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Phillies PHI

200280–81 (0.497)
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GM: Ed Wade

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2002, 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
$56M
Surplus $M
+6
Win %
0.497
TAB
+4.3
WAB
+0.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
36.5
Dead money %
32%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-2.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2002 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Lieberthal129
RTodd Pratt34
BJohnny Estrada10

1B

LTravis Lee148
LJohn Mabry⇄21
LJeremy Giambi⇄21
BDave Hollins5
BTomás Pérez3
RTodd Pratt2
LEric Valent1

2B

LMarlon Anderson143
BTomás Pérez50
BJimmy Rollins1
BNick Punto1

3B

RScott Rolen⇄100
RPlacido Polanco⇄53
BTomás Pérez14
RJason Michaels1

SS

BJimmy Rollins152
BTomás Pérez13
BNick Punto1

LF

RPat Burrell157
LJeremy Giambi⇄42
LRicky Ledee10
RJason Michaels6

CF

RDoug Glanville117
LRicky Ledee40
LBobby Abreu18
RJason Michaels14
RMarlon Byrd8

RF

LBobby Abreu148
LJeremy Giambi⇄18
RJason Michaels7
LRicky Ledee5
LEric Valent2
RMarlon Byrd2

DH

LJeremy Giambi⇄10
RJason Michaels1

Starters

LRandy Wolf4.1 WAR
RVicente Padilla3.0 WAR
RBrandon Duckworth1.9 WAR
RTerry Adams1.8 WAR
RJoe Roa0.7 WAR
LHector Mercado0.4 WAR
RDave Coggin0.3 WAR
REric Junge0.3 WAR
RRobert Person0.2 WAR
RBrett Myers-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJose Mesa45 sv
RMike Timlin⇄20 h
LDan Plesac⇄18 h
RRicky Bottalico15 h
LRheal Cormier9 h
RJose Santiago9 h
RCarlos Silva8 h
LHector Mercado3 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 2001)

PlayerfWAR
Jeremy Giambi1.9
Terry Adams1.8
Placido Polanco1.4
Joe Roa0.7
Carlos Silva0.7
Ricky Ledee0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 2001)

Player2001 fWAR
Omar Daal1.8
Nelson Figueroa1.1
Brian L. Hunter0.9
Wayne Gomes0.4
Ed Vosberg0.4
Rob Ducey0.1

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Phillies. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 2002; everyone else is shown as a 2002 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Bobby Abreu 2002 +5.2 +85.2 6.3 +78.9 $1.2M 2.05× –
Randy Wolf 2002 +4.1 +71.2 0.5 +70.7 $0.1M 2.19× –
Pat Burrell 2002 +4.4 +62.7 1.9 +60.8 $0.4M 1.79× –
Vicente Padilla 2002 +3.0 +46.8 0.2 +46.6 $0.1M 1.96× –
Scott Rolen↔ 2002 +3.6 +35.7 5.5 +30.2 $1.6M 1.25× –
Brandon Duckworth 2002 +1.9 +23.0 0.2 +22.8 $0.1M 1.49× –
Jeremy Giambi↔ 2002 +1.9 +18.5 0.7 +17.8 $0.4M 1.22× –
Mike Lieberthal 2002 +2.8 +22.2 7.3 +14.9 $2.6M 1.00× –
Terry Adams 2002 +1.8 +14.4 2.7 +11.7 $1.5M 0.98× –
Jimmy Rollins 2002 +1.5 +10.8 0.4 +10.4 $0.2M 0.89× –
Carlos Silva 2002 +0.7 +7.1 0.2 +6.9 $0.3M 1.34× –
Placido Polanco↔ 2002 +1.4 +6.3 0.6 +5.7 $0.5M 0.58× –
Todd Pratt 2002 +1.3 +5.6 0.7 +4.9 $0.5M 0.52× –
Ricky Ledee 2002 +0.5 +3.2 0.8 +2.4 $1.6M 0.83× –
Jose Mesa 2002 +0.6 +6.5 4.2 +2.3 $6.9M 1.34× –
Hector Mercado 2002 +0.4 +2.0 0.3 +1.7 $0.7M 0.67× –
David Coggin 2002 +0.3 +1.8 0.2 +1.6 $0.7M 0.67× –
Cliff Politte↔ 2002 +0.3 +1.3 0.0 +1.3 $0.2M 0.67× –
Marlon Anderson 2002 +0.3 +1.1 0.4 +0.7 $1.6M 0.56× –
Travis Lee 2002 +0.7 +3.2 3.0 +0.2 $4.2M 0.56× –
John Mabry↔ 2002 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Nick Punto 2002 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 -1.2 – 0.56× –
Ricky Bottalico 2002 +0.1 +0.3 1.5 -1.2 $24.2M 0.67× –
Dave Hollins 2002 -0.2 -0.9 0.4 -1.3 – 0.56× –
Jose Santiago 2002 -0.3 -1.3 0.7 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Dan Plesac↔ 2002 -0.2 -1.1 1.5 -2.6 – 0.67× –
Rheal Cormier 2002 -0.1 -0.6 2.9 -3.5 – 0.67× –
Mike Timlin↔ 2002 -0.3 -1.7 2.2 -3.9 – 0.67× –
Robert Person 2002 +0.2 +1.3 6.2 -5.0 $39.7M 1.02× –
Doug Glanville 2002 +0.6 +4.0 4.0 -0.0 $6.7M 0.83× –
Tomas Perez 2002 +0.1 +0.5 0.5 -0.0 $4.7M 0.56× –
Brett Myers 2002 -0.2 -1.7 – – – 1.02× –
Doug Nickle↔ 2002 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Eric Junge 2002 +0.3 +1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Eric Valent 2002 -0.2 -1.4 – – – 0.83× –
Jason Michaels 2002 +0.5 +3.3 – – – 0.83× –
Joe Roa 2002 +0.7 +6.0 – – – 1.02× –
Johnny Estrada 2002 -0.3 -1.3 – – – 0.52× –
Marlon Byrd 2002 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+36.7+431.756.3+371.1—

