Rosternomics

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GM: Jim Bowden (since 1993)

1994 roster — every player, value & surplus

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+6.6
WAB — wins above budget
+13.1
TAB — roster Talent above budget
66–48 (0.579)
record
+0M
surplus $M (value/$)
34.9
roster fWAR
$38.5M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Jose Rijo 29 FA-elig 26 4.3 4.0 +1.0
Kevin Mitchell 32 FA-elig 95 4.2 3.8 +1.1
Barry Larkin 30 FA-elig 110 3.7 4.4 -0.1
Reggie Sanders 26 arb 107 3.3 0.9 +2.8
Erik Hanson 29 FA-elig 22 3.1 2.7 +0.9
John Smiley 29 FA-elig 24 2.9 5.0 -1.6
Hal Morris 29 FA-elig 112 2.3 2.1 +0.5
Tony Fernandez 32 FA-elig 104 1.6 0.8 +1.0
Bret Boone 25 pre-arb 108 1.5 0.2 +1.6
Chuck McElroy 26 arb 52 1.2 0.5 +0.8
Jacob Brumfield 29 pre-arb 68 1.1 0.2 +1.1
Jeff Brantley 30 FA-elig 50 1.0 1.5 -0.3
Eddie Taubensee↔ HOU 25 arb 61 1.0 0.3 +0.8
Pete Schourek 25 22 0.9
Jeff Branson 27 pre-arb 58 0.6 0.2 +0.5
Brian Dorsett 33 FA-elig 76 0.6 0.2 +0.5
Deion Sanders↔ ATL 26 arb 46 0.5 1.8 -1.2
Roberto Kelly↔ ATL 29 FA-elig 47 0.5 1.3 -0.8
Tim Pugh 27 pre-arb 10 0.4 0.2 +0.3
Brian R. Hunter↔ PIT 26 arb 9 0.4 0.0 +0.4
Hector Carrasco 24 pre-arb 45 0.3 0.1 +0.2
Tim Fortugno 32 25 0.2
John Roper 22 16 0.2
Johnny Ruffin 22 pre-arb 51 0.1 0.1 +0.0
Willie Greene 22 pre-arb 16 0.1 0.1 +0.0
Lenny Harris 29 FA-elig 66 0.1 0.5 -0.3
Steve Pegues↔ PIT 26 pre-arb 11 0.0 0.1 -0.1
Jerome Walton 28 arb 46 -0.0 0.3 -0.4
Tom Browning 34 FA-elig 7 -0.1 3.8 -3.8
Jerry Spradlin 27 6 -0.1
Kevin Jarvis 24 pre-arb 6 -0.1 0.1 -0.2
Joe Oliver 28 arb 6 -0.1 2.5 -2.6
Scott Service 27 FA-elig 6 -0.1 0.1 -0.3
Rich DeLucia 29 arb 8 -0.2 0.2 -0.4
Thomas Howard 29 arb 83 -0.3 0.6 -1.0

35 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 31 of them (89%). 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