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Padres SDP

201574–88 (0.457)
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GM: AJ Preller

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2015, 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
$126M
Surplus $M
-44
Win %
0.457
TAB
-8.6
WAB
-8.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
26.1
Dead money %
27%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-4.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2015 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RDerek Norris128
RAustin Hedges47
RRocky Gale6
RWil Nieves4

1B

LYonder Alonso102
BYangervis Solarte28
RWil Myers22
LBrett Wallace17
RDerek Norris17
RCody Decker3
RWil Nieves2
RWill Middlebrooks2
RClint Barmes1
RJedd Gyorko1

2B

RJedd Gyorko93
LCory Spangenberg70
BYangervis Solarte19
LAlexi Amarista11

3B

BYangervis Solarte92
RWill Middlebrooks69
LCory Spangenberg19
LBrett Wallace5
LAlexi Amarista2
LYonder Alonso2

SS

RClint Barmes89
LAlexi Amarista85
RJedd Gyorko29
RWill Middlebrooks8

LF

RJustin Upton146
LAlexi Amarista11
BAbraham Almonte⇄6
RWil Myers4
LAlex Dickerson1
LCory Spangenberg1

CF

RB.J. Upton63
RWil Myers38
LTravis Jankowski23
LAlexi Amarista7
LCory Spangenberg1

RF

RMatt Kemp149
LTravis Jankowski11
BAbraham Almonte⇄2
LCory Spangenberg2
RWil Myers2

DH

RMatt Kemp3
LBrett Wallace2
LCory Spangenberg1
BAbraham Almonte⇄1
RDerek Norris1
RJedd Gyorko1
RJustin Upton1
BYangervis Solarte1

Starters

RTyson Ross4.8 WAR
RAndrew Cashner1.5 WAR
RJames Shields0.7 WAR
RColin Rea0.6 WAR
RBrandon Morrow0.4 WAR
RIan Kennedy0.3 WAR
LRobbie Erlin0.2 WAR
RCasey Kelly-0.0 WAR
ROdrisamer Despaigne-0.4 WAR
LFrank Garces-0.9 WAR

Bullpen

★ RCraig Kimbrel39 sv
RJoaquin Benoit28 h
LMarc Rzepczynski⇄16 h
RBrandon Maurer12 h
RShawn Kelley7 h
RDale Thayer6 h
RKevin Quackenbush2 h
LFrank Garces0 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 2014)

PlayerfWAR
Derek Norris3.8
Justin Upton3.4
B.J. Upton1.5
Craig Kimbrel1.3
Matt Kemp1.0
Wil Myers1.0

Key subtractions (gone from 2014)

Player2014 fWAR
René Rivera4.9
Yasmani Grandal2.8
Seth Smith2.7
Chase Headley1.1
Jesse Hahn0.8
Tommy Medica0.6

