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Padres SDP

201866–96 (0.407)
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GM: AJ Preller

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
$84M
Surplus $M
-1
Win %
0.407
TAB
-4.7
WAB
-10.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
24.2
Dead money %
64%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-5.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2018 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RAustin Hedges83
RA.J. Ellis44
LRaffy Lopez30
BFrancisco Mejía⇄10

1B

LEric Hosmer157
RJosé Pirela9
RChristian Villanueva3
BChase Headley3
RWil Myers2
LRaffy Lopez1

2B

RJosé Pirela77
LCarlos Asuaje61
LCory Spangenberg49
RLuis Urías12
BFreddy Galvis5
RChristian Villanueva2

3B

RChristian Villanueva96
LCory Spangenberg44
RWil Myers36
BChase Headley11
LCarlos Asuaje5
LJavy Guerra1
LRaffy Lopez1

SS

BFreddy Galvis160
LJavy Guerra7
RChristian Villanueva4
LCory Spangenberg1

LF

RHunter Renfroe58
LTravis Jankowski32
RJosé Pirela31
RWil Myers31
LFranchy Cordero22
RMatt Szczur16
LCory Spangenberg5
RA.J. Ellis1

CF

RManuel Margot136
LTravis Jankowski34
LFranchy Cordero11
RMatt Szczur5
RWil Myers1

RF

RFranmil Reyes75
LTravis Jankowski58
RHunter Renfroe50
RMatt Szczur12
RWil Myers10
RJosé Pirela5
LFranchy Cordero4

DH

LCory Spangenberg2
RJosé Pirela2
RHunter Renfroe2
BFrancisco Mejía⇄2
BChase Headley1
RAustin Hedges1
RA.J. Ellis1
RWil Myers1

Starters

LRobbie Erlin1.8 WAR
LJoey Lucchesi0.9 WAR
LMatt Strahm0.8 WAR
RTyson Ross⇄0.8 WAR
LEric Lauer0.7 WAR
LClayton Richard0.7 WAR
RLuis Perdomo0.5 WAR
RJordan Lyles⇄0.3 WAR
RWalker Lockett-0.3 WAR
RBrett Kennedy-0.4 WAR
RJacob Nix-0.5 WAR
RBryan Mitchell-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RKirby Yates12 sv
RCraig Stammen23 h
LJose Castillo12 h
RRobert Stock4 h
RPhil Maton3 h
RKazuhisa Makita2 h
RAdam Cimber⇄0 h
LBrad Hand⇄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 2017)

PlayerfWAR
Freddy Galvis2.2
Robbie Erlin1.8
Franmil Reyes1.1
Adam Cimber1.1
Joey Lucchesi0.9
José Castillo0.9

Key subtractions (gone from 2017)

Player2017 fWAR
Jhoulys Chacín2.7
Trevor Cahill1.6
Yangervis Solarte1.5
Brandon Maurer0.7
Dusty Coleman0.3
Jarred Cosart0.2

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

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Craig Stammen 2018 +2.2 +35.0 2.2 +32.7 $1.0M 1.95× –
Kirby Yates 2018 +1.7 +27.3 1.1 +26.3 $0.6M 1.95× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $5.0M AAV
Austin Hedges 2018 +2.8 +22.0 0.6 +21.5 $0.2M 1.00× Extension · 2026–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Hunter Renfroe 2018 +1.7 +16.7 0.6 +16.1 $0.3M 1.22× –
Robbie Erlin 2018 +1.8 +14.0 0.7 +13.4 $0.4M 0.98× –
Christian Villanueva 2018 +1.7 +11.4 0.5 +10.9 $0.3M 0.85× –
Travis Jankowski 2018 +1.5 +9.9 0.5 +9.5 $0.3M 0.83× –
Freddy Galvis 2018 +2.2 +15.4 6.8 +8.6 $3.2M 0.89× –
Joey Lucchesi 2018 +0.9 +7.6 0.5 +7.1 $0.5M 1.02× –
Franmil Reyes 2018 +1.1 +7.4 0.3 +7.0 $0.3M 0.83× –
Manuel Margot 2018 +1.0 +6.8 0.6 +6.3 $0.5M 0.83× –
Adam Cimber↔ 2018 +1.1 +5.7 0.3 +5.4 $0.3M 0.67× –
Eric Lauer 2018 +0.7 +5.6 0.5 +5.1 $0.7M 1.02× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $4.4M AAV
Tyson Ross↔ 2018 +0.8 +6.3 1.3 +5.0 $1.7M 1.02× –
José Castillo 2018 +0.9 +4.6 0.4 +4.2 $0.4M 0.67× –
Matt Strahm 2018 +0.8 +4.3 0.6 +3.7 $0.7M 0.67× Extension · 2025–2026 · $7.5M AAV
Luis Perdomo 2018 +0.5 +3.8 0.6 +3.3 $1.2M 1.02× –
Robert Stock 2018 +0.6 +3.3 0.2 +3.0 $0.4M 0.67× –
Clayton Richard 2018 +0.7 +5.6 3.0 +2.6 $4.4M 1.02× –
Phil Maton 2018 +0.6 +3.0 0.5 +2.6 $0.9M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $7.2M AAV
Wil Myers 2018 +1.4 +6.4 4.5 +1.9 $3.3M 0.58× –
Cory Spangenberg 2018 +0.7 +3.2 1.7 +1.5 $2.4M 0.56× –
Franchy Cordero 2018 +0.3 +2.1 0.5 +1.5 $1.8M 0.83× –
Brad Hand↔ 2018 +0.7 +3.8 2.4 +1.4 $3.4M 0.67× –
Jordan Lyles↔ 2018 +0.3 +1.4 0.5 +0.9 $2.0M 0.67× –
Brad Wieck 2018 +0.2 +0.8 0.1 +0.8 $0.4M 0.67× –
Luis Urías 2018 +0.2 +0.8 0.1 +0.7 $0.5M 0.56× –
Miguel Díaz 2018 +0.2 +0.9 0.4 +0.5 $2.6M 0.67× –
Rowan Wick 2018 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $1.1M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $0.9M AAV
Colten Brewer 2018 +0.1 +0.5 0.5 -0.1 $6.2M 0.67× –
José Pirela 2018 +0.1 +0.4 0.6 -0.1 $5.5M 0.56× –
Trey Wingenter 2018 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Buddy Baumann↔ 2018 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Francisco Mejía↔ 2018 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.4 – 0.52× –
Raffy Lopez 2018 -0.2 -0.8 0.6 -1.3 – 0.52× –
Tyler Webb↔ 2018 -0.3 -1.4 0.0 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Kyle McGrath 2018 -0.2 -1.0 0.5 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Javy Guerra 2018 -0.3 -1.5 0.2 -1.7 – 0.67× –
A.J. Ellis 2018 -0.3 -1.2 1.2 -2.5 – 0.52× –
Kazuhisa Makita 2018 -0.1 -0.6 1.9 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Walker Lockett 2018 -0.3 -2.6 0.0 -2.6 – 1.02× –
Brett Kennedy 2018 -0.4 -3.5 0.2 -3.6 – 1.02× –
Carlos Asuaje 2018 -0.7 -3.1 0.6 -3.6 – 0.56× –
Matt Szczur 2018 -0.4 -2.8 0.9 -3.8 – 0.83× –
Jacob Nix 2018 -0.5 -4.4 0.2 -4.6 – 1.02× –
Bryan Mitchell 2018 -0.6 -4.6 0.6 -5.1 – 1.02× –
Phil Hughes↔ 2018 -0.3 -1.4 9.2 -10.6 – 0.67× –
Chase Headley 2018 -0.4 -2.1 13.0 -15.1 – 0.58× –
Eric Hosmer 2018 -0.0 -0.2 21.0 -21.2 – 0.56× –
Total—+24.4+204.583.6+121.5—

