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GM: Billy Beane

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2007, 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
$65M
Surplus $M
-2
Win %
0.469
TAB
+2.7
WAB
-3.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
34.2
Dead money %
66%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-4.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2007 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RKurt Suzuki66
BRob Bowen⇄21
BAdam Melhuse⇄12
RMike Piazza10

1B

LDan Johnson97
BNick Swisher44
LDaric Barton18
LTodd Walker10

2B

RMark Ellis150
RMarco Scutaro13
RJ.J. Furmaniak4
RDonnie Murphy2

3B

LEric Chavez88
LJack Hannahan41
RMarco Scutaro36
RJ.J. Furmaniak2
RDonnie Murphy1

SS

RBobby Crosby92
RMarco Scutaro43
RDonnie Murphy31
RJ.J. Furmaniak3

LF

RShannon Stewart139
LTravis Buck18
LJack Cust14
RMarco Scutaro6
LChris Snelling⇄5
LDee Brown4
RKevin Thompson⇄3
RJason Kendall⇄2
BJeff DaVanon⇄2
LDanny Putnam1
RJ.J. Furmaniak1
LTodd Walker1

CF

BNick Swisher59
LMark Kotsay56
BJeff DaVanon⇄18
BMilton Bradley⇄15
RShannon Stewart6
LDanny Putnam6
LTravis Buck5
RKevin Thompson⇄3
LChris Snelling⇄1
BBobby Kielty⇄1

RF

LTravis Buck65
BNick Swisher57
LJack Cust48
BJeff DaVanon⇄6
LDanny Putnam4
RMarco Scutaro4
LDee Brown4
RKevin Thompson⇄3
RJ.J. Furmaniak2

DH

RMike Piazza73
LJack Cust56
LDan Johnson17
BNick Swisher6
RJ.J. Furmaniak4
RKurt Suzuki2
LTodd Walker2
BBobby Kielty⇄1
RDonnie Murphy1
LEric Chavez1

Starters

RJoe Blanton5.2 WAR
RDan Haren4.6 WAR
RChad Gaudin1.8 WAR
LDallas Braden0.9 WAR
LLenny DiNardo0.5 WAR
LJoe Kennedy⇄0.5 WAR
RRich Harden0.4 WAR
REsteban Loaiza⇄0.2 WAR
LDan Meyer0.0 WAR
RColby Lewis-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RHuston Street16 sv
LAlan Embree16 h
RSantiago Casilla12 h
LJay Marshall9 h
RKiko Calero9 h
RAndrew Brown3 h
RColby Lewis3 h
RRuddy Lugo⇄1 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 2006)

PlayerfWAR
Jack Cust2.8
Travis Buck2.2
Kurt Suzuki1.2
Daric Barton1.2
Alan Embree1.1
Shannon Stewart1.0

Key subtractions (gone from 2006)

Player2006 fWAR
Frank Thomas2.4
Barry Zito2.1
Jay Payton1.0
Brad Halsey0.1
Jason Windsor0.0
Jeremy Brown0.0

