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Dodgers LAD

198977–83 (0.481)
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GM: Fred Claire

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1989, 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
$21M
Surplus $M
-9
Win %
0.481
TAB
-5.3
WAB
-9.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
33.6
Dead money %
17%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-3.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1989 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LMike Scioscia130
RRick Dempsey62
LDarrin Fletcher5

1B

BEddie Murray159
LFranklin Stubbs7
RMickey Hatcher5
RMike Sharperson2
LFernando Valenzuela1

2B

RWillie Randolph140
LLenny Harris⇄23
RDave Anderson7
RMike Sharperson4
RJeff Hamilton1

3B

RJeff Hamilton147
RDave Anderson18
RMickey Hatcher16
LLenny Harris⇄12
BEddie Murray2
RMike Sharperson2
RTracy Woodson1

SS

BAlfredo Griffin131
RDave Anderson33
LLenny Harris⇄9
BJose Vizcaino5
RJeff Hamilton1
RMike Sharperson1

LF

LKirk Gibson62
RMickey Hatcher39
LBilly Bean⇄32
LFranklin Stubbs22
LMike Davis16
LChris Gwynn14
LKal Daniels⇄11
LLenny Harris⇄10
RMike Huff7
RJose Gonzalez4
RMariano Duncan⇄4

CF

BJohn Shelby98
RJose Gonzalez55
LKirk Gibson15
LBilly Bean⇄12
LChris Gwynn5
LFranklin Stubbs5
RMike Huff1

RF

RMike Marshall102
RJose Gonzalez34
LMike Davis34
LBilly Bean⇄9
RMickey Hatcher9
RMariano Duncan⇄4
LFranklin Stubbs3
LChris Gwynn2
RMike Huff2
LLenny Harris⇄1

DH

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Starters

ROrel Hershiser6.1 WAR
RTim Belcher3.0 WAR
RMike Morgan2.3 WAR
RJohn Wetteland1.7 WAR
LFernando Valenzuela1.1 WAR
RRamon Martinez0.9 WAR
RTim Leary⇄0.7 WAR
LJohn Tudor0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJay Howell28 sv
RAlejandro Pena0 h
RTim Crews0 h
LRay Searage0 h
LRicky Horton⇄0 h
LJohn Tudor0 h
RMike Hartley0 h
LMike Munoz0 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 1988)

PlayerfWAR
Willie Randolph3.9
Eddie Murray3.1
Mike Morgan2.3
John Wetteland1.7
Darrin Fletcher0.3
Kal Daniels0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 1988)

Player1988 fWAR
Steve Sax2.2
Pedro Guerrero1.1
Brian Holton0.8
Don Sutton0.4
Ken Howell0.3
Danny Heep0.3

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 1989; everyone else is shown as a 1989 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Orel Hershiser 1989 +6.1 +121.4 2.8 +118.6 $0.5M 2.50× –
Tim Belcher 1989 +3.0 +47.1 0.2 +46.9 $0.1M 1.96× –
Willie Randolph 1989 +3.9 +37.5 0.9 +36.6 $0.2M 1.20× –
Mike Scioscia 1989 +3.2 +25.4 1.1 +24.3 $0.3M 1.00× –
Eddie Murray 1989 +3.1 +26.5 2.3 +24.2 $0.8M 1.07× –
Mike Morgan 1989 +2.3 +18.0 0.4 +17.7 $0.2M 0.98× –
Jay Howell 1989 +1.5 +15.7 0.9 +14.8 $0.6M 1.34× –
John Wetteland 1989 +1.7 +13.0 0.1 +13.0 $0.0M 0.98× –
Alejandro Pena 1989 +1.2 +12.9 0.9 +12.0 $0.7M 1.34× –
Ramon Martinez 1989 +0.9 +7.2 0.1 +7.1 $0.1M 1.02× –
Fernando Valenzuela 1989 +1.1 +8.6 1.9 +6.8 $1.7M 1.02× –
Franklin Stubbs 1989 +1.1 +7.2 0.3 +6.8 $0.3M 0.83× –
Mike Marshall 1989 +1.1 +7.2 1.1 +6.1 $1.0M 0.83× –
Tim Leary↔ 1989 +0.7 +5.8 0.4 +5.5 $0.5M 1.02× –
Jose Gonzalez 1989 +0.7 +4.9 0.1 +4.8 $0.1M 0.83× –
Mike Davis 1989 +0.8 +5.4 1.0 +4.4 $1.2M 0.83× –
Kirk Gibson 1989 +0.8 +5.6 1.3 +4.3 $1.6M 0.83× –
Rick Dempsey 1989 +1.1 +4.7 0.4 +4.3 $0.4M 0.52× –
Alfredo Griffin 1989 +0.8 +3.8 1.0 +2.8 $1.3M 0.61× –
Chris Gwynn 1989 +0.3 +2.0 0.1 +1.9 $0.3M 0.83× –
Jeff Hamilton 1989 +0.4 +1.9 0.1 +1.8 $0.4M 0.58× –
Kal Daniels↔ 1989 +0.2 +1.6 0.1 +1.5 $0.3M 0.83× –
Ray Searage 1989 +0.2 +1.2 0.1 +1.0 $0.6M 0.67× –
Dave Anderson 1989 +0.2 +1.1 0.4 +0.7 $1.9M 0.61× –
Ricky Horton↔ 1989 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Mike Sharperson 1989 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.56× –
Mariano Duncan↔ 1989 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.83× –
John Tudor 1989 +0.1 +0.5 1.3 -0.8 $23.0M 1.02× –
Billy Bean↔ 1989 -0.5 -3.1 0.1 -3.2 – 0.83× –
Mickey Hatcher 1989 -0.7 -4.9 0.5 -5.4 – 0.83× –
John Shelby 1989 -1.8 -11.9 0.6 -12.5 – 0.83× –
Lenny Harris↔ 1989 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.0 $2.3M 0.56× –
Tim Crews 1989 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.0 $5.9M 0.67× –
Darrin Fletcher 1989 +0.3 +1.1 – – – 0.52× –
Jeff Fischer 1989 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Jose Vizcaino 1989 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.61× –
Mike Hartley 1989 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Huff 1989 +0.2 +1.5 – – – 0.83× –
Mike Munoz 1989 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Tracy Woodson 1989 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.58× –
Total—+33.7+367.220.8+345.0—

