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GM: Al Harazin

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1992, 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
$46M
Surplus $M
-24
Win %
0.444
TAB
-12.4
WAB
-15.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
27.1
Dead money %
29%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-5.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1992 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BTodd Hundley121
RCharlie O'Brien64
LMackey Sasser27

1B

BEddie Murray154
LMackey Sasser12
BJeff McKnight9
BBobby Bonilla6
LDave Magadan2
RBill Pecota1

2B

RWillie Randolph79
RBill Pecota38
RJeff Kent⇄18
BChico Walker⇄18
RJunior Noboa16
BJeff McKnight14
LChris Donnels12
RSteve Springer1

3B

LDave Magadan93
RBill Pecota48
BChico Walker⇄38
LChris Donnels29
RJeff Kent⇄18
BJeff McKnight3
RJunior Noboa3
RSteve Springer1

SS

RDick Schofield⇄142
RBill Pecota39
RKevin Elster5
RKevin Baez5
BJeff McKnight3
RJunior Noboa2
RJeff Kent⇄1

LF

LDaryl Boston66
BVince Coleman41
BKevin Bass⇄33
RDave Gallagher22
RD.J. Dozier17
BHoward Johnson16
BChico Walker⇄15
LMackey Sasser7
RRodney McCray1

CF

BHoward Johnson84
BPat Howell28
RRyan Thompson26
BVince Coleman21
LDaryl Boston16
RDave Gallagher13
BChico Walker⇄4
RRodney McCray1

RF

BBobby Bonilla121
RDave Gallagher48
LDaryl Boston14
BKevin Bass⇄13
RRodney McCray11
RRyan Thompson10
BChico Walker⇄3
LMackey Sasser2
BJeff McKnight1
BHoward Johnson1

DH

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Starters

LSid Fernandez5.2 WAR
RDwight Gooden4.3 WAR
RDavid Cone⇄4.0 WAR
RBret Saberhagen1.9 WAR
RWally Whitehurst1.4 WAR
RAnthony Young1.1 WAR
LPete Schourek0.9 WAR
RTom Filer-0.0 WAR
RJoe Vitko-0.0 WAR
LPaul Gibson-0.1 WAR
RMike Birkbeck-0.3 WAR
LEric Hillman-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ LJohn Franco15 sv
RJeff Innis0 h
LPaul Gibson0 h
LLee Guetterman⇄0 h
RMark Dewey0 h
RBarry Jones⇄0 h
RTim Burke⇄0 h
RTom Filer0 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 1991)

PlayerfWAR
Dick Schofield2.0
Eddie Murray2.0
Bret Saberhagen1.9
Chico Walker1.9
Bobby Bonilla1.4
Willie Randolph0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 1991)

Player1991 fWAR
Frank Viola2.4
Rick Cerone1.9
Gregg Jefferies1.7
Kevin McReynolds1.3
Keith Miller1.2
Ron Darling1.0

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 1992; everyone else is shown as a 1992 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Sid Fernandez 1992 +5.2 +103.9 2.2 +101.7 $0.4M 2.50× –
Dwight Gooden 1992 +4.3 +76.1 5.2 +70.9 $1.2M 2.19× –
David Cone↔ 1992 +4.0 +70.5 3.3 +67.2 $0.8M 2.19× –
Bret Saberhagen 1992 +1.9 +22.7 3.0 +19.7 $1.5M 1.49× –
Dick Schofield↔ 1992 +2.0 +14.6 1.6 +13.0 $0.8M 0.89× –
Chico Walker↔ 1992 +1.9 +12.8 0.2 +12.6 $0.1M 0.85× –
Anthony Young 1992 +1.1 +11.7 0.1 +11.6 $0.1M 1.34× –
Dave Magadan 1992 +1.7 +11.2 1.4 +9.8 $0.8M 0.85× –
Eddie Murray 1992 +2.0 +12.7 4.1 +8.6 $2.1M 0.81× –
Wally Whitehurst 1992 +1.4 +7.5 0.2 +7.3 $0.2M 0.67× –
Pete Schourek 1992 +0.9 +7.1 0.1 +7.0 $0.2M 1.02× –
Daryl Boston 1992 +0.8 +5.6 0.9 +4.7 $1.1M 0.83× –
Charlie O'Brien 1992 +1.2 +4.9 0.4 +4.5 $0.3M 0.52× –
Bobby Bonilla 1992 +1.4 +9.6 6.1 +3.5 $4.2M 0.83× –
Willie Randolph 1992 +0.7 +3.3 0.8 +2.5 $1.1M 0.56× –
Jeff Kent↔ 1992 +0.4 +1.9 0.0 +1.9 $0.1M 0.56× –
Vince Coleman 1992 +0.8 +5.0 3.2 +1.8 $4.3M 0.83× –
John Franco 1992 +0.5 +4.8 3.3 +1.5 $7.4M 1.34× –
Barry Jones↔ 1992 +0.0 +0.1 0.3 -0.2 $12.6M 0.67× –
Kevin Bass↔ 1992 +0.0 +0.3 0.7 -0.4 $15.7M 0.83× –
Bill Pecota 1992 +0.0 +0.2 0.8 -0.6 $21.1M 0.58× –
Tim Burke↔ 1992 +0.1 +0.3 0.9 -0.6 $16.6M 0.67× –
Kevin Elster 1992 +0.0 +0.1 0.8 -0.7 $44.9M 0.61× –
Todd Hundley 1992 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.52× –
Dave Gallagher 1992 -0.1 -0.4 0.6 -1.0 – 0.83× –
Paul Gibson 1992 -0.1 -0.7 0.8 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Jeff Innis 1992 -0.3 -1.8 0.4 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Junior Noboa 1992 -0.5 -2.3 0.3 -2.5 – 0.56× –
Mackey Sasser 1992 -0.6 -2.6 0.8 -3.4 – 0.52× –
Lee Guetterman↔ 1992 -0.6 -3.4 1.2 -4.6 – 0.67× –
Howard Johnson 1992 -1.2 -7.8 2.3 -10.1 – 0.83× –
Chris Donnels 1992 -0.4 -1.8 – – – 0.58× –
D.J. Dozier 1992 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.83× –
Eric Hillman 1992 -0.5 -4.0 – – – 1.02× –
Jeff McKnight 1992 -0.3 -1.5 – – – 0.56× –
Joe Vitko 1992 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Baez 1992 -0.3 -1.6 – – – 0.61× –
Mark Dewey 1992 +0.2 +1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Birkbeck 1992 -0.3 -2.1 – – – 1.02× –
Pat Howell 1992 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.83× –
Rodney McCray 1992 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.83× –
Ryan Thompson 1992 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.83× –
Steve Springer 1992 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.56× –
Tom Filer 1992 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+27.1+356.846.1+321.1—

