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Athletics OAK

200693–69 (0.574)Made Playoffs
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GM: Billy Beane

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2006, 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
$66M
Surplus $M
+2
Win %
0.574
TAB
+1.2
WAB
+12.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
33.7
Dead money %
19%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-4.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2006 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJason Kendall141
BAdam Melhuse24
RJeremy Brown1

1B

BNick Swisher90
LDan Johnson85
LMark Kotsay4
BAdam Melhuse2
RFrank Thomas2
RMark Ellis1

2B

RMark Ellis123
RMarco Scutaro37
LMike Rouse7
BD'Angelo Jimenez⇄6
RAntonio Perez2

3B

LEric Chavez134
RAntonio Perez27
RMarco Scutaro12
BAdam Melhuse3
BD'Angelo Jimenez⇄2

SS

RBobby Crosby95
RMarco Scutaro69
RAntonio Perez4
BD'Angelo Jimenez⇄1

LF

BNick Swisher79
RJay Payton62
BBobby Kielty44
RMarco Scutaro2
LDoug Clark1
RHiram Bocachica1

CF

LMark Kotsay127
RJay Payton46
RHiram Bocachica4
BNick Swisher1

RF

BMilton Bradley94
RJay Payton45
BBobby Kielty31
RHiram Bocachica3
BNick Swisher1

DH

RFrank Thomas135
RAntonio Perez20
BAdam Melhuse13
RJeremy Brown4
RJay Payton4
BBobby Kielty3
LEric Chavez3
BNick Swisher2
LDan Johnson1
LMark Kotsay1
BMilton Bradley1

Starters

RDan Haren3.8 WAR
RJoe Blanton3.2 WAR
REsteban Loaiza2.3 WAR
LBarry Zito2.1 WAR
RRich Harden0.7 WAR
LBrad Halsey0.1 WAR
RJason Windsor0.0 WAR
RShane Komine-0.3 WAR
RKirk Saarloos-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RHuston Street37 sv
RKiko Calero23 h
RJustin Duchscherer17 h
LJoe Kennedy14 h
RChad Gaudin11 h
LScott Sauerbeck⇄5 h
RJay Witasick2 h
LRon Flores1 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 2005)

PlayerfWAR
Milton Bradley2.6
Frank Thomas2.4
Esteban Loaiza2.3
Chad Gaudin0.1
Brad Halsey0.1
Jason Windsor0.0

Key subtractions (gone from 2005)

Player2005 fWAR
Eric Byrnes0.8
Freddie Bynum Jr.0.1
Seth Etherton0.1
Jermaine Clark0.0
Matt Watson-0.0
Octavio Dotel-0.0

