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Athletics OAK

200588–74 (0.543)
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GM: Billy Beane

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2005, 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
$56M
Surplus $M
+16
Win %
0.543
TAB
+10.0
WAB
+9.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
41.3
Dead money %
30%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-4.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2005 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJason Kendall147
BAdam Melhuse24
LScott Hatteberg3
RAlberto Castillo⇄1

1B

LDan Johnson101
LScott Hatteberg53
BNick Swisher21
RMark Ellis2
LErubiel Durazo1

2B

RMark Ellis115
RMarco Scutaro30
RKeith Ginter25
LFreddie Bynum Jr.3
LJermaine Clark2

3B

LEric Chavez153
RKeith Ginter12
RMarco Scutaro5
RHiram Bocachica2

SS

RBobby Crosby84
RMarco Scutaro81
RMark Ellis7

LF

BBobby Kielty58
RJay Payton⇄41
LMatt Watson14
LCharles Thomas13
RMarco Scutaro2
RKeith Ginter2
LFreddie Bynum Jr.1
LJermaine Clark1

CF

LMark Kotsay137
RJay Payton⇄28
LCharles Thomas9
RHiram Bocachica1
LFreddie Bynum Jr.1

RF

BNick Swisher121
BBobby Kielty42
LCharles Thomas8
RHiram Bocachica5
LMatt Watson3

DH

LScott Hatteberg78
LErubiel Durazo39
BBobby Kielty15
RKeith Ginter9
BAdam Melhuse8
LEric Chavez6
LDan Johnson5
REric Byrnes⇄4
RJason Kendall3
LMark Kotsay2
RMark Ellis1

Starters

RDan Haren3.8 WAR
RRich Harden3.6 WAR
LBarry Zito3.0 WAR
RJoe Blanton2.2 WAR
RKirk Saarloos1.5 WAR
LJoe Kennedy⇄0.7 WAR
RSeth Etherton0.1 WAR
RRyan Glynn-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RHuston Street23 sv
RJay Witasick⇄17 h
LRicardo Rincon16 h
RKiko Calero12 h
RJustin Duchscherer10 h
RKeiichi Yabu1 h
RJuan Cruz0 h
ROctavio Dotel0 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 2004)

PlayerfWAR
Mark Ellis4.4
Dan Haren3.8
Jason Kendall1.8
Huston Street1.7
Dan Johnson1.4
Jay Payton1.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2004)

Player2004 fWAR
Tim Hudson4.6
Mark Mulder2.4
Jermaine Dye1.8
Damian Miller1.7
Mark Redman1.3
Chris Hammond0.6

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 2005; everyone else is shown as a 2005 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Dan Haren 2005 +3.8 +67.1 0.3 +66.8 $0.1M 2.19× –
Rich Harden 2005 +3.6 +63.1 0.3 +62.8 $0.1M 2.19× –
Eric Chavez 2005 +5.2 +59.1 8.5 +50.6 $1.6M 1.43× –
Mark Ellis 2005 +4.4 +42.5 0.4 +42.1 $0.1M 1.20× –
Barry Zito 2005 +3.0 +47.4 5.6 +41.8 $1.8M 1.96× –
Bobby Crosby 2005 +3.8 +39.9 0.3 +39.6 $0.1M 1.32× –
Justin Duchscherer 2005 +1.9 +29.9 0.3 +29.6 $0.2M 1.95× –
Huston Street 2005 +1.7 +27.1 0.3 +26.7 $0.2M 1.95× –
Joe Blanton 2005 +2.2 +26.3 0.3 +26.0 $0.1M 1.49× –
Nick Swisher 2005 +2.2 +21.2 0.3 +20.8 $0.1M 1.22× –
Marco Scutaro 2005 +1.9 +13.3 0.3 +12.9 $0.2M 0.89× –
Mark Kotsay 2005 +1.8 +17.2 6.5 +10.7 $3.7M 1.22× –
Jay Payton↔ 2005 +1.3 +8.4 1.9 +6.5 $1.5M 0.83× –
Bobby Kielty 2005 +1.0 +6.6 0.9 +5.7 $0.9M 0.83× –
Kiko Calero 2005 +0.7 +3.9 0.3 +3.6 $0.5M 0.67× –
Eric Byrnes↔ 2005 +0.8 +4.5 1.0 +3.4 $1.3M 0.69× –
Joe Kennedy↔ 2005 +0.7 +3.7 1.2 +2.5 $1.7M 0.67× –
Jason Kendall 2005 +1.8 +11.1 10.6 +0.6 $5.8M 0.76× –
Adam Melhuse 2005 +0.2 +0.7 0.4 +0.4 $2.2M 0.52× –
Alberto Castillo↔ 2005 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.52× –
Santiago Casilla 2005 +0.0 +0.1 0.3 -0.2 $21.7M 0.67× –
Keiichi Yabu 2005 -0.0 -0.3 0.8 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Juan Cruz 2005 -0.2 -1.2 0.6 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Charles Thomas 2005 -0.5 -3.5 0.3 -3.9 – 0.83× –
Keith Ginter 2005 -0.8 -3.4 0.6 -4.0 – 0.56× –
Ricardo Rincon 2005 -0.5 -2.7 1.9 -4.6 – 0.67× –
Octavio Dotel 2005 -0.0 -0.2 4.8 -5.0 – 1.34× –
Erubiel Durazo 2005 -0.4 -2.4 4.7 -7.1 – 0.69× –
Scott Hatteberg 2005 -0.9 -5.1 2.5 -7.5 – 0.69× –
Britt Reames 2005 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Dan Johnson 2005 +1.4 +6.0 – – – 0.56× –
Freddie Bynum Jr. 2005 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.56× –
Hiram Bocachica 2005 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.83× –
Jay Witasick↔ 2005 +0.2 +1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Jermaine Clark 2005 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Kirk Saarloos 2005 +1.5 +12.1 – – – 1.02× –
Matt Watson 2005 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.83× –
Ron Flores 2005 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Ryan Glynn 2005 -0.2 -1.6 – – – 1.02× –
Seth Etherton 2005 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 1.02× –
Tim Harikkala 2005 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+41.6+491.356.2+417.9—

