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Dodgers LAD

199788–74 (0.543)
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GM: Fred Claire

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1997, 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
$47M
Surplus $M
-11
Win %
0.543
TAB
-1.8
WAB
+3.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
34.5
Dead money %
37%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-5.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1997 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Piazza139
RTom Prince45

1B

REric Karros162
BEddie Murray⇄9
REddie Williams⇄8
BNelson Liriano2
RHenry Blanco1
RPaul Konerko1

2B

BWilton Guerrero90
REric Young Sr.⇄37
BNelson Liriano17
RTripp Cromer III17
RJuan Castro14
BChad Fonville⇄9
RAdam Riggs8

3B

RTodd Zeile160
RJuan Castro3
LChip Hale2
RHenry Blanco1
BNelson Liriano1
RPaul Konerko1
RTripp Cromer III1

SS

RGreg Gagne143
RJuan Castro22
RTripp Cromer III10
BWilton Guerrero5
BNelson Liriano1

LF

LTodd Hollandsworth80
LBrett Butler47
RBilly Ashley35
LEric Anthony17
BRoger Cedeno13
LKarim Garcia12
LWayne Kirby9
RDarren Lewis⇄7
RGarey Ingram6

CF

BRoger Cedeno55
LBrett Butler49
BOtis Nixon⇄42
LTodd Hollandsworth30
RDarren Lewis⇄19
LWayne Kirby16
RGarey Ingram1

RF

RRaúl Mondesi159
BRoger Cedeno4
LEric Anthony4
LTodd Hollandsworth4
LKarim Garcia2
LWayne Kirby2
RDarren Lewis⇄1

DH

RMike Piazza7
LBrett Butler1

Starters

RIsmael Valdez3.7 WAR
RHideo Nomo3.6 WAR
RChan Ho Park2.5 WAR
RPedro Astacio⇄2.3 WAR
RRamon Martinez1.4 WAR
LDennys Reyes0.5 WAR
RTom Candiotti0.0 WAR
RRick Gorecki-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTodd Worrell35 sv
LScott Radinsky0 h
RDarren Hall0 h
LMark Guthrie0 h
RDarren Dreifort0 h
RAntonio Osuna0 h
RMike Harkey0 h
RRick Gorecki0 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 1996)

PlayerfWAR
Todd Zeile2.5
Eric Young Sr.0.7
Tripp Cromer III0.5
Dennys Reyes0.5
Darren Lewis0.3
Garey Ingram0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 1996)

Player1996 fWAR
Chad Curtis0.3
Oreste Marrero0.1
Mike Blowers0.1
Carlos Hernandez0.1
Rick Parker0.1
Jim Bruske0.0

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 1997; everyone else is shown as a 1997 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Raul Mondesi 1997 +5.7 +93.0 2.7 +90.3 $0.5M 2.05× –
Mike Piazza 1997 +9.1 +92.8 7.0 +85.8 $0.8M 1.28× –
Ismael Valdez 1997 +3.7 +64.6 0.9 +63.7 $0.2M 2.19× –
Hideo Nomo 1997 +3.6 +62.7 0.9 +61.8 $0.3M 2.19× –
Chan Ho Park 1997 +2.5 +39.2 0.3 +38.9 $0.1M 1.96× –
Pedro Astacio↔ 1997 +2.3 +26.9 2.3 +24.6 $1.0M 1.49× –
Todd Zeile 1997 +2.5 +22.7 3.1 +19.6 $1.2M 1.12× –
Ramon Martinez 1997 +1.4 +11.7 4.8 +6.9 $3.3M 1.02× –
Roger Cedeno 1997 +0.9 +6.3 0.2 +6.1 $0.2M 0.83× –
Antonio Osuna 1997 +0.9 +4.8 0.3 +4.5 $0.3M 0.67× –
Darren Dreifort 1997 +0.8 +4.1 0.2 +3.9 $0.3M 0.67× –
Tom Prince 1997 +0.7 +3.0 0.3 +2.6 $0.5M 0.52× –
Eric Young Sr.↔ 1997 +0.7 +3.0 0.8 +2.3 $1.1M 0.56× –
Scott Radinsky 1997 +0.6 +3.2 0.9 +2.3 $1.5M 0.67× –
Eric Karros 1997 +1.5 +6.6 4.5 +2.1 $3.0M 0.56× –
Tripp Cromer III 1997 +0.5 +2.2 0.2 +2.0 $0.4M 0.56× –
Wilton Guerrero 1997 +0.4 +2.0 0.1 +1.9 $0.3M 0.56× –
Darren Lewis↔ 1997 +0.3 +2.1 0.3 +1.8 $1.0M 0.83× –
Darren Hall 1997 +0.4 +2.1 0.4 +1.7 $0.9M 0.67× –
Garey Ingram 1997 +0.2 +1.5 0.2 +1.3 $0.8M 0.83× –
Todd Hollandsworth 1997 +0.1 +0.9 0.6 +0.3 $4.3M 0.83× –
Eddie Murray↔ 1997 +0.1 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $2.4M 0.56× –
Eddie Williams↔ 1997 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.5 – 0.56× –
Juan Castro 1997 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.61× –
Chad Fonville↔ 1997 -0.3 -1.1 0.1 -1.2 – 0.56× –
Otis Nixon↔ 1997 -0.1 -0.4 0.7 -1.2 – 0.83× –
Chip Hale 1997 -0.2 -1.1 0.3 -1.4 – 0.58× –
Greg Gagne 1997 +0.2 +1.0 3.0 -2.0 $15.4M 0.61× –
Nelson Liriano 1997 -0.4 -1.7 0.4 -2.1 – 0.56× –
Tom Candiotti 1997 +0.0 +0.1 3.0 -2.9 $202.4M 0.67× –
Brett Butler 1997 -0.2 -1.6 1.7 -3.3 – 0.83× –
Wayne Kirby 1997 -0.5 -3.4 0.5 -3.9 – 0.83× –
Billy Ashley 1997 -0.8 -5.2 0.3 -5.4 – 0.83× –
Mark Guthrie 1997 -1.0 -5.2 1.6 -6.8 – 0.67× –
Todd Worrell 1997 -0.4 -4.3 3.8 -8.0 – 1.34× –
Adam Riggs 1997 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.56× –
Dennys Reyes 1997 +0.5 +2.6 – – – 0.67× –
Eric Anthony 1997 +0.1 +0.8 – – – 0.83× –
Henry Blanco 1997 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.56× –
Karim Garcia 1997 -0.6 -3.7 – – – 0.83× –
Mike Harkey 1997 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Judd 1997 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Paul Konerko 1997 -0.2 -0.7 – – – 0.56× –
Rick Gorecki 1997 -0.3 -1.7 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+34.4+428.146.8+384.9—

