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201286–76 (0.531)
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GM: Ned Colletti

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2012, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$128M
Surplus $M
-44
Win %
0.531
TAB
-2.5
WAB
+0.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
34.7
Dead money %
39%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-5.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2012 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RA.J. Ellis131
RMatt Treanor35
RTim Federowicz2

1B

LJames Loney⇄114
RJuan Rivera54
LAdrián González⇄36
RScott Van Slyke5
LAdam Kennedy3
RJerry Hairston Jr.1
RJerry Sands1

2B

RMark Ellis110
RJerry Hairston Jr.30
RIván De Jesús Jr.⇄21
LAdam Kennedy16
BElian Herrera13
BNick Punto⇄10
RJustin Sellers3
RLuis Alfonso Cruz2

3B

RLuis Alfonso Cruz51
RJuan Uribe46
RHanley Ramirez⇄40
LAdam Kennedy39
RJerry Hairston Jr.32
BElian Herrera20
BNick Punto⇄12
RJustin Sellers7

SS

LDee Strange-Gordon79
RHanley Ramirez⇄24
RLuis Alfonso Cruz24
RJustin Sellers9
BElian Herrera2
RJerry Hairston Jr.2
RJuan Uribe1

LF

LBobby Abreu⇄52
LTony Gwynn Jr.38
RJuan Rivera37
BElian Herrera22
RJerry Hairston Jr.18
RShane Victorino⇄16
RScott Van Slyke11
RAlex Castellanos11
RJerry Sands6
LAdam Kennedy1

CF

RMatt Kemp105
LTony Gwynn Jr.53
RShane Victorino⇄37
BElian Herrera9
LAndre Ethier1

RF

LAndre Ethier146
RScott Van Slyke12
RJuan Rivera10
BElian Herrera7
RAlex Castellanos4
LTony Gwynn Jr.3
LBobby Abreu⇄2
RJerry Sands1
RShane Victorino⇄1

DH

LBobby Abreu⇄4
LAndre Ethier2
RIván De Jesús Jr.⇄2
RJerry Hairston Jr.1
RJuan Rivera1

Starters

LClayton Kershaw6.4 WAR
RChad Billingsley3.0 WAR
LChris Capuano2.6 WAR
RAaron Harang1.8 WAR
RJoe Blanton⇄0.7 WAR
LTed Lilly0.7 WAR
RNathan Eovaldi⇄0.6 WAR
RJosh Beckett⇄0.5 WAR
RStephen Fife0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RKenley Jansen25 sv
RRonald Belisario23 h
LRandy Choate⇄20 h
LScott Elbert9 h
RJamey Wright6 h
RJavy Guerra4 h
RShawn Tolleson2 h
RJosh Lindblom⇄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 2011)

PlayerfWAR
Chris Capuano2.6
Mark Ellis2.3
Luis Alfonso Cruz2.2
Aaron Harang1.8
Hanley Ramirez1.5
Jerry Hairston Jr.1.0

Key subtractions (gone from 2011)

Player2011 fWAR
Jamey Carroll2.1
Aaron Miles0.7
Dana Eveland0.5
Rod Barajas0.3
Blake Hawksworth0.2
Trent Oeltjen0.2

