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Orioles BAL

198767–95 (0.414)
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GM: Hank Peters

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1987, 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
$14M
Surplus $M
-7
Win %
0.414
TAB
-15.0
WAB
-17.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
22.0
Dead money %
36%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-5.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1987 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LTerry Kennedy142
RFloyd Rayford17
RCarl Nichols13
RDave Vangorder12

1B

BEddie Murray156
RRay Knight6
LLarry Sheets3

2B

RBilly Ripken58
RRick Burleson55
BAlan Wiggins33
BPete Stanicek19
RRene Gonzales6
RRon Washington3
RJackie Gutierrez1

3B

RRay Knight130
RRene Gonzales29
RRon Washington20
BPete Stanicek2
RJackie Gutierrez1
RFloyd Rayford1

SS

RCal Ripken Jr.162
RRene Gonzales1
RRon Washington1

LF

LLarry Sheets72
BMike Young54
RKen Gerhart53
BAlan Wiggins5
LMike Hart4
LJim Dwyer3
RRon Washington2
RLee Lacy1

CF

LFred Lynn102
RKen Gerhart42
LMike Hart28
BMike Young7
RLee Lacy1

RF

RLee Lacy79
LLarry Sheets58
LJim Dwyer29
BJohn Shelby⇄15
BNelson Simmons13
LMike Hart1

DH

BMike Young43
BAlan Wiggins36
LJim Dwyer35
RRay Knight13
BPete Stanicek9
LFred Lynn6
LLarry Sheets6
RRick Burleson4
BEddie Murray4
RRon Washington2
RLee Lacy2
RKen Gerhart1
BNelson Simmons1

Starters

RMike Boddicker3.3 WAR
RDave Schmidt2.2 WAR
LMike Flanagan⇄1.5 WAR
RMark Williamson1.3 WAR
RMike Griffin0.3 WAR
LEric Bell0.3 WAR
RJohn Habyan0.3 WAR
LScott McGregor0.1 WAR
RJose Mesa-0.1 WAR
RKen Dixon-0.1 WAR
LJeff Ballard-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTom Niedenfuer⇄14 sv
RMark Williamson0 h
LJack O'Connor0 h
RTony Arnold0 h
LMike Kinnunen0 h
RLuis DeLeon0 h
RDoug Corbett0 h
RDon Aase0 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 1986)

PlayerfWAR
Dave Schmidt2.2
Terry Kennedy1.7
Mark Williamson1.3
Billy Ripken1.0
Ray Knight0.8
Mike Griffin0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 1986)

Player1986 fWAR
Storm Davis2.6
Rick Dempsey2.1
Juan Beniquez1.0
Jim Traber0.9
Brad Havens0.7
Rich Bordi0.6

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 1987; everyone else is shown as a 1987 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Mike Boddicker 1987 +3.3 +51.7 0.8 +50.8 $0.2M 1.96× –
Eddie Murray 1987 +4.1 +39.1 2.0 +37.1 $0.5M 1.20× –
Larry Sheets 1987 +2.7 +34.2 0.1 +34.0 $0.1M 1.60× –
Cal Ripken Jr. 1987 +3.5 +32.9 1.4 +31.5 $0.4M 1.18× –
Mike Flanagan↔ 1987 +1.5 +18.0 0.4 +17.6 $0.3M 1.49× –
Dave Schmidt 1987 +2.2 +17.4 0.4 +17.0 $0.2M 0.98× –
Terry Kennedy 1987 +1.7 +10.5 1.0 +9.5 $0.6M 0.76× –
Jim Dwyer 1987 +1.3 +7.4 0.3 +7.1 $0.2M 0.69× –
Mark Williamson 1987 +1.3 +7.2 0.1 +7.1 $0.0M 0.67× –
Billy Ripken 1987 +1.0 +4.4 0.1 +4.4 $0.1M 0.56× –
Fred Lynn 1987 +0.8 +5.4 1.3 +4.1 $1.7M 0.83× –
Ray Knight 1987 +0.8 +3.6 0.6 +3.0 $0.8M 0.58× –
Ken Gerhart 1987 +0.4 +2.8 0.1 +2.8 $0.1M 0.83× –
Eric Bell 1987 +0.3 +2.8 0.1 +2.7 $0.2M 1.02× –
Mike Young 1987 +0.3 +2.3 0.3 +2.0 $1.0M 0.83× –
Mike Griffin 1987 +0.3 +1.8 0.1 +1.8 $0.2M 0.67× –
John Habyan 1987 +0.3 +1.7 0.1 +1.7 $0.2M 0.67× –
Jack O'Connor 1987 +0.2 +1.2 0.1 +1.1 $0.4M 0.67× –
Lee Lacy 1987 +0.1 +0.9 0.5 +0.4 $4.0M 0.83× –
Scott McGregor 1987 +0.1 +0.5 0.9 -0.5 $16.2M 1.02× –
Don Aase 1987 -0.1 -0.3 0.6 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Tony Arnold 1987 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 -1.1 – 0.67× –
John Shelby↔ 1987 -0.2 -1.2 0.0 -1.3 – 0.83× –
Ken Dixon 1987 -0.1 -1.3 0.2 -1.4 – 1.34× –
Floyd Rayford 1987 -0.4 -1.5 0.2 -1.7 – 0.52× –
Ron Washington 1987 -0.4 -1.8 0.1 -1.9 – 0.58× –
Mike Hart 1987 -0.5 -3.1 0.1 -3.2 – 0.83× –
Rick Burleson 1987 -0.7 -3.0 0.2 -3.2 – 0.56× –
Tom Niedenfuer↔ 1987 -0.5 -5.4 0.5 -6.0 – 1.34× –
Alan Wiggins 1987 -1.0 -5.7 0.8 -6.5 – 0.69× –
Carl Nichols 1987 +0.2 +0.8 – – – 0.52× –
Dave Vangorder 1987 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.52× –
Doug Corbett 1987 -0.3 -1.6 – – – 0.67× –
Jackie Gutierrez 1987 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Jeff Ballard 1987 -0.4 -3.4 – – – 1.02× –
Jose Mesa 1987 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 1.02× –
Luis DeLeon 1987 +0.3 +1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Kinnunen 1987 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Nelson Simmons 1987 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.83× –
Pete Stanicek 1987 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.56× –
Rene Gonzales 1987 +0.3 +1.4 – – – 0.58× –
Total—+21.7+217.213.5+208.0—

