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Blue Jays TOR

201181–81 (0.500)
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GM: Alex Anthopoulos

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2011, 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
$62M
Surplus $M
+5
Win %
0.500
TAB
-2.1
WAB
+4.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
27.0
Dead money %
62%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-5.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2011 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJ.P. Arencibia122
RJosé Molina48

1B

LAdam Lind109
REdwin Encarnación25
LDavid Cooper15
LMark Teahen⇄7

2B

RAaron Hill⇄104
LKelly Johnson⇄33
RJohn McDonald⇄21
RMike McCoy10
RJayson Nix4
RChris Woodward2

3B

RBrett Lawrie43
RJayson Nix41
REdwin Encarnación36
RJohn McDonald⇄26
RJosé Bautista25
RMike McCoy16
LMark Teahen⇄12
RChris Woodward1

SS

RYunel Escobar132
RMike McCoy26
RChris Woodward1

LF

LEric Thames52
LTravis Snider44
LDewayne Wise⇄5
RRajai Davis4
LMark Teahen⇄2
LAdam Loewen1
RJayson Nix1

CF

RRajai Davis79
LColby Rasmus⇄35
RMike McCoy16
LDewayne Wise⇄14
LTravis Snider6
LAdam Loewen3
RDarin Mastroianni1

RF

RJosé Bautista116
LEric Thames27
RRajai Davis8
RMike McCoy5
LAdam Loewen4
LMark Teahen⇄3
LTravis Snider3
LDewayne Wise⇄1

DH

REdwin Encarnación70
RJuan Rivera⇄19
LAdam Lind16
LEric Thames13
RJosé Bautista9
LDavid Cooper9
RMike McCoy5
RJ.P. Arencibia4
RJosé Molina4
LAdam Loewen3
LMark Teahen⇄2
LCorey Patterson⇄2
RJayson Nix1
RRajai Davis1
LTravis Snider1
RYunel Escobar1

Starters

RBrandon Morrow2.8 WAR
LRicky Romero2.5 WAR
RCarlos Villanueva1.3 WAR
LJo-Jo Reyes⇄1.0 WAR
RHenderson Alvarez0.7 WAR
RJesse Litsch0.5 WAR
LBrett Cecil0.5 WAR
RZach Stewart⇄0.0 WAR
LLuis Perez-0.0 WAR
RDustin McGowan-0.1 WAR
LBrad Mills-0.1 WAR
RKyle Drabek-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RFrank Francisco17 sv
RCasey Janssen7 h
RShawn Camp5 h
RJon Rauch4 h
LLuis Perez4 h
RJason Frasor⇄0 h
LMarc Rzepczynski⇄0 h
ROctavio Dotel⇄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 2010)

PlayerfWAR
Brett Lawrie2.6
Carlos Villanueva1.3
Jo-Jo Reyes1.0
Kelly Johnson0.8
Henderson Alvarez0.7
Eric Thames0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 2010)

Player2010 fWAR
Shaun Marcum3.6
Álex González2.5
John Buck1.7
Lyle Overbay1.2
Scott Downs1.1
Shawn Hill0.5

