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198686–75 (0.534)
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GM: Bill Giles

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1986, 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
$10M
Surplus $M
-1
Win %
0.534
TAB
-1.3
WAB
+5.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
31.9
Dead money %
35%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-2.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1986 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJohn Russell89
LDarren Daulton48
RRonn Reynolds42

1B

LVon Hayes134
RMike Schmidt35
LGreg Gross5
LFrancisco Melendez2

2B

RJuan Samuel143
LTom Foley⇄39
RLuis Aguayo31
RGreg Legg4

3B

RMike Schmidt124
RRick Schu58
RLuis Aguayo1

SS

BSteve Jeltz141
RLuis Aguayo20
RGreg Legg1

LF

RGary Redus89
LJeff Stone37
BRon Roenicke24
LVon Hayes24
LGreg Gross21
RChris James4
RGlenn Wilson1

CF

LMilt Thompson89
BRon Roenicke63
LJeff Stone25
RChris James7
LVon Hayes6
RGarry Maddox3
LGreg Gross1

RF

RGlenn Wilson153
BRon Roenicke8
LGreg Gross6
LJoe Lefebvre3
LVon Hayes3

DH

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Starters

LBruce Ruffin2.2 WAR
RKevin Gross1.9 WAR
LShane Rawley1.7 WAR
LDon Carman1.2 WAR
RFreddie Toliver0.8 WAR
RMike Maddux0.5 WAR
RTom Hume0.4 WAR
RMarvin Freeman0.1 WAR
RJeff Bittiger0.1 WAR
LSteve Carlton⇄-0.2 WAR
RCharles Hudson-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RSteve Bedrosian29 sv
RKent Tekulve0 h
RTom Hume0 h
LDan Schatzeder⇄0 h
LDave Rucker0 h
RLarry Andersen⇄0 h
RMike Jackson0 h
LTom Gorman0 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 1985)

PlayerfWAR
Bruce Ruffin2.2
Gary Redus2.0
Ron Roenicke1.3
Milt Thompson0.6
Mike Maddux0.5
Tom Hume0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 1985)

Player1985 fWAR
John Denny2.8
Ozzie Virgil Jr.2.2
Bo Diaz0.2
Rick Surhoff0.1
Jerry Koosman0.0
Dave Shipanoff-0.0

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Phillies. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1986; everyone else is shown as a 1986 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Mike Schmidt 1986 +5.8 +66.2 2.1 +64.0 $0.4M 1.43× –
Von Hayes 1986 +4.8 +46.2 0.7 +45.6 $0.1M 1.20× –
Bruce Ruffin 1986 +2.2 +26.6 0.1 +26.6 $0.0M 1.49× –
Juan Samuel 1986 +2.9 +24.6 0.5 +24.1 $0.2M 1.07× –
Glenn Wilson 1986 +2.5 +24.0 0.5 +23.5 $0.2M 1.22× –
Kevin Gross 1986 +1.9 +22.6 0.4 +22.2 $0.2M 1.49× –
Shane Rawley 1986 +1.7 +20.8 0.8 +20.0 $0.5M 1.49× –
Gary Redus 1986 +2.0 +19.2 0.3 +18.8 $0.2M 1.22× –
Kent Tekulve 1986 +2.0 +15.5 0.9 +14.6 $0.4M 0.98× –
Ron Roenicke 1986 +1.3 +8.3 0.1 +8.3 $0.1M 0.83× –
Freddie Toliver 1986 +0.8 +6.1 0.1 +6.1 $0.1M 1.02× –
Don Carman 1986 +1.2 +6.2 0.2 +6.0 $0.1M 0.67× –
Darren Daulton 1986 +1.2 +5.0 0.1 +4.9 $0.1M 0.52× –
Jeff Stone 1986 +0.7 +4.8 0.1 +4.7 $0.1M 0.83× –
Milt Thompson 1986 +0.6 +4.0 0.1 +3.9 $0.2M 0.83× –
Mike Maddux 1986 +0.5 +3.7 0.1 +3.7 $0.1M 1.02× –
Steve Bedrosian 1986 +0.3 +3.4 0.7 +2.7 $2.0M 1.34× –
Larry Andersen↔ 1986 +0.3 +1.8 0.0 +1.8 $0.1M 0.67× –
Greg Gross 1986 +0.3 +2.0 0.4 +1.7 $1.2M 0.83× –
Rick Schu 1986 +0.3 +1.5 0.1 +1.4 $0.3M 0.58× –
Steve Jeltz 1986 +0.3 +1.4 0.1 +1.3 $0.3M 0.61× –
Tom Hume 1986 +0.4 +1.9 0.8 +1.1 $2.3M 0.67× –
Dave Stewart↔ 1986 +0.1 +0.3 0.0 +0.3 $0.2M 0.67× –
Tom Foley↔ 1986 -0.2 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.56× –
Ronn Reynolds 1986 -0.3 -1.1 0.1 -1.1 – 0.52× –
Mike Jackson 1986 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Luis Aguayo 1986 -0.3 -1.5 0.3 -1.8 – 0.56× –
Dan Schatzeder↔ 1986 -0.3 -1.7 0.2 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Steve Carlton↔ 1986 -0.2 -1.9 0.5 -2.4 – 1.02× –
Charles Hudson 1986 -0.3 -2.8 0.3 -3.1 – 1.02× –
John Russell 1986 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.0 $8.3M 0.52× –
Chris James 1986 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.83× –
Dave Rucker 1986 -0.4 -2.4 – – – 0.67× –
Francisco Melendez 1986 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Garry Maddox 1986 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.83× –
Greg Legg 1986 +0.3 +1.5 – – – 0.56× –
Jeff Bittiger 1986 +0.1 +1.1 – – – 1.02× –
Joe Lefebvre 1986 -0.3 -1.9 – – – 0.83× –
Marvin Freeman 1986 +0.1 +1.0 – – – 1.02× –
Randy Lerch 1986 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Rocky Childress 1986 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Tom Gorman 1986 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+32.1+304.610.9+295.0—

