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Athletics OAK

201775–87 (0.463)
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President of baseball ops: Billy Beane · GM: David Forst

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2017, 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
$64M
Surplus $M
+26
Win %
0.463
TAB
+1.0
WAB
+2.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
26.6
Dead money %
48%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-5.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2017 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LBruce Maxwell74
RJosh Phegley56
LStephen Vogt⇄46
RDustin Garneau⇄19
RRyan Lavarnway5

1B

LYonder Alonso⇄99
LMatt Olson43
RRyon Healy39
RMark Canha3

2B

BJed Lowrie136
RAdam Rosales⇄69
RChad Pinder16
RFranklin Barreto10
LJoey Wendle5

3B

RMatt Chapman84
RTrevor Plouffe⇄58
RRyon Healy34
BJed Lowrie1
RRenato Núñez1

SS

RMarcus Semien85
RChad Pinder22
RFranklin Barreto11

LF

RKhris Davis116
LMatt Joyce24
RMark Canha20
LJaycob Brugman4
RRenato Núñez3
RChad Pinder2
RAdam Rosales⇄1
RJake Smolinski1
LJaff Decker1
LStephen Vogt⇄1

CF

LJaycob Brugman40
LBoog Powell⇄28
RMark Canha19
LJaff Decker12
RJake Smolinski9
RChad Pinder7
RRyan LaMarre3
LMatt Joyce1

RF

LMatt Joyce115
RChad Pinder35
RMark Canha22
LMatt Olson12
LJaff Decker4
RJake Smolinski1
LJaycob Brugman1

DH

RRyon Healy78
RKhris Davis37
BJed Lowrie14
RChad Pinder7
LStephen Vogt⇄7
LMatt Joyce2
RFranklin Barreto2
RJake Smolinski2
RRenato Núñez2
RMark Canha2
RAdam Rosales⇄1
LYonder Alonso⇄1

Starters

RSonny Gray⇄2.2 WAR
LSean Manaea2.2 WAR
RJesse Hahn1.2 WAR
RKendall Graveman1.1 WAR
RDaniel Mengden0.7 WAR
RAndrew Triggs0.6 WAR
RPaul Blackburn0.6 WAR
RJharel Cotton-0.1 WAR
RDaniel Gossett-0.1 WAR
RCesar Valdez⇄-0.2 WAR
RRaul Alcantara-0.3 WAR
RChris Smith-0.9 WAR

Bullpen

★ RSantiago Casilla16 sv
RRyan Dull20 h
RLiam Hendriks16 h
LDanny Coulombe13 h
RBlake Treinen⇄10 h
RJosh A. Smith1 h
RRyan Madson⇄0 h
RSimon Castro0 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 2016)

PlayerfWAR
Matt Chapman2.3
Matt Joyce2.3
Blake Treinen1.0
Boog Powell0.7
Paul Blackburn0.6
Rajai Davis0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2016)

Player2016 fWAR
Rich Hill2.7
Josh Reddick1.8
Danny Valencia1.7
Fernando Rodriguez Jr.0.4
Ross Detwiler0.4
Marc Rzepczynski0.3

