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GM: Omar Minaya

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2006, 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
$105M
Surplus $M
-17
Win %
0.599
TAB
+6.1
WAB
+10.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
44.3
Dead money %
25%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-3.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2006 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RPaul Lo Duca118
RRamon Castro37
RMike DiFelice15
REli Marrero⇄7
RKelly Stinnett⇄7

1B

LCarlos Delgado141
RJulio Franco27
REli Marrero⇄8
LShawn Green⇄3
RChris Woodward1
BJose Valentin1
LMichael Tucker1

2B

BJose Valentin94
RChris Woodward39
BKazuo Matsui⇄38
BAnderson Hernandez13

3B

RDavid Wright153
RChris Woodward11
RJulio Franco3
REli Marrero⇄1
BJose Valentin1

SS

BJosé Reyes149
RChris Woodward13
BAnderson Hernandez10

LF

LCliff Floyd92
LEndy Chavez43
RLastings Milledge26
LMichael Tucker16
LRicky Ledee⇄9
RChris Woodward7
REli Marrero⇄6
BJose Valentin6
RVictor Diaz4

CF

BCarlos Beltrán136
LEndy Chavez39
REli Marrero⇄2

RF

LEndy Chavez46
LShawn Green⇄31
RLastings Milledge24
REli Marrero⇄5
LRicky Ledee⇄5
RChris Woodward2
BJose Valentin2
LMichael Tucker2

DH

RPaul Lo Duca3
RJulio Franco3
BCarlos Beltrán1
RDavid Wright1
LCarlos Delgado1

Starters

LTom Glavine3.3 WAR
RPedro Martinez2.2 WAR
ROrlando Hernandez⇄2.0 WAR
RSteve Trachsel0.7 WAR
RJohn Maine0.6 WAR
RBrian Bannister0.5 WAR
LDave Williams⇄0.4 WAR
LOliver Perez⇄0.2 WAR
RMike Pelfrey0.1 WAR
RAlay Soler-0.1 WAR
RJose Lima-0.1 WAR
RGeremi Gonzalez⇄-0.1 WAR
RVictor Zambrano-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ LBilly Wagner40 sv
RAaron Heilman26 h
RDuaner Sanchez14 h
RRoberto Hernandez⇄12 h
LPedro Feliciano10 h
RChad Bradford10 h
LDarren Oliver3 h
RHeath Bell0 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 2005)

PlayerfWAR
Endy Chavez3.0
Jose Valentin3.0
Carlos Delgado2.8
Paul Lo Duca2.5
Orlando Hernandez2.0
Billy Wagner1.9

Key subtractions (gone from 2005)

Player2005 fWAR
Mike Cameron2.1
Jae Weong Seo1.9
Kris Benson1.6
Mike Jacobs1.1
Mike Piazza0.9
Marlon Anderson0.7

