Rosternomics
Log in Sign up 𝕏

Padres SDP

200975–87 (0.463)
‹ Previous Next ›

GM: Fred Uhlman

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2009, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

to

Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$46M
Surplus $M
+23
Win %
0.463
TAB
+0.8
WAB
+1.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
26.6
Dead money %
53%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-9.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2009 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RNick Hundley74
RHenry Blanco60
REliezer Alfonzo30
BJose Lobatón6

1B

LAdrián González156
ROscar Salazar⇄8
RKyle Blanks8
REdgar Gonzalez2
BChase Headley1

2B

RDavid Eckstein131
BLuis Antonio Rodriguez30
REdgar Gonzalez15
ROscar Salazar⇄3
RChris Burke1
BJose Lobatón1
RCraig Stansberry1

3B

RKevin Kouzmanoff139
BChase Headley28
REdgar Gonzalez5
RChris Burke2
RHenry Blanco1
BLuis Antonio Rodriguez1

SS

BEverth Cabrera102
BLuis Antonio Rodriguez34
RChris Burke25

LF

BChase Headley114
RKyle Blanks18
LDrew Macias17
ROscar Salazar⇄16
LWill Venable6
REdgar Gonzalez1
RNick Hundley1
BLuis Durango1

CF

LTony Gwynn Jr.102
LWill Venable16
LDrew Macias6
BLuis Durango1

RF

LWill Venable68
LBrian Giles58
RKyle Blanks22
REdgar Gonzalez14
LTony Gwynn Jr.11
LDrew Macias7
ROscar Salazar⇄4

DH

LAdrián González2
BChase Headley2
LCliff Floyd2
RKyle Blanks2
REdgar Gonzalez1

Starters

RKevin Correia3.0 WAR
RJake Peavy⇄1.9 WAR
RChad Gaudin⇄1.5 WAR
REdward Mujica0.5 WAR
RTim Stauffer0.4 WAR
LCesar Ramos0.3 WAR
RChris Young0.3 WAR
LClayton Richard⇄0.1 WAR
RMat Latos0.1 WAR
LWade LeBlanc0.1 WAR
RShawn Hill0.1 WAR
RWalter Silva-0.1 WAR
RJosh Banks-0.3 WAR
RCesar Carrillo-0.6 WAR
RJosh Geer-1.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ RHeath Bell42 sv
RLuke Gregerson27 h
RMike Adams15 h
REdward Mujica11 h
RGreg Burke10 h
LJoe Thatcher9 h
RCla Meredith⇄0 h
RLuis Perdomo0 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 2008)

PlayerfWAR
Kevin Correia3.0
Tony Gwynn Jr.2.5
Luke Gregerson2.0
Henry Blanco1.6
Chad Gaudin1.5
Kyle Blanks0.9

Key subtractions (gone from 2008)

Player2008 fWAR
Cha Seung Baek2.1
Greg Maddux1.8
Randy Wolf1.5
Justin Hampson0.4
Trevor Hoffman0.4
Chad Reineke0.2

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 2009; everyone else is shown as a 2009 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Adrián González 2009 +5.8 +63.1 3.1 +60.0 $0.5M 1.37× –
Kevin Correia 2009 +3.0 +46.5 0.8 +45.7 $0.3M 1.96× –
Heath Bell 2009 +2.1 +33.1 1.3 +31.9 $0.6M 1.95× –
Luke Gregerson 2009 +2.0 +31.4 0.4 +31.0 $0.2M 1.95× –
Tony Gwynn Jr. 2009 +2.5 +23.8 0.4 +23.4 $0.2M 1.22× –
Scott Hairston↔ 2009 +2.2 +21.0 0.6 +20.4 $0.3M 1.22× –
Will Venable 2009 +1.8 +17.6 0.4 +17.2 $0.2M 1.22× –
Chad Gaudin↔ 2009 +1.5 +18.0 1.3 +16.7 $0.9M 1.49× –
Kevin Kouzmanoff 2009 +2.1 +14.0 0.4 +13.6 $0.2M 0.85× –
Jake Peavy↔ 2009 +1.9 +22.2 8.9 +13.3 $4.8M 1.49× –
Henry Blanco 2009 +1.6 +9.5 0.8 +8.7 $0.5M 0.76× –
Mike Adams 2009 +1.4 +7.6 0.4 +7.2 $0.3M 0.67× –
Chase Headley 2009 +1.0 +6.5 0.4 +6.1 $0.4M 0.83× –
Joe Thatcher 2009 +0.9 +4.6 0.4 +4.2 $0.5M 0.67× –
Everth Cabrera 2009 +0.9 +4.3 0.4 +3.9 $0.5M 0.61× –
Nick Hundley 2009 +0.9 +3.8 0.4 +3.4 $0.4M 0.52× –
Tim Stauffer 2009 +0.4 +3.5 0.4 +3.1 $0.9M 1.02× –
Jody Gerut↔ 2009 +0.4 +2.9 0.5 +2.3 $1.2M 0.83× –
David Eckstein 2009 +0.7 +3.1 0.8 +2.2 $1.2M 0.56× –
Edward Mujica 2009 +0.5 +2.6 0.4 +2.2 $0.8M 0.67× –
Cla Meredith↔ 2009 +0.2 +1.2 0.2 +1.0 $1.0M 0.67× –
Clayton Richard↔ 2009 +0.1 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $1.1M 1.02× –
Oscar Salazar↔ 2009 +0.2 +1.1 0.3 +0.8 $1.9M 0.83× –
Wade LeBlanc 2009 +0.1 +0.9 0.4 +0.5 $3.5M 1.02× –
Adam Russell 2009 +0.1 +0.7 0.4 +0.3 $3.0M 0.67× –
Shawn Hill 2009 +0.1 +0.7 0.5 +0.2 $5.9M 1.02× –
Ernesto Frieri 2009 +0.0 +0.1 0.4 -0.3 $22.8M 0.67× –
Sean Gallagher↔ 2009 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Craig Stansberry 2009 -0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 – 0.56× –
Aaron Poreda↔ 2009 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Mike Ekstrom 2009 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Frankie De La Cruz 2009 -0.1 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Greg Burke 2009 -0.1 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Walter Silva 2009 -0.1 -0.5 0.4 -0.9 – 1.02× –
Edwin Moreno 2009 -0.3 -1.4 0.4 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Cliff Floyd 2009 -0.2 -1.1 0.8 -1.9 – 0.69× –
Edgar Gonzalez 2009 -0.4 -1.6 0.4 -2.0 – 0.56× –
Chris Young 2009 +0.3 +2.4 4.6 -2.2 $15.4M 1.02× –
Luis Perdomo 2009 -0.7 -3.6 0.4 -4.0 – 0.67× –
Luis Antonio Rodriguez 2009 -0.8 -4.0 0.7 -4.7 – 0.61× –
Duaner Sanchez 2009 -0.6 -3.3 1.7 -5.0 – 0.67× –
Cesar Carrillo 2009 -0.6 -5.0 0.4 -5.4 – 1.02× –
Brian Giles 2009 -1.8 -12.1 9.0 -21.1 – 0.83× –
Arturo Lopez 2009 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Cesár Ramos 2009 +0.3 +1.8 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Burke 2009 -0.3 -1.7 – – – 0.61× –
Drew Macias 2009 -0.2 -1.4 – – – 0.83× –
Eliezer Alfonzo 2009 -0.7 -2.9 – – – 0.52× –
Jose Lobatón 2009 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.52× –
Josh Banks 2009 -0.3 -2.4 – – – 1.02× –
Josh Geer 2009 -1.0 -8.0 – – – 1.02× –
Josh Wilson↔ 2009 -0.8 -4.2 – – – 0.65× –
Kyle Blanks 2009 +0.9 +6.0 – – – 0.83× –
Luis Durango 2009 +0.3 +2.0 – – – 0.83× –
Mat Latos 2009 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 1.02× –
Ryan Webb 2009 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+26.8+300.645.4+267.1—

