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Blue Jays TOR

201593–69 (0.574)Made Playoffs
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GM: Alex Anthopoulos

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2015, 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
$128M
Surplus $M
+32
Win %
0.574
TAB
+15.6
WAB
+10.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
50.4
Dead money %
16%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-2.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2015 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RRussell Martin117
BDioner Navarro39
LJosh Thole18

1B

BJustin Smoak110
REdwin Encarnación59
RChris Colabello34
RDanny Valencia⇄5
RMatt Hague3

2B

LRyan Goins66
RDevon Travis62
LMunenori Kawasaki17
RDarwin Barney⇄15
BCliff Pennington⇄12
RSteve Tolleson11
RDanny Valencia⇄3
RRussell Martin2

3B

RJosh Donaldson150
BCliff Pennington⇄7
LMunenori Kawasaki3
LRyan Goins2
RMatt Hague1

SS

BJosé Reyes⇄69
LRyan Goins58
RTroy Tulowitzki⇄41
BCliff Pennington⇄11
RJonathan Diaz6
RSteve Tolleson4

LF

LEzequiel Carrera46
LBen Revere⇄40
RChris Colabello33
RDanny Valencia⇄32
RKevin Pillar14
BDalton Pompey6
BCliff Pennington⇄3
RSteve Tolleson3
LMichael Saunders3
RJonathan Diaz2
LRyan Goins2

CF

RKevin Pillar142
BDalton Pompey21
LBen Revere⇄16
LEzequiel Carrera5

RF

RJosé Bautista118
LEzequiel Carrera35
RChris Colabello13
LMichael Saunders6
RDanny Valencia⇄5
RKevin Pillar3
LRyan Goins2
RSteve Tolleson1

DH

REdwin Encarnación85
RJosé Bautista33
RChris Colabello12
BDioner Navarro11
RJosh Donaldson7
RRussell Martin5
BJustin Smoak4
BDalton Pompey3
BCliff Pennington⇄1
RMatt Hague1
RTroy Tulowitzki⇄1

Starters

LDavid Price⇄2.6 WAR
LMark Buehrle2.0 WAR
RMarco Estrada1.9 WAR
RR.A. Dickey1.8 WAR
RDrew Hutchison1.4 WAR
RMarcus Stroman0.4 WAR
LFelix Doubront⇄0.4 WAR
RScott Copeland0.2 WAR
RAaron Sanchez0.2 WAR
LDaniel Norris⇄0.1 WAR
RTodd Redmond-0.1 WAR
LMatthew Boyd⇄-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRoberto Osuna20 sv
RMark Lowe⇄17 h
LAaron Loup9 h
LBrett Cecil9 h
RLiam Hendriks7 h
RSteve Delabar5 h
RBo Schultz4 h
RRyan Tepera0 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 2014)

PlayerfWAR
Josh Donaldson8.7
Russell Martin4.5
David Price2.6
Devon Travis2.2
Marco Estrada1.9
Chris Colabello1.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2014)

Player2014 fWAR
Melky Cabrera3.1
Adam Lind1.7
Brett Lawrie1.6
Colby Rasmus1.5
J.A. Happ1.2
Juan Francisco1.2

