President of baseball ops: Billy Beane · GM: David Forst
Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2022, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).
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.
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Zach Jackson | 0.9 |
| Conner Capel | 0.6 |
| Nick Allen | 0.5 |
| Christian Bethancourt | 0.5 |
| Dany Jiménez | 0.4 |
| Ken Waldichuk | 0.3 |
| Player | 2021 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Matt Olson | 5.0 |
| Matt Chapman | 3.7 |
| Sean Manaea | 3.4 |
| Chris Bassitt | 3.3 |
| Mark Canha | 2.9 |
| Starling Marte | 2.0 |
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 2022; everyone else is shown as a 2022 season snapshot.
| Player | Period | fWAR | Tier Market $M | Paid $M | Surplus $M | $ / WAR | Tier | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Murphy | 2022 | +5.2 | +53.7 | 0.7 | +52.9 | $0.1M | 1.28× | Arb extension · 2023–2029 · $12.2M AAV |
| Frankie Montas↔ | 2022 | +1.9 | +22.3 | 3.5 | +18.7 | $1.9M | 1.49× | – |
| Cole Irvin | 2022 | +1.4 | +11.2 | 0.7 | +10.5 | $0.5M | 1.02× | – |
| Seth Brown | 2022 | +1.5 | +10.0 | 0.7 | +9.3 | $0.5M | 0.81× | – |
| Zach Jackson | 2022 | +0.9 | +9.6 | 0.7 | +8.9 | $0.8M | 1.34× | – |
| Paul Blackburn | 2022 | +0.8 | +6.4 | 0.7 | +5.7 | $0.9M | 1.02× | Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.0M AAV |
| Conner Capel↔ | 2022 | +0.6 | +3.9 | 0.0 | +3.9 | $0.1M | 0.83× | – |
| Tony Kemp | 2022 | +1.4 | +6.1 | 2.2 | +3.9 | $1.6M | 0.56× | – |
| Dany Jiménez | 2022 | +0.4 | +4.3 | 0.7 | +3.6 | $1.7M | 1.34× | – |
| Daulton Jefferies | 2022 | +0.5 | +3.7 | 0.7 | +3.0 | $1.5M | 1.02× | – |
| A.J. Puk | 2022 | +0.3 | +2.9 | 0.7 | +2.2 | $2.6M | 1.34× | Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.1M AAV |
| Ken Waldichuk | 2022 | +0.3 | +2.2 | 0.1 | +2.1 | $0.5M | 1.02× | Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV |
| Nick Allen | 2022 | +0.5 | +2.6 | 0.5 | +2.1 | $0.9M | 0.61× | Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.4M AAV |
| Christian Bethancourt↔ | 2022 | +0.5 | +2.0 | 0.2 | +1.8 | $0.4M | 0.52× | – |
| James Kaprielian | 2022 | +0.3 | +2.5 | 0.7 | +1.8 | $2.3M | 1.02× | – |
| Luis Barrera | 2022 | +0.2 | +1.7 | 0.2 | +1.5 | $0.6M | 0.83× | – |
| Ramón Laureano | 2022 | +0.6 | +3.9 | 2.5 | +1.4 | $4.2M | 0.83× | Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $4.0M AAV |
| JP Sears↔ | 2022 | +0.1 | +1.0 | 0.1 | +0.9 | $1.0M | 1.02× | – |
| Elvis Andrus↔ | 2022 | +1.5 | +10.9 | 10.1 | +0.8 | $6.6M | 0.89× | – |
| Dérmis Garcia | 2022 | +0.2 | +0.9 | 0.3 | +0.6 | $1.4M | 0.56× | – |
| Tyler Cyr↔ | 2022 | +0.1 | +0.7 | 0.1 | +0.6 | $0.8M | 0.67× | – |
| Joel Payamps↔ | 2022 | +0.1 | +0.6 | 0.2 | +0.5 | $1.3M | 0.67× | – |
| Ryan Castellani | 2022 | +0.1 | +0.3 | 0.1 | +0.3 | $0.9M | 0.67× | – |
| David McKay↔ | 2022 | +0.0 | +0.2 | 0.0 | +0.2 | $0.2M | 0.67× | – |
| Skye Bolt | 2022 | +0.1 | +0.7 | 0.6 | +0.1 | $5.7M | 0.83× | – |
| Kevin Smith | 2022 | +0.0 | +0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 | $9.3M | 0.58× | – |
| Shea Langeliers | 2022 | +0.0 | +0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 | $7.8M | 0.69× | Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $5.2M AAV |
| Nate Mondou | 2022 | -0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | – | 0.56× | – |