Trades

Every graded 2018 deal involving the Padres — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

2018 · CLE / SDP
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$20.8M
Brad Hand, Adam Cimber
SDP · AJ Preller −$20.8M
Francisco Mejía
CLE came out ahead by $20.8M
2018 · SDP / CLE
SDP · AJ Preller +$0.0M
Ignacio Feliz
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
Walker Lockett
Even trade
2018 · MIN / SDP
MIN · Derek Falvey +$9.6M
Janigson Villalobos
SDP · AJ Preller −$9.6M
Phil Hughes
MIN came out ahead by $9.6M
2018 · CHC / SDP
CHC · Theo Epstein +$7.2M
Rowan Wick
SDP · AJ Preller −$7.2M
Jason Vosler
CHC came out ahead by $7.2M
2018 · SDP / BOS
SDP · AJ Preller +$2.4M
Esteban Quiroz
BOS · Dave Dombrowski −$2.4M
Colten Brewer
SDP came out ahead by $2.4M
2018 · SDP / TOR
SDP · AJ Preller +$2.4M
Edward Olivares, Jared Carkuff
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$2.4M
Yangervis Solarte
SDP came out ahead by $2.4M
2018 · SDP / TOR
SDP · AJ Preller +$2.4M
Connor Panas
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$2.4M
Clayton Richard
SDP came out ahead by $2.4M
2018 · TEX / SDP
TEX · Jon Daniels +$1.6M
Emmanuel Clase
SDP · AJ Preller −$1.6M
Brett Nicholas
TEX came out ahead by $1.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2018 payroll
$83.5M
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
Eric Hosmer286.146$21.0MFREE AGENT
Chase Headley3411.000$13.0MFREE AGENT
Phil Hughes3211.000$9.2MFREE AGENT
Clayton Richard347.163$3.0MFREE AGENT
Craig Stammen346.160$2.2MFREE AGENT
Tyson Ross316.118$1.3MFREE AGENT
A.J. Ellis377.151$1.2MFREE AGENT
Jordan Lyles276.001$527kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2018201920202021202220232024
Freddy Galvis285.021$6.8MFREE AGENT
Wil Myers274.104$4.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Hand284.092$2.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Cory Spangenberg273.016$1.7MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kirby Yates313.021$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robbie Erlin273.078$650kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Pirela283.002$556kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Javy Guerra223.064$246kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (33)

PlayerAgeSvc2018201920202021202220232024
Kazuhisa Makita330.000$1.9MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Szczur282.134$950kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Raffy Lopez301.026$580kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Perdomo252.000$567kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Manuel Margot231.012$557kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hunter Renfroe260.165$554kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Hedges251.166$553kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Mitchell272.049$553kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Strahm261.064$553kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Asuaje260.116$550kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Christian Villanueva271.014$548kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle McGrath250.078$547kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Franchy Cordero230.038$546kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Colten Brewer250.000$545kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Lucchesi250.000$513kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Maton250.113$487kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Lauer230.000$469kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Jankowski272.014$463kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Díaz231.000$431kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Castillo220.000$355kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Franmil Reyes220.000$340kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Cimber270.000$327kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robert Stock280.000$249kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trey Wingenter240.000$167kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Kennedy230.000$161kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob Nix220.000$152kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Urías210.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rowan Wick250.000$91kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Mejía220.031$75kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Wieck260.000$59kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Walker Lockett240.000$41kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Webb270.026$26kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Buddy Baumann301.125$20kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

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

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