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GM: Larry Beinfest

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2004, 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
$48M
Surplus $M
+15
Win %
0.512
TAB
+4.5
WAB
+5.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
34.8
Dead money %
20%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-5.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2004 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Redmond79
RPaul Lo Duca⇄52
RRamon Castro31
RMatt Treanor27
RJosh Willingham5
RMike Mordecai1

1B

LHee-Seop Choi⇄95
RJeff Conine57
RDamion Easley18
RWil Cordero13
LLarry Sutton1

2B

BLuis Castillo148
RDamion Easley25
RMike Mordecai4

3B

RMike Lowell154
RMike Mordecai19
RDamion Easley6
LLenny Harris3

SS

RÁlex González158
RDamion Easley15
RMike Mordecai3

LF

RJeff Conine83
RMiguel Cabrera59
BAbraham M. Nunez⇄28
LLenny Harris8
RChris Aguila6
RJosh Willingham3
RWil Cordero3

CF

LJuan Pierre162

RF

RMiguel Cabrera100
RJuan Encarnacion⇄49
RChris Aguila14
LLenny Harris6
RDamion Easley5

DH

RDamion Easley3
RMike Lowell3
LLenny Harris2
RMiguel Cabrera1

Starters

RCarl Pavano5.0 WAR
LDontrelle Willis3.6 WAR
RJosh Beckett3.4 WAR
RA.J. Burnett2.8 WAR
RBrad Penny⇄2.6 WAR
LTommy Phelps0.1 WAR
RIsmael Valdez⇄0.1 WAR
RNate Bump-0.0 WAR
RDavid Weathers⇄-0.0 WAR
LMichael Tejera⇄-0.1 WAR
LDarren Oliver⇄-0.4 WAR
RLogan Kensing-0.5 WAR
RJustin Wayne-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RArmando Benitez47 sv
RGuillermo Mota⇄29 h
LMatt Perisho10 h
RNate Bump5 h
RBilly Koch⇄4 h
RRudy Seanez⇄4 h
RBen Howard2 h
RJosias Manzanillo2 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 2003)

PlayerfWAR
Armando Benitez1.6
Hee-Seop Choi1.5
Damion Easley0.8
Paul Lo Duca0.6
Guillermo Mota0.5
Rudy Seanez0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2003)

Player2003 fWAR
Ivan Rodriguez4.5
Derrek Lee3.8
Mark Redman3.4
Braden Looper1.3
Ugueth Urbina1.1
Tim Spooneybarger0.7

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 2004; everyone else is shown as a 2004 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Carl Pavano 2004 +5.0 +87.1 3.8 +83.3 $0.8M 2.19× –
Dontrelle Willis 2004 +3.6 +63.5 0.4 +63.1 $0.1M 2.19× –
Juan Pierre 2004 +4.0 +56.9 2.4 +54.5 $0.6M 1.79× –
Josh Beckett 2004 +3.4 +52.5 1.5 +51.0 $0.4M 1.96× –
A.J. Burnett 2004 +2.8 +44.2 2.5 +41.7 $0.9M 1.96× –
Brad Penny↔ 2004 +2.6 +40.9 3.3 +37.7 $1.2M 1.96× –
Mike Lowell 2004 +4.0 +40.5 6.5 +34.0 $1.6M 1.25× –
Luis Castillo 2004 +3.2 +27.8 4.7 +23.1 $1.4M 1.07× –
Miguel Cabrera 2004 +2.3 +22.6 0.3 +22.3 $0.1M 1.22× –
Armando Benitez 2004 +1.6 +24.3 3.5 +20.8 $2.2M 1.95× –
Jeff Conine 2004 +1.6 +15.6 3.0 +12.6 $1.9M 1.22× –
Hee-Seop Choi↔ 2004 +1.5 +10.1 0.2 +9.8 $0.2M 0.81× –
Guillermo Mota↔ 2004 +0.5 +5.9 0.5 +5.4 $0.9M 1.34× –
Damion Easley 2004 +0.8 +3.8 0.3 +3.5 $0.4M 0.56× –
Juan Encarnacion↔ 2004 +0.6 +4.2 1.3 +2.9 $2.1M 0.83× –
Álex González 2004 +1.0 +5.0 2.8 +2.2 $2.7M 0.61× –
Paul Lo Duca↔ 2004 +0.6 +2.4 1.5 +0.9 $2.6M 0.52× –
Ismael Valdez↔ 2004 +0.1 +0.8 0.3 +0.5 $2.8M 1.02× –
Tommy Phelps 2004 +0.1 +0.7 0.3 +0.4 $2.5M 0.67× –
Nate Bump 2004 -0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 – 0.67× –
David Weathers↔ 2004 -0.0 -0.1 0.5 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Matt Perisho 2004 -0.0 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Chad Fox 2004 +0.1 +0.6 1.2 -0.6 $10.1M 0.67× –
Mike Redmond 2004 +0.0 +0.1 0.8 -0.7 $23.3M 0.52× –
Ramon Castro 2004 -0.4 -1.7 0.4 -2.1 – 0.52× –
Mike Mordecai 2004 -0.4 -1.8 0.4 -2.2 – 0.58× –
Darren Oliver↔ 2004 -0.4 -1.9 0.5 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Abraham M. Nunez↔ 2004 -0.3 -2.3 0.1 -2.5 – 0.83× –
Wil Cordero 2004 -0.5 -2.1 0.6 -2.7 – 0.56× –
Lenny Harris 2004 -0.4 -2.7 0.4 -3.1 – 0.83× –
Justin Wayne 2004 -0.6 -3.2 0.3 -3.5 – 0.67× –
Billy Koch↔ 2004 -0.1 -1.0 3.1 -4.1 – 1.34× –
Aaron Small 2004 -0.5 -2.7 – – – 0.67× –
Ben Howard 2004 -0.3 -1.7 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Aguila 2004 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.83× –
Franklyn Gracesqui 2004 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Josh Willingham 2004 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.52× –
Josias Manzanillo 2004 -0.3 -1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Larry Sutton 2004 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Logan Kensing 2004 -0.5 -4.3 – – – 1.02× –
Matt Treanor 2004 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Michael Tejera↔ 2004 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 1.02× –
Mike Neu 2004 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Rudy Seanez↔ 2004 +0.3 +1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Toby Borland 2004 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+34.6+481.148.0+444.4—

