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Giants SFG

200295–66 (0.590)Lost World Series
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GM: Brian Sabean

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2002, 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
$79M
Surplus $M
+11
Win %
0.590
TAB
+17.3
WAB
+11.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
53.4
Dead money %
13%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-3.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2002 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBenito Santiago125
RYorvit Torrealba53
RTrey Lunsford3

1B

LJ.T. Snow135
LDamon Minor44
RJeff Kent9
RRamon Martinez4
RDavid Bell2
RShawon Dunston1

2B

RJeff Kent149
RRamon Martinez17
RDavid Bell12

3B

RDavid Bell139
RPedro Feliz44
BBill Mueller⇄8
RRamon Martinez2

SS

RRich Aurilia131
RRamon Martinez40
RDavid Bell3
RCody Ransom3
RPedro Feliz1
RShawon Dunston1

LF

LBarry Bonds135
LTom Goodwin28
RShawon Dunston18
LMarvin Benard14
RCalvin Murray⇄5
RRamon Martinez3
RPedro Feliz1
RTsuyoshi Shinjo1

CF

RTsuyoshi Shinjo108
LKenny Lofton⇄46
LTom Goodwin22
RShawon Dunston9
LMarvin Benard6

RF

RReggie Sanders137
RShawon Dunston22
LMarvin Benard20
RTsuyoshi Shinjo10
LTom Goodwin7
LTony Torcato3

DH

LBarry Bonds5
LDamon Minor3
RShawon Dunston1

Starters

RJason Schmidt4.4 WAR
RRuss Ortiz3.9 WAR
RLivan Hernandez3.2 WAR
LKirk Rueter1.3 WAR
RRyan Jensen0.9 WAR
RKurt Ainsworth0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRobb Nen43 sv
RTim Worrell23 h
RFelix Rodriguez23 h
LScott Eyre⇄18 h
LChad Zerbe5 h
RJay Witasick4 h
LAaron Fultz4 h
RManny Aybar1 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 2001)

PlayerfWAR
Reggie Sanders3.1
David Bell3.1
Tsuyoshi Shinjo1.3
Kenny Lofton0.9
Jay Witasick0.6
Tom Goodwin0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2001)

Player2001 fWAR
Shawn Estes1.8
Armando Rios1.6
John Vander Wal0.8
Bobby Estalella0.3
Russ Davis0.2
Andres Galarraga0.2

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 2002; everyone else is shown as a 2002 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Barry Bonds 2002 +12.7 +207.9 15.0 +192.9 $1.2M 2.05× –
Jason Schmidt 2002 +4.4 +77.0 4.9 +72.1 $1.1M 2.19× –
Jeff Kent 2002 +6.7 +73.3 6.0 +67.3 $0.9M 1.38× –
Russ Ortiz 2002 +3.9 +67.5 2.9 +64.6 $0.7M 2.19× –
Robb Nen 2002 +3.2 +65.1 8.3 +56.8 $2.6M 2.57× –
Livan Hernandez 2002 +3.2 +50.0 3.6 +46.4 $1.1M 1.96× –
Reggie Sanders 2002 +3.1 +39.3 1.8 +37.5 $0.6M 1.60× –
David Bell 2002 +3.1 +27.4 1.8 +25.6 $0.6M 1.12× –
Benito Santiago 2002 +2.2 +13.2 2.0 +11.2 $0.9M 0.76× –
Rich Aurilia 2002 +2.3 +16.3 5.2 +11.0 $2.3M 0.89× –
Tsuyoshi Shinjo 2002 +1.3 +8.8 1.4 +7.4 $1.0M 0.83× –
Ryan Jensen 2002 +0.9 +7.1 0.2 +6.9 $0.2M 1.02× –
Kenny Lofton↔ 2002 +0.9 +5.9 0.3 +5.6 $0.4M 0.83× –
Kirk Rueter 2002 +1.3 +10.4 4.9 +5.6 $3.8M 1.02× –
Ramon Martinez 2002 +1.0 +5.1 0.8 +4.3 $0.7M 0.61× –
Tim Worrell 2002 +1.0 +5.1 1.4 +3.7 $1.5M 0.67× –
Felix Rodriguez 2002 +0.5 +5.8 2.5 +3.2 $4.7M 1.34× –
Yorvit Torrealba 2002 +0.8 +3.4 0.2 +3.2 $0.2M 0.52× –
Damon Minor 2002 +0.6 +2.7 0.2 +2.5 $0.3M 0.56× –
Kurt Ainsworth 2002 +0.3 +2.5 0.2 +2.3 $0.7M 1.02× –
Jay Witasick 2002 +0.6 +3.5 1.2 +2.2 $1.9M 0.67× –
Pedro Feliz 2002 +0.5 +2.2 0.2 +2.0 $0.5M 0.58× –
Marvin Benard 2002 +0.7 +5.0 4.2 +0.8 $5.6M 0.83× –
Scott Eyre↔ 2002 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $0.5M 0.67× –
Calvin Murray↔ 2002 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $2.3M 0.83× –
Joe Nathan 2002 +0.0 +0.2 0.3 -0.1 $6.7M 0.67× –
Bill Mueller↔ 2002 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 -0.7 – 0.58× –
Aaron Fultz 2002 -0.1 -0.7 0.3 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Jason Christiansen 2002 -0.1 -0.7 1.7 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Shawon Dunston 2002 -1.3 -8.9 1.1 -10.0 – 0.83× –
J.T. Snow 2002 -1.1 -4.9 5.9 -10.8 – 0.56× –
Chad Zerbe 2002 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Cody Ransom 2002 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.61× –
Manny Aybar 2002 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Tom Goodwin 2002 +0.6 +4.3 – – – 0.83× –
Tony Torcato 2002 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.83× –
Trey Lunsford 2002 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.52× –
Troy Brohawn 2002 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+53.5+695.678.9+610.9—

