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Orioles BAL

199571–73 (0.493)
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GM: Roland Hemond

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1995, 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
$44M
Surplus $M
-10
Win %
0.493
TAB
+2.9
WAB
-5.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
36.1
Dead money %
13%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-6.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1995 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RChris Hoiles107
BGregg Zaun39
LMatt Nokes⇄26
RCesar Devarez6

1B

LRafael Palmeiro142
RJeff Manto4
RLeo Gomez3

2B

RManny Alexander81
BBret Barberie74
LJeff Huson21

3B

RJeff Manto69
RLeo Gomez44
LJeff Huson33
BBobby Bonilla⇄30
BBret Barberie3
RManny Alexander2

SS

RCal Ripken Jr.144
RManny Alexander7
LJeff Huson1

LF

LBrady Anderson121
BKevin Bass32
RMark Smith15
BBobby Bonilla⇄14

CF

LCurtis Goodwin84
LBrady Anderson40
RJarvis Brown13

RF

BKevin Bass53
RJeffrey Hammonds46
BBobby Bonilla⇄17
RMark Smith17
RDamon Buford⇄9
RSherman Obando7
RJarvis Brown5
LAndy Van Slyke⇄1

DH

LHarold Baines113
RJeff Manto9
BKevin Bass8
RSherman Obando5
BBret Barberie5
RChris Hoiles3
RLeo Gomez1

Starters

RMike Mussina5.1 WAR
RKevin Brown4.5 WAR
RScott Erickson⇄2.5 WAR
LRick Krivda1.2 WAR
LJamie Moyer1.2 WAR
RBen McDonald1.0 WAR
RJimmy Haynes0.5 WAR
LArthur Rhodes0.2 WAR
RScott Klingenbeck⇄-0.1 WAR
LSid Fernandez⇄-0.3 WAR
RJohn DeSilva-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDoug Jones22 sv
LJesse Orosco0 h
RArmando Benitez0 h
LMark Lee0 h
RTerry Clark⇄0 h
RMike Oquist0 h
RAlan Mills0 h
LBrad Pennington⇄0 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 1994)

PlayerfWAR
Kevin Brown4.5
Scott Erickson2.5
Rick Krivda1.2
Bret Barberie1.1
Jesse Orosco1.0
Bobby Bonilla0.9

Key subtractions (gone from 1994)

Player1994 fWAR
Mark Eichhorn1.6
Tim Hulett Sr.1.2
Mark McLemore1.0
Lee Smith0.8
Mark Williamson0.3
Jeff Tackett0.2

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 1995; everyone else is shown as a 1995 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Mike Mussina 1995 +5.1 +101.8 2.9 +98.9 $0.6M 2.50× –
Kevin Brown 1995 +4.5 +79.1 4.2 +74.8 $0.9M 2.19× –
Rafael Palmeiro 1995 +5.6 +61.9 4.9 +57.0 $0.9M 1.37× –
Scott Erickson↔ 1995 +2.5 +39.4 1.0 +38.4 $0.4M 1.96× –
Cal Ripken Jr. 1995 +4.1 +43.5 6.7 +36.8 $1.6M 1.32× –
Brady Anderson 1995 +2.9 +37.6 3.3 +34.3 $1.1M 1.60× –
Chris Hoiles 1995 +3.7 +32.8 2.9 +30.0 $0.8M 1.12× –
Harold Baines 1995 +2.4 +19.4 1.9 +17.4 $0.8M 1.01× –
Rick Krivda 1995 +1.2 +9.8 0.1 +9.7 $0.1M 1.02× –
Jamie Moyer 1995 +1.2 +9.6 1.1 +8.5 $0.9M 1.02× –
Jesse Orosco 1995 +1.0 +5.4 0.7 +4.8 $0.6M 0.67× –
Bret Barberie 1995 +1.1 +5.0 1.0 +4.0 $0.9M 0.56× –
Leo Gomez 1995 +1.0 +4.9 0.9 +3.9 $0.9M 0.58× –
Doug Jones 1995 +0.5 +5.1 1.3 +3.8 $2.7M 1.34× –
Ben McDonald 1995 +1.0 +7.8 4.5 +3.3 $4.7M 1.02× –
Curtis Goodwin 1995 +0.5 +3.0 0.1 +2.9 $0.2M 0.83× –
Jeff Manto 1995 +0.6 +2.9 0.1 +2.8 $0.2M 0.58× –
Mark Smith 1995 +0.4 +2.6 0.1 +2.5 $0.3M 0.83× –
Gregg Zaun 1995 +0.6 +2.3 0.1 +2.2 $0.2M 0.52× –
Bobby Bonilla↔ 1995 +0.9 +4.3 2.3 +2.0 $2.5M 0.58× –
Terry Clark↔ 1995 +0.3 +1.5 0.1 +1.3 $0.5M 0.67× –
Arthur Rhodes 1995 +0.2 +1.3 0.3 +1.1 $1.1M 0.67× –
Gene Harris↔ 1995 +0.2 +1.1 0.1 +1.1 $0.3M 0.67× –
Jeff Huson 1995 +0.3 +1.2 0.3 +0.9 $1.0M 0.58× –
Joe Borowski 1995 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $1.5M 0.67× –
Jack Voigt↔ 1995 +0.0 +0.2 0.0 +0.2 $0.4M 0.83× –
Andy Van Slyke↔ 1995 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.5 – 0.83× –
Mark Lee 1995 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Brad Pennington↔ 1995 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Jim Dedrick 1995 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Scott Klingenbeck↔ 1995 -0.1 -1.0 0.0 -1.0 – 1.02× –
Armando Benitez 1995 -0.3 -1.7 0.1 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Damon Buford↔ 1995 -0.3 -1.8 0.0 -1.8 – 0.83× –
Manny Alexander 1995 -0.5 -2.1 0.1 -2.2 – 0.56× –
John DeSilva 1995 -0.3 -2.4 0.1 -2.5 – 1.02× –
Matt Nokes↔ 1995 -0.5 -2.0 0.5 -2.5 – 0.52× –
Sherman Obando 1995 -0.4 -2.6 0.1 -2.8 – 0.83× –
Mike Oquist 1995 -0.5 -2.8 0.1 -2.9 – 0.67× –
Sid Fernandez↔ 1995 -0.3 -2.1 1.0 -3.0 – 1.02× –
Jeffrey Hammonds 1995 -0.9 -5.7 0.2 -5.9 – 0.83× –
Kevin Bass 1995 -1.5 -10.2 0.4 -10.6 – 0.83× –
Alan Mills 1995 -0.4 -2.1 – – – 0.67× –
Cesar Devarez 1995 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.52× –
Jarvis Brown 1995 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.83× –
Jimmy Haynes 1995 +0.5 +3.8 – – – 1.02× –
Mike Hartley↔ 1995 +0.2 +1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+36.0+449.244.0+403.4—

