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GM: Fred Claire

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1993, 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
$39M
Surplus $M
-15
Win %
0.500
TAB
-7.6
WAB
-3.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
29.1
Dead money %
48%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-5.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1993 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Piazza146
RCarlos Hernandez43

1B

REric Karros157
LHenry Rodriguez13
RCory Snyder12
RMike Piazza1
RMike Sharperson1
RTim Wallach1

2B

RJody Reed132
LLenny Harris35
RMike Sharperson17
RRafael Bournigal4

3B

RTim Wallach129
RCory Snyder24
LDave Hansen18
LLenny Harris17
RMike Sharperson6

SS

BJose Offerman158
RRafael Bournigal4
LLenny Harris3
RMike Sharperson3
RCory Snyder2

LF

REric Davis⇄101
BMitch Webster32
LHenry Rodriguez26
RRaúl Mondesi20
RBilly Ashley11
LTom Goodwin6
LDarryl Strawberry4
RCory Snyder2

CF

LBrett Butler155
RRaúl Mondesi6
LTom Goodwin4
BMitch Webster2
RCory Snyder1

RF

RCory Snyder112
BMitch Webster27
LDarryl Strawberry25
LHenry Rodriguez23
RRaúl Mondesi17
RJerry Brooks2
LTom Goodwin2
LLenny Harris2
RMike Sharperson1
RTim Wallach1

DH

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Starters

ROrel Hershiser4.3 WAR
RTom Candiotti4.1 WAR
RKevin Gross3.8 WAR
RPedro Astacio2.4 WAR
RRamon Martinez1.6 WAR
RPedro Martinez1.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJim Gott25 sv
RPedro Martinez0 h
RRoger McDowell0 h
LOmar Daal0 h
RRicky Trlicek0 h
RTodd Worrell0 h
LSteve Wilson0 h
RKip Gross0 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 1992)

PlayerfWAR
Jody Reed0.9
Ricky Trlicek0.5
Raul Mondesi0.4
John DeSilva0.1
Jerry Brooks0.1
Cory Snyder-0.0

Key subtractions (gone from 1992)

Player1992 fWAR
Bob Ojeda1.3
Jay Howell0.5
John Candelaria0.4
Tim Crews0.3
Dave Anderson0.1
Mike Scioscia0.1

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 1993; everyone else is shown as a 1993 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Mike Piazza 1993 +7.4 +76.1 0.1 +76.0 $0.0M 1.28× –
Orel Hershiser 1993 +4.3 +74.8 4.3 +70.5 $1.0M 2.19× –
Tom Candiotti 1993 +4.1 +72.3 3.6 +68.7 $0.9M 2.19× –
Kevin Gross 1993 +3.8 +66.8 2.0 +64.8 $0.5M 2.19× –
Pedro Astacio 1993 +2.4 +28.9 0.1 +28.7 $0.1M 1.49× –
Jim Gott 1993 +1.8 +28.4 1.8 +26.6 $1.0M 1.95× –
Ramon Martinez 1993 +1.6 +19.5 1.8 +17.7 $1.1M 1.49× –
Brett Butler 1993 +1.8 +17.1 3.3 +13.8 $1.9M 1.22× –
Pedro Martínez 1993 +1.6 +12.7 0.1 +12.6 $0.1M 0.98× –
Jose Offerman 1993 +1.4 +6.6 0.3 +6.3 $0.2M 0.61× –
Dave Hansen 1993 +1.3 +6.0 0.2 +5.8 $0.1M 0.58× –
Raul Mondesi 1993 +0.4 +2.7 0.1 +2.6 $0.3M 0.83× –
Ricky Trlicek 1993 +0.5 +2.6 0.1 +2.5 $0.2M 0.67× –
Kip Gross 1993 +0.4 +2.0 0.2 +1.8 $0.4M 0.67× –
Rafael Bournigal 1993 +0.4 +1.8 0.1 +1.7 $0.3M 0.56× –
Jody Reed 1993 +0.9 +4.0 2.5 +1.5 $2.8M 0.56× –
Tom Goodwin 1993 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $1.8M 0.83× –
Steve Wilson 1993 +0.0 +0.1 0.3 -0.3 $19.4M 0.67× –
Roger McDowell 1993 +0.2 +0.9 1.4 -0.4 $7.8M 0.67× –
Rod Nichols 1993 -0.1 -0.5 0.3 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Mike Sharperson 1993 +0.0 +0.0 1.0 -1.0 $673.5M 0.56× –
Billy Ashley 1993 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.83× –
Carlos Hernandez 1993 -0.3 -1.0 0.2 -1.2 – 0.52× –
Lenny Harris 1993 -0.2 -0.8 0.9 -1.7 – 0.56× –
Cory Snyder 1993 -0.0 -0.3 1.5 -1.8 – 0.83× –
Eric Davis↔ 1993 -0.1 -0.4 1.6 -2.1 – 0.83× –
Eric Karros 1993 -0.4 -1.7 0.4 -2.2 – 0.56× –
Todd Worrell 1993 -0.0 -0.5 2.4 -2.9 – 1.34× –
Henry Rodriguez 1993 -0.5 -3.2 0.1 -3.3 – 0.83× –
Mitch Webster 1993 -1.1 -7.1 0.6 -7.7 – 0.83× –
Tim Wallach 1993 -1.0 -4.8 3.4 -8.2 – 0.58× –
Darryl Strawberry 1993 -1.0 -6.4 3.8 -10.2 – 0.83× –
Jerry Brooks 1993 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.83× –
John DeSilva↔ 1993 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Omar Daal 1993 -0.6 -3.3 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+29.1+393.738.7+357.0—

