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Athletics OAK

200091–70 (0.565)Made Playoffs
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GM: Billy Beane

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2000, 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
$34M
Surplus $M
+23
Win %
0.565
TAB
+11.6
WAB
+15.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
39.8
Dead money %
33%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-2.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2000 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RRamon Hernandez142
RSal Fasano52
RA.J. Hinch5

1B

LJason Giambi124
RMike Stanley⇄23
ROlmedo Saenz17
LJeremy Giambi15
LMario Valdez4
RAdam Piatt3
RJohn Jaha3
LMatt Stairs1

2B

RRandy Velarde122
RFrank Menechino51
RJorge Velandia⇄18
RJose Ortiz3
BMark Bellhorn2

3B

LEric Chavez146
ROlmedo Saenz18
RAdam Piatt13
RFrank Menechino4
BMark Bellhorn2

SS

RMiguel Tejada160
RFrank Menechino5
LEric Chavez2
BMark Bellhorn1

LF

LBen Grieve144
RRyan Christenson76
RAdam Piatt8
LJeremy Giambi6
REric Byrnes1
RBo Porter1

CF

LTerrence Long137
RRyan Christenson27
RBo Porter2
LMatt Stairs1

RF

LMatt Stairs102
LJeremy Giambi49
RAdam Piatt22
RBo Porter14
RRyan Christenson14
REric Byrnes3

DH

LMatt Stairs33
RJohn Jaha30
LJason Giambi24
ROlmedo Saenz22
LJeremy Giambi16
LBen Grieve11
RMike Stanley⇄9
RAdam Piatt8
REric Byrnes1

Starters

RTim Hudson3.5 WAR
RGil Heredia2.7 WAR
LBarry Zito2.1 WAR
RKevin Appier1.9 WAR
LMark Mulder1.1 WAR
ROmar Olivares0.9 WAR
RAriel Prieto0.4 WAR
RMarcus Jones-0.1 WAR
LRon Mahay⇄-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJason Isringhausen33 sv
RJeff Tam19 h
RJim Mecir⇄19 h
LMike Magnante14 h
RT.J. Mathews9 h
RDoug Jones7 h
RScott Service0 h
RLuis Vizcaino0 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 1999)

PlayerfWAR
Barry Zito2.1
Terrence Long1.8
Jeff Tam1.7
Mark Mulder1.1
Jim Mecir1.0
Adam Piatt0.8

Key subtractions (gone from 1999)

Player1999 fWAR
Kenny Rogers2.3
Tony Phillips1.5
Mike Oquist1.4
Buddy Groom1.1
Billy Taylor1.1
Jimmy Haynes0.9

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 2000; everyone else is shown as a 2000 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jason Giambi 2000 +7.7 +84.3 3.1 +81.2 $0.4M 1.37× –
Tim Hudson 2000 +3.5 +54.2 0.2 +53.9 $0.1M 1.96× –
Gil Heredia 2000 +2.7 +41.8 2.1 +39.7 $0.8M 1.96× –
Miguel Tejada 2000 +3.5 +37.2 0.3 +36.9 $0.1M 1.32× –
Jeff Tam 2000 +1.7 +26.9 0.2 +26.7 $0.1M 1.95× –
Barry Zito 2000 +2.1 +25.5 0.2 +25.3 $0.1M 1.49× –
Ben Grieve 2000 +2.2 +21.2 0.8 +20.5 $0.3M 1.22× –
Kevin Appier 2000 +1.9 +23.1 5.6 +17.5 $2.9M 1.49× –
Terrence Long 2000 +1.8 +17.3 0.2 +17.1 $0.1M 1.22× –
Eric Chavez 2000 +2.0 +13.6 0.2 +13.4 $0.1M 0.85× –
Olmedo Saenz 2000 +1.6 +12.8 0.3 +12.5 $0.2M 1.01× –
Randy Velarde 2000 +2.1 +13.9 3.0 +10.8 $1.4M 0.82× –
Jim Mecir↔ 2000 +1.0 +10.8 0.1 +10.7 $0.1M 1.34× –
Mark Mulder 2000 +1.1 +9.3 0.2 +9.1 $0.2M 1.02× –
Jason Isringhausen 2000 +0.9 +9.1 0.8 +8.3 $1.0M 1.34× –
Doug Jones 2000 +1.1 +5.8 0.6 +5.2 $0.5M 0.67× –
Adam Piatt 2000 +0.8 +5.3 0.2 +5.1 $0.3M 0.83× –
Ramon Hernandez 2000 +0.9 +3.9 0.2 +3.7 $0.2M 0.52× –
Omar Olivares 2000 +0.9 +7.0 4.0 +3.0 $4.6M 1.02× –
Ryan Christenson 2000 +0.4 +3.0 0.2 +2.7 $0.5M 0.83× –
Sal Fasano 2000 +0.6 +2.5 0.2 +2.3 $0.4M 0.52× –
Rich Becker↔ 2000 +0.1 +0.8 0.1 +0.7 $0.9M 0.83× –
Frank Menechino 2000 +0.2 +0.8 0.2 +0.6 $1.2M 0.56× –
Scott Service 2000 +0.1 +0.8 0.5 +0.3 $3.3M 0.67× –
Luis Vizcaino 2000 +0.1 +0.4 0.2 +0.2 $2.9M 0.67× –
Mike Stanley↔ 2000 +0.3 +1.1 1.2 -0.1 $5.0M 0.56× –
Mike Magnante 2000 +0.1 +0.4 0.9 -0.5 $11.5M 0.67× –
Jeremy Giambi 2000 -0.2 -1.2 0.2 -1.4 – 0.83× –
Ron Mahay↔ 2000 -0.3 -1.4 0.0 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Mario Valdez 2000 -0.3 -1.4 0.2 -1.6 – 0.56× –
T.J. Mathews 2000 -0.1 -0.5 1.2 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Jorge Velandia↔ 2000 -0.4 -1.7 0.1 -1.9 – 0.56× –
John Jaha 2000 -0.1 -0.3 2.8 -3.1 – 0.69× –
Matt Stairs 2000 -0.4 -2.4 3.0 -5.4 – 0.83× –
A.J. Hinch 2000 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.52× –
Ariel Prieto 2000 +0.4 +3.4 – – – 1.02× –
Bo Porter 2000 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Eric Byrnes 2000 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.83× –
Jon Ratliff 2000 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Jose Ortiz 2000 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.56× –
Marcus Jones 2000 -0.1 -1.2 – – – 1.02× –
Mark Bellhorn 2000 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.56× –
Rich Sauveur 2000 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Todd Belitz 2000 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+39.7+425.233.3+390.2—