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Mets. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 2006; everyone else is shown as a 2006 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Carlos Beltrán 2006 +7.8 +128.4 13.6 +114.8 $1.7M 2.05× –
José Reyes 2006 +5.7 +68.8 0.4 +68.4 $0.1M 1.51× –
David Wright 2006 +4.7 +46.9 0.4 +46.5 $0.1M 1.25× –
Tom Glavine 2006 +3.3 +51.1 10.0 +41.1 $3.1M 1.96× –
Endy Chavez 2006 +3.0 +38.5 0.5 +38.0 $0.2M 1.60× –
Aaron Heilman 2006 +1.7 +26.7 0.4 +26.4 $0.2M 1.95× –
Jose Valentin 2006 +3.0 +25.5 0.9 +24.6 $0.3M 1.07× –
Orlando Hernandez↔ 2006 +2.0 +23.5 3.2 +20.4 $1.6M 1.49× –
Billy Wagner 2006 +1.9 +29.0 10.5 +18.5 $5.7M 1.95× –
Paul Lo Duca 2006 +2.5 +20.2 6.6 +13.6 $2.6M 1.00× –
Pedro Martínez 2006 +2.2 +26.1 14.9 +11.3 $6.8M 1.49× –
Carlos Delgado 2006 +2.8 +24.0 13.5 +10.5 $4.8M 1.07× –
Chad Bradford 2006 +1.5 +11.8 1.4 +10.4 $0.9M 0.98× –
John Maine 2006 +0.6 +5.1 0.3 +4.8 $0.5M 1.02× –
Duaner Sanchez 2006 +0.8 +4.4 0.4 +4.0 $0.5M 0.67× –
Brian Bannister 2006 +0.5 +3.9 0.3 +3.6 $0.7M 1.02× –
Steve Trachsel 2006 +0.7 +6.0 2.5 +3.5 $3.4M 1.02× –
Dave Williams↔ 2006 +0.4 +3.5 0.6 +2.9 $1.4M 1.02× –
Oliver Pérez↔ 2006 +0.2 +1.8 0.6 +1.2 $2.6M 1.02× –
Ramon Castro 2006 +0.5 +2.0 0.8 +1.2 $1.6M 0.52× –
Roberto Hernandez↔ 2006 +0.2 +1.9 0.9 +1.1 $4.9M 1.34× –
Guillermo Mota↔ 2006 +0.3 +1.6 1.0 +0.6 $3.4M 0.67× –
Xavier Nady↔ 2006 +0.1 +0.8 0.2 +0.6 $2.0M 0.83× –
Jorge Julio↔ 2006 +0.1 +0.4 0.7 -0.3 $8.7M 0.67× –
Kelly Stinnett↔ 2006 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.52× –
Darren Oliver 2006 +0.0 +0.0 0.6 -0.6 $756.2M 0.67× –
Eli Marrero↔ 2006 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 – 0.56× –
Julio Franco 2006 -0.1 -0.3 1.1 -1.3 – 0.56× –
Victor Diaz 2006 -0.2 -1.1 0.3 -1.4 – 0.83× –
Ricky Ledee↔ 2006 -0.3 -1.7 0.6 -2.3 – 0.83× –
Shawn Green↔ 2006 -0.1 -0.3 2.3 -2.7 – 0.83× –
Anderson Hernandez 2006 -0.6 -2.5 0.3 -2.8 – 0.56× –
Chris Woodward 2006 -0.6 -2.6 0.8 -3.5 – 0.56× –
Victor Zambrano 2006 -0.2 -1.4 3.0 -4.4 – 1.02× –
Cliff Floyd 2006 +0.2 +1.5 6.6 -5.1 $30.0M 0.83× –
Kazuo Matsui↔ 2006 -0.3 -1.2 4.4 -5.5 – 0.56× –
Mike Pelfrey 2006 +0.1 +0.5 0.5 +0.0 $8.0M 1.02× –
Alay Soler 2006 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 1.02× –
Bartolome Fortunato 2006 -0.3 -1.6 – – – 0.67× –
Geremi Gonzalez↔ 2006 -0.1 -1.0 – – – 1.02× –
Heath Bell 2006 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Henry Owens 2006 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Jose Lima 2006 -0.1 -1.0 – – – 1.02× –
Lastings Milledge 2006 -0.6 -3.8 – – – 0.83× –
Michael Tucker 2006 +0.4 +2.3 – – – 0.83× –
Mike DiFelice 2006 -0.3 -1.2 – – – 0.52× –
Pedro Feliciano 2006 +0.8 +4.4 – – – 0.67× –
Philip Humber 2006 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Royce Ring 2006 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+44.0+539.6105.4+436.9—

Trades

Every graded 2006 deal involving the Mets — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 13 total.

