Rosternomics

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GM: Ron Schueler (since 1991)

1996 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-1.3
WAB — wins above budget
+4.0
TAB — roster Talent above budget
85–77 (0.525)
record
-10M
surplus $M (value/$)
42.4
roster fWAR
$45.7M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Frank Thomas 28 FA-elig 141 6.1 7.2 -2.0
Robin Ventura 28 FA-elig 158 5.0 6.0 -1.8
Dave Martinez 31 FA-elig 146 4.9 0.9 +3.2
Alex Fernandez 26 FA-elig 35 4.7 4.5 -0.5
Wilson Alvarez 26 FA-elig 35 4.2 2.8 +0.7
Tony Phillips 37 FA-elig 153 3.3 2.1 +0.7
Roberto Hernandez 31 arb 72 3.2 2.1 +0.5
Harold Baines 37 FA-elig 143 2.9 1.9 +0.5
Kevin Tapani 32 FA-elig 34 2.7 1.5 +0.8
James Baldwin 24 pre-arb 28 2.5 0.1 +2.0
Ray Durham 24 pre-arb 156 2.0 0.1 +1.5
Bill Simas 24 pre-arb 64 1.0 0.1 +0.7
Lyle Mouton 27 pre-arb 87 0.9 0.1 +0.6
Ron Karkovice 32 FA-elig 111 0.8 2.2 -1.5
Norberto Martin 29 arb 70 0.5 0.2 +0.2
Tony Castillo↔ TOR 33 FA-elig 15 0.4 0.2 +0.2
Larry Thomas 26 pre-arb 57 0.4 0.1 +0.2
Chris Snopek 25 pre-arb 46 0.3 0.1 +0.1
Chad Kreuter 31 FA-elig 46 0.3 0.3 -0.1
Brian Keyser 29 pre-arb 28 0.2 0.1 +0.1
Al Levine 28 16 0.2
Robert Machado 23 4 0.2
Pat Borders↔ ANA 33 FA-elig 31 0.1 0.2 -0.0
Danny Tartabull 33 FA-elig 132 0.1 5.3 -5.2
Mike Sirotka 25 15 0.1
Marvin Freeman↔ COL 33 FA-elig 1 0.0 0.1 -0.1
Stacy Jones 29 2 0.0
Scott Ruffcorn 26 3 -0.1
Jason Bere 25 arb 5 -0.1 0.2 -0.3
Jeff Darwin 26 22 -0.1
Mike Robertson 25 6 -0.1
Darren Lewis 28 FA-elig 141 -0.1 1.6 -1.7
Mike Cameron 23 pre-arb 11 -0.1 0.1 -0.2
Kirk McCaskill 35 FA-elig 29 -0.1 0.8 -0.9
Greg Norton 23 11 -0.1
Luis Andujar↔ TOR 23 5 -0.2
Rich Sauveur 32 3 -0.2
Joe Magrane 31 FA-elig 19 -0.2 0.2 -0.3
Jose Munoz 28 17 -0.2
Mike Bertotti 26 pre-arb 15 -0.2 0.1 -0.3
Don Slaught↔ ANA 37 FA-elig 14 -0.3 0.1 -0.3
Domingo Cedeno↔ TOR 27 arb 12 -0.3 0.0 -0.3
Matt Karchner 29 pre-arb 50 -0.7 0.1 -0.7
Ozzie Guillen 32 FA-elig 150 -1.7 4.0 -5.4

44 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 33 of them (75%). 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