Trades

Every graded 1993 deal involving the Dodgers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

1993 · WSN / LAD
WSN · Dan Duquette +$200.0M
Pedro Martínez
LAD · Fred Claire −$200.0M
Delino DeShields
WSN came out ahead by $200.0M
1993 · LAD / DET
LAD · Fred Claire +$24.0M
John DeSilva
DET · Jerry Walker −$24.0M
Eric Davis
LAD came out ahead by $24.0M
1993 · LAD / CHW
LAD · Fred Claire +$1.6M
Ron Coomer
CHW · Ron Schueler −$1.6M
Isidro Márquez
LAD came out ahead by $1.6M
1993 · ANA / LAD
ANA · Dan O'Brien +$8.0M
Mike James
LAD · Fred Claire −$8.0M
Reggie Williams
ANA came out ahead by $8.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1993 payroll
$39.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 1993, 1993–1999. 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 (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Orel Hershiser3410.000$4.3M$3.3MFREE AGENT
Darryl Strawberry3110.000$3.8MFREE AGENT
Tom Candiotti3610.000$3.6M$3.6M$4.5M$3.0M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Tim Wallach3513.000$3.4M$3.4M$2.0M$224kFREE AGENT
Brett Butler3612.000$3.3M$3.5M$1.4M$2.0M$1.7MFREE AGENT
Jody Reed306.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Todd Worrell338.000$2.4M$2.4M$4.7M$4.0M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Kevin Gross3210.000$2.0M$2.7MFREE AGENT
Jim Gott3311.000$1.8M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Eric Davis319.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Cory Snyder307.000$1.5M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Roger McDowell328.000$1.4M$1.4MFREE AGENT
Mike Sharperson316.000$970kFREE AGENT
Mitch Webster3410.000$600k$600k$250kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Ramon Martinez255.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Lenny Harris285.000$900kFREE AGENT
Rod Nichols285.000$350kFREE AGENT
Steve Wilson285.000$350kFREE AGENT
Jose Offerman243.000$300kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Hernandez263.000$175kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Hansen243.000$173kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kip Gross283.000$165kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Eric Karros252.000$435kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Goodwin242.000$140kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Henry Rodriguez251.000$136kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Astacio241.000$136kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Piazza241.000$126kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Bournigal271.000$124kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy Ashley221.000$124kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Martínez211.000$119kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ricky Trlicek241.000$112kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Raul Mondesi220.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerry Brooks26–—
Omar Daal210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John DeSilva250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1993 acquisition stacked onto Dodgers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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