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Phillies PHI

201563–99 (0.389)
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GM: Scott Proefrock

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2015, 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
$94M
Surplus $M
-33
Win %
0.389
TAB
-12.0
WAB
-15.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
19.1
Dead money %
63%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-7.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2015 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RCarlos Ruiz83
RCameron Rupp80
RErik Kratz⇄7

1B

LRyan Howard116
RDarin Ruf66
RErik Kratz⇄2
RMaikel Franco2
BAndrés Blanco1

2B

BCésar Hernández88
LChase Utley⇄73
BAndrés Blanco22
BDarnell Sweeney9
BFreddy Galvis4

3B

RMaikel Franco75
LCody Asche51
BAndrés Blanco36
BCésar Hernández10
RChase d'Arnaud1
BDarnell Sweeney1

SS

BFreddy Galvis146
BCésar Hernández12
BAndrés Blanco10
RChase d'Arnaud3

LF

LCody Asche63
RAaron Altherr23
RDarin Ruf22
RJeff Francoeur20
BDarnell Sweeney12
LBrian Bogusevic2
LJordan Danks1

CF

LOdúbel Herrera136
RAaron Altherr8
BDarnell Sweeney2

RF

RJeff Francoeur85
LDomonic Brown50
LBrian Bogusevic14
LBen Revere⇄12
RAaron Altherr11
BDarnell Sweeney1

DH

LRyan Howard6
RJeff Francoeur2

Starters

LCole Hamels⇄3.1 WAR
RAaron Harang1.3 WAR
RJerad Eickhoff1.2 WAR
RAaron Nola0.9 WAR
LAdam Morgan0.3 WAR
RSeverino Gonzalez0.3 WAR
RChad Billingsley0.2 WAR
RDavid Buchanan0.2 WAR
RKevin Correia-0.0 WAR
RPhillippe Aumont-0.2 WAR
RJerome Williams-0.3 WAR
RAlec Asher-0.3 WAR
RDustin McGowan-0.6 WAR
RSean O'Sullivan-0.7 WAR

Bullpen

★ RKen Giles15 sv
RLuis Garcia16 h
RJeanmar Gomez7 h
LElvis Araujo2 h
RHector Neris2 h
RJustin De Fratus1 h
LJake Diekman⇄0 h
RJonathan Papelbon⇄0 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 2014)

PlayerfWAR
Odúbel Herrera3.8
Aaron Harang1.3
Jerad Eickhoff1.2
Aaron Nola0.9
Jeanmar Gómez0.8
Elvis Araujo0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2014)

Player2014 fWAR
A.J. Burnett1.8
Kyle Kendrick1.0
Antonio Bastardo0.9
John Mayberry Jr.0.5
Wil Nieves0.4
Mike Adams0.4

