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2003100–61 (0.621)Made Playoffs
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GM: Brian Sabean

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2003, 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
$82M
Surplus $M
-8
Win %
0.621
TAB
+7.9
WAB
+16.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
44.0
Dead money %
16%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-2.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2003 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBenito Santiago106
RYorvit Torrealba66
RAlberto Castillo10
RTrey Lunsford1

1B

LJ.T. Snow97
RAndres Galarraga69
RPedro Feliz12
RLance Niekro3
LFrancisco Santos1

2B

BRay Durham105
BNeifi Perez57
REric Young Sr.⇄26
REdgardo Alfonzo6

3B

REdgardo Alfonzo133
RPedro Feliz49
BNeifi Perez2

SS

RRich Aurilia123
BNeifi Perez45
RCody Ransom12

LF

LBarry Bonds123
RJeffrey Hammonds⇄17
LMarvin Benard17
RPedro Feliz14
BTodd Linden9
RRuben Rivera9
RCarlos Valderrama4
LTony Torcato4
RJason Ellison3
RYorvit Torrealba1

CF

RMarquis Grissom148
RJeffrey Hammonds⇄14
RRuben Rivera13
BJosé Cruz Jr.3
RCarlos Valderrama2
RJason Ellison1
REric Young Sr.⇄1

RF

BJosé Cruz Jr.157
RJeffrey Hammonds⇄14
BTodd Linden6
RRuben Rivera6
LMarvin Benard4
LFrancisco Santos3
LTony Torcato2
RPedro Feliz1

DH

LBarry Bonds6
RAndres Galarraga2
RRich Aurilia1

Starters

RJason Schmidt6.0 WAR
RJerome Williams1.8 WAR
RSidney Ponson⇄0.8 WAR
RJim Brower0.7 WAR
LKirk Rueter0.6 WAR
RKurt Ainsworth⇄0.5 WAR
RDustin Hermanson⇄0.3 WAR
LDamian Moss⇄0.3 WAR
RJesse Foppert0.2 WAR
LChad Zerbe0.1 WAR
RKevin Correia-0.1 WAR
RBrian Powell-0.3 WAR
RRyan Jensen-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTim Worrell38 sv
LScott Eyre20 h
RJoe Nathan19 h
RFelix Rodriguez19 h
RMatt Herges⇄9 h
LJason Christiansen7 h
LChad Zerbe2 h
RRyan Jensen0 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 2002)

PlayerfWAR
José Cruz Jr.3.2
Ray Durham3.1
Marquis Grissom2.5
Jerome Williams1.8
Edgardo Alfonzo1.3
Neifi Perez0.9

Key subtractions (gone from 2002)

Player2002 fWAR
Jeff Kent6.7
Russ Ortiz3.9
Livan Hernandez3.2
Robb Nen3.2
Reggie Sanders3.1
David Bell3.1

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 2003; everyone else is shown as a 2003 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Barry Bonds 2003 +10.2 +167.2 15.5 +151.7 $1.5M 2.05× –
Jason Schmidt 2003 +6.0 +120.6 5.9 +114.7 $1.0M 2.50× –
José Cruz Jr. 2003 +3.2 +40.4 2.5 +37.9 $0.8M 1.60× –
Marquis Grissom 2003 +2.5 +32.1 1.9 +30.3 $0.7M 1.60× –
Ray Durham 2003 +3.1 +26.6 5.2 +21.4 $1.7M 1.07× –
Tim Worrell 2003 +1.3 +14.2 2.0 +12.2 $1.5M 1.34× –
J.T. Snow 2003 +2.3 +15.2 6.8 +8.3 $2.9M 0.81× –
Rich Aurilia 2003 +2.0 +14.1 6.2 +7.9 $3.2M 0.89× –
Pedro Feliz 2003 +1.4 +6.7 0.3 +6.3 $0.2M 0.58× –
Joe Nathan 2003 +1.2 +6.4 0.3 +6.1 $0.3M 0.67× –
Sidney Ponson↔ 2003 +0.8 +6.3 1.4 +4.9 $1.8M 1.02× –
Benito Santiago 2003 +1.4 +5.8 1.8 +4.0 $1.3M 0.52× –
Yorvit Torrealba 2003 +1.0 +4.2 0.3 +3.9 $0.3M 0.52× –
Kurt Ainsworth↔ 2003 +0.5 +4.0 0.2 +3.8 $0.5M 1.02× –
Andres Galarraga 2003 +0.8 +3.7 0.5 +3.2 $0.6M 0.56× –
Neifi Perez 2003 +0.9 +4.0 1.5 +2.5 $1.7M 0.56× –
Dustin Hermanson↔ 2003 +0.3 +2.6 0.3 +2.4 $0.8M 1.02× –
Edgardo Alfonzo 2003 +1.3 +6.2 4.0 +2.2 $3.0M 0.58× –
Damian Moss↔ 2003 +0.3 +2.4 1.1 +1.4 $3.5M 1.02× –
Scott Eyre 2003 +0.3 +1.5 0.7 +0.8 $2.5M 0.67× –
Chad Zerbe 2003 +0.1 +0.4 0.3 +0.1 $3.8M 0.67× –
Jeffrey Hammonds↔ 2003 +0.9 +5.8 6.4 -0.6 $7.3M 0.83× –
Ruben Rivera 2003 -0.1 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 – 0.83× –
Kirk Rueter 2003 +0.6 +4.6 5.9 -1.2 $10.3M 1.02× –
Felix Rodriguez 2003 +0.2 +1.3 3.2 -1.9 $13.1M 0.67× –
Eric Young Sr.↔ 2003 -0.4 -1.7 0.4 -2.0 – 0.56× –
Jason Christiansen 2003 +0.1 +0.3 2.3 -2.0 $35.7M 0.67× –
Ryan Jensen 2003 -0.5 -2.4 0.3 -2.7 – 0.67× –
Marvin Benard 2003 -0.3 -2.2 4.2 -6.4 – 0.83× –
Alberto Castillo 2003 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Brian Powell 2003 -0.3 -2.1 – – – 1.02× –
Carlos Valderrama 2003 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.83× –
Cody Ransom 2003 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.61× –
Francisco Santos 2003 -0.1 -1.0 – – – 0.83× –
Jason Ellison 2003 -0.1 -1.0 – – – 0.83× –
Jerome Williams 2003 +1.8 +20.8 – – – 1.49× –
Jesse Foppert 2003 +0.2 +1.9 – – – 1.02× –
Jim Brower 2003 +0.7 +3.5 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Correia 2003 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 1.02× –
Lance Niekro 2003 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.56× –
Manny Aybar 2003 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Matt Herges↔ 2003 +0.9 +9.4 – – – 1.34× –
Noah Lowry 2003 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Todd Linden 2003 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.83× –
Tony Torcato 2003 -0.2 -1.4 – – – 0.83× –
Trey Lunsford 2003 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+43.9+517.681.9+408.2—