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 2006; everyone else is shown as a 2006 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Dan Haren 2006 +3.8 +65.8 0.6 +65.2 $0.1M 2.19× –
Joe Blanton 2006 +3.2 +49.4 0.3 +49.1 $0.1M 1.96× –
Nick Swisher 2006 +3.9 +37.6 0.3 +37.3 $0.1M 1.20× –
Huston Street 2006 +2.3 +36.6 0.3 +36.3 $0.1M 1.95× –
Milton Bradley 2006 +2.6 +33.2 3.0 +30.2 $1.2M 1.60× –
Esteban Loaiza 2006 +2.3 +27.3 6.0 +21.3 $2.6M 1.49× –
Eric Chavez 2006 +3.4 +30.3 9.5 +20.8 $2.8M 1.12× –
Barry Zito 2006 +2.1 +25.5 7.9 +17.6 $3.7M 1.49× –
Frank Thomas 2006 +2.4 +19.5 3.1 +16.4 $1.3M 1.01× –
Justin Duchscherer 2006 +1.5 +16.0 0.3 +15.6 $0.2M 1.34× –
Kiko Calero 2006 +1.5 +15.8 0.8 +15.0 $0.6M 1.34× –
Jason Kendall 2006 +2.9 +23.2 11.5 +11.7 $4.0M 1.00× –
Mark Ellis 2006 +2.0 +12.9 2.2 +10.6 $1.1M 0.82× –
Rich Harden 2006 +0.7 +5.4 1.2 +4.1 $1.9M 1.02× –
Jay Payton 2006 +1.0 +6.4 4.0 +2.4 $4.2M 0.83× –
Joe Kennedy 2006 +0.8 +4.0 2.4 +1.6 $3.2M 0.67× –
Bobby Crosby 2006 +0.4 +2.0 0.8 +1.2 $2.0M 0.61× –
Marco Scutaro 2006 +0.3 +1.5 0.3 +1.2 $1.1M 0.61× –
Brad Halsey 2006 +0.1 +0.5 0.3 +0.2 $3.5M 0.67× –
Dan Johnson 2006 +0.1 +0.2 0.3 -0.1 $6.6M 0.56× –
Santiago Casilla 2006 +0.0 +0.0 0.3 -0.3 $42.2M 0.67× –
D'Angelo Jimenez↔ 2006 -0.2 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.56× –
Adam Melhuse 2006 -0.2 -0.7 0.7 -1.4 – 0.52× –
Scott Sauerbeck↔ 2006 -0.2 -1.1 0.6 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Jay Witasick 2006 -0.2 -0.9 1.0 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Kirk Saarloos 2006 -0.4 -2.3 0.4 -2.7 – 0.67× –
Antonio Perez 2006 -1.3 -6.0 0.3 -6.3 – 0.58× –
Mark Kotsay 2006 -0.4 -2.6 7.0 -9.6 – 0.83× –
Bobby Kielty 2006 +0.2 +1.5 – – – 0.83× –
Chad Gaudin 2006 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Doug Clark 2006 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Hiram Bocachica 2006 -0.3 -2.0 – – – 0.83× –
Jason Windsor 2006 +0.0 +0.4 – – – 1.02× –
Jeremy Brown 2006 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.69× –
Matt Roney 2006 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Rouse 2006 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Randy Keisler 2006 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Ron Flores 2006 +0.2 +1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Shane Komine 2006 -0.3 -2.4 – – – 1.02× –
Steve Karsay 2006 -0.4 -2.1 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+33.6+394.765.6+332.9—

Trades

Every graded 2006 deal involving the Athletics — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

2006 · ARI / OAK
ARI · Josh Byrnes +$6.4M
Juan Cruz
OAK · Billy Beane −$6.4M
Brad Halsey
ARI came out ahead by $6.4M
2006 · OAK / CLE
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.0M
Kazuhito Tadano
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
Ramon Alvarado
Even trade
2006 · TEX / OAK / CHC
TEX · Jon Daniels +$8.0M
John Rheinecker, John Koronka
OAK · Billy Beane −$2.4M
Juan Domínguez
CHC · Jim Hendry −$5.6M
Freddie Bynum
TEX came out ahead by $8.0M 3-team

Current & Historical Payroll

2006 payroll
$66.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2006, 2006–2012. 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 (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Jason Kendall3210.000$11.5M$7.6MFREE AGENT
Eric Chavez288.000$9.5M$9.5M$11.5M$11.5M$12.5MFREE AGENT
Barry Zito286.000$7.9MFREE AGENT
Mark Kotsay309.000$7.0M$8.0MFREE AGENT
Esteban Loaiza3411.000$6.0M$5.4MFREE AGENT
Jay Payton338.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Frank Thomas3816.000$3.1MFREE AGENT$9.7M
Milton Bradley286.000$3.0M$2.8MFREE AGENT
Jay Witasick3310.000$1.0M$833kFREE AGENT
Adam Melhuse346.000$700k$536kFREE AGENT
Scott Sauerbeck347.000$574kFREE AGENT
D'Angelo Jimenez287.000$214kFREE AGENT
Steve Karsay3413.000—FREE AGENT
Hiram Bocachica306.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Joe Kennedy275.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Mark Ellis294.000$2.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Harden243.000$1.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kiko Calero313.000$850kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Crosby263.000$800kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Haren253.000$550kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kirk Saarloos274.000$354kARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Duchscherer285.000$344kFREE AGENT
Marco Scutaro304.000$340kARB 3FREE AGENT
Antonio Perez263.000$334kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Kielty295.000—FREE AGENT
Matt Roney263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Gaudin233.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Brad Halsey252.000$346kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Huston Street221.000$340kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Swisher252.000$335kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Johnson261.000$330kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Blanton252.000$327kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Santiago Casilla252.000$327kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Clark30–—
Randy Keisler30–—
Mike Rouse260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Brown26–—
Ron Flores26–—
Jason Windsor23–—
Shane Komine25–—

Graphs

How each 2006 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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