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Rockies COL

199453–64 (0.453)
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GM: Bob Gebhard

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
$24M
Surplus $M
-9
Win %
0.453
TAB
-13.3
WAB
-3.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
12.5
Dead money %
39%
Depth Players
1.0
Dead WAR
-3.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1994 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJoe Girardi93
RDanny Sheaffer30
RJayhawk Owens6

1B

RAndres Galarraga103
LJohn Vander Wal14
RDanny Sheaffer2
RVinny Castilla2
LTy Van Burkleo2
BHoward Johnson1
LMike Kingery1

2B

BNelson Liriano79
RRoberto Mejia34
RVinny Castilla14
REric Young Sr.1

3B

RCharlie Hayes110
RVinny Castilla9
BNelson Liriano2

SS

BWalt Weiss110
RVinny Castilla18
BNelson Liriano3

LF

BHoward Johnson62
REric Young Sr.60
LMike Kingery20
LJohn Vander Wal5
RChris Jones4
RTrenidad Hubbard2
RDanny Sheaffer1

CF

LMike Kingery77
REllis Burks39
RChris Jones13
RTrenidad Hubbard3

RF

RDante Bichette116
LJohn Vander Wal2
LMike Kingery2

DH

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Starters

RMarvin Freeman2.1 WAR
RKevin Ritz0.8 WAR
RDavid Nied0.8 WAR
LLance Painter0.6 WAR
RMike Harkey0.5 WAR
RArmando Reynoso0.3 WAR
RCurtis Leskanic0.3 WAR
RGreg Harris0.3 WAR
RKent Bottenfield⇄0.2 WAR
RWillie Blair0.1 WAR
RMark Thompson-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ LBruce Ruffin16 sv
RSteve Reed0 h
LMike Munoz0 h
RWillie Blair0 h
RMarcus Moore0 h
RDarren Holmes0 h
RKent Bottenfield⇄0 h
RCurtis Leskanic0 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
Marvin Freeman2.1
Mike Kingery1.5
Ellis Burks1.2
Kevin Ritz0.8
John Vander Wal0.6
Mike Harkey0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 1993)

Player1993 fWAR
Jerald Clark1.3
Freddie Benavides0.5
Jeff Parrett0.4
Andy Ashby0.3
Bryn Smith0.2
Gary Wayne0.1

