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Orioles BAL

198854–107 (0.335)
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GM: Roland Hemond

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1988, 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
$13M
Surplus $M
-9
Win %
0.335
TAB
-22.2
WAB
-28.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
13.3
Dead money %
48%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-9.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1988 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BMickey Tettleton80
LTerry Kennedy79
RCarl Nichols13

1B

BEddie Murray103
LJim Traber57
RRick Schu4
LLarry Sheets3
RRene Gonzales1

2B

RBilly Ripken149
BPete Stanicek16
RRene Gonzales14

3B

RRene Gonzales80
RRick Schu72
RCraig Worthington26
RWade Rowdon8
RBilly Ripken2

SS

RCal Ripken Jr.161
RRene Gonzales2

LF

BPete Stanicek65
LLarry Sheets42
LJoe Orsulak37
RKen Gerhart30
LJeff Stone18
RTito Landrum5
RWade Rowdon5
RButch Davis2
LJim Traber2
LJim Dwyer⇄1

CF

LBrady Anderson⇄66
RKen Gerhart57
LJoe Orsulak14

RF

LJoe Orsulak76
LLarry Sheets36
LKeith Hughes31
LFred Lynn⇄21
RKen Gerhart10
RTito Landrum8
RButch Davis8
LJim Traber8
LJeff Stone3
RCarl Nichols3
LJim Dwyer⇄1
RRene Gonzales1

DH

BEddie Murray58
LLarry Sheets48
LJim Traber31
RRick Schu7
LJeff Stone1
RButch Davis1
RKen Gerhart1
RWade Rowdon1

Starters

RMike Boddicker⇄1.9 WAR
RJose Bautista1.1 WAR
LJeff Ballard1.0 WAR
RJay Tibbs0.8 WAR
ROswaldo Peraza0.8 WAR
RDave Schmidt0.7 WAR
RBob Milacki0.6 WAR
RMark Williamson0.6 WAR
RMike Morgan0.5 WAR
RPete Harnisch0.1 WAR
LScott McGregor-0.0 WAR
LGordon Dillard-0.1 WAR
RDickie Noles-0.2 WAR
RCurt Schilling-0.3 WAR
LMark Thurmond-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTom Niedenfuer18 sv
RDoug Sisk0 h
RDon Aase0 h
RGregg Olson0 h
RJohn Habyan0 h
LBill Scherrer⇄0 h
RCurt Schilling0 h
LScott McGregor0 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 1987)

PlayerfWAR
Mickey Tettleton1.7
Jose Bautista1.1
Joe Orsulak1.1
Jay Tibbs0.8
Oswaldo Peraza0.8
Bob Milacki0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 1987)

Player1987 fWAR
Mike Flanagan1.5
Ray Knight0.8
Mike Young0.3
Mike Griffin0.3
Eric Bell0.3
Luis DeLeon0.3

