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Nationals WSN

200773–89 (0.451)
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GM: Jim Bowden

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2007, 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
$32M
Surplus $M
+8
Win %
0.451
TAB
-5.1
WAB
+3.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
17.6
Dead money %
52%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-7.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2007 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LBrian Schneider122
RJesus Flores55

1B

BDmitri Young116
LRobert Fick84
RTony Batista27
RRonnie Belliard9
LKory Casto2
LBrian Schneider1

2B

RRonnie Belliard115
BFelipe López43
BD'Angelo Jimenez10

3B

RRyan Zimmerman161
RRonnie Belliard2
RTony Batista2
BD'Angelo Jimenez1

SS

BFelipe López111
BCristian Guzman44
RJosh Wilson⇄15
BD'Angelo Jimenez11
RRonnie Belliard4

LF

LRyan Church91
LRyan Langerhans⇄66
RWily Mo Peña⇄22
LRobert Fick14
LKory Casto12
RMichael Restovich6
LBrandon Watson1
RJustin Maxwell1

CF

RNook Logan111
LRyan Church41
LRyan Langerhans⇄40
RAustin Kearns6
LBrandon Watson5
RJustin Maxwell5

RF

RAustin Kearns158
RWily Mo Peña⇄15
LRobert Fick7
LRyan Langerhans⇄7
RMichael Restovich2

DH

BDmitri Young7
RRonnie Belliard2
LRyan Church1
RRyan Zimmerman1

Starters

RShawn Hill1.4 WAR
RJason Bergmann0.7 WAR
LMicah Bowie0.1 WAR
LBilly Traber0.1 WAR
LMatt Chico0.1 WAR
RTim Redding0.0 WAR
LJohn Lannan-0.0 WAR
RJoel Hanrahan0.0 WAR
RJason Simontacchi-0.2 WAR
RLevale Speigner-0.2 WAR
RJerome Williams-0.2 WAR
RJohn Patterson-0.4 WAR
LMike Bacsik-1.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ RChad Cordero37 sv
RJon Rauch33 h
RSaul Rivera19 h
RJesus Colome11 h
RLuis Ayala6 h
RChris Schroder2 h
LBilly Traber2 h
LRay King⇄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 2006)

PlayerfWAR
Ronnie Belliard2.3
Cristian Guzman1.4
Dmitri Young1.0
Wily Mo Peña0.6
Jesus Flores0.4
D'Angelo Jimenez0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2006)

Player2006 fWAR
Alfonso Soriano5.4
Nick Johnson4.9
Livan Hernandez1.6
Mike Stanton0.7
Marlon Anderson0.6
Pedro Astacio0.5

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 2007; everyone else is shown as a 2007 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Ryan Zimmerman 2007 +4.5 +45.4 0.4 +45.0 $0.1M 1.25× –
Austin Kearns 2007 +3.4 +43.1 3.5 +39.6 $1.0M 1.60× –
Ryan Church 2007 +2.8 +36.4 0.4 +36.0 $0.1M 1.60× –
Jon Rauch 2007 +1.7 +25.9 0.5 +25.5 $0.3M 1.95× –
Ronnie Belliard 2007 +2.3 +15.0 0.8 +14.2 $0.3M 0.82× –
Shawn Hill 2007 +1.4 +11.5 0.4 +11.1 $0.3M 1.02× –
Jason Bergmann 2007 +0.7 +5.6 0.4 +5.2 $0.6M 1.02× –
Dmitri Young 2007 +1.0 +4.5 0.5 +4.0 $0.5M 0.56× –
Wily Mo Peña↔ 2007 +0.6 +3.7 0.6 +3.0 $1.1M 0.83× –
Nook Logan 2007 +0.5 +3.3 0.4 +2.9 $0.8M 0.83× –
Cristian Guzman 2007 +1.4 +7.0 4.2 +2.8 $2.9M 0.61× –
Jesus Flores 2007 +0.4 +1.6 0.4 +1.2 $1.0M 0.52× –
Chad Cordero 2007 +0.4 +4.7 4.2 +0.5 $9.5M 1.34× –
Jesus Colome 2007 +0.3 +1.3 0.8 +0.5 $3.2M 0.67× –
Matt Chico 2007 +0.1 +0.5 0.4 +0.1 $6.4M 1.02× –
Luis Ayala 2007 +0.2 +1.0 1.3 -0.3 $6.9M 0.67× –
Ross Detwiler 2007 +0.0 +0.1 0.4 -0.3 $21.6M 0.67× –
Brian Schneider 2007 +0.6 +2.4 3.5 -1.1 $6.0M 0.52× –
Ryan Wagner 2007 -0.1 -0.7 0.4 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Levale Speigner 2007 -0.2 -1.0 0.4 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Jerome Williams 2007 -0.2 -1.9 0.5 -2.4 – 1.02× –
Josh Wilson↔ 2007 -0.5 -2.5 0.1 -2.5 – 0.61× –
Chris Snelling↔ 2007 -0.4 -2.7 0.4 -3.0 – 0.83× –
Ryan Langerhans↔ 2007 -0.4 -2.8 0.3 -3.2 – 0.83× –
Ray King↔ 2007 -0.5 -2.6 0.7 -3.3 – 0.67× –
John Patterson 2007 -0.4 -3.3 0.8 -4.1 – 1.02× –
Felipe Lopez 2007 -0.2 -0.9 3.9 -4.8 – 0.61× –
Robert Fick 2007 -1.0 -4.3 0.8 -5.2 – 0.56× –
Micah Bowie 2007 +0.1 +0.4 0.4 -0.0 $5.7M 0.67× –
Arnie Munoz 2007 -0.6 -3.0 – – – 0.67× –
Billy Traber 2007 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Brandon Watson 2007 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Chris Booker 2007 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Schroder 2007 +0.7 +3.9 – – – 0.67× –
D'Angelo Jimenez 2007 +0.3 +1.5 – – – 0.61× –
Jason Simontacchi 2007 -0.2 -1.6 – – – 1.02× –
Joel Hanrahan 2007 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 1.02× –
John Lannan 2007 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 1.02× –
Jonathan Albaladejo 2007 +0.3 +1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Justin Maxwell 2007 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Kory Casto 2007 -0.8 -5.3 – – – 0.83× –
Michael Restovich 2007 -0.4 -2.4 – – – 0.83× –
Mike Bacsik 2007 -1.0 -8.3 – – – 1.02× –
Saul Rivera 2007 +1.3 +13.6 – – – 1.34× –
Tim Redding 2007 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 1.02× –
Tony Batista 2007 -0.3 -1.1 – – – 0.56× –
Winston Abreu 2007 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+17.7+189.031.8+158.9—

