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Marlins MIA

199567–76 (0.469)
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GM: Dave Dombrowski

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1995, 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
$24M
Surplus $M
+5
Win %
0.469
TAB
+2.8
WAB
-1.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
29.2
Dead money %
39%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-4.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1995 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RCharles Johnson97
RSteve Decker46
RRob Natal13

1B

RGreg Colbrunn134
RJeff Conine14
RRuss Morman3
RSteve Decker2
LTommy Gregg2

2B

BQuilvio Veras122
BJerry Browne27
RMario Diaz9
RAlex Arias6
REddie Zosky1

3B

BTerry Pendleton129
RAlex Arias21
BJerry Browne7
RMario Diaz3

SS

RKurt Abbott115
RAlex Arias36
RMario Diaz5
REddie Zosky4

LF

RJeff Conine118
RAndre Dawson12
BJerry Browne11
LTommy Gregg6
RRuss Morman6
BJesus Tavarez4
RGary Sheffield3

CF

BChuck Carr103
BJesus Tavarez47
LDarrell Whitmore14
BJerry Browne11
LTommy Gregg4
BQuilvio Veras1

RF

RGary Sheffield59
RAndre Dawson47
BJesus Tavarez32
LTommy Gregg30
RRuss Morman12
BJerry Browne11
LDarrell Whitmore3
BQuilvio Veras1

DH

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Starters

LChris Hammond3.2 WAR
RJohn Burkett1.9 WAR
RPat Rapp1.8 WAR
RBobby Witt⇄1.8 WAR
RMark Gardner0.4 WAR
RDavid Weathers0.3 WAR
RWillie Banks⇄0.1 WAR
RRyan Bowen-0.0 WAR
RMarc Valdes-0.3 WAR
RRichie Lewis-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRobb Nen23 sv
LYorkis Perez0 h
RTerry Mathews0 h
RRandy Veres0 h
RRichie Lewis0 h
LBuddy Groom⇄0 h
RAlejandro Pena⇄0 h
RMatt Mantei0 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 1994)

PlayerfWAR
Quilvio Veras3.1
Terry Pendleton2.3
John Burkett1.9
Bobby Witt1.8
Alejandro Pena0.4
Steve Decker0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 1994)

Player1994 fWAR
Benito Santiago2.2
Bret Barberie1.8
Dave Magadan0.6
Carl Everett0.1
Luis Aquino0.0
Kurt Miller0.0

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 1995; everyone else is shown as a 1995 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Chris Hammond 1995 +3.2 +50.4 1.0 +49.4 $0.3M 1.96× –
Jeff Conine 1995 +3.2 +40.5 0.5 +40.0 $0.2M 1.60× –
Quilvio Veras 1995 +3.1 +26.3 0.1 +26.2 $0.0M 1.07× –
Charles Johnson 1995 +3.1 +24.6 0.1 +24.5 $0.0M 1.00× –
Pat Rapp 1995 +1.8 +21.6 0.2 +21.4 $0.1M 1.49× –
Bobby Witt↔ 1995 +1.8 +21.4 1.2 +20.2 $0.7M 1.49× –
John Burkett 1995 +1.9 +22.6 3.4 +19.3 $1.8M 1.49× –
Gary Sheffield 1995 +2.5 +24.3 5.6 +18.6 $2.3M 1.22× –
Terry Pendleton 1995 +2.3 +15.4 1.6 +13.8 $0.7M 0.85× –
Kurt Abbott 1995 +1.8 +12.9 0.1 +12.8 $0.1M 0.89× –
Greg Colbrunn 1995 +1.8 +11.4 0.2 +11.2 $0.1M 0.81× –
Robb Nen 1995 +1.0 +11.2 0.2 +11.0 $0.2M 1.34× –
Jesus Tavarez 1995 +1.0 +7.0 0.1 +6.9 $0.1M 0.83× –
Terry Mathews 1995 +1.0 +5.2 0.1 +5.0 $0.1M 0.67× –
Alex Arias 1995 +0.9 +4.3 0.2 +4.1 $0.2M 0.61× –
Chuck Carr 1995 +0.5 +3.2 0.3 +2.9 $0.5M 0.83× –
David Weathers 1995 +0.3 +2.4 0.2 +2.3 $0.5M 1.02× –
Alejandro Pena↔ 1995 +0.4 +2.2 0.1 +2.1 $0.3M 0.67× –
Mark Gardner 1995 +0.4 +2.2 0.4 +1.8 $0.9M 0.67× –
Russ Morman 1995 +0.2 +1.4 0.1 +1.2 $0.7M 0.83× –
Steve Decker 1995 +0.3 +1.4 0.2 +1.2 $0.5M 0.52× –
Willie Banks↔ 1995 +0.1 +1.0 0.1 +0.9 $0.8M 1.02× –
Rich Garces↔ 1995 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $0.4M 0.67× –
Jerry Browne 1995 +0.3 +1.4 0.7 +0.7 $2.1M 0.56× –
Rob Natal 1995 +0.2 +0.7 0.2 +0.6 $0.9M 0.52× –
Buddy Groom↔ 1995 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Mike Myers↔ 1995 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Matt Mantei 1995 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Jay Powell 1995 -0.0 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× –
John Johnstone 1995 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Ryan Bowen 1995 -0.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 – 1.02× –
Rob Murphy↔ 1995 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Yorkis Perez 1995 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Jeremy Hernandez 1995 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Mario Diaz 1995 -0.4 -1.6 0.2 -1.9 – 0.56× –
Randy Veres 1995 -0.3 -1.7 0.2 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Tommy Gregg 1995 -0.3 -2.0 0.1 -2.1 – 0.83× –
Marc Valdes 1995 -0.3 -2.1 0.1 -2.2 – 1.02× –
Darrell Whitmore 1995 -0.4 -2.5 0.1 -2.6 – 0.83× –
Andre Dawson 1995 -0.7 -4.4 0.5 -4.9 – 0.83× –
Bryan Harvey 1995 +0.0 +0.0 4.9 -4.9 – 0.67× –
Aaron Small 1995 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Eddie Zosky 1995 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.61× –
Matt Dunbar 1995 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Rich Scheid 1995 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Richie Lewis 1995 -0.5 -2.8 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+29.3+292.624.1+273.7—

