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Athletics OAK

201488–74 (0.543)Made Playoffs
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GM: Billy Beane

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2014, 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
$85M
Surplus $M
+30
Win %
0.543
TAB
+8.3
WAB
+9.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
39.0
Dead money %
35%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-3.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2014 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RDerek Norris114
LJohn Jaso54
LStephen Vogt15
RGeovany Soto⇄14
LBryan Anderson1

1B

LBrandon Moss67
LStephen Vogt47
RNate Freiman33
LDaric Barton30
BAlberto Callaspo23
RKyle Blanks⇄20
LAdam Dunn⇄1

2B

LEric Sogard102
BNick Punto52
BAlberto Callaspo46
BAndy Parrino4

3B

RJosh Donaldson150
BAlberto Callaspo19
BNick Punto2
BAndy Parrino1

SS

BJed Lowrie130
BNick Punto17
LEric Sogard14
BAndy Parrino14

LF

LBrandon Moss56
RJonny Gomes⇄30
LSam Fuld⇄19
RCraig Gentry17
BAndy Parrino2
LStephen Vogt1

CF

BCoco Crisp111
RCraig Gentry50
LSam Fuld⇄32
RYoenis Cespedes⇄9
BBilly Burns1
LJosh Reddick1

RF

LJosh Reddick107
LBrandon Moss34
RCraig Gentry29
LStephen Vogt17
LSam Fuld⇄9
BNick Punto1
RKyle Blanks⇄1

DH

BAlberto Callaspo38
LJohn Jaso35
LAdam Dunn⇄25
LBrandon Moss12
BCoco Crisp12
RDerek Norris10
RJosh Donaldson9
LStephen Vogt5
RJonny Gomes⇄4
BJed Lowrie4
RKyle Blanks⇄3
BBilly Burns2
RNate Freiman2
LEric Sogard1

Starters

RSonny Gray3.4 WAR
LScott Kazmir3.3 WAR
RJeff Samardzija⇄2.2 WAR
LJon Lester⇄1.6 WAR
RJesse Chavez1.5 WAR
LDrew Pomeranz0.7 WAR
LTommy Milone⇄0.6 WAR
LBrad Mills⇄0.0 WAR
RJosh Lindblom-0.1 WAR
RDan Straily⇄-0.2 WAR
RJason Hammel⇄-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ LSean Doolittle22 sv
RLuke Gregerson22 h
RDan Otero12 h
LFernando Abad9 h
RRyan Cook7 h
LEric O'Flaherty3 h
RJim Johnson⇄0 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 2013)

PlayerfWAR
Scott Kazmir3.3
Jeff Samardzija2.2
Jon Lester1.6
Craig Gentry1.3
Sam Fuld1.1
Luke Gregerson0.9

Key subtractions (gone from 2013)

