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Blue Jays TOR

200278–84 (0.481)
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GM: JP Ricciardi

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2002, 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
$63M
Surplus $M
-15
Win %
0.481
TAB
-3.2
WAB
-3.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
30.5
Dead money %
35%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-6.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2002 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RKen Huckaby88
RTom Wilson65
LDarrin Fletcher36
RKevin Cash7

1B

LCarlos Delgado140
RBrian Lesher12
RTom Wilson11
RDave Berg10
RChris Woodward3
RJosh Phelps2

2B

RDave Berg52
BOrlando Hudson52
RJoe Lawrence49
RHomer Bush⇄23
RChris Woodward6

3B

LEric Hinske148
RDave Berg20
RChris Woodward2
BFelipe López2

SS

RChris Woodward79
BFelipe López79
RDave Berg13

LF

RShannon Stewart99
BJosé Cruz Jr.56
LDewayne Wise6
RJayson Werth4
RDave Berg3
RBrian Lesher3

CF

RVernon Wells146
BJosé Cruz Jr.21
LDewayne Wise3
RJayson Werth1

RF

BJosé Cruz Jr.47
LDewayne Wise26
RVernon Wells13
RJayson Werth10
RDave Berg10
RBrian Lesher2
LPedro Swann1

DH

RJosh Phelps70
RShannon Stewart38
RTom Wilson12
RDave Berg8
LDarrin Fletcher3
LCarlos Delgado3
RBrian Lesher2
BJosé Cruz Jr.2
RChris Woodward1
LPedro Swann1

Starters

RRoy Halladay6.7 WAR
REsteban Loaiza2.3 WAR
RPete Walker⇄1.1 WAR
LScott Eyre⇄0.9 WAR
LMark Hendrickson0.8 WAR
RChris Carpenter0.7 WAR
RSteve Parris0.2 WAR
RJustin Miller0.2 WAR
RMike Smith-0.1 WAR
RBrandon Lyon-0.2 WAR
RBrian Cooper-0.4 WAR
RCorey Thurman-0.5 WAR
RLuke Prokopec-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RKelvim Escobar38 sv
RCliff Politte⇄25 h
RScott Cassidy7 h
LFelix Heredia7 h
RCorey Thurman4 h
RBrian Bowles1 h
LScott Eyre⇄0 h
LDan Plesac⇄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 2001)

PlayerfWAR
Eric Hinske4.8
Pete Walker1.1
Cliff Politte1.1
Mark Hendrickson0.8
Orlando Hudson0.7
Dave Berg0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2001)

Player2001 fWAR
Alex Gonzalez2.1
Paul Quantrill1.7
Joey Hamilton1.5
Chris Michalak0.6
Chris Latham0.5
Billy Koch0.2

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 2002; everyone else is shown as a 2002 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Roy Halladay 2002 +6.7 +134.6 2.6 +132.0 $0.4M 2.50× –
Eric Hinske 2002 +4.8 +48.4 0.2 +48.2 $0.0M 1.25× –
Shannon Stewart 2002 +3.2 +40.4 4.2 +36.2 $1.3M 1.60× –
Carlos Delgado 2002 +4.3 +41.1 19.4 +21.7 $4.5M 1.20× –
Esteban Loaiza 2002 +2.3 +27.3 6.0 +21.3 $2.6M 1.49× –
José Cruz Jr. 2002 +2.4 +23.3 4.0 +19.3 $1.7M 1.22× –
Chris Woodward 2002 +2.3 +16.3 0.2 +16.0 $0.1M 0.89× –
Vernon Wells 2002 +1.4 +9.2 0.2 +9.0 $0.2M 0.83× –
Cliff Politte↔ 2002 +1.1 +5.8 0.2 +5.6 $0.2M 0.67× –
Scott Eyre↔ 2002 +0.9 +5.0 0.2 +4.8 $0.2M 0.67× –
Kelvim Escobar 2002 +0.5 +5.1 2.3 +2.8 $4.9M 1.34× –
Dave Berg 2002 +0.6 +2.5 0.5 +2.0 $0.8M 0.56× –
Chris Carpenter 2002 +0.7 +5.3 3.5 +1.9 $5.3M 1.02× –
Jayson Werth 2002 +0.3 +1.8 0.3 +1.5 $1.1M 0.83× –
Tom Wilson 2002 +0.4 +1.5 0.2 +1.3 $0.6M 0.52× –
Dan Plesac↔ 2002 +0.3 +1.8 0.7 +1.1 $2.1M 0.67× –
Felipe Lopez 2002 +0.3 +1.4 0.2 +1.1 $0.8M 0.61× –
Bob File 2002 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $10.0M 0.67× –
Brian Lesher 2002 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 -1.3 – 0.56× –
Pedro Borbon Jr.↔ 2002 -0.2 -0.9 0.4 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Steve Parris 2002 +0.2 +1.7 3.8 -2.0 $17.7M 1.02× –
Brandon Lyon 2002 -0.2 -1.9 0.2 -2.1 – 1.02× –
Felix Heredia 2002 -0.0 -0.2 1.9 -2.1 – 0.67× –
Homer Bush↔ 2002 -0.3 -1.4 1.2 -2.6 – 0.56× –
Corey Thurman 2002 -0.5 -2.9 0.2 -3.1 – 0.67× –
Joe Lawrence 2002 -0.9 -4.2 0.2 -4.4 – 0.56× –
Luke Prokopec 2002 -0.6 -4.5 0.3 -4.7 – 1.02× –
Darrin Fletcher 2002 -0.4 -1.8 3.8 -5.6 – 0.52× –
Scott Cassidy 2002 -0.7 -7.5 0.2 -7.7 – 1.34× –
Raul Mondesi↔ 2002 -0.5 -3.2 5.7 -8.8 – 0.83× –
Brian Bowles 2002 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Brian Cooper 2002 -0.4 -3.5 – – – 1.02× –
Dewayne Wise 2002 -0.5 -3.4 – – – 0.83× –
Jason Kershner↔ 2002 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Josh Phelps 2002 +1.5 +8.2 – – – 0.69× –
Justin Miller 2002 +0.2 +1.7 – – – 1.02× –
Ken Huckaby 2002 -0.3 -1.2 – – – 0.52× –
Kevin Cash 2002 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.52× –
Mark Hendrickson 2002 +0.8 +4.2 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Smith 2002 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Orlando Hudson 2002 +0.7 +3.3 – – – 0.56× –
Pasqual Coco 2002 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Pedro Swann 2002 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.69× –
Pete Walker↔ 2002 +1.1 +9.1 – – – 1.02× –
Scott Wiggins 2002 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+30.8+359.063.2+280.0—

