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Blue Jays TOR

201483–79 (0.512)
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GM: Alex Anthopoulos

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2014, 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
$130M
Surplus $M
-24
Win %
0.512
TAB
+0.0
WAB
-0.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
36.0
Dead money %
23%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-5.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2014 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BDioner Navarro112
LJosh Thole53
RErik Kratz⇄34
LGeorge Kottaras⇄4

1B

REdwin Encarnación80
LAdam Lind47
LJuan Francisco20
RJosé Bautista12
RDanny Valencia⇄11
LDan Johnson8
RJohn Mayberry Jr.⇄7

2B

LMunenori Kawasaki64
LRyan Goins57
RSteve Tolleson55
RBrett Lawrie32
LChris Getz10
BMaicer Izturis10
RJonathan Diaz5

3B

LJuan Francisco74
RBrett Lawrie63
RSteve Tolleson43
RDanny Valencia⇄37
LMunenori Kawasaki19

SS

BJosé Reyes142
LRyan Goins15
RJonathan Diaz14
LMunenori Kawasaki4
RSteve Tolleson2

LF

BMelky Cabrera133
RKevin Pillar30
LAnthony Gose11
BDalton Pompey9
RJohn Mayberry Jr.⇄5
REdwin Encarnación2
RDarin Mastroianni⇄2
RJonathan Diaz1
RSteve Tolleson1

CF

LColby Rasmus87
LAnthony Gose65
RKevin Pillar16
RJosé Bautista12
RDarin Mastroianni⇄5
BDalton Pompey5
RJonathan Diaz1
BMelky Cabrera1

RF

RJosé Bautista131
LAnthony Gose14
RNolan Reimold⇄10
RKevin Pillar7
RDarin Mastroianni⇄7
RSteve Tolleson6
RBrad Glenn4
BMelky Cabrera4
RJohn Mayberry Jr.⇄2
RCole Gillespie⇄1
RJonathan Diaz1

DH

REdwin Encarnación46
LAdam Lind37
BDioner Navarro21
RJosé Bautista13
LJuan Francisco12
RNolan Reimold⇄10
LColby Rasmus9
LDan Johnson6
BDalton Pompey3
BMelky Cabrera3
RKevin Pillar3
RDanny Valencia⇄2
LAnthony Gose1
RBrad Glenn1
LJosh Thole1
RJohn Mayberry Jr.⇄1
RSteve Tolleson1

Starters

LMark Buehrle3.7 WAR
RMarcus Stroman3.4 WAR
RDrew Hutchison2.7 WAR
RR.A. Dickey1.6 WAR
LJ.A. Happ1.2 WAR
RBrandon Morrow0.4 WAR
LDaniel Norris-0.1 WAR
RLiam Hendriks⇄-0.2 WAR
RDustin McGowan-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RCasey Janssen25 sv
LBrett Cecil24 h
LAaron Loup13 h
RSteve Delabar12 h
RAaron Sanchez7 h
RChad Jenkins2 h
RTodd Redmond0 h
RSergio Santos0 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 2013)

PlayerfWAR
Marcus Stroman3.4
Drew Hutchison2.7
Juan Francisco1.2
Aaron Sanchez0.6
Erik Kratz0.4
Dalton Pompey0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2013)

Player2013 fWAR
Rajai Davis1.2
Josh Johnson0.4
J.P. Arencibia0.3
Mark DeRosa0.2
Juan Pablo Perez0.2
Luis Perez0.1

