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Phillies PHI

199667–95 (0.414)
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GM: Lee Thomas

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1996, 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
$33M
Surplus $M
-11
Win %
0.414
TAB
-9.4
WAB
-14.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
24.8
Dead money %
30%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-6.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1996 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBenito Santiago114
RMike Lieberthal43
RGary Bennett5
RBobby Estalella4

1B

BGregg Jefferies53
RKevin Jordan30
RTodd Zeile⇄28
LJon Zuber22
LJ.R. Phillips⇄21
RGene Schall19
RBenito Santiago14
BRuben Amaro Jr.1

2B

LMickey Morandini137
RDavid Doster24
RKevin Jordan7
BDesi Relaford4
RKevin Sefcik1
RMike Benjamin1

3B

RScott Rolen37
RKevin Sefcik20
RDavid Doster1
RKevin Jordan1
RHoward Battle1

SS

BKevin Stocker119
RMike Benjamin31
RKevin Sefcik21
BDesi Relaford9

LF

BGregg Jefferies51
LJim Eisenreich43
RWendell Magee6
LDarren Daulton5
RManny Martinez⇄2
RGlenn Murray1

CF

BRicky Otero100
LLenny Dykstra39
RWendell Magee18
BMark Whiten⇄8
BRuben Amaro Jr.7
LJim Eisenreich3
RManny Martinez⇄3
RGlenn Murray2

RF

LJim Eisenreich50
BRuben Amaro Jr.28
RGlenn Murray24
RWendell Magee18
LJ.R. Phillips⇄15
RManny Martinez⇄8
RPete Incaviglia⇄2

DH

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Starters

RCurt Schilling4.7 WAR
LSid Fernandez1.7 WAR
LTerry Mulholland⇄1.3 WAR
RMike Grace1.2 WAR
LDavid West1.0 WAR
RRuss Springer0.7 WAR
RMike Williams0.4 WAR
LMike Mimbs0.3 WAR
RCalvin Maduro0.2 WAR
LMatt Beech0.0 WAR
RCarlos Crawford-0.1 WAR
LGlenn Dishman⇄-0.1 WAR
RBobby Munoz-0.1 WAR
RRich Hunter-0.1 WAR
LRafael Quirico-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRicky Bottalico34 sv
RToby Borland0 h
RKen Ryan0 h
LSteve Frey0 h
RRon Blazier0 h
LRicardo Jordan0 h
LDave Leiper⇄0 h
RJeff Parrett⇄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 1995)

PlayerfWAR
Benito Santiago2.6
Terry Mulholland1.3
Todd Zeile1.2
Ken Ryan0.9
Ruben Amaro Jr.0.8
Pete Incaviglia0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 1995)

Player1995 fWAR
Charlie Hayes2.3
Paul Quantrill1.8
Tony Longmire1.3
Heathcliff Slocumb1.2
Dave Hollins1.1
Tyler Green1.0

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 1996; everyone else is shown as a 1996 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Curt Schilling 1996 +4.7 +81.5 2.0 +79.5 $0.4M 2.19× –
Jim Eisenreich 1996 +2.7 +34.9 1.2 +33.7 $0.4M 1.60× –
Sid Fernandez 1996 +1.7 +20.6 0.7 +19.9 $0.4M 1.49× –
Benito Santiago 1996 +2.6 +20.7 1.7 +19.0 $0.7M 1.00× –
Ricky Bottalico 1996 +1.3 +14.2 0.2 +14.0 $0.1M 1.34× –
Lenny Dykstra 1996 +1.7 +17.0 6.2 +10.8 $3.6M 1.22× –
Terry Mulholland↔ 1996 +1.3 +10.6 0.4 +10.2 $0.3M 1.02× –
Mike Grace 1996 +1.2 +10.1 0.1 +10.0 $0.1M 1.02× –
Ken Ryan 1996 +0.9 +9.9 0.3 +9.6 $0.3M 1.34× –
Mark Whiten↔ 1996 +1.2 +8.1 0.4 +7.7 $0.3M 0.83× –
David West 1996 +1.0 +7.9 0.5 +7.4 $0.5M 1.02× –
Kevin Stocker 1996 +1.4 +7.0 0.3 +6.8 $0.2M 0.61× –
Gregg Jefferies 1996 +1.7 +10.8 5.5 +5.3 $3.3M 0.81× –
Ruben Amaro Jr. 1996 +0.8 +5.1 0.1 +5.0 $0.1M 0.83× –
Pete Incaviglia↔ 1996 +0.6 +4.2 0.5 +3.7 $0.8M 0.83× –
Russ Springer 1996 +0.7 +3.7 0.2 +3.5 $0.3M 0.67× –
Todd Zeile↔ 1996 +1.2 +5.4 2.2 +3.1 $1.8M 0.56× –
Mike Williams 1996 +0.4 +2.9 0.2 +2.7 $0.6M 1.02× –
Mike Benjamin 1996 +0.5 +2.5 0.3 +2.2 $0.6M 0.61× –
Kevin Jordan 1996 +0.5 +2.2 0.1 +2.1 $0.2M 0.56× –
Mike Lieberthal 1996 +0.5 +2.2 0.1 +2.1 $0.2M 0.52× –
Mike Mimbs 1996 +0.3 +2.1 0.2 +2.0 $0.6M 1.02× –
Jeff Parrett↔ 1996 +0.4 +2.1 0.2 +1.9 $0.6M 0.67× –
Ricardo Jordan 1996 +0.4 +2.1 0.1 +1.9 $0.3M 0.67× –
Kevin Sefcik 1996 +0.4 +1.9 0.1 +1.8 $0.3M 0.61× –
Toby Borland 1996 +0.2 +0.8 0.2 +0.7 $1.1M 0.67× –
Gene Schall 1996 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $0.8M 0.56× –
Matt Beech 1996 +0.0 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $3.1M 1.02× –
Gary Bennett 1996 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.1 $1.8M 0.52× –
Larry Mitchell 1996 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Mickey Morandini 1996 +0.2 +0.9 1.9 -1.0 $9.1M 0.56× –
Scott Rolen 1996 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.58× –
Bobby Munoz 1996 -0.1 -1.2 0.1 -1.3 – 1.02× –
Rich Hunter 1996 -0.1 -1.2 0.1 -1.3 – 1.02× –
J.R. Phillips↔ 1996 -0.3 -1.4 0.1 -1.5 – 0.56× –
Dave Leiper↔ 1996 -0.3 -1.6 0.2 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Ricky Otero 1996 -0.3 -2.1 0.1 -2.2 – 0.83× –
Jon Zuber 1996 -0.6 -2.6 0.1 -2.7 – 0.56× –
Glenn Murray 1996 -0.5 -3.1 0.1 -3.3 – 0.83× –
Darren Daulton 1996 -0.1 -0.6 5.2 -5.8 – 0.83× –
Lee Tinsley↔ 1996 -1.0 -6.4 0.1 -6.5 – 0.83× –
Wendell Magee 1996 -1.2 -8.0 0.1 -8.2 – 0.83× –
Bobby Estalella 1996 +0.3 +1.1 – – – 0.52× –
Bronson Heflin 1996 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Calvin Maduro 1996 +0.2 +1.6 – – – 1.02× –
Carlos Crawford 1996 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 1.02× –
David Doster 1996 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Desi Relaford 1996 -0.4 -2.2 – – – 0.61× –
Glenn Dishman↔ 1996 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Howard Battle 1996 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.58× –
Manny Martinez↔ 1996 -0.2 -1.7 – – – 0.83× –
Rafael Quirico 1996 -0.2 -1.6 – – – 1.02× –
Ron Blazier 1996 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Steve Frey 1996 -0.4 -2.0 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+25.0+256.432.6+230.5—

