RAdrian Beltré157
LRobin Ventura⇄33
RRon Coomer11
RJolbert Cabrera5
RMike Kinkade2

SS

BCésar Izturis158
LAlex Cora15
RJolbert Cabrera9
RAdrian Beltré1

LF

RBrian Jordan54
RMike Kinkade34
RJolbert Cabrera31
LJeromy Burnitz⇄27
RRickey Henderson18
LDaryle Ward11
RJason Romano9
RPaul Lo Duca6
RChad Hermansen6
LLarry Barnes2
LBubba Crosby1

CF

LDave Roberts105
RJolbert Cabrera38
RWilkin Ruan20
RJason Romano17
RBrian Jordan14
LJeromy Burnitz⇄14

RF

LShawn Green157
LJeromy Burnitz⇄21
RJolbert Cabrera4
RBrian Jordan3
RJason Romano2
RMike Kinkade2

DH

RRon Coomer4
RBrian Jordan2
LShawn Green2
RMike Kinkade1

Starters

RKevin Brown6.0 WAR
RHideo Nomo3.4 WAR
LWilson Alvarez2.6 WAR
LOdalis Perez1.9 WAR
RDarren Dreifort1.4 WAR
LKazuhisa Ishii0.9 WAR
RAndy Ashby0.6 WAR
RMasao Kida0.3 WAR
REdwin Jackson0.2 WAR
LScott Mullen⇄-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ REric Gagne55 sv
RPaul Quantrill27 h
LTom Martin27 h
RGuillermo Mota13 h
RPaul Shuey10 h
LTroy Brohawn1 h
LSteve Colyer0 h
LVictor Alvarez0 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 2002)

PlayerfWAR
Wilson Alvarez2.6
Darren Dreifort1.4
Fred McGriff0.4
Masao Kida0.3
Tom Martin0.3
Steve Colyer0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2002)

Player2002 fWAR
Omar Daal1.6
Marquis Grissom1.6
Eric Karros1.4
Mark Grudzielanek1.2
Chad Kreuter0.5
Dave Hansen0.4

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 2003; everyone else is shown as a 2003 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Eric Gagne 2003 +4.7 +107.7 0.6 +107.2 $0.1M 2.88× –
Kevin Brown 2003 +6.0 +121.0 15.7 +105.3 $2.6M 2.50× –
Hideo Nomo 2003 +3.4 +53.4 7.8 +45.6 $2.3M 1.96× –
Adrian Beltré 2003 +3.2 +28.6 3.7 +24.9 $1.2M 1.12× –
Odalis Perez 2003 +1.9 +22.2 3.4 +18.8 $1.8M 1.49× –
Paul Lo Duca 2003 +2.6 +20.8 2.6 +18.2 $1.0M 1.00× –
Guillermo Mota 2003 +2.2 +17.2 0.7 +16.5 $0.3M 0.98× –
Paul Quantrill 2003 +1.5 +15.8 3.3 +12.5 $2.3M 1.34× –
Dave Roberts 2003 +1.3 +8.8 0.4 +8.4 $0.3M 0.83× –
Brian Jordan 2003 +1.6 +15.3 9.6 +5.7 $6.1M 1.22× –
Kaz Ishii 2003 +0.9 +6.9 2.6 +4.3 $3.0M 1.02× –
Jolbert Cabrera 2003 +0.6 +2.6 0.4 +2.2 $0.7M 0.56× –
Shawn Green 2003 +1.8 +17.4 15.7 +1.7 $8.8M 1.22× –
Steve Colyer 2003 +0.3 +1.4 0.3 +1.1 $1.1M 0.67× –
Chad Hermansen 2003 -0.1 -0.4 0.3 -0.7 – 0.83× –
Darren Dreifort 2003 +1.4 +11.5 12.4 -0.9 $8.8M 1.02× –
Mike Kinkade 2003 -0.1 -0.9 0.3 -1.3 – 0.83× –
Cesar Izturis 2003 -0.2 -1.1 0.3 -1.5 – 0.61× –
Alex Cora 2003 -0.1 -0.6 1.1 -1.7 – 0.56× –
Robin Ventura↔ 2003 -0.0 -0.1 1.8 -1.9 – 0.58× –
Fred McGriff 2003 +0.4 +1.7 3.8 -2.1 $10.0M 0.56× –
Paul Shuey 2003 +0.3 +1.4 3.9 -2.5 $15.1M 0.67× –
Andy Ashby 2003 +0.6 +5.0 8.5 -3.5 $13.9M 1.02× –
Jason Romano 2003 -0.5 -3.2 0.3 -3.6 – 0.83× –
Daryle Ward 2003 -1.1 -4.8 1.4 -6.2 – 0.56× –
Todd Hundley 2003 +0.1 +0.3 6.5 -6.2 $80.4M 0.52× –
Jeromy Burnitz↔ 2003 -0.2 -1.1 5.9 -7.0 – 0.83× –
Bubba Crosby 2003 -0.1 -0.9 – – – 0.83× –
Chin-Feng Chen 2003 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.83× –
David Ross 2003 +1.5 +9.4 – – – 0.76× –
Edwin Jackson 2003 +0.2 +1.7 – – – 1.02× –
Joe Thurston 2003 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.56× –
Koyie Hill 2003 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Larry Barnes 2003 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Masao Kida 2003 +0.3 +2.8 – – – 1.02× –
Rickey Henderson 2003 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Rodney Myers 2003 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Ron Coomer 2003 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.56× –
Scott Mullen↔ 2003 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 1.02× –
Tom Martin 2003 +0.3 +1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Troy Brohawn 2003 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Victor Alvarez 2003 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Wilkin Ruan 2003 +0.2 +1.4 – – – 0.83× –
Wilson Alvarez 2003 +2.6 +40.3 – – – 1.96× –
Total—+37.4+502.2113.3+333.3—

