Orioles — Front Office

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1999, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

Front Office

PoorAverageGreat

Value

Payroll $M

$77M

Surplus $M

-24

Win %

0.481

TAB

+0.7

WAB

-9.8

Roster composition

Roster fWAR

40.5

Dead money %

12%

Depth Players

8.0

Dead WAR

-4.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1999 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RCharles Johnson135

RMike Figga43

RLenny Webster⇄15

RTommy Davis4

1B

RJeff Conine99

LWill Clark63

LCalvin Pickering8

RRich Amaral2

RRyan Minor1

RTommy Davis1

2B

LDelino DeShields93

RJerry Hairston Jr.50

RJeff Reboulet36

RJesse Garcia6

RRich Amaral2

3B

RCal Ripken Jr.85

RJeff Reboulet56

RRyan Minor45

RWillis Otáñez⇄29

RJeff Conine4

LB.J. Surhoff2

RJesse Garcia2

RRich Amaral1

SS

RMike Bordick159

RJeff Reboulet10

RJesse Garcia7

LF

LB.J. Surhoff148

RRich Amaral14

LBrady Anderson9

RJeff Conine7

LDerrick May2

CF

LBrady Anderson129

BGene Kingsale24

RRich Amaral18

RF

RAlbert Belle154

RRich Amaral19

RJeff Conine6

LDerrick May3

DH

LHarold Baines⇄107

LB.J. Surhoff13

LBrady Anderson9

RAlbert Belle7

LDerrick May7

RRich Amaral6

RJeff Conine6

LCalvin Pickering5

LWill Clark3

BGene Kingsale1

RLenny Webster⇄1

Starters

RMike Mussina6.1 WAR

RScott Erickson1.9 WAR

RSidney Ponson1.3 WAR

RJuan Guzman⇄1.1 WAR

RJason Johnson1.0 WAR

LDoug Johns0.8 WAR

RScott Kamieniecki0.6 WAR

RRicky Bones-0.1 WAR

RDoug Linton-0.3 WAR

LMatt Riley-0.4 WAR

RRocky Coppinger⇄-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMike Timlin27 sv

LJesse Orosco12 h

RScott Kamieniecki11 h

RAl Reyes⇄6 h

LArthur Rhodes5 h

RRicky Bones3 h

RMike Fetters2 h

RGabe Molina2 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 1998)

Player	fWAR
Albert Belle	3.6
Charles Johnson	3.1
Will Clark	1.4
Jeff Conine	1.2
Jason Johnson	1.0
Delino DeShields	0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 1998)

Player	1998 fWAR
Rafael Palmeiro	6.9
Roberto Alomar	3.8
Eric Davis	3.2
Jimmy Key	1.7
Chris Hoiles	1.6
Jeffrey Hammonds	0.9

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 1999; everyone else is shown as a 1999 season snapshot.

