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GM: Dave Dombrowski

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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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$22M
Surplus $M
-0
Win %
0.443
TAB
-4.6
WAB
-3.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
17.7
Dead money %
43%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-4.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1994 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBenito Santiago97
RRon Tingley⇄19
RRob Natal8
RCharles Johnson4
LGreg O'Halloran1

1B

RJeff Conine46
RGreg Colbrunn41
BOrestes Destrade37
LDave Magadan16
RRuss Morman8

2B

BBret Barberie106
BJerry Browne15
RMario Diaz7
RRick Renteria6

3B

BJerry Browne62
LDave Magadan48
RAlex Arias15
RRick Renteria14
RMario Diaz11

SS

RKurt Abbott99
RAlex Arias20
RMario Diaz7

LF

RJeff Conine97
BJerry Browne23
LMatias Carrillo Sr.20
LDarrell Whitmore5
RRick Renteria2
BCarl Everett1
BJesus Tavarez1

CF

BChuck Carr104
BCarl Everett8
LMatias Carrillo Sr.8
BJerry Browne7
BJesus Tavarez2

RF

RGary Sheffield87
LMatias Carrillo Sr.25
BJesus Tavarez8
BCarl Everett8
BJerry Browne4
LDarrell Whitmore1

DH

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Starters

LChris Hammond1.2 WAR
RDavid Weathers0.7 WAR
RTerry Mathews0.5 WAR
RPat Rapp0.4 WAR
RMark Gardner0.2 WAR
RRyan Bowen0.2 WAR
RLuis Aquino0.0 WAR
RKurt Miller0.0 WAR
LRich Scheid-0.1 WAR
RCharlie Hough-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRobb Nen15 sv
RRichie Lewis0 h
LYorkis Perez0 h
LJeff Mutis0 h
RLuis Aquino0 h
RTerry Mathews0 h
RJeremy Hernandez0 h
RJohn Johnstone0 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
Jerry Browne2.7
Greg Colbrunn1.0
Mario Diaz0.8
Yorkis Perez0.6
Terry Mathews0.5
Kurt Abbott0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 1993)

Player1993 fWAR
Walt Weiss2.1
Henry Cotto0.5
Cris Carpenter0.4
Matt Turner0.4
Joe Klink0.2
Jack Armstrong0.2

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

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jeff Conine 1994 +3.4 +43.7 0.2 +43.4 $0.1M 1.60× –
Jerry Browne 1994 +2.7 +23.9 0.7 +23.2 $0.2M 1.12× –
Gary Sheffield 1994 +2.3 +22.0 4.6 +17.3 $2.0M 1.22× –
Bret Barberie 1994 +1.8 +11.6 0.3 +11.3 $0.2M 0.82× –
Robb Nen 1994 +1.0 +10.3 0.1 +10.1 $0.1M 1.34× –
Benito Santiago 1994 +2.2 +13.1 3.8 +9.3 $1.8M 0.76× –
Chris Hammond 1994 +1.2 +10.1 0.9 +9.2 $0.7M 1.02× –
David Weathers 1994 +0.7 +6.0 0.1 +5.9 $0.2M 1.02× –
Greg Colbrunn 1994 +1.0 +4.6 0.1 +4.4 $0.1M 0.56× –
Chuck Carr 1994 +0.6 +3.7 0.2 +3.5 $0.4M 0.83× –
Mario Diaz 1994 +0.8 +3.5 0.1 +3.4 $0.2M 0.58× –
Pat Rapp 1994 +0.4 +3.5 0.1 +3.3 $0.3M 1.02× –
Yorkis Perez 1994 +0.6 +3.3 0.1 +3.2 $0.2M 0.67× –
Terry Mathews 1994 +0.5 +2.5 0.1 +2.4 $0.3M 0.67× –
Kurt Abbott 1994 +0.5 +2.3 0.1 +2.2 $0.2M 0.61× –
Dave Magadan 1994 +0.6 +3.0 0.8 +2.1 $1.3M 0.58× –
Ryan Bowen 1994 +0.2 +1.9 0.2 +1.7 $0.8M 1.02× –
Charles Johnson 1994 +0.3 +1.4 0.1 +1.3 $0.3M 0.52× –
Jeremy Hernandez 1994 +0.1 +1.5 0.2 +1.3 $1.3M 1.34× –
Darrell Whitmore 1994 +0.2 +1.4 0.1 +1.2 $0.6M 0.83× –
Mark Gardner 1994 +0.2 +1.5 0.4 +1.1 $2.2M 1.02× –
Carl Everett 1994 +0.1 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $0.8M 0.83× –
Russ Morman 1994 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.4 $1.0M 0.56× –
Rob Natal 1994 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.2 $1.7M 0.52× –
Willie Fraser 1994 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Luis Aquino 1994 +0.0 +0.1 0.6 -0.4 $22.9M 0.67× –
Rick Renteria 1994 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.7 – 0.58× –
Alex Arias 1994 -0.2 -1.1 0.2 -1.2 – 0.61× –
Ron Tingley↔ 1994 -0.3 -1.3 0.2 -1.5 – 0.52× –
John Johnstone 1994 -0.3 -1.7 0.1 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Bryan Harvey 1994 +0.1 +1.1 3.4 -2.3 $32.6M 1.34× –
Jesus Tavarez 1994 -0.3 -2.3 0.1 -2.4 – 0.83× –
Orestes Destrade 1994 -0.3 -1.3 1.5 -2.8 – 0.56× –
Richie Lewis 1994 -0.5 -2.6 0.2 -2.8 – 0.67× –
Charlie Hough 1994 -0.3 -2.3 0.8 -3.1 – 1.02× –
Matias Carrillo Sr. 1994 -1.0 -6.4 0.1 -6.5 – 0.83× –
Kurt Miller 1994 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.0 $10.1M 1.02× –
Brian Drahman 1994 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Greg O'Halloran 1994 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.52× –
Jeff Mutis 1994 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Jeffcoat 1994 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Rich Scheid 1994 -0.1 -1.0 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+17.7+154.121.2+136.6—