Trades

Every graded 2002 deal involving the Phillies — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

2002 · STL / PHI
STL · Walt Jocketty +$103.2M
Scott Rolen, Doug Nickle
PHI · Ed Wade −$103.2M
Plácido Polanco, Mike Timlin, Bud Smith
STL came out ahead by $103.2M
2002 · PHI / ATL
PHI · Ed Wade +$67.2M
Kevin Millwood
ATL · John Schuerholz −$67.2M
Johnny Estrada
PHI came out ahead by $67.2M
2002 · PHI / CLE
PHI · Ed Wade +$0.0M
Bruce Aven
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
Jeff D'Amico
Even trade
2002 · OAK / PHI
OAK · Billy Beane +$1.6M
John Mabry
PHI · Ed Wade −$1.6M
Jeremy Giambi
OAK came out ahead by $1.6M
2002 · PHI / CLE
PHI · Ed Wade +$0.0M
Jeff D'Amico
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
Ben Margalski
Even trade
2002 · PHI / BOS
PHI · Ed Wade +$4.0M
Josh Hancock
BOS · Mike Port −$4.0M
Jeremy Giambi
PHI came out ahead by $4.0M
2002 · CIN / PHI
CIN · Jim Bowden +$1.6M
Reggie Taylor
PHI · Ed Wade −$1.6M
Héctor Mercado
CIN came out ahead by $1.6M
2002 · TOR / PHI
TOR · JP Ricciardi +$9.6M
Cliff Politte
PHI · Ed Wade −$9.6M
Dan Plesac
TOR came out ahead by $9.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2002 payroll
$56.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 2002, 2002–2008. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (16)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Mike Lieberthal308.000$7.3M$7.2M$7.5M$7.5M$7.5MFREE AGENT
Bobby Abreu286.000$6.3M$9.1M$10.6M$13.1M$8.5MFREE AGENT
Robert Person327.000$6.2MFREE AGENT
Scott Rolen276.000$5.5MFREE AGENT
Jose Mesa3615.000$4.2M$5.2MFREE AGENT$1.8M
Doug Glanville316.000$4.0MFREE AGENT$550k
Rheal Cormier3511.000$2.9M$3.0M$3.0M$2.2M$1.7MFREE AGENT
Terry Adams297.000$2.7M$2.9MFREE AGENT$500k
Mike Timlin3611.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Dan Plesac4016.000$1.5M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Ricky Bottalico328.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Todd Pratt3510.000$650k$850k$875k$750kFREE AGENT
Tomas Perez287.000$475k$550k$750k$650kFREE AGENT
Dave Hollins3612.000$400kFREE AGENT
John Mabry318.000$95kFREE AGENT
Joe Roa307.000—$202kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Travis Lee274.000$3.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ricky Ledee284.000$750kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Giambi274.000$704kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Santiago275.000$700kFREE AGENT
Placido Polanco264.000$631kARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Wolf253.000$450kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marlon Anderson284.000$400kARB 3FREE AGENT
Vicente Padilla243.000$245kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cliff Politte284.000$47kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Pat Burrell252.000$1.9MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jimmy Rollins232.000$355kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hector Mercado282.000$255kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Coggin252.000$240kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Duckworth261.000$235kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Silva230.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Punto241.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Nickle27–—
Johnny Estrada261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Valent251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Michaels261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marlon Byrd240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Junge25–—
Brett Myers210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2002 acquisition stacked onto Phillies'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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