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Dodgers LAD

201691–71 (0.562)Made Playoffs
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President of baseball ops: Andrew Friedman · GM: Farhan Zaidi

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2016, 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
$228M
Surplus $M
-90
Win %
0.562
TAB
+1.3
WAB
+1.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
42.7
Dead money %
40%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-5.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2016 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BYasmani Grandal115
RA.J. Ellis⇄53
RCarlos Ruiz⇄14
RAustin Barnes9

1B

LAdrián González151
RHowie Kendrick11
RRob Segedin9
RScott Van Slyke7
BYasmani Grandal4
RJustin Turner1
BZach Walters1

2B

LChase Utley134
RHowie Kendrick32
REnrique Hernández11
RCharlie Culberson10
RAustin Barnes7
RChris Taylor⇄7
LMicah Johnson3

3B

RJustin Turner144
RHowie Kendrick17
RChris Taylor⇄10
RRob Segedin6
REnrique Hernández5
RCharlie Culberson4
LChase Utley1
RAustin Barnes1

SS

LCorey Seager155
RCharlie Culberson11
RChris Taylor⇄6
REnrique Hernández2

LF

RHowie Kendrick94
REnrique Hernández41
RTrayce Thompson24
LCarl Crawford21
RScott Van Slyke19
LAndrew Toles18
RRob Segedin7
RYasiel Puig5
LAndre Ethier4
RCharlie Culberson2
LMicah Johnson1
LWill Venable1
BZach Walters1

CF

LJoc Pederson132
RTrayce Thompson32
REnrique Hernández22
LAndrew Toles9
RYasiel Puig4
RScott Van Slyke1

RF

RYasiel Puig90
LJosh Reddick⇄47
RTrayce Thompson28
RScott Van Slyke10
LAndrew Toles8
RRob Segedin7
REnrique Hernández7
LWill Venable4
BZach Walters1

DH

LCarl Crawford4
LAdrián González2
RJustin Turner2
LAndre Ethier1
REnrique Hernández1
RHowie Kendrick1

Starters

LClayton Kershaw6.3 WAR
RKenta Maeda2.8 WAR
LJulio Urias1.6 WAR
LAlex Wood1.2 WAR
LRich Hill⇄1.1 WAR
RRoss Stripling0.9 WAR
LScott Kazmir0.8 WAR
RBrandon McCarthy0.6 WAR
RNick Tepesch0.0 WAR
LHyun-Jin Ryu-0.0 WAR
RBud Norris⇄-0.1 WAR
RBrock Stewart-0.2 WAR
RMike Bolsinger-0.3 WAR
RJose De Leon-0.4 WAR
LBrett Anderson-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RKenley Jansen47 sv
RJoe Blanton28 h
RPedro Baez23 h
LAdam Liberatore14 h
RLouis Coleman10 h
RChris Hatcher4 h
LLuis Avilan3 h
LJ.P. Howell2 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 2015)

PlayerfWAR
Kenta Maeda2.8
Julio Urías1.6
Andrew Toles1.3
Rich Hill1.1
Ross Stripling0.9
Scott Kazmir0.8

Key subtractions (gone from 2015)

Player2015 fWAR
Zack Greinke6.0
Juan Nicasio0.7
Justin Ruggiano0.6
Juan Uribe0.6
Jimmy Rollins0.4
Scott Schebler0.4