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 2014; everyone else is shown as a 2014 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
José Bautista 2014 +6.2 +101.1 14.0 +87.1 $2.3M 2.05× –
Marcus Stroman 2014 +3.4 +53.5 0.4 +53.1 $0.1M 1.96× –
Mark Buehrle 2014 +3.7 +65.1 18.0 +47.1 $4.8M 2.19× –
Drew Hutchison 2014 +2.7 +42.1 0.5 +41.6 $0.2M 1.96× –
Melky Cabrera 2014 +3.1 +39.8 8.0 +31.8 $2.6M 1.60× –
Edwin Encarnación 2014 +3.7 +35.2 9.0 +26.2 $2.5M 1.20× –
José Reyes 2014 +3.8 +39.8 16.0 +23.8 $4.2M 1.32× –
Brett Cecil 2014 +1.2 +13.1 1.3 +11.8 $1.1M 1.34× –
Brett Lawrie 2014 +1.6 +11.0 0.5 +10.5 $0.3M 0.85× –
R.A. Dickey 2014 +1.6 +19.5 12.0 +7.5 $7.3M 1.49× –
Anthony Gose 2014 +0.9 +6.1 0.3 +5.8 $0.3M 0.83× –
Juan Francisco 2014 +1.2 +5.3 0.4 +4.9 $0.4M 0.58× –
Aaron Loup 2014 +0.5 +5.2 0.5 +4.7 $1.1M 1.34× –
J.A. Happ 2014 +1.2 +9.9 5.2 +4.7 $4.3M 1.02× –
Adam Lind 2014 +1.7 +11.1 7.0 +4.1 $4.1M 0.81× –
Colby Rasmus 2014 +1.5 +10.0 7.0 +3.0 $4.7M 0.83× –
Aaron Sanchez 2014 +0.6 +3.1 0.2 +2.9 $0.3M 0.67× –
Kevin Pillar 2014 +0.4 +2.5 0.2 +2.3 $0.5M 0.83× –
Todd Redmond 2014 +0.4 +2.1 0.5 +1.6 $1.3M 0.67× –
Dalton Pompey 2014 +0.2 +1.4 0.1 +1.3 $0.4M 0.83× –
Erik Kratz↔ 2014 +0.4 +1.7 0.4 +1.3 $0.9M 0.52× –
Chad Jenkins 2014 +0.2 +1.0 0.2 +0.8 $1.2M 0.67× –
Kendall Graveman 2014 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.5 $0.7M 0.67× –
Kyle Drabek 2014 +0.1 +0.3 0.0 +0.3 $0.4M 0.67× –
Steve Tolleson 2014 +0.1 +0.5 0.4 +0.1 $3.8M 0.56× –
Jeremy Jeffress↔ 2014 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 – 0.67× –
John Mayberry Jr.↔ 2014 +0.0 +0.2 0.3 -0.2 $9.0M 0.56× –
George Kottaras↔ 2014 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 – 0.52× –
Rob Rasmussen 2014 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Danny Valencia↔ 2014 +0.1 +0.3 0.6 -0.4 $11.1M 0.58× –
Nolan Reimold↔ 2014 -0.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 – 0.69× –
Sean Nolin 2014 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Cole Gillespie↔ 2014 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 – 0.83× –
Darin Mastroianni↔ 2014 -0.2 -1.2 0.0 -1.2 – 0.83× –
Dan Johnson 2014 -0.3 -1.2 0.2 -1.4 – 0.56× –
Liam Hendriks↔ 2014 -0.2 -1.4 0.0 -1.5 – 1.02× –
Maicer Izturis 2014 +0.3 +1.1 3.0 -1.9 $11.7M 0.56× –
Esmil Rogers↔ 2014 -0.2 -1.3 0.9 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Casey Janssen 2014 +0.1 +1.2 4.0 -2.8 $35.3M 1.34× –
Steve Delabar 2014 -0.4 -2.3 0.5 -2.8 – 0.67× –
Josh Thole 2014 -0.4 -1.6 1.2 -2.9 – 0.52× –
Ryan Goins 2014 -0.6 -2.5 0.5 -3.0 – 0.56× –
Dustin McGowan 2014 -0.3 -3.2 1.5 -4.7 – 1.34× –
Moisés Sierra↔ 2014 -0.7 -4.6 0.1 -4.7 – 0.83× –
Brandon Morrow 2014 +0.4 +1.9 8.0 -6.1 $22.6M 0.67× –
Dioner Navarro 2014 -0.8 -3.1 3.0 -6.1 – 0.52× –
Sergio Santos 2014 -0.5 -5.8 3.8 -9.5 – 1.34× –
Bobby Korecky 2014 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Brad Glenn 2014 -0.3 -2.1 – – – 0.83× –
Brad Mills↔ 2014 -0.3 -1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Getz 2014 -0.2 -0.7 – – – 0.56× –
Daniel Norris 2014 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Jonathan Diaz 2014 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.61× –
Munenori Kawasaki 2014 +0.4 +1.6 – – – 0.56× –
Neil Wagner 2014 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+36.0+452.8130.2+325.2—

Trades

Every graded 2014 deal involving the Blue Jays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.

