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198865–96 (0.404)
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GM: Woody Woodward

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1988, 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
$14M
Surplus $M
-9
Win %
0.404
TAB
-21.7
WAB
-18.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
14.2
Dead money %
32%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-6.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1988 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RLance Parrish117
LDarren Daulton44
RJohn Russell15
BAl Pardo2

1B

LVon Hayes85
RRicky Jordan69
LGreg Gross14
RMike Schmidt3
RBill Almon1
LDarren Daulton1
RLance Parrish1

2B

RJuan Samuel152
RLuis Aguayo⇄49
BTom Barrett10

3B

RMike Schmidt104
RChris James31
RJackie Gutierrez13
RBill Almon9
LShane Turner8
BKeith Miller3
LVon Hayes3
RJuan Samuel1

SS

BSteve Jeltz148
RJackie Gutierrez22
RBill Almon5
LShane Turner5
BKeith Miller1

LF

RPhil Bradley153
LGreg Gross20
RChris James8
LVon Hayes4
BKeith Miller2

CF

LMilt Thompson112
RBob Dernier53
RChris James27
LVon Hayes12
RPhil Bradley3
RJuan Samuel2
BKeith Miller1

RF

RChris James101
LRon Jones32
LGreg Gross19
LMilt Thompson5
LVon Hayes2
RBob Dernier1
RJuan Samuel1
BKeith Miller1
RPhil Bradley1

DH

BMike Young⇄75

Starters

RKevin Gross2.6 WAR
RDavid Palmer2.5 WAR
RMike Maddux0.7 WAR
LDon Carman0.6 WAR
LBruce Ruffin0.4 WAR
RAlex Madrid0.1 WAR
RMarvin Freeman0.1 WAR
RGreg Harris0.1 WAR
RBob Sebra-0.0 WAR
LShane Rawley-0.9 WAR

Bullpen

★ RSteve Bedrosian28 sv
RKent Tekulve0 h
RGreg Harris0 h
LWally Ritchie0 h
RDanny Clay0 h
RTodd Frohwirth0 h
RBill Dawley0 h
LBill Scherrer⇄0 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 1987)

PlayerfWAR
David Palmer2.5
Phil Bradley2.2
Ricky Jordan1.5
Ron Jones0.9
Mike Young0.3
Bob Dernier0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 1987)

Player1987 fWAR
Glenn Wilson1.0
Freddie Toliver0.2
Dan Schatzeder0.2
Mike Easler0.2
Rick Schu0.2
Greg Jelks0.0

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 1988; everyone else is shown as a 1988 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Kevin Gross 1988 +2.6 +40.6 0.5 +40.2 $0.2M 1.96× –
David Palmer 1988 +2.5 +39.7 0.7 +39.0 $0.3M 1.96× –
Phil Bradley 1988 +2.2 +21.5 0.9 +20.6 $0.4M 1.22× –
Mike Schmidt 1988 +2.0 +13.3 2.2 +11.1 $1.1M 0.85× –
Von Hayes 1988 +1.9 +12.3 1.3 +11.0 $0.7M 0.81× –
Milt Thompson 1988 +1.4 +9.6 0.2 +9.4 $0.2M 0.83× –
Steve Bedrosian 1988 +0.6 +6.2 0.9 +5.3 $1.6M 1.34× –
Chris James 1988 +0.7 +5.0 0.1 +4.8 $0.2M 0.83× –
Don Carman 1988 +0.6 +4.5 0.5 +4.0 $0.8M 1.02× –
Mike Maddux 1988 +0.7 +3.7 0.1 +3.7 $0.1M 0.67× –
Lance Parrish 1988 +1.0 +4.3 1.0 +3.3 $1.0M 0.52× –
Kent Tekulve 1988 +0.7 +3.8 0.8 +2.9 $1.2M 0.67× –
Bruce Ruffin 1988 +0.4 +2.0 0.1 +1.9 $0.4M 0.67× –
Mike Young↔ 1988 +0.3 +1.8 0.4 +1.5 $1.1M 0.69× –
Luis Aguayo↔ 1988 +0.3 +1.6 0.2 +1.4 $0.5M 0.56× –
Marvin Freeman 1988 +0.1 +1.2 0.1 +1.1 $0.4M 1.02× –
Bob Dernier 1988 +0.2 +1.1 0.4 +0.7 $2.5M 0.83× –
John Russell 1988 -0.1 -0.2 0.1 -0.4 – 0.52× –
Juan Samuel 1988 -0.0 -0.0 1.1 -1.1 – 0.56× –
Bill Almon 1988 -0.2 -0.9 0.2 -1.2 – 0.58× –
Wally Ritchie 1988 -0.3 -1.4 0.1 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Jeff Calhoun 1988 -0.3 -1.4 0.1 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Darren Daulton 1988 -0.4 -1.6 0.1 -1.7 – 0.52× –
Todd Frohwirth 1988 -0.3 -1.7 0.1 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Greg Gross 1988 -0.7 -4.4 0.3 -4.7 – 0.83× –
Steve Jeltz 1988 -1.3 -6.2 0.2 -6.4 – 0.61× –
Shane Rawley 1988 -0.9 -7.6 0.9 -8.5 – 1.02× –
Al Pardo 1988 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Alex Madrid 1988 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Bill Dawley 1988 -0.4 -2.0 – – – 0.67× –
Bill Scherrer↔ 1988 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Bob Sebra 1988 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 1.02× –
Brad Moore 1988 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Danny Clay 1988 -0.8 -4.1 – – – 0.67× –
Greg Harris 1988 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Jackie Gutierrez 1988 -0.3 -1.4 – – – 0.61× –
Keith Miller 1988 -0.4 -2.0 – – – 0.58× –
Ricky Jordan 1988 +1.5 +6.5 – – – 0.56× –
Ron Jones 1988 +0.9 +6.0 – – – 0.83× –
Salome Barojas 1988 -0.3 -1.8 – – – 0.67× –
Scott Service 1988 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Shane Turner 1988 -0.3 -1.2 – – – 0.58× –
Tom Barrett 1988 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+13.9+148.313.6+133.2—