Trades

Every graded 1996 deal involving the Phillies — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1996 · BOS / PHI
BOS · Dan Duquette +$40.0M
Rickey Holifield, Heathcliff Slocumb, Larry Wimberly
PHI · Lee Thomas −$40.0M
Glenn Murray, Ken Ryan, Lee Tinsley
BOS came out ahead by $40.0M
1996 · NYM / PHI
NYM · Joe McIlvaine +$32.0M
Ricardo Jordan, Toby Borland
PHI · Lee Thomas −$32.0M
Rico Brogna
NYM came out ahead by $32.0M
1996 · PHI / BAL
PHI · Lee Thomas +$17.6M
Calvin Maduro, Garrett Stephenson
BAL · Pat Gillick −$17.6M
Pete Incaviglia, Todd Zeile
PHI came out ahead by $17.6M
1996 · SEA / PHI
SEA · Woody Woodward +$20.8M
Terry Mulholland
PHI · Lee Thomas −$20.8M
Desi Relaford
SEA came out ahead by $20.8M
1996 · PHI / BOS
PHI · Lee Thomas +$4.0M
Scott Bakkum
BOS · Dan Duquette −$4.0M
Lee Tinsley
PHI came out ahead by $4.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1996 payroll
$32.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 1996, 1996–2002. 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 (17)

PlayerAgeSvc1996199719981999200020012002
Lenny Dykstra3311.000$6.2MFREE AGENT
Gregg Jefferies289.000$5.5M$5.5M$5.2MFREE AGENT
Darren Daulton3413.000$5.2M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Todd Zeile307.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Curt Schilling298.000$2.0M$3.5M$4.7M$5.2M$3.1MFREE AGENT
Mickey Morandini306.000$1.9M$1.9MFREE AGENT$542k
Benito Santiago3110.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Jim Eisenreich3714.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Sid Fernandez3313.000$650kFREE AGENT
David West318.000$500kFREE AGENT
Pete Incaviglia3210.000$491kFREE AGENT
Terry Mulholland3310.000$445kFREE AGENT
Mark Whiten296.000$353kFREE AGENT
Mike Benjamin307.000$325kFREE AGENT
Jeff Parrett3410.000$238kFREE AGENT
Dave Leiper3412.000$197kFREE AGENT
Steve Frey327.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1996199719981999200020012002
Ken Ryan274.000$272kARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Stocker263.000$265kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Williams274.000$200kARB 3FREE AGENT
Russ Springer274.000$185kARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Munoz283.000$145kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ruben Amaro Jr.315.000$109kFREE AGENT
J.R. Phillips263.000$88kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lee Tinsley273.000$57kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (29)

PlayerAgeSvc1996199719981999200020012002
Ricky Bottalico262.000$185kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Toby Borland272.000$175kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Mimbs271.000$160kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Lieberthal242.000$125kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Bennett241.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Beech240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wendell Magee230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Larry Mitchell240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Grace261.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Hunter210.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ricardo Jordan261.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Jordan261.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ricky Otero241.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Glenn Murray250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Rolen210.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gene Schall261.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Zuber260.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Sefcik251.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Howard Battle24–—
Ron Blazier240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Crawford24–—
Glenn Dishman251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Doster250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Estalella210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bronson Heflin24–—
Calvin Maduro210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Manny Martinez250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Quirico26–—
Desi Relaford220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1996 acquisition stacked onto Phillies's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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