Trades

Every graded 2009 deal involving the Padres — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2009 · SDP / OAK
SDP · Fred Uhlman +$1.6M
Craig Italiano, Ryan Webb, Sean Gallagher
OAK · Billy Beane −$1.6M
Scott Hairston
SDP came out ahead by $1.6M
2009 · SDP / BAL
SDP · Fred Uhlman +$2.4M
Oscar Salazar
BAL · Andy MacPhail −$2.4M
Cla Meredith
SDP came out ahead by $2.4M
2009 · SDP / CHW
SDP · Fred Uhlman +$21.6M
Dexter Carter, Adam Russell, Clayton Richard, Aaron Poreda
CHW · Kenny Williams −$21.6M
Jake Peavy
SDP came out ahead by $21.6M
2009 · SDP / OAK
SDP · Fred Uhlman +$1.6M
Danny Putnam
OAK · Billy Beane −$1.6M
Chad Reineke
SDP came out ahead by $1.6M
2009 · SDP / MIL
SDP · Fred Uhlman +$52.8M
Tony Gwynn
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$52.8M
Jody Gerut
SDP came out ahead by $52.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2009 payroll
$45.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 2009, 2009–2015. 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 (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Brian Giles3814.000$9.0MFREE AGENT
Jake Peavy287.000$8.9MFREE AGENT
Duaner Sanchez297.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Chad Gaudin266.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
David Eckstein348.000$850k$1.0MFREE AGENT
Kevin Correia286.000$750k$3.6MFREE AGENT
Cliff Floyd3616.000$750kFREE AGENT
Henry Blanco3712.000$750kFREE AGENT
Jody Gerut316.000$538kFREE AGENT
Oscar Salazar317.000$306k$408kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Chris Young305.000$4.6MFREE AGENT
Adrián González275.000$3.1MFREE AGENT
Heath Bell315.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Luis Antonio Rodriguez294.000$675kARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Hairston295.000$603kFREE AGENT
Shawn Hill285.000$500kFREE AGENT
Kevin Kouzmanoff273.000$432kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Adams305.000$415kFREE AGENT
Edward Mujica253.000$410kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Gwynn Jr.263.000$405kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Stauffer274.000$400kARB 3FREE AGENT
Cla Meredith264.000$236kARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Wilson284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eliezer Alfonzo303.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Burke295.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (31)

PlayerAgeSvc2009201020112012201320142015
Chase Headley252.000$412kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edgar Gonzalez311.000$407kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Russell261.000$405kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Hundley251.000$404kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Thatcher272.000$404kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Will Venable261.000$402kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wade LeBlanc241.000$402kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Ekstrom251.000$401kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Gregerson250.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Walter Silva320.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Perdomo250.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Stansberry272.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edwin Moreno280.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Frankie De La Cruz252.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cesar Carrillo250.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ernesto Frieri230.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Everth Cabrera220.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Burke260.000$310kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Gallagher232.000$234kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Clayton Richard251.000$125kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Poreda220.000$114kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Webb230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Macias26–—
Arturo Lopez26–—
Josh Geer26–—
Jose Lobatón240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Blanks220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Banks26–—
Cesár Ramos250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Durango23–—
Mat Latos210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2009 acquisition stacked onto Padres's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

Rosternomics — front-office performance, roster value, and transaction history. Follow @rosternomics on X.
Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
Privacy Policy · Terms of Service · © 2026 Rosternomics