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Padres SDP

199898–64 (0.605)Lost World Series
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GM: Kevin Towers

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1998, 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
$50M
Surplus $M
-8
Win %
0.605
TAB
+2.0
WAB
+13.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
38.3
Dead money %
20%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-4.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1998 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RCarlos Hernandez122
LGreg Myers52
RJim Leyritz⇄25
BMandy Romero⇄6
BBen Davis1

1B

LWally Joyner127
LMark Sweeney21
RJim Leyritz⇄21
RArchi Cianfrocco19
REddie Williams7
LJohn Vander Wal⇄3
RAndy Sheets2
RGeorge Arias1
RCarlos Hernandez1

2B

BQuilvio Veras131
LEd Giovanola35
RAndy Sheets22
RArchi Cianfrocco3

3B

BKen Caminiti126
LEd Giovanola37
RAndy Sheets23
RGeorge Arias14
RArchi Cianfrocco13
RJim Leyritz⇄1

SS

RChris Gomez143
RAndy Sheets39
LEd Giovanola1
RJim Leyritz⇄1

LF

RGreg Vaughn151
RJames Mouton16
RRuben Rivera13
LMark Sweeney5
LJohn Vander Wal⇄3
RJim Leyritz⇄1

CF

LSteve Finley157
RRuben Rivera13
RJames Mouton4

RF

LTony Gwynn116
RRuben Rivera73
LMark Sweeney29
RJames Mouton14
LJohn Vander Wal⇄14
RArchi Cianfrocco3

DH

RGreg Vaughn4
LTony Gwynn3
LMark Sweeney1

Starters

RKevin Brown10.0 WAR
RAndy Ashby3.0 WAR
RJoey Hamilton2.4 WAR
LSterling Hitchcock1.4 WAR
RStan Spencer0.5 WAR
RDonne Wall0.4 WAR
RPete Smith⇄0.3 WAR
RMatt Clement0.3 WAR
LMark Langston0.0 WAR
RBrian Boehringer-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTrevor Hoffman53 sv
RDan Miceli0 h
RBrian Boehringer0 h
RDonne Wall0 h
RScott Sanders⇄0 h
RCarlos Reyes⇄0 h
LRoberto Ramirez0 h
LRandy Myers⇄0 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 1997)

PlayerfWAR
Kevin Brown10.0
Dan Miceli1.2
Greg Myers0.7
Jim Leyritz0.6
Stan Spencer0.5
Ed Giovanola0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 1997)

Player1997 fWAR
Rickey Henderson2.0
John Flaherty1.1
Sean Bergman0.6
Chris Jones0.5
Derrek Lee0.3
Todd Erdos0.1

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 1998; everyone else is shown as a 1998 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Kevin Brown 1998 +10.0 +200.5 4.9 +195.6 $0.5M 2.50× –
Greg Vaughn 1998 +5.8 +94.9 5.3 +89.6 $0.9M 2.05× –
Trevor Hoffman 1998 +3.1 +63.9 2.9 +61.0 $0.9M 2.57× –
Andy Ashby 1998 +3.0 +46.7 4.1 +42.6 $1.4M 1.96× –
Joey Hamilton 1998 +2.4 +28.6 3.2 +25.4 $1.3M 1.49× –
Quilvio Veras 1998 +3.0 +25.5 1.1 +24.4 $0.4M 1.07× –
Ken Caminiti 1998 +2.6 +23.1 3.5 +19.6 $1.4M 1.12× –
Chris Gomez 1998 +1.6 +11.6 1.1 +10.5 $0.7M 0.89× –
Wally Joyner 1998 +2.1 +13.6 3.8 +9.8 $1.8M 0.81× –
Sterling Hitchcock 1998 +1.4 +11.5 2.2 +9.2 $1.6M 1.02× –
Dan Miceli 1998 +1.2 +6.2 0.8 +5.4 $0.6M 0.67× –
Tony Gwynn 1998 +1.2 +8.2 4.0 +4.2 $3.3M 0.83× –
Stan Spencer 1998 +0.5 +3.9 0.2 +3.8 $0.4M 1.02× –
Ruben Rivera 1998 +0.6 +3.7 0.2 +3.6 $0.3M 0.83× –
Pete Smith↔ 1998 +0.3 +2.7 0.3 +2.5 $0.8M 1.02× –
Carlos Hernandez 1998 +0.7 +3.0 0.7 +2.3 $1.0M 0.52× –
Ed Giovanola 1998 +0.5 +2.2 0.2 +2.0 $0.4M 0.58× –
Greg Myers 1998 +0.7 +2.7 0.8 +2.0 $1.2M 0.52× –
Donne Wall 1998 +0.4 +2.1 0.2 +1.9 $0.5M 0.67× –
Jim Leyritz↔ 1998 +0.6 +2.4 1.1 +1.3 $1.9M 0.52× –
John Vander Wal↔ 1998 +0.2 +1.3 0.1 +1.2 $0.5M 0.83× –
Andy Sheets 1998 +0.1 +0.6 0.2 +0.4 $1.5M 0.61× –
Carlos Reyes↔ 1998 +0.1 +0.3 0.2 +0.1 $3.0M 0.67× –
Marc Kroon↔ 1998 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 +0.1 $2.2M 0.67× –
George Arias 1998 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $6.6M 0.58× –
Jim Bruske↔ 1998 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Mark Langston 1998 +0.0 +0.1 0.5 -0.4 $34.5M 1.02× –
Ben Van Ryn↔ 1998 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Don Wengert↔ 1998 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Mark Sweeney 1998 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -1.0 – 0.83× –
Scott Sanders↔ 1998 +0.1 +0.4 1.5 -1.1 $18.5M 0.67× –
Brian Boehringer 1998 -0.6 -3.0 0.2 -3.2 – 0.67× –
Randy Myers↔ 1998 -0.2 -1.8 1.5 -3.3 – 1.34× –
Archi Cianfrocco 1998 -0.9 -4.0 0.5 -4.5 – 0.56× –
Steve Finley 1998 -0.2 -1.6 3.4 -5.0 – 0.83× –
James Mouton 1998 -0.7 -4.8 0.4 -5.2 – 0.83× –
Ben Davis 1998 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Eddie Williams 1998 -0.3 -1.5 – – – 0.56× –
Mandy Romero↔ 1998 -0.2 -0.7 – – – 0.52× –
Matt Clement 1998 +0.3 +2.4 – – – 1.02× –
Roberto Ramirez 1998 -0.4 -2.2 – – – 0.67× –
Will Cunnane 1998 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+38.4+539.649.7+492.7—

