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Marlins MIA

200079–82 (0.491)
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GM: Dave Dombrowski

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2000, 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
$21M
Surplus $M
+12
Win %
0.491
TAB
+5.0
WAB
+9.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
27.7
Dead money %
24%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-3.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2000 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Redmond85
LPaul Bako⇄56
RRamon Castro50
LSandy Martínez9

1B

RDerrek Lee147
RKevin Millar34
LNate Rolison4
LMark Kotsay2

2B

BLuis Castillo136
BChris Clapinski14
RDave Berg11
RPablo Ozuna7
LAndy Fox⇄2

3B

RMike Lowell136
LAndy Fox⇄32
RDave Berg13
RKevin Millar13
BChris Clapinski3

SS

RÁlex González104
RDave Berg49
LAndy Fox⇄33
RMendy López4
BChris Clapinski1

LF

LCliff Floyd108
LHenry Rodriguez⇄34
RMark Smith29
RKevin Millar17
LAndy Fox⇄10
BChris Clapinski3

CF

RPreston Wilson158
LMark Kotsay9

RF

LMark Kotsay139
RMark Smith25
LAndy Fox⇄9
LHenry Rodriguez⇄2
RKevin Millar1

DH

RKevin Millar6
LCliff Floyd1
RMark Smith1

Starters

RChuck Smith3.2 WAR
RRyan Dempster2.8 WAR
RA.J. Burnett1.4 WAR
LJesus Sanchez1.0 WAR
RBrad Penny0.9 WAR
RAlex Fernandez0.6 WAR
RJason Grilli0.2 WAR
RReid Cornelius0.1 WAR
RVladimir Nunez-0.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ RAntonio Alfonseca45 sv
RBraden Looper18 h
LArmando Almanza13 h
RDan Miceli11 h
RRicky Bones6 h
LVic Darensbourg3 h
RJoe Strong2 h
RManny Aybar⇄1 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 1999)

PlayerfWAR
Chuck Smith3.2
Ricky Bones0.9
Brad Penny0.9
Dan Miceli0.8
Jason Grilli0.2
Pablo Ozuna0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 1999)

Player1999 fWAR
Livan Hernandez2.2
Bruce Aven1.9
Kevin Orie1.3
Dennis Springer1.3
Jorge Fabregas0.4
Matt Mantei0.3

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Marlins. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 2000; everyone else is shown as a 2000 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Ryan Dempster 2000 +2.8 +44.3 0.3 +44.0 $0.1M 1.96× –
Luis Castillo 2000 +3.8 +36.2 0.4 +35.8 $0.1M 1.20× –
Mark Kotsay 2000 +2.5 +24.0 0.3 +23.7 $0.1M 1.22× –
Mike Lowell 2000 +2.6 +23.6 0.3 +23.3 $0.1M 1.12× –
Cliff Floyd 2000 +2.4 +23.7 4.5 +19.2 $1.8M 1.22× –
Preston Wilson 2000 +1.9 +18.6 0.3 +18.3 $0.1M 1.22× –
Kevin Millar 2000 +1.9 +12.2 0.3 +11.9 $0.1M 0.81× –
A.J. Burnett 2000 +1.4 +11.8 0.2 +11.6 $0.1M 1.02× –
Derrek Lee 2000 +1.8 +11.6 0.2 +11.4 $0.1M 0.81× –
Jesus Sanchez 2000 +1.0 +8.2 0.3 +8.0 $0.3M 1.02× –
Brad Penny 2000 +0.9 +7.6 0.2 +7.4 $0.2M 1.02× –
Antonio Alfonseca 2000 +0.7 +7.5 0.4 +7.2 $0.5M 1.34× –
Dan Miceli 2000 +0.8 +4.0 1.5 +2.5 $2.0M 0.67× –
Vic Darensbourg 2000 +0.5 +2.6 0.2 +2.4 $0.5M 0.67× –
Chris Clapinski 2000 +0.3 +1.5 0.2 +1.3 $0.6M 0.56× –
Mike Redmond 2000 +0.3 +1.4 0.2 +1.1 $0.7M 0.52× –
Dave Berg 2000 +0.2 +1.2 0.3 +0.9 $1.3M 0.61× –
Braden Looper 2000 +0.1 +1.0 0.3 +0.8 $2.6M 1.34× –
Manny Aybar↔ 2000 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Vladimir Nunez 2000 -0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.3 – 1.02× –
Sandy Martinez 2000 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 – 0.52× –
Armando Almanza 2000 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Paul Bako↔ 2000 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 – 0.52× –
Andy Fox↔ 2000 -0.1 -0.3 0.5 -0.9 – 0.61× –
Ron Mahay↔ 2000 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Danny Bautista↔ 2000 -0.2 -1.2 0.2 -1.4 – 0.83× –
Henry Rodriguez↔ 2000 +0.0 +0.1 1.5 -1.4 $77.1M 0.83× –
Alex Fernandez 2000 +0.6 +5.2 7.0 -1.8 $11.1M 1.02× –
Brant Brown↔ 2000 -0.5 -3.1 0.1 -3.2 – 0.83× –
Álex González 2000 -2.0 -9.7 0.3 -9.9 – 0.61× –
Chuck Smith 2000 +3.2 +49.4 – – – 1.96× –
Jason Grilli 2000 +0.2 +1.4 – – – 1.02× –
Joe Strong 2000 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Mark Smith 2000 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.83× –
Mendy López 2000 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.61× –
Nate Rolison 2000 -0.3 -1.2 – – – 0.56× –
Pablo Ozuna 2000 +0.2 +0.7 – – – 0.56× –
Ramon Castro 2000 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.52× –
Reid Cornelius 2000 +0.1 +1.0 – – – 1.02× –
Ricky Bones 2000 +0.9 +5.0 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+27.5+285.021.3+208.9—

