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Orioles BAL

199385–77 (0.525)
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GM: Roland Hemond

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1993, 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
$29M
Surplus $M
+5
Win %
0.525
TAB
+8.6
WAB
+4.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
41.9
Dead money %
23%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-4.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1993 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RChris Hoiles124
RJeff Tackett38
RMark Parent21

1B

BDavid Segui144
RGlenn Davis22
LPaul Carey9
RJack Voigt5
LMike Pagliarulo⇄1

2B

BHarold Reynolds141
BMark McLemore25
RTim Hulett Sr.4
RManny Alexander3

3B

RTim Hulett Sr.75
RLeo Gomez70
LMike Pagliarulo⇄32
BMark McLemore4
RJack Voigt3

SS

RCal Ripken Jr.162
RTim Hulett Sr.8

LF

LBrady Anderson126
RJack Voigt22
RJeffrey Hammonds14
RLonnie Smith⇄8
RDamon Buford5
LMark Leonard4
RSherman Obando1

CF

RMike Devereaux130
RDamon Buford24
LBrady Anderson18

RF

BMark McLemore124
RJack Voigt23
RJeffrey Hammonds10
RSherman Obando7
LChito Martinez5
LBrady Anderson3
RDamon Buford1

DH

LHarold Baines110
RSherman Obando20
RGlenn Davis7
RJeffrey Hammonds5
LPaul Carey4
RJack Voigt4
LMark Leonard3
RChris Hoiles2
LChito Martinez1
RLeo Gomez1
RLonnie Smith⇄1
BMark McLemore1

Starters

RBen McDonald4.5 WAR
LJamie Moyer3.2 WAR
RMike Mussina2.8 WAR
LFernando Valenzuela1.4 WAR
RMark Williamson1.2 WAR
RRick Sutcliffe0.5 WAR
LJohn O'Donoghue-0.1 WAR
LArthur Rhodes-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RGregg Olson29 sv
RTodd Frohwirth0 h
LJim Poole0 h
RMark Williamson0 h
RAlan Mills0 h
LBrad Pennington0 h
LJohn O'Donoghue0 h
RMike Oquist0 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 1992)

PlayerfWAR
Jamie Moyer3.2
Harold Baines2.5
Fernando Valenzuela1.4
Harold Reynolds1.3
Mike Pagliarulo1.3
Jeffrey Hammonds0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 1992)

Player1992 fWAR
Randy Milligan2.3
Storm Davis0.8
Craig Lefferts0.8
Billy Ripken0.4
Joe Orsulak0.3
Bob Milacki0.2

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 1993; everyone else is shown as a 1993 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Ben McDonald 1993 +4.5 +78.3 1.2 +77.1 $0.3M 2.19× –
Chris Hoiles 1993 +7.0 +71.8 0.3 +71.5 $0.0M 1.28× –
Jamie Moyer 1993 +3.2 +50.0 0.2 +49.8 $0.1M 1.96× –
Mike Mussina 1993 +2.8 +44.0 0.5 +43.6 $0.2M 1.96× –
Brady Anderson 1993 +2.9 +37.6 1.9 +35.7 $0.6M 1.60× –
Cal Ripken Jr. 1993 +3.7 +38.7 5.2 +33.5 $1.4M 1.32× –
Mark McLemore 1993 +2.6 +32.9 0.3 +32.6 $0.1M 1.60× –
Harold Baines 1993 +2.5 +27.2 1.2 +26.0 $0.5M 1.33× –
Tim Hulett Sr. 1993 +2.5 +22.5 0.4 +22.1 $0.2M 1.12× –
Gregg Olson 1993 +1.4 +15.5 2.3 +13.2 $1.6M 1.34× –
Mike Devereaux 1993 +1.7 +16.2 3.0 +13.2 $1.8M 1.22× –
Fernando Valenzuela 1993 +1.4 +11.1 0.7 +10.5 $0.5M 1.02× –
David Segui 1993 +1.5 +6.6 0.2 +6.4 $0.2M 0.56× –
Mark Williamson 1993 +1.2 +6.4 0.5 +5.9 $0.4M 0.67× –
Mike Pagliarulo↔ 1993 +1.3 +5.9 0.1 +5.8 $0.1M 0.58× –
Harold Reynolds 1993 +1.3 +5.9 1.6 +4.2 $1.3M 0.56× –
Jim Poole 1993 +0.8 +4.0 0.1 +3.9 $0.2M 0.67× –
Jeffrey Hammonds 1993 +0.5 +3.2 0.1 +3.0 $0.2M 0.83× –
Rick Sutcliffe 1993 +0.5 +4.1 2.5 +1.6 $5.0M 1.02× –
Leo Gomez 1993 +0.3 +1.5 0.3 +1.2 $1.0M 0.58× –
Todd Frohwirth 1993 +0.3 +1.8 1.0 +0.8 $2.9M 0.67× –
Lonnie Smith↔ 1993 +0.1 +0.8 0.1 +0.7 $0.7M 0.83× –
Luis Mercedes↔ 1993 +0.1 +0.7 0.0 +0.7 $0.4M 0.83× –
Mark Parent 1993 +0.2 +0.7 0.2 +0.5 $1.3M 0.52× –
Manny Alexander 1993 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.56× –
Jeff Tackett 1993 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.52× –
John O'Donoghue 1993 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Kevin McGehee 1993 -0.4 -2.3 0.1 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Arthur Rhodes 1993 -0.4 -2.9 0.2 -3.1 – 1.02× –
Alan Mills 1993 -0.6 -3.2 0.2 -3.5 – 0.67× –
Chito Martinez 1993 -0.7 -4.4 0.2 -4.5 – 0.83× –
Glenn Davis 1993 -0.8 -3.6 3.8 -7.5 – 0.56× –
Damon Buford 1993 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 +0.0 $5.5M 0.83× –
Sherman Obando 1993 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 +0.0 $5.1M 0.69× –
Anthony Telford 1993 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Brad Pennington 1993 -0.6 -3.0 – – – 0.67× –
Jack Voigt 1993 +1.8 +17.0 – – – 1.22× –
Mark Leonard 1993 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.83× –
Mike Cook 1993 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Oquist 1993 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Paul Carey 1993 -0.5 -2.1 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+41.8+481.428.9+441.3—

