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Padres SDP

199075–87 (0.463)
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GM: Jack McKeon

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1990, 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
$17M
Surplus $M
-4
Win %
0.463
TAB
-5.3
WAB
-7.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
29.2
Dead money %
43%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-6.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1990 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBenito Santiago98
RMark Parent60
LTom Lampkin20
RRonn Reynolds8
BJoey Cora1

1B

RJack Clark110
LPhil Stephenson60
RJerald Clark15
RJoe Carter14
LRob Nelson5

2B

BRoberto Alomar137
BJoey Cora15
BBip Roberts8
RPaul Faries7

3B

LMike Pagliarulo116
BBip Roberts56
REddie Williams13
RPaul Faries1

SS

BGarry Templeton Sr.135
BJoey Cora21
BBip Roberts18
BRoberto Alomar5
RPaul Faries4

LF

BBip Roberts75
RJoe Carter51
LFred Lynn42
RShawn Abner23
BThomas Howard9
RDarrin Jackson4
RJerald Clark4

CF

RJoe Carter112
RShawn Abner35
RDarrin Jackson30
LFred Lynn6
BThomas Howard2

RF

LTony Gwynn141
RJerald Clark9
LFred Lynn8
RShawn Abner6
RDarrin Jackson5
BThomas Howard2

DH

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Starters

REd Whitson5.3 WAR
LBruce Hurst3.7 WAR
RAndy Benes2.7 WAR
LDennis Rasmussen1.1 WAR
LAtlee Hammaker⇄0.4 WAR
LDerek Lilliquist⇄0.3 WAR
RCalvin Schiraldi0.2 WAR
RMike Dunne-0.2 WAR
REric Show-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ LCraig Lefferts23 sv
RGreg Harris0 h
LRich Rodriguez0 h
RMark Grant⇄0 h
LAtlee Hammaker⇄0 h
LPat Clements0 h
RJohn Davis0 h
RRafael Valdez0 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 1989)

PlayerfWAR
Craig Lefferts0.5
Atlee Hammaker0.4
Rich Rodriguez0.3
Derek Lilliquist0.3
Paul Faries0.1
Tom Lampkin0.0

Key subtractions (gone from 1989)

Player1989 fWAR
Mark Davis2.0
Walt Terrell1.2
Luis Salazar1.0
Randy Ready0.4
Tim Flannery0.3
Gary Green0.3

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 1990; everyone else is shown as a 1990 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Ed Whitson 1990 +5.3 +106.0 1.1 +104.8 $0.2M 2.50× –
Bip Roberts 1990 +5.0 +82.0 0.2 +81.8 $0.0M 2.05× –
Bruce Hurst 1990 +3.7 +65.7 1.6 +64.0 $0.4M 2.19× –
Andy Benes 1990 +2.7 +41.9 0.1 +41.8 $0.0M 1.96× –
Jack Clark 1990 +4.3 +41.6 2.0 +39.6 $0.5M 1.20× –
Tony Gwynn 1990 +2.8 +35.6 1.1 +34.6 $0.4M 1.60× –
Greg Harris 1990 +1.8 +27.5 0.7 +26.7 $0.4M 1.95× –
Roberto Alomar 1990 +3.0 +26.2 0.4 +25.8 $0.1M 1.07× –
Benito Santiago 1990 +2.4 +14.8 0.8 +14.1 $0.3M 0.76× –
Dennis Rasmussen 1990 +1.1 +8.6 0.8 +7.8 $0.8M 1.02× –
Craig Lefferts 1990 +0.5 +5.3 1.3 +4.1 $2.5M 1.34× –
Mike Pagliarulo 1990 +0.8 +3.5 0.6 +2.9 $0.8M 0.58× –
Garry Templeton Sr. 1990 +0.6 +3.1 0.6 +2.6 $0.9M 0.61× –
Atlee Hammaker↔ 1990 +0.4 +2.2 0.2 +2.0 $0.5M 0.67× –
Rich Rodriguez 1990 +0.3 +1.7 0.1 +1.6 $0.3M 0.67× –
Darrin Jackson 1990 +0.2 +1.6 0.1 +1.4 $0.6M 0.83× –
Derek Lilliquist↔ 1990 +0.3 +1.4 0.1 +1.3 $0.3M 0.67× –
Jerald Clark 1990 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $0.5M 0.56× –
Mark Parent 1990 +0.2 +0.9 0.2 +0.7 $0.8M 0.52× –
Calvin Schiraldi 1990 +0.2 +1.1 0.6 +0.5 $2.9M 0.67× –
Pat Clements 1990 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Rob Nelson 1990 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.56× –
Mark Grant↔ 1990 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Thomas Howard 1990 -0.2 -1.6 0.1 -1.7 – 0.83× –
Mike Dunne 1990 -0.2 -2.0 0.2 -2.2 – 1.02× –
Phil Stephenson 1990 -0.5 -2.3 0.1 -2.4 – 0.56× –
Rafael Valdez 1990 -0.5 -2.5 0.1 -2.6 – 0.67× –
Eric Show 1990 -0.3 -1.9 1.1 -2.9 – 0.67× –
Fred Lynn 1990 -0.5 -3.0 0.7 -3.7 – 0.83× –
Joey Cora 1990 -0.8 -3.9 0.1 -4.0 – 0.61× –
Shawn Abner 1990 -1.2 -8.0 0.1 -8.1 – 0.83× –
Joe Carter 1990 -2.0 -13.4 1.9 -15.3 – 0.83× –
Eddie Williams 1990 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.58× –
John Davis 1990 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Paul Faries 1990 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.56× –
Ronn Reynolds 1990 -0.3 -1.1 – – – 0.52× –
Tom Lampkin 1990 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+29.1+431.317.6+414.1—

