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GM: Omar Minaya

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2008, 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
$131M
Surplus $M
-40
Win %
0.549
TAB
+3.2
WAB
+2.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
42.2
Dead money %
32%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-2.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2008 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LBrian Schneider109
RRamon Castro47
RRobinson Cancel15
BRaul Casanova13
RGustavo Molina2

1B

LCarlos Delgado154
RFernando Tatis6
LMarlon Anderson6
RDamion Easley4
RNick Evans3

2B

BLuis Castillo81
RDamion Easley64
BArgenis Reyes27
RRamon Martinez5
BAbraham O. Nunez2
LMarlon Anderson1

3B

RDavid Wright159
RFernando Tatis4
RDamion Easley1

SS

BJosé Reyes158
RDamion Easley8

LF

LEndy Chavez54
RFernando Tatis51
LDaniel Murphy32
RNick Evans28
LMarlon Anderson25
BÁngel Pagán21
RMoises Alou13
RDamion Easley7
RChris Aguila6
LTrot Nixon6
RAndy Phillips⇄2
RBrady Clark2

CF

BCarlos Beltrán158
LEndy Chavez10
BÁngel Pagán2

RF

LRyan Church83
LEndy Chavez60
RFernando Tatis39
LTrot Nixon5
RBrady Clark2
BÁngel Pagán1

DH

LCarlos Delgado2
BCarlos Beltrán1
RDamion Easley1
RDavid Wright1
LMarlon Anderson1
RMoises Alou1

Starters

LJohan Santana5.3 WAR
RMike Pelfrey2.8 WAR
RJohn Maine1.6 WAR
LOliver Perez1.5 WAR
RNelson Figueroa0.4 WAR
RBrian Stokes0.3 WAR
RPedro Martinez0.2 WAR
RClaudio Vargas0.1 WAR
RBrandon Knight0.1 WAR
LJon Niese0.0 WAR
RTony Armas Jr.-0.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ LBilly Wagner27 sv
LPedro Feliciano21 h
RDuaner Sanchez21 h
RJoe Smith18 h
RAaron Heilman15 h
LScott Schoeneweis15 h
RBrian Stokes4 h
RJorge Sosa1 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 2007)

PlayerfWAR
Johan Santana5.3
Brian Schneider1.9
Ryan Church1.4
Fernando Tatis1.3
Daniel Murphy0.8
Ángel Pagán0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2007)

Player2007 fWAR
Tom Glavine2.0
Orlando Hernandez1.4
Ruben Gotay0.7
Carlos Gómez0.3
Brian Lawrence0.2
Guillermo Mota0.2

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 2008; everyone else is shown as a 2008 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Carlos Beltrán 2008 +7.2 +118.7 18.6 +100.1 $2.6M 2.05× –
Johan Santana 2008 +5.3 +105.1 17.0 +88.1 $3.2M 2.50× –
David Wright 2008 +7.0 +79.9 5.2 +74.7 $0.8M 1.43× –
José Reyes 2008 +5.9 +70.6 4.4 +66.2 $0.7M 1.51× –
Mike Pelfrey 2008 +2.8 +43.7 2.0 +41.7 $0.7M 1.96× –
John Maine 2008 +1.6 +19.6 0.5 +19.1 $0.3M 1.49× –
Ryan Church 2008 +1.4 +9.2 2.0 +7.2 $1.4M 0.83× –
Brian Schneider 2008 +1.9 +11.3 4.9 +6.4 $2.6M 0.76× –
Oliver Pérez 2008 +1.5 +12.0 6.5 +5.5 $4.4M 1.02× –
Endy Chavez 2008 +0.9 +5.8 1.8 +4.0 $2.0M 0.83× –
Billy Wagner 2008 +1.2 +12.9 10.5 +2.4 $8.7M 1.34× –
Ángel Pagán 2008 +0.4 +2.8 0.4 +2.4 $0.9M 0.83× –
Brian Stokes 2008 +0.3 +1.6 0.4 +1.2 $1.4M 0.67× –
Joe Smith 2008 +0.3 +1.6 0.4 +1.2 $1.3M 0.67× –
Nick Evans 2008 +0.2 +1.4 0.4 +1.0 $1.9M 0.83× –
Luis Ayala↔ 2008 +0.1 +0.9 0.4 +0.5 $4.6M 1.34× –
Duaner Sanchez 2008 +0.2 +1.1 0.8 +0.2 $4.2M 0.67× –
Carlos Delgado 2008 +2.4 +15.7 16.0 -0.3 $6.6M 0.81× –
Ramon Castro 2008 +0.3 +1.1 2.0 -0.9 $7.4M 0.52× –
Damion Easley 2008 -0.0 -0.1 0.9 -1.0 – 0.56× –
Pedro Feliciano 2008 -0.1 -0.6 1.0 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Matt Wise 2008 -0.1 -0.7 1.2 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Marlon Anderson 2008 -0.3 -2.3 1.1 -3.3 – 0.83× –
Jorge Sosa 2008 -0.3 -1.7 2.0 -3.7 – 0.67× –
Luis Castillo 2008 +0.4 +1.6 6.2 -4.7 $17.5M 0.56× –
Aaron Heilman 2008 -0.4 -4.2 1.2 -5.4 – 1.34× –
Moises Alou 2008 +0.2 +1.1 7.5 -6.4 $43.4M 0.83× –
Scott Schoeneweis 2008 -0.4 -4.5 3.6 -8.1 – 1.34× –
Pedro Martínez 2008 +0.2 +1.4 11.8 -10.4 $67.0M 1.02× –
Abraham O. Nunez 2008 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Andy Phillips↔ 2008 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Argenis Reyes 2008 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.56× –
Bobby Parnell 2008 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Brady Clark 2008 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.83× –
Brandon Knight 2008 +0.1 +1.1 – – – 1.02× –
Carlos Muniz 2008 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Aguila 2008 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.83× –
Claudio Vargas 2008 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Daniel Murphy 2008 +0.8 +5.5 – – – 0.83× –
Eddie Kunz 2008 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Fernando Tatis 2008 +1.3 +8.5 – – – 0.83× –
Gustavo Molina 2008 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Jonathon Niese 2008 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 1.02× –
Nelson Figueroa 2008 +0.4 +2.1 – – – 0.67× –
Ramon Martinez 2008 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Raul Casanova 2008 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.52× –
Ricardo Rincon 2008 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Robinson Cancel 2008 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.52× –
Tony Armas 2008 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Trot Nixon 2008 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+42.7+521.3130.7+374.2—

