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GM: Dave Dombrowski

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2002, 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
$43M
Surplus $M
+13
Win %
0.488
TAB
+2.6
WAB
+2.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
31.6
Dead money %
31%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-4.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2002 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RCharles Johnson82
RMike Redmond80
RRamon Castro37

1B

RDerrek Lee162
RMike Mordecai⇄2
RKevin Millar2
RMike Redmond2
BBrian Banks1

2B

BLuis Castillo144
RHomer Bush⇄34
RPablo Ozuna10
LAndy Fox7
LMarty Malloy3

3B

RMike Lowell159
RMike Mordecai⇄20
LAndy Fox4
LMarty Malloy2
RKevin Millar2
BBrian Banks1

SS

LAndy Fox112
RÁlex González42
RMike Mordecai⇄16
RHomer Bush⇄4

LF

RKevin Millar89
REric Owens75
BTim Raines Sr.14
BBrian Banks3
BAbraham M. Nunez2

CF

RPreston Wilson138
RJuan Encarnacion⇄30
REric Owens22
BAbraham M. Nunez12
RPablo Ozuna1

RF

RJuan Encarnacion⇄39
REric Owens39
RKevin Millar22
BBrian Banks5
LAndy Fox1
BAbraham M. Nunez1

DH

RKevin Millar6
RRamon Castro1
BTim Raines Sr.1

Starters

RA.J. Burnett4.8 WAR
RJosh Beckett1.6 WAR
RCarl Pavano⇄1.1 WAR
RBrad Penny1.0 WAR
RRyan Dempster⇄0.9 WAR
RJulian Tavarez0.9 WAR
LMichael Tejera0.8 WAR
RKevin Olsen0.3 WAR
LNate Teut0.1 WAR
RJustin Wayne-0.0 WAR
RHansel Izquierdo-0.3 WAR
LNate Robertson-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RVladimir Nunez20 sv
RBraden Looper15 h
LArmando Almanza12 h
LGraeme Lloyd⇄11 h
RGary Knotts5 h
LVic Darensbourg3 h
LOswaldo Mairena3 h
RBlaine Neal2 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 2001)

PlayerfWAR
Carl Pavano1.1
Julian Tavarez0.9
Michael Tejera0.8
Mike Mordecai0.6
Juan Encarnacion0.5
Graeme Lloyd0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2001)

Player2001 fWAR
Matt Clement1.6
Chuck Smith1.1
Jesus Sanchez0.5
Antonio Alfonseca0.5
Juan Acevedo0.1
Jeff Abbott0.1

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 2002; everyone else is shown as a 2002 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
A.J. Burnett 2002 +4.8 +84.2 0.4 +83.8 $0.1M 2.19× –
Cliff Floyd↔ 2002 +3.1 +39.8 3.7 +36.0 $1.2M 1.60× –
Derrek Lee 2002 +3.5 +29.8 2.7 +27.1 $0.8M 1.07× –
Mike Lowell 2002 +2.7 +24.1 2.3 +21.8 $0.9M 1.12× –
Josh Beckett 2002 +1.6 +18.7 2.2 +16.6 $1.4M 1.49× –
Preston Wilson 2002 +1.9 +18.2 3.5 +14.7 $1.9M 1.22× –
Luis Castillo 2002 +2.5 +16.3 3.3 +12.9 $1.3M 0.82× –
Mike Redmond 2002 +2.0 +12.3 0.7 +11.7 $0.3M 0.76× –
Vladimir Nunez 2002 +1.0 +10.2 0.4 +9.8 $0.4M 1.34× –
Kevin Millar 2002 +1.4 +9.4 0.9 +8.5 $0.6M 0.83× –
Brad Penny 2002 +1.0 +8.3 0.4 +8.0 $0.4M 1.02× –
Eric Owens 2002 +1.2 +8.1 2.2 +5.9 $1.8M 0.83× –
Ryan Dempster↔ 2002 +0.9 +7.0 1.3 +5.8 $1.5M 1.02× –
Carl Pavano↔ 2002 +1.1 +5.6 0.8 +4.9 $0.7M 0.67× –
Braden Looper 2002 +0.5 +5.0 0.8 +4.2 $1.7M 1.34× –
Julian Tavarez 2002 +0.9 +7.1 3.1 +4.0 $3.6M 1.02× –
Michael Tejera 2002 +0.8 +4.1 0.2 +3.9 $0.3M 0.67× –
Andy Fox 2002 +0.9 +4.3 0.7 +3.6 $0.8M 0.61× –
Juan Encarnacion↔ 2002 +0.5 +3.6 0.7 +2.9 $1.3M 0.83× –
Mike Mordecai↔ 2002 +0.6 +2.6 0.2 +2.4 $0.4M 0.58× –
Ramon Castro 2002 +0.5 +2.1 0.2 +1.8 $0.4M 0.52× –
Kevin Olsen 2002 +0.3 +1.8 0.2 +1.6 $0.6M 0.67× –
Graeme Lloyd↔ 2002 +0.2 +2.6 1.1 +1.5 $4.6M 1.34× –
Álex González 2002 +0.5 +2.3 1.7 +0.6 $3.6M 0.61× –
Pablo Ozuna 2002 +0.1 +0.4 0.2 +0.2 $2.5M 0.56× –
Armando Almanza 2002 +0.0 +0.2 0.3 -0.1 $9.4M 0.67× –
Marty Malloy 2002 -0.4 -1.8 0.2 -2.0 – 0.56× –
Tim Raines Sr. 2002 -0.3 -2.3 0.3 -2.6 – 0.83× –
Charles Johnson 2002 +0.4 +1.8 5.0 -3.2 $11.6M 0.52× –
Gary Knotts 2002 -0.6 -3.3 0.2 -3.5 – 0.67× –
Homer Bush↔ 2002 -0.4 -2.0 2.1 -4.1 – 0.56× –
Vic Darensbourg 2002 -0.7 -3.7 0.8 -4.5 – 0.67× –
Abraham M. Nunez 2002 -0.3 -2.0 – – – 0.83× –
Blaine Neal 2002 +0.5 +2.4 – – – 0.67× –
Brian Banks 2002 +0.2 +1.6 – – – 0.83× –
Hansel Izquierdo 2002 -0.3 -1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Justin Wayne 2002 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 1.02× –
Nate Robertson 2002 -0.4 -1.9 – – – 0.67× –
Nate Teut 2002 +0.1 +1.2 – – – 1.02× –
Oswaldo Mairena 2002 -0.3 -1.7 – – – 0.67× –
Toby Borland 2002 -0.3 -1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+31.7+313.442.8+274.2—

