Rosternomics

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GM: Larry Himes (since 1987)

1990 roster — every player, value & surplus

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+19.8
WAB — wins above budget
+8.5
TAB — roster Talent above budget
94–68 (0.580)
record
+6M
surplus $M (value/$)
35.5
roster fWAR
$9.4M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Carlton Fisk 42 FA-elig 137 5.0 1.8 +0.5
Greg Hibbard 25 pre-arb 33 3.5 0.1 +1.5
Melido Perez 24 arb 35 3.4 0.2 +1.3
Jack McDowell 24 arb 33 2.9 0.1 +1.1
Ivan Calderon 28 FA-elig 158 2.5 0.9 +0.2
Frank Thomas 22 pre-arb 60 2.4 0.1 +1.0
Dan Pasqua 28 arb 112 2.3 0.2 +0.8
Eric King 26 arb 25 2.2 0.4 +0.6
Ozzie Guillen 26 arb 160 2.1 1.0 -0.1
Ron Karkovice 26 arb 68 1.8 0.1 +0.7
Lance Johnson 26 arb 151 1.8 0.1 +0.7
Robin Ventura 22 pre-arb 150 1.7 0.1 +0.6
Bobby Thigpen 26 arb 77 1.6 0.3 +0.4
Alex Fernandez 20 pre-arb 13 1.4 0.1 +0.5
Scott Fletcher 31 FA-elig 151 1.3 1.0 -0.4
Barry Jones 27 arb 65 1.0 0.2 +0.2
Wayne Edwards 26 42 0.7
Ron Kittle↔ BAL 32 FA-elig 83 0.5 0.4 -0.2
Jerry Kutzler 25 pre-arb 7 0.5 0.1 +0.1
Sammy Sosa 21 pre-arb 153 0.4 0.1 +0.1
Scott Radinsky 22 pre-arb 62 0.4 0.1 +0.1
Craig Grebeck 25 pre-arb 59 0.2 0.1 +0.0
Shawn Hillegas 25 arb 7 0.1 0.1 -0.1
Greg Walker↔ BAL 30 2 0.0
Daryl Boston↔ NYM 27 FA-elig 5 -0.0 0.0 -0.0
Donn Pall 28 pre-arb 56 -0.0 0.1 -0.1
Rodney McCray 26 32 -0.1
Jerry Willard 30 FA-elig 3 -0.1 0.1 -0.1
Matt Stark 25 8 -0.1
Steve Rosenberg 25 pre-arb 6 -0.2 0.1 -0.2
Adam Peterson 24 arb 20 -0.2 0.1 -0.2
Phil Bradley↔ BAL 31 FA-elig 45 -0.3 0.4 -0.6
Bill Long↔ CHC 30 arb 4 -0.3 0.0 -0.2
Ken Patterson 25 pre-arb 43 -0.3 0.1 -0.3
Dave Gallagher↔ BAL 29 arb 45 -0.4 0.1 -0.3
Steve Lyons 30 arb 94 -0.7 0.5 -0.8
Carlos Martinez 24 pre-arb 92 -1.2 0.1 -0.6

37 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 33 of them (89%). 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