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GM: Frank Cashen

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1991, 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
$31M
Surplus $M
-10
Win %
0.478
TAB
-3.0
WAB
-8.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
34.7
Dead money %
14%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-3.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1991 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RRick Cerone81
RCharlie O'Brien67
LMackey Sasser43
BTodd Hundley20

1B

LDave Magadan122
BGarry Templeton Sr.⇄25
LChris Donnels15
LMackey Sasser10
RTim Teufel⇄6
LKelvin Torve1

2B

BGregg Jefferies77
RKeith Miller60
LJeff Gardner3

3B

BHoward Johnson104
BGregg Jefferies51
BGarry Templeton Sr.⇄17
LChris Donnels11
RKeith Miller2

SS

RKevin Elster107
BGarry Templeton Sr.⇄41
BHoward Johnson28
LJeff Gardner8
RKeith Miller2

LF

RKevin McReynolds125
RMark Carreon43
RKeith Miller14
LDaryl Boston9
LMackey Sasser7
RTerry McDaniel7

CF

LDaryl Boston74
BVince Coleman70
RKevin McReynolds33
RMark Carreon22
BChuck Carr9
RTerry McDaniel5
RKeith Miller2
BTom Herr⇄1

RF

RHubie Brooks100
LDaryl Boston37
BHoward Johnson30
RMark Carreon22
RKeith Miller17
LMackey Sasser14
RTerry McDaniel4
BGarry Templeton Sr.⇄2
RKevin McReynolds2

DH

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Starters

RDavid Cone6.5 WAR
RDwight Gooden4.5 WAR
LFrank Viola2.4 WAR
RWally Whitehurst2.1 WAR
RRon Darling⇄1.0 WAR
LSid Fernandez0.8 WAR
LPete Schourek0.5 WAR
RAnthony Young0.4 WAR
LTony Castillo⇄0.3 WAR
LDoug Simons0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ LJohn Franco30 sv
RJeff Innis0 h
RAlejandro Pena⇄0 h
LDoug Simons0 h
RTim Burke⇄0 h
LTony Castillo⇄0 h
RTerry Bross0 h
LRich Sauveur0 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 1990)

PlayerfWAR
Rick Cerone1.9
Vince Coleman0.8
Pete Schourek0.5
Anthony Young0.4
Hubie Brooks0.4
Tony Castillo0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 1990)

Player1990 fWAR
Darryl Strawberry6.5
Bob Ojeda0.6
Darren Reed0.4
Pat Tabler0.4
Tom O'Malley0.2
Dan Schatzeder0.1

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 1991; everyone else is shown as a 1991 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
David Cone 1991 +6.5 +129.7 2.4 +127.3 $0.4M 2.50× –
Dwight Gooden 1991 +4.5 +79.3 2.5 +76.9 $0.5M 2.19× –
Howard Johnson 1991 +3.9 +39.5 2.2 +37.3 $0.5M 1.25× –
Frank Viola 1991 +2.4 +28.7 3.2 +25.5 $1.3M 1.49× –
Wally Whitehurst 1991 +2.1 +25.0 0.2 +24.9 $0.1M 1.49× –
Rick Cerone 1991 +1.9 +11.8 0.1 +11.7 $0.1M 0.76× –
John Franco 1991 +1.3 +13.7 2.6 +11.1 $2.0M 1.34× –
Gregg Jefferies 1991 +1.7 +11.0 0.4 +10.5 $0.3M 0.82× –
Dave Magadan 1991 +1.6 +10.2 1.2 +9.0 $0.8M 0.81× –
Ron Darling↔ 1991 +1.0 +8.3 1.0 +7.3 $1.0M 1.02× –
Kevin McReynolds 1991 +1.3 +9.0 2.3 +6.7 $1.7M 0.83× –
Kevin Elster 1991 +1.5 +7.3 0.6 +6.6 $0.4M 0.61× –
Daryl Boston 1991 +1.0 +6.8 0.8 +6.0 $0.7M 0.83× –
Jeff Innis 1991 +1.0 +5.3 0.2 +5.1 $0.2M 0.67× –
Keith Miller 1991 +1.2 +5.3 0.3 +5.1 $0.2M 0.56× –
Sid Fernandez 1991 +0.8 +6.6 2.2 +4.5 $2.7M 1.02× –
Pete Schourek 1991 +0.5 +2.8 0.1 +2.7 $0.2M 0.67× –
Vince Coleman 1991 +0.8 +5.5 3.1 +2.4 $3.8M 0.83× –
Alejandro Pena↔ 1991 +0.5 +2.9 0.7 +2.2 $1.4M 0.67× –
Mackey Sasser 1991 +0.6 +2.5 0.5 +2.0 $0.9M 0.52× –
Tony Castillo↔ 1991 +0.3 +1.4 0.1 +1.3 $0.4M 0.67× –
Doug Simons 1991 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.7M 0.67× –
Hubie Brooks 1991 +0.4 +2.9 2.3 +0.6 $5.4M 0.83× –
Charlie O'Brien 1991 +0.1 +0.2 0.3 -0.1 $5.2M 0.52× –
Tom Herr↔ 1991 +0.1 +0.9 1.0 -0.1 $7.4M 0.83× –
Tim Teufel↔ 1991 -0.3 -1.5 0.1 -1.6 – 0.56× –
Garry Templeton Sr.↔ 1991 -0.8 -4.1 0.4 -4.4 – 0.61× –
Mark Carreon 1991 -0.8 -5.2 0.2 -5.4 – 0.83× –
Anthony Young 1991 +0.4 +3.6 – – – 1.02× –
Blaine Beatty 1991 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Donnels 1991 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.56× –
Chuck Carr 1991 -0.3 -1.8 – – – 0.83× –
Jeff Gardner 1991 -0.4 -2.1 – – – 0.61× –
Julio Valera 1991 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Kelvin Torve 1991 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.56× –
Rich Sauveur 1991 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Terry Bross 1991 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Terry McDaniel 1991 -0.3 -2.0 – – – 0.83× –
Tim Burke↔ 1991 +0.2 +2.5 – – – 1.34× –
Todd Hundley 1991 -0.3 -1.1 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+34.5+405.331.1+375.7—

