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Blue Jays TOR

201273–89 (0.451)
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GM: Alex Anthopoulos

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2012, 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
$83M
Surplus $M
-28
Win %
0.451
TAB
-11.1
WAB
-6.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
20.9
Dead money %
39%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-5.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2012 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJ.P. Arencibia94
RJeff Mathis66
RYan Gomes9

1B

REdwin Encarnación68
LAdam Lind61
LEric Thames⇄46
LDavid Cooper29
RYan Gomes20
RJosé Bautista4
BOmar Vizquel2
RYorvit Torrealba⇄1

2B

LKelly Johnson136
BOmar Vizquel24
RAdeiny Hechavarría8
RMike McCoy8

3B

RBrett Lawrie123
RAdeiny Hechavarría18
BOmar Vizquel18
RYan Gomes8
RMike McCoy6
REdwin Encarnación1
RJosé Bautista1

SS

RYunel Escobar143
RAdeiny Hechavarría17
BOmar Vizquel10
RMike McCoy1
RBrett Lawrie1

LF

RRajai Davis114
LAnthony Gose15
RYan Gomes4
RMike McCoy4
REdwin Encarnación3
BOmar Vizquel1

CF

LColby Rasmus145
LAnthony Gose22
RRajai Davis6
RMike McCoy4

RF

RJosé Bautista90
RMoisés Sierra39
LAnthony Gose24
RRajai Davis24
RMike McCoy3

DH

REdwin Encarnación82
LAdam Lind31
LDavid Cooper9
RRajai Davis5
RMoisés Sierra5
RJ.P. Arencibia4
LColby Rasmus4
RMike McCoy3
LKelly Johnson3
RJosé Bautista2
RJeff Mathis2
RYunel Escobar2
RYan Gomes2
RBrett Lawrie1
BOmar Vizquel1

Starters

RBrandon Morrow2.4 WAR
LJ.A. Happ⇄1.1 WAR
RCarlos Villanueva0.6 WAR
RDrew Hutchison0.5 WAR
LRicky Romero0.4 WAR
RHenderson Alvarez0.2 WAR
LBrett Cecil0.1 WAR
RChad Jenkins-0.1 WAR
RKyle Drabek-0.2 WAR
RJesse Chavez⇄-0.2 WAR
LAaron Laffey-0.3 WAR
RJoel Carreno-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RCasey Janssen22 sv
LDarren Oliver16 h
RJason Frasor12 h
RSteve Delabar⇄12 h
RBrandon Lyon⇄12 h
LAaron Loup6 h
LLuis Perez4 h
RFrancisco Cordero⇄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 2011)

PlayerfWAR
Jeff Mathis1.7
J.A. Happ1.1
Darren Oliver1.1
Aaron Loup0.8
Anthony Gose0.6
Steve Delabar0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 2011)

Player2011 fWAR
José Molina2.4
Jo-Jo Reyes1.0
John McDonald0.5
Marc Rzepczynski0.4
Frank Francisco0.4
Shawn Camp0.3

