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Rockies COL

199972–90 (0.444)
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GM: Gary Hughes

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
$56M
Surplus $M
-43
Win %
0.444
TAB
-26.4
WAB
-11.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
9.6
Dead money %
42%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-11.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1999 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RHenry Blanco86
LJeff Reed⇄45
RKirt Manwaring44
RBen Petrick19

1B

LTodd Helton156
RAngel Echevarria10
RKurt Abbott8
LJ.R. Phillips4

2B

RKurt Abbott66
RTerry Shumpert54
RMike Lansing35
LLenny Harris⇄24
RChris Sexton10
RChris Petersen6

3B

RVinny Castilla157
RTerry Shumpert14

SS

BNeifi Perez157
RChris Sexton6
RKurt Abbott3
RJuan Sosa2
RTerry Shumpert2
RChris Petersen1

LF

RDante Bichette144
RAngel Echevarria20
BJeff Barry14
RTerry Shumpert6
RPat Watkins4
RChris Sexton3
LLenny Harris⇄3
REdgard Clemente2
BJohn Cangelosi1
LJ.R. Phillips1
RHenry Blanco1
RJuan Sosa1

CF

REdgard Clemente45
BJeff Barry32
RChris Sexton9
RTerry Shumpert9
RJuan Sosa5
RKurt Abbott2
RPat Watkins1

RF

LLarry Walker114
RAngel Echevarria31
BJeff Barry15
RDerrick Gibson10
LJ.R. Phillips6
RPat Watkins5
RTerry Shumpert4
REdgard Clemente4
RKurt Abbott2
RChris Sexton1
RMike Kelly1

DH

RDante Bichette2
LJeff Reed⇄1
RKirt Manwaring1
LLarry Walker1
LLenny Harris⇄1

Starters

RPedro Astacio4.3 WAR
LBrian Bohanon1.9 WAR
RJamey Wright0.8 WAR
RDarryl Kile0.6 WAR
RJohn Thomson0.2 WAR
LRoberto Ramirez0.1 WAR
RMark Brownson-0.0 WAR
RLuther Hackman-0.3 WAR
LBobby Jones-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDave Veres31 sv
RJerry Dipoto15 h
RMike DeJean9 h
RCurtis Leskanic7 h
LRoberto Ramirez3 h
RDave Lee2 h
LChuck McElroy⇄0 h
RDave Wainhouse0 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
Brian Bohanon1.9
Henry Blanco0.5
David Lee0.3
Rigo Beltran0.1
Roberto Ramirez0.1
Mike Kelly0.0

Key subtractions (gone from 1998)

Player1998 fWAR
John Vander Wal1.0
Ellis Burks0.7
Mike Munoz0.4
Greg Colbrunn0.2
Kevin Ritz0.1
Lariel Gonzalez0.0

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

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Pedro Astacio 1999 +4.3 +75.9 6.2 +69.7 $1.4M 2.19× –
Larry Walker 1999 +4.7 +67.9 5.4 +62.5 $1.1M 1.79× –
Todd Helton 1999 +3.0 +25.6 0.8 +24.8 $0.3M 1.07× –
Brian Bohanon 1999 +1.9 +23.0 2.1 +20.9 $1.1M 1.49× –
Terry Shumpert 1999 +2.2 +14.5 0.2 +14.3 $0.1M 0.82× –
Jamey Wright 1999 +0.8 +6.2 0.4 +5.8 $0.5M 1.02× –
Curt Leskanic 1999 +1.2 +6.2 1.1 +5.1 $0.9M 0.67× –
Henry Blanco 1999 +0.5 +2.1 0.2 +1.9 $0.4M 0.52× –
John Thomson 1999 +0.2 +1.7 0.3 +1.4 $1.5M 1.02× –
David Lee 1999 +0.3 +1.5 0.2 +1.3 $0.7M 0.67× –
Dave Veres 1999 +0.2 +2.2 1.2 +1.0 $5.7M 1.34× –
Jerry Dipoto 1999 +0.6 +3.2 2.2 +1.0 $3.7M 0.67× –
Rigo Beltran↔ 1999 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $1.0M 0.67× –
Roberto Ramirez 1999 +0.1 +0.3 0.2 +0.1 $3.5M 0.67× –
Brian McRae↔ 1999 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 – 0.83× –
Kirt Manwaring 1999 -0.2 -0.7 0.7 -1.4 – 0.52× –
Mike Porzio 1999 -0.3 -1.4 0.2 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Chris Sexton 1999 -0.3 -1.5 0.2 -1.7 – 0.56× –
Pat Watkins 1999 -0.3 -2.1 0.2 -2.3 – 0.83× –
Chuck McElroy↔ 1999 -0.3 -1.8 0.8 -2.6 – 0.67× –
Jeff Reed↔ 1999 -0.4 -2.4 0.6 -3.0 – 0.69× –
Darryl Kile 1999 +0.6 +5.3 8.4 -3.2 $13.0M 1.02× –
Edgard Clemente 1999 -0.5 -3.1 0.2 -3.3 – 0.83× –
Vinny Castilla 1999 +0.6 +2.7 6.0 -3.3 $10.4M 0.58× –
Lenny Harris↔ 1999 -0.6 -2.5 0.9 -3.5 – 0.56× –
Bobby Jones 1999 -0.4 -3.4 0.2 -3.6 – 1.02× –
Mike DeJean 1999 -0.7 -3.8 0.3 -4.1 – 0.67× –
Jeff Barry 1999 -0.7 -4.8 0.2 -5.0 – 0.83× –
Kurt Abbott 1999 -1.0 -4.3 0.9 -5.2 – 0.56× –
Angel Echevarria 1999 -0.8 -5.3 0.2 -5.5 – 0.83× –
Mike Lansing 1999 -0.1 -0.5 5.8 -6.3 – 0.56× –
Neifi Perez 1999 -1.3 -6.3 0.4 -6.7 – 0.61× –
Darryl Hamilton↔ 1999 -0.8 -5.3 2.3 -7.5 – 0.83× –
Dante Bichette 1999 -2.1 -14.3 7.2 -21.5 – 0.83× –
Ben Petrick 1999 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.52× –
Chris Petersen 1999 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.56× –
David Wainhouse 1999 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Derrick Gibson 1999 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.83× –
J.R. Phillips 1999 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.83× –
John Cangelosi 1999 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Juan Sosa 1999 -0.1 -0.9 – – – 0.83× –
Luther Hackman 1999 -0.3 -2.0 – – – 1.02× –
Mark Brownson 1999 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 1.02× –
Mike Kelly 1999 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+9.7+169.956.5+118.5—

