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Padres SDP

198883–78 (0.516)
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GM: Jack McKeon

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1988, 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 %
0.516
TAB
+5.7
WAB
+4.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
37.2
Dead money %
23%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-2.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1988 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBenito Santiago136
RMark Parent36
RSandy Alomar Jr.1

1B

RKeith Moreland73
LJohn Kruk63
RCarmelo Martinez41
LRob Nelson5

2B

BRoberto Alomar143
RRandy Ready26
RDickie Thon2
LTim Flannery2
BBip Roberts1

3B

RChris Brown72
RRandy Ready57
LTim Flannery51
RKeith Moreland2
BBip Roberts2
BGarry Templeton Sr.2
RDickie Thon1

SS

BGarry Templeton Sr.105
RDickie Thon70
LTim Flannery1

LF

RKeith Moreland64
RCarmelo Martinez55
LMarvell Wynne37
LJohn Kruk29
RRandy Ready15
BStan Jefferson11
RShawn Abner10
RShane Mack9
RJerald Clark4
LRandy Byers1

CF

LMarvell Wynne84
RShane Mack46
LTony Gwynn32
BStan Jefferson27
RShawn Abner11

RF

LTony Gwynn102
LJohn Kruk26
RShawn Abner17
RCarmelo Martinez11
LMarvell Wynne10
RShane Mack6
LRandy Byers1
RRandy Ready1

DH

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Starters

REd Whitson3.2 WAR
REric Show3.0 WAR
LDennis Rasmussen⇄2.9 WAR
RJimmy Jones2.3 WAR
RAndy Hawkins1.2 WAR
RGreg Harris0.5 WAR
RGreg Booker0.4 WAR
RMark Grant-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ LMark Davis28 sv
RLance McCullers0 h
LDave Leiper0 h
RGreg Booker0 h
RCandy Sierra⇄0 h
LKeith Comstock0 h
RGreg Harris0 h
LEric Nolte0 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 1987)

PlayerfWAR
Roberto Alomar3.9
Dennis Rasmussen2.9
Dickie Thon1.4
Greg Harris0.5
Jerald Clark0.1
Candy Sierra0.0

Key subtractions (gone from 1987)

Player1987 fWAR
Kevin Mitchell1.0
Rich Gossage0.9
Dave Dravecky0.6
Storm Davis0.3
Ed Wojna0.1
Tom Gorman0.0

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 1988; everyone else is shown as a 1988 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Mark Davis 1988 +3.0 +61.7 0.5 +61.2 $0.2M 2.57× –
Ed Whitson 1988 +3.2 +50.0 1.0 +49.0 $0.3M 1.96× –
Eric Show 1988 +3.0 +46.6 0.9 +45.7 $0.3M 1.96× –
Dennis Rasmussen↔ 1988 +2.9 +45.3 0.3 +45.0 $0.1M 1.96× –
Tony Gwynn 1988 +3.0 +38.8 0.8 +37.9 $0.3M 1.60× –
Roberto Alomar 1988 +3.9 +37.6 0.1 +37.5 $0.0M 1.20× –
Jimmy Jones 1988 +2.3 +27.2 0.1 +27.1 $0.0M 1.49× –
Benito Santiago 1988 +3.2 +25.3 0.2 +25.2 $0.1M 1.00× –
Carmelo Martinez 1988 +2.1 +20.0 0.4 +19.5 $0.2M 1.22× –
Marvell Wynne 1988 +1.7 +16.4 0.3 +16.1 $0.2M 1.22× –
Garry Templeton Sr. 1988 +1.6 +11.4 1.1 +10.3 $0.7M 0.89× –
John Kruk 1988 +1.6 +10.1 0.2 +9.9 $0.2M 0.81× –
Andy Hawkins 1988 +1.2 +10.0 0.5 +9.6 $0.4M 1.02× –
Dickie Thon 1988 +1.4 +7.0 0.2 +6.8 $0.1M 0.61× –
Randy Ready 1988 +1.5 +6.9 0.2 +6.7 $0.1M 0.58× –
Shane Mack 1988 +0.7 +4.9 0.1 +4.9 $0.1M 0.83× –
Tim Flannery 1988 +1.1 +5.3 0.4 +4.9 $0.3M 0.58× –
Dave Leiper 1988 +0.8 +4.2 0.1 +4.1 $0.1M 0.67× –
Greg Booker 1988 +0.4 +2.2 0.1 +2.1 $0.3M 0.67× –
Mark Parent 1988 +0.5 +2.1 0.1 +2.1 $0.1M 0.52× –
Chris Brown 1988 +0.2 +1.0 0.3 +0.8 $1.2M 0.58× –
Eric Nolte 1988 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Lance McCullers Sr. 1988 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 – 1.34× –
Mark Grant 1988 -0.4 -2.1 0.1 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Shawn Abner 1988 -0.5 -3.5 0.1 -3.5 – 0.83× –
Keith Moreland 1988 -0.7 -3.2 1.2 -4.5 – 0.56× –
Stan Jefferson 1988 -0.8 -5.1 0.1 -5.2 – 0.83× –
Candy Sierra↔ 1988 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 +0.0 $4.9M 0.67× –
Bip Roberts 1988 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.58× –
Greg Harris 1988 +0.5 +2.7 – – – 0.67× –
Jerald Clark 1988 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.83× –
Keith Comstock 1988 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Randy Byers 1988 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Rob Nelson 1988 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Sandy Alomar Jr. 1988 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+37.2+421.69.8+409.6—

