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GM: Joe McIlvaine (since 1994)

1996 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-6.9
WAB — wins above budget
+6.1
TAB — roster Talent above budget
71–91 (0.438)
record
+7M
surplus $M (value/$)
36.5
roster fWAR
$24.0M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Bernard Gilkey 29 FA-elig 153 7.6 2.8 +3.6
Lance Johnson 32 FA-elig 160 6.4 2.7 +2.7
Todd Hundley 27 FA-elig 153 4.7 1.8 +2.1
Mark Clark 28 arb 32 3.0 1.1 +1.4
Jason Isringhausen 23 pre-arb 27 2.7 0.2 +2.1
Alex Ochoa 24 pre-arb 82 2.0 0.1 +1.5
Bobby Jones 26 arb 31 1.8 0.4 +1.1
Jose Vizcaino↔ CLE 28 FA-elig 96 1.7 1.5 -0.1
Jeff Kent↔ CLE 28 arb 89 1.3 1.4 -0.2
John Franco 35 FA-elig 51 1.2 2.6 -1.6
Paul Wilson 23 pre-arb 26 1.0 0.1 +0.7
Dave Mlicki 28 arb 51 0.7 0.2 +0.4
Edgardo Alfonzo 22 pre-arb 123 0.7 0.2 +0.4
Carl Everett 25 arb 101 0.6 0.2 +0.4
Alvaro Espinoza↔ CLE 34 FA-elig 48 0.6 0.2 +0.3
Pete Harnisch 29 FA-elig 32 0.4 3.7 -3.4
Kevin Roberson 28 arb 27 0.3 0.1 +0.1
Andy Tomberlin 29 arb 63 0.3 0.1 +0.1
Rey Ordonez 25 pre-arb 151 0.2 0.1 +0.1
Robert Person 26 pre-arb 29 0.2 0.1 +0.1
Tim Bogar 29 arb 91 0.2 0.2 -0.1
Rico Brogna 26 arb 55 0.2 0.3 -0.2
Roberto Petagine 25 pre-arb 50 0.1 0.1 -0.1
Chris Jones 30 arb 89 0.1 0.3 -0.3
Doug Henry 32 arb 58 0.1 0.8 -0.7
Alberto Castillo 26 6 0.1
Ricky Trlicek 27 5 0.0
Blas Minor↔ SEA 30 arb 17 0.0 0.1 -0.1
Charlie Greene 25 2 -0.0
Bob MacDonald 31 FA-elig 20 -0.1 0.2 -0.2
Brent Mayne 28 FA-elig 70 -0.1 0.7 -0.8
Mike Fyhrie 26 2 -0.1
Derek Wallace 24 pre-arb 19 -0.1 0.1 -0.2
Jason Hardtke 24 19 -0.1
Butch Huskey 24 arb 118 -0.1 0.1 -0.2
Jerry Dipoto 28 arb 57 -0.1 0.2 -0.3
Pedro Martinez↔ CIN 27 5 -0.1
Matt Franco 26 14 -0.1
Paul Byrd 25 pre-arb 38 -0.4 0.1 -0.4
Carlos Baerga↔ CLE 27 FA-elig 26 -0.5 1.0 -1.4

40 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 33 of them (82%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).

WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR). Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)

Best acquisitions
PlayerYearWAR for NYM
Sid Fernandez198327.5
Howard Johnson198422.8
David Cone198721.2
Noah Syndergaard201220.1
John Olerud199618.3
Keith Hernandez198316.5
Kevin McReynolds198615.1
Johan Santana200814.3
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
Melvin Mora200026.9
Mike Scott198221.9
Nolan Ryan198516.2
A. J. Burnett199816.1
José Oquendo198515.3
Scott Kazmir200415.0
Walt Terrell198413.5
Andrés Giménez202113.3