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Athletics OAK

200396–66 (0.593)Made Playoffs
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GM: Billy Beane

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2003, 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
$51M
Surplus $M
+6
Win %
0.593
TAB
+4.4
WAB
+17.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
35.0
Dead money %
50%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-5.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2003 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RRamon Hernandez139
BAdam Melhuse33
LMark Johnson13

1B

LScott Hatteberg128
LErubiel Durazo33
RDave McCarty⇄8
LGraham Koonce5
LBilly McMillon3
RAdam Piatt⇄1
BAdam Melhuse1

2B

RMark Ellis153
RFrank Menechino22
REsteban German5

3B

LEric Chavez154
RFrank Menechino19
BAdam Melhuse2
LJason Grabowski1

SS

RMiguel Tejada162
RBobby Crosby9
RFrank Menechino3

LF

LTerrence Long75
REric Byrnes44
LBilly McMillon35
RJose Guillen⇄11
RRon Gant8
LChris Singleton4
RMike Edwards2
RJermaine Dye1

CF

LChris Singleton102
REric Byrnes82
RJermaine Dye3
RJose Guillen⇄2

RF

LTerrence Long74
RJermaine Dye60
RJose Guillen⇄32
LChris Singleton8
LJason Grabowski3
REric Byrnes2
LBilly McMillon1
RRon Gant1

DH

LErubiel Durazo120
LScott Hatteberg13
LBilly McMillon8
RRon Gant5
RJermaine Dye3
RBobby Crosby1
LJason Grabowski1
LTerrence Long1

Starters

RTim Hudson5.9 WAR
LMark Mulder4.5 WAR
LBarry Zito4.3 WAR
LTed Lilly3.0 WAR
RRich Harden1.4 WAR
RJustin Duchscherer0.5 WAR
RAaron Harang⇄0.3 WAR
RMike Wood0.1 WAR
LJohn Halama0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RKeith Foulke43 sv
RChad Bradford23 h
LRicardo Rincon13 h
RJim Mecir12 h
RJeremy Fikac2 h
RMike Neu0 h
RChad Harville0 h
RSteve Sparks⇄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 2002)

PlayerfWAR
Keith Foulke1.8
Erubiel Durazo1.6
Rich Harden1.4
Adam Melhuse0.9
Billy McMillon0.8
Justin Duchscherer0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 2002)

Player2002 fWAR
Cory Lidle3.7
John Mabry1.6
Billy Koch1.3
Ray Durham1.3
Greg Myers0.8
Olmedo Saenz0.7

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 2003; everyone else is shown as a 2003 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Tim Hudson 2003 +5.9 +117.3 2.7 +114.6 $0.5M 2.50× –
Mark Mulder 2003 +4.5 +78.3 2.6 +75.6 $0.6M 2.19× –
Barry Zito 2003 +4.3 +75.8 1.0 +74.8 $0.2M 2.19× –
Ted Lilly 2003 +3.0 +47.7 0.3 +47.3 $0.1M 1.96× –
Eric Chavez 2003 +4.1 +41.0 3.7 +37.3 $0.9M 1.25× –
Miguel Tejada 2003 +3.4 +31.7 5.1 +26.6 $1.5M 1.18× –
Ramon Hernandez 2003 +3.3 +26.4 1.9 +24.5 $0.6M 1.00× –
Keith Foulke 2003 +1.8 +27.5 6.0 +21.5 $3.4M 1.95× –
Eric Byrnes 2003 +1.5 +15.0 0.3 +14.7 $0.2M 1.22× –
Erubiel Durazo 2003 +1.6 +13.2 1.1 +12.2 $0.7M 1.01× –
Mark Ellis 2003 +1.6 +10.7 0.3 +10.4 $0.2M 0.82× –
Chad Bradford 2003 +0.6 +6.4 0.3 +6.1 $0.6M 1.34× –
Micah Bowie 2003 +0.0 +0.2 0.3 -0.1 $9.1M 0.67× –
Mike Neu 2003 +0.0 +0.1 0.3 -0.2 $18.8M 0.67× –
Ricardo Rincon 2003 +0.3 +1.5 1.7 -0.2 $6.2M 0.67× –
John Halama 2003 +0.1 +0.4 0.8 -0.4 $11.0M 0.67× –
Steve Sparks↔ 2003 +0.0 +0.2 0.8 -0.6 $20.1M 0.67× –
Mark Johnson 2003 -0.1 -0.6 0.5 -1.1 – 0.52× –
Scott Hatteberg 2003 +0.1 +0.3 1.8 -1.4 $25.3M 0.56× –
Jim Mecir 2003 +0.1 +0.3 3.2 -2.9 $62.7M 0.67× –
Jeremy Fikac 2003 -0.6 -3.1 0.3 -3.4 – 0.67× –
Terrence Long 2003 -0.3 -1.9 2.2 -4.1 – 0.83× –
Ron Gant 2003 -0.6 -3.9 0.3 -4.3 – 0.83× –
Chris Singleton 2003 -0.5 -3.6 1.2 -4.8 – 0.83× –
Jermaine Dye 2003 -2.2 -14.7 11.7 -26.4 – 0.83× –
Adam Piatt↔ 2003 +0.1 +0.2 0.2 -0.0 $4.9M 0.56× –
Frank Menechino 2003 +0.1 +0.4 0.3 +0.0 $4.1M 0.56× –
Aaron Harang↔ 2003 +0.3 +2.5 – – – 1.02× –
Adam Melhuse 2003 +0.9 +3.7 – – – 0.52× –
Billy McMillon 2003 +0.8 +5.0 – – – 0.83× –
Bobby Crosby 2003 -0.5 -2.7 – – – 0.61× –
Chad Harville 2003 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Dave McCarty↔ 2003 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.56× –
Esteban German 2003 -0.2 -0.7 – – – 0.56× –
Graham Koonce 2003 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.56× –
Jason Grabowski 2003 -0.1 -1.0 – – – 0.83× –
Jose Guillen↔ 2003 +0.3 +2.0 – – – 0.83× –
Justin Duchscherer 2003 +0.5 +4.0 – – – 1.02× –
Mike Edwards 2003 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.83× –
Mike Wood 2003 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Rich Harden 2003 +1.4 +11.8 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+35.2+490.250.9+415.7—

