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Rockies COL

199683–79 (0.512)
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GM: Bob Gebhard

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1996, 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
$35M
Surplus $M
-12
Win %
0.512
TAB
-8.2
WAB
+0.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
26.8
Dead money %
33%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-5.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1996 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LJeff Reed111
RJayhawk Owens68
RSteve Decker⇄10
RJorge Brito8

1B

RAndres Galarraga159
LJohn Vander Wal10

2B

REric Young Sr.139
BJason Bates37
BNeifi Perez4
RPedro Castellano3

3B

RVinny Castilla160
BJason Bates12
RAndres Galarraga1
RPedro Castellano1

SS

BWalt Weiss155
BJason Bates18
BNeifi Perez14

LF

REllis Burks129
LJohn Vander Wal24
RDante Bichette19
LMilt Thompson⇄14
BQuinton McCracken8
LEric Anthony⇄8
RAngel Echevarria4
RHarvey Pulliam3
RPedro Castellano1

CF

BQuinton McCracken85
LLarry Walker54
REllis Burks32
LEric Anthony⇄5
BTerry Jones4

RF

RDante Bichette138
LLarry Walker33
LEric Anthony⇄19
RAngel Echevarria7
BQuinton McCracken4
RAlan Cockrell1
LJohn Vander Wal1

DH

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Starters

RKevin Ritz2.2 WAR
RArmando Reynoso1.4 WAR
RJamey Wright0.9 WAR
RRoger Bailey0.9 WAR
RMark Thompson0.7 WAR
RBill Swift0.4 WAR
RMarvin Freeman⇄0.3 WAR
RBryan Rekar-0.0 WAR
LMike Farmer-0.1 WAR
RDavid Nied-0.2 WAR
LLance Painter-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ LBruce Ruffin24 sv
RCurtis Leskanic0 h
RSteve Reed0 h
RDarren Holmes0 h
LMike Munoz0 h
LLance Painter0 h
RJohn Habyan0 h
RJohn Burke0 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 1995)

PlayerfWAR
Jamey Wright0.9
Jeff Reed0.7
Steve Decker0.3
John Burke0.1
John Habyan-0.0
Ryan Hawblitzel-0.0

Key subtractions (gone from 1995)

Player1995 fWAR
Joe Grahe0.7
Bret Saberhagen0.1
A.J. Sager0.0
Craig Counsell0.0
Omar Olivares-0.0
Mike Kingery-0.1