| Parker Markel | 2022 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.4 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Austin Allen | 2022 | -0.1 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 | – | 0.52× | – |
| Domingo Acevedo | 2022 | +0.0 | +0.1 | 0.7 | -0.6 | $59.5M | 1.34× | – |
| Cody Thomas | 2022 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.7 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Jonah Bride | 2022 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -0.7 | – | 0.56× | – |
| Adam Kolarek | 2022 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.8 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Domingo Tapia | 2022 | -0.1 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.9 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Sam Moll | 2022 | -0.0 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -0.9 | – | 0.67× | Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV |
| Cal Stevenson | 2022 | -0.1 | -1.0 | 0.1 | -1.1 | – | 0.83× | – |
| David MacKinnon↔ | 2022 | -0.3 | -1.3 | 0.0 | -1.3 | – | 0.56× | – |
| Jordan Diaz | 2022 | -0.3 | -1.2 | 0.1 | -1.3 | – | 0.56× | – |
| Sam Selman | 2022 | -0.2 | -1.1 | 0.2 | -1.3 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Norge Ruiz | 2022 | -0.2 | -1.3 | 0.2 | -1.5 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Jared Koenig | 2022 | -0.2 | -1.4 | 0.2 | -1.6 | – | 1.02× | – |
| Matt Davidson↔ | 2022 | -0.3 | -1.6 | 0.0 | -1.6 | – | 0.58× | – |
| Lou Trivino↔ | 2022 | +0.0 | +0.2 | 1.8 | -1.7 | $59.4M | 0.67× | – |
| Vimael Machín | 2022 | -0.3 | -1.3 | 0.4 | -1.7 | – | 0.58× | – |
| Ernie Clement↔ | 2022 | -0.4 | -1.7 | 0.0 | -1.8 | – | 0.58× | Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $4.6M AAV |
| Austin Pruitt | 2022 | -0.3 | -1.8 | 0.5 | -2.2 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Kirby Snead | 2022 | -0.3 | -1.6 | 0.6 | -2.2 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Adrián Martinez | 2022 | -0.3 | -2.2 | 0.2 | -2.4 | – | 1.02× | – |
| Zach Logue | 2022 | -0.4 | -3.5 | 0.3 | -3.8 | – | 1.02× | – |
| Sheldon Neuse | 2022 | -0.7 | -3.3 | 0.5 | -3.9 | – | 0.58× | – |
| Billy McKinney | 2022 | -0.5 | -3.6 | 0.7 | -4.3 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Stephen Vogt | 2022 | -0.9 | -4.9 | 0.8 | -5.8 | – | 0.69× | – |
| Jed Lowrie | 2022 | -1.0 | -5.5 | 0.8 | -6.3 | – | 0.69× | – |
| Chad Pinder | 2022 | -0.6 | -3.7 | 2.7 | -6.4 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Cristian Pache | 2022 | -1.0 | -6.4 | 0.5 | -6.9 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Adam Oller | 2022 | -1.1 | -9.3 | 0.5 | -9.8 | – | 1.02× | – |
| Stephen Piscotty | 2022 | -0.5 | -3.6 | 7.6 | -11.2 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Collin Wiles | 2022 | +0.0 | +0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 | $4.2M | 0.67× | – |
| Mickey McDonald | 2022 | -0.0 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Christian Lopes | 2022 | -0.2 | -1.0 | – | – | – | 0.56× | – |
| Drew Jackson | 2022 | -0.0 | -0.3 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Jake Lemoine | 2022 | -0.4 | -2.0 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Justin Grimm | 2022 | -0.0 | -0.2 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Total | — | +8.4 | +96.8 | 48.6 | +51.3 | — | ||
Every graded 2022 deal involving the Athletics — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.
