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GM: Brian Sabean

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2007, 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
-27
Win %
0.438
TAB
-7.6
WAB
-10.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
26.5
Dead money %
32%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-3.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2007 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBengie Molina129
RGuillermo Rodriguez33
REliezer Alfonzo17
RPedro Feliz1

1B

LRyan Klesko100
RRich Aurilia55
BDaniel Ortmeier22
RPedro Feliz4
RLance Niekro3
RScott McClain3

2B

BRay Durham124
RKevin Frandsen49
RRich Aurilia9
BEugenio Velez4

3B

RPedro Feliz143
RRich Aurilia22
RKevin Frandsen9
BRandy Winn1

SS

BOmar Vizquel143
RKevin Frandsen22
RRich Aurilia12
BLuis Figueroa1

LF

LBarry Bonds110
LFred Lewis24
BRandy Winn23
BDaniel Ortmeier22
LDave Roberts20
RKevin Frandsen10
LMark Sweeney⇄7
RRajai Davis⇄5
BEugenio Velez2
RPedro Feliz2
LRyan Klesko2
BLuis Figueroa1

CF

LDave Roberts92
RRajai Davis⇄45
BRandy Winn36
LFred Lewis5
BDaniel Ortmeier1

RF

BRandy Winn104
LNate Schierholtz30
LFred Lewis27
BDaniel Ortmeier13
LMark Sweeney⇄3
RKevin Frandsen3
RNoah Lowry1
RPedro Feliz1
RRajai Davis⇄1
LRyan Klesko1

DH

LBarry Bonds6

Starters

RMatt Cain3.8 WAR
RTim Lincecum2.8 WAR
RMatt Morris⇄2.0 WAR
LBarry Zito1.3 WAR
RKevin Correia1.0 WAR
LPat Misch0.4 WAR
RRuss Ortiz0.4 WAR
LNoah Lowry0.2 WAR
LJonathan Sanchez0.1 WAR
LTravis Blackley-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBrad Hennessey19 sv
LJack Taschner13 h
RRandy Messenger⇄11 h
LSteve Kline9 h
RVinnie Chulk9 h
RBrian Wilson9 h
RScott Atchison5 h
LJonathan Sanchez2 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 2006)

PlayerfWAR
Tim Lincecum2.8
Barry Zito1.3
Rajai Davis1.0
Bengie Molina1.0
Ryan Klesko0.8
Russ Ortiz0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2006)

Player2006 fWAR
Jason Schmidt3.8
Moises Alou1.3
Jamey Wright1.2
Steve Finley0.9
Jeremy Accardo0.8
Todd Greene0.6

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 2007; everyone else is shown as a 2007 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Matt Cain 2007 +3.8 +67.1 0.7 +66.4 $0.2M 2.19× –
Tim Lincecum 2007 +2.8 +43.7 0.4 +43.3 $0.1M 1.96× –
Barry Bonds 2007 +3.2 +40.7 15.5 +25.1 $4.9M 1.60× –
Randy Winn 2007 +2.4 +23.5 4.8 +18.8 $2.0M 1.22× –
Matt Morris↔ 2007 +2.0 +23.4 6.6 +16.8 $3.4M 1.49× –
Pedro Feliz 2007 +2.3 +15.5 5.1 +10.4 $2.2M 0.85× –
Omar Vizquel 2007 +2.0 +14.3 5.1 +9.2 $2.6M 0.89× –
Rajai Davis↔ 2007 +1.0 +6.7 0.3 +6.4 $0.3M 0.83× –
Brian Wilson 2007 +0.5 +5.4 0.4 +5.0 $0.8M 1.34× –
Kevin Correia 2007 +1.0 +5.2 0.4 +4.8 $0.4M 0.67× –
Vinnie Chulk 2007 +0.9 +4.9 0.4 +4.5 $0.4M 0.67× –
Fred Lewis 2007 +0.6 +3.7 0.4 +3.3 $0.7M 0.83× –
Russ Ortiz 2007 +0.4 +3.2 0.4 +2.8 $1.0M 1.02× –
Mark Sweeney↔ 2007 +0.5 +3.3 0.6 +2.6 $1.3M 0.83× –
Ryan Klesko 2007 +0.8 +3.5 1.8 +1.7 $2.2M 0.56× –
Randy Messenger↔ 2007 +0.2 +1.9 0.2 +1.6 $1.3M 1.34× –
Jack Taschner 2007 +0.3 +1.7 0.4 +1.3 $1.2M 0.67× –
Barry Zito 2007 +1.3 +10.5 10.0 +0.5 $7.7M 1.02× –
Brad Hennessey 2007 +0.1 +0.9 0.4 +0.5 $4.6M 1.34× –
Jonathan Sánchez 2007 +0.1 +0.7 0.4 +0.4 $2.8M 0.67× –
Nate Schierholtz 2007 +0.1 +0.8 0.4 +0.4 $3.1M 0.83× –
Noah Lowry 2007 +0.2 +1.7 1.4 +0.3 $6.6M 1.02× –
Bengie Molina 2007 +1.0 +4.1 4.0 +0.1 $4.0M 0.52× –
Eliezer Alfonzo 2007 -0.1 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 0.52× –
Steve Kline 2007 +0.2 +1.1 1.8 -0.7 $8.5M 0.67× –
Lance Niekro 2007 -0.2 -0.7 0.4 -1.1 – 0.56× –
Kevin Frandsen 2007 -0.2 -0.9 0.4 -1.3 – 0.56× –
Rich Aurilia 2007 +0.2 +1.0 3.5 -2.5 $14.9M 0.56× –
Armando Benitez↔ 2007 -0.1 -0.4 3.4 -3.8 – 0.67× –
Dave Roberts 2007 +0.1 +0.7 5.0 -4.3 $46.5M 0.83× –
Todd Linden↔ 2007 -0.7 -4.5 0.1 -4.6 – 0.83× –
Ray Durham 2007 -1.2 -5.4 7.0 -12.4 – 0.56× –
Dan Giese 2007 -0.4 -2.1 – – – 0.67× –
Daniel Ortmeier 2007 +0.3 +1.2 – – – 0.56× –
Erick Threets 2007 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Eugenio Velez 2007 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.56× –
Guillermo Rodriguez 2007 +0.3 +1.1 – – – 0.52× –
Luis Figueroa 2007 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.83× –
Pat Misch 2007 +0.4 +2.4 – – – 0.67× –
Scott Atchison 2007 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Scott McClain 2007 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.56× –
Scott Munter 2007 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Travis Blackley 2007 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 1.02× –
Tyler Walker 2007 +0.4 +2.4 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+26.3+281.482.1+194.9—

