GM: Pat Gillick
2008: World Series champions · 92–70. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Utley | 29 | arb | 159 | 8.2 | 7.8 | +10.9 |
| Jayson Werth | 29 | FA-elig | 134 | 5.1 | 1.7 | +10.0 |
| Cole Hamels | 24 | pre-arb | 36 | 5.0 | 0.5 | +10.9 |
| Jimmy Rollins | 29 | FA-elig | 137 | 5.0 | 8.0 | +3.3 |
| Shane Victorino | 27 | arb | 146 | 4.3 | 0.5 | +9.2 |
| Ryan Howard | 28 | arb | 162 | 2.8 | 10.0 | -3.5 |
| Jamie Moyer | 45 | FA-elig | 33 | 2.4 | 6.0 | -0.4 |
| Pat Burrell | 31 | FA-elig | 157 | 2.4 | 14.2 | -8.9 |
| Brad Lidge | 31 | FA-elig | 72 | 2.2 | 6.3 | -1.3 |
| Chris Coste | 35 | pre-arb | 98 | 2.1 | 0.4 | +4.4 |
| Brett Myers | 27 | FA-elig | 31 | 1.4 | 8.6 | -5.3 |
| Pedro Feliz | 33 | FA-elig | 133 | 1.2 | 3.0 | -0.1 |
| Ryan Madson | 27 | arb | 76 | 1.2 | 1.4 | +1.2 |
| Chad Durbin | 30 | FA-elig | 71 | 0.9 | 0.9 | +1.3 |
| Greg Dobbs | 29 | arb | 128 | 0.9 | 0.4 | +1.6 |
| Adam Eaton | 30 | FA-elig | 23 | 0.6 | 8.0 | -6.5 |
| Scott Eyre↔ CHC | 36 | FA-elig | 19 | 0.4 | 1.9 | -1.1 |
| Geoff Jenkins | 33 | FA-elig | 115 | 0.3 | 5.0 | -4.2 |
| T.J. Bohn | 28 | – | 14 | 0.3 | – | – |
| J.A. Happ | 25 | – | 8 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Clay Condrey | 32 | FA-elig | 56 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| Carlos Ruiz | 29 | pre-arb | 117 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Matt Stairs↔ TOR | 40 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.2 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Chris Snelling | 26 | – | 4 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Rudy Seanez | 39 | – | 42 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Lou Marson | 22 | – | 1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Les Walrond | 31 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Eric Bruntlett | 30 | arb | 120 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Joe Blanton↔ OAK | 27 | arb | 13 | 0.1 | 1.5 | -1.3 |
| Tom Gordon | 40 | FA-elig | 34 | 0.0 | 5.5 | -5.4 |
| Drew Carpenter | 23 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Tadahito Iguchi↔ SDP | 33 | arb | 4 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Andy Tracy | 34 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Brad Harman | 22 | – | 6 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Cervenak | 31 | – | 10 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Kyle Kendrick | 23 | pre-arb | 32 | -0.2 | 0.4 | -0.9 |
| J.C. Romero | 32 | FA-elig | 81 | -0.2 | 3.2 | -3.7 |
| R.J. Swindle | 24 | – | 3 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Greg Golson | 22 | – | 6 | -0.2 | – | – |
| So Taguchi | 38 | FA-elig | 88 | -0.3 | 0.9 | -1.7 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Brad Lidge | 2.2 |
| Pedro Feliz | 1.2 |
| Chad Durbin | 0.9 |
| Scott Eyre | 0.4 |
| Geoff Jenkins | 0.3 |
| T.J. Bohn | 0.3 |
| Player | 2007 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Aaron Rowand | 5.4 |
| Jon Lieber | 1.4 |
| Michael Bourn | 1.0 |
| Kyle Lohse | 1.0 |
| Rod Barajas | 0.5 |
| J.D. Durbin | 0.4 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2008, 2008–2014. 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 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Burrell | 31 | 8.000 | $14.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brett Myers | 27 | 6.000 | $8.6M | $12.1M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jimmy Rollins | 29 | 8.000 | $8.0M | $8.5M | $8.5M | $8.5M | $11.0M | $11.0M | $11.0M |
| Adam Eaton | 30 | 8.000 | $8.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brad Lidge | 31 | 6.000 | $6.3M | $12.0M | $12.0M | $12.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jamie Moyer | 45 | 22.000 | $6.0M | $6.5M | $8.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tom Gordon | 40 | 20.000 | $5.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Geoff Jenkins | 33 | 10.000 | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| J.C. Romero | 32 | 9.000 | $3.2M | $4.2M | $4.2M | $900k | FREE AGENT | ||
| Pedro Feliz | 33 | 8.000 | $3.0M | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Scott Eyre | 36 | 11.000 | $1.9M | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jayson Werth | 29 | 6.000 | $1.7M | $2.5M | $7.5M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Chad Durbin | 30 | 9.000 | $900k | $1.6M | $2.1M | FREE AGENT | $1.1M | ||
| So Taguchi | 38 | 6.000 | $900k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Clay Condrey | 32 | 6.000 | $420k | $650k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Matt Stairs | 40 | 16.000 | $215k | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Rudy Seanez | 39 | 19.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Andy Tracy | 34 | 8.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Snelling | 26 | 6.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Howard | 28 | 4.000 | $10.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Chase Utley | 29 | 5.000 | $7.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Joe Blanton | 27 | 4.000 | $1.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ryan Madson | 27 | 5.000 | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Eric Bruntlett | 30 | 5.000 | $600k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Shane Victorino | 27 | 5.000 | $480k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Greg Dobbs | 29 | 4.000 | $440k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tadahito Iguchi | 33 | 3.000 | $181k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Hamels | 24 | 2.000 | $500k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Kyle Kendrick | 23 | 1.000 | $445k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Carlos Ruiz | 29 | 2.000 | $425k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Chris Coste | 35 | 2.000 | $415k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| J.A. Happ | 25 | 1.000 | $390k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Les Walrond | 31 | – | — | ||||||
| Greg Golson | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| R.J. Swindle | 24 | – | — | ||||||
| Mike Cervenak | 31 | – | — | ||||||
| Lou Marson | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| T.J. Bohn | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Brad Harman | 22 | – | — | ||||||
| Drew Carpenter | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Phillies 2008; 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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