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Reds CIN

198784–78 (0.519)
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GM: Bill Bergesch

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1987, 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
$9M
Surplus $M
+1
Win %
0.519
TAB
+3.4
WAB
+3.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
35.8
Dead money %
41%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-2.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1987 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBo Diaz137
RTerry McGriff33
RLloyd McClendon12
RSal Butera⇄5

1B

RNick Esasky93
LTerry Francona56
RDave Concepcion26
LDave Parker9
RLloyd McClendon5
LPaul O'Neill2

2B

BRon Oester69
RDave Concepcion59
BKurt Stillwell37
LJeff Treadway21

3B

RBuddy Bell142
BKurt Stillwell19
RDave Concepcion13
RLloyd McClendon1
RNick Esasky1

SS

RBarry Larkin119
BKurt Stillwell52
RDave Concepcion2

LF

LKal Daniels94
RTracy Jones56
BDave Collins18
LPaul O'Neill14
REric Davis4
LTerry Francona2
RLloyd McClendon1
RNick Esasky1

CF

REric Davis124
RTracy Jones34
LLeo Garcia13
LPaul O'Neill10
LMax Venable4
BDave Collins2

RF

LDave Parker142
LPaul O'Neill22
RTracy Jones17
LTerry Francona6
BDave Collins1
LLeo Garcia1

DH

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Starters

RRon Robinson2.5 WAR
RTed Power2.0 WAR
LTom Browning1.6 WAR
LGuy Hoffman1.0 WAR
LDennis Rasmussen⇄0.9 WAR
RBill Gullickson⇄0.7 WAR
RBill Landrum0.6 WAR
LJerry Reuss⇄0.4 WAR
RJeff Montgomery0.1 WAR
RPat Pacillo-0.1 WAR
RMario Soto-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ LJohn Franco32 sv
LRob Murphy0 h
RFrank Williams0 h
RBill Landrum0 h
LBill Scherrer0 h
RJeff Montgomery0 h
LPat Perry⇄0 h
RTom Hume⇄0 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 1986)

PlayerfWAR
Frank Williams1.1
Guy Hoffman1.0
Dennis Rasmussen0.9
Dave Collins0.8
Jeff Treadway0.5
Jerry Reuss0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 1986)

Player1986 fWAR
John Denny2.9
Chris Welsh1.7
Eddie Milner1.5
Mike Smith0.1
Tony Perez-0.1
Joe Price-0.1

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Reds. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1987; everyone else is shown as a 1987 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Eric Davis 1987 +7.1 +116.0 0.3 +115.6 $0.0M 2.05× –
Kal Daniels 1987 +4.4 +62.9 0.1 +62.8 $0.0M 1.79× –
Ted Power 1987 +2.0 +23.8 0.5 +23.3 $0.2M 1.49× –
Bo Diaz 1987 +2.7 +21.3 0.8 +20.5 $0.3M 1.00× –
Ron Robinson 1987 +2.5 +19.5 0.2 +19.3 $0.1M 0.98× –
Tom Browning 1987 +1.6 +18.6 0.3 +18.3 $0.2M 1.49× –
Rob Murphy 1987 +2.1 +16.6 0.1 +16.5 $0.0M 0.98× –
John Franco 1987 +1.5 +15.7 0.3 +15.4 $0.2M 1.34× –
Tracy Jones 1987 +1.5 +15.0 0.1 +14.9 $0.1M 1.22× –
Buddy Bell 1987 +2.2 +15.0 0.9 +14.1 $0.4M 0.85× –
Guy Hoffman 1987 +1.0 +8.3 0.1 +8.2 $0.1M 1.02× –
Dennis Rasmussen↔ 1987 +0.9 +7.1 0.0 +7.0 $0.0M 1.02× –
Dave Concepcion 1987 +1.4 +6.1 0.3 +5.8 $0.2M 0.56× –
Frank Williams 1987 +1.1 +6.1 0.3 +5.8 $0.3M 0.67× –
Paul O'Neill 1987 +0.8 +5.5 0.1 +5.4 $0.1M 0.83× –
Dave Collins 1987 +0.8 +5.3 0.1 +5.2 $0.1M 0.83× –
Bill Gullickson↔ 1987 +0.7 +5.4 0.7 +4.7 $1.0M 1.02× –
Barry Larkin 1987 +1.0 +4.7 0.1 +4.6 $0.1M 0.61× –
Nick Esasky 1987 +1.1 +4.8 0.3 +4.5 $0.3M 0.56× –
Jerry Reuss↔ 1987 +0.4 +3.5 0.3 +3.2 $0.7M 1.02× –
Pat Perry↔ 1987 +0.3 +1.7 0.0 +1.6 $0.1M 0.67× –
Tom Hume↔ 1987 +0.2 +1.1 0.0 +1.1 $0.1M 0.67× –
Terry McGriff 1987 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $0.6M 0.52× –
Ron Oester 1987 +0.1 +0.4 0.8 -0.3 $7.8M 0.56× –
Sal Butera↔ 1987 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 – 0.52× –
Kurt Stillwell 1987 -0.7 -3.3 0.1 -3.3 – 0.61× –
Terry Francona 1987 -0.7 -3.2 0.2 -3.4 – 0.56× –
Mario Soto 1987 -0.3 -2.7 1.2 -3.9 – 1.02× –
Dave Parker 1987 -0.6 -4.0 1.1 -5.1 – 0.83× –
Bill Landrum 1987 +0.6 +3.2 – – – 0.67× –
Bill Scherrer 1987 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Jeff Montgomery 1987 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Jeff Treadway 1987 +0.5 +2.3 – – – 0.56× –
Leo Garcia 1987 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Lloyd McClendon 1987 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.52× –
Max Venable 1987 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.83× –
Pat Pacillo 1987 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+35.9+375.09.4+361.9—

