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Athletics OAK

199368–94 (0.420)
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GM: Sandy Alderson

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
$35M
Surplus $M
-18
Win %
0.420
TAB
-13.8
WAB
-15.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
21.7
Dead money %
43%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-6.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1993 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RTerry Steinbach86
RScott Hemond75
RHenry Mercedes18
LEric Helfand5

1B

LMike Aldrete59
LTroy Neel34
RMark McGwire25
RTerry Steinbach15
BDale Sveum14
RMarcos Armas12
RScott Brosius11
RLance Blankenship6
BJerry Browne2
RScott Hemond1

2B

BBrent Gates139
RLance Blankenship19
BDale Sveum4
BJerry Browne3
RKurt Abbott2
RMike Bordick1
RScott Hemond1

3B

RCraig Paquette104
BJerry Browne13
RScott Brosius10
BDale Sveum7

SS

RMike Bordick159
RKurt Abbott6
RScott Brosius6
RLance Blankenship2
RKevin Seitzer⇄1
BDale Sveum1

LF

BJerry Browne30
LMike Aldrete17
RLance Blankenship17
RScott Lydy17
RKurt Abbott13
RScott Brosius8
BEric Fox5
RScott Hemond4
RKevin Seitzer⇄3
RDave Henderson2
RCraig Paquette1
BDale Sveum1

CF

RDave Henderson60
RLance Blankenship49
RScott Brosius34
BJerry Browne26
BEric Fox18
RScott Lydy5
RScott Hemond1

RF

BRuben Sierra133
RScott Lydy16
RDave Henderson14
RScott Brosius6
BJerry Browne4
BEric Fox3
LMike Aldrete3
RLance Blankenship2
RMarcos Armas1
RScott Hemond1

DH

LTroy Neel84
RDave Henderson26
BRuben Sierra25
RRickey Henderson⇄13
RTerry Steinbach5
LMike Aldrete5
BDale Sveum2
RScott Brosius1

Starters

RBobby Witt3.2 WAR
RRon Darling1.0 WAR
RSteve Karsay0.9 WAR
RStorm Davis⇄0.4 WAR
RBob Welch0.1 WAR
RKelly Downs-0.0 WAR
RMiguel Jimenez-0.1 WAR
RJoe Slusarski-0.2 WAR
RTodd Van Poppel-0.2 WAR
RShawn Hillegas-0.3 WAR
LCurt Young-0.4 WAR
LMike Mohler-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDennis Eckersley36 sv
REdwin Nunez0 h
LRick Honeycutt0 h
RJoe Boever⇄0 h
LVince Horsman0 h
RRich Gossage0 h
RJohn Briscoe0 h
RRoger Smithberg0 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
Brent Gates2.4
Mike Aldrete1.4
Ed Nunez1.4
Steve Karsay0.9
Storm Davis0.4
Kurt Abbott0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 1992)

Player1992 fWAR
Jose Canseco1.9
Carney Lansford1.9
Willie Wilson1.9
Mike Moore1.4
Dave Stewart1.2
Jeff Parrett0.8