Trades

Every graded 2000 deal involving the Marlins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

2000 · CIN / MIA
CIN · Jim Bowden +$0.8M
Jorge Cordova
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$0.8M
Manny Aybar
CIN came out ahead by $0.8M
2000 · BOS / MIA
BOS · Dan Duquette +$0.0M
Nelson Lara
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Aaron Holbert
Even trade
2000 · MIA / TEX
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$31.2M
Chuck Smith
TEX · Douglas Melvin −$31.2M
Brant Brown
MIA came out ahead by $31.2M
2000 · ARI / MIA
ARI · Joe Garagiola +$8.8M
Danny Bautista
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$8.8M
Andy Fox
ARI came out ahead by $8.8M
2000 · CLE / MIA
CLE · John Hart +$0.0M
Victor Rodriguez
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Steve Falteisek
Even trade
2000 · CHC / MIA
CHC · Ed Lynch +$12.0M
Ross Gload, Dave Noyce
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$12.0M
Henry Rodríguez
CHC came out ahead by $12.0M
2000 · MIA / CHW
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$2.4M
Jeff Abbott
CHW · Ron Schueler −$2.4M
Julio Ramírez
MIA came out ahead by $2.4M
2000 · MIA / CHW
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Mark Roberts
CHW · Ron Schueler +$0.0M
Amaury García
Even trade

Current & Historical Payroll

2000 payroll
$21.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 2000, 2000–2006. 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 (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Alex Fernandez3010.000$7.0MFREE AGENT
Cliff Floyd277.000$4.5M$5.5M$3.7MFREE AGENT
Dan Miceli297.000$1.5M$1.1MFREE AGENT
Henry Rodriguez328.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Danny Bautista287.000$168kFREE AGENT
Ricky Bones319.000—$800kFREE AGENT
Mark Smith306.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Andy Fox294.000$518kARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Castillo244.000$390kARB 3FREE AGENT
Antonio Alfonseca283.000$380kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Kotsay243.000$324kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sandy Martinez295.000$318kFREE AGENT
Derrek Lee243.000$225kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ron Mahay295.000$170kFREE AGENT
Brant Brown294.000$136kARB 3FREE AGENT
Manny Aybar283.000$105kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reid Cornelius305.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (23)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Dave Berg292.000$295kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Álex González232.000$295kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Preston Wilson252.000$287kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Dempster232.000$268kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesus Sanchez252.000$265kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Millar282.000$265kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vladimir Nunez252.000$264kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Lowell262.000$255kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Braden Looper252.000$255kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Redmond292.000$245kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vic Darensbourg292.000$240kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
A.J. Burnett231.000$204kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Armando Almanza271.000$203kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Clapinski281.000$201kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Penny220.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Bako282.000$190kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mendy López262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon Castro241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pablo Ozuna250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate Rolison23–—
Jason Grilli230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chuck Smith300.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Strong37–—

Graphs

How each 2000 acquisition stacked onto Marlins's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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