GM: Larry Beinfest
2003: World Series champions · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Castillo | 27 | FA-elig | 152 | 4.9 | 4.8 | +3.8 |
| Ivan Rodriguez | 31 | FA-elig | 144 | 4.5 | 10.0 | -2.1 |
| Juan Pierre | 25 | arb | 162 | 4.2 | 1.0 | +6.4 |
| Mike Lowell | 29 | arb | 130 | 4.1 | 3.7 | +3.6 |
| Josh Beckett | 23 | pre-arb | 24 | 4.0 | 1.7 | +5.4 |
| Dontrelle Willis | 21 | pre-arb | 27 | 3.9 | 0.2 | +6.7 |
| Derrek Lee | 27 | FA-elig | 155 | 3.8 | 4.2 | +2.5 |
| Mark Redman | 29 | arb | 29 | 3.4 | 2.1 | +3.9 |
| Carl Pavano | 27 | arb | 33 | 3.2 | 1.5 | +4.1 |
| Brad Penny | 25 | arb | 33 | 3.1 | 1.9 | +3.7 |
| Álex González | 26 | arb | 150 | 2.7 | 1.7 | +3.1 |
| Braden Looper | 28 | arb | 74 | 1.3 | 1.6 | +0.7 |
| Ugueth Urbina↔ TEX | 29 | FA-elig | 33 | 1.1 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| Tommy Phelps | 29 | pre-arb | 27 | 1.0 | 0.3 | +1.5 |
| Miguel Cabrera | 20 | pre-arb | 87 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +1.3 |
| Tim Spooneybarger | 23 | pre-arb | 33 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +0.9 |
| Chad Fox↔ BOS | 32 | FA-elig | 21 | 0.6 | 0.3 | +0.9 |
| Jeff Conine↔ BAL | 37 | FA-elig | 25 | 0.6 | 0.7 | +0.4 |
| Michael Tejera | 26 | arb | 50 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.7 |
| Brian Banks | 32 | FA-elig | 92 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.7 |
| Ramon Castro | 27 | arb | 40 | 0.5 | 0.3 | +0.6 |
| Rick Helling↔ BAL | 32 | FA-elig | 11 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| A.J. Burnett | 26 | arb | 4 | 0.2 | 2.5 | -2.2 |
| Lenny Harris↔ CHC | 38 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Blaine Neal | 25 | pre-arb | 18 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Kevin Olsen | 26 | – | 7 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Allen Levrault | 25 | – | 19 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Toby Borland | 34 | – | 7 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Juan Encarnacion | 27 | FA-elig | 156 | -0.0 | 3.5 | -3.5 |
| Chad Allen | 28 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Justin Wayne | 24 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Juan Alvarez | 29 | – | 9 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Gerald Williams | 36 | FA-elig | 27 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.1 |
| Nate Bump | 26 | – | 32 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Mike Redmond | 32 | arb | 59 | -0.5 | 1.1 | -1.9 |
| Armando Almanza | 30 | arb | 51 | -0.5 | 0.8 | -1.6 |
| Todd Hollandsworth | 30 | FA-elig | 93 | -0.5 | 1.5 | -2.4 |
| Mike Mordecai | 35 | FA-elig | 65 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -1.4 |
| Vladimir Nunez | 28 | arb | 14 | -0.9 | 1.4 | -3.1 |
| Andy Fox | 32 | FA-elig | 70 | -1.1 | 0.8 | -2.7 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Ivan Rodriguez | 4.5 |
| Juan Pierre | 4.2 |
| Dontrelle Willis | 3.9 |
| Mark Redman | 3.4 |
| Ugueth Urbina | 1.1 |
| Tommy Phelps | 1.0 |
| Player | 2002 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Cliff Floyd | 3.1 |
| Preston Wilson | 1.9 |
| Kevin Millar | 1.4 |
| Eric Owens | 1.2 |
| Julian Tavarez | 0.9 |
| Ryan Dempster | 0.9 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2003, 2003–2009. 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 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Rodriguez | 31 | 12.000 | $10.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Luis Castillo | 27 | 7.000 | $4.8M | $4.7M | $5.2M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Derrek Lee | 27 | 6.000 | $4.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Juan Encarnacion | 27 | 6.000 | $3.5M | $2.3M | $4.4M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ugueth Urbina | 29 | 8.000 | $2.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Todd Hollandsworth | 30 | 8.000 | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Andy Fox | 32 | 7.000 | $800k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jeff Conine | 37 | 13.000 | $713k | $3.0M | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mike Mordecai | 35 | 9.000 | $500k | $425k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Gerald Williams | 36 | 11.000 | $325k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rick Helling | 32 | 9.000 | $314k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brian Banks | 32 | 7.000 | $300k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chad Fox | 32 | 6.000 | $276k | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Lenny Harris | 38 | 15.000 | $118k | $400k | $425k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Toby Borland | 34 | 9.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Lowell | 29 | 5.000 | $3.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| A.J. Burnett | 26 | 4.000 | $2.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mark Redman | 29 | 4.000 | $2.1M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Brad Penny | 25 | 3.000 | $1.9M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Álex González | 26 | 5.000 | $1.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Braden Looper | 28 | 5.000 | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Carl Pavano | 27 | 5.000 | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Vladimir Nunez | 28 | 5.000 | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Redmond | 32 | 5.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Juan Pierre | 25 | 3.000 | $1.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Armando Almanza | 30 | 4.000 | $775k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ramon Castro | 27 | 4.000 | $300k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Michael Tejera | 26 | 4.000 | $300k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Chad Allen | 28 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Beckett | 23 | 2.000 | $1.7M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tim Spooneybarger | 23 | 2.000 | $300k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tommy Phelps | 29 | 0.000 | $300k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Blaine Neal | 25 | 2.000 | $300k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Justin Wayne | 24 | 1.000 | $300k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Dontrelle Willis | 21 | 0.000 | $234k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Miguel Cabrera | 20 | 0.000 | $166k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Juan Alvarez | 29 | – | — | ||||||
| Allen Levrault | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Kevin Olsen | 26 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Nate Bump | 26 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Marlins 2003; 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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