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GM: Murray Cook (since 1988)

1989 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-5.1
WAB — wins above budget
-5.2
TAB — roster Talent above budget
75–87 (0.463)
record
-2M
surplus $M (value/$)
27.2
roster fWAR
$11.7M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Rob Dibble 25 pre-arb 74 3.6 0.1 +1.2
Rick Mahler 35 FA-elig 40 3.4 0.8 +0.4
Barry Larkin 25 arb 97 3.3 0.3 +0.9
Eric Davis 27 arb 131 3.1 1.5 -0.4
Paul O'Neill 26 arb 117 2.8 0.2 +0.8
Jose Rijo 24 arb 19 2.2 0.5 +0.3
Tim Leary↔ LAD 30 FA-elig 14 1.5 0.3 +0.3
John Franco 28 arb 60 1.4 1.1 -0.6
Norm Charlton 26 pre-arb 69 1.3 0.1 +0.4
Luis Quinones 27 FA-elig 97 1.3 0.1 +0.4
Tom Browning 29 arb 41 1.3 1.0 -0.6
Danny Jackson 27 FA-elig 21 1.1 1.1 -0.8
Joe Oliver 23 pre-arb 49 0.9 0.1 +0.3
Ken Griffey Sr. 39 FA-elig 106 0.9 0.3 -0.0
Ron Robinson 27 arb 15 0.8 0.3 -0.1
Jeff Reed 26 arb 102 0.6 0.2 +0.1
Rolando Roomes 27 pre-arb 107 0.6 0.1 +0.2
Herm Winningham 27 arb 115 0.6 0.2 -0.0
Tim Birtsas 28 arb 42 0.5 0.1 +0.1
Chris Sabo 27 pre-arb 82 0.4 0.2 -0.0
Kal Daniels↔ LAD 25 arb 44 0.3 0.3 -0.1
Ron Oester 33 FA-elig 109 0.3 0.7 -0.6
Jack Armstrong 24 10 0.0
Mike Griffin 32 3 0.0
Rosario Rodriguez 19 7 -0.0
Kent Tekulve 42 37 -0.0
Terry McGriff 25 6 -0.1
Van Snider 25 8 -0.1
Skeeter Barnes 32 5 -0.1
Dave Collins 36 FA-elig 78 -0.1 0.2 -0.3
Scott Scudder 21 pre-arb 23 -0.1 0.1 -0.1
Mike Roesler 25 pre-arb 17 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
Mariano Duncan↔ LAD 26 arb 45 -0.2 0.1 -0.2
Scotti Madison 29 arb 40 -0.3 0.1 -0.2
Marty Brown 26 16 -0.3
Lenny Harris↔ LAD 24 pre-arb 61 -0.3 0.0 -0.1
Bob Sebra↔ PHI 27 15 -0.3
Manny Trillo 38 FA-elig 17 -0.4 0.3 -0.4
Todd Benzinger 26 pre-arb 161 -0.4 0.2 -0.3
Joel Youngblood 37 FA-elig 76 -0.5 0.3 -0.5
Bo Diaz 36 FA-elig 43 -0.7 0.9 -1.1
Jeff Richardson 23 pre-arb 53 -1.0 0.1 -0.4

42 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 33 of them (79%). 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 CIN
Brandon Phillips200630.1
Aaron Harang200319.3
Sean Casey199815.9
Luis Castillo201713.9
Ken Griffey200010.6
Anthony DeSclafani20148.2
Dmitri Young19977.5
Norm Charlton19867.3
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
Paul Konerko199824.5
Mike Cameron200019.8
Charlie Leibrandt198316.8
Jeff Montgomery198812.0
Dave Burba199811.7
Luis Castillo20228.7
John Franco19898.7
Brad Keller20177.9