President of baseball ops: Andrew Friedman · GM: Farhan Zaidi
2016: made playoffs · 91–71. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yasmani Grandal | 27 | arb | 126 | 6.3 | 2.8 | +17.6 |
| Clayton Kershaw | 28 | FA-elig | 23 | 6.3 | 34.6 | -14.2 |
| Corey Seager | 22 | pre-arb | 157 | 5.2 | 0.5 | +16.5 |
| Justin Turner | 31 | FA-elig | 151 | 4.4 | 5.1 | +9.1 |
| Joc Pederson | 24 | pre-arb | 137 | 3.3 | 0.5 | +10.2 |
| Kenley Jansen | 28 | FA-elig | 72 | 3.1 | 10.7 | -0.7 |
| Kenta Maeda | 28 | pre-arb | 35 | 2.8 | 3.1 | +5.9 |
| Julio Urías | 19 | – | 18 | 1.6 | 0.3 | +4.8 |
| Yasiel Puig | 25 | arb | 104 | 1.5 | 7.2 | -2.4 |
| Andrew Toles | 24 | – | 48 | 1.3 | 0.2 | +4.1 |
| Alex Wood | 25 | arb | 15 | 1.2 | 0.5 | +3.4 |
| Chase Utley | 37 | FA-elig | 138 | 1.2 | 7.0 | -3.2 |
| Howie Kendrick | 32 | FA-elig | 146 | 1.1 | 10.0 | -6.5 |
| Rich Hill↔ OAK | 36 | FA-elig | 6 | 1.1 | 1.8 | +1.6 |
| Adrián González | 34 | FA-elig | 156 | 1.0 | 21.9 | -18.7 |
| Ross Stripling | 26 | – | 22 | 0.9 | 0.3 | +2.6 |
| Scott Kazmir | 32 | FA-elig | 27 | 0.8 | 12.7 | -10.1 |
| Joe Blanton | 35 | FA-elig | 75 | 0.7 | 4.0 | -1.6 |
| Adam Liberatore | 29 | pre-arb | 58 | 0.7 | 0.5 | +1.8 |
| Trayce Thompson | 25 | pre-arb | 80 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +1.5 |
| Brandon McCarthy | 32 | FA-elig | 10 | 0.6 | 12.5 | -10.7 |
| Luis Avilán | 26 | arb | 27 | 0.5 | 1.4 | +0.2 |
| Grant Dayton | 28 | – | 25 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +1.2 |
| Pedro Báez | 28 | pre-arb | 73 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| Chris Taylor↔ SEA | 25 | pre-arb | 34 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| J.P. Howell | 33 | FA-elig | 64 | 0.2 | 6.2 | -5.5 |
| Josh Fields↔ HOU | 30 | arb | 22 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +0.2 |
| Yimi García | 25 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.2 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Charlie Culberson | 27 | arb | 34 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Josh Ravin | 28 | pre-arb | 10 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Carlos Frías | 26 | pre-arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Carlos Ruiz↔ PHI | 37 | FA-elig | 14 | 0.0 | 1.9 | -1.8 |
| Nick Tepesch | 27 | – | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Jesse Chavez↔ TOR | 32 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.0 | 1.5 | -1.5 |
| Hyun Jin Ryu | 29 | arb | 1 | -0.0 | 7.8 | -7.9 |
| Enrique Hernández | 24 | pre-arb | 109 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Bud Norris↔ ATL | 31 | FA-elig | 13 | -0.1 | 0.9 | -1.1 |
| Chin-hui Tsao | 35 | – | 2 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.6 |
| Andre Ethier | 34 | FA-elig | 16 | -0.1 | 18.0 | -18.2 |
| Louis Coleman | 30 | arb | 61 | -0.1 | 0.7 | -1.0 |
| Micah Johnson | 25 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| Rob Segedin | 27 | pre-arb | 40 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Austin Barnes | 26 | pre-arb | 21 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| Zach Walters | 26 | – | 3 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Scott Van Slyke | 29 | arb | 52 | -0.2 | 1.2 | -1.9 |
| Brock Stewart | 24 | – | 7 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Josh Reddick↔ OAK | 29 | FA-elig | 47 | -0.3 | 2.7 | -3.6 |
| Will Venable | 33 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -1.0 |
| Mike Bolsinger | 28 | – | 6 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -1.2 |
| A.J. Ellis↔ PHI | 35 | FA-elig | 53 | -0.4 | 3.7 | -4.9 |
| José De León | 23 | – | 4 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -1.3 |
| Brett Anderson | 28 | FA-elig | 4 | -0.4 | 15.8 | -17.0 |
| Chris Hatcher | 31 | FA-elig | 37 | -0.4 | 1.1 | -2.3 |
| Casey Fien↔ MIN | 32 | FA-elig | 25 | -0.6 | 1.5 | -3.3 |
| Carl Crawford | 34 | – | 30 | -0.9 | 21.6 | -24.5 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Kenta Maeda | 2.8 |
| Julio Urías | 1.6 |
| Andrew Toles | 1.3 |
| Rich Hill | 1.1 |
| Ross Stripling | 0.9 |
| Scott Kazmir | 0.8 |
| Player | 2015 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Zack Greinke | 6.0 |
| Juan Nicasio | 0.7 |
| Justin Ruggiano | 0.6 |
| Juan Uribe | 0.6 |
| Jimmy Rollins | 0.4 |