Trades

Every graded 1993 deal involving the Orioles — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1993 · SFG / BAL
SFG · Bob Quinn +$1.6M
Steve Scarsone
BAL · Roland Hemond −$1.6M
Mark Leonard
SFG came out ahead by $1.6M
1993 · SFG / BAL
SFG · Bob Quinn +$0.0M
Luis Mercedes
BAL · Roland Hemond +$0.0M
Kevin McGehee
Even trade
1993 · PIT / BAL
PIT · Ted Simmons +$10.4M
Stan Cameron, Terry Farrar
BAL · Roland Hemond −$10.4M
Lonnie Smith
PIT came out ahead by $10.4M
1993 · BAL / MIN
BAL · Roland Hemond +$5.6M
Mike Pagliarulo
MIN · Terry Ryan −$5.6M
Erik Schullstrom
BAL came out ahead by $5.6M
1993 · BAL / OAK
BAL · Roland Hemond +$4.8M
Harold Baines
OAK · Sandy Alderson −$4.8M
Bobby Chouinard, Allen Plaster
BAL came out ahead by $4.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1993 payroll
$29.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 1993, 1993–1999. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Cal Ripken Jr.3212.000$5.2M$5.5M$6.7M$6.7M$6.8M$6.4M$6.5M
Glenn Davis329.000$3.8MFREE AGENT
Mike Devereaux306.000$3.0M$3.4MFREE AGENT$900k
Rick Sutcliffe3717.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Harold Reynolds3210.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Harold Baines3413.000$1.2M$1.9M$1.9MFREE AGENT$1.3M$1.3M$1.4M
Todd Frohwirth306.000$975kFREE AGENT
Fernando Valenzuela3213.000$650kFREE AGENT
Mark Williamson336.000$500k$350kFREE AGENT
Tim Hulett Sr.3310.000$400k$550kFREE AGENT
Mark McLemore287.000$345k$1.0MFREE AGENT
Mark Parent317.000$215kFREE AGENT$339k
Jamie Moyer307.000$200k$725k$1.1MFREE AGENT
Mike Pagliarulo339.000$128kFREE AGENT
Lonnie Smith3715.000$87k$750kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Gregg Olson265.000$2.3MFREE AGENT
Brady Anderson295.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Ben McDonald254.000$1.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Hoiles284.000$350kARB 3FREE AGENT
Leo Gomez273.000$312kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alan Mills263.000$245kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Segui263.000$238kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Poole273.000$150kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Leonard283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Telford273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Mike Mussina242.000$450kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chito Martinez272.000$198kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Arthur Rhodes232.000$155kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Tackett272.000$142kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Manny Alexander221.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin McGehee240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Damon Buford230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeffrey Hammonds220.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sherman Obando230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John O'Donoghue240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Mercedes252.000$43kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Carey25–—
Mike Cook29–—
Mike Oquist250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Pennington240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Voigt271.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1993 acquisition stacked onto Orioles's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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