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Reds CIN

199996–67 (0.589)
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GM: Jim Bowden

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1999, 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
$34M
Surplus $M
+20
Win %
0.589
TAB
+14.2
WAB
+18.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
44.5
Dead money %
30%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-1.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1999 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LEddie Taubensee124
RBrian Johnson39
RJason LaRue35

1B

LSean Casey148
LHal Morris25
BDmitri Young9
LMark Sweeney1

2B

RPokey Reese146
RChris Stynes43
RMark Lewis2

3B

RAaron Boone136
RMark Lewis52
RChris Stynes8

SS

RBarry Larkin161
RPokey Reese16
RGookie Dawkins7
RAaron Boone6

LF

RGreg Vaughn144
RJeffrey Hammonds46
BDmitri Young23
RChris Stynes4
LHal Morris4
LKerry Robinson2
LMark Sweeney1

CF

RMike Cameron146
RJeffrey Hammonds21
LMichael Tucker13

RF

LMichael Tucker107
BDmitri Young75
RJeffrey Hammonds53

DH

RGreg Vaughn6
BDmitri Young1
LHal Morris1
LSean Casey1

Starters

RPete Harnisch2.9 WAR
LRon Villone2.0 WAR
RBrett Tomko1.7 WAR
RSteve Parris1.4 WAR
RJuan Guzman⇄1.3 WAR
LDennys Reyes0.8 WAR
LDenny Neagle0.3 WAR
RJason Bere⇄-0.1 WAR
LSteve Avery-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDanny Graves27 sv
RScott Sullivan13 h
LDennys Reyes13 h
RScott Williamson5 h
LGabe White3 h
RStan Belinda2 h
RJohn Hudek⇄0 h
RRick Greene0 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 1998)

PlayerfWAR
Mike Cameron5.3
Greg Vaughn3.5
Scott Williamson2.0
Ron Villone2.0
Juan Guzman1.3
Michael Tucker1.0

Key subtractions (gone from 1998)

Player1998 fWAR
Willie Greene2.5
Reggie Sanders1.9
Bret Boone1.5
David Weathers1.3
Jeff Shaw1.2
Mike Remlinger0.8

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 1999; everyone else is shown as a 1999 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Mike Cameron 1999 +5.3 +87.0 0.3 +86.7 $0.1M 2.05× –
Barry Larkin 1999 +5.1 +60.9 5.3 +55.6 $1.0M 1.51× –
Greg Vaughn 1999 +3.5 +50.5 5.6 +44.9 $1.6M 1.79× –
Pete Harnisch 1999 +2.9 +45.9 3.0 +42.9 $1.0M 1.96× –
Pokey Reese 1999 +4.3 +41.4 0.3 +41.2 $0.1M 1.20× –
Sean Casey 1999 +4.1 +39.0 0.2 +38.8 $0.1M 1.20× –
Scott Williamson 1999 +2.0 +31.9 0.2 +31.7 $0.1M 1.95× –
Jeffrey Hammonds 1999 +2.4 +23.2 2.5 +20.7 $1.0M 1.22× –
Brett Tomko 1999 +1.7 +20.0 0.4 +19.6 $0.2M 1.49× –
Dmitri Young 1999 +2.0 +19.8 0.4 +19.4 $0.2M 1.22× –
Aaron Boone 1999 +2.4 +16.6 0.2 +16.4 $0.1M 0.85× –
Steve Parris 1999 +1.4 +11.4 0.3 +11.1 $0.2M 1.02× –
Juan Guzman↔ 1999 +1.3 +10.8 1.9 +8.9 $1.4M 1.02× –
Eddie Taubensee 1999 +1.6 +9.8 1.2 +8.6 $0.7M 0.76× –
Danny Graves 1999 +0.7 +7.4 0.3 +7.1 $0.4M 1.34× –
Scott Sullivan 1999 +0.5 +5.6 0.3 +5.3 $0.6M 1.34× –
Michael Tucker 1999 +1.0 +6.4 1.6 +4.8 $1.7M 0.83× –
Dennys Reyes 1999 +0.8 +4.3 0.2 +4.1 $0.3M 0.67× –
Mark Sweeney 1999 +0.4 +1.7 0.5 +1.2 $1.3M 0.56× –
Jason LaRue 1999 +0.3 +1.1 0.2 +0.9 $0.7M 0.52× –
Gabe White 1999 +0.2 +0.8 0.3 +0.5 $1.9M 0.67× –
B.J. Ryan↔ 1999 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $1.1M 0.67× –
Hal Morris 1999 +0.0 +0.2 0.5 -0.2 $9.1M 0.56× –
Brian Johnson 1999 +0.0 +0.0 0.8 -0.7 $68.0M 0.52× –
Mark Lewis 1999 -0.1 -0.4 0.5 -0.9 – 0.58× –
Jason Bere↔ 1999 -0.1 -0.5 0.8 -1.4 – 1.02× –
John Hudek↔ 1999 -0.2 -1.3 0.1 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Chris Stynes 1999 -0.3 -1.3 0.3 -1.6 – 0.56× –
Denny Neagle 1999 +0.3 +2.1 4.8 -2.7 $18.7M 1.02× –
Stan Belinda 1999 -0.3 -1.8 0.8 -2.7 – 0.67× –
Steve Avery 1999 -0.3 -2.3 0.8 -3.1 – 1.02× –
Gookie Dawkins 1999 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.61× –
Kerry Robinson 1999 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.83× –
Rick Greene 1999 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Ron Villone 1999 +2.0 +23.3 – – – 1.49× –
Total—+44.5+511.634.6+455.8—

