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Phillies PHI

199077–85 (0.475)
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GM: Lee Thomas

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1990, 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
-1
Win %
0.475
TAB
-2.7
WAB
-2.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
29.1
Dead money %
33%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-5.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1990 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LDarren Daulton139
RSteve Lake28
RTom Nieto17
LDarrin Fletcher⇄7

1B

RRicky Jordan84
LJohn Kruk61
RCharlie Hayes4
BDave Hollins1

2B

BTom Herr⇄119
RRandy Ready28
LMickey Morandini25
LRod Booker23
RCharlie Hayes1

3B

RCharlie Hayes146
BDave Hollins30
LRod Booker10

SS

RDickie Thon148
LRod Booker27

LF

LJohn Kruk68
LVon Hayes45
RRandy Ready30
RSil Campusano16
RWes Chamberlain10
LLouie Meadows⇄10
LRon Jones8
RDale Murphy⇄1

CF

LLenny Dykstra149
RSil Campusano25
LVon Hayes4
LLouie Meadows⇄2
RDale Murphy⇄1

RF

LVon Hayes81
RDale Murphy⇄56
LJohn Kruk21
LRon Jones8
RSil Campusano7
LCurt Ford3
RWes Chamberlain2
RCarmelo Martinez⇄1

DH

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Starters

LPat Combs2.1 WAR
LTerry Mulholland2.0 WAR
RJose DeJesus1.0 WAR
LDennis Cook⇄0.9 WAR
LBruce Ruffin0.7 WAR
RJason Grimsley0.7 WAR
RKen Howell0.4 WAR
RJeff Parrett⇄0.1 WAR
RTommy Greene⇄0.1 WAR
RMarvin Freeman⇄-0.2 WAR
LDon Carman-0.8 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRoger McDowell22 sv
RDarrel Akerfelds0 h
LDon Carman0 h
RJoe Boever⇄0 h
LChuck McElroy0 h
RMarvin Freeman⇄0 h
RChuck Malone0 h
RSteve Ontiveros0 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 1989)

PlayerfWAR
Joe Boever1.3
Jose De Jesus1.0
Carmelo Martinez0.7
Dale Murphy0.6
Wes Chamberlain0.2
Tommy Greene0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1989)

Player1989 fWAR
Larry McWilliams1.2
Steve Jeltz1.1
Dwayne Murphy0.5
Mike Maddux0.3
Jim Adduci0.1
Gordon Dillard0.1

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 1990; everyone else is shown as a 1990 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Lenny Dykstra 1990 +9.0 +147.3 0.7 +146.6 $0.1M 2.05× –
Von Hayes 1990 +3.4 +42.9 2.0 +40.9 $0.6M 1.60× –
Darren Daulton 1990 +4.4 +39.6 0.4 +39.2 $0.1M 1.12× –
John Kruk 1990 +2.7 +34.9 0.7 +34.2 $0.2M 1.60× –
Pat Combs 1990 +2.1 +25.3 0.1 +25.1 $0.1M 1.49× –
Terry Mulholland 1990 +2.0 +23.8 0.1 +23.7 $0.1M 1.49× –
Joe Boever↔ 1990 +1.3 +14.0 0.1 +13.9 $0.1M 1.34× –
Roger McDowell 1990 +0.7 +7.9 1.4 +6.5 $1.9M 1.34× –
Dickie Thon 1990 +1.4 +6.9 1.1 +5.8 $0.8M 0.61× –
Jason Grimsley 1990 +0.7 +5.7 0.1 +5.6 $0.1M 1.02× –
Bruce Ruffin 1990 +0.7 +5.4 0.3 +5.1 $0.5M 1.02× –
Dennis Cook↔ 1990 +0.9 +4.6 0.1 +4.5 $0.1M 0.67× –
Carmelo Martinez↔ 1990 +0.7 +4.4 0.6 +3.8 $0.9M 0.83× –
Dale Murphy↔ 1990 +0.6 +4.2 0.7 +3.5 $1.2M 0.83× –
Charlie Hayes 1990 +0.7 +3.3 0.1 +3.2 $0.2M 0.58× –
Ken Howell 1990 +0.4 +3.5 0.7 +2.8 $1.7M 1.02× –
Randy Ready 1990 +0.5 +3.1 0.5 +2.6 $1.1M 0.83× –
Tom Herr↔ 1990 +0.5 +2.3 0.7 +1.6 $1.3M 0.56× –
Ron Jones 1990 +0.2 +1.5 0.1 +1.3 $0.6M 0.83× –
Tommy Greene↔ 1990 +0.1 +0.9 0.1 +0.9 $0.6M 1.02× –
Chuck McElroy 1990 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $0.7M 0.67× –
Jim Vatcher↔ 1990 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $1.1M 0.83× –
Brad Moore 1990 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Steve Lake 1990 +0.1 +0.2 0.3 -0.1 $6.6M 0.52× –
Tom Nieto 1990 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.52× –
Curt Ford 1990 -0.1 -0.9 0.2 -1.1 – 0.83× –
Chuck Malone 1990 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Todd Frohwirth 1990 -0.2 -1.2 0.1 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Louie Meadows↔ 1990 -0.2 -1.4 0.1 -1.5 – 0.83× –
Darrin Fletcher↔ 1990 -0.4 -1.6 0.1 -1.7 – 0.52× –
Rod Booker 1990 -0.6 -2.8 0.1 -2.9 – 0.61× –
Ricky Jordan 1990 -0.6 -2.8 0.2 -3.0 – 0.56× –
Dave Hollins 1990 -0.7 -3.4 0.1 -3.5 – 0.58× –
Don Carman 1990 -0.8 -4.4 0.5 -4.9 – 0.67× –
Darrel Akerfelds 1990 -1.3 -7.1 0.1 -7.3 – 0.67× –
Jeff Parrett↔ 1990 +0.1 +0.5 0.5 +0.0 $5.2M 0.67× –
Mickey Morandini 1990 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.0 $5.2M 0.56× –
Sil Campusano 1990 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.0 $11.2M 0.83× –
Steve Ontiveros 1990 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.0 $5.8M 0.67× –
Dickie Noles 1990 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Jose De Jesus 1990 +1.0 +8.2 – – – 1.02× –
Marvin Freeman↔ 1990 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Wes Chamberlain 1990 +0.2 +1.2 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+29.3+364.813.7+342.7—

