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GM: Larry Himes

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
$31M
Surplus $M
-9
Win %
0.481
TAB
-8.4
WAB
-4.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
26.3
Dead money %
38%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-9.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1992 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJoe Girardi86
LRick Wilkins73
RHector Villanueva28
RJorge Pedre4

1B

LMark Grace157
RHector Villanueva6
RLuis Salazar5

2B

RRyne Sandberg157
BDoug Strange12
BJose Vizcaino5
RRey Sanchez4
RJeff Kunkel3
RSteve Buechele⇄1

3B

RSteve Buechele⇄64
RLuis Salazar40
BDoug Strange33
RGary Scott30
BJose Vizcaino29
BChico Walker⇄19

SS

RRey Sanchez68
BJose Vizcaino50
RAlex Arias30
RShawon Dunston18
RLuis Salazar12
RJeff Kunkel6
RGary Scott2

LF

LDerrick May98
LKal Daniels⇄49
RLuis Salazar33
BDoug Dascenzo25
RJerome Walton22
LDwight Smith20
RJeff Kunkel3

CF

BDoug Dascenzo80
RSammy Sosa67
LDwight Smith27
RFernando Ramsey15
RJerome Walton1

RF

RAndre Dawson139
BDoug Dascenzo28
LDwight Smith22
LDerrick May14
RJerome Walton1
RLuis Salazar1

DH

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Starters

RGreg Maddux7.2 WAR
RMike Morgan2.8 WAR
RFrank Castillo2.1 WAR
LDanny Jackson⇄0.8 WAR
RMike Harkey0.3 WAR
RJeff Robinson-0.2 WAR
LDennis Rasmussen⇄-0.2 WAR
RShawn Boskie-0.7 WAR
RJim Bullinger-0.7 WAR
LKen Patterson-1.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBob Scanlan14 sv
LChuck McElroy0 h
LPaul Assenmacher0 h
LKen Patterson0 h
RHeathcliff Slocumb0 h
RDave Smith0 h
RJeff Hartsock0 h
RJessie Hollins0 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
Mike Morgan2.8
Sammy Sosa0.8
Steve Buechele0.5
Alex Arias0.3
Jorge Pedre-0.1
Jessie Hollins-0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 1991)

Player1991 fWAR
George Bell1.7
Les Lancaster1.6
Rick Sutcliffe1.2
Mike Bielecki0.6
Yorkis Perez0.1
Ced Landrum0.1

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Cubs. 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
Greg Maddux 1992 +7.2 +144.7 4.2 +140.5 $0.6M 2.50× –
Ryne Sandberg 1992 +7.4 +81.4 2.1 +79.2 $0.3M 1.38× –
Mike Morgan 1992 +2.8 +44.5 2.9 +41.6 $1.0M 1.96× –
Mark Grace 1992 +4.4 +42.6 2.3 +40.3 $0.5M 1.20× –
Andre Dawson 1992 +2.7 +34.4 3.3 +31.1 $1.2M 1.60× –
Frank Castillo 1992 +2.1 +24.8 0.1 +24.6 $0.1M 1.49× –
Rick Wilkins 1992 +2.0 +12.1 0.1 +11.9 $0.1M 0.76× –
Chuck McElroy 1992 +0.9 +9.3 0.2 +9.1 $0.3M 1.34× –
Paul Assenmacher 1992 +0.7 +7.1 1.9 +5.2 $2.9M 1.34× –
Sammy Sosa 1992 +0.8 +5.4 0.2 +5.2 $0.2M 0.83× –
Danny Jackson↔ 1992 +0.8 +6.6 1.5 +5.1 $1.8M 1.02× –
Dwight Smith 1992 +0.7 +4.9 0.5 +4.4 $0.6M 0.83× –
Bob Scanlan 1992 +0.4 +4.3 0.1 +4.1 $0.4M 1.34× –
Mike Harkey 1992 +0.3 +2.1 0.2 +1.9 $0.9M 1.02× –
Joe Girardi 1992 +0.4 +1.5 0.3 +1.2 $0.8M 0.52× –
Steve Buechele↔ 1992 +0.5 +2.2 1.2 +1.0 $2.5M 0.58× –
Chico Walker↔ 1992 -0.2 -0.8 0.0 -0.9 – 0.58× –
Shawon Dunston 1992 +0.3 +1.5 2.5 -0.9 $7.9M 0.61× –
Heathcliff Slocumb 1992 -0.2 -1.2 0.1 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Jeff Robinson 1992 -0.2 -1.0 0.6 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Jose Vizcaino 1992 -0.3 -1.4 0.2 -1.6 – 0.61× –
Dave Smith 1992 +0.1 +0.4 2.5 -2.1 $35.4M 0.67× –
Luis Salazar 1992 -0.3 -1.5 0.6 -2.1 – 0.58× –
Hector Villanueva 1992 -0.6 -2.3 0.2 -2.5 – 0.52× –
Doug Dascenzo 1992 -0.5 -3.3 0.2 -3.6 – 0.83× –
Kal Daniels↔ 1992 -0.3 -2.2 1.4 -3.6 – 0.83× –
Gary Scott 1992 -1.0 -4.7 0.1 -4.8 – 0.58× –
Jerome Walton 1992 -0.8 -5.0 0.5 -5.5 – 0.83× –
Shawn Boskie 1992 -0.7 -5.4 0.2 -5.6 – 1.02× –
Ken Patterson 1992 -1.1 -5.6 0.6 -6.3 – 0.67× –
Alex Arias 1992 +0.3 +1.5 – – – 0.61× –
Dennis Rasmussen↔ 1992 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Derrick May 1992 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Doug Strange 1992 -1.2 -5.6 – – – 0.58× –
Fernando Ramsey 1992 -0.4 -2.9 – – – 0.83× –
Jeff Hartsock 1992 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Jeff Kunkel 1992 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.61× –
Jessie Hollins 1992 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Jim Bullinger 1992 -0.7 -8.0 – – – 1.34× –
Jorge Pedre 1992 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.52× –
Rey Sanchez 1992 +0.9 +4.5 – – – 0.61× –
Total—+26.3+380.130.8+363.9—

