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GM: Fred Claire

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1992, 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
$42M
Surplus $M
-26
Win %
0.389
TAB
-16.4
WAB
-23.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
21.9
Dead money %
55%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-4.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1992 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LMike Scioscia108
RCarlos Hernandez63
RMike Piazza16

1B

REric Karros143
BTodd Benzinger42
LKal Daniels⇄8
LHenry Rodriguez1

2B

LLenny Harris81
RMike Sharperson63
RJuan Samuel⇄47
REric Young Sr.43

3B

LDave Hansen108
RMike Sharperson60
LLenny Harris33
RDave Anderson26

SS

BJose Offerman149
LLenny Harris10
RRafael Bournigal9
RDave Anderson7
RMike Sharperson2

LF

REric Davis69
BMitch Webster36
LTom Goodwin35
BTodd Benzinger18
LHenry Rodriguez17
LLenny Harris7
LDarryl Strawberry2
RBilly Ashley1

CF

LBrett Butler155
LTom Goodwin9
BMitch Webster8
REric Davis5

RF

BMitch Webster56
LDarryl Strawberry40
BTodd Benzinger33
LHenry Rodriguez31
RBilly Ashley26
LLenny Harris8
REric Davis4
LTom Goodwin2

DH

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Starters

RTom Candiotti3.3 WAR
RKevin Gross3.3 WAR
ROrel Hershiser2.8 WAR
RPedro Astacio1.8 WAR
LBob Ojeda1.3 WAR
RRamon Martinez0.9 WAR
RPedro Martinez0.3 WAR
RTim Crews0.3 WAR
RKip Gross0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRoger McDowell14 sv
RJim Gott0 h
LSteve Wilson0 h
LJohn Candelaria0 h
RTim Crews0 h
RJay Howell0 h
RKip Gross0 h
RPedro Martinez0 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 1991)

PlayerfWAR
Tom Candiotti3.3
Pedro Astacio1.8
Pedro Martínez0.3
Kip Gross0.3
Eric Davis0.2
Dave Anderson0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1991)

Player1991 fWAR
Mike Morgan4.0
Tim Belcher3.9
Eddie Murray1.8
Gary Carter1.4
Dennis Cook0.2
Chris Gwynn0.1

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 1992; everyone else is shown as a 1992 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Brett Butler 1992 +4.6 +66.4 3.3 +63.0 $0.7M 1.79× –
Kevin Gross 1992 +3.3 +50.9 2.2 +48.7 $0.7M 1.96× –
Tom Candiotti 1992 +3.3 +51.5 3.8 +47.8 $1.1M 1.96× –
Orel Hershiser 1992 +2.8 +44.0 4.3 +39.6 $1.5M 1.96× –
Mitch Webster 1992 +1.5 +14.9 0.1 +14.8 $0.1M 1.22× –
Mike Sharperson 1992 +1.8 +11.5 0.6 +10.9 $0.3M 0.82× –
Bob Ojeda 1992 +1.3 +10.3 1.6 +8.7 $1.3M 1.02× –
Jim Gott 1992 +0.8 +8.9 2.1 +6.8 $2.6M 1.34× –
Ramon Martinez 1992 +0.9 +7.2 0.7 +6.5 $0.8M 1.02× –
Eric Karros 1992 +1.0 +4.3 0.1 +4.2 $0.1M 0.56× –
John Candelaria 1992 +0.4 +4.4 1.2 +3.1 $3.1M 1.34× –
Jose Offerman 1992 +0.6 +2.8 0.1 +2.6 $0.2M 0.61× –
Kip Gross 1992 +0.3 +1.6 0.1 +1.5 $0.5M 0.67× –
Dave Anderson 1992 +0.1 +0.7 0.3 +0.3 $2.5M 0.58× –
Tim Crews 1992 +0.3 +1.4 1.2 +0.3 $4.4M 0.67× –
Roger McDowell 1992 +0.2 +2.3 2.2 +0.1 $10.1M 1.34× –
Carlos Hernandez 1992 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.52× –
Steve Wilson 1992 -0.0 -0.0 0.3 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Dave Hansen 1992 -0.4 -1.8 0.1 -1.9 – 0.58× –
Mike Scioscia 1992 +0.1 +0.2 2.2 -2.0 $40.1M 0.52× –
Stan Javier↔ 1992 -0.3 -2.0 0.3 -2.3 – 0.83× –
Kal Daniels↔ 1992 -0.3 -1.4 1.1 -2.5 – 0.56× –
Eric Davis 1992 +0.2 +1.0 3.6 -2.6 $23.9M 0.83× –
Darryl Strawberry 1992 +0.2 +1.0 4.0 -3.0 $26.7M 0.83× –
Todd Benzinger 1992 -0.4 -2.0 1.1 -3.1 – 0.56× –
Juan Samuel↔ 1992 -0.5 -2.4 1.4 -3.9 – 0.56× –
Lenny Harris 1992 -0.9 -4.1 0.8 -5.0 – 0.56× –
Jay Howell 1992 +0.5 +2.5 2.6 -0.0 $5.4M 0.67× –
Billy Ashley 1992 -0.9 -6.2 – – – 0.83× –
Eric Young Sr. 1992 -0.4 -1.6 – – – 0.56× –
Henry Rodriguez 1992 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.83× –
Mike Piazza 1992 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Pedro Astacio 1992 +1.8 +20.9 – – – 1.49× –
Pedro Martínez 1992 +0.3 +2.7 – – – 1.02× –
Rafael Bournigal 1992 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.61× –
Tom Goodwin 1992 +0.2 +1.3 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+22.1+289.841.5+232.1—

