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Giants SFG

198683–79 (0.512)
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GM: Al Rosen

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1986, 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
$8M
Surplus $M
+4
Win %
0.512
TAB
+9.1
WAB
+4.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
39.8
Dead money %
22%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-2.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1986 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBob Brenly101
RBob Melvin84
LBrad Gulden10
BPhil Ouellette9
LHarry Spilman⇄2

1B

LWill Clark101
LMike Aldrete37
LHarry Spilman⇄20
RBob Brenly19
LDan Driessen⇄15
RJoel Youngblood7
LRick Lancellotti1

2B

RRobby Thompson148
LMike Woodard23
BLuis Quinones8
RJoel Youngblood4
RRandy Kutcher3
LHarry Spilman⇄1
RBrad Wellman1

3B

RChris Brown111
RBob Brenly45
BLuis Quinones31
LHarry Spilman⇄7
RJoel Youngblood5
RRandy Kutcher4
LMike Woodard2
RBob Melvin1
RBrad Wellman1
RCandy Maldonado1

SS

BJose Uribe156
BLuis Quinones33
RRandy Kutcher13
RBrad Wellman8
LMike Woodard2
RChris Brown2
RJoel Youngblood1
RRobby Thompson1

LF

RJeffrey Leonard87
RCandy Maldonado47
LMike Aldrete30
RJoel Youngblood29
RRandy Kutcher7
LHarry Spilman⇄1
LRandy Bockus1

CF

RDan Gladden90
BChili Davis53
RRandy Kutcher44
RCandy Maldonado6

RF

BChili Davis117
RCandy Maldonado62
RJoel Youngblood17
LMike Aldrete2
RJeff Robinson1
LRandy Bockus1
RRandy Kutcher1
LRick Lancellotti1

DH

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Starters

RMike Krukow4.3 WAR
RMike LaCoss2.6 WAR
RKelly Downs1.7 WAR
RScott Garrelts1.7 WAR
LMark Davis1.6 WAR
RJeff Robinson1.1 WAR
RJuan Berenguer0.7 WAR
LVida Blue0.6 WAR
RRoger Mason0.3 WAR
RMark Grant0.1 WAR
LTerry Mulholland-0.0 WAR
RJim Gott-0.0 WAR
LSteve Carlton⇄0.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJeff Robinson8 sv
LMark Davis0 h
RGreg Minton0 h
RJuan Berenguer0 h
RFrank Williams0 h
RBill Laskey0 h
LChuck Hensley0 h
RJim Gott0 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 1985)

PlayerfWAR
Michael LaCoss2.6
Robby Thompson2.4
Candy Maldonado1.9
Will Clark1.8
Kelly Downs1.7
Mike Aldrete1.2

Key subtractions (gone from 1985)

Player1985 fWAR
Dave LaPoint2.7
Atlee Hammaker1.8
Ron Roenicke1.3
Manny Trillo0.8
Alex Trevino0.4
Duane Kuiper0.2

