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GM: Brian Sabean

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2006, 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
$93M
Surplus $M
-41
Win %
0.472
TAB
-7.8
WAB
-8.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
28.7
Dead money %
24%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-5.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2006 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

REliezer Alfonzo84
RMike Matheny46
RTodd Greene42
RJustin Knoedler5

1B

RLance Niekro58
LMark Sweeney53
RShea Hillenbrand⇄45
LTravis Ishikawa10
RTodd Greene5
LChad Santos3

2B

BRay Durham133
RKevin Frandsen28
RTomas De La Rosa2

3B

RPedro Feliz159
RShea Hillenbrand⇄15
BJose Vizcaino⇄2
RTomas De La Rosa2

SS

BOmar Vizquel152
RTomas De La Rosa8
RKevin Frandsen3
RPedro Feliz2

LF

LBarry Bonds116
RJason Ellison44
BTodd Linden40
LMark Sweeney21
BRandy Winn20
RMoises Alou11
LFred Lewis6
RPedro Feliz3

CF

LSteve Finley130
BRandy Winn59
RJason Ellison4
LFred Lewis1

RF

BRandy Winn89
RMoises Alou81
RJason Ellison17
BTodd Linden12
BDaniel Ortmeier3

DH

LBarry Bonds5
BDaniel Ortmeier1
RMoises Alou1

Starters

RJason Schmidt3.8 WAR
RMatt Cain3.7 WAR
RMatt Morris2.6 WAR
LNoah Lowry1.4 WAR
RJamey Wright1.2 WAR
LJonathan Sanchez0.4 WAR
RBrad Hennessey-0.0 WAR
LJeff Fassero-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RArmando Benitez17 sv
LSteve Kline18 h
RKevin Correia10 h
RVinnie Chulk⇄6 h
RScott Munter5 h
LJonathan Sanchez5 h
RBrian Wilson4 h
RJeremy Accardo⇄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 2005)

PlayerfWAR
Matt Morris2.6
Jamey Wright1.2
Eliezer Alfonzo0.9
Steve Finley0.9
Todd Greene0.6
Mike Stanton0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2005)

Player2005 fWAR
Brett Tomko2.3
Scott Eyre1.5
J.T. Snow0.7
LaTroy Hawkins0.4
Brian Cooper0.3
Deivi Cruz0.2

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 2006; everyone else is shown as a 2006 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Matt Cain 2006 +3.7 +65.1 0.3 +64.8 $0.1M 2.19× –
Jason Schmidt 2006 +3.8 +66.6 10.5 +56.1 $2.8M 2.19× –
Matt Morris 2006 +2.6 +40.4 5.5 +34.9 $2.1M 1.96× –
Omar Vizquel 2006 +3.3 +31.5 3.6 +27.9 $1.1M 1.18× –
Ray Durham 2006 +3.6 +34.9 7.0 +27.9 $1.9M 1.20× –
Barry Bonds 2006 +3.2 +41.1 19.3 +21.8 $6.0M 1.60× –
Noah Lowry 2006 +1.4 +11.6 0.4 +11.2 $0.3M 1.02× –
Randy Winn 2006 +1.6 +15.5 5.8 +9.7 $3.6M 1.22× –
Jamey Wright 2006 +1.2 +9.7 0.8 +8.9 $0.7M 1.02× –
Pedro Feliz 2006 +1.5 +10.4 4.0 +6.4 $2.6M 0.85× –
Mike Stanton↔ 2006 +0.6 +6.0 0.3 +5.7 $0.6M 1.34× –
Jeremy Accardo↔ 2006 +0.8 +4.2 0.2 +4.1 $0.2M 0.67× –
Moises Alou 2006 +1.3 +8.6 5.8 +2.8 $4.5M 0.83× –
Todd Greene 2006 +0.6 +2.5 0.7 +1.8 $1.1M 0.52× –
Fred Lewis 2006 +0.2 +1.5 0.3 +1.1 $1.5M 0.83× –
Vinnie Chulk↔ 2006 +0.2 +0.9 0.2 +0.7 $1.2M 0.67× –
Brian Wilson 2006 +0.1 +0.6 0.3 +0.2 $3.2M 0.67× –
Travis Ishikawa 2006 -0.1 -0.2 0.3 -0.6 – 0.56× –
Tyler Walker↔ 2006 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Jack Taschner 2006 -0.1 -0.7 0.3 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Steve Finley 2006 +0.9 +6.0 7.0 -1.0 $7.8M 0.83× –
Mark Sweeney 2006 -0.1 -0.3 0.8 -1.1 – 0.56× –
Scott Munter 2006 -0.2 -1.1 0.3 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Steve Kline 2006 +0.2 +1.2 3.0 -1.8 $12.9M 0.67× –
Lance Niekro 2006 -0.4 -1.6 0.3 -1.9 – 0.56× –
Jason Ellison 2006 -0.3 -2.1 0.3 -2.4 – 0.83× –
Jeff Fassero 2006 -0.3 -1.6 0.8 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Shea Hillenbrand↔ 2006 -0.5 -2.1 2.5 -4.6 – 0.56× –
Jose Vizcaino↔ 2006 -0.9 -4.2 1.0 -5.1 – 0.58× –
Mike Matheny 2006 -0.5 -1.9 3.4 -5.3 – 0.52× –
Armando Benitez 2006 -0.3 -3.4 6.3 -9.7 – 1.34× –
Tim Worrell 2006 -1.0 -11.0 1.8 -12.7 – 1.34× –
Billy Sadler 2006 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Brad Hennessey 2006 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Chad Santos 2006 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.56× –
Daniel Ortmeier 2006 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.83× –
Eliezer Alfonzo 2006 +0.9 +3.9 – – – 0.52× –
Jonathan Sánchez 2006 +0.4 +2.3 – – – 0.67× –
Justin Knoedler 2006 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.52× –
Kevin Correia 2006 +1.0 +5.1 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Frandsen 2006 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.56× –
Pat Misch 2006 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Todd Linden 2006 +0.9 +5.7 – – – 0.83× –
Tomas De La Rosa 2006 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.61× –
Total—+28.6+341.093.2+234.3—

