Rosternomics
Log in Sign up 𝕏

Orioles BAL

198987–75 (0.537)
‹ Previous Next ›

GM: Roland Hemond

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1989, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

to

Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$8M
Surplus $M
+2
Win %
0.537
TAB
+2.9
WAB
+11.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
31.4
Dead money %
32%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-3.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1989 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBob Melvin75
BMickey Tettleton75
LJamie Quirk⇄25
RChris Hoiles3

1B

RRandy Milligan117
LJim Traber69
LFrancisco Melendez5

2B

RBilly Ripken114
RRene Gonzales54
RTim Hulett Sr.23
RJuan Bell2

3B

RCraig Worthington145
RRene Gonzales17
RTim Hulett Sr.11

SS

RCal Ripken Jr.162
RJuan Bell2
RRene Gonzales1

LF

RPhil Bradley140
LJoe Orsulak20
LSteve Finley14
RMike Devereaux4
LBrady Anderson3
RButch Davis2
BStan Jefferson⇄1

CF

RMike Devereaux80
LBrady Anderson75
LSteve Finley23
BStan Jefferson⇄10

RF

LJoe Orsulak91
LSteve Finley41
RMike Devereaux35
BStan Jefferson⇄32
RButch Davis1
LBrady Anderson1

DH

LLarry Sheets82
BMickey Tettleton40
RKeith Moreland⇄33
RBob Melvin5
LJim Traber5
LJoe Orsulak3
RChris Hoiles1
RMike Devereaux1
RPhil Bradley1

Starters

RBob Milacki2.2 WAR
LJeff Ballard2.1 WAR
RJay Tibbs0.9 WAR
LMark Thurmond0.7 WAR
RBrian Holton0.4 WAR
RPete Harnisch0.2 WAR
RDave Johnson0.0 WAR
RCurt Schilling-0.1 WAR
RDave Schmidt-0.2 WAR
RMike Smith-0.4 WAR
RJose Bautista-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RGregg Olson27 sv
RMark Williamson0 h
LKevin Hickey0 h
LMark Thurmond0 h
RMike Smith0 h
RMark Huismann0 h
RMickey Weston0 h
RBen McDonald0 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 1988)

PlayerfWAR
Randy Milligan3.8
Mike Devereaux2.1
Phil Bradley2.1
Mark Huismann0.5
Stan Jefferson0.5
Brian Holton0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 1988)

Player1988 fWAR
Eddie Murray3.6
Fred Lynn2.3
Mike Boddicker1.9
Oswaldo Peraza0.8
Mike Morgan0.5
Terry Kennedy0.1

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 1989; everyone else is shown as a 1989 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Cal Ripken Jr. 1989 +5.8 +70.3 2.5 +67.8 $0.4M 1.51× –
Mickey Tettleton 1989 +4.4 +39.6 0.3 +39.3 $0.1M 1.12× –
Randy Milligan 1989 +3.8 +36.1 0.1 +36.0 $0.0M 1.20× –
Gregg Olson 1989 +2.0 +31.6 0.1 +31.6 $0.0M 1.95× –
Mark Williamson 1989 +1.6 +25.7 0.1 +25.6 $0.1M 1.95× –
Jeff Ballard 1989 +2.1 +25.2 0.1 +25.1 $0.0M 1.49× –
Mike Devereaux 1989 +2.1 +20.6 0.1 +20.5 $0.0M 1.22× –
Phil Bradley 1989 +2.1 +20.5 1.1 +19.3 $0.5M 1.22× –
Craig Worthington 1989 +1.5 +10.3 0.1 +10.2 $0.0M 0.85× –
Joe Orsulak 1989 +1.4 +9.3 0.3 +9.0 $0.2M 0.83× –
Jay Tibbs 1989 +0.9 +7.4 0.2 +7.3 $0.2M 1.02× –
Billy Ripken 1989 +0.9 +4.1 0.1 +4.0 $0.1M 0.56× –
Stan Jefferson↔ 1989 +0.5 +3.3 0.1 +3.3 $0.1M 0.83× –
Mark Thurmond 1989 +0.7 +3.5 0.5 +3.1 $0.7M 0.67× –
Mark Huismann 1989 +0.5 +2.8 0.1 +2.6 $0.3M 0.67× –
Pete Harnisch 1989 +0.2 +1.9 0.1 +1.8 $0.3M 1.02× –
Jamie Quirk↔ 1989 +0.3 +1.3 0.0 +1.2 $0.1M 0.52× –
Steve Finley 1989 +0.1 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $0.5M 0.83× –
Tim Hulett Sr. 1989 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $0.7M 0.56× –
Bob Melvin 1989 +0.2 +1.0 0.2 +0.7 $1.0M 0.52× –
Kevin Hickey 1989 +0.1 +0.5 0.2 +0.3 $2.0M 0.67× –
Dave Johnson 1989 +0.0 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $2.0M 1.02× –
Rene Gonzales 1989 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.56× –
Jim Traber 1989 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Dave Schmidt 1989 -0.2 -1.4 0.7 -2.0 – 1.02× –
Keith Moreland↔ 1989 -0.7 -3.7 0.4 -4.0 – 0.69× –
Larry Sheets 1989 -0.6 -3.5 0.7 -4.1 – 0.69× –
Ben McDonald 1989 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Bob Milacki 1989 +2.2 +26.3 – – – 1.49× –
Brady Anderson 1989 +0.1 +1.0 – – – 0.83× –
Brian Holton 1989 +0.4 +1.9 – – – 0.67× –
Butch Davis 1989 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Chris Hoiles 1989 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.52× –
Curt Schilling 1989 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Francisco Melendez 1989 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Jose Bautista 1989 -0.6 -4.8 – – – 1.02× –
Juan Bell 1989 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.56× –
Mickey Weston 1989 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Smith 1989 -0.4 -1.9 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+31.1+327.88.6+299.6—