Player2013 fWAR
Bartolo Colon3.9
Seth Smith0.7
Grant Balfour0.6
Jerry Blevins0.3
Michael Choice0.0
Casper Wells-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 2014; everyone else is shown as a 2014 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Josh Donaldson 2014 +5.7 +65.0 0.5 +64.5 $0.1M 1.43× –
Sonny Gray 2014 +3.4 +53.4 0.5 +52.9 $0.1M 1.96× Free Agent · 2024–2027 · $25.0M AAV
Scott Kazmir 2014 +3.3 +52.4 7.0 +45.4 $2.1M 1.96× –
Sean Doolittle 2014 +2.5 +38.4 0.6 +37.8 $0.3M 1.95× –
Yoenis Cespedes↔ 2014 +2.5 +32.3 7.0 +25.3 $2.8M 1.60× –
Jeff Samardzija↔ 2014 +2.2 +25.8 2.6 +23.2 $1.2M 1.49× –
Brandon Moss 2014 +2.7 +22.9 4.1 +18.8 $1.5M 1.07× –
Josh Reddick 2014 +2.1 +20.9 2.7 +18.2 $1.3M 1.22× –
Jesse Chavez 2014 +1.5 +18.4 0.8 +17.6 $0.5M 1.49× –
Jon Lester↔ 2014 +1.6 +18.7 4.5 +14.2 $2.8M 1.49× –
Derek Norris 2014 +2.2 +13.2 0.5 +12.7 $0.2M 0.76× –
Coco Crisp 2014 +1.7 +16.1 7.5 +8.6 $4.5M 1.22× –
Craig Gentry 2014 +1.3 +8.6 1.1 +7.5 $0.9M 0.83× –
Sam Fuld↔ 2014 +1.1 +7.6 0.4 +7.2 $0.4M 0.83× –
Jed Lowrie 2014 +1.7 +12.4 5.2 +7.1 $3.0M 0.89× –
Stephen Vogt 2014 +1.5 +6.6 0.5 +6.1 $0.3M 0.56× –
Drew Pomeranz 2014 +0.7 +6.0 0.4 +5.7 $0.5M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Luke Gregerson 2014 +0.9 +9.9 5.1 +4.8 $5.5M 1.34× –
Tommy Milone↔ 2014 +0.6 +4.9 0.4 +4.5 $0.6M 1.02× –
Dan Otero 2014 +0.7 +3.7 0.5 +3.2 $0.7M 0.67× –
Fernando Abad 2014 +0.6 +3.5 0.5 +2.9 $0.8M 0.67× –
Kyle Blanks↔ 2014 +0.5 +2.4 0.8 +1.6 $1.5M 0.56× –
Ryan Cook 2014 +0.3 +1.7 0.5 +1.2 $1.6M 0.67× –
Eric Sogard 2014 +0.1 +0.5 0.5 -0.1 $5.0M 0.56× –
Fernando Rodriguez Jr. 2014 +0.1 +0.5 0.6 -0.1 $6.7M 0.67× –
Nate Freiman 2014 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $11.6M 0.56× –
Geovany Soto↔ 2014 +0.4 +1.6 1.8 -0.2 $4.7M 0.52× –
Joe Savery 2014 -0.0 -0.0 0.5 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Billy Burns 2014 -0.2 -1.2 0.2 -1.3 – 0.69× –
Evan Scribner 2014 -0.2 -1.0 0.5 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Eric O'Flaherty 2014 -0.1 -0.4 1.5 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Nick Punto 2014 +0.2 +0.8 2.8 -1.9 $14.8M 0.56× –
Dan Straily↔ 2014 -0.2 -1.8 0.3 -2.1 – 1.02× –
Adam Dunn↔ 2014 -0.0 -0.0 2.9 -2.9 – 0.69× –
Jonny Gomes↔ 2014 -0.3 -1.8 1.5 -3.3 – 0.83× –
Daric Barton 2014 -0.5 -2.3 1.2 -3.5 – 0.56× –
Jason Hammel↔ 2014 -0.3 -2.4 2.6 -5.0 – 1.02× –
Jim Johnson↔ 2014 -0.6 -3.3 7.0 -10.3 – 0.67× –
Alberto Callaspo 2014 -1.3 -5.7 4.9 -10.5 – 0.56× –
John Jaso 2014 +0.6 +2.3 2.3 +0.0 $4.1M 0.52× –
Andy Parrino 2014 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.61× –
Brad Mills↔ 2014 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 1.02× –
Bryan Anderson 2014 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Jeff Francis↔ 2014 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Josh Lindblom 2014 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+38.9+429.985.0+345.8—

Trades

Every graded 2014 deal involving the Athletics — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 12 total.

