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Athletics OAK

201396–66 (0.593)Made Playoffs
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GM: Billy Beane

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2013, 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
$63M
Surplus $M
+52
Win %
0.593
TAB
+14.2
WAB
+20.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
42.4
Dead money %
38%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-3.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2013 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RDerek Norris91
LJohn Jaso48
LStephen Vogt44
RKurt Suzuki⇄15
RLuke Montz1

1B

LBrandon Moss111
RNate Freiman59
LDaric Barton36
LShane Peterson2
LJohn Jaso1
RDerek Norris1
RLuke Montz1
RJosh Donaldson1

2B

LEric Sogard113
BJed Lowrie24
BAlberto Callaspo⇄12
BAndy Parrino5
RGrant Green⇄5
BJemile Weeks4
RScott Sizemore2

3B

RJosh Donaldson155
BAlberto Callaspo⇄34
BAndy Parrino2
LBrandon Moss2

SS

BJed Lowrie119
LEric Sogard15
BAndy Parrino7
RJosh Donaldson1

LF

RYoenis Cespedes94
LSeth Smith50
RChris Young24
LBrandon Moss8
RMichael Taylor5
RMichael Choice2
RAdam Rosales⇄1

CF

BCoco Crisp110
RChris Young54
RYoenis Cespedes18
LBrandon Moss2
BJemile Weeks2
RMichael Choice2

RF

LJosh Reddick113
LBrandon Moss27
RChris Young26
LSeth Smith9
RMichael Taylor6
RMichael Choice4

DH

LSeth Smith53
RYoenis Cespedes27
BCoco Crisp20
LJohn Jaso17
BJed Lowrie12
RNate Freiman12
RLuke Montz11
RChris Young5
BAlberto Callaspo⇄4
LBrandon Moss3
BJemile Weeks2
RDerek Norris2
RJosh Donaldson2
RMichael Choice2
LJosh Reddick1
LStephen Vogt1

Starters

RBartolo Colon3.9 WAR
RDan Straily1.9 WAR
RSonny Gray1.5 WAR
RA.J. Griffin1.5 WAR
RJarrod Parker1.3 WAR
LTommy Milone1.2 WAR
LBrett Anderson0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RGrant Balfour38 sv
LSean Doolittle26 h
RRyan Cook23 h
RDan Otero8 h
LJerry Blevins4 h
RPat Neshek1 h
RJesse Chavez1 h
REvan Scribner0 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 2012)

PlayerfWAR
Jed Lowrie3.4
Sonny Gray1.5
Dan Otero0.8
John Jaso0.6
Stephen Vogt0.5
Chris Young0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2012)

Player2012 fWAR
Jonny Gomes2.3
Brandon McCarthy1.9
Chris Carter1.5
Cliff Pennington1.0
Jordan Norberto0.5
George Kottaras0.3

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 2013; everyone else is shown as a 2013 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Josh Donaldson 2013 +7.2 +82.8 0.5 +82.3 $0.1M 1.43× –
Bartolo Colon 2013 +3.9 +68.4 3.0 +65.4 $0.8M 2.19× –
Coco Crisp 2013 +3.7 +52.8 7.0 +45.8 $1.9M 1.79× –
Jed Lowrie 2013 +3.4 +31.9 2.4 +29.5 $0.7M 1.18× –
Sean Doolittle 2013 +1.6 +25.7 0.5 +25.2 $0.3M 1.95× –
Ryan Cook 2013 +1.6 +24.7 0.5 +24.2 $0.3M 1.95× –
Dan Straily 2013 +1.9 +23.1 0.5 +22.6 $0.3M 1.49× –
Derek Norris 2013 +2.9 +23.1 0.5 +22.6 $0.2M 1.00× –
Josh Reddick 2013 +2.3 +21.9 0.5 +21.4 $0.2M 1.22× –
Sonny Gray 2013 +1.5 +18.2 0.2 +18.1 $0.1M 1.49× Free Agent · 2024–2027 · $25.0M AAV
Brandon Moss 2013 +2.4 +15.7 1.6 +14.1 $0.7M 0.81× –
A.J. Griffin 2013 +1.5 +12.2 0.5 +11.7 $0.3M 1.02× –
Jarrod Parker 2013 +1.3 +10.6 0.5 +10.1 $0.4M 1.02× –
Yoenis Cespedes 2013 +1.9 +18.6 8.5 +10.1 $4.4M 1.22× –
Tommy Milone 2013 +1.2 +10.1 0.5 +9.6 $0.4M 1.02× –
Eric Sogard 2013 +1.5 +6.5 0.5 +6.0 $0.3M 0.56× –
Dan Otero 2013 +0.8 +4.3 0.3 +4.0 $0.4M 0.67× –
Jesse Chavez 2013 +0.7 +3.9 0.4 +3.4 $0.6M 0.67× –
Stephen Vogt 2013 +0.5 +2.0 0.2 +1.8 $0.4M 0.52× –
Daric Barton 2013 +0.6 +2.7 1.1 +1.6 $1.8M 0.56× –
Grant Balfour 2013 +0.6 +6.1 4.5 +1.6 $7.8M 1.34× –
Jerry Blevins 2013 +0.3 +1.8 1.1 +0.7 $3.3M 0.67× –
John Jaso 2013 +0.6 +2.5 1.8 +0.7 $3.1M 0.52× –
Seth Smith 2013 +0.7 +4.0 3.7 +0.3 $5.2M 0.69× –
Michael Choice 2013 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $3.4M 0.83× –
Casper Wells↔ 2013 -0.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 – 0.83× –
Evan Scribner 2013 +0.0 +0.2 0.5 -0.3 $11.4M 0.67× –
Alberto Callaspo↔ 2013 +0.2 +1.1 1.5 -0.4 $6.4M 0.58× –
Shane Peterson 2013 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.56× –
Kurt Suzuki↔ 2013 +0.1 +0.4 1.0 -0.6 $11.1M 0.52× –
Adam Rosales↔ 2013 -0.1 -0.4 0.5 -0.9 – 0.83× –
Scott Sizemore 2013 -0.1 -0.4 0.5 -0.9 – 0.56× –
Jemile Weeks 2013 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.56× –
Luke Montz 2013 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.69× –
Nate Freiman 2013 -0.1 -0.6 0.5 -1.1 – 0.56× –
Pedro Figueroa 2013 -0.2 -0.9 0.5 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Pat Neshek 2013 -0.2 -0.9 1.0 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Andy Parrino 2013 -0.5 -2.4 0.5 -2.9 – 0.61× –
Chris Resop 2013 -0.3 -1.7 1.4 -3.1 – 0.67× –
Grant Green↔ 2013 -0.7 -3.3 0.0 -3.3 – 0.56× –
Brett Anderson 2013 +0.3 +1.6 5.8 -4.1 $19.1M 0.67× –
Chris Young 2013 +0.4 +2.7 8.5 -5.8 $21.3M 0.83× –
Hideki Okajima 2013 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Michael Taylor 2013 -0.5 -3.3 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+42.2+462.563.3+403.5—

