GM: Jim Hendry
2007: made playoffs · 85–77. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alfonso Soriano | 31 | FA-elig | 135 | 6.7 | 10.0 | +4.3 |
| Aramis Ramirez | 29 | FA-elig | 132 | 4.8 | 9.0 | +1.2 |
| Ted Lilly | 31 | FA-elig | 34 | 3.5 | 6.0 | +1.6 |
| Carlos Zambrano | 26 | FA-elig | 37 | 3.3 | 12.4 | -5.2 |
| Derrek Lee | 31 | FA-elig | 150 | 3.3 | 13.2 | -6.2 |
| Rich Hill | 27 | pre-arb | 32 | 2.9 | 0.4 | +5.8 |
| Mark DeRosa | 32 | FA-elig | 149 | 2.5 | 2.8 | +2.6 |
| Bob Howry | 33 | FA-elig | 78 | 1.7 | 4.5 | -0.9 |
| Carlos Marmol | 24 | – | 59 | 1.6 | – | – |
| Jason Marquis | 28 | FA-elig | 40 | 1.3 | 4.8 | -1.9 |
| Sean Marshall | 24 | – | 21 | 1.0 | – | – |
| Ryan Theriot | 27 | pre-arb | 148 | 0.9 | 0.4 | +1.6 |
| Geovany Soto | 24 | – | 18 | 0.9 | 0.4 | +1.6 |
| Daryle Ward | 32 | FA-elig | 79 | 0.9 | 1.0 | +0.9 |
| Jacque Jones | 32 | FA-elig | 135 | 0.8 | 5.6 | -3.9 |
| Matt Murton | 25 | pre-arb | 94 | 0.8 | 0.4 | +1.2 |
| Cliff Floyd | 34 | FA-elig | 108 | 0.7 | 3.0 | -1.4 |
| Michael Wuertz | 28 | arb | 73 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +1.0 |
| Mike Fontenot | 27 | – | 86 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Will Ohman | 29 | FA-elig | 56 | 0.5 | 0.9 | +0.2 |
| Angel Guzman | 25 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.5 | 0.4 | +0.6 |
| Ángel Pagán | 25 | – | 71 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Felix Pie | 22 | – | 87 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Kerry Wood | 30 | FA-elig | 22 | 0.4 | 1.8 | -1.0 |
| Michael Barrett↔ SDP | 30 | FA-elig | 57 | 0.3 | 2.6 | -2.0 |
| Kevin Hart | 24 | – | 8 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Ryan Dempster | 30 | FA-elig | 66 | 0.2 | 5.3 | -4.9 |
| Rocky Cherry↔ BAL | 27 | – | 12 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Scott Eyre | 35 | FA-elig | 55 | 0.2 | 3.8 | -3.5 |
| Ronny Cedeno | 24 | pre-arb | 38 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Steve Trachsel↔ BAL | 36 | FA-elig | 4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Neal Cotts | 27 | arb | 16 | 0.0 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| Clay Rapada↔ DET | 26 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Eric Patterson | 24 | – | 7 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Sam Fuld | 25 | – | 14 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Carmen Pignatiello | 24 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jason Kendall↔ OAK | 33 | FA-elig | 57 | -0.1 | 5.4 | -5.6 |
| Scott Moore↔ BAL | 23 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jake Fox | 24 | – | 7 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Billy Petrick | 23 | – | 8 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Craig Monroe↔ DET | 30 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.3 | 0.9 | -1.5 |
| Wade Miller | 30 | FA-elig | 3 | -0.3 | 1.5 | -2.1 |
| Sean Gallagher | 21 | – | 8 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Cesar Izturis↔ PIT | 27 | FA-elig | 65 | -0.3 | 2.5 | -3.1 |
| Rob Bowen↔ OAK | 26 | arb | 10 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| Koyie Hill | 28 | – | 36 | -0.5 | 0.4 | -1.4 |
| Henry Blanco | 35 | FA-elig | 22 | -0.6 | 1.8 | -3.0 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Alfonso Soriano | 6.7 |
| Ted Lilly | 3.5 |
| Mark DeRosa | 2.5 |
| Jason Marquis | 1.3 |
| Daryle Ward | 0.9 |
| Cliff Floyd | 0.7 |
| Player | 2006 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Juan Pierre | 3.1 |
| Greg Maddux | 2.7 |
| Phil Nevin | 0.7 |
| Scott Williamson | 0.3 |
| Tony Womack | 0.3 |
| Juan Mateo | 0.2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrek Lee | 31 | 10.000 | $13.2M | $13.2M | $13.2M | $9.8M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Carlos Zambrano | 26 | 6.000 | $12.4M | $16.0M | $18.8M | $18.9M | $18.9M | FREE AGENT | |
| Alfonso Soriano | 31 | 8.000 | $10.0M | $14.0M | $17.0M | $19.0M | $19.0M | $18.0M | $11.1M |
| Aramis Ramirez | 29 | 9.000 | $9.0M | $15.0M | $16.6M | $16.8M | $14.6M | FREE AGENT | |
| Ted Lilly | 31 | 8.000 | $6.0M | $8.0M | $13.0M | $7.8M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jacque Jones | 32 | 8.000 | $5.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jason Kendall | 33 | 11.000 | $5.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ryan Dempster | 30 | 9.000 | $5.3M | $7.3M | $9.0M | $13.5M | $13.5M | $8.0M | FREE AGENT |
| Jason Marquis | 28 | 7.000 | $4.8M | $6.4M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bob Howry | 33 | 9.000 | $4.5M | $4.5M | FREE AGENT | $1.3M | |||
| Scott Eyre | 35 | 10.000 | $3.8M | $1.9M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Cliff Floyd | 34 | 14.000 | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mark DeRosa | 32 | 9.000 | $2.8M | $4.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Michael Barrett | 30 | 9.000 | $2.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Cesar Izturis | 27 | 6.000 | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Henry Blanco | 35 | 10.000 | $1.8M | $3.2M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Kerry Wood | 30 | 9.000 | $1.8M | $4.2M | FREE AGENT | $1.5M | $3.0M | ||
| Wade Miller | 30 | 8.000 | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Daryle Ward | 32 | 9.000 | $1.0M | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Craig Monroe | 30 | 6.000 | $900k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Will Ohman | 29 | 7.000 | $900k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Steve Trachsel | 36 | 14.000 | $414k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Cotts | 27 | 4.000 | $825k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Michael Wuertz | 28 | 3.000 | $415k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Koyie Hill | 28 | 4.000 | $380k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Rob Bowen | 26 | 4.000 | $63k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Murton | 25 | 2.000 | $415k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ronny Cedeno | 24 | 2.000 | $400k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Rich Hill | 27 | 2.000 | $400k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ryan Theriot | 27 | 2.000 | $390k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Angel Guzman | 25 | 1.000 | $384k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Geovany Soto | 24 | 2.000 | $380k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Felix Pie | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Fontenot | 27 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ángel Pagán | 25 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jake Fox | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Sean Marshall | 24 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Scott Moore | 23 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Clay Rapada | 26 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Carmen Pignatiello | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Sean Gallagher | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Eric Patterson | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Sam Fuld | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kevin Hart | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rocky Cherry | 27 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Billy Petrick | 23 | – | — | ||||||
| Carlos Marmol | 24 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Cubs 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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