Trades

Every graded 2003 deal involving the Athletics — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

2003 · OAK / MIA
OAK · Billy Beane +$7.2M
Mark Redman
MIA · Larry Beinfest −$7.2M
Michael Neu, Bill Murphy
OAK came out ahead by $7.2M
2003 · CHC / OAK
CHC · Jim Hendry +$15.2M
Michael Barrett
OAK · Billy Beane −$15.2M
Damian Miller
CHC came out ahead by $15.2M
2003 · SDP / OAK
SDP · Kevin Towers +$51.2M
Terrence Long, Ramón Hernández
OAK · Billy Beane −$51.2M
Mark Kotsay
SDP came out ahead by $51.2M
2003 · OAK / TOR
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.8M
Jason Perry
TOR · JP Ricciardi −$0.8M
John-Ford Griffin
OAK came out ahead by $0.8M
2003 · OAK / WSN
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.0M
Michael Barrett
WSN · Omar Minaya +$0.0M
Brett Price
Even trade
2003 · NYY / OAK
NYY · Brian Cashman +$2.4M
Eduardo Sierra, J.T. Stotts
OAK · Billy Beane −$2.4M
Chris Hammond
NYY came out ahead by $2.4M
2003 · CIN / OAK
CIN · Jim Bowden +$133.6M
Aaron Harang, Joe Valentine, Jeff Bruksch
OAK · Billy Beane −$133.6M
José Guillén
CIN came out ahead by $133.6M
2003 · TOR / OAK
TOR · JP Ricciardi +$46.4M
Ted Lilly
OAK · Billy Beane −$46.4M
Bobby Kielty
TOR came out ahead by $46.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2003 payroll
$51.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2003, 2003–2009. 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 (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Jermaine Dye297.000$11.7M$11.7MFREE AGENT
Keith Foulke306.000$6.0MFREE AGENT$700k
Miguel Tejada296.000$5.1MFREE AGENT
Jim Mecir338.000$3.2M$3.3MFREE AGENT
Scott Hatteberg338.000$1.8M$2.3M$2.5MFREE AGENT
Ricardo Rincon336.000$1.7M$1.8M$1.9MFREE AGENT
Steve Sparks378.000$794kFREE AGENT
Ron Gant3816.000$350kFREE AGENT
Jose Guillen276.000—FREE AGENT
Dave McCarty3310.000—FREE AGENT
Billy McMillon317.000—$450kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (18)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Eric Chavez255.000$3.7MFREE AGENT
Tim Hudson274.000$2.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Mulder253.000$2.6MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terrence Long274.000$2.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon Hernandez274.000$1.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Singleton304.000$1.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Erubiel Durazo294.000$1.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Barry Zito253.000$1.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Halama315.000$750kFREE AGENT
Mark Johnson275.000$500kFREE AGENT
Ted Lilly274.000$335kARB 3FREE AGENT
Frank Menechino324.000$334kARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Bradford285.000$331kFREE AGENT
Micah Bowie284.000$304kARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Byrnes273.000$300kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Piatt273.000$248kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Harville264.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Melhuse313.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Jeremy Fikac282.000$316kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Ellis261.000$308kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Neu250.000$300kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Grabowski271.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Duchscherer252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Esteban German251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Harang251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Graham Koonce28–—
Rich Harden210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Crosby230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Edwards26–—
Mike Wood230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2003 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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