GM: Tony Reagins
2008: made playoffs · 100–62. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ervin Santana | 25 | arb | 32 | 5.3 | 0.4 | +11.6 |
| Mark Teixeira↔ ATL | 28 | arb | 54 | 3.5 | 4.3 | +3.6 |
| Chone Figgins | 30 | FA-elig | 116 | 3.3 | 4.8 | +2.7 |
| Jered Weaver | 25 | pre-arb | 30 | 3.1 | 0.4 | +6.7 |
| Torii Hunter | 32 | FA-elig | 146 | 2.4 | 16.5 | -11.1 |
| Joe Saunders | 27 | arb | 31 | 2.2 | 0.4 | +4.6 |
| Erick Aybar | 24 | pre-arb | 98 | 2.1 | 0.4 | +4.3 |
| Mike Napoli | 26 | pre-arb | 78 | 2.0 | 0.4 | +4.1 |
| Vladimir Guerrero | 33 | FA-elig | 143 | 1.9 | 15.5 | -11.2 |
| Howie Kendrick | 24 | pre-arb | 92 | 1.8 | 0.4 | +3.7 |
| Francisco Rodríguez | 26 | FA-elig | 76 | 1.5 | 10.0 | -6.6 |
| Garret Anderson | 36 | FA-elig | 145 | 1.4 | 12.6 | -9.4 |
| Maicer Izturis | 27 | arb | 79 | 1.3 | 1.2 | +1.8 |
| Jon Garland | 28 | FA-elig | 32 | 1.3 | 12.0 | -9.0 |
| John Lackey | 29 | FA-elig | 24 | 1.3 | 7.3 | -4.4 |
| Casey Kotchman↔ ATL | 25 | arb | 100 | 1.1 | 1.0 | +1.6 |
| Jose Arredondo | 24 | – | 52 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Darren Oliver | 37 | FA-elig | 54 | 0.9 | 2.0 | +0.1 |
| Jeff Mathis | 25 | arb | 94 | 0.8 | 0.4 | +1.4 |
| Scot Shields | 32 | FA-elig | 64 | 0.6 | 4.2 | -2.9 |
| Dustin Moseley | 26 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.6 |
| Darren O'Day | 25 | pre-arb | 30 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Kevin Jepsen | 23 | – | 9 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Sean Rodríguez | 23 | – | 59 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Alex Serrano | 27 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Shane Loux | 28 | – | 7 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Rich Thompson | 23 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Bobby Wilson | 25 | – | 7 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Nick Adenhart | 21 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Freddy Sandoval | 25 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jason Bulger | 29 | arb | 14 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Chris Bootcheck | 29 | arb | 10 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Ryan Budde | 28 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Reggie Willits | 27 | pre-arb | 82 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -1.0 |
| Matthew Brown | 25 | – | 11 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Kendrys Morales | 25 | – | 27 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -1.6 |
| Robb Quinlan | 31 | arb | 68 | -0.5 | 1.1 | -2.1 |
| Brandon Wood | 23 | – | 55 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 33 | FA-elig | 127 | -0.8 | 9.4 | -11.3 |
| Justin Speier | 34 | FA-elig | 62 | -0.9 | 4.2 | -6.3 |
| Juan Rivera | 29 | FA-elig | 89 | -0.9 | 2.0 | -4.2 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Mark Teixeira | 3.5 |
| Torii Hunter | 2.4 |
| Jon Garland | 1.3 |
| Jose Arredondo | 1.1 |
| Darren O'Day | 0.3 |
| Kevin Jepsen | 0.2 |
| Player | 2007 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Kelvim Escobar | 4.9 |
| Orlando Cabrera | 4.8 |
| Bartolo Colon | 1.0 |
| Nathan Haynes | 0.2 |
| Terry Evans | 0.1 |
| Tommy Murphy | 0.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2008, 2008–2014. 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 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torii Hunter | 32 | 11.000 | $16.5M | $18.0M | $18.5M | $18.5M | $18.0M | FREE AGENT | |
| Vladimir Guerrero | 33 | 12.000 | $15.5M | $15.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Garret Anderson | 36 | 14.000 | $12.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jon Garland | 28 | 8.000 | $12.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Francisco Rodríguez | 26 | 6.000 | $10.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Gary Matthews Jr. | 33 | 9.000 | $9.4M | $10.4M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| John Lackey | 29 | 6.000 | $7.3M | $10.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Chone Figgins | 30 | 6.000 | $4.8M | $5.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Scot Shields | 32 | 7.000 | $4.2M | $5.0M | $5.3M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Justin Speier | 34 | 10.000 | $4.2M | $4.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Juan Rivera | 29 | 7.000 | $2.0M | $3.2M | $4.2M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Darren Oliver | 37 | 15.000 | $2.0M | $3.7M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Shane Loux | 28 | 6.000 | — | $405k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Teixeira | 28 | 5.000 | $4.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Maicer Izturis | 27 | 4.000 | $1.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Robb Quinlan | 31 | 5.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Casey Kotchman | 25 | 4.000 | $1.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Joe Saunders | 27 | 3.000 | $425k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ervin Santana | 25 | 3.000 | $420k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Chris Bootcheck | 29 | 5.000 | $415k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jeff Mathis | 25 | 3.000 | $415k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jason Bulger | 29 | 3.000 | $392k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendrys Morales | 25 | 2.000 | $500k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jered Weaver | 25 | 2.000 | $435k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Howie Kendrick | 24 | 2.000 | $432k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Reggie Willits | 27 | 2.000 | $432k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mike Napoli | 26 | 2.000 | $425k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Dustin Moseley | 26 | 2.000 | $420k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Erick Aybar | 24 | 2.000 | $415k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Rich Thompson | 23 | 1.000 | $391k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Darren O'Day | 25 | 0.000 | $390k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bobby Wilson | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Alex Serrano | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Nick Adenhart | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Sean Rodríguez | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kevin Jepsen | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ryan Budde | 28 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Matthew Brown | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Brandon Wood | 23 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jose Arredondo | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Freddy Sandoval | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Angels 2008; 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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