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Padres SDP

199974–88 (0.457)
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GM: Kevin Towers

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1999, 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
$41M
Surplus $M
-3
Win %
0.457
TAB
-2.5
WAB
-5.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
29.7
Dead money %
20%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-2.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1999 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BBen Davis74
LGreg Myers⇄50
RJim Leyritz⇄50
RPhil Nevin31
RWiki Gonzalez17

1B

LWally Joyner105
LDave Magadan42
LJohn Vander Wal28
REric Owens12
RPhil Nevin11
BCarlos Baerga⇄2
RCarlos García1

2B

BQuilvio Veras118
RDamian Jackson21
LDavid Newhan19
LEd Giovanola19
REric Owens1

3B

RPhil Nevin67
LDave Magadan52
RGeorge Arias50
LEd Giovanola24
RCarlos García4
REric Owens4
LDavid Newhan1

SS

RDamian Jackson100
RChris Gomez75
LEd Giovanola7

LF

RReggie Sanders97
REric Owens69
LJohn Vander Wal45
BGary Matthews Jr.6
RPhil Nevin5
RDamian Jackson2

CF

RRuben Rivera143
REric Owens47
RReggie Sanders15
LMike Darr3
BGary Matthews Jr.2

RF

LTony Gwynn104
RReggie Sanders41
REric Owens27
LMike Darr21
BGary Matthews Jr.9
RPhil Nevin9
LJohn Vander Wal3
RDamian Jackson1

DH

LTony Gwynn2
LJohn Vander Wal1
RPhil Nevin1
RReggie Sanders1
LWally Joyner1

Starters

LSterling Hitchcock2.6 WAR
RAndy Ashby2.6 WAR
RMatt Clement1.9 WAR
RWoody Williams1.6 WAR
RBrian Boehringer0.9 WAR
RBuddy Carlyle0.2 WAR
LHeath Murray-0.1 WAR
RStan Spencer-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTrevor Hoffman40 sv
RDonne Wall18 h
LMatt Whisenant⇄11 h
RDan Miceli9 h
RCarlos Reyes5 h
RWill Cunnane5 h
RCarlos Almanzar0 h
LEd Vosberg⇄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 1998)

PlayerfWAR
Reggie Sanders4.1
Phil Nevin3.5
Woody Williams1.6
Damian Jackson1.0
Dave Magadan0.9
Eric Owens0.8

Key subtractions (gone from 1998)

Player1998 fWAR
Kevin Brown10.0
Greg Vaughn5.8
Ken Caminiti2.6
Joey Hamilton2.4
Carlos Hernandez0.7
Pete Smith0.3

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 1999; everyone else is shown as a 1999 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Reggie Sanders 1999 +4.1 +59.3 3.7 +55.6 $0.9M 1.79× –
Sterling Hitchcock 1999 +2.6 +40.9 3.5 +37.4 $1.3M 1.96× –
Andy Ashby 1999 +2.6 +41.3 5.0 +36.2 $1.9M 1.96× –
Phil Nevin 1999 +3.5 +35.4 0.3 +35.1 $0.1M 1.25× –
Trevor Hoffman 1999 +2.3 +35.5 4.8 +30.7 $2.1M 1.95× –
Matt Clement 1999 +1.9 +22.1 0.2 +21.9 $0.1M 1.49× –
Tony Gwynn 1999 +2.1 +20.6 4.4 +16.2 $2.1M 1.22× –
Woody Williams 1999 +1.6 +18.7 3.1 +15.7 $2.0M 1.49× –
Ruben Rivera 1999 +1.4 +9.0 0.3 +8.7 $0.2M 0.83× –
Quilvio Veras 1999 +1.6 +10.5 2.1 +8.4 $1.3M 0.82× –
John Vander Wal 1999 +1.3 +8.4 1.1 +7.3 $0.9M 0.83× –
Brian Boehringer 1999 +0.9 +5.0 0.3 +4.7 $0.3M 0.67× –
Eric Owens 1999 +0.8 +5.0 0.3 +4.7 $0.4M 0.83× –
Damian Jackson 1999 +1.0 +4.7 0.2 +4.5 $0.2M 0.61× –
Dave Magadan 1999 +0.9 +4.0 0.6 +3.5 $0.7M 0.58× –
Matt Whisenant↔ 1999 +0.2 +1.7 0.1 +1.7 $0.5M 1.34× –
Wally Joyner 1999 +0.9 +4.1 2.8 +1.3 $3.0M 0.56× –
Wiki Gonzalez 1999 +0.4 +1.5 0.2 +1.3 $0.5M 0.52× –
Ben Davis 1999 +0.3 +1.3 0.2 +1.1 $0.6M 0.52× –
Buddy Carlyle 1999 +0.2 +1.3 0.2 +1.1 $1.2M 1.02× –
Greg Myers↔ 1999 +0.2 +1.0 0.5 +0.5 $2.0M 0.52× –
Carlos Reyes 1999 +0.2 +0.8 0.4 +0.4 $2.6M 0.67× –
Matt Whiteside 1999 +0.0 +0.2 0.4 -0.2 $9.6M 0.67× –
George Arias 1999 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 – 0.58× –
Heath Murray 1999 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Ed Vosberg↔ 1999 -0.0 -0.2 0.5 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Carlos Garcia 1999 -0.2 -0.9 0.3 -1.1 – 0.58× –
Jim Leyritz↔ 1999 -0.0 -0.1 1.2 -1.3 – 0.52× –
Stan Spencer 1999 -0.2 -2.0 0.2 -2.2 – 1.02× –
Carlos Baerga↔ 1999 -0.5 -2.1 0.3 -2.4 – 0.56× –
Chris Gomez 1999 -0.0 -0.2 2.2 -2.4 – 0.61× –
Dan Miceli 1999 +0.2 +1.1 1.1 -0.0 $5.5M 0.67× –
Donne Wall 1999 +0.0 +0.3 0.3 +0.0 $9.1M 1.34× –
Carlos Almánzar 1999 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
David Newhan 1999 -0.6 -2.5 – – – 0.56× –
Domingo Guzman 1999 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Ed Giovanola 1999 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.58× –
Gary Matthews Jr. 1999 +0.4 +2.8 – – – 0.83× –
Mike Darr 1999 +0.6 +4.1 – – – 0.83× –
Roberto Rivera 1999 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Will Cunnane 1999 -0.6 -3.4 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+29.8+327.641.2+286.7—