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 2015; everyone else is shown as a 2015 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Josh Donaldson 2015 +8.7 +99.6 4.3 +95.3 $0.5M 1.43× –
José Bautista 2015 +5.2 +85.4 14.0 +71.4 $2.7M 2.05× –
Kevin Pillar 2015 +3.7 +53.3 0.5 +52.8 $0.1M 1.79× –
Edwin Encarnación 2015 +4.5 +54.1 10.0 +44.1 $2.2M 1.49× –
David Price↔ 2015 +2.6 +40.2 6.8 +33.5 $2.6M 1.96× –
Russell Martin 2015 +4.5 +40.0 7.0 +33.0 $1.6M 1.12× –
Marco Estrada 2015 +1.9 +22.7 3.9 +18.8 $2.0M 1.49× –
Devon Travis 2015 +2.2 +14.4 0.5 +13.9 $0.2M 0.82× –
Roberto Osuna 2015 +1.3 +14.0 0.5 +13.5 $0.4M 1.34× –
Brett Cecil 2015 +1.3 +14.3 2.5 +11.8 $1.9M 1.34× –
Liam Hendriks 2015 +1.5 +11.8 0.5 +11.3 $0.3M 0.98× –
Drew Hutchison 2015 +1.4 +11.1 0.5 +10.5 $0.4M 1.02× –
R.A. Dickey 2015 +1.8 +20.9 12.0 +8.9 $6.8M 1.49× –
Danny Valencia↔ 2015 +1.3 +8.8 0.9 +7.9 $0.7M 0.83× –
Chris Colabello 2015 +1.4 +6.3 0.4 +5.8 $0.3M 0.56× –
Ryan Goins 2015 +1.3 +5.7 0.5 +5.2 $0.4M 0.56× –
Mark Buehrle 2015 +2.0 +23.9 20.0 +3.9 $9.9M 1.49× –
Ben Revere↔ 2015 +0.7 +5.0 1.5 +3.4 $2.0M 0.83× –
Félix Doubront↔ 2015 +0.4 +3.3 0.1 +3.2 $0.1M 1.02× –
Marcus Stroman 2015 +0.4 +3.4 0.5 +2.9 $1.2M 1.02× –
Justin Smoak 2015 +0.7 +3.0 1.0 +2.0 $1.5M 0.56× –
LaTroy Hawkins↔ 2015 +0.3 +2.7 1.0 +1.8 $3.8M 1.34× –
Scott Copeland 2015 +0.2 +1.8 0.0 +1.8 $0.2M 1.02× –
Mark Lowe↔ 2015 +0.1 +1.4 0.2 +1.2 $1.2M 1.34× –
Aaron Loup 2015 +0.2 +1.1 0.5 +0.6 $2.5M 0.67× –
Ezequiel Carrera 2015 +0.1 +0.8 0.4 +0.4 $3.2M 0.83× –
Daniel Norris↔ 2015 +0.1 +0.5 0.2 +0.3 $3.1M 1.02× –
Steve Tolleson 2015 +0.2 +0.8 0.5 +0.3 $2.9M 0.56× –
Aaron Sanchez 2015 +0.2 +1.2 1.0 +0.2 $4.6M 0.67× –
Munenori Kawasaki 2015 +0.1 +0.4 0.2 +0.2 $2.1M 0.56× –
Rob Rasmussen↔ 2015 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $0.5M 0.67× –
Dalton Pompey 2015 +0.1 +0.4 0.5 -0.1 $8.7M 0.83× –
Colt Hynes 2015 +0.0 +0.2 0.5 -0.3 $12.5M 0.67× –
Matt Hague 2015 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.56× –
Jonathan Diaz 2015 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.4 – 0.61× –
Troy Tulowitzki↔ 2015 +1.2 +6.0 6.4 -0.4 $5.3M 0.61× –
Chad Jenkins 2015 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Jeff Francis 2015 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Miguel Castro↔ 2015 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Phil Coke↔ 2015 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Andrew Albers 2015 -0.2 -0.9 0.0 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Todd Redmond 2015 -0.1 -0.7 0.5 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Steve Delabar 2015 -0.2 -1.1 0.3 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Darwin Barney↔ 2015 +0.1 +0.5 2.2 -1.8 $21.0M 0.56× –
Bo Schultz 2015 -0.3 -1.7 0.4 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Cliff Pennington↔ 2015 -0.2 -0.9 1.0 -2.0 – 0.56× –
Josh Thole 2015 -0.2 -0.8 1.8 -2.6 – 0.52× –
Ryan Tepera 2015 -0.5 -2.4 0.3 -2.7 – 0.67× –
Michael Saunders 2015 +0.0 +0.0 2.9 -2.8 $542.5M 0.83× –
Matthew Boyd↔ 2015 -0.4 -3.1 0.0 -3.1 – 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $14.5M AAV
Dioner Navarro 2015 +0.2 +0.9 5.0 -4.1 $22.9M 0.52× –
José Reyes↔ 2015 +1.0 +4.7 13.1 -8.4 $13.7M 0.61× –
Total—+50.3+550.6127.5+423.0—