Trades

Every graded 1992 deal involving the Mets — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 11 total.

1992 · NYM / NYY
NYM · Al Harazin +$1.6M
Lee Guetterman
NYY · Gene Michael −$1.6M
Tim Burke
NYM came out ahead by $1.6M
1992 · NYM / SDP
NYM · Al Harazin +$0.0M
Craig Bullock
SDP · Joe McIlvaine +$0.0M
Terry Bross
Even trade
1992 · SDP / NYM
SDP · Joe McIlvaine +$12.8M
Wally Whitehurst, D. J. Dozier, Raúl Casanova
NYM · Al Harazin −$12.8M
Tony Fernández
SDP came out ahead by $12.8M
1992 · NYM / WSN
NYM · Al Harazin +$2.4M
Rob Katzaroff
WSN · Dan Duquette −$2.4M
Doug Simons
NYM came out ahead by $2.4M
1992 · SFG / NYM
SFG · Al Rosen +$12.0M
Rob Katzaroff
NYM · Al Harazin −$12.0M
Kevin Bass
SFG came out ahead by $12.0M
1992 · ANA / NYM
ANA · Dan O'Brien +$31.2M
Julio Valera
NYM · Al Harazin −$31.2M
Dick Schofield, Julian Vasquez
ANA came out ahead by $31.2M
1992 · NYM / CIN
NYM · Al Harazin +$0.0M
Scott Bradley
CIN · Bob Quinn +$0.0M
Joe McCann
Even trade
1992 · NYM / MIN
NYM · Al Harazin +$0.0M
Darren Reed
MIN · Andy MacPhail +$0.0M
Pat Howell
Even trade
1992 · SDP / NYM
SDP · Joe McIlvaine +$10.4M
Roger Mason, Mike Freitas
NYM · Al Harazin −$10.4M
Mike Maddux
SDP came out ahead by $10.4M
1992 · NYM / DET
NYM · Al Harazin +$2.4M
Paul Gibson, Randy Marshall
DET · Jerry Walker −$2.4M
Mark Carreon, Tony Castillo
NYM came out ahead by $2.4M
1992 · NYM / TOR
NYM · Al Harazin +$71.2M
Jeff Kent, Ryan Thompson
TOR · Pat Gillick −$71.2M
David Cone
NYM came out ahead by $71.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1992 payroll
$46.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 1992, 1992–1998. 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 (24)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Bobby Bonilla296.000$6.1M$6.2M$6.3M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Dwight Gooden278.000$5.2M$5.9M$4.6MFREE AGENT
Eddie Murray3615.000$4.1M$3.4MFREE AGENT
John Franco318.000$3.3M$4.0M$4.0M$2.5M$2.6M$3.0M$2.9M
David Cone296.000$3.3MFREE AGENT
Vince Coleman307.000$3.2M$2.3MFREE AGENT
Bret Saberhagen288.000$3.0M$3.0M$4.6M$3.6MFREE AGENT
Howard Johnson3110.000$2.3M$2.1MFREE AGENT
Sid Fernandez299.000$2.2M$2.1MFREE AGENT
Dick Schofield299.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Dave Magadan296.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Lee Guetterman338.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Daryl Boston298.000$935kFREE AGENT
Tim Burke337.000$895kFREE AGENT
Willie Randolph3717.000$850kFREE AGENT
Bill Pecota326.000$785kFREE AGENT
Kevin Elster276.000$760kFREE AGENT
Kevin Bass3310.000$681kFREE AGENT
Charlie O'Brien327.000$370k$500kFREE AGENT
Barry Jones296.000$286kFREE AGENT
Junior Noboa278.000$272kFREE AGENT
Chico Walker3412.000$234k$635kFREE AGENT
Mike Birkbeck316.000—FREE AGENT
Tom Filer3510.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (6)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Paul Gibson324.000$830kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mackey Sasser295.000$775kFREE AGENT
Dave Gallagher315.000$629kFREE AGENT
Jeff Innis295.000$355kFREE AGENT
Wally Whitehurst283.000$235kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff McKnight293.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Pete Schourek231.000$135kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Hundley232.000$120kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Young261.000$115kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Kent240.000$40kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Baez252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Dewey272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Donnels261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
D.J. Dozier26–—
Eric Hillman260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Howell23–—
Rodney McCray28–—
Steve Springer31–—
Ryan Thompson240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Vitko22–—

Graphs

How each 1992 acquisition stacked onto Mets's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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