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Padres SDP

198989–73 (0.549)
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GM: Jack McKeon

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1989, 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
$14M
Surplus $M
-2
Win %
0.549
TAB
-4.7
WAB
+7.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
29.5
Dead money %
19%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-6.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1989 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBenito Santiago127
RMark Parent41
RSandy Alomar Jr.6

1B

RJack Clark131
RCarmelo Martinez32
LJohn Kruk⇄31
LRob Nelson31
LPhil Stephenson⇄8
RLuis Salazar⇄2
RMark Parent1

2B

BRoberto Alomar157
RRandy Ready⇄28
BBip Roberts9
BJoey Cora1
LTim Flannery1

3B

LMike Pagliarulo⇄50
BBip Roberts37
LTim Flannery33
RChris James⇄11
BJoey Cora2
RGary Green1

SS

BGarry Templeton Sr.140
BBip Roberts14
RGary Green11
RLuis Salazar⇄9
BJoey Cora7

LF

RCarmelo Martinez65
RChris James⇄58
BBip Roberts35
RShawn Abner22
RJerald Clark10

CF

LTony Gwynn86
RDarrin Jackson⇄25
RShawn Abner24
RLuis Salazar⇄2
BBip Roberts1

RF

LTony Gwynn72
BBip Roberts20
RChris James⇄18
RJack Clark12
RLuis Salazar⇄10
RShawn Abner6
RJerald Clark4

DH

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Starters

LBruce Hurst5.0 WAR
REd Whitson2.8 WAR
RGreg Harris1.9 WAR
REric Show1.4 WAR
RWalt Terrell⇄1.2 WAR
RAndy Benes1.1 WAR
LDennis Rasmussen0.9 WAR
RCalvin Schiraldi⇄0.4 WAR
LEric Nolte-0.0 WAR
LPat Clements-0.3 WAR
RDon Schulze⇄-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ LMark Davis44 sv
RMark Grant0 h
LPat Clements0 h
LDave Leiper0 h
RGreg Booker⇄0 h
RFreddie Toliver⇄0 h
RDon Schulze⇄0 h
RDan Murphy0 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 1988)

PlayerfWAR
Bruce Hurst5.0
Jack Clark4.2
Walt Terrell1.2
Andy Benes1.1
Luis Salazar1.0
Calvin Schiraldi0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 1988)

Player1988 fWAR
Jimmy Jones2.3
Dickie Thon1.4
Andy Hawkins1.2
Shane Mack0.7
Chris Brown0.2
Keith Comstock0.0

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 1989; everyone else is shown as a 1989 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Bruce Hurst 1989 +5.0 +87.1 1.7 +85.4 $0.3M 2.19× –
Ed Whitson 1989 +2.8 +44.2 1.1 +43.1 $0.4M 1.96× –
Jack Clark 1989 +4.2 +40.0 2.0 +38.0 $0.5M 1.20× –
Roberto Alomar 1989 +3.8 +37.0 0.1 +36.8 $0.0M 1.20× –
Mark Davis 1989 +2.0 +31.8 0.6 +31.2 $0.3M 1.95× –
Greg Harris 1989 +1.9 +29.3 0.1 +29.2 $0.0M 1.95× –
Bip Roberts 1989 +2.5 +22.4 0.1 +22.3 $0.0M 1.12× –
Tony Gwynn 1989 +2.4 +23.0 1.1 +21.8 $0.5M 1.22× –
Benito Santiago 1989 +2.5 +15.0 0.3 +14.7 $0.1M 0.76× –
Eric Show 1989 +1.4 +11.3 1.4 +9.8 $1.0M 1.02× –
Walt Terrell↔ 1989 +1.2 +9.6 0.5 +9.2 $0.4M 1.02× –
Andy Benes 1989 +1.1 +9.0 0.1 +8.9 $0.1M 1.02× –
Dennis Rasmussen 1989 +0.9 +7.6 0.8 +6.8 $0.9M 1.02× –
Luis Salazar↔ 1989 +1.0 +6.5 0.3 +6.2 $0.3M 0.83× –
Garry Templeton Sr. 1989 +1.0 +4.8 0.7 +4.1 $0.7M 0.61× –
Calvin Schiraldi↔ 1989 +0.4 +3.6 0.0 +3.6 $0.1M 1.02× –
Mark Parent 1989 +0.4 +1.7 0.1 +1.6 $0.2M 0.52× –
Randy Ready↔ 1989 +0.4 +1.7 0.1 +1.6 $0.3M 0.56× –
Mark Grant 1989 +0.2 +1.1 0.2 +1.0 $0.7M 0.67× –
Tim Flannery 1989 +0.3 +1.3 0.4 +0.9 $1.4M 0.58× –
Joey Cora 1989 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.61× –
Dan Murphy 1989 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Darrin Jackson↔ 1989 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 -0.8 – 0.83× –
Mike Pagliarulo↔ 1989 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 -1.2 – 0.58× –
John Kruk↔ 1989 -0.3 -1.1 0.1 -1.3 – 0.56× –
Pat Clements 1989 -0.3 -1.4 0.2 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Chris James↔ 1989 -0.6 -4.3 0.2 -4.5 – 0.83× –
Shawn Abner 1989 -0.7 -5.0 0.1 -5.1 – 0.83× –
Carmelo Martinez 1989 -0.8 -5.3 0.5 -5.8 – 0.83× –
Marvell Wynne↔ 1989 -1.4 -9.6 0.3 -9.9 – 0.83× –
Dave Leiper 1989 -0.5 -2.6 – – – 0.67× –
Don Schulze↔ 1989 -0.3 -2.5 – – – 1.02× –
Eric Nolte 1989 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Freddie Toliver↔ 1989 -0.4 -2.1 – – – 0.67× –
Gary Green 1989 +0.3 +1.2 – – – 0.61× –
Greg Booker↔ 1989 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Jerald Clark 1989 -0.5 -3.6 – – – 0.83× –
Phil Stephenson↔ 1989 +0.3 +1.3 – – – 0.56× –
Rob Nelson 1989 +0.2 +0.7 – – – 0.56× –
Sandy Alomar Jr. 1989 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+29.7+349.913.5+344.9—