Trades

Every graded 1987 deal involving the Reds — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

1987 · CIN / KCR
CIN · Bill Bergesch +$92.0M
Danny Jackson, Angel Salazar
KCR · John Schuerholz −$92.0M
Ted Power, Kurt Stillwell
CIN came out ahead by $92.0M
1987 · CIN / OAK
CIN · Bill Bergesch +$305.6M
José Rijo, Tim Birtsas
OAK · Sandy Alderson −$305.6M
Dave Parker
CIN came out ahead by $305.6M
1987 · CIN / CHC
CIN · Bill Bergesch +$5.6M
Guy Hoffman
CHC · Dallas Green −$5.6M
Wade Rowdon
CIN came out ahead by $5.6M
1987 · CIN / KCR
CIN · Bill Bergesch +$0.0M
Eddie Tanner, Pete Carey
KCR · John Schuerholz +$0.0M
Derek Botelho
Even trade
1987 · STL / CIN
STL · Dal Maxvill +$20.0M
Scott Terry
CIN · Bill Bergesch −$20.0M
Pat Perry
STL came out ahead by $20.0M
1987 · SFG / CIN
SFG · Al Rosen +$4.8M
Eddie Milner
CIN · Bill Bergesch −$4.8M
Frank Williams, Timber Mead, Mike Villa
SFG came out ahead by $4.8M
1987 · CIN / NYY
CIN · Bill Bergesch +$6.4M
Dennis Rasmussen
NYY · Woody Woodward −$6.4M
Bill Gullickson
CIN came out ahead by $6.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

1987 payroll
$9.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 1987, 1987–1993. 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 (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1987198819891990199119921993
Mario Soto3010.000$1.2M$1.2MFREE AGENT
Dave Parker3614.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Buddy Bell3515.000$870k$616kFREE AGENT
Bo Diaz3410.000$825k$850k$900kFREE AGENT
Ron Oester319.000$750k$290k$650k$650kFREE AGENT
Bill Gullickson288.000$694kFREE AGENT
Ted Power326.000$500kFREE AGENT$500k
Dave Concepcion3917.000$320k$370kFREE AGENT
Jerry Reuss3818.000$308kFREE AGENT
Terry Francona286.000$225kFREE AGENT
Dave Collins3412.000$100k$175k$225kFREE AGENT
Guy Hoffman308.000$75kFREE AGENT
Tom Hume3410.000$28kFREE AGENT
Sal Butera347.000$6kFREE AGENT
Max Venable308.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1987198819891990199119921993
Eric Davis253.000$330kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Esasky274.000$305kARB 3FREE AGENT
Frank Williams293.000$300kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Franco263.000$300kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Browning273.000$288kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ron Robinson253.000$185kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dennis Rasmussen284.000$37kARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Scherrer295.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1987198819891990199119921993
Rob Murphy272.000$95kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kal Daniels231.000$86kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tracy Jones261.000$80kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kurt Stillwell221.000$80kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Barry Larkin231.000$78kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul O'Neill242.000$65kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terry McGriff230.000$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Perry282.000$17kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Leo Garcia24–—
Bill Landrum291.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lloyd McClendon280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Montgomery250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Pacillo23–—
Jeff Treadway240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1987 acquisition stacked onto Reds's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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