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Padres SDP

200688–74 (0.543)Made Playoffs
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GM: Kevin Towers

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2006, 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
$72M
Surplus $M
+8
Win %
0.543
TAB
+8.9
WAB
+6.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
42.5
Dead money %
26%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-2.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2006 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Piazza99
BJosh Bard⇄78
BRob Bowen65
RDoug Mirabelli⇄14

1B

LAdrián González155
BMark Bellhorn18
LTodd Walker⇄14
LRyan Klesko6
BGeoff Blum2
BRob Bowen1

2B

RJosh Barfield147
LTodd Walker⇄21
BMark Bellhorn11
BGeoff Blum1

3B

RVinny Castilla⇄72
BMark Bellhorn50
BGeoff Blum34
LRussell Branyan⇄31
RManny Alexander13
LTodd Walker⇄8
RJustin Leone1

SS

RKhalil Greene113
BGeoff Blum49
RManny Alexander9

LF

LDave Roberts116
RBen Johnson22
LTerrmel Sledge12
LJack Cust1

CF

RMike Cameron141
RBen Johnson17
LDave Roberts13
REric Young Sr.⇄2

RF

LBrian Giles158
LTerrmel Sledge10
RBen Johnson4
REric Young Sr.⇄1
BGeoff Blum1
BMark Bellhorn1
LPaul McAnulty1

DH

RMike Piazza8
RJon Knott3
BMark Bellhorn2
BRob Bowen1

Starters

RJake Peavy4.8 WAR
RClay Hensley2.4 WAR
RChris Young2.1 WAR
RWoody Williams1.5 WAR
RChan Ho Park1.2 WAR
LDavid Wells⇄0.9 WAR
RTim Stauffer0.2 WAR
LShawn Estes0.1 WAR
RMike Thompson0.0 WAR
RDewon Brazelton-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTrevor Hoffman46 sv
RScott Linebrink36 h
LAlan Embree16 h
RCla Meredith16 h
RJon Adkins8 h
RScott Cassidy4 h
RBrian Sweeney0 h
RDoug Brocail0 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 2005)

PlayerfWAR
Mike Cameron4.5
Adrián González2.9
Josh Bard2.7
Josh Barfield2.3
Chris Young2.1
Mike Piazza1.9

Key subtractions (gone from 2005)

Player2005 fWAR
Ramon Hernandez2.3
Adam Eaton1.9
Mark Sweeney1.8
Brian Lawrence1.7
Damian Jackson1.3
Miguel Olivo0.9