Trades

Every graded 2007 deal involving the Nationals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.

2007 · WSN / OAK
WSN · Jim Bowden +$2.4M
Ryan Langerhans
OAK · Billy Beane −$2.4M
Chris Snelling
WSN came out ahead by $2.4M
2007 · BOS / WSN
BOS · Theo Epstein +$10.4M
Chris Carter
WSN · Jim Bowden −$10.4M
Wily Mo Peña
BOS came out ahead by $10.4M
2007 · ARI / WSN
ARI · Josh Byrnes +$0.0M
Emiliano Fruto
WSN · Jim Bowden +$0.0M
Chris Carter
Even trade
2007 · WSN / HOU
WSN · Jim Bowden +$0.0M
Wade Robinson
HOU · Tal Smith +$0.0M
Danny Ardoin
Even trade
2007 · WSN / MIL
WSN · Jim Bowden +$1.6M
Andrew Lefave
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$1.6M
Ray King
WSN came out ahead by $1.6M
2007 · WSN / TBR
WSN · Jim Bowden +$15.2M
Elijah Dukes
TBR · Andrew Friedman −$15.2M
Glenn Gibson
WSN came out ahead by $15.2M
2007 · WSN / NYY
WSN · Jim Bowden +$32.0M
Tyler Clippard
NYY · Brian Cashman −$32.0M
Jonathan Albaladejo
WSN came out ahead by $32.0M
2007 · MIN / WSN
MIN · Terry Ryan +$1.6M
Darnell McDonald
WSN · Jim Bowden −$1.6M
Levale Speigner
MIN came out ahead by $1.6M
2007 · WSN / NYM
WSN · Jim Bowden +$4.0M
Lastings Milledge
NYM · Omar Minaya −$4.0M
Ryan Church, Brian Schneider
WSN came out ahead by $4.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2007 payroll
$31.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 2007, 2007–2013. 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 (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Cristian Guzman298.000$4.2M$4.2M$8.0M$6.8MFREE AGENT
Felipe Lopez276.000$3.9M$3.4MFREE AGENT
Brian Schneider307.000$3.5MFREE AGENT
Robert Fick339.000$850kFREE AGENT
Jesus Colome296.000$815k$1.2MFREE AGENT
Ronnie Belliard329.000$750k$1.6M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Ray King338.000$698k$850kFREE AGENT
Dmitri Young3311.000$500k$5.0MFREE AGENT
Micah Bowie328.000$435kFREE AGENT
Tony Batista3311.000—FREE AGENT
D'Angelo Jimenez298.000—FREE AGENT
Tim Redding296.000—$1.0MFREE AGENT
Mike Bacsik296.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Chad Cordero254.000$4.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Kearns275.000$3.5MFREE AGENT
Luis Ayala294.000$1.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
John Patterson295.000$850kFREE AGENT
Wily Mo Peña255.000$631kFREE AGENT
Jerome Williams254.000$500kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Rauch285.000$455kFREE AGENT
Ryan Wagner244.000$425kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Church283.000$395kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nook Logan273.000$392kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Hill263.000$380kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Snelling255.000$360kFREE AGENT
Ryan Langerhans275.000$338kFREE AGENT
Billy Traber274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Simontacchi335.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Ryan Zimmerman222.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ross Detwiler210.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Levale Speigner260.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Chico240.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesus Flores220.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Bergmann252.000$380kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Wilson262.000$60kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Winston Abreu30–—
Michael Restovich28–—
Saul Rivera291.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Booker30–—
Arnie Munoz25–—
Brandon Watson252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joel Hanrahan250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Maxwell230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Albaladejo240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Schroder28–—
Kory Casto25–—
John Lannan220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2007 acquisition stacked onto Nationals's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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