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Athletics OAK

2002103–59 (0.636)Made Playoffs
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GM: Billy Beane

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2002, 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
$42M
Surplus $M
+32
Win %
0.636
TAB
+18.4
WAB
+26.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
47.2
Dead money %
30%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-1.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2002 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RRamon Hernandez135
LGreg Myers53
LCody McKay1

1B

LScott Hatteberg91
LJohn Mabry⇄51
LCarlos Pena⇄40
ROlmedo Saenz34
LLarry Sutton6
RRandy Velarde5
RAdam Piatt1

2B

RMark Ellis85
RRandy Velarde38
BRay Durham⇄38
RFrank Menechino32
REsteban German8
RJose Flores2

3B

LEric Chavez143
ROlmedo Saenz15
RMark Ellis7
RFrank Menechino4
RRandy Velarde1

SS

RMiguel Tejada162
RMark Ellis8
RFrank Menechino2
RJose Flores1

LF

LDavid Justice53
REric Byrnes52
RAdam Piatt40
LJohn Mabry⇄33
RMike Colangelo14
LJason Grabowski4
LLarry Sutton2
LEric Chavez1

CF

LTerrence Long162
REric Byrnes10
RMike Colangelo1

RF

RJermaine Dye111
LDavid Justice23
REric Byrnes22
LJohn Mabry⇄22
RAdam Piatt12
RMike Colangelo5
LLarry Sutton1

DH

LJeremy Giambi⇄42
LScott Hatteberg41
LDavid Justice36
RJermaine Dye19
BRay Durham⇄16
LEric Chavez8
ROlmedo Saenz4

Starters

RTim Hudson4.8 WAR
LBarry Zito4.5 WAR
LMark Mulder3.8 WAR
RCory Lidle3.7 WAR
RAaron Harang1.1 WAR
RMike Fyhrie0.7 WAR
LTed Lilly⇄0.1 WAR
RErik Hiljus-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBilly Koch44 sv
LRicardo Rincon⇄27 h
RChad Bradford24 h
RJim Mecir21 h
LMike Venafro15 h
RJeff Tam3 h
LMike Magnante3 h
RMike Fyhrie1 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 2001)

PlayerfWAR
Scott Hatteberg3.2
Mark Ellis2.7
John Mabry1.6
Billy Koch1.3
Ray Durham1.3
Aaron Harang1.1

Key subtractions (gone from 2001)

Player2001 fWAR
Jason Giambi9.2
Johnny Damon1.9
Jason Isringhausen1.8
Mark Guthrie0.3
F.P. Santangelo0.2
Billy McMillon0.2

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 2002; everyone else is shown as a 2002 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Tim Hudson 2002 +4.8 +84.1 0.9 +83.2 $0.2M 2.19× –
Barry Zito 2002 +4.5 +78.0 0.3 +77.7 $0.1M 2.19× –
Mark Mulder 2002 +3.8 +67.1 0.8 +66.3 $0.2M 2.19× –
Eric Chavez 2002 +5.7 +65.2 2.1 +63.0 $0.4M 1.43× –
Cory Lidle 2002 +3.7 +64.5 2.5 +62.0 $0.7M 2.19× –
Miguel Tejada 2002 +4.5 +47.5 3.6 +43.8 $0.8M 1.32× –
Chad Bradford 2002 +2.0 +31.3 0.2 +31.0 $0.1M 1.95× –
Scott Hatteberg 2002 +3.2 +27.5 0.9 +26.6 $0.3M 1.07× –
Billy Koch 2002 +1.3 +14.4 2.4 +11.9 $1.8M 1.34× –
Ramon Hernandez 2002 +1.9 +11.3 0.5 +10.8 $0.3M 0.76× –
John Mabry↔ 2002 +1.6 +10.5 0.4 +10.1 $0.3M 0.81× –
Ricardo Rincon↔ 2002 +0.8 +8.0 0.5 +7.5 $0.7M 1.34× –
Jim Mecir 2002 +0.7 +7.9 2.4 +5.5 $3.2M 1.34× –
Ray Durham↔ 2002 +1.3 +5.6 2.3 +3.4 $1.8M 0.56× –
Terrence Long 2002 +0.6 +3.8 0.7 +3.2 $1.2M 0.83× –
Greg Myers 2002 +0.8 +3.5 0.8 +2.7 $1.0M 0.52× –
Olmedo Saenz 2002 +0.7 +3.1 0.8 +2.3 $1.2M 0.56× –
Frank Menechino 2002 +0.5 +2.1 0.3 +1.8 $0.6M 0.56× –
Ted Lilly↔ 2002 +0.1 +1.2 0.1 +1.1 $0.4M 1.02× –
Jeremy Giambi↔ 2002 +0.2 +1.2 0.4 +0.8 $1.7M 0.69× –
Jeff Tam 2002 +0.2 +1.0 0.7 +0.3 $3.8M 0.67× –
Carlos Pena↔ 2002 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $1.6M 0.56× –
Mike Magnante 2002 +0.1 +0.5 1.2 -0.7 $14.0M 0.67× –
Randy Velarde 2002 -0.0 -0.0 1.0 -1.0 – 0.56× –
Mike Holtz↔ 2002 -0.3 -1.6 0.3 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Erik Hiljus 2002 -0.2 -1.8 0.2 -2.0 – 1.02× –
Mike Colangelo 2002 -0.3 -1.8 0.3 -2.1 – 0.83× –
Mike Venafro 2002 -0.3 -1.5 0.8 -2.3 – 0.67× –
David Justice 2002 +0.6 +3.8 7.0 -3.2 $12.4M 0.83× –
Jermaine Dye 2002 +0.2 +1.3 7.2 -5.9 $38.0M 0.83× –
Aaron Harang 2002 +1.1 +9.0 – – – 1.02× –
Adam Piatt 2002 +0.3 +1.8 – – – 0.83× –
Cody McKay 2002 +0.1 +0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Eric Byrnes 2002 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Esteban German 2002 -0.3 -1.5 – – – 0.56× –
Jason Grabowski 2002 +0.2 +1.1 – – – 0.83× –
Jose Flores 2002 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Larry Sutton 2002 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.56× –
Mark Ellis 2002 +2.7 +22.9 – – – 1.07× –
Micah Bowie 2002 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Fyhrie 2002 +0.7 +3.6 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+47.4+574.641.7+496.1—