Trades

Every graded 1998 deal involving the Padres — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 11 total.

1998 · DET / SDP
DET · Randy Smith +$5.6M
Rod Lindsey
SDP · Kevin Towers −$5.6M
Scott Sanders
DET came out ahead by $5.6M
1998 · SDP / NYY
SDP · Kevin Towers +$0.8M
Shea Morenz, Ray Ricken
NYY · Bob Watson −$0.8M
Jim Bruske, Brad Kaufman
SDP came out ahead by $0.8M
1998 · BOS / SDP
BOS · Dan Duquette +$9.6M
Carlos Reyes, Mandy Romero, Darío Veras
SDP · Kevin Towers −$9.6M
Ethan Faggett, Jim Leyritz
BOS came out ahead by $9.6M
1998 · SDP / BAL
SDP · Kevin Towers +$3.2M
Eric Estes
BAL · Pat Gillick −$3.2M
Pete Smith
SDP came out ahead by $3.2M
1998 · SDP / CIN
SDP · Kevin Towers +$1.6M
Buddy Carlyle
CIN · Jim Bowden −$1.6M
Marc Kroon
SDP came out ahead by $1.6M
1998 · SDP / CHC
SDP · Kevin Towers +$0.8M
Ben VanRyn
CHC · Ed Lynch −$0.8M
Don Wengert
SDP came out ahead by $0.8M
1998 · LAD / SDP
LAD · Tommy Lasorda +$1.6M
Widd Workman
SDP · Kevin Towers −$1.6M
Jim Bruske
LAD came out ahead by $1.6M
1998 · TOR / SDP
TOR · Gord Ash +$18.4M
Brian Loyd
SDP · Kevin Towers −$18.4M
Randy Myers
TOR came out ahead by $18.4M
1998 · HOU / SDP
HOU · Gerry Hunsicker +$8.8M
Sean Bergman
SDP · Kevin Towers −$8.8M
James Mouton
HOU came out ahead by $8.8M
1998 · SDP / COL
SDP · Kevin Towers +$4.0M
John Vander Wal
COL · Bob Gebhard −$4.0M
Kevin Burford
SDP came out ahead by $4.0M
1998 · SDP / TOR
SDP · Kevin Towers +$7.2M
Carlos Almánzar, Woody Williams, Pete Tucci
TOR · Gord Ash −$7.2M
Joey Hamilton
SDP came out ahead by $7.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1998 payroll
$49.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 1998, 1998–2004. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1998199920002001200220032004
Greg Vaughn329.000$5.3MFREE AGENT
Kevin Brown3312.000$4.9MFREE AGENT
Andy Ashby307.000$4.1M$5.0MFREE AGENT
Tony Gwynn3816.000$4.0M$4.4M$6.3M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Wally Joyner3612.000$3.8M$2.8MFREE AGENT
Ken Caminiti3511.000$3.5MFREE AGENT
Steve Finley339.000$3.4MFREE AGENT
Sterling Hitchcock276.000$2.2M$3.5M$6.1M$4.6MFREE AGENT
Randy Myers3513.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Jim Leyritz348.000$1.1M$1.2MFREE AGENT
Greg Myers3211.000$750k$506kFREE AGENT
Carlos Hernandez318.000$700kFREE AGENT$1.4M
Mark Langston3714.000$500kFREE AGENT
Archi Cianfrocco316.000$475kFREE AGENT
Pete Smith3211.000$282kFREE AGENT
John Vander Wal327.000$103k$1.1MFREE AGENT
Eddie Williams3312.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1998199920002001200220032004
Joey Hamilton274.000$3.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Hoffman305.000$2.9MFREE AGENT
Scott Sanders295.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Chris Gomez275.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Quilvio Veras273.000$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Miceli275.000$750kFREE AGENT
James Mouton294.000$435kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Sweeney283.000$235kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Boehringer293.000$230kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Donne Wall303.000$215kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ruben Rivera243.000$182kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ed Giovanola293.000$181kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Reyes294.000$177kARB 3FREE AGENT
Don Wengert283.000$73kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marc Kroon253.000$59kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Bruske333.000$19kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1998199920002001200220032004
George Arias262.000$181kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Sheets262.000$181kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stan Spencer280.000$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Van Ryn262.000$41kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Will Cunnane241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mandy Romero30–—
Roberto Ramirez260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Clement230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Davis210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1998 acquisition stacked onto Padres's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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