GM: Billy Beane
2006: made playoffs · 93–69. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Swisher | 25 | pre-arb | 157 | 3.9 | 0.3 | +7.5 |
| Dan Haren | 25 | arb | 34 | 3.8 | 0.6 | +6.9 |
| Eric Chavez | 28 | FA-elig | 137 | 3.4 | 9.5 | -2.7 |
| Joe Blanton | 25 | pre-arb | 32 | 3.2 | 0.3 | +6.0 |
| Jason Kendall | 32 | FA-elig | 143 | 2.9 | 11.5 | -5.7 |
| Milton Bradley | 28 | FA-elig | 96 | 2.6 | 3.0 | +2.2 |
| Frank Thomas | 38 | FA-elig | 137 | 2.4 | 3.1 | +1.7 |
| Huston Street | 22 | pre-arb | 69 | 2.3 | 0.3 | +4.3 |
| Esteban Loaiza | 34 | FA-elig | 26 | 2.3 | 6.0 | -1.4 |
| Barry Zito | 28 | FA-elig | 34 | 2.1 | 7.9 | -3.6 |
| Mark Ellis | 29 | arb | 124 | 2.0 | 2.2 | +1.7 |
| Justin Duchscherer | 28 | arb | 53 | 1.5 | 0.3 | +2.6 |
| Kiko Calero | 31 | arb | 70 | 1.5 | 0.8 | +2.1 |
| Jay Payton | 33 | FA-elig | 142 | 1.0 | 4.0 | -2.1 |
| Joe Kennedy | 27 | arb | 39 | 0.8 | 2.4 | -0.9 |
| Rich Harden | 24 | arb | 9 | 0.7 | 1.2 | +0.1 |
| Bobby Crosby | 26 | arb | 96 | 0.4 | 0.8 | +0.0 |
| Marco Scutaro | 30 | arb | 117 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Bobby Kielty | 29 | – | 81 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Ron Flores | 26 | – | 25 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Chad Gaudin | 23 | – | 55 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Brad Halsey | 25 | pre-arb | 52 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Dan Johnson | 26 | pre-arb | 91 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Jason Windsor | 23 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Jeremy Brown | 26 | – | 5 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Matt Roney | 26 | – | 3 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Santiago Casilla | 25 | – | 2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Mike Rouse | 26 | – | 8 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Doug Clark | 30 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Adam Melhuse | 34 | FA-elig | 49 | -0.2 | 0.7 | -1.0 |
| D'Angelo Jimenez↔ TEX | 28 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Jay Witasick | 33 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.2 | 1.0 | -1.3 |
| Randy Keisler | 30 | – | 11 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Scott Sauerbeck↔ CLE | 34 | FA-elig | 22 | -0.2 | 0.6 | -1.0 |
| Shane Komine | 25 | – | 2 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Hiram Bocachica | 30 | – | 8 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Steve Karsay | 34 | – | 9 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Mark Kotsay | 30 | FA-elig | 129 | -0.4 | 7.0 | -7.8 |
| Kirk Saarloos | 27 | arb | 35 | -0.4 | 0.4 | -1.2 |
| Antonio Perez | 26 | arb | 57 | -1.3 | 0.3 | -2.9 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Milton Bradley | 2.6 |
| Frank Thomas | 2.4 |
| Esteban Loaiza | 2.3 |
| Chad Gaudin | 0.1 |
| Brad Halsey | 0.1 |
| Jason Windsor | 0.0 |
| Player | 2005 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Eric Byrnes | 0.8 |
| Freddie Bynum Jr. | 0.1 |
| Seth Etherton | 0.1 |
| Jermaine Clark | 0.0 |
| Matt Watson | -0.0 |
| Octavio Dotel | -0.0 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2006, 2006–2012. 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 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kendall | 32 | 10.000 | $11.5M | $7.6M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Eric Chavez | 28 | 8.000 | $9.5M | $9.5M | $11.5M | $11.5M | $12.5M | FREE AGENT | |
| Barry Zito | 28 | 6.000 | $7.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mark Kotsay | 30 | 9.000 | $7.0M | $8.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Esteban Loaiza | 34 | 11.000 | $6.0M | $5.4M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jay Payton | 33 | 8.000 | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Frank Thomas | 38 | 16.000 | $3.1M | FREE AGENT | $9.7M | ||||
| Milton Bradley | 28 | 6.000 | $3.0M | $2.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jay Witasick | 33 | 10.000 | $1.0M | $833k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Adam Melhuse | 34 | 6.000 | $700k | $536k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Scott Sauerbeck | 34 | 7.000 | $574k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| D'Angelo Jimenez | 28 | 7.000 | $214k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Steve Karsay | 34 | 13.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Hiram Bocachica | 30 | 6.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Kennedy | 27 | 5.000 | $2.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mark Ellis | 29 | 4.000 | $2.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Rich Harden | 24 | 3.000 | $1.2M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Kiko Calero | 31 | 3.000 | $850k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Bobby Crosby | 26 | 3.000 | $800k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Dan Haren | 25 | 3.000 | $550k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Kirk Saarloos | 27 | 4.000 | $354k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Justin Duchscherer | 28 | 5.000 | $344k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Marco Scutaro | 30 | 4.000 | $340k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Antonio Perez | 26 | 3.000 | $334k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Bobby Kielty | 29 | 5.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Roney | 26 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Chad Gaudin | 23 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Halsey | 25 | 2.000 | $346k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Huston Street | 22 | 1.000 | $340k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Nick Swisher | 25 | 2.000 | $335k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Dan Johnson | 26 | 1.000 | $330k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Joe Blanton | 25 | 2.000 | $327k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Santiago Casilla | 25 | 2.000 | $327k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Doug Clark | 30 | – | — | ||||||
| Randy Keisler | 30 | – | — | ||||||
| Mike Rouse | 26 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jeremy Brown | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| Ron Flores | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| Jason Windsor | 23 | – | — | ||||||
| Shane Komine | 25 | – | — |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Athletics 2006; 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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