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Reds CIN

198975–87 (0.463)
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GM: Murray Cook

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1989, 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
$12M
Surplus $M
-2
Win %
0.463
TAB
-5.3
WAB
-5.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
27.2
Dead money %
29%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-5.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1989 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LJeff Reed99
RJoe Oliver47
RBo Diaz43
RTerry McGriff6

1B

BTodd Benzinger158
LKen Griffey Sr.9
RSkeeter Barnes5
RManny Trillo3

2B

BRon Oester102
BLuis Quinones53
RManny Trillo10
RMariano Duncan⇄8

3B

RChris Sabo76
LLenny Harris⇄61
BLuis Quinones50
BScotti Madison26
RMarty Brown11
RJeff Richardson8

SS

RBarry Larkin82
RJeff Richardson39
RMariano Duncan⇄37
BLuis Quinones5
BRon Oester2
RManny Trillo1

LF

LKen Griffey Sr.58
RRolando Roomes45
RJoel Youngblood35
LHerm Winningham34
BDave Collins16
LVan Snider5
REric Davis4

CF

REric Davis118
LHerm Winningham41
RRolando Roomes29
LPaul O'Neill4

RF

LPaul O'Neill115
RRolando Roomes37
LHerm Winningham13
RJoel Youngblood10
REric Davis3
LVan Snider2
LKen Griffey Sr.1

DH

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Starters

RRick Mahler3.4 WAR
RJose Rijo2.2 WAR
RTim Leary⇄1.5 WAR
LTom Browning1.3 WAR
LDanny Jackson1.1 WAR
RRon Robinson0.8 WAR
LTim Birtsas0.5 WAR
RJack Armstrong0.0 WAR
RScott Scudder-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ LJohn Franco32 sv
RRob Dibble0 h
LNorm Charlton0 h
LTim Birtsas0 h
RKent Tekulve0 h
RMike Roesler0 h
RBob Sebra⇄0 h
LRosario Rodriguez0 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 1988)

PlayerfWAR
Rick Mahler3.4
Tim Leary1.5
Joe Oliver0.9
Rolando Roomes0.6
Mike Griffin0.0
Rosario Rodriguez-0.0

Key subtractions (gone from 1988)

Player1988 fWAR
Jeff Treadway1.8
Nick Esasky1.2
Rob Murphy1.2
Mario Soto0.4
Keith Brown0.1
Candy Sierra0.0

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 1989; everyone else is shown as a 1989 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Rick Mahler 1989 +3.4 +53.7 0.8 +52.9 $0.2M 1.96× –
Rob Dibble 1989 +3.6 +41.4 0.1 +41.3 $0.0M 1.44× –
Eric Davis 1989 +3.1 +39.3 1.5 +37.8 $0.5M 1.60× –
Paul O'Neill 1989 +2.8 +35.5 0.2 +35.3 $0.1M 1.60× –
Barry Larkin 1989 +3.3 +30.8 0.3 +30.5 $0.1M 1.18× –
Jose Rijo 1989 +2.2 +26.6 0.5 +26.1 $0.2M 1.49× –
Tim Leary↔ 1989 +1.5 +18.4 0.3 +18.1 $0.2M 1.49× –
John Franco 1989 +1.4 +14.5 1.1 +13.4 $0.8M 1.34× –
Tom Browning 1989 +1.3 +10.7 1.0 +9.7 $0.8M 1.02× –
Danny Jackson 1989 +1.1 +8.5 1.1 +7.4 $1.1M 1.02× –
Norm Charlton 1989 +1.3 +7.2 0.1 +7.1 $0.1M 0.67× –
Luis Quinones 1989 +1.3 +5.9 0.1 +5.9 $0.1M 0.56× –
Ron Robinson 1989 +0.8 +6.1 0.3 +5.8 $0.5M 1.02× –
Ken Griffey Sr. 1989 +0.9 +5.9 0.3 +5.5 $0.4M 0.83× –
Rolando Roomes 1989 +0.6 +4.1 0.1 +4.0 $0.1M 0.83× –
Joe Oliver 1989 +0.9 +3.7 0.1 +3.7 $0.1M 0.52× –
Herm Winningham 1989 +0.6 +3.7 0.2 +3.5 $0.4M 0.83× –
Tim Birtsas 1989 +0.5 +2.8 0.1 +2.7 $0.2M 0.67× –
Jeff Reed 1989 +0.6 +2.6 0.2 +2.5 $0.3M 0.52× –
Kal Daniels↔ 1989 +0.3 +2.2 0.3 +1.9 $0.8M 0.83× –
Chris Sabo 1989 +0.4 +1.8 0.2 +1.6 $0.4M 0.58× –
Ron Oester 1989 +0.3 +1.1 0.7 +0.5 $2.6M 0.56× –
Dave Collins 1989 -0.1 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 – 0.83× –
Mariano Duncan↔ 1989 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.61× –
Mike Roesler 1989 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Scott Scudder 1989 -0.1 -1.1 0.1 -1.1 – 1.02× –
Scotti Madison 1989 -0.3 -1.2 0.1 -1.2 – 0.58× –
Lenny Harris↔ 1989 -0.3 -1.3 0.0 -1.3 – 0.58× –
Manny Trillo 1989 -0.4 -1.6 0.3 -1.9 – 0.56× –
Todd Benzinger 1989 -0.4 -1.9 0.2 -2.0 – 0.56× –
Joel Youngblood 1989 -0.5 -3.2 0.3 -3.5 – 0.83× –
Bo Diaz 1989 -0.7 -2.9 0.9 -3.8 – 0.52× –
Jeff Richardson 1989 -1.0 -4.8 0.1 -4.9 – 0.61× –
Bob Sebra↔ 1989 -0.3 -1.7 – – – 0.67× –
Jack Armstrong 1989 +0.0 +0.4 – – – 1.02× –
Kent Tekulve 1989 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Marty Brown 1989 -0.3 -1.2 – – – 0.58× –
Mike Griffin 1989 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Rosario Rodriguez 1989 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Skeeter Barnes 1989 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.56× –
Terry McGriff 1989 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.52× –
Van Snider 1989 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+27.1+301.712.0+294.4—