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 2007; everyone else is shown as a 2007 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Joe Blanton 2007 +5.2 +104.6 0.4 +104.2 $0.1M 2.50× –
Dan Haren 2007 +4.6 +80.6 2.2 +78.4 $0.5M 2.19× –
Nick Swisher 2007 +4.0 +56.7 0.4 +56.3 $0.1M 1.79× –
Mark Ellis 2007 +4.4 +42.2 3.5 +38.7 $0.8M 1.20× –
Chad Gaudin 2007 +1.8 +21.3 0.4 +20.9 $0.2M 1.49× –
Travis Buck 2007 +2.2 +21.0 0.4 +20.6 $0.2M 1.22× –
Huston Street 2007 +1.4 +15.2 0.4 +14.8 $0.3M 1.34× –
Alan Embree 2007 +1.1 +11.8 2.4 +9.4 $2.1M 1.34× –
Shannon Stewart 2007 +1.0 +6.6 1.0 +5.6 $1.0M 0.83× –
Kurt Suzuki 2007 +1.2 +4.9 0.2 +4.6 $0.2M 0.52× –
Dan Johnson 2007 +1.0 +4.5 0.4 +4.2 $0.4M 0.56× –
Lenny DiNardo 2007 +0.5 +4.3 0.4 +3.9 $0.7M 1.02× –
Santiago Casilla 2007 +0.4 +3.9 0.4 +3.6 $1.0M 1.34× –
Jack Hannahan 2007 +0.7 +3.1 0.4 +2.7 $0.6M 0.58× –
Joe Kennedy↔ 2007 +0.5 +3.9 1.9 +1.9 $4.1M 1.02× –
Rob Bowen↔ 2007 +0.5 +2.1 0.1 +1.9 $0.3M 0.52× –
Milton Bradley↔ 2007 +0.4 +2.8 1.2 +1.5 $3.0M 0.83× –
Rich Harden 2007 +0.4 +2.9 2.2 +0.6 $6.4M 1.02× –
Ruddy Lugo↔ 2007 +0.1 +0.7 0.3 +0.4 $2.1M 0.67× –
Chris Snelling↔ 2007 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $1.6M 0.83× –
Marco Scutaro 2007 +0.4 +1.8 1.6 +0.3 $4.2M 0.61× –
Adam Melhuse↔ 2007 +0.1 +0.4 0.3 +0.2 $2.6M 0.52× –
Ryan Langerhans↔ 2007 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.83× –
Esteban Loaiza↔ 2007 +0.2 +1.9 2.1 -0.2 $9.0M 1.02× –
Kiko Calero 2007 +0.2 +1.1 1.6 -0.5 $7.8M 0.67× –
Jay Witasick↔ 2007 -0.0 -0.1 0.7 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Jeff DaVanon↔ 2007 +0.0 +0.0 0.8 -0.8 $186.8M 0.83× –
Jay Marshall 2007 -0.3 -1.4 0.4 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Todd Walker 2007 -0.4 -1.6 0.5 -2.1 – 0.56× –
Colby Lewis 2007 -0.3 -1.8 0.5 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Bobby Crosby 2007 -0.0 -0.1 2.5 -2.6 – 0.61× –
Justin Duchscherer 2007 -0.3 -1.4 1.2 -2.6 – 0.67× –
Bobby Kielty↔ 2007 -0.3 -2.0 0.8 -2.8 – 0.83× –
Eric Chavez 2007 +0.9 +4.0 9.5 -5.5 $11.0M 0.58× –
Mike Piazza 2007 -0.3 -1.4 8.5 -9.9 – 0.69× –
Jason Kendall↔ 2007 -0.7 -4.4 7.6 -12.0 – 0.83× –
Mark Kotsay 2007 -1.0 -6.4 8.0 -14.4 – 0.83× –
Andrew Brown 2007 +0.7 +4.0 – – – 0.67× –
Connor Robertson 2007 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Dallas Braden 2007 +0.9 +7.1 – – – 1.02× –
Dan Meyer 2007 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 1.02× –
Danny Putnam 2007 -0.3 -1.8 – – – 0.83× –
Daric Barton 2007 +1.2 +5.1 – – – 0.56× –
Dee Brown 2007 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Donnie Murphy 2007 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.61× –
Erasmo Ramirez↔ 2007 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Hiram Bocachica↔ 2007 -0.3 -2.3 – – – 0.83× –
J.J. Furmaniak 2007 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Jack Cust 2007 +2.8 +29.6 – – – 1.33× –
Jerry Blevins 2007 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Melillo 2007 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.65× –
Kevin Thompson↔ 2007 -0.4 -2.9 – – – 0.83× –
Ron Flores 2007 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Shane Komine 2007 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+34.5+421.365.3+316.7—

Trades

Every graded 2007 deal involving the Athletics — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 11 total.

