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Athletics OAK

202350–112 (0.309)
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GM: David Forst

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2023, 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
$61M
Surplus $M
-32
Win %
0.309
TAB
-15.7
WAB
-20.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
7.3
Dead money %
83%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-10.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2023 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RShea Langeliers123
RCarlos Pérez31
LTyler Soderstrom15
RManny Piña2

1B

LRyan Noda119
RJesús Aguilar24
LSeth Brown17
RCarlos Pérez15
LTyler Soderstrom10
RAledmys Díaz10
RJordan Diaz7
RJonah Bride5

2B

RZack Gelof69
LTony Kemp57
RJordan Diaz28
RAledmys Díaz11
RNick Allen1

3B

RAledmys Díaz40
RJordan Diaz38
RJonah Bride27
RKevin Smith17
LTyler Wade3

SS

RNick Allen104
RAledmys Díaz40
RKevin Smith34
LTyler Wade17

LF

LTony Kemp65
LJJ Bleday39
RBrent Rooker29
LSeth Brown25
REsteury Ruiz15
RAledmys Díaz13
LConner Capel11
LTyler Wade4
LRyan Noda2
LCody Thomas2
RCarlos Pérez1
LJace Peterson⇄1

CF

REsteury Ruiz110
LLawrence Butler41
LJJ Bleday28

RF

LSeth Brown56
RBrent Rooker31
LConner Capel15
LJJ Bleday12
LCody Thomas11
REsteury Ruiz11
LRyan Noda7
LLawrence Butler2
LTyler Wade2

DH

RBrent Rooker75
LTyler Soderstrom18
LSeth Brown18
RJordan Diaz16
RCarlos Pérez12
RJesús Aguilar9
RShea Langeliers8
RAledmys Díaz5
RJonah Bride5
LJJ Bleday5
LRyan Noda5
LCody Thomas4
LConner Capel3
REsteury Ruiz3
LTony Kemp3
RManny Piña2
RKevin Smith1
LTyler Wade1

Starters

RPaul Blackburn1.5 WAR
RMason Miller0.7 WAR
LSam Moll⇄0.6 WAR
LJP Sears0.6 WAR
RLuis Medina0.4 WAR
RAustin Pruitt0.4 WAR
RJoe Boyle0.4 WAR
LFrancisco Perez0.3 WAR
RJames Kaprielian0.3 WAR
LSean Newcomb0.2 WAR
RShintaro Fujinami⇄0.1 WAR
RDany Jimenez0.1 WAR
LHogan Harris0.0 WAR
LSam Long-0.1 WAR
RTayler Scott⇄-0.1 WAR
RAdrian Martinez-0.1 WAR
RSpenser Watkins-0.1 WAR
LKen Waldichuk-0.2 WAR
RJoey Estes-0.2 WAR
RFreddy Tarnok-0.3 WAR
RAdam Oller-0.5 WAR
RZach Neal-0.5 WAR
RDrew Rucinski-0.6 WAR
LKyle Muller-0.7 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTrevor May21 sv
RLucas Erceg11 h
RDany Jimenez7 h
LSam Long5 h
LRichard Lovelady4 h
RAdrian Martinez1 h
RZach Jackson1 h
LSam Moll⇄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 2022)

PlayerfWAR
Zack Gelof2.7
Brent Rooker2.1
Ryan Noda2.0
Esteury Ruiz1.2
Lucas Erceg0.8
Jace Peterson0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 2022)

Player2022 fWAR
Sean Murphy5.2
Frankie Montas1.9
Elvis Andrus1.5
Cole Irvin1.4
Christian Bethancourt0.5
Daulton Jefferies0.5

