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GM: Roland Hemond

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1992, 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
$24M
Surplus $M
+9
Win %
0.549
TAB
+11.1
WAB
+9.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
42.7
Dead money %
30%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-2.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1992 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RChris Hoiles95
RJeff Tackett64
RMark Parent16
RRick Dempsey8

1B

RRandy Milligan129
BDavid Segui95
RGlenn Davis2

2B

RBilly Ripken108
BMark McLemore70
RTim Hulett Sr.10
RSteve Scarsone⇄8
LTommy Shields2

3B

RLeo Gomez137
RTim Hulett Sr.27
RSteve Scarsone⇄2
RJeff Tackett1

SS

RCal Ripken Jr.162
RTim Hulett Sr.5
RManny Alexander3
RSteve Scarsone⇄1

LF

LBrady Anderson148
LJoe Orsulak14
BDavid Segui3
RLuis Mercedes1

CF

RMike Devereaux155
LBrady Anderson7
RLuis Mercedes2

RF

LJoe Orsulak98
LChito Martinez52
BDavid Segui15
RLuis Mercedes13
LBrady Anderson3

DH

RGlenn Davis98
LSam Horn45
RTim Hulett Sr.8
RRandy Milligan5
LChito Martinez3
RChris Hoiles1
RLuis Mercedes1
BMark McLemore1

Starters

RMike Mussina5.3 WAR
RRick Sutcliffe3.0 WAR
LArthur Rhodes2.0 WAR
RBen McDonald2.0 WAR
RStorm Davis0.8 WAR
LCraig Lefferts⇄0.8 WAR
RAlan Mills0.7 WAR
RBob Milacki0.2 WAR
RJose Mesa⇄-0.0 WAR
RRichie Lewis-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RGregg Olson36 sv
RTodd Frohwirth0 h
RStorm Davis0 h
LMike Flanagan0 h
RAlan Mills0 h
LPat Clements⇄0 h
RMark Williamson0 h
LJim Poole0 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 1991)

PlayerfWAR
Rick Sutcliffe3.0
Storm Davis0.8
Craig Lefferts0.8
Alan Mills0.7
Mark Parent0.3
Pat Clements0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 1991)

Player1991 fWAR
Dwight Evans0.8
Jeff Ballard0.6
Roy Smith0.4
Jeff Robinson0.4
Anthony Telford0.3
Craig Worthington0.2

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 1992; everyone else is shown as a 1992 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Mike Mussina 1992 +5.3 +107.0 0.2 +106.8 $0.0M 2.50× –
Brady Anderson 1992 +5.3 +86.0 0.4 +85.7 $0.1M 2.05× –
Mike Devereaux 1992 +4.7 +67.7 1.0 +66.7 $0.2M 1.79× –
Rick Sutcliffe 1992 +3.0 +46.3 2.4 +43.9 $0.8M 1.96× –
Cal Ripken Jr. 1992 +3.7 +38.5 2.1 +36.4 $0.6M 1.32× –
Chris Hoiles 1992 +3.3 +26.5 0.2 +26.3 $0.1M 1.00× –
Arthur Rhodes 1992 +2.0 +24.4 0.1 +24.3 $0.1M 1.49× –
Leo Gomez 1992 +2.7 +24.4 0.1 +24.3 $0.1M 1.12× –
Gregg Olson 1992 +1.6 +25.4 1.4 +23.9 $0.9M 1.95× –
Ben McDonald 1992 +2.0 +23.3 0.5 +22.8 $0.3M 1.49× –
Randy Milligan 1992 +2.3 +14.8 1.2 +13.6 $0.5M 0.81× –
Chito Martinez 1992 +1.0 +6.6 0.1 +6.5 $0.1M 0.83× –
Craig Lefferts↔ 1992 +0.8 +6.2 0.3 +5.9 $0.4M 1.02× –
Todd Frohwirth 1992 +1.1 +6.0 0.3 +5.8 $0.2M 0.67× –
Tim Hulett Sr. 1992 +0.9 +4.3 0.4 +3.9 $0.5M 0.58× –
Jeff Tackett 1992 +0.9 +3.9 0.1 +3.8 $0.1M 0.52× –
Alan Mills 1992 +0.7 +3.8 0.1 +3.6 $0.2M 0.67× –
Glenn Davis 1992 +1.0 +5.4 3.4 +1.9 $3.5M 0.69× –
Storm Davis 1992 +0.8 +4.2 2.6 +1.6 $3.3M 0.67× –
Billy Ripken 1992 +0.4 +1.8 0.7 +1.1 $1.8M 0.56× –
Joe Orsulak 1992 +0.3 +2.3 1.3 +1.0 $3.8M 0.83× –
Mark Parent 1992 +0.3 +1.1 0.2 +1.0 $0.7M 0.52× –
Pat Clements↔ 1992 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.9 $0.4M 0.67× –
Bob Milacki 1992 +0.2 +1.8 1.2 +0.6 $5.3M 1.02× –
Jim Poole 1992 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.4 $1.3M 0.67× –
Sam Horn 1992 +0.1 +0.7 0.7 +0.1 $5.2M 0.69× –
Jose Mesa↔ 1992 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 1.02× –
Manny Alexander 1992 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.61× –
Mark Williamson 1992 +0.1 +0.6 0.9 -0.3 $7.5M 0.67× –
Richie Lewis 1992 -0.1 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 1.02× –
Rick Dempsey 1992 -0.1 -0.6 0.5 -1.0 – 0.52× –
Mark McLemore 1992 -0.2 -0.7 0.3 -1.1 – 0.56× –
Luis Mercedes 1992 -0.4 -2.5 0.1 -2.6 – 0.83× –
Mike Flanagan 1992 -0.4 -2.3 0.6 -2.9 – 0.67× –
David Segui 1992 -0.8 -3.7 0.1 -3.9 – 0.56× –
Jack Voigt 1992 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.83× –
Steve Scarsone↔ 1992 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Tommy Shields 1992 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+42.8+523.224.0+499.4—

