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Blue Jays TOR

200180–82 (0.494)
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GM: Dave Stewart

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2001, 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
$71M
Surplus $M
-22
Win %
0.494
TAB
-2.2
WAB
-3.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
33.7
Dead money %
22%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-1.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2001 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LDarrin Fletcher129
RAlberto Castillo66
RJosh Phelps7

1B

LCarlos Delgado161
RLuis Lopez5
RChris Woodward2
LBrad Fullmer1

2B

RHomer Bush78
RJeff Frye47
BCésar Izturis41
RChris Woodward17
RRyan Freel7

3B

RTony Batista⇄72
BFelipe López47
RLuis Lopez28
RJeff Frye27
RChris Woodward10

SS

RAlex Gonzalez154
BTony Fernandez⇄45
BCésar Izturis6
RChris Woodward4
BFelipe López3
RJeff Frye2

LF

RShannon Stewart142
BBrian Simmons19
BChris Latham15
BJosé Cruz Jr.14
RJeff Frye1
RRyan Freel1

CF

BJosé Cruz Jr.133
RVernon Wells27
BBrian Simmons12
BChris Latham2

RF

RRaúl Mondesi149
BChris Latham14
BBrian Simmons7
RVernon Wells3

DH

LBrad Fullmer135
RShannon Stewart11
RLuis Lopez3
BTony Fernández⇄3
BBrian Simmons1

Starters

RRoy Halladay4.0 WAR
RKelvim Escobar2.7 WAR
RChris Carpenter2.3 WAR
REsteban Loaiza2.1 WAR
RJoey Hamilton⇄1.5 WAR
RBrandon Lyon1.1 WAR
LChris Michalak⇄0.6 WAR
RPasqual Coco0.2 WAR
RSteve Parris0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBilly Koch36 sv
RPaul Quantrill19 h
LDan Plesac16 h
LPedro Borbon12 h
RBob File5 h
LScott Eyre3 h
RJohn Frascatore1 h
RMatt DeWitt0 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 2000)

PlayerfWAR
Dan Plesac1.2
Brandon Lyon1.1
Felipe Lopez0.6
Chris Michalak0.6
Chris Latham0.5
Scott Eyre0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2000)

Player2000 fWAR
David Wells6.2
Frank Castillo1.9
Dave Martinez0.8
Craig Grebeck0.7
Steve Trachsel0.4
Pete Munro0.2

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 2001; everyone else is shown as a 2001 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Roy Halladay 2001 +4.0 +69.9 0.7 +69.2 $0.2M 2.19× –
Shannon Stewart 2001 +3.6 +51.8 2.2 +49.7 $0.6M 1.79× –
Kelvim Escobar 2001 +2.7 +27.8 1.5 +26.3 $0.6M 1.28× –
Chris Carpenter 2001 +2.3 +27.6 2.6 +25.0 $1.1M 1.49× –
Paul Quantrill 2001 +1.7 +26.2 1.8 +24.4 $1.1M 1.95× –
Carlos Delgado 2001 +4.0 +37.9 13.7 +24.2 $3.5M 1.20× –
Esteban Loaiza 2001 +2.1 +25.0 4.2 +20.7 $2.0M 1.49× –
José Cruz Jr. 2001 +1.9 +18.0 2.4 +15.7 $1.3M 1.22× –
Alex Gonzalez 2001 +2.1 +14.7 4.2 +10.5 $2.1M 0.89× –
Joey Hamilton↔ 2001 +1.5 +12.2 6.1 +6.0 $4.1M 1.02× –
Raul Mondesi 2001 +1.8 +17.5 11.5 +6.0 $6.4M 1.22× –
Chris Michalak↔ 2001 +0.6 +4.6 0.1 +4.5 $0.2M 1.02× –
Dan Plesac 2001 +1.2 +6.2 2.2 +4.0 $1.9M 0.67× –
Pedro Borbon Jr. 2001 +0.3 +3.5 1.5 +2.0 $4.6M 1.34× –
Billy Koch 2001 +0.2 +2.7 0.7 +1.9 $2.9M 1.34× –
Homer Bush 2001 +1.0 +4.3 2.5 +1.7 $2.7M 0.56× –
Ryan Freel 2001 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $15.2M 0.56× –
Tony Fernandez↔ 2001 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.5 – 0.69× –
Kevin Beirne 2001 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Chris Woodward 2001 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.9 – 0.56× –
Alberto Castillo 2001 -0.1 -0.5 0.7 -1.2 – 0.52× –
Tony Batista↔ 2001 +0.1 +0.3 1.5 -1.2 $25.2M 0.58× –
Brad Fullmer 2001 +0.2 +1.1 2.5 -1.4 $12.1M 0.69× –
Darrin Fletcher 2001 +0.5 +2.0 3.5 -1.5 $7.4M 0.52× –
Steve Parris 2001 +0.1 +0.7 2.3 -1.5 $24.8M 1.02× –
Lance Painter↔ 2001 -0.2 -1.2 0.4 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Jeff Frye 2001 -0.3 -1.2 1.0 -2.2 – 0.56× –
Brian Simmons 2001 -0.3 -2.1 0.2 -2.3 – 0.83× –
Bob File 2001 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Brandon Lyon 2001 +1.1 +9.3 – – – 1.02× –
Brian Bowles 2001 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Cesar Izturis 2001 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.56× –
Chris Latham 2001 +0.5 +3.5 – – – 0.83× –
Felipe Lopez 2001 +0.6 +2.7 – – – 0.58× –
John Frascatore 2001 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Josh Phelps 2001 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.52× –
Luis Lopez 2001 -0.3 -1.6 – – – 0.58× –
Matt DeWitt 2001 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Pasqual Coco 2001 +0.2 +1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Scott Eyre 2001 +0.3 +1.8 – – – 0.67× –
Vernon Wells 2001 +0.6 +4.1 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+33.8+369.171.0+276.7—