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 2016; everyone else is shown as a 2016 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Clayton Kershaw 2016 +6.3 +125.5 34.6 +90.9 $5.5M 2.50× –
Corey Seager 2016 +5.2 +63.2 0.5 +62.7 $0.1M 1.51× Free Agent · 2022–2031 · $32.5M AAV
Yasmani Grandal 2016 +6.3 +64.3 2.8 +61.5 $0.4M 1.28× –
Kenley Jansen 2016 +3.1 +62.9 10.7 +52.2 $3.5M 2.57× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $11.0M AAV
Joc Pederson 2016 +3.3 +42.4 0.5 +41.9 $0.2M 1.60× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $18.5M AAV
Kenta Maeda 2016 +2.8 +43.6 3.1 +40.5 $1.1M 1.96× –
Justin Turner 2016 +4.4 +43.6 5.1 +38.5 $1.2M 1.25× –
Julio Urías 2016 +1.6 +18.5 0.3 +18.3 $0.2M 1.49× –
Alex Wood 2016 +1.2 +9.8 0.5 +9.2 $0.4M 1.02× –
Andrew Toles 2016 +1.3 +8.9 0.2 +8.7 $0.1M 0.83× –
Ross Stripling 2016 +0.9 +7.3 0.3 +7.0 $0.4M 1.02× –
Rich Hill↔ 2016 +1.1 +8.6 1.8 +6.8 $1.7M 1.02× –
Trayce Thompson 2016 +0.6 +4.0 0.5 +3.5 $0.8M 0.83× –
Adam Liberatore 2016 +0.7 +3.8 0.5 +3.3 $0.7M 0.67× –
Yasiel Puig 2016 +1.5 +10.0 7.2 +2.7 $4.8M 0.83× –
Grant Dayton 2016 +0.4 +2.2 0.2 +2.0 $0.4M 0.67× –
Luis Avilán 2016 +0.5 +2.6 1.4 +1.2 $2.9M 0.67× –
Pedro Báez 2016 +0.3 +1.7 0.5 +1.2 $1.6M 0.67× –
Chris Taylor↔ 2016 +0.2 +1.1 0.2 +0.9 $0.7M 0.58× –
Josh Fields↔ 2016 +0.2 +1.1 0.5 +0.6 $2.5M 0.67× –
Yimi García 2016 +0.2 +1.0 0.5 +0.4 $2.9M 0.67× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $7.5M AAV
Charlie Culberson 2016 +0.1 +0.7 0.5 +0.2 $3.8M 0.61× –
Nick Tepesch 2016 +0.0 +0.2 0.0 +0.2 $0.1M 1.02× –
Josh Ravin 2016 +0.1 +0.5 0.5 -0.1 $6.1M 0.67× –
Carlos Frías 2016 +0.0 +0.2 0.5 -0.3 $11.3M 0.67× –
Micah Johnson 2016 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.5 – 0.56× –
Chin-hui Tsao 2016 -0.1 -0.4 0.4 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Rob Segedin 2016 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Zach Walters 2016 -0.2 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Enrique Hernández 2016 -0.1 -0.4 0.5 -0.9 – 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $4.5M AAV
Austin Barnes 2016 -0.1 -0.6 0.5 -1.1 – 0.52× –
Louis Coleman 2016 -0.1 -0.4 0.7 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Bud Norris↔ 2016 -0.1 -0.5 0.9 -1.4 – 1.02× –
Jesse Chavez↔ 2016 -0.0 -0.1 1.5 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Carlos Ruiz↔ 2016 +0.0 +0.1 1.9 -1.8 $64.6M 0.52× –
Chase Utley 2016 +1.2 +5.2 7.0 -1.8 $6.0M 0.56× –
Will Venable 2016 -0.3 -2.0 0.0 -2.0 – 0.83× –
Brock Stewart 2016 -0.2 -2.0 0.1 -2.1 – 1.02× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.3M AAV
Scott Van Slyke 2016 -0.2 -1.4 1.2 -2.6 – 0.83× –
Mike Bolsinger 2016 -0.3 -2.5 0.2 -2.7 – 1.02× –
Howie Kendrick 2016 +1.1 +7.2 10.0 -2.8 $9.3M 0.83× –
José De León 2016 -0.4 -2.9 0.1 -3.0 – 1.02× –
Chris Hatcher 2016 -0.4 -2.1 1.1 -3.2 – 0.67× –
Casey Fien↔ 2016 -0.6 -3.0 1.5 -4.4 – 0.67× –
Josh Reddick↔ 2016 -0.3 -1.9 2.7 -4.6 – 0.83× –
J.P. Howell 2016 +0.2 +1.2 6.2 -5.1 $28.5M 0.67× –
A.J. Ellis↔ 2016 -0.4 -1.5 3.7 -5.2 – 0.52× –
Scott Kazmir 2016 +0.8 +6.5 12.7 -6.2 $15.8M 1.02× –
Brandon McCarthy 2016 +0.6 +4.5 12.5 -8.0 $22.5M 1.02× –
Hyun Jin Ryu 2016 -0.0 -0.3 7.8 -8.1 – 1.02× –
Adrián González 2016 +1.0 +4.4 21.9 -17.5 $22.2M 0.56× –
Andre Ethier 2016 -0.1 -0.5 18.0 -18.5 – 0.83× –
Brett Anderson 2016 -0.4 -3.1 15.8 -18.9 – 1.02× –
Carl Crawford 2016 -0.9 -5.9 21.6 -27.5 – 0.83× –
Joe Blanton 2016 +0.7 +4.0 4.0 -0.0 $5.3M 0.67× –
Total—+42.5+527.6228.1+299.4—

