GM: Bill Stoneman
2005: made playoffs · 95–67. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Guerrero | 30 | FA-elig | 141 | 5.3 | 12.5 | -2.5 |
| John Lackey | 26 | arb | 33 | 5.2 | 0.4 | +9.4 |
| Bartolo Colon | 32 | FA-elig | 33 | 4.1 | 10.0 | -2.3 |
| Orlando Cabrera | 30 | FA-elig | 141 | 3.5 | 6.0 | +0.6 |
| Paul Byrd | 34 | FA-elig | 31 | 3.3 | 5.0 | +1.3 |
| Adam Kennedy | 29 | FA-elig | 129 | 3.2 | 3.0 | +3.0 |
| Chone Figgins | 27 | arb | 158 | 2.7 | 0.4 | +4.7 |
| Scot Shields | 29 | arb | 78 | 2.2 | 0.9 | +3.3 |
| Jarrod Washburn | 30 | FA-elig | 29 | 2.0 | 6.5 | -2.8 |
| Bengie Molina | 30 | FA-elig | 119 | 1.7 | 3.0 | +0.3 |
| Darin Erstad | 31 | FA-elig | 153 | 1.7 | 8.2 | -5.1 |
| Ervin Santana | 22 | – | 23 | 1.6 | 0.3 | +2.7 |
| Francisco Rodríguez | 23 | arb | 66 | 1.5 | 0.4 | +2.5 |
| Kelvim Escobar | 29 | FA-elig | 16 | 1.5 | 6.2 | -3.4 |
| Juan Rivera | 26 | arb | 106 | 1.1 | 0.4 | +1.7 |
| José Molina | 30 | FA-elig | 75 | 0.9 | 0.7 | +1.0 |
| Dallas McPherson | 24 | – | 61 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Brendan Donnelly | 33 | arb | 66 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Casey Kotchman | 22 | – | 47 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Chris Bootcheck | 26 | – | 5 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Maicer Izturis | 24 | pre-arb | 77 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Jeff DaVanon | 31 | FA-elig | 108 | 0.3 | 0.9 | -0.4 |
| Jason Christiansen↔ SFG | 35 | FA-elig | 12 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Josh Paul | 30 | FA-elig | 34 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Robb Quinlan | 28 | pre-arb | 54 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Jeff Mathis | 22 | – | 5 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Joel Peralta | 29 | – | 28 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Kevin Gregg | 27 | pre-arb | 33 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| David Matranga | 28 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Greg Jones | 28 | – | 6 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Lou Merloni | 34 | FA-elig | 5 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Zach Sorensen | 28 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Bret Prinz | 28 | arb | 3 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Curtis Pride | 36 | – | 11 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Chris Prieto | 32 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Esteban Yan | 30 | FA-elig | 49 | -0.2 | 1.0 | -1.3 |
| Joe Saunders | 24 | – | 2 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Garret Anderson | 33 | FA-elig | 142 | -0.2 | 9.6 | -10.1 |
| Jake Woods | 23 | pre-arb | 28 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.9 |
| Steve Finley | 40 | FA-elig | 112 | -1.3 | 6.0 | -8.4 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Orlando Cabrera | 3.5 |
| Paul Byrd | 3.3 |
| Ervin Santana | 1.6 |
| Juan Rivera | 1.1 |
| Chris Bootcheck | 0.3 |
| Maicer Izturis | 0.3 |
| Player | 2004 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jose Guillen | 2.7 |
| David Eckstein | 1.9 |
| Troy Glaus | 1.5 |
| Ramon Ortiz | 0.8 |
| Aaron Sele | 0.6 |
| Matt Hensley | 0.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2005, 2005–2011. 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 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Guerrero | 30 | 9.000 | $12.5M | $13.5M | $14.5M | $15.5M | $15.0M | FREE AGENT | |
| Bartolo Colon | 32 | 8.000 | $10.0M | $14.0M | $16.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Garret Anderson | 33 | 11.000 | $9.6M | $10.6M | $11.6M | $12.6M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Darin Erstad | 31 | 9.000 | $8.2M | $8.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jarrod Washburn | 30 | 7.000 | $6.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kelvim Escobar | 29 | 8.000 | $6.2M | $6.8M | $9.0M | FREE AGENT | $10.0M | ||
| Orlando Cabrera | 30 | 8.000 | $6.0M | $7.5M | $8.5M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Steve Finley | 40 | 16.000 | $6.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Paul Byrd | 34 | 10.000 | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bengie Molina | 30 | 7.000 | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Adam Kennedy | 29 | 6.000 | $3.0M | $3.4M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Esteban Yan | 30 | 9.000 | $1.0M | $648k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jeff DaVanon | 31 | 6.000 | $925k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| José Molina | 30 | 6.000 | $725k | $850k | $783k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Lou Merloni | 34 | 7.000 | $500k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Josh Paul | 30 | 6.000 | $450k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jason Christiansen | 35 | 10.000 | $185k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Curtis Pride | 36 | 12.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scot Shields | 29 | 4.000 | $925k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Francisco Rodríguez | 23 | 3.000 | $440k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| John Lackey | 26 | 3.000 | $440k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Brendan Donnelly | 33 | 3.000 | $420k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Chone Figgins | 27 | 3.000 | $390k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Juan Rivera | 26 | 4.000 | $390k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bret Prinz | 28 | 4.000 | $342k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robb Quinlan | 28 | 2.000 | $360k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Kevin Gregg | 27 | 2.000 | $360k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Maicer Izturis | 24 | 1.000 | $317k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Joel Peralta | 29 | 0.000 | $316k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ervin Santana | 22 | 0.000 | $316k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jeff Mathis | 22 | 0.000 | $316k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jake Woods | 23 | 0.000 | $316k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Zach Sorensen | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Chris Bootcheck | 26 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Chris Prieto | 32 | – | — | ||||||
| Casey Kotchman | 22 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Dallas McPherson | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| David Matranga | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Greg Jones | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Joe Saunders | 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 2005; 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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