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2023100–62 (0.617)Made Playoffs
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President of baseball ops: Andrew Friedman · GM: Brandon Gomes

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2023, 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
$200M
Surplus $M
-6
Win %
0.617
TAB
+11.6
WAB
+14.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
49.0
Dead money %
27%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-2.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2023 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RWill Smith111
RAustin Barnes53
RAustin Wynns⇄5

1B

LFreddie Freeman161
LJason Heyward6
RMiguel Vargas5
LMichael Busch4
REnrique Hernández⇄3

2B

RMiguel Vargas78
RMookie Betts70
LKolten Wong⇄19
RAmed Rosario⇄12
REnrique Hernández⇄11
BYonny Hernández8
RChris Taylor3
RAustin Barnes1
LMichael Busch1
RMiguel Rojas1

3B

LMax Muncy124
RChris Taylor28
LMichael Busch13
REnrique Hernández⇄4
BYonny Hernández3
RMiguel Rojas1

SS

RMiguel Rojas121
RAmed Rosario⇄34
RChris Taylor31
REnrique Hernández⇄24
RMookie Betts16
RLuke Williams⇄4

LF

LDavid Peralta118
RChris Taylor57
LJames Outman17
RJonny DeLuca9
LJason Heyward7
REnrique Hernández⇄3
RJ.D. Martinez3
LMichael Busch1

CF

LJames Outman135
LJason Heyward23
RJonny DeLuca8
REnrique Hernández⇄7
RChris Taylor5
RJake Marisnick⇄4

RF

RMookie Betts107
LJason Heyward90
LDavid Peralta12
RJonny DeLuca7
LJames Outman6
REnrique Hernández⇄1

DH

RJ.D. Martinez110
RWill Smith14
LMax Muncy10
LMichael Busch8
RChris Taylor7
LJason Heyward6
LDavid Peralta6
LJames Outman3
RAmed Rosario⇄2
RJonny DeLuca2
RTrayce Thompson⇄2
LKolten Wong⇄1
RMiguel Vargas1
RMiguel Rojas1

Starters

RBobby Miller2.9 WAR
LClayton Kershaw2.4 WAR
RBrusdar Graterol1.4 WAR
LCaleb Ferguson1.3 WAR
LJulio Urias1.3 WAR
RDustin May1.3 WAR
RMichael Grove0.8 WAR
LAlex Vesia0.7 WAR
RShelby Miller0.5 WAR
REmmet Sheehan0.5 WAR
RRyan Pepiot0.4 WAR
RTony Gonsolin0.4 WAR
LVictor Gonzalez0.4 WAR
LRyan Yarbrough⇄0.2 WAR
RNoah Syndergaard⇄0.1 WAR
RLance Lynn⇄-0.1 WAR
RGavin Stone-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ REvan Phillips24 sv
RBrusdar Graterol19 h
RRyan Brasier⇄11 h
LAlex Vesia10 h
RYency Almonte10 h
LVictor Gonzalez4 h
RShelby Miller3 h
RPhil Bickford⇄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 2022)

PlayerfWAR
Bobby Miller2.9
J.D. Martinez2.3
Jason Heyward2.2
Ryan Brasier1.1
Miguel Rojas0.6
Shelby Miller0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 2022)

Player2022 fWAR
Trea Turner6.3
Tyler Anderson4.0
Justin Turner2.3
Cody Bellinger1.5
Chris Martin1.2
Andrew Heaney1.1

