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200993–69 (0.574)Lost World Series
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GM: Ruben Amaro

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2009, 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
$117M
Surplus $M
-16
Win %
0.574
TAB
+6.9
WAB
+7.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
44.1
Dead money %
34%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-3.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2009 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RCarlos Ruiz107
LPaul Bako42
RChris Coste⇄42
RLou Marson⇄7
RPaul Hoover3

1B

LRyan Howard156
LGreg Dobbs6
REric Bruntlett2
LAndy Tracy1

2B

LChase Utley155
REric Bruntlett13
RMiguel Cairo5

3B

RPedro Feliz155
LGreg Dobbs16
REric Bruntlett7
RMiguel Cairo1

SS

BJimmy Rollins155
REric Bruntlett9
RMiguel Cairo3
RPedro Feliz2

LF

LRaul Ibanez129
RJohn Mayberry Jr.26
RBen Francisco⇄19
LGreg Dobbs13
LMatt Stairs6
REric Bruntlett4
RJayson Werth3

CF

RShane Victorino149
RBen Francisco⇄12
RJayson Werth12
REric Bruntlett1

RF

RJayson Werth146
LMatt Stairs9
RBen Francisco⇄6
REric Bruntlett5
RJohn Mayberry Jr.4
LGreg Dobbs2

DH

RChris Coste⇄3
LRyan Howard3
LGreg Dobbs2
LMatt Stairs2
LRaul Ibanez2

Starters

LCole Hamels3.7 WAR
LCliff Lee⇄2.4 WAR
RJoe Blanton2.1 WAR
RChan Ho Park1.6 WAR
LJ.A. Happ1.4 WAR
LJamie Moyer0.7 WAR
RPedro Martinez0.4 WAR
RKyle Kendrick0.3 WAR
RRodrigo Lopez0.2 WAR
LAntonio Bastardo0.1 WAR
RAndrew Carpenter-0.1 WAR
RBrett Myers-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBrad Lidge31 sv
RRyan Madson26 h
LScott Eyre13 h
RChad Durbin8 h
RClay Condrey7 h
LJ.C. Romero6 h
RTyler Walker1 h
LJack Taschner0 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 2008)

PlayerfWAR
Raul Ibanez3.4
Cliff Lee2.4
Chan Ho Park1.6
Paul Bako0.7
Ben Francisco0.6
Pedro Martínez0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2008)

Player2008 fWAR
Pat Burrell2.4
Adam Eaton0.6
Geoff Jenkins0.3
T.J. Bohn0.3
Chris Snelling0.2
Rudy Seanez0.2

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 2009; everyone else is shown as a 2009 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Chase Utley 2009 +8.2 +90.0 11.3 +78.7 $1.4M 1.38× –
Jayson Werth 2009 +4.7 +66.9 2.5 +64.4 $0.5M 1.79× –
Cole Hamels 2009 +3.7 +65.7 4.3 +61.3 $1.2M 2.19× –
Shane Victorino 2009 +3.4 +43.5 3.1 +40.3 $0.9M 1.60× –
Raul Ibanez 2009 +3.4 +43.5 7.2 +36.4 $2.1M 1.60× –
Ryan Howard 2009 +4.4 +42.6 15.0 +27.6 $3.4M 1.20× –
Cliff Lee↔ 2009 +2.4 +28.6 2.1 +26.5 $0.9M 1.49× –
Joe Blanton 2009 +2.1 +25.4 5.5 +19.9 $2.6M 1.49× –
Jimmy Rollins 2009 +2.5 +23.8 8.5 +15.3 $3.4M 1.18× –
Carlos Ruiz 2009 +2.1 +13.0 0.5 +12.6 $0.2M 0.76× –
J.A. Happ 2009 +1.4 +11.2 0.4 +10.8 $0.3M 1.02× –
Chan Ho Park 2009 +1.6 +12.9 2.5 +10.4 $1.5M 0.98× –
Ryan Madson 2009 +1.2 +12.7 2.3 +10.3 $2.0M 1.34× –
Chris Coste↔ 2009 +0.9 +4.8 0.2 +4.5 $0.3M 0.69× –
Ben Francisco↔ 2009 +0.6 +3.8 0.1 +3.6 $0.2M 0.83× –
Rodrigo Lopez 2009 +0.2 +2.0 0.2 +1.8 $1.0M 1.02× –
Kyle Kendrick 2009 +0.3 +1.8 0.5 +1.3 $1.4M 0.67× –
Pedro Feliz 2009 +1.4 +6.3 5.0 +1.3 $3.7M 0.58× –
Miguel Cairo 2009 +0.2 +1.1 0.5 +0.6 $2.0M 0.56× –
Matt Stairs 2009 +0.3 +2.1 1.6 +0.5 $5.1M 0.83× –
Sergio Escalona 2009 +0.2 +0.9 0.4 +0.5 $2.4M 0.67× –
Antonio Bastardo 2009 +0.1 +0.5 0.4 +0.1 $7.0M 1.02× –
Lou Marson↔ 2009 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.2 – 0.52× –
Clay Condrey 2009 +0.1 +0.3 0.7 -0.3 $10.6M 0.67× –
Drew Carpenter 2009 -0.1 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Jamie Moyer 2009 +0.7 +5.5 6.5 -1.0 $9.6M 1.02× –
Greg Dobbs 2009 -0.0 -0.1 1.1 -1.3 – 0.58× –
Jack Taschner 2009 -0.2 -1.2 0.8 -2.0 – 0.67× –
John Mayberry Jr. 2009 -0.3 -1.7 0.4 -2.1 – 0.83× –
Scott Eyre 2009 -0.0 -0.3 2.0 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Chad Durbin 2009 -0.4 -2.3 1.6 -3.9 – 0.67× –
Eric Bruntlett 2009 -1.0 -4.5 0.8 -5.3 – 0.56× –
J.C. Romero 2009 -0.4 -1.9 4.2 -6.1 – 0.67× –
Brett Myers 2009 -0.4 -3.0 12.1 -15.0 – 1.02× –
Brad Lidge 2009 -0.8 -8.6 12.0 -20.6 – 1.34× –
Andy Tracy 2009 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.56× –
Paul Bako 2009 +0.7 +2.9 – – – 0.52× –
Paul Hoover 2009 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.52× –
Pedro Martínez 2009 +0.4 +3.5 – – – 1.02× –
Steven Register 2009 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Tyler Walker 2009 +0.1 +0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+43.9+493.3116.8+367.9—