Trades

Every graded 1995 deal involving the Orioles — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

1995 · BAL / MIN
BAL · Roland Hemond +$197.6M
Scott Erickson
MIN · Terry Ryan −$197.6M
Scott Klingenbeck, Kimera Bartee
BAL came out ahead by $197.6M
1995 · BAL / CIN
BAL · Roland Hemond +$42.4M
David Wells
CIN · Jim Bowden −$42.4M
Curtis Goodwin, Trovin Valdez
BAL came out ahead by $42.4M
1995 · CIN / BAL
CIN · Jim Bowden +$1.6M
Brad Pennington
BAL · Roland Hemond −$1.6M
Tony Nieto, Danny Clyburn
CIN came out ahead by $1.6M
1995 · ATL / BAL
ATL · John Schuerholz +$10.4M
Joe Borowski, Chaad Stewart
BAL · Roland Hemond −$10.4M
Kent Mercker
ATL came out ahead by $10.4M
1995 · BAL / TEX
BAL · Roland Hemond +$3.2M
John Dettmer
TEX · Douglas Melvin −$3.2M
Jack Voigt
BAL came out ahead by $3.2M
1995 · PHI / BAL
PHI · Lee Thomas +$0.8M
Andy Van Slyke
BAL · Roland Hemond −$0.8M
Gene Harris
PHI came out ahead by $0.8M
1995 · NYM / BAL
NYM · Joe McIlvaine +$49.6M
Damon Buford, Alex Ochoa
BAL · Roland Hemond −$49.6M
Bobby Bonilla, Jimmy Williams
NYM came out ahead by $49.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1995 payroll
$44.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 1995, 1995–2001. 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 (20)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Cal Ripken Jr.3414.000$6.7M$6.7M$6.8M$6.4M$6.5M$6.3M$6.3M
Rafael Palmeiro309.000$4.9M$5.4M$5.3M$6.5MFREE AGENT
Ben McDonald276.000$4.5MFREE AGENT
Kevin Brown309.000$4.2MFREE AGENT
Brady Anderson317.000$3.3M$3.6M$4.0M$5.4M$5.7M$7.1M$7.2M
Chris Hoiles306.000$2.9M$3.4M$3.6M$3.6MFREE AGENT
Bobby Bonilla329.000$2.3M$5.1MFREE AGENT
Harold Baines3615.000$1.9MFREE AGENT$1.3M$1.3M$1.4M$1.5M
Doug Jones3813.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Jamie Moyer329.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Sid Fernandez3212.000$982kFREE AGENT
Jesse Orosco3816.000$650k$750k$1.1M$1.1M$800kFREE AGENT
Matt Nokes3110.000$506kFREE AGENT
Kevin Bass3613.000$415kFREE AGENT
Jeff Huson307.000$265k$320kFREE AGENT
Mark Lee307.000$150kFREE AGENT
Andy Van Slyke3412.000$128kFREE AGENT
Terry Clark347.000$125kFREE AGENT
Gene Harris306.000$56kFREE AGENT
Mike Hartley336.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Mike Mussina264.000$2.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Erickson275.000$989kFREE AGENT
Bret Barberie274.000$959kARB 3FREE AGENT
Leo Gomez295.000$925kFREE AGENT
Arthur Rhodes254.000$275kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Manto305.000$140kFREE AGENT
Manny Alexander243.000$130kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Voigt293.000$13kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jarvis Brown284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alan Mills285.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Jeffrey Hammonds242.000$250kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sherman Obando252.000$140kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Oquist272.000$125kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Armando Benitez221.000$125kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Smith251.000$115kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Borowski240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Curtis Goodwin220.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John DeSilva272.000$109kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Dedrick270.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gregg Zaun240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rick Krivda250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Pennington262.000$77kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Damon Buford252.000$49kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Klingenbeck241.000$27kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cesar Devarez25–—
Jimmy Haynes220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1995 acquisition stacked onto Orioles's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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