Player	Period	fWAR	Tier Market $M	Paid $M	Surplus $M	$ / WAR	Tier	Contract
Mike Mussina	1999	+6.1	+122.8	6.6	+116.2	$1.1M	2.50×	–
Brady Anderson	1999	+5.2	+85.5	5.7	+79.8	$1.1M	2.05×	–
B.J. Surhoff	1999	+4.6	+66.0	3.7	+62.3	$0.8M	1.79×	–
Mike Bordick	1999	+4.4	+46.4	3.1	+43.3	$0.7M	1.32×	–
Albert Belle	1999	+3.6	+51.7	11.9	+39.8	$3.3M	1.79×	–
Harold Baines↔	1999	+2.6	+28.1	1.4	+26.8	$0.5M	1.33×	–
Charles Johnson	1999	+3.1	+24.7	3.6	+21.1	$1.2M	1.00×	–
Cal Ripken Jr.	1999	+2.9	+25.7	6.5	+19.2	$2.3M	1.12×	–
Scott Erickson	1999	+1.9	+22.7	6.1	+16.6	$3.2M	1.49×	–
Sidney Ponson	1999	+1.3	+10.7	0.2	+10.5	$0.2M	1.02×	–
Jason Johnson	1999	+1.0	+8.0	0.2	+7.8	$0.2M	1.02×	–
Juan Guzman↔	1999	+1.1	+8.7	3.3	+5.4	$3.1M	1.02×	–
Jerry Hairston Jr.	1999	+1.0	+4.4	0.2	+4.2	$0.2M	0.56×	–
Doug Johns	1999	+0.8	+4.4	0.3	+4.1	$0.4M	0.67×	–
Rich Amaral	1999	+0.6	+4.3	0.5	+3.8	$0.8M	0.83×	–
Jeff Conine	1999	+1.2	+5.3	2.0	+3.3	$1.6M	0.56×	–
B.J. Ryan↔	1999	+0.6	+3.0	0.2	+2.8	$0.3M	0.67×	–
Will Clark	1999	+1.4	+6.1	4.9	+1.2	$3.6M	0.56×	–
Mike Timlin	1999	+0.3	+3.1	2.2	+0.8	$7.8M	1.34×	–
Derrick May	1999	+0.1	+0.6	0.2	+0.4	$1.7M	0.69×	–
Jim Corsi↔	1999	+0.1	+0.7	0.3	+0.4	$2.1M	0.67×	–
Scott Kamieniecki	1999	+0.6	+3.3	3.4	-0.1	$5.5M	0.67×	–
Jesse Garcia	1999	-0.1	-0.5	0.2	-0.7	–	0.61×	–
Delino DeShields	1999	+0.7	+2.9	3.7	-0.8	$5.6M	0.56×	–
Jesse Orosco	1999	+0.0	+0.0	0.8	-0.8	$203.1M	0.67×	–
Heathcliff Slocumb↔	1999	-0.1	-0.7	0.2	-0.9	–	0.67×	–
Lenny Webster↔	1999	-0.1	-0.3	0.6	-0.9	–	0.69×	–
Gene Kingsale	1999	-0.1	-1.0	0.2	-1.2	–	0.83×	–
Ricky Bones	1999	-0.1	-0.6	0.8	-1.4	–	0.67×	–
Ryan Minor	1999	-0.4	-1.8	0.2	-2.0	–	0.58×	–
Mike Fetters	1999	-0.3	-1.6	0.8	-2.3	–	0.67×	–
Doug Linton	1999	-0.3	-2.1	0.4	-2.5	–	1.02×	–
Willis Otáñez↔	1999	-0.7	-3.4	0.1	-3.5	–	0.58×	–
Arthur Rhodes	1999	-0.4	-4.1	2.2	-6.3	–	1.34×	–
Jeff Reboulet	1999	+0.1	+0.5	0.5	-0.0	$5.0M	0.58×	–
Al Reyes↔	1999	+0.0	+0.2	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Brian Falkenborg	1999	+0.0	+0.1	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Calvin Pickering	1999	-0.4	-1.8	–	–	–	0.56×	–
Gabe Molina	1999	-0.3	-1.4	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Matt Riley	1999	-0.4	-3.3	–	–	–	1.02×	–
Mike Figga	1999	-0.7	-2.8	–	–	–	0.52×	–
Rocky Coppinger↔	1999	-0.4	-2.2	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Tommy Davis	1999	-0.1	-0.3	–	–	–	0.52×	–
Total	—	+40.4	+512.0	77.2	+446.4	—

Trades

Every graded 1999 deal involving the Orioles — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.

1999 · KCR / BAL

KCR · Herk Robinson +$4.8M

Chris Fussell

BAL · Frank Wren −$4.8M

Jeff Conine

KCR came out ahead by $4.8M

1999 · BAL / CLE

BAL · Frank Wren +$7.2M

Juan Aracena, Jimmy Hamilton

CLE · John Hart −$7.2M

Harold Baines

BAL came out ahead by $7.2M

1999 · BAL / TBR

BAL · Frank Wren +$32.8M

Jason Johnson

TBR · Chuck Lamar −$32.8M

Danny Clyburn, Bolivar Volquez

BAL came out ahead by $32.8M

1999 · BAL / CHW

BAL · Frank Wren +$0.0M

Mario Iglesias

CHW · Ron Schueler +$0.0M

Esteban Beltré

Even trade

1999 · BAL / MIL

BAL · Frank Wren +$1.6M

Todd Dunn

MIL · Sal Bando −$1.6M

Lyle Mouton

BAL came out ahead by $1.6M

1999 · BAL / CHC

BAL · Frank Wren +$7.2M

Richard Negrette

CHC · Ed Lynch −$7.2M

Augie Ojeda

BAL came out ahead by $7.2M

1999 · MIL / BAL

MIL · Sal Bando +$0.8M

Rocky Coppinger

BAL · Frank Wren −$0.8M

Alberto Reyes

MIL came out ahead by $0.8M

1999 · NYM / BAL

NYM · Steve Phillips +$8.8M

Jesse Orosco

BAL · Frank Wren −$8.8M

Chuck McElroy

NYM came out ahead by $8.8M

1999 · BAL / CIN

BAL · Frank Wren +$36.8M

B. J. Ryan, Jacobo Sequea

CIN · Jim Bowden −$36.8M

Juan Guzmán

BAL came out ahead by $36.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1999 payroll

