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Rockies COL

199367–95 (0.414)
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GM: Bob Gebhard

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1993, 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
$13M
Surplus $M
+2
Win %
0.414
TAB
-8.0
WAB
-3.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
15.2
Dead money %
56%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-8.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1993 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJoe Girardi84
RDanny Sheaffer65
RJayhawk Owens32
REric Wedge1

1B

RAndres Galarraga119
RJerald Clark37
RJim Tatum12
RPedro Castellano10
RDanny Sheaffer7
LJay Gainer7
RFreddie Benavides1

2B

REric Young Sr.79
RRoberto Mejia65
RFreddie Benavides19
BNelson Liriano16
RPedro Castellano4

3B

RCharlie Hayes154
RPedro Castellano13
RJim Tatum6
RFreddie Benavides5
RDanny Sheaffer1
BNelson Liriano1

SS

RVinny Castilla104
RFreddie Benavides48
BNelson Liriano35
RPedro Castellano5
RCharlie Hayes1

LF

RJerald Clark80
REric Young Sr.46
LDaryl Boston41
RChris Jones16
BGerald Young4
RDale Murphy2
RDanny Sheaffer2
RJim Tatum2

CF

LAlex Cole93
RChris Jones52
LDaryl Boston30
REric Young Sr.10
RDante Bichette9
BGerald Young3

RF

RDante Bichette134
RJerald Clark17
RDale Murphy11
LDaryl Boston9
BGerald Young5
RChris Jones4
RJim Tatum1

DH

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Starters

RArmando Reynoso1.9 WAR
LBruce Ruffin1.6 WAR
RWillie Blair0.8 WAR
RDavid Nied0.8 WAR
LLance Painter0.5 WAR
RJeff Parrett0.4 WAR
RAndy Ashby⇄0.3 WAR
RBryn Smith0.2 WAR
RCurtis Leskanic0.2 WAR
RMo Sanford0.1 WAR
LBruce Hurst⇄0.1 WAR
LButch Henry⇄0.0 WAR
RKeith Shepherd-0.2 WAR
RKent Bottenfield⇄-0.2 WAR
RGreg Harris⇄-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDarren Holmes25 sv
LGary Wayne0 h
RSteve Reed0 h
RMarcus Moore0 h
RScott Fredrickson0 h
LMike Munoz⇄0 h
RMark Grant⇄0 h
RKeith Shepherd0 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 1992)

PlayerfWAR
Andres Galarraga4.2
Charlie Hayes3.9
Dante Bichette2.8
Armando Reynoso1.9
Bruce Ruffin1.6
Eric Young Sr.1.6

Key subtractions (gone from 1992)

Player1992 fWAR
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Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Rockies. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1993; everyone else is shown as a 1993 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Andres Galarraga 1993 +4.2 +40.7 0.8 +39.8 $0.2M 1.20× –
Charlie Hayes 1993 +3.9 +39.0 1.3 +37.7 $0.3M 1.25× –
Dante Bichette 1993 +2.8 +35.5 0.7 +34.8 $0.3M 1.60× –
Armando Reynoso 1993 +1.9 +22.7 0.1 +22.6 $0.1M 1.49× –
Bruce Ruffin 1993 +1.6 +12.8 0.6 +12.2 $0.3M 0.98× –
Eric Young Sr. 1993 +1.6 +10.3 0.1 +10.2 $0.1M 0.82× –
Darren Holmes 1993 +1.0 +10.3 0.2 +10.1 $0.2M 1.34× –
Jerald Clark 1993 +1.3 +8.6 0.7 +7.9 $0.5M 0.83× –
David Nied 1993 +0.8 +6.5 0.1 +6.3 $0.2M 1.02× –
Lance Painter 1993 +0.5 +4.0 0.1 +3.9 $0.2M 1.02× –
Willie Blair 1993 +0.8 +4.0 0.2 +3.8 $0.2M 0.67× –
Joe Girardi 1993 +0.8 +3.4 0.7 +2.7 $0.8M 0.52× –
Freddie Benavides 1993 +0.5 +2.3 0.2 +2.2 $0.4M 0.61× –
Andy Ashby↔ 1993 +0.3 +1.3 0.1 +1.2 $0.4M 0.67× –
Jeff Parrett 1993 +0.4 +2.1 0.8 +1.2 $2.1M 0.67× –
Curt Leskanic 1993 +0.2 +1.0 0.1 +0.9 $0.6M 0.67× –
Mike Munoz↔ 1993 +0.2 +1.1 0.1 +0.9 $0.7M 0.67× –
Bryn Smith 1993 +0.2 +0.9 0.2 +0.7 $1.4M 0.67× –
Gary Wayne 1993 +0.1 +0.6 0.3 +0.2 $3.1M 0.67× –
Butch Henry↔ 1993 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.1 $63.9M 1.02× –
Chris Jones 1993 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.1 $35.5M 0.83× –
Scott Service↔ 1993 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Danny Sheaffer 1993 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.52× –
Jayhawk Owens 1993 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.52× –
Alex Cole 1993 -0.0 -0.2 0.3 -0.6 – 0.83× –
Eric Wedge 1993 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.52× –
Bruce Hurst↔ 1993 +0.1 +0.8 1.8 -1.0 $18.0M 1.02× –
Scott Aldred↔ 1993 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Kent Bottenfield↔ 1993 -0.2 -1.6 0.0 -1.6 – 1.02× –
Vinny Castilla 1993 -0.4 -2.0 0.1 -2.1 – 0.61× –
Daryl Boston 1993 -0.3 -1.9 0.6 -2.4 – 0.83× –
Gerald Young 1993 -0.3 -2.2 0.3 -2.5 – 0.83× –
Jim Tatum 1993 -0.8 -3.6 0.1 -3.7 – 0.56× –
Steve Reed 1993 -0.7 -3.7 0.1 -3.8 – 0.67× –
Dale Murphy 1993 -0.6 -4.3 0.2 -4.5 – 0.83× –
Greg Harris↔ 1993 -0.6 -4.8 0.8 -5.5 – 1.02× –
Jay Gainer 1993 -0.4 -1.6 – – – 0.56× –
Keith Shepherd 1993 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Marcus Moore 1993 -0.7 -3.6 – – – 0.67× –
Mark Grant↔ 1993 -0.3 -1.7 – – – 0.67× –
Mark Knudson 1993 -0.4 -2.0 – – – 0.67× –
Mo Sanford 1993 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 1.02× –
Nelson Liriano 1993 +0.3 +1.4 – – – 0.61× –
Pedro Castellano 1993 -0.8 -3.9 – – – 0.58× –
Roberto Mejia 1993 -0.7 -3.3 – – – 0.56× –
Scott Fredrickson 1993 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+15.4+164.612.3+168.4—

