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Athletics OAK

202036–24 (0.600)Made Playoffs
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President of baseball ops: Billy Beane · GM: David Forst

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2020, 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
$97M
Surplus $M
+17
Win %
0.600
TAB
+10.1
WAB
+17.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
15.5
Dead money %
59%
Depth Players
0.0
Dead WAR
-2.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2020 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RSean Murphy43
LAustin Allen14
BJonah Heim12

1B

LMatt Olson60
RMark Canha3
LSeth Brown3
LVimael Machín2

2B

LTony Kemp43
LTommy La Stella⇄19
RFranklin Barreto⇄14
RChad Pinder13
LVimael Machín3
RNate Orf2

3B

RMatt Chapman36
LVimael Machín10
LJake Lamb⇄10
RChad Pinder7
LTommy La Stella⇄3

SS

RMarcus Semien53
LVimael Machín6
RNate Orf3
RMatt Chapman1

LF

BRobbie Grossman46
RMark Canha15
LTony Kemp3
RChad Pinder2

CF

RRamón Laureano53
RMark Canha9
BRobbie Grossman2

RF

RStephen Piscotty44
RMark Canha17
RChad Pinder1
BRobbie Grossman1

DH

RKhris Davis27
RMark Canha21
LTommy La Stella⇄5
LVimael Machín4
LJake Lamb⇄3
LTony Kemp2
BRobbie Grossman2
RChad Pinder1
BJonah Heim1
RFranklin Barreto⇄1
RRamón Laureano1
LSeth Brown1

Starters

RChris Bassitt1.3 WAR
LSean Manaea1.1 WAR
LJesus Luzardo0.8 WAR
RMike Fiers0.6 WAR
LMike Minor⇄0.5 WAR
RFrankie Montas0.4 WAR
RPaul Blackburn0.0 WAR
RDaniel Mengden-0.1 WAR
RDaulton Jefferies-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RLiam Hendriks14 sv
LJake Diekman13 h
LT.J. McFarland7 h
RYusmeiro Petit7 h
RJoakim Soria4 h
RJ.B. Wendelken2 h
RLou Trivino0 h
RJordan Weems0 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 2019)

PlayerfWAR
Tommy La Stella0.7
Tony Kemp0.5
Mike Minor0.5
Burch Smith0.4
Jake Lamb0.3
Jordan Weems0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 2019)

Player2019 fWAR
Brett Anderson2.2
Homer Bailey1.8
Jurickson Profar1.0
Dustin Garneau0.2
Tanner Anderson0.2
Brian Schlitter0.1

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 2020; everyone else is shown as a 2020 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Robbie Grossman 2020 +1.5 +14.7 3.7 +10.9 $2.5M 1.22× –
Liam Hendriks 2020 +1.4 +15.0 5.3 +9.7 $3.8M 1.34× –
Sean Murphy 2020 +1.6 +9.5 0.2 +9.3 $0.1M 0.76× Arb extension · 2023–2029 · $12.2M AAV
Chris Bassitt 2020 +1.3 +10.5 2.2 +8.2 $1.7M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $18.5M AAV
Ramón Laureano 2020 +1.1 +7.5 0.2 +7.3 $0.2M 0.83× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Jesús Luzardo 2020 +0.8 +6.4 0.2 +6.2 $0.3M 1.02× Extension · 2027–2032 · $27.0M AAV
Sean Manaea 2020 +1.1 +8.7 3.8 +4.9 $3.5M 1.02× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $25.0M AAV
Matt Chapman 2020 +1.1 +5.0 0.2 +4.8 $0.2M 0.58× Extension · 2025–2030 · $25.2M AAV
Mark Canha 2020 +1.5 +8.3 4.8 +3.5 $3.2M 0.69× –
Frankie Montas 2020 +0.4 +3.5 0.2 +3.3 $0.5M 1.02× –
Tony Kemp 2020 +0.5 +2.4 0.2 +2.2 $0.4M 0.56× –
Matt Olson 2020 +0.5 +2.4 0.2 +2.1 $0.4M 0.56× Arb extension · 2022–2030 · $21.0M AAV
J.B. Wendelken 2020 +0.4 +2.2 0.2 +2.0 $0.5M 0.67× –
Burch Smith 2020 +0.4 +1.9 0.3 +1.7 $0.7M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Tommy La Stella↔ 2020 +0.7 +3.2 1.6 +1.6 $2.2M 0.56× –
Lou Trivino 2020 +0.1 +0.8 0.2 +0.6 $1.5M 0.67× –
Jordan Weems 2020 +0.1 +0.7 0.2 +0.5 $1.4M 0.67× –
Paul Blackburn 2020 +0.0 +0.3 0.0 +0.2 $0.6M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.0M AAV
Jake Diekman 2020 +0.5 +2.6 2.8 -0.1 $5.6M 0.67× –
Mike Minor↔ 2020 +0.5 +4.0 4.1 -0.1 $8.4M 1.02× –
Daniel Mengden 2020 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Jonah Heim 2020 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Seth Brown 2020 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.56× –
Jake Lamb↔ 2020 +0.3 +1.5 2.3 -0.8 $7.0M 0.58× –
James Kaprielian 2020 -0.2 -0.8 0.0 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Chad Pinder 2020 +0.2 +0.8 2.0 -1.2 $10.8M 0.56× –
Vimael Machín 2020 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 -1.2 – 0.58× –
Franklin Barreto↔ 2020 -0.2 -1.4 0.1 -1.4 – 0.69× –
Nate Orf 2020 -0.3 -1.3 0.0 -1.4 – 0.61× –
Daulton Jefferies 2020 -0.2 -1.7 0.0 -1.7 – 1.02× –
Mike Fiers 2020 +0.6 +4.9 8.1 -3.2 $13.4M 1.02× –
T.J. McFarland 2020 -0.4 -2.0 1.8 -3.8 – 0.67× –
Yusmeiro Petit 2020 +0.1 +0.6 5.5 -4.9 $47.4M 0.67× –
Joakim Soria 2020 +0.5 +2.8 8.5 -5.7 $16.4M 0.67× –
Stephen Piscotty 2020 -0.2 -1.4 7.3 -8.8 – 0.83× –
Marcus Semien 2020 +0.3 +1.4 13.0 -11.6 $46.8M 0.61× Free Agent · 2022–2025 · $25.0M AAV
Khris Davis 2020 -0.1 -0.7 16.8 -17.5 – 0.69× –
Austin Allen 2020 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.0 $6.8M 0.52× –
Total—+15.4+110.196.7+13.1—

