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Phillies PHI

201671–91 (0.438)
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GM: Matt Klentak

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2016, 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
$73M
Surplus $M
-3
Win %
0.438
TAB
-6.4
WAB
-4.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
21.3
Dead money %
78%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-8.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2016 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RCameron Rupp104
RCarlos Ruiz⇄47
RA.J. Ellis⇄11
RJorge Alfaro4

1B

RTommy Joseph97
LRyan Howard83
BAndrés Blanco19
RDarin Ruf14
BEmmanuel Burriss2

2B

BCésar Hernández149
BAndrés Blanco20
BEmmanuel Burriss5
RTaylor Featherston4
BJimmy Paredes⇄2

3B

RMaikel Franco148
BAndrés Blanco21

SS

BFreddy Galvis156
BAndrés Blanco10
BCésar Hernández4
BEmmanuel Burriss3

LF

RTyler Goeddel69
LCody Asche57
BJimmy Paredes⇄23
RAaron Altherr20
LDavid Lough15
RDarin Ruf13
BRoman Quinn12
LCedric Hunter10
BEmmanuel Burriss3
BAndrés Blanco1

CF

LOdúbel Herrera155
RAaron Altherr10
RPeter Bourjos10
BRoman Quinn3

RF

RPeter Bourjos115
RAaron Altherr42
BJimmy Paredes⇄20
RTyler Goeddel12
LDavid Lough11
BRoman Quinn4
LCedric Hunter2

DH

LRyan Howard9
RCarlos Ruiz⇄1
BEmmanuel Burriss1

Starters

RJeremy Hellickson3.6 WAR
RJerad Eickhoff2.9 WAR
RAaron Nola2.7 WAR
RVince Velasquez2.4 WAR
LAdam Morgan0.5 WAR
RAlec Asher0.5 WAR
RCharlie Morton0.4 WAR
RPhil Klein⇄0.2 WAR
RZach Eflin0.2 WAR
RJake Thompson-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJeanmar Gomez37 sv
RHector Neris28 h
RDavid Hernandez15 h
REdubray Ramos15 h
LElvis Araujo4 h
RSeverino Gonzalez1 h
RAndrew Bailey⇄0 h
LBrett Oberholtzer⇄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 2015)

PlayerfWAR
Jeremy Hellickson3.6
Vince Velasquez2.4
Tommy Joseph0.5
Edubray Ramos0.5
Charlie Morton0.4
Roman Quinn0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2015)

Player2015 fWAR
Cole Hamels3.1
Ken Giles2.1
Ben Revere1.6
Aaron Harang1.3
Jonathan Papelbon0.7
Jake Diekman0.3

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 2016; everyone else is shown as a 2016 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jeremy Hellickson 2016 +3.6 +62.3 7.0 +55.3 $2.0M 2.19× –
Odúbel Herrera 2016 +3.7 +52.7 0.5 +52.2 $0.1M 1.79× –
Jerad Eickhoff 2016 +2.9 +45.0 0.5 +44.5 $0.2M 1.96× –
Aaron Nola 2016 +2.7 +42.0 0.5 +41.5 $0.2M 1.96× Free Agent · 2024–2030 · $24.6M AAV
César Hernández 2016 +3.4 +28.9 0.5 +28.4 $0.2M 1.07× –
Vince Velasquez 2016 +2.4 +28.7 0.5 +28.2 $0.2M 1.49× –
Héctor Neris 2016 +1.3 +13.6 0.5 +13.1 $0.4M 1.34× –
Cameron Rupp 2016 +1.7 +10.5 0.5 +9.9 $0.3M 0.76× –
Freddy Galvis 2016 +1.6 +11.2 2.0 +9.2 $1.3M 0.89× –
Alec Asher 2016 +0.5 +4.4 0.1 +4.4 $0.1M 1.02× –
Jeanmar Gómez 2016 +0.5 +5.7 1.4 +4.3 $2.6M 1.34× –
Adam Morgan 2016 +0.5 +4.2 0.3 +3.8 $0.6M 1.02× –
Maikel Franco 2016 +0.9 +4.3 0.5 +3.8 $0.6M 0.58× –
Roman Quinn 2016 +0.4 +2.9 0.1 +2.8 $0.1M 0.83× –
Edubray Ramos 2016 +0.5 +2.8 0.3 +2.6 $0.5M 0.67× –
Severino González 2016 +0.4 +2.3 0.3 +2.0 $0.6M 0.67× –
Tommy Joseph 2016 +0.5 +2.4 0.4 +2.0 $0.7M 0.56× –
Zach Eflin 2016 +0.2 +2.0 0.3 +1.7 $1.2M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $10.0M AAV
Phil Klein↔ 2016 +0.2 +1.4 0.2 +1.3 $1.0M 1.02× –
David Lough 2016 +0.2 +1.1 0.1 +1.0 $0.8M 0.83× –
Joely Rodríguez 2016 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $0.4M 0.67× –
Peter Bourjos 2016 +0.4 +2.8 2.0 +0.8 $4.7M 0.83× –
A.J. Ellis↔ 2016 +0.1 +0.5 0.8 -0.3 $6.8M 0.52× –
Luis García 2016 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.5 – 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $6.9M AAV
Andrew Bailey↔ 2016 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Andrés Blanco 2016 +0.1 +0.5 1.4 -0.9 $12.9M 0.58× –
Elvis Araujo 2016 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Colton Murray 2016 -0.1 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Daniel Stumpf 2016 -0.1 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Jorge Alfaro 2016 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.52× –
Patrick Schuster↔ 2016 -0.2 -1.2 0.0 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Michael Mariot 2016 -0.3 -1.6 0.5 -2.1 – 0.67× –
David Hernandez 2016 +0.3 +1.4 3.9 -2.5 $14.6M 0.67× –
Aaron Altherr 2016 -0.3 -2.2 0.5 -2.7 – 0.83× –
Darin Ruf 2016 -0.5 -2.3 0.5 -2.9 – 0.56× –
Emmanuel Burriss 2016 -0.5 -2.1 0.9 -3.0 – 0.56× –
James Russell 2016 -0.3 -1.5 1.5 -3.0 – 0.67× –
Brett Oberholtzer↔ 2016 -0.5 -2.8 0.4 -3.1 – 0.67× –
Jake Thompson 2016 -0.4 -2.9 0.2 -3.1 – 1.02× –
Frank Herrmann 2016 -0.6 -3.0 0.1 -3.2 – 0.67× –
Cody Asche 2016 -0.4 -2.8 0.5 -3.4 – 0.83× –
Charlie Morton 2016 +0.4 +3.6 8.0 -4.4 $18.2M 1.02× –
Cedric Hunter 2016 -0.6 -4.3 0.5 -4.8 – 0.83× –
Jimmy Paredes↔ 2016 -0.7 -4.7 0.3 -5.1 – 0.83× –
Carlos Ruiz↔ 2016 +0.1 +0.7 6.6 -5.9 $50.0M 0.69× –
Tyler Goeddel 2016 -1.0 -6.7 0.5 -7.2 – 0.83× –
Ryan Howard 2016 -1.2 -5.4 25.0 -30.4 – 0.56× –
Dalier Hinojosa 2016 +0.1 +0.6 0.5 +0.0 $4.9M 0.67× –
Taylor Featherston 2016 -0.3 -1.5 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+21.3+290.572.5+219.0—

