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Dodgers LAD

2017104–58 (0.642)Lost World Series
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President of baseball ops: Andrew Friedman · GM: Farhan Zaidi

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2017, 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
$188M
Surplus $M
-14
Win %
0.642
TAB
+12.9
WAB
+17.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
51.5
Dead money %
31%
Depth Players
12.0
Dead WAR
-3.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2017 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BYasmani Grandal117
RAustin Barnes55
RKyle Farmer3

1B

LCody Bellinger93
LAdrián González60
LChase Utley17
RScott Van Slyke9
RRob Segedin6
REnrique Hernández3
RLogan Forsythe1
RKyle Farmer1

2B

RLogan Forsythe80
LChase Utley80
RChris Taylor22
RAustin Barnes21
REnrique Hernández9
RCharlie Culberson2

3B

RJustin Turner121
RLogan Forsythe42
REnrique Hernández14
RChris Taylor8
RRob Segedin5
RKyle Farmer4
LMike Freeman⇄3
RAustin Barnes1
RCharlie Culberson1

SS

LCorey Seager138
REnrique Hernández24
RChris Taylor14
RCharlie Culberson11
RLogan Forsythe2

LF

RChris Taylor48
LCody Bellinger39
REnrique Hernández28
LAndrew Toles21
RFranklin Gutierrez17
RScott Van Slyke11
LCurtis Granderson⇄9
LAndre Ethier8
RTrayce Thompson7
RBrett Eibner6
RO'Koyea Dickson5
LJoc Pederson4
LAlex Verdugo3
RLogan Forsythe3
RTim Locastro2
RRob Segedin1

CF

LJoc Pederson92
RChris Taylor49
REnrique Hernández34
LCurtis Granderson⇄17
LAndrew Toles10
RTrayce Thompson9
LAlex Verdugo6
RBrett Eibner5
LCody Bellinger4
RScott Van Slyke1

RF

RYasiel Puig145
REnrique Hernández18
LCurtis Granderson⇄10
RTrayce Thompson8
LCody Bellinger5
RBrett Eibner3
LAlex Verdugo3
RScott Van Slyke1

DH

RJustin Turner5
LChase Utley3
RAustin Barnes1
LCody Bellinger1
LCorey Seager1
REnrique Hernández1

Starters

LClayton Kershaw4.7 WAR
LAlex Wood2.8 WAR
LRich Hill2.2 WAR
RBrandon McCarthy2.1 WAR
RKenta Maeda1.7 WAR
RYu Darvish⇄0.9 WAR
LHyun-Jin Ryu0.7 WAR
RRoss Stripling0.5 WAR
LJulio Urias0.1 WAR
RBrock Stewart-0.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ RKenley Jansen41 sv
RPedro Baez23 h
RJosh Fields15 h
LLuis Avilan13 h
RBrandon Morrow10 h
RRoss Stripling5 h
LGrant Dayton4 h
RSergio Romo⇄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 2016)

PlayerfWAR
Cody Bellinger4.0
Brandon Morrow1.6
Yu Darvish0.9
Logan Forsythe0.6
Tony Cingrani0.5
Edward Paredes0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2016)

Player2016 fWAR
Howie Kendrick1.1
Joe Blanton0.7
J.P. Howell0.2
Carlos Frías0.0
Carlos Ruiz0.0
Nick Tepesch0.0

