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Marlins MIA

200176–86 (0.469)
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GM: Dave Dombrowski

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2001, 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
$28M
Surplus $M
+27
Win %
0.469
TAB
+10.0
WAB
+4.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
34.5
Dead money %
33%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-3.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2001 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RCharles Johnson125
RMike Redmond47
RRamon Castro3

1B

RDerrek Lee156
RKevin Millar15
LRyan McGuire4
LJohn Mabry⇄3

2B

BLuis Castillo133
RDave Berg34
LAndy Fox2

3B

RMike Lowell144
RDave Berg16
RKevin Millar10
LAndy Fox9
RMike Gulan1

SS

RÁlex González142
RDave Berg19
LAndy Fox12

LF

LCliff Floyd142
RKevin Millar27
RLyle Mouton6
LJohn Mabry⇄3
RChad Mottola2
LAndy Fox1
REric Owens1
RJeff Abbott1
RRyan Thompson1

CF

RPreston Wilson121
REric Owens37
RJeff Abbott9
RRyan Thompson4
LJohn Mabry⇄2
RChad Mottola1
LAndy Fox1

RF

REric Owens72
RKevin Millar66
LJohn Mabry⇄36
RRyan Thompson12
LRyan McGuire9
RJeff Abbott8
RLyle Mouton5
RChad Mottola4

DH

RKevin Millar6
LCliff Floyd3

Starters

RBrad Penny4.7 WAR
RMatt Clement1.6 WAR
RRyan Dempster1.5 WAR
RA.J. Burnett1.1 WAR
RChuck Smith1.1 WAR
RVladimir Nunez0.6 WAR
RKevin Olsen0.6 WAR
LJesus Sanchez0.5 WAR
RJosh Beckett0.4 WAR
RGary Knotts0.1 WAR
RJason Grilli-0.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ RAntonio Alfonseca28 sv
RBraden Looper16 h
LArmando Almanza12 h
LVic Darensbourg11 h
RRicky Bones5 h
RVladimir Nunez4 h
RJuan Acevedo⇄4 h
RDan Miceli⇄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 2000)

PlayerfWAR
Charles Johnson3.1
Matt Clement1.6
Kevin Olsen0.6
Josh Beckett0.4
Juan Acevedo0.1
Gary Knotts0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 2000)

Player2000 fWAR
Mark Kotsay2.5
Alex Fernandez0.6
Chris Clapinski0.3
Pablo Ozuna0.2
Reid Cornelius0.1
Henry Rodriguez0.0

