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Reds CIN

199466–48 (0.579)
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GM: Jim Bowden

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1994, 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
$38M
Surplus $M
+0
Win %
0.579
TAB
+13.1
WAB
+6.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
34.9
Dead money %
26%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-1.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1994 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBrian Dorsett73
LEddie Taubensee⇄66
RJoe Oliver6

1B

LHal Morris112
RBrian R. Hunter⇄8
RJerome Walton7
LLenny Harris4
LJeff Branson2
RBrian Dorsett1
RKevin Mitchell1

2B

RBret Boone106
LJeff Branson19
BTony Fernández5
LLenny Harris2

3B

BTony Fernández93
LJeff Branson18
LLenny Harris15
LWillie Greene13
RBret Boone2

SS

RBarry Larkin110
BTony Fernández9
LJeff Branson8

LF

RKevin Mitchell89
BThomas Howard41
RJerome Walton16
RJacob Brumfield14
RBrian R. Hunter⇄1
LWillie Greene1

CF

LDeion Sanders⇄46
RJacob Brumfield24
BThomas Howard7
RJerome Walton5

RF

RReggie Sanders104
BThomas Howard12
RJacob Brumfield6
RJerome Walton6
LLenny Harris3
RBrian R. Hunter⇄1
RSteve Pegues⇄1

DH

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Starters

RJose Rijo4.3 WAR
RErik Hanson3.1 WAR
LJohn Smiley2.9 WAR
LPete Schourek0.9 WAR
RTim Pugh0.4 WAR
RJohn Roper0.2 WAR
LTom Browning-0.1 WAR
RKevin Jarvis-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJeff Brantley15 sv
LChuck McElroy0 h
RJohnny Ruffin0 h
RHector Carrasco0 h
LTim Fortugno0 h
RRich DeLucia0 h
RJerry Spradlin0 h
RKevin Jarvis0 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 1993)

PlayerfWAR
Erik Hanson3.1
Tony Fernandez1.6
Bret Boone1.5
Chuck McElroy1.2
Jeff Brantley1.0
Eddie Taubensee1.0

Key subtractions (gone from 1993)

Player1993 fWAR
Tim Belcher2.5
Chris Sabo1.4
Randy Milligan1.2
Jeff Reardon0.8
Larry Luebbers0.7
Steve Foster0.4

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 1994; everyone else is shown as a 1994 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jose Rijo 1994 +4.3 +75.9 4.0 +72.0 $0.9M 2.19× –
Kevin Mitchell 1994 +4.2 +59.7 3.8 +55.9 $0.9M 1.79× –
Erik Hanson 1994 +3.1 +48.0 2.7 +45.3 $0.9M 1.96× –
John Smiley 1994 +2.9 +46.0 5.0 +41.1 $1.7M 1.96× –
Reggie Sanders 1994 +3.3 +41.6 0.9 +40.7 $0.3M 1.60× –
Barry Larkin 1994 +3.7 +38.8 4.4 +34.4 $1.2M 1.32× –
Hal Morris 1994 +2.3 +14.8 2.1 +12.6 $0.9M 0.81× –
Chuck McElroy 1994 +1.2 +12.8 0.5 +12.2 $0.5M 1.34× –
Bret Boone 1994 +1.5 +10.1 0.2 +9.9 $0.1M 0.82× –
Tony Fernandez 1994 +1.6 +10.6 0.8 +9.8 $0.5M 0.85× –
Jeff Brantley 1994 +1.0 +10.9 1.5 +9.4 $1.5M 1.34× –
Jacob Brumfield 1994 +1.1 +7.1 0.2 +7.0 $0.2M 0.83× –
Eddie Taubensee↔ 1994 +1.0 +4.0 0.3 +3.7 $0.3M 0.52× –
Hector Carrasco 1994 +0.3 +3.1 0.1 +3.0 $0.4M 1.34× –
Tim Pugh 1994 +0.4 +3.2 0.2 +3.0 $0.4M 1.02× –
Jeff Branson 1994 +0.6 +2.7 0.2 +2.5 $0.3M 0.56× –
Brian Dorsett 1994 +0.6 +2.4 0.2 +2.3 $0.3M 0.52× –
Roberto Kelly↔ 1994 +0.5 +3.2 1.3 +1.9 $2.8M 0.83× –
Brian R. Hunter↔ 1994 +0.4 +1.6 0.0 +1.6 $0.1M 0.56× –
Deion Sanders↔ 1994 +0.5 +3.4 1.8 +1.5 $3.6M 0.83× –
Johnny Ruffin 1994 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $1.0M 0.67× –
Willie Greene 1994 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $1.2M 0.58× –
Jerome Walton 1994 -0.0 -0.0 0.3 -0.4 – 0.83× –
Kevin Jarvis 1994 -0.1 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 1.02× –
Scott Service 1994 -0.1 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Rich DeLucia 1994 -0.2 -0.8 0.2 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Thomas Howard 1994 -0.3 -2.2 0.6 -2.8 – 0.83× –
Joe Oliver 1994 -0.1 -0.5 2.5 -3.0 – 0.52× –
Tom Browning 1994 -0.1 -0.5 3.8 -4.2 – 1.02× –
Lenny Harris 1994 +0.1 +0.5 0.5 +0.0 $4.4M 0.58× –
Steve Pegues↔ 1994 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.0 $8.7M 0.83× –
Jerry Spradlin 1994 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
John Roper 1994 +0.2 +1.6 – – – 1.02× –
Pete Schourek 1994 +0.9 +4.5 – – – 0.67× –
Tim Fortugno 1994 +0.2 +1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+35.1+403.038.6+357.4—