Trades

Every graded 1989 deal involving the Orioles — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.

1989 · BAL / NYM
BAL · Roland Hemond +$8.0M
John Mitchell, Joaquin Contreras
NYM · Frank Cashen −$8.0M
Keith Hughes, Cesar Mejia
BAL came out ahead by $8.0M
1989 · SFG / BAL
SFG · Al Rosen +$0.8M
Ken Gerhart
BAL · Roland Hemond −$0.8M
Francisco Meléndez
SFG came out ahead by $0.8M
1989 · SFG / BAL
SFG · Al Rosen +$13.6M
Terry Kennedy
BAL · Roland Hemond −$13.6M
Bob Melvin
SFG came out ahead by $13.6M
1989 · BAL / PIT
BAL · Roland Hemond +$0.8M
Tony Chance
PIT · Larry Doughty −$0.8M
Mike Smith
BAL came out ahead by $0.8M
1989 · HOU / BAL
HOU · Bill Wood +$4.0M
Carl Nichols
BAL · Roland Hemond −$4.0M
Dave Johnson, Vic Hithe
HOU came out ahead by $4.0M
1989 · DET / BAL
DET · Bill Lajoie +$20.0M
Brian Dubois
BAL · Roland Hemond −$20.0M
Keith Moreland
DET came out ahead by $20.0M
1989 · NYY / BAL
NYY · Bob Quinn +$14.4M
John Habyan
BAL · Roland Hemond −$14.4M
Stan Jefferson
NYY came out ahead by $14.4M
1989 · PHI / BAL
PHI · Lee Thomas +$0.8M
John Posey
BAL · Roland Hemond −$0.8M
Shane Turner
PHI came out ahead by $0.8M
1989 · BAL / LAD
BAL · Roland Hemond +$8.8M
Mike Devereaux
LAD · Fred Claire −$8.8M
Mike Morgan
BAL came out ahead by $8.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1989 payroll
$8.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 1989, 1989–1995. 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 (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Cal Ripken Jr.288.000$2.5M$1.3M$2.6M$2.1M$5.2M$5.5M$6.7M
Phil Bradley306.000$1.1M$708kFREE AGENT
Dave Schmidt328.000$675kFREE AGENT
Mark Thurmond326.000$470kFREE AGENT
Keith Moreland3511.000$398kFREE AGENT
Joe Orsulak276.000$300k$610k$1.1M$1.3MFREE AGENT
Kevin Hickey338.000$180k$250kFREE AGENT
Mark Huismann316.000$150kFREE AGENT
Tim Hulett Sr.296.000$150k$208k$328k$420k$400k$550kFREE AGENT
Jamie Quirk3414.000$36kFREE AGENT
Butch Davis316.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Larry Sheets295.000$660kFREE AGENT
Mickey Tettleton285.000$290kFREE AGENT
Bob Melvin274.000$230kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jay Tibbs275.000$175kFREE AGENT
Rene Gonzales285.000$95kFREE AGENT
Jim Traber275.000$90kFREE AGENT
Stan Jefferson263.000$70kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Holton294.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Melendez255.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (19)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Mark Williamson292.000$120kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy Ripken242.000$100kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Ballard252.000$97kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Devereaux262.000$80kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Milligan272.000$75kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Johnson292.000$70kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pete Harnisch221.000$70kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gregg Olson221.000$70kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Finley240.000$68kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Worthington241.000$68kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brady Anderson251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Bautista241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Bell210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Hoiles240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben McDonald210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Milacki241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Curt Schilling221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Smith250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mickey Weston280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1989 acquisition stacked onto Orioles's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

Rosternomics — front-office performance, roster value, and transaction history. Follow @rosternomics on X.
Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
Privacy Policy · Terms of Service · © 2026 Rosternomics