$77.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 1999, 1999–2005. 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 (25)

Player	Age	Svc	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Albert Belle	32	10.000	$11.9M	$12.9M	FREE AGENT
Mike Mussina	30	8.000	$6.6M	$6.8M	FREE AGENT
Cal Ripken Jr.	38	18.000	$6.5M	$6.3M	$6.3M	FREE AGENT
Scott Erickson	31	9.000	$6.1M	$6.6M	FREE AGENT	$5.1M
Brady Anderson	35	11.000	$5.7M	$7.1M	$7.2M	FREE AGENT
Will Clark	35	13.000	$4.9M	$3.6M	FREE AGENT
Delino DeShields	30	9.000	$3.7M	$4.2M	$2.3M	FREE AGENT
B.J. Surhoff	34	12.000	$3.7M	$2.9M	FREE AGENT		$1.0M	$800k	$1.1M
Scott Kamieniecki	35	8.000	$3.4M	FREE AGENT
Juan Guzman	32	8.000	$3.3M	FREE AGENT
Mike Bordick	33	9.000	$3.1M	$1.9M	$4.5M	$4.9M	FREE AGENT
Mike Timlin	33	8.000	$2.2M	$2.5M	FREE AGENT
Arthur Rhodes	29	8.000	$2.2M	FREE AGENT
Jeff Conine	33	9.000	$2.0M	$2.5M	$3.0M	$3.5M	$3.5M	FREE AGENT
Harold Baines	40	19.000	$1.4M	$1.5M	FREE AGENT
Jesse Orosco	42	20.000	$800k	FREE AGENT
Ricky Bones	30	8.000	$800k	FREE AGENT
Mike Fetters	34	10.000	$750k	FREE AGENT
Lenny Webster	34	10.000	$553k	FREE AGENT
Jeff Reboulet	35	7.000	$525k	FREE AGENT
Rich Amaral	37	8.000	$500k	$500k	FREE AGENT
Doug Linton	34	7.000	$400k	FREE AGENT
Jim Corsi	37	11.000	$271k	FREE AGENT
Heathcliff Slocumb	33	8.000	$220k	FREE AGENT
Derrick May	30	9.000	$200k	FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (5)

Player	Age	Svc	1999	2000	2001	2002
Charles Johnson	27	5.000	$3.6M	FREE AGENT
Doug Johns	31	4.000	$300k	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Gene Kingsale	22	3.000	$200k	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Rocky Coppinger	25	3.000	—	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Al Reyes	29	4.000	—	ARB 3	FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (13)

Player	Age	Svc	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Sidney Ponson	22	1.000	$250k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jason Johnson	25	2.000	$220k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Ryan Minor	25	1.000	$200k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jerry Hairston Jr.	23	1.000	$200k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jesse Garcia	25	0.000	$200k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
B.J. Ryan	23	0.000	$186k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Willis Otáñez	26	1.000	$82k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Mike Figga	28	2.000	—	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Calvin Pickering	22	1.000	—	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Gabe Molina	24	–	—
Tommy Davis	26	–	—
Matt Riley	19	0.000	—	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Brian Falkenborg	21	0.000	—	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT

Graphs

Regime	Seasons	Win %	Playoff %	Pennant %	WS %
WINDOW	289	52.2	30.1	4.8	1.0
CONTEND	309	56.8	63.1	19.1	10.0
FORCED-SPEND	262	48.0	9.2	1.5	1.5
REBUILD	328	43.3	1.2	0.3	0.3

How each 1999 acquisition stacked onto Orioles's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Orioles BAL

Overview

Front Office

Offense

Pitching & Defense

Roster

1999 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

1B

2B

3B

SS

LF

CF

RF

DH

Starters

Bullpen

Key additions (new vs 1998)

Key subtractions (gone from 1998)

Contract Value

Trades

Current & Historical Payroll

Guaranteed / signed (25)

Arbitration-eligible (5)

Pre-arbitration (13)

Graphs

What each regime is worth — every settled team-season since 1985

Orioles BAL

Overview

Front Office

Offense All positionsC1B2B3BSSOF (LF/CF/RF)LFCFRFINF (1B/2B/3B/SS)Middle infield (2B/SS)C/DH

Pitching & Defense ALL SP RP

Roster

1999 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

1B

2B

3B

SS

LF

CF

RF

DH

Starters

Bullpen

Key additions (new vs 1998)

Key subtractions (gone from 1998)

Contract Value

Trades

Current & Historical Payroll

Guaranteed / signed (25)

Arbitration-eligible (5)

Pre-arbitration (13)

Graphs

What each regime is worth — every settled team-season since 1985

Offense

Pitching & Defense