GM: Bill Stoneman
2002: World Series champions · 99–63. Ranks are vs the 30 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Eckstein | 27 | pre-arb | 152 | 4.5 | 0.3 | +7.4 |
| Jarrod Washburn | 27 | arb | 32 | 4.2 | 0.3 | +6.9 |
| Garret Anderson | 30 | FA-elig | 158 | 3.7 | 5.0 | +1.4 |
| Troy Glaus | 25 | arb | 156 | 3.7 | 4.0 | +2.4 |
| Darin Erstad | 28 | FA-elig | 150 | 3.6 | 6.2 | -0.0 |
| Adam Kennedy | 26 | arb | 144 | 3.4 | 0.4 | +5.5 |
| Tim Salmon | 33 | FA-elig | 138 | 3.3 | 9.7 | -4.0 |
| Scott Spiezio | 29 | FA-elig | 153 | 2.8 | 2.3 | +2.6 |
| Kevin Appier | 34 | FA-elig | 32 | 2.6 | 9.5 | -5.1 |
| Brad Fullmer | 27 | arb | 130 | 2.5 | 4.0 | +0.3 |
| John Lackey | 23 | – | 18 | 1.9 | – | – |
| Troy Percival | 32 | FA-elig | 58 | 1.6 | 5.2 | -2.5 |
| Ramon Ortiz | 29 | arb | 32 | 1.5 | 0.6 | +2.0 |
| Brendan Donnelly | 30 | – | 46 | 1.4 | – | – |
| Aaron Sele | 32 | FA-elig | 26 | 1.3 | 7.2 | -4.9 |
| Orlando Palmeiro | 33 | FA-elig | 110 | 1.2 | 1.0 | +1.1 |
| Ben Weber | 32 | pre-arb | 63 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +1.5 |
| Benji Gil | 29 | FA-elig | 61 | 0.7 | 0.4 | +0.8 |
| Mickey Callaway | 27 | – | 6 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Mark Lukasiewicz | 29 | pre-arb | 17 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Francisco Rodríguez | 20 | – | 5 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Shawn Wooten | 29 | pre-arb | 49 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Alfredo Amezaga | 24 | – | 12 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Scot Shields | 26 | – | 29 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Alex Ochoa↔ MIL | 30 | FA-elig | 37 | 0.2 | 0.8 | -0.5 |
| Matt Wise | 26 | – | 7 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Julio Ramirez | 24 | – | 29 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Bengie Molina | 27 | arb | 122 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| José Molina | 27 | – | 29 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Scott Schoeneweis | 28 | arb | 54 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Sal Fasano | 30 | – | 2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jeff DaVanon | 28 | arb | 16 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Dennis Cook | 39 | FA-elig | 37 | 0.0 | 1.2 | -1.2 |
| Clay Bellinger | 33 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Donne Wall | 34 | FA-elig | 17 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Chone Figgins | 24 | – | 15 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Lou Pote | 30 | arb | 31 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Al Levine | 34 | FA-elig | 52 | -0.4 | 1.3 | -2.1 |
| Jorge Fabregas↔ MIL | 32 | FA-elig | 35 | -0.5 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Jose Nieves | 27 | arb | 45 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -1.1 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Kevin Appier | 2.6 |
| Brad Fullmer | 2.5 |
| John Lackey | 1.9 |
| Brendan Donnelly | 1.4 |
| Aaron Sele | 1.3 |
| Mickey Callaway | 0.3 |
| Player | 2001 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Ismael Valdez | 2.0 |
| Pat Rapp | 1.2 |
| Shigetoshi Hasegawa | 0.5 |
| Mike Holtz | 0.2 |
| Wally Joyner | 0.1 |
| Steve Green | 0.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2002, 2002–2008. 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.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Salmon | 33 | 10.000 | $9.7M | $9.9M | $9.9M | FREE AGENT | $400k | ||
| Kevin Appier | 34 | 13.000 | $9.5M | $9.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Aaron Sele | 32 | 9.000 | $7.2M | $8.2M | $8.7M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Darin Erstad | 28 | 6.000 | $6.2M | $7.2M | $7.8M | $8.2M | $8.8M | FREE AGENT | |
| Troy Percival | 32 | 7.000 | $5.2M | $7.8M | $7.8M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Garret Anderson | 30 | 8.000 | $5.0M | $5.3M | $6.2M | $9.6M | $10.6M | $11.6M | $12.6M |
| Scott Spiezio | 29 | 6.000 | $2.3M | $4.2M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Al Levine | 34 | 6.000 | $1.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dennis Cook | 39 | 14.000 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Orlando Palmeiro | 33 | 7.000 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Alex Ochoa | 30 | 7.000 | $834k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Benji Gil | 29 | 9.000 | $400k | $725k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Donne Wall | 34 | 7.000 | $300k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jorge Fabregas | 32 | 8.000 | $269k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Sal Fasano | 30 | 6.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Glaus | 25 | 4.000 | $4.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Brad Fullmer | 27 | 5.000 | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ramon Ortiz | 29 | 3.000 | $575k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Adam Kennedy | 26 | 3.000 | $375k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jarrod Washburn | 27 | 4.000 | $350k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bengie Molina | 27 | 4.000 | $350k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Scott Schoeneweis | 28 | 3.000 | $325k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Lou Pote | 30 | 3.000 | $255k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jose Nieves | 27 | 4.000 | $240k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jeff DaVanon | 28 | 3.000 | $208k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| José Molina | 27 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Clay Bellinger | 33 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Julio Ramirez | 24 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mickey Callaway | 27 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Eckstein | 27 | 1.000 | $280k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Shawn Wooten | 29 | 2.000 | $250k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ben Weber | 32 | 2.000 | $240k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mark Lukasiewicz | 29 | 1.000 | $208k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Scot Shields | 26 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Matt Wise | 26 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Brendan Donnelly | 30 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Alfredo Amezaga | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| John Lackey | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Francisco Rodríguez | 20 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chone Figgins | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Angels 2002; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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