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200493–69 (0.574)Made Playoffs
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GM: Dan Evans

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2004, 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
$82M
Surplus $M
-15
Win %
0.574
TAB
+7.4
WAB
+8.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
44.2
Dead money %
33%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-3.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2004 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RDavid Ross67
LBrent Mayne⇄47
RTom Wilson⇄10

1B

LShawn Green111
LRobin Ventura40
LHee-Seop Choi⇄31
ROlmedo Saenz25
RJosé Hernández8
LJason Grabowski3
RPaul Lo Duca⇄3

2B

LAlex Cora138
RJosé Hernández50
LJoe Thurston4
RAntonio Perez2
RJose Flores1

3B

RAdrian Beltré155
RJosé Hernández12
LRobin Ventura11
ROlmedo Saenz2
RJose Flores1

SS

BCésar Izturis159
RJosé Hernández13
RAntonio Perez1
RAdrian Beltré1

LF

RJayson Werth65
LJason Grabowski30
BMilton Bradley17
RJuan Encarnacion⇄9
RJosé Hernández9
RPaul Lo Duca⇄9
RChin-Feng Chen3

CF

BMilton Bradley93
LSteve Finley⇄58
RJayson Werth6

RF

LShawn Green52
BMilton Bradley31
RJayson Werth14
LJason Grabowski3

DH

ROlmedo Saenz4
LShawn Green3
LJason Grabowski2

Starters

RJeff Weaver4.6 WAR
LOdalis Perez2.7 WAR
LWilson Alvarez2.2 WAR
RJose Lima0.9 WAR
LKazuhisa Ishii0.7 WAR
RElmer Dessens⇄0.0 WAR
RBrad Penny⇄-0.1 WAR
REdwin Jackson-0.3 WAR
RHideo Nomo-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ REric Gagne45 sv
RDarren Dreifort15 h
RGiovanni Carrara6 h
RDuaner Sanchez4 h
RYhency Brazoban4 h
LMike Venafro2 h
RGuillermo Mota⇄0 h
LTom Martin⇄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 2003)

PlayerfWAR
Jeff Weaver4.6
Milton Bradley3.3
Jayson Werth2.4
José Hernández2.0
Giovanni Carrara1.2
Steve Finley1.1

Key subtractions (gone from 2003)

Player2003 fWAR
Kevin Brown6.0
Brian Jordan1.6
Paul Quantrill1.5
Andy Ashby0.6
Jolbert Cabrera0.6
Fred McGriff0.4

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 2004; everyone else is shown as a 2004 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Adrian Beltré 2004 +9.7 +110.6 5.0 +105.6 $0.5M 1.43× –
Jeff Weaver 2004 +4.6 +81.4 6.2 +75.2 $1.3M 2.19× –
Eric Gagne 2004 +3.4 +69.8 5.0 +64.8 $1.5M 2.57× –
Milton Bradley 2004 +3.3 +41.8 1.7 +40.1 $0.5M 1.60× –
Cesar Izturis 2004 +3.6 +38.3 0.4 +38.0 $0.1M 1.32× –
Odalis Perez 2004 +2.7 +42.3 5.0 +37.3 $1.8M 1.96× –
Jayson Werth 2004 +2.4 +22.9 0.3 +22.6 $0.1M 1.22× –
Wilson Alvarez 2004 +2.2 +17.0 1.5 +15.5 $0.7M 0.98× –
Paul Lo Duca↔ 2004 +1.7 +16.2 2.6 +13.6 $1.6M 1.22× –
Alex Cora 2004 +1.9 +12.3 1.3 +11.0 $0.7M 0.82× –
Steve Finley↔ 2004 +1.1 +7.3 2.5 +4.8 $2.3M 0.83× –
Dave Roberts↔ 2004 +0.7 +4.9 0.6 +4.3 $0.8M 0.83× –
Guillermo Mota↔ 2004 +0.8 +4.2 1.0 +3.2 $1.3M 0.67× –
Kaz Ishii 2004 +0.7 +5.8 3.0 +2.8 $4.2M 1.02× –
Juan Encarnacion↔ 2004 +0.6 +3.7 2.3 +1.5 $4.1M 0.83× –
Robin Ventura 2004 +0.5 +2.0 1.2 +0.8 $2.6M 0.56× –
Duaner Sanchez 2004 +0.0 +0.1 0.3 -0.2 $22.6M 0.67× –
Elmer Dessens↔ 2004 +0.0 +0.3 1.0 -0.7 $33.5M 1.34× –
Joe Thurston 2004 -0.1 -0.5 0.3 -0.8 – 0.56× –
Brian Falkenborg 2004 -0.2 -0.8 0.3 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Brad Penny↔ 2004 -0.1 -0.8 0.5 -1.3 – 1.02× –
Tom Martin↔ 2004 -0.1 -0.5 0.9 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Scott Stewart↔ 2004 -0.2 -1.1 0.3 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Hee-Seop Choi↔ 2004 -0.4 -1.7 0.1 -1.8 – 0.56× –
David Ross 2004 -0.4 -1.7 0.3 -2.0 – 0.52× –
Shawn Green 2004 +2.2 +14.5 16.7 -2.2 $7.5M 0.81× –
Brent Mayne↔ 2004 -0.7 -2.8 0.5 -3.3 – 0.52× –
Jason Grabowski 2004 -0.5 -3.5 0.3 -3.8 – 0.83× –
Darren Dreifort 2004 +0.4 +1.9 12.4 -10.5 $35.0M 0.67× –
Hideo Nomo 2004 -0.4 -3.6 9.0 -12.6 – 1.02× –
Antonio Perez 2004 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.56× –
Chin-Feng Chen 2004 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.83× –
Edwin Jackson 2004 -0.3 -2.0 – – – 1.02× –
Giovanni Carrara 2004 +1.2 +6.7 – – – 0.67× –
Jose Flores 2004 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Jose Lima 2004 +0.9 +7.2 – – – 1.02× –
José Hernández 2004 +2.0 +13.0 – – – 0.82× –
Masao Kida↔ 2004 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Venafro 2004 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Olmedo Saenz 2004 +0.6 +2.9 – – – 0.56× –
Rodney Myers 2004 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Tom Wilson↔ 2004 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.52× –
Yhency Brazoban 2004 +0.5 +2.5 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+44.2+510.282.5+398.1—

Trades

Every graded 2004 deal involving the Dodgers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 15 total.