Trades

Every graded 1999 deal involving the Rockies — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 11 total.

1999 · STL / COL
STL · Walt Jocketty +$72.8M
Darryl Kile, Luther Hackman, Dave Veres
COL · Gary Hughes −$72.8M
Manny Aybar, Brent Butler, Rich Croushore, José Jiménez
STL came out ahead by $72.8M
1999 · COL / TBR
COL · Gary Hughes +$48.8M
Rolando Arrojo, Aaron Ledesma
TBR · Chuck Lamar −$48.8M
Vinny Castilla
COL came out ahead by $48.8M
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
1999 · COL / NYM
COL · Gary Hughes +$15.2M
Rigo Beltrán, Tom Johnson, Brian McRae
NYM · Steve Phillips −$15.2M
Darryl Hamilton, Chuck McElroy
COL came out ahead by $15.2M
1999 · MIL / COL / OAK
MIL · Sal Bando +$17.6M
Henry Blanco, Jamey Wright, Jimmy Haynes
COL · Gary Hughes +$8.8M
Jeff Cirillo, Scott Karl
OAK · Billy Beane −$26.4M
Justin Miller
MIL came out ahead by $17.6M 3-team
1999 · COL / ARI
COL · Gary Hughes +$11.2M
Belvani Martinez
ARI · Joe Garagiola −$11.2M
Lenny Harris
COL came out ahead by $11.2M
1999 · COL / MIL
COL · Gary Hughes +$18.4M
Mike Myers
MIL · Sal Bando −$18.4M
Curt Leskanic
COL came out ahead by $18.4M
1999 · MIA / COL
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$2.4M
Kevin Gordon
COL · Gary Hughes −$2.4M
Pat Watkins
MIA came out ahead by $2.4M
1999 · COL / CHC
COL · Gary Hughes +$0.8M
John Cotton, Kevin Rawitzer
CHC · Ed Lynch −$0.8M
Tarrik Brock
COL came out ahead by $0.8M
1999 · COL / MIN
COL · Gary Hughes +$0.0M
Chris Latham
MIN · Terry Ryan +$0.0M
Scott Randall
Even trade
1999 · COL / TOR
COL · Gary Hughes +$13.6M
Pat Lynch
TOR · Gord Ash −$13.6M
Brian McRae
COL came out ahead by $13.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1999 payroll
$56.4M

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 (20)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Darryl Kile308.000$8.4MFREE AGENT
Dante Bichette3511.000$7.2MFREE AGENT
Pedro Astacio307.000$6.2M$6.3M$5.8MFREE AGENT
Vinny Castilla318.000$6.0MFREE AGENT$2.1M
Mike Lansing316.000$5.8M$4.0MFREE AGENT
Larry Walker3210.000$5.4M$12.1M$12.2M$12.7M$12.7M$6.8MFREE AGENT
Darryl Hamilton3411.000$2.3MFREE AGENT
Jerry Dipoto316.000$2.2M$2.4MFREE AGENT
Brian Bohanon309.000$2.1M$3.0M$4.0MFREE AGENT
Curt Leskanic316.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Lenny Harris3411.000$931kFREE AGENT
Kurt Abbott306.000$900kFREE AGENT
Chuck McElroy3110.000$769kFREE AGENT
Kirt Manwaring3312.000$700kFREE AGENT
Jeff Reed3615.000$581kFREE AGENT
Terry Shumpert329.000$220k$650k$725k$775kFREE AGENT
Brian McRae319.000$196kFREE AGENT
John Cangelosi3614.000—FREE AGENT
J.R. Phillips296.000—FREE AGENT
David Wainhouse318.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (6)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Dave Veres325.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Neifi Perez263.000$400kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jamey Wright243.000$375kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Angel Echevarria283.000$220kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Barry294.000$202kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Kelly295.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (18)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Todd Helton252.000$750kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike DeJean282.000$300kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Thomson252.000$300kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Jones272.000$245kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Henry Blanco272.000$215kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Watkins262.000$208kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roberto Ramirez271.000$206kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Sexton270.000$202kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edgard Clemente231.000$202kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Porzio260.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Lee260.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rigo Beltran292.000$78kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Brownson24–—
Derrick Gibson24–—
Chris Petersen28–—
Ben Petrick220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Sosa23–—
Luther Hackman240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

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

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