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 2015; everyone else is shown as a 2015 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Tyson Ross 2015 +4.8 +83.2 5.2 +78.0 $1.1M 2.19× –
Derek Norris 2015 +3.8 +34.3 0.5 +33.7 $0.1M 1.12× –
Justin Upton 2015 +3.4 +43.8 14.5 +29.3 $4.2M 1.60× –
Andrew Cashner 2015 +1.5 +18.2 4.0 +14.1 $2.7M 1.49× –
Cory Spangenberg 2015 +2.0 +12.8 0.5 +12.3 $0.3M 0.82× –
Yangervis Solarte 2015 +1.8 +12.1 0.5 +11.6 $0.3M 0.85× –
Wil Myers 2015 +1.0 +6.4 0.5 +5.9 $0.5M 0.83× –
Craig Kimbrel 2015 +1.3 +14.0 9.0 +5.0 $6.9M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Colin Rea 2015 +0.6 +4.6 0.1 +4.5 $0.3M 1.02× Extension · 2027–2027 · $6.5M AAV
Will Venable↔ 2015 +1.0 +6.8 3.1 +3.7 $3.0M 0.83× –
Yonder Alonso 2015 +1.0 +4.6 1.6 +3.0 $1.6M 0.56× –
Brett Wallace 2015 +0.6 +2.6 0.3 +2.3 $0.5M 0.56× –
Brandon Maurer 2015 +0.5 +2.7 0.5 +2.2 $1.0M 0.67× –
Jedd Gyorko 2015 +0.9 +4.2 2.0 +2.2 $2.1M 0.56× –
Robbie Erlin 2015 +0.2 +2.0 0.1 +2.0 $0.2M 1.02× –
Shawn Kelley 2015 +0.9 +4.6 2.8 +1.8 $3.3M 0.67× –
Austin Hedges 2015 +0.5 +2.2 0.4 +1.7 $0.8M 0.52× Extension · 2026–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Nick Vincent 2015 +0.3 +1.7 0.5 +1.1 $1.7M 0.67× –
Brandon Morrow 2015 +0.4 +2.9 2.5 +0.4 $6.9M 1.02× –
B.J. Upton 2015 +1.5 +14.7 14.4 +0.2 $9.6M 1.22× –
Jay Jackson 2015 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $1.1M 0.67× –
Kevin Quackenbush 2015 +0.1 +0.7 0.5 +0.2 $3.5M 0.67× –
Leonel Campos 2015 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Alex Dickerson 2015 -0.0 -0.3 0.1 -0.3 – 0.83× –
Casey Kelly 2015 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 1.02× –
Clint Barmes 2015 +0.2 +0.8 1.3 -0.5 $7.9M 0.61× –
Rocky Gale 2015 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.52× –
Marcos Mateo 2015 -0.1 -0.5 0.3 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Cory Mazzoni 2015 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Chris Rearick 2015 -0.2 -1.0 0.0 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Marc Rzepczynski↔ 2015 -0.0 -0.1 0.9 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Travis Jankowski 2015 -0.1 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.83× –
Cody Decker 2015 -0.3 -1.1 0.1 -1.2 – 0.56× –
Jon Edwards↔ 2015 -0.2 -1.0 0.3 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Wil Nieves 2015 -0.2 -0.8 0.8 -1.6 – 0.52× –
Abraham Almonte↔ 2015 -0.3 -2.2 0.1 -2.3 – 0.83× –
Will Middlebrooks 2015 -0.4 -2.0 0.5 -2.5 – 0.58× –
Bud Norris↔ 2015 +0.2 +1.3 4.6 -3.3 $18.6M 0.67× –
Dale Thayer 2015 -0.4 -2.0 1.4 -3.4 – 0.67× –
Odrisamer Despaigne 2015 -0.4 -3.0 0.5 -3.5 – 1.02× –
James Shields 2015 +0.7 +6.0 10.0 -4.0 $13.5M 1.02× –
Frank Garces 2015 -0.9 -5.1 0.5 -5.6 – 0.67× –
Joaquín Benoit 2015 +0.2 +2.4 8.0 -5.6 $35.4M 1.34× –
Alexi Amarista 2015 -0.9 -4.5 1.1 -5.7 – 0.61× –
Ian Kennedy 2015 +0.3 +2.2 9.8 -7.6 $35.6M 1.02× –
Matt Kemp 2015 +1.0 +6.6 21.2 -14.7 $21.5M 0.83× –
Total—+26.2+272.6125.6+146.5—

Trades

Every graded 2015 deal involving the Padres — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

