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Athletics OAK

201081–81 (0.500)
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GM: Billy Beane

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2010, 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
$55M
Surplus $M
+27
Win %
0.500
TAB
+5.4
WAB
+5.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
33.6
Dead money %
43%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-5.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2010 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RKurt Suzuki123
BLandon Powell38
RJosh Donaldson7

1B

LDaric Barton157
LJeff Larish⇄11
RAdam Rosales7
RJosh Donaldson2
LEric Chavez1
BLandon Powell1

2B

RMark Ellis116
RAdam Rosales47
LEric Patterson⇄42
RSteve Tolleson4
LEric Sogard3

3B

RKevin Kouzmanoff142
LAkinori Iwamura⇄10
RSteve Tolleson6
RAdam Rosales5
LJeff Larish⇄5
LEric Chavez1

SS

BCliff Pennington156
RAdam Rosales14
RSteve Tolleson11

LF

RRajai Davis47
LGabe Gross44
RChris Carter22
RConor Jackson⇄17
LJeremy Hermida⇄14
LJack Cust13
LMatt Watson12
LTravis Buck10
LJeff Larish⇄7
RMatt Carson6
RAdam Rosales5
RSteve Tolleson1

CF

RRajai Davis83
BCoco Crisp73
LGabe Gross10
RMatt Carson3
LRyan Sweeney1

RF

LRyan Sweeney80
LGabe Gross50
RRajai Davis27
RMatt Carson25
LJeremy Hermida⇄7
LJack Cust3
LTravis Buck3
RSteve Tolleson1

DH

LJack Cust90
LEric Chavez31
RKurt Suzuki7
RMark Ellis6
LJeff Larish⇄5
RAdam Rosales4
LGabe Gross3
LEric Patterson⇄3
RJosh Donaldson3
BLandon Powell2
RChris Carter2
RRajai Davis2
BCoco Crisp1
RConor Jackson⇄1
RMatt Carson1
LTravis Buck1

Starters

LDallas Braden3.4 WAR
LGio Gonzalez3.1 WAR
LBrett Anderson2.5 WAR
RTrevor Cahill1.9 WAR
RBen Sheets0.8 WAR
RJustin Duchscherer0.2 WAR
RClayton Mortensen0.1 WAR
RTyson Ross0.0 WAR
RVin Mazzaro-0.0 WAR
LBobby Cramer-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RAndrew Bailey25 sv
RBrad Ziegler17 h
LCraig Breslow16 h
RMichael Wuertz12 h
LJerry Blevins11 h
RHenry Rodriguez3 h
RTyson Ross2 h
LCedrick Bowers0 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 2009)

PlayerfWAR
Coco Crisp3.1
Kevin Kouzmanoff2.5
Adam Rosales1.6
Ben Sheets0.8
Conor Jackson0.5
Boof Bonser0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2009)

Player2009 fWAR
Matt Holliday2.8
Adam Kennedy1.5
Josh Outman0.9
Russ Springer0.6
Edgar Gonzalez0.6
Brett Tomko0.3

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 2010; everyone else is shown as a 2010 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Dallas Braden 2010 +3.4 +53.8 0.4 +53.4 $0.1M 1.96× –
Gio Gonzalez 2010 +3.1 +49.0 0.4 +48.6 $0.1M 1.96× –
Daric Barton 2010 +5.0 +47.7 0.4 +47.3 $0.1M 1.20× –
Brett Anderson 2010 +2.5 +39.2 0.4 +38.8 $0.2M 1.96× –
Cliff Pennington 2010 +3.6 +37.5 0.4 +37.1 $0.1M 1.32× –
Coco Crisp 2010 +3.1 +40.2 5.0 +35.2 $1.6M 1.60× –
Trevor Cahill 2010 +1.9 +22.6 0.4 +22.2 $0.2M 1.49× –
Mark Ellis 2010 +3.1 +26.7 5.5 +21.2 $1.8M 1.07× –
Jack Cust 2010 +2.2 +18.0 2.6 +15.4 $1.2M 1.01× –
Kevin Kouzmanoff 2010 +2.5 +16.9 3.1 +13.8 $1.2M 0.85× –
Andrew Bailey 2010 +1.0 +11.2 0.4 +10.8 $0.4M 1.34× –
Adam Rosales 2010 +1.6 +10.7 0.4 +10.3 $0.3M 0.82× –
Rajai Davis 2010 +1.1 +7.4 1.4 +6.1 $1.2M 0.83× –
Ryan Sweeney 2010 +0.8 +5.5 0.4 +5.1 $0.5M 0.83× –
Craig Breslow 2010 +0.5 +5.0 0.4 +4.6 $0.9M 1.34× –
Kurt Suzuki 2010 +1.2 +4.9 0.4 +4.4 $0.4M 0.52× –
Conor Jackson↔ 2010 +0.5 +3.0 0.9 +2.1 $2.1M 0.83× –
Boof Bonser↔ 2010 +0.2 +1.2 0.6 +0.6 $2.6M 0.67× –
Brad Ziegler 2010 +0.1 +0.5 0.4 +0.1 $4.5M 0.67× –
Tyson Ross 2010 +0.0 +0.1 0.4 -0.3 $16.7M 0.67× –
Justin Duchscherer 2010 +0.2 +1.2 1.8 -0.5 $11.6M 1.02× –
Edwar Ramirez 2010 -0.1 -0.4 0.4 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Eric Patterson↔ 2010 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 – 0.69× –
Jeremy Hermida↔ 2010 -0.0 -0.2 1.0 -1.1 – 0.83× –
Josh Donaldson 2010 -0.3 -1.3 0.0 -1.4 – 0.52× –
Chad Gaudin↔ 2010 -0.3 -1.6 0.2 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Michael Wuertz 2010 -0.1 -0.9 2.2 -3.1 – 1.34× –
Akinori Iwamura↔ 2010 -0.5 -2.4 0.8 -3.2 – 0.58× –
Travis Buck 2010 -0.4 -3.0 0.4 -3.4 – 0.83× –
Ben Sheets 2010 +0.8 +6.5 10.0 -3.5 $12.5M 1.02× –
Jake Fox↔ 2010 -0.5 -3.5 0.2 -3.8 – 0.83× –
Gabe Gross 2010 -0.5 -3.5 0.8 -4.2 – 0.83× –
Eric Chavez 2010 -0.7 -3.7 12.5 -16.2 – 0.69× –
Jerry Blevins 2010 +0.1 +0.4 0.4 -0.0 $5.3M 0.67× –
Bobby Cramer 2010 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 1.02× –
Brad Kilby 2010 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Cedrick Bowers 2010 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Carter 2010 -0.8 -5.2 – – – 0.83× –
Clayton Mortensen 2010 +0.1 +0.8 – – – 1.02× –
Eric Sogard 2010 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Henry Alberto Rodriguez 2010 +0.3 +1.6 – – – 0.67× –
Jeff Larish↔ 2010 -0.4 -1.6 – – – 0.56× –
Justin James 2010 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Landon Powell 2010 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.52× –
Matt Carson 2010 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.83× –
Matt Watson 2010 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.83× –
Ross Wolf 2010 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Steve Tolleson 2010 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.61× –
Vin Mazzaro 2010 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+33.6+380.255.2+333.0—

