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199690–72 (0.556)Made Playoffs
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GM: Fred Claire

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1996, 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
$36M
Surplus $M
-8
Win %
0.556
TAB
-2.3
WAB
+6.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
33.1
Dead money %
30%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-5.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1996 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Piazza146
RTom Prince35
RCarlos Hernandez9

1B

REric Karros154
LDave Hansen8
RMike Blowers6
RMike Busch1
LOreste Marrero1

2B

LDelino DeShields154
BChad Fonville23
RJuan Castro9
BWilton Guerrero5

3B

RMike Blowers90
RTim Wallach⇄45
RJuan Castro23
RMike Busch23
LDave Hansen19
BChad Fonville2

SS

RGreg Gagne127
RJuan Castro30
BChad Fonville20
RMike Blowers1

LF

LTodd Hollandsworth122
RBilly Ashley38
BRoger Cedeno20
BChad Fonville19
LDave Clark⇄15
LWayne Kirby⇄10
RJuan Castro1
RRick Parker1

CF

LWayne Kirby⇄53
BRoger Cedeno50
RChad Curtis⇄43
LBrett Butler34
BChad Fonville18
LTodd Hollandsworth18
RRick Parker3

RF

RRaúl Mondesi157
LTodd Hollandsworth9
BRoger Cedeno4

DH

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Starters

RIsmael Valdez4.3 WAR
RHideo Nomo4.3 WAR
RPedro Astacio2.2 WAR
RRamon Martinez1.8 WAR
RChan Ho Park0.9 WAR
RTom Candiotti0.8 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTodd Worrell44 sv
RAntonio Osuna0 h
LMark Guthrie0 h
LScott Radinsky0 h
LJoey Eischen⇄0 h
RDarren Dreifort0 h
RJim Bruske0 h
RDarren Hall0 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 1995)

PlayerfWAR
Greg Gagne2.3
Scott Radinsky1.1
Chad Curtis0.3
Darren Dreifort0.2
Oreste Marrero0.1
Mike Blowers0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1995)

Player1995 fWAR
Jose Offerman1.8
Kevin Tapani0.6
Willie Banks0.4
Henry Rodriguez0.2
Noe Munoz-0.0
Chris Gwynn-0.1

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 1996; everyone else is shown as a 1996 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Hideo Nomo 1996 +4.3 +75.9 0.6 +75.3 $0.1M 2.19× –
Ismael Valdez 1996 +4.3 +74.5 0.4 +74.1 $0.1M 2.19× –
Mike Piazza 1996 +6.6 +67.5 2.7 +64.8 $0.4M 1.28× –
Raul Mondesi 1996 +4.2 +60.1 0.9 +59.2 $0.2M 1.79× –
Pedro Astacio 1996 +2.2 +25.7 1.1 +24.6 $0.5M 1.49× –
Todd Worrell 1996 +1.5 +23.6 4.0 +19.6 $2.6M 1.95× –
Eric Karros 1996 +2.6 +21.9 3.1 +18.8 $1.2M 1.07× –
Ramon Martinez 1996 +1.8 +21.5 4.8 +16.7 $2.6M 1.49× –
Greg Gagne 1996 +2.3 +16.4 2.6 +13.8 $1.1M 0.89× –
Todd Hollandsworth 1996 +1.2 +7.8 0.1 +7.7 $0.1M 0.83× –
Antonio Osuna 1996 +1.2 +6.6 0.1 +6.5 $0.1M 0.67× –
Scott Radinsky 1996 +1.1 +5.7 0.6 +5.1 $0.6M 0.67× –
Mark Guthrie 1996 +1.1 +5.7 0.9 +4.8 $0.8M 0.67× –
Chan Ho Park 1996 +0.9 +4.9 0.1 +4.7 $0.1M 0.67× –
Roger Cedeno 1996 +0.6 +4.0 0.1 +3.9 $0.2M 0.83× –
Tom Candiotti 1996 +0.8 +6.7 3.0 +3.7 $3.6M 1.02× –
Billy Ashley 1996 +0.5 +3.2 0.2 +3.0 $0.4M 0.83× –
Tom Prince 1996 +0.4 +1.6 0.3 +1.2 $0.9M 0.52× –
Chad Curtis↔ 1996 +0.3 +1.7 0.6 +1.1 $2.3M 0.83× –
Darren Dreifort 1996 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $0.8M 0.67× –
Carlos Hernandez 1996 +0.1 +0.3 0.4 -0.1 $6.2M 0.52× –
John Cummings↔ 1996 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Dave Clark↔ 1996 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.83× –
Darren Hall 1996 -0.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Joey Eischen↔ 1996 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Wayne Kirby↔ 1996 -0.1 -0.5 0.3 -0.8 – 0.83× –
Tim Wallach↔ 1996 -0.2 -0.9 0.2 -1.0 – 0.58× –
Chad Fonville 1996 -0.4 -1.8 0.2 -2.0 – 0.56× –
Mike Blowers 1996 +0.1 +0.3 2.3 -2.0 $33.8M 0.58× –
Dave Hansen 1996 -0.6 -2.7 0.4 -3.1 – 0.58× –
Juan Castro 1996 -0.7 -3.6 0.1 -3.7 – 0.61× –
Milt Thompson↔ 1996 -0.6 -3.7 0.2 -3.9 – 0.83× –
Brett Butler 1996 -0.3 -2.2 2.0 -4.2 – 0.83× –
Delino DeShields 1996 -1.7 -7.8 3.0 -10.8 – 0.56× –
Jim Bruske 1996 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Karim Garcia 1996 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.83× –
Mike Busch 1996 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.58× –
Oreste Marrero 1996 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.56× –
Rick Parker 1996 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Wilton Guerrero 1996 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+33.6+411.535.8+376.3—

