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200486–76 (0.531)
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GM: Ed Wade

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2004, 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
$95M
Surplus $M
-26
Win %
0.531
TAB
+1.6
WAB
-0.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
40.1
Dead money %
8%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-5.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2004 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Lieberthal129
RTodd Pratt43
RA.J. Hinch4

1B

LJim Thome134
LChase Utley13
RShawn Wooten11
BTomás Pérez10
LRyan Howard8

2B

RPlacido Polanco109
LChase Utley50
BTomás Pérez17

3B

RDavid Bell142
BTomás Pérez22
RPlacido Polanco13
RShawn Wooten4
RLou Collier1

SS

BJimmy Rollins154
BTomás Pérez10

LF

RPat Burrell122
RJason Michaels39
RDoug Glanville13
RLou Collier8

CF

RMarlon Byrd92
RDoug Glanville56
RJason Michaels44

RF

LBobby Abreu158
RJason Michaels12

DH

LJim Thome6
LRicky Ledee⇄2
RJason Michaels1

Starters

RKevin Millwood3.0 WAR
LRandy Wolf2.4 WAR
LEric Milton1.4 WAR
RCory Lidle⇄1.4 WAR
RBrett Myers1.4 WAR
RRyan Madson1.3 WAR
RVicente Padilla1.2 WAR
RGavin Floyd0.3 WAR
RBrian Powell0.1 WAR
RJosh Hancock⇄-0.2 WAR
RPaul Abbott⇄-0.9 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTim Worrell19 sv
LRheal Cormier28 h
RTodd Jones⇄26 h
RRoberto Hernandez9 h
RRyan Madson7 h
RAmaury Telemaco5 h
LBilly Wagner1 h
RGeoff Geary0 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 2003)

PlayerfWAR
Billy Wagner1.5
Cory Lidle1.4
Eric Milton1.4
Tim Worrell1.1
Felix Rodriguez0.6
Ryan Howard0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2003)

Player2003 fWAR
Terry Adams1.5
Dan Plesac0.7
Brandon Duckworth0.6
Joe Roa0.2
Carlos Silva0.1
Kelly Stinnett0.1

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 2004; everyone else is shown as a 2004 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Bobby Abreu 2004 +5.7 +93.9 10.6 +83.3 $1.9M 2.05× –
Jimmy Rollins 2004 +5.0 +52.6 2.4 +50.2 $0.5M 1.32× –
Kevin Millwood 2004 +3.0 +46.4 11.0 +35.4 $3.7M 1.96× –
David Bell 2004 +3.6 +36.3 4.4 +31.9 $1.2M 1.25× –
Jim Thome 2004 +4.1 +39.7 12.2 +27.5 $2.9M 1.20× –
Randy Wolf 2004 +2.4 +28.4 4.4 +24.0 $1.8M 1.49× –
Pat Burrell 2004 +2.0 +19.4 4.2 +15.1 $2.1M 1.22× –
Brett Myers 2004 +1.4 +11.2 0.4 +10.9 $0.3M 1.02× –
Cory Lidle↔ 2004 +1.4 +11.6 0.8 +10.8 $0.6M 1.02× –
Chase Utley 2004 +1.5 +9.9 0.2 +9.7 $0.1M 0.82× –
Placido Polanco 2004 +2.1 +13.5 4.0 +9.6 $1.9M 0.82× –
Tim Worrell 2004 +1.1 +12.1 2.8 +9.3 $2.4M 1.34× –
Jason Michaels 2004 +1.4 +9.1 0.3 +8.7 $0.2M 0.83× –
Billy Wagner 2004 +1.5 +15.8 8.0 +7.8 $5.4M 1.34× –
Ricky Ledee↔ 2004 +1.5 +8.1 0.9 +7.2 $0.6M 0.69× –
Vicente Padilla 2004 +1.2 +9.6 2.6 +7.0 $2.2M 1.02× –
Ryan Madson 2004 +1.3 +6.7 0.3 +6.4 $0.2M 0.67× –
Eric Milton 2004 +1.4 +11.3 9.0 +2.3 $6.5M 1.02× –
Felix Rodriguez↔ 2004 +0.6 +3.0 0.9 +2.0 $1.7M 0.67× –
Mike Lieberthal 2004 +1.5 +9.3 7.5 +1.8 $4.9M 0.76× –
Rheal Cormier 2004 +0.4 +4.7 3.0 +1.7 $6.9M 1.34× –
Todd Jones↔ 2004 +0.2 +1.7 0.2 +1.5 $1.1M 1.34× –
Todd Pratt 2004 +0.2 +0.8 0.9 -0.1 $4.4M 0.52× –
Roberto Hernandez 2004 -0.2 -1.3 0.8 -2.1 – 0.67× –
Tomas Perez 2004 -0.3 -1.5 0.8 -2.3 – 0.58× –
Amaury Telemaco 2004 -0.4 -2.4 0.5 -2.9 – 0.67× –
Shawn Wooten 2004 -0.6 -2.7 0.6 -3.2 – 0.56× –
Doug Glanville 2004 -0.7 -4.6 0.6 -5.2 – 0.83× –
Paul Abbott↔ 2004 -0.9 -7.2 0.3 -7.5 – 1.02× –
Marlon Byrd 2004 -1.5 -9.7 0.4 -10.1 – 0.83× –
A.J. Hinch 2004 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Brian Powell 2004 +0.1 +0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Elizardo Ramirez 2004 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Gavin Floyd 2004 +0.3 +2.2 – – – 1.02× –
Geoff Geary 2004 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Jim Crowell 2004 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Josh Hancock↔ 2004 -0.2 -1.5 – – – 1.02× –
Lou Collier 2004 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Ryan Howard 2004 +0.4 +1.6 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+40.2+427.695.0+330.7—

