President of baseball ops: Andrew Friedman · GM: Farhan Zaidi
2017: won pennant · 104–58. 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 Turner | 32 | FA-elig | 130 | 5.6 | 13.0 | +6.0 |
| Corey Seager | 23 | pre-arb | 145 | 5.0 | 0.6 | +16.4 |
| Clayton Kershaw | 29 | FA-elig | 27 | 4.7 | 35.6 | -19.9 |
| Chris Taylor | 26 | pre-arb | 140 | 4.5 | 0.5 | +14.8 |
| Cody Bellinger | 21 | – | 132 | 4.0 | 0.5 | +13.0 |
| Yasmani Grandal | 28 | arb | 129 | 3.9 | 5.5 | +7.7 |
| Austin Barnes | 27 | pre-arb | 102 | 3.7 | 0.5 | +11.9 |
| Kenley Jansen | 29 | FA-elig | 65 | 3.6 | 10.8 | +1.2 |
| Alex Wood | 26 | arb | 27 | 2.8 | 2.8 | +6.7 |
| Yasiel Puig | 26 | arb | 152 | 2.6 | 8.2 | +0.5 |
| Rich Hill | 37 | FA-elig | 25 | 2.2 | 12.7 | -5.1 |
| Brandon McCarthy | 33 | FA-elig | 19 | 2.1 | 11.5 | -4.3 |
| Kenta Maeda | 29 | pre-arb | 30 | 1.7 | 3.1 | +2.6 |
| Brandon Morrow | 32 | FA-elig | 45 | 1.6 | 1.2 | +4.2 |
| Yu Darvish↔ TEX | 30 | arb | 9 | 0.9 | 3.2 | -0.1 |
| Enrique Hernández | 25 | arb | 140 | 0.8 | 0.6 | +2.1 |
| Hyun Jin Ryu | 30 | arb | 25 | 0.7 | 7.8 | -5.3 |
| Chase Utley | 38 | FA-elig | 127 | 0.7 | 2.0 | +0.2 |
| Luis Avilán | 27 | arb | 61 | 0.6 | 1.5 | +0.5 |
| Logan Forsythe | 30 | FA-elig | 119 | 0.6 | 7.0 | -5.0 |
| Tony Cingrani↔ CIN | 27 | arb | 22 | 0.5 | 0.9 | +0.9 |
| Ross Stripling | 27 | pre-arb | 51 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +1.0 |
| Andrew Toles | 25 | pre-arb | 31 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.8 |
| Josh Fields | 31 | arb | 57 | 0.3 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| Joc Pederson | 25 | arb | 102 | 0.2 | 0.6 | +0.3 |
| Edward Paredes | 30 | – | 10 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Pedro Báez | 29 | arb | 66 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.1 |
| Tony Watson↔ PIT | 32 | FA-elig | 24 | 0.1 | 1.9 | -1.5 |
| Julio Urías | 20 | pre-arb | 5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Chris Hatcher↔ OAK | 32 | FA-elig | 26 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
| Adam Liberatore | 30 | pre-arb | 4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Fabio Castillo | 28 | – | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Kyle Farmer | 26 | – | 20 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Tim Locastro | 24 | – | 3 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Andre Ethier | 35 | FA-elig | 22 | -0.0 | 17.5 | -17.6 |
| Charlie Culberson | 28 | arb | 15 | -0.0 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| Brock Stewart | 25 | pre-arb | 17 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Alex Verdugo | 21 | – | 15 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| O'Koyea Dickson | 27 | – | 7 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Franklin Gutierrez | 34 | FA-elig | 35 | -0.1 | 2.6 | -2.9 |
| Mike Freeman↔ CHC | 29 | – | 4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Brett Eibner | 28 | – | 17 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Rob Segedin | 28 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.9 |
| Walker Buehler | 22 | – | 8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Curtis Granderson↔ NYM | 36 | FA-elig | 36 | -0.2 | 3.7 | -4.3 |
| Wilmer Font | 27 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Josh Ravin | 29 | pre-arb | 14 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1.4 |
| Scott Van Slyke | 30 | arb | 29 | -0.3 | 1.3 | -2.3 |
| Grant Dayton | 29 | pre-arb | 29 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
| Sergio Romo↔ TBR | 34 | FA-elig | 30 | -0.4 | 1.6 | -2.8 |
| Trayce Thompson | 26 | pre-arb | 27 | -0.5 | 0.2 | -1.8 |
| Adrián González | 35 | FA-elig | 71 | -0.5 | 22.4 | -24.1 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Cody Bellinger | 4.0 |
| Brandon Morrow | 1.6 |
| Yu Darvish | 0.9 |
| Logan Forsythe | 0.6 |
| Tony Cingrani | 0.5 |
| Edward Paredes | 0.2 |
| Player | 2016 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Howie Kendrick | 1.1 |
| Joe Blanton | 0.7 |
| J.P. Howell | 0.2 |
| Carlos Frías | 0.0 |
| Carlos Ruiz | 0.0 |