Trades

Every graded 2001 deal involving the Blue Jays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2001 · TOR / CHW
TOR · Dave Stewart +$2.4M
Kevin Beirne, Brian Simmons, Mike Sirotka, Mike Williams
CHW · Kenny Williams −$2.4M
Matt DeWitt, David Wells
TOR came out ahead by $2.4M
2001 · TOR / CHC
TOR · Dave Stewart +$23.2M
Félix Heredia, Jim Deschaine
CHC · Andy MacPhail −$23.2M
Alex Gonzalez
TOR came out ahead by $23.2M
2001 · LAD / TOR
LAD · Dave Wallace +$2.4M
Paul Quantrill, César Izturis
TOR · Dave Stewart −$2.4M
Luke Prokopec, Chad Ricketts
LAD came out ahead by $2.4M
2001 · CHW / TOR
CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.8M
Mike Williams
TOR · Dave Stewart −$0.8M
Matt DeWitt
CHW came out ahead by $0.8M
2001 · TOR / OAK
TOR · Dave Stewart +$28.0M
Eric Hinske, Justin Miller
OAK · Billy Beane −$28.0M
Billy Koch
TOR came out ahead by $28.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2001 payroll
$71.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 2001, 2001–2007. 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 (16)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Carlos Delgado298.000$13.7M$19.4M$18.7M$19.7MFREE AGENT
Raul Mondesi308.000$11.5M$5.7MFREE AGENT
Joey Hamilton307.000$6.1MFREE AGENT
Alex Gonzalez287.000$4.2MFREE AGENT
Esteban Loaiza296.000$4.2M$6.0MFREE AGENT
Darrin Fletcher3412.000$3.5M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Steve Parris336.000$2.3M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Dan Plesac3915.000$2.2M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Shannon Stewart276.000$2.2M$4.2M$3.2MFREE AGENT
Paul Quantrill329.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Pedro Borbon Jr.339.000$1.5M$1.3MFREE AGENT
Jeff Frye349.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Alberto Castillo316.000$725kFREE AGENT
Lance Painter338.000$435kFREE AGENT
Tony Fernandez3918.000$379kFREE AGENT
John Frascatore317.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Chris Carpenter264.000$2.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Homer Bush284.000$2.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Fullmer264.000$2.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
José Cruz Jr.274.000$2.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Batista275.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Kelvim Escobar254.000$1.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Roy Halladay243.000$650kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Simmons273.000$225kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Michalak303.000$137kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Eyre294.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Latham284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2001200220032004200520062007
Billy Koch262.000$733kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Woodward252.000$223kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Beirne271.000$223kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Freel250.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt DeWitt23–—
Felipe Lopez210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Phelps231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vernon Wells222.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pasqual Coco23–—
Cesar Izturis210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Lopez270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob File240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Bowles24–—
Brandon Lyon210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2001 acquisition stacked onto Blue Jays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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