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Phillies PHI

200386–76 (0.531)
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GM: Ed Wade

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2003, 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
$72M
Surplus $M
+3
Win %
0.531
TAB
+8.3
WAB
+3.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
43.0
Dead money %
24%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-1.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2003 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Lieberthal131
RTodd Pratt35
RKelly Stinnett⇄7

1B

LJim Thome156
BTomás Pérez9
RTodd Pratt6
LTyler Houston1

2B

RPlacido Polanco99
LChase Utley37
BTomás Pérez26
BNick Punto16
RDavid Bell3

3B

RDavid Bell85
BTomás Pérez58
LTyler Houston21
RPlacido Polanco21
BNick Punto9
RTravis Chapman1

SS

BJimmy Rollins154
BNick Punto7
BTomás Pérez4
BAnderson Machado1

LF

RPat Burrell140
LRicky Ledee29
RJason Michaels23

CF

RMarlon Byrd131
LRicky Ledee42
RJason Michaels5

RF

LBobby Abreu158
RJason Michaels13
LRicky Ledee1

DH

LJim Thome2
RPat Burrell2
LRicky Ledee2

Starters

RKevin Millwood4.3 WAR
LRandy Wolf3.0 WAR
RVicente Padilla2.3 WAR
RBrett Myers2.3 WAR
RAmaury Telemaco0.7 WAR
RBrandon Duckworth0.6 WAR
RJoe Roa⇄0.2 WAR
RCarlos Silva0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMike Williams⇄28 sv
RTerry Adams16 h
LRheal Cormier13 h
LDan Plesac10 h
RTurk Wendell8 h
RCarlos Silva4 h
RJose Mesa2 h
LHector Mercado0 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 2002)

PlayerfWAR
Jim Thome4.3
Kevin Millwood4.3
Amaury Telemaco0.7
Chase Utley0.3
David Bell0.1
Josh Hancock0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 2002)

Player2002 fWAR
Scott Rolen3.6
Jeremy Giambi1.9
Travis Lee0.7
Doug Glanville0.6
David Coggin0.3
Cliff Politte0.3

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 2003; everyone else is shown as a 2003 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Bobby Abreu 2003 +5.6 +91.4 9.1 +82.3 $1.6M 2.05× –
Kevin Millwood 2003 +4.3 +74.8 9.9 +64.9 $2.3M 2.19× –
Marlon Byrd 2003 +3.6 +51.8 0.3 +51.5 $0.1M 1.79× –
Randy Wolf 2003 +3.0 +47.3 2.4 +45.0 $0.8M 1.96× –
Placido Polanco 2003 +3.9 +37.5 2.9 +34.6 $0.7M 1.20× –
Jim Thome 2003 +4.3 +41.4 11.2 +30.2 $2.6M 1.20× –
Vicente Padilla 2003 +2.3 +27.8 0.4 +27.4 $0.2M 1.49× –
Brett Myers 2003 +2.3 +27.0 0.3 +26.7 $0.1M 1.49× –
Mike Lieberthal 2003 +3.1 +25.0 7.2 +17.8 $2.3M 1.00× –
Jimmy Rollins 2003 +2.3 +16.3 0.5 +15.8 $0.2M 0.89× –
Jason Michaels 2003 +1.6 +15.4 0.3 +15.1 $0.2M 1.22× –
Rheal Cormier 2003 +1.6 +12.5 3.0 +9.5 $1.9M 0.98× –
Terry Adams 2003 +1.5 +7.7 2.9 +4.8 $2.0M 0.67× –
Brandon Duckworth 2003 +0.6 +4.5 0.3 +4.2 $0.6M 1.02× –
Ricky Ledee 2003 +0.7 +4.8 0.8 +4.0 $1.2M 0.83× –
Todd Pratt 2003 +1.1 +4.4 0.8 +3.5 $0.8M 0.52× –
Dan Plesac 2003 +0.7 +3.8 2.0 +1.8 $2.8M 0.67× –
Joe Roa↔ 2003 +0.2 +1.7 0.1 +1.7 $0.3M 1.02× –
Chase Utley 2003 +0.3 +1.3 0.3 +1.0 $1.0M 0.56× –
Carlos Silva 2003 +0.1 +0.8 0.3 +0.4 $2.2M 0.67× –
Pat Burrell 2003 +0.2 +1.5 1.2 +0.3 $5.4M 0.83× –
Kelly Stinnett↔ 2003 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $1.7M 0.52× –
Valerio De Los Santos↔ 2003 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $2.1M 0.67× –
Mike Williams↔ 2003 +0.1 +0.6 1.4 -0.8 $25.3M 1.34× –
Nick Punto 2003 -0.2 -0.9 0.3 -1.2 – 0.56× –
Tyler Houston 2003 -0.0 -0.2 1.0 -1.2 – 0.58× –
Tomas Perez 2003 -0.2 -1.1 0.6 -1.6 – 0.58× –
Hector Mercado 2003 -0.4 -2.3 0.3 -2.6 – 0.67× –
David Bell 2003 +0.1 +0.4 3.2 -2.8 $33.9M 0.58× –
Jose Mesa 2003 -0.1 -0.9 5.2 -6.1 – 1.34× –
Turk Wendell 2003 -0.3 -3.4 3.4 -6.8 – 1.34× –
Amaury Telemaco 2003 +0.7 +5.7 – – – 1.02× –
Anderson Machado 2003 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.61× –
Eric Junge 2003 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Geoff Geary 2003 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Josh Hancock 2003 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Ryan Madson 2003 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Travis Chapman 2003 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.58× –
Total—+43.2+497.871.8+419.8—

