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199573–71 (0.507)
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GM: Ed Lynch

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1995, 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
-2
Win %
0.507
TAB
-0.1
WAB
+1.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
29.6
Dead money %
48%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-5.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1995 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RScott Servais⇄52
RTodd Pratt25
RJoe Kmak18
RMark Parent⇄12
RMike Hubbard9

1B

LMark Grace143
RTodd Zeile⇄25
BHoward Johnson3
LRick Wilkins⇄2
LMatt Franco1

2B

RRey Sanchez111
RJosé Hernández29
RTodd Haney17
BHoward Johnson8
LMatt Franco3

3B

RTodd Zeile⇄53
BHoward Johnson34
RSteve Buechele⇄32
RJosé Hernández20
RTodd Haney4
RJoe Kmak1
LMatt Franco1

SS

RShawon Dunston125
RJosé Hernández43
RRey Sanchez4
BHoward Johnson1

LF

LLuis Gonzalez⇄74
LScott Bullett54
ROzzie Timmons49
BHoward Johnson13
LKarl Rhodes⇄11
BKevin Roberson10
RTodd Zeile⇄1

CF

BBrian McRae137
LScott Bullett12
LLuis Gonzalez⇄3

RF

RSammy Sosa143
ROzzie Timmons6
BKevin Roberson1

DH

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Starters

RJaime Navarro3.5 WAR
RFrank Castillo2.4 WAR
RJim Bullinger1.5 WAR
RKevin Foster1.3 WAR
RSteve Trachsel1.1 WAR
RMike Morgan⇄0.3 WAR
RAnthony Young-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ LRandy Myers38 sv
RMike Perez0 h
RTurk Wendell0 h
RMike Walker0 h
LLarry Casian0 h
LBryan Hickerson⇄0 h
LChris Nabholz0 h
RAnthony Young0 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 1994)

PlayerfWAR
Brian McRae3.6
Jaime Navarro3.5
Luis Gonzalez2.1
Scott Servais2.0
Ozzie Timmons0.8
Scott Bullett0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 1994)

Player1994 fWAR
Glenallen Hill1.2
Ryne Sandberg0.9
Eduardo Zambrano0.8
Derrick May0.8
Dan Plesac0.3
Mike Maksudian0.1

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 1995; everyone else is shown as a 1995 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Sammy Sosa 1995 +5.2 +86.0 4.3 +81.7 $0.8M 2.05× –
Jaime Navarro 1995 +3.5 +54.4 1.3 +53.1 $0.4M 1.96× –
Brian McRae 1995 +3.6 +51.6 2.6 +48.9 $0.7M 1.79× –
Mark Grace 1995 +4.7 +45.2 4.4 +40.8 $0.9M 1.20× –
Frank Castillo 1995 +2.4 +29.1 0.2 +28.9 $0.1M 1.49× –
Luis Gonzalez↔ 1995 +2.1 +20.5 0.9 +19.6 $0.4M 1.22× –
Jim Bullinger 1995 +1.5 +18.1 0.2 +17.9 $0.1M 1.49× –
Scott Servais↔ 1995 +2.0 +12.4 0.2 +12.2 $0.1M 0.76× –
Kevin Foster 1995 +1.3 +10.5 0.1 +10.4 $0.1M 1.02× –
Steve Trachsel 1995 +1.1 +9.1 0.2 +9.0 $0.2M 1.02× –
José Hernández 1995 +1.1 +5.6 0.1 +5.5 $0.1M 0.61× –
Ozzie Timmons 1995 +0.8 +5.4 0.1 +5.3 $0.1M 0.83× –
Scott Bullett 1995 +0.7 +4.8 0.1 +4.7 $0.2M 0.83× –
Todd Haney 1995 +0.7 +3.3 0.1 +3.1 $0.1M 0.56× –
Rick Wilkins↔ 1995 +0.9 +3.8 1.1 +2.7 $1.3M 0.56× –
Mike Morgan↔ 1995 +0.3 +2.6 0.6 +1.9 $2.0M 1.02× –
Mark Parent↔ 1995 +0.4 +1.7 0.0 +1.6 $0.1M 0.52× –
Bryan Hickerson↔ 1995 +0.3 +1.7 0.3 +1.4 $0.9M 0.67× –
Joe Kmak 1995 +0.4 +1.6 0.1 +1.4 $0.3M 0.52× –
Terry Adams 1995 +0.3 +1.3 0.1 +1.2 $0.4M 0.67× –
Rich Garces↔ 1995 +0.1 +0.7 0.0 +0.6 $0.3M 0.67× –
Rey Sanchez 1995 +0.3 +1.1 0.7 +0.5 $2.7M 0.56× –
Randy Myers 1995 +0.4 +4.4 4.2 +0.2 $10.2M 1.34× –
Mike Perez 1995 +0.1 +0.5 0.3 +0.1 $3.8M 0.67× –
Matt Franco 1995 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.56× –
Roberto Rivera 1995 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Larry Casian 1995 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Mike Hubbard 1995 -0.2 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.52× –
Anthony Young 1995 -0.1 -0.5 0.4 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Shawon Dunston 1995 +0.5 +2.4 3.8 -1.4 $7.9M 0.61× –
Chris Nabholz 1995 -0.2 -1.3 0.3 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Turk Wendell 1995 -0.4 -2.3 0.1 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Todd Pratt 1995 -0.6 -2.6 0.2 -2.9 – 0.52× –
Willie Banks↔ 1995 -0.7 -3.5 0.1 -3.6 – 0.67× –
Howard Johnson 1995 -1.2 -5.7 0.3 -6.0 – 0.58× –
Todd Zeile↔ 1995 -1.3 -5.9 2.6 -8.5 – 0.58× –
Mike Walker 1995 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 +0.0 $4.5M 0.67× –
Dave Swartzbaugh 1995 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Karl Rhodes↔ 1995 -0.3 -1.8 – – – 0.83× –
Kevin Roberson 1995 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Steve Buechele↔ 1995 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.58× –
Tanyon Sturtze 1995 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Tom Edens 1995 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+29.4+352.330.6+323.7—

