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Diamondbacks ARI

199865–97 (0.401)
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GM: Joe Garagiola

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1998, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$32M
Surplus $M
-9
Win %
0.401
TAB
-11.6
WAB
-13.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
19.4
Dead money %
28%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-9.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1998 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RKelly Stinnett86
LJorge Fabregas⇄50
RDamian Miller46

1B

LTravis Lee146
LAndy Fox12
LBrent Brede12
LMike Robertson10
RDamian Miller1

2B

RAndy Stankiewicz61
LAndy Fox60
RTony Batista41
RDanny Klassen29
RJay Bell15
BHanley Frias3
REdwin Diaz3

3B

RMatt Williams134
LAndy Fox26
RTony Batista15
BHanley Frias2

SS

RJay Bell138
RTony Batista34
BHanley Frias2

LF

LDavid Dellucci95
RYamil Benitez49
RBernard Gilkey⇄29
LBrent Brede26
LAndy Fox10

CF

BDevon White144
LDavid Dellucci19
LAndy Fox8
LKarim Garcia8

RF

LKarim Garcia100
LBrent Brede39
LAndy Fox33
LDavid Dellucci15
RYamil Benitez13
RHensley Meulens4
RDamian Miller2

DH

RYamil Benitez2
LBrent Brede1
RKelly Stinnett1
LMike Robertson1

Starters

RAndy Benes3.7 WAR
LOmar Daal3.5 WAR
RAmaury Telemaco⇄1.0 WAR
LBrian Anderson0.7 WAR
RClint Sodowsky0.3 WAR
RJeff Suppan⇄0.3 WAR
RBobby Chouinard⇄0.1 WAR
RBob Wolcott-0.1 WAR
LJoel Adamson-0.1 WAR
RWillie Blair⇄-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RGregg Olson30 sv
RFelix Rodriguez0 h
LAlan Embree⇄0 h
RWillie Banks⇄0 h
RRuss Springer⇄0 h
RBobby Chouinard⇄0 h
RAaron Small⇄0 h
RScott Brow0 h

Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

Key additions (new vs 1997)

PlayerfWAR
Andy Benes3.7
Devon White3.7
Omar Daal3.5
Jay Bell3.4
Tony Batista2.5
Matt Williams2.3

Key subtractions (gone from 1997)

Player1997 fWAR
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Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Diamondbacks. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1998; everyone else is shown as a 1998 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Andy Benes 1998 +3.7 +65.2 6.5 +58.8 $1.7M 2.19× –
Omar Daal 1998 +3.5 +54.1 0.6 +53.5 $0.2M 1.96× –
Devon White 1998 +3.7 +52.8 3.5 +49.3 $1.0M 1.79× –
Jay Bell 1998 +3.4 +32.1 5.0 +27.1 $1.5M 1.18× –
Tony Batista 1998 +2.5 +21.7 0.2 +21.5 $0.1M 1.07× –
Kelly Stinnett 1998 +2.1 +13.0 0.3 +12.7 $0.1M 0.76× –
Gregg Olson 1998 +1.2 +12.9 0.7 +12.2 $0.5M 1.34× –
Andy Fox 1998 +1.9 +12.3 0.2 +12.1 $0.1M 0.82× –
Matt Williams 1998 +2.3 +15.9 4.8 +11.1 $2.0M 0.85× –
Amaury Telemaco↔ 1998 +1.0 +8.0 0.1 +7.9 $0.1M 1.02× –
Brian Anderson 1998 +0.7 +5.4 0.8 +4.6 $1.2M 1.02× –
Travis Lee 1998 +1.0 +4.5 0.2 +4.4 $0.2M 0.56× –
Damian Miller 1998 +0.6 +2.7 0.2 +2.5 $0.3M 0.52× –
Jeff Suppan↔ 1998 +0.3 +2.7 0.2 +2.5 $0.5M 1.02× –
Clint Sodowsky 1998 +0.3 +1.6 0.2 +1.4 $0.7M 0.67× –
Russ Springer↔ 1998 +0.2 +1.2 0.4 +0.8 $1.8M 0.67× –
Willie Banks↔ 1998 +0.2 +1.1 0.3 +0.8 $1.4M 0.67× –
Bobby Chouinard↔ 1998 +0.1 +0.7 0.2 +0.5 $1.3M 0.67× –
Chris Michalak 1998 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Alan Embree↔ 1998 -0.1 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Joel Adamson 1998 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 – 1.02× –
Jorge Fabregas↔ 1998 +0.0 +0.1 0.8 -0.7 $55.4M 0.52× –
Chris Jones↔ 1998 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.9 – 0.83× –
Scott Brow 1998 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Ben Ford 1998 -0.1 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Hanley Frias 1998 -0.2 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 – 0.56× –
Aaron Small↔ 1998 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Edwin Diaz 1998 -0.4 -1.7 0.2 -1.8 – 0.56× –
Felix Rodriguez 1998 -0.2 -2.2 0.2 -2.4 – 1.34× –
Barry Manuel 1998 -0.5 -2.6 0.3 -2.9 – 0.67× –
David Dellucci 1998 -0.4 -2.7 0.2 -2.9 – 0.83× –
Andy Stankiewicz 1998 -0.8 -3.4 0.3 -3.8 – 0.56× –
Bernard Gilkey↔ 1998 -0.4 -2.5 1.3 -3.8 – 0.83× –
Yamil Benitez 1998 -0.8 -5.2 0.2 -5.4 – 0.83× –
Willie Blair↔ 1998 -0.6 -4.6 2.2 -6.8 – 1.02× –
Brent Brede 1998 -1.5 -9.8 0.2 -10.0 – 0.83× –
Karim Garcia 1998 -1.5 -10.2 0.2 -10.4 – 0.83× –
Bob Wolcott 1998 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 1.02× –
Bryan Corey 1998 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Danny Klassen 1998 -1.0 -4.4 – – – 0.56× –
Efrain Valdez 1998 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Hensley Meulens 1998 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.83× –
Mike Robertson 1998 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.69× –
Neil Weber 1998 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Ricky Pickett 1998 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Vladimir Nunez 1998 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+19.0+250.032.1+226.0—

