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GM: Joe McIlvaine

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1994, 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
-12
Win %
0.487
TAB
-10.4
WAB
-1.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
16.4
Dead money %
36%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-7.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1994 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BTodd Hundley82
RKelly Stinnett44

1B

BDavid Segui78
LRico Brogna35
RTim Bogar14
LJoe Orsulak6
RJim Lindeman4
BJeff McKnight2

2B

RJeff Kent107
LFernando Viña13
RLuis Rivera5
RTim Bogar1

3B

BBobby Bonilla107
RTim Bogar22
LFernando Viña12

SS

BJose Vizcaino102
RLuis Rivera11
LFernando Viña9
RTim Bogar7

LF

RKevin McReynolds47
BJohn Cangelosi24
RJim Lindeman21
BDavid Segui19
LJoe Orsulak18
LShawn Hare14
LFernando Viña6
RRick Parker4
RTim Bogar1

CF

RRyan Thompson98
LJoe Orsulak13
BJohn Cangelosi13
RRick Parker1

RF

LJoe Orsulak63
LJeromy Burnitz42
BJohn Cangelosi19
RJim Lindeman14
RRick Parker3
BDavid Segui2

DH

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Starters

RBret Saberhagen5.6 WAR
RBobby Jones2.0 WAR
LJason Jacome0.9 WAR
RMauro Gozzo0.7 WAR
RDoug Linton0.2 WAR
RDwight Gooden0.1 WAR
RFrank Seminara-0.1 WAR
RJuan Castillo-0.1 WAR
RPete Smith-0.2 WAR
LMike Remlinger-0.6 WAR
LEric Hillman-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ LJohn Franco30 sv
RRoger Mason⇄0 h
RJosias Manzanillo0 h
RDoug Linton0 h
RMike Maddux0 h
LEric Gunderson0 h
RFrank Seminara0 h
RJonathan Hurst0 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 1993)

PlayerfWAR
Rico Brogna1.3
Jason Jacome0.9
John Cangelosi0.8
Luis Rivera0.7
Kevin McReynolds0.6
Jim Lindeman0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 1993)

Player1993 fWAR
Eddie Murray1.9
Pete Schourek1.1
Charlie O'Brien1.1
Frank Tanana1.1
Dave Gallagher1.0
Howard Johnson0.9

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 1994; everyone else is shown as a 1994 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Bret Saberhagen 1994 +5.6 +112.3 4.6 +107.7 $0.8M 2.50× –
Bobby Jones 1994 +2.0 +24.0 0.1 +23.9 $0.1M 1.49× –
Jeff Kent 1994 +2.7 +23.5 0.4 +23.0 $0.2M 1.07× –
Bobby Bonilla 1994 +3.0 +27.1 6.3 +20.8 $2.1M 1.12× –
Jason Jacome 1994 +0.9 +7.0 0.1 +6.9 $0.1M 1.02× –
John Franco 1994 +1.0 +10.7 4.0 +6.7 $4.0M 1.34× –
Todd Hundley 1994 +1.5 +6.2 0.3 +5.9 $0.2M 0.52× –
Rico Brogna 1994 +1.3 +5.6 0.1 +5.5 $0.1M 0.56× –
John Cangelosi 1994 +0.8 +5.5 0.2 +5.3 $0.2M 0.83× –
Ryan Thompson 1994 +0.8 +5.2 0.2 +5.0 $0.2M 0.83× –
Josias Manzanillo 1994 +0.8 +4.1 0.1 +4.0 $0.2M 0.67× –
Luis Rivera 1994 +0.7 +3.6 0.5 +3.2 $0.6M 0.61× –
Kelly Stinnett 1994 +0.5 +2.0 0.1 +1.9 $0.2M 0.52× –
Kevin McReynolds 1994 +0.6 +3.8 2.9 +0.9 $5.1M 0.83× –
Doug Linton 1994 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.7 $0.8M 0.67× –
Eric Gunderson 1994 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $1.0M 0.67× –
Fernando Viña 1994 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $1.0M 0.56× –
Jeff McKnight 1994 -0.2 -0.9 0.2 -1.1 – 0.56× –
Dave Telgheder 1994 -0.3 -1.4 0.1 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Mike Maddux 1994 -0.1 -0.7 1.4 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Roger Mason↔ 1994 -0.3 -1.5 0.4 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Tim Bogar 1994 -0.4 -1.8 0.2 -2.0 – 0.58× –
Jonathan Hurst 1994 -0.4 -2.2 0.1 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Pete Smith 1994 -0.2 -1.9 1.1 -3.0 – 1.02× –
David Segui 1994 -0.7 -3.0 0.6 -3.5 – 0.56× –
Dwight Gooden 1994 +0.1 +0.6 4.6 -4.0 $62.0M 1.02× –
Jeromy Burnitz 1994 -0.6 -3.8 0.2 -4.0 – 0.83× –
Mike Remlinger 1994 -0.6 -4.5 0.1 -4.6 – 1.02× –
Eric Hillman 1994 -0.6 -4.5 0.2 -4.7 – 1.02× –
Jose Vizcaino 1994 -1.2 -5.7 0.8 -6.6 – 0.61× –
Joe Orsulak 1994 -1.1 -7.2 0.8 -8.1 – 0.83× –
Frank Seminara 1994 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Jim Lindeman 1994 +0.5 +3.3 – – – 0.83× –
Juan Castillo 1994 -0.1 -0.9 – – – 1.02× –
Mauro Gozzo 1994 +0.7 +3.5 – – – 0.67× –
Rick Parker 1994 -0.3 -1.7 – – – 0.83× –
Shawn Hare 1994 -0.4 -2.7 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+16.3+204.931.0+172.9—