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 2017; everyone else is shown as a 2017 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Kenley Jansen 2017 +3.6 +82.0 10.8 +71.2 $3.0M 2.88× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $11.0M AAV
Chris Taylor 2017 +4.5 +64.9 0.5 +64.4 $0.1M 1.79× –
Corey Seager 2017 +5.0 +60.5 0.6 +60.0 $0.1M 1.51× Free Agent · 2022–2031 · $32.5M AAV
Justin Turner 2017 +5.6 +64.4 13.0 +51.4 $2.3M 1.43× –
Clayton Kershaw 2017 +4.7 +81.6 35.6 +46.0 $7.6M 2.19× –
Alex Wood 2017 +2.8 +44.1 2.8 +41.3 $1.0M 1.96× –
Cody Bellinger 2017 +4.0 +38.3 0.5 +37.9 $0.1M 1.20× Free Agent · 2026–2030 · $32.5M AAV
Austin Barnes 2017 +3.7 +33.0 0.5 +32.4 $0.1M 1.12× –
Yasmani Grandal 2017 +3.9 +35.1 5.5 +29.6 $1.4M 1.12× –
Yasiel Puig 2017 +2.6 +33.0 8.2 +24.8 $3.2M 1.60× –
Kenta Maeda 2017 +1.7 +20.0 3.1 +16.9 $1.9M 1.49× –
Rich Hill 2017 +2.2 +26.6 12.7 +13.9 $5.7M 1.49× –
Brandon McCarthy 2017 +2.1 +25.3 11.5 +13.8 $5.4M 1.49× –
Brandon Morrow 2017 +1.6 +12.5 1.2 +11.2 $0.8M 0.98× –
Enrique Hernández 2017 +0.8 +5.3 0.6 +4.8 $0.7M 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $4.5M AAV
Ross Stripling 2017 +0.5 +4.9 0.5 +4.3 $1.2M 1.34× –
Yu Darvish↔ 2017 +0.9 +7.4 3.2 +4.2 $3.5M 1.02× Extension · 2023–2028 · $18.0M AAV
Andrew Toles 2017 +0.4 +2.7 0.5 +2.2 $1.3M 0.83× –
Tony Cingrani↔ 2017 +0.5 +2.7 0.9 +1.9 $1.7M 0.67× –
Josh Fields 2017 +0.3 +2.9 1.1 +1.8 $3.9M 1.34× –
Luis Avilán 2017 +0.6 +3.2 1.5 +1.7 $2.5M 0.67× –
Joc Pederson 2017 +0.2 +1.6 0.6 +1.1 $2.3M 0.83× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $18.5M AAV
Chase Utley 2017 +0.7 +3.0 2.0 +1.0 $3.0M 0.56× –
Edward Paredes 2017 +0.2 +1.2 0.2 +1.0 $0.7M 0.67× –
Julio Urías 2017 +0.1 +0.8 0.1 +0.8 $0.7M 1.02× –
Fabio Castillo 2017 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $0.8M 0.67× –
Pedro Báez 2017 +0.1 +0.7 0.6 +0.1 $4.4M 0.67× –
Adam Liberatore 2017 +0.1 +0.3 0.4 -0.1 $7.9M 0.67× –
Kyle Farmer 2017 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.58× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Tim Locastro 2017 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.83× –
Chris Hatcher↔ 2017 +0.1 +0.4 0.7 -0.3 $9.2M 0.67× –
Mike Freeman↔ 2017 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.6 – 0.58× –
Brock Stewart 2017 -0.0 -0.2 0.5 -0.7 – 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.3M AAV
Charlie Culberson 2017 -0.0 -0.1 0.6 -0.7 – 0.61× –
Tony Watson↔ 2017 +0.1 +1.2 1.9 -0.7 $17.2M 1.34× –
Alex Verdugo 2017 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.83× –
O'Koyea Dickson 2017 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.83× –
Walker Buehler 2017 -0.1 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Brett Eibner 2017 -0.1 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.83× –
Wilmer Font 2017 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Rob Segedin 2017 -0.1 -0.6 0.4 -1.1 – 0.56× –
Hyun Jin Ryu 2017 +0.7 +6.0 7.8 -1.8 $10.6M 1.02× –
Josh Ravin 2017 -0.3 -1.3 0.5 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Grant Dayton 2017 -0.3 -1.5 0.5 -2.1 – 0.67× –
Scott Van Slyke 2017 -0.3 -1.9 1.3 -3.2 – 0.83× –
Franklin Gutierrez 2017 -0.1 -0.7 2.6 -3.3 – 0.83× –
Trayce Thompson 2017 -0.5 -3.1 0.2 -3.3 – 0.83× –
Sergio Romo↔ 2017 -0.4 -1.9 1.6 -3.5 – 0.67× –
Logan Forsythe 2017 +0.6 +2.6 7.0 -4.4 $12.0M 0.56× –
Curtis Granderson↔ 2017 -0.2 -1.1 3.7 -4.8 – 0.83× –
Andre Ethier 2017 -0.0 -0.2 17.5 -17.7 – 0.83× –
Adrián González 2017 -0.5 -2.3 22.4 -24.6 – 0.56× –
Total—+51.5+648.8188.5+460.3—

Trades

Every graded 2017 deal involving the Dodgers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 15 total.

