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Phillies PHI

199875–87 (0.463)
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GM: Ed Wade

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1998, 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
$29M
Surplus $M
+1
Win %
0.463
TAB
-2.2
WAB
-2.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
27.8
Dead money %
41%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-7.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1998 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Lieberthal83
RBobby Estalella47
RMark Parent34
RGary Bennett9

1B

LRico Brogna151
BGregg Jefferies⇄125
RKevin Jordan24
LJon Zuber4
RRex Hudler1

2B

RMark Lewis140
RKevin Jordan22
LMarlon Anderson9
RAlex Arias1
RKevin Sefcik1

3B

RScott Rolen159
RKevin Jordan6
RAlex Arias5
RKevin Sefcik2

SS

BDesi Relaford137
RAlex Arias38

LF

BRuben Amaro Jr.43
RKevin Sefcik35
RWendell Magee19
LJon Zuber5
RRex Hudler3

CF

RDoug Glanville158
RKevin Sefcik8
BRuben Amaro Jr.3
RRex Hudler1

RF

LBobby Abreu146
RKevin Sefcik20
BRuben Amaro Jr.6
RRex Hudler5

DH

RKevin Jordan8

Starters

RCurt Schilling8.1 WAR
RMark Portugal2.1 WAR
RPaul Byrd⇄0.8 WAR
RMike Grace0.4 WAR
LMatt Beech0.3 WAR
RCarlton Loewer0.2 WAR
RTyler Green0.0 WAR
RKen Ryan-0.1 WAR
RGarrett Stephenson-0.1 WAR
RMike Welch-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMark Leiter23 sv
RWayne Gomes0 h
RJerry Spradlin0 h
LYorkis Perez0 h
RRicky Bottalico0 h
LDarrin Winston0 h
RKen Ryan0 h
RMatt Whiteside0 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 1997)

PlayerfWAR
Bobby Abreu6.5
Doug Glanville2.0
Paul Byrd0.8
Yorkis Perez0.4
Marlon Anderson0.2
Alex Arias0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 1997)

Player1997 fWAR
Midre Cummings1.9
Darren Daulton1.8
Kevin Stocker1.4
Tony Barron1.4
Mickey Morandini1.3
Billy McMillon0.6

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 1998; everyone else is shown as a 1998 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Curt Schilling 1998 +8.1 +161.6 4.7 +156.9 $0.6M 2.50× –
Bobby Abreu 1998 +6.5 +106.4 0.2 +106.3 $0.0M 2.05× –
Scott Rolen 1998 +7.0 +80.3 0.8 +79.6 $0.1M 1.43× –
Mark Portugal 1998 +2.1 +24.7 2.4 +22.3 $1.1M 1.49× –
Doug Glanville 1998 +2.0 +19.6 0.3 +19.3 $0.1M 1.22× –
Kevin Sefcik 1998 +2.0 +19.5 0.2 +19.3 $0.1M 1.22× –
Paul Byrd↔ 1998 +0.8 +6.7 0.2 +6.5 $0.3M 1.02× –
Jerry Spradlin 1998 +0.9 +4.9 0.2 +4.7 $0.3M 0.67× –
Wayne Gomes 1998 +0.8 +4.2 0.2 +4.0 $0.2M 0.67× –
Wendell Magee 1998 +0.5 +3.1 0.2 +2.9 $0.4M 0.83× –
Mike Grace 1998 +0.4 +2.9 0.2 +2.6 $0.6M 1.02× –
Mike Lieberthal 1998 +0.9 +3.8 1.2 +2.6 $1.3M 0.52× –
Matt Beech 1998 +0.3 +2.7 0.2 +2.5 $0.6M 1.02× –
Yorkis Perez 1998 +0.4 +2.3 0.3 +2.0 $0.6M 0.67× –
Carlton Loewer 1998 +0.2 +1.6 0.2 +1.4 $0.9M 1.02× –
Rico Brogna 1998 +0.6 +2.7 1.7 +1.0 $2.8M 0.56× –
Alex Arias 1998 +0.2 +1.0 0.4 +0.6 $2.1M 0.61× –
Mark Leiter 1998 +0.2 +2.6 2.0 +0.6 $8.2M 1.34× –
Gregg Jefferies↔ 1998 +1.1 +5.0 5.2 -0.2 $4.6M 0.56× –
Tyler Green 1998 +0.0 +0.1 0.6 -0.4 $30.4M 1.02× –
Billy Brewer 1998 -0.1 -0.4 0.3 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Garrett Stephenson 1998 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 – 1.02× –
Ken Ryan 1998 -0.1 -0.5 1.0 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Mark Parent 1998 -0.4 -1.6 0.4 -2.0 – 0.52× –
Matt Whiteside 1998 -0.4 -2.2 0.2 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Desi Relaford 1998 -0.6 -3.0 0.2 -3.2 – 0.61× –
Kevin Jordan 1998 -0.7 -2.9 0.2 -3.2 – 0.56× –
Rex Hudler 1998 -0.4 -2.7 1.1 -3.8 – 0.83× –
Darrin Winston 1998 -0.7 -3.8 0.2 -3.9 – 0.67× –
Bobby Estalella 1998 -1.0 -4.3 0.2 -4.4 – 0.52× –
Ruben Amaro Jr. 1998 -0.8 -5.0 0.3 -5.3 – 0.83× –
Mark Lewis 1998 -1.1 -4.7 1.7 -6.5 – 0.56× –
Ricky Bottalico 1998 -0.6 -6.6 2.2 -8.8 – 1.34× –
Gary Bennett 1998 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.52× –
Jon Zuber 1998 -0.3 -1.7 – – – 0.83× –
Marlon Anderson 1998 +0.2 +1.0 – – – 0.56× –
Mike Welch 1998 -0.5 -2.7 – – – 0.67× –
Robert Dodd 1998 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Ryan Nye 1998 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Toby Borland 1998 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+27.5+414.229.6+388.2—

