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199091–71 (0.562)
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GM: Frank Cashen

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1990, 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
+1
Win %
0.562
TAB
+13.4
WAB
+5.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
50.7
Dead money %
21%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-3.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1990 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LMackey Sasser87
ROrlando Mercado⇄42
BTodd Hundley36
RCharlie O'Brien⇄28
RBarry Lyons⇄24
RAlex Trevino⇄9
RDave Liddell1

1B

LDave Magadan113
RTim Teufel24
LKelvin Torve9
LTom O'Malley3
LMackey Sasser1

2B

BGregg Jefferies118
BTom Herr⇄27
RTim Teufel24
RKeith Miller11
RMario Diaz1

3B

BHoward Johnson92
LTom O'Malley38
BGregg Jefferies34
LDave Magadan19
RTim Teufel10

SS

RKevin Elster92
BHoward Johnson73
RMario Diaz10
RKevin Baez4
RKeith Miller4

LF

RKevin McReynolds144
RMark Carreon16
RKeith Miller7
RChris Jelic4
RPat Tabler⇄4
LKeith Hughes4
RDarren Reed2
BChuck Carr1
LDaryl Boston⇄1
LKelvin Torve1

CF

LDaryl Boston⇄108
RKeith Miller53
RMark Carreon36
RDarren Reed7
LKeith Hughes1
LLou Thornton1

RF

LDarryl Strawberry149
RPat Tabler⇄13
RMark Carreon13
RDarren Reed6
RKeith Miller5
LLou Thornton1

DH

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Starters

RDwight Gooden7.3 WAR
LFrank Viola5.7 WAR
RDavid Cone5.5 WAR
LSid Fernandez3.3 WAR
LBob Ojeda0.6 WAR
RRon Darling0.2 WAR
RJulio Valera0.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ LJohn Franco33 sv
RAlejandro Pena0 h
RWally Whitehurst0 h
LJeff Musselman0 h
RJulio Machado⇄0 h
RJeff Innis0 h
LDan Schatzeder⇄0 h
RJulio Valera0 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 1989)

PlayerfWAR
Daryl Boston1.6
Alejandro Pena1.4
John Franco1.2
Darren Reed0.4
Pat Tabler0.4
Charlie O'Brien0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 1989)

Player1989 fWAR
Lenny Dykstra2.2
Rick Aguilera1.7
Randy Myers1.6
Juan Samuel0.8
Mookie Wilson0.3
Lee Mazzilli0.3

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Mets. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1990; everyone else is shown as a 1990 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Dwight Gooden 1990 +7.3 +146.5 1.9 +144.7 $0.3M 2.50× –
Frank Viola 1990 +5.7 +113.4 2.0 +111.4 $0.3M 2.50× –
David Cone 1990 +5.5 +109.7 1.3 +108.4 $0.2M 2.50× –
Darryl Strawberry 1990 +6.5 +106.0 1.9 +104.1 $0.3M 2.05× –
Dave Magadan 1990 +5.4 +59.4 0.4 +59.0 $0.1M 1.37× –
Kevin McReynolds 1990 +3.6 +52.0 1.3 +50.7 $0.3M 1.79× –
Sid Fernandez 1990 +3.3 +51.2 1.7 +49.6 $0.5M 1.96× –
Howard Johnson 1990 +3.0 +26.5 1.7 +24.8 $0.6M 1.12× –
Gregg Jefferies 1990 +2.7 +23.5 0.2 +23.3 $0.1M 1.07× –
Daryl Boston↔ 1990 +1.6 +15.6 0.3 +15.3 $0.2M 1.22× –
Alejandro Pena 1990 +1.4 +14.4 1.0 +13.5 $0.7M 1.34× –
John Franco 1990 +1.2 +12.8 1.6 +11.2 $1.4M 1.34× –
Mark Carreon 1990 +1.1 +7.5 0.1 +7.3 $0.1M 0.83× –
Mackey Sasser 1990 +1.5 +6.2 0.2 +6.1 $0.1M 0.52× –
Wally Whitehurst 1990 +0.8 +4.5 0.1 +4.4 $0.1M 0.67× –
Darren Reed 1990 +0.4 +2.8 0.1 +2.7 $0.2M 0.83× –
Pat Tabler↔ 1990 +0.4 +2.8 0.1 +2.6 $0.3M 0.83× –
Bob Ojeda 1990 +0.6 +3.2 1.3 +1.9 $2.1M 0.67× –
Tim Teufel 1990 +0.5 +2.4 0.6 +1.7 $1.2M 0.56× –
Tom O'Malley 1990 +0.2 +1.1 0.2 +1.0 $0.6M 0.58× –
Keith Miller 1990 +0.1 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $0.8M 0.83× –
Charlie O'Brien↔ 1990 +0.2 +0.8 0.1 +0.7 $0.3M 0.52× –
Dan Schatzeder↔ 1990 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $0.5M 0.67× –
Kevin Elster 1990 +0.1 +0.5 0.3 +0.3 $2.3M 0.61× –
Ron Darling 1990 +0.2 +1.6 1.6 +0.1 $7.7M 1.02× –
Kevin Brown↔ 1990 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Alex Trevino↔ 1990 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 – 0.52× –
Mario Diaz 1990 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.61× –
Kevin Baez 1990 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.61× –
Keith Hughes 1990 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.83× –
Jeff Musselman 1990 -0.1 -0.8 0.3 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Julio Machado↔ 1990 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Todd Hundley 1990 -0.3 -1.4 0.1 -1.5 – 0.52× –
Barry Lyons↔ 1990 -0.3 -1.4 0.2 -1.6 – 0.52× –
Jeff Innis 1990 -0.4 -1.9 0.1 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Tom Herr↔ 1990 -0.4 -1.8 0.2 -2.0 – 0.56× –
Mike Marshall↔ 1990 -0.4 -2.6 0.7 -3.3 – 0.83× –
Julio Valera 1990 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.0 $14.2M 1.02× –
Chris Jelic 1990 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.83× –
Chuck Carr 1990 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.83× –
Dave Liddell 1990 +0.1 +0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Kelvin Torve 1990 +0.2 +0.7 – – – 0.56× –
Orlando Mercado↔ 1990 -0.4 -1.5 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+50.8+751.522.4+731.6—

