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200789–73 (0.549)Made Playoffs
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GM: Pat Gillick

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2007, 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
+2
Win %
0.549
TAB
+8.8
WAB
+5.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
44.9
Dead money %
38%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-3.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2007 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RCarlos Ruiz111
RRod Barajas38
RChris Coste31
LPete Laforest⇄14

1B

LRyan Howard140
RWes Helms18
LGreg Dobbs14
RChris Coste1
LChase Utley1
RRod Barajas1
RJayson Werth1

2B

LChase Utley132
RTadahito Iguchi⇄45
BAbraham O. Nunez4
LGreg Dobbs4

3B

BAbraham O. Nunez113
LGreg Dobbs68
RWes Helms68

SS

BJimmy Rollins162
BAbraham O. Nunez8

LF

RPat Burrell138
LMichael Bourn79
RJayson Werth37
LGreg Dobbs14
LRussell Branyan⇄7
BChris Roberson1

CF

RAaron Rowand161
LMichael Bourn12
RShane Victorino4
RJayson Werth2
BChris Roberson2

RF

RShane Victorino114
RJayson Werth58
BChris Roberson16
LMichael Bourn6
LGreg Dobbs3

DH

RPat Burrell5
LGreg Dobbs1
LRyan Howard1

Starters

LCole Hamels3.8 WAR
LJamie Moyer1.7 WAR
RJon Lieber1.4 WAR
RBrett Myers1.2 WAR
RKyle Kendrick1.2 WAR
RKyle Lohse⇄1.0 WAR
RJ.D. Durbin⇄0.4 WAR
RFreddy Garcia0.3 WAR
RAdam Eaton0.2 WAR
RJohn Ennis0.1 WAR
RZack Segovia-0.0 WAR
LFabio Castro-0.1 WAR
LJ.A. Happ-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBrett Myers21 sv
LJ.C. Romero⇄24 h
RAntonio Alfonseca15 h
RTom Gordon14 h
RGeoff Geary10 h
RJose Mesa⇄7 h
RRyan Madson7 h
RClay Condrey2 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 2006)

PlayerfWAR
Jayson Werth3.2
Kyle Kendrick1.2
Kyle Lohse1.0
Tadahito Iguchi1.0
Greg Dobbs0.8
Rod Barajas0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 2006)

Player2006 fWAR
Bobby Abreu1.9
Cory Lidle1.3
David Dellucci1.3
Mike Lieberthal1.1
Arthur Rhodes0.7
Aaron Fultz0.7

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 2007; everyone else is shown as a 2007 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Aaron Rowand 2007 +5.4 +89.2 4.3 +84.9 $0.8M 2.05× –
Chase Utley 2007 +7.7 +84.5 4.8 +79.7 $0.6M 1.38× –
Jimmy Rollins 2007 +6.5 +77.9 8.0 +69.9 $1.2M 1.51× –
Cole Hamels 2007 +3.8 +66.7 0.4 +66.3 $0.1M 2.19× –
Jayson Werth 2007 +3.2 +41.2 0.8 +40.3 $0.3M 1.60× –
Shane Victorino 2007 +2.8 +36.5 0.4 +36.0 $0.1M 1.60× –
Ryan Howard 2007 +3.1 +26.3 0.9 +25.4 $0.3M 1.07× –
Jamie Moyer 2007 +1.7 +20.7 6.5 +14.2 $3.7M 1.49× –
Kyle Kendrick 2007 +1.2 +9.5 0.4 +9.2 $0.3M 1.02× –
Brett Myers 2007 +1.2 +13.3 5.1 +8.2 $4.1M 1.34× –
Kyle Lohse↔ 2007 +1.0 +8.2 1.6 +6.6 $1.6M 1.02× –
Michael Bourn 2007 +1.0 +6.9 0.4 +6.6 $0.4M 0.83× –
Carlos Ruiz 2007 +1.4 +5.8 0.4 +5.4 $0.3M 0.52× –
Jon Lieber 2007 +1.4 +11.8 7.8 +3.9 $5.4M 1.02× –
Greg Dobbs 2007 +0.8 +3.7 0.4 +3.3 $0.5M 0.58× –
Tadahito Iguchi↔ 2007 +1.0 +4.3 1.1 +3.2 $1.1M 0.56× –
J.D. Durbin↔ 2007 +0.4 +3.5 0.4 +3.1 $0.8M 1.02× –
Pat Burrell 2007 +1.5 +14.8 13.2 +1.5 $8.7M 1.22× –
Chris Coste 2007 +0.4 +1.8 0.4 +1.4 $0.9M 0.52× –
Russell Branyan↔ 2007 +0.1 +1.0 0.1 +0.9 $0.6M 0.83× –
Ryan Madson 2007 +0.3 +1.8 1.1 +0.7 $3.2M 0.67× –
J.C. Romero↔ 2007 +0.2 +1.2 1.1 +0.1 $4.8M 0.67× –
Joe Bisenius 2007 +0.0 +0.1 0.4 -0.3 $17.5M 0.67× –
Rod Barajas 2007 +0.5 +2.2 2.5 -0.3 $4.8M 0.52× –
Zack Segovia 2007 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 1.02× –
Matt Smith 2007 -0.3 -1.7 0.4 -2.0 – 0.67× –
J.A. Happ 2007 -0.2 -1.8 0.4 -2.2 – 1.02× –
Geoff Geary 2007 -0.4 -2.0 0.8 -2.9 – 0.67× –
Abraham O. Nunez 2007 -0.2 -1.1 1.9 -3.1 – 0.58× –
Jose Mesa↔ 2007 -0.3 -1.8 1.8 -3.5 – 0.67× –
Wes Helms 2007 -0.6 -2.7 2.3 -5.0 – 0.58× –
Adam Eaton 2007 +0.2 +1.8 7.2 -5.4 $32.4M 1.02× –
Freddy Garcia 2007 +0.3 +2.8 10.0 -7.2 $29.2M 1.02× –
Tom Gordon 2007 -0.2 -1.8 7.0 -8.8 – 1.34× –
Antonio Alfonseca 2007 +0.0 +0.4 0.4 -0.0 $11.0M 1.34× –
Clay Condrey 2007 +0.1 +0.3 0.4 -0.0 $5.9M 0.67× –
Anderson Garcia 2007 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Brian Sanches 2007 -0.6 -3.3 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Roberson 2007 +0.1 +0.8 – – – 0.83× –
Fabio Castro 2007 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Francisco Del Rosario 2007 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
John Ennis 2007 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Kane Davis 2007 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Zagurski 2007 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Pete Laforest↔ 2007 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.52× –
Yoel Hernandez 2007 +0.2 +1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+44.5+522.595.5+429.5—

