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Marlins MIA

199364–98 (0.395)
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GM: Dave Dombrowski

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
$21M
Surplus $M
-5
Win %
0.395
TAB
-10.6
WAB
-12.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
18.4
Dead money %
35%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-7.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1993 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBenito Santiago136
RRob Natal38
RSteve Decker5
RTerry McGriff3
RMitch Lyden2

1B

BOrestes Destrade152
LDave Magadan⇄66
RJeff Conine43

2B

BBret Barberie97
RRick Renteria45
RAlex Arias30
RGus Polidor1

3B

RGary Sheffield⇄72
RRick Renteria25
RAlex Arias22
RGus Polidor1

SS

BWalt Weiss153
RAlex Arias18

LF

RJeff Conine147
LGreg Briley32
RHenry Cotto⇄23
LScott Pose6
LMatias Carrillo Sr.4
LNigel Wilson3
RBenito Santiago1
RGerónimo Berroa1
LDarrell Whitmore1
RMonty Fariss1
RRick Renteria1

CF

BChuck Carr139
RHenry Cotto⇄15
BCarl Everett8
LScott Pose8
LMatias Carrillo Sr.5
BJunior Félix3
LGreg Briley1

RF

LDarrell Whitmore69
BJunior Félix50
LGreg Briley36
RHenry Cotto⇄16
LMatias Carrillo Sr.9
RGerónimo Berroa8
RMonty Fariss7

DH

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Starters

LChris Hammond2.9 WAR
RCharlie Hough1.6 WAR
RLuis Aquino1.3 WAR
RPat Rapp1.3 WAR
RRyan Bowen1.2 WAR
RDavid Weathers0.8 WAR
RJack Armstrong0.2 WAR
RRobb Nen⇄-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBryan Harvey45 sv
LJoe Klink0 h
RRichie Lewis0 h
RMatt Turner0 h
LRich Rodriguez⇄0 h
RCris Carpenter⇄0 h
RTrevor Hoffman⇄0 h
RRobb Nen⇄0 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
Chris Hammond2.9
Bryan Harvey2.6
Chuck Carr2.2
Walt Weiss2.1
Dave Magadan2.0
Jeff Conine2.0

Key subtractions (gone from 1992)

Player1992 fWAR
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Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Marlins. 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
Bryan Harvey 1993 +2.6 +54.3 4.2 +50.1 $1.6M 2.57× –
Chris Hammond 1993 +2.9 +45.0 0.3 +44.7 $0.1M 1.96× –
Chuck Carr 1993 +2.2 +21.2 0.1 +21.0 $0.1M 1.22× –
Jeff Conine 1993 +2.0 +19.2 0.1 +19.1 $0.1M 1.22× –
Charlie Hough 1993 +1.6 +18.8 0.8 +18.0 $0.5M 1.49× –
Walt Weiss 1993 +2.1 +15.3 0.9 +14.4 $0.4M 0.89× –
Dave Magadan↔ 1993 +2.0 +13.1 0.4 +12.7 $0.2M 0.81× –
Bret Barberie 1993 +1.7 +10.8 0.2 +10.6 $0.1M 0.82× –
Pat Rapp 1993 +1.3 +10.2 0.1 +10.1 $0.1M 1.02× –
Ryan Bowen 1993 +1.2 +10.0 0.1 +9.8 $0.1M 1.02× –
Luis Aquino 1993 +1.3 +6.9 0.7 +6.2 $0.6M 0.67× –
David Weathers 1993 +0.8 +4.5 0.1 +4.4 $0.2M 0.67× –
Rick Renteria 1993 +0.8 +3.6 0.1 +3.5 $0.1M 0.56× –
Henry Cotto↔ 1993 +0.5 +3.3 0.5 +2.8 $0.9M 0.83× –
Cris Carpenter↔ 1993 +0.4 +2.4 0.4 +2.0 $0.8M 0.67× –
Gary Sheffield↔ 1993 +0.6 +2.9 1.6 +1.3 $2.5M 0.58× –
Joe Klink 1993 +0.2 +1.1 0.2 +0.9 $1.0M 0.67× –
Jack Armstrong 1993 +0.2 +1.4 0.9 +0.6 $4.8M 1.02× –
Richie Lewis 1993 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.8M 0.67× –
Monty Fariss 1993 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.2 $2.4M 0.83× –
Alex Arias 1993 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.1 $17.8M 0.56× –
Jim Corsi 1993 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 0.67× –
John Johnstone 1993 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Benito Santiago 1993 +0.6 +2.6 3.4 -0.8 $5.4M 0.52× –
Robb Nen↔ 1993 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Steve Decker 1993 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.2 – 0.52× –
Bob McClure 1993 -0.3 -1.4 0.2 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Carl Everett 1993 -0.2 -1.6 0.1 -1.7 – 0.83× –
Rob Natal 1993 -0.4 -1.6 0.1 -1.7 – 0.52× –
Trevor Hoffman↔ 1993 -0.4 -1.9 0.0 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Orestes Destrade 1993 -0.2 -0.8 2.0 -2.8 – 0.56× –
Greg Briley 1993 -0.4 -3.0 0.1 -3.1 – 0.83× –
Scott Pose 1993 -0.6 -4.1 0.1 -4.2 – 0.83× –
Geronimo Berroa 1993 -0.6 -4.2 0.1 -4.3 – 0.83× –
Rich Rodriguez↔ 1993 -1.0 -5.2 0.1 -5.4 – 0.67× –
Junior Felix 1993 -0.8 -5.6 1.2 -6.9 – 0.83× –
Darrell Whitmore 1993 -1.1 -7.4 0.1 -7.5 – 0.83× –
Gus Polidor 1993 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.56× –
Matias Carrillo Sr. 1993 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.83× –
Matt Turner 1993 +0.4 +2.4 – – – 0.67× –
Mitch Lyden 1993 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.52× –
Nigel Wilson 1993 -0.5 -3.2 – – – 0.83× –
Terry McGriff 1993 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+18.5+206.720.2+187.7—

