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Blue Jays TOR

201689–73 (0.549)Made Playoffs
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President of baseball ops: Mark Shapiro · GM: Ross Atkins

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2016, 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
$157M
Surplus $M
-26
Win %
0.549
TAB
+3.5
WAB
+4.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
40.4
Dead money %
24%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-4.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2016 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RRussell Martin127
LJosh Thole50
BDioner Navarro⇄15

1B

BJustin Smoak111
REdwin Encarnación75
RChris Colabello8
LRyan Goins2
RJosé Bautista1
RAndy Burns1
RJunior Lake1
RMatt Dominguez1

2B

RDevon Travis99
RDarwin Barney40
LRyan Goins37
RRussell Martin1

3B

RJosh Donaldson136
RDarwin Barney32
LRyan Goins6
RAndy Burns4
RMatt Dominguez3
BJimmy Paredes⇄2
RRussell Martin1

SS

RTroy Tulowitzki128
LRyan Goins28
RDarwin Barney25

LF

LMichael Saunders106
LEzequiel Carrera45
RB.J. Upton⇄45
LDarrell Ceciliani8
RDarwin Barney5
LRyan Goins2
BDalton Pompey2
RAndy Burns1
RChris Colabello1

CF

RKevin Pillar146
RB.J. Upton⇄10
LEzequiel Carrera5
LMichael Saunders1

RF

RJosé Bautista91
LEzequiel Carrera65
LMichael Saunders22
RJunior Lake19
LDarrell Ceciliani4
RB.J. Upton⇄1
LRyan Goins1

DH

REdwin Encarnación86
RJosé Bautista26
RJosh Donaldson19
LMichael Saunders9
RRussell Martin5
RTroy Tulowitzki3
RDevon Travis3
BDalton Pompey2
LEzequiel Carrera2
RB.J. Upton⇄1
BDioner Navarro⇄1
BJimmy Paredes⇄1

Starters

RAaron Sanchez3.4 WAR
RMarcus Stroman3.2 WAR
LJ.A. Happ2.9 WAR
RMarco Estrada2.7 WAR
RR.A. Dickey0.8 WAR
LFrancisco Liriano⇄0.6 WAR
RDrew Hutchison⇄-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRoberto Osuna36 sv
RJason Grilli⇄23 h
RJoaquin Benoit⇄18 h
RJoe Biagini9 h
LBrett Cecil9 h
RGavin Floyd6 h
RDrew Storen⇄0 h
RJesse Chavez⇄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 2015)

PlayerfWAR
J.A. Happ2.9
Joe Biagini1.1
Francisco Liriano0.6
Joaquín Benoit0.6
Danny Barnes0.4
Gavin Floyd0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2015)

Player2015 fWAR
David Price2.6
Mark Buehrle2.0
Liam Hendriks1.5
Danny Valencia1.3
José Reyes1.0
Ben Revere0.7

