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Athletics OAK

201669–93 (0.426)
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President of baseball ops: Billy Beane · GM: David Forst

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2016, 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
$71M
Surplus $M
-9
Win %
0.426
TAB
-8.2
WAB
-5.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
19.1
Dead money %
76%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-8.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2016 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LStephen Vogt113
LBruce Maxwell29
RJosh Phegley25
RMatt McBride16

1B

LYonder Alonso145
RBilly Butler⇄85
RDanny Valencia18
RMark Canha5
LMatt Olson4
RMatt McBride1
LStephen Vogt1

2B

BJed Lowrie82
RTyler Ladendorf30
LJoey Wendle28
LMax Muncy21
LChris Coghlan⇄20
RChad Pinder13
BArismendy Alcántara3

3B

RRyon Healy72
RDanny Valencia68
LYonder Alonso7
RTyler Ladendorf3
RMark Canha3
RRenato Núñez3
LMax Muncy1

SS

RMarcus Semien159
RChad Pinder7
BArismendy Alcántara2
BJed Lowrie2

LF

RKhris Davis93
RJake Smolinski18
RBrett Eibner⇄9
LMax Muncy4
RMark Canha3
RDanny Valencia1

CF

RJake Smolinski49
BCoco Crisp⇄36
RBrett Eibner⇄13
BArismendy Alcántara4
RTyler Ladendorf1

RF

RDanny Valencia37
RJake Smolinski29
RBrett Eibner⇄19
LMax Muncy17
LMatt Olson5
RMark Canha3
BArismendy Alcántara1
RMatt McBride1
RTyler Ladendorf1

DH

RKhris Davis53
LStephen Vogt23
RDanny Valencia6
RRenato Núñez6
BJed Lowrie5
LMax Muncy3
RBrett Eibner⇄3
LBruce Maxwell3
LYonder Alonso3
LJosh Reddick⇄2
RChad Pinder2
LChris Coghlan⇄2
RJake Smolinski1
BArismendy Alcántara1
RMatt McBride1
RMark Canha1

Starters

LRich Hill⇄2.7 WAR
LSean Manaea2.0 WAR
RKendall Graveman1.9 WAR
RAndrew Triggs0.9 WAR
RSonny Gray0.9 WAR
RDaniel Mengden0.7 WAR
RJharel Cotton0.7 WAR
LRoss Detwiler⇄0.4 WAR
RZach Neal0.2 WAR
RChris Bassitt-0.0 WAR
RJesse Hahn-0.1 WAR
LEric Surkamp-0.4 WAR
RRaul Alcantara-0.6 WAR
LDillon Overton-0.9 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRyan Madson30 sv
RRyan Dull15 h
RJohn Axford15 h
RLiam Hendriks10 h
LSean Doolittle10 h
RFernando Rodriguez5 h
LDanny Coulombe2 h
LMarc Rzepczynski⇄0 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 2015)

PlayerfWAR
Rich Hill2.7
Khris Davis2.6
Ryon Healy2.3
Sean Manaea2.0
Liam Hendriks1.4
Andrew Triggs0.9

Key subtractions (gone from 2015)

Player2015 fWAR
Jesse Chavez2.5
Scott Kazmir2.4
Ben Zobrist1.5
Drew Pomeranz1.4
Brett Lawrie0.9
Tyler Clippard0.3

