GM: Bill Stoneman
2007: made playoffs · 94–68. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lackey | 28 | arb | 33 | 5.0 | 5.8 | +5.0 |
| Kelvim Escobar | 31 | FA-elig | 30 | 4.9 | 9.0 | +1.5 |
| Orlando Cabrera | 32 | FA-elig | 155 | 4.8 | 8.5 | +1.8 |
| Chone Figgins | 29 | arb | 115 | 4.0 | 3.5 | +5.1 |
| Vladimir Guerrero | 32 | FA-elig | 150 | 3.2 | 14.5 | -7.7 |
| Jered Weaver | 24 | pre-arb | 28 | 2.9 | 0.4 | +5.8 |
| Casey Kotchman | 24 | arb | 137 | 2.7 | 0.4 | +5.4 |
| Howie Kendrick | 23 | pre-arb | 88 | 2.3 | 0.4 | +4.6 |
| Francisco Rodríguez | 25 | arb | 64 | 1.9 | 7.0 | -2.9 |
| Maicer Izturis | 26 | arb | 102 | 1.9 | 0.4 | +3.6 |
| Mike Napoli | 25 | pre-arb | 75 | 1.5 | 0.4 | +2.9 |
| Reggie Willits | 26 | pre-arb | 136 | 1.5 | 0.4 | +2.8 |
| Garret Anderson | 35 | FA-elig | 108 | 1.4 | 11.6 | -8.7 |
| Joe Saunders | 26 | pre-arb | 18 | 1.4 | 0.4 | +2.5 |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 32 | FA-elig | 140 | 1.3 | 6.4 | -3.6 |
| Bartolo Colon | 34 | FA-elig | 19 | 1.0 | 16.0 | -13.8 |
| Dustin Moseley | 25 | pre-arb | 46 | 0.9 | 0.4 | +1.6 |
| Ervin Santana | 24 | pre-arb | 28 | 0.8 | 0.4 | +1.3 |
| Scot Shields | 31 | FA-elig | 71 | 0.8 | 3.4 | -1.8 |
| Darren Oliver | 36 | FA-elig | 61 | 0.6 | 1.5 | -0.3 |
| Justin Speier | 33 | FA-elig | 51 | 0.5 | 3.8 | -2.6 |
| Chris Bootcheck | 28 | arb | 51 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.7 |
| Jeff Mathis | 24 | – | 59 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Nathan Haynes | 27 | – | 40 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Jason Bulger | 28 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Terry Evans | 25 | – | 8 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Tommy Murphy | 27 | pre-arb | 20 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Nick Gorneault | 28 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Kendrys Morales | 24 | – | 43 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Matthew Brown | 24 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Chris Resop | 24 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Juan Rivera | 28 | FA-elig | 14 | -0.1 | 2.0 | -2.3 |
| Greg Jones | 30 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Marcus Gwyn | 29 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ryan Budde | 27 | – | 12 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Rich Thompson | 22 | – | 7 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Brandon Wood | 22 | – | 13 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Robb Quinlan | 30 | arb | 79 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -1.5 |
| Hector Carrasco | 37 | FA-elig | 29 | -0.5 | 3.0 | -4.1 |
| José Molina↔ NYY | 32 | FA-elig | 40 | -0.6 | 0.8 | -2.0 |
| Erick Aybar | 23 | pre-arb | 79 | -0.9 | 0.4 | -2.4 |
| Shea Hillenbrand↔ LAD | 31 | FA-elig | 53 | -1.2 | 4.4 | -6.9 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 1.3 |
| Darren Oliver | 0.6 |
| Justin Speier | 0.5 |
| Nathan Haynes | 0.2 |
| Terry Evans | 0.1 |
| Nick Gorneault | 0.0 |
| Player | 2006 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Adam Kennedy | 1.0 |
| Kevin Gregg | 0.6 |
| Tim Salmon | 0.6 |
| Dallas McPherson | 0.4 |
| Curtis Pride | 0.4 |
| Jeff Weaver | 0.3 |
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.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartolo Colon | 34 | 10.000 | $16.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Vladimir Guerrero | 32 | 11.000 | $14.5M | $15.5M | $15.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Garret Anderson | 35 | 13.000 | $11.6M | $12.6M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Kelvim Escobar | 31 | 10.000 | $9.0M | FREE AGENT | $10.0M | ||||
| Orlando Cabrera | 32 | 10.000 | $8.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 32 | 8.000 | $6.4M | $9.4M | $10.4M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Shea Hillenbrand | 31 | 6.000 | $4.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Justin Speier | 33 | 9.000 | $3.8M | $4.2M | $4.8M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Scot Shields | 31 | 6.000 | $3.4M | $4.2M | $5.0M | $5.3M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Hector Carrasco | 37 | 13.000 | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Juan Rivera | 28 | 6.000 | $2.0M | $2.0M | $3.2M | $4.2M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Darren Oliver | 36 | 14.000 | $1.5M | $2.0M | $3.7M | FREE AGENT | |||
| José Molina | 32 | 8.000 | $783k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Rodríguez | 25 | 5.000 | $7.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| John Lackey | 28 | 5.000 | $5.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chone Figgins | 29 | 5.000 | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Robb Quinlan | 30 | 4.000 | $800k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Maicer Izturis | 26 | 3.000 | $440k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Casey Kotchman | 24 | 3.000 | $382k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Chris Bootcheck | 28 | 4.000 | $380k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ervin Santana | 24 | 2.000 | $425k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Kendrys Morales | 24 | 1.000 | $400k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Howie Kendrick | 23 | 1.000 | $395k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mike Napoli | 25 | 1.000 | $395k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jered Weaver | 24 | 1.000 | $385k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Reggie Willits | 26 | 1.000 | $382k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tommy Murphy | 27 | 1.000 | $382k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Erick Aybar | 23 | 1.000 | $382k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Dustin Moseley | 25 | 1.000 | $380k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Joe Saunders | 26 | 2.000 | $380k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Nathan Haynes | 27 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jason Bulger | 28 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jeff Mathis | 24 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Greg Jones | 30 | – | — | ||||||
| Nick Gorneault | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Chris Resop | 24 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ryan Budde | 27 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Matthew Brown | 24 | – | — | ||||||
| Brandon Wood | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Terry Evans | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rich Thompson | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Marcus Gwyn | 29 | – | — |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Angels 2007; 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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