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199359–103 (0.364)
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GM: Frank Cashen

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1993, 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
$38M
Surplus $M
-19
Win %
0.364
TAB
-10.8
WAB
-25.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
25.5
Dead money %
28%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-4.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1993 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BTodd Hundley123
RCharlie O'Brien65
BJeff McKnight1

1B

BEddie Murray154
BJeff McKnight10
RDave Gallagher9
BBobby Bonilla6
LJoe Orsulak4

2B

RJeff Kent127
BChico Walker24
RDoug Saunders22
BJeff McKnight15
RTim Bogar6

3B

BHoward Johnson67
BBobby Bonilla52
BChico Walker23
RButch Huskey13
RJeff Kent12
BJeff McKnight9
RTim Bogar7
RDoug Saunders4

SS

RTim Bogar66
RKevin Baez52
BTony Fernandez⇄48
BJeff McKnight29
RJeff Kent2
BTito Navarro2
RDoug Saunders1

LF

BVince Coleman90
LJoe Orsulak66
RDave Gallagher19
BChico Walker15
RDarrin Jackson⇄10
LCed Landrum3

CF

RRyan Thompson76
LJoe Orsulak39
RDave Gallagher39
RDarrin Jackson⇄26
LJeromy Burnitz21

RF

BBobby Bonilla85
LJeromy Burnitz60
LJoe Orsulak24
RDave Gallagher20
BWayne Housie2
BChico Walker1

DH

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Starters

RDwight Gooden4.2 WAR
RBret Saberhagen3.3 WAR
LEric Hillman2.1 WAR
LFrank Tanana⇄1.1 WAR
LPete Schourek1.1 WAR
LSid Fernandez0.8 WAR
RAnthony Young0.8 WAR
RBobby Jones0.4 WAR
RMike Draper0.3 WAR
RDave Telgheder-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ LJohn Franco10 sv
RJeff Innis0 h
RMike Maddux0 h
RMike Draper0 h
RMauro Gozzo0 h
LPaul Gibson⇄0 h
RJosias Manzanillo⇄0 h
LJeff Kaiser⇄0 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 1992)

PlayerfWAR
Jeromy Burnitz1.6
Frank Tanana1.1
Mike Maddux1.0
Joe Orsulak0.9
Bobby Jones0.4
Mike Draper0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 1992)

Player1992 fWAR
David Cone4.0
Dick Schofield2.0
Dave Magadan1.7
Wally Whitehurst1.4
Daryl Boston0.8
Willie Randolph0.7

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 1993; everyone else is shown as a 1993 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Dwight Gooden 1993 +4.2 +73.9 5.9 +68.0 $1.4M 2.19× –
Bret Saberhagen 1993 +3.3 +51.6 3.0 +48.6 $0.9M 1.96× –
Bobby Bonilla 1993 +3.6 +51.6 6.2 +45.4 $1.7M 1.79× –
Ryan Thompson 1993 +1.9 +18.7 0.1 +18.6 $0.1M 1.22× –
Mike Maddux 1993 +1.0 +10.9 1.0 +9.9 $1.0M 1.34× –
Eddie Murray 1993 +1.9 +12.1 3.4 +8.7 $1.8M 0.81× –
Frank Tanana↔ 1993 +1.1 +8.6 1.4 +7.2 $1.3M 1.02× –
Dave Gallagher 1993 +1.0 +6.4 0.5 +5.9 $0.5M 0.83× –
Pete Schourek 1993 +1.1 +6.1 0.2 +5.9 $0.2M 0.67× –
Joe Orsulak 1993 +0.9 +6.0 0.7 +5.4 $0.7M 0.83× –
Anthony Young 1993 +0.8 +4.4 0.2 +4.2 $0.2M 0.67× –
Charlie O'Brien 1993 +1.1 +4.6 0.5 +4.1 $0.5M 0.52× –
Sid Fernandez 1993 +0.8 +6.2 2.1 +4.1 $2.8M 1.02× –
Bobby Jones 1993 +0.4 +3.0 0.1 +2.9 $0.3M 1.02× –
Howard Johnson 1993 +0.9 +4.3 2.1 +2.2 $2.2M 0.58× –
Jeff Kent 1993 +0.4 +1.8 0.2 +1.6 $0.5M 0.56× –
Mike Draper 1993 +0.3 +1.6 0.1 +1.5 $0.4M 0.67× –
Paul Gibson↔ 1993 +0.2 +1.3 0.1 +1.2 $0.2M 0.67× –
Tim Bogar 1993 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.7 $0.6M 0.61× –
Jeff McKnight 1993 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.5 $1.0M 0.61× –
Tony Fernandez↔ 1993 +0.3 +1.3 0.8 +0.5 $3.0M 0.61× –
Josias Manzanillo↔ 1993 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Dave Telgheder 1993 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Todd Hundley 1993 -0.3 -1.2 0.2 -1.4 – 0.52× –
Vince Coleman 1993 +0.1 +0.9 2.3 -1.4 $16.6M 0.83× –
Butch Huskey 1993 -0.5 -2.5 0.1 -2.6 – 0.58× –
Jeff Innis 1993 -0.4 -1.9 0.8 -2.7 – 0.67× –
Chico Walker 1993 -0.5 -2.2 0.6 -2.9 – 0.56× –
Darrin Jackson↔ 1993 -0.4 -2.8 0.8 -3.6 – 0.83× –
John Franco 1993 -0.5 -5.7 4.0 -9.7 – 1.34× –
Ced Landrum 1993 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Doug Saunders 1993 -0.4 -1.6 – – – 0.56× –
Eric Hillman 1993 +2.1 +24.9 – – – 1.49× –
Jeff Kaiser↔ 1993 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Jeromy Burnitz 1993 +1.6 +15.1 – – – 1.22× –
Kenny Greer 1993 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Baez 1993 -0.3 -1.2 – – – 0.61× –
Mauro Gozzo 1993 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Mickey Weston 1993 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Tito Navarro 1993 -0.4 -2.1 – – – 0.61× –
Wayne Housie 1993 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+25.4+294.937.7+222.1—