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 2017; everyone else is shown as a 2017 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Khris Davis 2017 +3.0 +38.2 5.0 +33.2 $1.7M 1.60× –
Jed Lowrie 2017 +3.9 +37.9 6.5 +31.4 $1.7M 1.20× –
Sean Manaea 2017 +2.2 +26.3 0.5 +25.8 $0.2M 1.49× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $25.0M AAV
Sonny Gray↔ 2017 +2.2 +26.3 2.1 +24.2 $1.0M 1.49× Free Agent · 2024–2027 · $25.0M AAV
Matt Joyce 2017 +2.3 +22.1 5.0 +17.1 $2.2M 1.22× –
Matt Chapman 2017 +2.3 +15.4 0.3 +15.1 $0.1M 0.85× Extension · 2025–2030 · $25.2M AAV
Matt Olson 2017 +2.1 +14.0 0.2 +13.7 $0.1M 0.81× Arb extension · 2022–2030 · $21.0M AAV
Yonder Alonso↔ 2017 +1.9 +15.6 2.8 +12.8 $1.5M 1.01× –
Blake Treinen↔ 2017 +1.0 +10.4 0.3 +10.1 $0.3M 1.34× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $11.0M AAV
Jesse Hahn 2017 +1.2 +10.0 0.3 +9.7 $0.2M 1.02× –
Kendall Graveman 2017 +1.1 +9.2 0.5 +8.6 $0.5M 1.02× –
Marcus Semien 2017 +1.2 +6.0 0.5 +5.4 $0.4M 0.61× Free Agent · 2022–2025 · $25.0M AAV
Daniel Mengden 2017 +0.7 +5.7 0.5 +5.1 $0.8M 1.02× –
Boog Powell↔ 2017 +0.7 +4.9 0.1 +4.8 $0.1M 0.83× –
Andrew Triggs 2017 +0.6 +5.0 0.5 +4.4 $0.9M 1.02× –
Paul Blackburn 2017 +0.6 +4.6 0.3 +4.3 $0.5M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.0M AAV
Liam Hendriks 2017 +1.0 +5.1 1.1 +4.0 $1.1M 0.67× –
Sean Doolittle↔ 2017 +0.7 +3.9 1.1 +2.8 $1.6M 0.67× –
Bruce Maxwell 2017 +0.5 +2.1 0.4 +1.8 $0.7M 0.52× –
Chad Pinder 2017 +0.3 +2.1 0.5 +1.6 $1.6M 0.83× –
Chris Hatcher↔ 2017 +0.1 +1.1 0.6 +0.5 $5.9M 1.34× –
Ryan Lavarnway 2017 +0.1 +0.5 0.0 +0.4 $0.3M 0.52× –
Ryan Madson↔ 2017 +1.0 +5.5 5.1 +0.4 $5.0M 0.67× –
Bobby Wahl 2017 +0.1 +0.6 0.4 +0.2 $3.8M 0.67× –
Josh A. Smith 2017 +0.1 +0.4 0.2 +0.2 $2.9M 0.67× –
Josh Phegley 2017 +0.2 +0.8 0.5 +0.2 $2.9M 0.52× –
Danny Coulombe 2017 +0.1 +0.7 0.5 +0.1 $4.3M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Dustin Garneau↔ 2017 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $8.4M 0.52× –
Jake Smolinski 2017 +0.0 +0.3 0.5 -0.2 $11.5M 0.83× –
Renato Núñez 2017 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.83× –
Ryon Healy 2017 +0.0 +0.2 0.5 -0.3 $12.6M 0.69× –
Ryan Dull 2017 +0.0 +0.0 0.5 -0.5 $68.0M 0.67× –
Jaff Decker 2017 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.83× –
Ryan LaMarre 2017 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 -0.8 – 0.83× –
Sam Moll 2017 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Simon Castro 2017 -0.2 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Zach Neal 2017 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.67× –
César Valdez↔ 2017 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Jaycob Brugman 2017 -0.2 -1.1 0.2 -1.2 – 0.83× –
Jharel Cotton 2017 -0.1 -0.7 0.5 -1.2 – 1.02× –
Daniel Gossett 2017 -0.1 -1.0 0.3 -1.3 – 1.02× –
Michael Brady 2017 -0.2 -1.1 0.2 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Franklin Barreto 2017 -0.5 -2.3 0.1 -2.4 – 0.61× –
Rajai Davis↔ 2017 +0.4 +2.7 5.1 -2.5 $12.9M 0.83× –
Adam Rosales↔ 2017 -0.3 -1.8 0.8 -2.7 – 0.69× –
Stephen Vogt↔ 2017 -0.2 -1.1 1.6 -2.7 – 0.69× –
Raúl Alcántara 2017 -0.3 -2.5 0.5 -3.0 – 1.02× –
Trevor Plouffe↔ 2017 -0.1 -0.6 3.0 -3.6 – 0.58× –
Santiago Casilla 2017 +0.1 +0.9 5.0 -4.1 $62.8M 1.34× –
Frankie Montas 2017 -0.7 -4.0 0.5 -4.5 – 0.67× –
Mark Canha 2017 -0.8 -5.4 0.5 -5.9 – 0.83× –
John Axford 2017 -0.2 -1.3 5.5 -6.8 – 0.67× –
Chris Smith 2017 -0.9 -7.1 0.3 -7.3 – 1.02× –
Joey Wendle 2017 +0.1 +0.5 0.5 +0.0 $4.5M 0.56× –
Total—+26.3+244.262.8+180.7—

Trades

Every graded 2017 deal involving the Athletics — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 15 total.

