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Blue Jays TOR

200386–76 (0.531)
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GM: JP Ricciardi

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2003, 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
$48M
Surplus $M
+9
Win %
0.531
TAB
+3.5
WAB
+8.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
33.6
Dead money %
15%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-3.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2003 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LGreg Myers81
RTom Wilson76
RKevin Cash34
RKen Huckaby4

1B

LCarlos Delgado147
RTom Wilson14
RJosh Phelps8
LFrank Catalanotto5
BBobby Kielty⇄2
RDave Berg2
LHowie Clark2

2B

BOrlando Hudson139
RDave Berg24
RMike Bordick13
LHowie Clark3

3B

LEric Hinske124
RMike Bordick22
RDave Berg17
LHowie Clark13

SS

RChris Woodward103
RMike Bordick69
RDave Berg1
LHowie Clark1

LF

LFrank Catalanotto61
RReed Johnson53
LHowie Clark4
BBobby Kielty⇄3
RDave Berg1
RTom Wilson1

CF

RVernon Wells161
RReed Johnson5
BBobby Kielty⇄2
RJayson Werth1

RF

RReed Johnson71
BBobby Kielty⇄56
LFrank Catalanotto43
RJayson Werth19
RDave Berg5
LHowie Clark1
RTom Wilson1

DH

RJosh Phelps97
LFrank Catalanotto18
LGreg Myers17
LCarlos Delgado14
LHowie Clark3
RDave Berg1
RTom Wilson1

Starters

RRoy Halladay7.0 WAR
RKelvim Escobar3.4 WAR
RCory Lidle2.4 WAR
LMark Hendrickson1.8 WAR
LDoug Davis⇄0.5 WAR
RJosh Towers0.1 WAR
RCorey Thurman-0.1 WAR
RJohn Wasdin-0.1 WAR
RTanyon Sturtze-0.3 WAR
RPete Walker-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RCliff Politte12 sv
LTrever Miller16 h
RAquilino Lopez16 h
LJason Kershner7 h
RJeff Tam6 h
RScott Service⇄3 h
LDoug Creek2 h
RDan Reichert2 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 2002)

PlayerfWAR
Cory Lidle2.4
Mike Bordick1.8
Greg Myers1.7
Frank Catalanotto1.7
Aquilino Lopez1.0
Reed Johnson0.9

Key subtractions (gone from 2002)

Player2002 fWAR
José Cruz Jr.2.4
Esteban Loaiza2.3
Scott Eyre0.9
Chris Carpenter0.7
Dan Plesac0.3
Felipe Lopez0.3

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 2003; everyone else is shown as a 2003 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Roy Halladay 2003 +7.0 +139.8 3.8 +135.9 $0.5M 2.50× –
Vernon Wells 2003 +3.8 +54.2 0.5 +53.7 $0.1M 1.79× –
Kelvim Escobar 2003 +3.4 +53.2 3.9 +49.3 $1.1M 1.96× –
Carlos Delgado 2003 +5.3 +58.4 18.7 +39.7 $3.5M 1.37× –
Cory Lidle 2003 +2.4 +28.1 5.3 +22.8 $2.3M 1.49× –
Mark Hendrickson 2003 +1.8 +21.0 0.3 +20.7 $0.2M 1.49× –
Frank Catalanotto 2003 +1.7 +16.1 2.2 +13.9 $1.3M 1.22× –
Mike Bordick 2003 +1.8 +12.7 1.0 +11.7 $0.6M 0.89× –
Aquilino Lopez 2003 +1.0 +10.6 0.3 +10.3 $0.3M 1.34× –
Greg Myers 2003 +1.7 +10.5 0.8 +9.7 $0.5M 0.76× –
Eric Hinske 2003 +1.4 +6.4 0.6 +5.8 $0.4M 0.58× –
Orlando Hudson 2003 +1.4 +6.1 0.3 +5.8 $0.2M 0.56× –
Josh Phelps 2003 +0.7 +3.8 0.3 +3.5 $0.5M 0.69× –
Tom Wilson 2003 +0.4 +1.7 0.3 +1.4 $0.8M 0.52× –
Shannon Stewart↔ 2003 +0.7 +4.3 3.2 +1.1 $5.0M 0.83× –
Chris Woodward 2003 +0.3 +1.5 0.8 +0.7 $2.5M 0.61× –
Jayson Werth 2003 +0.1 +0.8 0.3 +0.5 $2.5M 0.83× –
Juan Acevedo↔ 2003 +0.0 +0.0 0.3 -0.3 $181.1M 1.34× –
Trever Miller 2003 -0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Doug Linton 2003 -0.1 -0.3 0.3 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Jeff Tam 2003 -0.0 -0.2 0.6 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Ken Huckaby 2003 -0.2 -0.7 0.3 -1.0 – 0.52× –
Doug Creek 2003 -0.2 -1.1 0.7 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Bobby Kielty↔ 2003 -0.3 -1.7 0.1 -1.9 – 0.83× –
Pete Walker 2003 -0.3 -1.6 0.4 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Tanyon Sturtze 2003 -0.3 -1.4 1.0 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Cliff Politte 2003 -0.3 -3.0 0.8 -3.9 – 1.34× –
Dave Berg 2003 -0.8 -3.7 0.7 -4.4 – 0.56× –
Brian Bowles 2003 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Corey Thurman 2003 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 1.02× –
Dan Reichert 2003 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Doug Davis↔ 2003 +0.5 +3.9 – – – 1.02× –
Howie Clark 2003 +0.4 +2.0 – – – 0.58× –
Jason Kershner 2003 +0.5 +2.8 – – – 0.67× –
John Wasdin 2003 -0.1 -1.1 – – – 1.02× –
Josh Towers 2003 +0.1 +1.2 – – – 1.02× –
Kevin Cash 2003 -1.0 -4.1 – – – 0.52× –
Reed Johnson 2003 +0.9 +5.9 – – – 0.83× –
Scott Service↔ 2003 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Vinnie Chulk 2003 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+33.5+425.348.1+366.9—