Trades

Every graded 1993 deal involving the Mets — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1993 · TOR / NYM
TOR · Pat Gillick +$39.2M
Tony Fernández
NYM · Frank Cashen −$39.2M
Darrin Jackson
TOR came out ahead by $39.2M
1993 · NYM / NYY
NYM · Frank Cashen +$5.6M
Kenny Greer
NYY · Gene Michael −$5.6M
Frank Tanana
NYM came out ahead by $5.6M
1993 · NYM / SDP
NYM · Frank Cashen +$0.8M
Frank Seminara, Tracy Sanders, Pablo Martínez
SDP · Joe McIlvaine −$0.8M
Randy Curtis, Marc Kroon
NYM came out ahead by $0.8M
1993 · NYM / MIL
NYM · Frank Cashen +$0.8M
Josías Manzanillo
MIL · Sal Bando −$0.8M
Wayne Housie
NYM came out ahead by $0.8M
1993 · ATL / NYM
ATL · John Schuerholz +$2.4M
Dave Gallagher
NYM · Frank Cashen −$2.4M
Pete Smith
ATL came out ahead by $2.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

1993 payroll
$37.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 1993, 1993–1999. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Bobby Bonilla307.000$6.2M$6.3M$3.0MFREE AGENT$5.9M
Dwight Gooden289.000$5.9M$4.6MFREE AGENT
John Franco329.000$4.0M$4.0M$2.5M$2.6M$3.0M$2.9M$3.0M
Eddie Murray3716.000$3.4MFREE AGENT
Bret Saberhagen299.000$3.0M$4.6M$3.6MFREE AGENT
Vince Coleman318.000$2.3MFREE AGENT
Sid Fernandez3010.000$2.1MFREE AGENT
Howard Johnson3211.000$2.1MFREE AGENT
Frank Tanana3920.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Mike Maddux317.000$1.0M$1.4MFREE AGENT
Jeff Innis306.000$850kFREE AGENT
Darrin Jackson298.000$845kFREE AGENT
Tony Fernandez3110.000$777kFREE AGENT
Joe Orsulak3110.000$660k$850k$894kFREE AGENT
Chico Walker3513.000$635kFREE AGENT
Dave Gallagher326.000$500kFREE AGENT
Charlie O'Brien338.000$500kFREE AGENT
Jeff Kaiser328.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (6)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Todd Hundley243.000$195kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff McKnight304.000$146kARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Gibson335.000$57kFREE AGENT
Kevin Baez263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mauro Gozzo274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mickey Weston324.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (17)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Pete Schourek242.000$220kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Young272.000$205kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Kent251.000$195kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Thompson251.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Butch Huskey210.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Bogar260.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Draper260.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Telgheder260.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Jones230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josias Manzanillo252.000$41kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeromy Burnitz240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kenny Greer260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Hillman271.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wayne Housie28–—
Ced Landrum29–—
Tito Navarro22–—
Doug Saunders23–—

Graphs

How each 1993 acquisition stacked onto Mets's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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