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Blue Jays TOR

200083–79 (0.512)
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GM: Gord Ash

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2000, 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
$49M
Surplus $M
+3
Win %
0.512
TAB
+1.7
WAB
+2.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
34.7
Dead money %
30%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-8.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2000 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LDarrin Fletcher117
RAlberto Castillo66
RCharlie Greene3
RTodd Greene2
RJosh Phelps1

1B

LCarlos Delgado162
RChris Woodward3
LBrad Fullmer1

2B

RHomer Bush75
RCraig Grebeck56
LMickey Morandini⇄35
RChris Woodward3

3B

RTony Batista154
RChris Woodward9

SS

RAlex Gonzalez141
RChris Woodward22
RCraig Grebeck8

LF

RShannon Stewart136
RMarty Cordova23
LDewayne Wise14
RAndy Thompson2
RTodd Greene1

CF

BJosé Cruz Jr.162
RVernon Wells3
LDewayne Wise1
RShannon Stewart1

RF

RRaúl Mondesi96
LDave Martinez⇄47
RMarty Cordova18
RChad Mottola3
LDewayne Wise3

DH

LBrad Fullmer116
RTodd Greene21
RMarty Cordova14
LDarrin Fletcher2

Starters

LDavid Wells6.2 WAR
RFrank Castillo1.9 WAR
REsteban Loaiza⇄1.9 WAR
RKelvim Escobar1.8 WAR
RChris Carpenter0.7 WAR
LLance Painter0.6 WAR
RJoey Hamilton0.5 WAR
RSteve Trachsel⇄0.4 WAR
RPete Munro0.2 WAR
RPasqual Coco-0.1 WAR
RRoy Halladay-0.3 WAR
LClayton Andrews-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBilly Koch33 sv
RPaul Quantrill13 h
RJohn Frascatore12 h
LPedro Borbon11 h
LMark Guthrie⇄10 h
LLance Painter4 h
RPete Munro0 h
LClayton Andrews0 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 1999)

PlayerfWAR
Raul Mondesi2.5
Frank Castillo1.9
Esteban Loaiza1.9
Brad Fullmer1.6
Dave Martinez0.8
Lance Painter0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 1999)

Player1999 fWAR
Shawn Green6.0
Tony Fernandez2.5
Pat Hentgen1.9
Norberto Martin0.3
Paul Spoljaric0.3
David Segui0.3

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Blue Jays. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 2000; everyone else is shown as a 2000 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
David Wells 2000 +6.2 +124.2 5.5 +118.7 $0.9M 2.50× –
Carlos Delgado 2000 +7.4 +80.7 6.6 +74.1 $0.9M 1.37× –
Shannon Stewart 2000 +4.9 +70.7 0.7 +70.0 $0.1M 1.79× –
Billy Koch 2000 +1.8 +27.4 0.3 +27.1 $0.2M 1.95× –
Frank Castillo 2000 +1.9 +23.0 0.4 +22.7 $0.2M 1.49× –
Tony Batista 2000 +2.7 +23.7 1.2 +22.5 $0.5M 1.12× –
Raul Mondesi 2000 +2.5 +32.2 10.0 +22.2 $4.0M 1.60× –
José Cruz Jr. 2000 +2.3 +22.5 0.4 +22.1 $0.2M 1.22× –
Esteban Loaiza↔ 2000 +1.9 +22.3 1.1 +21.2 $0.6M 1.49× –
Kelvim Escobar 2000 +1.8 +21.2 0.5 +20.7 $0.3M 1.49× –
Darrin Fletcher 2000 +2.8 +22.5 2.5 +20.0 $0.9M 1.00× –
Brad Fullmer 2000 +1.6 +13.3 0.3 +13.0 $0.2M 1.01× –
Chris Carpenter 2000 +0.7 +5.4 0.7 +4.7 $1.1M 1.02× –
Dave Martinez↔ 2000 +0.8 +5.5 0.7 +4.7 $0.9M 0.83× –
Paul Quantrill 2000 +1.0 +5.1 1.8 +3.3 $1.9M 0.67× –
Steve Trachsel↔ 2000 +0.4 +3.6 0.3 +3.3 $0.7M 1.02× –
Craig Grebeck 2000 +0.7 +2.9 0.8 +2.1 $1.2M 0.56× –
Lance Painter 2000 +0.6 +2.9 0.9 +2.0 $1.6M 0.67× –
Pete Munro 2000 +0.2 +1.2 0.2 +0.9 $1.0M 0.67× –
Mark Guthrie↔ 2000 +0.1 +0.7 0.5 +0.2 $3.9M 0.67× –
Alberto Castillo 2000 -0.1 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 0.52× –
Dewayne Wise 2000 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 – 0.83× –
Mickey Morandini↔ 2000 -0.2 -1.1 0.2 -1.3 – 0.56× –
Rob Ducey↔ 2000 -0.2 -1.3 0.0 -1.3 – 0.83× –
Joey Hamilton 2000 +0.5 +3.8 5.5 -1.7 $11.8M 1.02× –
Chris Woodward 2000 -0.4 -2.1 0.2 -2.3 – 0.61× –
Roy Halladay 2000 -0.3 -2.4 0.4 -2.8 – 1.02× –
Pedro Borbon Jr. 2000 -0.6 -3.2 0.8 -4.0 – 0.67× –
Alex Gonzalez 2000 -0.3 -1.5 3.0 -4.5 – 0.61× –
Homer Bush 2000 -1.6 -7.0 1.4 -8.5 – 0.56× –
Marty Cordova 2000 -1.5 -10.0 0.5 -10.5 – 0.83× –
John Frascatore 2000 -1.1 -11.2 0.7 -11.9 – 1.34× –
Andy Thompson 2000 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.83× –
Chad Mottola 2000 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Charlie Greene 2000 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.52× –
Clayton Andrews 2000 -0.4 -1.9 – – – 0.67× –
Darwin Cubillan↔ 2000 -0.3 -1.8 – – – 0.67× –
Eric Gunderson 2000 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
John Bale 2000 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Josh Phelps 2000 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Leo Estrella 2000 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Matt DeWitt 2000 -0.3 -1.8 – – – 0.67× –
Pasqual Coco 2000 -0.1 -1.0 – – – 1.02× –
Todd Greene 2000 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.69× –
Vernon Wells 2000 -0.1 -1.0 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+34.8+464.648.7+425.3—