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 2016; everyone else is shown as a 2016 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Rich Hill↔ 2016 +2.7 +42.0 4.2 +37.8 $1.6M 1.96× –
Khris Davis 2016 +2.6 +32.9 0.5 +32.3 $0.2M 1.60× –
Marcus Semien 2016 +2.7 +25.2 0.5 +24.7 $0.2M 1.18× Free Agent · 2022–2025 · $25.0M AAV
Sean Manaea 2016 +2.0 +23.2 0.4 +22.7 $0.2M 1.49× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $25.0M AAV
Kendall Graveman 2016 +1.9 +22.3 0.5 +21.8 $0.3M 1.49× –
Ryon Healy 2016 +2.3 +15.6 0.2 +15.4 $0.1M 0.85× –
Ryan Dull 2016 +1.2 +12.5 0.5 +12.0 $0.4M 1.34× –
Josh Reddick↔ 2016 +1.8 +14.7 3.9 +10.8 $2.1M 1.01× –
Danny Valencia 2016 +1.7 +11.5 3.1 +8.3 $1.9M 0.85× –
Liam Hendriks 2016 +1.4 +7.2 0.5 +6.7 $0.4M 0.67× –
Sonny Gray 2016 +0.9 +7.0 0.5 +6.4 $0.6M 1.02× Free Agent · 2024–2027 · $25.0M AAV
Jharel Cotton 2016 +0.7 +5.8 0.1 +5.7 $0.1M 1.02× –
Daniel Mengden 2016 +0.7 +5.6 0.2 +5.4 $0.3M 1.02× –
Sean Doolittle 2016 +0.6 +6.4 1.6 +4.8 $2.7M 1.34× –
Andrew Triggs 2016 +0.9 +4.9 0.3 +4.6 $0.4M 0.67× –
Ross Detwiler↔ 2016 +0.4 +3.5 0.6 +2.9 $1.3M 1.02× –
Fernando Rodriguez Jr. 2016 +0.4 +2.4 1.1 +1.3 $2.3M 0.67× –
Danny Coulombe 2016 +0.3 +1.6 0.5 +1.1 $1.7M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Zach Neal 2016 +0.2 +1.3 0.3 +1.0 $1.1M 0.67× –
Joey Wendle 2016 +0.2 +1.0 0.1 +0.9 $0.4M 0.56× –
Chris Smith 2016 +0.2 +0.9 0.2 +0.7 $1.0M 0.67× –
Stephen Vogt 2016 +0.3 +1.2 0.5 +0.7 $1.9M 0.52× –
Bruce Maxwell 2016 +0.2 +0.8 0.2 +0.6 $1.0M 0.52× –
Josh Phegley 2016 +0.1 +0.2 0.5 -0.3 $8.6M 0.52× –
Andrew Lambo 2016 -0.0 -0.2 0.3 -0.4 – 0.83× –
Jake Smolinski 2016 -0.0 -0.0 0.4 -0.4 – 0.83× –
Matt Olson 2016 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.83× Arb extension · 2022–2030 · $21.0M AAV
Chris Bassitt 2016 -0.0 -0.0 0.5 -0.5 – 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $18.5M AAV
Marc Rzepczynski↔ 2016 +0.3 +1.7 2.4 -0.7 $7.6M 0.67× –
J.B. Wendelken 2016 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Max Muncy 2016 -0.1 -0.5 0.3 -0.8 – 0.56× –
John Axford 2016 +0.3 +3.6 4.5 -0.9 $13.4M 1.34× –
Jesse Hahn 2016 -0.1 -1.2 0.2 -1.3 – 1.02× –
Arismendy Alcántara 2016 -0.2 -1.2 0.2 -1.4 – 0.83× –
Chad Pinder 2016 -0.3 -1.4 0.1 -1.5 – 0.56× –
Matt McBride 2016 -0.4 -1.7 0.2 -1.9 – 0.52× –
Ryan Madson 2016 +0.4 +4.8 6.7 -1.9 $15.0M 1.34× –
Renato Núñez 2016 -0.4 -2.0 0.1 -2.0 – 0.69× –
Mark Canha 2016 -0.4 -1.7 0.5 -2.2 – 0.56× –
Brett Eibner↔ 2016 -0.4 -2.5 0.1 -2.6 – 0.83× –
Yonder Alonso 2016 -0.0 -0.1 2.6 -2.7 – 0.56× –
Tyler Ladendorf 2016 -0.6 -2.8 0.4 -3.2 – 0.56× –
Eric Surkamp 2016 -0.4 -3.5 0.1 -3.6 – 1.02× –
Billy Burns↔ 2016 -0.7 -4.5 0.4 -4.9 – 0.83× –
Raúl Alcántara 2016 -0.6 -4.9 0.1 -4.9 – 1.02× –
Dillon Overton 2016 -0.9 -7.0 0.1 -7.0 – 1.02× –
Chris Coghlan↔ 2016 -1.1 -5.0 2.5 -7.5 – 0.56× –
Coco Crisp↔ 2016 +0.1 +0.8 9.2 -8.4 $73.2M 0.83× –
Jed Lowrie 2016 -1.0 -4.5 7.5 -12.0 – 0.56× –
Billy Butler↔ 2016 -0.5 -2.1 10.2 -12.3 – 0.56× –
Patrick Schuster↔ 2016 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.0 $2.6M 0.67× –
Total—+19.2+212.970.8+142.1—

