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GM: Fred Claire

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1991, 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
$34M
Surplus $M
-11
Win %
0.574
TAB
+0.2
WAB
+6.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
39.3
Dead money %
14%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-3.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1991 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LMike Scioscia115
RGary Carter68
RCarlos Hernandez13
RBarry Lyons⇄6

1B

BEddie Murray149
REric Karros10
RGary Carter10
RMike Sharperson10
BStan Javier2
BMitch Webster⇄1

2B

RJuan Samuel152
LLenny Harris27
RMike Sharperson5
BGreg Smith1

3B

LLenny Harris113
RMike Sharperson68
RJeff Hamilton33
LDave Hansen21
RCarlos Hernandez1
BEddie Murray1

SS

BAlfredo Griffin109
BJose Offerman50
LLenny Harris20
RMike Sharperson16
LDave Hansen1
RJeff Hamilton1

LF

LKal Daniels132
BStan Javier52
LChris Gwynn30
BMitch Webster⇄25
LTom Goodwin2
LLenny Harris1
RRoger McDowell⇄1

CF

LBrett Butler161
BMitch Webster⇄10
BStan Javier7
LTom Goodwin4
LChris Gwynn2

RF

LDarryl Strawberry136
BMitch Webster⇄23
BStan Javier18
LChris Gwynn14

DH

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Starters

RMike Morgan4.0 WAR
RTim Belcher3.9 WAR
ROrel Hershiser3.0 WAR
RRamon Martinez2.8 WAR
LBob Ojeda2.3 WAR
RKevin Gross1.2 WAR
LDennis Cook0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJay Howell16 sv
RTim Crews0 h
LJohn Candelaria0 h
RJim Gott0 h
RMike Hartley⇄0 h
RRoger McDowell⇄0 h
LDennis Cook0 h
LSteve Wilson⇄0 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 1990)

PlayerfWAR
Brett Butler4.7
Darryl Strawberry4.2
Bob Ojeda2.3
Gary Carter1.4
Kevin Gross1.2
John Candelaria0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 1990)

Player1990 fWAR
Fernando Valenzuela2.8
Kirk Gibson2.6
Jim Neidlinger1.6
Hubie Brooks1.5
Willie Randolph0.5
Rick Dempsey0.4

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 1991; everyone else is shown as a 1991 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Mike Morgan 1991 +4.0 +70.9 0.7 +70.3 $0.2M 2.19× –
Tim Belcher 1991 +3.9 +68.4 0.9 +67.5 $0.2M 2.19× –
Brett Butler 1991 +4.7 +67.8 2.8 +65.0 $0.6M 1.79× –
Darryl Strawberry 1991 +4.2 +60.4 3.8 +56.6 $0.9M 1.79× –
Orel Hershiser 1991 +3.0 +46.2 3.2 +43.1 $1.1M 1.96× –
Ramon Martinez 1991 +2.8 +43.5 0.5 +43.0 $0.2M 1.96× –
Bob Ojeda 1991 +2.3 +27.1 1.6 +25.5 $0.7M 1.49× –
Mike Scioscia 1991 +2.5 +20.3 2.2 +18.1 $0.9M 1.00× –
Juan Samuel 1991 +2.2 +14.5 1.6 +12.9 $0.7M 0.82× –
Jay Howell 1991 +1.1 +12.0 1.1 +11.0 $0.9M 1.34× –
Eddie Murray 1991 +1.8 +11.5 2.6 +8.9 $1.5M 0.81× –
Lenny Harris 1991 +1.4 +6.4 0.3 +6.1 $0.2M 0.58× –
Mike Sharperson 1991 +1.3 +6.1 0.3 +5.8 $0.2M 0.58× –
Kal Daniels 1991 +1.1 +7.6 2.0 +5.5 $1.8M 0.83× –
Gary Carter 1991 +1.4 +5.8 0.5 +5.3 $0.4M 0.52× –
Tim Crews 1991 +0.5 +5.7 0.7 +5.0 $1.3M 1.34× –
Kevin Gross 1991 +1.2 +6.4 2.2 +4.3 $1.8M 0.67× –
John Candelaria 1991 +0.7 +3.9 0.8 +3.1 $1.1M 0.67× –
Jim Gott 1991 +0.8 +4.3 1.7 +2.6 $2.1M 0.67× –
Mitch Webster↔ 1991 +0.3 +2.3 0.4 +1.9 $1.2M 0.83× –
Dennis Cook 1991 +0.2 +1.1 0.2 +0.9 $1.2M 0.67× –
Chris Gwynn 1991 +0.1 +0.9 0.3 +0.6 $2.0M 0.83× –
Steve Wilson↔ 1991 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.8M 0.67× –
Carlos Hernandez 1991 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.1 $16.1M 0.52× –
Greg Smith 1991 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.56× –
Roger McDowell↔ 1991 +0.0 +0.1 0.9 -0.8 $93.3M 1.34× –
Jose Offerman 1991 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.61× –
Barry Lyons↔ 1991 -0.2 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 – 0.52× –
Alfredo Griffin 1991 -0.1 -0.6 0.9 -1.5 – 0.61× –
Jeff Hamilton 1991 -0.2 -1.1 0.4 -1.6 – 0.58× –
Jose Gonzalez↔ 1991 -0.6 -3.9 0.1 -4.0 – 0.83× –
Stan Javier 1991 -0.6 -3.7 0.7 -4.3 – 0.83× –
Mike Hartley↔ 1991 -0.8 -4.3 0.1 -4.4 – 0.67× –
Butch Davis 1991 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.83× –
Dave Hansen 1991 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.58× –
Eric Karros 1991 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.56× –
John Wetteland 1991 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Christopher 1991 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Tom Goodwin 1991 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+38.9+478.834.1+444.5—