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Giants. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1986; everyone else is shown as a 1986 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Mike Krukow 1986 +4.3 +75.6 0.7 +74.8 $0.2M 2.19× –
Chili Davis 1986 +3.9 +55.9 0.7 +55.2 $0.2M 1.79× –
Michael LaCoss 1986 +2.6 +40.6 0.2 +40.4 $0.1M 1.96× –
Dan Gladden 1986 +2.8 +35.4 0.2 +35.2 $0.1M 1.60× –
Scott Garrelts 1986 +1.7 +27.1 0.2 +26.9 $0.1M 1.95× –
Chris Brown 1986 +3.0 +26.7 0.2 +26.6 $0.1M 1.12× –
Bob Brenly 1986 +2.8 +22.6 0.5 +22.1 $0.2M 1.00× –
Kelly Downs 1986 +1.7 +19.9 0.1 +19.9 $0.0M 1.49× –
Candy Maldonado 1986 +1.9 +18.9 0.5 +18.5 $0.2M 1.22× –
Robby Thompson 1986 +2.4 +16.0 0.1 +15.9 $0.0M 0.82× –
Jose Uribe 1986 +1.9 +13.4 0.1 +13.3 $0.1M 0.89× –
Mark Davis 1986 +1.6 +12.2 0.3 +11.9 $0.2M 0.98× –
Will Clark 1986 +1.8 +11.9 0.1 +11.9 $0.0M 0.81× –
Jeff Robinson 1986 +1.1 +11.6 0.1 +11.4 $0.1M 1.34× –
Jeffrey Leonard 1986 +1.2 +7.9 0.9 +7.0 $0.8M 0.83× –
Randy Kutcher 1986 +0.9 +6.2 0.1 +6.2 $0.1M 0.83× –
Mike Aldrete 1986 +1.2 +5.2 0.1 +5.1 $0.1M 0.56× –
Vida Blue 1986 +0.6 +4.8 0.5 +4.3 $0.8M 1.02× –
Bob Melvin 1986 +1.0 +4.2 0.1 +4.1 $0.1M 0.52× –
Joel Youngblood 1986 +0.6 +4.3 0.5 +3.8 $0.7M 0.83× –
Juan Berenguer 1986 +0.7 +3.9 0.3 +3.6 $0.5M 0.67× –
Frank Williams 1986 +0.7 +3.7 0.3 +3.4 $0.4M 0.67× –
Harry Spilman↔ 1986 +0.6 +2.8 0.0 +2.8 $0.1M 0.56× –
Roger Mason 1986 +0.3 +2.3 0.1 +2.2 $0.3M 1.02× –
Dan Driessen↔ 1986 +0.1 +0.5 0.3 +0.2 $2.9M 0.56× –
Steve Carlton↔ 1986 +0.0 +0.3 0.2 +0.1 $5.4M 1.02× –
Greg Minton 1986 +0.1 +0.6 0.8 -0.1 $13.0M 1.34× –
Jim Gott 1986 -0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Luis Quinones 1986 -0.8 -4.0 0.1 -4.0 – 0.61× –
Bill Laskey 1986 -0.7 -3.7 – – – 0.67× –
Brad Gulden 1986 -0.4 -1.5 – – – 0.52× –
Brad Wellman 1986 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.61× –
Chris Jones 1986 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.83× –
Chuck Hensley 1986 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Mark Grant 1986 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Woodard 1986 +0.5 +2.2 – – – 0.56× –
Phil Ouellette 1986 -0.2 -0.7 – – – 0.52× –
Randy Bockus 1986 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Rick Lancellotti 1986 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.56× –
Terry Mulholland 1986 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+39.7+425.58.7+422.3—

Trades

Every graded 1986 deal involving the Giants — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 1 total.

1986 · SFG / MIL
SFG · Al Rosen +$0.8M
Rob Dewolf
MIL · Harry Dalton −$0.8M
Steve Stanicek
SFG came out ahead by $0.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1986 payroll
$8.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 1986, 1986–1992. 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 (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1986198719881989199019911992
Jeffrey Leonard309.000$900k$975k$613kFREE AGENT
Greg Minton3411.000$765k$549kFREE AGENT
Mike Krukow3410.000$745k$648k$900k$875kFREE AGENT
Vida Blue3617.000$450kFREE AGENT
Joel Youngblood3410.000$450k$450k$320kFREE AGENT
Mark Davis256.000$350k$279kFREE AGENT
Juan Berenguer318.000$345kFREE AGENT
Dan Driessen3413.000$328kFREE AGENT
Michael LaCoss308.000$225k$300k$500k$1.1M$1.1M$1.4MFREE AGENT
Steve Carlton4121.000$188kFREE AGENT
Harry Spilman318.000$42k$175k$191kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1986198719881989199019911992
Chili Davis265.000$690kFREE AGENT
Bob Brenly325.000$460kFREE AGENT
Candy Maldonado255.000$450kFREE AGENT
Jim Gott264.000$375kARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Garrelts244.000$205kARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Gladden283.000$175kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Quinones243.000$65kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Laskey284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Wellman264.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (20)

PlayerAgeSvc1986198719881989199019911992
Frank Williams282.000$275kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Brown242.000$155kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Uribe272.000$133kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Robinson252.000$128kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Melvin241.000$75kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roger Mason282.000$72kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Aldrete250.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Will Clark220.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kelly Downs250.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Kutcher260.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robby Thompson240.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Bockus25–—
Mark Grant222.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Gulden30–—
Chuck Hensley27–—
Chris Jones28–—
Rick Lancellotti29–—
Terry Mulholland230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Ouellette24–—
Mike Woodard26–—

Graphs

How each 1986 acquisition stacked onto Giants's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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