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GM: Larry Himes (since 1992)

1992 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-4.4
WAB — wins above budget
-8.4
TAB — roster Talent above budget
78–84 (0.481)
record
-9M
surplus $M (value/$)
26.3
roster fWAR
$31.0M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Ryne Sandberg 32 FA-elig 158 7.4 2.1 +3.6
Greg Maddux 26 FA-elig 35 7.2 4.2 +1.4
Mark Grace 28 arb 158 4.4 2.3 +1.2
Mike Morgan 32 FA-elig 34 2.8 2.9 -0.7
Andre Dawson 37 FA-elig 143 2.7 3.3 -1.2
Frank Castillo 23 pre-arb 33 2.1 0.1 +1.5
Rick Wilkins 25 pre-arb 83 2.0 0.1 +1.4
Rey Sanchez 24 74 0.9
Chuck McElroy 24 arb 72 0.9 0.2 +0.5
Danny Jackson↔ PIT 30 FA-elig 19 0.8 1.5 -0.8
Sammy Sosa 23 arb 67 0.8 0.2 +0.4
Dwight Smith 28 arb 109 0.7 0.5 +0.1
Paul Assenmacher 31 FA-elig 70 0.7 1.9 -1.4
Steve Buechele↔ PIT 30 FA-elig 65 0.5 1.2 -0.8
Bob Scanlan 25 pre-arb 69 0.4 0.1 +0.2
Joe Girardi 27 arb 91 0.4 0.3 -0.0
Shawon Dunston 29 FA-elig 18 0.3 2.5 -2.2
Alex Arias 24 32 0.3
Mike Harkey 25 arb 7 0.3 0.2 -0.0
Dave Smith 37 FA-elig 11 0.1 2.5 -2.4
Derrick May 23 124 -0.0
Jorge Pedre 25 4 -0.1
Jessie Hollins 22 4 -0.2
Jeff Hartsock 25 4 -0.2
Chico Walker↔ NYM 34 FA-elig 19 -0.2 0.0 -0.2
Jeff Robinson 31 FA-elig 49 -0.2 0.6 -0.7
Jeff Kunkel 30 20 -0.2
Heathcliff Slocumb 26 pre-arb 30 -0.2 0.1 -0.3
Dennis Rasmussen↔ KCR 33 3 -0.2
Jose Vizcaino 24 arb 86 -0.3 0.2 -0.4
Luis Salazar 36 FA-elig 98 -0.3 0.6 -0.9
Kal Daniels↔ LAD 28 FA-elig 48 -0.3 1.4 -1.7
Fernando Ramsey 26 18 -0.4
Doug Dascenzo 28 arb 139 -0.5 0.2 -0.6
Hector Villanueva 27 pre-arb 51 -0.6 0.2 -0.6
Shawn Boskie 25 pre-arb 23 -0.7 0.2 -0.7
Jim Bullinger 26 39 -0.7
Jerome Walton 26 arb 30 -0.8 0.5 -1.1
Gary Scott 23 pre-arb 36 -1.0 0.1 -0.9
Ken Patterson 27 arb 32 -1.1 0.6 -1.5
Doug Strange 28 52 -1.2

41 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 30 of them (73%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).

WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR). Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)

Best acquisitions
PlayerYearWAR for CHC
Sammy Sosa199260.7
Ryne Sandberg198248.2
Anthony Rizzo201231.1
Aramis Ramírez200325.0
Kyle Hendricks201224.4
Derrek Lee200321.4
Jake Arrieta201319.6
Rick Sutcliffe198417.2
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
Rafael Palmeiro198842.3
Dontrelle Willis200220.7
Dennis Eckersley198719.3
Ricky Nolasco200517.5
Jon Garland199817.2
Chris Archer201116.9
Gleyber Torres201615.9
Josh Donaldson200813.8