2014 · OAK / SDP
OAK · Billy Beane +$4.0M
Kyle Blanks
SDP · Josh Byrnes −$4.0M
Jake Goebbert, Ronald Herrera
OAK came out ahead by $4.0M
2014 · OAK / CHW
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.8M
Jake Sanchez
CHW · Kenny Williams −$0.8M
Michael Taylor
OAK came out ahead by $0.8M
2014 · CHW / OAK
CHW · Kenny Williams +$1.6M
Nolan Sanburn
OAK · Billy Beane −$1.6M
Adam Dunn
CHW came out ahead by $1.6M
2014 · OAK / COL
OAK · Billy Beane +$35.2M
Mark Canha
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$35.2M
Austin House
OAK came out ahead by $35.2M
2014 · OAK / CHW
OAK · Billy Beane +$148.0M
Marcus Semien, Josh Phegley, Chris Bassitt, Rangel Ravelo
CHW · Kenny Williams −$148.0M
Jeff Samardzija, Michael Ynoa
OAK came out ahead by $148.0M
2014 · OAK / NYY
OAK · Billy Beane +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
NYY · Brian Cashman −$1.6M
Jeff Francis
OAK came out ahead by $1.6M
2014 · OAK / CLE
OAK · Billy Beane +$6.4M
Joey Wendle
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$6.4M
Brandon Moss
OAK came out ahead by $6.4M
2014 · SDP / OAK
SDP · Josh Byrnes +$11.2M
Derek Norris, Seth Streich
OAK · Billy Beane −$11.2M
Jesse Hahn, R. J. Alvarez
SDP came out ahead by $11.2M
2014 · OAK / BOS
OAK · Billy Beane +$16.8M
Jon Lester, Jonny Gomes
BOS · Ben Cherington −$16.8M
Yoenis Céspedes
OAK came out ahead by $16.8M
2014 · OAK / MIN
OAK · Billy Beane +$3.2M
Sam Fuld
MIN · Terry Ryan −$3.2M
Tommy Milone
OAK came out ahead by $3.2M
2014 · CHC / OAK
CHC · Theo Epstein +$59.2M
Dan Straily, Addison Russell, Billy McKinney
OAK · Billy Beane −$59.2M
Jeff Samardzija, Jason Hammel
CHC came out ahead by $59.2M
2014 · TOR / OAK
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$170.4M
Josh Donaldson
OAK · Billy Beane −$170.4M
Brett Lawrie, Sean Nolin, Kendall Graveman, Franklin Barreto
TOR came out ahead by $170.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2014 payroll
$84.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2014, 2014–2020. 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 (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
Coco Crisp3410.158$7.5M$11.0M$9.2MFREE AGENT
Scott Kazmir307.119$7.0M$7.5MFREE AGENT
Alberto Callaspo316.135$4.9MFREE AGENT
Jon Lester307.075$4.5MFREE AGENT
Adam Dunn3412.074$2.9MFREE AGENT
Nick Punto3611.051$2.8MFREE AGENT
Jason Hammel316.153$2.6MFREE AGENT
Geovany Soto316.096$1.8MFREE AGENT
Jonny Gomes338.097$1.5MFREE AGENT
Eric O'Flaherty296.062$1.5M$3.4MFREE AGENT
Jeff Francis338.157—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
Jim Johnson315.165$7.0MFREE AGENT
Jed Lowrie305.111$5.2MFREE AGENT
Luke Gregerson305.000$5.1MFREE AGENT
Brandon Moss303.160$4.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Reddick273.050$2.7MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Samardzija294.028$2.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
John Jaso304.032$2.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Daric Barton284.030$1.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Gentry303.084$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Blanks274.032$798kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesse Chavez303.108$775kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Fuld323.140$425kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
Yoenis Cespedes282.000$7.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Doolittle271.122$630kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Fernando Rodriguez Jr.302.142$600kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Fernando Abad282.073$526kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Sogard282.064$510kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Savery280.104$510kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Cook272.036$505kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Evan Scribner281.088$505kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Derek Norris251.102$505kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stephen Vogt290.136$502kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Otero290.169$502kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sonny Gray240.061$502kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Donaldson281.158$500kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Milone272.018$377kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Pomeranz251.050$370kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Straily251.031$252kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate Freiman271.000$216kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy Burns240.000$169kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Anderson271.171—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Lindblom272.077—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Mills290.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Parrino282.109—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2014 acquisition stacked onto Athletics's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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