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198673–89 (0.451)
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GM: Hank Peters

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1986, 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
$12M
Surplus $M
-2
Win %
0.451
TAB
-2.9
WAB
-9.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
31.6
Dead money %
14%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-5.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1986 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RRick Dempsey121
LJohn Stefero50
BAl Pardo14
RFloyd Rayford10
LLarry Sheets6
RCarl Nichols5

1B

BEddie Murray119
LJim Traber29
RJuan Beníquez14
LLarry Sheets4
LJim Dwyer1

2B

RJuan Bonilla70
BAlan Wiggins66
RJackie Gutierrez53
RRex Hudler13
RRicky Jones11

3B

RFloyd Rayford72
LTom O'Malley55
RJuan Bonilla33
RJuan Beníquez25
RJackie Gutierrez6
RRicky Jones6
RKelly Paris3
LLarry Sheets2
RRex Hudler1
RTom Dodd1

SS

RCal Ripken Jr.162

LF

BMike Young69
BJohn Shelby48
RJuan Beníquez44
LLarry Sheets21
LJim Dwyer8
LJim Traber7
RKen Gerhart6

CF

LFred Lynn107
BJohn Shelby56
RKen Gerhart14
RJuan Beníquez3

RF

RLee Lacy120
BJohn Shelby31
LJim Dwyer16
LLarry Sheets11
RJuan Beníquez9
LJim Traber1

DH

LLarry Sheets57
BMike Young37
LJim Traber21
LJim Dwyer20
BEddie Murray16
RJuan Beníquez9
BAl Pardo1
RTom Dodd1

Starters

RMike Boddicker2.9 WAR
LMike Flanagan2.6 WAR
RStorm Davis2.6 WAR
RKen Dixon1.9 WAR
LScott McGregor0.9 WAR
RRich Bordi0.6 WAR
LEric Bell0.0 WAR
RJohn Habyan-0.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDon Aase34 sv
RRich Bordi0 h
LBrad Havens0 h
RNate Snell0 h
ROdell Jones0 h
LTippy Martinez0 h
RTony Arnold0 h
LMike Kinnunen0 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 1985)

PlayerfWAR
Juan Beniquez1.0
Jim Traber0.9
Rich Bordi0.6
Ricky Jones0.5
Odell Jones0.3
Tony Arnold0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 1985)

Player1985 fWAR
Wayne Gross1.7
Gary Roenicke0.9
Fritzie Connally0.4
Rich Dauer-0.0
Phil Huffman-0.1
Lenn Sakata-0.1

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Orioles. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1986; everyone else is shown as a 1986 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Cal Ripken Jr. 1986 +6.9 +83.7 1.1 +82.6 $0.2M 1.51× –
Mike Boddicker 1986 +2.9 +45.6 0.8 +44.7 $0.3M 1.96× –
Mike Flanagan 1986 +2.6 +40.7 0.6 +40.1 $0.2M 1.96× –
Storm Davis 1986 +2.6 +40.1 0.5 +39.6 $0.2M 1.96× –
Eddie Murray 1986 +4.1 +39.4 0.9 +38.5 $0.2M 1.20× –
Fred Lynn 1986 +2.9 +36.7 1.2 +35.5 $0.4M 1.60× –
Don Aase 1986 +1.9 +29.7 0.6 +29.1 $0.3M 1.95× –
Ken Dixon 1986 +1.9 +23.1 0.1 +23.0 $0.1M 1.49× –
Rick Dempsey 1986 +2.1 +12.8 0.4 +12.4 $0.2M 0.76× –
Lee Lacy 1986 +1.1 +7.6 0.7 +6.9 $0.6M 0.83× –
Scott McGregor 1986 +0.9 +7.5 0.9 +6.5 $1.0M 1.02× –
Juan Beniquez 1986 +1.0 +6.9 0.5 +6.4 $0.4M 0.83× –
Mike Young 1986 +1.0 +6.7 0.4 +6.3 $0.4M 0.83× –
Larry Sheets 1986 +1.1 +6.3 0.1 +6.2 $0.1M 0.69× –
Jim Dwyer 1986 +0.7 +4.1 0.4 +3.7 $0.5M 0.69× –
Jim Traber 1986 +0.9 +3.8 0.1 +3.7 $0.1M 0.56× –
Brad Havens 1986 +0.7 +3.6 0.1 +3.5 $0.2M 0.67× –
Rich Bordi 1986 +0.6 +3.2 0.2 +3.0 $0.4M 0.67× –
Odell Jones 1986 +0.3 +1.5 0.1 +1.4 $0.4M 0.67× –
John Stefero 1986 +0.2 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.4M 0.52× –
Dennis Martinez↔ 1986 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $1.6M 0.67× –
Tippy Martinez 1986 -0.0 -0.0 0.5 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Juan Bonilla 1986 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.56× –
Floyd Rayford 1986 -1.1 -4.9 0.3 -5.2 – 0.58× –
John Shelby 1986 -1.1 -7.4 0.2 -7.6 – 0.83× –
Jackie Gutierrez 1986 -1.7 -7.7 0.2 -7.9 – 0.56× –
Al Pardo 1986 -0.6 -2.4 – – – 0.52× –
Alan Wiggins 1986 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.56× –
Bill Swaggerty 1986 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Carl Nichols 1986 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.52× –
Eric Bell 1986 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 1.02× –
John Habyan 1986 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 1.02× –
Kelly Paris 1986 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.58× –
Ken Gerhart 1986 -0.4 -2.9 – – – 0.83× –
Mike Kinnunen 1986 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Nate Snell 1986 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Rex Hudler 1986 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.56× –
Ricky Jones 1986 +0.5 +2.1 – – – 0.56× –
Tom Dodd 1986 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.58× –
Tom O'Malley 1986 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.58× –
Tony Arnold 1986 +0.3 +1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+31.7+378.911.2+371.8—

