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Dodgers LAD

199086–76 (0.531)
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GM: Fred Claire

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1990, 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
$20M
Surplus $M
-4
Win %
0.531
TAB
+0.2
WAB
+1.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
36.6
Dead money %
23%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-7.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1990 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LMike Scioscia132
RRick Dempsey53
RCarlos Hernandez10
RBarry Lyons⇄3
LDarrin Fletcher⇄2

1B

BEddie Murray150
RMickey Hatcher25
RMike Sharperson6
LBrian Traxler3
RLuis Lopez1

2B

RJuan Samuel108
LLenny Harris44
RWillie Randolph⇄26
RMike Sharperson9
BJose Vizcaino6

3B

RMike Sharperson106
LLenny Harris94
RMickey Hatcher10
RJeff Hamilton7
LDave Hansen2

SS

BAlfredo Griffin139
BJose Offerman27
RMike Sharperson15
BJose Vizcaino11
LLenny Harris1

LF

LKal Daniels127
RJose Gonzalez43
LChris Gwynn32
BStan Javier⇄13
LKirk Gibson11
RMickey Hatcher10

CF

BStan Javier⇄74
LKirk Gibson70
RJuan Samuel31
RJose Gonzalez18
LChris Gwynn5
LLenny Harris1

RF

RHubie Brooks150
RJose Gonzalez26
BStan Javier⇄17
LChris Gwynn8
LLenny Harris1

DH

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Starters

RRamon Martinez4.7 WAR
LFernando Valenzuela2.8 WAR
RMike Morgan1.9 WAR
RJim Neidlinger1.6 WAR
RTim Belcher1.6 WAR
RTim Crews1.0 WAR
RMike Hartley0.8 WAR
ROrel Hershiser0.6 WAR
RJohn Wetteland0.0 WAR
RMike Maddux-0.1 WAR
LTerry Wells-0.3 WAR
LDennis Cook⇄-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJay Howell16 sv
RTim Crews0 h
RJim Gott0 h
RDon Aase0 h
LRay Searage0 h
LDave Walsh0 h
LJim Poole0 h
RDarren Holmes0 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 1989)

PlayerfWAR
Stan Javier3.5
Jim Neidlinger1.6
Hubie Brooks1.5
Juan Samuel0.7
Dave Walsh0.2
Darren Holmes0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1989)

Player1989 fWAR
Alejandro Pena1.2
Franklin Stubbs1.1
Mike Marshall1.1
Mike Davis0.8
Tim Leary0.7
Mike Huff0.2

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 1990; everyone else is shown as a 1990 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Ramon Martinez 1990 +4.7 +81.6 0.1 +81.4 $0.0M 2.19× –
Kal Daniels 1990 +4.4 +63.3 0.6 +62.7 $0.1M 1.79× –
Eddie Murray 1990 +5.9 +64.9 2.5 +62.4 $0.4M 1.37× –
Stan Javier↔ 1990 +3.5 +44.6 0.3 +44.4 $0.1M 1.60× –
Fernando Valenzuela 1990 +2.8 +43.7 2.0 +41.7 $0.7M 1.96× –
Kirk Gibson 1990 +2.6 +33.8 1.3 +32.5 $0.5M 1.60× –
Mike Scioscia 1990 +3.0 +24.2 1.2 +22.9 $0.4M 1.00× –
Mike Morgan 1990 +1.9 +22.2 0.7 +21.5 $0.3M 1.49× –
Jim Neidlinger 1990 +1.6 +19.6 0.1 +19.5 $0.1M 1.49× –
Tim Belcher 1990 +1.6 +19.5 0.5 +19.0 $0.3M 1.49× –
Mike Sharperson 1990 +2.1 +14.5 0.1 +14.4 $0.1M 0.85× –
Lenny Harris 1990 +2.1 +14.2 0.1 +14.1 $0.1M 0.85× –
Tim Crews 1990 +1.0 +10.5 0.2 +10.3 $0.2M 1.34× –
Hubie Brooks 1990 +1.5 +9.8 1.4 +8.4 $0.9M 0.83× –
Jay Howell 1990 +0.8 +8.7 1.0 +7.7 $1.3M 1.34× –
Mike Hartley 1990 +0.8 +4.4 0.1 +4.3 $0.1M 0.67× –
Orel Hershiser 1990 +0.6 +4.5 2.0 +2.6 $3.5M 1.02× –
Willie Randolph↔ 1990 +0.5 +2.4 0.2 +2.2 $0.4M 0.56× –
Juan Samuel 1990 +0.7 +3.1 1.4 +1.8 $1.9M 0.56× –
Dave Walsh 1990 +0.2 +1.3 0.1 +1.2 $0.4M 0.67× –
Chris Gwynn 1990 +0.2 +1.2 0.1 +1.1 $0.7M 0.83× –
Ray Searage 1990 +0.3 +1.4 0.3 +1.0 $1.3M 0.67× –
Rick Dempsey 1990 +0.4 +1.5 0.5 +1.0 $1.3M 0.52× –
Barry Lyons↔ 1990 +0.1 +0.3 0.0 +0.2 $0.4M 0.52× –
Darrin Fletcher↔ 1990 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.52× –
Dave Hansen 1990 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.58× –
John Shelby↔ 1990 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.83× –
Pat Perry 1990 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Mike Maddux 1990 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Jim Gott 1990 -0.2 -0.8 0.3 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Jeff Hamilton 1990 -0.3 -1.5 0.5 -1.9 – 0.58× –
Jose Gonzalez 1990 -0.3 -1.7 0.1 -1.9 – 0.83× –
Terry Wells 1990 -0.3 -2.3 0.1 -2.4 – 1.02× –
Don Aase 1990 -0.4 -2.3 0.3 -2.6 – 0.67× –
Jose Offerman 1990 -0.8 -4.1 0.1 -4.2 – 0.61× –
Mickey Hatcher 1990 -1.0 -4.4 0.5 -4.9 – 0.56× –
Dennis Cook↔ 1990 -0.6 -5.2 0.0 -5.2 – 1.02× –
Alfredo Griffin 1990 -2.2 -10.8 1.0 -11.8 – 0.61× –
John Wetteland 1990 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.0 $6.4M 0.67× –
Brian Traxler 1990 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Carlos Hernandez 1990 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.52× –
Darren Holmes 1990 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Jim Poole 1990 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Jose Vizcaino 1990 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.61× –
Luis Lopez 1990 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.56× –
Mike Munoz 1990 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+36.6+459.120.2+439.7—