Trades

Every graded 2007 deal involving the Phillies — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

2007 · CHW / PHI
CHW · Kenny Williams +$9.6M
Michael Dubee
PHI · Pat Gillick −$9.6M
Tadahito Iguchi
CHW came out ahead by $9.6M
2007 · PHI / CIN
PHI · Pat Gillick +$2.4M
Kyle Lohse
CIN · Dan O'Brien −$2.4M
Matt Maloney
PHI came out ahead by $2.4M
2007 · PHI / SEA
PHI · Pat Gillick +$0.0M
Julio Mateo
SEA · Bill Bavasi +$0.0M
Jesus Merchan
Even trade
2007 · HOU / PHI
HOU · Tal Smith +$121.6M
Michael Bourn, Geoff Geary, Mike Costanzo
PHI · Pat Gillick −$121.6M
Brad Lidge, Eric Bruntlett
HOU came out ahead by $121.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2007 payroll
$95.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 2007, 2007–2013. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Pat Burrell307.000$13.2M$14.2MFREE AGENT
Freddy Garcia308.000$10.0MFREE AGENT
Jimmy Rollins287.000$8.0M$8.0M$8.5M$8.5M$8.5M$11.0M$11.0M
Jon Lieber3713.000$7.8MFREE AGENT
Adam Eaton297.000$7.2M$8.0MFREE AGENT
Tom Gordon3919.000$7.0M$5.5MFREE AGENT
Jamie Moyer4421.000$6.5M$6.0M$6.5M$8.0MFREE AGENT
Aaron Rowand296.000$4.3MFREE AGENT
Rod Barajas318.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Wes Helms319.000$2.3MFREE AGENT
Abraham O. Nunez3110.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Jose Mesa4120.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Kyle Lohse286.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
J.C. Romero318.000$1.1M$3.2M$4.2M$4.2M$900kFREE AGENT
Antonio Alfonseca3510.000$380kFREE AGENT
Russell Branyan319.000$79kFREE AGENT
Kane Davis327.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Brett Myers265.000$5.1MFREE AGENT
Chase Utley284.000$4.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Madson264.000$1.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Howard273.000$900kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jayson Werth285.000$850kFREE AGENT
Geoff Geary304.000$838kARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane Victorino264.000$410kARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Dobbs283.000$385kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Clay Condrey315.000$385kFREE AGENT
J.D. Durbin253.000$360kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Tadahito Iguchi322.000$1.1MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cole Hamels231.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Coste341.000$385kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Smith281.000$380kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Bourn241.000$380kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Ruiz281.000$380kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zack Segovia240.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Bisenius240.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.A. Happ240.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Kendrick220.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Ennis27–—
Pete Laforest29–—
Francisco Del Rosario26–—
Brian Sanches281.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Roberson27–—
Anderson Garcia26–—
Fabio Castro221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yoel Hernandez27–—
Mike Zagurski240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2007 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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