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Orioles BAL

199076–85 (0.472)
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GM: Roland Hemond

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1990, 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
$9M
Surplus $M
+3
Win %
0.472
TAB
+1.8
WAB
+2.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
28.5
Dead money %
36%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-4.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1990 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BMickey Tettleton90
RBob Melvin76
RChris Hoiles7

1B

RRandy Milligan98
BDavid Segui36
BJeff McKnight15
LSam Horn10
RRon Kittle⇄7
RChris Hoiles6
BMickey Tettleton5
LGreg Walker⇄3
RBob Melvin1

2B

RBilly Ripken127
RRene Gonzales43
RTim Hulett Sr.16
BJeff McKnight5
RMarty Brown3

3B

RCraig Worthington131
RTim Hulett Sr.24
RRene Gonzales16
RLeo Gomez12
RMarty Brown2

SS

RCal Ripken Jr.161
RRene Gonzales9
BJeff McKnight1
RJuan Bell1

LF

LBrady Anderson44
LJoe Orsulak30
LSteve Finley21
RDave Gallagher⇄13
RBrad Komminsk⇄8
BJeff McKnight4
RDonell Nixon4

CF

RMike Devereaux104
LSteve Finley44
LBrady Anderson21
RBrad Komminsk⇄14
RDave Gallagher⇄10

RF

LJoe Orsulak80
LSteve Finley73
RBrad Komminsk⇄29
BJeff McKnight4
RDave Gallagher⇄1
LBrady Anderson1
BMickey Tettleton1
RRene Gonzales1

DH

LSam Horn59
BMickey Tettleton39
RRon Kittle⇄15
LGreg Walker⇄11
RRandy Milligan9
RChris Hoiles6
LBrady Anderson5
LJoe Orsulak4
RTim Hulett Sr.4
BDavid Segui4
RBob Melvin4
RDonell Nixon2
RCraig Worthington2
RMarty Brown2
RMike Devereaux1

Starters

RPete Harnisch2.0 WAR
RBen McDonald1.8 WAR
RJohn Mitchell0.9 WAR
RJose Mesa0.5 WAR
RJay Tibbs⇄0.1 WAR
RDave Johnson0.1 WAR
RAnthony Telford0.1 WAR
LDanny Boone0.0 WAR
RBob Milacki-0.0 WAR
RMickey Weston-0.4 WAR
LJeff Ballard-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RGregg Olson37 sv
LJoe Price0 h
RMark Williamson0 h
LKevin Hickey0 h
RCurt Schilling0 h
RBrian Holton0 h
RJose Bautista0 h
RMickey Weston0 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 1989)

PlayerfWAR
Sam Horn0.9
John Mitchell0.9
Brad Komminsk0.5
Jose Mesa0.5
Joe Price0.2
Donell Nixon0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 1989)

Player1989 fWAR
Mark Thurmond0.7
Mark Huismann0.5
Jamie Quirk0.3
Francisco Melendez-0.0
Butch Davis-0.0
Jim Traber-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 1990; everyone else is shown as a 1990 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Cal Ripken Jr. 1990 +6.2 +74.7 1.3 +73.4 $0.2M 1.51× –
Randy Milligan 1990 +3.9 +37.8 0.2 +37.7 $0.0M 1.20× –
Gregg Olson 1990 +1.8 +28.2 0.3 +27.9 $0.1M 1.95× –
Billy Ripken 1990 +2.9 +25.4 0.2 +25.2 $0.1M 1.07× –
Pete Harnisch 1990 +2.0 +24.0 0.1 +23.8 $0.1M 1.49× –
Mickey Tettleton 1990 +2.9 +23.0 0.8 +22.2 $0.3M 1.00× –
Ben McDonald 1990 +1.8 +21.1 0.2 +20.9 $0.1M 1.49× –
Joe Orsulak 1990 +2.2 +21.2 0.6 +20.6 $0.3M 1.22× –
John Mitchell 1990 +0.9 +7.4 0.1 +7.3 $0.1M 1.02× –
Sam Horn 1990 +0.9 +5.0 0.1 +4.9 $0.1M 0.69× –
Tim Hulett Sr. 1990 +1.0 +4.6 0.2 +4.4 $0.2M 0.58× –
Curt Schilling 1990 +0.7 +4.0 0.1 +3.9 $0.1M 0.67× –
Mike Devereaux 1990 +0.6 +4.0 0.1 +3.9 $0.2M 0.83× –
Jose Mesa 1990 +0.5 +3.8 0.1 +3.7 $0.2M 1.02× –
Mark Williamson 1990 +0.7 +3.8 0.3 +3.6 $0.4M 0.67× –
Phil Bradley↔ 1990 +0.5 +3.6 0.7 +2.9 $1.3M 0.83× –
Bob Melvin 1990 +0.7 +2.7 0.3 +2.4 $0.5M 0.52× –
Craig Worthington 1990 +0.5 +2.4 0.2 +2.2 $0.4M 0.58× –
Brady Anderson 1990 +0.3 +2.1 0.1 +1.9 $0.4M 0.83× –
Rene Gonzales 1990 +0.4 +1.6 0.2 +1.4 $0.5M 0.56× –
Dave Johnson 1990 +0.1 +1.0 0.1 +0.9 $0.9M 1.02× –
Jay Tibbs↔ 1990 +0.1 +1.1 0.2 +0.9 $1.6M 1.02× –
Joe Price 1990 +0.2 +1.3 0.3 +0.9 $1.4M 0.67× –
Anthony Telford 1990 +0.1 +0.8 0.1 +0.7 $1.1M 1.02× –
Dave Gallagher↔ 1990 +0.1 +0.6 0.0 +0.6 $0.4M 0.83× –
Steve Finley 1990 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $1.9M 0.83× –
Bob Milacki 1990 -0.0 -0.0 0.2 -0.2 – 1.02× –
Jose Bautista 1990 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Leo Gomez 1990 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.58× –
Marty Brown 1990 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Mike Smith 1990 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Juan Bell 1990 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.61× –
Kevin Hickey 1990 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Chris Hoiles 1990 -0.3 -1.2 0.1 -1.3 – 0.52× –
Brian Holton 1990 -0.3 -1.4 0.3 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Mickey Weston 1990 -0.4 -2.3 0.1 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Stan Jefferson↔ 1990 -0.4 -2.4 0.0 -2.5 – 0.83× –
David Segui 1990 -0.6 -2.5 0.1 -2.6 – 0.56× –
Ron Kittle↔ 1990 -0.5 -3.0 0.1 -3.1 – 0.69× –
Jeff Ballard 1990 -0.6 -3.1 0.2 -3.3 – 0.67× –
Brad Komminsk↔ 1990 +0.5 +3.5 – – – 0.83× –
Danny Boone 1990 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Donell Nixon 1990 +0.2 +1.1 – – – 0.83× –
Dorn Taylor 1990 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Greg Walker↔ 1990 -0.4 -2.0 – – – 0.69× –
Jay Aldrich 1990 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Jeff McKnight 1990 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+28.4+287.28.8+276.8—