Trades

Every graded 2000 deal involving the Athletics — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2000 · OAK / TEX
OAK · Billy Beane +$4.0M
Ryan Cullen, Aaron Harang
TEX · Douglas Melvin −$4.0M
Randy Velarde
OAK came out ahead by $4.0M
2000 · OAK / NYM
OAK · Billy Beane +$4.0M
Nelson Cruz
NYM · Steve Phillips −$4.0M
Jorge Velandia
OAK came out ahead by $4.0M
2000 · OAK / CHW
OAK · Billy Beane +$6.4M
Chad Bradford
CHW · Ron Schueler −$6.4M
Miguel Olivo
OAK came out ahead by $6.4M
2000 · MIN / OAK
MIN · Terry Ryan +$1.6M
Danny Ardoin
OAK · Billy Beane −$1.6M
Mario Valdez
MIN came out ahead by $1.6M
2000 · CHC / OAK
CHC · Ed Lynch +$0.8M
Matt Stairs
OAK · Billy Beane −$0.8M
Eric Ireland
CHC came out ahead by $0.8M
2000 · OAK / KCR
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.8M
Jeremy Giambi
KCR · Herk Robinson −$0.8M
Brett Laxton
OAK came out ahead by $0.8M
2000 · OAK / TBR
OAK · Billy Beane +$17.6M
Todd Belitz, Jim Mecir
TBR · Chuck Lamar −$17.6M
Jesús Colomé
OAK came out ahead by $17.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2000 payroll
$33.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 2000, 2000–2006. 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 (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Kevin Appier3211.000$5.6MFREE AGENT
Omar Olivares3210.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Matt Stairs328.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Randy Velarde3713.000$3.0MFREE AGENT$1.0M
John Jaha348.000$2.8M$3.2MFREE AGENT
Gil Heredia349.000$2.1M$3.3MFREE AGENT
Mike Stanley3714.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Mike Magnante359.000$900k$900k$1.2MFREE AGENT
Doug Jones4318.000$600kFREE AGENT
Scott Service3312.000$500kFREE AGENT
Olmedo Saenz296.000$260k$290k$800kFREE AGENT
Rich Becker287.000$100kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Jason Giambi295.000$3.1MFREE AGENT
T.J. Mathews305.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Jason Isringhausen275.000$825kFREE AGENT
Ben Grieve243.000$750kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Tejada263.000$290kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sal Fasano284.000$240kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mario Valdez253.000$200kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Mecir305.000$139kFREE AGENT
Jorge Velandia253.000$120kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ron Mahay295.000$47kFREE AGENT
Mark Bellhorn253.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ariel Prieto305.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (20)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Tim Hudson241.000$250kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Tam292.000$240kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Chavez222.000$240kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Giambi252.000$228kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Christenson262.000$221kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon Hernandez241.000$211kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Frank Menechino291.000$201kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terrence Long241.000$201kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Vizcaino251.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Piatt240.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Mulder220.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Barry Zito220.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Sauveur36–—
A.J. Hinch262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Ratliff28–—
Bo Porter271.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Ortiz230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Belitz24–—
Marcus Jones25–—
Eric Byrnes240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2000 acquisition stacked onto Athletics'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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