Trades

Every graded 1998 deal involving the Phillies — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

1998 · PHI / ANA
PHI · Ed Wade +$19.2M
Doug Nickle
ANA · Bill Bavasi −$19.2M
Gregg Jefferies
PHI came out ahead by $19.2M
1998 · CLE / PHI
CLE · John Hart +$7.2M
Jerry Spradlin
PHI · Ed Wade −$7.2M
Chad Ogea
CLE came out ahead by $7.2M
1998 · PHI / SEA
PHI · Ed Wade +$8.8M
Paul Spoljaric
SEA · Woody Woodward −$8.8M
Mark Leiter
PHI came out ahead by $8.8M
1998 · STL / PHI
STL · Walt Jocketty +$8.0M
Ricky Bottalico, Garrett Stephenson
PHI · Ed Wade −$8.0M
Jeff Brantley, Ron Gant, Cliff Politte
STL came out ahead by $8.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1998 payroll
$29.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 1998, 1998–2004. 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 (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1998199920002001200220032004
Gregg Jefferies3011.000$5.2MFREE AGENT
Curt Schilling3110.000$4.7M$5.2M$3.1MFREE AGENT
Mark Portugal3513.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Mark Leiter358.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Rico Brogna286.000$1.7M$3.2M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Mark Lewis287.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Rex Hudler3714.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Ken Ryan296.000$990k$600kFREE AGENT
Alex Arias306.000$425k$625k$550kFREE AGENT
Mark Parent3612.000$400kFREE AGENT
Ruben Amaro Jr.337.000$265kFREE AGENT
Yorkis Perez307.000$260k$475kFREE AGENT
Matt Whiteside306.000$170kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1998199920002001200220032004
Ricky Bottalico284.000$2.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Lieberthal264.000$1.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Green285.000$550kFREE AGENT
Billy Brewer305.000$310kFREE AGENT
Jerry Spradlin315.000$235kFREE AGENT
Kevin Jordan283.000$230kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Grace283.000$225kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Byrd273.000$211kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Sefcik273.000$195kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Bennett263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Toby Borland294.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1998199920002001200220032004
Scott Rolen232.000$750kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Glanville272.000$260kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Garrett Stephenson262.000$185kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Beech262.000$185kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Abreu242.000$180kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Estalella232.000$170kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wayne Gomes251.000$170kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wendell Magee252.000$170kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Desi Relaford242.000$170kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darrin Winston311.000$170kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlton Loewer240.000$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Nye25–—
Jon Zuber282.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robert Dodd25–—
Marlon Anderson240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Welch25–—

Graphs

How each 1998 acquisition stacked onto Phillies's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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