Trades

Every graded 1991 deal involving the Mets — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.

1991 · NYM / KCR
NYM · Frank Cashen +$137.6M
Bret Saberhagen, Bill Pecota
KCR · Herk Robinson −$137.6M
Kevin McReynolds, Gregg Jefferies, Keith Miller
NYM came out ahead by $137.6M
1991 · NYM / ATL
NYM · Frank Cashen +$4.8M
Tony Castillo, Joe Roa
ATL · John Schuerholz −$4.8M
Alejandro Peña
NYM came out ahead by $4.8M
1991 · NYM / ANA
NYM · Frank Cashen +$22.4M
Dave Gallagher
ANA · Mike Port −$22.4M
Hubie Brooks
NYM came out ahead by $22.4M
1991 · STL / NYM
STL · Dal Maxvill +$0.0M
Chuck Carr
NYM · Frank Cashen +$0.0M
Clyde Keller
Even trade
1991 · NYM / SDP
NYM · Frank Cashen +$4.8M
Steve Rosenberg
SDP · Joe McIlvaine −$4.8M
Jeff Gardner
NYM came out ahead by $4.8M
1991 · SDP / NYM
SDP · Joe McIlvaine +$8.0M
Tim Teufel
NYM · Frank Cashen −$8.0M
Garry Templeton
SDP came out ahead by $8.0M
1991 · WSN / NYM
WSN · Dave Dombrowski +$0.8M
Blaine Beatty
NYM · Frank Cashen −$0.8M
Jeff Barry
WSN came out ahead by $0.8M
1991 · NYM / WSN
NYM · Frank Cashen +$4.0M
Tim Burke
WSN · Dave Dombrowski −$4.0M
Ron Darling, Mike Thomas
NYM came out ahead by $4.0M
1991 · NYM / WSN
NYM · Frank Cashen +$3.2M
Terrel Hansen, Dave Sommer
WSN · Dave Dombrowski −$3.2M
Darren Reed, Alex Diaz
NYM came out ahead by $3.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1991 payroll
$30.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 1991, 1991–1997. 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 (17)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Frank Viola319.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Vince Coleman296.000$3.1M$3.2M$2.3MFREE AGENT
John Franco307.000$2.6M$3.3M$4.0M$4.0M$2.5M$2.6M$3.0M
Dwight Gooden267.000$2.5M$5.2M$5.9M$4.6MFREE AGENT
Hubie Brooks3411.000$2.3MFREE AGENT
Kevin McReynolds318.000$2.3MFREE AGENT$2.9M
Sid Fernandez288.000$2.2M$2.2M$2.1MFREE AGENT
Howard Johnson309.000$2.2M$2.3M$2.1MFREE AGENT
Ron Darling308.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Tom Herr3512.000$961kFREE AGENT
Daryl Boston287.000$750k$935kFREE AGENT
Alejandro Pena3210.000$746kFREE AGENT
Garry Templeton Sr.3515.000$379kFREE AGENT
Charlie O'Brien316.000$300k$370k$500kFREE AGENT
Tim Teufel328.000$109kFREE AGENT
Rick Cerone3716.000$100kFREE AGENT
Tim Burke326.000—$1.4MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
David Cone285.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Dave Magadan285.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Kevin Elster265.000$625kFREE AGENT
Mackey Sasser284.000$505kARB 3FREE AGENT
Gregg Jefferies234.000$425kARB 3FREE AGENT
Keith Miller284.000$260kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Carreon274.000$215kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Innis284.000$155kARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Castillo283.000$97kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Wally Whitehurst272.000$155kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Simons240.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pete Schourek220.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blaine Beatty27–—
Terry Bross25–—
Chuck Carr231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Donnels250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Gardner270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Hundley221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terry McDaniel24–—
Rich Sauveur27–—
Kelvin Torve31–—
Julio Valera221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Young250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1991 acquisition stacked onto Mets's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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