Trades

Every graded 2002 deal involving the Blue Jays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2002 · TOR / NYY
TOR · JP Ricciardi +$42.4M
Scott Wiggins
NYY · Brian Cashman −$42.4M
Raúl Mondesí
TOR came out ahead by $42.4M
2002 · TOR / OAK
TOR · JP Ricciardi +$16.0M
Cory Lidle
OAK · Billy Beane −$16.0M
Mike Rouse, Chris Mowday
TOR came out ahead by $16.0M
2002 · TOR / PHI
TOR · JP Ricciardi +$9.6M
Cliff Politte
PHI · Ed Wade −$9.6M
Dan Plesac
TOR came out ahead by $9.6M
2002 · TOR / OAK
TOR · JP Ricciardi +$1.6M
Tom Wilson
OAK · Billy Beane −$1.6M
Mike Kremblas
TOR came out ahead by $1.6M
2002 · ANA / TOR
ANA · Bill Stoneman +$18.4M
Brad Fullmer
TOR · JP Ricciardi −$18.4M
Brian Cooper
ANA came out ahead by $18.4M
2002 · ARI / OAK / CIN / TOR
ARI · Joe Garagiola +$22.4M
Elmer Dessens
OAK · Billy Beane +$1.6M
Erubiel Durazo
CIN · Jim Bowden −$5.6M
Felipe López
TOR · JP Ricciardi −$18.4M
Jason Arnold#97
ARI came out ahead by $22.4M 4-team

Current & Historical Payroll

2002 payroll
$63.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 2002, 2002–2008. 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 (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Carlos Delgado309.000$19.4M$18.7M$19.7MFREE AGENT
Esteban Loaiza307.000$6.0MFREE AGENT
Raul Mondesi319.000$5.7MFREE AGENT
Shannon Stewart287.000$4.2M$3.2MFREE AGENT$1.5M
Darrin Fletcher3513.000$3.8MFREE AGENT
Steve Parris347.000$3.8MFREE AGENT
Felix Heredia276.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Dan Plesac4016.000$697kFREE AGENT
Pedro Borbon Jr.3410.000$367kFREE AGENT
Brian Lesher316.000$245kFREE AGENT
Pete Walker337.000—$425kFREE AGENT$400k$650k

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
José Cruz Jr.285.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Chris Carpenter275.000$3.5MFREE AGENT
Roy Halladay254.000$2.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Kelvim Escobar265.000$2.3MFREE AGENT
Homer Bush295.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Dave Berg314.000$450kARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Woodward263.000$235kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vernon Wells233.000$221kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cliff Politte284.000$198kARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Eyre305.000$196kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (24)

PlayerAgeSvc2002200320042005200620072008
Jayson Werth230.000$300kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Prokopec242.000$268kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob File251.000$245kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Lyon221.000$221kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Felipe Lopez221.000$221kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Wilson311.000$220kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Cassidy260.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Lawrence250.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Corey Thurman230.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Hinske240.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Cooper27–—
Pedro Swann31–—
Josh Phelps242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dewayne Wise242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Miller240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pasqual Coco24–—
Ken Huckaby311.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Bowles25–—
Orlando Hudson240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Cash240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Smith24–—
Scott Wiggins26–—
Jason Kershner250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Hendrickson280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2002 acquisition stacked onto Blue Jays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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