Rosternomics

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GM: Larry Himes (since 1987)

1989 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-6.3
WAB — wins above budget
-8.4
TAB — roster Talent above budget
69–92 (0.429)
record
-1M
surplus $M (value/$)
19.9
roster fWAR
$8.4M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Carlton Fisk 41 FA-elig 103 3.4 1.2 +0.0
Harold Baines↔ TEX 30 FA-elig 96 2.5 0.8 +0.1
Greg Hibbard 24 pre-arb 23 2.2 0.1 +0.7
Ivan Calderon 27 arb 157 1.8 0.4 +0.3
Ozzie Guillen 25 arb 155 1.7 0.8 -0.2
Ron Kittle 31 FA-elig 51 1.6 0.6 +0.0
Lance Johnson 25 pre-arb 50 1.3 0.1 +0.4
Ron Karkovice 25 arb 71 1.3 0.1 +0.4
Dan Pasqua 27 arb 73 1.3 0.2 +0.2
Eric King 25 arb 25 1.0 0.2 +0.2
Scott Fletcher↔ TEX 30 FA-elig 59 1.0 0.5 -0.1
Carlos Martinez 23 pre-arb 109 1.0 0.1 +0.3
Richard Dotson↔ NYY 30 FA-elig 17 0.9 0.0 +0.3
Melido Perez 23 pre-arb 31 0.8 0.2 +0.1
Eddie Williams 24 66 0.7
Steve Rosenberg 24 pre-arb 38 0.6 0.1 +0.1
Jerry Reuss↔ MIL 40 FA-elig 23 0.4 0.5 -0.3
Shawn Hillegas 24 pre-arb 50 0.4 0.1 +0.1
Bill Long 29 arb 30 0.3 0.4 -0.3
Donn Pall 27 pre-arb 53 0.3 0.1 +0.0
Steve Lyons 29 arb 140 0.3 0.3 -0.2
Barry Jones 26 22 0.2
Daryl Boston 26 arb 101 0.2 0.2 -0.1
Robin Ventura 21 16 0.1
Wayne Edwards 25 7 0.1
Fred Manrique↔ TEX 27 FA-elig 65 0.0 0.1 -0.1
Jerry Hairston Sr. 37 3 -0.0
Adam Peterson 23 3 -0.0
Jack Hardy 29 5 -0.1
Sammy Sosa↔ TEX 20 pre-arb 33 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
Jeff Bittiger 27 2 -0.1
John Davis 26 4 -0.1
Jeff Schaefer 29 15 -0.2
Jose Segura 26 7 -0.2
Greg Walker 29 FA-elig 77 -0.2 0.7 -0.8
Russ Morman 27 arb 37 -0.3 0.1 -0.2
Tom McCarthy 28 arb 31 -0.5 0.1 -0.2
Billy Jo Robidoux 25 16 -0.5
Matt Merullo 23 31 -0.5
Dave Gallagher 28 pre-arb 161 -0.6 0.1 -0.3
Ken Patterson 24 pre-arb 50 -0.8 0.1 -0.3
Bobby Thigpen 25 arb 61 -1.1 0.5 -0.9

42 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (69%). 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