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GM: Jim Bowden

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2006, 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
$53M
Surplus $M
-11
Win %
0.438
TAB
-5.9
WAB
-6.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
24.0
Dead money %
55%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-4.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2006 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LBrian Schneider123
LRobert Fick26
RBrandon Harper14
RMatthew LeCroy13
RWiki Gonzalez12

1B

LNick Johnson147
LRobert Fick13
BJose Vidro8
RMatthew LeCroy6
LMarlon Anderson⇄2
LBrian Schneider1

2B

BJose Vidro107
BBernie Castro29
RDamian Jackson11

3B

RRyan Zimmerman157
RDamian Jackson6
RBrendan Harris⇄3
RMelvin Dorta3
BHenry Mateo2

SS

RRoyce Clayton⇄87
BFelipe López⇄71
RDamian Jackson16
RBrendan Harris⇄5
BHenry Mateo3
RMelvin Dorta3

LF

RAlfonso Soriano158
RLuis Matos⇄10
LGeorge Lombard3
RMarlon Byrd3
BBernie Castro2
RDamian Jackson2
LRyan Church2

CF

RMarlon Byrd57
LRyan Church51
RNook Logan26
RAlex Escobar23
RDamian Jackson22
LBrandon Watson⇄8
LMarlon Anderson⇄7
RLuis Matos⇄4
RAustin Kearns⇄2
BHenry Mateo1

RF

RJose Guillen68
RAustin Kearns⇄61
RMarlon Byrd18
LRyan Church14
LDaryle Ward⇄10
RMike Vento8
LRobert Fick6
LGeorge Lombard5
RDamian Jackson2
RAlex Escobar1

DH

LDaryle Ward⇄3
LMarlon Anderson⇄3
BJose Vidro2
RMatthew LeCroy2

Starters

RLivan Hernandez⇄1.6 WAR
RJohn Patterson1.1 WAR
RTony Armas Jr.0.5 WAR
RShawn Hill0.5 WAR
RPedro Astacio0.5 WAR
LMike O'Connor0.2 WAR
RZach Day⇄0.2 WAR
RRamon Ortiz0.2 WAR
LBilly Traber0.1 WAR
RBeltran Perez0.1 WAR
RRyan Drese0.0 WAR
RJason Bergmann-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RChad Cordero29 sv
RJon Rauch18 h
RSaul Rivera9 h
RFelix Rodriguez3 h
RRyan Wagner3 h
LMike Stanton⇄0 h
RGary Majewski⇄0 h
LJoey Eischen0 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 2005)

PlayerfWAR
Alfonso Soriano5.4
Austin Kearns2.0
Marlon Anderson0.6
Felipe Lopez0.6
Pedro Astacio0.5
Nook Logan0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 2005)

Player2005 fWAR
Esteban Loaiza4.5
Brad Wilkerson2.4
Hector Carrasco1.1
Vinny Castilla1.0
Preston Wilson0.9
Junior Spivey0.6

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Nationals. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 2006; everyone else is shown as a 2006 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Alfonso Soriano 2006 +5.4 +87.9 10.0 +77.9 $1.9M 2.05× –
Nick Johnson 2006 +4.9 +47.2 3.2 +44.0 $0.6M 1.20× –
Ryan Zimmerman 2006 +3.8 +38.5 0.3 +38.2 $0.1M 1.25× –
Austin Kearns↔ 2006 +2.0 +19.8 0.8 +19.0 $0.4M 1.22× –
Livan Hernandez↔ 2006 +1.6 +19.5 5.6 +13.8 $3.4M 1.49× –
John Patterson 2006 +1.1 +9.0 0.5 +8.5 $0.4M 1.02× –
Jon Rauch 2006 +0.4 +4.6 0.3 +4.3 $0.8M 1.34× –
Marlon Anderson↔ 2006 +0.6 +4.2 0.8 +3.5 $1.2M 0.83× –
Pedro Astacio 2006 +0.5 +4.2 0.8 +3.5 $1.4M 1.02× –
Mike Stanton↔ 2006 +0.7 +3.5 0.7 +2.8 $1.0M 0.67× –
Marlon Byrd 2006 +0.4 +2.7 0.8 +1.9 $2.0M 0.83× –
Tony Armas 2006 +0.5 +3.9 2.1 +1.8 $4.4M 1.02× –
Felipe Lopez↔ 2006 +0.6 +2.9 1.2 +1.7 $2.1M 0.61× –
Daryle Ward↔ 2006 +0.3 +2.0 0.6 +1.5 $1.8M 0.83× –
Zach Day↔ 2006 +0.2 +1.3 0.4 +0.9 $2.3M 1.02× –
Chad Cordero 2006 +0.1 +0.7 0.5 +0.2 $7.7M 1.34× –
Gary Majewski↔ 2006 +0.1 +0.5 0.2 +0.2 $2.7M 0.67× –
Luis Matos↔ 2006 +0.0 +0.2 0.3 -0.1 $10.5M 0.83× –
Royce Clayton↔ 2006 -0.1 -0.3 0.6 -0.9 – 0.61× –
Ramon Ortiz 2006 +0.2 +1.5 2.5 -1.0 $13.3M 1.02× –
Wiki Gonzalez 2006 -0.1 -0.5 0.7 -1.1 – 0.52× –
Jason Bergmann 2006 -0.2 -0.9 0.3 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Brian Schneider 2006 +0.3 +1.2 2.7 -1.5 $9.6M 0.52× –
Ryan Drese 2006 +0.0 +0.3 1.9 -1.6 $57.1M 1.02× –
Matthew LeCroy 2006 -0.2 -0.9 0.8 -1.8 – 0.52× –
Robert Fick 2006 -0.2 -1.0 0.8 -1.9 – 0.52× –
Felix Rodriguez 2006 -0.4 -2.3 0.6 -2.9 – 0.67× –
Brandon Watson↔ 2006 -0.5 -3.1 0.3 -3.4 – 0.83× –
Joey Eischen 2006 -0.4 -2.1 1.3 -3.4 – 0.67× –
Damian Jackson 2006 -0.5 -3.5 0.7 -4.2 – 0.83× –
Jose Guillen 2006 -0.2 -1.4 4.0 -5.4 – 0.83× –
Jose Vidro 2006 +0.1 +0.6 7.0 -6.4 $56.2M 0.56× –
Alex Escobar 2006 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.83× –
Beltran Perez 2006 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Bernie Castro 2006 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.56× –
Bill Bray↔ 2006 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Billy Traber 2006 +0.1 +1.0 – – – 1.02× –
Brandon Harper 2006 +0.3 +1.1 – – – 0.52× –
Brendan Harris↔ 2006 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.61× –
Brett Campbell 2006 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Booker↔ 2006 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Schroder 2006 -0.3 -1.4 – – – 0.67× –
George Lombard 2006 +0.1 +0.8 – – – 0.83× –
Henry Mateo 2006 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.61× –
Kevin Gryboski 2006 -0.4 -2.1 – – – 0.67× –
Melvin Dorta 2006 -0.2 -0.7 – – – 0.58× –
Micah Bowie 2006 +0.2 +1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Michael O'Connor 2006 +0.2 +1.2 – – – 1.02× –
Mike Vento 2006 +0.4 +2.6 – – – 0.83× –
Nook Logan 2006 +0.5 +3.3 – – – 0.83× –
Roy Corcoran 2006 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Ryan Church 2006 +1.9 +18.5 – – – 1.22× –
Ryan Wagner 2006 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Santiago Ramirez 2006 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Saul Rivera 2006 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Shawn Hill 2006 +0.5 +3.8 – – – 1.02× –
Travis Hughes 2006 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+24.1+267.953.3+186.8—