Trades

Every graded 2004 deal involving the Phillies — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2004 · PHI / CIN
PHI · Ed Wade +$50.4M
Cory Lidle
CIN · Dan O'Brien −$50.4M
Javon Moran, Joe Wilson, Elizardo Ramírez
PHI came out ahead by $50.4M
2004 · SDP / PHI
SDP · Kevin Towers +$5.6M
Mauber Lopez
PHI · Ed Wade −$5.6M
Brian Sanches
SDP came out ahead by $5.6M
2004 · PHI / CIN
PHI · Ed Wade +$4.0M
Todd Jones, Brad Correll
CIN · Dan O'Brien −$4.0M
Josh Hancock, Anderson Machado
PHI came out ahead by $4.0M
2004 · PHI / NYY
PHI · Ed Wade +$56.0M
Kenny Lofton
NYY · Brian Cashman −$56.0M
Félix Rodríguez
PHI came out ahead by $56.0M
2004 · PHI / CLE
PHI · Ed Wade +$0.0M
Robert Ellis
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
Scott Youngbauer
Even trade
2004 · PHI / SFG
PHI · Ed Wade +$1.6M
Félix Rodríguez
SFG · Brian Sabean −$1.6M
Ricky Ledée, Alfredo Simón
PHI came out ahead by $1.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2004 payroll
$94.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 2004, 2004–2010. 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 (23)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Jim Thome3313.000$12.2M$13.2MFREE AGENT
Kevin Millwood297.000$11.0MFREE AGENT
Bobby Abreu308.000$10.6M$13.1M$8.5MFREE AGENT
Eric Milton286.000$9.0MFREE AGENT
Billy Wagner329.000$8.0M$9.0MFREE AGENT
Mike Lieberthal3210.000$7.5M$7.5M$7.5MFREE AGENT
David Bell319.000$4.4M$4.7M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Placido Polanco286.000$4.0M$3.1MFREE AGENT$5.2M
Rheal Cormier3713.000$3.0M$2.2M$1.7MFREE AGENT
Tim Worrell3611.000$2.8M$1.9MFREE AGENT
Felix Rodriguez319.000$923kFREE AGENT
Todd Pratt3712.000$875k$750kFREE AGENT
Ricky Ledee306.000$860kFREE AGENT
Cory Lidle327.000$809k$3.0M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Tomas Perez309.000$750k$650kFREE AGENT
Roberto Hernandez3913.000$750kFREE AGENT
Doug Glanville338.000$550kFREE AGENT
Amaury Telemaco308.000$525kFREE AGENT
Paul Abbott3614.000$300kFREE AGENT
Todd Jones3611.000$173kFREE AGENT
Lou Collier307.000—FREE AGENT
A.J. Hinch306.000—FREE AGENT
Brian Powell306.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (6)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Randy Wolf275.000$4.4MFREE AGENT
Pat Burrell274.000$4.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Vicente Padilla265.000$2.6MFREE AGENT
Jimmy Rollins254.000$2.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Wooten314.000$575kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Michaels283.000$335kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Brett Myers232.000$362kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marlon Byrd262.000$355kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Madson231.000$300kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chase Utley251.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Crowell30–—
Geoff Geary271.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Hancock262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gavin Floyd210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Howard240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Elizardo Ramirez210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2004 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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