2007 · CIN / OAK
CIN · Dan O'Brien +$4.8M
Marcus McBeth, Ben Jukich
OAK · Billy Beane −$4.8M
Chris Denorfia
CIN came out ahead by $4.8M
2007 · ARI / OAK
ARI · Josh Byrnes +$126.4M
Dan Haren, Connor Robertson
OAK · Billy Beane −$126.4M
Dana Eveland, Carlos González, Aaron Cunningham, Chris Carter, Brett Anderson, Greg Smith
ARI came out ahead by $126.4M
2007 · OAK / CHC
OAK · Billy Beane +$25.6M
Rob Bowen, Jerry Blevins
CHC · Jim Hendry −$25.6M
Jason Kendall
OAK came out ahead by $25.6M
2007 · TOR / OAK
TOR · JP Ricciardi +$73.6M
Marco Scutaro
OAK · Billy Beane −$73.6M
Kristian Bell, Graham Godfrey
TOR came out ahead by $73.6M
2007 · MIA / OAK
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$7.2M
John Baker
OAK · Billy Beane −$7.2M
Jason Stokes
MIA came out ahead by $7.2M
2007 · OAK / CIN
OAK · Billy Beane +$4.0M
David Shafer
CIN · Dan O'Brien −$4.0M
Kirk Saarloos
OAK came out ahead by $4.0M
2007 · OAK / DET
OAK · Billy Beane +$7.2M
Jack Hannahan
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$7.2M
Jason Perry
OAK came out ahead by $7.2M
2007 · OAK / MIL
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.0M
JD Closser
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$0.0M
Charles Thomas
Even trade
2007 · OAK / CIN
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.0M
Julio Mañón
CIN · Dan O'Brien +$0.0M
Dan Denham
Even trade
2007 · WSN / OAK
WSN · Jim Bowden +$2.4M
Ryan Langerhans
OAK · Billy Beane −$2.4M
Chris Snelling
WSN came out ahead by $2.4M
2007 · SDP / OAK
SDP · Kevin Towers +$5.6M
Milton Bradley
OAK · Billy Beane −$5.6M
Andrew Brown
SDP came out ahead by $5.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2007 payroll
$65.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 2007, 2007–2013. 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 (18)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Eric Chavez299.000$9.5M$11.5M$11.5M$12.5MFREE AGENT
Mike Piazza3815.000$8.5MFREE AGENT
Mark Kotsay3110.000$8.0MFREE AGENT
Jason Kendall3311.000$7.6MFREE AGENT
Alan Embree3715.000$2.4M$3.1MFREE AGENT
Esteban Loaiza3512.000$2.1MFREE AGENT
Joe Kennedy286.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Milton Bradley297.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Justin Duchscherer296.000$1.2M$1.2MFREE AGENT$1.8M
Shannon Stewart3312.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Jeff DaVanon338.000$833kFREE AGENT
Bobby Kielty306.000$827kFREE AGENT
Jay Witasick3411.000$667kFREE AGENT
Todd Walker3411.000$450kFREE AGENT
Adam Melhuse357.000$279kFREE AGENT
Dee Brown299.000—FREE AGENT
Hiram Bocachica317.000—FREE AGENT
Jack Cust286.000—$410k$2.8M$2.6MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (18)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Mark Ellis305.000$3.5MFREE AGENT
Bobby Crosby274.000$2.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Haren264.000$2.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Harden254.000$2.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Kiko Calero324.000$1.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Marco Scutaro315.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Colby Lewis275.000$500kFREE AGENT
Chad Gaudin244.000$400kARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Swisher263.000$400kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lenny DiNardo273.000$390kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Blanton263.000$380kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Santiago Casilla263.000$380kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Bowen264.000$132kARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Snelling255.000$90kFREE AGENT
Ryan Langerhans275.000$7kFREE AGENT
Erasmo Ramirez314.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Donnie Murphy243.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Meyer253.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (18)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Dan Johnson272.000$390kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Hannahan271.000$380kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Huston Street232.000$380kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Buck230.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jay Marshall240.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ruddy Lugo271.000$287kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kurt Suzuki230.000$233kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Brown261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.J. Furmaniak27–—
Daric Barton210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ron Flores27–—
Kevin Melillo25–—
Connor Robertson25–—
Kevin Thompson27–—
Shane Komine26–—
Danny Putnam24–—
Jerry Blevins230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dallas Braden230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2007 acquisition stacked onto Athletics's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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