Trades

Every graded 1989 deal involving the Dodgers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

1989 · CIN / LAD
CIN · Murray Cook +$18.4M
Tim Leary, Mariano Duncan
LAD · Fred Claire −$18.4M
Kal Daniels, Lenny Harris
CIN came out ahead by $18.4M
1989 · BAL / LAD
BAL · Roland Hemond +$8.8M
Mike Devereaux
LAD · Fred Claire −$8.8M
Mike Morgan
BAL came out ahead by $8.8M
1989 · DET / LAD
DET · Bill Lajoie +$3.2M
Steve Green, Domingo Michel
LAD · Fred Claire −$3.2M
Billy Bean
DET came out ahead by $3.2M
1989 · WSN / LAD
WSN · Dave Dombrowski +$3.2M
Gil Reyes
LAD · Fred Claire −$3.2M
Jeff Fischer
WSN came out ahead by $3.2M
1989 · LAD / CHW
LAD · Fred Claire +$0.0M
Jeff Bittiger
CHW · Larry Himes +$0.0M
Tracy Woodson
Even trade
1989 · HOU / LAD
HOU · Bill Wood +$3.2M
Javier Ortiz
LAD · Fred Claire −$3.2M
Ed Vosberg
HOU came out ahead by $3.2M
1989 · LAD / CLE
LAD · Fred Claire +$0.0M
Steve Davis
CLE · Hank Peters +$0.0M
Manny Francois, Joe Kesselmark
Even trade
1989 · LAD / NYM
LAD · Fred Claire +$11.2M
Juan Samuel
NYM · Frank Cashen −$11.2M
Alejandro Peña, Mike Marshall
LAD came out ahead by $11.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1989 payroll
$20.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 1989, 1989–1995. 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 (19)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Orel Hershiser306.000$2.8M$2.0M$3.2M$4.3M$4.3M$3.3MFREE AGENT
Eddie Murray3312.000$2.3M$2.5M$2.6MFREE AGENT
Fernando Valenzuela289.000$1.9M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Kirk Gibson3210.000$1.3M$1.3MFREE AGENT
John Tudor3510.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Mike Scioscia309.000$1.1M$1.2M$2.2M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Mike Marshall298.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Alfredo Griffin3113.000$1.0M$1.0M$900kFREE AGENT
Mike Davis309.000$988kFREE AGENT
Jay Howell339.000$925k$1.0M$1.1M$2.6MFREE AGENT
Alejandro Pena308.000$875kFREE AGENT
Willie Randolph3414.000$875k$684kFREE AGENT
John Shelby318.000$550k$379kFREE AGENT
Mickey Hatcher3410.000$450k$450kFREE AGENT
Dave Anderson286.000$420kFREE AGENT$350k
Rick Dempsey3920.000$420k$500kFREE AGENT
Tim Leary308.000$386kFREE AGENT
Mike Morgan2911.000$375k$650k$650kFREE AGENT
Ray Searage348.000$141k$342kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (6)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Franklin Stubbs285.000$345kFREE AGENT
Jeff Hamilton253.000$150kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mariano Duncan264.000$104kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Gonzalez244.000$90kARB 3FREE AGENT
Kal Daniels253.000$65kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ricky Horton295.000$46kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Tim Belcher272.000$225kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Crews282.000$130kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Sharperson272.000$90kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon Martinez211.000$85kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Gwynn242.000$80kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Wetteland220.000$68kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy Bean252.000$60kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lenny Harris241.000$33kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Fischer25–—
Darrin Fletcher220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Hartley270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Huff250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Munoz230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Vizcaino210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tracy Woodson262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1989 acquisition stacked onto Dodgers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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