Trades

Every graded 2013 deal involving the Athletics — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 11 total.

2013 · OAK / TEX
OAK · Billy Beane +$9.6M
Craig Gentry, Josh Lindblom
TEX · Jon Daniels −$9.6M
Michael Choice, Christopher Bostick
OAK came out ahead by $9.6M
2013 · OAK / COL
OAK · Billy Beane +$8.0M
Drew Pomeranz, Chris Jensen
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$8.0M
Brett Anderson
OAK came out ahead by $8.0M
2013 · ANA / OAK
ANA · Jerry Dipoto +$12.8M
Grant Green
OAK · Billy Beane −$12.8M
Alberto Callaspo
ANA came out ahead by $12.8M
2013 · OAK / WSN
OAK · Billy Beane +$2.4M
Billy Burns
WSN · Michael Rizzo −$2.4M
Jerry Blevins
OAK came out ahead by $2.4M
2013 · WSN / OAK
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$6.4M
Dakota Bacus
OAK · Billy Beane −$6.4M
Kurt Suzuki
WSN came out ahead by $6.4M
2013 · SDP / OAK
SDP · Josh Byrnes +$24.8M
Seth Smith
OAK · Billy Beane −$24.8M
Luke Gregerson
SDP came out ahead by $24.8M
2013 · BAL / OAK
BAL · Dan Duquette +$18.4M
Jemile Weeks, David Freitas
OAK · Billy Beane −$18.4M
Jim Johnson
BAL came out ahead by $18.4M
2013 · WSN / OAK
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$1.6M
John Wooten
OAK · Billy Beane −$1.6M
Fernando Abad
WSN came out ahead by $1.6M
2013 · WSN / SEA / OAK
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$17.6M
A. J. Cole, Blake Treinen, Ian Krol
SEA · Jack Zduriencik −$5.6M
Mike Morse
OAK · Billy Beane −$12.0M
John Jaso
WSN came out ahead by $17.6M 3-team
2013 · OAK / HOU
OAK · Billy Beane +$6.4M
Jake Goebbert
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$6.4M
Travis Blackley
OAK came out ahead by $6.4M
2013 · OAK / HOU
OAK · Billy Beane +$7.2M
Jed Lowrie, Fernando Rodriguez
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$7.2M
Chris Carter, Brad Peacock, Max Stassi
OAK came out ahead by $7.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2013 payroll
$63.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 2013, 2013–2019. 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 (5)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Chris Young297.162$8.5MFREE AGENT
Coco Crisp339.158$7.0M$7.5M$11.0M$9.2MFREE AGENT
Grant Balfour358.099$4.5MFREE AGENT
Bartolo Colon4014.061$3.0MFREE AGENT
Hideki Okajima376.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Brett Anderson254.000$5.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Seth Smith304.119$3.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jed Lowrie294.111$2.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
John Jaso293.032$1.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alberto Callaspo305.135$1.5MFREE AGENT
Chris Resop304.038$1.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerry Blevins293.081$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daric Barton273.148$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kurt Suzuki295.112$1.0MFREE AGENT
Pat Neshek324.159$975kARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Rosales303.099$525kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Sizemore283.055$500kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Casper Wells283.040$29kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (26)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Yoenis Cespedes271.000$8.5MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Moss292.160$1.6MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Reddick262.050$510kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Cook261.036$505kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jarrod Parker241.000$495kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Evan Scribner271.018$495kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Milone261.026$495kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Sogard271.064$495kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Straily240.062$492kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Doolittle260.122$492kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Figueroa270.077$492kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Parrino271.109$492kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Donaldson270.158$492kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Derek Norris240.102$492kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
A.J. Griffin250.102$492kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate Freiman260.000$490kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesse Chavez292.128$407kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Otero280.055$287kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stephen Vogt280.060$203kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sonny Gray230.000$163kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Montz29–$83k
Jemile Weeks261.114$80kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Choice230.000$80kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Grant Green251.033$16kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane Peterson250.126$5kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Taylor271.038—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2013 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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