Trades

Every graded 1989 deal involving the Reds — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

1989 · CIN / NYM
CIN · Murray Cook +$30.4M
Randy Myers, Kip Gross
NYM · Frank Cashen −$30.4M
John Franco, Don Brown
CIN came out ahead by $30.4M
1989 · PHI / CIN
PHI · Lee Thomas +$2.4M
Jeff Gray
CIN · Murray Cook −$2.4M
Bob Sebra
PHI came out ahead by $2.4M
1989 · CIN / NYY
CIN · Murray Cook +$65.6M
Hal Morris, Rod Imes
NYY · Bob Quinn −$65.6M
Tim Leary, Van Snider
CIN came out ahead by $65.6M
1989 · CIN / LAD
CIN · Murray Cook +$18.4M
Tim Leary, Mariano Duncan
LAD · Fred Claire −$18.4M
Kal Daniels, Lenny Harris
CIN came out ahead by $18.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

1989 payroll
$11.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 1989, 1989–1995. 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 (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Danny Jackson276.000$1.1M$1.1MFREE AGENT
Bo Diaz3612.000$900kFREE AGENT
Rick Mahler3510.000$790k$790kFREE AGENT
Ron Oester3311.000$650k$650kFREE AGENT
Joel Youngblood3713.000$320kFREE AGENT
Ken Griffey Sr.3916.000$320k$350kFREE AGENT
Manny Trillo3816.000$320kFREE AGENT
Tim Leary308.000$284kFREE AGENT
Dave Collins3614.000$225kFREE AGENT
Luis Quinones276.000$85k$150k$300kFREE AGENT
Skeeter Barnes326.000—FREE AGENT
Mike Griffin3210.000—FREE AGENT
Kent Tekulve4215.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Eric Davis275.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
John Franco285.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Tom Browning295.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Jose Rijo245.000$458kFREE AGENT
Ron Robinson275.000$350kFREE AGENT
Barry Larkin253.000$302kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kal Daniels253.000$260kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Herm Winningham275.000$230kFREE AGENT
Paul O'Neill264.000$215kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Reed265.000$175kFREE AGENT
Mariano Duncan264.000$96kARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Birtsas284.000$85kARB 3FREE AGENT
Scotti Madison294.000$70kARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Sebra274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Todd Benzinger262.000$160kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Sabo271.000$155kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Dibble251.000$85kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Norm Charlton261.000$72kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rolando Roomes271.000$70kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Richardson230.000$68kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Roesler250.000$68kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Oliver230.000$68kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Scudder210.000$68kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lenny Harris241.000$38kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Armstrong241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marty Brown261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terry McGriff252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rosario Rodriguez190.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Van Snider25–—

Graphs

How each 1989 acquisition stacked onto Reds's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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