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GM: Roland Hemond

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1991, 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
$15M
Surplus $M
+6
Win %
0.414
TAB
+6.9
WAB
-9.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
36.2
Dead money %
48%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-6.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1991 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RChris Hoiles89
RBob Melvin72
LErnie Whitt20
RJeff Tackett6

1B

RRandy Milligan106
BDavid Segui42
RGlenn Davis36
RLeo Gomez3
RChris Hoiles2
BJeff McKnight2
LChito Martinez1

2B

RBilly Ripken103
RJuan Bell77
RTim Hulett Sr.26
LShane Turner1

3B

RLeo Gomez105
RTim Hulett Sr.39
RCraig Worthington30

SS

RCal Ripken Jr.162
RJuan Bell15
RTim Hulett Sr.1

LF

LJoe Orsulak85
LBrady Anderson75
BDavid Segui28
RLuis Mercedes13
RRandy Milligan9
BJeff McKnight6
LChito Martinez1
RJuan Bell1

CF

RMike Devereaux148
LBrady Anderson26
LJoe Orsulak1

RF

RDwight Evans67
LJoe Orsulak67
LChito Martinez53
LBrady Anderson9
BDavid Segui5
RLuis Mercedes3
BJeff McKnight1
RMike Devereaux1

DH

LSam Horn92
RRandy Milligan20
RChris Hoiles10
RGlenn Davis10
RDwight Evans9
RTim Hulett Sr.8
RLeo Gomez6
LChito Martinez4
BJeff McKnight2
RBob Melvin1

Starters

RBob Milacki2.7 WAR
RMike Mussina1.7 WAR
RBen McDonald1.3 WAR
LMike Flanagan1.3 WAR
RJose Mesa0.8 WAR
LJeff Ballard0.6 WAR
RRoy Smith0.4 WAR
RJeff Robinson0.4 WAR
RAnthony Telford0.3 WAR
RStacy Jones0.1 WAR
LArthur Rhodes0.1 WAR
RDave Johnson-0.7 WAR

Bullpen

★ RGregg Olson31 sv
RMark Williamson0 h
LMike Flanagan0 h
RTodd Frohwirth0 h
LPaul Kilgus0 h
LJim Poole⇄0 h
LKevin Hickey0 h
RAnthony Telford0 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 1990)

PlayerfWAR
Todd Frohwirth2.6
Mike Mussina1.7
Chito Martinez1.5
Mike Flanagan1.3
Dwight Evans0.8
Jim Poole0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 1990)

Player1990 fWAR
Mickey Tettleton2.9
Pete Harnisch2.0
John Mitchell0.9
Curt Schilling0.7
Phil Bradley0.5
Brad Komminsk0.5

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 1991; everyone else is shown as a 1991 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Cal Ripken Jr. 1991 +10.6 +127.5 2.6 +124.9 $0.2M 1.51× –
Mike Devereaux 1991 +4.5 +64.5 0.2 +64.3 $0.0M 1.79× –
Bob Milacki 1991 +2.7 +42.1 0.3 +41.8 $0.1M 1.96× –
Gregg Olson 1991 +2.2 +35.1 0.5 +34.6 $0.2M 1.95× –
Todd Frohwirth 1991 +2.6 +26.5 0.1 +26.4 $0.1M 1.28× –
Mike Mussina 1991 +1.7 +20.2 0.1 +20.1 $0.1M 1.49× –
Leo Gomez 1991 +2.1 +14.3 0.1 +14.2 $0.0M 0.85× –
Randy Milligan 1991 +1.9 +12.6 0.3 +12.3 $0.2M 0.81× –
Ben McDonald 1991 +1.3 +11.0 0.5 +10.5 $0.4M 1.02× –
Chris Hoiles 1991 +1.7 +10.3 0.1 +10.2 $0.1M 0.76× –
Joe Orsulak 1991 +1.4 +9.3 1.1 +8.2 $0.8M 0.83× –
Mike Flanagan 1991 +1.3 +7.2 0.2 +6.9 $0.2M 0.67× –
Sam Horn 1991 +1.3 +7.0 0.2 +6.8 $0.1M 0.69× –
Jose Mesa 1991 +0.8 +6.8 0.1 +6.7 $0.1M 1.02× –
Brady Anderson 1991 +1.0 +6.3 0.2 +6.2 $0.2M 0.83× –
Dwight Evans 1991 +0.8 +5.4 0.8 +4.6 $1.0M 0.83× –
Jeff Ballard 1991 +0.6 +5.0 0.5 +4.5 $0.8M 1.02× –
Jim Poole↔ 1991 +0.7 +3.8 0.1 +3.7 $0.1M 0.67× –
Jeff Robinson 1991 +0.4 +3.4 0.6 +2.8 $1.4M 1.02× –
Craig Worthington 1991 +0.2 +0.9 0.2 +0.7 $1.0M 0.58× –
Arthur Rhodes 1991 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $1.1M 1.02× –
Mark Williamson 1991 -0.0 -0.2 0.7 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Jose Bautista 1991 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Bob Melvin 1991 -0.1 -0.5 0.7 -1.1 – 0.52× –
Tim Hulett Sr. 1991 -0.2 -0.9 0.3 -1.2 – 0.58× –
Paul Kilgus 1991 -0.4 -1.9 0.2 -2.1 – 0.67× –
Glenn Davis 1991 +0.2 +0.9 3.3 -2.4 $16.2M 0.56× –
Billy Ripken 1991 -0.5 -2.0 0.7 -2.7 – 0.56× –
Dave Johnson 1991 -0.7 -6.0 0.2 -6.2 – 1.02× –
Juan Bell 1991 -1.4 -6.1 0.1 -6.2 – 0.56× –
David Segui 1991 -1.4 -6.2 0.1 -6.3 – 0.56× –
Anthony Telford 1991 +0.3 +1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Chito Martinez 1991 +1.5 +15.0 – – – 1.22× –
Ernie Whitt 1991 +0.2 +0.8 – – – 0.52× –
Francisco de la Rosa 1991 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Jeff McKnight 1991 -0.5 -3.2 – – – 0.83× –
Jeff Tackett 1991 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.52× –
Kevin Hickey 1991 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Luis Mercedes 1991 -0.9 -6.0 – – – 0.83× –
Roy Smith 1991 +0.4 +3.6 – – – 1.02× –
Shane Turner 1991 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Stacy Jones 1991 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+36.0+406.715.3+380.9—