Trades

Every graded 2005 deal involving the Athletics — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2005 · LAD / OAK
LAD · Paul DePodesta +$83.2M
Andre Ethier
OAK · Billy Beane −$83.2M
Milton Bradley, Antonio Pérez
LAD came out ahead by $83.2M
2005 · OAK / BOS
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.0M
Jay Payton
BOS · Theo Epstein +$0.0M
Chad Bradford
Even trade
2005 · OAK / ANA
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.0M
Tom Gregorio
ANA · Bill Stoneman +$0.0M
Mike Ziegler
Even trade
2005 · OAK / TOR
OAK · Billy Beane +$8.8M
Chad Gaudin
TOR · JP Ricciardi −$8.8M
Dustin Majewski
OAK came out ahead by $8.8M
2005 · OAK / COL
OAK · Billy Beane +$12.0M
Joe Kennedy, Jay Witasick
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$12.0M
Eric Byrnes, Omar Quintanilla
OAK came out ahead by $12.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2005 payroll
$56.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 2005, 2005–2011. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Jason Kendall319.000$10.6M$11.5M$7.6MFREE AGENT
Eric Chavez277.000$8.5M$9.5M$9.5M$11.5M$11.5M$12.5MFREE AGENT
Mark Kotsay298.000$6.5M$7.0M$8.0MFREE AGENT
Octavio Dotel316.000$4.8MFREE AGENT
Erubiel Durazo316.000$4.7MFREE AGENT
Scott Hatteberg3510.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Jay Payton327.000$1.9M$4.0MFREE AGENT
Ricardo Rincon358.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Alberto Castillo3510.000$13kFREE AGENT
Jay Witasick329.000—$1.0M$833kFREE AGENT
Ryan Glynn306.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Barry Zito275.000$5.6MFREE AGENT
Joe Kennedy264.000$1.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Byrnes295.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Bobby Kielty284.000$875kARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Cruz264.000$600kARB 3FREE AGENT
Keith Ginter295.000$583kFREE AGENT
Mark Ellis283.000$400kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Melhuse335.000$385kFREE AGENT
Justin Duchscherer274.000$330kARB 3FREE AGENT
Marco Scutaro293.000$324kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Seth Etherton285.000—FREE AGENT
Hiram Bocachica295.000—FREE AGENT
Britt Reames315.000—FREE AGENT
Jermaine Clark284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kirk Saarloos263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Keiichi Yabu360.000$750kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Crosby252.000$350kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Harden232.000$336kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kiko Calero302.000$330kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Haren242.000$324kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charles Thomas261.000$319kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Swisher241.000$316kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Blanton241.000$316kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Santiago Casilla241.000$316kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Huston Street210.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Harikkala33–—
Matt Watson26–—
Freddie Bynum Jr.250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Johnson250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ron Flores25–—

Graphs

How each 2005 acquisition stacked onto Athletics's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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