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Reds CIN

199091–71 (0.562)★ 1990 World Series Champions
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GM: Bob Quinn

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1990, 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
$14M
Surplus $M
+4
Win %
0.562
TAB
+9.7
WAB
+11.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
41.5
Dead money %
22%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-3.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1990 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJoe Oliver118
LJeff Reed70
RAlex Trevino⇄7
RTerry McGriff⇄2
RGlenn Sutko1

1B

BTodd Benzinger95
LHal Morris80
LKen Griffey Sr.⇄9
RTerry Lee6
BLuis Quinones1

2B

RMariano Duncan115
BRon Oester50
BBill Doran⇄16
BLuis Quinones13
LBilly Bates⇄8
RPaul Noce1

3B

RChris Sabo146
BLuis Quinones22
BRon Oester3
BBill Doran⇄1

SS

RBarry Larkin156
RMariano Duncan12
BLuis Quinones9

LF

RBilly Hatcher76
REric Davis56
RGlenn Braggs⇄30
BTodd Benzinger10
LHal Morris6
LHerm Winningham5
RMariano Duncan1

CF

RBilly Hatcher69
REric Davis66
LHerm Winningham58
LPaul O'Neill1

RF

LPaul O'Neill141
RGlenn Braggs⇄42
LHerm Winningham1
LKen Griffey Sr.⇄1

DH

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Starters

RJose Rijo4.5 WAR
RJack Armstrong3.1 WAR
LNorm Charlton2.5 WAR
LTom Browning2.3 WAR
LDanny Jackson1.4 WAR
RRick Mahler0.7 WAR
RRon Robinson⇄0.2 WAR
RScott Scudder-0.3 WAR
LChris Hammond-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ LRandy Myers31 sv
RRob Dibble0 h
RTim Layana0 h
LTim Birtsas0 h
LRosario Rodriguez0 h
RKeith Brown0 h
RKip Gross0 h
LChris Hammond0 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 1989)

PlayerfWAR
Hal Morris2.1
Randy Myers2.0
Billy Hatcher1.7
Glenn Braggs1.6
Bill Doran0.8
Alex Trevino0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1989)

Player1989 fWAR
Tim Leary1.5
John Franco1.4
Kal Daniels0.3
Mike Griffin0.0
Kent Tekulve-0.0
Van Snider-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 1990; everyone else is shown as a 1990 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Rob Dibble 1990 +4.2 +96.5 0.2 +96.3 $0.0M 2.88× –
Jose Rijo 1990 +4.5 +79.5 0.6 +78.9 $0.1M 2.19× –
Barry Larkin 1990 +5.4 +64.6 0.8 +63.8 $0.1M 1.51× –
Jack Armstrong 1990 +3.1 +47.7 0.1 +47.6 $0.0M 1.96× –
Chris Sabo 1990 +4.1 +41.0 0.2 +40.8 $0.0M 1.25× –
Eric Davis 1990 +3.1 +39.7 2.1 +37.6 $0.7M 1.60× –
Randy Myers 1990 +2.0 +31.2 0.9 +30.3 $0.4M 1.95× –
Norm Charlton 1990 +2.5 +25.9 0.2 +25.7 $0.1M 1.28× –
Tom Browning 1990 +2.3 +27.7 2.1 +25.6 $0.9M 1.49× –
Glenn Braggs↔ 1990 +1.6 +15.6 0.4 +15.3 $0.2M 1.22× –
Hal Morris 1990 +2.1 +13.6 0.1 +13.4 $0.1M 0.81× –
Mariano Duncan 1990 +1.7 +11.3 0.3 +11.0 $0.2M 0.82× –
Danny Jackson 1990 +1.4 +11.3 1.1 +10.2 $0.8M 1.02× –
Paul O'Neill 1990 +1.3 +8.8 0.6 +8.2 $0.5M 0.83× –
Joe Oliver 1990 +1.5 +6.1 0.1 +6.0 $0.1M 0.52× –
Bill Doran↔ 1990 +0.8 +3.5 0.1 +3.4 $0.2M 0.56× –
Rick Mahler 1990 +0.7 +3.7 0.8 +2.9 $1.1M 0.67× –
Herm Winningham 1990 +0.3 +2.1 0.3 +1.8 $1.1M 0.83× –
Ron Robinson↔ 1990 +0.2 +1.9 0.1 +1.8 $0.5M 1.02× –
Jeff Reed 1990 +0.3 +1.3 0.3 +0.9 $1.1M 0.52× –
Alex Trevino↔ 1990 +0.1 +0.6 0.0 +0.5 $0.3M 0.52× –
Luis Quinones 1990 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.3 $1.4M 0.58× –
Terry Lee 1990 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.1 $14.2M 0.56× –
Keith Brown 1990 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Terry McGriff↔ 1990 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 – 0.52× –
Ron Oester 1990 -0.0 -0.0 0.7 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Rosario Rodriguez 1990 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Billy Bates↔ 1990 -0.2 -1.0 0.0 -1.0 – 0.56× –
Tim Layana 1990 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Tim Birtsas 1990 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Rolando Roomes↔ 1990 -0.2 -1.5 0.1 -1.6 – 0.83× –
Ken Griffey Sr.↔ 1990 -0.3 -1.5 0.4 -1.8 – 0.56× –
Scott Scudder 1990 -0.3 -1.7 0.1 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Todd Benzinger 1990 -1.5 -6.9 0.3 -7.2 – 0.56× –
Billy Hatcher 1990 +1.7 +16.2 – – – 1.22× –
Chris Hammond 1990 -0.3 -2.5 – – – 1.02× –
Gino Minutelli 1990 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Glenn Sutko 1990 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Kip Gross 1990 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Paul Noce 1990 +0.1 +0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+41.7+532.213.6+504.5—

