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Padres SDP

198765–97 (0.401)
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GM: Jack McKeon

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1987, 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
$10M
Surplus $M
-2
Win %
0.401
TAB
-5.0
WAB
-16.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
28.6
Dead money %
41%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-3.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1987 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBenito Santiago146
RBruce Bochy23
RMark Parent10

1B

LJohn Kruk101
RCarmelo Martinez65
RSteve Garvey20
LRob Nelson⇄9
RLuis Salazar1

2B

LTim Flannery84
BJoey Cora66
RRandy Ready51

3B

RRandy Ready52
RChris Brown⇄44
RLuis Salazar38
LTim Flannery8

SS

BGarry Templeton Sr.146
RLuis Salazar22
BJoey Cora6
LTim Flannery2

LF

RCarmelo Martinez78
BStan Jefferson61
LMarvell Wynne33
LJohn Kruk29
LJim Steels17
RRandy Ready16
RShawn Abner6
LRandy Byers5
RLuis Salazar4

CF

RShane Mack90
BStan Jefferson83
LMarvell Wynne40
LJim Steels6
RLuis Salazar6
RShawn Abner2

RF

LTony Gwynn156
LJim Steels7
RShawn Abner6
LMarvell Wynne5
RLuis Salazar2
RShane Mack2

DH

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Starters

RJimmy Jones1.1 WAR
REd Whitson0.9 WAR
REric Show0.8 WAR
LEric Nolte0.6 WAR
LDave Dravecky⇄0.6 WAR
RStorm Davis⇄0.3 WAR
RAndy Hawkins0.2 WAR
REd Wojna0.1 WAR
RMark Grant⇄-0.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ RLance McCullers16 sv
RGreg Booker0 h
LMark Davis⇄0 h
RRich Gossage0 h
LCraig Lefferts⇄0 h
LKeith Comstock⇄0 h
LDave Leiper⇄0 h
LTom Gorman0 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 1986)

PlayerfWAR
Kevin Mitchell1.0
Eric Nolte0.6
Mark Davis0.4
Storm Davis0.3
Shane Mack0.3
Shawn Abner0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 1986)

Player1986 fWAR
Kevin McReynolds4.2
Terry Kennedy2.3
Jerry Royster1.0
Mark Thurmond0.6
Gene Walter0.5
Randy Asadoor0.2

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Padres. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1987; everyone else is shown as a 1987 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Tony Gwynn 1987 +7.4 +121.7 0.8 +120.9 $0.1M 2.05× –
Randy Ready 1987 +5.4 +61.4 0.1 +61.2 $0.0M 1.43× –
John Kruk 1987 +3.5 +33.9 0.1 +33.8 $0.0M 1.20× –
Lance McCullers Sr. 1987 +1.6 +25.3 0.1 +25.1 $0.1M 1.95× –
Benito Santiago 1987 +3.1 +24.5 0.1 +24.5 $0.0M 1.00× –
Carmelo Martinez 1987 +1.7 +17.0 0.3 +16.7 $0.2M 1.22× –
Jimmy Jones 1987 +1.1 +8.7 0.1 +8.7 $0.1M 1.02× –
Rich Gossage 1987 +0.9 +9.8 1.3 +8.6 $1.4M 1.34× –
Ed Whitson 1987 +0.9 +7.6 0.8 +6.8 $0.9M 1.02× –
Kevin Mitchell↔ 1987 +1.0 +6.8 0.1 +6.7 $0.1M 0.83× –
Eric Show 1987 +0.8 +6.2 0.8 +5.4 $1.0M 1.02× –
Eric Nolte 1987 +0.6 +4.7 0.1 +4.6 $0.1M 1.02× –
Dave Dravecky↔ 1987 +0.6 +3.4 0.4 +3.0 $0.6M 0.67× –
Garry Templeton Sr. 1987 +0.7 +3.7 1.1 +2.5 $1.5M 0.61× –
Mark Davis↔ 1987 +0.4 +2.1 0.3 +1.9 $0.7M 0.67× –
Shane Mack 1987 +0.3 +1.8 0.1 +1.7 $0.2M 0.83× –
Marvell Wynne 1987 +0.3 +1.9 0.2 +1.6 $0.8M 0.83× –
Andy Hawkins 1987 +0.2 +1.8 0.5 +1.2 $2.4M 1.02× –
Storm Davis↔ 1987 +0.3 +1.5 0.5 +1.0 $1.7M 0.67× –
Stan Jefferson 1987 +0.1 +0.8 0.1 +0.8 $0.5M 0.83× –
Tim Flannery 1987 +0.3 +1.1 0.3 +0.8 $1.3M 0.56× –
Keith Comstock↔ 1987 +0.1 +0.7 0.0 +0.7 $0.3M 0.67× –
Chris Brown↔ 1987 +0.2 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.8M 0.58× –
Dave Leiper↔ 1987 +0.0 +0.2 0.0 +0.2 $0.5M 0.67× –
Mark Grant↔ 1987 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 – 1.02× –
Craig Lefferts↔ 1987 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Greg Booker 1987 -0.3 -1.5 0.1 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Bruce Bochy 1987 -0.6 -2.6 0.1 -2.7 – 0.52× –
Luis Salazar 1987 -0.8 -3.7 0.1 -3.8 – 0.58× –
Steve Garvey 1987 -0.6 -2.6 1.4 -4.0 – 0.56× –
Ed Wojna 1987 +0.1 +1.1 – – – 1.02× –
Jim Steels 1987 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.83× –
Joey Cora 1987 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.56× –
Mark Parent 1987 -0.4 -1.7 – – – 0.52× –
Randy Byers 1987 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Ray Hayward 1987 -0.3 -1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Rob Nelson↔ 1987 -0.2 -0.7 – – – 0.56× –
Shawn Abner 1987 +0.2 +1.5 – – – 0.83× –
Tom Gorman 1987 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+28.4+334.510.2+325.9—