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 2012; everyone else is shown as a 2012 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Edwin Encarnación 2012 +4.6 +54.4 3.5 +50.9 $0.8M 1.49× –
José Bautista 2012 +3.1 +40.0 14.0 +26.0 $4.5M 1.60× –
Brandon Morrow 2012 +2.4 +28.8 4.0 +24.8 $1.6M 1.49× –
Brett Lawrie 2012 +1.9 +13.1 0.5 +12.6 $0.3M 0.85× –
Casey Janssen 2012 +1.1 +11.7 2.0 +9.7 $1.8M 1.34× –
Jeff Mathis 2012 +1.7 +10.3 1.5 +8.8 $0.9M 0.76× –
J.A. Happ↔ 2012 +1.1 +8.9 0.7 +8.2 $0.7M 1.02× –
Colby Rasmus 2012 +1.2 +7.7 2.7 +5.0 $2.3M 0.83× –
Aaron Loup 2012 +0.8 +4.5 0.2 +4.3 $0.3M 0.67× –
Drew Hutchison 2012 +0.5 +3.7 0.5 +3.2 $1.1M 1.02× –
Steve Delabar↔ 2012 +0.5 +2.7 0.2 +2.5 $0.4M 0.67× –
J.P. Arencibia 2012 +0.6 +2.5 0.5 +2.0 $0.8M 0.52× –
Rajai Davis 2012 +0.7 +4.8 2.8 +2.0 $3.8M 0.83× –
Darren Oliver 2012 +1.1 +5.8 4.0 +1.8 $3.7M 0.67× –
Luis Perez 2012 +0.4 +2.3 0.5 +1.8 $1.1M 0.67× –
Henderson Alvarez 2012 +0.2 +2.0 0.5 +1.5 $2.0M 1.02× –
Yunel Escobar 2012 +1.3 +6.4 5.0 +1.4 $3.8M 0.61× –
Carlos Villanueva 2012 +0.6 +3.3 2.3 +1.0 $3.7M 0.67× –
Travis Snider↔ 2012 +0.1 +0.8 0.1 +0.7 $0.6M 0.83× –
Brandon Lyon↔ 2012 +0.4 +2.2 2.5 -0.3 $6.0M 0.67× –
Chad Beck 2012 +0.0 +0.2 0.5 -0.3 $16.8M 0.67× –
David Cooper 2012 +0.0 +0.2 0.5 -0.3 $10.1M 0.56× –
David Carpenter↔ 2012 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Yorvit Torrealba↔ 2012 +0.0 +0.0 0.5 -0.5 $58.1M 0.56× –
Sam Dyson 2012 -0.0 -0.1 0.5 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Yan Gomes 2012 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Ben Francisco↔ 2012 -0.1 -0.4 0.5 -0.9 – 0.83× –
Robert Coello 2012 -0.1 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Mike McCoy 2012 -0.2 -0.9 0.5 -1.4 – 0.56× –
Jesse Chavez↔ 2012 -0.2 -1.3 0.3 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Evan Crawford 2012 -0.3 -1.4 0.5 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Ricky Romero 2012 +0.4 +3.1 5.0 -1.9 $13.0M 1.02× –
Kyle Drabek 2012 -0.2 -1.5 0.5 -2.0 – 1.02× –
Sergio Santos 2012 -0.2 -1.0 1.0 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Adeiny Hechavarría 2012 -0.1 -0.5 1.8 -2.2 – 0.58× –
Moisés Sierra 2012 -0.3 -1.9 0.5 -2.4 – 0.83× –
Jason Frasor 2012 +0.2 +1.1 3.8 -2.6 $17.6M 0.67× –
Aaron Laffey 2012 -0.3 -2.4 0.8 -3.2 – 1.02× –
Kelly Johnson 2012 +0.7 +3.2 6.4 -3.2 $9.0M 0.56× –
Eric Thames↔ 2012 -0.7 -3.1 0.3 -3.4 – 0.56× –
Joel Carreno 2012 -0.6 -3.0 0.5 -3.5 – 0.67× –
Omar Vizquel 2012 -0.9 -3.8 0.8 -4.6 – 0.56× –
Adam Lind 2012 -0.1 -0.5 5.0 -5.5 – 0.56× –
Francisco Cordero↔ 2012 -0.5 -2.4 3.9 -6.3 – 0.67× –
Brett Cecil 2012 +0.1 +0.4 0.5 -0.0 $5.8M 0.67× –
Anthony Gose 2012 +0.6 +3.7 – – – 0.83× –
Bobby Korecky 2012 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Brad Lincoln↔ 2012 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Chad Jenkins 2012 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
David Pauley↔ 2012 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Drew Carpenter 2012 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Ryota Igarashi↔ 2012 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Scott Richmond 2012 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Shawn Hill 2012 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+20.6+198.183.3+115.5—

Trades

Every graded 2012 deal involving the Blue Jays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

