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Athletics OAK

198999–63 (0.611)★ 1989 World Series Champions
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GM: Sandy Alderson

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1989, 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
$17M
Surplus $M
-1
Win %
0.611
TAB
+6.7
WAB
+14.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
43.9
Dead money %
16%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-1.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1989 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RTerry Steinbach102
LRon Hassey78
RScott Hemond4
RBilly Beane1
BChris Bando1

1B

RMark McGwire141
RCarney Lansford15
RTerry Steinbach10
LKen Phelps⇄8
RBilly Beane4
LDann Howitt1
LJamie Quirk⇄1
RLarry Arndt1
LRon Hassey1
BStan Javier1
BTony Phillips1

2B

BTony Phillips84
RGlenn Hubbard48
RMike Gallego41
RLance Blankenship24
BStan Javier1

3B

RCarney Lansford136
BTony Phillips49
LJamie Quirk⇄3
RTerry Steinbach3
RMike Gallego3
RBilly Beane1
RLarry Arndt1

SS

RMike Gallego94
BWalt Weiss84
BTony Phillips17
RDick Scott3

LF

RRickey Henderson⇄83
BStan Javier23
BTony Phillips12
RTerry Steinbach6
BFelix Jose4
RLance Blankenship4
RBilly Beane4
LDoug Jennings3

CF

RDave Henderson149
BStan Javier28

RF

BStan Javier72
RJosé Canseco56
RLance Blankenship21
RBilly Beane21
BFelix Jose16
RTerry Steinbach8
BTony Phillips4
LDann Howitt1
LJamie Quirk⇄1
LDave Parker1

DH

LDave Parker136
RJosé Canseco5
RTerry Steinbach4
RCarney Lansford3
RLance Blankenship3
RGlenn Hubbard2
RDave Henderson2
LRon Hassey2
RRickey Henderson⇄2
RBilly Beane1
RMark McGwire1

Starters

RMike Moore4.4 WAR
RDave Stewart3.2 WAR
RBob Welch3.0 WAR
RTodd Burns1.3 WAR
RStorm Davis0.5 WAR
LCurt Young0.4 WAR
LDave Otto0.2 WAR
LMatt Young-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDennis Eckersley33 sv
LRick Honeycutt0 h
RTodd Burns0 h
RGene Nelson0 h
LGreg Cadaret⇄0 h
LMatt Young0 h
REric Plunk⇄0 h
RJim Corsi0 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 1988)

PlayerfWAR
Rickey Henderson5.2
Mike Moore4.4
Bill Dawley0.0
Chris Bando0.0
Ken Phelps0.0
Jamie Quirk0.0

Key subtractions (gone from 1988)

Player1988 fWAR
Steve Ontiveros0.6
Rich Bordi0.2
Matt Sinatro0.1
Jeff Shaver-0.0
Ed Jurak-0.0
Don Baylor-0.1

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Athletics. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1989; everyone else is shown as a 1989 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Rickey Henderson↔ 1989 +5.2 +85.7 1.2 +84.5 $0.2M 2.05× –
Mike Moore 1989 +4.4 +77.4 1.3 +76.1 $0.3M 2.19× –
Dave Henderson 1989 +4.2 +59.7 0.8 +58.9 $0.2M 1.79× –
Dave Stewart 1989 +3.2 +50.7 1.2 +49.5 $0.4M 1.96× –
Bob Welch 1989 +3.0 +46.5 1.2 +45.3 $0.4M 1.96× –
Carney Lansford 1989 +4.4 +44.2 1.4 +42.8 $0.3M 1.25× –
Mark McGwire 1989 +4.3 +41.2 0.5 +40.6 $0.1M 1.20× –
Dennis Eckersley 1989 +1.7 +26.2 1.1 +25.1 $0.6M 1.95× –
Jose Canseco 1989 +2.1 +20.3 1.6 +18.7 $0.8M 1.22× –
Tony Phillips 1989 +2.2 +14.3 0.5 +13.9 $0.2M 0.82× –
Todd Burns 1989 +1.3 +13.5 0.1 +13.4 $0.1M 1.34× –
Mike Gallego 1989 +1.7 +12.0 0.2 +11.8 $0.1M 0.89× –
Rick Honeycutt 1989 +0.6 +6.9 0.7 +6.2 $1.0M 1.34× –
Luis Polonia↔ 1989 +0.8 +5.2 0.1 +5.1 $0.1M 0.83× –
Gene Nelson 1989 +1.0 +5.3 0.6 +4.7 $0.6M 0.67× –
Dave Parker 1989 +1.0 +5.6 1.1 +4.4 $1.1M 0.69× –
Storm Davis 1989 +0.5 +4.0 0.6 +3.4 $1.2M 1.02× –
Stan Javier 1989 +0.5 +3.2 0.2 +3.0 $0.4M 0.83× –
Terry Steinbach 1989 +0.7 +3.1 0.3 +2.7 $0.5M 0.52× –
Ron Hassey 1989 +0.7 +3.1 0.6 +2.5 $0.8M 0.52× –
Curt Young 1989 +0.4 +3.0 0.6 +2.4 $1.6M 1.02× –
Eric Plunk↔ 1989 +0.3 +1.6 0.1 +1.5 $0.4M 0.67× –
Walt Weiss 1989 +0.3 +1.4 0.2 +1.2 $0.6M 0.61× –
Lance Blankenship 1989 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $0.6M 0.56× –
Glenn Hubbard 1989 +0.1 +0.5 0.4 +0.2 $3.1M 0.56× –
Bill Dawley 1989 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $2.3M 0.67× –
Jamie Quirk↔ 1989 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $0.4M 0.58× –
Ken Phelps↔ 1989 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 +0.1 $2.3M 0.56× –
Greg Cadaret↔ 1989 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Matt Young 1989 -0.1 -0.6 0.4 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Billy Beane 1989 -0.4 -2.7 0.1 -2.8 – 0.83× –
Brian Snyder 1989 -0.3 -1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Bando 1989 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Dann Howitt 1989 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.56× –
Dave Otto 1989 +0.2 +1.5 – – – 1.02× –
Dick Scott 1989 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.61× –
Doug Jennings 1989 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.83× –
Felix Jose 1989 -0.1 -1.0 – – – 0.83× –
Jim Corsi 1989 +0.3 +1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Larry Arndt 1989 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.56× –
Scott Hemond 1989 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+43.8+530.317.5+514.7—