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 2023; everyone else is shown as a 2023 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Freddie Freeman 2022–2023 +14.5 +158.5 54.0 +104.5 $3.7M 1.37× Free Agent · 2022–2027 · $27.0M AAV
Mookie Betts 2023 +7.6 +124.5 25.4 +99.1 $3.3M 2.05× Extension · 2024–2032 · $30.4M AAV
James Outman 2023 +3.9 +55.8 0.7 +55.1 $0.2M 1.79× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Bobby Miller 2023 +2.9 +45.7 0.5 +45.2 $0.2M 1.96× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Will Smith 2023 +3.8 +34.0 5.2 +28.8 $1.4M 1.12× Arb extension · 2024–2033 · $14.0M AAV
Jason Heyward 2023 +2.2 +21.6 0.7 +20.9 $0.3M 1.22× –
Brusdar Graterol 2023 +1.4 +15.4 1.2 +14.2 $0.9M 1.34× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.8M AAV
Caleb Ferguson 2023 +1.3 +14.3 1.1 +13.2 $0.8M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $4.5M AAV
Evan Phillips 2023 +1.2 +13.4 1.3 +12.1 $1.0M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $6.5M AAV
Clayton Kershaw 2023 +2.4 +29.1 20.0 +9.1 $8.2M 1.49× –
J.D. Martinez 2023 +2.3 +19.0 10.0 +9.0 $4.3M 1.01× –
Dustin May 2023 +1.3 +10.3 1.7 +8.6 $1.3M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $12.5M AAV
Michael Grove 2023 +0.8 +6.7 0.7 +6.0 $0.9M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Ryan Brasier↔ 2023 +1.1 +5.9 1.3 +4.6 $1.2M 0.67× –
Emmet Sheehan 2023 +0.5 +4.2 0.3 +3.9 $0.6M 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Max Muncy 2023 +2.5 +16.9 13.5 +3.4 $5.4M 0.85× –
Alex Vesia 2023 +0.7 +3.9 0.8 +3.1 $1.0M 0.67× –
Ryan Pepiot 2023 +0.4 +2.4 0.6 +1.8 $1.4M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.0M AAV
Victor González 2023 +0.4 +2.1 0.4 +1.6 $1.1M 0.67× –
Jonny DeLuca 2023 +0.3 +1.7 0.3 +1.4 $1.3M 0.83× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Shelby Miller 2023 +0.5 +2.9 1.5 +1.4 $2.8M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $1.2M AAV
Joe Kelly↔ 2023 +0.3 +3.6 2.4 +1.3 $6.9M 1.34× –
Gus Varland↔ 2023 +0.2 +1.1 0.1 +1.0 $0.5M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Nick Robertson↔ 2023 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $0.4M 0.67× –
Justin Bruihl↔ 2023 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $1.0M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Phil Bickford↔ 2023 +0.2 +1.1 0.4 +0.6 $2.2M 0.67× –
Adam Kolarek↔ 2023 +0.1 +0.5 0.0 +0.5 $0.1M 0.67× –
Tayler Scott↔ 2023 +0.1 +0.5 0.0 +0.5 $0.3M 0.67× –
Austin Wynns↔ 2023 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $0.5M 0.52× –
Kyle Hurt 2023 +0.1 +0.3 0.0 +0.3 $0.1M 0.67× –
Tony Gonsolin 2023 +0.4 +3.5 3.2 +0.3 $7.5M 1.02× –
Tyson Miller↔ 2023 +0.1 +0.4 0.0 +0.3 $0.3M 0.67× –
Jake Marisnick↔ 2023 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $3.2M 0.83× –
Bryan Hudson 2023 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Trayce Thompson↔ 2023 +0.1 +0.5 0.7 -0.2 $8.2M 0.69× –
Ryan Yarbrough↔ 2023 +0.2 +1.0 1.3 -0.3 $6.9M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.5M AAV
Tyler Cyr 2023 +0.0 +0.2 0.5 -0.3 $13.5M 0.67× –
Jake Reed 2023 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Wander Suero 2023 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Andre Jackson↔ 2023 -0.1 -0.4 0.3 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Yency Almonte 2023 +0.1 +0.8 1.5 -0.7 $10.2M 0.67× –
Luke Williams↔ 2023 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.61× –
Miguel Vargas 2023 -0.0 -0.1 0.7 -0.8 – 0.56× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Amed Rosario↔ 2023 +0.3 +1.7 2.6 -0.9 $7.6M 0.61× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.5M AAV
Dylan Covey↔ 2023 -0.2 -0.8 0.0 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Yonny Hernández 2023 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.56× –
Miguel Rojas 2023 +0.6 +2.8 4.2 -1.5 $7.5M 0.61× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $5.5M AAV
Kolten Wong↔ 2023 +0.2 +0.7 2.3 -1.6 $14.4M 0.56× –
Michael Busch 2023 -0.6 -2.6 0.2 -2.8 – 0.58× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Enrique Hernández↔ 2023 +0.2 +0.8 3.9 -3.0 $22.5M 0.61× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $4.5M AAV
Gavin Stone 2023 -0.4 -3.4 0.1 -3.5 – 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Julio Urías 2023 +1.3 +10.8 14.2 -3.5 $10.7M 1.02× –
Daniel Hudson 2023 +0.1 +0.3 6.5 -6.2 $128.2M 0.67× –
Austin Barnes 2023 -0.7 -2.9 3.5 -6.4 – 0.52× –
Chris Taylor 2023 +1.2 +8.3 15.0 -6.7 $12.1M 0.83× –
Lance Lynn↔ 2023 -0.1 -1.1 6.4 -7.4 – 1.02× –
Noah Syndergaard↔ 2023 +0.1 +0.9 8.7 -7.7 $76.0M 1.02× –
David Peralta 2023 -0.3 -2.0 6.5 -8.5 – 0.83× –
Total—+55.4+614.8227.2+387.4—

Trades

Every graded 2023 deal involving the Dodgers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 19 total.