2017 · LAD / TEX
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$11.2M
Yu Darvish
TEX · Jon Daniels −$11.2M
Willie Calhoun, Brendon Davis, A. J. Alexy
LAD came out ahead by $11.2M
2017 · NYM / LAD
NYM · Sandy Alderson +$12.0M
Jacob Rhame
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$12.0M
Curtis Granderson
NYM came out ahead by $12.0M
2017 · TBR / LAD
TBR · Erik Neander +$4.8M
José De León
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$4.8M
Logan Forsythe
TBR came out ahead by $4.8M
2017 · LAD / ATL
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · John Hart −$0.8M
Micah Johnson
LAD came out ahead by $0.8M
2017 · LAD / SEA
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$1.6M
Drew Jackson, Aneurys Zabala
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$1.6M
Chase De Jong
LAD came out ahead by $1.6M
2017 · LAD / OAK
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$4.0M
cash / PTBNL
OAK · Billy Beane −$4.0M
Chris Hatcher
LAD came out ahead by $4.0M
2017 · LAD / ATL
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
Connor Joe
ATL · John Hart +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Even trade
2017 · PIT / LAD
PIT · Neal Huntington +$63.2M
Angel German, Oneil Cruz
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$63.2M
Tony Watson
PIT came out ahead by $63.2M
2017 · LAD / BAL
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$4.0M
Ryan Moseley
BAL · Dan Duquette −$4.0M
Vidal Nuño
LAD came out ahead by $4.0M
2017 · LAD / CLE
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
Carlos Frías
Even trade
2017 · LAD / BAL
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
BAL · Dan Duquette +$0.0M
Jason Wheeler
Even trade
2017 · TBR / LAD
TBR · Erik Neander +$2.4M
Sergio Romo
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$2.4M
cash / PTBNL
TBR came out ahead by $2.4M
2017 · LAD / CIN
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$8.0M
Tony Cingrani
CIN −$8.0M
Scott Van Slyke, Hendrik Clementina
LAD came out ahead by $8.0M
2017 · OAK / LAD
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.8M
Jordan Tarsovich
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$0.8M
Brett Eibner
OAK came out ahead by $0.8M
2017 · LAD / ATL
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$2.4M
Matt Kemp
ATL · John Hart −$2.4M
Scott Kazmir, Brandon McCarthy, Adrián González, Charlie Culberson
LAD came out ahead by $2.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2017 payroll
$188.3M
2018 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2017, 2017–2023. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2017; 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 (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Clayton Kershaw298.105$35.6MFREE AGENT
Adrián González3511.108$22.4MFREE AGENT
Andre Ethier3511.153$17.5MFREE AGENT
Justin Turner326.045$13.0MFREE AGENT
Rich Hill377.127$12.7MFREE AGENT
Brandon McCarthy3310.122$11.5MFREE AGENT
Kenley Jansen296.072$10.8MFREE AGENT
Curtis Granderson3614.077$3.7MFREE AGENT
Franklin Gutierrez349.011$2.6MFREE AGENT
Chase Utley3813.027$2.0MFREE AGENT
Sergio Romo348.097$1.6MFREE AGENT
Brandon Morrow328.142$1.2MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Yasiel Puig263.102$8.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hyun Jin Ryu304.000$7.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Logan Forsythe305.113$7.0MFREE AGENT
Yasmani Grandal284.115$5.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Yu Darvish305.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Alex Wood263.123$2.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Watson325.101$1.9MFREE AGENT
Luis Avilán273.146$1.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Van Slyke305.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Josh Fields313.092$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Cingrani273.088$854kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Hatcher323.146$663kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (28)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Kenta Maeda291.000$3.1MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Corey Seager231.032$575kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joc Pederson252.028$555kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Enrique Hernández252.054$555kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charlie Culberson282.056$550kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Báez292.059$550kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Ravin291.151$545kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ross Stripling270.115$540kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Toles250.087$540kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Grant Dayton290.074$540kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Barnes270.124$540kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brock Stewart250.037$538kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Taylor261.036$485kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cody Bellinger210.000$468kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Segedin281.038$447kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Liberatore302.086$441kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trayce Thompson261.063$172kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edward Paredes300.000$152kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Verdugo210.000$91kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
O'Koyea Dickson27–$91k
Wilmer Font270.055$88kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Eibner280.000$88kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Walker Buehler220.000$76kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Julio Urías200.099$71kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Farmer260.000$67kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Fabio Castillo28–$18k
Mike Freeman290.038$10kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Locastro240.000$9kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2017 acquisition stacked onto Dodgers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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