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Phillies PHI

199977–85 (0.475)
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GM: Ed Wade

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1999, 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
$31M
Surplus $M
+9
Win %
0.475
TAB
+2.2
WAB
+0.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
31.2
Dead money %
35%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-4.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1999 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Lieberthal143
RGary Bennett32
RBobby Estalella7
RTom Prince4

1B

LRico Brogna157
RKevin Jordan13
BTorey Lovullo6

2B

LMarlon Anderson121
RDavid Doster77
RKevin Jordan33
RKevin Sefcik15
BTorey Lovullo6
BDomingo Cedeño⇄2
RAlex Arias1

3B

RScott Rolen112
RKevin Jordan62
RDavid Doster6
RAlex Arias2

SS

RAlex Arias95
BDesi Relaford63
BDomingo Cedeño⇄30
RDavid Doster5

LF

RRon Gant133
LRob Ducey39
RKevin Sefcik31
RWendell Magee1

CF

RDoug Glanville148
RKevin Sefcik19
LRob Ducey9
RWendell Magee2

RF

LBobby Abreu146
RKevin Sefcik17
LRob Ducey11
RWendell Magee1

DH

LBobby Abreu5
LRob Ducey2
RRon Gant2

Starters

RCurt Schilling3.3 WAR
RCarlton Loewer1.6 WAR
LRandy Wolf1.0 WAR
RRobert Person⇄0.7 WAR
RPaul Byrd0.4 WAR
RJoe Grahe0.4 WAR
RSteve Schrenk0.2 WAR
LAnthony Shumaker0.1 WAR
LPaul Spoljaric⇄0.0 WAR
RMike Grace-0.1 WAR
RChad Ogea-0.8 WAR
RJoel Bennett-0.8 WAR

Bullpen

★ RWayne Gomes19 sv
RSteve Montgomery11 h
LYorkis Perez6 h
LScott Aldred⇄5 h
RAmaury Telemaco⇄3 h
RSteve Schrenk1 h
LBilly Brewer1 h
LJim Poole⇄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 1998)

PlayerfWAR
Ron Gant2.5
Rob Ducey1.5
Randy Wolf1.0
Robert Person0.7
Scott Aldred0.4
Joe Grahe0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 1998)

Player1998 fWAR
Mark Portugal2.1
Gregg Jefferies1.1
Jerry Spradlin0.9
Matt Beech0.3
Mark Leiter0.2
Tyler Green0.0

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 1999; everyone else is shown as a 1999 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Bobby Abreu 1999 +6.3 +103.6 0.4 +103.2 $0.1M 2.05× –
Doug Glanville 1999 +4.5 +64.1 0.5 +63.6 $0.1M 1.79× –
Scott Rolen 1999 +4.8 +48.0 1.0 +47.0 $0.2M 1.25× –
Curt Schilling 1999 +3.3 +51.5 5.2 +46.3 $1.6M 1.96× –
Mike Lieberthal 1999 +4.2 +37.8 2.2 +35.5 $0.5M 1.12× –
Ron Gant 1999 +2.5 +32.6 6.0 +26.6 $2.4M 1.60× –
Carlton Loewer 1999 +1.6 +18.8 0.2 +18.6 $0.1M 1.49× –
Rob Ducey 1999 +1.5 +9.9 0.4 +9.5 $0.3M 0.83× –
Randy Wolf 1999 +1.0 +8.4 0.2 +8.2 $0.2M 1.02× –
Robert Person↔ 1999 +0.7 +5.3 0.3 +5.1 $0.4M 1.02× –
Kevin Jordan 1999 +0.9 +4.3 0.6 +3.8 $0.6M 0.58× –
Paul Byrd 1999 +0.4 +3.0 0.3 +2.7 $0.8M 1.02× –
Wendell Magee 1999 +0.3 +2.3 0.2 +2.1 $0.6M 0.83× –
Joe Grahe 1999 +0.4 +2.2 0.2 +2.0 $0.5M 0.67× –
Scott Aldred↔ 1999 +0.4 +2.2 0.2 +1.9 $0.6M 0.67× –
Rico Brogna 1999 +1.1 +4.9 3.2 +1.7 $2.9M 0.56× –
Alex Arias 1999 +0.4 +2.0 0.6 +1.4 $1.5M 0.61× –
Steve Schrenk 1999 +0.2 +1.0 0.2 +0.8 $1.1M 0.67× –
Steve Montgomery 1999 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $13.4M 0.67× –
Yorkis Perez 1999 +0.1 +0.4 0.5 -0.1 $6.5M 0.67× –
Tom Prince 1999 -0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 – 0.52× –
Kevin Sefcik 1999 -0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 – 0.83× –
Amaury Telemaco↔ 1999 -0.1 -0.5 0.3 -0.7 – 0.67× –
David Doster 1999 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 – 0.56× –
Mike Grace 1999 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Jeff Brantley 1999 +0.2 +1.8 2.8 -1.0 $16.2M 1.34× –
Bobby Estalella 1999 -0.2 -0.9 0.2 -1.1 – 0.52× –
Ken Ryan 1999 -0.1 -0.8 0.6 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Desi Relaford 1999 -0.3 -1.3 0.3 -1.5 – 0.61× –
Gary Bennett 1999 -0.4 -1.5 0.2 -1.7 – 0.52× –
Marlon Anderson 1999 -0.4 -1.8 0.2 -2.0 – 0.56× –
Chad Ogea 1999 -0.8 -6.6 1.8 -8.4 – 1.02× –
Billy Brewer 1999 +0.1 +0.3 0.3 -0.0 $6.1M 0.67× –
Jim Poole↔ 1999 +0.1 +0.5 0.5 +0.0 $4.9M 0.67× –
Paul Spoljaric↔ 1999 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.0 $9.7M 1.02× –
Wayne Gomes 1999 +0.0 +0.2 0.3 -0.0 $13.2M 1.34× –
Anthony Shumaker 1999 +0.1 +1.2 – – – 1.02× –
Cliff Politte 1999 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Domingo Cedeno↔ 1999 -0.4 -2.2 – – – 0.61× –
Joel Bennett 1999 -0.8 -6.2 – – – 1.02× –
Torey Lovullo 1999 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+31.2+382.331.3+359.5—

