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Athletics OAK

2001102–60 (0.630)Made Playoffs
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GM: Billy Beane

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2001, 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
$35M
Surplus $M
+43
Win %
0.630
TAB
+24.5
WAB
+27.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
51.9
Dead money %
36%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-4.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2001 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RRamon Hernandez135
LGreg Myers⇄25
RSal Fasano⇄11
RTom Wilson9

1B

LJason Giambi136
ROlmedo Saenz28
LJeremy Giambi10
LMario Valdez6
RRamon Hernandez2
LEric Chavez1
LAndy Abad1
RJohn Jaha1

2B

RFrank Menechino136
BF.P. Santangelo20
BMark Bellhorn12
RJose Ortiz⇄10

3B

LEric Chavez149
ROlmedo Saenz14
BMark Bellhorn9
BF.P. Santangelo3
RFrank Menechino1

SS

RMiguel Tejada162
BMark Bellhorn5
RFrank Menechino3
LEric Chavez1

LF

LJohnny Damon67
LTerrence Long62
RRon Gant⇄29
LBilly McMillon⇄12
LJeremy Giambi11
REric Byrnes8
LMario Valdez7

CF

LJohnny Damon86
LTerrence Long74
BF.P. Santangelo5
LRob Ryan⇄4
REric Byrnes2

RF

RJermaine Dye⇄61
LJeremy Giambi37
RAdam Piatt32
LTerrence Long28
LBilly McMillon⇄6
REric Byrnes5
LJohnny Damon5
RRyan Christenson⇄3
BF.P. Santangelo1
LRob Ryan⇄1
BMark Bellhorn1

DH

LJeremy Giambi55
ROlmedo Saenz47
LJason Giambi17
RJohn Jaha12
LGreg Myers⇄8
LMario Valdez6
RRon Gant⇄5
LBilly McMillon⇄2
RAdam Piatt1
LEric Chavez1
RJose Ortiz⇄1

Starters

LMark Mulder5.7 WAR
RTim Hudson5.0 WAR
LBarry Zito4.8 WAR
RCory Lidle2.6 WAR
RErik Hiljus1.5 WAR
RGil Heredia-0.7 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJason Isringhausen34 sv
RJeff Tam24 h
LMike Magnante18 h
RJim Mecir17 h
LMark Guthrie12 h
RChad Bradford4 h
RLuis Vizcaino3 h
RT.J. Mathews⇄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 2000)

PlayerfWAR
Cory Lidle2.6
Johnny Damon1.9
Jermaine Dye1.8
Erik Hiljus1.5
Greg Myers0.6
Chad Bradford0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2000)

Player2000 fWAR
Ben Grieve2.2
Randy Velarde2.1
Kevin Appier1.9
Doug Jones1.1
Omar Olivares0.9
Ariel Prieto0.4

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 2001; everyone else is shown as a 2001 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Mark Mulder 2001 +5.7 +113.4 0.2 +113.2 $0.0M 2.50× –
Tim Hudson 2001 +5.0 +100.1 0.5 +99.6 $0.1M 2.50× –
Jason Giambi 2001 +9.2 +101.3 4.1 +97.2 $0.4M 1.37× –
Barry Zito 2001 +4.8 +83.3 0.2 +83.1 $0.1M 2.19× –
Eric Chavez 2001 +5.5 +63.1 0.6 +62.5 $0.1M 1.43× –
Miguel Tejada 2001 +3.7 +39.4 2.0 +37.3 $0.5M 1.32× –
Frank Menechino 2001 +3.2 +27.6 0.2 +27.4 $0.1M 1.07× –
Jason Isringhausen 2001 +1.8 +28.2 3.3 +24.9 $1.8M 1.95× –
Ramon Hernandez 2001 +2.7 +21.5 0.2 +21.3 $0.1M 1.00× –
Terrence Long 2001 +1.9 +18.3 0.2 +18.0 $0.1M 1.22× –
Jermaine Dye↔ 2001 +1.8 +17.1 1.5 +15.6 $0.8M 1.22× –
Jim Mecir 2001 +1.2 +13.1 1.1 +12.0 $0.9M 1.34× –
Johnny Damon 2001 +1.9 +18.0 7.1 +10.9 $3.8M 1.22× –
Jeff Tam 2001 +1.0 +11.2 0.3 +10.8 $0.3M 1.34× –
Jeremy Giambi 2001 +1.0 +5.8 0.3 +5.5 $0.3M 0.69× –
Greg Myers↔ 2001 +0.6 +2.3 0.7 +1.6 $1.2M 0.52× –
Billy McMillon↔ 2001 +0.2 +1.1 0.1 +1.0 $0.8M 0.83× –
Mario Valdez 2001 +0.1 +0.7 0.2 +0.5 $1.9M 0.83× –
Mike Fyhrie↔ 2001 +0.1 +0.6 0.0 +0.5 $0.4M 0.67× –
Chad Harville 2001 +0.1 +0.4 0.2 +0.2 $2.9M 0.67× –
T.J. Mathews↔ 2001 +0.2 +0.8 1.3 -0.4 $8.1M 0.67× –
Mike Magnante 2001 +0.0 +0.1 0.9 -0.8 $37.0M 0.67× –
Ryan Christenson↔ 2001 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.83× –
Sal Fasano↔ 2001 -0.3 -1.3 0.1 -1.4 – 0.52× –
Ron Gant↔ 2001 -0.1 -0.9 0.6 -1.6 – 0.83× –
Olmedo Saenz 2001 -0.3 -1.8 0.3 -2.1 – 0.69× –
Adam Piatt 2001 -0.4 -2.7 0.2 -2.9 – 0.83× –
Robin Jennings↔ 2001 -0.4 -2.8 0.1 -2.9 – 0.83× –
Jose Ortiz↔ 2001 -0.6 -3.2 0.0 -3.2 – 0.69× –
John Jaha 2001 -0.6 -3.5 3.2 -6.7 – 0.69× –
Gil Heredia 2001 -0.7 -5.6 3.3 -8.9 – 1.02× –
Mark Guthrie 2001 +0.3 +1.8 1.8 -0.0 $5.4M 0.67× –
Andy Abad 2001 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Chad Bradford 2001 +0.3 +1.8 – – – 0.67× –
Cory Lidle 2001 +2.6 +40.1 – – – 1.96× –
Eric Byrnes 2001 +0.2 +1.3 – – – 0.83× –
Erik Hiljus 2001 +1.5 +12.2 – – – 1.02× –
F.P. Santangelo 2001 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.56× –
Luis Vizcaino 2001 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Mark Bellhorn 2001 -0.7 -3.3 – – – 0.56× –
Rob Ryan↔ 2001 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.83× –
Tom Wilson 2001 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+52.1+696.934.9+611.4—

