GM: Jerry Dipoto
2014: made playoffs · 98–64. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Trout | 22 | arb | 157 | 8.3 | 1.0 | +23.2 |
| Howie Kendrick | 30 | FA-elig | 157 | 4.6 | 9.3 | +4.2 |
| Erick Aybar | 30 | FA-elig | 156 | 4.2 | 8.5 | +3.8 |
| Garrett Richards | 26 | arb | 26 | 4.1 | 0.5 | +11.6 |
| Kole Calhoun | 26 | pre-arb | 127 | 3.4 | 0.5 | +9.3 |
| Hank Conger | 26 | arb | 80 | 2.8 | 0.5 | +7.8 |
| Albert Pujols | 34 | FA-elig | 159 | 2.7 | 23.0 | -15.0 |
| David Freese | 31 | arb | 134 | 2.5 | 5.0 | +2.3 |
| Matt Shoemaker | 27 | pre-arb | 27 | 2.0 | 0.5 | +5.5 |
| Chris Iannetta | 31 | FA-elig | 108 | 2.0 | 5.0 | +0.9 |
| Tyler Skaggs | 22 | pre-arb | 18 | 1.5 | 0.5 | +4.0 |
| Collin Cowgill | 28 | arb | 106 | 1.4 | 0.5 | +3.5 |
| Jered Weaver | 31 | FA-elig | 34 | 1.3 | 16.0 | -12.1 |
| Josh Hamilton | 33 | FA-elig | 89 | 1.1 | 17.0 | -13.7 |
| Joe Smith | 30 | FA-elig | 76 | 1.0 | 5.2 | -2.4 |
| Kevin Jepsen | 29 | FA-elig | 74 | 0.9 | 1.5 | +1.0 |
| Jason Grilli↔ PIT | 37 | FA-elig | 40 | 0.8 | 2.7 | -0.4 |
| Cory Rasmus | 26 | pre-arb | 30 | 0.7 | 0.5 | +1.4 |
| Fernando Salas | 29 | arb | 57 | 0.6 | 0.9 | +0.8 |
| Huston Street↔ SDP | 30 | FA-elig | 28 | 0.6 | 3.2 | -1.6 |
| C.J. Wilson | 33 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.6 | 16.0 | -14.4 |
| Mike Morin | 23 | – | 60 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +1.1 |
| Héctor Santiago | 26 | arb | 30 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +1.0 |
| Wade LeBlanc↔ NYY | 29 | pre-arb | 10 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Efren Navarro | 28 | pre-arb | 64 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Gordon Beckham↔ CHW | 27 | arb | 26 | 0.2 | 0.9 | -0.3 |
| Vinnie Pestano↔ CLE | 29 | arb | 12 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Drew Rucinski | 25 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Yoslan Herrera | 33 | – | 20 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jairo Díaz | 23 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jose Alvarez | 25 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| JB Shuck↔ CLE | 27 | arb | 22 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Sean Burnett | 31 | FA-elig | 3 | 0.0 | 3.8 | -3.7 |
| Rich Hill↔ NYY | 34 | – | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| John Buck↔ SEA | 33 | FA-elig | 5 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Joe Thatcher↔ ARI | 32 | FA-elig | 16 | -0.0 | 0.7 | -0.8 |
| David Carpenter | 26 | pre-arb | 1 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Cam Bedrosian | 22 | – | 17 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Josh Wall | 27 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Dane De La Rosa | 31 | arb | 3 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Jarrett Grube | 32 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Nick Maronde | 24 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| Ian Stewart | 29 | arb | 24 | -0.1 | 0.9 | -1.3 |
| Michael Kohn | 28 | arb | 25 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
| Shawn O'Malley | 26 | – | 11 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Luis Jimenez | 26 | – | 18 | -0.1 | – | – |
| C.J. Cron | 24 | – | 79 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| John McDonald | 39 | FA-elig | 95 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.4 |
| Tony Campana↔ ARI | 28 | arb | 18 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
| Grant Green | 26 | pre-arb | 43 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.2 |
| Michael Roth | 24 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.5 |
| Brennan Boesch | 29 | arb | 27 | -0.5 | 0.8 | -2.3 |
| Ernesto Frieri↔ PIT | 28 | arb | 34 | -0.5 | 2.7 | -4.3 |
| Raul Ibanez↔ KCR | 42 | FA-elig | 57 | -0.8 | 1.7 | -4.0 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| David Freese | 2.5 |
| Tyler Skaggs | 1.5 |
| Joe Smith | 1.0 |
| Jason Grilli | 0.8 |
| Fernando Salas | 0.6 |
| Huston Street | 0.6 |
| Player | 2013 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jason Vargas | 1.7 |
| Mark Trumbo | 1.7 |
| Peter Bourjos | 0.6 |
| Robert Coello | 0.4 |
| Tommy Hanson | 0.4 |
| Alberto Callaspo | 0.4 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2014, 2014–2020. 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 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Pujols | 34 | 13.000 | $23.0M | $24.0M | $25.0M | $26.0M | $27.0M | $28.0M | $29.0M |