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 2001; everyone else is shown as a 2001 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Cliff Floyd 2001 +6.5 +106.1 5.5 +100.6 $0.8M 2.05× –
Brad Penny 2001 +4.7 +81.8 0.3 +81.5 $0.1M 2.19× –
Kevin Millar 2001 +3.4 +43.7 0.7 +43.0 $0.2M 1.60× –
Preston Wilson 2001 +3.1 +39.4 1.0 +38.4 $0.3M 1.60× –
Mike Lowell 2001 +3.3 +29.3 0.5 +28.8 $0.2M 1.12× –
Charles Johnson 2001 +3.1 +25.0 5.0 +20.0 $1.6M 1.00× –
Matt Clement 2001 +1.6 +18.6 0.9 +17.7 $0.6M 1.49× –
Ryan Dempster 2001 +1.5 +12.2 0.4 +11.8 $0.3M 1.02× –
Derrek Lee 2001 +1.9 +12.1 0.4 +11.7 $0.2M 0.81× –
A.J. Burnett 2001 +1.1 +9.3 0.2 +9.1 $0.2M 1.02× –
Chuck Smith 2001 +1.1 +9.0 0.2 +8.7 $0.2M 1.02× –
Mike Redmond 2001 +1.2 +5.0 0.3 +4.7 $0.2M 0.52× –
Luis Castillo 2001 +1.2 +5.3 2.2 +3.1 $1.9M 0.56× –
Vladimir Nunez 2001 +0.6 +3.4 0.3 +3.1 $0.4M 0.67× –
Antonio Alfonseca 2001 +0.5 +5.2 2.5 +2.7 $5.1M 1.34× –
Vic Darensbourg 2001 +0.6 +3.1 0.6 +2.5 $1.1M 0.67× –
Álex González 2001 +0.4 +2.0 0.3 +1.7 $0.7M 0.61× –
Jeff Abbott 2001 +0.1 +0.8 0.3 +0.5 $2.4M 0.83× –
Andy Fox 2001 +0.2 +1.0 0.8 +0.3 $3.6M 0.61× –
Jason Grilli 2001 -0.0 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 – 1.02× –
Ramon Castro 2001 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 – 0.52× –
Dave Berg 2001 -0.1 -0.5 0.6 -1.0 – 0.56× –
Dan Miceli↔ 2001 -0.0 -0.0 1.1 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Ricky Bones 2001 -0.2 -1.3 0.8 -2.1 – 0.67× –
Armando Almanza 2001 -0.4 -2.2 0.2 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Lyle Mouton 2001 -0.6 -3.7 0.3 -4.0 – 0.83× –
Eric Owens 2001 -0.7 -4.4 1.2 -5.6 – 0.83× –
Braden Looper 2001 +0.0 +0.4 0.4 -0.0 $10.9M 1.34× –
Benito Baez 2001 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Blaine Neal 2001 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Chad Mottola 2001 -0.1 -0.9 – – – 0.83× –
Gary Knotts 2001 +0.1 +1.1 – – – 1.02× –
Jesus Sanchez 2001 +0.5 +4.1 – – – 1.02× –
Joe Strong 2001 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
John Mabry↔ 2001 -0.6 -4.3 – – – 0.83× –
Johnny Ruffin 2001 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Josh Beckett 2001 +0.4 +3.5 – – – 1.02× –
Juan Acevedo↔ 2001 +0.1 +1.6 – – – 1.34× –
Kevin Olsen 2001 +0.6 +4.5 – – – 1.02× –
Mike Gulan 2001 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.58× –
Ryan McGuire 2001 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.83× –
Ryan Thompson 2001 -0.2 -1.5 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+34.6+406.427.4+372.5—

Trades

Every graded 2001 deal involving the Marlins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

2001 · SDP / MIA
SDP · Kevin Towers +$134.4M
César Crespo, Mark Kotsay
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$134.4M
Matt Clement, Eric Owens, Omar Ortiz
SDP came out ahead by $134.4M
2001 · MIA / CHC
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$6.4M
Nate Teut
CHC · Andy MacPhail −$6.4M
Jesús Sánchez
MIA came out ahead by $6.4M
2001 · MIA / COL
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Juan Acevedo
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$0.0M
Joe Espada
Even trade
2001 · MIA / CHC
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$0.8M
Oswaldo Mairena
CHC · Andy MacPhail −$0.8M
Manny Aybar
MIA came out ahead by $0.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2001 payroll
$27.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 2001, 2001–2007. 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 (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Cliff Floyd288.000$5.5M$3.7MFREE AGENT
Charles Johnson297.000$5.0M$5.0MFREE AGENT
Eric Owens306.000$1.2M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Dan Miceli308.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Ricky Bones3210.000$800kFREE AGENT
Lyle Mouton326.000$350kFREE AGENT
Juan Acevedo316.000—FREE AGENT
John Mabry307.000—FREE AGENT
Johnny Ruffin298.000—FREE AGENT
Ryan Thompson339.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (18)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Antonio Alfonseca294.000$2.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Castillo255.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Preston Wilson263.000$1.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Clement263.000$900kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Fox305.000$775kFREE AGENT
Kevin Millar293.000$700kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vic Darensbourg303.000$625kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Berg303.000$588kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Lowell273.000$500kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Dempster243.000$400kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Braden Looper263.000$400kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Derrek Lee254.000$375kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Abbott284.000$300kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Redmond303.000$300kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Álex González243.000$295kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vladimir Nunez263.000$264kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan McGuire294.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesus Sanchez263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Brad Penny231.000$260kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
A.J. Burnett242.000$250kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chuck Smith311.000$240kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Armando Almanza282.000$225kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon Castro252.000$214kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Grilli241.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Gulan30–—
Chad Mottola29–—
Gary Knotts240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Beckett210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Strong38–—
Blaine Neal230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Benito Baez24–—
Kevin Olsen240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2001 acquisition stacked onto Marlins's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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