2015 · BOS / SDP
BOS · Dave Dombrowski +$17.6M
Craig Kimbrel
SDP · AJ Preller −$17.6M
Manuel Margot, Javy Guerra, Carlos Asuaje, Logan Allen
BOS came out ahead by $17.6M
2015 · SDP / OAK
SDP · AJ Preller +$11.2M
Drew Pomeranz, José Torres, Jabari Blash
OAK · Billy Beane −$11.2M
Yonder Alonso, Marc Rzepczynski
SDP came out ahead by $11.2M
2015 · SDP / SEA
SDP · AJ Preller +$0.8M
Nelson Ward, Enyel De Los Santos
SEA · Jeff Kingston −$0.8M
Joaquín Benoit
SDP came out ahead by $0.8M
2015 · NYM / SDP
NYM · Sandy Alderson +$0.8M
Alex Torres
SDP · AJ Preller −$0.8M
Cory Mazzoni, Brad Wieck
NYM came out ahead by $0.8M
2015 · TEX / SDP
TEX · Jon Daniels +$0.8M
Will Venable
SDP · AJ Preller −$0.8M
Marcus Greene, Jon Edwards
TEX came out ahead by $0.8M
2015 · SDP / NYY
SDP · AJ Preller +$5.6M
José Pirela
NYY · Brian Cashman −$5.6M
Ronald Herrera
SDP came out ahead by $5.6M
2015 · STL / SDP
STL · John Mozeliak +$56.0M
Jedd Gyorko
SDP · AJ Preller −$56.0M
Jon Jay
STL came out ahead by $56.0M
2015 · CLE / SDP
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$12.8M
Abraham Almonte
SDP · AJ Preller −$12.8M
Marc Rzepczynski
CLE came out ahead by $12.8M
2015 · ATL / SDP
ATL · John Hart +$9.6M
Cameron Maybin, Carlos Quentin, Matt Wisler, Jordan Paroubeck
SDP · AJ Preller −$9.6M
Craig Kimbrel, B. J. Upton
ATL came out ahead by $9.6M
2015 · ATL / SDP
ATL · John Hart +$2.4M
Casey Kelly, Ricardo Rodríguez
SDP · AJ Preller −$2.4M
Christian Bethancourt
ATL came out ahead by $2.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2015 payroll
$126.0M
2016 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2015, 2015–2021. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2015; 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 (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Matt Kemp308.049$21.2MFREE AGENT
Justin Upton277.060$14.5MFREE AGENT
B.J. Upton308.126$14.4MFREE AGENT
James Shields338.125$10.0MFREE AGENT
Joaquín Benoit3715.040$8.0MFREE AGENT
Brandon Morrow307.091$2.5MFREE AGENT
Dale Thayer346.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Clint Barmes369.112$1.3MFREE AGENT
Wil Nieves3713.000$850kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Ian Kennedy305.124$9.8MFREE AGENT
Craig Kimbrel274.066$9.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyson Ross283.126$5.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bud Norris305.068$4.6MFREE AGENT
Andrew Cashner284.126$4.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Will Venable325.155$3.1MFREE AGENT
Shawn Kelley315.128$2.8MFREE AGENT
Yonder Alonso283.116$1.6MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alexi Amarista263.053$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marc Rzepczynski294.132$900kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (27)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Jedd Gyorko262.000$2.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Derek Norris262.102$545kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Will Middlebrooks262.121$540kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Vincent282.007$525kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wil Myers241.104$520kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Odrisamer Despaigne282.075$517kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yangervis Solarte271.000$516kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cory Spangenberg240.028$508kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Frank Garces250.040$508kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Maurer241.089$505kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Quackenbush260.157$458kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Hedges220.000$424kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Wallace282.067$300kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marcos Mateo312.025$286kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Edwards271.141$254kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Colin Rea240.000$150kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cory Mazzoni250.093$150kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Jankowski240.000$128kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Dickerson250.000$97kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rocky Gale270.000$89kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Leonel Campos270.089$77kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Abraham Almonte260.126$59kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jay Jackson270.000$55kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cody Decker28–$55k
Robbie Erlin241.057$55kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Casey Kelly252.038$55kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Rearick27–$44k

Graphs

How each 2015 acquisition stacked onto Padres's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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