Trades

Every graded 1994 deal involving the Marlins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1994 · TOR / MIA
TOR · Pat Gillick +$1.6M
Scotty Pace
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$1.6M
Eddie Zosky
TOR came out ahead by $1.6M
1994 · NYM / MIA
NYM · Joe McIlvaine +$1.6M
Robert Person
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$1.6M
Steve Long
NYM came out ahead by $1.6M
1994 · BAL / MIA
BAL · Roland Hemond +$0.0M
Bret Barberie
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Jay Powell
Even trade
1994 · CLE / MIA
CLE · John Hart +$1.6M
Matt Turner
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$1.6M
Jeremy Hernandez
CLE came out ahead by $1.6M
1994 · MIA / NYM
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$12.0M
Quilvio Veras
NYM · Joe McIlvaine −$12.0M
Carl Everett
MIA came out ahead by $12.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1994 payroll
$21.6M

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
Gary Sheffield256.000$4.6M$5.6M$6.1M$6.1M$10.3MFREE AGENT
Benito Santiago298.000$3.8MFREE AGENT
Bryan Harvey317.000$3.4M$4.9MFREE AGENT
Orestes Destrade327.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Dave Magadan318.000$850kFREE AGENT
Charlie Hough4624.000$800kFREE AGENT
Jerry Browne288.000$650k$650kFREE AGENT
Luis Aquino308.000$575kFREE AGENT
Ron Tingley3512.000$214kFREE AGENT
Rick Renteria328.000$160kFREE AGENT
Mario Diaz327.000$150k$225kFREE AGENT
Russ Morman328.000$125k$140kFREE AGENT
Willie Fraser308.000$120kFREE AGENT
Mike Jeffcoat3411.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Chris Hammond284.000$925kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Gardner325.000$400kFREE AGENT
Bret Barberie263.000$302kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chuck Carr264.000$230kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Conine284.000$230kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Hernandez273.000$185kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Bowen263.000$185kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Weathers243.000$135kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yorkis Perez263.000$128kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matias Carrillo Sr.313.000$120kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terry Mathews293.000$118kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Drahman273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Mutis273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Alex Arias262.000$155kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Richie Lewis282.000$154kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Colbrunn242.000$150kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Natal282.000$148kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Rapp262.000$136kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darrell Whitmore251.000$131kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robb Nen241.000$130kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carl Everett231.000$118kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Johnstone251.000$118kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kurt Abbott251.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charles Johnson220.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kurt Miller210.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesus Tavarez230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg O'Halloran26–—
Rich Scheid29–—

Graphs

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

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