Trades

Every graded 1986 deal involving the Phillies — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

1986 · WSN / PHI
WSN · Murray Cook +$15.2M
Tom Foley, Lary Sorensen
PHI · Bill Giles −$15.2M
Skeeter Barnes, Dan Schatzeder
WSN came out ahead by $15.2M
1986 · NYY / PHI
NYY · Clyde King +$22.4M
Charles Hudson, Jeff Knox
PHI · Bill Giles −$22.4M
Tommy Barrett, Mike Easler
NYY came out ahead by $22.4M
1986 · NYM / PHI
NYM · Frank Cashen +$2.4M
Rodger Cole, Ron Gideon
PHI · Bill Giles −$2.4M
Ronn Reynolds, Jeff Bittiger
NYM came out ahead by $2.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

1986 payroll
$10.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 1986, 1986–1992. 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 (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1986198719881989199019911992
Mike Schmidt3614.000$2.1M$2.1M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Kent Tekulve3912.000$890k$925k$850kFREE AGENT
Tom Hume339.000$800k$96kFREE AGENT
Shane Rawley308.000$800k$800k$900kFREE AGENT
Steve Carlton4121.000$500kFREE AGENT
Greg Gross3313.000$375k$420k$320kFREE AGENT
Luis Aguayo276.000$275k$325k$189kFREE AGENT
Dan Schatzeder319.000$179k$228kFREE AGENT
Larry Andersen3311.000$50kFREE AGENT
Dave Stewart298.000$13kFREE AGENT
Garry Maddox3614.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1986198719881989199019911992
Von Hayes275.000$650kFREE AGENT
Steve Bedrosian285.000$650kFREE AGENT
Juan Samuel253.000$512kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Glenn Wilson274.000$488kARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Gross253.000$355kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Redus294.000$350kARB 3FREE AGENT
Charles Hudson273.000$278kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Don Carman263.000$165kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Stone253.000$100kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ron Roenicke295.000$85kFREE AGENT
Darren Daulton243.000$80kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Foley263.000$80kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Jeltz273.000$70kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ronn Reynolds274.000$66kARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Gorman285.000—FREE AGENT
Dave Rucker285.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1986198719881989199019911992
Rick Schu242.000$100kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Russell252.000$100kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Milt Thompson272.000$95kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Jackson210.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Maddux240.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Freddie Toliver252.000$60kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bruce Ruffin220.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Bittiger240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rocky Childress24–—
Marvin Freeman230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris James230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Lefebvre30–—
Greg Legg26–—
Randy Lerch31–—
Francisco Melendez222.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1986 acquisition stacked onto Phillies's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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