Trades

Every graded 2007 deal involving the Giants — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

2007 · SFG / MIA
SFG · Brian Sabean +$20.8M
Randy Messenger
MIA · Larry Beinfest −$20.8M
Armando Benítez
SFG came out ahead by $20.8M
2007 · SFG / PIT
SFG · Brian Sabean +$36.8M
Rajai Davis, Steve MacFarland
PIT · Brian Graham −$36.8M
Matt Morris
SFG came out ahead by $36.8M
2007 · SFG / LAD
SFG · Brian Sabean +$8.8M
Travis Denker
LAD · Ned Colletti −$8.8M
Mark Sweeney
SFG came out ahead by $8.8M
2007 · SFG / SEA
SFG · Brian Sabean +$0.0M
Travis Blackley
SEA · Bill Bavasi +$0.0M
Jason Ellison
Even trade

Current & Historical Payroll

2007 payroll
$81.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 2007, 2007–2013. 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 (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Barry Bonds4221.000$15.5MFREE AGENT
Barry Zito297.000$10.0M$14.5M$18.5M$18.5M$18.5M$19.0M$20.0M
Ray Durham3512.000$7.0M$5.1MFREE AGENT
Matt Morris3210.000$6.6MFREE AGENT
Omar Vizquel4018.000$5.1M$5.0MFREE AGENT
Pedro Feliz327.000$5.1MFREE AGENT
Dave Roberts358.000$5.0M$6.5MFREE AGENT
Randy Winn339.000$4.8M$8.9M$9.6MFREE AGENT
Bengie Molina329.000$4.0M$6.2M$6.5M$2.3MFREE AGENT
Rich Aurilia3512.000$3.5M$4.5M$1.0MFREE AGENT
Armando Benitez3413.000$3.4MFREE AGENT
Ryan Klesko3615.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Steve Kline3410.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Mark Sweeney3712.000$645kFREE AGENT
Russ Ortiz339.000$380kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Noah Lowry264.000$1.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Correia264.000$400kARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Hennessey273.000$400kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vinnie Chulk284.000$396kARB 3FREE AGENT
Lance Niekro284.000$390kARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Linden274.000$100kARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Walker315.000—FREE AGENT
Scott Atchison313.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (21)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Matt Cain222.000$650kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Taschner292.000$382kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eliezer Alfonzo281.000$382kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Sánchez241.000$381kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Frandsen251.000$380kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Fred Lewis261.000$380kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Wilson251.000$380kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate Schierholtz230.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Lincecum230.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rajai Davis261.000$258kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Messenger252.000$234kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott McClain35–—
Guillermo Rodriguez29–—
Luis Figueroa33–—
Erick Threets250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Blackley240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Ortmeier262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Munter272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Giese30–—
Pat Misch251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eugenio Velez250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2007 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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