Trades

Every graded 1992 deal involving the Dodgers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1992 · COL / LAD
COL · Bob Gebhard +$8.8M
Rudy Seánez
LAD · Fred Claire −$8.8M
Jody Reed
COL came out ahead by $8.8M
1992 · LAD / CLE
LAD · Fred Claire +$0.0M
Alan Walden
CLE · John Hart +$0.0M
Zak Shinall
Even trade
1992 · PHI / LAD
PHI · Lee Thomas +$4.8M
Stan Javier
LAD · Fred Claire −$4.8M
Steve Searcy, Julio Peguero
PHI came out ahead by $4.8M
1992 · LAD / CHC
LAD · Fred Claire +$16.8M
Mike Sodders
CHC · Larry Himes −$16.8M
Kal Daniels
LAD came out ahead by $16.8M
1992 · WSN / LAD
WSN · Dan Duquette +$33.6M
Tim Barker
LAD · Fred Claire −$33.6M
Tim Wallach
WSN came out ahead by $33.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1992 payroll
$41.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 1992, 1992–1998. 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 (17)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Orel Hershiser339.000$4.3M$4.3M$3.3MFREE AGENT
Darryl Strawberry309.000$4.0M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Tom Candiotti359.000$3.8M$3.6M$3.6M$4.5M$3.0M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Eric Davis308.000$3.6M$1.6MFREE AGENT
Brett Butler3511.000$3.3M$3.3M$3.5M$1.4M$2.0M$1.7MFREE AGENT
Jay Howell3612.000$2.6MFREE AGENT
Kevin Gross319.000$2.2M$2.0M$2.7MFREE AGENT
Roger McDowell317.000$2.2M$1.4M$1.4MFREE AGENT
Mike Scioscia3312.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Jim Gott3210.000$2.1M$1.8M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Bob Ojeda3412.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Juan Samuel319.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
John Candelaria3817.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Kal Daniels286.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Dave Anderson319.000$350kFREE AGENT
Stan Javier288.000$308kFREE AGENT
Mitch Webster339.000$115k$600k$600k$250kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (6)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Tim Crews315.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Todd Benzinger295.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Lenny Harris274.000$840kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon Martinez244.000$725kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Sharperson305.000$588kFREE AGENT
Steve Wilson274.000$275kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Kip Gross272.000$150kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Hansen232.000$135kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Offerman232.000$135kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Hernandez252.000$135kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Karros241.000$124kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy Ashley210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Astacio230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Bournigal260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Goodwin231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Martínez200.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Piazza230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Henry Rodriguez240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Young Sr.250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1992 acquisition stacked onto Dodgers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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