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 1988; everyone else is shown as a 1988 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Cal Ripken Jr. 1988 +5.0 +52.4 1.7 +50.7 $0.3M 1.32× –
Eddie Murray 1988 +3.6 +34.5 2.1 +32.3 $0.6M 1.20× –
Mike Boddicker↔ 1988 +1.9 +22.5 0.5 +22.0 $0.3M 1.49× –
Fred Lynn↔ 1988 +2.3 +22.0 1.2 +20.8 $0.5M 1.22× –
Mickey Tettleton 1988 +1.7 +10.5 0.2 +10.3 $0.1M 0.76× –
Jose Bautista 1988 +1.1 +8.9 0.1 +8.8 $0.1M 1.02× –
Jeff Ballard 1988 +1.0 +8.5 0.1 +8.4 $0.1M 1.02× –
Joe Orsulak 1988 +1.1 +7.0 0.1 +6.9 $0.1M 0.83× –
Jay Tibbs 1988 +0.8 +6.8 0.2 +6.6 $0.2M 1.02× –
Oswaldo Peraza 1988 +0.8 +6.5 0.1 +6.4 $0.1M 1.02× –
Mark Williamson 1988 +0.6 +3.4 0.1 +3.3 $0.1M 0.67× –
Dave Schmidt 1988 +0.7 +3.6 0.6 +2.9 $0.9M 0.67× –
Mike Morgan 1988 +0.5 +2.5 0.4 +2.1 $0.8M 0.67× –
Rene Gonzales 1988 +0.4 +2.0 0.1 +1.9 $0.2M 0.58× –
Carl Nichols 1988 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.52× –
Doug Sisk 1988 +0.0 +0.2 0.4 -0.2 $12.4M 0.67× –
Terry Kennedy 1988 +0.1 +0.3 0.8 -0.6 $12.6M 0.52× –
Jim Dwyer↔ 1988 -0.1 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 – 0.83× –
Scott McGregor 1988 -0.0 -0.0 1.1 -1.1 – 1.02× –
Brady Anderson↔ 1988 -0.2 -1.2 0.0 -1.2 – 0.83× –
Tom Niedenfuer 1988 -0.1 -0.6 0.8 -1.4 – 1.34× –
Pete Stanicek 1988 -0.2 -1.5 0.1 -1.5 – 0.83× –
Rick Schu 1988 -0.3 -1.6 0.2 -1.7 – 0.58× –
Wade Rowdon 1988 -0.4 -2.1 0.1 -2.1 – 0.58× –
Mark Thurmond 1988 -0.4 -2.1 0.4 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Don Aase 1988 -0.4 -2.3 0.7 -3.0 – 0.67× –
Jim Traber 1988 -0.8 -3.4 0.1 -3.4 – 0.56× –
Ken Gerhart 1988 -0.6 -3.7 0.1 -3.8 – 0.83× –
Larry Sheets 1988 -0.7 -4.0 0.5 -4.6 – 0.69× –
Jeff Stone 1988 -1.1 -7.4 0.2 -7.6 – 0.83× –
Billy Ripken 1988 -1.9 -8.5 0.1 -8.6 – 0.56× –
Bill Scherrer↔ 1988 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Bob Milacki 1988 +0.6 +5.1 – – – 1.02× –
Butch Davis 1988 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.83× –
Craig Worthington 1988 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.58× –
Curt Schilling 1988 -0.3 -2.5 – – – 1.02× –
Dickie Noles 1988 -0.2 -1.6 – – – 1.02× –
Gordon Dillard 1988 -0.1 -1.2 – – – 1.02× –
Gregg Olson 1988 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
John Habyan 1988 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Keith Hughes 1988 -0.5 -3.2 – – – 0.83× –
Pete Harnisch 1988 +0.1 +0.9 – – – 1.02× –
Tito Landrum 1988 -0.3 -1.8 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+13.4+146.013.4+138.9—

Trades

Every graded 1988 deal involving the Orioles — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 13 total.