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 2011; everyone else is shown as a 2011 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
José Bautista 2011 +8.1 +132.9 8.0 +124.9 $1.0M 2.05× –
Brandon Morrow 2011 +2.8 +44.1 2.3 +41.8 $0.8M 1.96× –
Ricky Romero 2011 +2.5 +39.7 1.0 +38.7 $0.4M 1.96× –
Yunel Escobar 2011 +3.6 +37.5 2.9 +34.6 $0.8M 1.32× –
Brett Lawrie 2011 +2.6 +23.2 0.4 +22.8 $0.2M 1.12× –
José Molina 2011 +2.4 +14.7 1.2 +13.5 $0.5M 0.76× –
Jo-Jo Reyes↔ 2011 +1.0 +8.2 0.3 +7.9 $0.3M 1.02× –
Carlos Villanueva 2011 +1.3 +6.8 1.4 +5.4 $1.1M 0.67× –
Henderson Alvarez 2011 +0.7 +5.5 0.1 +5.4 $0.2M 1.02× –
Casey Janssen 2011 +1.2 +6.2 1.1 +5.1 $0.9M 0.67× –
Eric Thames 2011 +0.7 +4.4 0.3 +4.1 $0.5M 0.83× –
Brett Cecil 2011 +0.5 +3.7 0.4 +3.3 $1.0M 1.02× –
Kelly Johnson↔ 2011 +0.8 +3.4 1.3 +2.1 $1.7M 0.56× –
Jesse Litsch 2011 +0.5 +2.7 0.8 +1.9 $1.6M 0.67× –
Marc Rzepczynski↔ 2011 +0.4 +2.1 0.3 +1.9 $0.6M 0.67× –
Edwin Encarnación 2011 +0.7 +3.8 2.5 +1.3 $3.6M 0.69× –
John McDonald↔ 2011 +0.5 +2.2 1.2 +1.0 $2.5M 0.58× –
Mike McCoy 2011 +0.2 +1.2 0.4 +0.7 $1.8M 0.61× –
Jayson Nix 2011 +0.2 +0.8 0.4 +0.4 $2.6M 0.58× –
Joel Carreno 2011 +0.2 +0.9 0.4 +0.4 $2.6M 0.67× –
Zach Stewart↔ 2011 +0.0 +0.3 0.1 +0.3 $1.4M 1.02× –
Chad Beck 2011 +0.1 +0.3 0.4 -0.1 $6.5M 0.67× –
David Purcey↔ 2011 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Luis Perez 2011 -0.0 -0.0 0.4 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Brian Tallet↔ 2011 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Danny Farquhar 2011 -0.0 -0.0 0.4 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Trever Miller↔ 2011 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Shawn Camp 2011 +0.3 +1.5 2.2 -0.7 $8.0M 0.67× –
Corey Patterson↔ 2011 -0.0 -0.2 0.6 -0.8 – 0.69× –
David Cooper 2011 -0.1 -0.6 0.4 -1.0 – 0.56× –
Jason Frasor↔ 2011 +0.3 +1.5 2.4 -1.0 $8.9M 0.67× –
Dustin McGowan 2011 -0.1 -0.7 0.5 -1.1 – 1.02× –
Wilfredo Ledezma 2011 -0.1 -0.4 0.7 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Brad Mills 2011 -0.1 -0.9 0.4 -1.3 – 1.02× –
Mark Teahen↔ 2011 -0.0 -0.2 1.6 -1.8 – 0.58× –
Octavio Dotel↔ 2011 -0.1 -0.4 1.7 -2.1 – 0.67× –
J.P. Arencibia 2011 -0.5 -2.0 0.4 -2.4 – 0.52× –
Kyle Drabek 2011 -0.3 -2.3 0.4 -2.7 – 1.02× –
Colby Rasmus↔ 2011 -0.5 -3.6 0.1 -3.7 – 0.83× –
Adam Lind 2011 +0.2 +1.0 5.2 -4.1 $22.5M 0.56× –
Juan Rivera↔ 2011 -0.4 -2.4 2.8 -5.2 – 0.69× –
Rajai Davis 2011 -0.5 -3.3 2.5 -5.8 – 0.83× –
Aaron Hill↔ 2011 -0.9 -3.9 3.8 -7.7 – 0.56× –
Jon Rauch 2011 -0.6 -6.3 3.5 -9.8 – 1.34× –
Frank Francisco 2011 +0.4 +4.0 4.0 -0.0 $10.7M 1.34× –
Travis Snider 2011 +0.1 +0.4 0.4 -0.0 $7.3M 0.83× –
Adam Loewen 2011 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Woodward 2011 -0.2 -0.7 – – – 0.56× –
Darin Mastroianni 2011 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.83× –
Dewayne Wise↔ 2011 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.83× –
P.J. Walters↔ 2011 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Rommie Lewis 2011 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Scott Richmond 2011 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+27.4+321.961.9+262.9—

Trades

Every graded 2011 deal involving the Blue Jays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