Trades

Every graded 2000 deal involving the Blue Jays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 12 total.

2000 · TEX / TOR / WSN
TEX · Douglas Melvin +$25.6M
David Segui
TOR · Gord Ash +$7.2M
Brad Fullmer
WSN · Jim Beattie −$32.8M
Lee Stevens
TEX came out ahead by $25.6M 3-team
2000 · PHI / TOR
PHI · Ed Wade +$2.4M
John Sneed
TOR · Gord Ash −$2.4M
Rob Ducey
PHI came out ahead by $2.4M
2000 · TBR / TOR
TBR · Chuck Lamar +$3.2M
Brent Abernathy
TOR · Gord Ash −$3.2M
Mark Guthrie, Steve Trachsel
TBR came out ahead by $3.2M
2000 · TOR / BAL
TOR · Gord Ash +$0.8M
Jayson Werth
BAL · Syd Thrift −$0.8M
John Bale
TOR came out ahead by $0.8M
2000 · TOR / MIN
TOR · Gord Ash +$0.0M
Francisco Álvarez
MIN · Terry Ryan +$0.0M
Mike Romano
Even trade
2000 · CIN / TOR
CIN · Jim Bowden +$14.4M
Clayton Andrews, Leo Estrella
TOR · Gord Ash −$14.4M
Steve Parris
CIN came out ahead by $14.4M
2000 · TEX / TOR
TEX · Douglas Melvin +$33.6M
Darwin Cubillán, Michael Young
TOR · Gord Ash −$33.6M
Esteban Loaiza
TEX came out ahead by $33.6M
2000 · TOR / NYM
TOR · Gord Ash +$1.6M
Jerson Perez
NYM · Steve Phillips −$1.6M
Jim Mann
TOR came out ahead by $1.6M
2000 · TOR / MIL
TOR · Gord Ash +$1.6M
Alvin Morrow
MIL · Dean Taylor −$1.6M
Kevin Brown
TOR came out ahead by $1.6M
2000 · TEX / TOR
TEX · Douglas Melvin +$0.8M
Peter Munro
TOR · Gord Ash −$0.8M
Dave Martinez
TEX came out ahead by $0.8M
2000 · CHW / TOR
CHW · Ron Schueler +$0.8M
Gary Glover
TOR · Gord Ash −$0.8M
Scott Eyre
CHW came out ahead by $0.8M
2000 · PHI / TOR
PHI · Ed Wade +$0.0M
Rob Ducey
TOR · Gord Ash +$0.0M
Mickey Morandini
Even trade

Current & Historical Payroll

2000 payroll
$48.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2000, 2000–2006. 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 (18)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Raul Mondesi297.000$10.0M$11.5M$5.7MFREE AGENT
Carlos Delgado287.000$6.6M$13.7M$19.4M$18.7M$19.7MFREE AGENT
Joey Hamilton296.000$5.5M$6.1MFREE AGENT
David Wells3713.000$5.5MFREE AGENT
Alex Gonzalez276.000$3.0M$4.2MFREE AGENT
Darrin Fletcher3311.000$2.5M$3.5M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Paul Quantrill318.000$1.8M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Lance Painter327.000$900k$565kFREE AGENT
Craig Grebeck3510.000$800kFREE AGENT
Pedro Borbon Jr.328.000$800k$1.5M$1.3MFREE AGENT
Dave Martinez3514.000$712kFREE AGENT
John Frascatore306.000$700kFREE AGENT
Mark Guthrie3411.000$484kFREE AGENT
Frank Castillo319.000$375kFREE AGENT
Steve Trachsel297.000$324kFREE AGENT
Mickey Morandini3410.000$208kFREE AGENT
Rob Ducey3513.000$21kFREE AGENT
Eric Gunderson3410.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Homer Bush273.000$1.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Batista264.000$1.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Esteban Loaiza285.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Chris Carpenter253.000$733kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shannon Stewart265.000$683kFREE AGENT
Kelvim Escobar243.000$500kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marty Cordova305.000$500kFREE AGENT
Alberto Castillo305.000$425kFREE AGENT
José Cruz Jr.263.000$395kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Fullmer253.000$310kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Greene294.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Roy Halladay232.000$383kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy Koch251.000$333kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pete Munro251.000$220kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Woodward241.000$205kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dewayne Wise220.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charlie Greene29–—
Chad Mottola28–—
Matt DeWitt22–—
Clayton Andrews22–—
John Bale261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Leo Estrella250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Phelps220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vernon Wells211.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Thompson24–—
Pasqual Coco22–—
Darwin Cubillan27–—

Graphs

How each 2000 acquisition stacked onto Blue Jays'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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