Trades

Every graded 1999 deal involving the Phillies — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1999 · SFG / PHI
SFG · Brian Sabean +$16.0M
Bobby Estalella
PHI · Ed Wade −$16.0M
Chris Brock
SFG came out ahead by $16.0M
1999 · PHI / TOR
PHI · Ed Wade +$31.2M
Robert Person
TOR · Gord Ash −$31.2M
Paul Spoljaric
PHI came out ahead by $31.2M
1999 · SEA / PHI
SEA · Woody Woodward +$3.2M
Jose Flores
PHI · Ed Wade −$3.2M
Domingo Cedeño
SEA came out ahead by $3.2M
1999 · TBR / PHI
TBR · Chuck Lamar +$0.8M
Marty Barnett
PHI · Ed Wade −$0.8M
Scott Aldred
TBR came out ahead by $0.8M
1999 · SDP / PHI
SDP · Kevin Towers +$132.8M
Adam Eaton, Carlton Loewer, Steve Montgomery
PHI · Ed Wade −$132.8M
Andy Ashby
SDP came out ahead by $132.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1999 payroll
$31.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 1999, 1999–2005. 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 (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Ron Gant3412.000$6.0M$3.7MFREE AGENT
Curt Schilling3211.000$5.2M$3.1MFREE AGENT
Rico Brogna297.000$3.2M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Jeff Brantley3511.000$2.8M$500kFREE AGENT
Alex Arias317.000$625k$550kFREE AGENT
Ken Ryan307.000$600kFREE AGENT
Yorkis Perez318.000$475kFREE AGENT
Jim Poole339.000$472kFREE AGENT
Rob Ducey3412.000$400k$479k$263kFREE AGENT
Billy Brewer316.000$320kFREE AGENT
Tom Prince3412.000$300k$300kFREE AGENT
Scott Aldred319.000$239k$600kFREE AGENT
Joe Grahe319.000$200kFREE AGENT
Domingo Cedeno306.000—FREE AGENT
Torey Lovullo3311.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (18)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Mike Lieberthal275.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Chad Ogea285.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Scott Rolen243.000$1.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Jordan294.000$550kARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Glanville283.000$542kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Sefcik284.000$425kARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Abreu253.000$400kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Byrd284.000$298kARB 3FREE AGENT
Amaury Telemaco253.000$292kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robert Person294.000$280kARB 3FREE AGENT
Desi Relaford253.000$260kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Grace294.000$240kARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Estalella243.000$210kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wendell Magee263.000$205kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Bennett274.000$200kARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Montgomery283.000$200kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Doster283.000$200kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Spoljaric285.000$54kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Wayne Gomes262.000$260kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlton Loewer251.000$215kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Schrenk300.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marlon Anderson251.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Wolf220.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cliff Politte251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joel Bennett29–—
Anthony Shumaker26–—

Graphs

How each 1999 acquisition stacked onto Phillies's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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