GM: Kevin Towers
2006: made playoffs · 88–74. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Peavy | 25 | arb | 32 | 4.8 | 2.5 | +7.1 |
| Mike Cameron | 33 | FA-elig | 141 | 4.5 | 7.3 | +1.6 |
| Dave Roberts | 34 | FA-elig | 129 | 3.1 | 2.2 | +3.8 |
| Brian Giles | 35 | FA-elig | 158 | 3.0 | 7.7 | -1.7 |
| Adrián González | 24 | pre-arb | 156 | 2.9 | 0.3 | +5.5 |
| Josh Bard↔ BOS | 28 | arb | 93 | 2.7 | 0.3 | +5.1 |
| Clay Hensley | 26 | pre-arb | 39 | 2.4 | 0.3 | +4.4 |
| Khalil Greene | 26 | arb | 122 | 2.3 | 0.4 | +4.1 |
| Josh Barfield | 23 | pre-arb | 150 | 2.3 | 0.3 | +4.2 |
| Chris Young | 27 | pre-arb | 31 | 2.1 | 0.5 | +3.8 |
| Mike Piazza | 37 | FA-elig | 126 | 1.9 | 1.2 | +2.6 |
| Woody Williams | 39 | FA-elig | 26 | 1.5 | 5.0 | -2.1 |
| Trevor Hoffman | 38 | FA-elig | 65 | 1.3 | 4.5 | -1.8 |
| Chan Ho Park | 33 | FA-elig | 26 | 1.2 | 15.5 | -13.2 |
| Todd Walker↔ CHC | 33 | FA-elig | 44 | 1.1 | 0.8 | +1.5 |
| Cla Meredith | 23 | – | 45 | 1.1 | – | – |
| Alan Embree | 36 | FA-elig | 73 | 1.1 | 0.8 | +1.3 |
| Scott Linebrink | 29 | FA-elig | 73 | 1.0 | 1.4 | +0.7 |
| Russell Branyan↔ TBR | 30 | – | 27 | 0.9 | – | – |
| David Wells↔ BOS | 43 | FA-elig | 5 | 0.9 | 1.6 | +0.2 |
| Geoff Blum | 33 | FA-elig | 109 | 0.8 | 0.7 | +0.9 |
| Rob Bowen | 25 | – | 94 | 0.5 | – | – |
| Doug Brocail | 39 | FA-elig | 25 | 0.5 | 1.0 | -0.1 |
| Ben Johnson | 25 | pre-arb | 58 | 0.4 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Jon Adkins | 28 | – | 55 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Mark Bellhorn | 31 | FA-elig | 115 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -0.2 |
| Tim Stauffer | 24 | – | 1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | +0.1 |
| Ryan Klesko | 35 | FA-elig | 6 | 0.2 | 9.0 | -8.7 |
| Paul McAnulty | 25 | – | 16 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Shawn Estes | 33 | FA-elig | 1 | 0.1 | 1.1 | -0.8 |
| Doug Mirabelli↔ BOS | 35 | FA-elig | 14 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Jack Cust | 27 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Thompson | 25 | – | 19 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Brian Sweeney | 32 | arb | 37 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Justin Leone | 29 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jim Brower↔ BAL | 33 | FA-elig | 6 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Scott Williamson↔ CHC | 30 | FA-elig | 11 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Jon Knott | 27 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Brian Sikorski↔ CLE | 31 | – | 13 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Scott Cassidy | 30 | arb | 42 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Terrmel Sledge | 29 | pre-arb | 38 | -0.2 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Rudy Seanez↔ BOS | 37 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.8 |
| Manny Alexander | 35 | – | 22 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Vinny Castilla↔ COL | 38 | FA-elig | 72 | -0.4 | 2.6 | -3.5 |
| Dewon Brazelton | 26 | arb | 9 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -1.3 |
| Eric Young Sr.↔ TEX | 39 | FA-elig | 56 | -0.9 | 0.7 | -2.5 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Mike Cameron | 4.5 |
| Adrián González | 2.9 |
| Josh Bard | 2.7 |
| Josh Barfield | 2.3 |
| Chris Young | 2.1 |
| Mike Piazza | 1.9 |
| Player | 2005 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Ramon Hernandez | 2.3 |
| Adam Eaton | 1.9 |
| Mark Sweeney | 1.8 |
| Brian Lawrence | 1.7 |
| Damian Jackson | 1.3 |
| Miguel Olivo | 0.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chan Ho Park | 33 | 12.000 | $15.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ryan Klesko | 35 | 14.000 | $9.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brian Giles | 35 | 11.000 | $7.7M | $9.7M | $9.7M | $9.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mike Cameron | 33 | 11.000 | $7.3M | $7.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Woody Williams | 39 | 13.000 | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Trevor Hoffman | 38 | 13.000 | $4.5M | $7.0M | $7.5M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Vinny Castilla | 38 | 15.000 | $2.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dave Roberts | 34 | 7.000 | $2.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| David Wells | 43 | 19.000 | $1.6M | $2.3M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Scott Linebrink | 29 | 6.000 | $1.4M | $1.3M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mike Piazza | 37 | 14.000 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Shawn Estes | 33 | 11.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Doug Brocail | 39 | 14.000 | $1.0M | $500k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Alan Embree | 36 | 14.000 | $850k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mark Bellhorn | 31 | 9.000 | $800k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Todd Walker | 33 | 10.000 | $797k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Eric Young Sr. | 39 | 14.000 | $653k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Geoff Blum | 33 | 7.000 | $650k | $900k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Scott Williamson | 30 | 7.000 | $524k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rudy Seanez | 37 | 17.000 | $310k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Doug Mirabelli | 35 | 10.000 | $288k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jim Brower | 33 | 7.000 | $233k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Manny Alexander | 35 | 14.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Russell Branyan | 30 | 8.000 | — | $685k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Peavy | 25 | 4.000 | $2.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Dewon Brazelton | 26 | 4.000 | $500k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Khalil Greene | 26 | 3.000 | $405k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Brian Sweeney | 32 | 3.000 | $335k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Josh Bard | 28 | 4.000 | $329k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Scott Cassidy | 30 | 4.000 | $328k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jack Cust | 27 | 5.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jon Adkins | 28 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Rob Bowen | 25 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Young | 27 | 2.000 | $500k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Terrmel Sledge | 29 | 2.000 | $347k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Clay Hensley | 26 | 1.000 | $329k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Adrián González | 24 | 2.000 | $328k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ben Johnson | 25 | 1.000 | $328k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Josh Barfield | 23 | 0.000 | $327k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tim Stauffer | 24 | 1.000 | $327k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Brian Sikorski | 31 | – | — | ||||||
| Justin Leone | 29 | – | — | ||||||
| Jon Knott | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Paul McAnulty | 25 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mike Thompson | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Cla Meredith | 23 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Padres 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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