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Marlins MIA

199964–98 (0.395)
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GM: Dave Dombrowski

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1999, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$20M
Surplus $M
+5
Win %
0.395
TAB
-3.5
WAB
-6.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
19.9
Dead money %
29%
Depth Players
2.0
Dead WAR
-5.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1999 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Redmond82
LJorge Fabregas⇄82
RRamon Castro24
RGuillermo Garcia3
RJohn Roskos1

1B

RKevin Millar94
RDerrek Lee66
LMark Kotsay19
LTim Hyers14
RKevin Orie1

2B

BLuis Castillo126
LCraig Counsell⇄37
RDave Berg29
RAmaury Garcia8
BChris Clapinski2

3B

RMike Lowell83
RKevin Orie64
RDave Berg19
BChris Clapinski9
RKevin Millar1

SS

RÁlex González135
RDave Berg37
BChris Clapinski6

LF

RBruce Aven78
LCliff Floyd62
RPreston Wilson23
RDanny Bautista22
LTim Hyers12
LTodd Dunwoody8
BChris Clapinski3
RDave Berg3
RKevin Millar1

CF

RPreston Wilson111
LTodd Dunwoody44
RDanny Bautista18
RJulio Ramirez11
RBruce Aven9

RF

LMark Kotsay129
RDanny Bautista31
RBruce Aven24
RPreston Wilson15
LTodd Dunwoody5
LTim Hyers4

DH

RBruce Aven6
LCliff Floyd3

Starters

RAlex Fernandez3.5 WAR
RLivan Hernandez⇄2.2 WAR
RDennis Springer1.3 WAR
RVladimir Nunez⇄0.8 WAR
RReid Cornelius0.6 WAR
RRyan Dempster0.5 WAR
RA.J. Burnett0.5 WAR
RBrian Meadows0.3 WAR
LMichael Tejera-0.0 WAR
LKirt Ojala-0.0 WAR
LJesus Sanchez-1.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RAntonio Alfonseca21 sv
RBrian Edmondson9 h
LVic Darensbourg9 h
RBraden Looper8 h
RHector Almonte2 h
RMatt Mantei⇄0 h
RRafael Medina0 h
RArchie Corbin0 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 1998)

PlayerfWAR
Alex Fernandez3.5
Bruce Aven1.9
Dennis Springer1.3
Vladimir Nunez0.8
Reid Cornelius0.6
A.J. Burnett0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 1998)

Player1998 fWAR
Todd Zeile1.2
Edgar Renteria0.9
Charles Johnson0.6
Bobby Bonilla0.4
Felix Heredia0.3
Gary Sheffield0.1

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 1999; everyone else is shown as a 1999 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Alex Fernandez 1999 +3.5 +54.7 7.0 +47.7 $2.0M 1.96× –
Livan Hernandez↔ 1999 +2.2 +26.0 1.2 +24.8 $0.6M 1.49× –
Bruce Aven 1999 +1.9 +18.3 0.2 +18.1 $0.1M 1.22× –
Luis Castillo 1999 +1.8 +11.9 0.2 +11.7 $0.1M 0.82× –
Dave Berg 1999 +1.6 +11.8 0.2 +11.5 $0.1M 0.89× –
Mike Redmond 1999 +1.9 +11.4 0.2 +11.1 $0.1M 0.76× –
Dennis Springer 1999 +1.3 +10.2 0.3 +9.9 $0.3M 1.02× –
Antonio Alfonseca 1999 +0.8 +8.9 0.2 +8.6 $0.3M 1.34× –
Cliff Floyd 1999 +1.4 +9.2 2.5 +6.7 $1.8M 0.83× –
Vladimir Nunez↔ 1999 +0.8 +6.2 0.1 +6.1 $0.1M 1.02× –
Kevin Orie 1999 +1.3 +5.9 0.2 +5.7 $0.2M 0.58× –
Mark Kotsay 1999 +0.8 +5.3 0.3 +5.0 $0.4M 0.83× –
Preston Wilson 1999 +0.7 +4.6 0.2 +4.4 $0.3M 0.83× –
A.J. Burnett 1999 +0.5 +4.4 0.2 +4.2 $0.4M 1.02× –
Ryan Dempster 1999 +0.5 +3.7 0.2 +3.5 $0.4M 1.02× –
Danny Bautista 1999 +0.5 +3.4 0.3 +3.1 $0.6M 0.83× –
Braden Looper 1999 +0.5 +2.9 0.2 +2.7 $0.4M 0.67× –
Kevin Millar 1999 +0.5 +2.4 0.2 +2.2 $0.4M 0.56× –
Mike Lowell 1999 +0.5 +2.2 0.2 +2.0 $0.4M 0.58× –
Brian Meadows 1999 +0.3 +2.1 0.3 +1.9 $1.0M 1.02× –
Armando Almanza 1999 +0.3 +1.4 0.2 +1.2 $0.7M 0.67× –
Matt Mantei↔ 1999 +0.3 +1.5 0.4 +1.1 $1.4M 0.67× –
Álex González 1999 +0.2 +0.9 0.2 +0.7 $1.2M 0.61× –
Ramon Castro 1999 +0.1 +0.6 0.2 +0.4 $1.5M 0.52× –
Chris Clapinski 1999 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 – 0.58× –
Guillermo Garcia 1999 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 – 0.52× –
Kirt Ojala 1999 -0.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Brian Edmondson 1999 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 – 1.34× –
Tim Hyers 1999 -0.2 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.56× –
Rafael Medina 1999 -0.3 -1.4 0.2 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Vic Darensbourg 1999 -0.3 -1.3 0.3 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Craig Counsell↔ 1999 -0.7 -3.1 0.1 -3.2 – 0.56× –
Derrek Lee 1999 -0.8 -3.7 0.3 -4.0 – 0.56× –
Jesus Sanchez 1999 -1.2 -6.6 0.3 -6.8 – 0.67× –
Todd Dunwoody 1999 -1.4 -9.6 0.2 -9.8 – 0.83× –
Jorge Fabregas↔ 1999 +0.4 +1.7 1.7 +0.0 $4.1M 0.52× –
Amaury Garcia 1999 +0.2 +0.8 – – – 0.56× –
Archie Corbin 1999 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Brent Billingsley 1999 -0.4 -2.1 – – – 0.67× –
Hector Almonte 1999 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.67× –
John Roskos 1999 -0.1 -0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Julio Ramirez 1999 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.83× –
Michael Tejera 1999 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Reid Cornelius 1999 +0.6 +3.2 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+19.9+186.019.5+164.6—