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 2015; everyone else is shown as a 2015 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Odúbel Herrera 2015 +3.8 +53.8 0.5 +53.3 $0.1M 1.79× –
Cole Hamels↔ 2015 +3.1 +48.8 14.7 +34.1 $4.7M 1.96× –
Ken Giles 2015 +2.1 +33.6 0.5 +33.0 $0.2M 1.95× –
Ben Revere↔ 2015 +1.6 +15.4 2.6 +12.8 $1.6M 1.22× –
Maikel Franco 2015 +1.9 +13.0 0.4 +12.6 $0.2M 0.85× –
Freddy Galvis 2015 +1.6 +11.2 0.5 +10.7 $0.3M 0.89× –
Aaron Altherr 2015 +1.5 +9.9 0.1 +9.8 $0.1M 0.83× –
Andrés Blanco 2015 +1.6 +10.6 0.8 +9.7 $0.5M 0.85× –
Jerad Eickhoff 2015 +1.2 +9.8 0.1 +9.6 $0.1M 1.02× –
Aaron Nola 2015 +0.9 +7.3 0.2 +7.1 $0.2M 1.02× Free Agent · 2024–2030 · $24.6M AAV
Aaron Harang 2015 +1.3 +10.4 5.0 +5.4 $3.9M 1.02× –
César Hernández 2015 +1.3 +6.0 0.5 +5.4 $0.4M 0.56× –
Jeanmar Gómez 2015 +0.8 +4.5 0.8 +3.7 $0.9M 0.67× –
Adam Morgan 2015 +0.3 +2.7 0.3 +2.4 $0.9M 1.02× –
Luis García 2015 +0.5 +2.7 0.5 +2.1 $1.0M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $6.9M AAV
Elvis Araujo 2015 +0.4 +2.4 0.4 +2.0 $1.0M 0.67× –
Severino González 2015 +0.3 +2.1 0.1 +2.0 $0.5M 1.02× –
Brian Bogusevic 2015 +0.3 +1.8 0.1 +1.7 $0.3M 0.83× –
Dalier Hinojosa↔ 2015 +0.3 +1.8 0.1 +1.7 $0.3M 0.67× –
Cameron Rupp 2015 +0.5 +2.0 0.5 +1.5 $1.1M 0.52× –
Jake Diekman↔ 2015 +0.3 +1.7 0.3 +1.4 $1.0M 0.67× –
David Buchanan 2015 +0.2 +1.8 0.5 +1.3 $2.4M 1.02× –
Cesar Jimenez↔ 2015 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $1.3M 0.67× –
Chase d'Arnaud 2015 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $1.0M 0.61× –
Chad Billingsley 2015 +0.2 +1.6 1.5 +0.1 $7.7M 1.02× –
Ken Roberts↔ 2015 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 +0.1 $2.0M 0.67× –
Colton Murray 2015 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Justin De Fratus 2015 +0.0 +0.3 0.5 -0.3 $10.9M 0.67× –
Seth Rosin 2015 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Jordan Danks 2015 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.7 – 0.83× –
Erik Kratz↔ 2015 -0.1 -0.4 0.4 -0.8 – 0.52× –
Héctor Neris 2015 -0.1 -0.7 0.3 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Adam Loewen 2015 -0.3 -1.4 0.2 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Darin Ruf 2015 -0.3 -1.1 0.5 -1.6 – 0.56× –
Darnell Sweeney 2015 -0.4 -2.4 0.1 -2.5 – 0.83× –
Alec Asher 2015 -0.3 -2.6 0.1 -2.7 – 1.02× –
Grady Sizemore↔ 2015 -0.4 -2.5 0.8 -3.3 – 0.83× –
Dustin McGowan 2015 -0.6 -3.4 0.7 -4.1 – 0.67× –
Cody Asche 2015 -0.6 -3.7 0.5 -4.2 – 0.83× –
Jerome Williams 2015 -0.3 -2.1 2.5 -4.6 – 1.02× –
Jonathan Papelbon↔ 2015 +0.7 +3.5 8.2 -4.7 $12.4M 0.67× –
Domonic Brown 2015 -0.4 -2.9 2.6 -5.5 – 0.83× –
Sean O'Sullivan 2015 -0.7 -5.6 0.0 -5.6 – 1.02× –
Jeff Francoeur 2015 -0.8 -5.3 0.9 -6.3 – 0.83× –
Chase Utley↔ 2015 -0.2 -0.7 10.2 -10.9 – 0.56× –
Carlos Ruiz 2015 -1.9 -7.8 8.5 -16.3 – 0.52× –
Ryan Howard 2015 -0.2 -0.8 25.0 -25.8 – 0.56× –
Nefi Ogando 2015 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.0 $6.5M 0.67× –
Kevin Correia 2015 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 1.02× –
Phillippe Aumont 2015 -0.2 -1.9 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+18.9+213.093.5+120.9—

Trades

Every graded 2015 deal involving the Phillies — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

