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Marlins MIA

200583–79 (0.512)
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GM: Larry Beinfest

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2005, 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
$59M
Surplus $M
+18
Win %
0.512
TAB
+7.6
WAB
+3.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
39.4
Dead money %
42%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-4.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2005 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RPaul Lo Duca128
RMatt Treanor55
RJosh Willingham8
RRyan Jorgensen3

1B

LCarlos Delgado141
RJeff Conine45
RJoe Dillon1
LLenny Harris1

2B

BLuis Castillo120
RDamion Easley46
RMike Lowell8
RJoe Dillon4
RJosh Wilson4
RMike Mordecai1

3B

RMike Lowell135
RMiguel Cabrera29
RDamion Easley10
LLenny Harris2
RJoe Dillon2

SS

RÁlex González124
RDamion Easley30
RRobert Andino17
RJosh Wilson6
RMike Mordecai1

LF

RMiguel Cabrera134
RJeff Conine37
RChris Aguila27
LJeremy Hermida4
RJoe Dillon3
RJosh Willingham1
LLenny Harris1

CF

LJuan Pierre160
RJuan Encarnacion11
RChris Aguila2

RF

RJuan Encarnacion135
RJeff Conine28
RChris Aguila14
LJeremy Hermida10
LLenny Harris1

DH

RJeff Conine3
LLenny Harris2
LCarlos Delgado1
RJosh Willingham1

Starters

LDontrelle Willis7.4 WAR
RA.J. Burnett5.1 WAR
RJosh Beckett4.6 WAR
LJason Vargas2.1 WAR
RBrian Moehler1.9 WAR
RJosh Johnson0.1 WAR
RFrank Castillo0.0 WAR
RIsmael Valdez0.0 WAR
LScott Olsen-0.1 WAR
LAl Leiter⇄-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTodd Jones40 sv
LRon Villone⇄21 h
RGuillermo Mota14 h
RJim Mecir13 h
RAntonio Alfonseca8 h
RNate Bump2 h
RJohn Riedling2 h
RRandy Messenger2 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 2004)

PlayerfWAR
Carlos Delgado3.3
Todd Jones2.4
Jason Vargas2.1
Brian Moehler1.9
Jeremy Hermida0.8
Jim Mecir0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2004)

Player2004 fWAR
Carl Pavano5.0
Brad Penny2.6
Armando Benitez1.6
Hee-Seop Choi1.5
Rudy Seanez0.3
Tommy Phelps0.1

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 2005; everyone else is shown as a 2005 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Dontrelle Willis 2005 +7.4 +147.7 0.4 +147.4 $0.1M 2.50× –
A.J. Burnett 2005 +5.1 +102.7 3.6 +99.1 $0.7M 2.50× –
Miguel Cabrera 2005 +5.1 +84.4 0.4 +84.0 $0.1M 2.05× –
Josh Beckett 2005 +4.6 +80.0 2.4 +77.6 $0.5M 2.19× –
Todd Jones 2005 +2.4 +37.7 1.1 +36.6 $0.5M 1.95× –
Luis Castillo 2005 +3.8 +36.6 5.2 +31.4 $1.4M 1.20× –
Jason Vargas 2005 +2.1 +24.4 0.3 +24.1 $0.2M 1.49× –
Carlos Delgado 2005 +3.3 +27.9 4.0 +23.9 $1.2M 1.07× –
Brian Moehler 2005 +1.9 +22.8 0.4 +22.4 $0.2M 1.49× –
Juan Pierre 2005 +1.6 +15.2 3.7 +11.5 $2.4M 1.22× –
Juan Encarnacion 2005 +1.5 +14.6 4.4 +10.2 $2.9M 1.22× –
Ron Villone↔ 2005 +0.3 +2.7 0.7 +2.1 $2.6M 1.34× –
Damion Easley 2005 +0.6 +2.8 0.8 +2.0 $1.2M 0.56× –
Jim Mecir 2005 +0.4 +2.3 1.1 +1.2 $2.6M 0.67× –
Lenny Harris 2005 +0.3 +1.2 0.4 +0.8 $1.6M 0.58× –
Paul Lo Duca 2005 +1.3 +5.4 4.7 +0.7 $3.6M 0.52× –
Guillermo Mota 2005 +0.6 +3.0 2.6 +0.4 $4.7M 0.67× –
Josh Willingham 2005 +0.1 +0.4 0.3 +0.1 $2.9M 0.52× –
Chris Resop 2005 +0.0 +0.2 0.3 -0.1 $8.4M 0.67× –
Matt Treanor 2005 -0.1 -0.3 0.3 -0.6 – 0.52× –
Antonio Alfonseca 2005 -0.1 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Matt Perisho↔ 2005 -0.1 -0.7 0.5 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Paul Quantrill↔ 2005 -0.1 -0.8 0.4 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Ismael Valdez 2005 +0.0 +0.0 1.5 -1.5 $2878.5M 1.02× –
Nate Bump 2005 -0.2 -1.1 0.4 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Scott Olsen 2005 -0.1 -1.2 0.3 -1.5 – 1.02× –
Álex González 2005 +0.3 +1.6 3.4 -1.8 $10.3M 0.61× –
John Riedling 2005 -0.2 -1.2 0.8 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Chris Aguila 2005 -0.4 -2.7 0.3 -3.0 – 0.83× –
Jeff Conine 2005 -0.2 -0.7 3.0 -3.7 – 0.56× –
Al Leiter↔ 2005 -0.4 -3.6 3.6 -7.2 – 1.02× –
Mike Lowell 2005 +0.1 +0.2 7.5 -7.3 $142.0M 0.58× –
Chad Bentz 2005 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Frank Castillo 2005 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 1.02× –
Jeremy Hermida 2005 +0.8 +5.0 – – – 0.83× –
Jim Crowell 2005 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Joe Dillon 2005 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.56× –
Josh Johnson 2005 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Josh Wilson 2005 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.61× –
Logan Kensing 2005 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Mordecai 2005 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Randy Messenger 2005 -0.3 -1.7 – – – 0.67× –
Robert Andino 2005 -0.5 -2.4 – – – 0.61× –
Ryan Jorgensen 2005 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.52× –
Travis Smith 2005 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Valerio De Los Santos 2005 -0.4 -2.0 – – – 0.67× –
Yorman Bazardo 2005 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+39.7+596.059.1+542.3—