Trades

Every graded 2003 deal involving the Dodgers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

2003 · LAD / NYY
LAD · Dan Evans +$88.0M
Jeff Weaver, Brandon Weeden, Yhency Brazobán
NYY · Brian Cashman −$88.0M
Kevin Brown
LAD came out ahead by $88.0M
2003 · NYY / LAD
NYY · Brian Cashman +$3.2M
Bubba Crosby, Scott Proctor
LAD · Dan Evans −$3.2M
Robin Ventura
NYY came out ahead by $3.2M
2003 · LAD / CLE
LAD · Dan Evans +$1.6M
Alex Requena
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$1.6M
David Lee
LAD came out ahead by $1.6M
2003 · MIA / LAD
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$4.0M
Travis Ezi
LAD · Dan Evans −$4.0M
Juan Encarnación
MIA came out ahead by $4.0M
2003 · KCR / LAD
KCR · Allard Baird +$0.8M
Travis Dawkins
LAD · Dan Evans −$0.8M
Scott Mullen, Victor Rodriguez
KCR came out ahead by $0.8M
2003 · COL / LAD
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$1.6M
Luke Allen
LAD · Dan Evans −$1.6M
Jason Romano
COL came out ahead by $1.6M
2003 · HOU / LAD
HOU · Gerry Hunsicker +$8.8M
Ruddy Lugo
LAD · Dan Evans −$8.8M
Daryle Ward
HOU came out ahead by $8.8M
2003 · NYM / LAD
NYM · Jim Duquette +$28.0M
Víctor Díaz, Jose Díaz, Kole Strayhorn
LAD · Dan Evans −$28.0M
Jeromy Burnitz
NYM came out ahead by $28.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2003 payroll
$113.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 2003, 2003–2009. 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 (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Kevin Brown3817.000$15.7MFREE AGENT
Shawn Green3010.000$15.7M$16.7MFREE AGENT
Darren Dreifort319.000$12.4M$12.4MFREE AGENT
Brian Jordan3611.000$9.6MFREE AGENT
Andy Ashby3512.000$8.5MFREE AGENT
Hideo Nomo348.000$7.8M$9.0MFREE AGENT
Todd Hundley3413.000$6.5MFREE AGENT
Jeromy Burnitz3410.000$5.9MFREE AGENT
Paul Shuey329.000$3.9MFREE AGENT
Fred McGriff3917.000$3.8MFREE AGENT
Paul Quantrill3411.000$3.3MFREE AGENT
Robin Ventura3514.000$1.8M$1.2MFREE AGENT
Wilson Alvarez3314.000—$1.5M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Ron Coomer368.000—FREE AGENT
Rickey Henderson4424.000—FREE AGENT
Tom Martin336.000—$866kFREE AGENT
Rodney Myers347.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Adrian Beltré245.000$3.7MFREE AGENT
Odalis Perez255.000$3.4MFREE AGENT
Paul Lo Duca315.000$2.6MFREE AGENT
Daryle Ward285.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Alex Cora275.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Guillermo Mota294.000$675kARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Gagne274.000$550kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jolbert Cabrera305.000$435kFREE AGENT
Dave Roberts314.000$400kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Kinkade305.000$320kFREE AGENT
Chad Hermansen254.000$312kARB 3FREE AGENT
Masao Kida344.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Mullen283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Kaz Ishii291.000$2.6MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cesar Izturis232.000$335kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Romano241.000$302kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Colyer240.000$300kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Troy Brohawn30–—
Larry Barnes28–—
Chin-Feng Chen25–—
Wilkin Ruan24–—
Joe Thurston231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Victor Alvarez26–—
David Ross261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Koyie Hill240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bubba Crosby260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edwin Jackson190.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2003 acquisition stacked onto Dodgers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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