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 2012; everyone else is shown as a 2012 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Clayton Kershaw 2012 +6.4 +128.4 7.5 +120.9 $1.2M 2.50× –
Matt Kemp 2012 +3.8 +54.6 10.0 +44.6 $2.6M 1.79× –
Chad Billingsley 2012 +3.0 +47.2 9.0 +38.2 $3.0M 1.96× –
Chris Capuano 2012 +2.6 +40.5 3.0 +37.5 $1.2M 1.96× –
Kenley Jansen 2012 +2.1 +32.7 0.5 +32.2 $0.2M 1.95× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $11.0M AAV
Andre Ethier 2012 +3.0 +38.2 10.9 +27.3 $3.7M 1.60× –
A.J. Ellis 2012 +2.6 +21.2 0.5 +20.7 $0.2M 1.00× –
Aaron Harang 2012 +1.8 +21.1 3.0 +18.1 $1.7M 1.49× –
Mark Ellis 2012 +2.3 +14.8 2.5 +12.3 $1.1M 0.82× –
Ronald Belisario 2012 +0.9 +9.8 0.5 +9.3 $0.5M 1.34× –
Javy Guerra 2012 +0.5 +5.1 0.5 +4.6 $1.0M 1.34× –
Nathan Eovaldi↔ 2012 +0.6 +4.5 0.2 +4.3 $0.4M 1.02× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $25.0M AAV
Hanley Ramirez↔ 2012 +1.5 +10.2 6.1 +4.1 $4.1M 0.85× –
Brandon League↔ 2012 +0.5 +5.0 1.9 +3.2 $4.0M 1.34× –
Jerry Hairston Jr. 2012 +1.0 +4.7 2.2 +2.5 $2.2M 0.58× –
Stephen Fife 2012 +0.4 +2.9 0.5 +2.4 $1.3M 1.02× –
Joe Blanton↔ 2012 +0.7 +5.5 3.4 +2.1 $5.0M 1.02× –
Jamey Wright 2012 +0.5 +2.7 0.9 +1.8 $1.8M 0.67× –
Nick Punto↔ 2012 +0.4 +2.1 0.4 +1.7 $0.9M 0.58× –
Adam Kennedy 2012 +0.5 +2.1 0.8 +1.3 $1.8M 0.58× –
Shane Victorino↔ 2012 +0.6 +4.1 3.3 +0.8 $5.3M 0.83× –
Justin Sellers 2012 +0.2 +1.0 0.5 +0.5 $2.3M 0.61× –
Scott Elbert 2012 +0.1 +0.8 0.5 +0.3 $3.4M 0.67× –
Iván De Jesús Jr.↔ 2012 +0.0 +0.3 0.4 -0.1 $7.9M 0.69× –
Paco Rodríguez 2012 +0.1 +0.4 0.5 -0.1 $6.7M 0.67× –
Shawn Tolleson 2012 +0.0 +0.2 0.5 -0.3 $15.2M 0.67× –
Josh Beckett↔ 2012 +0.5 +3.8 4.2 -0.5 $9.2M 1.02× –
Tim Federowicz 2012 -0.0 -0.0 0.5 -0.5 – 0.52× –
Todd Coffey 2012 +0.1 +0.4 1.0 -0.6 $11.9M 0.67× –
Rubby De La Rosa 2012 -0.0 -0.2 0.5 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Jerry Sands 2012 -0.0 -0.3 0.5 -0.8 – 0.83× –
Josh Wall 2012 -0.1 -0.3 0.5 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Mike MacDougal 2012 -0.0 -0.1 0.7 -0.8 – 0.67× –
John Ely 2012 -0.1 -0.6 0.5 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Randy Choate↔ 2012 -0.1 -0.7 0.7 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Adrián González↔ 2012 +0.7 +3.0 4.9 -2.0 $7.5M 0.56× –
Alex Castellanos 2012 -0.2 -1.5 0.5 -2.0 – 0.83× –
Scott Van Slyke 2012 -0.2 -1.5 0.5 -2.0 – 0.83× –
Josh Lindblom↔ 2012 -0.4 -2.2 0.3 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Matt Treanor 2012 -0.6 -2.7 0.8 -3.5 – 0.52× –
Tony Gwynn Jr. 2012 -0.5 -3.6 0.8 -4.4 – 0.83× –
Ted Lilly 2012 +0.7 +5.3 10.5 -5.2 $16.1M 1.02× –
Matt Guerrier 2012 -0.4 -2.1 4.8 -6.8 – 0.67× –
Bobby Abreu↔ 2012 +0.2 +1.4 8.3 -6.9 $40.7M 0.83× –
Dee Strange-Gordon 2012 -1.3 -6.4 0.5 -6.9 – 0.61× –
Juan Uribe 2012 +0.1 +0.2 8.0 -7.8 $157.9M 0.58× –
Juan Rivera 2012 -0.9 -4.1 4.0 -8.1 – 0.56× –
James Loney↔ 2012 -0.7 -3.2 5.0 -8.2 – 0.56× –
Elian Herrera 2012 +0.1 +0.9 – – – 0.83× –
Luis Alfonso Cruz 2012 +2.2 +15.0 – – – 0.85× –
Total—+35.2+460.6128.0+316.7—