Trades

Every graded 1991 deal involving the Dodgers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

1991 · PIT / LAD
PIT · Larry Doughty +$7.2M
Jose Gonzalez
LAD · Fred Claire −$7.2M
Mitch Webster
PIT came out ahead by $7.2M
1991 · CHC / LAD
CHC · Jim Frey +$3.2M
Jeff Hartsock
LAD · Fred Claire −$3.2M
Steve Wilson
CHC came out ahead by $3.2M
1991 · WSN / LAD
WSN · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Marc Griffin
LAD · Fred Claire +$0.0M
Ben VanRyn
Even trade
1991 · LAD / OAK
LAD · Fred Claire +$5.6M
Dave Veres
OAK · Sandy Alderson −$5.6M
Kevin Campbell
LAD came out ahead by $5.6M
1991 · LAD / CLE
LAD · Fred Claire +$5.6M
Rudy Seánez
CLE · Hank Peters −$5.6M
Dennis Cook, Mike Christopher
LAD came out ahead by $5.6M
1991 · KCR / LAD
KCR · Herk Robinson +$4.0M
Chris Gwynn, Domingo Mota
LAD · Fred Claire −$4.0M
Todd Benzinger
KCR came out ahead by $4.0M
1991 · PHI / LAD
PHI · Lee Thomas +$29.6M
Mike Hartley, Braulio Castillo
LAD · Fred Claire −$29.6M
Roger McDowell
PHI came out ahead by $29.6M
1991 · CIN / LAD
CIN · Bob Quinn +$80.0M
Tim Belcher, John Wetteland
LAD · Fred Claire −$80.0M
Eric Davis, Kip Gross
CIN came out ahead by $80.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1991 payroll
$34.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 1991, 1991–1997. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Darryl Strawberry298.000$3.8M$4.0M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Orel Hershiser328.000$3.2M$4.3M$4.3M$3.3MFREE AGENT
Brett Butler3410.000$2.8M$3.3M$3.3M$3.5M$1.4M$2.0M$1.7M
Eddie Murray3514.000$2.6MFREE AGENT$627k
Mike Scioscia3211.000$2.2M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Kevin Gross308.000$2.2M$2.2M$2.0M$2.7MFREE AGENT
Jim Gott319.000$1.7M$2.1M$1.8M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Bob Ojeda3311.000$1.6M$1.6MFREE AGENT
Juan Samuel308.000$1.6M$1.4MFREE AGENT
Jay Howell3511.000$1.1M$2.6MFREE AGENT
Roger McDowell306.000$930k$2.2M$1.4M$1.4MFREE AGENT
Alfredo Griffin3315.000$900kFREE AGENT
John Candelaria3716.000$830k$1.2MFREE AGENT
Stan Javier277.000$650k$407kFREE AGENT
Mike Morgan3113.000$650kFREE AGENT
Gary Carter3717.000$500kFREE AGENT
Mitch Webster328.000$407k$115k$600k$600k$250kFREE AGENT
Jose Gonzalez266.000$129kFREE AGENT
Butch Davis338.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Kal Daniels275.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Tim Belcher294.000$900kARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Crews304.000$670kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon Martinez233.000$485kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Hamilton275.000$431kFREE AGENT
Lenny Harris263.000$315kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Sharperson294.000$308kARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Gwynn264.000$260kARB 3FREE AGENT
Dennis Cook283.000$240kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Barry Lyons315.000$180kFREE AGENT
Steve Wilson263.000$113kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Greg Smith242.000$126kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Offerman221.000$115kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Hernandez241.000$115kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Hartley292.000$114kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Christopher270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Goodwin220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Hansen221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Karros230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Wetteland242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1991 acquisition stacked onto Dodgers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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