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Giants SFG

201764–98 (0.395)
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President of baseball ops: Brian Sabean · GM: Bobby Evans

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2017, 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
$188M
Surplus $M
-121
Win %
0.395
TAB
-18.8
WAB
-22.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
19.9
Dead money %
48%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-6.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2017 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBuster Posey99
RNick Hundley82
RTim Federowicz6

1B

LBrandon Belt98
RBuster Posey38
LRyder Jones30
RMichael Morse10
BPablo Sandoval⇄6
LConor Gillaspie4
RJae-Gyun Hwang3
RTim Federowicz1

2B

LJoe Panik137
RKelby Tomlinson20
RAaron Hill7
BMiguel Gómez6
RChristian Arroyo2

3B

BPablo Sandoval⇄41
RKelby Tomlinson24
RChristian Arroyo22
LConor Gillaspie20
LRyder Jones18
RJae-Gyun Hwang15
RAaron Hill7
ROrlando Calixte5
RAustin Slater1

SS

LBrandon Crawford138
RKelby Tomlinson11
RChristian Arroyo10
ROrlando Calixte4

LF

RGorkys Hernández57
LJarrett Parker44
RAustin Slater30
REduardo Núñez⇄19
LBrandon Belt15
RChris Marrero12
ROrlando Calixte9
RMac Williamson9
RKelby Tomlinson9
RAaron Hill6
RJustin Ruggiano5
LCarlos Moncrief1
RMichael Morse1
LRyder Jones1

CF

LDenard Span123
RGorkys Hernández50
RDrew Stubbs10
RJustin Ruggiano2
ROrlando Calixte2
RAustin Slater1

RF

RHunter Pence125
RGorkys Hernández20
RMac Williamson12
RJustin Ruggiano12
LCarlos Moncrief10
LJarrett Parker5
ROrlando Calixte3
RAustin Slater3
REduardo Núñez⇄2
LBrandon Belt1

DH

RBuster Posey7
RHunter Pence1
LJarrett Parker1
RNick Hundley1
ROrlando Calixte1

Starters

RJeff Samardzija3.6 WAR
LMadison Bumgarner2.1 WAR
LTy Blach1.8 WAR
RJohnny Cueto0.9 WAR
LMatt Moore0.9 WAR
RChris Stratton0.6 WAR
RMatt Cain0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RSam Dyson⇄14 sv
RHunter Strickland21 h
LSteven Okert11 h
RCory Gearrin8 h
LJosh Osich6 h
RDerek Law5 h
RMark Melancon5 h
RGeorge Kontos⇄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 2016)

PlayerfWAR
Mark Melancon0.4
Austin Slater0.4
Tim Federowicz0.1
Kyle Crick0.1
Roberto Gómez0.1
Sam Dyson0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 2016)

Player2016 fWAR
Ángel Pagán1.4
Matt Duffy0.9
Jake Peavy0.8
Will Smith0.6
Ramiro Pena0.1
Sergio Romo0.1

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 2017; everyone else is shown as a 2017 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jeff Samardzija 2017 +3.6 +62.3 19.8 +42.5 $5.6M 2.19× –
Buster Posey 2017 +4.9 +44.3 21.4 +22.9 $4.3M 1.12× –
Ty Blach 2017 +1.8 +21.1 0.5 +20.5 $0.3M 1.49× –
Madison Bumgarner 2017 +2.1 +25.0 11.5 +13.5 $5.5M 1.49× –
Joe Panik 2017 +1.9 +12.7 0.6 +12.1 $0.3M 0.82× –
Brandon Belt 2017 +2.4 +15.4 4.0 +11.4 $1.7M 0.81× –
Brandon Crawford 2017 +1.8 +12.9 8.2 +4.7 $4.5M 0.89× –
Chris Stratton 2017 +0.6 +4.8 0.2 +4.6 $0.4M 1.02× –
Hunter Strickland 2017 +0.8 +4.1 0.6 +3.5 $0.7M 0.67× –
Gorkys Hernández 2017 +0.6 +3.7 0.5 +3.2 $1.0M 0.83× –
Austin Slater 2017 +0.4 +2.4 0.4 +2.0 $1.0M 0.83× –
Jarrett Parker 2017 +0.3 +2.3 0.5 +1.8 $1.6M 0.83× –
Kelby Tomlinson 2017 +0.5 +2.1 0.4 +1.7 $0.9M 0.58× –
Eduardo Núñez↔ 2017 +0.6 +4.0 2.8 +1.2 $4.6M 0.83× –
Matt Moore 2017 +0.9 +7.7 7.0 +0.7 $7.4M 1.02× –
Roberto Gómez 2017 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.5 $0.8M 0.67× –
Tim Federowicz 2017 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $0.7M 0.52× –
Kyle Crick 2017 +0.1 +0.7 0.3 +0.4 $2.3M 0.67× –
Albert Suárez 2017 +0.1 +0.5 0.2 +0.3 $2.3M 0.67× –
Cory Gearrin 2017 +0.3 +1.4 1.1 +0.3 $4.1M 0.67× –
Neil Ramírez↔ 2017 +0.1 +0.4 0.2 +0.2 $3.0M 0.67× –
Reyes Moronta 2017 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $1.6M 0.67× –
Derek Law 2017 +0.0 +0.1 0.5 -0.4 $42.5M 1.34× –
Miguel Gómez 2017 -0.1 -0.4 0.3 -0.7 – 0.56× –
George Kontos↔ 2017 +0.1 +0.5 1.3 -0.8 $14.4M 0.67× –
Bryan Morris 2017 +0.1 +0.3 1.2 -0.9 $22.1M 0.67× –
Steven Okert 2017 -0.1 -0.7 0.3 -1.0 – 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.3M AAV
Sam Dyson↔ 2017 +0.1 +1.0 2.4 -1.4 $24.9M 1.34× –
Michael Morse 2017 -0.3 -1.4 0.5 -1.9 – 0.56× –
Nick Hundley 2017 -0.0 -0.0 2.0 -2.0 – 0.52× –
Carlos Moncrief 2017 -0.3 -1.9 0.1 -2.1 – 0.83× –
Jae-Gyun Hwang 2017 -0.2 -1.1 1.5 -2.6 – 0.58× –
Josh Osich 2017 -0.4 -2.3 0.4 -2.8 – 0.67× –
Mac Williamson 2017 -0.3 -2.3 0.5 -2.8 – 0.83× –
Christian Arroyo 2017 -0.6 -2.9 0.1 -3.0 – 0.58× –
Chris Marrero 2017 -0.4 -2.8 0.6 -3.4 – 0.83× –
Conor Gillaspie 2017 -0.5 -2.1 1.4 -3.5 – 0.58× –
Justin Ruggiano 2017 -0.5 -3.1 0.4 -3.5 – 0.83× –
Mark Melancon 2017 +0.4 +4.7 9.0 -4.3 $20.3M 1.34× –
Ryder Jones 2017 -0.9 -4.2 0.2 -4.4 – 0.56× –
Aaron Hill 2017 -0.6 -2.7 2.0 -4.7 – 0.56× –
Orlando Calixte 2017 -0.7 -4.6 0.2 -4.8 – 0.83× –
Denard Span 2017 +0.4 +2.4 11.0 -8.6 $30.2M 0.83× –
Pablo Sandoval↔ 2017 -0.3 -1.2 10.5 -11.7 – 0.58× –
Johnny Cueto 2017 +0.9 +7.6 21.8 -14.3 $23.4M 1.02× –
Hunter Pence 2017 +0.1 +0.7 18.5 -17.8 $177.0M 0.83× –
Matt Cain 2017 +0.3 +2.7 21.0 -18.3 $63.1M 1.02× –
Dan Slania 2017 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Drew Stubbs 2017 -0.3 -1.7 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+20.0+213.9188.2+27.0—