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 2023; everyone else is shown as a 2023 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Zack Gelof 2023 +2.7 +23.2 0.3 +22.9 $0.1M 1.07× –
Brent Rooker 2023 +2.1 +16.9 0.7 +16.1 $0.3M 1.01× Arb extension · 2025–2030 · $12.0M AAV
Ryan Noda 2023 +2.0 +13.2 0.7 +12.5 $0.4M 0.81× –
Paul Blackburn 2023 +1.5 +12.2 1.9 +10.3 $1.3M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.0M AAV
Esteury Ruiz 2023 +1.2 +8.3 0.7 +7.6 $0.6M 0.83× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Mason Miller 2023 +0.7 +5.5 0.6 +4.9 $0.9M 1.02× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $4.0M AAV
JP Sears 2023 +0.6 +4.6 0.7 +3.9 $1.3M 1.02× –
Lucas Erceg 2023 +0.8 +4.3 0.5 +3.8 $0.6M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Joe Boyle 2023 +0.4 +3.2 0.1 +3.2 $0.1M 1.02× –
Luis Medina 2023 +0.4 +3.6 0.6 +3.0 $1.3M 1.02× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Sam Moll↔ 2023 +0.6 +3.2 0.5 +2.7 $0.8M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Shea Langeliers 2023 +0.7 +2.8 0.7 +2.1 $1.1M 0.52× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $5.2M AAV
JJ Bleday 2023 +0.4 +2.6 0.6 +2.0 $1.5M 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.4M AAV
James Kaprielian 2023 +0.3 +2.5 0.7 +1.8 $2.4M 1.02× –
Austin Pruitt 2023 +0.4 +2.2 0.6 +1.6 $1.4M 0.67× –
Francisco Pérez 2023 +0.3 +1.8 0.2 +1.6 $0.6M 0.67× –
Zach Jackson 2023 +0.4 +2.4 0.7 +1.6 $1.6M 0.67× –
Tyler Wade 2023 +0.2 +1.2 0.2 +1.0 $0.7M 0.61× –
Jace Peterson↔ 2023 +0.7 +3.8 3.1 +0.7 $4.3M 0.65× –
Sean Newcomb 2023 +0.2 +0.9 0.2 +0.7 $0.9M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $4.5M AAV
Angel Felipe 2023 +0.2 +0.9 0.3 +0.6 $1.9M 0.67× –
Cody Thomas 2023 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.3 $2.1M 0.83× –
Easton Lucas 2023 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Ramón Laureano↔ 2023 +0.3 +1.9 2.2 -0.3 $7.6M 0.83× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Dany Jiménez 2023 +0.1 +0.3 0.7 -0.4 $13.8M 0.67× –
Kirby Snead 2023 -0.0 -0.1 0.5 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Richard Lovelady 2023 +0.0 +0.0 0.7 -0.6 $112.2M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Conner Capel 2023 +0.0 +0.0 0.7 -0.7 $166.5M 0.83× –
Tayler Scott↔ 2023 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Sam Long 2023 -0.1 -0.7 0.4 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Shintaro Fujinami↔ 2023 +0.1 +0.7 1.7 -1.1 $13.7M 0.67× –
Spenser Watkins 2023 -0.1 -1.2 0.0 -1.2 – 1.02× –
Yacksel Ríos 2023 -0.1 -0.8 0.4 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Chad Smith 2023 -0.2 -1.2 0.1 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Lawrence Butler 2023 -0.2 -1.1 0.2 -1.3 – 0.83× Pre-arb extension · 2025–2031 · $9.4M AAV
Domingo Acevedo 2023 -0.1 -0.7 0.7 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Adrián Martinez 2023 -0.1 -0.8 0.7 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Devin Sweet↔ 2023 -0.3 -1.5 0.1 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Spencer Patton 2023 -0.3 -1.5 0.1 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Carlos Pérez 2023 -0.3 -1.1 0.7 -1.8 – 0.52× –
Jonah Bride 2023 -0.3 -1.5 0.3 -1.8 – 0.58× –
Joey Estes 2023 -0.2 -2.0 0.0 -2.1 – 1.02× –
Rico Garcia↔ 2023 -0.4 -1.9 0.2 -2.1 – 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Garrett Acton 2023 -0.4 -2.2 0.1 -2.2 – 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Ken Waldichuk 2023 -0.2 -1.5 0.7 -2.2 – 1.02× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Nick Allen 2023 -0.3 -1.6 0.7 -2.3 – 0.61× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.4M AAV
Freddy Tarnok 2023 -0.3 -1.9 0.7 -2.6 – 0.67× –
Kevin Smith 2023 -0.5 -2.3 0.4 -2.8 – 0.61× –
Zach Neal 2023 -0.5 -2.6 0.2 -2.8 – 0.67× –
Adam Oller 2023 -0.5 -2.5 0.7 -3.3 – 0.67× –
Seth Brown 2023 -0.4 -2.5 0.7 -3.3 – 0.83× –
Jeurys Familia 2023 -0.4 -2.3 1.5 -3.8 – 0.67× –
Jordan Diaz 2023 -0.7 -3.3 0.5 -3.8 – 0.58× –
Jesús Aguilar 2023 -0.3 -1.4 3.0 -4.4 – 0.56× –
Tony Kemp 2023 -0.1 -0.7 3.7 -4.4 – 0.83× –
Manny Piña 2023 -0.0 -0.1 4.5 -4.6 – 0.52× –
Tyler Soderstrom 2023 -1.0 -5.5 0.3 -5.7 – 0.69× Pre-arb extension · 2026–2033 · $12.3M AAV
Trevor May 2023 +0.1 +1.1 7.0 -5.9 $66.2M 1.34× –
Kyle Muller 2023 -0.7 -5.6 0.7 -6.3 – 1.02× –
Drew Rucinski 2023 -0.6 -4.6 3.0 -7.6 – 1.02× –
Aledmys Díaz 2023 -0.4 -1.9 6.5 -8.4 – 0.58× –
Hogan Harris 2023 +0.0 +0.2 0.3 -0.0 $5.9M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Total—+7.4+64.660.4+4.0—

Trades

Every graded 2023 deal involving the Athletics — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 13 total.

