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Athletics OAK

199987–75 (0.537)
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GM: Billy Beane

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1999, 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
$24M
Surplus $M
+24
Win %
0.537
TAB
+12.3
WAB
+13.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
38.2
Dead money %
28%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-2.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1999 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Macfarlane79
RA.J. Hinch73
RRamon Hernandez40

1B

LJason Giambi142
ROlmedo Saenz28
BScott Spiezio10
RJohn Jaha8
LMatt Stairs1

2B

BTony Phillips66
RRandy Velarde⇄61
RJorge Velandia52
BScott Spiezio42
BJason McDonald1

3B

LEric Chavez105
ROlmedo Saenz56
BScott Spiezio31
RJorge Velandia2
BTony Phillips2
LJason Giambi1
RFrank Menechino1

SS

RMiguel Tejada159
RJorge Velandia8
RFrank Menechino5
LEric Chavez2
BTony Phillips1

LF

LBen Grieve131
BTim Raines Sr.38
BJason McDonald31
BTony Phillips28
LRich Becker⇄12

CF

RRyan Christenson104
BJason McDonald53
BTony Phillips32
LRich Becker⇄19
LMatt Stairs1
BTim Raines Sr.1

RF

LMatt Stairs139
BTony Phillips15
BJason McDonald13
LRich Becker⇄9
LBen Grieve8

DH

RJohn Jaha121
LJason Giambi15
ROlmedo Saenz5
LBen Grieve4
LMatt Stairs4
BTim Raines Sr.2
BScott Spiezio1
BTony Phillips1

Starters

RGil Heredia4.1 WAR
RTim Hudson3.9 WAR
LKenny Rogers⇄2.3 WAR
RMike Oquist1.4 WAR
RJimmy Haynes0.9 WAR
RKevin Appier⇄0.9 WAR
ROmar Olivares⇄0.8 WAR
LRon Mahay0.4 WAR
RTom Candiotti⇄0.1 WAR
RBrett Laxton0.1 WAR
RBlake Stein⇄-0.1 WAR
RKevin Jarvis-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDoug Jones10 sv
LBuddy Groom27 h
RT.J. Mathews16 h
RGreg McMichael⇄7 h
RTim Worrell5 h
RBilly Taylor⇄0 h
RBrad Rigby⇄0 h
RJason Isringhausen⇄0 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 1998)

PlayerfWAR
John Jaha4.1
Tim Hudson3.9
Randy Velarde2.5
Tony Phillips1.5
Doug Jones1.4
Olmedo Saenz1.2

Key subtractions (gone from 1998)

Player1998 fWAR
Rickey Henderson1.9
Dave Magadan0.9
Bip Roberts0.8
Mike Fetters0.5
Mike Mohler0.2
Mark Bellhorn0.1

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Athletics. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1999; everyone else is shown as a 1999 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Gil Heredia 1999 +4.1 +72.3 0.5 +71.8 $0.1M 2.19× –
Tim Hudson 1999 +3.9 +67.5 0.2 +67.3 $0.1M 2.19× –
Jason Giambi 1999 +5.2 +56.8 2.1 +54.7 $0.4M 1.37× –
John Jaha 1999 +4.1 +48.9 0.5 +48.4 $0.1M 1.49× –
Miguel Tejada 1999 +2.8 +26.1 0.2 +25.8 $0.1M 1.18× –
Kenny Rogers↔ 1999 +2.3 +27.5 3.1 +24.4 $1.3M 1.49× –
Randy Velarde↔ 1999 +2.5 +21.8 0.6 +21.2 $0.2M 1.07× –
Doug Jones 1999 +1.4 +15.3 0.4 +14.9 $0.3M 1.34× –
Mike Oquist 1999 +1.4 +11.6 0.5 +11.2 $0.3M 1.02× –
Jimmy Haynes 1999 +0.9 +7.5 0.3 +7.2 $0.3M 1.02× –
Tim Worrell 1999 +0.7 +7.9 0.9 +7.0 $1.2M 1.34× –
Omar Olivares↔ 1999 +0.8 +6.6 0.7 +5.9 $0.8M 1.02× –
Tony Phillips 1999 +1.5 +6.6 0.7 +5.9 $0.5M 0.56× –
Kevin Appier↔ 1999 +0.9 +7.1 1.7 +5.4 $1.9M 1.02× –
Olmedo Saenz 1999 +1.2 +5.6 0.2 +5.4 $0.2M 0.58× –
Eric Chavez 1999 +1.2 +5.4 0.2 +5.2 $0.2M 0.58× –
Buddy Groom 1999 +1.1 +5.8 0.8 +5.0 $0.8M 0.67× –
Billy Taylor↔ 1999 +1.1 +5.8 1.8 +4.0 $1.6M 0.67× –
Matt Stairs 1999 +0.8 +5.2 1.9 +3.2 $2.5M 0.83× –
Ben Grieve 1999 +0.5 +3.3 0.3 +3.0 $0.6M 0.83× –
Jason Isringhausen↔ 1999 +0.3 +2.9 0.3 +2.6 $1.1M 1.34× –
Ramon Hernandez 1999 +0.7 +2.8 0.2 +2.6 $0.3M 0.52× –
Rich Becker↔ 1999 +0.4 +2.3 0.1 +2.2 $0.4M 0.83× –
T.J. Mathews 1999 +0.2 +2.1 0.8 +1.4 $3.8M 1.34× –
Mike Macfarlane 1999 +0.3 +1.4 0.6 +0.8 $1.8M 0.52× –
Brad Rigby↔ 1999 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.9M 0.67× –
Scott Spiezio 1999 +0.1 +0.4 0.3 +0.2 $2.6M 0.56× –
Tim Raines Sr. 1999 +0.1 +0.7 0.6 +0.1 $5.5M 0.83× –
Jorge Velandia 1999 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Blake Stein↔ 1999 -0.1 -1.1 0.0 -1.1 – 1.02× –
Tom Candiotti↔ 1999 +0.1 +0.7 1.8 -1.1 $20.8M 1.02× –
Jason McDonald 1999 -0.2 -1.1 0.2 -1.3 – 0.83× –
A.J. Hinch 1999 -0.6 -2.5 0.2 -2.8 – 0.52× –
Greg McMichael↔ 1999 -0.5 -2.9 0.9 -3.8 – 0.67× –
Ryan Christenson 1999 -0.6 -4.3 0.2 -4.5 – 0.83× –
Frank Menechino 1999 +0.0 +0.2 0.2 -0.0 $5.2M 0.61× –
Brett Laxton 1999 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 1.02× –
Chad Harville 1999 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Jarvis 1999 -0.4 -2.0 – – – 0.67× –
Luis Vizcaino 1999 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Ron Mahay 1999 +0.4 +2.0 – – – 0.67× –
Tim Kubinski 1999 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+38.4+415.424.3+392.1—

