President of baseball ops: Billy Beane · GM: David Forst
2020: made playoffs · 36–24. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Murphy | 25 | pre-arb | 43 | 1.6 | 0.2 | +11.3 |
| Robbie Grossman | 30 | FA-elig | 51 | 1.5 | 3.7 | +7.3 |
| Mark Canha | 31 | arb | 59 | 1.5 | 4.8 | +6.1 |
| Liam Hendriks | 31 | FA-elig | 24 | 1.4 | 5.3 | +5.0 |
| Chris Bassitt | 31 | FA-elig | 11 | 1.3 | 2.2 | +7.2 |
| Ramón Laureano | 25 | pre-arb | 54 | 1.1 | 0.2 | +8.1 |
| Matt Chapman | 27 | pre-arb | 37 | 1.1 | 0.2 | +7.7 |
| Sean Manaea | 28 | arb | 11 | 1.1 | 3.8 | +4.1 |
| Jesús Luzardo | 22 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +5.6 |
| Tommy La Stella↔ ANA | 31 | FA-elig | 27 | 0.7 | 1.6 | +3.6 |
| Mike Fiers | 35 | FA-elig | 11 | 0.6 | 8.1 | -3.7 |
| Tony Kemp | 28 | pre-arb | 49 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +3.7 |
| Matt Olson | 26 | pre-arb | 60 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +3.7 |
| Joakim Soria | 36 | FA-elig | 22 | 0.5 | 8.5 | -4.7 |
| Jake Diekman | 33 | FA-elig | 21 | 0.5 | 2.8 | +0.9 |
| Mike Minor↔ TEX | 32 | FA-elig | 5 | 0.5 | 4.1 | -0.5 |
| Frankie Montas | 27 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +3.0 |
| J.B. Wendelken | 27 | pre-arb | 21 | 0.4 | 0.2 | +2.8 |
| Burch Smith | 30 | pre-arb | 6 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +2.4 |
| Jake Lamb↔ ARI | 29 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.3 | 2.3 | +0.1 |
| Marcus Semien | 29 | FA-elig | 53 | 0.3 | 13.0 | -11.0 |
| Chad Pinder | 28 | arb | 24 | 0.2 | 2.0 | -0.7 |
| Lou Trivino | 28 | pre-arb | 20 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.8 |
| Jordan Weems | 27 | – | 9 | 0.1 | 0.2 | +0.8 |
| Yusmeiro Petit | 35 | FA-elig | 26 | 0.1 | 5.5 | -4.7 |
| Paul Blackburn | 26 | pre-arb | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +0.2 |
| Austin Allen | 26 | pre-arb | 14 | 0.0 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Daniel Mengden | 27 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| Seth Brown | 27 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Jonah Heim | 25 | – | 13 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Khris Davis | 32 | FA-elig | 30 | -0.1 | 16.8 | -17.7 |
| James Kaprielian | 26 | – | 2 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -1.1 |
| Daulton Jefferies | 24 | – | 1 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -1.6 |
| Stephen Piscotty | 29 | arb | 45 | -0.2 | 7.3 | -8.9 |
| Vimael Machín | 26 | – | 24 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -1.8 |
| Franklin Barreto↔ ANA | 24 | – | 15 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -1.9 |
| Nate Orf | 30 | – | 6 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -2.0 |
| T.J. McFarland | 31 | FA-elig | 23 | -0.4 | 1.8 | -4.6 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Tommy La Stella | 0.7 |
| Tony Kemp | 0.5 |
| Mike Minor | 0.5 |
| Burch Smith | 0.4 |
| Jake Lamb | 0.3 |
| Jordan Weems | 0.1 |
| Player | 2019 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Brett Anderson | 2.2 |
| Homer Bailey | 1.8 |
| Jurickson Profar | 1.0 |
| Dustin Garneau | 0.2 |
| Tanner Anderson | 0.2 |
| Brian Schlitter | 0.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2020, 2020–2026. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2020; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khris Davis | 32 | 6.104 | $16.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Joakim Soria | 36 | 13.000 | $8.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Fiers | 35 | 9.000 | $8.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Yusmeiro Petit | 35 | 9.016 | $5.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Minor | 32 | 8.138 | $4.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jake Diekman | 33 | 7.050 | $2.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tommy La Stella | 31 | 6.000 | $1.6M | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Semien | 29 | 5.118 | $13.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Stephen Piscotty | 29 | 4.076 | $7.3M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Liam Hendriks | 31 | 5.164 | $5.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mark Canha | 31 | 4.092 | $4.8M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Sean Manaea | 28 | 3.157 | $3.8M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Robbie Grossman | 30 | 5.059 | $3.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jake Lamb | 29 | 5.053 | $2.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Bassitt | 31 | 3.130 | $2.2M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Chad Pinder | 28 | 3.047 | $2.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| T.J. McFarland | 31 | 5.164 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| James Kaprielian | 26 | 3.167 | $31k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burch Smith | 30 | 2.095 | $252k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Matt Chapman | 27 | 2.109 | $231k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Matt Olson | 26 | 2.103 | $224k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tony Kemp | 28 | 2.098 | $221k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Frankie Montas | 27 | 2.015 | $212k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| J.B. Wendelken | 27 | 1.028 | $211k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Ramón Laureano | 25 | 1.059 | $211k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Lou Trivino | 28 | 1.163 | $211k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Vimael Machín | 26 | 0.000 | $209k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jesús Luzardo | 22 | 0.021 | $209k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Sean Murphy | 25 | 0.029 | $209k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Daniel Mengden | 27 | 2.088 | $187k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jordan Weems | 27 | 0.000 | $181k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jonah Heim | 25 | 0.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Austin Allen | 26 | 0.077 | $103k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Franklin Barreto | 24 | 1.031 | $81k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Seth Brown | 27 | 0.035 | $62k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Nate Orf | 30 | 2.062 | $47k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Paul Blackburn | 26 | 1.124 | $19k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Daulton Jefferies | 24 | 0.000 | $3k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Athletics 2020; 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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