Trades

Every graded 1999 deal involving the Marlins — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 13 total.

1999 · MIA / ARI
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$108.0M
Vladimir Núñez, Brad Penny, Abraham Núñez
ARI · Joe Garagiola −$108.0M
Matt Mantei
MIA came out ahead by $108.0M
1999 · SFG / MIA
SFG · Brian Sabean +$181.6M
Liván Hernández
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$181.6M
Jason Grilli, Nate Bump
SFG came out ahead by $181.6M
1999 · CIN / MIA
CIN · Jim Bowden +$0.0M
Pablo Minaya
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Pat Watkins
Even trade
1999 · MIA / BOS
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$1.6M
Brian Partenheimer
BOS · Dan Duquette −$1.6M
Rob Stanifer
MIA came out ahead by $1.6M
1999 · MIA / ATL
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$2.4M
Matt Targac
ATL · John Schuerholz −$2.4M
Justin Speier
MIA came out ahead by $2.4M
1999 · MIA / KCR
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$8.8M
Sean McNally
KCR · Herk Robinson −$8.8M
Todd Dunwoody
MIA came out ahead by $8.8M
1999 · MIA / DET
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$0.8M
Mike Drumright#35
DET · Randy Smith −$0.8M
Brandon Villafuerte
MIA came out ahead by $0.8M
1999 · MIN / MIA
MIN · Terry Ryan +$306.4M
Johan Santana
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$306.4M
Jared Camp
MIN came out ahead by $306.4M
1999 · MIA / COL
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$2.4M
Kevin Gordon
COL · Gary Hughes −$2.4M
Pat Watkins
MIA came out ahead by $2.4M
1999 · LAD / MIA
LAD · Kevin Malone +$0.8M
Craig Counsell
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$0.8M
Ryan Moskau
LAD came out ahead by $0.8M
1999 · MIA / NYY
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$123.2M
Mike Lowell
NYY · Brian Cashman −$123.2M
Mark Johnson, Todd Noel, Ed Yarnall
MIA came out ahead by $123.2M
1999 · SDP / MIA
SDP · Kevin Towers +$1.6M
Brian Meadows
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$1.6M
Dan Miceli
SDP came out ahead by $1.6M
1999 · PIT / MIA
PIT · Cam Bonifay +$0.8M
Bruce Aven
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$0.8M
Brant Brown
PIT came out ahead by $0.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1999 payroll
$19.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 1999, 1999–2005. 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 (4)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Alex Fernandez299.000$7.0M$7.0MFREE AGENT
Cliff Floyd266.000$2.5M$4.5M$5.5M$3.7MFREE AGENT
Danny Bautista276.000$325k$332kFREE AGENT
Archie Corbin318.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Jorge Fabregas295.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Livan Hernandez243.000$1.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Mantei254.000$396kARB 3FREE AGENT
Dennis Springer344.000$335kARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Castillo233.000$225kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Hyers275.000$200kFREE AGENT
Craig Counsell284.000$104kARB 3FREE AGENT
Reid Cornelius294.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (32)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Mark Kotsay232.000$280kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Derrek Lee232.000$265kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesus Sanchez241.000$265kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vic Darensbourg281.000$265kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Meadows231.000$265kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Antonio Alfonseca272.000$250kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Edmondson261.000$240kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kirt Ojala302.000$240kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Orie262.000$240kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Berg281.000$235kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Dunwoody242.000$222kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Redmond281.000$220kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Dempster221.000$202kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Lowell251.000$201kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Braden Looper241.000$201kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Preston Wilson241.000$201kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Álex González221.000$201kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bruce Aven272.000$200kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Medina241.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
A.J. Burnett220.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Millar271.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Guillermo Garcia271.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon Castro230.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Clapinski270.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Armando Almanza260.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vladimir Nunez241.000$78kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Roskos24–—
Hector Almonte23–—
Brent Billingsley24–—
Amaury Garcia24–—
Julio Ramirez210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Tejera220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1999 acquisition stacked onto Marlins's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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