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

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Rickey Henderson↔ 1993 +4.4 +52.7 2.4 +50.3 $0.5M 1.49× –
Bobby Witt 1993 +3.2 +49.6 3.0 +46.5 $1.0M 1.96× –
Dennis Eckersley 1993 +2.0 +31.3 3.8 +27.5 $1.9M 1.95× –
Brent Gates 1993 +2.4 +15.5 0.1 +15.4 $0.0M 0.82× –
Troy Neel 1993 +1.8 +14.3 0.1 +14.1 $0.1M 1.01× –
Terry Steinbach 1993 +2.3 +14.1 2.8 +11.3 $1.2M 0.76× –
Scott Hemond 1993 +1.7 +10.1 0.1 +10.0 $0.1M 0.76× –
Lance Blankenship 1993 +1.3 +8.9 0.6 +8.3 $0.5M 0.83× –
Steve Karsay 1993 +0.9 +7.0 0.1 +6.9 $0.1M 1.02× –
Ron Darling 1993 +1.0 +8.4 2.2 +6.2 $2.2M 1.02× –
Mike Aldrete 1993 +1.4 +6.3 0.2 +6.1 $0.1M 0.56× –
Mark McGwire 1993 +1.5 +9.9 4.0 +5.9 $2.6M 0.81× –
Scott Brosius 1993 +0.7 +4.6 0.1 +4.4 $0.2M 0.83× –
Mike Bordick 1993 +0.9 +4.2 0.4 +3.8 $0.5M 0.61× –
Storm Davis↔ 1993 +0.4 +2.0 0.4 +1.6 $1.1M 0.67× –
Kurt Abbott 1993 +0.2 +1.5 0.1 +1.4 $0.5M 0.83× –
Kevin Seitzer↔ 1993 +0.2 +1.1 0.4 +0.8 $2.2M 0.83× –
Rick Honeycutt 1993 +0.2 +1.3 0.7 +0.6 $3.0M 0.67× –
Craig Paquette 1993 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $0.8M 0.58× –
Henry Mercedes 1993 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $1.5M 0.52× –
Eric Helfand 1993 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $2.8M 0.52× –
Joe Boever↔ 1993 -0.0 -0.0 0.4 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Kelly Downs 1993 -0.0 -0.2 0.7 -0.8 – 0.67× –
John Briscoe 1993 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Rich Gossage 1993 -0.1 -0.5 0.3 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Joe Slusarski 1993 -0.2 -1.5 0.1 -1.6 – 1.02× –
Bob Welch 1993 +0.1 +1.2 3.5 -2.3 $24.1M 1.02× –
Shawn Hillegas 1993 -0.3 -2.1 0.2 -2.3 – 1.02× –
Todd Van Poppel 1993 -0.2 -1.9 0.5 -2.3 – 1.02× –
Jerry Browne 1993 -0.3 -1.9 0.6 -2.5 – 0.83× –
Curt Young 1993 -0.4 -2.9 0.3 -3.3 – 1.02× –
Mike Mohler 1993 -0.6 -3.3 0.1 -3.4 – 0.67× –
Dave Henderson 1993 -0.3 -2.1 2.2 -4.4 – 0.83× –
Eric Fox 1993 -0.8 -5.5 0.1 -5.7 – 0.83× –
Ruben Sierra 1993 -2.6 -17.6 4.2 -21.8 – 0.83× –
Dale Sveum 1993 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.56× –
Ed Nunez 1993 +1.4 +7.2 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Campbell 1993 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Marcos Armas 1993 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.56× –
Miguel Jimenez 1993 -0.1 -0.9 – – – 1.02× –
Roger Smithberg 1993 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Scott Lydy 1993 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.83× –
Vince Horsman 1993 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+21.8+209.535.1+169.3—

Trades

Every graded 1993 deal involving the Athletics — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

1993 · BAL / OAK
BAL · Roland Hemond +$4.8M
Harold Baines
OAK · Sandy Alderson −$4.8M
Bobby Chouinard, Allen Plaster
BAL came out ahead by $4.8M
1993 · MIA / OAK
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$12.0M
Kurt Abbott
OAK · Sandy Alderson −$12.0M
Kerwin Moore
MIA came out ahead by $12.0M
1993 · OAK / TOR
OAK · Sandy Alderson +$20.8M
Steve Karsay, José Herrera
TOR · Pat Gillick −$20.8M
Rickey Henderson
OAK came out ahead by $20.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1993 payroll
$35.4M

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 (21)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Ruben Sierra277.000$4.2M$4.7M$3.4MFREE AGENT
Mark McGwire297.000$4.0M$3.0M$6.9M$7.0M$4.8MFREE AGENT
Dennis Eckersley3818.000$3.8M$3.8M$2.9MFREE AGENT
Bob Welch3615.000$3.5M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Bobby Witt297.000$3.0M$3.2MFREE AGENT
Terry Steinbach317.000$2.8M$2.8M$4.2M$4.2MFREE AGENT
Rickey Henderson3414.000$2.4M$4.8M$3.8MFREE AGENT$1.1M
Dave Henderson3412.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Ron Darling3210.000$2.2M$2.2M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Rick Honeycutt3916.000$725kFREE AGENT$188k
Kelly Downs327.000$675kFREE AGENT
Jerry Browne277.000$625kFREE AGENT
Joe Boever328.000$403kFREE AGENT
Storm Davis3111.000$398kFREE AGENT
Kevin Seitzer317.000$365kFREE AGENT
Curt Young3310.000$325kFREE AGENT
Rich Gossage4121.000$325kFREE AGENT
Shawn Hillegas286.000$210kFREE AGENT
Mike Aldrete327.000$200k$430k$331kFREE AGENT
Ed Nunez3011.000—$430kFREE AGENT
Dale Sveum297.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (3)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Lance Blankenship295.000$627kFREE AGENT
Mike Bordick273.000$400kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Hemond274.000$132kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (19)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Todd Van Poppel212.000$454kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Slusarski262.000$130kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Brosius262.000$130kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Fox291.000$125kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Troy Neel271.000$120kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Henry Mercedes231.000$111kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Briscoe252.000$110kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kurt Abbott240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brent Gates230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Helfand240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Paquette240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Karsay210.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Mohler240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marcos Armas23–—
Kevin Campbell282.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vince Horsman262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Jimenez23–—
Scott Lydy24–—
Roger Smithberg27–—

Graphs

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

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