2017 · OAK / STL
OAK · Billy Beane +$7.2M
Stephen Piscotty
STL · John Mozeliak −$7.2M
Max Schrock, Yairo Muñoz
OAK came out ahead by $7.2M
2017 · OAK / SEA
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.8M
Jason Goldstein
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$0.8M
Dillon Overton
OAK came out ahead by $0.8M
2017 · OAK / LAD
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.8M
Jordan Tarsovich
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$0.8M
Brett Eibner
OAK came out ahead by $0.8M
2017 · OAK / BAL
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.0M
Jake Bray
BAL · Dan Duquette +$0.0M
Jaycob Brugman
Even trade
2017 · OAK / SEA
OAK · Billy Beane +$2.4M
Boog Powell
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$2.4M
Yonder Alonso
OAK came out ahead by $2.4M
2017 · OAK / WSN
OAK · Billy Beane +$8.8M
Blake Treinen, Jesús Luzardo, Sheldon Neuse
WSN · Michael Rizzo −$8.8M
Sean Doolittle, Ryan Madson
OAK came out ahead by $8.8M
2017 · OAK / HOU
OAK · Billy Beane +$87.2M
Ramón Laureano
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$87.2M
Brandon Bailey
OAK came out ahead by $87.2M
2017 · TBR / OAK
TBR · Erik Neander +$56.0M
Joey Wendle
OAK · Billy Beane −$56.0M
Jonah Heim
TBR came out ahead by $56.0M
2017 · OAK / BOS
OAK · Billy Beane +$6.4M
Rafael Rincones
BOS · Dave Dombrowski −$6.4M
Rajai Davis
OAK came out ahead by $6.4M
2017 · LAD / OAK
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$4.0M
cash / PTBNL
OAK · Billy Beane −$4.0M
Chris Hatcher
LAD came out ahead by $4.0M
2017 · OAK / TBR
OAK · Billy Beane +$6.4M
cash / PTBNL
TBR · Erik Neander −$6.4M
Trevor Plouffe
OAK came out ahead by $6.4M
2017 · OAK / ARI
OAK · Billy Beane +$3.2M
Jeferson Mejia
ARI · Mike Hazen −$3.2M
Adam Rosales
OAK came out ahead by $3.2M
2017 · ANA / OAK
ANA · Billy Eppler +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
OAK · Billy Beane −$0.8M
Ryan LaMarre
ANA came out ahead by $0.8M
2017 · OAK / SEA
OAK · Billy Beane +$2.4M
Emilio Pagán, Alexander Campos
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$2.4M
Ryon Healy
OAK came out ahead by $2.4M
2017 · NYY / OAK
NYY · Brian Cashman +$2.4M
Sonny Gray
OAK · Billy Beane −$2.4M
Dustin Fowler, Jorge Mateo, James Kaprielian
NYY came out ahead by $2.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2017 payroll
$63.6M
2018 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2017, 2017–2023. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2017; 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 (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Jed Lowrie338.111$6.5MFREE AGENT
John Axford348.000$5.5MFREE AGENT
Rajai Davis369.167$5.1MFREE AGENT
Ryan Madson3611.155$5.1MFREE AGENT
Matt Joyce327.123$5.0MFREE AGENT
Santiago Casilla369.148$5.0MFREE AGENT
Adam Rosales346.163$845kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Khris Davis293.104$5.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Plouffe315.162$3.0MFREE AGENT
Yonder Alonso305.116$2.8MFREE AGENT
Sonny Gray273.061$2.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stephen Vogt323.084$1.6MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Doolittle304.122$1.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Liam Hendriks283.038$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Hatcher323.146$587kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (39)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Jake Smolinski282.016$545kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marcus Semien262.118$545kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Phegley292.114$545kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Canha282.000$545kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kendall Graveman262.014$545kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Dull271.034$540kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Coulombe270.149$538kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Mengden240.076$538kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Manaea250.157$538kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Frankie Montas240.106$538kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Triggs280.123$538kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryon Healy250.080$538kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Raúl Alcántara240.028$535kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Wendle270.033$535kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jharel Cotton250.026$535kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Pinder250.047$494kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Wahl250.000$444kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bruce Maxwell260.072$374kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Chapman240.000$319kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake Treinen292.065$274kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Blackburn230.000$272kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Gossett240.000$260kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesse Hahn271.150$254kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Smith361.054$251kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dustin Garneau290.124$249kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Brady30–$243k
Josh A. Smith29–$237k
Matt Olson230.021$237kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Simon Castro290.063$228kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jaycob Brugman25–$184k
Franklin Barreto210.000$129kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Neal28–$117k
Sam Moll250.000$91kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
César Valdez320.045$88kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Boog Powell240.000$86kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Renato Núñez230.021$79kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jaff Decker270.098$67kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Lavarnway292.127$35kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan LaMarre281.046$18kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2017 acquisition stacked onto Athletics's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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