2023 · PHI / OAK Mar 29, 2023
PHI · Dave Dombrowski +$2.4M
Cristian Pache
OAK · David Forst −$2.4M
Billy Sullivan
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · OAK / CIN Jul 31, 2023
OAK · David Forst +$2.4M
Joe Boyle
CIN · Nick Krall −$2.4M
Sam Moll
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · OAK / BAL Jul 19, 2023
OAK · David Forst +$1.6M
Easton Lucas
BAL · Mike Elias −$1.6M
Shintaro Fujinami
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · OAK / SFG Apr 19, 2023
OAK · David Forst +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
SFG · Farhan Zaidi −$0.8M
Cal Stevenson
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · OAK / BOS May 12, 2023
OAK · David Forst +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
BOS · Chaim Bloom −$1.6M
Pablo Reyes
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · OAK / ARI Jul 31, 2023
OAK · David Forst +$9.6M
Chad Patrick
ARI · Mike Hazen −$9.6M
Jace Peterson
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · OAK / MIL May 17, 2023
OAK · David Forst +$4.8M
Lucas Erceg
MIL · Matt Arnold −$4.8M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · OAK / SFG Aug 21, 2023
OAK · David Forst +$4.0M
Sean Newcomb
SFG · Farhan Zaidi −$4.0M
Trenton Brooks
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · ATL / OAK Jun 18, 2023
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
OAK · David Forst −$0.8M
Yacksel Ríos
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · MIL / OAK Nov 15, 2023
MIL · Matt Arnold +$37.6M
Chad Patrick
OAK · David Forst −$37.6M
Abraham Toro
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · SFG / OAK Apr 23, 2023
SFG · Farhan Zaidi +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
OAK · David Forst −$0.8M
Sam Long
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · OAK / MIA Feb 11, 2023
OAK · David Forst +$12.8M
JJ Bleday
MIA · Kim Ng −$12.8M
A. J. Puk
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · BAL / OAK Jan 26, 2023
BAL · Mike Elias +$13.6M
Kyle Virbitsky, Cole Irvin
OAK · David Forst −$13.6M
Darell Hernaiz
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2023 payroll
$60.7M
2024 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2023, 2023–2029. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2023; 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Trevor May338.012$7.0MFREE AGENT
Aledmys Díaz326.100$6.5MFREE AGENT
Manny Piña3612.000$4.5MFREE AGENT
Jace Peterson336.142$3.1MFREE AGENT
Jesús Aguilar339.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Jeurys Familia3311.000$1.5MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (6)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Tony Kemp315.098$3.7MFREE AGENT
Ramón Laureano283.165$2.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Blackburn293.018$1.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Pruitt334.055$581kARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Wade284.009$170kARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Newcomb304.073$151kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (50)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Drew Rucinski340.162$3.0MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shintaro Fujinami290.000$1.7MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Pérez322.167$740kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
James Kaprielian292.004$730kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Seth Brown302.104$730kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Domingo Acevedo291.033$725kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brent Rooker281.059$725kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Jackson281.000$725kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dany Jiménez291.031$725kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
JP Sears270.081$720kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adrián Martinez260.054$720kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Allen240.126$720kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Muller250.046$720kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Conner Capel260.044$720kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shea Langeliers250.051$720kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ken Waldichuk250.035$720kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Oller280.128$720kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Esteury Ruiz240.029$720kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Noda270.000$720kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Freddy Tarnok240.002$697kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Richard Lovelady271.026$654kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2FREE AGENT
Mason Miller240.000$639kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
JJ Bleday250.075$588kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1FREE AGENT
Luis Medina240.000$561kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lucas Erceg280.000$523kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kirby Snead281.009$503kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Diaz220.018$488kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Moll311.075$466kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Smith260.128$449kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Long271.045$449kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yacksel Ríos302.088$399kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Angel Felipe25–$333k
Zack Gelof230.000$310kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonah Bride270.114$283kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hogan Harris260.000$271kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Soderstrom210.000$267kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rico Garcia291.123$201kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lawrence Butler220.000$197kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Pérez250.055$191kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Neal34–$182k
Cody Thomas280.035$147kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Spencer Patton351.159$97kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Smith280.054$89kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Easton Lucas260.077$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Garrett Acton250.000$58kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Devin Sweet260.000$58kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Boyle230.000$54kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Estes210.000$46kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tayler Scott310.125$41kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Spenser Watkins301.071$8kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2023 acquisition stacked onto Athletics's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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