GM: Billy Beane
2012: made playoffs · 94–68. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoenis Cespedes | 26 | pre-arb | 129 | 4.0 | 6.5 | +3.8 |
| Josh Reddick | 25 | arb | 156 | 3.6 | 0.5 | +8.9 |
| Jarrod Parker | 23 | pre-arb | 29 | 3.6 | 0.5 | +8.8 |
| Tommy Milone | 25 | pre-arb | 31 | 3.1 | 0.5 | +7.5 |
| Bartolo Colon | 39 | FA-elig | 24 | 2.5 | 2.0 | +4.6 |
| Coco Crisp | 32 | FA-elig | 120 | 2.5 | 6.0 | +0.5 |
| Brandon Moss | 28 | pre-arb | 84 | 2.4 | 0.5 | +5.7 |
| Jonny Gomes | 31 | FA-elig | 99 | 2.3 | 1.0 | +4.9 |
| Brandon McCarthy | 28 | FA-elig | 18 | 1.9 | 4.3 | +0.6 |
| Grant Balfour | 34 | FA-elig | 75 | 1.6 | 4.0 | +0.2 |
| Sean Doolittle | 25 | – | 44 | 1.6 | 0.5 | +3.7 |
| Ryan Cook | 25 | pre-arb | 71 | 1.6 | 0.5 | +3.5 |
| Seth Smith | 29 | arb | 125 | 1.5 | 2.4 | +1.5 |
| Chris Carter | 25 | pre-arb | 67 | 1.5 | 0.5 | +3.3 |
| A.J. Griffin | 24 | – | 15 | 1.4 | 0.5 | +3.2 |
| Josh Donaldson | 26 | pre-arb | 75 | 1.2 | 0.5 | +2.5 |
| Travis Blackley↔ SFG | 29 | – | 24 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Cliff Pennington | 28 | arb | 125 | 1.0 | 0.5 | +2.1 |
| Brett Anderson | 24 | arb | 6 | 0.9 | 3.2 | -0.9 |
| Derek Norris | 23 | – | 60 | 0.6 | 0.5 | +1.1 |
| Jordan Norberto | 25 | pre-arb | 39 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +0.8 |
| Daric Barton | 26 | arb | 46 | 0.4 | 1.1 | -0.0 |
| Evan Scribner | 26 | pre-arb | 30 | 0.4 | 0.5 | +0.5 |
| George Kottaras↔ MIL | 29 | arb | 27 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.7 |
| Stephen Drew↔ ARI | 29 | FA-elig | 39 | 0.3 | 3.8 | -3.0 |
| Tyson Ross | 25 | pre-arb | 18 | 0.3 | 0.5 | +0.3 |
| Collin Cowgill | 26 | pre-arb | 38 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Adam Rosales | 29 | arb | 42 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| Brandon Inge↔ DET | 35 | FA-elig | 74 | 0.1 | 4.9 | -4.6 |
| Jerry Blevins | 28 | arb | 63 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Jeremy Accardo↔ CLE | 30 | arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Rich Thompson↔ ANA | 27 | arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Fautino De Los Santos | 26 | pre-arb | 6 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Andrew Carignan | 25 | pre-arb | 11 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Pat Neshek | 31 | – | 24 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Kila Ka'aihue | 28 | arb | 39 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Pedro Figueroa | 26 | pre-arb | 19 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Jesse Chavez↔ TOR | 28 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Brandon Hicks | 26 | pre-arb | 22 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| Michael Taylor | 26 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| Jim Miller | 30 | – | 33 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Brandon Allen↔ TBR | 26 | arb | 3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Jemile Weeks | 25 | pre-arb | 118 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
| Graham Godfrey | 27 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.1 |
| Eric Sogard | 26 | pre-arb | 37 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -1.2 |
| Brian Fuentes↔ STL | 36 | FA-elig | 26 | -0.3 | 4.1 | -4.9 |
| Dan Straily | 23 | – | 7 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -1.5 |
| Anthony Recker↔ CHC | 28 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -1.3 |
| Luke Hughes↔ MIN | 27 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -1.4 |
| Kurt Suzuki↔ WSN | 28 | arb | 75 | -0.8 | 3.2 | -5.2 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Yoenis Cespedes | 4.0 |
| Josh Reddick | 3.6 |
| Jarrod Parker | 3.6 |
| Tommy Milone | 3.1 |
| Bartolo Colon | 2.5 |
| Brandon Moss | 2.4 |
| Player | 2011 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Gio Gonzalez | 3.3 |
| Josh Willingham | 2.1 |
| Trevor Cahill | 2.0 |
| David DeJesus | 1.7 |
| Guillermo Moscoso | 1.5 |
| Andrew Bailey | 1.0 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2012, 2012–2018. 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 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coco Crisp | 32 | 8.158 | $6.0M | $7.0M | $7.5M | $11.0M | $9.2M | FREE AGENT | |
| Brandon Inge | 35 | 10.095 | $4.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brian Fuentes | 36 | 9.125 | $4.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Grant Balfour | 34 | 7.099 | $4.0M | $4.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bartolo Colon | 39 | 13.061 | $2.0M | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jonny Gomes | 31 | 6.097 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | $3.5M |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon McCarthy | 28 | 5.122 | $4.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Stephen Drew | 29 | 5.079 | $3.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brett Anderson | 24 | 3.000 | $3.2M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Kurt Suzuki | 28 | 4.112 | $3.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Seth Smith | 29 | 3.119 | $2.4M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Daric Barton | 26 | 3.057 | $1.1M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Rich Thompson | 27 | 5.000 | $165k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jeremy Accardo | 30 | 4.128 | $33k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Pat Neshek | 31 | 5.005 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yoenis Cespedes | 26 | 0.000 | $6.5M | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Adam Rosales | 29 | 2.171 | $600k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Cliff Pennington | 28 | 2.114 | $490k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jerry Blevins | 28 | 2.081 | $490k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Josh Reddick | 25 | 1.050 | $485k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Fautino De Los Santos | 26 | 1.000 | $482k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jordan Norberto | 25 | 1.132 | $482k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jemile Weeks | 25 | 0.114 | $482k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kila Ka'aihue | 28 | 1.048 | $482k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Eric Sogard | 26 | 0.096 | $482k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Collin Cowgill | 26 | 0.065 | $482k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jarrod Parker | 23 | 0.010 | $480k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Josh Donaldson | 26 | 2.000 | $480k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Derek Norris | 23 | 0.000 | $480k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Sean Doolittle | 25 | 0.000 | $480k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Michael Taylor | 26 | 0.038 | $480k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Andrew Carignan | 25 | 0.027 | $480k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chris Carter | 25 | 1.016 | $480k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Graham Godfrey | 27 | 0.074 | $480k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tommy Milone | 25 | 0.026 | $480k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Evan Scribner | 26 | 0.070 | $480k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Dan Straily | 23 | 0.000 | $480k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Pedro Figueroa | 26 | 0.077 | $480k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brandon Moss | 28 | 2.043 | $480k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| A.J. Griffin | 24 | 0.000 | $480k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ryan Cook | 25 | 0.036 | $480k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tyson Ross | 25 | 1.033 | $480k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Brandon Hicks | 26 | 1.151 | $480k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Anthony Recker | 28 | 0.037 | $284k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Luke Hughes | 27 | 0.147 | $242k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| George Kottaras | 29 | 2.149 | $222k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jesse Chavez | 28 | 2.065 | $148k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Brandon Allen | 26 | 0.141 | $145k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Travis Blackley | 29 | 1.026 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jim Miller | 30 | 0.010 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Athletics 2012; 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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