Trades

Every graded 2003 deal involving the Giants — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

2003 · MIN / SFG
MIN · Terry Ryan +$132.0M
Joe Nathan, Francisco Liriano, Boof Bonser
SFG · Brian Sabean −$132.0M
A. J. Pierzynski
MIN came out ahead by $132.0M
2003 · SFG / MIN
SFG · Brian Sabean +$8.8M
Dustan Mohr
MIN · Terry Ryan −$8.8M
J.T. Thomas
SFG came out ahead by $8.8M
2003 · WSN / SFG
WSN · Omar Minaya +$3.2M
Joe Vitiello
SFG · Brian Sabean −$3.2M
Ben Washburn
WSN came out ahead by $3.2M
2003 · MIL / SFG
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$7.2M
Greg Bruso
SFG · Brian Sabean −$7.2M
Eric Young
MIL came out ahead by $7.2M
2003 · PHI / SFG
PHI · Ed Wade +$0.0M
Damon Minor
SFG · Brian Sabean +$0.0M
Tack Wilson
Even trade
2003 · SDP / SFG
SDP · Kevin Towers +$11.2M
Clay Hensley
SFG · Brian Sabean −$11.2M
Matt Herges
SDP came out ahead by $11.2M
2003 · SFG / BAL
SFG · Brian Sabean +$5.6M
Sidney Ponson
BAL · Jim Beattie −$5.6M
Kurt Ainsworth, Damian Moss, Ryan Hannaman
SFG came out ahead by $5.6M
2003 · WSN / SFG
WSN · Omar Minaya +$240.0M
Edwards Guzmán, Liván Hernández
SFG · Brian Sabean −$240.0M
Jim Brower, Matt Blank
WSN came out ahead by $240.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2003 payroll
$82.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2003, 2003–2009. 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 (23)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Barry Bonds3817.000$15.5M$18.0M$22.0M$19.3M$15.5MFREE AGENT
J.T. Snow3511.000$6.8M$1.5M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Jeffrey Hammonds3210.000$6.4M$1.0MFREE AGENT
Rich Aurilia318.000$6.2MFREE AGENT$3.5M$4.5M$1.0M
Jason Schmidt308.000$5.9M$7.9M$8.2M$10.5MFREE AGENT
Kirk Rueter3210.000$5.9M$6.1M$7.1MFREE AGENT
Ray Durham318.000$5.2M$7.2M$7.2M$7.0M$7.0M$5.1MFREE AGENT
Marvin Benard328.000$4.2MFREE AGENT
Edgardo Alfonzo298.000$4.0M$6.5M$7.5MFREE AGENT
Felix Rodriguez308.000$3.2M$2.1MFREE AGENT
José Cruz Jr.296.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Jason Christiansen338.000$2.3M$2.4M$865kFREE AGENT
Tim Worrell3510.000$2.0MFREE AGENT$1.8M
Marquis Grissom3614.000$1.9M$2.1M$2.8MFREE AGENT
Benito Santiago3817.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Neifi Perez307.000$1.5M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Scott Eyre316.000$725k$1.0M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Ruben Rivera298.000$500kFREE AGENT
Andres Galarraga4218.000$500kFREE AGENT
Eric Young Sr.3611.000$385kFREE AGENT
Dustin Hermanson308.000$253k$800kFREE AGENT
Manny Aybar316.000—FREE AGENT
Alberto Castillo338.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Sidney Ponson265.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Pedro Feliz283.000$325kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Zerbe313.000$317kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Nathan284.000$300kARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Powell295.000—FREE AGENT
Jim Brower304.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Herges334.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Damian Moss262.000$1.1MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Jensen272.000$317kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yorvit Torrealba242.000$312kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kurt Ainsworth242.000$242kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cody Ransom272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Valderrama25–—
Tony Torcato231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Santos29–—
Trey Lunsford24–—
Lance Niekro240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerome Williams210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Ellison250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesse Foppert220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Linden230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Correia220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Noah Lowry220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2003 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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