Trades

Every graded 2008 deal involving the Mets — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2008 · NYM / CHC
NYM · Omar Minaya +$77.6M
Ángel Pagán
CHC · Jim Hendry −$77.6M
Corey Coles, Ryan Meyers
NYM came out ahead by $77.6M
2008 · WSN / NYM
WSN · Jim Bowden +$4.8M
Anderson Hernández
NYM · Omar Minaya −$4.8M
Luis Ayala
WSN came out ahead by $4.8M
2008 · NYM / ARI
NYM · Omar Minaya +$11.2M
Connor Robertson
ARI · Josh Byrnes −$11.2M
Scott Schoeneweis
NYM came out ahead by $11.2M
2008 · NYM / MIN
NYM · Omar Minaya +$72.8M
Johan Santana
MIN · Bill Smith −$72.8M
Carlos Gómez, Philip Humber, Deolis Guerra, Kevin Mulvey
NYM came out ahead by $72.8M
2008 · SEA / NYM / CLE
SEA · Lee Pelekoudas +$164.8M
Endy Chávez, Aaron Heilman, Maikel Cleto, Ezequiel Carrera, Mike Carp, Jason Vargas, Franklin Gutiérrez
NYM · Omar Minaya −$68.0M
J. J. Putz, Sean Green, Jeremy Reed
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$96.8M
Joe Smith, Luis Valbuena
SEA came out ahead by $164.8M 3-team

Current & Historical Payroll

2008 payroll
$130.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 2008, 2008–2014. 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 (27)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
Carlos Beltrán3110.000$18.6M$19.2M$19.4M$13.3MFREE AGENT
Johan Santana298.000$17.0M$18.9M$20.1MFREE AGENT$24.0M
Carlos Delgado3615.000$16.0M$12.0MFREE AGENT
Pedro Martínez3616.000$11.8MFREE AGENT
Billy Wagner3613.000$10.5M$9.3MFREE AGENT
Moises Alou4118.000$7.5MFREE AGENT
Oliver Pérez266.000$6.5M$12.0M$12.0MFREE AGENT
Luis Castillo3212.000$6.2M$6.2M$6.2MFREE AGENT
Brian Schneider318.000$4.9M$4.9MFREE AGENT
Scott Schoeneweis349.000$3.6MFREE AGENT
Jorge Sosa306.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Ramon Castro329.000$2.0M$1.4MFREE AGENT
Endy Chavez307.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Matt Wise328.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Marlon Anderson3410.000$1.1M$1.1MFREE AGENT
Pedro Feliciano316.000$1.0M$1.6M$2.9MFREE AGENT$322k
Damion Easley3816.000$950kFREE AGENT
Duaner Sanchez286.000$850kFREE AGENT
Raul Casanova3512.000—FREE AGENT
Trot Nixon3412.000—FREE AGENT
Abraham O. Nunez3211.000—FREE AGENT
Ricardo Rincon3811.000—FREE AGENT
Fernando Tatis3311.000—$1.7M$850kFREE AGENT
Ramon Martinez3510.000—FREE AGENT
Nelson Figueroa348.000—FREE AGENT
Tony Armas309.000—FREE AGENT
Brady Clark358.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
David Wright254.000$5.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
José Reyes255.000$4.4MFREE AGENT
Ryan Church294.000$2.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Heilman295.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
John Maine274.000$450kARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Ayala305.000$399kFREE AGENT
Claudio Vargas305.000—FREE AGENT
Andy Phillips314.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Aguila294.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
Mike Pelfrey242.000$2.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Stokes282.000$402kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ángel Pagán262.000$402kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Smith241.000$398kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Evans220.000$390kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Knight32–—
Robinson Cancel32–—
Gustavo Molina261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Muniz27–—
Eddie Kunz22–—
Bobby Parnell230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Argenis Reyes25–—
Jonathon Niese210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Murphy230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2008 acquisition stacked onto Mets's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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