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Giants SFG

200097–65 (0.599)Made Playoffs
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GM: Brian Sabean

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2000, 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
$54M
Surplus $M
+17
Win %
0.599
TAB
+17.0
WAB
+15.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
51.1
Dead money %
6%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-1.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2000 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBobby Estalella106
RDoug Mirabelli80
RScott Servais⇄7

1B

LJ.T. Snow153
RJeff Kent16
BFelipe Crespo11
RRuss Davis6
LDamon Minor4
RRamon Martinez2
LArmando Rios1

2B

RJeff Kent150
RRamon Martinez32
BFelipe Crespo7
BJuan Melo6
BBill Mueller2

3B

BBill Mueller145
RRuss Davis43
RPedro Feliz4
RRamon Martinez2

SS

RRich Aurilia140
RRamon Martinez44

LF

LBarry Bonds141
LMarvin Benard21
LArmando Rios19
BFelipe Crespo18
RTerrell Lowery13
RCalvin Murray2

CF

LMarvin Benard128
RCalvin Murray104

RF

REllis Burks108
LArmando Rios76
LMarvin Benard38
BFelipe Crespo9
RTerrell Lowery8

DH

RRuss Davis3
REllis Burks2
RTerrell Lowery1

Starters

RLivan Hernandez5.1 WAR
LShawn Estes3.4 WAR
RMark Gardner1.8 WAR
RRuss Ortiz1.6 WAR
LKirk Rueter1.4 WAR
RMiguel del Toro0.1 WAR
RJoe Nathan0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRobb Nen41 sv
RFelix Rodriguez30 h
RDoug Henry⇄11 h
LAlan Embree9 h
LAaron Fultz6 h
RJohn Johnstone6 h
RBen Weber⇄0 h
RMiguel del Toro0 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 1999)

PlayerfWAR
Bobby Estalella2.0
Terrell Lowery0.6
Aaron Fultz0.5
Damon Minor0.4
Felipe Crespo0.4
Ben Weber0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1999)

Player1999 fWAR
Brent Mayne2.2
F.P. Santangelo1.1
Chris Brock0.8
Jerry Spradlin0.3
Jay Canizaro0.3
Rich Rodriguez0.0

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Giants. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 2000; everyone else is shown as a 2000 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Barry Bonds 2000 +7.6 +124.9 10.7 +114.3 $1.4M 2.05× –
Livan Hernandez 2000 +5.1 +102.2 1.3 +100.9 $0.3M 2.50× –
Jeff Kent 2000 +7.4 +81.2 6.0 +75.2 $0.8M 1.38× –
Ellis Burks 2000 +4.4 +63.0 5.5 +57.5 $1.3M 1.79× –
Shawn Estes 2000 +3.4 +53.0 2.5 +50.5 $0.7M 1.96× –
Robb Nen 2000 +2.5 +51.5 5.5 +46.0 $2.2M 2.57× –
Felix Rodriguez 2000 +1.6 +25.0 0.5 +24.5 $0.3M 1.95× –
Rich Aurilia 2000 +2.5 +23.7 1.6 +22.2 $0.6M 1.18× –
Marvin Benard 2000 +2.3 +22.0 1.1 +20.9 $0.5M 1.22× –
Russ Ortiz 2000 +1.6 +19.0 0.5 +18.6 $0.3M 1.49× –
Mark Gardner 2000 +1.8 +21.2 3.0 +18.2 $1.7M 1.49× –
Bobby Estalella 2000 +2.0 +12.3 0.2 +12.1 $0.1M 0.76× –
Armando Rios 2000 +1.2 +8.3 0.2 +8.0 $0.2M 0.83× –
Kirk Rueter 2000 +1.4 +11.4 4.0 +7.4 $2.9M 1.02× –
Alan Embree 2000 +0.6 +6.6 1.4 +5.2 $2.3M 1.34× –
Doug Mirabelli 2000 +1.3 +5.3 0.2 +5.0 $0.2M 0.52× –
Ramon Martinez 2000 +1.1 +5.1 0.2 +4.9 $0.2M 0.61× –
Bill Mueller 2000 +1.3 +6.0 1.3 +4.6 $1.0M 0.58× –
Aaron Fultz 2000 +0.5 +2.6 0.2 +2.4 $0.4M 0.67× –
Felipe Crespo 2000 +0.4 +2.4 0.2 +2.2 $0.6M 0.83× –
J.T. Snow 2000 +1.3 +5.6 4.8 +0.9 $3.8M 0.56× –
Calvin Murray 2000 +0.1 +1.0 0.2 +0.8 $1.4M 0.83× –
Joe Nathan 2000 +0.1 +1.0 0.2 +0.8 $1.8M 1.02× –
Ben Weber↔ 2000 +0.1 +0.8 0.1 +0.7 $0.7M 0.67× –
Scott Servais↔ 2000 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.1 $2461.8M 0.52× –
Doug Henry↔ 2000 -0.2 -1.2 0.3 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Russ Davis 2000 -0.5 -2.5 1.0 -3.5 – 0.58× –
John Johnstone 2000 -0.4 -2.4 1.2 -3.6 – 0.67× –
Chad Zerbe 2000 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Damon Minor 2000 +0.4 +1.7 – – – 0.56× –
Juan Melo 2000 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.56× –
Miguel Del Toro 2000 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Pedro Feliz 2000 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.58× –
Ryan Vogelsong 2000 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Scott Linebrink↔ 2000 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Terrell Lowery 2000 +0.6 +4.1 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+51.4+653.854.0+595.1—