Trades

Every graded 1998 deal involving the Diamondbacks — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 11 total.

1998 · NYM / ARI
NYM · Steve Phillips +$36.8M
Willie Blair, Jorge Fábregas
ARI · Joe Garagiola −$36.8M
Nelson Figueroa, Bernard Gilkey
NYM came out ahead by $36.8M
1998 · ARI / DET
ARI · Joe Garagiola +$373.6M
Luis Gonzalez
DET · Randy Smith −$373.6M
Karim García
ARI came out ahead by $373.6M
1998 · ARI / NYY
ARI · Joe Garagiola +$0.0M
Willie Banks
NYY · Bob Watson +$0.0M
Scott Brow, Joe Lisio
Even trade
1998 · SFG / ARI
SFG · Brian Sabean +$15.2M
Félix Rodríguez
ARI · Joe Garagiola −$15.2M
Troy Brohawn, Chris Van Rossum
SFG came out ahead by $15.2M
1998 · SFG / ARI
SFG · Brian Sabean +$0.8M
Alan Embree
ARI · Joe Garagiola −$0.8M
Dante Powell
SFG came out ahead by $0.8M
1998 · MIA / ARI
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$2.4M
Reid Cornelius
ARI · Joe Garagiola −$2.4M
Walt White
MIA came out ahead by $2.4M
1998 · ATL / ARI
ATL · John Schuerholz +$2.4M
Russ Springer
ARI · Joe Garagiola −$2.4M
Alan Embree
ATL came out ahead by $2.4M
1998 · ARI / BOS
ARI · Joe Garagiola +$1.6M
Bart Miadich
BOS · Dan Duquette −$1.6M
Bob Wolcott
ARI came out ahead by $1.6M
1998 · ARI / NYY
ARI · Joe Garagiola +$4.0M
Andy Fox
NYY · Bob Watson −$4.0M
Todd Erdos, Marty Janzen
ARI came out ahead by $4.0M
1998 · ARI / SFG
ARI · Joe Garagiola +$3.2M
Ricky Pickett
SFG · Brian Sabean −$3.2M
Chris Jones
ARI came out ahead by $3.2M
1998 · ARI / NYM
ARI · Joe Garagiola +$0.0M
Joe Lisio
NYM · Steve Phillips +$0.0M
Mike Bell
Even trade

Current & Historical Payroll

1998 payroll
$31.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 1998, 1998–2004. 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.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1998199920002001200220032004
Andy Benes309.000$6.5M$6.0MFREE AGENT
Jay Bell3212.000$5.0M$6.1M$7.0M$8.1M$8.0MFREE AGENT
Matt Williams3211.000$4.8M$8.1M$8.5M$9.0M$9.5M$10.0MFREE AGENT
Devon White3513.000$3.5MFREE AGENT
Willie Blair328.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Bernard Gilkey318.000$1.3M$5.2M$2.7MFREE AGENT
Gregg Olson3110.000$650k$850kFREE AGENT
Russ Springer296.000$379kFREE AGENT$1.7M$1.7M
Alan Embree286.000$366kFREE AGENT
Andy Stankiewicz336.000$350kFREE AGENT
Barry Manuel327.000$285kFREE AGENT
Willie Banks297.000$269kFREE AGENT
Chris Jones327.000$143kFREE AGENT
Hensley Meulens319.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1998199920002001200220032004
Brian Anderson265.000$775kFREE AGENT
Jorge Fabregas284.000$750kARB 3FREE AGENT
Omar Daal265.000$575kFREE AGENT
Kelly Stinnett284.000$275kARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Brow295.000$225kFREE AGENT
Clint Sodowsky253.000$214kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Felix Rodriguez253.000$210kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yamil Benitez253.000$195kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Karim Garcia223.000$188kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Suppan233.000$164kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Small264.000$97kARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Wolcott243.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (20)

PlayerAgeSvc1998199920002001200220032004
Andy Fox272.000$240kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Batista242.000$210kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joel Adamson262.000$210kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brent Brede262.000$190kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Damian Miller281.000$178kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Dellucci241.000$178kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hanley Frias241.000$171kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Ford220.000$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Michalak270.000$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Lee230.000$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edwin Diaz230.000$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Chouinard262.000$169kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Amaury Telemaco242.000$114kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Robertson272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Efrain Valdez31–—
Ricky Pickett28–—
Bryan Corey24–—
Danny Klassen220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vladimir Nunez230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Neil Weber25–—

Graphs

How each 1998 acquisition stacked onto Diamondbacks's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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