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Athletics OAK

201997–65 (0.599)Made Playoffs
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President of baseball ops: Billy Beane · GM: David Forst

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2019, 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
$98M
Surplus $M
+46
Win %
0.599
TAB
+13.1
WAB
+18.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
44.0
Dead money %
50%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-4.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2019 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJosh Phegley106
RNick Hundley30
LChris Herrmann25
RSean Murphy18
LBeau Taylor⇄10
RDustin Garneau⇄7

1B

LMatt Olson127
RMark Canha15
LSeth Brown4
RChad Pinder2
BJurickson Profar1

2B

BJurickson Profar124
RChad Pinder21
RSheldon Neuse20
RFranklin Barreto17
LCorban Joseph⇄10

3B

RMatt Chapman156
RChad Pinder17
RSheldon Neuse5

SS

RMarcus Semien161
RFranklin Barreto5
RChad Pinder3

LF

BRobbie Grossman112
RChad Pinder46
LSeth Brown23
RMark Canha10
BJurickson Profar7
RKhris Davis4
LChris Herrmann3

CF

RRamón Laureano110
RMark Canha56
RChad Pinder5
BSkye Bolt3
BRobbie Grossman1

RF

RStephen Piscotty90
RChad Pinder34
RMark Canha27
BRobbie Grossman20
RRamón Laureano13
BSkye Bolt1

DH

RKhris Davis123
RMark Canha16
BJurickson Profar8
RChad Pinder2
RSean Murphy2
RStephen Piscotty2
LCorban Joseph⇄1
LNick Martini⇄1
RSheldon Neuse1

Starters

RLiam Hendriks3.9 WAR
RFrankie Montas3.0 WAR
LBrett Anderson2.2 WAR
RChris Bassitt2.0 WAR
RHomer Bailey⇄1.8 WAR
RMike Fiers1.7 WAR
RJoakim Soria1.0 WAR
LSean Manaea0.8 WAR
RDaniel Mengden0.6 WAR
RTanner Anderson0.2 WAR
RTanner Roark⇄0.1 WAR
RAaron Brooks⇄-0.2 WAR
RMarco Estrada-0.2 WAR
RPaul Blackburn-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RLiam Hendriks25 sv
LJake Diekman⇄31 h
RYusmeiro Petit29 h
RJoakim Soria21 h
RLou Trivino17 h
LRyan Buchter12 h
RBlake Treinen3 h
RJ.B. Wendelken1 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 2018)

PlayerfWAR
Homer Bailey1.8
Jurickson Profar1.0
Joakim Soria1.0
Robbie Grossman0.8
Seth Brown0.6
Sean Murphy0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2018)

Player2018 fWAR
Jed Lowrie5.1
Trevor Cahill2.0
Edwin Jackson0.7
Jeurys Familia0.7
Shawn Kelley0.5
Jonathan Lucroy0.3

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 2019; everyone else is shown as a 2019 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Liam Hendriks 2019 +3.9 +88.7 2.1 +86.5 $0.6M 2.88× –
Marcus Semien 2019 +6.5 +78.4 5.9 +72.5 $0.9M 1.51× Free Agent · 2022–2025 · $25.0M AAV
Matt Chapman 2019 +5.4 +62.2 0.6 +61.7 $0.1M 1.43× Extension · 2025–2030 · $25.2M AAV
Ramón Laureano 2019 +3.9 +55.5 0.6 +54.9 $0.1M 1.79× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Mark Canha 2019 +3.9 +56.4 2.0 +54.3 $0.5M 1.79× –
Frankie Montas 2019 +3.0 +46.8 0.6 +46.3 $0.2M 1.96× –
Matt Olson 2019 +3.8 +36.6 0.6 +36.0 $0.2M 1.20× Arb extension · 2022–2030 · $21.0M AAV
Brett Anderson 2019 +2.2 +25.9 1.5 +24.4 $0.7M 1.49× –
Chris Bassitt 2019 +2.0 +24.3 0.6 +23.7 $0.3M 1.49× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $18.5M AAV
Homer Bailey↔ 2019 +1.8 +21.6 0.1 +21.5 $0.1M 1.49× –
Mike Fiers 2019 +1.7 +20.4 6.0 +14.4 $3.5M 1.49× –
Daniel Mengden 2019 +0.6 +5.0 0.2 +4.7 $0.4M 1.02× –
Joakim Soria 2019 +1.0 +10.2 6.5 +3.7 $6.8M 1.34× –
Seth Brown 2019 +0.6 +3.8 0.1 +3.7 $0.2M 0.83× –
Robbie Grossman 2019 +0.8 +5.6 2.0 +3.6 $2.4M 0.83× –
Sean Manaea 2019 +0.8 +6.2 3.1 +3.0 $4.2M 1.02× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $25.0M AAV
J.B. Wendelken 2019 +0.6 +3.3 0.6 +2.8 $0.9M 0.67× –
Lou Trivino 2019 +0.3 +2.8 0.6 +2.3 $2.1M 1.34× –
Yusmeiro Petit 2019 +1.4 +7.4 5.5 +1.9 $4.0M 0.67× –
Chad Pinder 2019 +0.4 +2.4 0.6 +1.8 $1.6M 0.83× –
Tanner Anderson 2019 +0.2 +1.8 0.1 +1.8 $0.3M 1.02× –
Jesús Luzardo 2019 +0.3 +1.7 0.1 +1.7 $0.2M 0.67× Extension · 2027–2032 · $27.0M AAV
Sean Murphy 2019 +0.4 +1.7 0.1 +1.6 $0.2M 0.52× Arb extension · 2023–2029 · $12.2M AAV
A.J. Puk 2019 +0.2 +1.3 0.1 +1.1 $0.5M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.1M AAV
Dustin Garneau↔ 2019 +0.2 +1.0 0.0 +1.0 $0.1M 0.52× –
Jurickson Profar 2019 +1.0 +4.5 3.6 +0.9 $3.6M 0.56× Free Agent · 2027–2027 · $14.0M AAV
Brian Schlitter 2019 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $0.9M 0.67× –
Jake Diekman↔ 2019 +0.2 +1.2 0.8 +0.4 $3.7M 0.67× –
Beau Taylor↔ 2019 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $1.2M 0.52× –
Nick Martini↔ 2019 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.69× –
Josh Phegley 2019 +0.1 +0.4 1.1 -0.7 $11.3M 0.52× –
Wei-Chung Wang↔ 2019 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Skye Bolt 2019 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 -0.9 – 0.83× –
Aaron Brooks↔ 2019 -0.2 -0.9 0.3 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Paul Blackburn 2019 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 -1.2 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.0M AAV
Chris Herrmann 2019 -0.2 -0.8 1.0 -1.8 – 0.52× –
Corban Joseph↔ 2019 -0.3 -1.8 0.0 -1.9 – 0.69× –
Nick Hundley 2019 -0.2 -0.8 1.2 -2.0 – 0.52× –
Ryan Dull↔ 2019 -0.3 -1.5 0.5 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Ryan Buchter 2019 -0.1 -0.7 1.4 -2.1 – 1.34× –
Fernando Rodney↔ 2019 -0.1 -0.5 1.6 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Tanner Roark↔ 2019 +0.1 +0.4 3.2 -2.8 $60.1M 1.02× –
Stephen Piscotty 2019 +0.7 +4.4 7.3 -2.9 $11.0M 0.83× –
Franklin Barreto 2019 -0.6 -2.9 0.6 -3.5 – 0.56× –
Marco Estrada 2019 -0.2 -1.4 4.0 -5.4 – 1.02× –
Blake Treinen 2019 -0.3 -3.0 6.4 -9.4 – 1.34× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $11.0M AAV
Kendrys Morales↔ 2019 -0.4 -2.3 7.7 -10.0 – 0.65× –
Khris Davis 2019 -1.0 -5.3 16.5 -21.8 – 0.69× –
Sheldon Neuse 2019 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 +0.0 $3.1M 0.56× –
Total—+43.9+558.498.1+460.1—