Trades

Every graded 1990 deal involving the Dodgers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

1990 · TEX / LAD
TEX · Tom Grieve +$0.0M
Jim Poole
LAD · Fred Claire +$0.0M
Steve Allen, Dave Lynch
Even trade
1990 · LAD / PHI
LAD · Fred Claire +$0.0M
Dennis Cook
PHI · Lee Thomas +$0.0M
Darrin Fletcher
Even trade
1990 · LAD / DET
LAD · Fred Claire +$3.2M
Mike Wilkins
DET · Bill Lajoie −$3.2M
Mike Munoz
LAD came out ahead by $3.2M
1990 · MIL / LAD
MIL · Harry Dalton +$7.2M
Darren Holmes
LAD · Fred Claire −$7.2M
Bert Heffernan
MIL came out ahead by $7.2M
1990 · CHC / LAD
CHC · Jim Frey +$5.6M
José Vizcaíno
LAD · Fred Claire −$5.6M
Greg Smith
CHC came out ahead by $5.6M
1990 · LAD / NYM
LAD · Fred Claire +$18.4M
Bob Ojeda, Greg Hansell
NYM · Frank Cashen −$18.4M
Hubie Brooks
LAD came out ahead by $18.4M
1990 · HOU / LAD
HOU · Bill Wood +$36.0M
Franklin Stubbs
LAD · Fred Claire −$36.0M
Terry Wells
HOU came out ahead by $36.0M
1990 · LAD / OAK
LAD · Fred Claire +$1.6M
Stan Javier
OAK · Sandy Alderson −$1.6M
Willie Randolph
LAD came out ahead by $1.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1990 payroll
$20.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 1990, 1990–1996. 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 (18)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Eddie Murray3413.000$2.5M$2.6MFREE AGENT
Fernando Valenzuela2910.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Orel Hershiser317.000$2.0M$3.2M$4.3M$4.3M$3.3MFREE AGENT
Hubie Brooks3310.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Juan Samuel297.000$1.4M$1.6M$1.4MFREE AGENT
Kirk Gibson3311.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Mike Scioscia3110.000$1.2M$2.2M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Jay Howell3410.000$1.0M$1.1M$2.6MFREE AGENT
Alfredo Griffin3214.000$1.0M$900kFREE AGENT
Mike Morgan3012.000$650k$650kFREE AGENT
Rick Dempsey4021.000$500kFREE AGENT
Mickey Hatcher3511.000$450kFREE AGENT
Ray Searage359.000$342kFREE AGENT
Jim Gott308.000$300k$1.7M$2.1M$1.8M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Don Aase3513.000$300kFREE AGENT
Stan Javier266.000$262k$650k$407kFREE AGENT
Willie Randolph3515.000$191kFREE AGENT
John Shelby329.000$121kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Kal Daniels264.000$600kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Hamilton264.000$465kARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Belcher283.000$450kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Crews293.000$215kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Gonzalez255.000$150kFREE AGENT
Pat Perry315.000$150kFREE AGENT
Mike Sharperson283.000$135kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Gwynn253.000$125kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Maddux284.000$122kARB 3FREE AGENT
Barry Lyons304.000$24kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (18)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Ramon Martinez222.000$150kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lenny Harris252.000$145kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Wetteland231.000$142kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Offerman210.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Walsh290.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Neidlinger250.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Hansen210.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Hartley281.000$100kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terry Wells260.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darrin Fletcher231.000$18kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dennis Cook272.000$12kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Hernandez230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darren Holmes240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Lopez25–—
Mike Munoz241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Poole240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Traxler22–—
Jose Vizcaino221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1990 acquisition stacked onto Dodgers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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