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Dodgers LAD

201080–82 (0.494)
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GM: Ned Colletti

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2010, 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
$98M
Surplus $M
-26
Win %
0.494
TAB
-4.8
WAB
-2.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
30.4
Dead money %
18%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-6.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2010 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RRussell Martin93
RA.J. Ellis43
RRod Barajas⇄25
RBrad Ausmus21

1B

LJames Loney160
RRonnie Belliard10
LJay Gibbons3
RRussell Mitchell3
RJohn Lindsey2
RCasey Blake1
LAndre Ethier1

2B

LBlake DeWitt⇄82
RRyan Theriot⇄54
RJamey Carroll48
RRonnie Belliard20
RNick Green⇄5

3B

RCasey Blake139
RRonnie Belliard16
RJamey Carroll11
RRussell Mitchell6

SS

BRafael Furcal93
RJamey Carroll69
RChin-Lung Hu10
RJuan Castro⇄1

LF

RReed Johnson62
RManny Ramirez⇄46
LScott Podsednik⇄37
LGarret Anderson27
LXavier Paul23
LJay Gibbons15
RJamey Carroll5
LTrent Oeltjen4
RRussell Mitchell3

CF

RMatt Kemp158
RReed Johnson6
LTrent Oeltjen4
LScott Podsednik⇄2

RF

LAndre Ethier132
RReed Johnson22
LXavier Paul15
LGarret Anderson8
LJay Gibbons1

DH

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Starters

RChad Billingsley4.2 WAR
LClayton Kershaw4.0 WAR
RHiroki Kuroda3.7 WAR
RVicente Padilla0.9 WAR
LTed Lilly⇄0.8 WAR
RJohn Ely0.5 WAR
RJames McDonald⇄-0.1 WAR
RCharlie Haeger-0.3 WAR
RRamon Ortiz-0.3 WAR
RCarlos Monasterios-0.8 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJonathan Broxton22 sv
LHong-Chih Kuo21 h
RRonald Belisario16 h
LGeorge Sherrill8 h
RRamon Troncoso8 h
RJeff Weaver4 h
RKenley Jansen4 h
RJustin Miller1 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 2009)

PlayerfWAR
Jamey Carroll2.4
Kenley Jansen1.0
Ted Lilly0.8
Rod Barajas0.6
John Ely0.5
Reed Johnson0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2009)

Player2009 fWAR
Randy Wolf3.3
Orlando Hudson2.8
Juan Pierre1.9
Eric Milton0.5
Jon Garland0.5
Eric Stults0.5

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 2010; everyone else is shown as a 2010 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Chad Billingsley 2010 +4.2 +74.4 3.9 +70.5 $0.9M 2.19× –
Clayton Kershaw 2010 +4.0 +70.2 0.4 +69.7 $0.1M 2.19× –
Hiroki Kuroda 2010 +3.7 +64.3 15.4 +48.8 $4.2M 2.19× –
Hung-Chih Kuo 2010 +2.4 +37.2 0.9 +36.3 $0.4M 1.95× –
Rafael Furcal 2010 +4.1 +43.3 9.5 +33.8 $2.3M 1.32× –
Russell Martin 2010 +3.1 +24.9 5.0 +19.9 $1.6M 1.00× –
Casey Blake 2010 +2.9 +25.7 6.2 +19.4 $2.2M 1.12× –
Jamey Carroll 2010 +2.4 +17.1 1.5 +15.6 $0.6M 0.89× –
Andre Ethier 2010 +2.0 +19.1 5.8 +13.3 $2.9M 1.22× –
Jonathan Broxton 2010 +1.0 +10.5 4.0 +6.5 $4.1M 1.34× –
Kenley Jansen 2010 +1.0 +5.2 0.2 +5.0 $0.2M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $11.0M AAV
Blake DeWitt↔ 2010 +0.9 +3.9 0.2 +3.7 $0.3M 0.56× –
Rod Barajas↔ 2010 +0.6 +2.6 0.1 +2.5 $0.2M 0.52× –
Vicente Padilla 2010 +0.9 +7.5 5.0 +2.4 $5.5M 1.02× –
Ted Lilly↔ 2010 +0.8 +6.8 5.2 +1.6 $6.2M 1.02× –
Reed Johnson 2010 +0.3 +1.9 0.8 +1.1 $2.8M 0.83× –
James Loney 2010 +0.8 +3.6 3.1 +0.5 $3.8M 0.56× –
Juan Castro↔ 2010 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.61× –
Ryan Theriot↔ 2010 +0.1 +0.6 0.9 -0.3 $6.5M 0.56× –
James McDonald↔ 2010 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Jack Taschner↔ 2010 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Ronnie Belliard 2010 -0.1 -0.3 0.8 -1.1 – 0.56× –
Brad Ausmus 2010 -0.2 -0.8 0.8 -1.6 – 0.52× –
Ronald Belisario 2010 -0.2 -1.2 0.4 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Octavio Dotel↔ 2010 -0.1 -0.8 1.0 -1.8 – 0.67× –
A.J. Ellis 2010 -0.4 -1.7 0.4 -2.1 – 0.52× –
Scott Podsednik↔ 2010 -0.3 -1.7 0.5 -2.2 – 0.83× –
Jeff Weaver 2010 -0.3 -1.6 0.8 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Charlie Haeger 2010 -0.3 -2.4 0.4 -2.8 – 1.02× –
Ramon Ortiz 2010 -0.3 -1.8 1.0 -2.8 – 0.67× –
Ramon Troncoso 2010 -0.5 -2.4 0.4 -2.8 – 0.67× –
Matt Kemp 2010 +0.0 +0.0 4.0 -4.0 $676.3M 0.83× –
Carlos Monasterios 2010 -0.8 -4.3 0.4 -4.7 – 0.67× –
George Sherrill 2010 -0.5 -2.7 4.5 -7.2 – 0.67× –
Manny Ramirez↔ 2010 +0.9 +6.3 13.7 -7.4 $14.5M 0.83× –
Garret Anderson 2010 -1.3 -8.4 0.6 -8.9 – 0.83× –
Chin-Lung Hu 2010 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.61× –
Jay Gibbons 2010 +0.3 +1.9 – – – 0.83× –
John Ely 2010 +0.5 +4.4 – – – 1.02× –
John Lindsey 2010 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.56× –
Jon Link 2010 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Justin Miller 2010 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Nick Green↔ 2010 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Russ Ortiz 2010 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Russell Mitchell 2010 -0.4 -2.0 – – – 0.58× –
Scott Elbert 2010 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Travis Schlichting 2010 +0.2 +1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Trent Oeltjen 2010 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.83× –
Xavier Paul 2010 -0.3 -1.7 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+30.3+394.398.0+295.5—

