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Phillies PHI

201880–82 (0.494)
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GM: Matt Klentak

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2018, 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
$101M
Surplus $M
+7
Win %
0.494
TAB
+0.5
WAB
+1.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
31.7
Dead money %
24%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-3.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2018 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJorge Alfaro104
BAndrew Knapp53
RWilson Ramos⇄33

1B

BCarlos Santana149
LJustin Bour⇄29
RRhys Hoskins17
BAndrew Knapp1

2B

BCésar Hernández154
BAsdrúbal Cabrera⇄30
BJesmuel Valentín9
BPedro Florimón4
RScott Kingery4
RTrevor Plouffe1

3B

RMaikel Franco117
BCarlos Santana19
LJ.P. Crawford13
BJesmuel Valentín11
RScott Kingery10
BAsdrúbal Cabrera⇄7
RJosé Bautista⇄7
LMitch Walding7
RTrevor Plouffe2
RJorge Alfaro1
BPedro Florimón1

SS

RScott Kingery119
LJ.P. Crawford30
BPedro Florimón21
BAsdrúbal Cabrera⇄10
BJesmuel Valentín4
BRoman Quinn1

LF

RRhys Hoskins135
LNick Williams19
LDylan Cozens9
RAaron Altherr6
LOdúbel Herrera6
BRoman Quinn4
RScott Kingery4
BJesmuel Valentín3

CF

LOdúbel Herrera133
BRoman Quinn30
RAaron Altherr11
BPedro Florimón1
RScott Kingery1

RF

LNick Williams95
RAaron Altherr68
RJosé Bautista⇄20
LOdúbel Herrera9
LDylan Cozens5
BRoman Quinn5
BPedro Florimón4
RScott Kingery3
BJesmuel Valentín2
RTrevor Plouffe1

DH

RRhys Hoskins4
BAsdrúbal Cabrera⇄1
BCésar Hernández1
RMaikel Franco1
LNick Williams1

Starters

RAaron Nola5.0 WAR
RVince Velasquez2.9 WAR
RNick Pivetta2.8 WAR
RZach Eflin2.1 WAR
RJake Arrieta2.1 WAR
RDrew Anderson0.2 WAR
RJerad Eickhoff0.2 WAR
RBen Lively⇄0.0 WAR
REnyel De Los Santos0.0 WAR
LRanger Suarez-0.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ RSeranthony Dominguez16 sv
RTommy Hunter25 h
LAdam Morgan14 h
RLuis Garcia13 h
REdubray Ramos12 h
RVictor Arano10 h
RHector Neris4 h
RYacksel Rios2 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 2017)

PlayerfWAR
Carlos Santana2.3
Jake Arrieta2.1
Seranthony Domínguez1.3
Wilson Ramos0.7
Tommy Hunter0.7
Roman Quinn0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 2017)

Player2017 fWAR
Freddy Galvis1.7
Daniel Nava0.9
Howie Kendrick0.7
Joaquín Benoit0.6
Jeremy Hellickson0.5
Kevin Siegrist0.1