Trades

Every graded 1992 deal involving the Orioles — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

1992 · BAL / PHI
BAL · Roland Hemond +$1.6M
Steve Scarsone
PHI · Lee Thomas −$1.6M
Juan Bell
BAL came out ahead by $1.6M
1992 · BAL / CIN
BAL · Roland Hemond +$0.0M
Jason Satre, Reggie Leslie
CIN · Bob Quinn +$0.0M
Rod Lofton
Even trade
1992 · NYY / BAL
NYY · Gene Michael +$6.4M
Francisco de la Rosa, Mark Carper
BAL · Roland Hemond −$6.4M
Alan Mills
NYY came out ahead by $6.4M
1992 · BAL / SDP
BAL · Roland Hemond +$6.4M
Craig Lefferts
SDP · Joe McIlvaine −$6.4M
Erik Schullstrom, Ricky Gutiérrez
BAL came out ahead by $6.4M
1992 · SDP / BAL
SDP · Joe McIlvaine +$0.0M
Craig Worthington, Tom Martin
BAL · Roland Hemond +$0.0M
Jim Lewis, Steve Martin
Even trade
1992 · CLE / BAL
CLE · John Hart +$86.4M
José Mesa
BAL · Roland Hemond −$86.4M
Kyle Washington
CLE came out ahead by $86.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

1992 payroll
$24.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 1992, 1992–1998. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Glenn Davis318.000$3.4M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Storm Davis3010.000$2.6MFREE AGENT
Rick Sutcliffe3616.000$2.4M$2.5MFREE AGENT
Cal Ripken Jr.3111.000$2.1M$5.2M$5.5M$6.7M$6.7M$6.8M$6.4M
Joe Orsulak309.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Mike Flanagan4017.000$600kFREE AGENT
Rick Dempsey4223.000$450kFREE AGENT
Tim Hulett Sr.329.000$420k$400k$550kFREE AGENT
Mark McLemore276.000$325k$345k$1.0MFREE AGENT
Craig Lefferts349.000$319kFREE AGENT
Mark Parent306.000$180k$215kFREE AGENT$339k
Pat Clements307.000$67kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Gregg Olson254.000$1.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Milligan305.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Bob Milacki274.000$1.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Devereaux295.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Mark Williamson325.000$900kFREE AGENT
Billy Ripken275.000$730kFREE AGENT
Sam Horn285.000$688kFREE AGENT
Ben McDonald243.000$500kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brady Anderson284.000$365kARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Frohwirth295.000$265kFREE AGENT
Chris Hoiles273.000$175kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Mesa265.000$63kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Mike Mussina231.000$152kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Segui252.000$150kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Leo Gomez262.000$150kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alan Mills252.000$142kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Poole262.000$140kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chito Martinez261.000$140kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Richie Lewis260.000$111kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Mercedes241.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Manny Alexander210.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Tackett261.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Arthur Rhodes221.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Scarsone260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Shields270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Voigt260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1992 acquisition stacked onto Orioles's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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