Trades

Every graded 1995 deal involving the Cubs — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1995 · CHC / HOU
CHC · Ed Lynch +$61.6M
Scott Servais, Luis Gonzalez
HOU · Bob Watson −$61.6M
Rick Wilkins
CHC came out ahead by $61.6M
1995 · STL / CHC
STL · Walt Jocketty +$10.4M
Mike Morgan, Paul Torres, Francisco Morales
CHC · Ed Lynch −$10.4M
Todd Zeile
STL came out ahead by $10.4M
1995 · CHC / CIN
CHC · Ed Lynch +$0.0M
Keith Kessinger
CIN · Jim Bowden +$0.0M
Greg Hillman
Even trade
1995 · CHC / KCR
CHC · Ed Lynch +$78.4M
Brian McRae
KCR · Herk Robinson −$78.4M
Derek Wallace, Geno Morones
CHC came out ahead by $78.4M
1995 · LAD / CHC
LAD · Fred Claire +$2.4M
Willie Banks
CHC · Ed Lynch −$2.4M
Dax Winslett
LAD came out ahead by $2.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

1995 payroll
$31.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 1995, 1995–2001. 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 (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Mark Grace317.000$4.4M$4.2M$4.5M$4.2M$4.1M$5.3MFREE AGENT
Sammy Sosa266.000$4.3M$4.8M$5.5M$8.3M$9.0M$11.0M$12.5M
Randy Myers3210.000$4.2MFREE AGENT
Shawon Dunston3210.000$3.8MFREE AGENT$2.0M
Todd Zeile296.000$2.6MFREE AGENT
Jaime Navarro286.000$1.3M$3.6MFREE AGENT
Mike Morgan3517.000$643kFREE AGENT$1.0M
Howard Johnson3413.000$325kFREE AGENT
Mike Walker287.000$125kFREE AGENT
Mark Parent339.000$49kFREE AGENT
Steve Buechele3310.000—FREE AGENT
Tom Edens348.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (19)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Brian McRae275.000$2.6MFREE AGENT
Rick Wilkins284.000$1.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Gonzalez275.000$868kFREE AGENT
Rey Sanchez274.000$675kARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Young294.000$380kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Perez305.000$340kFREE AGENT
Chris Nabholz285.000$300kFREE AGENT
Bryan Hickerson314.000$271kARB 3FREE AGENT
Frank Castillo264.000$250kARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Servais284.000$221kARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Pratt283.000$215kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Bullinger293.000$188kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Larry Casian295.000$160kFREE AGENT
José Hernández254.000$135kARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Bullett264.000$115kARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Haney293.000$109kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willie Banks264.000$86kARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Garces245.000$42kFREE AGENT
Karl Rhodes265.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Steve Trachsel242.000$180kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Foster262.000$140kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Kmak322.000$130kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Turk Wendell282.000$112kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terry Adams220.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roberto Rivera260.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Hubbard240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Franco250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ozzie Timmons240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Roberson272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tanyon Sturtze240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Swartzbaugh270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1995 acquisition stacked onto Cubs's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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