Trades

Every graded 2006 deal involving the Giants — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

2006 · TBR / SFG
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$6.4M
Tyler Walker
SFG · Brian Sabean −$6.4M
Carlos Hines
TBR came out ahead by $6.4M
2006 · TOR / SFG
TOR · JP Ricciardi +$13.6M
Jeremy Accardo
SFG · Brian Sabean −$13.6M
Shea Hillenbrand, Vinnie Chulk
TOR came out ahead by $13.6M
2006 · SFG / WSN
SFG · Brian Sabean +$1.6M
Mike Stanton
WSN · Jim Bowden −$1.6M
Shairon Martis
SFG came out ahead by $1.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2006 payroll
$93.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 2006, 2006–2012. 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 (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Barry Bonds4120.000$19.3M$15.5MFREE AGENT
Jason Schmidt3311.000$10.5MFREE AGENT
Steve Finley4117.000$7.0MFREE AGENT
Ray Durham3411.000$7.0M$7.0M$5.1MFREE AGENT
Armando Benitez3312.000$6.3M$6.5MFREE AGENT
Moises Alou3916.000$5.8MFREE AGENT
Randy Winn328.000$5.8M$4.8M$8.9M$9.6MFREE AGENT
Matt Morris319.000$5.5M$6.6MFREE AGENT
Pedro Feliz316.000$4.0M$5.1MFREE AGENT
Omar Vizquel3917.000$3.6M$5.1M$5.0MFREE AGENT
Mike Matheny3512.000$3.4MFREE AGENT
Steve Kline339.000$3.0M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Tim Worrell3813.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Jose Vizcaino3817.000$981kFREE AGENT
Mark Sweeney3611.000$850k$645kFREE AGENT
Jamey Wright3110.000$800kFREE AGENT
Jeff Fassero4315.000$750kFREE AGENT
Todd Greene3510.000$700kFREE AGENT
Mike Stanton3917.000$317kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Shea Hillenbrand305.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Noah Lowry253.000$385kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Ellison283.000$345kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lance Niekro273.000$345kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vinnie Chulk273.000$203kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Walker304.000$89kARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Linden263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Correia253.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Scott Munter261.000$334kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Taschner281.000$330kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Cain211.000$328kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Fred Lewis250.000$328kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Wilson240.000$327kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Ishikawa220.000$327kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Accardo241.000$193kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tomas De La Rosa28–—
Eliezer Alfonzo270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Knoedler25–—
Brad Hennessey262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Ortmeier251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Misch240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Frandsen240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy Sadler24–—
Chad Santos25–—
Jonathan Sánchez230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2006 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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