Trades

Every graded 2002 deal involving the Athletics — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 11 total.

2002 · TEX / OAK
TEX · John Hart +$4.0M
Jason Hart, Gerald Laird, Ryan Ludwick, Mario Ramos
OAK · Billy Beane −$4.0M
Carlos Peña, Mike Venafro
TEX came out ahead by $4.0M
2002 · TOR / OAK
TOR · JP Ricciardi +$1.6M
Tom Wilson
OAK · Billy Beane −$1.6M
Mike Kremblas
TOR came out ahead by $1.6M
2002 · ARI / OAK / CIN / TOR
ARI · Joe Garagiola +$22.4M
Elmer Dessens
OAK · Billy Beane +$1.6M
Erubiel Durazo
CIN · Jim Bowden −$5.6M
Felipe López
TOR · JP Ricciardi −$18.4M
Jason Arnold#97
ARI came out ahead by $22.4M 4-team
2002 · OAK / SDP
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.0M
Buddy Hernandez
SDP · Kevin Towers +$0.0M
Jose Flores
Even trade
2002 · OAK / TEX
OAK · Billy Beane +$23.2M
Justin Duchscherer
TEX · John Hart −$23.2M
Luis Vizcaíno
OAK came out ahead by $23.2M
2002 · CHW / OAK
CHW · Kenny Williams +$7.2M
Jon Adkins
OAK · Billy Beane −$7.2M
Ray Durham
CHW came out ahead by $7.2M
2002 · OAK / CLE
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.0M
Ricardo Rincón
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
Marshall McDougall
Even trade
2002 · OAK / PHI
OAK · Billy Beane +$1.6M
John Mabry
PHI · Ed Wade −$1.6M
Jeremy Giambi
OAK came out ahead by $1.6M
2002 · TOR / OAK
TOR · JP Ricciardi +$16.0M
Cory Lidle
OAK · Billy Beane −$16.0M
Mike Rouse, Chris Mowday
TOR came out ahead by $16.0M
2002 · OAK / CHW
OAK · Billy Beane +$16.0M
Keith Foulke, Mark Johnson, Joe Valentine
CHW · Kenny Williams −$16.0M
Billy Koch, Neal Cotts, Daylan Holt
OAK came out ahead by $16.0M
2002 · DET / NYY / OAK
DET · Randy Smith +$93.6M
Carlos Peña, Franklyn Germán, Jeremy Bonderman
NYY · Brian Cashman −$13.6M
Jeff Weaver
OAK · Billy Beane −$80.0M
Ted Lilly, Jason Arnold, John-Ford Griffin
DET came out ahead by $93.6M 3-team

Current & Historical Payroll

2002 payroll
$41.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 2002, 2002–2008. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Jermaine Dye286.000$7.2M$11.7M$11.7MFREE AGENT
David Justice3613.000$7.0MFREE AGENT
Jim Mecir327.000$2.4M$3.2M$3.3MFREE AGENT
Ray Durham307.000$2.3MFREE AGENT
Mike Magnante3711.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Randy Velarde3915.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Scott Hatteberg327.000$900k$1.8M$2.3M$2.5MFREE AGENT
Olmedo Saenz318.000$800kFREE AGENT
Greg Myers3615.000$800kFREE AGENT
John Mabry318.000$405kFREE AGENT
Mike Holtz296.000$269kFREE AGENT
Mike Fyhrie326.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (18)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Miguel Tejada285.000$3.6MFREE AGENT
Cory Lidle305.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Billy Koch273.000$2.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Chavez244.000$2.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Hudson263.000$875kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Venafro283.000$812kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Tam314.000$700kARB 3FREE AGENT
Terrence Long263.000$675kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ricardo Rincon325.000$528kFREE AGENT
Ramon Hernandez263.000$498kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Giambi274.000$361kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Colangelo253.000$300kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Frank Menechino313.000$295kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik Hiljus293.000$238kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Bradford274.000$235kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ted Lilly263.000$65kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Larry Sutton325.000—FREE AGENT
Micah Bowie273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Mark Mulder242.000$800kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Barry Zito242.000$295kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Pena241.000$70kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Flores29–—
Cody McKay280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Piatt262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Grabowski260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Byrnes262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Esteban German240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Ellis250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Harang240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2002 acquisition stacked onto Athletics's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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