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Marlins MIA

199680–82 (0.494)
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GM: Dave Dombrowski

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
$30M
Surplus $M
+2
Win %
0.494
TAB
+4.8
WAB
-0.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
37.9
Dead money %
24%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-4.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1996 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RCharles Johnson120
RRob Natal43
LJoe Siddall18
BGregg Zaun⇄10

1B

RGreg Colbrunn134
RJeff Conine48
RRuss Morman2
LJoe Orsulak2
RAlex Arias1
RJerry Brooks1

2B

BQuilvio Veras67
BLuis Castillo41
RCraig Grebeck29
RRalph Milliard24
RKurt Abbott20
RAlex Arias1

3B

BTerry Pendleton⇄111
RAlex Arias59
RKurt Abbott33
RJosh Booty1
RCraig Grebeck1

SS

REdgar Renteria106
RKurt Abbott44
RAlex Arias20
RCraig Grebeck2

LF

RJeff Conine128
LJoe Orsulak30
BJesus Tavarez25
LBilly McMillon15
RAndre Dawson6

CF

BDevon White139
BJesus Tavarez30
LJoe Orsulak14

RF

RGary Sheffield161
LJoe Orsulak19
BJesus Tavarez12
RJerry Brooks2

DH

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Starters

RKevin Brown6.7 WAR
LAl Leiter3.1 WAR
RJohn Burkett⇄2.5 WAR
RPat Rapp0.8 WAR
RRick Helling⇄0.7 WAR
RMark Hutton⇄0.7 WAR
RDavid Weathers⇄0.4 WAR
RAndy Larkin-0.0 WAR
RMarc Valdes-0.2 WAR
RKurt Miller-0.2 WAR
LChris Hammond-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRobb Nen35 sv
RJay Powell0 h
LYorkis Perez0 h
RTerry Mathews⇄0 h
LFelix Heredia0 h
RMatt Mantei0 h
RDonn Pall0 h
LJoel Adamson0 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
Kevin Brown6.7
Edgar Renteria3.5
Devon White3.2
Al Leiter3.1
Luis Castillo1.0
Mark Hutton0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 1995)

Player1995 fWAR
Bobby Witt1.8
Chuck Carr0.5
Mark Gardner0.4
Steve Decker0.3
Jerry Browne0.3
Rich Garces0.2

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

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Kevin Brown 1996 +6.7 +133.7 3.4 +130.4 $0.5M 2.50× –
Gary Sheffield 1996 +6.5 +106.7 6.1 +100.5 $0.9M 2.05× –
Jeff Conine 1996 +4.4 +63.6 1.8 +61.8 $0.4M 1.79× –
Robb Nen 1996 +2.7 +56.4 0.3 +56.0 $0.1M 2.57× –
Al Leiter 1996 +3.1 +48.2 2.8 +45.4 $0.9M 1.96× –
Devon White 1996 +3.2 +40.8 3.0 +37.8 $0.9M 1.60× –
Edgar Renteria 1996 +3.5 +37.3 0.1 +37.2 $0.0M 1.32× –
John Burkett↔ 1996 +2.5 +39.3 2.5 +36.8 $1.0M 1.96× –
Charles Johnson 1996 +1.7 +10.4 0.2 +10.1 $0.1M 0.76× –
Greg Colbrunn 1996 +1.7 +10.9 1.2 +9.7 $0.7M 0.81× –
Pat Rapp 1996 +0.8 +6.6 0.3 +6.3 $0.4M 1.02× –
Mark Hutton↔ 1996 +0.7 +5.8 0.1 +5.8 $0.1M 1.02× –
Alex Arias 1996 +1.1 +5.0 0.4 +4.6 $0.4M 0.58× –
Luis Castillo 1996 +1.0 +4.5 0.1 +4.4 $0.1M 0.56× –
Quilvio Veras 1996 +1.0 +4.6 0.2 +4.4 $0.2M 0.56× –
David Weathers↔ 1996 +0.4 +2.2 0.2 +2.0 $0.4M 0.67× –
Yorkis Perez 1996 +0.4 +2.2 0.2 +2.0 $0.5M 0.67× –
Gregg Zaun↔ 1996 +0.2 +0.7 0.0 +0.7 $0.1M 0.52× –
Jay Powell 1996 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $2.2M 0.67× –
Miguel Batista 1996 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $3.5M 0.67× –
Felix Heredia 1996 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Craig Grebeck 1996 -0.1 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Terry Mathews↔ 1996 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Kurt Miller 1996 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Matt Mantei 1996 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Kurt Abbott 1996 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 -1.2 – 0.61× –
Alejandro Pena 1996 -0.1 -0.7 0.8 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Terry Pendleton↔ 1996 -0.1 -0.3 1.2 -1.5 – 0.58× –
Marc Valdes 1996 -0.2 -1.5 0.1 -1.6 – 1.02× –
Jesus Tavarez 1996 -0.2 -1.6 0.1 -1.7 – 0.83× –
Andre Dawson 1996 -0.2 -1.3 0.5 -1.8 – 0.83× –
Billy McMillon 1996 -0.5 -3.5 0.1 -3.6 – 0.83× –
Rob Natal 1996 -0.9 -3.6 0.2 -3.7 – 0.52× –
Chris Hammond 1996 -0.4 -2.3 1.6 -3.9 – 0.67× –
Joe Orsulak 1996 -0.5 -3.4 0.6 -4.0 – 0.83× –
Andy Larkin 1996 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 1.02× –
Bill Hurst 1996 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Donn Pall 1996 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Jerry Brooks 1996 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Joe Siddall 1996 -0.4 -1.8 – – – 0.52× –
Joel Adamson 1996 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Josh Booty 1996 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.58× –
Livan Hernandez 1996 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Ralph Milliard 1996 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.56× –
Rick Helling↔ 1996 +0.7 +5.5 – – – 1.02× –
Russ Morman 1996 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+37.8+559.729.4+527.9—

