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199174–88 (0.457)
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GM: Bob Quinn

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1991, 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
$24M
Surplus $M
+1
Win %
0.457
TAB
+5.0
WAB
-8.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
39.8
Dead money %
13%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-5.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1991 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJoe Oliver90
LJeff Reed89
RGlenn Sutko9
BDonnie Scott8

1B

LHal Morris128
RCarmelo Martinez⇄44
BBill Doran4
RTerry Lee2

2B

BBill Doran88
RMariano Duncan62
BLuis Quinones33
RFreddie Benavides3

3B

RChris Sabo151
BLuis Quinones19

SS

RBarry Larkin119
RMariano Duncan32
RFreddie Benavides20
BLuis Quinones5

LF

RBilly Hatcher83
RGlenn Braggs55
RChris Jones18
BTodd Benzinger⇄15
LHerm Winningham11
RCarmelo Martinez⇄9
BBill Doran6
RMariano Duncan6
REric Davis6
BStan Jefferson4
LHal Morris1

CF

REric Davis76
LHerm Winningham56
RBilly Hatcher53
RReggie Sanders9
RChris Jones3
RMariano Duncan2
BStan Jefferson1

RF

LPaul O'Neill150
RGlenn Braggs26
RChris Jones9
LHerm Winningham1
BStan Jefferson1

DH

LReggie Jefferson⇄5

Starters

RJose Rijo6.3 WAR
LChris Hammond1.9 WAR
LTom Browning1.8 WAR
LNorm Charlton1.7 WAR
LRandy Myers1.4 WAR
RMo Sanford0.3 WAR
RScott Scudder0.3 WAR
RKip Gross-0.0 WAR
RJack Armstrong-0.2 WAR
LGino Minutelli-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRob Dibble31 sv
RTed Power0 h
LDon Carman0 h
RMilt Hill0 h
RTim Layana0 h
LGino Minutelli0 h
RSteve Foster0 h
RKeith Brown0 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 1990)

PlayerfWAR
Carmelo Martinez0.6
Milt Hill0.6
Ted Power0.4
Mo Sanford0.3
Chris Jones0.2
Steve Foster0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1990)

Player1990 fWAR
Danny Jackson1.4
Rick Mahler0.7
Ron Robinson0.2
Alex Trevino0.1
Paul Noce0.1
Ron Oester-0.0

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 1991; everyone else is shown as a 1991 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jose Rijo 1991 +6.3 +126.7 2.3 +124.3 $0.4M 2.50× –
Paul O'Neill 1991 +5.3 +86.1 1.0 +85.1 $0.2M 2.05× –
Barry Larkin 1991 +6.0 +72.8 2.1 +70.7 $0.3M 1.51× –
Rob Dibble 1991 +3.4 +69.3 0.5 +68.8 $0.1M 2.57× –
Chris Sabo 1991 +5.4 +62.3 1.3 +61.0 $0.2M 1.43× –
Hal Morris 1991 +4.0 +38.3 0.2 +38.2 $0.0M 1.20× –
Chris Hammond 1991 +1.9 +22.2 0.1 +22.1 $0.1M 1.49× –
Tom Browning 1991 +1.8 +21.2 2.4 +18.8 $1.4M 1.49× –
Glenn Braggs 1991 +1.5 +14.6 0.8 +13.8 $0.5M 1.22× –
Randy Myers 1991 +1.4 +14.6 2.0 +12.6 $1.5M 1.34× –
Norm Charlton 1991 +1.7 +13.1 0.6 +12.4 $0.4M 0.98× –
Eric Davis 1991 +1.4 +9.4 3.6 +5.8 $2.5M 0.83× –
Jeff Reed 1991 +0.9 +3.9 0.6 +3.3 $0.6M 0.52× –
Bill Doran 1991 +1.3 +5.9 2.8 +3.0 $2.2M 0.56× –
Carmelo Martinez↔ 1991 +0.6 +2.6 0.5 +2.2 $0.8M 0.56× –
Ted Power 1991 +0.4 +2.3 0.5 +1.8 $1.2M 0.67× –
Reggie Jefferson↔ 1991 +0.0 +0.2 0.0 +0.2 $0.4M 0.69× –
Tim Layana 1991 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.2 $2.0M 0.67× –
Kip Gross 1991 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Joe Oliver 1991 -0.2 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.52× –
Herm Winningham 1991 -0.1 -0.7 0.4 -1.1 – 0.83× –
Luis Quinones 1991 -0.2 -0.8 0.3 -1.1 – 0.56× –
Mariano Duncan 1991 -0.2 -0.8 0.9 -1.8 – 0.56× –
Jack Armstrong 1991 -0.2 -1.9 0.2 -2.1 – 1.02× –
Gino Minutelli 1991 -0.4 -2.3 0.1 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Todd Benzinger↔ 1991 -0.9 -5.9 0.3 -6.2 – 0.83× –
Billy Hatcher 1991 -0.4 -2.4 – – – 0.83× –
Chris Jones 1991 +0.2 +1.4 – – – 0.83× –
Don Carman 1991 -0.9 -4.6 – – – 0.67× –
Donnie Scott 1991 -0.4 -1.6 – – – 0.52× –
Freddie Benavides 1991 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.61× –
Glenn Sutko 1991 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.52× –
Keith Brown 1991 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Milt Hill 1991 +0.6 +3.0 – – – 0.67× –
Mo Sanford 1991 +0.3 +2.2 – – – 1.02× –
Reggie Sanders 1991 -0.6 -4.2 – – – 0.83× –
Scott Scudder 1991 +0.3 +2.6 – – – 1.02× –
Stan Jefferson 1991 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.83× –
Steve Foster 1991 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Terry Lee 1991 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+39.8+546.523.9+528.4—