| Josh Hamilton | 33 | 7.000 | $17.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jered Weaver | 31 | 7.129 | $16.0M | $18.0M | $20.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| C.J. Wilson | 33 | 8.055 | $16.0M | $18.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Howie Kendrick | 30 | 7.091 | $9.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Erick Aybar | 30 | 7.086 | $8.5M | $8.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Joe Smith | 30 | 6.091 | $5.2M | $5.2M | $3.7M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Chris Iannetta | 31 | 7.013 | $5.0M | $5.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Sean Burnett | 31 | 7.085 | $3.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Huston Street | 30 | 9.000 | $3.2M | $7.0M | $8.0M | $9.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jason Grilli | 37 | 7.016 | $2.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Raul Ibanez | 42 | 16.020 | $1.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| John McDonald | 39 | 12.118 | $850k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| John Buck | 33 | 10.064 | $156k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rich Hill | 34 | 6.037 | $48k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Freese | 31 | 4.028 | $5.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ernesto Frieri | 28 | 5.000 | $2.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kevin Jepsen | 29 | 3.163 | $1.5M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ian Stewart | 29 | 4.171 | $900k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Fernando Salas | 29 | 3.048 | $870k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Gordon Beckham | 27 | 4.123 | $855k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Brennan Boesch | 29 | 3.054 | $800k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Joe Thatcher | 32 | 5.068 | $717k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dane De La Rosa | 31 | 3.000 | $515k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Trout | 22 | 2.070 | $1.0M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Héctor Santiago | 26 | 2.024 | $530k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Garrett Richards | 26 | 1.148 | $520k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Hank Conger | 26 | 2.051 | $518k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Michael Kohn | 28 | 2.112 | $515k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Collin Cowgill | 28 | 1.151 | $506k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kole Calhoun | 26 | 0.130 | $506k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Grant Green | 26 | 1.033 | $502k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tyler Skaggs | 22 | 0.066 | $502k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jose Alvarez | 25 | 0.053 | $502k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Cory Rasmus | 26 | 1.155 | $501k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Nick Maronde | 24 | 0.088 | $501k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Matt Shoemaker | 27 | 0.014 | $500k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Cam Bedrosian | 22 | 0.000 | $500k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Efren Navarro | 28 | 0.042 | $500k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Morin | 23 | 0.000 | $500k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| David Carpenter | 26 | 2.000 | $500k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Vinnie Pestano | 29 | 2.160 | $468k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| C.J. Cron | 24 | 0.000 | $342k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Michael Roth | 24 | 0.086 | $322k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| JB Shuck | 27 | 1.055 | $298k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tony Campana | 28 | 1.155 | $208k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Wade LeBlanc | 29 | 2.154 | $84k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Shawn O'Malley | 26 | 0.000 | $77k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jarrett Grube | 32 | – | — | ||||||
| Josh Wall | 27 | 1.044 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Luis Jimenez | 26 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Yoslan Herrera | 33 | – | — | ||||||
| Jairo Díaz | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Drew Rucinski | 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 2014; 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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