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 2016; everyone else is shown as a 2016 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Josh Donaldson 2016 +6.8 +77.6 11.7 +66.0 $1.7M 1.43× –
Aaron Sanchez 2016 +3.4 +53.5 0.5 +52.9 $0.2M 1.96× –
Marcus Stroman 2016 +3.2 +50.3 0.5 +49.8 $0.2M 1.96× –
J.A. Happ 2016 +2.9 +45.5 10.0 +35.5 $3.4M 1.96× –
Edwin Encarnación 2016 +3.6 +42.7 10.0 +32.7 $2.8M 1.49× –
Marco Estrada 2016 +2.7 +41.7 11.5 +30.2 $4.3M 1.96× –
Roberto Osuna 2016 +1.7 +26.6 0.5 +26.1 $0.3M 1.95× –
Devon Travis 2016 +2.7 +22.9 0.5 +22.4 $0.2M 1.07× –
Michael Saunders 2016 +2.3 +22.1 2.9 +19.2 $1.3M 1.22× –
Russell Martin 2016 +3.7 +32.9 15.0 +17.9 $4.1M 1.12× –
Kevin Pillar 2016 +1.8 +17.4 0.5 +16.9 $0.3M 1.22× –
José Bautista 2016 +2.0 +19.4 14.0 +5.4 $7.0M 1.22× –
Joe Biagini 2016 +1.1 +5.8 0.5 +5.3 $0.5M 0.67× –
Darwin Barney 2016 +1.3 +5.6 1.1 +4.6 $0.8M 0.56× –
Danny Barnes 2016 +0.4 +1.9 0.1 +1.8 $0.3M 0.67× –
Ezequiel Carrera 2016 +0.3 +1.9 0.5 +1.4 $1.8M 0.83× –
Francisco Liriano↔ 2016 +0.6 +5.3 4.1 +1.1 $6.4M 1.02× –
Jimmy Paredes↔ 2016 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $1.0M 0.58× –
Ryan Tepera 2016 +0.1 +0.6 0.5 +0.1 $4.5M 0.67× –
Pat Venditte↔ 2016 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Matt Dermody 2016 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Scott Diamond 2016 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Andy Burns 2016 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.58× –
Dalton Pompey 2016 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.69× –
Dustin Antolin 2016 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Joaquín Benoit↔ 2016 +0.6 +3.3 3.9 -0.7 $6.4M 0.67× –
Matt Dominguez 2016 -0.2 -0.9 0.0 -0.9 – 0.58× –
Aaron Loup 2016 +0.0 +0.0 1.1 -1.0 $1342.4M 0.67× –
Bo Schultz 2016 -0.1 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Chad Girodo 2016 -0.2 -1.3 0.1 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Drew Hutchison↔ 2016 -0.1 -0.8 0.7 -1.5 – 1.02× –
Arnold Leon 2016 -0.2 -1.1 0.5 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Brett Cecil 2016 +0.4 +2.1 3.8 -1.7 $9.5M 0.67× –
Dioner Navarro↔ 2016 -0.2 -1.0 0.6 -1.7 – 0.52× –
Junior Lake 2016 -0.2 -1.4 0.5 -1.9 – 0.83× –
Josh Thole 2016 -0.3 -1.2 0.8 -2.0 – 0.52× –
Jason Grilli↔ 2016 +0.0 +0.3 2.4 -2.1 $97.9M 1.34× –
Chris Colabello 2016 -0.4 -2.0 0.5 -2.5 – 0.56× –
Franklin Morales 2016 -0.1 -0.5 2.0 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Darrell Ceciliani 2016 -0.4 -2.6 0.1 -2.8 – 0.83× –
Ryan Goins 2016 -0.5 -2.3 0.5 -2.8 – 0.56× –
Scott Feldman↔ 2016 -0.0 -0.1 2.8 -2.9 – 0.67× –
Troy Tulowitzki 2016 +2.3 +16.8 20.0 -3.2 $8.5M 0.89× –
Jesse Chavez↔ 2016 -0.2 -1.0 2.5 -3.5 – 0.67× –
R.A. Dickey 2016 +0.8 +6.5 12.0 -5.5 $15.1M 1.02× –
Justin Smoak 2016 -0.4 -1.9 3.9 -5.8 – 0.56× –
Drew Storen↔ 2016 -0.2 -1.3 5.6 -6.8 – 0.67× –
B.J. Upton↔ 2016 -0.3 -1.8 5.9 -7.7 – 0.83× –
Gavin Floyd 2016 +0.2 +1.0 1.0 -0.0 $5.4M 0.67× –
Total—+40.7+480.8156.5+324.3—

Trades

Every graded 2016 deal involving the Blue Jays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 11 total.

