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Blue Jays TOR

200580–82 (0.494)
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GM: JP Ricciardi

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2005, 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
$46M
Surplus $M
+16
Win %
0.494
TAB
+4.2
WAB
+3.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
33.1
Dead money %
28%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-2.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2005 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BGregg Zaun132
RKen Huckaby35
RGuillermo Quiroz10
LGreg Myers4
RAndy Dominique1

1B

LEric Hinske100
RShea Hillenbrand67

2B

BOrlando Hudson130
RFrank Menechino26
RAaron Hill22

3B

LCorey Koskie76
RShea Hillenbrand54
RAaron Hill35
RFrank Menechino9

SS

LRuss Adams132
RJohn McDonald⇄37
RAaron Hill16
RFrank Menechino1

LF

RReed Johnson118
LFrank Catalanotto111
LGabe Gross19

CF

RVernon Wells155
RReed Johnson9
RAlex Rios5

RF

RAlex Rios138
RReed Johnson35
LGabe Gross20

DH

LEric Hinske42
RAaron Hill34
RShea Hillenbrand33
RFrank Menechino24
LCorey Koskie19
LFrank Catalanotto15
LJohn-Ford Griffin4
LGabe Gross2
RGuillermo Quiroz2
RVernon Wells2

Starters

RRoy Halladay3.7 WAR
RJosh Towers3.6 WAR
LGustavo Chacin2.8 WAR
RDave Bush1.2 WAR
LScott Downs1.0 WAR
LTed Lilly0.4 WAR
RPete Walker0.1 WAR
RDustin McGowan0.0 WAR
RChad Gaudin-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMiguel Batista31 sv
LScott Schoeneweis21 h
RJason Frasor15 h
RVinnie Chulk13 h
RJustin Speier11 h
RPete Walker4 h
RBrandon League1 h
RShaun Marcum0 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 2004)

PlayerfWAR
Shea Hillenbrand2.1
Corey Koskie1.7
Aaron Hill1.4
Scott Downs1.0
Scott Schoeneweis0.9
John McDonald0.8

Key subtractions (gone from 2004)

Player2004 fWAR
Carlos Delgado2.4
Kerry Ligtenberg0.5
Terry Adams0.4
Chris Gomez0.3
Jason Kershner0.1
Valerio De Los Santos0.1

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 2005; everyone else is shown as a 2005 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Josh Towers 2005 +3.6 +62.3 0.4 +62.0 $0.1M 2.19× –
Roy Halladay 2005 +3.7 +65.4 10.5 +54.9 $2.8M 2.19× –
Gustavo Chacin 2005 +2.8 +44.0 0.3 +43.7 $0.1M 1.96× –
Vernon Wells 2005 +3.1 +39.8 3.1 +36.7 $1.0M 1.60× –
Orlando Hudson 2005 +2.5 +16.3 0.4 +16.0 $0.1M 0.82× –
Frank Catalanotto 2005 +1.9 +18.3 2.7 +15.6 $1.4M 1.22× –
Gregg Zaun 2005 +2.0 +12.0 0.9 +11.1 $0.5M 0.76× –
Shea Hillenbrand 2005 +2.1 +13.7 3.9 +9.8 $1.8M 0.81× –
Dave Bush 2005 +1.2 +10.0 0.3 +9.7 $0.3M 1.02× –
Reed Johnson 2005 +1.4 +9.2 0.3 +8.8 $0.2M 0.83× –
Corey Koskie 2005 +1.7 +11.8 3.5 +8.3 $2.0M 0.85× –
Scott Downs 2005 +1.0 +8.2 0.3 +7.8 $0.3M 1.02× –
Alex Rios 2005 +0.9 +5.7 0.3 +5.4 $0.4M 0.83× –
John McDonald↔ 2005 +0.8 +4.2 0.2 +3.9 $0.3M 0.61× –
Russ Adams 2005 +0.7 +3.4 0.3 +3.1 $0.5M 0.61× –
Jason Frasor 2005 +0.6 +3.0 0.3 +2.7 $0.6M 0.67× –
Scott Schoeneweis 2005 +0.9 +4.6 2.5 +2.1 $2.9M 0.67× –
Eric Hinske 2005 +1.1 +5.0 3.1 +1.9 $2.8M 0.56× –
Frank Menechino 2005 +0.4 +1.7 0.7 +1.0 $1.7M 0.56× –
Justin Speier 2005 +0.4 +2.4 1.9 +0.5 $4.3M 0.67× –
Miguel Batista 2005 +0.5 +5.3 4.8 +0.5 $9.6M 1.34× –
Pete Walker 2005 +0.1 +0.8 0.4 +0.4 $5.2M 1.34× –
Ted Lilly 2005 +0.4 +3.4 3.1 +0.3 $7.4M 1.02× –
Dustin McGowan 2005 +0.0 +0.4 0.3 +0.1 $6.7M 1.02× –
Vinnie Chulk 2005 +0.1 +0.3 0.3 -0.1 $6.5M 0.67× –
Gabe Gross 2005 -0.1 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 – 0.83× –
Greg Myers 2005 -0.2 -0.9 0.7 -1.6 – 0.52× –
Brandon League 2005 -0.7 -3.8 0.3 -4.1 – 0.67× –
Aaron Hill 2005 +1.4 +6.6 – – – 0.58× –
Andy Dominique 2005 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.52× –
Chad Gaudin 2005 -0.4 -3.2 – – – 1.02× –
Guillermo Quiroz 2005 -0.2 -0.7 – – – 0.52× –
John-Ford Griffin 2005 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.69× –
Justin Miller 2005 -0.4 -1.9 – – – 0.67× –
Ken Huckaby 2005 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.52× –
Matt Whiteside 2005 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Shaun Marcum 2005 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+33.1+345.546.1+299.6—