Trades

Every graded 1999 deal involving the Reds — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

1999 · BAL / CIN
BAL · Frank Wren +$36.8M
B. J. Ryan, Jacobo Sequea
CIN · Jim Bowden −$36.8M
Juan Guzmán
BAL came out ahead by $36.8M
1999 · CIN / ATL
CIN · Jim Bowden +$0.8M
Mark Wohlers
ATL · John Schuerholz −$0.8M
John Hudek
CIN came out ahead by $0.8M
1999 · CHW / CIN
CHW · Ron Schueler +$7.2M
Brook Fordyce
CIN · Jim Bowden −$7.2M
Jake Meyer
CHW came out ahead by $7.2M
1999 · SEA / CIN
SEA · Woody Woodward +$0.8M
Todd Williams
CIN · Jim Bowden −$0.8M
Kerry Robinson
SEA came out ahead by $0.8M
1999 · CIN / NYM
CIN · Jim Bowden +$2.4M
Ralph Milliard
NYM · Steve Phillips −$2.4M
Mark Corey
CIN came out ahead by $2.4M
1999 · TOR / CIN
TOR · Gord Ash +$0.0M
Jaime Goudie
CIN · Jim Bowden +$0.0M
Juan Melo
Even trade
1999 · CIN / MIA
CIN · Jim Bowden +$0.0M
Pablo Minaya
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Pat Watkins
Even trade
1999 · CIN / BOS
CIN · Jim Bowden +$1.6M
Pat Flury
BOS · Dan Duquette −$1.6M
Jon Nunnally
CIN came out ahead by $1.6M
1999 · SDP / CIN
SDP · Kevin Towers +$38.4M
Damian Jackson, Reggie Sanders, Josh Harris
CIN · Jim Bowden −$38.4M
Mark Sweeney, Greg Vaughn
SDP came out ahead by $38.4M
1999 · COL / CIN
COL · Gary Hughes +$15.2M
Stan Belinda, Jeffrey Hammonds
CIN · Jim Bowden −$15.2M
Dante Bichette
COL came out ahead by $15.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1999 payroll
$34.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 1999, 1999–2005. 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 (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Greg Vaughn3310.000$5.6MFREE AGENT
Barry Larkin3513.000$5.3M$5.3M$9.0M$9.0M$9.0M$700kFREE AGENT
Denny Neagle308.000$4.8M$2.6MFREE AGENT
Pete Harnisch3211.000$3.0M$3.2M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Jeffrey Hammonds286.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Juan Guzman328.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Eddie Taubensee308.000$1.2M$1.4MFREE AGENT
Jason Bere286.000$847kFREE AGENT
Stan Belinda3210.000$835kFREE AGENT
Steve Avery299.000$750kFREE AGENT
Mark Lewis298.000$500k$520kFREE AGENT
Hal Morris3411.000$450k$298kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Michael Tucker284.000$1.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Johnson315.000$775kFREE AGENT
Mark Sweeney294.000$515kARB 3FREE AGENT
Dmitri Young253.000$375kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gabe White275.000$300kFREE AGENT
Scott Sullivan284.000$300kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Cameron264.000$295kARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Parris314.000$275kARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Stynes264.000$270kARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Graves253.000$260kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Hudek325.000$80kFREE AGENT
Ron Villone294.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Brett Tomko262.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pokey Reese262.000$270kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Casey242.000$220kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Boone262.000$210kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dennys Reyes222.000$202kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Williamson230.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason LaRue250.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
B.J. Ryan230.000$14kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kerry Robinson251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rick Greene28–—
Gookie Dawkins20–—

Graphs

How each 1999 acquisition stacked onto Reds's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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