Trades

Every graded 1997 deal involving the Dodgers — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

1997 · LAD / PIT
LAD · Fred Claire +$2.4M
Hal Garrett
PIT · Cam Bonifay −$2.4M
Eddie Williams
LAD came out ahead by $2.4M
1997 · CHW / LAD
CHW · Ron Schueler +$1.6M
Chad Fonville
LAD · Fred Claire −$1.6M
Darren Lewis
CHW came out ahead by $1.6M
1997 · COL / LAD
COL · Bob Gebhard +$59.2M
Pedro Astacio
LAD · Fred Claire −$59.2M
Eric Young
COL came out ahead by $59.2M
1997 · TOR / LAD
TOR · Gord Ash +$11.2M
Bobby Cripps
LAD · Fred Claire −$11.2M
Otis Nixon
TOR came out ahead by $11.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1997 payroll
$46.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 1997, 1997–2003. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1997199819992000200120022003
Ramon Martinez299.000$4.8M$4.8MFREE AGENT
Eric Karros296.000$4.5M$4.5M$5.5M$5.4M$7.5M$6.9MFREE AGENT
Todd Worrell3712.000$3.8MFREE AGENT
Todd Zeile318.000$3.1M$1.3MFREE AGENT
Greg Gagne3514.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Tom Candiotti4014.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Brett Butler4016.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Mark Guthrie318.000$1.6M$1.6MFREE AGENT
Scott Radinsky297.000$900k$900kFREE AGENT
Otis Nixon3814.000$724kFREE AGENT
Wayne Kirby336.000$450kFREE AGENT
Nelson Liriano3310.000$375kFREE AGENT
Tom Prince3210.000$350k$350kFREE AGENT
Darren Lewis297.000$322kFREE AGENT
Chip Hale328.000$280kFREE AGENT
Eddie Murray4120.000$123kFREE AGENT
Eddie Williams3211.000$53kFREE AGENT
Eric Anthony298.000—FREE AGENT
Mike Harkey309.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1997199819992000200120022003
Mike Piazza285.000$7.0MFREE AGENT
Raul Mondesi264.000$2.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Astacio285.000$2.3MFREE AGENT
Ismael Valdez233.000$900kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Young Sr.305.000$764kFREE AGENT
Darren Hall323.000$365kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy Ashley265.000$275kFREE AGENT
Chan Ho Park243.000$270kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darren Dreifort253.000$220kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tripp Cromer III294.000$181kARB 3FREE AGENT
Garey Ingram263.000$176kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1997199819992000200120022003
Hideo Nomo282.000$900kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Hollandsworth242.000$550kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Antonio Osuna242.000$300kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Castro252.000$215kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roger Cedeno222.000$200kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilton Guerrero221.000$150kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Fonville262.000$120kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Henry Blanco250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Karim Garcia212.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rick Gorecki230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Judd220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Konerko210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dennys Reyes200.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Riggs24–—

Graphs

How each 1997 acquisition stacked onto Dodgers's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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