Trades

Every graded 1988 deal involving the Phillies — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 11 total.

1988 · WSN / PHI
WSN · Bill Stoneman +$1.6M
Travis Chambers
PHI · Woody Woodward −$1.6M
Bob Sebra
WSN came out ahead by $1.6M
1988 · PHI / BAL
PHI · Woody Woodward +$12.0M
Mike Young, Frank Bellino
BAL · Roland Hemond −$12.0M
Rick Schu, Jeff Stone, Keith Hughes
PHI came out ahead by $12.0M
1988 · ANA / PHI
ANA · Mike Port +$23.2M
Lance Parrish
PHI · Woody Woodward −$23.2M
David Holdridge
ANA came out ahead by $23.2M
1988 · NYM / PHI
NYM · Frank Cashen +$4.8M
Shawn Barton, Vladimir Perez
PHI · Woody Woodward −$4.8M
Bill Almon
NYM came out ahead by $4.8M
1988 · PHI / NYY
PHI · Woody Woodward +$8.0M
Amalio Carreño
NYY · Lou Piniella −$8.0M
Luis Aguayo
PHI came out ahead by $8.0M
1988 · PHI / MIN
PHI · Woody Woodward +$12.0M
Tom Herr, Eric Bullock, Tom Nieto
MIN · Andy MacPhail −$12.0M
Shane Rawley
PHI came out ahead by $12.0M
1988 · STL / PHI
STL · Dal Maxvill +$96.0M
Milt Thompson
PHI · Woody Woodward −$96.0M
Steve Lake, Curt Ford
STL came out ahead by $96.0M
1988 · PHI / MIL
PHI · Woody Woodward +$5.6M
Alex Madrid
MIL · Harry Dalton −$5.6M
Mike Young
PHI came out ahead by $5.6M
1988 · MIN / PHI
MIN · Andy MacPhail +$11.2M
Freddie Toliver
PHI · Woody Woodward −$11.2M
Chris Calvert
MIN came out ahead by $11.2M
1988 · WSN / PHI
WSN · Bill Stoneman +$42.4M
Kevin Gross
PHI · Woody Woodward −$42.4M
Floyd Youmans, Jeff Parrett
WSN came out ahead by $42.4M
1988 · PHI / BAL
PHI · Woody Woodward +$43.2M
Ken Howell, Gordon Dillard
BAL · Roland Hemond −$43.2M
Phil Bradley
PHI came out ahead by $43.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1988 payroll
$13.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 1988, 1988–1994. 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 (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1988198919901991199219931994
Mike Schmidt3816.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Von Hayes297.000$1.3M$1.3M$2.0M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Lance Parrish3211.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Steve Bedrosian307.000$925k$853kFREE AGENT
Shane Rawley3210.000$900kFREE AGENT
Kent Tekulve4114.000$850kFREE AGENT
David Palmer3010.000$675kFREE AGENT
Bob Dernier318.000$400k$400kFREE AGENT
Mike Young286.000$357kFREE AGENT
Greg Gross3515.000$320kFREE AGENT
Bill Almon3514.000$250kFREE AGENT
Luis Aguayo298.000$186kFREE AGENT
Greg Harris327.000—$242kFREE AGENT
Bill Scherrer306.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1988198919901991199219931994
Juan Samuel275.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Phil Bradley295.000$905kFREE AGENT
Kevin Gross275.000$450kFREE AGENT
Don Carman285.000$450kFREE AGENT
Milt Thompson294.000$240kARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Jeltz295.000$215kFREE AGENT
John Russell274.000$150kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Calhoun304.000$125kARB 3FREE AGENT
Darren Daulton265.000$115kFREE AGENT
Bill Dawley305.000—FREE AGENT
Jackie Gutierrez285.000—FREE AGENT
Bob Sebra263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (17)

PlayerAgeSvc1988198919901991199219931994
Bruce Ruffin242.000$140kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris James252.000$138kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wally Ritchie221.000$78kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Maddux262.000$70kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Frohwirth251.000$62kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marvin Freeman252.000$62kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Salome Barojas31–—
Tom Barrett28–—
Danny Clay26–—
Ron Jones240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ricky Jordan230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Madrid25–—
Keith Miller25–—
Brad Moore240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Al Pardo25–—
Scott Service210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane Turner25–—

Graphs

How each 1988 acquisition stacked onto Phillies's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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