Trades

Every graded 2005 deal involving the Marlins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2005 · MIA / NYM
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$62.4M
Mike Jacobs, Yusmeiro Petit, Grant Psomas
NYM · Omar Minaya −$62.4M
Carlos Delgado
MIA came out ahead by $62.4M
2005 · NYM / MIA
NYM · Omar Minaya +$6.4M
Paul Lo Duca
MIA · Larry Beinfest −$6.4M
Gaby Hernandez, Dante Brinkley
NYM came out ahead by $6.4M
2005 · MIA / NYY
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$6.4M
Ben Julianel
NYY · Brian Cashman −$6.4M
Ron Villone
MIA came out ahead by $6.4M
2005 · SEA / MIA
SEA · Bill Bavasi +$2.4M
Yorman Bazardo, Mike Flannery
MIA · Larry Beinfest −$2.4M
Ron Villone
SEA came out ahead by $2.4M
2005 · MIN / MIA
MIN · Terry Ryan +$0.8M
Luis Castillo
MIA · Larry Beinfest −$0.8M
Travis Bowyer, Scott Tyler
MIN came out ahead by $0.8M
2005 · MIA / CHC
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$152.0M
Sergio Mitre, Ricky Nolasco, Renyel Pinto
CHC · Jim Hendry −$152.0M
Juan Pierre
MIA came out ahead by $152.0M
2005 · MIA / BOS
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$188.8M
Hanley Ramírez, Aníbal Sánchez, Harvey García, Jesús Delgado
BOS · Theo Epstein −$188.8M
Josh Beckett, Mike Lowell, Guillermo Mota
MIA came out ahead by $188.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2005 payroll
$58.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2005, 2005–2011. 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 (24)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Mike Lowell317.000$7.5MFREE AGENT
Luis Castillo299.000$5.2MFREE AGENT
Paul Lo Duca337.000$4.7MFREE AGENT$3.4M
Juan Encarnacion298.000$4.4MFREE AGENT
Carlos Delgado3312.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
A.J. Burnett286.000$3.6MFREE AGENT
Al Leiter3918.000$3.6MFREE AGENT
Álex González287.000$3.4MFREE AGENT
Jeff Conine3915.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Guillermo Mota316.000$2.6MFREE AGENT
Ismael Valdez3111.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Todd Jones3712.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Jim Mecir3510.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Damion Easley3513.000$750kFREE AGENT
Ron Villone3510.000$666kFREE AGENT
Matt Perisho308.000$456kFREE AGENT
Lenny Harris4017.000$425kFREE AGENT
Brian Moehler339.000$400k$1.5MFREE AGENT
Paul Quantrill3613.000$360kFREE AGENT
Antonio Alfonseca338.000$300kFREE AGENT
Frank Castillo3614.000—FREE AGENT
Mike Mordecai3711.000—FREE AGENT
Travis Smith327.000—FREE AGENT
Valerio De Los Santos327.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (3)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Juan Pierre275.000$3.7MFREE AGENT
Josh Beckett254.000$2.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
John Riedling295.000$750kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (20)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Dontrelle Willis232.000$378kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Cabrera222.000$370kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate Bump282.000$360kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Aguila261.000$316kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Treanor291.000$316kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Willingham261.000$316kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Olsen210.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Resop220.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Vargas220.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Crowell31–—
Ryan Jorgensen26–—
Josh Wilson240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Bentz251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Logan Kensing221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Dillon290.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yorman Bazardo200.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Messenger230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Johnson210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robert Andino210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Hermida210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2005 acquisition stacked onto Marlins's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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