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 2018; everyone else is shown as a 2018 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Aaron Nola 2018 +5.0 +100.8 0.6 +100.2 $0.1M 2.50× Free Agent · 2024–2030 · $24.6M AAV
Vince Velasquez 2018 +2.9 +45.6 0.6 +45.0 $0.2M 1.96× –
Nick Pivetta 2018 +2.8 +43.9 0.6 +43.3 $0.2M 1.96× Free Agent · 2025–2028 · $13.8M AAV
Zach Eflin 2018 +2.1 +25.4 0.4 +25.0 $0.2M 1.49× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $10.0M AAV
Jorge Alfaro 2018 +2.8 +22.6 0.5 +22.1 $0.2M 1.00× –
Rhys Hoskins 2018 +1.9 +18.4 0.6 +17.8 $0.3M 1.22× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Seranthony Domínguez 2018 +1.3 +14.3 0.4 +13.9 $0.3M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $10.0M AAV
César Hernández 2018 +2.2 +14.2 5.1 +9.1 $2.4M 0.82× –
Víctor Arano 2018 +0.8 +8.1 0.5 +7.6 $0.7M 1.34× –
Odúbel Herrera 2018 +1.4 +9.3 3.4 +5.9 $2.4M 0.83× –
Maikel Franco 2018 +1.4 +6.5 3.0 +3.6 $2.1M 0.58× –
Roman Quinn 2018 +0.5 +3.3 0.5 +2.8 $1.1M 0.83× –
Edubray Ramos 2018 +0.5 +2.9 0.6 +2.4 $1.0M 0.67× –
Luis García 2018 +0.6 +3.3 1.2 +2.1 $1.9M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $6.9M AAV
José Bautista↔ 2018 +0.3 +1.9 0.1 +1.8 $0.4M 0.83× –
Héctor Neris 2018 +0.2 +2.2 0.6 +1.6 $2.8M 1.34× –
Adam Morgan 2018 +0.4 +2.1 0.6 +1.5 $1.4M 0.67× –
Drew Anderson 2018 +0.2 +1.3 0.1 +1.3 $0.3M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $7.0M AAV
Nick Williams 2018 +0.3 +1.9 0.6 +1.3 $2.0M 0.83× –
Austin Davis 2018 +0.2 +1.3 0.3 +1.0 $1.3M 0.67× –
J.P. Crawford 2018 +0.2 +1.0 0.5 +0.5 $2.6M 0.61× Arb extension · 2022–2026 · $10.2M AAV
Wilson Ramos↔ 2018 +0.7 +2.9 2.5 +0.4 $3.6M 0.52× –
Jerad Eickhoff 2018 +0.2 +0.8 0.6 +0.3 $3.7M 0.67× –
Ben Lively↔ 2018 +0.0 +0.4 0.3 +0.1 $6.8M 1.02× –
Aaron Altherr 2018 +0.1 +0.5 0.6 -0.1 $7.3M 0.83× –
Aaron Loup↔ 2018 +0.0 +0.1 0.3 -0.1 $11.3M 0.67× –
Enyel De Los Santos 2018 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.1 $22.4M 0.67× –
Ranger Suarez 2018 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 – 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2031 · $26.0M AAV
Jake Thompson 2018 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Pedro Florimón 2018 -0.0 -0.0 0.6 -0.6 – 0.61× –
Dylan Cozens 2018 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.9 – 0.83× –
Yacksel Ríos 2018 -0.1 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Hoby Milner↔ 2018 -0.1 -0.7 0.4 -1.0 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $3.8M AAV
Asdrúbal Cabrera↔ 2018 +0.3 +1.5 2.8 -1.2 $8.1M 0.56× –
Luis Avilán↔ 2018 -0.1 -0.9 0.4 -1.3 – 1.34× –
Trevor Plouffe 2018 +0.0 +0.2 1.5 -1.3 $44.1M 0.58× –
Justin Bour↔ 2018 -0.2 -1.1 0.7 -1.8 – 0.56× –
Tommy Hunter 2018 +0.7 +7.0 9.0 -2.0 $13.7M 1.34× –
Jesmuel Valentín 2018 -0.5 -2.4 0.2 -2.6 – 0.58× –
Mark Leiter Jr.↔ 2018 -0.4 -2.3 0.3 -2.6 – 0.67× –
Carlos Santana 2018 +2.3 +15.2 18.3 -3.1 $7.8M 0.81× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $2.0M AAV
Drew Hutchison↔ 2018 -0.2 -1.1 2.1 -3.1 – 0.67× –
Andrew Knapp 2018 -0.7 -2.7 0.5 -3.3 – 0.52× –
Pat Neshek 2018 +0.3 +3.6 7.8 -4.1 $23.0M 1.34× –
Scott Kingery 2018 -0.7 -3.4 1.0 -4.4 – 0.61× –
Jake Arrieta 2018 +2.1 +25.2 30.0 -4.8 $14.2M 1.49× –
Zac Curtis↔ 2018 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.0 $4.1M 0.67× –
Mitch Walding 2018 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.58× –
Total—+31.5+371.0101.5+270.8—