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

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Marvin Freeman 1994 +2.1 +25.0 0.5 +24.5 $0.2M 1.49× –
Dante Bichette 1994 +1.5 +15.1 2.9 +12.2 $1.8M 1.22× –
Mike Kingery 1994 +1.5 +9.8 0.2 +9.6 $0.2M 0.83× –
Andres Galarraga 1994 +1.7 +11.4 3.9 +7.5 $2.2M 0.81× –
Bruce Ruffin 1994 +0.7 +7.6 0.8 +6.8 $1.1M 1.34× –
David Nied 1994 +0.8 +6.6 0.2 +6.4 $0.2M 1.02× –
Ellis Burks 1994 +1.2 +8.3 2.3 +6.0 $1.9M 0.83× –
Kevin Ritz 1994 +0.8 +6.2 0.2 +6.0 $0.2M 1.02× –
Eric Young Sr. 1994 +0.8 +5.2 0.2 +5.0 $0.3M 0.83× –
Lance Painter 1994 +0.6 +4.6 0.1 +4.5 $0.2M 1.02× –
Mike Harkey 1994 +0.5 +3.9 0.6 +3.3 $1.3M 1.02× –
John Vander Wal 1994 +0.6 +2.9 0.2 +2.7 $0.3M 0.56× –
Armando Reynoso 1994 +0.3 +2.8 0.2 +2.6 $0.7M 1.02× –
Nelson Liriano 1994 +0.5 +2.1 0.3 +1.8 $0.6M 0.56× –
Curt Leskanic 1994 +0.3 +1.5 0.1 +1.4 $0.4M 0.67× –
Charlie Hayes 1994 +0.9 +4.4 3.1 +1.3 $3.3M 0.58× –
Kent Bottenfield↔ 1994 +0.2 +1.1 0.2 +0.9 $0.8M 0.67× –
Jayhawk Owens 1994 +0.2 +0.8 0.1 +0.7 $0.6M 0.52× –
Greg Harris 1994 +0.3 +2.1 1.9 +0.2 $7.4M 1.02× –
Mike Munoz 1994 +0.0 +0.3 0.2 +0.1 $3.9M 0.67× –
Roberto Mejia 1994 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.1 $2.2M 0.56× –
Trenidad Hubbard 1994 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $2.9M 0.83× –
Joe Girardi 1994 +0.2 +0.8 1.0 -0.2 $5.0M 0.52× –
Vinny Castilla 1994 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 – 0.61× –
Marcus Moore 1994 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Steve Reed 1994 -0.2 -0.9 0.2 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Mark Thompson 1994 -0.3 -2.1 0.1 -2.2 – 1.02× –
Chris Jones 1994 -0.3 -2.3 0.2 -2.4 – 0.83× –
Danny Sheaffer 1994 -0.6 -2.4 0.2 -2.6 – 0.52× –
Darren Holmes 1994 -0.4 -2.2 0.7 -2.9 – 0.67× –
Howard Johnson 1994 -0.2 -1.7 1.7 -3.4 – 0.83× –
Walt Weiss 1994 -0.9 -4.3 0.6 -4.9 – 0.61× –
Willie Blair 1994 +0.1 +0.4 0.3 +0.0 $4.8M 0.67× –
Bruce Walton 1994 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Jim Czajkowski 1994 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Ty Van Burkleo 1994 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+12.5+104.423.7+82.8—

Trades

Every graded 1994 deal involving the Rockies — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 2 total.

1994 · COL / BOS
COL · Bob Gebhard +$0.8M
Brian Conroy
BOS · Lou Gorman −$0.8M
Keith Shepherd
COL came out ahead by $0.8M
1994 · COL / WSN
COL · Bob Gebhard +$6.4M
Ivan Arteaga, Rod Pedraza
WSN · Dan Duquette −$6.4M
Freddie Benavides
COL came out ahead by $6.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

1994 payroll
$23.8M

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
Andres Galarraga339.000$3.9M$4.0M$4.5M$5.0MFREE AGENT
Charlie Hayes296.000$3.1MFREE AGENT
Dante Bichette306.000$2.9M$3.4M$3.6M$5.2M$5.3M$7.2MFREE AGENT
Ellis Burks297.000$2.3M$3.3M$4.0M$4.0M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Greg Harris306.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Howard Johnson3312.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Bruce Ruffin308.000$800k$1.0M$1.0MFREE AGENT
Mike Harkey276.000$625kFREE AGENT
Walt Weiss307.000$600k$2.3M$1.6M$2.7MFREE AGENT
Marvin Freeman318.000$512k$1.9M$2.4MFREE AGENT
Nelson Liriano307.000$275kFREE AGENT
Mike Kingery338.000$250k$700kFREE AGENT
Danny Sheaffer327.000$185kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Joe Girardi295.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Darren Holmes284.000$740kARB 3FREE AGENT
Willie Blair284.000$325kARB 3FREE AGENT
Armando Reynoso283.000$224kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Vander Wal283.000$195kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Munoz285.000$195kFREE AGENT
Vinny Castilla263.000$192kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Jones283.000$175kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Ritz295.000$165kFREE AGENT
Bruce Walton313.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Eric Young Sr.272.000$205kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Nied252.000$190kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Reed292.000$185kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kent Bottenfield252.000$176kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roberto Mejia221.000$130kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marcus Moore231.000$123kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Curt Leskanic261.000$122kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jayhawk Owens251.000$122kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lance Painter261.000$120kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trenidad Hubbard300.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Thompson230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Czajkowski30–—
Ty Van Burkleo301.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

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

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