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GM: Al Campanis

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1987, 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
-6
Win %
0.451
TAB
-10.8
WAB
-11.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
25.5
Dead money %
30%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-7.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1987 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LMike Scioscia138
RAlex Trevino45
ROrlando Mercado⇄7
RGilberto Reyes1

1B

LFranklin Stubbs111
RPedro Guerrero40
RMickey Hatcher37
RTracy Woodson7
LDanny Heep6
LLen Matuszek3

2B

RSteve Sax152
RPhil Garner⇄10
RMike Sharperson⇄8
RMariano Duncan7
RDave Anderson5
RBrad Wellman1

3B

RPhil Garner⇄59
RMickey Hatcher49
RTracy Woodson45
RDave Anderson35
RJeff Hamilton31
RBill Madlock⇄21
RCraig Shipley6
RMike Sharperson⇄2
RAlex Trevino1
RBrad Wellman1
RSteve Sax1

SS

RMariano Duncan67
RDave Anderson65
RGlenn Hoffman⇄40
RCraig Shipley18
RBrad Wellman1
RJeff Hamilton1
RPhil Garner⇄1

LF

RPedro Guerrero109
RTito Landrum⇄21
LDanny Heep17
RReggie Williams16
LKen Landreaux15
LFranklin Stubbs13
RMike Devereaux11
LChris Gwynn10
LRalph Bryant8
RJose Gonzalez8
BMike Ramsey4
RMariano Duncan1
RAlex Trevino1
RMickey Hatcher1
RSteve Sax1

CF

BJohn Shelby⇄121
BMike Ramsey38
RReggie Williams6
LKen Landreaux6
RJose Gonzalez5
RMike Devereaux2

RF

RMike Marshall102
LKen Landreaux45
RTito Landrum⇄31
LRalph Bryant12
RReggie Williams9
RMickey Hatcher6
LFranklin Stubbs6
LDanny Heep6
RMike Devereaux5
RJose Gonzalez3
RAlex Trevino1
RMariano Duncan1
BMike Ramsey1

DH

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Starters

ROrel Hershiser6.1 WAR
RBob Welch4.7 WAR
LFernando Valenzuela2.3 WAR
LRick Honeycutt⇄2.0 WAR
RTim Belcher0.9 WAR
RAlejandro Pena0.8 WAR
RShawn Hillegas0.6 WAR
RTim Leary0.3 WAR
RKen Howell0.2 WAR
LBrad Havens-0.1 WAR
RBrian Holton-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ LMatt Young11 sv
RBrian Holton0 h
RKen Howell0 h
LBrad Havens0 h
RTim Crews0 h
RTom Niedenfuer⇄0 h
RRon Davis⇄0 h
RJack Savage0 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 1986)

PlayerfWAR
John Shelby2.4
Matt Young1.1
Tim Belcher0.9
Mickey Hatcher0.8
Shawn Hillegas0.6
Tim Leary0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 1986)

Player1986 fWAR
Greg Brock1.0
Dennis Powell0.2
Bill Russell0.2
Carlos Diaz0.1
Larry See0.0
Jack Fimple-0.0

