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Giants SFG

201687–75 (0.537)Made Playoffs
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GM: Bobby Evans

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2016, 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
$176M
Surplus $M
-54
Win %
0.537
TAB
-0.6
WAB
+0.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
37.8
Dead money %
30%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-3.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2016 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBuster Posey123
RTrevor Brown60

1B

LBrandon Belt151
RBuster Posey15
LConor Gillaspie7

2B

LJoe Panik126
RKelby Tomlinson19
BRamiro Pena17
RGrant Green15
BEhire Adrianza7
REduardo Núñez⇄2
RRubén Tejada⇄2

3B

RMatt Duffy⇄70
LConor Gillaspie45
REduardo Núñez⇄29
BRamiro Pena12
RRubén Tejada⇄11
BEhire Adrianza7
RGordon Beckham⇄3
RKelby Tomlinson3
RTrevor Brown1

SS

LBrandon Crawford155
REduardo Núñez⇄19
BEhire Adrianza13
RKelby Tomlinson7
BRamiro Pena4

LF

BÁngel Pagán123
LGrégor Blanco29
LJarrett Parker17
RMac Williamson13
LBrandon Belt3
RKelby Tomlinson3
RGorkys Hernández2
RCory Gearrin1

CF

LDenard Span137
LGrégor Blanco18
RGorkys Hernández14
BÁngel Pagán4
LJarrett Parker1

RF

RHunter Pence102
LGrégor Blanco34
RMac Williamson23
LJarrett Parker21
RGorkys Hernández6

DH

RBuster Posey5
LJarrett Parker4
RTrevor Brown2
RMac Williamson1

Starters

LMadison Bumgarner5.3 WAR
RJohnny Cueto4.6 WAR
RJeff Samardzija2.3 WAR
RJake Peavy0.8 WAR
LMatt Moore⇄0.7 WAR
LTy Blach0.3 WAR
RAlbert Suarez0.1 WAR
RMatt Cain-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RSantiago Casilla31 sv
LJavier Lopez20 h
RHunter Strickland18 h
LJosh Osich18 h
RCory Gearrin15 h
RDerek Law14 h
RSergio Romo14 h
RGeorge Kontos9 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 2015)

PlayerfWAR
Johnny Cueto4.6
Jeff Samardzija2.3
Eduardo Núñez1.1
Derek Law1.0
Matt Moore0.7
Will Smith0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2015)

Player2015 fWAR
Norichika Aoki1.2
Marlon Byrd0.6
Tim Lincecum0.4
Tim Hudson0.4
Alejandro De Aza0.1
Andrew Susac0.1

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 2016; everyone else is shown as a 2016 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Madison Bumgarner 2016 +5.3 +105.2 9.8 +95.4 $1.9M 2.50× –
Johnny Cueto 2016 +4.6 +81.1 15.8 +65.3 $3.4M 2.19× –
Buster Posey 2016 +6.7 +68.3 20.0 +48.3 $3.0M 1.28× –
Brandon Crawford 2016 +4.1 +43.0 6.0 +37.0 $1.5M 1.32× –
Brandon Belt 2016 +3.7 +35.5 6.2 +29.3 $1.7M 1.20× –
Jeff Samardzija 2016 +2.3 +27.9 10.8 +17.1 $4.6M 1.49× –
Joe Panik 2016 +1.8 +11.8 0.5 +11.2 $0.3M 0.82× –
Hunter Strickland 2016 +0.7 +7.1 0.5 +6.6 $0.8M 1.34× –
Will Smith↔ 2016 +0.6 +6.2 0.7 +5.5 $1.2M 1.34× –
Cory Gearrin 2016 +0.5 +5.8 0.6 +5.2 $1.0M 1.34× –
Derek Law 2016 +1.0 +5.3 0.5 +4.8 $0.5M 0.67× –
Eduardo Núñez↔ 2016 +1.1 +4.9 0.5 +4.4 $0.5M 0.58× –
Matt Moore↔ 2016 +0.7 +6.1 1.8 +4.2 $2.4M 1.02× –
Matt Duffy↔ 2016 +0.9 +4.2 0.4 +3.8 $0.5M 0.58× –
Kelby Tomlinson 2016 +0.8 +3.8 0.5 +3.3 $0.6M 0.56× –
Gorkys Hernández 2016 +0.4 +2.5 0.1 +2.4 $0.3M 0.83× –
Ty Blach 2016 +0.3 +2.2 0.1 +2.1 $0.3M 1.02× –
Jarrett Parker 2016 +0.3 +2.3 0.3 +2.0 $0.8M 0.83× –
Conor Gillaspie 2016 +0.5 +2.3 0.5 +1.8 $0.9M 0.58× –
Mac Williamson 2016 +0.3 +1.9 0.4 +1.6 $1.3M 0.83× –
Ramiro Pena 2016 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $1.0M 0.56× –
Albert Suárez 2016 +0.1 +0.6 0.3 +0.3 $4.5M 1.02× –
Steven Okert 2016 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $2.2M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.3M AAV
Joe Nathan↔ 2016 +0.1 +0.6 0.7 -0.1 $6.1M 0.67× –
Matt Reynolds 2016 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Grant Green 2016 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.56× –
Chris Stratton 2016 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× –
George Kontos 2016 +0.1 +0.8 1.1 -0.4 $7.7M 0.67× –
Rubén Tejada↔ 2016 +0.0 +0.2 0.5 -0.4 $13.3M 0.58× –
Vin Mazzaro 2016 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Gordon Beckham↔ 2016 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 – 0.58× –
Mike Broadway 2016 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Chris Heston 2016 -0.1 -0.7 0.5 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Denard Span 2016 +0.6 +3.8 5.0 -1.2 $8.7M 0.83× –
Trevor Brown 2016 -0.2 -0.9 0.5 -1.4 – 0.52× –
Ehire Adrianza 2016 -0.2 -1.0 0.5 -1.5 – 0.61× –
Ángel Pagán 2016 +1.4 +9.6 11.2 -1.7 $7.8M 0.83× –
Santiago Casilla 2016 +0.1 +1.1 6.5 -5.4 $62.3M 1.34× –
Josh Osich 2016 -1.2 -6.3 0.5 -6.8 – 0.67× –
Grégor Blanco 2016 -0.6 -4.1 3.9 -8.0 – 0.83× –
Jake Peavy 2016 +0.8 +6.7 15.0 -8.3 $18.2M 1.02× –
Sergio Romo 2016 +0.1 +0.7 9.0 -8.3 $64.9M 0.67× –
Javier López 2016 -0.7 -3.8 5.0 -8.8 – 0.67× –
Hunter Pence 2016 +1.3 +8.7 18.5 -9.8 $14.2M 0.83× –
Matt Cain 2016 -0.2 -1.7 21.0 -22.7 – 1.02× –
Total—+37.8+440.1176.2+263.5—