Trades

Every graded 1993 deal involving the Rockies — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1993 · SDP / COL
SDP · Joe McIlvaine +$192.0M
Brad Ausmus, Doug Bochtler, Andy Ashby
COL · Bob Gebhard −$192.0M
Bruce Hurst, Greg Harris
SDP came out ahead by $192.0M
1993 · HOU / COL
HOU · Bill Wood +$2.4M
Braulio Castillo
COL · Bob Gebhard −$2.4M
Mark Grant
HOU came out ahead by $2.4M
1993 · SDP / COL
SDP · Joe McIlvaine +$3.2M
Denis Boucher
COL · Bob Gebhard −$3.2M
Jay Gainer
SDP came out ahead by $3.2M
1993 · COL / MIN
COL · Bob Gebhard +$3.2M
Gary Wayne, Rob Wassenaar
MIN · Terry Ryan −$3.2M
Brett Merriman
COL came out ahead by $3.2M
1993 · WSN / COL
WSN · Dan Duquette +$29.6M
Butch Henry
COL · Bob Gebhard −$29.6M
Kent Bottenfield
WSN came out ahead by $29.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1993 payroll
$12.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 1993, 1993–1999. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Bruce Hurst3513.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Andres Galarraga328.000$850k$3.9M$4.0M$4.5M$5.0MFREE AGENT
Jeff Parrett317.000$835kFREE AGENT
Bruce Ruffin297.000$550k$800k$1.0M$1.0MFREE AGENT
Daryl Boston309.000$550kFREE AGENT
Gerald Young286.000$310kFREE AGENT
Bryn Smith3712.000$250kFREE AGENT
Dale Murphy3717.000$200kFREE AGENT
Danny Sheaffer316.000$120k$185kFREE AGENT
Mark Grant299.000—FREE AGENT
Mark Knudson328.000—FREE AGENT
Nelson Liriano296.000—$275kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Charlie Hayes285.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Greg Harris295.000$752kFREE AGENT
Dante Bichette295.000$735kFREE AGENT
Jerald Clark295.000$690kFREE AGENT
Joe Girardi284.000$670kARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Cole273.000$350kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Wayne304.000$325kARB 3FREE AGENT
Darren Holmes273.000$235kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willie Blair273.000$172kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Munoz274.000$130kARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Aldred253.000$88kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Service265.000$12kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Freddie Benavides272.000$168kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Nied241.000$150kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Jones272.000$140kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Young Sr.261.000$120kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Wedge252.000$120kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vinny Castilla252.000$120kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Armando Reynoso272.000$120kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Reed281.000$115kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Tatum251.000$112kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jayhawk Owens240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lance Painter250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Curt Leskanic250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Butch Henry241.000$101kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Ashby252.000$94kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kent Bottenfield241.000$43kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Castellano230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Fredrickson25–—
Jay Gainer26–—
Roberto Mejia210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marcus Moore220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mo Sanford26–—
Keith Shepherd25–—

Graphs

How each 1993 acquisition stacked onto Rockies's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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