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GM: Kevin Towers

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1997, 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
$39M
Surplus $M
-17
Win %
0.469
TAB
-15.2
WAB
-5.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
19.0
Dead money %
35%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-8.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1997 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJohn Flaherty124
RCarlos Hernandez44
BMandy Romero19
RDon Slaught6

1B

LWally Joyner131
RArchi Cianfrocco39
RDerrek Lee21
LMark Sweeney⇄11
RCarlos Hernandez4
RCraig Shipley4
LScott Livingstone⇄2

2B

BQuilvio Veras142
RCraig Shipley16
RArchi Cianfrocco12
RTerry Shumpert7
RJorge Velandia5
LScott Livingstone⇄1

3B

BKen Caminiti133
RArchi Cianfrocco38
RGeorge Arias⇄9
RJorge Velandia3
RCraig Shipley2
RTerry Shumpert2

SS

RChris Gomez149
RCraig Shipley21
RJorge Velandia6
RArchi Cianfrocco5

LF

RGreg Vaughn94
RChris Jones24
LMark Sweeney⇄16
LTrey Beamon15
RRuben Rivera2
RTerry Shumpert2

CF

LSteve Finley140
RChris Jones19
RRuben Rivera4
LMark Sweeney⇄1

RF

LTony Gwynn143
LMark Sweeney⇄28
RChris Jones25
RRickey Henderson⇄8
LTrey Beamon5
RRuben Rivera4
RArchi Cianfrocco2
RTerry Shumpert1

DH

RGreg Vaughn3
LTony Gwynn3

Starters

RAndy Ashby3.4 WAR
RJoey Hamilton1.5 WAR
RSean Bergman0.6 WAR
LSterling Hitchcock0.5 WAR
RWill Cunnane0.4 WAR
LFernando Valenzuela⇄0.1 WAR
RPete Smith0.1 WAR
RPaul Menhart0.0 WAR
RTim Worrell-0.1 WAR
LHeath Murray-0.3 WAR
LDanny Jackson⇄-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTrevor Hoffman37 sv
RDoug Bochtler0 h
RJim Bruske0 h
RDario Veras0 h
LHeath Murray0 h
RTim Scott⇄0 h
RRich Batchelor⇄0 h
LTerry Burrows0 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 1996)

PlayerfWAR
Carlos Hernandez1.2
Sterling Hitchcock0.5
Chris Jones0.5
Will Cunnane0.4
Mark Sweeney0.3
Derrek Lee0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 1996)

Player1996 fWAR
Scott Sanders3.8
Bob Tewksbury3.2
Brian Johnson0.6
Rob Deer0.6
Bryce Florie0.5
Ron Villone0.1

