Rosternomics

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GM: Ken Harrelson (since 1986)

1986 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-9.0
WAB — wins above budget
-7.4
TAB — roster Talent above budget
72–90 (0.444)
record
-3M
surplus $M (value/$)
25.9
roster fWAR
$10.4M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Harold Baines 27 FA-elig 145 3.0 0.8 +0.1
Floyd Bannister 31 FA-elig 28 2.5 0.9 -0.2
Richard Dotson 27 FA-elig 34 2.1 1.0 -0.4
Greg Walker 26 arb 78 1.8 0.4 +0.1
Neil Allen 28 FA-elig 22 1.8 0.9 -0.4
Joe Cowley 27 arb 28 1.7 0.3 +0.2
Ron Hassey↔ NYY 33 FA-elig 49 1.6 0.2 +0.3
Gene Nelson 25 arb 54 1.4 0.2 +0.2
Daryl Boston 23 pre-arb 56 1.4 0.1 +0.3
Ozzie Guillen 22 pre-arb 159 1.3 0.1 +0.2
Jose DeLeon↔ PIT 25 arb 13 1.2 0.1 +0.2
Joel Davis 21 19 1.1
Tim Hulett Sr. 26 arb 150 1.1 0.2 +0.1
Steve Carlton↔ PHI 41 FA-elig 10 1.0 0.3 -0.0
Dave Schmidt 29 arb 49 0.9 0.5 -0.2
Bill Dawley 28 46 0.8
Jerry Hairston Sr. 34 FA-elig 101 0.8 0.2 +0.1
Ron Karkovice 22 pre-arb 37 0.7 0.1 +0.2
Bobby Thigpen 22 pre-arb 20 0.7 0.1 +0.2
Wayne Tolleson↔ NYY 30 81 0.6
Bobby Bonilla↔ PIT 23 pre-arb 75 0.6 0.1 +0.1
John Cangelosi 23 pre-arb 137 0.5 0.1 +0.1
Ray Searage↔ MIL 31 arb 29 0.4 0.1 +0.0
Tom Seaver↔ BOS 41 FA-elig 12 0.3 0.5 -0.4
Russ Morman 24 pre-arb 49 0.2 0.1 +0.0
Joel McKeon 23 pre-arb 30 0.2 0.1 -0.0
Bryan Clark 29 5 0.1
Jack Perconte 31 FA-elig 24 0.1 0.1 -0.1
Reid Nichols 27 74 0.1
Ivan Calderon↔ SEA 24 13 0.1
Juan Agosto↔ MIN 28 9 0.0
Bryan Little↔ NYY 26 20 0.0
Marc Hill 34 FA-elig 22 -0.0 0.2 -0.2
Brian Giles 26 arb 9 -0.0 0.1 -0.1
Kenny Williams 22 15 -0.0
Julio Cruz 31 FA-elig 81 -0.1 0.6 -0.6
Luis Salazar 30 4 -0.1
Joel Skinner↔ NYY 25 arb 60 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
Scott Bradley↔ SEA 26 pre-arb 9 -0.1 0.0 -0.0
Rod Craig 28 10 -0.1
George Foster↔ NYM 37 FA-elig 15 -0.2 0.5 -0.5
Pete Filson↔ MIN 27 3 -0.2
Dave Cochrane 23 19 -0.3
Bob James 27 FA-elig 49 -0.4 0.6 -0.7
Ron Kittle↔ NYY 28 arb 86 -0.5 0.3 -0.5
Steve Lyons↔ BOS 26 42 -0.7
Carlton Fisk 38 FA-elig 125 -1.5 0.9 -1.3

47 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 33 of them (70%). 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 CHW
Paul Konerko199824.5
Carlton Fisk198518.3
John Danks200617.4
José Valentín200017.3
Lance Johnson198817.3
Jon Garland199817.2
Gavin Floyd200615.3
Tim Raines199014.5
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
Sammy Sosa199260.7
Fernando Tatís201627.7
Bobby Bonilla198620.6
Brian Downing197716.9
Chris Young200514.5
Nick Swisher200814.4
Chet Lemon198114.2
José DeLeón198811.7