Trades

Every graded 1992 deal involving the Cubs — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1992 · CHC / CHW
CHC · Larry Himes +$576.8M
Sammy Sosa, Ken Patterson
CHW · Ron Schueler −$576.8M
George Bell
CHC came out ahead by $576.8M
1992 · LAD / CHC
LAD · Fred Claire +$16.8M
Mike Sodders
CHC · Larry Himes −$16.8M
Kal Daniels
LAD came out ahead by $16.8M
1992 · CHC / MIA
CHC · Larry Himes +$13.6M
Greg Hibbard
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$13.6M
Gary Scott, Alex Arias
CHC came out ahead by $13.6M
1992 · MIL / CHC
MIL · Sal Bando +$1.6M
Ced Landrum
CHC · Larry Himes −$1.6M
Jeff Kunkel
MIL came out ahead by $1.6M
1992 · PIT / CHC
PIT · Larry Doughty +$30.4M
Danny Jackson
CHC · Larry Himes −$30.4M
Steve Buechele
PIT came out ahead by $30.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

1992 payroll
$31.0M

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 (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Greg Maddux266.000$4.2MFREE AGENT
Andre Dawson3716.000$3.3MFREE AGENT
Mike Morgan3214.000$2.9M$3.4M$3.4M$2.7MFREE AGENT$1.0M
Dave Smith3712.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Shawon Dunston297.000$2.5M$3.4M$2.4M$3.8MFREE AGENT$2.0M
Ryne Sandberg3211.000$2.1M$6.0M$6.0MFREE AGENT$2.3M$3.2M
Paul Assenmacher316.000$1.9M$1.7MFREE AGENT
Danny Jackson309.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Kal Daniels286.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Steve Buechele307.000$1.2M$2.9M$2.5MFREE AGENT
Luis Salazar3612.000$600kFREE AGENT
Jeff Robinson318.000$589kFREE AGENT
Chico Walker3412.000$41kFREE AGENT
Jeff Kunkel308.000—FREE AGENT
Dennis Rasmussen339.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Mark Grace284.000$2.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ken Patterson274.000$640kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerome Walton263.000$525kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dwight Smith283.000$460kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Girardi273.000$300kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Dascenzo284.000$240kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Harkey254.000$230kARB 3FREE AGENT
Chuck McElroy243.000$222kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sammy Sosa233.000$180kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Vizcaino243.000$177kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Strange283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Hector Villanueva272.000$200kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Boskie252.000$185kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Frank Castillo231.000$150kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Scanlan251.000$150kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Heathcliff Slocumb261.000$150kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rick Wilkins251.000$140kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Scott231.000$116kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Arias240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Bullinger260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Hartsock25–—
Jessie Hollins22–—
Derrick May232.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Pedre25–—
Fernando Ramsey26–—
Rey Sanchez241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

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

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