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GM: Larry Himes

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1994, 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
$36M
Surplus $M
-14
Win %
0.434
TAB
-8.6
WAB
-9.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
18.9
Dead money %
44%
Depth Players
1.0
Dead WAR
-2.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1994 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LRick Wilkins95
RMark Parent37
LMike Maksudian2

1B

LMark Grace103
REduardo Zambrano9
RSteve Buechele6
LMike Maksudian3
LRick Wilkins2

2B

RRyne Sandberg57
RRey Sanchez50
RTodd Haney11
RJosé Hernández8
RSteve Buechele1

3B

RSteve Buechele99
RJosé Hernández28
RRey Sanchez17
REduardo Zambrano4
RTodd Haney3
LMike Maksudian2

SS

RShawon Dunston84
RRey Sanchez30
RJosé Hernández21

LF

LDerrick May92
RGlenallen Hill31
LKarl Rhodes15
REduardo Zambrano9

CF

LKarl Rhodes67
RGlenallen Hill44
RSammy Sosa15
BWillie Wilson10
RJosé Hernández1

RF

RSammy Sosa98
REduardo Zambrano18
BKevin Roberson9
RGlenallen Hill7
LKarl Rhodes1

DH

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Starters

RJim Bullinger1.8 WAR
RSteve Trachsel1.6 WAR
RKevin Foster1.3 WAR
RWillie Banks1.2 WAR
RAnthony Young1.1 WAR
RFrank Castillo0.3 WAR
RMike Morgan0.3 WAR
RJose Guzman0.1 WAR
RChuck Crim-0.1 WAR
RTurk Wendell-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ LRandy Myers21 sv
RJose Bautista0 h
LDan Plesac0 h
RChuck Crim0 h
LDave Otto0 h
LBlaise Ilsley0 h
RRandy Veres0 h
RTurk Wendell0 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 1993)

PlayerfWAR
Kevin Foster1.3
Willie Banks1.2
Anthony Young1.1
Mark Parent0.7
Mike Maksudian0.1
Donn Pall-0.0

Key subtractions (gone from 1993)

Player1993 fWAR
Greg Hibbard1.9
Jose Vizcaino1.8
Dwight Smith1.7
Mike Harkey1.1
Steve Lake0.4
Bob Scanlan0.3

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 1994; everyone else is shown as a 1994 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Sammy Sosa 1994 +3.8 +54.8 3.0 +51.8 $0.8M 1.79× –
Steve Trachsel 1994 +1.6 +18.6 0.1 +18.4 $0.1M 1.49× –
Jim Bullinger 1994 +1.8 +13.9 0.1 +13.8 $0.1M 0.98× –
Kevin Foster 1994 +1.3 +10.9 0.1 +10.8 $0.1M 1.02× –
Willie Banks 1994 +1.2 +9.9 0.2 +9.7 $0.2M 1.02× –
Anthony Young 1994 +1.1 +9.1 0.2 +8.8 $0.2M 1.02× –
Mark Grace 1994 +1.8 +11.8 4.4 +7.4 $2.4M 0.81× –
Glenallen Hill 1994 +1.2 +8.0 1.0 +7.0 $0.8M 0.83× –
Eduardo Zambrano 1994 +0.8 +5.3 0.1 +5.2 $0.1M 0.83× –
Derrick May 1994 +0.8 +5.3 0.3 +5.0 $0.4M 0.83× –
Rick Wilkins 1994 +1.1 +4.5 0.3 +4.2 $0.3M 0.52× –
Rey Sanchez 1994 +0.7 +3.1 0.2 +2.9 $0.3M 0.56× –
Karl Rhodes 1994 +0.4 +2.9 0.1 +2.8 $0.3M 0.83× –
Mark Parent 1994 +0.7 +3.1 0.3 +2.8 $0.4M 0.52× –
Frank Castillo 1994 +0.3 +2.7 0.2 +2.5 $0.7M 1.02× –
Randy Myers 1994 +0.5 +5.4 3.6 +1.7 $7.2M 1.34× –
Shawn Boskie↔ 1994 +0.1 +0.4 0.0 +0.4 $0.3M 0.67× –
Dan Plesac 1994 +0.3 +1.5 1.7 -0.2 $5.9M 0.67× –
Donn Pall↔ 1994 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 – 0.67× –
José Hernández 1994 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.58× –
Blaise Ilsley 1994 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Jose Bautista 1994 -0.0 -0.2 0.7 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Mike Morgan 1994 +0.3 +2.3 3.4 -1.1 $12.2M 1.02× –
Todd Haney 1994 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 -1.2 – 0.56× –
Turk Wendell 1994 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Willie Wilson 1994 -0.2 -1.1 0.7 -1.8 – 0.83× –
Ryne Sandberg 1994 +0.9 +4.0 6.0 -2.0 $6.7M 0.56× –
Randy Veres 1994 -0.4 -2.0 0.2 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Jose Guzman 1994 +0.1 +0.6 3.5 -2.9 $44.9M 1.02× –
Steve Buechele 1994 -0.2 -1.1 2.5 -3.6 – 0.58× –
Shawon Dunston 1994 -0.3 -1.4 2.4 -3.8 – 0.61× –
Chuck Crim 1994 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Dave Otto 1994 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Roberson 1994 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Mike Maksudian 1994 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+18.9+168.035.7+132.8—

Trades

Every graded 1994 deal involving the Cubs — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

1994 · CHC / NYM
CHC · Larry Himes +$16.8M
Anthony Young, Ottis Smith
NYM · Joe McIlvaine −$16.8M
José Vizcaíno
CHC came out ahead by $16.8M
1994 · CHC / PHI
CHC · Larry Himes +$8.8M
Kevin Foster
PHI · Lee Thomas −$8.8M
Shawn Boskie
CHC came out ahead by $8.8M
1994 · CHC / PIT
CHC · Larry Himes +$0.0M
Scott Bullett
PIT · Ted Simmons +$0.0M
Travis Willis
Even trade

Current & Historical Payroll

1994 payroll
$35.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 1994, 1994–2000. 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 (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Ryne Sandberg3413.000$6.0MFREE AGENT$2.3M$3.2M
Mark Grace306.000$4.4M$4.4M$4.2M$4.5M$4.2M$4.1M$5.3M
Randy Myers319.000$3.6M$4.2MFREE AGENT
Jose Guzman319.000$3.5MFREE AGENT
Mike Morgan3416.000$3.4M$2.7MFREE AGENT$1.0M
Steve Buechele329.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Shawon Dunston319.000$2.4M$3.8MFREE AGENT$2.0M
Dan Plesac328.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Jose Bautista296.000$710kFREE AGENT
Willie Wilson3818.000$700kFREE AGENT
Mark Parent328.000$260k$281kFREE AGENT
Donn Pall326.000$36kFREE AGENT
Chuck Crim327.000—FREE AGENT
Dave Otto297.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Sammy Sosa255.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Glenallen Hill295.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Rick Wilkins273.000$350kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Derrick May254.000$300kARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Young283.000$230kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rey Sanchez263.000$225kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Frank Castillo253.000$225kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willie Banks253.000$190kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Veres285.000$160kFREE AGENT
Karl Rhodes254.000$145kARB 3FREE AGENT
José Hernández243.000$112kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Boskie274.000$26kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Jim Bullinger282.000$150kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Turk Wendell271.000$112kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Trachsel231.000$112kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eduardo Zambrano281.000$112kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Haney282.000$109kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Foster251.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blaise Ilsley300.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Maksudian282.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Roberson261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1994 acquisition stacked onto Cubs's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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