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GM: Joe McIlvaine

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1992, 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
$26M
Surplus $M
+4
Win %
0.506
TAB
+8.8
WAB
+1.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
41.6
Dead money %
12%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-4.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1992 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBenito Santiago103
RDan Walters55
RDann Bilardello14
LTom Lampkin7

1B

LFred McGriff151
RJerald Clark11
LPhil Stephenson7
RTim Teufel5
LGuillermo Velasquez3

2B

BKurt Stillwell111
RTim Teufel52
RCraig Shipley11
LJeff Gardner11
RPaul Faries4

3B

RGary Sheffield144
RTim Teufel26
RCraig Shipley8
RPaul Faries2

SS

BTony Fernández154
RCraig Shipley23
RPaul Faries1

LF

RJerald Clark115
RKevin Ward36
LOscar Azocar31
LPhil Stephenson10
RDarrin Jackson5
LGuillermo Velasquez2
LTom Lampkin1

CF

RDarrin Jackson152
RKevin Ward9
RJerald Clark1
RJim Vatcher1

RF

LTony Gwynn127
RJerald Clark22
RJim Vatcher12
RKevin Ward8
LOscar Azocar6
LPhil Stephenson6
RDarrin Jackson2
BGary Pettis⇄1

DH

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Starters

RAndy Benes5.0 WAR
LBruce Hurst2.9 WAR
RMike Maddux1.5 WAR
LCraig Lefferts⇄1.4 WAR
RJose Melendez1.2 WAR
LJim Deshaies1.2 WAR
RFrank Seminara1.1 WAR
LRich Rodriguez1.0 WAR
RGreg Harris1.0 WAR
RDave Eiland0.6 WAR
RGene Harris⇄0.4 WAR
RDoug Brocail0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ LRandy Myers38 sv
LRich Rodriguez0 h
RJose Melendez0 h
RMike Maddux0 h
RLarry Andersen0 h
RTim Scott0 h
LPat Clements⇄0 h
RJeremy Hernandez0 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 1991)

PlayerfWAR
Gary Sheffield6.5
Jim Deshaies1.2
Frank Seminara1.1
Dan Walters0.8
Dave Eiland0.6
Gene Harris0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 1991)

Player1991 fWAR
Bip Roberts2.2
Dennis Rasmussen1.8
Ricky Bones0.9
Jack Howell0.5
Ed Whitson0.2
John Costello0.1

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 1992; everyone else is shown as a 1992 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Andy Benes 1992 +5.0 +100.7 0.5 +100.2 $0.1M 2.50× –
Gary Sheffield 1992 +6.5 +74.4 0.8 +73.6 $0.1M 1.43× –
Darrin Jackson 1992 +4.5 +64.6 0.8 +63.8 $0.2M 1.79× –
Tony Gwynn 1992 +4.4 +62.4 2.0 +60.4 $0.5M 1.79× –
Fred McGriff 1992 +5.5 +60.2 4.1 +56.1 $0.7M 1.37× –
Bruce Hurst 1992 +2.9 +45.7 3.0 +42.7 $1.0M 1.96× –
Mike Maddux 1992 +1.5 +15.7 0.5 +15.2 $0.3M 1.34× –
Craig Lefferts↔ 1992 +1.4 +11.2 1.7 +9.4 $1.3M 1.02× –
Jerald Clark 1992 +1.3 +8.5 0.2 +8.3 $0.2M 0.83× –
Greg Harris 1992 +1.0 +8.3 1.0 +7.3 $1.0M 1.02× –
Benito Santiago 1992 +1.7 +10.5 3.3 +7.2 $1.9M 0.76× –
Jose Melendez 1992 +1.2 +6.2 0.1 +6.1 $0.1M 0.67× –
Tony Fernandez 1992 +1.5 +7.2 2.1 +5.1 $1.4M 0.61× –
Rich Rodriguez 1992 +1.0 +5.2 0.2 +5.0 $0.2M 0.67× –
Dave Eiland 1992 +0.6 +4.7 0.1 +4.6 $0.2M 1.02× –
Randy Myers 1992 +0.3 +3.5 0.5 +3.0 $1.6M 1.34× –
Larry Andersen 1992 +0.8 +4.3 2.0 +2.3 $2.5M 0.67× –
Gene Harris↔ 1992 +0.4 +2.3 0.1 +2.2 $0.2M 0.67× –
Tim Teufel 1992 +0.6 +2.5 0.7 +1.8 $1.2M 0.56× –
Tom Lampkin 1992 +0.2 +1.0 0.1 +0.9 $0.5M 0.52× –
Paul Faries 1992 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.7 $0.6M 0.56× –
Pat Clements↔ 1992 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $1.8M 0.67× –
Jeremy Hernandez 1992 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Dann Bilardello 1992 -0.3 -1.2 0.1 -1.3 – 0.52× –
Craig Shipley 1992 -0.3 -1.3 0.1 -1.4 – 0.61× –
Kevin Ward 1992 -0.2 -1.3 0.1 -1.4 – 0.83× –
Oscar Azocar 1992 -0.7 -4.4 0.1 -4.5 – 0.83× –
Kurt Stillwell 1992 -1.9 -8.6 1.8 -10.4 – 0.56× –
Thomas Howard↔ 1992 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.0 $0.8M 0.83× –
Dan Walters 1992 +0.8 +3.4 – – – 0.52× –
Doug Brocail 1992 +0.2 +1.5 – – – 1.02× –
Frank Seminara 1992 +1.1 +8.8 – – – 1.02× –
Gary Pettis↔ 1992 -0.2 -1.4 – – – 0.83× –
Guillermo Velasquez 1992 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.56× –
Jeff Gardner 1992 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.56× –
Jim Deshaies 1992 +1.2 +9.8 – – – 1.02× –
Jim Vatcher 1992 +0.1 +1.0 – – – 0.83× –
Phil Stephenson 1992 -0.5 -3.4 – – – 0.83× –
Tim Scott 1992 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+41.6+501.726.3+456.7—