Trades

Every graded 2012 deal involving the Dodgers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2012 · BOS / LAD
BOS · Ben Cherington +$275.2M
James Loney, Iván De Jesús, Allen Webster, Rubby De La Rosa, Jerry Sands
LAD · Ned Colletti −$275.2M
Josh Beckett, Adrián González, Carl Crawford, Nick Punto
BOS came out ahead by $275.2M
2012 · PHI / LAD
PHI · Ruben Amaro +$0.8M
Josh Lindblom, Ethan Martin, Stefan Jarrin
LAD · Ned Colletti −$0.8M
Shane Victorino
PHI came out ahead by $0.8M
2012 · HOU / LAD
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$0.0M
John Ely
LAD · Ned Colletti +$0.0M
Rob Rasmussen
Even trade
2012 · SEA / LAD
SEA · Jack Zduriencik +$29.6M
Leon Landry, Logan Bawcom
LAD · Ned Colletti −$29.6M
Brandon League
SEA came out ahead by $29.6M
2012 · STL / LAD
STL · John Mozeliak +$7.2M
Jake Lemmerman
LAD · Ned Colletti −$7.2M
Skip Schumaker
STL came out ahead by $7.2M
2012 · MIA / LAD
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$24.8M
Nathan Eovaldi, Scott McGough
LAD · Ned Colletti −$24.8M
Hanley Ramírez, Randy Choate
MIA came out ahead by $24.8M
2012 · PHI / LAD
PHI · Ruben Amaro +$12.0M
Ryan O'Sullivan
LAD · Ned Colletti −$12.0M
Joe Blanton
PHI came out ahead by $12.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2012 payroll
$127.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 2012, 2012–2018. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
Andre Ethier3011.153$10.9M$13.5M$15.5M$18.0M$18.0M$17.5MFREE AGENT
Ted Lilly3611.102$10.5M$12.0MFREE AGENT
Bobby Abreu3814.165$8.3MFREE AGENT
Juan Uribe3310.089$8.0M$8.0M$6.5M$2.5MFREE AGENT
Hanley Ramirez286.014$6.1M$15.5M$16.0MFREE AGENT
Adrián González306.108$4.9M$21.0M$21.0M$21.9M$21.9M$22.4MFREE AGENT
Matt Guerrier337.056$4.8M$3.3MFREE AGENT
Josh Beckett3210.030$4.2M$15.8M$15.8MFREE AGENT
Juan Rivera339.047$4.0MFREE AGENT
Joe Blanton317.016$3.4MFREE AGENT$4.0M
Shane Victorino316.092$3.3MFREE AGENT
Aaron Harang349.061$3.0MFREE AGENT
Chris Capuano337.001$3.0M$6.0MFREE AGENT
Mark Ellis359.136$2.5M$5.2MFREE AGENT
Jerry Hairston Jr.3614.000$2.2M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Todd Coffey316.024$1.0MFREE AGENT
Jamey Wright3713.086$900kFREE AGENT$1.8M
Matt Treanor367.093$850kFREE AGENT
Tony Gwynn Jr.296.000$850kFREE AGENT
Adam Kennedy3612.022$800kFREE AGENT
Randy Choate367.073$675kFREE AGENT
Mike MacDougal357.039$650kFREE AGENT
Nick Punto349.051$379k$1.5MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (6)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
Matt Kemp275.049$10.0MFREE AGENT
Chad Billingsley275.110$9.0MFREE AGENT
Clayton Kershaw243.105$7.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
James Loney285.012$5.0MFREE AGENT
Brandon League295.145$1.9MFREE AGENT
Luis Alfonso Cruz284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (21)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
Kenley Jansen241.072$491kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
A.J. Ellis311.151$490kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Elbert261.069$488kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Javy Guerra261.000$488kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dee Strange-Gordon240.089$485kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rubby De La Rosa231.000$482kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Sellers261.124$481kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerry Sands241.142$480kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ronald Belisario291.151$480kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Wall250.000$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Ely260.167$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Van Slyke250.000$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Tolleson240.000$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paco Rodríguez210.000$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stephen Fife250.000$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Federowicz240.023$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Castellanos250.000$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Iván De Jesús Jr.251.000$356kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Lindblom250.077$313kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nathan Eovaldi220.053$218kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Elian Herrera271.010—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2012 acquisition stacked onto Dodgers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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