Trades

Every graded 1989 deal involving the Athletics — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

1989 · OAK / NYY
OAK · Sandy Alderson +$383.2M
Rickey Henderson
NYY · Bob Quinn −$383.2M
Greg Cadaret, Eric Plunk, Luis Polonia
OAK came out ahead by $383.2M
1989 · NYY / OAK
NYY · Bob Quinn +$16.0M
Scott Holcomb
OAK · Sandy Alderson −$16.0M
Ken Phelps
NYY came out ahead by $16.0M
1989 · HOU / OAK
HOU · Bill Wood +$2.4M
Matt Sinatro
OAK · Sandy Alderson −$2.4M
Troy Afenir
HOU came out ahead by $2.4M
1989 · OAK / CLE / SDP
OAK · Sandy Alderson +$3.2M
Peter Kuld
CLE · Hank Peters +$0.0M
Brian Brooks
SDP · Jack McKeon −$3.2M
José Mota
OAK came out ahead by $3.2M 3-team

Current & Historical Payroll

1989 payroll
$17.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 1989, 1989–1995. 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 (20)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Carney Lansford3211.000$1.4M$1.3M$1.3M$1.1MFREE AGENT
Mike Moore297.000$1.3M$1.2M$1.6M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Bob Welch3211.000$1.2M$1.1M$3.5M$3.5M$3.5M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Rickey Henderson3010.000$1.2M$2.4M$3.2M$3.2M$2.4M$4.8M$3.8M
Dave Stewart3211.000$1.2M$950k$3.2M$3.2MFREE AGENT$1.0M
Dave Parker3816.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Dennis Eckersley3414.000$1.1M$788k$3.0M$3.1M$3.8M$3.8M$2.9M
Dave Henderson308.000$850k$850k$2.5M$2.6M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Rick Honeycutt3512.000$650k$750k$1.4M$1.4M$725kFREE AGENT$188k
Gene Nelson288.000$615k$650k$1.1M$1.2MFREE AGENT
Ron Hassey3611.000$600k$700kFREE AGENT
Storm Davis277.000$588kFREE AGENT$502k
Curt Young296.000$572k$675k$775kFREE AGENT$325k
Tony Phillips307.000$450kFREE AGENT
Matt Young306.000$425kFREE AGENT
Glenn Hubbard3111.000$375kFREE AGENT
Bill Dawley316.000$100kFREE AGENT
Ken Phelps349.000$74k$471kFREE AGENT
Jamie Quirk3414.000$13k$150k$500k$525kFREE AGENT
Chris Bando338.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Jose Canseco244.000$1.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark McGwire253.000$510kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terry Steinbach273.000$350kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Gallego284.000$208kARB 3FREE AGENT
Stan Javier255.000$178kFREE AGENT
Eric Plunk253.000$107kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy Beane275.000$70kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Walt Weiss252.000$180kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Burns251.000$100kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Cadaret272.000$87kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Polonia252.000$86kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lance Blankenship251.000$68kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Larry Arndt26–—
Jim Corsi271.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Hemond230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dann Howitt250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Jennings241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Felix Jose241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Otto242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dick Scott26–—
Brian Snyder31–—

Graphs

How each 1989 acquisition stacked onto Athletics's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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