Trades

Every graded 1992 deal involving the Padres — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 12 total.

1992 · SDP / BOS
SDP · Joe McIlvaine +$0.8M
Phil Plantier
BOS · Lou Gorman −$0.8M
José Meléndez
SDP came out ahead by $0.8M
1992 · SDP / BAL
SDP · Joe McIlvaine +$0.0M
Craig Worthington, Tom Martin
BAL · Roland Hemond +$0.0M
Jim Lewis, Steve Martin
Even trade
1992 · BAL / SDP
BAL · Roland Hemond +$6.4M
Craig Lefferts
SDP · Joe McIlvaine −$6.4M
Erik Schullstrom, Ricky Gutiérrez
BAL came out ahead by $6.4M
1992 · SDP / NYM
SDP · Joe McIlvaine +$10.4M
Roger Mason, Mike Freitas
NYM · Al Harazin −$10.4M
Mike Maddux
SDP came out ahead by $10.4M
1992 · SDP / CIN
SDP · Joe McIlvaine +$0.0M
Lenny Wentz
CIN · Bob Quinn +$0.0M
Scott Coolbaugh
Even trade
1992 · SDP / TEX
SDP · Joe McIlvaine +$0.0M
Pat Gomez
TEX · Tom Grieve +$0.0M
Terry Bross
Even trade
1992 · SDP / NYM
SDP · Joe McIlvaine +$12.8M
Wally Whitehurst, D. J. Dozier, Raúl Casanova
NYM · Al Harazin −$12.8M
Tony Fernández
SDP came out ahead by $12.8M
1992 · SEA / SDP
SEA · Woody Woodward +$3.2M
Will Taylor
SDP · Joe McIlvaine −$3.2M
Gene Harris
SEA came out ahead by $3.2M
1992 · NYM / SDP
NYM · Al Harazin +$0.0M
Craig Bullock
SDP · Joe McIlvaine +$0.0M
Terry Bross
Even trade
1992 · SDP / SFG
SDP · Joe McIlvaine +$2.4M
Jim Pena
SFG · Al Rosen −$2.4M
Paul Faries
SDP came out ahead by $2.4M
1992 · SDP / CLE
SDP · Joe McIlvaine +$2.4M
Jason Hardtke, Chris Maffett
CLE · John Hart −$2.4M
Thomas Howard
SDP came out ahead by $2.4M
1992 · SDP / MIL
SDP · Joe McIlvaine +$10.4M
Gary Sheffield, Geoff Kellogg
MIL · Sal Bando −$10.4M
Ricky Bones, José Valentín, Matt Mieske
SDP came out ahead by $10.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

1992 payroll
$26.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 1992, 1992–1998. 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 (17)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Fred McGriff286.000$4.1M$2.4MFREE AGENT
Benito Santiago276.000$3.3MFREE AGENT
Bruce Hurst3412.000$3.0M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Tony Fernandez309.000$2.1MFREE AGENT
Tony Gwynn3210.000$2.0M$4.3M$3.6M$4.7M$4.3M$4.6M$4.0M
Larry Andersen3917.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Kurt Stillwell276.000$1.8M$1.3MFREE AGENT
Craig Lefferts349.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Darrin Jackson287.000$805kFREE AGENT
Tim Teufel339.000$688k$762kFREE AGENT
Randy Myers297.000$525kFREE AGENT$2.9M
Mike Maddux306.000$510kFREE AGENT
Dann Bilardello339.000$125kFREE AGENT
Craig Shipley296.000$118k$149k$275kFREE AGENT$500k$500k
Pat Clements307.000$78kFREE AGENT
Jim Deshaies328.000—FREE AGENT
Gary Pettis3410.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Greg Harris284.000$1.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Sheffield234.000$750kARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Benes243.000$475kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerald Clark284.000$200kARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Eiland254.000$135kARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Lampkin284.000$116kARB 3FREE AGENT
Gene Harris273.000$85kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Stephenson313.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Rich Rodriguez292.000$172kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Melendez262.000$150kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Faries272.000$122kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Oscar Azocar272.000$120kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Ward301.000$114kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Hernandez251.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Thomas Howard272.000$6kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Brocail250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Gardner281.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Scott251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Frank Seminara250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Vatcher272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Guillermo Velasquez240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Walters250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1992 acquisition stacked onto Padres's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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