Trades

Every graded 1994 deal involving the Reds — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

1994 · CIN / SFG
CIN · Jim Bowden +$5.6M
Adam Hyzdu
SFG · Bob Quinn −$5.6M
Chris Hook, Scott Robinson
CIN came out ahead by $5.6M
1994 · ATL / CIN
ATL · John Schuerholz +$23.2M
Roberto Kelly, Roger Etheridge
CIN · Jim Bowden −$23.2M
Deion Sanders
ATL came out ahead by $23.2M
1994 · CIN / CLE
CIN · Jim Bowden +$3.2M
Mark Lewis
CLE · John Hart −$3.2M
Tim Costo
CIN came out ahead by $3.2M
1994 · CIN / LAD
CIN · Jim Bowden +$0.8M
Ben VanRyn
LAD · Fred Claire −$0.8M
Will Brunson
CIN came out ahead by $0.8M
1994 · CIN / HOU
CIN · Jim Bowden +$4.8M
Ed Taubensee
HOU · Bob Watson −$4.8M
Ross Powell, Marty Lister
CIN came out ahead by $4.8M
1994 · PIT / CIN
PIT · Ted Simmons +$2.4M
Micah Franklin
CIN · Jim Bowden −$2.4M
Brian Hunter
PIT came out ahead by $2.4M
1994 · CLE / CIN
CLE · John Hart +$0.0M
John Hrusovsky
CIN · Jim Bowden +$0.0M
Tom Kramer
Even trade
1994 · CIN / PIT
CIN · Jim Bowden +$4.0M
Danny Clyburn
PIT · Ted Simmons −$4.0M
Jacob Brumfield
CIN came out ahead by $4.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1994 payroll
$38.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 1994, 1994–2000. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
John Smiley298.000$5.0M$5.0M$5.0M$2.9MFREE AGENT
Barry Larkin308.000$4.4M$5.9M$5.7M$5.3M$5.3M$5.3M$5.3M
Jose Rijo2910.000$4.0M$5.8MFREE AGENT
Kevin Mitchell3210.000$3.8MFREE AGENT$656k
Tom Browning3410.000$3.8MFREE AGENT
Erik Hanson296.000$2.7MFREE AGENT
Hal Morris296.000$2.1M$3.3M$1.6M$3.1MFREE AGENT$450k$298k
Jeff Brantley306.000$1.5M$1.8M$1.9M$2.8MFREE AGENT
Roberto Kelly297.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Tony Fernandez3211.000$788kFREE AGENT
Lenny Harris296.000$450k$522k$550k$650k$440kFREE AGENT
Brian Dorsett337.000$170kFREE AGENT
Scott Service276.000$125kFREE AGENT$140k

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Joe Oliver285.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Deion Sanders265.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Reggie Sanders263.000$925kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Thomas Howard294.000$575kARB 3FREE AGENT
Chuck McElroy265.000$540kFREE AGENT
Jerome Walton285.000$350kFREE AGENT
Eddie Taubensee253.000$254kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich DeLucia294.000$240kARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian R. Hunter263.000$26kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pete Schourek253.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Jeff Branson272.000$190kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bret Boone252.000$175kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob Brumfield292.000$170kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Pugh272.000$170kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willie Greene222.000$125kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Johnny Ruffin221.000$115kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hector Carrasco240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Jarvis240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Pegues260.000$67kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Fortugno322.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Roper22–—
Jerry Spradlin271.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1994 acquisition stacked onto Reds's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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