Trades

Every graded 1986 deal involving the Orioles — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1986 · NYM / BAL
NYM · Frank Cashen +$0.0M
Rick Lockwood
BAL · Hank Peters +$0.0M
Joe Redfield
Even trade
1986 · WSN / BAL
WSN · Murray Cook +$262.4M
Dennis Martínez, John Stefero
BAL · Hank Peters −$262.4M
Rene Gonzales
WSN came out ahead by $262.4M
1986 · BAL / KCR
BAL · Hank Peters +$7.2M
Joe Jarrell, Jimmy Daniel
KCR · John Schuerholz −$7.2M
Juan Beníquez
BAL came out ahead by $7.2M
1986 · MIN / BAL
MIN · Andy MacPhail +$3.2M
Ben Bianchi, Steve Padia, Jeff Hubbard
BAL · Hank Peters −$3.2M
Mike Hart
MIN came out ahead by $3.2M
1986 · SDP / BAL
SDP · Jack McKeon +$1.6M
Storm Davis
BAL · Hank Peters −$1.6M
Terry Kennedy, Mark Williamson
SDP came out ahead by $1.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1986 payroll
$11.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 1986, 1986–1992. 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 (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1986198719881989199019911992
Fred Lynn3412.000$1.2M$1.3M$1.2MFREE AGENT
Eddie Murray309.000$926k$2.0M$2.1MFREE AGENT
Scott McGregor3210.000$911k$940k$1.1MFREE AGENT
Mike Boddicker286.000$838k$825k$496kFREE AGENT
Lee Lacy3814.000$725k$525kFREE AGENT
Mike Flanagan3411.000$640k$435kFREE AGENT$250k$600k
Don Aase319.000$600k$625k$675kFREE AGENT
Tippy Martinez3612.000$487kFREE AGENT
Juan Beniquez3615.000$450kFREE AGENT
Rick Dempsey3617.000$442kFREE AGENT$450k
Jim Dwyer3613.000$400k$308k$191kFREE AGENT
Floyd Rayford286.000$310k$248kFREE AGENT
Rich Bordi276.000$250kFREE AGENT
Odell Jones3311.000$108kFREE AGENT
Dennis Martinez3210.000$97kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1986198719881989199019911992
Cal Ripken Jr.255.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Storm Davis244.000$510kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Young264.000$388kARB 3FREE AGENT
John Shelby285.000$240kFREE AGENT
Jackie Gutierrez263.000$168kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Bonilla305.000$120kFREE AGENT
Brad Havens265.000$115kFREE AGENT
John Stefero263.000$70kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom O'Malley254.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kelly Paris284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alan Wiggins285.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1986198719881989199019911992
Ken Dixon252.000$140kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Larry Sheets262.000$120kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Traber242.000$60kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Arnold270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Bell221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Dodd27–—
Ken Gerhart250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Habyan221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rex Hudler252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ricky Jones28–—
Mike Kinnunen28–—
Carl Nichols230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Al Pardo23–—
Nate Snell33–—
Bill Swaggerty29–—

Graphs

How each 1986 acquisition stacked onto Orioles's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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