Trades

Every graded 2016 deal involving the Giants — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2016 · ARI / SFG
ARI · Dave Stewart +$0.0M
Cody Hall
SFG · Bobby Evans +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Even trade
2016 · MIN / SFG
MIN · Rob Antony +$0.8M
Adalberto Mejía
SFG · Bobby Evans −$0.8M
Eduardo Núñez
MIN came out ahead by $0.8M
2016 · SFG / ATL
SFG · Bobby Evans +$2.4M
Gordon Beckham
ATL · John Hart −$2.4M
Richard Rodríguez
SFG came out ahead by $2.4M
2016 · SFG / SEA
SFG · Bobby Evans +$1.6M
Tyler Herb
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$1.6M
Chris Heston
SFG came out ahead by $1.6M
2016 · SFG / MIL
SFG · Bobby Evans +$16.8M
Will Smith
MIL · David Stearns −$16.8M
Andrew Susac, Phil Bickford
SFG came out ahead by $16.8M
2016 · TBR / SFG
TBR · Matt Silverman +$8.0M
Matt Duffy, Lucius Fox, Michael Santos
SFG · Bobby Evans −$8.0M
Matt Moore
TBR came out ahead by $8.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2016 payroll
$176.5M
2017 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2016, 2016–2022. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2016; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Guaranteed / signed (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Matt Cain3111.038$21.0MFREE AGENT
Hunter Pence338.156$18.5MFREE AGENT
Johnny Cueto308.000$15.8MFREE AGENT
Jake Peavy3513.101$15.0MFREE AGENT
Ángel Pagán349.144$11.2MFREE AGENT
Jeff Samardzija316.028$10.8MFREE AGENT
Sergio Romo337.097$9.0MFREE AGENT
Santiago Casilla358.148$6.5MFREE AGENT
Denard Span327.111$5.0MFREE AGENT
Javier López3810.167$5.0MFREE AGENT
Joe Nathan4114.120$700kFREE AGENT
Matt Reynolds316.000$89kFREE AGENT
Gordon Beckham296.123$43kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Buster Posey295.161$20.0MFREE AGENT
Madison Bumgarner265.127$9.8MFREE AGENT
Brandon Belt284.128$6.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Crawford294.094$6.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Grégor Blanco325.164$3.9MFREE AGENT
Matt Moore274.000$1.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Will Smith264.000$724kARB 3FREE AGENT
Rubén Tejada264.171$542kARB 3FREE AGENT
Eduardo Núñez294.090$523kARB 3FREE AGENT
Conor Gillaspie283.036$455kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramiro Pena304.089$139kARB 3FREE AGENT
Vin Mazzaro293.101$17kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (20)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
George Kontos312.171$1.1MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cory Gearrin302.136$550kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Panik251.100$545kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Heston281.140$530kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hunter Strickland270.163$518kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Osich270.094$512kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ehire Adrianza261.131$512kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kelby Tomlinson260.063$512kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Brown241.019$508kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Derek Law250.000$474kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Duffy250.021$413kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mac Williamson250.019$360kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Albert Suárez260.000$347kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jarrett Parker270.036$291kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steven Okert240.000$133kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gorkys Hernández280.144$114kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ty Blach250.000$89kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Stratton250.000$86kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Grant Green281.033$78kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Broadway291.060$31kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2016 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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