Trades

Every graded 1988 deal involving the Padres — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1988 · SDP / DET
SDP · Jack McKeon +$18.4M
Walt Terrell
DET · Bill Lajoie −$18.4M
Chris Brown, Keith Moreland
SDP came out ahead by $18.4M
1988 · SDP / CIN
SDP · Jack McKeon +$52.0M
Dennis Rasmussen
CIN · Murray Cook −$52.0M
Candy Sierra
SDP came out ahead by $52.0M
1988 · SDP / NYY
SDP · Jack McKeon +$68.8M
Jack Clark, Pat Clements
NYY · Lou Piniella −$68.8M
Lance McCullers, Jimmy Jones, Stan Jefferson
SDP came out ahead by $68.8M
1988 · SDP / HOU
SDP · Jack McKeon +$0.8M
Dan Walters
HOU · Bill Wood −$0.8M
Ed Vosberg
SDP came out ahead by $0.8M
1988 · CHC / SDP
CHC · Jim Frey +$3.2M
Rich Gossage, Ray Hayward
SDP · Jack McKeon −$3.2M
Keith Moreland, Mike Brumley
CHC came out ahead by $3.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1988 payroll
$9.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 1988, 1988–1994. 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 (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1988198919901991199219931994
Keith Moreland3410.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Garry Templeton Sr.3212.000$1.1M$700k$550k$379kFREE AGENT
Ed Whitson3311.000$1.0M$1.1M$1.1M$1.3MFREE AGENT
Eric Show327.000$888k$1.4M$1.1MFREE AGENT
Tony Gwynn286.000$840k$1.1M$1.1M$2.2M$2.0M$4.3M$3.6M
Mark Davis278.000$520k$600kFREE AGENT$400k
Andy Hawkins286.000$453kFREE AGENT
Tim Flannery309.000$382k$400kFREE AGENT
Dickie Thon309.000$200kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1988198919901991199219931994
Carmelo Martinez275.000$440kFREE AGENT
Dennis Rasmussen295.000$295kFREE AGENT
Chris Brown264.000$265kARB 3FREE AGENT
Marvell Wynne285.000$255kFREE AGENT
Randy Ready285.000$210kFREE AGENT
Lance McCullers Sr.243.000$190kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Booker285.000$130kFREE AGENT
Mark Grant244.000$90kARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Leiper264.000$75kARB 3FREE AGENT
Keith Comstock324.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1988198919901991199219931994
John Kruk272.000$250kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Benito Santiago232.000$168kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jimmy Jones242.000$95kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stan Jefferson252.000$90kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane Mack241.000$74kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Nolte241.000$70kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Parent262.000$65kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Abner221.000$64kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roberto Alomar200.000$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Candy Sierra210.000$59kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sandy Alomar Jr.220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Byers23–—
Jerald Clark240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Harris240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Nelson242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bip Roberts242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1988 acquisition stacked onto Padres's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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