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GM: Kevin Towers

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2002, 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
$42M
Surplus $M
-0
Win %
0.407
TAB
-6.7
WAB
-10.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
21.9
Dead money %
43%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-9.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2002 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LTom Lampkin94
RWiki Gonzalez54
RWil Nieves27
RJavier Cardona14

1B

LRyan Klesko112
RPhil Nevin36
RBrian Buchanan⇄15
LMark Sweeney11
LKevin Barker6
RJulius Matos2
RDeivi Cruz1
RAlex Pelaez1

2B

LRamón Vázquez81
RJulius Matos49
LSean Burroughs13
BCesar Crespo4
RTrenidad Hubbard4
RAlex Pelaez1

3B

RPhil Nevin71
LSean Burroughs48
LRamón Vázquez20
RJulius Matos17
RTrenidad Hubbard6
BCesar Crespo4
RAlex Pelaez1

SS

RDeivi Cruz147
LRamón Vázquez41
RJulius Matos4
BCesar Crespo1

LF

RRon Gant78
LRay Lankford59
BGene Kingsale⇄26
RBubba Trammell23
RTrenidad Hubbard16
BCesar Crespo6
LKory DeHaan6

CF

LMark Kotsay147
BGene Kingsale⇄18
RTrenidad Hubbard16
LRay Lankford3
LKory DeHaan2
BCesar Crespo1
RRon Gant1

RF

RBubba Trammell104
BGene Kingsale⇄51
RBrian Buchanan⇄38
LRyan Klesko31
RTrenidad Hubbard26
RRon Gant5
LMark Sweeney5
RJulius Matos3
LKory DeHaan1
BCesar Crespo1

DH

RRon Gant4
RBubba Trammell2
LMark Sweeney1
LRay Lankford1
LRyan Klesko1

Starters

RBrian Lawrence3.8 WAR
RJake Peavy1.9 WAR
RBrett Tomko1.4 WAR
RJason Middlebrook⇄0.6 WAR
LOliver Perez0.5 WAR
RKevin Jarvis0.5 WAR
RClay Condrey0.4 WAR
RBobby Jones0.3 WAR
RAdam Eaton0.1 WAR
LBobby Jones⇄-0.0 WAR
LMike Bynum-0.2 WAR
LKevin Pickford-0.2 WAR
RBrian Tollberg-0.2 WAR
RBen Howard-0.4 WAR
RDennis Tankersley-0.7 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTrevor Hoffman38 sv
RJeremy Fikac12 h
RBrandon Villafuerte8 h
LMike Holtz⇄5 h
RJason Boyd4 h
RTom Davey2 h
LAlan Embree⇄0 h
RSteve Reed⇄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 2001)

PlayerfWAR
Ramón Vázquez2.4
Ron Gant2.3
Jake Peavy1.9
Brett Tomko1.4
Tom Lampkin1.1
Alan Embree1.0

Key subtractions (gone from 2001)

Player2001 fWAR
Ben Davis1.9
Mike Darr1.3
Jay Witasick0.8
Woody Williams0.7
Damian Jackson0.6
Sterling Hitchcock0.5

