Giants — Front Office

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2011, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

Front Office

PoorAverageGreat

Value

Payroll $M

$130M

Surplus $M

-44

Win %

0.531

TAB

-2.6

WAB

+0.1

Roster composition

Roster fWAR

35.3

Dead money %

47%

Depth Players

7.0

Dead WAR

-4.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2011 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

REli Whiteside81

RChris Stewart63

RBuster Posey41

BHéctor Sánchez11

1B

LAubrey Huff120

LBrandon Belt31

RBrett Pill14

RMark DeRosa10

BPablo Sandoval6

RChris Stewart3

RBuster Posey2

BEmmanuel Burriss2

2B

RFreddy Sanchez58

RJeff Keppinger⇄56

BEmmanuel Burriss39

ROrlando Cabrera⇄26

LMike Fontenot23

RBill Hall⇄15

RMiguel Tejada4

RMark DeRosa2

3B

BPablo Sandoval106

RMiguel Tejada44

RMark DeRosa16

LMike Fontenot8

LConor Gillaspie4

BEmmanuel Burriss2

ROrlando Cabrera⇄2

RRyan Rohlinger1

SS

LBrandon Crawford65

RMiguel Tejada42

LMike Fontenot37

ROrlando Cabrera⇄12

BEmmanuel Burriss9

LF

RCody Ross83

RPat Burrell54

RAaron Rowand46

LBrandon Belt31

LAubrey Huff9

LNate Schierholtz8

RJustin Christian6

BEmmanuel Burriss2

BAndres Torres1

RBill Hall⇄1

CF

BAndres Torres106

RAaron Rowand60

RCody Ross22

RDarren Ford15

RJustin Christian10

RF

LNate Schierholtz96

BCarlos Beltrán⇄44

RCody Ross35

LAubrey Huff13

BAndres Torres4

RAaron Rowand3

RJustin Christian3

LBrandon Belt1

DH

RAaron Rowand2

LAubrey Huff2

RBill Hall⇄1

BPablo Sandoval1

Starters

RMatt Cain4.6 WAR

LMadison Bumgarner4.5 WAR

RTim Lincecum3.2 WAR

RRyan Vogelsong2.1 WAR

LJonathan Sanchez0.6 WAR

LDan Runzler0.3 WAR

LEric Surkamp0.0 WAR

LBarry Zito-0.7 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBrian Wilson36 sv

RSergio Romo23 h

LJavier Lopez20 h

LJeremy Affeldt13 h

RRamon Ramirez11 h

RSantiago Casilla6 h

RGuillermo Mota4 h

LDan Runzler3 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 2010)

Player	fWAR
Chris Stewart	2.6
Ryan Vogelsong	2.1
Carlos Beltrán	1.0
Brandon Belt	0.6
Brett Pill	0.6
Brandon Crawford	0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2010)

Player	2010 fWAR
Juan Uribe	2.8
Edgar Renteria	1.2
Matt Downs	0.4
Chris Ray	0.2
Eugenio Velez	0.1
Travis Ishikawa	-0.0

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 2011; everyone else is shown as a 2011 season snapshot.

