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Dodgers LAD

198673–89 (0.451)
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GM: Al Campanis

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1986, 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
$14M
Surplus $M
-6
Win %
0.451
TAB
-8.5
WAB
-12.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
28.8
Dead money %
49%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-5.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1986 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LMike Scioscia118
RAlex Trevino63
RJack Fimple7

1B

LGreg Brock99
REnos Cabell61
LLen Matuszek31
LFranklin Stubbs14
RLarry See9
RPedro Guerrero4
RBill Madlock2
RAlex Trevino1
RJack Fimple1

2B

RSteve Sax154
RBill Russell8
RDave Anderson5
RCraig Shipley1
RJack Fimple1

3B

RBill Madlock101
RJeff Hamilton67
RDave Anderson52
REnos Cabell7
RBill Russell1
RCraig Shipley1

SS

RMariano Duncan105
RDave Anderson34
RBill Russell32
RCraig Shipley10
RJeff Hamilton1

LF

LFranklin Stubbs108
LLen Matuszek35
RCesar Cedeno28
RBill Russell28
RReggie Williams26
LKen Landreaux20
RPedro Guerrero10
REnos Cabell2
RMike Marshall1
LTerry Whitfield1

CF

RReggie Williams79
LKen Landreaux68
RJose Gonzalez49
LFranklin Stubbs23
RCesar Cedeno3
LEd Amelung2
REnos Cabell1
RBill Russell1

RF

RMike Marshall97
RReggie Williams35
LRalph Bryant26
RBill Russell20
LFranklin Stubbs15
REnos Cabell13
RJose Gonzalez8
LEd Amelung2
LLen Matuszek2
LKen Landreaux1

DH

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Starters

LFernando Valenzuela6.7 WAR
RBob Welch5.4 WAR
ROrel Hershiser4.1 WAR
LRick Honeycutt3.2 WAR
RBrian Holton0.7 WAR
RAlejandro Pena0.4 WAR
LDennis Powell0.2 WAR
LJerry Reuss-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RKen Howell12 sv
LEd Vande Berg0 h
RTom Niedenfuer0 h
LCarlos Diaz0 h
RJoe Beckwith0 h
RBrian Holton0 h
RBalvino Galvez0 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 1985)

PlayerfWAR
Alex Trevino1.8
Larry See0.0
Jack Fimple-0.0
Ed Amelung-0.1
Jeff Hamilton-0.1
Cesar Cedeno-0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 1985)

Player1985 fWAR
Bob Bailor0.5
R.J. Reynolds0.5
Candy Maldonado0.4
Tom Brennan0.3
Steve Yeager0.2
Gilberto Reyes0.1