Trades

Every graded 2002 deal involving the Giants — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

2002 · SFG / CHW
SFG · Brian Sabean +$4.8M
Kenny Lofton
CHW · Kenny Williams −$4.8M
Félix Díaz, Ryan Meaux
SFG came out ahead by $4.8M
2002 · CHC / SFG
CHC · Andy MacPhail +$9.6M
Jeff Verplancke
SFG · Brian Sabean −$9.6M
Bill Mueller
CHC came out ahead by $9.6M
2002 · SFG / SEA
SFG · Brian Sabean +$13.6M
David Bell
SEA · Pat Gillick −$13.6M
Desi Relaford
SFG came out ahead by $13.6M
2002 · ATL / SFG
ATL · John Schuerholz +$61.6M
Russ Ortiz
SFG · Brian Sabean −$61.6M
Damian Moss, Merkin Valdez
ATL came out ahead by $61.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2002 payroll
$79.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2002, 2002–2008. 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 (20)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Barry Bonds3716.000$15.0M$15.5M$18.0M$22.0M$19.3M$15.5MFREE AGENT
Robb Nen329.000$8.3MFREE AGENT
Jeff Kent3410.000$6.0MFREE AGENT
J.T. Snow3410.000$5.9M$6.8M$1.5M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Rich Aurilia307.000$5.2M$6.2MFREE AGENT$3.5M$4.5M
Jason Schmidt297.000$4.9M$5.9M$7.9M$8.2M$10.5MFREE AGENT
Kirk Rueter319.000$4.9M$5.9M$6.1M$7.1MFREE AGENT
Marvin Benard317.000$4.2M$4.2MFREE AGENT
Livan Hernandez276.000$3.6MFREE AGENT
Felix Rodriguez297.000$2.5M$3.2M$2.1MFREE AGENT
Benito Santiago3716.000$2.0M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Reggie Sanders3411.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
David Bell297.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Jason Christiansen327.000$1.7M$2.3M$2.4M$865kFREE AGENT
Tim Worrell349.000$1.4M$2.0MFREE AGENT$1.8M
Jay Witasick296.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Shawon Dunston3917.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Kenny Lofton3511.000$339kFREE AGENT
Bill Mueller316.000$249kFREE AGENT
Tom Goodwin3311.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (6)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Russ Ortiz284.000$2.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon Martinez294.000$775kARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Nathan273.000$300kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Eyre305.000$84kFREE AGENT
Calvin Murray303.000$70kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Manny Aybar305.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Tsuyoshi Shinjo301.000$1.4MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Fultz282.000$300kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Feliz272.000$222kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Jensen261.000$209kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Damon Minor282.000$203kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yorvit Torrealba231.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kurt Ainsworth231.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Troy Brohawn29–—
Cody Ransom261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Zerbe302.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Torcato220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trey Lunsford23–—

Graphs

How each 2002 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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