2023 · LAD / NYY Dec 11, 2023
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$4.8M
Trey Sweeney
NYY · Brian Cashman −$4.8M
Jorbit Vivas, Victor González
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · BOS / LAD Jul 25, 2023
BOS · Chaim Bloom +$12.8M
Nick Robertson, Justin Hagenman
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$12.8M
Enrique Hernández
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · COL / LAD Aug 1, 2023
COL · Bill Schmidt +$0.0M
Justin Bruihl
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · LAD / BOS Jun 22, 2023
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
BOS · Chaim Bloom −$0.8M
Tayler Scott
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · KCR / LAD Aug 1, 2023
KCR · J.J. Picollo +$0.0M
Devin Mann, Derlin Figueroa
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
Ryan Yarbrough
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · LAD / SEA Jul 4, 2023
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
Pat Valaika
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · LAD / MIA Jan 11, 2023
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$7.2M
Miguel Rojas
MIA · Kim Ng −$7.2M
Jacob Amaya
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · TEX / LAD Jun 1, 2023
TEX · Chris Young +$0.0M
Luis Valdez
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
Ricky Vanasco
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · LAD / CLE Aug 4, 2023
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$1.6M
Kole Calhoun
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · LAD / DET May 26, 2023
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
DET · Scott Harris +$0.0M
Lael Lockhart
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · LAD / DET Aug 1, 2023
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
DET · Scott Harris +$0.0M
Eddys Leonard
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · LAD / CHW Mar 30, 2023
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.0M
Horacio Andujar
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · LAD / MIL Jul 12, 2023
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.8M
Tyson Miller
MIL · Matt Arnold −$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · NYM / LAD Aug 1, 2023
NYM · Billy Eppler +$0.8M
Phil Bickford, Adam Kolarek
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · LAD / CHW Aug 4, 2023
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.0M
Aldrin Batista, Maximo Martinez
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · PIT / LAD Jun 25, 2023
PIT · Ben Cherington +$3.2M
Andre Jackson
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$3.2M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · CHW / LAD Jul 28, 2023
CHW · Kenny Williams +$12.8M
Trayce Thompson, Nick Nastrini, Jordan Leasure
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$12.8M
Lance Lynn, Joe Kelly
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · LAD / CLE Jul 26, 2023
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$11.2M
Amed Rosario
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$11.2M
Noah Syndergaard
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · TBR / LAD Dec 16, 2023
TBR · Erik Neander +$46.4M
Jonny DeLuca, Ryan Pepiot
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$46.4M
Tyler Glasnow, Manuel Margot
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2023 payroll
$200.4M
2024 guaranteed
$51.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 2023, 2023–2029. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2023; 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 (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Freddie Freeman3312.033$27.0M$25.1M$22.7M$22.9M$23.1MFREE AGENT
Mookie Betts308.070$25.4M$26.2M$26.2M$25.2M$29.7M$29.7M$29.7M
Clayton Kershaw3514.105$20.0MFREE AGENT
Chris Taylor327.037$15.0MFREE AGENT
Max Muncy328.000$13.5MFREE AGENT
J.D. Martinez3511.036$10.0MFREE AGENT
Noah Syndergaard308.000$8.7MFREE AGENT
Daniel Hudson3612.106$6.5MFREE AGENT
David Peralta358.120$6.5MFREE AGENT
Lance Lynn3611.119$6.4MFREE AGENT
Will Smith289.155$5.2MFREE AGENT
Miguel Rojas348.043$4.2MFREE AGENT
Enrique Hernández318.054$3.9MFREE AGENT
Austin Barnes336.098$3.5MFREE AGENT
Joe Kelly3510.029$2.4MFREE AGENT
Kolten Wong329.045$2.3MFREE AGENT
Shelby Miller327.016$1.5MFREE AGENT
Jason Heyward3313.000$720kFREE AGENT
Jake Marisnick328.083$75kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Julio Urías265.117$14.2MFREE AGENT
Amed Rosario275.062$2.6MFREE AGENT
Dustin May253.059$1.7MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yency Almonte293.143$1.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Brasier355.109$1.3MFREE AGENT
Ryan Yarbrough314.117$1.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Caleb Ferguson264.088$1.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Trayce Thompson323.010$725kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wander Suero313.110$93kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dylan Covey313.002$17kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Kolarek343.166$6kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (28)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Tony Gonsolin292.152$3.2MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Evan Phillips282.136$1.3MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brusdar Graterol242.167$1.2MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Vesia272.103$750kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Grove260.031$722kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1FREE AGENT
Miguel Vargas230.041$722kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
James Outman260.006$722kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Pepiot250.022$598kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Cyr300.034$523kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Miller240.000$507kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Bickford271.134$437kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Victor González272.103$430kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonny DeLuca240.000$321kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Emmet Sheehan230.000$306kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andre Jackson270.039$266kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Busch250.000$174kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yonny Hernández250.109$128kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Bruihl260.146$126kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gavin Stone240.000$97kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gus Varland260.000$93kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Williams261.095$80kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Robertson240.000$72kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Hudson260.000$66kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Wynns322.090$57kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tayler Scott310.125$31kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyson Miller271.006$20kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Reed300.140$4kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Hurt250.000$4kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2023 acquisition stacked onto Dodgers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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