2012 · MIA / TOR
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$47.2M
Henderson Álvarez, Yunel Escobar, Adeiny Hechavarría, Jeff Mathis, Jake Marisnick, Justin Nicolino, Anthony DeSclafani
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos −$47.2M
Josh Johnson, Mark Buehrle, José Reyes, John Buck, Emilio Bonifácio
MIA came out ahead by $47.2M
2012 · TOR / BOS
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Mike Aviles
BOS · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
David Carpenter, John Farrell
Even trade
2012 · CLE / TOR
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$71.2M
Mike Aviles, Yan Gomes
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos −$71.2M
Esmil Rogers
CLE came out ahead by $71.2M
2012 · PIT / TOR
PIT · Neal Huntington +$11.2M
Travis Snider
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos −$11.2M
Brad Lincoln
PIT came out ahead by $11.2M
2012 · TOR / HOU
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$77.6M
J. A. Happ, David Carpenter, Brandon Lyon
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$77.6M
Ben Francisco, Francisco Cordero, Asher Wojciechowski, Carlos Pérez, David Rollins, Joe Musgrove, Kevin Comer
TOR came out ahead by $77.6M
2012 · CHW / TOR
CHW · Kenny Williams +$1.6M
Myles Jaye, Daniel Webb
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos −$1.6M
Jason Frasor
CHW came out ahead by $1.6M
2012 · TOR / SEA
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$4.0M
Steve Delabar
SEA · Jack Zduriencik −$4.0M
Eric Thames
TOR came out ahead by $4.0M
2012 · NYM / TOR
NYM · Sandy Alderson +$369.6M
John Buck, Travis d'Arnaud, Noah Syndergaard, Wuilmer Becerra
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos −$369.6M
R. A. Dickey, Josh Thole, Mike Nickeas
NYM came out ahead by $369.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2012 payroll
$82.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2012, 2012–2018. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
José Bautista316.165$14.0M$14.0M$14.0M$14.0M$14.0M$18.0MFREE AGENT
Kelly Johnson306.127$6.4MFREE AGENT
Adam Lind289.058$5.0M$5.0M$7.0MFREE AGENT
Darren Oliver4116.127$4.0M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Francisco Cordero3712.046$3.9MFREE AGENT
Jason Frasor347.134$3.8MFREE AGENT
Edwin Encarnación296.085$3.5M$8.0M$9.0M$10.0M$10.0MFREE AGENT
Brandon Lyon329.142$2.5MFREE AGENT
Omar Vizquel4522.130$750kFREE AGENT
Yorvit Torrealba3310.030$508kFREE AGENT
Shawn Hill318.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
Yunel Escobar294.121$5.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ricky Romero273.000$5.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Morrow274.091$4.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Rajai Davis314.167$2.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Colby Rasmus253.000$2.7MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Villanueva285.030$2.3MFREE AGENT
Casey Janssen305.063$2.0MFREE AGENT
Jeff Mathis295.012$1.5MFREE AGENT
Aaron Laffey274.101$800kARB 3FREE AGENT
J.A. Happ293.047$734kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Francisco304.049$506kARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Richmond324.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (31)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
Adeiny Hechavarría230.000$1.8MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sergio Santos282.000$1.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.P. Arencibia261.059$490kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Drabek242.080$486kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Perez270.119$486kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Henderson Alvarez221.000$483kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Lawrie220.055$482kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joel Carreno250.041$482kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Beck270.022$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Moisés Sierra231.105$480kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Cooper250.136$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike McCoy312.101$480kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Cecil252.071$480kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robert Coello27–$480k
Evan Crawford250.041$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Dyson240.000$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Hutchison210.000$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesse Chavez282.065$332kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Thames250.115$260kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Loup240.000$218kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yan Gomes240.000$218kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Delabar280.023$213kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Snider242.015$80kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Carpenter260.092$43kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Korecky32–—
Brad Lincoln271.075—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Pauley292.011—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Carpenter271.028—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Gose210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Jenkins240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryota Igarashi332.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2012 acquisition stacked onto Blue Jays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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