Trades

Every graded 2010 deal involving the Athletics — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

2010 · OAK / SDP
OAK · Billy Beane +$1.6M
Kevin Kouzmanoff, Eric Sogard
SDP · Jed Hoyer −$1.6M
Aaron Cunningham, Scott Hairston
OAK came out ahead by $1.6M
2010 · OAK / WSN
OAK · Billy Beane +$14.4M
Josh Willingham
WSN · Michael Rizzo −$14.4M
Henry Rodríguez, Corey Brown
OAK came out ahead by $14.4M
2010 · OAK / KCR
OAK · Billy Beane +$7.2M
David DeJesus
KCR · Dayton Moore −$7.2M
Vin Mazzaro, Justin Marks
OAK came out ahead by $7.2M
2010 · ARI / OAK
ARI · Jerry Dipoto +$3.2M
Sam Demel
OAK · Billy Beane −$3.2M
Conor Jackson
ARI came out ahead by $3.2M
2010 · OAK / BOS
OAK · Billy Beane +$1.6M
Fabian Williamson
BOS · Theo Epstein −$1.6M
Eric Patterson
OAK came out ahead by $1.6M
2010 · TEX / OAK
TEX · Jon Daniels +$1.6M
Gregorio Petit
OAK · Billy Beane −$1.6M
Edwar Ramírez
TEX came out ahead by $1.6M
2010 · OAK / CIN
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.8M
Willy Taveras, Adam Rosales
CIN · Walt Jocketty −$0.8M
Aaron Miles
OAK came out ahead by $0.8M
2010 · OAK / PIT
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.0M
Ryan Kelly
PIT · Neal Huntington +$0.0M
Corey Wimberly
Even trade
2010 · OAK / BAL
OAK · Billy Beane +$4.0M
Ross Wolf
BAL · Andy MacPhail −$4.0M
Jake Fox
OAK came out ahead by $4.0M
2010 · OAK / TOR
OAK · Billy Beane +$2.4M
Danny Farquhar, Trystan Magnuson
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos −$2.4M
Rajai Davis
OAK came out ahead by $2.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2010 payroll
$55.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 2010, 2010–2016. 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 (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Eric Chavez3212.000$12.5MFREE AGENT
Ben Sheets319.000$10.0MFREE AGENT
Mark Ellis338.000$5.5M$3.2MFREE AGENT
Coco Crisp308.000$5.0M$5.8M$6.0M$7.0M$7.5M$11.0M$9.2M
Jack Cust319.000$2.6MFREE AGENT
Michael Wuertz316.000$2.2M$2.8MFREE AGENT
Justin Duchscherer329.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Gabe Gross306.000$750kFREE AGENT
Chad Gaudin277.000$200kFREE AGENT
Josh Donaldson2410.158$42kFREE AGENT$480k$492k$500k

Arbitration-eligible (16)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Kevin Kouzmanoff284.000$3.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Rajai Davis294.000$1.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Hermida265.000$962kFREE AGENT
Conor Jackson285.000$930kFREE AGENT
Akinori Iwamura313.000$758kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Boof Bonser284.000$563kARB 3FREE AGENT
Edwar Ramirez293.000$427kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Breslow295.000$425kFREE AGENT
Ryan Sweeney254.000$420kARB 3FREE AGENT
Dallas Braden263.000$420kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kurt Suzuki263.000$420kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daric Barton243.000$410kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Buck263.000$410kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerry Blevins263.000$405kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Fox273.000$205kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Patterson273.000$202kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (23)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Andrew Bailey261.000$435kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Anderson221.000$410kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Cahill221.000$410kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Rosales272.000$410kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Ziegler302.000$410kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gio Gonzalez242.000$405kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cliff Pennington262.000$405kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyson Ross230.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cedrick Bowers32–—
Matt Watson31–—
Landon Powell281.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin James28–—
Ross Wolf27–—
Bobby Cramer300.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Carson280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Larish272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Henry Alberto Rodriguez231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Carter230.016—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Tolleson260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vin Mazzaro230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Kilby27–—
Clayton Mortensen251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Sogard240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2010 acquisition stacked onto Athletics's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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