| Scott Schebler | 0.4 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2016, 2016–2022. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2016; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Kershaw | 28 | 7.105 | $34.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Adrián González | 34 | 10.108 | $21.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Carl Crawford | 34 | 13.072 | $21.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Andre Ethier | 34 | 11.153 | $18.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brett Anderson | 28 | 7.000 | $15.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Scott Kazmir | 32 | 9.119 | $12.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brandon McCarthy | 32 | 9.122 | $12.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Howie Kendrick | 32 | 9.091 | $10.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chase Utley | 37 | 12.027 | $7.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| J.P. Howell | 33 | 9.007 | $6.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Joe Blanton | 35 | 9.158 | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Carlos Ruiz | 37 | 9.069 | $1.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rich Hill | 36 | 6.127 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bud Norris | 31 | 6.068 | $929k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Will Venable | 33 | 6.155 | $47k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenley Jansen | 28 | 5.072 | $10.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Hyun Jin Ryu | 29 | 3.000 | $7.8M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Justin Turner | 31 | 5.045 | $5.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| A.J. Ellis | 35 | 5.151 | $3.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Yasmani Grandal | 27 | 3.115 | $2.8M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Josh Reddick | 29 | 5.050 | $2.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jesse Chavez | 32 | 5.108 | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Casey Fien | 32 | 3.143 | $1.5M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Luis Avilán | 26 | 3.077 | $1.4M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Scott Van Slyke | 29 | 4.000 | $1.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Louis Coleman | 30 | 3.018 | $725k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Josh Fields | 30 | 3.000 | $535k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yasiel Puig | 25 | 2.119 | $7.2M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Kenta Maeda | 28 | 0.000 | $3.1M | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chris Hatcher | 31 | 2.146 | $1.1M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Charlie Culberson | 27 | 1.074 | $535k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Alex Wood | 25 | 2.123 | $530k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Joc Pederson | 24 | 1.028 | $520k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Pedro Báez | 28 | 1.059 | $520k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Enrique Hernández | 24 | 1.054 | $520k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Yimi García | 25 | 1.004 | $518k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Carlos Frías | 26 | 1.047 | $518k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Josh Ravin | 28 | 1.151 | $515k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Austin Barnes | 26 | 0.060 | $512k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Trayce Thompson | 25 | 0.063 | $512k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Corey Seager | 22 | 0.032 | $510k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Adam Liberatore | 29 | 2.086 | $477k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Chin-hui Tsao | 35 | – | $380k | ||||||
| Ross Stripling | 26 | 0.000 | $316k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Julio Urías | 19 | 0.000 | $272k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Bolsinger | 28 | 1.072 | $205k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Andrew Toles | 24 | 0.000 | $191k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Grant Dayton | 28 | 0.000 | $172k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chris Taylor | 25 | 0.139 | $170k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rob Segedin | 27 | 1.038 | $161k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Brock Stewart | 24 | 0.000 | $105k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| José De León | 23 | 0.000 | $80k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Micah Johnson | 25 | 1.046 | $44k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Zach Walters | 26 | 1.128 | $14k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Nick Tepesch | 27 | 2.136 | $3k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Dodgers 2016; 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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