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Marlins MIA

200987–75 (0.537)
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President of baseball ops: Larry Beinfest · GM: Michael Hill

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2009, 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
$40M
Surplus $M
+38
Win %
0.537
TAB
+9.3
WAB
+15.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
33.7
Dead money %
33%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-3.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2009 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LJohn Baker105
RRonny Paulino77

1B

RJorge Cantu111
LRoss Gload41
LNick Johnson⇄35
RWes Helms4
RGaby Sanchez1
RBrett Hayes1

2B

RDan Uggla158
BEmilio Bonifácio7
LChris Coghlan1

3B

BEmilio Bonifácio86
RWes Helms70
RJorge Cantu45
RAndy González2

SS

RHanley Ramirez146
BEmilio Bonifácio20
BAlfredo Amezaga5
RAndy González4

LF

LChris Coghlan123
LJeremy Hermida51
RBrett Carroll15
BEmilio Bonifácio6
LAlejandro De Aza6
BAlfredo Amezaga2
LRoss Gload1

CF

RCody Ross103
RCameron Maybin52
BAlfredo Amezaga14
BEmilio Bonifácio11
LAlejandro De Aza5
RBrett Carroll2

RF

LJeremy Hermida81
RBrett Carroll60
RCody Ross57
LRoss Gload10
BAlfredo Amezaga3

DH

RJorge Cantu7
LJeremy Hermida2

Starters

RJosh Johnson6.2 WAR
RRicky Nolasco4.0 WAR
LSean West0.7 WAR
RBurke Badenhop0.7 WAR
LAndrew Miller0.5 WAR
RAnibal Sanchez0.5 WAR
LGraham Taylor-0.1 WAR
RHayden Penn-0.1 WAR
RRick VandenHurk-0.2 WAR
RChris Volstad-0.2 WAR
LJohn Koronka-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJuan Oviedo26 sv
LDan Meyer20 h
LRenyel Pinto13 h
RKiko Calero12 h
RBrian Sanches9 h
RBrendan Donnelly9 h
RMatt Lindstrom8 h
RBurke Badenhop2 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 2008)

PlayerfWAR
Chris Coghlan2.7
Kiko Calero1.5
Ronny Paulino1.4
Sean West0.7
Nick Johnson0.6
Brendan Donnelly0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 2008)

Player2008 fWAR
Josh Willingham2.6
Mark Hendrickson1.4
Scott Olsen1.1
Joe Nelson0.9
Kevin Gregg0.9
Arthur Rhodes0.6

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 2009; everyone else is shown as a 2009 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Josh Johnson 2009 +6.2 +124.1 1.4 +122.7 $0.2M 2.50× –
Hanley Ramirez 2009 +7.1 +85.2 5.5 +79.7 $0.8M 1.51× –
Ricky Nolasco 2009 +4.0 +70.3 2.4 +67.9 $0.6M 2.19× –
Chris Coghlan 2009 +2.7 +34.4 0.3 +34.1 $0.1M 1.60× –
Dan Uggla 2009 +2.6 +22.0 5.3 +16.6 $2.1M 1.07× –
Kiko Calero 2009 +1.5 +15.8 0.5 +15.3 $0.3M 1.34× –
Cody Ross 2009 +1.6 +15.6 2.2 +13.4 $1.4M 1.22× –
Brett Carroll 2009 +1.3 +8.7 0.4 +8.3 $0.3M 0.83× –
Cameron Maybin 2009 +0.9 +6.3 0.4 +5.9 $0.4M 0.83× –
Ronny Paulino 2009 +1.4 +5.9 0.4 +5.4 $0.3M 0.52× –
John Baker 2009 +1.0 +4.3 0.4 +3.9 $0.4M 0.52× –
Aníbal Sánchez 2009 +0.5 +3.9 0.4 +3.5 $0.8M 1.02× –
Burke Badenhop 2009 +0.7 +3.8 0.4 +3.4 $0.6M 0.67× –
Dan Meyer 2009 +0.5 +2.5 0.4 +2.1 $0.9M 0.67× –
Andrew Miller 2009 +0.5 +4.1 2.5 +1.6 $4.9M 1.02× –
Alejandro De Aza 2009 +0.2 +1.5 0.4 +1.1 $1.7M 0.83× –
Nick Johnson↔ 2009 +0.6 +2.5 1.4 +1.1 $2.6M 0.56× –
Brian Sanches 2009 +0.2 +0.9 0.4 +0.5 $2.3M 0.67× –
Jorge Cantu 2009 +0.9 +4.0 3.5 +0.5 $3.9M 0.56× –
Ross Gload 2009 +0.5 +2.2 1.9 +0.3 $3.9M 0.56× –
Brett Hayes 2009 +0.1 +0.5 0.4 +0.1 $3.3M 0.56× –
Gaby Sanchez 2009 +0.1 +0.3 0.4 -0.1 $5.2M 0.56× –
Renyel Pinto 2009 +0.1 +0.3 0.4 -0.1 $8.0M 0.67× –
Tim Wood 2009 +0.1 +0.3 0.4 -0.1 $6.5M 0.67× –
Wes Helms 2009 +0.2 +0.8 0.9 -0.1 $5.4M 0.58× –
Logan Kensing↔ 2009 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Chris Leroux 2009 +0.0 +0.0 0.4 -0.4 $55.4M 0.67× –
Matt Lindstrom 2009 -0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 – 1.34× –
Hayden Penn 2009 -0.1 -0.5 0.4 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Andy González 2009 -0.1 -0.6 0.4 -1.0 – 0.61× –
Luis Ayala↔ 2009 -0.2 -0.9 0.3 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Rick Van Den Hurk 2009 -0.2 -1.3 0.4 -1.7 – 1.02× –
Chris Volstad 2009 -0.2 -1.8 0.4 -2.2 – 1.02× –
Jeremy Hermida 2009 -0.0 -0.0 2.2 -2.3 – 0.83× –
Alfredo Amezaga 2009 -0.2 -1.3 1.3 -2.6 – 0.83× –
Emilio Bonifácio 2009 -0.5 -2.4 0.4 -2.8 – 0.58× –
Juan Carlos Oviedo 2009 -0.8 -8.4 0.4 -8.8 – 1.34× –
Brendan Donnelly 2009 +0.5 +2.9 – – – 0.67× –
Carlos Martinez 2009 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Cristhian Martinez 2009 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.67× –
David Davidson 2009 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Graham Taylor 2009 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 1.02× –
John Koronka 2009 -0.5 -3.8 – – – 1.02× –
Sean West 2009 +0.7 +5.8 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+33.8+407.240.1+362.4—

