GM: Bobby Evans
2016: made playoffs · 87–75. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buster Posey | 29 | FA-elig | 146 | 6.7 | 20.0 | +1.6 |
| Madison Bumgarner | 26 | FA-elig | 36 | 5.3 | 9.8 | +7.3 |
| Johnny Cueto | 30 | FA-elig | 32 | 4.6 | 15.8 | -0.8 |
| Brandon Crawford | 29 | arb | 155 | 4.1 | 6.0 | +7.2 |
| Brandon Belt | 28 | arb | 156 | 3.7 | 6.2 | +5.8 |
| Jeff Samardzija | 31 | FA-elig | 34 | 2.3 | 10.8 | -3.2 |
| Joe Panik | 25 | pre-arb | 127 | 1.8 | 0.5 | +5.3 |
| Ángel Pagán | 34 | FA-elig | 129 | 1.4 | 11.2 | -6.6 |
| Hunter Pence | 33 | FA-elig | 106 | 1.3 | 18.5 | -14.3 |
| Eduardo Núñez↔ MIN | 29 | FA-elig | 50 | 1.1 | 0.5 | +2.9 |
| Derek Law | 25 | – | 61 | 1.0 | 0.5 | +2.7 |
| Matt Duffy↔ TBR | 25 | pre-arb | 70 | 0.9 | 0.4 | +2.5 |
| Kelby Tomlinson | 26 | pre-arb | 52 | 0.8 | 0.5 | +2.2 |
| Jake Peavy | 35 | FA-elig | 31 | 0.8 | 15.0 | -12.3 |
| Matt Moore↔ TBR | 27 | arb | 12 | 0.7 | 1.8 | +0.6 |
| Hunter Strickland | 27 | pre-arb | 72 | 0.7 | 0.5 | +1.7 |
| Will Smith↔ MIL | 26 | arb | 26 | 0.6 | 0.7 | +1.2 |
| Denard Span | 32 | FA-elig | 143 | 0.6 | 5.0 | -3.1 |
| Cory Gearrin | 30 | arb | 56 | 0.5 | 0.6 | +1.2 |
| Conor Gillaspie | 28 | arb | 101 | 0.5 | 0.5 | +1.1 |
| Gorkys Hernández | 28 | pre-arb | 26 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +1.1 |
| Jarrett Parker | 27 | pre-arb | 63 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.8 |
| Mac Williamson | 25 | pre-arb | 54 | 0.3 | 0.4 | +0.6 |
| Ty Blach | 25 | – | 4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.8 |
| George Kontos | 31 | arb | 57 | 0.1 | 1.1 | -0.7 |
| Ramiro Pena | 30 | arb | 30 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Sergio Romo | 33 | FA-elig | 40 | 0.1 | 9.0 | -8.5 |
| Joe Nathan↔ CHC | 41 | FA-elig | 7 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| Santiago Casilla | 35 | FA-elig | 62 | 0.1 | 6.5 | -6.2 |
| Albert Suárez | 26 | – | 22 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Steven Okert | 24 | – | 16 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Rubén Tejada↔ STL | 26 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Matt Reynolds | 31 | arb | 8 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Grant Green | 28 | pre-arb | 18 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Vin Mazzaro | 29 | arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| Chris Stratton | 25 | – | 7 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Chris Heston | 28 | pre-arb | 4 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -1.0 |
| Gordon Beckham↔ ATL | 29 | FA-elig | 3 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Mike Broadway | 29 | – | 4 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.5 |
| Matt Cain | 31 | FA-elig | 21 | -0.2 | 21.0 | -21.7 |
| Ehire Adrianza | 26 | arb | 40 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.2 |
| Trevor Brown | 24 | pre-arb | 75 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -1.2 |
| Grégor Blanco | 32 | FA-elig | 106 | -0.6 | 3.9 | -5.9 |
| Javier López | 38 | FA-elig | 68 | -0.7 | 5.0 | -7.3 |
| Josh Osich | 27 | pre-arb | 59 | -1.2 | 0.5 | -4.3 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Johnny Cueto | 4.6 |
| Jeff Samardzija | 2.3 |
| Eduardo Núñez | 1.1 |
| Derek Law | 1.0 |
| Matt Moore | 0.7 |
| Will Smith | 0.6 |
| Player | 2015 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Norichika Aoki | 1.2 |
| Marlon Byrd | 0.6 |
| Tim Lincecum | 0.4 |
| Tim Hudson | 0.4 |
| Alejandro De Aza | 0.1 |
| Andrew Susac | 0.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2016, 2016–2022. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2016; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Cain | 31 | 11.038 | $21.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Hunter Pence | 33 | 8.156 | $18.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Johnny Cueto | 30 | 8.000 | $15.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jake Peavy | 35 | 13.101 | $15.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ángel Pagán | 34 | 9.144 | $11.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jeff Samardzija | 31 | 6.028 | $10.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Sergio Romo | 33 | 7.097 | $9.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Santiago Casilla | 35 | 8.148 | $6.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Denard Span | 32 | 7.111 | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Javier López | 38 | 10.167 | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Joe Nathan | 41 | 14.120 | $700k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Reynolds | 31 | 6.000 | $89k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Gordon Beckham | 29 | 6.123 | $43k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buster Posey | 29 | 5.161 | $20.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Madison Bumgarner | 26 | 5.127 | $9.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brandon Belt | 28 | 4.128 | $6.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Brandon Crawford | 29 | 4.094 | $6.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Grégor Blanco | 32 | 5.164 | $3.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Matt Moore | 27 | 4.000 | $1.8M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Will Smith | 26 | 4.000 | $724k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Rubén Tejada | 26 | 4.171 | $542k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Eduardo Núñez | 29 | 4.090 | $523k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Conor Gillaspie | 28 | 3.036 | $455k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ramiro Pena | 30 | 4.089 | $139k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Vin Mazzaro | 29 | 3.101 | $17k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Kontos | 31 | 2.171 | $1.1M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Cory Gearrin | 30 | 2.136 | $550k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Joe Panik | 25 | 1.100 | $545k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Chris Heston | 28 | 1.140 | $530k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Hunter Strickland | 27 | 0.163 | $518k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Josh Osich | 27 | 0.094 | $512k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ehire Adrianza | 26 | 1.131 | $512k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kelby Tomlinson | 26 | 0.063 | $512k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Trevor Brown | 24 | 1.019 | $508k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Derek Law | 25 | 0.000 | $474k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Matt Duffy | 25 | 0.021 | $413k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mac Williamson | 25 | 0.019 | $360k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Albert Suárez | 26 | 0.000 | $347k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jarrett Parker | 27 | 0.036 | $291k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Steven Okert | 24 | 0.000 | $133k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Gorkys Hernández | 28 | 0.144 | $114k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ty Blach | 25 | 0.000 | $89k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chris Stratton | 25 | 0.000 | $86k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Grant Green | 28 | 1.033 | $78k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mike Broadway | 29 | 1.060 | $31k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Giants 2016; 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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