2011 · TOR / STL
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$30.4M
Colby Rasmus, Trever Miller, Brian Tallet, P. J. Walters
STL · John Mozeliak −$30.4M
Octavio Dotel, Marc Rzepczynski, Corey Patterson, Edwin Jackson
TOR came out ahead by $30.4M
2011 · CHW / TOR
CHW · Kenny Williams +$11.2M
Nestor Molina
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos −$11.2M
Sergio Santos
CHW came out ahead by $11.2M
2011 · TOR / CHW
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.8M
Edwin Jackson, Mark Teahen
CHW · Kenny Williams −$0.8M
Zach Stewart, Jason Frasor
TOR came out ahead by $0.8M
2011 · TOR / ANA
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$8.8M
Mike Napoli, Juan Rivera
ANA · Jerry Dipoto −$8.8M
Vernon Wells
TOR came out ahead by $8.8M
2011 · ARI / TOR
ARI · Kevin Towers +$2.4M
Aaron Hill, John McDonald
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos −$2.4M
Kelly Johnson
ARI came out ahead by $2.4M
2011 · TOR / ANA
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$6.4M
Jeff Mathis
ANA · Jerry Dipoto −$6.4M
Brad Mills
TOR came out ahead by $6.4M
2011 · PHI / TOR
PHI · Ruben Amaro +$2.4M
Frank Gailey
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos −$2.4M
Ben Francisco
PHI came out ahead by $2.4M
2011 · COL / TOR
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$0.0M
Brad Emaus
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Chris Malone
Even trade
2011 · OAK / TOR
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.8M
David Purcey
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos −$0.8M
Danny Farquhar
OAK came out ahead by $0.8M
2011 · TEX / TOR
TEX · Jon Daniels +$35.2M
Mike Napoli
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos −$35.2M
Frank Francisco
TEX came out ahead by $35.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2011 payroll
$62.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 2011, 2011–2017. 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 (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
Adam Lind279.058$5.2M$5.0M$5.0M$7.0MFREE AGENT
Frank Francisco316.053$4.0MFREE AGENT
Jon Rauch326.126$3.5MFREE AGENT
Juan Rivera328.047$2.8MFREE AGENT
Jason Frasor3310.134$2.4M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Octavio Dotel3711.113$1.7MFREE AGENT
José Molina369.026$1.2MFREE AGENT
John McDonald369.118$1.2MFREE AGENT
Wilfredo Ledezma308.000$700kFREE AGENT
Corey Patterson318.083$602kFREE AGENT
Trever Miller3810.095$250kFREE AGENT
Chris Woodward3512.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
José Bautista305.165$8.0MFREE AGENT
Aaron Hill295.136$3.8MFREE AGENT
Yunel Escobar283.121$2.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edwin Encarnación285.085$2.5MFREE AGENT
Rajai Davis303.167$2.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Morrow263.091$2.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Camp355.170$2.2MFREE AGENT
Mark Teahen295.155$1.6MFREE AGENT
Carlos Villanueva274.030$1.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Kelly Johnson295.127$1.3MFREE AGENT
Casey Janssen294.063$1.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesse Litsch264.098$830kARB 3FREE AGENT
Dustin McGowan294.113$450kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jo-Jo Reyes263.007$303kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Purcey293.000$66kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Tallet335.146$39kFREE AGENT
Dewayne Wise334.094—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Loewen275.000—FREE AGENT
Scott Richmond313.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
Ricky Romero262.000$1.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Cecil241.128$443kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jayson Nix282.046$438kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Snider231.126$436kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike McCoy302.101$422kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.P. Arencibia250.059$417kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Drabek232.080$416kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Farquhar240.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Cooper240.136$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Lawrie210.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Beck260.022$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Perez260.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joel Carreno240.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Mills260.138$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Thames240.000$305kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marc Rzepczynski251.036$260kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Colby Rasmus242.000$120kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Henderson Alvarez210.000$113kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Stewart240.000$57kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rommie Lewis28–—
P.J. Walters260.114—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darin Mastroianni250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2011 acquisition stacked onto Blue Jays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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