Trades

Every graded 2017 deal involving the Giants — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

2017 · SFG / TEX
SFG · Brian Sabean +$12.0M
Sam Dyson
TEX · Jon Daniels −$12.0M
Hunter Cole
SFG came out ahead by $12.0M
2017 · SFG / TBR
SFG · Brian Sabean +$23.2M
Evan Longoria
TBR · Erik Neander −$23.2M
Christian Arroyo, Denard Span, Matt Krook, Stephen Woods
SFG came out ahead by $23.2M
2017 · SFG / BOS
SFG · Brian Sabean +$11.2M
Shaun Anderson, Gregory Santos
BOS · Dave Dombrowski −$11.2M
Eduardo Núñez
SFG came out ahead by $11.2M
2017 · TEX / SFG
TEX · Jon Daniels +$2.4M
Matt Moore
SFG · Brian Sabean −$2.4M
Sam Wolff, Israel Cruz
TEX came out ahead by $2.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2017 payroll
$188.5M
2018 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2017, 2017–2023. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2017; 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Johnny Cueto319.000$21.8MFREE AGENT
Buster Posey306.161$21.4MFREE AGENT
Matt Cain3211.038$21.0MFREE AGENT
Jeff Samardzija327.028$19.8MFREE AGENT
Hunter Pence349.156$18.5MFREE AGENT
Madison Bumgarner276.127$11.5MFREE AGENT
Denard Span338.111$11.0MFREE AGENT
Pablo Sandoval308.047$10.5MFREE AGENT
Mark Melancon326.098$9.0MFREE AGENT
Aaron Hill3512.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Nick Hundley338.059$2.0MFREE AGENT
Michael Morse3512.000$535kFREE AGENT
Drew Stubbs327.005—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Brandon Crawford305.094$8.2MFREE AGENT
Matt Moore285.000$7.0MFREE AGENT
Brandon Belt295.128$4.0MFREE AGENT
Eduardo Núñez305.090$2.8MFREE AGENT
Conor Gillaspie294.028$1.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
George Kontos323.171$1.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Morris304.011$1.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Cory Gearrin313.136$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Ruggiano355.123$436kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (27)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Sam Dyson292.142$2.4MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jae-Gyun Hwang29–$1.5M
Chris Marrero280.134$610kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Panik262.100$600kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hunter Strickland281.163$555kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Derek Law261.000$545kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jarrett Parker280.143$539kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mac Williamson260.151$539kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gorkys Hernández291.013$537kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ty Blach260.030$536kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Osich281.094$447kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kelby Tomlinson271.026$427kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Slater240.000$360kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Crick240.000$304kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steven Okert250.049$276kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Gómez240.087$254kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Stratton260.033$248kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Neil Ramírez282.095$233kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Albert Suárez270.125$210kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryder Jones230.000$175kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Orlando Calixte250.018$155kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Moncrief28–$137k
Christian Arroyo220.000$117kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Federowicz292.152$111kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reyes Moronta240.000$82kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roberto Gómez270.027$79kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Slania25–—

Graphs

How each 2017 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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