GM: Billy Beane
2000: made playoffs · 91–70. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Giambi | 29 | arb | 152 | 7.7 | 3.1 | +7.8 |
| Miguel Tejada | 26 | arb | 160 | 3.5 | 0.3 | +4.7 |
| Tim Hudson | 24 | pre-arb | 33 | 3.5 | 0.2 | +4.7 |
| Gil Heredia | 34 | FA-elig | 32 | 2.7 | 2.1 | +1.7 |
| Ben Grieve | 24 | arb | 158 | 2.2 | 0.8 | +2.3 |
| Barry Zito | 22 | pre-arb | 14 | 2.1 | 0.2 | +2.9 |
| Randy Velarde | 37 | FA-elig | 122 | 2.1 | 3.0 | -0.0 |
| Eric Chavez | 22 | pre-arb | 153 | 2.0 | 0.2 | +2.6 |
| Kevin Appier | 32 | FA-elig | 31 | 1.9 | 5.6 | -2.8 |
| Terrence Long | 24 | pre-arb | 138 | 1.8 | 0.2 | +2.3 |
| Jeff Tam | 29 | pre-arb | 72 | 1.7 | 0.2 | +2.2 |
| Olmedo Saenz | 29 | FA-elig | 76 | 1.6 | 0.3 | +2.0 |
| Mark Mulder | 22 | pre-arb | 27 | 1.1 | 0.2 | +1.4 |
| Doug Jones | 43 | FA-elig | 54 | 1.1 | 0.6 | +0.9 |
| Jim Mecir↔ TBR | 30 | arb | 25 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +1.3 |
| Ramon Hernandez | 24 | pre-arb | 143 | 0.9 | 0.2 | +1.1 |
| Omar Olivares | 32 | FA-elig | 21 | 0.9 | 4.0 | -2.8 |
| Jason Isringhausen | 27 | arb | 66 | 0.9 | 0.8 | +0.4 |
| Adam Piatt | 24 | pre-arb | 60 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +0.9 |
| Sal Fasano | 28 | arb | 52 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Ryan Christenson | 26 | pre-arb | 121 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Ariel Prieto | 30 | – | 8 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Mike Stanley↔ BOS | 37 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.3 | 1.2 | -0.9 |
| Frank Menechino | 29 | pre-arb | 66 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.0 |
| Scott Service | 33 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Rich Becker↔ DET | 28 | FA-elig | 23 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Mike Magnante | 35 | FA-elig | 55 | 0.1 | 0.9 | -0.8 |
| Luis Vizcaino | 25 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Bo Porter | 27 | – | 17 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jon Ratliff | 28 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Todd Belitz | 24 | – | 5 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Mark Bellhorn | 25 | – | 9 | 0.0 | – | – |
| A.J. Hinch | 26 | – | 6 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Eric Byrnes | 24 | – | 10 | -0.0 | – | – |
| John Jaha | 34 | FA-elig | 33 | -0.1 | 2.8 | -2.8 |
| Rich Sauveur | 36 | – | 10 | -0.1 | – | – |
| T.J. Mathews | 30 | arb | 50 | -0.1 | 1.2 | -1.4 |
| Marcus Jones | 25 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jeremy Giambi | 25 | pre-arb | 104 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Jose Ortiz | 23 | – | 7 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ron Mahay↔ MIA | 29 | arb | 5 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Mario Valdez | 25 | arb | 5 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Matt Stairs | 32 | FA-elig | 143 | -0.4 | 3.0 | -3.6 |
| Jorge Velandia↔ NYM | 25 | arb | 18 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Barry Zito | 2.1 |
| Terrence Long | 1.8 |
| Jeff Tam | 1.7 |
| Mark Mulder | 1.1 |
| Jim Mecir | 1.0 |
| Adam Piatt | 0.8 |
| Player | 1999 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Kenny Rogers | 2.3 |
| Tony Phillips | 1.5 |
| Mike Oquist | 1.4 |
| Buddy Groom | 1.1 |
| Billy Taylor | 1.1 |
| Jimmy Haynes | 0.9 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2000, 2000–2006. 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 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Appier | 32 | 11.000 | $5.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Omar Olivares | 32 | 10.000 | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Stairs | 32 | 8.000 | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Randy Velarde | 37 | 13.000 | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | $1.0M | ||||
| John Jaha | 34 | 8.000 | $2.8M | $3.2M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Gil Heredia | 34 | 9.000 | $2.1M | $3.3M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mike Stanley | 37 | 14.000 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Magnante | 35 | 9.000 | $900k | $900k | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Doug Jones | 43 | 18.000 | $600k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Scott Service | 33 | 12.000 | $500k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Olmedo Saenz | 29 | 6.000 | $260k | $290k | $800k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Rich Becker | 28 | 7.000 | $100k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Giambi | 29 | 5.000 | $3.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| T.J. Mathews | 30 | 5.000 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jason Isringhausen | 27 | 5.000 | $825k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ben Grieve | 24 | 3.000 | $750k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Miguel Tejada | 26 | 3.000 | $290k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Sal Fasano | 28 | 4.000 | $240k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mario Valdez | 25 | 3.000 | $200k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jim Mecir | 30 | 5.000 | $139k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jorge Velandia | 25 | 3.000 | $120k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ron Mahay | 29 | 5.000 | $47k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mark Bellhorn | 25 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ariel Prieto | 30 | 5.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Hudson | 24 | 1.000 | $250k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jeff Tam | 29 | 2.000 | $240k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Eric Chavez | 22 | 2.000 | $240k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jeremy Giambi | 25 | 2.000 | $228k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ryan Christenson | 26 | 2.000 | $221k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ramon Hernandez | 24 | 1.000 | $211k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Frank Menechino | 29 | 1.000 | $201k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Terrence Long | 24 | 1.000 | $201k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Luis Vizcaino | 25 | 1.000 | $200k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Adam Piatt | 24 | 0.000 | $200k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mark Mulder | 22 | 0.000 | $200k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Barry Zito | 22 | 0.000 | $200k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rich Sauveur | 36 | – | — | ||||||
| A.J. Hinch | 26 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jon Ratliff | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Bo Porter | 27 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jose Ortiz | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Todd Belitz | 24 | – | — | ||||||
| Marcus Jones | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Eric Byrnes | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Athletics 2000; 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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