Trades

Every graded 2018 deal involving the Phillies — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

2018 · PHI / NYM
PHI · Matt Klentak +$1.6M
José Bautista
NYM · Sandy Alderson −$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
PHI came out ahead by $1.6M
2018 · MIA / PHI
MIA · Michael Hill +$1.6M
McKenzie Mills
PHI · Matt Klentak −$1.6M
Justin Bour
MIA came out ahead by $1.6M
2018 · PHI / NYM
PHI · Matt Klentak +$0.8M
Asdrúbal Cabrera
NYM · Sandy Alderson −$0.8M
Franklyn Kilome
PHI came out ahead by $0.8M
2018 · PHI / CHW
PHI · Matt Klentak +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.0M
Ricardo Pinto
Even trade
2018 · CHW / PHI
CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.8M
Felix Paulino
PHI · Matt Klentak −$0.8M
Luis Avilán
CHW came out ahead by $0.8M
2018 · PHI / ANA
PHI · Matt Klentak +$4.8M
José Álvarez
ANA · Billy Eppler −$4.8M
Luis García
PHI came out ahead by $4.8M
2018 · TOR / PHI
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$6.4M
Jacob Waguespack
PHI · Matt Klentak −$6.4M
Aaron Loup
TOR came out ahead by $6.4M
2018 · TBR / PHI
TBR · Erik Neander +$3.2M
cash / PTBNL
PHI · Matt Klentak −$3.2M
Wilson Ramos
TBR came out ahead by $3.2M
2018 · SEA / PHI
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$51.2M
Carlos Santana, J. P. Crawford
PHI · Matt Klentak −$51.2M
Jean Segura, Juan Nicasio, James Pazos
SEA came out ahead by $51.2M
2018 · PHI / BAL
PHI · Matt Klentak +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
BAL · Dan Duquette −$0.8M
Drew Jackson
PHI came out ahead by $0.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2018 payroll
$101.2M
2019 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2018, 2018–2024. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2018; 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 (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2018201920202021202220232024
Jake Arrieta326.145$30.0MFREE AGENT
Carlos Santana327.115$18.3MFREE AGENT
Tommy Hunter318.090$9.0MFREE AGENT
Pat Neshek379.159$7.8MFREE AGENT
Asdrúbal Cabrera3210.027$2.8MFREE AGENT
Wilson Ramos307.047$2.5MFREE AGENT
Trevor Plouffe326.162$1.5MFREE AGENT
José Bautista3712.165$121kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2018201920202021202220232024
César Hernández283.154$5.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Odúbel Herrera263.000$3.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Hutchison273.165$2.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis García313.006$1.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Bour303.064$699kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Avilán284.146$420kARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Loup305.040$276kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (33)

PlayerAgeSvc2018201920202021202220232024
Maikel Franco252.170$3.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Kingery240.000$1.0MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Florimón312.126$600kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Héctor Neris292.104$582kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Nola252.076$573kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerad Eickhoff272.045$568kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Altherr272.054$561kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vince Velasquez262.086$559kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Morgan282.017$559kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edubray Ramos251.076$554kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Williams240.094$553kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rhys Hoskins250.053$552kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Pivetta250.129$551kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Knapp261.000$548kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Alfaro250.024$547kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.P. Crawford230.027$546kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roman Quinn250.022$545kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Víctor Arano230.020$545kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Seranthony Domínguez230.000$431kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Eflin241.044$422kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hoby Milner270.104$391kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yacksel Ríos250.041$337kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Leiter Jr.271.000$330kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Davis250.000$311kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Lively260.083$300kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dylan Cozens240.079$229kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesmuel Valentín24–$167k
Jake Thompson240.104$86kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Enyel De Los Santos220.000$85kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Anderson240.005$67kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ranger Suarez220.000$64kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zac Curtis250.097$41kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mitch Walding25–—

Graphs

How each 2018 acquisition stacked onto Phillies's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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