Trades

Every graded 2005 deal involving the Blue Jays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2005 · ARI / TOR
ARI · Bob Gebhard +$9.6M
Adam Peterson
TOR · JP Ricciardi −$9.6M
Shea Hillenbrand
ARI came out ahead by $9.6M
2005 · OAK / TOR
OAK · Billy Beane +$8.8M
Chad Gaudin
TOR · JP Ricciardi −$8.8M
Dustin Majewski
OAK came out ahead by $8.8M
2005 · TOR / WSN
TOR · JP Ricciardi +$1.6M
A.J. Wideman
WSN · Jim Bowden −$1.6M
Tyrell Godwin
TOR came out ahead by $1.6M
2005 · MIL / TOR
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$99.2M
Dave Bush, Gabe Gross, Zach Jackson
TOR · JP Ricciardi −$99.2M
Lyle Overbay, Ty Taubenheim
MIL came out ahead by $99.2M
2005 · ARI / TOR
ARI · Bob Gebhard +$55.2M
Miguel Batista, Orlando Hudson
TOR · JP Ricciardi −$55.2M
Troy Glaus, Sergio Santos
ARI came out ahead by $55.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2005 payroll
$46.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 2005, 2005–2011. 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 (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Roy Halladay287.000$10.5M$12.8M$12.8M$10.0M$14.2MFREE AGENT
Miguel Batista3413.000$4.8MFREE AGENT
Corey Koskie327.000$3.5MFREE AGENT
Ted Lilly296.000$3.1M$4.0MFREE AGENT
Vernon Wells266.000$3.1M$4.5M$8.8M$3.7M$4.7M$15.7MFREE AGENT
Frank Catalanotto318.000$2.7M$2.7MFREE AGENT
Scott Schoeneweis316.000$2.5M$2.1MFREE AGENT
Justin Speier317.000$1.9M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Gregg Zaun3410.000$950k$1.0M$3.5M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Greg Myers3918.000$700kFREE AGENT
Frank Menechino346.000$650kFREE AGENT
Pete Walker3610.000$400k$650kFREE AGENT
John McDonald306.000$218k$500k$750k$1.9M$1.9M$1.5M$1.2M
Matt Whiteside3713.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Shea Hillenbrand294.000$3.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Hinske273.000$3.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Orlando Hudson273.000$365kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Towers284.000$358kARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Downs295.000$316kFREE AGENT
Justin Miller273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ken Huckaby344.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Reed Johnson282.000$342kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Frasor271.000$332kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Rios241.000$331kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Bush251.000$327kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vinnie Chulk262.000$326kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dustin McGowan230.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gustavo Chacin241.000$316kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon League221.000$316kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Russ Adams241.000$316kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gabe Gross251.000$300kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Dominique29–—
John-Ford Griffin25–—
Guillermo Quiroz231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Gaudin222.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Hill230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shaun Marcum230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2005 acquisition stacked onto Blue Jays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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