2016 · NYM / TOR
NYM · Sandy Alderson +$2.4M
cash / PTBNL
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$2.4M
Darrell Ceciliani
NYM came out ahead by $2.4M
2016 · TOR / PIT
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$4.8M
Francisco Liriano, Harold Ramírez, Reese McGuire
PIT · Neal Huntington −$4.8M
Drew Hutchison
TOR came out ahead by $4.8M
2016 · TOR / SEA
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$0.8M
Tim Lopes
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$0.8M
Pat Venditte
TOR came out ahead by $0.8M
2016 · HOU / TOR
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$4.0M
Lupe Chavez
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$4.0M
Scott Feldman
HOU came out ahead by $4.0M
2016 · SDP / TOR
SDP · AJ Preller +$8.0M
Hansel Rodriguez
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$8.0M
B. J. Upton
SDP came out ahead by $8.0M
2016 · TOR / LAD
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$0.8M
Mike Bolsinger
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$0.8M
Jesse Chavez
TOR came out ahead by $0.8M
2016 · CHW / TOR
CHW · Kenny Williams +$2.4M
Colton Turner
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$2.4M
Dioner Navarro
CHW came out ahead by $2.4M
2016 · ATL / TOR
ATL · John Hart +$6.4M
Sean Ratcliffe
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$6.4M
Jason Grilli
ATL came out ahead by $6.4M
2016 · SEA / TOR
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$6.4M
Wade LeBlanc
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$6.4M
cash / PTBNL
SEA came out ahead by $6.4M
2016 · TOR / WSN
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$8.8M
Drew Storen
WSN · Michael Rizzo −$8.8M
Ben Revere
TOR came out ahead by $8.8M
2016 · SEA / TOR
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$0.8M
Drew Storen
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$0.8M
Joaquín Benoit
SEA came out ahead by $0.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2016 payroll
$156.8M
2017 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2016, 2016–2022. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2016; 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 (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Troy Tulowitzki319.033$20.0MFREE AGENT
Russell Martin339.150$15.0MFREE AGENT
José Bautista3510.165$14.0MFREE AGENT
R.A. Dickey4111.007$12.0MFREE AGENT
Marco Estrada326.035$11.5MFREE AGENT
J.A. Happ337.047$10.0MFREE AGENT
Edwin Encarnación3310.085$10.0MFREE AGENT
B.J. Upton319.126$5.9MFREE AGENT
Francisco Liriano329.104$4.1MFREE AGENT
Joaquín Benoit3815.040$3.9MFREE AGENT
Justin Smoak296.000$3.9MFREE AGENT
Scott Feldman339.091$2.8MFREE AGENT
Jason Grilli399.016$2.4MFREE AGENT
Franklin Morales309.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Gavin Floyd3310.045$1.0MFREE AGENT
Josh Thole297.000$800kFREE AGENT
Dioner Navarro329.091$634kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Josh Donaldson303.158$11.7MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Storen285.140$5.6MFREE AGENT
Brett Cecil295.152$3.8MFREE AGENT
Michael Saunders295.138$2.9MFREE AGENT
Jesse Chavez325.108$2.5MFREE AGENT
Darwin Barney304.085$1.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Loup283.083$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Hutchison253.128$733kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (24)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Ezequiel Carrera292.039$522kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Colabello322.089$521kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Pillar271.113$521kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Junior Lake261.142$520kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Goins281.166$520kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Sanchez231.069$518kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roberto Osuna211.000$516kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marcus Stroman251.147$516kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bo Schultz300.146$513kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Tepera280.109$512kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Devon Travis251.000$511kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Arnold Leon270.073$510kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Biagini260.000$507kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darrell Ceciliani260.127$139kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Girodo250.043$114kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Barnes261.028$108kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Burns250.000$103kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Dermody250.000$86kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dalton Pompey230.088$86kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Venditte310.121$56kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jimmy Paredes272.059$30kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Dominguez262.062$28kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dustin Antolin26–$6k
Scott Diamond291.161$6kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2016 acquisition stacked onto Blue Jays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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