Trades

Every graded 1999 deal involving the Athletics — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

1999 · KCR / OAK
KCR · Herk Robinson +$7.2M
Jeff D'Amico, Brad Rigby, Blake Stein
OAK · Billy Beane −$7.2M
Kevin Appier
KCR came out ahead by $7.2M
1999 · OAK / MIL
OAK · Billy Beane +$1.6M
Rich Becker
MIL · Sal Bando −$1.6M
Carl Dale
OAK came out ahead by $1.6M
1999 · KCR / OAK
KCR · Herk Robinson +$12.0M
Jay Witasick
OAK · Billy Beane −$12.0M
Scott Chiasson
KCR came out ahead by $12.0M
1999 · OAK / NYM
OAK · Billy Beane +$1.6M
Jason Isringhausen, Greg McMichael
NYM · Steve Phillips −$1.6M
Billy Taylor
OAK came out ahead by $1.6M
1999 · OAK / NYM
OAK · Billy Beane +$20.0M
Terrence Long, Leo Vasquez
NYM · Steve Phillips −$20.0M
Kenny Rogers
OAK came out ahead by $20.0M
1999 · ANA / OAK
ANA · Bill Bavasi +$24.8M
Jeff DaVanon, Nathan Haynes, Elvin Nina
OAK · Billy Beane −$24.8M
Omar Olivares, Randy Velarde
ANA came out ahead by $24.8M
1999 · MIL / COL / OAK
MIL · Sal Bando +$17.6M
Henry Blanco, Jamey Wright, Jimmy Haynes
COL · Gary Hughes +$8.8M
Jeff Cirillo, Scott Karl
OAK · Billy Beane −$26.4M
Justin Miller
MIL came out ahead by $17.6M 3-team

Current & Historical Payroll

1999 payroll
$24.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 1999, 1999–2005. 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 (17)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Kenny Rogers3410.000$3.1MFREE AGENT
Matt Stairs317.000$1.9M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Tom Candiotti4216.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Kevin Appier3110.000$1.7M$5.6MFREE AGENT
Greg McMichael326.000$921kFREE AGENT
Tim Worrell316.000$900kFREE AGENT
Buddy Groom337.000$850kFREE AGENT
Tony Phillips4017.000$700kFREE AGENT
Omar Olivares319.000$684k$4.0MFREE AGENT
Randy Velarde3612.000$626k$3.0MFREE AGENT$1.0M
Tim Raines Sr.3920.000$600kFREE AGENT
Mike Macfarlane3512.000$600kFREE AGENT
John Jaha337.000$525k$2.8M$3.2MFREE AGENT
Mike Oquist316.000$450kFREE AGENT
Gil Heredia338.000$450k$2.1M$3.3MFREE AGENT
Doug Jones4217.000$400k$600kFREE AGENT
Rich Becker276.000$147k$400kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Jason Giambi284.000$2.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy Taylor375.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
T.J. Mathews294.000$750kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Isringhausen264.000$288kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jimmy Haynes264.000$280kARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Spiezio263.000$260kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Olmedo Saenz285.000$240kFREE AGENT
Kevin Jarvis295.000—FREE AGENT
Ron Mahay284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Ben Grieve232.000$300kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
A.J. Hinch251.000$230kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Tejada252.000$230kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason McDonald272.000$222kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Christenson251.000$202kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Chavez211.000$201kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Velandia242.000$201kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Frank Menechino280.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Hudson230.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon Hernandez230.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Rigby262.000$119kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake Stein251.000$16kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Kubinski272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Harville220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Laxton25–—
Luis Vizcaino240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1999 acquisition stacked onto Athletics's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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