Trades

Every graded 1994 deal involving the Mets — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

1994 · MIA / NYM
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$12.0M
Quilvio Veras
NYM · Joe McIlvaine −$12.0M
Carl Everett
MIA came out ahead by $12.0M
1994 · NYM / KCR
NYM · Joe McIlvaine +$16.0M
Kevin McReynolds
KCR · Herk Robinson −$16.0M
Vince Coleman
NYM came out ahead by $16.0M
1994 · BAL / NYM
BAL · Roland Hemond +$8.0M
Kevin Baez, Tom Wegmann
NYM · Joe McIlvaine −$8.0M
David Segui
BAL came out ahead by $8.0M
1994 · NYM / MIA
NYM · Joe McIlvaine +$1.6M
Robert Person
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$1.6M
Steve Long
NYM came out ahead by $1.6M
1994 · DET / NYM
DET · Jerry Walker +$0.8M
Joe Dellicarri
NYM · Joe McIlvaine −$0.8M
Kevin Morgan
DET came out ahead by $0.8M
1994 · NYM / CLE
NYM · Joe McIlvaine +$26.4M
Paul Byrd, Jerry Dipoto, Dave Mlicki, Jesus Azuaje
CLE · John Hart −$26.4M
Jeromy Burnitz, Joe Roa
NYM came out ahead by $26.4M
1994 · CHC / NYM
CHC · Larry Himes +$16.8M
Anthony Young, Ottis Smith
NYM · Joe McIlvaine −$16.8M
José Vizcaíno
CHC came out ahead by $16.8M
1994 · MIL / NYM
MIL · Sal Bando +$9.6M
Javier Gonzalez, Fernando Viña
NYM · Joe McIlvaine −$9.6M
Doug Henry
MIL came out ahead by $9.6M
1994 · NYM / DET
NYM · Joe McIlvaine +$13.6M
Rico Brogna
DET · Jerry Walker −$13.6M
Alan Zinter
NYM came out ahead by $13.6M
1994 · HOU / NYM
HOU · Bob Watson +$36.8M
Andy Beckerman, Juan Castillo
NYM · Joe McIlvaine −$36.8M
Pete Harnisch
HOU came out ahead by $36.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1994 payroll
$31.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 1994, 1994–2000. 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 (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Bobby Bonilla318.000$6.3M$3.0MFREE AGENT$5.9M
Bret Saberhagen3010.000$4.6M$3.6MFREE AGENT
Dwight Gooden2910.000$4.6MFREE AGENT
John Franco3310.000$4.0M$2.5M$2.6M$3.0M$2.9M$3.0M$3.4M
Kevin McReynolds3411.000$2.9MFREE AGENT
Mike Maddux328.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Pete Smith287.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Joe Orsulak3211.000$850k$894kFREE AGENT
Luis Rivera308.000$450kFREE AGENT
Roger Mason3610.000$436kFREE AGENT
John Cangelosi319.000$175kFREE AGENT
Jim Lindeman328.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Jose Vizcaino265.000$850kFREE AGENT
David Segui274.000$550kARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Hundley254.000$290kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff McKnight315.000$180kFREE AGENT
Josias Manzanillo263.000$128kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Remlinger283.000$115kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Gunderson284.000$109kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mauro Gozzo285.000—FREE AGENT
Rick Parker314.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Jeff Kent262.000$438kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeromy Burnitz251.000$175kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Thompson262.000$175kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Hillman282.000$170kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Bogar271.000$162kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Linton292.000$135kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Telgheder271.000$135kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Jones241.000$130kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Hurst272.000$125kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Fernando Viña251.000$120kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Jacome230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rico Brogna242.000$109kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kelly Stinnett240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Castillo24–—
Shawn Hare27–—
Frank Seminara272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1994 acquisition stacked onto Mets's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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