Trades

Every graded 1999 deal involving the Padres — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.

1999 · SDP / MIA
SDP · Kevin Towers +$1.6M
Brian Meadows
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$1.6M
Dan Miceli
SDP came out ahead by $1.6M
1999 · SDP / PHI
SDP · Kevin Towers +$132.8M
Adam Eaton, Carlton Loewer, Steve Montgomery
PHI · Ed Wade −$132.8M
Andy Ashby
SDP came out ahead by $132.8M
1999 · SDP / CIN
SDP · Kevin Towers +$38.4M
Damian Jackson, Reggie Sanders, Josh Harris
CIN · Jim Bowden −$38.4M
Mark Sweeney, Greg Vaughn
SDP came out ahead by $38.4M
1999 · SDP / ANA
SDP · Kevin Towers +$122.4M
Phil Nevin, Keith Volkman
ANA · Bill Bavasi −$122.4M
Andy Sheets, Gus Kennedy
SDP came out ahead by $122.4M
1999 · SDP / NYY
SDP · Kevin Towers +$12.0M
Geraldo Padua
NYY · Brian Cashman −$12.0M
Jim Leyritz
SDP came out ahead by $12.0M
1999 · SDP / ATL
SDP · Kevin Towers +$1.6M
Doug Dent
ATL · John Schuerholz −$1.6M
Greg Myers
SDP came out ahead by $1.6M
1999 · SDP / TOR
SDP · Kevin Towers +$0.0M
Isabel Giron
TOR · Gord Ash +$0.0M
Juan Melo
Even trade
1999 · CHC / SDP
CHC · Ed Lynch +$1.6M
Brandon Pernell
SDP · Kevin Towers −$1.6M
Dan Serafini
CHC came out ahead by $1.6M
1999 · ATL / SDP
ATL · John Schuerholz +$13.6M
Wally Joyner, Reggie Sanders, Quilvio Veras
SDP · Kevin Towers −$13.6M
Bret Boone, Ryan Klesko, Jason Shiell
ATL came out ahead by $13.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1999 payroll
$41.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 1999, 1999–2005. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Andy Ashby318.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Trevor Hoffman316.000$4.8M$6.6M$6.8M$6.6M$9.6M$2.5M$5.0M
Tony Gwynn3917.000$4.4M$6.3M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Reggie Sanders318.000$3.7MFREE AGENT
Sterling Hitchcock287.000$3.5M$6.1M$4.6MFREE AGENT
Woody Williams326.000$3.1M$4.6M$3.6MFREE AGENT$3.0M
Wally Joyner3713.000$2.8MFREE AGENT
Chris Gomez286.000$2.2M$2.6M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Jim Leyritz359.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Dan Miceli286.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
John Vander Wal338.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Dave Magadan3613.000$575k$775k$575kFREE AGENT
Ed Vosberg3713.000$533kFREE AGENT
Greg Myers3312.000$506kFREE AGENT
Matt Whiteside317.000$375kFREE AGENT
Carlos Baerga309.000$300kFREE AGENT
Carlos Garcia319.000$265kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Quilvio Veras284.000$2.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Reyes305.000$400kFREE AGENT
Brian Boehringer304.000$275kARB 3FREE AGENT
Donne Wall314.000$275kARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Owens284.000$275kARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Nevin284.000$265kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ruben Rivera254.000$265kARB 3FREE AGENT
George Arias273.000$215kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Damian Jackson253.000$203kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ed Giovanola304.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roberto Rivera304.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Heath Murray262.000$202kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stan Spencer291.000$201kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Clement241.000$201kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wiki Gonzalez250.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Davis221.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Buddy Carlyle210.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Whisenant282.000$77kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Almánzar252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Will Cunnane252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Darr230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Domingo Guzman24–—
Gary Matthews Jr.240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Newhan250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1999 acquisition stacked onto Padres's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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