Rosternomics

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GM: Harry Dalton (since 1978)

1988 roster — every player, value & surplus

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+8.1
WAB — wins above budget
+2.4
TAB — roster Talent above budget
87–75 (0.537)
record
+1M
surplus $M (value/$)
33.8
roster fWAR
$9.3M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Teddy Higuera 30 arb 31 5.9 1.0 +0.8
Robin Yount 32 FA-elig 162 5.5 1.1 +0.6
Paul Molitor 31 FA-elig 154 5.3 1.4 +0.3
Chris Bosio 25 pre-arb 38 3.0 0.1 +0.8
Rob Deer 27 arb 135 2.5 0.5 +0.3
Jim Gantner 35 FA-elig 155 2.0 0.9 -0.3
Dan Plesac 26 pre-arb 50 1.9 0.3 +0.3
Mike Birkbeck 27 pre-arb 23 1.7 0.1 +0.5
Don August 24 pre-arb 24 1.7 0.1 +0.5
Bill Wegman 25 arb 33 1.4 0.2 +0.3
Glenn Braggs 25 pre-arb 72 1.1 0.1 +0.2
Tom Filer 31 19 1.1
B.J. Surhoff 23 pre-arb 139 0.8 0.1 +0.1
Dale Sveum 24 pre-arb 129 0.7 0.2 +0.0
Greg Brock 31 FA-elig 115 0.6 0.6 -0.4
Paul Mirabella 34 FA-elig 38 0.5 0.1 +0.1
Joey Meyer 26 pre-arb 103 0.5 0.1 +0.1
Juan Nieves 23 pre-arb 25 0.5 0.2 -0.0
Steve Kiefer 27 7 0.2
Odell Jones 35 FA-elig 28 0.2 0.1 -0.0
Chuck Crim 26 pre-arb 70 0.2 0.1 -0.0
Charlie O'Brien 28 arb 40 0.2 0.1 -0.0
Mark Knudson 27 5 0.1
Gary Sheffield 19 24 0.0
Jim Adduci 28 arb 44 -0.0 0.1 -0.1
Juan Castillo 26 pre-arb 54 -0.1 0.1 -0.1
Darryl Hamilton 23 44 -0.1
Dave Stapleton 26 pre-arb 6 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
Ernest Riles↔ SFG 27 arb 41 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
Bill Schroeder 29 arb 41 -0.2 0.4 -0.4
Mark Clear 32 FA-elig 25 -0.2 0.5 -0.6
Mike Young↔ PHI 28 FA-elig 8 -0.3 0.0 -0.1
Billy Jo Robidoux 24 33 -0.4
Mike Felder 26 arb 50 -0.9 0.1 -0.4
Jeffrey Leonard↔ SFG 32 FA-elig 94 -1.2 0.6 -1.0

35 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 29 of them (83%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).

WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR). Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)

Best acquisitions
PlayerYearWAR for MIL
Christian Yelich201828.6
Freddy Peralta201517.3
Jeromy Burnitz199617.1
William Contreras202216.4
José Valentín19929.9
Josh Hader20158.8
Chris Capuano20038.5
Rob Deer19857.9
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
Michael Brantley200820.0
Kevin Bass198217.5
José Valentín200017.3
Drew Rasmussen20219.1
Danny Darwin19868.0
Brett Lawrie20107.7
Khris Davis20167.4
Fernando Viña19996.7