Trades

Every graded 1989 deal involving the Padres — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

1989 · MIN / SDP
MIN · Andy MacPhail +$2.4M
Greg Booker
SDP · Jack McKeon −$2.4M
Freddie Toliver
MIN came out ahead by $2.4M
1989 · SDP / CHC
SDP · Jack McKeon +$86.4M
Calvin Schiraldi, Darrin Jackson, Phil Stephenson
CHC · Jim Frey −$86.4M
Marvell Wynne, Luis Salazar
SDP came out ahead by $86.4M
1989 · SDP / DET
SDP · Jack McKeon +$12.0M
Luis Salazar
DET · Bill Lajoie −$12.0M
Mike Brumley
SDP came out ahead by $12.0M
1989 · SDP / STL
SDP · Jack McKeon +$0.8M
Jeremy Hernandez
STL · Dal Maxvill −$0.8M
Randy Byers
SDP came out ahead by $0.8M
1989 · OAK / CLE / SDP
OAK · Sandy Alderson +$3.2M
Peter Kuld
CLE · Hank Peters +$0.0M
Brian Brooks
SDP · Jack McKeon −$3.2M
José Mota
OAK came out ahead by $3.2M 3-team
1989 · SDP / NYM
SDP · Jack McKeon +$1.6M
Rich Rodriguez
NYM · Frank Cashen −$1.6M
Brad Pounders, Bill Stevenson
SDP came out ahead by $1.6M
1989 · SDP / MIL
SDP · Jack McKeon +$2.4M
Dan Murphy
MIL · Harry Dalton −$2.4M
Todd Simmons, Jim Austin
SDP came out ahead by $2.4M
1989 · CLE / SDP
CLE · Hank Peters +$116.0M
Sandy Alomar, Chris James, Carlos Baerga
SDP · Jack McKeon −$116.0M
Joe Carter
CLE came out ahead by $116.0M
1989 · PHI / SDP
PHI · Lee Thomas +$113.6M
Randy Ready, John Kruk
SDP · Jack McKeon −$113.6M
Chris James
PHI came out ahead by $113.6M
1989 · NYY / SDP
NYY · Bob Quinn +$6.4M
Walt Terrell, Freddie Toliver
SDP · Jack McKeon −$6.4M
Mike Pagliarulo, Don Schulze
NYY came out ahead by $6.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

1989 payroll
$13.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 1989, 1989–1995. 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 (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Jack Clark3314.000$2.0M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Bruce Hurst319.000$1.7M$1.6M$1.9M$3.0M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Eric Show338.000$1.4M$1.1MFREE AGENT
Tony Gwynn297.000$1.1M$1.1M$2.2M$2.0M$4.3M$3.6M$4.7M
Ed Whitson3412.000$1.1M$1.1M$1.3MFREE AGENT
Dennis Rasmussen306.000$802k$802k$805kFREE AGENT
Garry Templeton Sr.3313.000$700k$550k$379kFREE AGENT
Mark Davis289.000$600kFREE AGENT$400k
Carmelo Martinez286.000$490kFREE AGENT
Walt Terrell317.000$460kFREE AGENT
Tim Flannery3110.000$400kFREE AGENT
Luis Salazar339.000$314kFREE AGENT
Marvell Wynne296.000$294kFREE AGENT
Randy Ready296.000$104kFREE AGENT
Greg Booker296.000—FREE AGENT
Don Schulze266.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Benito Santiago243.000$345kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Pagliarulo295.000$232kFREE AGENT
Pat Clements274.000$205kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Grant255.000$155kFREE AGENT
Chris James263.000$152kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Kruk283.000$125kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Parent273.000$100kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bip Roberts253.000$74kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Calvin Schiraldi275.000$34kFREE AGENT
Darrin Jackson254.000$32kARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Green273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Leiper275.000—FREE AGENT
Rob Nelson253.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Freddie Toliver285.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Roberto Alomar211.000$150kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Abner232.000$78kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Cora242.000$78kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Harris251.000$72kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Murphy240.000$68kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Benes210.000$68kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sandy Alomar Jr.231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerald Clark251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Nolte252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Stephenson280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1989 acquisition stacked onto Padres's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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