Trades

Every graded 1996 deal involving the Marlins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.

1996 · MIA / DET
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$2.4M
Matt Brunson
DET · Randy Smith −$2.4M
Randy Veres
MIA came out ahead by $2.4M
1996 · MIA / BAL
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$2.4M
Gregg Zaun
BAL · Pat Gillick −$2.4M
Terry Mathews
MIA came out ahead by $2.4M
1996 · MIL / MIA
MIL · Sal Bando +$0.8M
Joel Adamson
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$0.8M
Ed Collins
MIL came out ahead by $0.8M
1996 · MIA / NYY
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$0.8M
Mark Hutton
NYY · Bob Watson −$0.8M
David Weathers
MIA came out ahead by $0.8M
1996 · ATL / MIA
ATL · John Schuerholz +$0.0M
Yorkis Pérez
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Martin Sanchez
Even trade
1996 · TEX / MIA
TEX · Douglas Melvin +$128.0M
John Burkett
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$128.0M
Ryan Dempster, Rick Helling
TEX came out ahead by $128.0M
1996 · MIA / BOS
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$4.0M
Bobby Rodgers
BOS · Dan Duquette −$4.0M
Jesús Tavárez
MIA came out ahead by $4.0M
1996 · MIA / ATL
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$12.0M
Roosevelt Brown
ATL · John Schuerholz −$12.0M
Terry Pendleton
MIA came out ahead by $12.0M
1996 · SDP / MIA
SDP · Kevin Towers +$6.4M
Quilvio Veras
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$6.4M
Dustin Hermanson
SDP came out ahead by $6.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

1996 payroll
$29.6M

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 (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1996199719981999200020012002
Gary Sheffield278.000$6.1M$6.1M$10.3MFREE AGENT
Kevin Brown3110.000$3.4M$4.5MFREE AGENT
Devon White3311.000$3.0M$3.4MFREE AGENT
Al Leiter309.000$2.8M$2.9MFREE AGENT
John Burkett319.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Jeff Conine306.000$1.8M$2.8MFREE AGENT
Chris Hammond306.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Terry Pendleton3512.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Alejandro Pena3715.000$750kFREE AGENT
Joe Orsulak3413.000$625kFREE AGENT
Andre Dawson4120.000$500kFREE AGENT
Craig Grebeck316.000$400kFREE AGENT
Russ Morman3410.000—FREE AGENT
Donn Pall348.000—FREE AGENT$200k

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1996199719981999200020012002
Greg Colbrunn264.000$1.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Arias284.000$412kARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Rapp284.000$350kARB 3FREE AGENT
Robb Nen263.000$340kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kurt Abbott273.000$250kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terry Mathews315.000$235kFREE AGENT
Yorkis Perez285.000$188kFREE AGENT
David Weathers265.000$167kFREE AGENT
Rob Natal304.000$165kARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Batista254.000$120kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Hutton263.000$62kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Siddall283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (20)

PlayerAgeSvc1996199719981999200020012002
Quilvio Veras251.000$230kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charles Johnson242.000$220kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesus Tavarez252.000$134kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Mantei221.000$130kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kurt Miller232.000$118kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jay Powell241.000$118kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marc Valdes241.000$118kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edgar Renteria190.000$110kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Castillo200.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Felix Heredia210.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy McMillon240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gregg Zaun251.000$23kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joel Adamson240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Booty210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerry Brooks29–—
Rick Helling252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Livan Hernandez210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Hurst26–—
Andy Larkin220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ralph Milliard22–—

Graphs

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

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