Trades

Every graded 2020 deal involving the Athletics — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2020 · OAK / TEX
OAK · Billy Beane +$1.6M
Mike Minor
TEX · Jon Daniels −$1.6M
Dustin Harris, Marcus Smith
OAK came out ahead by $1.6M
2020 · OAK / ANA
OAK · Billy Beane +$1.6M
Tommy La Stella
ANA · Billy Eppler −$1.6M
Franklin Barreto
OAK came out ahead by $1.6M
2020 · OAK / CHC
OAK · Billy Beane +$15.2M
Tony Kemp
CHC · Theo Epstein −$15.2M
Alfonso Rivas
OAK came out ahead by $15.2M
2020 · OAK / CIN
OAK · Billy Beane +$2.4M
cash / PTBNL
CIN · Dick Williams −$2.4M
Mark Payton
OAK came out ahead by $2.4M
2020 · OAK / SDP
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.8M
Junior Perez
SDP · AJ Preller −$0.8M
Jorge Mateo
OAK came out ahead by $0.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2020 payroll
$96.8M
2021 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2020, 2020–2026. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2020; 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2020202120222023202420252026
Khris Davis326.104$16.8MFREE AGENT
Joakim Soria3613.000$8.5MFREE AGENT
Mike Fiers359.000$8.1MFREE AGENT
Yusmeiro Petit359.016$5.5MFREE AGENT
Mike Minor328.138$4.1MFREE AGENT
Jake Diekman337.050$2.8MFREE AGENT
Tommy La Stella316.000$1.6MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2020202120222023202420252026
Marcus Semien295.118$13.0MFREE AGENT
Stephen Piscotty294.076$7.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Liam Hendriks315.164$5.3MFREE AGENT
Mark Canha314.092$4.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Manaea283.157$3.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robbie Grossman305.059$3.7MFREE AGENT
Jake Lamb295.053$2.3MFREE AGENT
Chris Bassitt313.130$2.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Pinder283.047$2.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
T.J. McFarland315.164$1.8MFREE AGENT
James Kaprielian263.167$31kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (20)

PlayerAgeSvc2020202120222023202420252026
Burch Smith302.095$252kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Chapman272.109$231kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Olson262.103$224kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Kemp282.098$221kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Frankie Montas272.015$212kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.B. Wendelken271.028$211kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramón Laureano251.059$211kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lou Trivino281.163$211kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vimael Machín260.000$209kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesús Luzardo220.021$209kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Murphy250.029$209kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Mengden272.088$187kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Weems270.000$181kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonah Heim250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Allen260.077$103kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Franklin Barreto241.031$81kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Seth Brown270.035$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate Orf302.062$47kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Blackburn261.124$19kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daulton Jefferies240.000$3kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2020 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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