Player	Period	fWAR	Tier Market $M	Paid $M	Surplus $M	$ / WAR	Tier	Contract
Madison Bumgarner	2011	+4.5	+78.5	0.5	+78.1	$0.1M	2.19×	–
Matt Cain	2011	+4.6	+81.3	7.3	+73.9	$1.6M	2.19×	–
Pablo Sandoval	2011	+5.3	+60.2	0.5	+59.7	$0.1M	1.43×	–
Tim Lincecum	2011	+3.2	+49.9	14.0	+35.9	$4.4M	1.96×	–
Ryan Vogelsong	2011	+2.1	+25.2	0.4	+24.8	$0.2M	1.49×	–
Chris Stewart	2011	+2.6	+21.0	0.4	+20.6	$0.2M	1.00×	–
Andres Torres	2011	+2.1	+20.9	2.2	+18.7	$1.0M	1.22×	–
Sergio Romo	2011	+2.0	+15.3	0.5	+14.9	$0.2M	0.98×	–
Buster Posey	2011	+1.7	+10.6	0.6	+10.1	$0.3M	0.76×	–
Nate Schierholtz	2011	+1.3	+8.6	0.4	+8.2	$0.3M	0.83×	–
Ramon E Ramirez	2011	+0.7	+7.4	1.6	+5.7	$2.4M	1.34×	–
Eli Whiteside	2011	+1.2	+4.8	0.4	+4.4	$0.4M	0.52×	–
Mike Fontenot	2011	+1.0	+4.9	1.1	+3.8	$1.1M	0.61×	–
Santiago Casilla	2011	+0.4	+4.2	1.3	+2.9	$3.3M	1.34×	–
Pat Burrell	2011	+0.5	+3.5	1.0	+2.5	$1.9M	0.83×	–
Brandon Belt	2011	+0.6	+2.8	0.4	+2.4	$0.7M	0.56×	–
Brett Pill	2011	+0.6	+2.7	0.4	+2.3	$0.7M	0.56×	–
Brandon Crawford	2011	+0.4	+2.0	0.2	+1.8	$0.5M	0.61×	–
Dan Runzler	2011	+0.3	+1.5	0.4	+1.1	$1.5M	0.67×	–
Carlos Beltrán↔	2011	+1.0	+7.0	6.0	+1.0	$5.7M	0.83×	–
Conor Gillaspie	2011	+0.1	+0.7	0.4	+0.2	$2.9M	0.58×	–
Eric Surkamp	2011	+0.0	+0.3	0.1	+0.2	$2.4M	1.02×	–
Jonathan Sánchez	2011	+0.6	+4.7	4.8	-0.1	$8.3M	1.02×	–
Javier López	2011	+0.4	+2.1	2.4	-0.3	$6.1M	0.67×	–
Freddy Sanchez	2011	+1.1	+4.9	6.0	-1.1	$5.5M	0.56×	–
Héctor Sánchez	2011	-0.2	-0.8	0.4	-1.2	–	0.52×	–
Guillermo Mota	2011	-0.1	-0.4	0.9	-1.3	–	0.67×	–
Cody Ross	2011	+0.7	+4.7	6.3	-1.6	$9.0M	0.83×	–
Steve Edlefsen	2011	-0.4	-2.2	0.4	-2.7	–	0.67×	–
Emmanuel Burriss	2011	-0.6	-2.5	0.4	-2.9	–	0.56×	–
Orlando Cabrera↔	2011	-0.6	-2.6	0.3	-2.9	–	0.56×	–
Jeff Keppinger↔	2011	-0.5	-2.1	1.3	-3.4	–	0.56×	–
Bill Hall↔	2011	-0.6	-2.8	0.8	-3.6	–	0.56×	–
Brian Wilson	2011	+0.3	+2.7	6.5	-3.8	$25.9M	1.34×	–
Jeremy Affeldt	2011	-0.0	-0.0	4.5	-4.5	–	1.34×	–
Mark DeRosa	2011	-0.1	-0.6	6.0	-6.6	–	0.58×	–
Miguel Tejada	2011	-0.2	-0.7	6.5	-7.2	–	0.58×	–
Aaron Rowand	2011	+0.6	+4.0	13.6	-9.6	$22.9M	0.83×	–
Aubrey Huff	2011	-0.9	-4.2	10.0	-14.2	–	0.56×	–
Barry Zito	2011	-0.7	-6.0	18.5	-24.5	–	1.02×	–
Darren Ford	2011	+0.2	+1.6	–	–	–	0.83×	–
Justin Christian	2011	+0.0	+0.2	–	–	–	0.83×	–
Ryan Rohlinger	2011	-0.0	-0.1	–	–	–	0.58×	–
Waldis Joaquin	2011	+0.0	+0.0	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Total	—	+35.2	+413.2	129.7	+281.7	—

Trades

Every graded 2011 deal involving the Giants — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2011 · NYM / SFG

NYM · Sandy Alderson +$121.6M

Zack Wheeler

SFG · Brian Sabean −$121.6M

Carlos Beltrán

NYM came out ahead by $121.6M

2011 · CLE / SFG

CLE · Mark Shapiro +$2.4M

Thomas Neal

SFG · Brian Sabean −$2.4M

Orlando Cabrera

CLE came out ahead by $2.4M

2011 · SFG / KCR

SFG · Brian Sabean +$68.0M

Melky Cabrera

KCR · Dayton Moore −$68.0M

Jonathan Sánchez, Ryan Verdugo

SFG came out ahead by $68.0M

2011 · HOU / SFG

HOU · David Gottfried +$6.4M

Henry Sosa, Jason Stoffel

SFG · Brian Sabean −$6.4M

Jeff Keppinger

HOU came out ahead by $6.4M

2011 · SFG / NYM

SFG · Brian Sabean +$16.8M

Ángel Pagán

NYM · Sandy Alderson −$16.8M

Andrés Torres, Ramón Ramírez

SFG came out ahead by $16.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2011 payroll