Trades

Every graded 1990 deal involving the Mets — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.

1990 · NYM / MIL
NYM · Frank Cashen +$4.0M
Charlie O'Brien, Kevin Carmody
MIL · Harry Dalton −$4.0M
Julio Machado, Kevin Brown
NYM came out ahead by $4.0M
1990 · NYM / ATL
NYM · Frank Cashen +$1.6M
Tony Valle
ATL · Bobby Cox −$1.6M
Doug Sisk
NYM came out ahead by $1.6M
1990 · NYM / BOS
NYM · Frank Cashen +$8.0M
Greg Hansell, Ed Perozo, Paul Williams
BOS · Lou Gorman −$8.0M
Mike Marshall
NYM came out ahead by $8.0M
1990 · LAD / NYM
LAD · Fred Claire +$18.4M
Bob Ojeda, Greg Hansell
NYM · Frank Cashen −$18.4M
Hubie Brooks
LAD came out ahead by $18.4M
1990 · NYM / SDP
NYM · Frank Cashen +$0.0M
Nikco Riesgo
SDP · Jack McKeon +$0.0M
Craig Repoz
Even trade
1990 · HOU / NYM
HOU · Bill Wood +$3.2M
Steve Larose, Nick Davis
NYM · Frank Cashen −$3.2M
Dan Schatzeder
HOU came out ahead by $3.2M
1990 · PHI / NYM
PHI · Lee Thomas +$9.6M
Rocky Elli, Nikco Riesgo
NYM · Frank Cashen −$9.6M
Tom Herr
PHI came out ahead by $9.6M
1990 · KCR / NYM
KCR · John Schuerholz +$3.2M
Archie Corbin
NYM · Frank Cashen −$3.2M
Pat Tabler
KCR came out ahead by $3.2M
1990 · SEA / NYM
SEA · Woody Woodward +$0.8M
Brian Givens
NYM · Frank Cashen −$0.8M
Mario Díaz
SEA came out ahead by $0.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1990 payroll
$21.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 1990, 1990–1996. 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 (18)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Frank Viola308.000$2.0M$3.2MFREE AGENT
Dwight Gooden256.000$1.9M$2.5M$5.2M$5.9M$4.6MFREE AGENT
Darryl Strawberry287.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Sid Fernandez277.000$1.7M$2.2M$2.2M$2.1MFREE AGENT
Howard Johnson298.000$1.7M$2.2M$2.3M$2.1MFREE AGENT
John Franco296.000$1.6M$2.6M$3.3M$4.0M$4.0M$2.5M$2.6M
Ron Darling297.000$1.6M$1.0MFREE AGENT
Bob Ojeda3210.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Kevin McReynolds307.000$1.3M$2.3MFREE AGENT$2.9M
Alejandro Pena319.000$975k$746kFREE AGENT
Mike Marshall309.000$702kFREE AGENT
Tim Teufel317.000$612k$529kFREE AGENT
Daryl Boston276.000$297k$750k$935kFREE AGENT
Tom O'Malley298.000$155kFREE AGENT
Tom Herr3411.000$153k$961kFREE AGENT
Pat Tabler329.000$134kFREE AGENT
Alex Trevino3212.000$54kFREE AGENT
Dan Schatzeder3513.000$53kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
David Cone274.000$1.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Magadan274.000$395kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Musselman274.000$315kARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Elster254.000$260kARB 3FREE AGENT
Gregg Jefferies223.000$200kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Barry Lyons304.000$196kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mackey Sasser273.000$155kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Carreon263.000$125kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Innis273.000$110kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mario Diaz283.000$108kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Keith Hughes263.000$105kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Keith Miller273.000$100kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charlie O'Brien305.000$57kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Wally Whitehurst261.000$101kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Julio Valera210.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Baez230.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Hundley210.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darren Reed240.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Julio Machado241.000$73kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Brown240.000$29kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chuck Carr220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Jelic26–—
Dave Liddell24–—
Orlando Mercado28–—
Kelvin Torve30–—

Graphs

How each 1990 acquisition stacked onto Mets's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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