Trades

Every graded 1987 deal involving the Orioles — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

1987 · SEA / BAL
SEA · Dick Balderson +$0.8M
Ken Dixon
BAL · Hank Peters −$0.8M
Mike Morgan
SEA came out ahead by $0.8M
1987 · LAD / BAL
LAD · Al Campanis +$18.4M
John Shelby, Brad Havens
BAL · Hank Peters −$18.4M
Tom Niedenfuer
LAD came out ahead by $18.4M
1987 · TEX / BAL
TEX · Tom Grieve +$0.0M
Kurt Beamesderfer
BAL · Hank Peters +$0.0M
Greg Ferlenda
Even trade
1987 · BAL / PIT
BAL · Hank Peters +$34.4M
Joe Orsulak
PIT · Syd Thrift −$34.4M
Terry Crowley, Rico Rossy
BAL came out ahead by $34.4M
1987 · BAL / SEA
BAL · Hank Peters +$0.0M
Mike Brown
SEA · Dick Balderson +$0.0M
Nelson Simmons
Even trade
1987 · NYM / BAL
NYM · Frank Cashen +$4.8M
Blaine Beatty, Greg Talamantez
BAL · Hank Peters −$4.8M
Doug Sisk
NYM came out ahead by $4.8M
1987 · BAL / MIN
BAL · Hank Peters +$0.0M
Ron Musselman
MIN · Andy MacPhail +$0.0M
Ricky Jones
Even trade
1987 · BAL / TOR
BAL · Hank Peters +$3.2M
Oswaldo Peraza, José Mesa
TOR · Pat Gillick −$3.2M
Mike Flanagan
BAL came out ahead by $3.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1987 payroll
$13.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 1987, 1987–1993. 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 (22)

PlayerAgeSvc1987198819891990199119921993
Eddie Murray3110.000$2.0M$2.1MFREE AGENT
Cal Ripken Jr.266.000$1.4M$1.7M$2.5M$1.3M$2.6M$2.1M$5.2M
Fred Lynn3513.000$1.3M$1.2MFREE AGENT
Terry Kennedy319.000$1.0M$850kFREE AGENT
Scott McGregor3311.000$940k$1.1MFREE AGENT
Mike Boddicker297.000$825k$496kFREE AGENT
Alan Wiggins296.000$762kFREE AGENT
Don Aase3210.000$625k$675kFREE AGENT
Ray Knight3413.000$600kFREE AGENT
Tom Niedenfuer276.000$548k$850kFREE AGENT
Lee Lacy3915.000$525kFREE AGENT
Dave Schmidt306.000$435k$625k$675kFREE AGENT
Mike Flanagan3512.000$435kFREE AGENT$250k$600k
Jim Dwyer3714.000$308k$191kFREE AGENT
Floyd Rayford297.000$248kFREE AGENT
Rick Burleson3613.000$200kFREE AGENT
Jack O'Connor296.000$85kFREE AGENT
Ron Washington3510.000$85kFREE AGENT
Mike Griffin308.000$65kFREE AGENT
John Shelby296.000$45kFREE AGENT
Doug Corbett347.000—FREE AGENT
Luis DeLeon286.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc1987198819891990199119921993
Mike Young275.000$350kFREE AGENT
Ken Dixon263.000$155kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Larry Sheets273.000$145kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Hart293.000$62kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rene Gonzales263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jackie Gutierrez274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Vangorder305.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1987198819891990199119921993
John Habyan232.000$62kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ken Gerhart261.000$62kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Bell232.000$62kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Arnold281.000$62kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy Ripken220.000$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Williamson270.000$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Ballard230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Kinnunen29–—
Jose Mesa210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carl Nichols241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nelson Simmons24–—
Pete Stanicek240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1987 acquisition stacked onto Orioles's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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