Trades

Every graded 1996 deal involving the Dodgers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

1996 · DET / LAD
DET · Randy Smith +$4.0M
John Cummings, Joey Eischen
LAD · Fred Claire −$4.0M
Chad Curtis
DET came out ahead by $4.0M
1996 · NYY / LAD
NYY · Bob Watson +$2.4M
Billy Brewer
LAD · Fred Claire −$2.4M
Mike Judd
NYY came out ahead by $2.4M
1996 · PIT / LAD
PIT · Ted Simmons +$3.2M
Carl South
LAD · Fred Claire −$3.2M
Dave Clark
PIT came out ahead by $3.2M
1996 · LAD / DET
LAD · Fred Claire +$1.6M
Jeff Berblinger
DET · Randy Smith −$1.6M
Deivi Cruz, Juan Hernaiz
LAD came out ahead by $1.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1996 payroll
$36.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 1996, 1996–2002. 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 (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1996199719981999200020012002
Ramon Martinez288.000$4.8M$4.8M$4.8MFREE AGENT
Todd Worrell3611.000$4.0M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Tom Candiotti3913.000$3.0M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Delino DeShields276.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Greg Gagne3413.000$2.6M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Mike Blowers317.000$2.3MFREE AGENT
Brett Butler3915.000$2.0M$1.7MFREE AGENT
Mark Guthrie307.000$870k$1.6M$1.6MFREE AGENT
Scott Radinsky286.000$600k$900k$900kFREE AGENT
Dave Hansen276.000$400kFREE AGENT$450k$475k$625k$675k
Carlos Hernandez296.000$375kFREE AGENT
Tom Prince319.000$325k$350k$350kFREE AGENT
Milt Thompson3712.000$232kFREE AGENT
Tim Wallach3816.000$176kFREE AGENT
Dave Clark3310.000$112kFREE AGENT
Rick Parker336.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1996199719981999200020012002
Eric Karros285.000$3.1MFREE AGENT
Mike Piazza274.000$2.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Astacio274.000$1.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Raul Mondesi253.000$950kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Curtis274.000$585kARB 3FREE AGENT
Wayne Kirby325.000$309kFREE AGENT
Billy Ashley254.000$195kARB 3FREE AGENT
John Cummings273.000$27kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1996199719981999200020012002
Hideo Nomo271.000$600kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ismael Valdez222.000$425kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Fonville251.000$175kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darren Hall312.000$175kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Antonio Osuna231.000$150kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Hollandsworth231.000$136kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darren Dreifort242.000$134kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Castro241.000$124kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roger Cedeno211.000$124kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chan Ho Park232.000$124kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Eischen262.000$73kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Bruske311.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Busch271.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Karim Garcia201.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilton Guerrero210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Oreste Marrero26–—

Graphs

How each 1996 acquisition stacked onto Dodgers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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