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Dodgers LAD

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GM: Fred Claire

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1994, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$35M
Surplus $M
-9
Win %
0.509
TAB
-3.6
WAB
-0.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
22.2
Dead money %
25%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-4.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1994 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Piazza104
RCarlos Hernandez27
RTom Prince3

1B

REric Karros109
LHenry Rodriguez17
RCory Snyder9

2B

LDelino DeShields88
LJeff Treadway24
RGarey Ingram23
RCory Snyder3
REddie Pye3

3B

RTim Wallach113
LDave Hansen7
RCory Snyder6
LJeff Treadway3

SS

BJose Offerman72
RRafael Bournigal40
LDelino DeShields10
RCory Snyder4
REddie Pye3

LF

LHenry Rodriguez85
BMitch Webster45
RCory Snyder40
LChris Gwynn19
RBilly Ashley2

CF

LBrett Butler111
RRaúl Mondesi15

RF

RRaúl Mondesi109
RCory Snyder13
LHenry Rodriguez6
BMitch Webster6
LChris Gwynn1

DH

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Starters

RKevin Gross3.6 WAR
RTom Candiotti2.5 WAR
RRamon Martinez2.5 WAR
ROrel Hershiser1.3 WAR
RPedro Astacio1.1 WAR
RIsmael Valdez0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTodd Worrell11 sv
RJim Gott0 h
RRoger McDowell0 h
RDarren Dreifort0 h
LOmar Daal0 h
RIsmael Valdez0 h
LGary Wayne0 h
RRudy Seanez0 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 1993)

PlayerfWAR
Delino DeShields1.5
Darren Dreifort0.4
Ismael Valdez0.4
Al Osuna0.2
Garey Ingram0.2
Jeff Treadway0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1993)

Player1993 fWAR
Pedro Martínez1.6
Jody Reed0.9
Ricky Trlicek0.5
Kip Gross0.4
John DeSilva0.1
Tom Goodwin0.1

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 1994; everyone else is shown as a 1994 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Kevin Gross 1994 +3.6 +62.2 2.7 +59.5 $0.8M 2.19× –
Brett Butler 1994 +3.3 +41.6 3.5 +38.1 $1.1M 1.60× –
Mike Piazza 1994 +3.8 +34.0 0.6 +33.4 $0.2M 1.12× –
Ramon Martinez 1994 +2.5 +29.2 2.7 +26.5 $1.1M 1.49× –
Tom Candiotti 1994 +2.5 +29.3 3.6 +25.6 $1.5M 1.49× –
Raul Mondesi 1994 +1.8 +17.9 0.1 +17.8 $0.1M 1.22× –
Tim Wallach 1994 +2.4 +16.4 3.4 +13.0 $1.4M 0.85× –
Pedro Astacio 1994 +1.1 +9.1 0.3 +8.8 $0.3M 1.02× –
Orel Hershiser 1994 +1.3 +10.7 3.3 +7.4 $2.5M 1.02× –
Todd Worrell 1994 +0.8 +8.9 2.4 +6.5 $2.9M 1.34× –
Darren Dreifort 1994 +0.4 +4.7 0.1 +4.6 $0.2M 1.34× –
Delino DeShields 1994 +1.5 +6.6 2.7 +3.9 $1.8M 0.56× –
Ismael Valdez 1994 +0.4 +2.2 0.1 +2.1 $0.3M 0.67× –
Eric Karros 1994 +0.6 +2.6 0.7 +2.0 $1.1M 0.56× –
Dave Hansen 1994 +0.3 +1.6 0.3 +1.3 $0.8M 0.58× –
Mitch Webster 1994 +0.3 +1.7 0.6 +1.1 $2.4M 0.83× –
Omar Daal 1994 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.2 $2.2M 0.67× –
Jeff Treadway 1994 +0.1 +0.4 0.5 -0.1 $6.2M 0.56× –
Tom Prince 1994 +0.1 +0.2 0.3 -0.1 $5.5M 0.52× –
Chan Ho Park 1994 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Gary Wayne 1994 -0.2 -0.9 0.3 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Chris Gwynn 1994 -0.2 -1.2 0.2 -1.4 – 0.83× –
Carlos Hernandez 1994 -0.3 -1.2 0.3 -1.5 – 0.52× –
Roger McDowell 1994 -0.0 -0.2 1.4 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Jim Gott 1994 -0.1 -0.5 1.8 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Rafael Bournigal 1994 -0.8 -4.0 0.1 -4.1 – 0.61× –
Henry Rodriguez 1994 -1.0 -6.4 0.2 -6.6 – 0.83× –
Cory Snyder 1994 -0.8 -5.2 1.5 -6.7 – 0.83× –
Jose Offerman 1994 -1.3 -6.3 0.5 -6.8 – 0.61× –
Billy Ashley 1994 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.0 $4.9M 0.83× –
Al Osuna 1994 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Brian Barnes↔ 1994 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Eddie Pye 1994 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.56× –
Garey Ingram 1994 +0.2 +0.7 – – – 0.56× –
Rudy Seanez 1994 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+22.3+254.334.5+218.8—

Trades

Every graded 1994 deal involving the Dodgers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

1994 · CLE / LAD
CLE · John Hart +$1.6M
Eddie Lantigua
LAD · Fred Claire −$1.6M
Brian Barnes
CLE came out ahead by $1.6M
1994 · CIN / LAD
CIN · Jim Bowden +$0.8M
Ben VanRyn
LAD · Fred Claire −$0.8M
Will Brunson
CIN came out ahead by $0.8M
1994 · LAD / BAL
LAD · Fred Claire +$2.4M
John O'Donoghue
BAL · Roland Hemond −$2.4M
John DeSilva
LAD came out ahead by $2.4M
1994 · LAD / HOU
LAD · Fred Claire +$0.0M
Al Osuna
HOU · Bob Watson +$0.0M
Jimmy Daspit
Even trade

Current & Historical Payroll

1994 payroll
$34.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 1994, 1994–2000. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Tom Candiotti3711.000$3.6M$4.5M$3.0M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Brett Butler3713.000$3.5M$1.4M$2.0M$1.7MFREE AGENT
Tim Wallach3614.000$3.4M$2.0M$224kFREE AGENT
Orel Hershiser3511.000$3.3MFREE AGENT$2.0M
Kevin Gross3311.000$2.7MFREE AGENT
Ramon Martinez266.000$2.7M$3.9M$4.8M$4.8M$4.8MFREE AGENT
Todd Worrell349.000$2.4M$4.7M$4.0M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Jim Gott3412.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Cory Snyder318.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Roger McDowell339.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Mitch Webster3511.000$600k$250kFREE AGENT
Jeff Treadway317.000$500k$353kFREE AGENT
Tom Prince297.000$275k$306k$325k$350k$350kFREE AGENT
Chris Gwynn297.000$250k$275kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Delino DeShields254.000$2.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Karros263.000$650kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Offerman254.000$515kARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Wayne315.000$350kFREE AGENT
Dave Hansen254.000$275kARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Hernandez274.000$265kARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Barnes274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Al Osuna284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rudy Seanez255.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Mike Piazza252.000$600kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Astacio252.000$325kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Henry Rodriguez262.000$177kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Omar Daal221.000$147kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy Ashley232.000$134kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Bournigal282.000$134kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Raul Mondesi231.000$126kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darren Dreifort220.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chan Ho Park210.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ismael Valdez200.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Garey Ingram230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eddie Pye27–—

Graphs

How each 1994 acquisition stacked onto Dodgers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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