Trades

Every graded 2015 deal involving the Blue Jays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

2015 · TOR / PHI
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$2.4M
Ben Revere
PHI · Scott Proefrock −$2.4M
Jimmy Cordero, Alberto Tirado
TOR came out ahead by $2.4M
2015 · DET / TOR
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$79.2M
Daniel Norris, Matt Boyd, Jairo Labourt
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos −$79.2M
David Price
DET came out ahead by $79.2M
2015 · TOR / LAD
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$4.8M
Darwin Barney
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$4.8M
Jack Murphy
TOR came out ahead by $4.8M
2015 · COL / TOR
COL · Jeff Bridich +$2.4M
José Reyes, Jeff Hoffman, Miguel Castro, Jesús Tinoco
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos −$2.4M
Troy Tulowitzki, LaTroy Hawkins
COL came out ahead by $2.4M
2015 · ARI / TOR
ARI · Dave Stewart +$2.4M
Dawel Lugo
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos −$2.4M
Cliff Pennington
ARI came out ahead by $2.4M
2015 · COL / TOR
COL · Jeff Bridich +$0.0M
Tyler Ybarra
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Jayson Aquino
Even trade
2015 · LAD / TOR
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
Chase De Jong, Tim Locastro
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Even trade
2015 · TOR / SEA
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Mark Lowe
SEA · Jeff Kingston +$0.0M
Jake Brentz, Nick Wells, Rob Rasmussen
Even trade
2015 · OAK / TOR
OAK · Billy Beane +$56.8M
Liam Hendriks
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos −$56.8M
Jesse Chavez
OAK came out ahead by $56.8M
2015 · TOR / LAD
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$4.0M
cash / PTBNL
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$4.0M
Chris Heisey
TOR came out ahead by $4.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2015 payroll
$127.5M
2016 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2015, 2015–2021. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2015; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Guaranteed / signed (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Mark Buehrle3614.078$20.0MFREE AGENT
José Bautista349.165$14.0MFREE AGENT
José Reyes3211.111$13.1MFREE AGENT
R.A. Dickey4010.007$12.0MFREE AGENT
Edwin Encarnación329.085$10.0MFREE AGENT
Russell Martin328.150$7.0MFREE AGENT
Troy Tulowitzki308.033$6.4MFREE AGENT
Dioner Navarro318.091$5.0MFREE AGENT
LaTroy Hawkins4218.054$964kFREE AGENT
Phil Coke326.028$250kFREE AGENT
Mark Lowe327.005$157kFREE AGENT
Jeff Francis349.036$154kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
David Price295.164$6.8MFREE AGENT
Marco Estrada315.035$3.9MFREE AGENT
Michael Saunders284.138$2.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Cecil284.152$2.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Darwin Barney294.053$2.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Thole284.085$1.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Revere273.149$1.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cliff Pennington315.114$1.0MFREE AGENT
Justin Smoak284.077$1.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Valencia303.118$925kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bo Schultz293.085$355kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Félix Doubront273.120$56kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (28)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Josh Donaldson292.158$4.3MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Sanchez220.069$1.0MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Loup272.083$528kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Hutchison242.128$520kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Redmond301.129$520kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Liam Hendriks261.000$518kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Tolleson311.140$517kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marcus Stroman240.147$515kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Goins270.166$513kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Pillar260.113$512kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Colt Hynes300.078$511kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dalton Pompey220.027$508kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Devon Travis240.000$507kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roberto Osuna200.000$507kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Colabello312.089$422kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ezequiel Carrera281.069$391kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Delabar312.097$297kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Tepera270.000$297kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Norris221.000$196kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Munenori Kawasaki342.073$175kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Hague290.060$86kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Jenkins271.057$72kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Castro200.000$66kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Copeland270.000$42kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Diaz300.041$31kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matthew Boyd240.000$26kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Rasmussen260.096$9kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Albers290.058$3kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2015 acquisition stacked onto Blue Jays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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