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GM: Lou Gorman

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
$44M
Surplus $M
-25
Win %
0.451
TAB
-15.3
WAB
-13.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
23.4
Dead money %
43%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-5.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1992 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RTony Peña Sr.132
RJohn Flaherty34
RJohn Marzano18
REric Wedge5

1B

LMo Vaughn85
LScott Cooper62
RTom Brunansky28
RJack Clark13
LSteve Lyons⇄9

2B

RJody Reed142
RTim Naehring23
LSteve Lyons⇄3
BTom Barrett2
RLuis Rivera1
LScott Cooper1

3B

LWade Boggs117
LScott Cooper47
RTim Naehring10
RLuis Rivera1

SS

RLuis Rivera93
RJohn Valentin58
RTim Naehring30
BMike Brumley2
LScott Cooper1

LF

RBilly Hatcher⇄65
LMike Greenwell41
LHerm Winningham36
RBob Zupcic32
LPhil Plantier13
RLuis Rivera1
RTim Naehring1

CF

RBob Zupcic68
REllis Burks63
LHerm Winningham32
RBilly Hatcher⇄10
LSteve Lyons⇄3

RF

RTom Brunansky92
LPhil Plantier63
RBob Zupcic22
LSteve Lyons⇄7

DH

RJack Clark62
LPhil Plantier22
LWade Boggs21
RTom Brunansky17
LMo Vaughn16
REric Wedge15
LMike Greenwell5
RTim Naehring2
REllis Burks1
LScott Cooper1

Starters

RRoger Clemens7.6 WAR
LFrank Viola3.7 WAR
RDanny Darwin3.1 WAR
LJoe Hesketh1.9 WAR
RJohn Dopson1.0 WAR
RMike Gardiner1.0 WAR
RGreg Harris0.5 WAR
LTom Bolton⇄0.5 WAR
LMatt Young0.2 WAR
LScott Taylor-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RGreg Harris4 sv
LTony Fossas0 h
RJeff Reardon⇄0 h
RPaul Quantrill0 h
LTom Bolton⇄0 h
RDaryl Irvine0 h
RKen Ryan0 h
RPeter Hoy0 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
Frank Viola3.7
John Valentin0.9
Paul Quantrill0.7
Peter Hoy0.0
Tom Barrett-0.0
Ken Ryan-0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 1991)

Player1991 fWAR
Carlos Quintana2.6
Jeff Gray0.6
Kevin Morton0.6
Dennis Lamp0.4
Mike Marshall0.1
Jeff Plympton-0.0

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Red Sox. 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
Roger Clemens 1992 +7.6 +151.7 4.7 +146.9 $0.6M 2.50× –
Frank Viola 1992 +3.7 +65.2 4.8 +60.4 $1.3M 2.19× –
Danny Darwin 1992 +3.1 +31.5 3.4 +28.2 $1.1M 1.28× –
Joe Hesketh 1992 +1.9 +22.4 1.8 +20.6 $0.9M 1.49× –
Tom Brunansky 1992 +1.8 +17.8 2.9 +14.9 $1.6M 1.22× –
John Dopson 1992 +1.0 +8.3 0.3 +8.0 $0.3M 1.02× –
Mike Gardiner 1992 +1.0 +8.2 0.2 +8.0 $0.2M 1.02× –
Wade Boggs 1992 +1.5 +10.4 2.7 +7.7 $1.8M 0.85× –
Scott Cooper 1992 +1.2 +5.2 0.1 +5.1 $0.1M 0.56× –
John Valentin 1992 +0.9 +4.3 0.1 +4.2 $0.1M 0.61× –
Paul Quantrill 1992 +0.7 +3.8 0.1 +3.7 $0.2M 0.67× –
Bob Zupcic 1992 +0.5 +3.2 0.1 +3.1 $0.2M 0.83× –
Tom Bolton↔ 1992 +0.5 +2.8 0.3 +2.5 $0.6M 0.67× –
Ellis Burks 1992 +0.7 +4.6 2.3 +2.3 $3.4M 0.83× –
Tim Naehring 1992 +0.4 +2.0 0.1 +1.9 $0.3M 0.61× –
Tony Fossas 1992 +0.4 +1.9 0.4 +1.5 $1.1M 0.67× –
Greg Harris 1992 +0.5 +2.8 1.4 +1.4 $2.7M 0.67× –
Mo Vaughn 1992 +0.2 +0.8 0.2 +0.6 $0.9M 0.56× –
Jeff Reardon↔ 1992 +0.4 +2.1 2.0 +0.1 $5.1M 0.67× –
Peter Hoy 1992 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $2.9M 0.67× –
Jody Reed 1992 +0.3 +1.5 1.6 -0.1 $4.7M 0.56× –
Phil Plantier 1992 -0.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 – 0.83× –
Steve Lyons↔ 1992 -0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 – 0.56× –
Matt Young 1992 +0.2 +0.9 2.3 -1.4 $13.3M 0.67× –
Ken Ryan 1992 -0.3 -1.3 0.1 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Luis Rivera 1992 -0.3 -1.2 1.1 -2.3 – 0.61× –
Tony Peña Sr. 1992 +0.0 +0.1 2.4 -2.3 $166.3M 0.52× –
John Marzano 1992 -0.7 -2.8 0.3 -3.2 – 0.52× –
Jack Clark 1992 -0.3 -1.4 2.9 -4.3 – 0.69× –
Herm Winningham 1992 -0.8 -5.3 0.5 -5.8 – 0.83× –
Mike Greenwell 1992 -0.7 -4.7 3.0 -7.7 – 0.83× –
Billy Hatcher↔ 1992 -1.8 -12.2 1.0 -13.2 – 0.83× –
Daryl Irvine 1992 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Eric Wedge 1992 +0.4 +2.1 – – – 0.69× –
John Flaherty 1992 -0.3 -1.3 – – – 0.52× –
Mike Brumley 1992 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.61× –
Scott Taylor 1992 -0.3 -1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Tom Barrett 1992 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+23.4+321.743.7+278.6—