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 1987; everyone else is shown as a 1987 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Orel Hershiser 1987 +6.1 +122.5 0.8 +121.7 $0.1M 2.50× –
Bob Welch 1987 +4.7 +82.6 0.8 +81.8 $0.2M 2.19× –
Pedro Guerrero 1987 +5.0 +71.3 1.5 +69.7 $0.3M 1.79× –
Fernando Valenzuela 1987 +2.3 +26.8 1.9 +24.9 $0.8M 1.49× –
Rick Honeycutt↔ 1987 +2.0 +24.3 0.6 +23.7 $0.3M 1.49× –
John Shelby↔ 1987 +2.4 +23.6 0.3 +23.3 $0.1M 1.22× –
Mike Scioscia 1987 +2.7 +21.4 0.9 +20.5 $0.3M 1.00× –
Matt Young 1987 +1.1 +11.8 0.3 +11.5 $0.3M 1.34× –
Alejandro Pena 1987 +0.8 +8.1 0.3 +7.8 $0.4M 1.34× –
Shawn Hillegas 1987 +0.6 +5.0 0.1 +5.0 $0.1M 1.02× –
Mike Marshall 1987 +0.8 +5.2 0.7 +4.6 $0.9M 0.83× –
Mickey Hatcher 1987 +0.8 +3.6 0.1 +3.6 $0.1M 0.58× –
Steve Sax 1987 +0.6 +2.5 0.7 +1.8 $1.3M 0.56× –
Tim Crews 1987 +0.3 +1.8 0.1 +1.7 $0.2M 0.67× –
Tim Leary 1987 +0.3 +1.8 0.2 +1.7 $0.5M 0.67× –
Jerry Reuss↔ 1987 +0.0 +0.2 0.0 +0.2 $1.1M 0.67× –
Alex Trevino 1987 +0.0 +0.2 0.4 -0.2 $8.4M 0.52× –
Brad Wellman 1987 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.56× –
Tom Niedenfuer↔ 1987 -0.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Dave Anderson 1987 -0.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 – 0.61× –
Brad Havens 1987 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Franklin Stubbs 1987 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.6 – 0.56× –
Ron Davis↔ 1987 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Brian Holton 1987 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Glenn Hoffman↔ 1987 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.61× –
Jeff Hamilton 1987 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.58× –
Len Matuszek 1987 -0.2 -1.1 0.3 -1.3 – 0.56× –
Tito Landrum↔ 1987 -0.2 -1.5 0.0 -1.6 – 0.83× –
Bill Madlock↔ 1987 -0.3 -1.6 0.2 -1.7 – 0.58× –
Phil Garner↔ 1987 -0.3 -1.6 0.3 -1.9 – 0.58× –
Mariano Duncan 1987 -0.4 -2.2 0.1 -2.3 – 0.61× –
Craig Shipley 1987 -0.5 -2.3 0.1 -2.4 – 0.61× –
Ken Landreaux 1987 -0.4 -2.8 0.7 -3.6 – 0.83× –
Tracy Woodson 1987 -1.0 -4.7 0.1 -4.7 – 0.58× –
Danny Heep 1987 -0.8 -5.0 0.3 -5.3 – 0.83× –
Bill Krueger↔ 1987 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Gwynn 1987 -0.5 -3.3 – – – 0.83× –
Jack Savage 1987 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Jose Gonzalez 1987 +0.4 +2.7 – – – 0.83× –
Ken Howell 1987 +0.2 +1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Devereaux 1987 -0.5 -3.4 – – – 0.83× –
Mike Ramsey 1987 -0.7 -4.9 – – – 0.83× –
Mike Sharperson↔ 1987 +0.3 +1.2 – – – 0.56× –
Orlando Mercado↔ 1987 +0.2 +0.8 – – – 0.52× –
Ralph Bryant 1987 +0.2 +1.3 – – – 0.83× –
Reggie Williams 1987 -0.4 -2.9 – – – 0.83× –
Tim Belcher 1987 +0.9 +7.0 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+25.7+385.513.0+373.0—

Trades

Every graded 1987 deal involving the Dodgers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