Trades

Every graded 2002 deal involving the Marlins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2002 · MIA / COL
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$145.6M
Juan Pierre, Mike Hampton
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$145.6M
Charles Johnson, Preston Wilson, Vic Darensbourg, Pablo Ozuna
MIA came out ahead by $145.6M
2002 · MIA / ATL
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$48.8M
Tim Spooneybarger, Ryan Baker
ATL · John Schuerholz −$48.8M
Mike Hampton
MIA came out ahead by $48.8M
2002 · MIA / WSN
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$144.0M
Graeme Lloyd, Mike Mordecai, Carl Pavano, Justin Wayne, Don Levinski
WSN · Larry Beinfest −$144.0M
Cliff Floyd, Wilton Guerrero, Claudio Vargas
MIA came out ahead by $144.0M
2002 · MIA / CHC
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$80.0M
Julián Tavárez, Jose Cueto, Ryan Jorgensen, Dontrelle Willis
CHC · Andy MacPhail −$80.0M
Antonio Alfonseca, Matt Clement
MIA came out ahead by $80.0M
2002 · CIN / MIA
CIN · Jim Bowden +$4.8M
Ryan Dempster
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$4.8M
Juan Encarnación, Wilton Guerrero, Ryan Snare
CIN came out ahead by $4.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2002 payroll
$42.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 2002, 2002–2008. 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 (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Charles Johnson308.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Cliff Floyd299.000$3.7MFREE AGENT
Luis Castillo266.000$3.3M$4.8M$4.7M$5.2MFREE AGENT
Julian Tavarez299.000$3.1MFREE AGENT
Eric Owens317.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Graeme Lloyd359.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Andy Fox316.000$700k$800kFREE AGENT
Tim Raines Sr.4223.000$350kFREE AGENT
Mike Mordecai348.000$204k$500k$425kFREE AGENT
Brian Banks316.000—$300kFREE AGENT
Toby Borland338.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (18)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Preston Wilson274.000$3.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Derrek Lee265.000$2.7MFREE AGENT
Mike Lowell284.000$2.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Homer Bush295.000$2.1MFREE AGENT
Álex González254.000$1.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Dempster254.000$1.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Millar304.000$900kARB 3FREE AGENT
Braden Looper274.000$800kARB 3FREE AGENT
Carl Pavano264.000$780kARB 3FREE AGENT
Vic Darensbourg314.000$775kARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Encarnacion265.000$704kFREE AGENT
Mike Redmond314.000$650kARB 3FREE AGENT
A.J. Burnett253.000$368kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vladimir Nunez274.000$360kARB 3FREE AGENT
Armando Almanza293.000$346kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon Castro263.000$216kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marty Malloy304.000$210kARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Tejera253.000$201kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Josh Beckett221.000$2.2MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Penny242.000$378kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pablo Ozuna272.000$202kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Knotts251.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Olsen251.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Oswaldo Mairena26–—
Blaine Neal241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Abraham M. Nunez250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate Teut26–—
Justin Wayne230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hansel Izquierdo25–—
Nate Robertson240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2002 acquisition stacked onto Marlins's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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