Trades

Every graded 1990 deal involving the Phillies — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

1990 · PHI / PIT
PHI · Lee Thomas +$15.2M
Wes Chamberlain, Julio Peguero, Tony Longmire
PIT · Larry Doughty −$15.2M
Carmelo Martínez
PHI came out ahead by $15.2M
1990 · PHI / ATL
PHI · Lee Thomas +$10.4M
Joe Boever
ATL · Bobby Cox −$10.4M
Marvin Freeman
PHI came out ahead by $10.4M
1990 · PHI / ATL
PHI · Lee Thomas +$47.2M
Dale Murphy, Tommy Greene
ATL · Bobby Cox −$47.2M
Jeff Parrett, Jim Vatcher, Víctor Rosario
PHI came out ahead by $47.2M
1990 · PHI / NYM
PHI · Lee Thomas +$9.6M
Rocky Elli, Nikco Riesgo
NYM · Frank Cashen −$9.6M
Tom Herr
PHI came out ahead by $9.6M
1990 · PHI / KCR
PHI · Lee Thomas +$18.4M
José de Jesús
KCR · John Schuerholz −$18.4M
Steve Jeltz
PHI came out ahead by $18.4M
1990 · LAD / PHI
LAD · Fred Claire +$0.0M
Dennis Cook
PHI · Lee Thomas +$0.0M
Darrin Fletcher
Even trade

Current & Historical Payroll

1990 payroll
$13.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 1990, 1990–1996. 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 (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Von Hayes319.000$2.0M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Dickie Thon3211.000$1.1M$1.2MFREE AGENT
Dale Murphy3414.000$740k$2.5M$2.5MFREE AGENT
Ken Howell296.000$717kFREE AGENT
Tom Herr3411.000$672kFREE AGENT
Carmelo Martinez297.000$599kFREE AGENT
Randy Ready307.000$520k$600kFREE AGENT$150k
Don Carman307.000$500kFREE AGENT
Darren Daulton287.000$425k$1.9M$2.6M$2.5M$2.3M$5.3M$5.2M
Steve Lake337.000$340k$390kFREE AGENT
Tom Nieto296.000$128kFREE AGENT
Dickie Noles3311.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Roger McDowell295.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Lenny Dykstra275.000$700kFREE AGENT
John Kruk294.000$655kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Parrett284.000$456kARB 3FREE AGENT
Bruce Ruffin264.000$350kARB 3FREE AGENT
Curt Ford295.000$195kFREE AGENT
Steve Ontiveros295.000$150kFREE AGENT
Terry Mulholland274.000$150kARB 3FREE AGENT
Rod Booker313.000$110kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Frohwirth273.000$110kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Boever295.000$109kFREE AGENT
Darrel Akerfelds284.000$109kARB 3FREE AGENT
Louie Meadows294.000$50kARB 3FREE AGENT
Marvin Freeman274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (17)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Ricky Jordan252.000$215kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charlie Hayes252.000$120kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ron Jones262.000$120kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Combs231.000$112kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dennis Cook272.000$108kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chuck McElroy221.000$105kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Grimsley221.000$105kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sil Campusano242.000$100kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Moore262.000$100kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mickey Morandini240.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Hollins240.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chuck Malone240.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darrin Fletcher231.000$82kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Greene231.000$67kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Vatcher250.000$63kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wes Chamberlain240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose De Jesus252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1990 acquisition stacked onto Phillies's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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