Trades

Every graded 2016 deal involving the Dodgers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

2016 · LAD / SEA
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$8.0M
Vidal Nuño
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$8.0M
Carlos Ruiz
LAD came out ahead by $8.0M
2016 · HOU / LAD
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$268.8M
Yordan Álvarez
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$268.8M
Josh Fields
HOU came out ahead by $268.8M
2016 · LAD / SEA
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
Erick Mejia
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$0.0M
Joe Wieland
Even trade
2016 · NYY / LAD
NYY · Brian Cashman +$6.4M
Tyler Olson, Ronald Torreyes
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$6.4M
Rob Segedin
NYY came out ahead by $6.4M
2016 · LAD / SEA
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$94.4M
Chris Taylor
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$94.4M
Zach Lee
LAD came out ahead by $94.4M
2016 · ATL / LAD
ATL · John Hart +$2.4M
Phil Pfeifer, Caleb Dirks
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$2.4M
Bud Norris, Dian Toscano, Alec Grosser
ATL came out ahead by $2.4M
2016 · TOR / LAD
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$0.8M
Mike Bolsinger
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$0.8M
Jesse Chavez
TOR came out ahead by $0.8M
2016 · PHI / LAD
PHI · Matt Klentak +$8.0M
A. J. Ellis, Tommy Bergjans, Joey Curletta
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$8.0M
Carlos Ruiz
PHI came out ahead by $8.0M
2016 · OAK / LAD
OAK · Billy Beane +$123.2M
Frankie Montas, Grant Holmes, Jharel Cotton
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$123.2M
Josh Reddick, Rich Hill
OAK came out ahead by $123.2M
2016 · PHI / LAD
PHI · Matt Klentak +$0.0M
Howie Kendrick
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
Darin Ruf, Darnell Sweeney
Even trade

Current & Historical Payroll

2016 payroll
$228.3M
2017 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2016, 2016–2022. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2016; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Guaranteed / signed (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Clayton Kershaw287.105$34.6MFREE AGENT
Adrián González3410.108$21.9MFREE AGENT
Carl Crawford3413.072$21.6MFREE AGENT
Andre Ethier3411.153$18.0MFREE AGENT
Brett Anderson287.000$15.8MFREE AGENT
Scott Kazmir329.119$12.7MFREE AGENT
Brandon McCarthy329.122$12.5MFREE AGENT
Howie Kendrick329.091$10.0MFREE AGENT
Chase Utley3712.027$7.0MFREE AGENT
J.P. Howell339.007$6.2MFREE AGENT
Joe Blanton359.158$4.0MFREE AGENT
Carlos Ruiz379.069$1.9MFREE AGENT
Rich Hill366.127$1.8MFREE AGENT
Bud Norris316.068$929kFREE AGENT
Will Venable336.155$47kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Kenley Jansen285.072$10.7MFREE AGENT
Hyun Jin Ryu293.000$7.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Turner315.045$5.1MFREE AGENT
A.J. Ellis355.151$3.7MFREE AGENT
Yasmani Grandal273.115$2.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Reddick295.050$2.7MFREE AGENT
Jesse Chavez325.108$1.5MFREE AGENT
Casey Fien323.143$1.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Avilán263.077$1.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Van Slyke294.000$1.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Louis Coleman303.018$725kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Fields303.000$535kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (28)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Yasiel Puig252.119$7.2MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kenta Maeda280.000$3.1MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Hatcher312.146$1.1MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charlie Culberson271.074$535kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Wood252.123$530kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joc Pederson241.028$520kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Báez281.059$520kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Enrique Hernández241.054$520kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yimi García251.004$518kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Frías261.047$518kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Ravin281.151$515kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Barnes260.060$512kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trayce Thompson250.063$512kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Corey Seager220.032$510kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Liberatore292.086$477kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chin-hui Tsao35–$380k
Ross Stripling260.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Julio Urías190.000$272kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Bolsinger281.072$205kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Toles240.000$191kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Grant Dayton280.000$172kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Taylor250.139$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Segedin271.038$161kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brock Stewart240.000$105kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José De León230.000$80kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Micah Johnson251.046$44kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Walters261.128$14kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Tepesch272.136$3kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2016 acquisition stacked onto Dodgers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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