Trades

Every graded 2003 deal involving the Phillies — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2003 · MIN / PHI
MIN · Terry Ryan +$88.0M
Carlos Silva, Nick Punto, Bobby Korecky
PHI · Ed Wade −$88.0M
Eric Milton
MIN came out ahead by $88.0M
2003 · CIN / PHI
CIN · Jim Bowden +$0.8M
Eric Valent
PHI · Ed Wade −$0.8M
Kelly Stinnett
CIN came out ahead by $0.8M
2003 · SFG / PHI
SFG · Brian Sabean +$0.0M
Tack Wilson
PHI · Ed Wade +$0.0M
Damon Minor
Even trade
2003 · CLE / PHI
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
Lyle Mouton
PHI · Ed Wade +$0.0M
Aaron Myette
Even trade
2003 · CLE / PHI
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
Mike Fyhrie
PHI · Ed Wade +$0.0M
Wendell Magee
Even trade
2003 · PIT / PHI
PIT · Dave Littlefield +$6.4M
Frank Brooks
PHI · Ed Wade −$6.4M
Mike Williams
PIT came out ahead by $6.4M
2003 · PHI / HOU
PHI · Ed Wade +$26.4M
Billy Wagner
HOU · Gerry Hunsicker −$26.4M
Brandon Duckworth, Taylor Buchholz, Ezequiel Astacio
PHI came out ahead by $26.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2003 payroll
$71.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2003, 2003–2009. 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 (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Jim Thome3212.000$11.2M$12.2M$13.2MFREE AGENT
Kevin Millwood286.000$9.9M$11.0MFREE AGENT
Bobby Abreu297.000$9.1M$10.6M$13.1M$8.5MFREE AGENT
Mike Lieberthal319.000$7.2M$7.5M$7.5M$7.5MFREE AGENT
Jose Mesa3716.000$5.2MFREE AGENT$1.8M
Turk Wendell3610.000$3.4MFREE AGENT
David Bell308.000$3.2M$4.4M$4.7M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Rheal Cormier3612.000$3.0M$3.0M$2.2M$1.7MFREE AGENT
Terry Adams308.000$2.9MFREE AGENT$500k
Dan Plesac4117.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Mike Williams3411.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Tyler Houston327.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Todd Pratt3611.000$850k$875k$750kFREE AGENT
Tomas Perez298.000$550k$750k$650kFREE AGENT
Kelly Stinnett339.000$136kFREE AGENT
Joe Roa318.000$68kFREE AGENT
Amaury Telemaco297.000—$525kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Placido Polanco275.000$2.9MFREE AGENT
Randy Wolf264.000$2.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Burrell263.000$1.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ricky Ledee295.000$850kFREE AGENT
Jimmy Rollins243.000$450kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vicente Padilla254.000$425kARB 3FREE AGENT
Hector Mercado293.000$330kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Valerio De Los Santos305.000$109kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Brandon Duckworth272.000$325kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Silva241.000$310kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Michaels272.000$305kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chase Utley240.000$300kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marlon Byrd251.000$300kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Punto252.000$300kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Myers221.000$300kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Geoff Geary260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Junge26–—
Anderson Machado220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Hancock251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Madson220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Chapman25–—

Graphs

How each 2003 acquisition stacked onto Phillies's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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