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 2006; everyone else is shown as a 2006 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jake Peavy 2006 +4.8 +84.1 2.5 +81.6 $0.5M 2.19× –
Mike Cameron 2006 +4.5 +64.5 7.3 +57.2 $1.6M 1.79× –
Dave Roberts 2006 +3.1 +39.1 2.2 +36.9 $0.7M 1.60× –
Brian Giles 2006 +3.0 +38.4 7.7 +30.8 $2.6M 1.60× –
Clay Hensley 2006 +2.4 +28.0 0.3 +27.7 $0.1M 1.49× –
Chris Young 2006 +2.1 +25.4 0.5 +24.9 $0.2M 1.49× –
Adrián González 2006 +2.9 +25.0 0.3 +24.7 $0.1M 1.07× –
Josh Bard↔ 2006 +2.7 +21.8 0.3 +21.5 $0.1M 1.00× –
Khalil Greene 2006 +2.3 +16.3 0.4 +15.9 $0.2M 0.89× –
Josh Barfield 2006 +2.3 +14.8 0.3 +14.5 $0.1M 0.82× –
Mike Piazza 2006 +1.9 +11.7 1.2 +10.5 $0.6M 0.76× –
Trevor Hoffman 2006 +1.3 +14.3 4.5 +9.8 $3.4M 1.34× –
Scott Linebrink 2006 +1.0 +10.9 1.4 +9.5 $1.3M 1.34× –
Woody Williams 2006 +1.5 +12.0 5.0 +7.0 $3.4M 1.02× –
David Wells↔ 2006 +0.9 +7.1 1.6 +5.6 $1.8M 1.02× –
Alan Embree 2006 +1.1 +5.6 0.8 +4.8 $0.8M 0.67× –
Todd Walker↔ 2006 +1.1 +5.1 0.8 +4.3 $0.7M 0.56× –
Geoff Blum 2006 +0.8 +3.8 0.7 +3.2 $0.8M 0.61× –
Ben Johnson 2006 +0.4 +2.4 0.3 +2.1 $0.9M 0.83× –
Doug Brocail 2006 +0.5 +2.4 1.0 +1.4 $2.2M 0.67× –
Tim Stauffer 2006 +0.2 +1.7 0.3 +1.3 $1.6M 1.02× –
Mark Bellhorn 2006 +0.3 +1.3 0.8 +0.5 $2.8M 0.58× –
Shawn Estes 2006 +0.1 +1.0 1.1 -0.1 $8.6M 1.02× –
Doug Mirabelli↔ 2006 +0.0 +0.1 0.3 -0.2 $14.5M 0.52× –
Brian Sweeney 2006 -0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Jim Brower↔ 2006 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Scott Williamson↔ 2006 -0.0 -0.3 0.5 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Scott Cassidy 2006 -0.1 -0.7 0.3 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Rudy Seanez↔ 2006 -0.3 -1.4 0.3 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Terrmel Sledge 2006 -0.2 -1.5 0.3 -1.8 – 0.83× –
Dewon Brazelton 2006 -0.4 -2.3 0.5 -2.8 – 0.67× –
Vinny Castilla↔ 2006 -0.4 -1.9 2.6 -4.5 – 0.58× –
Chan Ho Park 2006 +1.2 +9.5 15.5 -6.0 $13.3M 1.02× –
Eric Young Sr.↔ 2006 -0.9 -6.2 0.7 -6.8 – 0.83× –
Ryan Klesko 2006 +0.2 +0.8 9.0 -8.2 $51.4M 0.56× –
Brian Sikorski↔ 2006 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Cla Meredith 2006 +1.1 +5.9 – – – 0.67× –
Jack Cust 2006 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.83× –
Jon Adkins 2006 +0.3 +1.7 – – – 0.67× –
Jon Knott 2006 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.69× –
Justin Leone 2006 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.58× –
Manny Alexander 2006 -0.3 -1.4 – – – 0.58× –
Mike Thompson 2006 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 1.02× –
Paul McAnulty 2006 +0.1 +1.0 – – – 0.83× –
Rob Bowen 2006 +0.5 +2.1 – – – 0.52× –
Russell Branyan↔ 2006 +0.9 +4.3 – – – 0.58× –
Total—+42.7+445.571.8+360.9—

Trades

Every graded 2006 deal involving the Padres — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 13 total.