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Padres. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 2002; everyone else is shown as a 2002 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Mark Kotsay 2002 +4.9 +69.6 3.0 +66.6 $0.6M 1.79× –
Brian Lawrence 2002 +3.8 +66.7 0.2 +66.5 $0.1M 2.19× –
Ryan Klesko 2002 +4.6 +43.7 6.0 +37.7 $1.3M 1.20× –
Trevor Hoffman 2002 +2.0 +31.7 6.6 +25.1 $3.2M 1.95× –
Jake Peavy 2002 +1.9 +22.2 0.2 +22.0 $0.1M 1.49× –
Ron Gant 2002 +2.3 +22.2 0.5 +21.7 $0.2M 1.22× –
Ramón Vázquez 2002 +2.4 +15.8 0.2 +15.6 $0.1M 0.82× –
Brett Tomko 2002 +1.4 +11.5 1.1 +10.4 $0.8M 1.02× –
Alan Embree↔ 2002 +1.0 +5.2 0.3 +4.9 $0.3M 0.67× –
Brian Buchanan↔ 2002 +0.7 +4.8 0.1 +4.7 $0.2M 0.83× –
Tom Lampkin 2002 +1.1 +4.4 1.2 +3.2 $1.2M 0.52× –
Kevin Jarvis 2002 +0.5 +4.2 1.2 +3.0 $2.4M 1.02× –
Steve Reed↔ 2002 +0.6 +3.2 0.3 +2.9 $0.5M 0.67× –
Bubba Trammell 2002 +0.4 +2.4 1.5 +0.9 $4.2M 0.83× –
D'Angelo Jimenez↔ 2002 +0.1 +0.7 0.2 +0.5 $1.3M 0.65× –
Phil Nevin 2002 +0.6 +2.9 2.6 +0.3 $4.2M 0.58× –
Adam Eaton 2002 +0.1 +0.4 0.3 +0.1 $5.3M 1.02× –
Sean Burroughs 2002 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $6.5M 0.58× –
Jose Nunez 2002 -0.0 -0.0 0.2 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Tom Davey 2002 +0.0 +0.1 0.3 -0.2 $12.1M 0.67× –
Wiki Gonzalez 2002 -0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.5 – 0.52× –
Kevin Walker 2002 -0.2 -0.8 0.3 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Trenidad Hubbard 2002 -0.2 -1.1 0.3 -1.4 – 0.83× –
Bobby Jones 2002 +0.3 +2.5 4.0 -1.5 $13.2M 1.02× –
Brian Tollberg 2002 -0.2 -1.2 0.3 -1.5 – 1.02× –
Mike Holtz↔ 2002 -0.4 -1.9 0.6 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Deivi Cruz 2002 -0.5 -2.2 0.6 -2.8 – 0.61× –
Mark Sweeney 2002 -0.6 -2.7 0.3 -3.0 – 0.56× –
Jason Boyd 2002 -0.6 -3.3 0.3 -3.5 – 0.67× –
Jeremy Fikac 2002 -0.8 -8.2 0.2 -8.4 – 1.34× –
Ray Lankford 2002 -1.3 -8.3 8.1 -16.4 – 0.83× –
Alex Pelaez 2002 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Ben Howard 2002 -0.4 -3.6 – – – 1.02× –
Bobby Jones↔ 2002 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 1.02× –
Brandon Villafuerte 2002 +0.4 +2.3 – – – 0.67× –
Cesar Crespo 2002 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.83× –
Clay Condrey 2002 +0.4 +2.2 – – – 0.67× –
David Lundquist 2002 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Dennis Tankersley 2002 -0.7 -5.3 – – – 1.02× –
Doug Nickle↔ 2002 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Eric Cyr 2002 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Gene Kingsale↔ 2002 +0.6 +4.3 – – – 0.83× –
J.J. Trujillo 2002 -0.3 -1.8 – – – 0.67× –
Jason Kershner↔ 2002 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Jason Middlebrook↔ 2002 +0.6 +3.3 – – – 0.67× –
Jason Pearson 2002 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Jason Shiell 2002 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Javier Cardona 2002 -0.4 -1.5 – – – 0.52× –
Jonathan Johnson 2002 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Juan Moreno 2002 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Julius Matos 2002 -0.7 -3.2 – – – 0.56× –
Kevin Barker 2002 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.56× –
Kevin Pickford 2002 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Kory DeHaan 2002 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.83× –
Matt DeWitt 2002 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Bynum 2002 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Oliver Pérez 2002 +0.5 +3.9 – – – 1.02× –
Rodney Myers 2002 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Wil Nieves 2002 -0.6 -2.6 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+22.0+273.641.5+243.0—

Trades

Every graded 2002 deal involving the Padres — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 12 total.