1988 · PHI / BAL
PHI · Woody Woodward +$43.2M
Ken Howell, Gordon Dillard
BAL · Roland Hemond −$43.2M
Phil Bradley
PHI came out ahead by $43.2M
1988 · BAL / WSN
BAL · Roland Hemond +$8.0M
Jay Tibbs, Al Cardwood
WSN · Bill Stoneman −$8.0M
John Hoover, Doug Cinnella, Rick Carriger
BAL came out ahead by $8.0M
1988 · BAL / PIT
BAL · Roland Hemond +$90.4M
Randy Milligan
PIT · Larry Doughty −$90.4M
Pete Blohm
BAL came out ahead by $90.4M
1988 · BAL / MIN
BAL · Roland Hemond +$4.0M
Doug Kline
MIN · Andy MacPhail −$4.0M
Jim Dwyer
BAL came out ahead by $4.0M
1988 · BAL / MIL
BAL · Roland Hemond +$0.0M
Tim Pyznarski
MIL · Harry Dalton +$0.0M
Kevin Price, D.L. Smith
Even trade
1988 · BAL / CLE
BAL · Roland Hemond +$2.4M
Don Lovell, John Githens
CLE · Hank Peters −$2.4M
Tom Magrann, Jerry Holtz
BAL came out ahead by $2.4M
1988 · BAL / DET
BAL · Roland Hemond +$2.4M
Mark Thurmond
DET · Bill Lajoie −$2.4M
Ray Knight
BAL came out ahead by $2.4M
1988 · WSN / BAL
WSN · Bill Stoneman +$0.0M
Doug Kline
BAL · Roland Hemond +$0.0M
Mike Smith
Even trade
1988 · CHC / BAL
CHC · Jim Frey +$3.2M
Nick Ramirez, Tom Michno
BAL · Roland Hemond −$3.2M
Wade Rowdon
CHC came out ahead by $3.2M
1988 · BAL / DET
BAL · Roland Hemond +$200.0M
Chris Hoiles, Cesar Mejia, Robinson Garces
DET · Bill Lajoie −$200.0M
Fred Lynn
BAL came out ahead by $200.0M
1988 · PHI / BAL
PHI · Woody Woodward +$12.0M
Mike Young, Frank Bellino
BAL · Roland Hemond −$12.0M
Rick Schu, Jeff Stone, Keith Hughes
PHI came out ahead by $12.0M
1988 · LAD / BAL
LAD · Fred Claire +$51.2M
Eddie Murray
BAL · Roland Hemond −$51.2M
Juan Bell, Brian Holton, Ken Howell
LAD came out ahead by $51.2M
1988 · BAL / BOS
BAL · Roland Hemond +$48.0M
Brady Anderson, Curt Schilling
BOS · Lou Gorman −$48.0M
Mike Boddicker
BAL came out ahead by $48.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1988 payroll
$13.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 1988, 1988–1994. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1988198919901991199219931994
Eddie Murray3211.000$2.1MFREE AGENT
Cal Ripken Jr.277.000$1.7M$2.5M$1.3M$2.6M$2.1M$5.2M$5.5M
Fred Lynn3614.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Scott McGregor3412.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Terry Kennedy3210.000$850kFREE AGENT
Tom Niedenfuer287.000$850kFREE AGENT
Don Aase3311.000$675kFREE AGENT
Dave Schmidt317.000$625k$675kFREE AGENT
Mike Boddicker308.000$496kFREE AGENT
Doug Sisk306.000$410kFREE AGENT
Mike Morgan2810.000$375kFREE AGENT
Jim Dwyer3815.000$191kFREE AGENT
Tito Landrum338.000—FREE AGENT
Dickie Noles319.000—FREE AGENT
Bill Scherrer306.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1988198919901991199219931994
Larry Sheets284.000$540kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Thurmond315.000$435kFREE AGENT
Jay Tibbs264.000$168kARB 3FREE AGENT
Rick Schu264.000$165kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Stone275.000$160kFREE AGENT
Mickey Tettleton274.000$160kARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Orsulak265.000$120kFREE AGENT
Jim Traber264.000$80kARB 3FREE AGENT
Rene Gonzales274.000$75kARB 3FREE AGENT
Wade Rowdon274.000$72kARB 3FREE AGENT
Butch Davis305.000—FREE AGENT
John Habyan243.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1988198919901991199219931994
Mark Williamson281.000$85kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ken Gerhart272.000$83kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy Ripken231.000$80kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Ballard241.000$66kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carl Nichols252.000$65kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pete Stanicek251.000$64kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Bautista230.000$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Oswaldo Peraza250.000$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brady Anderson240.000$35kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gordon Dillard24–—
Pete Harnisch210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Keith Hughes241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Milacki230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gregg Olson210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Curt Schilling210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Worthington230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1988 acquisition stacked onto Orioles's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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