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Dodgers. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1986; everyone else is shown as a 1986 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Fernando Valenzuela 1986 +6.7 +134.3 1.6 +132.7 $0.2M 2.50× –
Bob Welch 1986 +5.4 +108.3 0.7 +107.5 $0.1M 2.50× –
Orel Hershiser 1986 +4.1 +71.8 1.0 +70.8 $0.2M 2.19× –
Rick Honeycutt 1986 +3.2 +50.2 0.8 +49.5 $0.2M 1.96× –
Steve Sax 1986 +4.5 +43.4 0.6 +42.8 $0.1M 1.20× –
Mike Scioscia 1986 +2.0 +12.3 0.8 +11.5 $0.4M 0.76× –
Alex Trevino 1986 +1.8 +10.8 0.4 +10.4 $0.2M 0.76× –
Len Matuszek 1986 +0.8 +5.0 0.2 +4.8 $0.3M 0.83× –
Greg Brock 1986 +1.0 +4.5 0.3 +4.1 $0.3M 0.56× –
Franklin Stubbs 1986 +0.6 +4.0 0.1 +3.9 $0.1M 0.83× –
Brian Holton 1986 +0.7 +3.5 0.1 +3.5 $0.1M 0.67× –
Bill Madlock 1986 +0.8 +3.9 0.8 +3.1 $1.0M 0.58× –
Ken Howell 1986 +0.3 +3.1 0.2 +2.9 $0.6M 1.34× –
Ken Landreaux 1986 +0.5 +3.0 0.6 +2.4 $1.4M 0.83× –
Alejandro Pena 1986 +0.4 +2.1 0.3 +1.7 $0.9M 0.67× –
Dennis Powell 1986 +0.2 +1.3 0.1 +1.2 $0.3M 0.67× –
Pedro Guerrero 1986 +0.4 +2.5 1.4 +1.1 $3.7M 0.83× –
Reggie Williams 1986 +0.1 +0.8 0.1 +0.8 $0.5M 0.83× –
Bill Russell 1986 +0.2 +1.0 0.5 +0.5 $2.2M 0.61× –
Mike Marshall 1986 +0.1 +0.7 0.7 +0.1 $6.1M 0.83× –
Dave Anderson 1986 -0.0 -0.0 0.2 -0.2 – 0.58× –
Jeff Hamilton 1986 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.6 – 0.58× –
Jose Gonzalez 1986 -0.3 -2.1 0.1 -2.2 – 0.83× –
Joe Beckwith 1986 -0.4 -2.3 0.2 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Cesar Cedeno 1986 -0.4 -2.5 0.2 -2.7 – 0.83× –
Jerry Reuss 1986 -0.2 -1.7 1.0 -2.7 – 1.02× –
Mariano Duncan 1986 -0.7 -3.5 0.1 -3.6 – 0.61× –
Ed Vande Berg 1986 -0.6 -3.2 0.5 -3.7 – 0.67× –
Enos Cabell 1986 -1.0 -4.6 0.5 -5.0 – 0.56× –
Tom Niedenfuer 1986 -0.6 -6.2 0.5 -6.7 – 1.34× –
Balvino Galvez 1986 -0.5 -2.5 – – – 0.67× –
Carlos Diaz 1986 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Craig Shipley 1986 -0.7 -3.2 – – – 0.61× –
Ed Amelung 1986 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.83× –
Jack Fimple 1986 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Larry See 1986 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Ralph Bryant 1986 +0.7 +4.6 – – – 0.83× –
Terry Whitfield 1986 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+28.8+437.814.7+425.4—

Trades

Every graded 1986 deal involving the Dodgers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 2 total.

1986 · LAD / MIL
LAD · Al Campanis +$73.6M
Tim Leary, Tim Crews
MIL · Harry Dalton −$73.6M
Greg Brock
LAD came out ahead by $73.6M
1986 · LAD / SEA
LAD · Al Campanis +$4.8M
Matt Young
SEA · Dick Balderson −$4.8M
Dennis Powell, Mike Watters
LAD came out ahead by $4.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1986 payroll
$14.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 1986, 1986–1992. 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 (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1986198719881989199019911992
Fernando Valenzuela256.000$1.6M$1.9M$2.0M$1.9M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Pedro Guerrero308.000$1.4M$1.5M$985kFREE AGENT
Jerry Reuss3717.000$1.0M$748kFREE AGENT
Bill Madlock3513.000$842k$685kFREE AGENT
Mike Scioscia276.000$800k$875k$1.0M$1.1M$1.2M$2.2M$2.2M
Rick Honeycutt329.000$755k$639kFREE AGENT
Bob Welch298.000$744k$838kFREE AGENT
Ken Landreaux319.000$638k$738kFREE AGENT
Enos Cabell3614.000$450kFREE AGENT
Bill Russell3717.000$450kFREE AGENT
Alex Trevino288.000$409k$370kFREE AGENT
Joe Beckwith317.000$200kFREE AGENT
Cesar Cedeno3516.000$200kFREE AGENT
Terry Whitfield3312.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1986198719881989199019911992
Orel Hershiser273.000$1.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Marshall265.000$650kFREE AGENT
Steve Sax265.000$585kFREE AGENT
Tom Niedenfuer265.000$531kFREE AGENT
Ed Vande Berg274.000$455kARB 3FREE AGENT
Alejandro Pena275.000$350kFREE AGENT
Greg Brock294.000$325kARB 3FREE AGENT
Len Matuszek315.000$220kFREE AGENT
Dave Anderson253.000$200kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Diaz284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Fimple273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1986198719881989199019911992
Ken Howell252.000$175kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mariano Duncan231.000$150kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Gonzalez211.000$65kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Franklin Stubbs252.000$65kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dennis Powell221.000$62kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Hamilton220.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Holton261.000$60kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reggie Williams251.000$60kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ed Amelung27–—
Ralph Bryant25–—
Balvino Galvez22–—
Larry See26–—
Craig Shipley230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1986 acquisition stacked onto Dodgers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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