Trades

Every graded 2006 deal involving the Nationals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2006 · WSN / CIN
WSN · Jim Bowden +$49.6M
Austin Kearns, Felipe López, Ryan Wagner
CIN · Dan O'Brien −$49.6M
Gary Majewski, Royce Clayton, Bill Bray, Brendan Harris, Daryl Thompson
WSN came out ahead by $49.6M
2006 · WSN / SEA
WSN · Jim Bowden +$29.6M
Emiliano Fruto, Chris Snelling
SEA · Bill Bavasi −$29.6M
José Vidro
WSN came out ahead by $29.6M
2006 · WSN / ATL
WSN · Jim Bowden +$0.8M
Luis Atilano
ATL · John Schuerholz −$0.8M
Daryle Ward
WSN came out ahead by $0.8M
2006 · SFG / WSN
SFG · Brian Sabean +$1.6M
Mike Stanton
WSN · Jim Bowden −$1.6M
Shairon Martis
SFG came out ahead by $1.6M
2006 · LAD / WSN
LAD · Ned Colletti +$0.0M
Marlon Anderson
WSN · Jim Bowden +$0.0M
Jhonny Núñez
Even trade
2006 · WSN / ARI
WSN · Jim Bowden +$22.4M
Garrett Mock, Matt Chico
ARI · Josh Byrnes −$22.4M
Liván Hernández
WSN came out ahead by $22.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2006 payroll
$53.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 2006, 2006–2012. 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 (20)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Alfonso Soriano307.000$10.0MFREE AGENT
Jose Vidro319.000$7.0MFREE AGENT
Livan Hernandez3110.000$5.6MFREE AGENT$537k$900k$1.2M
Jose Guillen309.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Brian Schneider296.000$2.7M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Ramon Ortiz337.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Tony Armas287.000$2.1MFREE AGENT
Joey Eischen3612.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Robert Fick328.000$850k$850kFREE AGENT
Matthew LeCroy306.000$850kFREE AGENT
Marlon Anderson328.000$752kFREE AGENT
Pedro Astacio3714.000$750kFREE AGENT
Damian Jackson3210.000$700kFREE AGENT
Mike Stanton3917.000$683kFREE AGENT
Wiki Gonzalez327.000$650kFREE AGENT
Royce Clayton3615.000$635kFREE AGENT
Felix Rodriguez3311.000$600kFREE AGENT
Daryle Ward318.000$557kFREE AGENT
Luis Matos276.000$330kFREE AGENT
Micah Bowie317.000—$435kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Nick Johnson275.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Ryan Drese305.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Felipe Lopez265.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Marlon Byrd284.000$800kARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Kearns264.000$777kARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Cordero243.000$525kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Patterson284.000$450kARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Day284.000$375kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Rauch274.000$335kARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Escobar275.000—FREE AGENT
Henry Mateo295.000—FREE AGENT
Kevin Gryboski324.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy Traber263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Wagner233.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roy Corcoran263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Ryan Zimmerman211.000$327kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Bergmann241.000$327kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Watson241.000$294kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Majewski262.000$249kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
George Lombard30–—
Brandon Harper30–—
Saul Rivera280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Booker29–—
Travis Hughes28–—
Bernie Castro26–—
Nook Logan262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Church272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Santiago Ramirez27–—
Beltran Perez24–—
Shawn Hill252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brendan Harris252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Vento28–—
Bill Bray230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael O'Connor25–—
Chris Schroder27–—
Brett Campbell24–—
Melvin Dorta24–—

Graphs

How each 2006 acquisition stacked onto Nationals's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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