1987 · BOS / LAD
BOS · Lou Gorman +$4.8M
Billy Bartels
LAD · Al Campanis −$4.8M
Glenn Hoffman
BOS came out ahead by $4.8M
1987 · LAD / TEX
LAD · Al Campanis +$3.2M
José Mota
TEX · Tom Grieve −$3.2M
Larry See
LAD came out ahead by $3.2M
1987 · OAK / LAD
OAK · Sandy Alderson +$1.6M
Tim Meeks
LAD · Al Campanis −$1.6M
Bill Krueger
OAK came out ahead by $1.6M
1987 · LAD / DET
LAD · Al Campanis +$0.0M
Orlando Mercado
DET · Bill Lajoie +$0.0M
Balvino Gálvez
Even trade
1987 · TOR / LAD
TOR · Pat Gillick +$197.6M
Juan Guzmán
LAD · Al Campanis −$197.6M
Mike Sharperson
TOR came out ahead by $197.6M
1987 · LAD / TEX
LAD · Al Campanis +$1.6M
Javier Ortiz
TEX · Tom Grieve −$1.6M
Scott May
LAD came out ahead by $1.6M
1987 · HOU / LAD
HOU · Bill Wood +$8.0M
Jeff Edwards
LAD · Al Campanis −$8.0M
Phil Garner
HOU came out ahead by $8.0M
1987 · LAD / BAL
LAD · Al Campanis +$18.4M
John Shelby, Brad Havens
BAL · Hank Peters −$18.4M
Tom Niedenfuer
LAD came out ahead by $18.4M
1987 · LAD / OAK
LAD · Al Campanis +$139.2M
Tim Belcher
OAK · Sandy Alderson −$139.2M
Rick Honeycutt
LAD came out ahead by $139.2M
1987 · OAK / NYM / LAD
OAK · Sandy Alderson +$83.2M
Bob Welch, Matt Young
NYM · Frank Cashen +$32.0M
Kevin Tapani, Wally Whitehurst, Jack Savage
LAD · Al Campanis −$115.2M
Jesse Orosco, Alfredo Griffin, Jay Howell
OAK came out ahead by $83.2M 3-team

Current & Historical Payroll

1987 payroll
$12.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 1987, 1987–1993. 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 (23)

PlayerAgeSvc1987198819891990199119921993
Fernando Valenzuela267.000$1.9M$2.0M$1.9M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Pedro Guerrero319.000$1.5M$985kFREE AGENT
Mike Scioscia287.000$875k$1.0M$1.1M$1.2M$2.2M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Bob Welch309.000$838kFREE AGENT
Ken Landreaux3210.000$738kFREE AGENT
Steve Sax276.000$737k$838kFREE AGENT
Mike Marshall276.000$670k$760k$1.1MFREE AGENT
Rick Honeycutt3310.000$639kFREE AGENT
Alex Trevino299.000$370kFREE AGENT
Danny Heep298.000$300k$300kFREE AGENT
Alejandro Pena286.000$280k$400k$875kFREE AGENT
Phil Garner3814.000$279kFREE AGENT
Len Matuszek326.000$265kFREE AGENT
John Shelby296.000$255k$465k$550k$379kFREE AGENT
Glenn Hoffman287.000$197kFREE AGENT
Tom Niedenfuer276.000$183kFREE AGENT
Tim Leary286.000$170k$190k$386kFREE AGENT
Bill Madlock3614.000$165kFREE AGENT
Brad Havens276.000$165k$140kFREE AGENT
Mickey Hatcher328.000$62k$300k$450k$450kFREE AGENT
Ron Davis319.000$46kFREE AGENT
Jerry Reuss3818.000$44kFREE AGENT
Tito Landrum327.000$39kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc1987198819891990199119921993
Orel Hershiser284.000$800kARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Young284.000$350kARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Anderson264.000$225kARB 3FREE AGENT
Franklin Stubbs263.000$144kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Wellman275.000$100kFREE AGENT
Ken Howell263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Krueger294.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (17)

PlayerAgeSvc1987198819891990199119921993
Mariano Duncan242.000$150kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Hamilton231.000$65kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Holton272.000$65kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tracy Woodson240.000$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Crews260.000$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Hillegas220.000$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Shipley241.000$62kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Belcher250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ralph Bryant26–—
Mike Devereaux240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Gonzalez222.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Gwynn220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Orlando Mercado25–—
Mike Ramsey26–—
Jack Savage23–—
Mike Sharperson250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reggie Williams262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1987 acquisition stacked onto Dodgers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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