Trades

Every graded 2016 deal involving the Phillies — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

2016 · PHI / LAD
PHI · Matt Klentak +$0.0M
Howie Kendrick
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
Darin Ruf, Darnell Sweeney
Even trade
2016 · PHI / LAD
PHI · Matt Klentak +$8.0M
A. J. Ellis, Tommy Bergjans, Joey Curletta
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$8.0M
Carlos Ruiz
PHI came out ahead by $8.0M
2016 · PHI / PIT
PHI · Matt Klentak +$0.0M
Yoervis Medina
PIT · Neal Huntington +$0.0M
Jesse Biddle
Even trade
2016 · PHI / WSN
PHI · Matt Klentak +$0.8M
Mario Sanchez
WSN · Michael Rizzo −$0.8M
Jimmy Cordero
PHI came out ahead by $0.8M
2016 · ANA / PHI
ANA · Billy Eppler +$2.4M
cash / PTBNL
PHI · Matt Klentak −$2.4M
Taylor Featherston
ANA came out ahead by $2.4M
2016 · PHI / BAL
PHI · Matt Klentak +$0.0M
Alfredo Marte
BAL · Dan Duquette +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Even trade
2016 · HOU / PHI
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$11.2M
cash / PTBNL
PHI · Matt Klentak −$11.2M
Pat Neshek
HOU came out ahead by $11.2M
2016 · BOS / PHI
BOS · Dave Dombrowski +$17.6M
Josh Tobias
PHI · Matt Klentak −$17.6M
Clay Buchholz
BOS came out ahead by $17.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2016 payroll
$72.8M
2017 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2016, 2016–2022. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2016; 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 (4)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Ryan Howard3610.145$25.0MFREE AGENT
Charlie Morton327.009$8.0MFREE AGENT
Carlos Ruiz379.069$6.6MFREE AGENT
David Hernandez316.095$3.9MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Jeremy Hellickson295.045$7.0MFREE AGENT
Peter Bourjos295.062$2.0MFREE AGENT
Freddy Galvis263.021$2.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
James Russell305.112$1.5MFREE AGENT
Andrés Blanco325.007$1.4MFREE AGENT
Jeanmar Gómez284.063$1.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Emmanuel Burriss313.164$925kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
A.J. Ellis355.151$773kFREE AGENT
Cody Asche263.045$530kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Stumpf253.037$507kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cedric Hunter285.000$507kFREE AGENT
Andrew Bailey325.034$211kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (33)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Odúbel Herrera241.000$528kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darin Ruf292.066$527kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
César Hernández261.154$525kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cameron Rupp271.089$518kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Maikel Franco230.170$518kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Nola230.076$518kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vince Velasquez240.086$516kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerad Eickhoff250.045$516kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Altherr250.054$516kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Héctor Neris270.104$515kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dalier Hinojosa300.046$514kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Mariot270.122$512kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Goeddel230.000$507kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Joseph240.000$397kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Oberholtzer261.127$364kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Morgan260.106$333kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jimmy Paredes272.059$323kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Eflin220.000$308kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edubray Ramos230.000$280kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Severino González230.128$266kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Elvis Araujo240.155$244kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Colton Murray260.034$219kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Klein270.086$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Thompson220.000$161kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Frank Herrmann322.147$130kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis García291.143$128kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Lough302.149$125kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alec Asher240.144$69kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Alfaro230.000$67kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joely Rodríguez240.000$67kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roman Quinn230.000$64kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Patrick Schuster25–$47k
Taylor Featherston260.025—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2016 acquisition stacked onto Phillies's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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