Trades

Every graded 2003 deal involving the Blue Jays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2003 · MIN / TOR
MIN · Terry Ryan +$9.6M
Shannon Stewart, Dave Gassner
TOR · JP Ricciardi −$9.6M
Bobby Kielty
MIN came out ahead by $9.6M
2003 · TOR / OAK
TOR · JP Ricciardi +$46.4M
Ted Lilly
OAK · Billy Beane −$46.4M
Bobby Kielty
TOR came out ahead by $46.4M
2003 · OAK / TOR
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.8M
Jason Perry
TOR · JP Ricciardi −$0.8M
John-Ford Griffin
OAK came out ahead by $0.8M
2003 · PIT / TOR
PIT · Dave Littlefield +$1.6M
Rich Thompson
TOR · JP Ricciardi −$1.6M
John Wasdin
PIT came out ahead by $1.6M
2003 · COL / TBR / TOR
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$33.6M
Joe Kennedy, Sandy Nin
TBR · Chuck Lamar +$23.2M
Mark Hendrickson
TOR · JP Ricciardi −$56.8M
Justin Speier
COL came out ahead by $33.6M 3-team

Current & Historical Payroll

2003 payroll
$48.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 2003, 2003–2009. 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 (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Carlos Delgado3110.000$18.7M$19.7MFREE AGENT
Cory Lidle316.000$5.3MFREE AGENT
Kelvim Escobar276.000$3.9MFREE AGENT
Shannon Stewart298.000$3.2MFREE AGENT$1.5M
Frank Catalanotto296.000$2.2M$2.3M$2.7M$2.7MFREE AGENT
Tanyon Sturtze328.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Mike Bordick3713.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Greg Myers3716.000$800k$900k$700kFREE AGENT
Doug Creek348.000$700kFREE AGENT
Pete Walker348.000$425kFREE AGENT$400k$650k
Doug Linton3811.000$350kFREE AGENT
Juan Acevedo338.000$323kFREE AGENT
Trever Miller307.000$305kFREE AGENT
Scott Service3615.000—FREE AGENT
John Wasdin308.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Roy Halladay265.000$3.8MFREE AGENT
Cliff Politte295.000$845kFREE AGENT
Chris Woodward274.000$775kARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Berg325.000$700kFREE AGENT
Jeff Tam325.000$600kFREE AGENT
Vernon Wells244.000$520kARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Phelps253.000$320kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Reichert264.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Davis274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc2003200420052006200720082009
Eric Hinske251.000$600kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Wilson322.000$316kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Orlando Hudson251.000$313kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ken Huckaby322.000$313kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Hendrickson291.000$302kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jayson Werth241.000$300kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aquilino Lopez280.000$300kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Kielty262.000$147kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Towers262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Bowles26–—
Reed Johnson260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Corey Thurman241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Howie Clark29–—
Kevin Cash251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Kershner261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vinnie Chulk240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2003 acquisition stacked onto Blue Jays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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