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 1996; everyone else is shown as a 1996 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Ellis Burks 1996 +7.2 +118.5 4.0 +114.5 $0.6M 2.05× –
Vinny Castilla 1996 +3.3 +29.8 1.2 +28.6 $0.4M 1.12× –
Kevin Ritz 1996 +2.2 +25.9 0.7 +25.2 $0.3M 1.49× –
Bruce Ruffin 1996 +1.7 +25.9 1.0 +24.9 $0.6M 1.95× –
Andres Galarraga 1996 +3.2 +27.8 4.5 +23.3 $1.4M 1.07× –
Eric Young Sr. 1996 +2.8 +24.1 1.1 +23.0 $0.4M 1.07× –
Armando Reynoso 1996 +1.4 +11.7 0.4 +11.3 $0.3M 1.02× –
Jamey Wright 1996 +0.9 +7.1 0.1 +7.0 $0.1M 1.02× –
Mark Thompson 1996 +0.7 +6.0 0.1 +5.8 $0.2M 1.02× –
Roger Bailey 1996 +0.9 +5.0 0.1 +4.9 $0.2M 0.67× –
Darren Holmes 1996 +1.1 +5.9 1.2 +4.8 $1.0M 0.67× –
Larry Walker 1996 +1.3 +8.6 4.4 +4.3 $3.4M 0.83× –
Mike Munoz 1996 +0.7 +3.8 0.3 +3.5 $0.4M 0.67× –
Jeff Reed 1996 +0.7 +3.1 0.5 +2.6 $0.7M 0.52× –
Curt Leskanic 1996 +0.3 +2.7 0.3 +2.4 $1.1M 1.34× –
Dante Bichette 1996 +0.9 +5.8 3.6 +2.3 $4.1M 0.83× –
Trenidad Hubbard↔ 1996 +0.3 +1.9 0.1 +1.8 $0.4M 0.83× –
Steve Reed 1996 +0.4 +1.9 0.5 +1.4 $1.3M 0.67× –
Walt Weiss 1996 +0.5 +2.4 1.6 +0.8 $3.3M 0.61× –
Marvin Freeman↔ 1996 +0.3 +2.7 2.4 +0.3 $7.3M 1.02× –
John Vander Wal 1996 +0.1 +0.6 0.5 +0.1 $6.0M 0.83× –
Quinton McCracken 1996 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.3 – 0.83× –
Bryan Rekar 1996 -0.0 -0.3 0.1 -0.5 – 1.02× –
Jayhawk Owens 1996 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 – 0.52× –
Jorge Brito 1996 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.52× –
Pedro Castellano 1996 -0.4 -1.9 0.1 -2.0 – 0.56× –
Bill Swift 1996 +0.4 +2.2 4.6 -2.4 $11.3M 0.67× –
Eric Anthony↔ 1996 -0.3 -2.3 0.4 -2.7 – 0.83× –
Lance Painter 1996 -0.6 -3.0 0.2 -3.2 – 0.67× –
Milt Thompson↔ 1996 -0.5 -3.1 0.1 -3.2 – 0.83× –
Neifi Perez 1996 -0.8 -3.7 0.1 -3.8 – 0.61× –
Jason Bates 1996 -0.9 -4.1 0.2 -4.3 – 0.56× –
Alan Cockrell 1996 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Angel Echevarria 1996 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.83× –
David Nied 1996 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Garvin Alston 1996 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Harvey Pulliam 1996 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.83× –
John Burke 1996 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
John Habyan 1996 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Farmer 1996 -0.1 -1.2 – – – 1.02× –
Robbie Beckett 1996 -0.3 -1.8 – – – 0.67× –
Ryan Hawblitzel 1996 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Steve Decker↔ 1996 +0.3 +1.3 – – – 0.52× –
Terry Jones 1996 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+26.8+298.234.8+269.0—

Trades

Every graded 1996 deal involving the Rockies — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 1 total.

1996 · NYM / COL
NYM · Joe McIlvaine +$5.6M
Armando Reynoso
COL · Bob Gebhard −$5.6M
Jerry Dipoto
NYM came out ahead by $5.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1996 payroll
$34.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 1996, 1996–2002. 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 (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1996199719981999200020012002
Bill Swift3411.000$4.6M$4.6MFREE AGENT
Andres Galarraga3511.000$4.5M$5.0MFREE AGENT
Larry Walker297.000$4.4M$6.3M$6.0M$5.4M$12.1M$12.2M$12.7M
Ellis Burks319.000$4.0M$4.0M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Dante Bichette328.000$3.6M$5.2M$5.3M$7.2MFREE AGENT
Marvin Freeman3310.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Walt Weiss329.000$1.6M$2.7MFREE AGENT
Darren Holmes306.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Bruce Ruffin3210.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Kevin Ritz317.000$740k$2.5M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Jeff Reed3312.000$525k$650k$1.5M$719kFREE AGENT
Eric Anthony287.000$415kFREE AGENT
Mike Munoz307.000$290k$350k$585kFREE AGENT
Milt Thompson3712.000$68kFREE AGENT
Steve Decker306.000—FREE AGENT
John Habyan3211.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1996199719981999200020012002
Vinny Castilla285.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Eric Young Sr.294.000$1.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
John Vander Wal305.000$512kFREE AGENT
Steve Reed314.000$450kARB 3FREE AGENT
Armando Reynoso305.000$440kFREE AGENT
Curt Leskanic283.000$270kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lance Painter283.000$167kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jayhawk Owens273.000$155kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Castellano263.000$120kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Nied274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Harvey Pulliam285.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (17)

PlayerAgeSvc1996199719981999200020012002
Jason Bates251.000$182kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roger Bailey251.000$150kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Thompson252.000$145kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Rekar241.000$135kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Brito301.000$130kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Quinton McCracken251.000$112kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jamey Wright210.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Neifi Perez230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trenidad Hubbard322.000$104kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Garvin Alston24–—
Robbie Beckett23–—
John Burke260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alan Cockrell33–—
Angel Echevarria250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Farmer27–—
Ryan Hawblitzel25–—
Terry Jones250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1996 acquisition stacked onto Rockies's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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