Trades

Every graded 1992 deal involving the Red Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

1992 · BOS / ATL
BOS · Lou Gorman +$14.4M
Nate Minchey, Sean Ross
ATL · John Schuerholz −$14.4M
Jeff Reardon
BOS came out ahead by $14.4M
1992 · BOS / WSN
BOS · Lou Gorman +$0.0M
Iván Calderón
WSN · Dan Duquette +$0.0M
Mike Gardiner, Terry Powers
Even trade
1992 · SDP / BOS
SDP · Joe McIlvaine +$0.8M
Phil Plantier
BOS · Lou Gorman −$0.8M
José Meléndez
SDP came out ahead by $0.8M
1992 · CIN / BOS
CIN · Bob Quinn +$18.4M
Tom Bolton
BOS · Lou Gorman −$18.4M
Billy Hatcher
CIN came out ahead by $18.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

1992 payroll
$43.7M

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 (17)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Frank Viola3210.000$4.8M$4.8M$4.3MFREE AGENT
Roger Clemens298.000$4.7M$4.7M$5.2M$5.7M$5.5MFREE AGENT
Danny Darwin3614.000$3.4M$2.8M$2.6MFREE AGENT
Mike Greenwell287.000$3.0M$3.4M$3.3M$3.6M$3.7MFREE AGENT
Jack Clark3617.000$2.9MFREE AGENT
Tom Brunansky3111.000$2.9MFREE AGENT$825k
Wade Boggs3410.000$2.7MFREE AGENT
Tony Peña Sr.3512.000$2.4M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Matt Young339.000$2.3MFREE AGENT
Jeff Reardon3613.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Joe Hesketh338.000$1.8M$1.8M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Greg Harris3611.000$1.4M$1.5M$1.6MFREE AGENT
Luis Rivera286.000$1.1M$1.1MFREE AGENT
Billy Hatcher318.000$1.0M$1.0M$329kFREE AGENT
Herm Winningham308.000$525kFREE AGENT
Steve Lyons327.000$284kFREE AGENT
John Dopson287.000$265k$750kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (6)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Ellis Burks275.000$2.3MFREE AGENT
Jody Reed295.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Tony Fossas344.000$390kARB 3FREE AGENT
John Marzano295.000$350kFREE AGENT
Tom Bolton305.000$298kFREE AGENT
Mike Brumley295.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Phil Plantier232.000$200kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Gardiner262.000$177kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mo Vaughn241.000$165kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Cooper242.000$145kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Naehring252.000$145kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Peter Hoy260.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Quantrill230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ken Ryan230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Valentin250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Zupcic251.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Barrett32–—
John Flaherty240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daryl Irvine272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Taylor24–—
Eric Wedge241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

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

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