2002 · SDP / BOS
SDP · Kevin Towers +$14.4M
Brad Baker#76, Dan Giese
BOS · Mike Port −$14.4M
Alan Embree, Andy Shibilo
SDP came out ahead by $14.4M
2002 · CHW / SDP
CHW · Kenny Williams +$8.0M
D'Angelo Jimenez
SDP · Kevin Towers −$8.0M
Humberto Quintero, Alex Fernandez
CHW came out ahead by $8.0M
2002 · NYM / SDP
NYM · Steve Phillips +$2.4M
Steve Reed, Jason Middlebrook
SDP · Kevin Towers −$2.4M
Bobby Jones, Josh Reynolds, Jason Bay
NYM came out ahead by $2.4M
2002 · SDP / BOS
SDP · Kevin Towers +$4.0M
Luis Cruz
BOS · Mike Port −$4.0M
César Crespo
SDP came out ahead by $4.0M
2002 · MIN / SDP
MIN · Terry Ryan +$57.6M
Jason Bartlett
SDP · Kevin Towers −$57.6M
Brian Buchanan
MIN came out ahead by $57.6M
2002 · MIL / SDP
MIL · Dean Taylor +$1.6M
Dusty Wathan
SDP · Kevin Towers −$1.6M
Kevin Barker
MIL came out ahead by $1.6M
2002 · CHC / SDP
CHC · Andy MacPhail +$0.0M
Winston Abreu
SDP · Kevin Towers +$0.0M
Keto Anderson
Even trade
2002 · OAK / SDP
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.0M
Buddy Hernandez
SDP · Kevin Towers +$0.0M
Jose Flores
Even trade
2002 · STL / SDP
STL · Walt Jocketty +$13.6M
Brett Tomko
SDP · Kevin Towers −$13.6M
Luther Hackman, Mike Wodnicki
STL came out ahead by $13.6M
2002 · TEX / SDP
TEX · John Hart +$1.6M
Jason Moore
SDP · Kevin Towers −$1.6M
Juan Moreno
TEX came out ahead by $1.6M
2002 · SDP / DET
SDP · Kevin Towers +$4.8M
Javier Cardona, Rich Gomez
DET · Randy Smith −$4.8M
Damian Jackson, Matt Walbeck
SDP came out ahead by $4.8M
2002 · SDP / DET
SDP · Kevin Towers +$1.6M
Mike Rivera
DET · Randy Smith −$1.6M
Gene Kingsale
SDP came out ahead by $1.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2002 payroll
$41.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 2002, 2002–2008. 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 (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Ray Lankford3512.000$8.1MFREE AGENT
Trevor Hoffman349.000$6.6M$9.6M$2.5M$5.0M$4.5M$7.0M$7.5M
Ryan Klesko3110.000$6.0M$5.5M$6.0M$9.0M$9.0MFREE AGENT
Bobby Jones329.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Phil Nevin317.000$2.6M$5.0M$8.5M$6.9MFREE AGENT
Tom Lampkin3814.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Kevin Jarvis328.000$1.2M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Mike Holtz296.000$556kFREE AGENT
Ron Gant3715.000$500kFREE AGENT
Steve Reed3710.000$315kFREE AGENT
Trenidad Hubbard388.000$300kFREE AGENT
Mark Sweeney327.000$300kFREE AGENT$575k
Alan Embree3210.000$265kFREE AGENT$850k
Gene Kingsale256.000—FREE AGENT
Rodney Myers336.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Mark Kotsay265.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Bubba Trammell305.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Brett Tomko295.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Deivi Cruz295.000$600kFREE AGENT
Wiki Gonzalez283.000$350kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Davey283.000$270kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Boyd293.000$253kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
D'Angelo Jimenez243.000$183kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Jones305.000—FREE AGENT
Kevin Barker263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Johnson274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Lundquist293.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (32)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Brian Tollberg292.000$285kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Eaton242.000$280kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Walker252.000$267kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Nunez231.000$245kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Lawrence261.000$235kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Fikac271.000$210kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramón Vázquez251.000$205kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Burroughs210.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Peavy210.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Buchanan282.000$117kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Pickford27–—
Matt DeWitt24–—
Brandon Villafuerte262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Javier Cardona262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Nickle27–—
Jason Middlebrook27–—
Kory DeHaan252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Moreno27–—
Cesar Crespo231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Bynum240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Cyr23–—
Ben Howard23–—
Dennis Tankersley23–—
Julius Matos27–—
Wil Nieves240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.J. Trujillo26–—
Alex Pelaez26–—
Jason Pearson26–—
Oliver Pérez200.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Kershner250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Clay Condrey260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Shiell25–—

Graphs

How each 2002 acquisition stacked onto Padres's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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