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 1997; everyone else is shown as a 1997 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Tony Gwynn 1997 +4.2 +60.1 4.6 +55.5 $1.1M 1.79× –
Andy Ashby 1997 +3.4 +52.9 3.4 +49.5 $1.0M 1.96× –
Trevor Hoffman 1997 +2.3 +36.3 1.5 +34.8 $0.6M 1.95× –
Ken Caminiti 1997 +3.7 +36.9 3.1 +33.7 $0.9M 1.25× –
Wally Joyner 1997 +3.6 +34.1 3.8 +30.3 $1.1M 1.20× –
Rickey Henderson↔ 1997 +2.0 +19.7 2.2 +17.5 $1.1M 1.22× –
Joey Hamilton 1997 +1.5 +11.8 0.7 +11.2 $0.5M 1.02× –
Carlos Hernandez 1997 +1.2 +4.9 0.4 +4.4 $0.4M 0.52× –
Steve Finley 1997 +1.0 +6.9 3.0 +3.9 $2.9M 0.83× –
John Flaherty 1997 +1.1 +4.6 0.9 +3.7 $0.8M 0.52× –
Sterling Hitchcock 1997 +0.5 +4.4 1.2 +3.2 $2.2M 1.02× –
Chris Jones 1997 +0.5 +3.4 0.4 +3.0 $0.7M 0.83× –
Sean Bergman 1997 +0.6 +3.2 0.3 +2.9 $0.5M 0.67× –
Mark Sweeney↔ 1997 +0.3 +2.2 0.1 +2.1 $0.3M 0.83× –
Will Cunnane 1997 +0.4 +2.0 0.1 +1.8 $0.4M 0.67× –
Paul Menhart 1997 +0.0 +0.4 0.2 +0.2 $3.6M 1.02× –
Pete Smith 1997 +0.1 +0.3 0.4 -0.1 $7.7M 0.67× –
Tim Scott↔ 1997 +0.0 +0.0 0.3 -0.3 $121.0M 0.67× –
Fernando Valenzuela↔ 1997 +0.1 +0.6 1.2 -0.6 $15.5M 1.02× –
Jim Bruske 1997 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Rich Batchelor↔ 1997 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Quilvio Veras 1997 -0.1 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 – 0.56× –
Craig Shipley 1997 -0.1 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 – 0.61× –
Tim Worrell 1997 -0.1 -0.3 0.8 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Scott Livingstone↔ 1997 -0.3 -1.5 0.2 -1.7 – 0.56× –
Doug Bochtler 1997 -0.3 -1.8 0.2 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Dario Veras 1997 -0.4 -2.1 0.2 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Greg Vaughn 1997 +0.1 +0.7 4.0 -3.3 $39.8M 0.83× –
Archi Cianfrocco 1997 -0.8 -3.6 0.4 -4.0 – 0.56× –
Danny Jackson↔ 1997 -0.4 -3.3 3.5 -6.9 – 1.02× –
Chris Gomez 1997 -2.3 -11.5 0.8 -12.4 – 0.61× –
Derrek Lee 1997 +0.3 +1.1 – – – 0.56× –
Don Slaught 1997 -0.4 -1.6 – – – 0.52× –
George Arias↔ 1997 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.58× –
Heath Murray 1997 -0.3 -1.7 – – – 0.67× –
Joey Long 1997 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Jorge Velandia 1997 -0.6 -3.1 – – – 0.61× –
Mandy Romero 1997 -0.3 -1.1 – – – 0.52× –
Marc Kroon 1997 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Phil Plantier↔ 1997 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.83× –
Ruben Rivera 1997 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.83× –
Terry Burrows 1997 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Terry Shumpert 1997 -0.3 -1.1 – – – 0.56× –
Todd Erdos 1997 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Trey Beamon 1997 -0.4 -2.9 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+19.2+246.739.0+219.4—

Trades

Every graded 1997 deal involving the Padres — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 17 total.