Trades

Every graded 1990 deal involving the Padres — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.

1990 · SDP / TOR
SDP · Jack McKeon +$67.2M
Fred McGriff, Tony Fernández
TOR · Pat Gillick −$67.2M
Joe Carter, Roberto Alomar
SDP came out ahead by $67.2M
1990 · ATL / SDP
ATL · Bobby Cox +$2.4M
Mark Grant
SDP · Jack McKeon −$2.4M
Derek Lilliquist
ATL came out ahead by $2.4M
1990 · NYY / SDP
NYY · Hardy Peterson +$4.0M
Mike Humphreys
SDP · Jack McKeon −$4.0M
Oscar Azócar
NYY came out ahead by $4.0M
1990 · BOS / SDP
BOS · Lou Gorman +$4.8M
Steve Hendricks, Brad Hoyer
SDP · Jack McKeon −$4.8M
Wes Gardner
BOS came out ahead by $4.8M
1990 · NYM / SDP
NYM · Frank Cashen +$0.0M
Nikco Riesgo
SDP · Jack McKeon +$0.0M
Craig Repoz
Even trade
1990 · CLE / SDP
CLE · Hank Peters +$12.8M
Alex Cole
SDP · Jack McKeon −$12.8M
Tom Lampkin
CLE came out ahead by $12.8M
1990 · SDP / WSN
SDP · Jack McKeon +$0.0M
John Costello
WSN · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Brian Harrison
Even trade
1990 · STL / SDP
STL · Dal Maxvill +$19.2M
Omar Olivares
SDP · Jack McKeon −$19.2M
Alex Cole, Steve Peters
STL came out ahead by $19.2M
1990 · TEX / SDP
TEX · Tom Grieve +$0.8M
Mark Parent
SDP · Jack McKeon −$0.8M
Scott Coolbaugh
TEX came out ahead by $0.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1990 payroll
$17.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 1990, 1990–1996. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Jack Clark3415.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Joe Carter307.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Bruce Hurst3210.000$1.6M$1.9M$3.0M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Craig Lefferts327.000$1.3M$2.6M$1.7MFREE AGENT
Ed Whitson3513.000$1.1M$1.3MFREE AGENT
Tony Gwynn308.000$1.1M$2.2M$2.0M$4.3M$3.6M$4.7M$4.3M
Eric Show349.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Dennis Rasmussen317.000$802k$805kFREE AGENT
Fred Lynn3816.000$650kFREE AGENT
Calvin Schiraldi286.000$600kFREE AGENT
Mike Pagliarulo306.000$575kFREE AGENT
Garry Templeton Sr.3414.000$550k$379kFREE AGENT
Atlee Hammaker329.000$205k$100kFREE AGENT
Mark Grant266.000$176kFREE AGENT
Ronn Reynolds318.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Benito Santiago254.000$750kARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Clements285.000$245kFREE AGENT
Mike Dunne273.000$222kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bip Roberts264.000$195kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Parent284.000$190kARB 3FREE AGENT
Darrin Jackson265.000$145kFREE AGENT
Shawn Abner243.000$105kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Cora253.000$100kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Nelson264.000$100kARB 3FREE AGENT
John Davis273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eddie Williams254.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Greg Harris262.000$715kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roberto Alomar222.000$390kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Benes221.000$130kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerald Clark262.000$110kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Thomas Howard250.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Stephenson291.000$100kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Rodriguez270.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Valdez220.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Derek Lilliquist241.000$74kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Faries250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Lampkin262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1990 acquisition stacked onto Padres's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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