2014 · TOR / OAK
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$170.4M
Josh Donaldson
OAK · Billy Beane −$170.4M
Brett Lawrie, Sean Nolin, Kendall Graveman, Franklin Barreto
TOR came out ahead by $170.4M
2014 · TOR / SEA
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$2.4M
Michael Saunders
SEA · Jack Zduriencik −$2.4M
J. A. Happ
TOR came out ahead by $2.4M
2014 · TOR / MIL
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$34.4M
Marco Estrada
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$34.4M
Adam Lind
TOR came out ahead by $34.4M
2014 · PHI / TOR
PHI · Ruben Amaro +$2.4M
Gustavo Pierre
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos −$2.4M
John Mayberry
PHI came out ahead by $2.4M
2014 · TOR / KCR
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$11.2M
Liam Hendriks
KCR · Dayton Moore −$11.2M
Santiago Nessy
TOR came out ahead by $11.2M
2014 · TOR / HOU
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Raúl Valdés
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Even trade
2014 · TOR / KCR
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$2.4M
Danny Valencia
KCR · Dayton Moore −$2.4M
Liam Hendriks, Erik Kratz
TOR came out ahead by $2.4M
2014 · TOR / HOU
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Adron Chambers
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$0.0M
Alejandro Solarte, Will Dupont
Even trade
2014 · TOR / DET
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$14.4M
Devon Travis
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$14.4M
Anthony Gose
TOR came out ahead by $14.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2014 payroll
$130.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 2014, 2014–2020. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
Mark Buehrle3513.078$18.0M$20.0MFREE AGENT
José Reyes3110.111$16.0M$13.1MFREE AGENT
José Bautista338.165$14.0M$14.0M$14.0M$18.0MFREE AGENT
R.A. Dickey399.007$12.0M$12.0M$12.0MFREE AGENT
Edwin Encarnación318.085$9.0M$10.0M$10.0MFREE AGENT
Melky Cabrera297.148$8.0MFREE AGENT
Brandon Morrow296.091$8.0MFREE AGENT
Adam Lind309.058$7.0MFREE AGENT
Casey Janssen327.063$4.0MFREE AGENT
Dioner Navarro307.091$3.0M$5.0M$3.4MFREE AGENT
Maicer Izturis339.038$3.0MFREE AGENT
Dustin McGowan327.113$1.5MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
Colby Rasmus275.000$7.0MFREE AGENT
J.A. Happ315.047$5.2MFREE AGENT
Sergio Santos304.000$3.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Cecil273.152$1.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Thole273.085$1.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Esmil Rogers283.135$871kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Mayberry Jr.305.000$305kFREE AGENT
Nolan Reimold304.044$225kARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Johnson344.076$219kARB 3FREE AGENT
George Kottaras314.149$16kARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Getz305.050—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (32)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
Danny Valencia292.118$619kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Lawrie242.055$516kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Delabar302.015$516kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Loup261.083$512kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Redmond290.129$506kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Hutchison231.128$503kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Goins260.039$502kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Francisco272.156$445kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Tolleson301.140$413kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marcus Stroman230.000$372kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik Kratz341.158$369kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Gose230.141$298kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Jenkins260.118$216kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Sanchez210.000$189kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Pillar250.047$175kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dalton Pompey210.000$74kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Nolin240.001$74kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Rasmussen250.096$71kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Moisés Sierra251.105$68kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kendall Graveman230.000$68kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darin Mastroianni280.149$48kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Jeffress261.017$48kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Liam Hendriks251.000$26kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Drabek262.080$22kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cole Gillespie301.003$14kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Korecky34–—
Neil Wagner301.030—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Munenori Kawasaki332.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Mills290.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Diaz291.041—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Glenn27–—
Daniel Norris210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2014 acquisition stacked onto Blue Jays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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