Trades

Every graded 2019 deal involving the Athletics — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2019 · CIN / OAK
CIN · Dick Williams +$0.8M
Jameson Hannah
OAK · Billy Beane −$0.8M
Tanner Roark
CIN came out ahead by $0.8M
2019 · OAK / NYY
OAK · Billy Beane +$9.6M
cash / PTBNL
NYY · Brian Cashman −$9.6M
Kendrys Morales
OAK came out ahead by $9.6M
2019 · OAK / KCR
OAK · Billy Beane +$20.8M
Homer Bailey
KCR · Dayton Moore −$20.8M
Kevin Merrell
OAK came out ahead by $20.8M
2019 · KCR / OAK
KCR · Dayton Moore +$11.2M
Dairon Blanco, Ismael Aquino
OAK · Billy Beane −$11.2M
Jake Diekman
KCR came out ahead by $11.2M
2019 · SDP / OAK
SDP · AJ Preller +$36.8M
Jurickson Profar
OAK · Billy Beane −$36.8M
Austin Allen, Buddy Reed
SDP came out ahead by $36.8M
2019 · TOR / OAK
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$11.2M
Jesus Lopez
OAK · Billy Beane −$11.2M
Kendrys Morales
TOR came out ahead by $11.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2019 payroll
$98.2M
2020 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2019, 2019–2025. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2019; 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 (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Kendrys Morales3613.000$7.7MFREE AGENT
Joakim Soria3512.000$6.5MFREE AGENT
Mike Fiers348.000$6.0MFREE AGENT
Yusmeiro Petit348.016$5.5MFREE AGENT
Marco Estrada3511.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Fernando Rodney4215.137$1.6MFREE AGENT
Brett Anderson319.135$1.5MFREE AGENT
Nick Hundley3511.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Chris Herrmann317.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Jake Diekman326.050$829kFREE AGENT
Homer Bailey3310.017$128kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Khris Davis315.104$16.5MFREE AGENT
Stephen Piscotty283.076$7.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake Treinen314.065$6.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Marcus Semien284.118$5.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jurickson Profar264.165$3.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Tanner Roark325.055$3.2MFREE AGENT
Liam Hendriks304.164$2.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Canha303.092$2.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robbie Grossman294.059$2.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Buchter323.010$1.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Phegley314.087$1.1MARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (27)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Sean Manaea272.157$3.1MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Chapman261.109$580kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Olson251.102$575kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Pinder272.047$565kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Bassitt302.130$565kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Frankie Montas261.088$560kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.B. Wendelken260.108$558kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Franklin Barreto230.131$558kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramón Laureano240.059$558kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lou Trivino270.163$558kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Dull292.143$547kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Brooks291.102$290kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Mengden261.128$248kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wei-Chung Wang271.035$205kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
A.J. Puk240.000$122kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Schlitter332.029$107kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Martini290.028$105kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Seth Brown260.000$104kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sheldon Neuse240.000$95kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Blackburn251.093$93kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Murphy240.000$87kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tanner Anderson260.040$78kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Beau Taylor290.000$73kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesús Luzardo210.000$61kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Skye Bolt250.000$45kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dustin Garneau311.058$35kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Corban Joseph300.066$21kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2019 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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