$129.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 2011, 2011–2017. 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 (14)

Player	Age	Svc	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Barry Zito	33	10.072	$18.5M	$19.0M	$20.0M	FREE AGENT
Aaron Rowand	33	10.000	$13.6M	FREE AGENT
Aubrey Huff	34	10.003	$10.0M	$10.0M	FREE AGENT
Matt Cain	26	11.038	$7.3M	$15.0M	$20.0M	$20.0M	$21.0M	$21.0M	$21.0M
Miguel Tejada	37	13.033	$6.5M	FREE AGENT
Freddy Sanchez	33	7.052	$6.0M	FREE AGENT
Mark DeRosa	36	10.061	$6.0M	FREE AGENT
Carlos Beltrán	34	12.014	$6.0M	FREE AGENT
Jeremy Affeldt	32	9.000	$4.5M	$5.0M	$6.0M	$6.0M	$6.0M	FREE AGENT
Javier López	33	10.167	$2.4M	$4.2M	$4.2M	$4.0M	$4.0M	$5.0M	FREE AGENT
Pat Burrell	34	11.000	$1.0M	FREE AGENT
Guillermo Mota	37	10.159	$925k	$1.0M	FREE AGENT
Bill Hall	31	7.099	$774k	FREE AGENT
Orlando Cabrera	36	12.123	$300k	FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

Player	Age	Svc	2011	2012	2013	2014
Tim Lincecum	27	3.148	$14.0M	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Brian Wilson	29	3.169	$6.5M	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Cody Ross	30	5.058	$6.3M	FREE AGENT
Jonathan Sánchez	28	4.071	$4.8M	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Andres Torres	33	3.115	$2.2M	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Ramon E Ramirez	29	5.000	$1.6M	FREE AGENT
Jeff Keppinger	31	4.052	$1.3M	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Santiago Casilla	30	3.148	$1.3M	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Mike Fontenot	31	3.139	$1.1M	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Ryan Vogelsong	33	4.027	$414k	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Emmanuel Burriss	26	4.100	$414k	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Ryan Rohlinger	27	3.000	—	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (18)

Player	Age	Svc	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017
Buster Posey	24	0.161	$575k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Pablo Sandoval	24	2.047	$500k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Madison Bumgarner	21	0.127	$450k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Sergio Romo	28	2.097	$450k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Nate Schierholtz	27	2.078	$432k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Eli Whiteside	31	2.012	$425k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Dan Runzler	26	1.033	$418k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Chris Stewart	29	0.137	$414k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Conor Gillaspie	23	0.023	$414k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Brandon Belt	23	0.000	$414k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Steve Edlefsen	26	0.039	$414k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Brett Pill	26	0.142	$414k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Héctor Sánchez	21	0.000	$414k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Brandon Crawford	24	0.000	$213k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Eric Surkamp	23	0.000	$75k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Justin Christian	31	–	—
Darren Ford	25	–	—
Waldis Joaquin	24	2.000	—	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT

Graphs

Regime	Seasons	Win %	Playoff %	Pennant %	WS %
WINDOW	289	52.2	30.1	4.8	1.0
CONTEND	309	56.8	63.1	19.1	10.0
FORCED-SPEND	262	48.0	9.2	1.5	1.5
REBUILD	328	43.3	1.2	0.3	0.3

How each 2011 acquisition stacked onto Giants's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Giants SFG

Overview

Front Office

Offense

Pitching & Defense

Roster

2011 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

1B

2B

3B

SS

LF

CF

RF

DH

Starters

Bullpen

Key additions (new vs 2010)

Key subtractions (gone from 2010)

Contract Value

Trades

Current & Historical Payroll

Guaranteed / signed (14)

Arbitration-eligible (12)

Pre-arbitration (18)

Graphs

What each regime is worth — every settled team-season since 1985

Giants SFG

Overview

Front Office

Offense All positionsC1B2B3BSSOF (LF/CF/RF)LFCFRFINF (1B/2B/3B/SS)Middle infield (2B/SS)C/DH

Pitching & Defense ALL SP RP

Roster

2011 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

1B

2B

3B

SS

LF

CF

RF

DH

Starters

Bullpen

Key additions (new vs 2010)

Key subtractions (gone from 2010)

Contract Value

Trades

Current & Historical Payroll

Guaranteed / signed (14)

Arbitration-eligible (12)

Pre-arbitration (18)

Graphs

What each regime is worth — every settled team-season since 1985

Offense

Pitching & Defense