| Nick Tepesch | 0.0 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2017, 2017–2023. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2017; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Kershaw | 29 | 8.105 | $35.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Adrián González | 35 | 11.108 | $22.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Andre Ethier | 35 | 11.153 | $17.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Justin Turner | 32 | 6.045 | $13.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rich Hill | 37 | 7.127 | $12.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brandon McCarthy | 33 | 10.122 | $11.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kenley Jansen | 29 | 6.072 | $10.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Curtis Granderson | 36 | 14.077 | $3.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Franklin Gutierrez | 34 | 9.011 | $2.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chase Utley | 38 | 13.027 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Sergio Romo | 34 | 8.097 | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brandon Morrow | 32 | 8.142 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yasiel Puig | 26 | 3.102 | $8.2M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Hyun Jin Ryu | 30 | 4.000 | $7.8M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Logan Forsythe | 30 | 5.113 | $7.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Yasmani Grandal | 28 | 4.115 | $5.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Yu Darvish | 30 | 5.000 | $3.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Alex Wood | 26 | 3.123 | $2.8M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tony Watson | 32 | 5.101 | $1.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Luis Avilán | 27 | 3.146 | $1.5M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Scott Van Slyke | 30 | 5.000 | $1.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Josh Fields | 31 | 3.092 | $1.1M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tony Cingrani | 27 | 3.088 | $854k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Chris Hatcher | 32 | 3.146 | $663k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenta Maeda | 29 | 1.000 | $3.1M | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Corey Seager | 23 | 1.032 | $575k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Joc Pederson | 25 | 2.028 | $555k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Enrique Hernández | 25 | 2.054 | $555k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Charlie Culberson | 28 | 2.056 | $550k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Pedro Báez | 29 | 2.059 | $550k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Josh Ravin | 29 | 1.151 | $545k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Ross Stripling | 27 | 0.115 | $540k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Andrew Toles | 25 | 0.087 | $540k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Grant Dayton | 29 | 0.074 | $540k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Austin Barnes | 27 | 0.124 | $540k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brock Stewart | 25 | 0.037 | $538k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chris Taylor | 26 | 1.036 | $485k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Cody Bellinger | 21 | 0.000 | $468k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rob Segedin | 28 | 1.038 | $447k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Adam Liberatore | 30 | 2.086 | $441k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Trayce Thompson | 26 | 1.063 | $172k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Edward Paredes | 30 | 0.000 | $152k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Alex Verdugo | 21 | 0.000 | $91k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| O'Koyea Dickson | 27 | – | $91k | ||||||
| Wilmer Font | 27 | 0.055 | $88k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brett Eibner | 28 | 0.000 | $88k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Walker Buehler | 22 | 0.000 | $76k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Julio Urías | 20 | 0.099 | $71k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kyle Farmer | 26 | 0.000 | $67k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Fabio Castillo | 28 | – | $18k | ||||||
| Mike Freeman | 29 | 0.038 | $10k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tim Locastro | 24 | 0.000 | $9k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Dodgers 2017; 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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