GM: Kevin Towers
2011: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Upton | 23 | arb | 159 | 6.3 | 4.5 | +11.0 |
| Miguel Montero | 27 | arb | 140 | 5.9 | 3.2 | +11.1 |
| Daniel Hudson | 24 | pre-arb | 33 | 5.1 | 0.4 | +12.1 |
| Chris Young | 27 | arb | 156 | 4.7 | 5.2 | +6.2 |
| Ian Kennedy | 26 | arb | 34 | 4.4 | 0.4 | +10.4 |
| Ryan Roberts | 30 | arb | 143 | 3.6 | 0.4 | +8.3 |
| Gerardo Parra | 24 | pre-arb | 141 | 2.6 | 0.4 | +6.0 |
| Josh Collmenter | 25 | – | 31 | 2.1 | 0.4 | +4.7 |
| Stephen Drew | 28 | arb | 86 | 1.6 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| Aaron Hill↔ TOR | 29 | FA-elig | 33 | 1.5 | 1.2 | +2.6 |
| J.J. Putz | 34 | FA-elig | 60 | 1.4 | 4.0 | -0.7 |
| Kelly Johnson↔ TOR | 29 | FA-elig | 114 | 1.2 | 4.5 | -1.5 |
| David Hernandez | 26 | pre-arb | 74 | 1.1 | 0.4 | +2.4 |
| Zach Duke | 28 | FA-elig | 21 | 1.0 | 3.5 | -0.9 |
| Henry Blanco | 39 | FA-elig | 37 | 0.9 | 1.0 | +1.3 |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 23 | – | 48 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +1.5 |
| Joe Saunders | 30 | FA-elig | 33 | 0.5 | 5.5 | -4.3 |
| Collin Cowgill | 25 | – | 37 | 0.4 | 0.4 | +0.5 |
| Brandon Allen↔ OAK | 25 | – | 11 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.8 |
| Brad Ziegler↔ OAK | 31 | arb | 23 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.4 |
| Geoff Blum | 38 | FA-elig | 23 | 0.3 | 1.4 | -0.6 |
| Joe Paterson | 25 | pre-arb | 62 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| Jarrod Parker | 22 | – | 1 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| Kam Mickolio | 27 | arb | 6 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Lyle Overbay↔ PIT | 34 | FA-elig | 18 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
| Cole Gillespie | 27 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Bryan Shaw | 23 | – | 33 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Juan Miranda | 28 | arb | 65 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| John McDonald↔ TOR | 36 | FA-elig | 19 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Josh Wilson↔ MIL | 30 | FA-elig | 6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Alberto Castillo | 35 | – | 17 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Esmerling Vasquez | 27 | – | 31 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Willie Bloomquist | 33 | FA-elig | 97 | -0.0 | 0.9 | -1.0 |
| Ryan Cook | 24 | – | 12 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Micah Owings | 28 | – | 34 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Russell Branyan↔ ANA | 35 | FA-elig | 31 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Zach Kroenke | 27 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Robby Hammock | 34 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Sean Burroughs | 30 | – | 78 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Wily Mo Peña↔ SEA | 29 | – | 17 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Yhency Brazoban | 31 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Juan Gutierrez | 27 | arb | 20 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.7 |
| Wade Miley | 24 | – | 8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Cody Ransom | 35 | – | 12 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Xavier Nady | 32 | FA-elig | 82 | -0.3 | 1.8 | -2.4 |
| Jason Marquis↔ WSN | 32 | FA-elig | 3 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -1.6 |
| Aaron Heilman | 32 | FA-elig | 32 | -0.4 | 2.0 | -2.9 |
| Sam Demel | 25 | pre-arb | 34 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -1.8 |
| Barry Enright | 25 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -1.9 |
| Melvin Mora | 39 | FA-elig | 42 | -0.7 | 2.4 | -3.9 |
| Armando Galarraga | 29 | arb | 8 | -1.2 | 2.3 | -5.3 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Josh Collmenter | 2.1 |
| Aaron Hill | 1.5 |
| J.J. Putz | 1.4 |
| David Hernandez | 1.1 |
| Zach Duke | 1.0 |
| Henry Blanco | 0.9 |
| Player | 2010 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Dan Haren | 2.9 |
| Mark Reynolds | 1.7 |
| Edwin Jackson | 1.4 |
| Ryan Church | 0.5 |
| D.J. Carrasco | 0.1 |
| Mike Hampton | 0.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2011, 2011–2017. 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 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.J. Putz | 34 | 7.022 | $4.0M | $4.5M | $6.5M | $7.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Melvin Mora | 39 | 13.000 | $2.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Aaron Heilman | 32 | 6.123 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Xavier Nady | 32 | 7.059 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Geoff Blum | 38 | 12.056 | $1.4M | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Henry Blanco | 39 | 12.136 | $1.0M | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Willie Bloomquist | 33 | 8.027 | $900k | $1.9M | $1.9M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jason Marquis | 32 | 10.012 | $804k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Lyle Overbay | 34 | 8.026 | $744k | $692k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Russell Branyan | 35 | 9.147 | $456k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| John McDonald | 36 | 9.118 | $339k | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Wily Mo Peña | 29 | 9.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Sean Burroughs | 30 | 9.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Robby Hammock | 34 | 8.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Yhency Brazoban | 31 | 7.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Saunders | 30 | 4.013 | $5.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Chris Young | 27 | 4.045 | $5.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Stephen Drew | 28 | 4.079 | $4.7M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Kelly Johnson | 29 | 5.127 | $4.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Justin Upton | 23 | 3.060 | $4.5M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Zach Duke | 28 | 5.094 | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Miguel Montero | 27 | 4.031 | $3.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Aaron Hill | 29 | 5.136 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Juan Gutierrez | 27 | 4.000 | $430k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Juan Miranda | 28 | 3.000 | $420k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Kam Mickolio | 27 | 3.000 | $417k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Josh Wilson | 30 | 3.047 | $72k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Micah Owings | 28 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armando Galarraga | 29 | 2.148 | $2.3M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Brad Ziegler | 31 | 2.122 | $436k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Gerardo Parra | 24 | 1.145 | $426k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Ryan Roberts | 30 | 1.150 | $424k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| David Hernandez | 26 | 1.105 | $424k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Ian Kennedy | 26 | 1.124 | $423k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Daniel Hudson | 24 | 0.117 | $419k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Barry Enright | 25 | 0.096 | $418k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Sam Demel | 25 | 1.091 | $417k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Bryan Shaw | 23 | 0.000 | $414k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Joe Paterson | 25 | 1.035 | $414k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Ryan Cook | 24 | 0.000 | $414k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Collin Cowgill | 25 | 0.000 | $414k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jarrod Parker | 22 | 0.000 | $414k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Josh Collmenter | 25 | 0.000 | $414k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Paul Goldschmidt | 23 | 0.000 | $133k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Wade Miley | 24 | 0.000 | $100k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brandon Allen | 25 | 0.141 | $56k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Cody Ransom | 35 | 2.012 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Alberto Castillo | 35 | – | — | ||||||
| Esmerling Vasquez | 27 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Zach Kroenke | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Cole Gillespie | 27 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Diamondbacks 2011; 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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