Trades

Every graded 2001 deal involving the Athletics — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.

2001 · OAK / TBR / KCR
OAK · Billy Beane +$211.2M
Cory Lidle, Johnny Damon, Mark Ellis
TBR · Chuck Lamar −$53.6M
Ben Grieve
KCR · Allard Baird −$157.6M
Roberto Hernández, Ángel Berroa, A. J. Hinch
OAK came out ahead by $211.2M 3-team
2001 · TOR / OAK
TOR · Dave Stewart +$28.0M
Eric Hinske, Justin Miller
OAK · Billy Beane −$28.0M
Billy Koch
TOR came out ahead by $28.0M
2001 · COL / OAK
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$8.0M
Robin Jennings
OAK · Billy Beane −$8.0M
Ron Gant
COL came out ahead by $8.0M
2001 · OAK / COL
OAK · Billy Beane +$8.8M
Jermaine Dye
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$8.8M
Todd Belitz, Mario Encarnación, José Ortiz
OAK came out ahead by $8.8M
2001 · CHC / OAK
CHC · Andy MacPhail +$22.4M
Mark Bellhorn
OAK · Billy Beane −$22.4M
Adam Morrissey
CHC came out ahead by $22.4M
2001 · NYM / OAK
NYM · Steve Phillips +$13.6M
Mark Guthrie, Tyler Yates
OAK · Billy Beane −$13.6M
David Justice
NYM came out ahead by $13.6M
2001 · OAK / CHC
OAK · Billy Beane +$3.2M
Mike Fyhrie
CHC · Andy MacPhail −$3.2M
Mike Wenner
OAK came out ahead by $3.2M
2001 · CHC / OAK
CHC · Andy MacPhail +$0.0M
Miguel Cairo
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.0M
Eric Hinske
Even trade
2001 · ARI / OAK
ARI · Joe Garagiola +$1.6M
Ryan Christenson
OAK · Billy Beane −$1.6M
Rob Ryan
ARI came out ahead by $1.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2001 payroll
$35.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 2001, 2001–2007. 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 (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Johnny Damon276.000$7.1MFREE AGENT
Jason Giambi306.000$4.1MFREE AGENT
Gil Heredia3510.000$3.3MFREE AGENT
Jason Isringhausen286.000$3.3MFREE AGENT
John Jaha359.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Mark Guthrie3512.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
T.J. Mathews316.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Jim Mecir316.000$1.1M$2.4M$3.2M$3.3MFREE AGENT
Mike Magnante3610.000$900k$1.2MFREE AGENT
Greg Myers3514.000$683k$800kFREE AGENT
Ron Gant3614.000$640kFREE AGENT$350k
Olmedo Saenz307.000$290k$800kFREE AGENT
F.P. Santangelo336.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Miguel Tejada274.000$2.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jermaine Dye275.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Eric Chavez233.000$625kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Tam303.000$350kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Giambi263.000$282kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mario Valdez264.000$205kARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy McMillon295.000$130kFREE AGENT
Robin Jennings295.000$121kFREE AGENT
Sal Fasano295.000$106kFREE AGENT
Ryan Christenson273.000$72kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Fyhrie315.000$40kFREE AGENT
Mark Bellhorn264.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cory Lidle294.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Bradford263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Tim Hudson252.000$525kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon Hernandez252.000$245kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terrence Long252.000$241kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Barry Zito231.000$240kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Mulder231.000$232kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Frank Menechino302.000$225kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Piatt251.000$218kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Harville242.000$204kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Ortiz241.000$35kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Wilson300.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik Hiljus282.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Vizcaino262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Ryan282.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Byrnes251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Abad280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2001 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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