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Giants SFG

198883–79 (0.512)
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GM: Al Rosen

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1988, 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
$12M
Surplus $M
+0
Win %
0.512
TAB
+6.8
WAB
+0.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
41.6
Dead money %
36%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-1.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1988 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBob Melvin89
RBob Brenly69
RKirt Manwaring40
LHarry Spilman⇄2

1B

LWill Clark158
LMike Aldrete10
LFrancisco Melendez6
RBob Melvin1

2B

RRobby Thompson134
RChris Speier45
LErnest Riles⇄13
RTony Perezchica6
RMark Wasinger1

3B

RKevin Mitchell102
LErnest Riles⇄46
RMatt Williams43
RChris Speier22
RCharlie Hayes3
RPhil Garner2
BAngel Escobar1
RMark Wasinger1

SS

BJose Uribe140
LErnest Riles⇄20
RMatt Williams14
RChris Speier12
BAngel Escobar1

LF

LMike Aldrete83
RKevin Mitchell40
RDonell Nixon32
RJoel Youngblood22
RCharlie Hayes3
LFrancisco Melendez1
LHarry Spilman⇄1
RRusty Tillman1

CF

LBrett Butler155
RDonell Nixon15
RJoel Youngblood9
LMike Aldrete7

RF

RCandy Maldonado139
LMike Aldrete40
RJoel Youngblood18
RCharlie Hayes1

DH

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Starters

RRick Reuschel3.7 WAR
RKelly Downs3.2 WAR
RDon Robinson3.0 WAR
RMike LaCoss1.9 WAR
RMike Krukow1.0 WAR
LAtlee Hammaker0.8 WAR
LTerry Mulholland0.5 WAR
LTrevor Wilson0.5 WAR
LDave Dravecky0.3 WAR
LDennis Cook0.3 WAR
LJoe Price0.1 WAR
RJeff Brantley0.0 WAR

Bullpen

★ RScott Garrelts13 sv
LCraig Lefferts0 h
LJoe Price0 h
RRandy Bockus0 h
LRoger Samuels0 h
RLary Sorensen0 h
RJeff Brantley0 h
RRon Davis0 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 1987)

PlayerfWAR
Brett Butler5.8
Ernest Riles1.8
Donell Nixon1.0
Terry Mulholland0.5
Trevor Wilson0.5
Dennis Cook0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 1987)

Player1987 fWAR
Chili Davis1.6
Eddie Milner0.8
Mark Davis0.7
Jim Gott0.6
Mark Grant0.4
Keith Comstock0.4

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 1988; everyone else is shown as a 1988 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Brett Butler 1988 +5.8 +95.3 0.9 +94.4 $0.2M 2.05× –
Rick Reuschel 1988 +3.7 +64.7 0.8 +63.9 $0.2M 2.19× –
Will Clark 1988 +5.7 +62.8 0.3 +62.5 $0.1M 1.37× –
Don Robinson 1988 +3.0 +61.2 0.9 +60.3 $0.3M 2.57× –
Kelly Downs 1988 +3.2 +49.9 0.2 +49.8 $0.1M 1.96× –
Kevin Mitchell 1988 +2.6 +23.5 0.2 +23.3 $0.1M 1.12× –
Michael LaCoss 1988 +1.9 +22.9 0.5 +22.4 $0.3M 1.49× –
Robby Thompson 1988 +2.5 +21.6 0.2 +21.4 $0.1M 1.07× –
Mike Aldrete 1988 +1.6 +16.0 0.2 +15.9 $0.1M 1.22× –
Scott Garrelts 1988 +1.2 +13.3 0.6 +12.7 $0.5M 1.34× –
Ernest Riles↔ 1988 +1.8 +12.2 0.2 +12.1 $0.1M 0.85× –
Atlee Hammaker 1988 +0.8 +8.7 0.8 +7.9 $0.9M 1.34× –
Mike Krukow 1988 +1.0 +8.3 0.9 +7.4 $0.9M 1.02× –
Donell Nixon 1988 +1.0 +6.6 0.1 +6.5 $0.1M 0.83× –
Chris Speier 1988 +1.2 +5.5 0.4 +5.1 $0.3M 0.56× –
Craig Lefferts 1988 +0.5 +5.3 0.6 +4.7 $1.2M 1.34× –
Jose Uribe 1988 +1.0 +4.8 0.5 +4.3 $0.5M 0.61× –
Bob Melvin 1988 +1.0 +4.3 0.1 +4.2 $0.1M 0.52× –
Terry Mulholland 1988 +0.5 +4.3 0.1 +4.2 $0.1M 1.02× –
Matt Williams 1988 +0.5 +2.5 0.1 +2.4 $0.1M 0.58× –
Candy Maldonado 1988 +0.4 +2.4 0.8 +1.7 $2.0M 0.83× –
Dave Dravecky 1988 +0.3 +2.1 0.7 +1.4 $2.8M 1.02× –
Lary Sorensen 1988 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $0.6M 0.67× –
Joel Youngblood 1988 +0.2 +1.0 0.3 +0.7 $2.1M 0.83× –
Joe Price 1988 +0.1 +0.7 0.3 +0.4 $2.3M 0.67× –
Harry Spilman↔ 1988 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 – 0.52× –
Jeffrey Leonard↔ 1988 -0.0 -0.3 0.3 -0.5 – 0.83× –
Francisco Melendez 1988 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.56× –
Roger Samuels 1988 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Phil Garner 1988 -0.1 -0.7 0.4 -1.0 – 0.58× –
Bob Brenly 1988 -0.3 -1.3 0.6 -1.9 – 0.52× –
Jeff Brantley 1988 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.0 $22.7M 0.67× –
Angel Escobar 1988 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.58× –
Charlie Hayes 1988 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.58× –
Dennis Cook 1988 +0.3 +2.6 – – – 1.02× –
Jessie Reid 1988 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Kirt Manwaring 1988 +0.2 +0.8 – – – 0.52× –
Mark Wasinger 1988 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Randy Bockus 1988 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Ron Davis 1988 -0.3 -1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Rusty Tillman 1988 +0.2 +1.1 – – – 0.83× –
Tony Perezchica 1988 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Trevor Wilson 1988 +0.5 +3.7 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+41.6+501.912.6+485.0—