Trades

Every graded 1995 deal involving the Marlins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1995 · MIA / MIL
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$1.6M
Juan González
MIL · Sal Bando −$1.6M
Chuck Carr, Ty Narcisse
MIA came out ahead by $1.6M
1995 · MIA / ATL
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$0.8M
Chris Seelbach
ATL · John Schuerholz −$0.8M
Alejandro Peña
MIA came out ahead by $0.8M
1995 · TOR / MIA
TOR · Gord Ash +$1.6M
Ernie Delgado
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$1.6M
Aaron Small
TOR came out ahead by $1.6M
1995 · DET / MIA
DET · Joe Klein +$0.8M
Mike Myers
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$0.8M
Buddy Groom
DET came out ahead by $0.8M
1995 · TEX / MIA
TEX · Douglas Melvin +$9.6M
Bobby Witt
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$9.6M
Wilson Heredia, Scott Podsednik
TEX came out ahead by $9.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1995 payroll
$24.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 1995, 1995–2001. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Gary Sheffield267.000$5.6M$6.1M$6.1M$10.3MFREE AGENT
Bryan Harvey328.000$4.9MFREE AGENT
John Burkett308.000$3.4M$2.5MFREE AGENT
Terry Pendleton3411.000$1.6M$1.2MFREE AGENT
Bobby Witt319.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Jerry Browne299.000$650kFREE AGENT
Andre Dawson4019.000$500k$500kFREE AGENT
Mark Gardner336.000$375kFREE AGENT
Mario Diaz338.000$225kFREE AGENT
Randy Veres296.000$160kFREE AGENT
Rob Murphy3510.000$143kFREE AGENT
Russ Morman339.000$140kFREE AGENT
Alejandro Pena3614.000$133k$750kFREE AGENT
Tommy Gregg318.000$125kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (18)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Chris Hammond295.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Jeff Conine295.000$510kFREE AGENT
Chuck Carr275.000$255kFREE AGENT
Greg Colbrunn253.000$225kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Hernandez284.000$207kARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Arias273.000$200kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Bowen274.000$185kARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Decker295.000$175kFREE AGENT
Pat Rapp273.000$162kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Weathers254.000$158kARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Natal293.000$152kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yorkis Perez274.000$134kARB 3FREE AGENT
Terry Mathews304.000$134kARB 3FREE AGENT
Willie Banks264.000$103kARB 3FREE AGENT
Buddy Groom293.000$72kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Garces245.000$67kFREE AGENT
Richie Lewis293.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eddie Zosky274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Robb Nen252.000$180kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darrell Whitmore262.000$132kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kurt Abbott262.000$119kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Johnstone262.000$116kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesus Tavarez241.000$114kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charles Johnson231.000$114kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marc Valdes230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Quilvio Veras240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Mantei210.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jay Powell230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Myers260.000$17kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Dunbar26–—
Rich Scheid30–—
Aaron Small231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1995 acquisition stacked onto Marlins's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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