Trades

Every graded 2009 deal involving the Marlins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2009 · MIA / SFG
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$4.0M
Ronny Paulino
SFG · Brian Sabean −$4.0M
Hector Correa
MIA came out ahead by $4.0M
2009 · MIA / WSN
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$4.0M
Kyle Gunderson
WSN · Michael Rizzo −$4.0M
Logan Kensing
MIA came out ahead by $4.0M
2009 · WSN / MIA
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$8.0M
Aaron Thompson
MIA · Larry Beinfest −$8.0M
Nick Johnson
WSN came out ahead by $8.0M
2009 · BAL / MIA
BAL · Andy MacPhail +$3.2M
Robert Andino
MIA · Larry Beinfest −$3.2M
Hayden Penn
BAL came out ahead by $3.2M
2009 · MIA / HOU
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$1.6M
Robert Bono, Luis Bryan, Jorge Jimenez
HOU · Ed Wade −$1.6M
Matt Lindstrom
MIA came out ahead by $1.6M
2009 · KCR / MIA
KCR · Dayton Moore +$1.6M
Eric Basurto
MIA · Larry Beinfest −$1.6M
Ross Gload
KCR came out ahead by $1.6M
2009 · MIA / BOS
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$9.6M
Hunter Jones, José Álvarez
BOS · Theo Epstein −$9.6M
Jeremy Hermida
MIA came out ahead by $9.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2009 payroll
$40.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 2009, 2009–2015. 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 (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Cody Ross286.000$2.2M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Ross Gload339.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Nick Johnson308.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Alfredo Amezaga317.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Wes Helms3311.000$950k$950k$1.0MFREE AGENT
Kiko Calero346.000$500kFREE AGENT
Luis Ayala316.000$342kFREE AGENT
Brendan Donnelly377.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Hanley Ramirez254.000$5.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Uggla293.000$5.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Cantu275.000$3.5MFREE AGENT
Andrew Miller243.000$2.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ricky Nolasco263.000$2.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Hermida254.000$2.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Johnson254.000$1.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ronny Paulino284.000$440kARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Carlos Oviedo274.000$412kARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Sanches303.000$405kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Renyel Pinto263.000$404kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Meyer275.000$400kFREE AGENT
Aníbal Sánchez253.000$400kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hayden Penn244.000$400kARB 3FREE AGENT
Logan Kensing265.000$124kFREE AGENT
John Koronka284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Martinez273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Andy González272.000$420kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Lindstrom292.000$410kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Baker281.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Leroux250.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rick Van Den Hurk242.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Hayes250.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cameron Maybin222.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Carroll262.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Wood260.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Emilio Bonifácio242.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Burke Badenhop261.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gaby Sanchez251.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Volstad221.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alejandro De Aza252.000$390kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Coghlan240.000$328kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cristhian Martinez270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Davidson25–—
Sean West23–—
Graham Taylor25–—

Graphs

How each 2009 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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