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GM: Jim Bowden (since 1993)

1993 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-12.7
WAB — wins above budget
-10.8
TAB — roster Talent above budget
73–89 (0.451)
record
-21M
surplus $M (value/$)
27.0
roster fWAR
$42.5M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Jose Rijo 28 FA-elig 36 8.0 4.1 +2.5
Barry Larkin 29 FA-elig 100 3.5 5.8 -2.9
Kevin Mitchell 31 FA-elig 93 2.9 3.8 -1.4
Reggie Sanders 25 pre-arb 138 2.5 0.3 +1.8
Tim Belcher↔ CHW 31 FA-elig 22 2.5 2.5 -0.4
Roberto Kelly 28 FA-elig 78 2.2 3.1 -1.3
Tim Pugh 26 pre-arb 31 1.5 0.1 +1.1
Tom Browning 33 FA-elig 21 1.5 2.2 -1.0
Chris Sabo 31 arb 148 1.4 3.1 -2.0
Hal Morris 28 arb 101 1.3 1.3 -0.2
Joe Oliver 27 arb 139 1.2 1.2 -0.2
Randy Milligan↔ CLE 31 FA-elig 83 1.2 0.5 +0.5
John Smiley 28 FA-elig 18 1.0 3.5 -2.6
Jeff Reardon 37 FA-elig 58 0.8 0.5 +0.1
Larry Luebbers 23 14 0.7
Thomas Howard↔ CLE 28 arb 38 0.5 0.1 +0.3
John Roper 21 16 0.5
Steve Foster 26 pre-arb 17 0.4 0.1 +0.2
Bill Landrum 35 18 0.4
Jerry Spradlin 26 37 0.3
Ross Powell 25 pre-arb 9 0.3 0.1 +0.2
Jacob Brumfield 28 pre-arb 103 0.3 0.1 +0.2
Scott Service↔ COL 26 arb 27 0.3 0.1 +0.1
Johnny Ruffin 21 pre-arb 21 0.3 0.1 +0.1
Brian Dorsett 32 25 0.2
Cecil Espy 30 FA-elig 40 0.1 0.4 -0.3
Keith Kessinger 26 11 0.1
Jeff Kaiser↔ NYM 32 3 0.0
Dwayne Henry↔ SEA 31 FA-elig 3 -0.0 0.0 -0.1
Keith Gordon 24 3 -0.1
Chris Bushing 25 6 -0.1
Milt Hill 27 19 -0.1
Keith Hughes 29 3 -0.1
Willie Greene 21 15 -0.1
Greg Tubbs 30 35 -0.2
Tommy Gregg 29 FA-elig 10 -0.2 0.4 -0.5
Bip Roberts 29 FA-elig 83 -0.2 3.9 -4.0
Mike Anderson 26 3 -0.2
Greg Cadaret↔ KCR 31 FA-elig 34 -0.2 0.9 -1.1
Jack Daugherty↔ HOU 32 46 -0.3
Scott Ruskin 30 4 -0.3
Brian Koelling 24 7 -0.3
Gary Varsho 32 arb 77 -0.4 0.4 -0.7
Cesar Hernandez 26 pre-arb 27 -0.4 0.1 -0.4
Tim Costo 24 pre-arb 31 -0.4 0.1 -0.4
Kevin Wickander↔ CLE 28 arb 33 -0.6 0.1 -0.6
Dan Wilson 24 pre-arb 36 -0.7 0.1 -0.7
Bobby Ayala 23 pre-arb 43 -0.7 0.1 -0.7
Rob Dibble 29 arb 45 -1.1 2.5 -3.4
Juan Samuel 32 FA-elig 103 -1.1 0.7 -1.6
Jeff Branson 26 pre-arb 125 -1.5 0.2 -1.4

51 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 34 of them (67%). 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