Trades

Every graded 1990 deal involving the Orioles — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1990 · ANA / BAL
ANA · Mike Port +$13.6M
Dave Gallagher
BAL · Roland Hemond −$13.6M
Dave Martinez, Mike Hook
ANA came out ahead by $13.6M
1990 · TOR / BAL
TOR · Pat Gillick +$2.4M
Mickey Weston
BAL · Roland Hemond −$2.4M
Paul Kilgus
TOR came out ahead by $2.4M
1990 · BAL / DET
BAL · Roland Hemond +$10.4M
Mike Brumley
DET · Bill Lajoie −$10.4M
Larry Sheets
BAL came out ahead by $10.4M
1990 · BAL / PIT
BAL · Roland Hemond +$2.4M
Dorn Taylor
PIT · Larry Doughty −$2.4M
Jay Tibbs
BAL came out ahead by $2.4M
1990 · BAL / CHW
BAL · Roland Hemond +$4.8M
Ron Kittle
CHW · Larry Himes −$4.8M
Phil Bradley
BAL came out ahead by $4.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1990 payroll
$9.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 1990, 1990–1996. 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 (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Cal Ripken Jr.299.000$1.3M$2.6M$2.1M$5.2M$5.5M$6.7M$6.7M
Mickey Tettleton296.000$750kFREE AGENT
Phil Bradley317.000$708kFREE AGENT
Joe Orsulak287.000$610k$1.1M$1.3MFREE AGENT
Joe Price3310.000$325kFREE AGENT
Kevin Hickey349.000$250kFREE AGENT
Jay Tibbs286.000$223kFREE AGENT
Tim Hulett Sr.307.000$208k$328k$420k$400k$550kFREE AGENT
Rene Gonzales296.000$191kFREE AGENT
Ron Kittle328.000$115kFREE AGENT
Brad Komminsk297.000—FREE AGENT
Greg Walker308.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Bob Melvin285.000$350kFREE AGENT
Brian Holton305.000$348kFREE AGENT
Mark Williamson303.000$275kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy Ripken253.000$215kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Ballard263.000$200kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Milligan283.000$155kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Devereaux273.000$145kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Horn263.000$120kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Johnson303.000$114kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Mitchell244.000$111kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Mesa243.000$100kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Gallagher293.000$34kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stan Jefferson274.000$26kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jay Aldrich293.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Donell Nixon283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (20)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Gregg Olson232.000$270kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben McDonald221.000$242kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Milacki252.000$235kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Worthington252.000$208kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brady Anderson262.000$120kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pete Harnisch232.000$120kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Bautista252.000$120kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Finley251.000$120kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mickey Weston291.000$104kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Curt Schilling232.000$103kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Hoiles251.000$102kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Smith261.000$102kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marty Brown272.000$100kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Bell221.000$100kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Leo Gomez240.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Telford240.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Segui230.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Boone36–—
Jeff McKnight271.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dorn Taylor31–—

Graphs

How each 1990 acquisition stacked onto Orioles's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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