1997 · SDP / NYY
SDP · Kevin Towers +$31.2M
Rafael Medina, Rubén Rivera
NYY · Bob Watson −$31.2M
Homer Bush, Gordie Amerson, Hideki Irabu, Vernon Maxwell
SDP came out ahead by $31.2M
1997 · SDP / MIA
SDP · Kevin Towers +$137.6M
Kevin Brown
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$137.6M
Steve Hoff, Derrek Lee, Rafael Medina
SDP came out ahead by $137.6M
1997 · SDP / BAL
SDP · Kevin Towers +$0.0M
Mark Smith
BAL · Pat Gillick +$0.0M
Leroy McKinnis
Even trade
1997 · SDP / ANA
SDP · Kevin Towers +$11.2M
Ryan Hancock, Stevenson Agosto, George Arias
ANA · Bill Bavasi −$11.2M
Rickey Henderson
SDP came out ahead by $11.2M
1997 · SDP / DET
SDP · Kevin Towers +$2.4M
Ryan Balfe, Dan Miceli, Donne Wall
DET · Randy Smith −$2.4M
Trey Beamon, Tim Worrell
SDP came out ahead by $2.4M
1997 · OAK / SDP
OAK · Sandy Alderson +$0.0M
Doug Bochtler, Jorge Velandia
SDP · Kevin Towers +$0.0M
David Newhan, Don Wengert
Even trade
1997 · SDP / HOU
SDP · Kevin Towers +$0.0M
Sean Runyan
HOU · Gerry Hunsicker +$0.0M
Luis López
Even trade
1997 · SDP / ANA
SDP · Kevin Towers +$0.8M
Aaron Guiel
ANA · Bill Bavasi −$0.8M
Angelo Encarnación
SDP came out ahead by $0.8M
1997 · SDP / DET
SDP · Kevin Towers +$20.0M
Mike Darr, Matt Skrmetta
DET · Randy Smith −$20.0M
Jody Reed
SDP came out ahead by $20.0M
1997 · MIA / SDP
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$2.4M
Chris Clark
SDP · Kevin Towers −$2.4M
Ed Vosberg
MIA came out ahead by $2.4M
1997 · SDP / CIN
SDP · Kevin Towers +$0.8M
Ray Brown
CIN · Jim Bowden −$0.8M
Joey Eischen
SDP came out ahead by $0.8M
1997 · SDP / DET
SDP · Kevin Towers +$0.0M
Dave Hajek
DET · Randy Smith +$0.0M
Earl Johnson
Even trade
1997 · SDP / MIL
SDP · Kevin Towers +$12.8M
Brian Tollberg
MIL · Sal Bando −$12.8M
Antonio Fernandez
SDP came out ahead by $12.8M
1997 · SEA / SDP
SEA · Woody Woodward +$0.8M
Andrés Berumen
SDP · Kevin Towers −$0.8M
Paul Menhart
SEA came out ahead by $0.8M
1997 · STL / SDP
STL · Walt Jocketty +$5.6M
Scott Livingstone, Phil Plantier, Fernando Valenzuela
SDP · Kevin Towers −$5.6M
Rich Batchelor, Danny Jackson, Mark Sweeney
STL came out ahead by $5.6M
1997 · SDP / TBR
SDP · Kevin Towers +$9.6M
Brian Boehringer, Andy Sheets
TBR · Chuck Lamar −$9.6M
John Flaherty
SDP came out ahead by $9.6M
1997 · PIT / SDP
PIT · Cam Bonifay +$5.6M
Hal Garrett, Mark Smith
SDP · Kevin Towers −$5.6M
Trey Beamon, Angelo Encarnación
PIT came out ahead by $5.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1997 payroll
$39.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 1997, 1997–2003. 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 (18)

PlayerAgeSvc1997199819992000200120022003
Tony Gwynn3715.000$4.6M$4.0M$4.4M$6.3M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Greg Vaughn318.000$4.0M$5.3MFREE AGENT
Wally Joyner3511.000$3.8M$3.8M$2.8MFREE AGENT
Danny Jackson3514.000$3.5MFREE AGENT
Andy Ashby296.000$3.4M$4.1M$5.0MFREE AGENT
Ken Caminiti3410.000$3.1M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Steve Finley328.000$3.0M$3.4MFREE AGENT
Rickey Henderson3818.000$2.2MFREE AGENT$300k
Fernando Valenzuela3617.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Craig Shipley3411.000$500kFREE AGENT
Pete Smith3110.000$435k$693kFREE AGENT
Carlos Hernandez307.000$425k$700kFREE AGENT$1.4M
Chris Jones316.000$380kFREE AGENT
Tim Scott306.000$342kFREE AGENT
Scott Livingstone316.000$212kFREE AGENT
Phil Plantier287.000—FREE AGENT
Terry Shumpert307.000—FREE AGENT
Don Slaught3815.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1997199819992000200120022003
Trevor Hoffman294.000$1.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Sterling Hitchcock265.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
John Flaherty295.000$900kFREE AGENT
Chris Gomez264.000$850kARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Worrell294.000$835kARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Hamilton263.000$675kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Archi Cianfrocco305.000$400kFREE AGENT
Sean Bergman274.000$275kARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Batchelor304.000$89kARB 3FREE AGENT
Terry Burrows283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (17)

PlayerAgeSvc1997199819992000200120022003
Quilvio Veras262.000$310kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Bochtler262.000$250kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Bruske322.000$185kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Menhart282.000$175kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dario Veras241.000$172kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Will Cunnane230.000$150kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Sweeney272.000$114kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
George Arias251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trey Beamon231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Erdos230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marc Kroon242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Derrek Lee210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Long26–—
Heath Murray240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ruben Rivera232.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mandy Romero29–—
Jorge Velandia220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1997 acquisition stacked onto Padres's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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