Trades

Every graded 2009 deal involving the Phillies — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

2009 · PHI / CLE
PHI · Ruben Amaro +$15.2M
Cliff Lee, Ben Francisco
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$15.2M
Carlos Carrasco, Lou Marson, Jason Knapp, Jason Donald
PHI came out ahead by $15.2M
2009 · PHI / TOR
PHI · Ruben Amaro +$154.4M
Roy Halladay
TOR · JP Ricciardi −$154.4M
Kyle Drabek, Michael Taylor, Travis d'Arnaud
PHI came out ahead by $154.4M
2009 · SFG / PHI
SFG · Brian Sabean +$2.4M
Ronny Paulino
PHI · Ruben Amaro −$2.4M
Jack Taschner
SFG came out ahead by $2.4M
2009 · SEA / PHI
SEA · Jack Zduriencik +$62.4M
Cliff Lee
PHI · Ruben Amaro −$62.4M
Phillippe Aumont, Tyson Gillies, J. C. Ramírez
SEA came out ahead by $62.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2009 payroll
$117.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 2009, 2009–2015. 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 (25)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Brett Myers287.000$12.1MFREE AGENT
Brad Lidge327.000$12.0M$12.0M$12.0MFREE AGENT
Chase Utley306.000$11.3M$15.3M$15.3M$15.0M$15.0M$15.0M$10.2M
Jimmy Rollins309.000$8.5M$8.5M$8.5M$11.0M$11.0M$11.0MFREE AGENT
Raul Ibanez3713.000$7.2M$12.2M$12.2MFREE AGENT
Jamie Moyer4623.000$6.5M$8.0MFREE AGENT
Pedro Feliz349.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
J.C. Romero3310.000$4.2M$4.2M$900kFREE AGENT
Shane Victorino286.000$3.1M$5.0M$7.5M$6.2MFREE AGENT
Chan Ho Park3615.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Jayson Werth307.000$2.5M$7.5MFREE AGENT
Ryan Madson286.000$2.3M$4.8M$4.8MFREE AGENT
Cliff Lee307.000$2.1MFREE AGENT$11.0M$21.5M$25.0M$25.0M
Scott Eyre3712.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Chad Durbin3110.000$1.6M$2.1MFREE AGENT$1.1M
Matt Stairs4117.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Eric Bruntlett316.000$800kFREE AGENT
Clay Condrey337.000$650kFREE AGENT
Miguel Cairo3513.000$500kFREE AGENT
Rodrigo Lopez339.000$242kFREE AGENT
Pedro Martínez3717.000—FREE AGENT
Paul Bako3711.000—FREE AGENT
Paul Hoover338.000—FREE AGENT
Andy Tracy359.000—FREE AGENT
Tyler Walker337.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Ryan Howard295.000$15.0MFREE AGENT
Joe Blanton285.000$5.5MFREE AGENT
Cole Hamels253.000$4.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Dobbs305.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Jack Taschner314.000$835kARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Ruiz303.000$475kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Coste363.000$235kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Kyle Kendrick242.000$475kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.A. Happ262.000$405kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sergio Escalona240.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Carpenter241.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Mayberry Jr.250.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Antonio Bastardo230.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lou Marson231.000$133kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Francisco272.000$124kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steven Register26–—

Graphs

How each 2009 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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