2004 · LAD / MIA
LAD · Dan Evans +$98.4M
Hee-Seop Choi, Brad Penny, Bill Murphy
MIA · Larry Beinfest −$98.4M
Paul Lo Duca, Guillermo Mota, Juan Encarnación
LAD came out ahead by $98.4M
2004 · LAD / CLE
LAD · Dan Evans +$20.8M
Milton Bradley
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$20.8M
Franklin Gutiérrez, Andrew Brown
LAD came out ahead by $20.8M
2004 · LAD / TBR
LAD · Dan Evans +$3.2M
Antonio Pérez
TBR · Chuck Lamar −$3.2M
Jason Romano
LAD came out ahead by $3.2M
2004 · ARI / LAD
ARI · Joe Garagiola +$14.4M
Jereme Milons
LAD · Dan Evans −$14.4M
Elmer Dessens
ARI came out ahead by $14.4M
2004 · LAD / TOR
LAD · Dan Evans +$1.6M
Jayson Werth
TOR · JP Ricciardi −$1.6M
Jason Frasor
LAD came out ahead by $1.6M
2004 · LAD / ATL
LAD · Dan Evans +$9.6M
Matt Merricks
ATL · John Schuerholz −$9.6M
Tom Martin
LAD came out ahead by $9.6M
2004 · SEA / LAD
SEA · Bill Bavasi +$3.2M
Jolbert Cabrera
LAD · Dan Evans −$3.2M
Aaron Looper, Ryan Ketchner
SEA came out ahead by $3.2M
2004 · KCR / LAD
KCR · Allard Baird +$0.8M
Elvin Nina
LAD · Dan Evans −$0.8M
Mike Venafro
KCR came out ahead by $0.8M
2004 · LAD / SEA
LAD · Dan Evans +$0.0M
Glenn Bott
SEA · Bill Bavasi +$0.0M
Aaron Looper
Even trade
2004 · LAD / NYY
LAD · Dan Evans +$2.4M
Brian Myrow
NYY · Brian Cashman −$2.4M
Tanyon Sturtze
LAD came out ahead by $2.4M
2004 · LAD / CLE
LAD · Dan Evans +$5.6M
Trey Dyson
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$5.6M
Rick White
LAD came out ahead by $5.6M
2004 · NYM / LAD
NYM · Jim Duquette +$1.6M
Tony Socarras
LAD · Dan Evans −$1.6M
Tom Wilson
NYM came out ahead by $1.6M
2004 · LAD / DET
LAD · Dan Evans +$5.6M
Cody Ross
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$5.6M
Steve Colyer
LAD came out ahead by $5.6M
2004 · LAD / BOS
LAD · Dan Evans +$1.6M
Henri Stanley
BOS · Theo Epstein −$1.6M
Dave Roberts
LAD came out ahead by $1.6M
2004 · ARI / LAD
ARI · Joe Garagiola +$11.2M
Koyie Hill, Bill Murphy, Reggie Abercrombie
LAD · Dan Evans −$11.2M
Steve Finley, Brent Mayne
ARI came out ahead by $11.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2004 payroll
$82.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 2004, 2004–2010. 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 (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Shawn Green3111.000$16.7MFREE AGENT
Darren Dreifort3210.000$12.4MFREE AGENT
Hideo Nomo359.000$9.0MFREE AGENT
Adrian Beltré256.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Odalis Perez266.000$5.0M$4.5M$5.6MFREE AGENT
Paul Lo Duca326.000$2.6MFREE AGENT
Steve Finley3915.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Juan Encarnacion287.000$2.3MFREE AGENT
Wilson Alvarez3415.000$1.5M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Alex Cora286.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Robin Ventura3615.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Elmer Dessens338.000$960k$1.3M$1.2MFREE AGENT
Tom Martin347.000$866kFREE AGENT
Brent Mayne3614.000$453kFREE AGENT
Giovanni Carrara369.000—$500kFREE AGENT
José Hernández3413.000—FREE AGENT
Jose Lima3110.000—FREE AGENT
Rodney Myers358.000—FREE AGENT
Olmedo Saenz3310.000—$650k$1.0M$1.0MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Jeff Weaver275.000$6.2MFREE AGENT
Eric Gagne285.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Milton Bradley264.000$1.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Guillermo Mota305.000$983kFREE AGENT
Dave Roberts325.000$587kFREE AGENT
Brad Penny264.000$466kARB 3FREE AGENT
Cesar Izturis243.000$358kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Falkenborg265.000$302kFREE AGENT
Scott Stewart283.000$275kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Wilson333.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Masao Kida355.000—FREE AGENT
Mike Venafro305.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Kaz Ishii302.000$3.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Ross272.000$310kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Duaner Sanchez242.000$305kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jayson Werth252.000$303kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Thurston242.000$301kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Grabowski282.000$301kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hee-Seop Choi252.000$76kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Flores31–—
Chin-Feng Chen26–—
Antonio Perez241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edwin Jackson201.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yhency Brazoban240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2004 acquisition stacked onto Dodgers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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