Trades

Every graded 1991 deal involving the Reds — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

1991 · CIN / LAD
CIN · Bob Quinn +$80.0M
Tim Belcher, John Wetteland
LAD · Fred Claire −$80.0M
Eric Davis, Kip Gross
CIN came out ahead by $80.0M
1991 · CIN / CLE
CIN · Bob Quinn +$72.8M
Greg Swindell
CLE · Hank Peters −$72.8M
Jack Armstrong, Scott Scudder, Joe Turek
CIN came out ahead by $72.8M
1991 · CIN / CLE
CIN · Bob Quinn +$4.0M
Tim Costo
CLE · Hank Peters −$4.0M
Reggie Jefferson
CIN came out ahead by $4.0M
1991 · KCR / CIN
KCR · Herk Robinson +$1.6M
Todd Benzinger
CIN · Bob Quinn −$1.6M
Carmelo Martínez
KCR came out ahead by $1.6M
1991 · WSN / CIN
WSN · Dave Dombrowski +$74.4M
John Wetteland, Bill Risley
CIN · Bob Quinn −$74.4M
Dave Martinez, Scott Ruskin, Willie Greene
WSN came out ahead by $74.4M
1991 · CIN / SDP
CIN · Bob Quinn +$20.0M
Bip Roberts, Craig Pueschner
SDP · Joe McIlvaine −$20.0M
Randy Myers
CIN came out ahead by $20.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1991 payroll
$24.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 1991, 1991–1997. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Eric Davis297.000$3.6MFREE AGENT$750k
Bill Doran339.000$2.8M$2.8MFREE AGENT
Tom Browning317.000$2.4M$3.2M$2.2M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Jose Rijo267.000$2.3M$3.5M$4.1M$4.0M$5.8MFREE AGENT
Randy Myers286.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Paul O'Neill286.000$975k$2.8MFREE AGENT
Mariano Duncan286.000$925kFREE AGENT$321k
Jeff Reed287.000$600k$750kFREE AGENT
Ted Power3610.000$500kFREE AGENT
Carmelo Martinez308.000$454kFREE AGENT
Herm Winningham297.000$438kFREE AGENT
Luis Quinones298.000$300kFREE AGENT
Don Carman318.000—FREE AGENT
Billy Hatcher307.000—$1.0MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Barry Larkin275.000$2.1MFREE AGENT
Chris Sabo293.000$1.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Glenn Braggs285.000$825kFREE AGENT
Norm Charlton283.000$625kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Dibble273.000$475kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Benzinger284.000$279kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Armstrong263.000$215kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hal Morris263.000$180kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Keith Brown273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stan Jefferson285.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Joe Oliver252.000$186kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Layana271.000$140kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kip Gross261.000$108kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Hammond251.000$100kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gino Minutelli271.000$100kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reggie Jefferson220.000$16kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Freddie Benavides250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Foster240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Milt Hill250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Jones250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terry Lee291.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reggie Sanders230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mo Sanford24–—
Donnie Scott29–—
Scott Scudder232.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Glenn Sutko23–—

Graphs

How each 1991 acquisition stacked onto Reds's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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