Trades

Every graded 2016 deal involving the Athletics — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

2016 · OAK / MIL
OAK · Billy Beane +$38.4M
Khris Davis
MIL · David Stearns −$38.4M
Jacob Nottingham, Bubba Derby
OAK came out ahead by $38.4M
2016 · OAK / LAD
OAK · Billy Beane +$123.2M
Frankie Montas, Grant Holmes, Jharel Cotton
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$123.2M
Josh Reddick, Rich Hill
OAK came out ahead by $123.2M
2016 · CHC / OAK
CHC · Theo Epstein +$8.0M
Aaron Brooks
OAK · Billy Beane −$8.0M
Chris Coghlan
CHC came out ahead by $8.0M
2016 · OAK / CLE
OAK · Billy Beane +$14.4M
Colt Hynes
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$14.4M
Coco Crisp
OAK came out ahead by $14.4M
2016 · WSN / OAK
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$0.0M
Marc Rzepczynski
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.0M
Max Schrock
Even trade
2016 · OAK / SEA
OAK · Billy Beane +$26.4M
Paul Blackburn
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$26.4M
Danny Valencia
OAK came out ahead by $26.4M
2016 · CHC / OAK
CHC · Theo Epstein +$3.2M
Chris Coghlan
OAK · Billy Beane −$3.2M
Arismendy Alcántara
CHC came out ahead by $3.2M
2016 · KCR / OAK
KCR · Dayton Moore +$0.8M
Billy Burns
OAK · Billy Beane −$0.8M
Brett Eibner
KCR came out ahead by $0.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2016 payroll
$70.7M
2017 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2016, 2016–2022. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2016; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Guaranteed / signed (6)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Billy Butler308.120$10.2MFREE AGENT
Coco Crisp3614.000$9.2MFREE AGENT
Jed Lowrie327.111$7.5MFREE AGENT
Ryan Madson3510.155$6.7MFREE AGENT
Rich Hill366.127$4.2MFREE AGENT
Ross Detwiler306.002$562kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
John Axford335.170$4.5MFREE AGENT
Josh Reddick295.050$3.9MFREE AGENT
Danny Valencia314.118$3.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Yonder Alonso294.116$2.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Coghlan315.148$2.5MFREE AGENT
Marc Rzepczynski305.132$2.4MFREE AGENT
Sean Doolittle293.122$1.6MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Fernando Rodriguez Jr.324.032$1.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
J.B. Wendelken233.124$139kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Surkamp283.023$100kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (35)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Stephen Vogt312.084$528kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sonny Gray262.061$528kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Khris Davis282.104$524kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Liam Hendriks272.038$523kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Phegley281.114$512kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marcus Semien251.118$512kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Canha271.000$512kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kendall Graveman251.014$512kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Bassitt270.127$510kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Coulombe260.048$507kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Dull260.034$507kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Manaea240.000$435kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy Burns261.020$386kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Smolinski271.052$377kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Ladendorf280.132$372kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Triggs270.000$333kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Neal27–$283k
Andrew Lambo271.079$273kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Max Muncy251.000$269kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryon Healy240.000$222kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Mengden230.000$208kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bruce Maxwell250.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt McBride31–$197k
Jesse Hahn261.086$172kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Smith350.022$158kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Arismendy Alcántara240.098$153kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Pinder240.000$130kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Eibner270.000$108kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Wendle260.000$94kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dillon Overton240.000$92kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Raúl Alcántara230.000$78kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jharel Cotton240.000$72kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Renato Núñez220.000$58kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Olson220.000$58kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Patrick Schuster25–$39k

Graphs

How each 2016 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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