Trades

Every graded 2004 deal involving the Marlins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2004 · SDP / MIA
SDP · Kevin Towers +$4.8M
Travis Chick
MIA · Larry Beinfest −$4.8M
Ismael Valdez
SDP came out ahead by $4.8M
2004 · MIA / KCR
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$3.2M
Rudy Seánez
KCR · Allard Baird −$3.2M
Abraham Núñez
MIA came out ahead by $3.2M
2004 · MIA / SDP
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$1.6M
Bryan Gaal
SDP · Kevin Towers −$1.6M
Marty McLeary
MIA came out ahead by $1.6M
2004 · CHW / MIA
CHW · Kenny Williams +$14.4M
Wilson Valdez
MIA · Larry Beinfest −$14.4M
Billy Koch
CHW came out ahead by $14.4M
2004 · SDP / MIA
SDP · Kevin Towers +$2.4M
Blaine Neal
MIA · Larry Beinfest −$2.4M
Ben Howard
SDP came out ahead by $2.4M
2004 · LAD / MIA
LAD · Dan Evans +$98.4M
Hee-Seop Choi, Brad Penny, Bill Murphy
MIA · Larry Beinfest −$98.4M
Paul Lo Duca, Guillermo Mota, Juan Encarnación
LAD came out ahead by $98.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2004 payroll
$48.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2004, 2004–2010. 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 (23)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Mike Lowell306.000$6.5M$7.5MFREE AGENT
Luis Castillo288.000$4.7M$5.2MFREE AGENT
Carl Pavano286.000$3.8MFREE AGENT
Armando Benitez3110.000$3.5MFREE AGENT$6.5M
Jeff Conine3814.000$3.0M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Álex González276.000$2.8M$3.4MFREE AGENT
Paul Lo Duca326.000$1.5M$4.7MFREE AGENT$3.4M
Juan Encarnacion287.000$1.3M$4.4MFREE AGENT
Chad Fox337.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Mike Redmond336.000$840kFREE AGENT
Wil Cordero3212.000$600kFREE AGENT
Darren Oliver3311.000$482kFREE AGENT
David Weathers3413.000$477kFREE AGENT
Mike Mordecai3610.000$425kFREE AGENT
Lenny Harris3916.000$400k$425kFREE AGENT
Matt Perisho297.000$325k$456kFREE AGENT
Damion Easley3412.000$300k$750kFREE AGENT
Ismael Valdez3010.000$259k$1.5MFREE AGENT
Toby Borland3510.000—FREE AGENT
Josias Manzanillo3613.000—FREE AGENT
Rudy Seanez3515.000—FREE AGENT
Aaron Small3210.000—FREE AGENT
Larry Sutton347.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Brad Penny264.000$3.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy Koch295.000$3.1MFREE AGENT
A.J. Burnett275.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Juan Pierre264.000$2.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Beckett243.000$1.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Guillermo Mota305.000$492kFREE AGENT
Ramon Castro285.000$400kFREE AGENT
Michael Tejera275.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Dontrelle Willis221.000$354kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Cabrera211.000$320kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Phelps301.000$308kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate Bump271.000$305kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Wayne252.000$301kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hee-Seop Choi252.000$234kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Abraham M. Nunez272.000$149kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Treanor280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Howard25–—
Mike Neu261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Franklyn Gracesqui24–—
Josh Willingham250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Aguila250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Logan Kensing210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2004 acquisition stacked onto Marlins's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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