Trades

Every graded 2000 deal involving the Giants — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

2000 · SFG / NYY
SFG · Brian Sabean +$0.0M
Juan Melo
NYY · Brian Cashman +$0.0M
Wilson Delgado
Even trade
2000 · HOU / SFG
HOU · Gerry Hunsicker +$0.8M
Scott Linebrink
SFG · Brian Sabean −$0.8M
Doug Henry
HOU came out ahead by $0.8M
2000 · CHC / SFG
CHC · Ed Lynch +$15.2M
Bill Mueller
SFG · Brian Sabean −$15.2M
Tim Worrell
CHC came out ahead by $15.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2000 payroll
$54.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2000, 2000–2006. 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 (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Barry Bonds3514.000$10.7M$10.3M$15.0M$15.5M$18.0M$22.0M$19.3M
Jeff Kent328.000$6.0M$6.0M$6.0MFREE AGENT
Robb Nen307.000$5.5M$6.6M$8.3MFREE AGENT
Ellis Burks3513.000$5.5MFREE AGENT
J.T. Snow328.000$4.8M$5.8M$5.9M$6.8M$1.5M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Kirk Rueter297.000$4.0M$4.9M$4.9M$5.9M$6.1M$7.1MFREE AGENT
Mark Gardner3811.000$3.0M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Alan Embree308.000$1.4M$1.5MFREE AGENT
John Johnstone317.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Russ Davis306.000$1.0M$1.3MFREE AGENT
Doug Henry369.000$300kFREE AGENT
Scott Servais339.000$109kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Shawn Estes275.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Rich Aurilia285.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Livan Hernandez254.000$1.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Mueller294.000$1.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Marvin Benard295.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Felix Rodriguez275.000$538kFREE AGENT
Felipe Crespo274.000$232kARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Mirabelli294.000$215kARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Estalella254.000$210kARB 3FREE AGENT
Terrell Lowery293.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Russ Ortiz262.000$462kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Armando Rios282.000$225kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Nathan251.000$225kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon Martinez272.000$220kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Calvin Murray281.000$202kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Fultz260.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Weber300.000$95kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Del Toro281.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Feliz250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Damon Minor260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Melo23–—
Scott Linebrink230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Vogelsong220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Zerbe280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2000 acquisition stacked onto Giants's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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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).
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