Trades

Every graded 1990 deal involving the Reds — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

1990 · CIN / PIT
CIN · Bob Quinn +$9.6M
Billy Hatcher
PIT · Larry Doughty −$9.6M
Mike Roesler, Jeff Richardson
CIN came out ahead by $9.6M
1990 · MIL / CIN
MIL · Harry Dalton +$31.2M
Ron Robinson, Bob Sebra
CIN · Bob Quinn −$31.2M
Glenn Braggs, Billy Bates
MIL came out ahead by $31.2M
1990 · HOU / CIN
HOU · Bill Wood +$13.6M
Terry McGriff, Keith Kaiser, Butch Henry
CIN · Bob Quinn −$13.6M
Bill Doran
HOU came out ahead by $13.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1990 payroll
$13.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 1990, 1990–1996. 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 (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Tom Browning306.000$2.1M$2.4M$3.2M$2.2M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Eric Davis286.000$2.1M$3.6MFREE AGENT$750k
Danny Jackson287.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Rick Mahler3611.000$790kFREE AGENT
Ron Oester3412.000$650kFREE AGENT
Jose Rijo256.000$630k$2.3M$3.5M$4.1M$4.0M$5.8MFREE AGENT
Ken Griffey Sr.4017.000$350kFREE AGENT
Jeff Reed276.000$345k$600k$750kFREE AGENT
Herm Winningham286.000$338k$438kFREE AGENT
Luis Quinones287.000$150k$300kFREE AGENT
Bill Doran328.000$126k$2.8M$2.8MFREE AGENT
Ron Robinson286.000$107kFREE AGENT
Alex Trevino3212.000$42kFREE AGENT
Billy Hatcher296.000—FREE AGENT$1.0M

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Randy Myers275.000$875kFREE AGENT
Barry Larkin264.000$750kARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul O'Neill275.000$625kFREE AGENT
Glenn Braggs274.000$380kARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Benzinger273.000$325kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mariano Duncan275.000$325kFREE AGENT
Tim Birtsas295.000$120kFREE AGENT
Terry McGriff263.000$35kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (18)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Rob Dibble262.000$200kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Sabo282.000$200kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Norm Charlton272.000$175kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hal Morris252.000$114kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Oliver241.000$108kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Armstrong252.000$108kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Scudder221.000$107kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rosario Rodriguez201.000$100kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terry Lee280.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Keith Brown262.000$100kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Layana260.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rolando Roomes282.000$91kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy Bates261.000$36kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kip Gross250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Hammond240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gino Minutelli260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Noce30–—
Glenn Sutko22–—

Graphs

How each 1990 acquisition stacked onto Reds's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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