2006 · MIA / NYM
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$10.4M
Henry Owens, Matt Lindstrom
NYM · Omar Minaya −$10.4M
Adam Bostick, Jason Vargas
MIA came out ahead by $10.4M
2006 · SDP / NYM
SDP · Kevin Towers +$44.8M
Heath Bell, Royce Ring
NYM · Omar Minaya −$44.8M
Jon Adkins, Ben Johnson
SDP came out ahead by $44.8M
2006 · COL / NYM
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$3.2M
Kazuo Matsui
NYM · Omar Minaya −$3.2M
Eli Marrero
COL came out ahead by $3.2M
2006 · TEX / NYM
TEX · Jon Daniels +$4.0M
Víctor Díaz
NYM · Omar Minaya −$4.0M
Mike Nickeas
TEX came out ahead by $4.0M
2006 · NYM / PIT
NYM · Omar Minaya +$8.8M
Roberto Hernández, Óliver Pérez
PIT · Dave Littlefield −$8.8M
Xavier Nady
NYM came out ahead by $8.8M
2006 · NYM / MIL
NYM · Omar Minaya +$0.8M
Mike Adams
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$0.8M
Geremi González
NYM came out ahead by $0.8M
2006 · NYM / CIN
NYM · Omar Minaya +$0.0M
David Williams
CIN · Dan O'Brien +$0.0M
Robert Manuel
Even trade
2006 · NYM / KCR
NYM · Omar Minaya +$1.6M
Rúben Gotay
KCR · Allard Baird −$1.6M
Jeff Keppinger
NYM came out ahead by $1.6M
2006 · NYM / ARI
NYM · Omar Minaya +$24.8M
Orlando Hernández
ARI · Josh Byrnes −$24.8M
Jorge Julio
NYM came out ahead by $24.8M
2006 · ARI / NYM
ARI · Josh Byrnes +$40.8M
Evan MacLane
NYM · Omar Minaya −$40.8M
Shawn Green
ARI came out ahead by $40.8M
2006 · NYM / BAL
NYM · Omar Minaya +$24.8M
Jorge Julio, John Maine
BAL · Mike Flanagan −$24.8M
Kris Benson
NYM came out ahead by $24.8M
2006 · KCR / NYM
KCR · Allard Baird +$36.0M
Brian Bannister
NYM · Omar Minaya −$36.0M
Ambiorix Burgos
KCR came out ahead by $36.0M
2006 · NYM / LAD
NYM · Omar Minaya +$6.4M
Duaner Sánchez, Steve Schmoll
LAD · Ned Colletti −$6.4M
Jae Weong Seo, Tim Hamulack
NYM came out ahead by $6.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2006 payroll
$105.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 2006, 2006–2012. 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 (26)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Pedro Martínez3414.000$14.9M$14.0M$11.8MFREE AGENT
Carlos Beltrán298.000$13.6M$13.6M$18.6M$19.2M$19.4M$13.3MFREE AGENT
Carlos Delgado3413.000$13.5M$14.5M$16.0M$12.0MFREE AGENT
Billy Wagner3411.000$10.5M$10.5M$10.5M$9.3MFREE AGENT
Tom Glavine4019.000$10.0M$7.5MFREE AGENT
Cliff Floyd3313.000$6.6MFREE AGENT
Paul Lo Duca348.000$6.6M$6.2MFREE AGENT
Orlando Hernandez408.000$3.2M$5.0MFREE AGENT
Steve Trachsel3513.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Shawn Green3313.000$2.3M$9.5MFREE AGENT
Chad Bradford318.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Julio Franco4724.000$1.1M$836kFREE AGENT
Guillermo Mota327.000$1.0M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Jose Valentin3614.000$912k$3.8MFREE AGENT
Roberto Hernandez4115.000$890kFREE AGENT
Chris Woodward307.000$825kFREE AGENT
Ramon Castro307.000$800k$850k$2.0M$1.4MFREE AGENT
Darren Oliver3513.000$600kFREE AGENT
Ricky Ledee328.000$579kFREE AGENT
Xavier Nady276.000$246kFREE AGENT
Eli Marrero329.000$159kFREE AGENT
Kelly Stinnett3612.000$111kFREE AGENT
Mike DiFelice3710.000—FREE AGENT
Geremi Gonzalez319.000—FREE AGENT
Jose Lima3312.000—FREE AGENT
Michael Tucker3511.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Victor Zambrano305.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Jorge Julio275.000$733kFREE AGENT
Dave Williams275.000$600kFREE AGENT
Oliver Pérez244.000$578kARB 3FREE AGENT
Endy Chavez285.000$500kFREE AGENT
José Reyes233.000$402kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Duaner Sanchez264.000$400kARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Heilman273.000$359kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Feliciano294.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Kazuo Matsui302.000$4.4MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Pelfrey220.000$500kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Wright232.000$374kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Victor Diaz242.000$335kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anderson Hernandez231.000$327kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Maine252.000$327kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Bannister250.000$327kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Heath Bell282.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Royce Ring251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bartolome Fortunato31–—
Alay Soler26–—
Lastings Milledge210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Henry Owens270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Philip Humber230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2006 acquisition stacked onto Mets's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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