Trades

Every graded 1993 deal involving the Marlins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

1993 · SDP / MIA
SDP · Joe McIlvaine +$86.4M
Trevor Hoffman, José Martínez, Andrés Berumen
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$86.4M
Gary Sheffield, Rich Rodriguez
SDP came out ahead by $86.4M
1993 · MIA / TEX
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$12.8M
Robb Nen, Kurt Miller
TEX · Tom Grieve −$12.8M
Cris Carpenter
MIA came out ahead by $12.8M
1993 · MIA / CIN
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$60.0M
Chris Hammond
CIN · Jim Bowden −$60.0M
Gary Scott, Héctor Carrasco
MIA came out ahead by $60.0M
1993 · SEA / MIA
SEA · Woody Woodward +$0.8M
Jeff Darwin
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$0.8M
Dave Magadan
SEA came out ahead by $0.8M
1993 · MIA / OAK
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$12.0M
Kurt Abbott
OAK · Sandy Alderson −$12.0M
Kerwin Moore
MIA came out ahead by $12.0M
1993 · MIL / MIA
MIL · Sal Bando +$0.8M
Jamie McAndrew
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$0.8M
Tom McGraw
MIL came out ahead by $0.8M
1993 · SFG / MIA
SFG · Bob Quinn +$0.0M
Brian Griffiths
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Andrés Santana
Even trade
1993 · MIA / SEA
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$3.2M
Henry Cotto, Jeff Darwin
SEA · Woody Woodward −$3.2M
Dave Magadan
MIA came out ahead by $3.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1993 payroll
$20.6M

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 (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Bryan Harvey306.000$4.2M$3.4M$4.9MFREE AGENT
Benito Santiago287.000$3.4M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Orestes Destrade316.000$2.0M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Walt Weiss296.000$925kFREE AGENT
Charlie Hough4523.000$800k$800kFREE AGENT
Luis Aquino297.000$735k$575kFREE AGENT
Henry Cotto329.000$450kFREE AGENT
Dave Magadan307.000$434k$850kFREE AGENT
Joe Klink316.000$200kFREE AGENT
Bob McClure4118.000$200kFREE AGENT
Rick Renteria317.000$109k$160kFREE AGENT
Terry McGriff296.000—FREE AGENT
Gus Polidor318.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Gary Sheffield245.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Junior Felix254.000$1.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Armstrong285.000$855kFREE AGENT
Cris Carpenter285.000$375kFREE AGENT
Jim Corsi315.000$375kFREE AGENT
Chris Hammond273.000$260kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Geronimo Berroa284.000$150kARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Decker273.000$138kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Rodriguez303.000$136kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Conine273.000$125kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chuck Carr253.000$123kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Briley285.000$109kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (18)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Bret Barberie252.000$190kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Monty Fariss252.000$136kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Bowen252.000$132kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Weathers232.000$130kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Arias251.000$123kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Natal271.000$118kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Rapp251.000$118kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carl Everett220.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Johnstone240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Richie Lewis271.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darrell Whitmore240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Pose260.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robb Nen230.000$68kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Hoffman250.000$46kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matias Carrillo Sr.302.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mitch Lyden28–—
Matt Turner260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nigel Wilson230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

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

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