Trades

Every graded 2010 deal involving the Dodgers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2010 · CHC / LAD
CHC · Jim Hendry +$52.8M
Blake DeWitt, Brett Wallach, Kyle Smit
LAD · Ned Colletti −$52.8M
Ted Lilly, Ryan Theriot
CHC came out ahead by $52.8M
2010 · LAD / NYM
LAD · Ned Colletti +$3.2M
Mike Antonini
NYM · John Ricco −$3.2M
Chin-lung Hu
LAD came out ahead by $3.2M
2010 · LAD / COL
LAD · Ned Colletti +$6.4M
Anthony Jackson
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$6.4M
Octavio Dotel
LAD came out ahead by $6.4M
2010 · KCR / LAD
KCR · Dayton Moore +$1.6M
Lucas May, Elisaul Pimentel
LAD · Ned Colletti −$1.6M
Scott Podsednik
KCR came out ahead by $1.6M
2010 · LAD / STL
LAD · Ned Colletti +$4.8M
Blake Hawksworth
STL · John Mozeliak −$4.8M
Ryan Theriot
LAD came out ahead by $4.8M
2010 · PIT / LAD
PIT · Neal Huntington +$18.4M
James McDonald, Andrew Lambo
LAD · Ned Colletti −$18.4M
Octavio Dotel
PIT came out ahead by $18.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2010 payroll
$98.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 2010, 2010–2016. 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 (21)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Manny Ramirez3817.000$13.7MFREE AGENT
Rafael Furcal3210.000$9.5M$7.5MFREE AGENT
Casey Blake3611.000$6.2M$5.5MFREE AGENT
Ted Lilly3411.000$5.2M$8.2M$10.5M$12.0MFREE AGENT
Vicente Padilla3211.000$5.0M$2.0MFREE AGENT
George Sherrill336.000$4.5MFREE AGENT
Jamey Carroll368.000$1.5M$2.3MFREE AGENT
Ramon Ortiz3711.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Octavio Dotel3611.000$978kFREE AGENT
Brad Ausmus4117.000$850kFREE AGENT
Ronnie Belliard3512.000$825kFREE AGENT
Jeff Weaver3311.000$800kFREE AGENT
Reed Johnson337.000$800kFREE AGENT
Garret Anderson3816.000$550kFREE AGENT
Scott Podsednik349.000$480kFREE AGENT
Rod Barajas3411.000$126k$3.2MFREE AGENT
Juan Castro3815.000$13kFREE AGENT
Russ Ortiz3612.000—FREE AGENT
Justin Miller328.000—FREE AGENT
Jay Gibbons336.057—$650kFREE AGENT
Nick Green316.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Andre Ethier284.000$5.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Russell Martin274.000$5.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Broxton265.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Matt Kemp254.000$4.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Billingsley254.000$3.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
James Loney264.000$3.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Hung-Chih Kuo285.000$950kFREE AGENT
Ryan Theriot305.000$936kFREE AGENT
Charlie Haeger264.000$411kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Taschner325.000$125kFREE AGENT
Chin-Lung Hu263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Hiroki Kuroda352.000$15.4MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Clayton Kershaw222.000$440kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon Troncoso272.000$416kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ronald Belisario271.000$412kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Monasterios240.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
A.J. Ellis290.062$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake DeWitt242.000$249kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kenley Jansen220.000$155kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
James McDonald252.000$107kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Lindsey33–—
Xavier Paul251.119—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Russell Mitchell25–—
Scott Elbert240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Link26–—
Travis Schlichting25–—
Trent Oeltjen27–—
John Ely240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2010 acquisition stacked onto Dodgers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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