Rosternomics

Athletics OAK

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GM: Billy Beane (since 1998)

2008 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-0.1
WAB — wins above budget
+0.8
TAB — roster Talent above budget
75–86 (0.466)
record
+3M
surplus $M (value/$)
28.8
roster fWAR
$53.1M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Kurt Suzuki 24 pre-arb 148 3.4 0.4 +7.2
Mark Ellis 31 FA-elig 117 2.8 5.0 +1.4
Rich Harden↔ CHC 26 arb 13 2.4 2.5 +3.0
Justin Duchscherer 30 FA-elig 22 2.4 1.2 +4.2
Dana Eveland 24 arb 29 2.3 0.4 +4.8
Ryan Sweeney 23 pre-arb 115 2.2 0.4 +4.6
Jack Cust 29 FA-elig 148 2.1 0.4 +4.4
Joe Blanton↔ PHI 27 arb 20 1.5 2.2 +1.2
Joey Devine 24 42 1.5
Greg Smith 24 32 1.4
Bobby Crosby 28 arb 145 1.3 3.5 -0.6
Jack Hannahan 28 pre-arb 143 1.3 0.4 +2.5
Rajai Davis↔ SFG 27 pre-arb 101 1.1 0.4 +2.2
Huston Street 24 arb 63 1.1 3.3 -0.8
Carlos González 22 85 1.0
Travis Buck 24 pre-arb 38 0.9 0.4 +1.7
Chad Gaudin↔ CHC 25 arb 26 0.7 0.9 +0.7
Daric Barton 22 pre-arb 140 0.7 0.4 +1.1
Josh Outman 23 6 0.6
Jerry Blevins 24 36 0.6
Dallas Braden 24 19 0.6
Brad Ziegler 28 47 0.5
Santiago Casilla 27 arb 51 0.3 0.4 +0.3
Mike Sweeney 34 FA-elig 42 0.3 0.5 +0.1
Sean Gallagher↔ CHC 22 11 0.2
Aaron Cunningham 22 22 0.2
Gregorio Petit 23 14 0.2
Kirk Saarloos 29 8 0.2
Kiko Calero 33 arb 5 0.1 1.0 -0.9
Jeff Fiorentino 25 2 0.0
Alan Embree 38 FA-elig 70 0.0 3.1 -3.1
Eric Chavez 30 FA-elig 23 0.0 11.5 -11.5
Dan Johnson↔ TBR 28 arb 1 -0.0 0.0 -0.1
Jeff Gray 26 5 -0.0
Donnie Murphy 25 arb 46 -0.1 0.4 -0.5
Andrew Brown 27 pre-arb 31 -0.1 0.4 -0.6
Fernando Hernandez 23 pre-arb 3 -0.1 0.4 -0.6
Frank Thomas↔ TOR 40 FA-elig 55 -0.1 9.7 -10.0
Lenny DiNardo 28 arb 11 -0.2 0.9 -1.3
Matt Murton↔ CHC 26 9 -0.2
Brooks Conrad 28 6 -0.2
Dan Meyer 26 11 -0.2
Cliff Pennington 24 36 -0.3
Chris Denorfia 27 arb 29 -0.3 0.4 -1.0
Emil Brown 33 FA-elig 117 -0.3 1.4 -2.0
Wes Bankston 24 17 -0.3
Jeff Baisley 25 14 -0.4
Keith Foulke 35 FA-elig 31 -0.5 0.7 -1.8
Eric Patterson↔ CHC 25 30 -0.6
Rob Bowen 27 arb 37 -0.7 0.4 -1.9
Gio Gonzalez 22 10 -0.7

51 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (59%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).

WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR). Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)

Best acquisitions
PlayerYearWAR for OAK
Rickey Henderson198926.8
Mark Ellis200122.1
Dennis Eckersley198719.3
Carney Lansford198216.7
Josh Donaldson200813.8
Jed Lowrie201313.0
Brett Anderson200711.5
Sean Manaea201511.2
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
Rickey Henderson198426.6
Carlos González200824.7
Andre Ethier200524.4
Gio Gonzalez201120.8
Josh Donaldson201420.4
Mark McGwire199719.7
Aaron Harang200319.3
Jeremy Bonderman200215.8