2006 · SDP / TEX
SDP · Kevin Towers +$281.6M
Adrián González, Terrmel Sledge, Chris Young
TEX · Jon Daniels −$281.6M
Adam Eaton, Akinori Otsuka, Billy Killian
SDP came out ahead by $281.6M
2006 · SDP / CLE
SDP · Kevin Towers +$22.4M
Mike Adams
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$22.4M
Brian Sikorski
SDP came out ahead by $22.4M
2006 · SDP / TEX
SDP · Kevin Towers +$0.8M
John Hudgins, Vince Sinisi
TEX · Jon Daniels −$0.8M
Freddy Guzmán, Cesar Rojas
SDP came out ahead by $0.8M
2006 · SDP / CHC
SDP · Kevin Towers +$0.0M
Todd Walker
CHC · Jim Hendry +$0.0M
José Ceda
Even trade
2006 · SDP / MIA
SDP · Kevin Towers +$0.0M
Matt Blank
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$0.0M
Jim Brower
Even trade
2006 · SDP / TBR
SDP · Kevin Towers +$5.6M
Russell Branyan
TBR · Andrew Friedman −$5.6M
Evan Meek, Dale Thayer
SDP came out ahead by $5.6M
2006 · SDP / BOS
SDP · Kevin Towers +$26.4M
Cla Meredith, Josh Bard
BOS · Jed Hoyer −$26.4M
Doug Mirabelli
SDP came out ahead by $26.4M
2006 · CHC / SDP
CHC · Jim Hendry +$4.0M
Fabian Jimenez Angulo, Joel Santo
SDP · Kevin Towers −$4.0M
Scott Williamson
CHC came out ahead by $4.0M
2006 · CIN / SDP
CIN · Dan O'Brien +$23.2M
David Ross
SDP · Kevin Towers −$23.2M
Bobby Basham
CIN came out ahead by $23.2M
2006 · PHI / SDP
PHI · Pat Gillick +$0.0M
Matt Thayer, Trey Johnston
SDP · Kevin Towers +$0.0M
Aquilino López
Even trade
2006 · SDP / NYM
SDP · Kevin Towers +$44.8M
Heath Bell, Royce Ring
NYM · Omar Minaya −$44.8M
Jon Adkins, Ben Johnson
SDP came out ahead by $44.8M
2006 · BOS / SDP
BOS · Jed Hoyer +$2.4M
George Kottaras
SDP · Kevin Towers −$2.4M
David Wells
BOS came out ahead by $2.4M
2006 · SDP / CLE
SDP · Kevin Towers +$58.4M
Andrew Brown, Kevin Kouzmanoff
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$58.4M
Josh Barfield
SDP came out ahead by $58.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2006 payroll
$72.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 2006, 2006–2012. 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 (24)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Chan Ho Park3312.000$15.5MFREE AGENT
Ryan Klesko3514.000$9.0MFREE AGENT
Brian Giles3511.000$7.7M$9.7M$9.7M$9.0MFREE AGENT
Mike Cameron3311.000$7.3M$7.0MFREE AGENT
Woody Williams3913.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Trevor Hoffman3813.000$4.5M$7.0M$7.5MFREE AGENT
Vinny Castilla3815.000$2.6MFREE AGENT
Dave Roberts347.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
David Wells4319.000$1.6M$2.3MFREE AGENT
Scott Linebrink296.000$1.4M$1.3MFREE AGENT
Mike Piazza3714.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Shawn Estes3311.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Doug Brocail3914.000$1.0M$500kFREE AGENT
Alan Embree3614.000$850kFREE AGENT
Mark Bellhorn319.000$800kFREE AGENT
Todd Walker3310.000$797kFREE AGENT
Eric Young Sr.3914.000$653kFREE AGENT
Geoff Blum337.000$650k$900kFREE AGENT
Scott Williamson307.000$524kFREE AGENT
Rudy Seanez3717.000$310kFREE AGENT
Doug Mirabelli3510.000$288kFREE AGENT
Jim Brower337.000$233kFREE AGENT
Manny Alexander3514.000—FREE AGENT
Russell Branyan308.000—$685kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Jake Peavy254.000$2.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Dewon Brazelton264.000$500kARB 3FREE AGENT
Khalil Greene263.000$405kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Sweeney323.000$335kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Bard284.000$329kARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Cassidy304.000$328kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Cust275.000—FREE AGENT
Jon Adkins283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Bowen253.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Chris Young272.000$500kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terrmel Sledge292.000$347kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Clay Hensley261.000$329kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adrián González242.000$328kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Johnson251.000$328kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Barfield230.000$327kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Stauffer241.000$327kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Sikorski31–—
Justin Leone29–—
Jon Knott27–—
Paul McAnulty251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Thompson250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cla Meredith231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2006 acquisition stacked onto Padres's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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