GM: Joe Garagiola
2001: World Series champions · 92–70. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Johnson | 37 | FA-elig | 35 | 9.9 | 13.3 | +2.7 |
| Luis Gonzalez | 33 | FA-elig | 162 | 8.9 | 4.8 | +9.5 |
| Curt Schilling | 34 | FA-elig | 35 | 6.9 | 6.5 | +4.6 |
| Reggie Sanders | 33 | FA-elig | 126 | 3.0 | 1.5 | +3.3 |
| Mark Grace | 37 | FA-elig | 145 | 2.6 | 3.0 | +1.2 |
| Craig Counsell | 30 | – | 141 | 2.0 | 0.4 | +2.7 |
| Damian Miller | 31 | arb | 123 | 1.9 | 1.2 | +1.8 |
| Steve Finley | 36 | FA-elig | 140 | 1.5 | 5.4 | -2.9 |
| Matt Williams | 35 | FA-elig | 106 | 1.5 | 9.0 | -6.6 |
| Byung-Hyun Kim | 22 | pre-arb | 78 | 1.4 | 0.8 | +1.5 |
| Albie Lopez↔ TBR | 29 | FA-elig | 13 | 1.4 | 1.2 | +1.1 |
| Erubiel Durazo | 27 | pre-arb | 92 | 1.3 | 0.3 | +1.9 |
| David Dellucci | 27 | arb | 115 | 1.2 | 0.3 | +1.6 |
| Danny Bautista | 29 | FA-elig | 100 | 1.2 | 0.7 | +1.2 |
| Miguel Batista | 30 | FA-elig | 48 | 1.0 | 0.4 | +1.3 |
| Tony Womack | 31 | FA-elig | 125 | 1.0 | 4.0 | -2.3 |
| Jay Bell | 35 | FA-elig | 129 | 0.9 | 8.1 | -6.7 |
| Junior Spivey | 26 | – | 72 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Mike Morgan | 41 | FA-elig | 31 | 0.5 | 0.7 | +0.1 |
| Robert Ellis | 30 | – | 19 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Greg Colbrunn | 31 | FA-elig | 59 | 0.4 | 1.6 | -0.9 |
| Brian Anderson | 29 | FA-elig | 33 | 0.3 | 4.1 | -3.7 |
| Nick Bierbrodt↔ TBR | 23 | pre-arb | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Alex Cintron | 22 | – | 8 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Eric Knott | 26 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Bobby Witt | 37 | FA-elig | 14 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Bret Prinz | 24 | – | 46 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jack Cust | 22 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Ryan Christenson↔ OAK | 27 | arb | 19 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Midre Cummings | 29 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Troy Brohawn | 28 | – | 59 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Lyle Overbay | 24 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jason Conti | 26 | – | 5 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Chad Moeller | 26 | – | 25 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Ken Huckaby | 30 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Juan Sosa | 25 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Rob Ryan↔ OAK | 28 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Koplove | 24 | – | 9 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Matt Mantei | 27 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.0 | 3.6 | -3.6 |
| Greg Swindell | 36 | FA-elig | 64 | -0.1 | 2.5 | -2.7 |
| Erik Sabel | 26 | – | 42 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Geraldo Guzman | 28 | – | 4 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Russ Springer | 32 | FA-elig | 18 | -0.2 | 1.7 | -2.1 |
| Mike Mohler | 32 | – | 13 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mike DiFelice↔ TBR | 32 | arb | 12 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Armando Reynoso | 35 | FA-elig | 9 | -0.7 | 2.0 | -3.1 |
| Rod Barajas | 25 | pre-arb | 51 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -1.6 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Reggie Sanders | 3.0 |
| Mark Grace | 2.6 |
| Albie Lopez | 1.4 |
| Miguel Batista | 1.0 |
| Junior Spivey | 0.6 |
| Robert Ellis | 0.5 |
| Player | 2000 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Vicente Padilla | 1.1 |
| Todd Stottlemyre | 1.1 |
| Alex Cabrera | 0.5 |
| Dan Plesac | 0.4 |
| Travis Lee | 0.3 |
| Omar Daal | 0.2 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2001, 2001–2007. 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 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Johnson | 37 | 13.000 | $13.3M | $13.3M | $15.0M | $16.0M | FREE AGENT | $9.1M | |
| Matt Williams | 35 | 14.000 | $9.0M | $9.5M | $10.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jay Bell | 35 | 15.000 | $8.1M | $8.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Curt Schilling | 34 | 13.000 | $6.5M | $10.0M | $10.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Steve Finley | 36 | 12.000 | $5.4M | $5.4M | $4.2M | $4.5M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Luis Gonzalez | 33 | 11.000 | $4.8M | $4.3M | $4.0M | $8.2M | $10.1M | $10.7M | FREE AGENT |
| Brian Anderson | 29 | 8.000 | $4.1M | $5.4M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tony Womack | 31 | 8.000 | $4.0M | $4.5M | $3.6M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Matt Mantei | 27 | 6.000 | $3.6M | $4.3M | $7.1M | $7.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mark Grace | 37 | 13.000 | $3.0M | $3.0M | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Greg Swindell | 36 | 15.000 | $2.5M | $2.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Armando Reynoso | 35 | 10.000 | $2.0M | $4.1M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Russ Springer | 32 | 9.000 | $1.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Greg Colbrunn | 31 | 9.000 | $1.6M | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | $2.8M | |||
| Reggie Sanders | 33 | 10.000 | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Albie Lopez | 29 | 8.000 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Morgan | 41 | 23.000 | $700k | $750k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Danny Bautista | 29 | 8.000 | $675k | $2.0M | $3.0M | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Bobby Witt | 37 | 15.000 | $500k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Craig Counsell | 30 | 6.000 | $425k | $1.5M | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | $1.4M | $1.8M | |
| Midre Cummings | 29 | 8.000 | $425k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Miguel Batista | 30 | 9.000 | $400k | $2.1M | $3.4M | FREE AGENT | $4.8M | ||
| Mike Mohler | 32 | 8.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damian Miller | 31 | 4.000 | $1.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| David Dellucci | 27 | 4.000 | $325k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ryan Christenson | 27 | 3.000 | $195k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mike DiFelice | 32 | 5.000 | $155k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byung-Hyun Kim | 22 | 2.000 | $762k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Erubiel Durazo | 27 | 2.000 | $260k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Rod Barajas | 25 | 2.000 | $208k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Nick Bierbrodt | 23 | 0.000 | $71k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Robert Ellis | 30 | – | — | ||||||
| Juan Sosa | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Troy Brohawn | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Jason Conti | 26 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Junior Spivey | 26 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chad Moeller | 26 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Erik Sabel | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| Rob Ryan | 28 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Geraldo Guzman | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Ken Huckaby | 30 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Alex Cintron | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jack Cust | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bret Prinz | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Koplove | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Eric Knott | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| Lyle Overbay | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Diamondbacks 2001; 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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