Trades

Every graded 1991 deal involving the Orioles — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

1991 · DET / BAL
DET · Joe McDonald +$72.0M
Mickey Tettleton
BAL · Roland Hemond −$72.0M
Jeff Robinson
DET came out ahead by $72.0M
1991 · PIT / BAL
PIT · Larry Doughty +$0.8M
Tony Beasley
BAL · Roland Hemond −$0.8M
Tommy Shields
PIT came out ahead by $0.8M
1991 · BAL / CHW
BAL · Roland Hemond +$0.0M
Joe Borowski
CHW · Ron Schueler +$0.0M
Pete Rose
Even trade
1991 · BAL / TOR
BAL · Roland Hemond +$3.2M
Rob Blumberg
TOR · Pat Gillick −$3.2M
Rene Gonzales
BAL came out ahead by $3.2M
1991 · KCR / BAL
KCR · Herk Robinson +$7.2M
Bob Melvin
BAL · Roland Hemond −$7.2M
Storm Davis
KCR came out ahead by $7.2M
1991 · WSN / BAL
WSN · Dave Dombrowski +$3.2M
Chris Myers
BAL · Roland Hemond −$3.2M
Richie Lewis
WSN came out ahead by $3.2M
1991 · HOU / BAL
HOU · Bill Wood +$322.4M
Pete Harnisch, Curt Schilling, Steve Finley
BAL · Roland Hemond −$322.4M
Glenn Davis
HOU came out ahead by $322.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

1991 payroll
$15.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 1991, 1991–1997. 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 (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Glenn Davis307.000$3.3M$3.4M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Cal Ripken Jr.3010.000$2.6M$2.1M$5.2M$5.5M$6.7M$6.7M$6.8M
Joe Orsulak298.000$1.1M$1.3MFREE AGENT
Dwight Evans3919.000$800kFREE AGENT
Bob Melvin296.000$650kFREE AGENT
Tim Hulett Sr.318.000$328k$420k$400k$550kFREE AGENT
Mike Flanagan3916.000$250k$600kFREE AGENT
Kevin Hickey3510.000—FREE AGENT
Roy Smith297.000—FREE AGENT
Ernie Whitt3915.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Billy Ripken264.000$700kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Williamson314.000$685kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Robinson294.000$575kARB 3FREE AGENT
Gregg Olson243.000$505kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Ballard274.000$465kARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Milligan294.000$330kARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Milacki263.000$280kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Devereaux284.000$210kARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Worthington263.000$208kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Johnson314.000$200kARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Kilgus294.000$200kARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Horn274.000$175kARB 3FREE AGENT
Brady Anderson273.000$165kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Bautista263.000$138kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Frohwirth284.000$130kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Mesa254.000$107kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Ben McDonald232.000$492kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Hoiles262.000$108kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Segui241.000$106kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Bell232.000$103kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Leo Gomez251.000$102kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Mussina220.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Arthur Rhodes210.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Poole251.000$87kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco de la Rosa25–—
Stacy Jones24–—
Chito Martinez250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff McKnight282.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Mercedes230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Tackett250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Telford251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane Turner28–—

Graphs

How each 1991 acquisition stacked onto Orioles's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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