2015 · PHI / HOU
PHI · Scott Proefrock +$10.4M
Vince Velasquez, Brett Oberholtzer, Thomas Eshelman, Mark Appel, Harold Arauz
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$10.4M
Ken Giles, Jonathan Araúz
PHI came out ahead by $10.4M
2015 · PHI / ARI
PHI · Scott Proefrock +$53.6M
Jeremy Hellickson
ARI · Dave Stewart −$53.6M
Sam McWilliams
PHI came out ahead by $53.6M
2015 · ARI / PHI
ARI · Dave Stewart +$0.0M
Josh Taylor, Chris Oliver
PHI · Scott Proefrock +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Even trade
2015 · PIT / PHI
PIT · Neal Huntington +$7.2M
David Whitehead
PHI · Scott Proefrock −$7.2M
Charlie Morton
PIT came out ahead by $7.2M
2015 · PHI / LAD
PHI · Scott Proefrock +$14.4M
Darnell Sweeney, John Richy
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$14.4M
Chase Utley
PHI came out ahead by $14.4M
2015 · PHI / TEX
PHI · Scott Proefrock +$54.4M
Matt Harrison, Jake Thompson, Alec Asher, Jerad Eickhoff, Jorge Alfaro, Nick Williams
TEX · Jon Daniels −$54.4M
Cole Hamels, Jake Diekman
PHI came out ahead by $54.4M
2015 · PHI / WSN
PHI · Scott Proefrock +$38.4M
Nick Pivetta
WSN · Michael Rizzo −$38.4M
Jonathan Papelbon
PHI came out ahead by $38.4M
2015 · TOR / PHI
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$2.4M
Ben Revere
PHI · Scott Proefrock −$2.4M
Jimmy Cordero, Alberto Tirado
TOR came out ahead by $2.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2015 payroll
$93.7M
2016 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2015, 2015–2021. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2015; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Guaranteed / signed (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Ryan Howard3510.145$25.0MFREE AGENT
Cole Hamels318.143$14.7MFREE AGENT
Chase Utley3611.027$10.2MFREE AGENT
Carlos Ruiz368.069$8.5MFREE AGENT
Jonathan Papelbon349.064$8.2MFREE AGENT
Aaron Harang3712.061$5.0MFREE AGENT
Jerome Williams336.043$2.5MFREE AGENT
Chad Billingsley308.110$1.5MFREE AGENT
Jeff Francoeur318.075$950kFREE AGENT
Grady Sizemore3210.029$804kFREE AGENT
Dustin McGowan338.113$650kFREE AGENT
Kevin Correia3410.027—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Domonic Brown273.078$2.6MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Revere273.149$2.6MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrés Blanco314.007$850kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeanmar Gómez273.063$800kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin De Fratus274.000$528kARB 3FREE AGENT
Cody Asche253.045$518kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Loewen313.022$161kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cesar Jimenez303.020$91kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (30)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Ken Giles240.113$519kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darin Ruf281.066$515kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Freddy Galvis252.021$514kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Buchanan260.102$512kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
César Hernández250.154$510kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis García280.143$509kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cameron Rupp260.089$508kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Odúbel Herrera230.000$507kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Elvis Araujo230.155$427kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik Kratz352.129$399kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Maikel Franco220.027$394kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Diekman282.050$328kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Morgan250.000$297kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Héctor Neris260.000$275kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Nola220.000$208kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Severino González220.128$136kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Altherr240.006$130kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darnell Sweeney240.000$125kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerad Eickhoff240.000$122kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alec Asher230.144$97kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Colton Murray250.034$92kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dalier Hinojosa290.046$87kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Bogusevic312.075$83kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nefi Ogando260.000$78kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ken Roberts270.078$55kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chase d'Arnaud282.045$55kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean O'Sullivan272.081$42kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Danks281.142$20kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Seth Rosin26–$3k
Phillippe Aumont261.113—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2015 acquisition stacked onto Phillies's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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