Trades

Every graded 1988 deal involving the Giants — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

1988 · SFG / SEA
SFG · Al Rosen +$8.8M
Donell Nixon
SEA · Dick Balderson −$8.8M
Rod Scurry
SFG came out ahead by $8.8M
1988 · SFG / MIN
SFG · Al Rosen +$0.0M
Karl Best
MIN · Andy MacPhail +$0.0M
Alan Cockrell
Even trade
1988 · OAK / SFG
OAK · Sandy Alderson +$6.4M
Charlie Corbell
SFG · Al Rosen −$6.4M
Rod Beck
OAK came out ahead by $6.4M
1988 · SFG / WSN
SFG · Al Rosen +$0.0M
Wilfredo Tejada
WSN · Bill Stoneman +$0.0M
Ángel Escobar
Even trade
1988 · SFG / MIL
SFG · Al Rosen +$21.6M
Ernie Riles
MIL · Harry Dalton −$21.6M
Jeffrey Leonard
SFG came out ahead by $21.6M
1988 · WSN / SFG
WSN · Bill Stoneman +$8.0M
Mike Aldrete
SFG · Al Rosen −$8.0M
Tracy Jones
WSN came out ahead by $8.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1988 payroll
$12.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 1988, 1988–1994. 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 (19)

PlayerAgeSvc1988198919901991199219931994
Brett Butler317.000$900k$900k$1.1MFREE AGENT
Mike Krukow3612.000$900k$875kFREE AGENT
Don Robinson3110.000$900k$900k$950k$2.5MFREE AGENT
Rick Reuschel3916.000$800k$1.2M$1.0M$1.4MFREE AGENT
Atlee Hammaker307.000$750k$983k$570kFREE AGENT
Candy Maldonado277.000$750k$900kFREE AGENT
Dave Dravecky326.000$700k$750kFREE AGENT
Scott Garrelts266.000$625k$706k$1.4M$2.4MFREE AGENT
Bob Brenly347.000$600k$544kFREE AGENT
Michael LaCoss3210.000$500k$1.1M$1.1M$1.4MFREE AGENT
Chris Speier3817.000$400k$425kFREE AGENT
Phil Garner3915.000$375kFREE AGENT
Joel Youngblood3612.000$320kFREE AGENT
Joe Price318.000$300k$55kFREE AGENT
Jeffrey Leonard3211.000$287kFREE AGENT
Harry Spilman3310.000$191kFREE AGENT
Lary Sorensen3211.000$100kFREE AGENT
Ron Davis3210.000—FREE AGENT
Rusty Tillman276.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (6)

PlayerAgeSvc1988198919901991199219931994
Craig Lefferts305.000$575kFREE AGENT
Jose Uribe294.000$535kARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Mitchell264.000$238kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ernest Riles273.000$165kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Melvin263.000$145kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Melendez244.000$70kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (18)

PlayerAgeSvc1988198919901991199219931994
Will Clark242.000$320kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robby Thompson262.000$232kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kelly Downs272.000$160kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Aldrete272.000$160kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Williams221.000$75kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Donell Nixon261.000$72kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terry Mulholland252.000$70kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Brantley240.000$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roger Samuels270.000$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Bockus27–—
Dennis Cook250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Angel Escobar23–—
Charlie Hayes230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kirt Manwaring221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Perezchica220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jessie Reid26–—
Mark Wasinger26–—
Trevor Wilson220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1988 acquisition stacked onto Giants's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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