What the front office was committed to as of 2022, 2022–2028. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2022; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elvis Andrus | 33 | 13.000 | $10.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Stephen Piscotty | 31 | 7.000 | $7.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jed Lowrie | 38 | 14.000 | $850k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Stephen Vogt | 37 | 8.064 | $850k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Justin Grimm | 33 | 8.153 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Montas | 29 | 4.015 | $3.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Chad Pinder | 30 | 5.047 | $2.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ramón Laureano | 27 | 3.014 | $2.5M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tony Kemp | 30 | 4.098 | $2.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Lou Trivino | 30 | 3.163 | $1.8M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Austin Pruitt | 32 | 3.098 | $485k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Matt Davidson | 31 | 3.112 | $33k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Drew Jackson | 28 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Murphy | 27 | 2.029 | $725k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Paul Blackburn | 28 | 2.018 | $710k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| James Kaprielian | 28 | 1.004 | $705k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Seth Brown | 29 | 1.104 | $705k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Cole Irvin | 28 | 1.120 | $705k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| A.J. Puk | 27 | 1.124 | $705k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Dany Jiménez | 28 | 0.031 | $700k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Daulton Jefferies | 26 | 0.048 | $700k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Billy McKinney | 27 | 2.107 | $700k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Zach Jackson | 27 | 0.000 | $700k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Sam Moll | 30 | 0.075 | $700k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Domingo Acevedo | 28 | 0.033 | $700k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Skye Bolt | 28 | 0.099 | $619k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kirby Snead | 27 | 0.033 | $615k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Sheldon Neuse | 27 | 0.078 | $542k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Adam Oller | 27 | 0.000 | $500k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Nick Allen | 23 | 0.000 | $481k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Cristian Pache | 23 | 0.079 | $480k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jonah Bride | 26 | 0.000 | $438k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Vimael Machín | 28 | 1.043 | $373k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kevin Smith | 25 | 0.114 | $277k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Dérmis Garcia | 24 | – | $265k | ||||||
| Zach Logue | 26 | 0.000 | $254k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Sam Selman | 31 | 1.125 | $238k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Adrián Martinez | 25 | 0.000 | $204k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Shea Langeliers | 24 | 0.000 | $192k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Adam Kolarek | 33 | 2.166 | $188k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Christian Bethancourt | 30 | 2.038 | $188k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jared Koenig | 28 | 0.000 | $169k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Norge Ruiz | 28 | – | $162k | ||||||
| Luis Barrera | 26 | 0.037 | $162k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Joel Payamps | 28 | 1.027 | $153k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Domingo Tapia | 30 | 0.125 | $150k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ken Waldichuk | 24 | 0.000 | $131k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| JP Sears | 26 | 0.000 | $127k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Austin Allen | 28 | 1.017 | $116k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Cal Stevenson | 25 | 0.000 | $104k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tyler Cyr | 29 | 0.000 | $102k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Collin Wiles | 28 | – | $92k | ||||||
| Cody Thomas | 27 | 0.000 | $77k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jordan Diaz | 21 | 0.000 | $65k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ryan Castellani | 26 | 1.144 | $54k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Ernie Clement | 26 | 0.096 | $46k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Parker Markel | 31 | – | $38k | ||||||
| David MacKinnon | 27 | – | $37k | ||||||
| Conner Capel | 25 | 0.000 | $36k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mickey McDonald | 27 | – | $35k | ||||||
| David McKay | 27 | 2.071 | $10k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Nate Mondou | 27 | – | $8k | ||||||
| Christian Lopes | 29 | – | — | ||||||
| Jake Lemoine | 28 | – | — |
How each 2022 acquisition stacked onto Athletics's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.