Trades

Every graded 1987 deal involving the Padres — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1987 · SFG / SDP
SFG · Al Rosen +$0.0M
Tom Meagher, Mark Wasinger
SDP · Jack McKeon +$0.0M
Colin Ward, Steve Miller
Even trade
1987 · SDP / MIN
SDP · Jack McKeon +$0.0M
Dave Blakley
MIN · Andy MacPhail +$0.0M
Tom Gorman
Even trade
1987 · SDP / CHW
SDP · Jack McKeon +$0.0M
Joel McKeon
CHW · Larry Himes +$0.0M
Ed Wojna
Even trade
1987 · SFG / SDP
SFG · Al Rosen +$181.6M
Dave Dravecky, Craig Lefferts, Kevin Mitchell
SDP · Jack McKeon −$181.6M
Chris Brown, Keith Comstock, Mark Davis, Mark Grant
SFG came out ahead by $181.6M
1987 · OAK / SDP
OAK · Sandy Alderson +$9.6M
Storm Davis
SDP · Jack McKeon −$9.6M
Dave Leiper, Rob Nelson
OAK came out ahead by $9.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1987 payroll
$10.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 1987, 1987–1993. 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 (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1987198819891990199119921993
Steve Garvey3818.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Rich Gossage3515.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Garry Templeton Sr.3111.000$1.1M$1.1M$700k$550k$379kFREE AGENT
Ed Whitson3210.000$800k$1.0M$1.1M$1.1M$1.3MFREE AGENT
Eric Show316.000$788k$888k$1.4M$1.1MFREE AGENT
Tim Flannery298.000$327k$382k$400kFREE AGENT
Mark Davis267.000$279k$520k$600kFREE AGENT
Bruce Bochy329.000$135kFREE AGENT
Luis Salazar317.000$75kFREE AGENT$314k
Tom Gorman296.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1987198819891990199119921993
Tony Gwynn275.000$765kFREE AGENT
Andy Hawkins275.000$535kFREE AGENT
Storm Davis255.000$489kFREE AGENT
Dave Dravecky315.000$364kFREE AGENT
Carmelo Martinez264.000$340kARB 3FREE AGENT
Marvell Wynne274.000$240kARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Lefferts294.000$214kARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Brown253.000$115kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Ready274.000$110kARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Booker274.000$100kARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Mitchell253.000$59kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Grant233.000$46kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Keith Comstock313.000$40kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Leiper253.000$15kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1987198819891990199119921993
Lance McCullers Sr.232.000$125kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Kruk261.000$110kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Benito Santiago221.000$64kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jimmy Jones231.000$64kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane Mack230.000$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stan Jefferson241.000$62kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Nolte230.000$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Abner210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Byers22–—
Joey Cora220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ray Hayward261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Nelson231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Parent251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Steels26–—
Ed Wojna262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1987 acquisition stacked onto Padres's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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