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Giants SFG

198992–70 (0.568)Lost World Series
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GM: Al Rosen

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1989, 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
$16M
Surplus $M
-1
Win %
0.568
TAB
+4.5
WAB
+7.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
41.1
Dead money %
28%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-3.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1989 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LTerry Kennedy121
RKirt Manwaring81
RBob Brenly⇄12
RBill Bathe7
RGreg Litton2

1B

LWill Clark158
LKen Oberkfell⇄16
LMike Laga4
LJim Steels3
LTerry Kennedy2
REd Jurak1
RChris Speier1

2B

RRobby Thompson148
LErnest Riles18
RGreg Litton15
LKen Oberkfell⇄10
REd Jurak4
RChris Speier4

3B

LErnest Riles83
RMatt Williams73
LKen Oberkfell⇄38
RGreg Litton34
RChris Speier9
REd Jurak5
RCharlie Hayes⇄3
RKevin Mitchell2

SS

BJose Uribe150
RMatt Williams30
RChris Speier9
RGreg Litton9
RMike Benjamin8
LErnest Riles7
REd Jurak6

LF

RKevin Mitchell147
LPat Sheridan⇄18
RDonell Nixon15
RGreg Litton4
LErnest Riles2
REd Jurak1
LJim Weaver1

CF

LBrett Butler152
RDonell Nixon29
LPat Sheridan⇄7
RTracy Jones⇄5

RF

RCandy Maldonado116
LPat Sheridan⇄45
RDonell Nixon26
LJim Weaver7
LErnest Riles3
RGreg Litton2
REd Jurak1
LJim Steels1

DH

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Starters

RScott Garrelts3.9 WAR
RRick Reuschel2.6 WAR
RDon Robinson2.2 WAR
RMike LaCoss1.5 WAR
LAtlee Hammaker0.8 WAR
RKelly Downs0.7 WAR
LBob Knepper⇄0.3 WAR
LDennis Cook⇄0.3 WAR
LTerry Mulholland⇄0.1 WAR
LTrevor Wilson0.1 WAR
LDave Dravecky0.0 WAR
LJoe Price⇄-0.1 WAR
RMike Krukow-0.2 WAR
RJeff Brantley-0.2 WAR
LRuss Swan-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RSteve Bedrosian⇄23 sv
LCraig Lefferts0 h
RJeff Brantley0 h
RRich Gossage⇄0 h
RRandy McCament0 h
LTrevor Wilson0 h
RErnie Camacho0 h
LJoe Price⇄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 1988)

PlayerfWAR
Terry Kennedy1.7
Greg Litton1.0
Ken Oberkfell0.9
Pat Sheridan0.3
Bob Knepper0.3
Mike Laga0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1988)

Player1988 fWAR
Mike Aldrete1.6
Bob Melvin1.0
Lary Sorensen0.2
Rusty Tillman0.2
Joel Youngblood0.2
Angel Escobar0.0

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 1989; everyone else is shown as a 1989 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Kevin Mitchell 1989 +6.9 +112.9 0.6 +112.3 $0.1M 2.05× –
Will Clark 1989 +8.1 +88.5 1.1 +87.4 $0.1M 1.37× –
Scott Garrelts 1989 +3.9 +68.2 0.7 +67.5 $0.2M 2.19× –
Robby Thompson 1989 +5.4 +59.3 0.5 +58.7 $0.1M 1.38× –
Rick Reuschel 1989 +2.6 +40.3 1.2 +39.2 $0.5M 1.96× –
Don Robinson 1989 +2.2 +25.8 0.9 +24.9 $0.4M 1.49× –
Michael LaCoss 1989 +1.5 +23.6 1.1 +22.5 $0.7M 1.95× –
Brett Butler 1989 +2.0 +19.3 0.9 +18.4 $0.5M 1.22× –
Matt Williams 1989 +2.3 +15.5 0.1 +15.4 $0.0M 0.85× –
Ernest Riles 1989 +1.6 +10.9 0.5 +10.5 $0.3M 0.85× –
Terry Kennedy 1989 +1.7 +10.6 0.8 +9.8 $0.5M 0.76× –
Kelly Downs 1989 +0.7 +5.8 0.3 +5.4 $0.4M 1.02× –
Craig Lefferts 1989 +0.5 +5.7 0.6 +5.1 $1.1M 1.34× –
Greg Litton 1989 +1.0 +4.5 0.1 +4.4 $0.1M 0.58× –
Candy Maldonado 1989 +0.7 +4.9 0.9 +4.0 $1.2M 0.83× –
Ken Oberkfell↔ 1989 +0.9 +4.2 0.6 +3.6 $0.7M 0.58× –
Atlee Hammaker 1989 +0.8 +4.4 1.0 +3.4 $1.2M 0.67× –
Pat Sheridan↔ 1989 +0.3 +2.3 0.3 +2.0 $0.7M 0.83× –
Bob Knepper↔ 1989 +0.3 +1.7 0.0 +1.7 $0.1M 0.67× –
Donell Nixon 1989 +0.2 +1.5 0.1 +1.4 $0.5M 0.83× –
Terry Mulholland↔ 1989 +0.1 +0.7 0.0 +0.7 $0.1M 0.67× –
Chris Speier 1989 +0.2 +0.9 0.4 +0.5 $2.1M 0.58× –
Kirt Manwaring 1989 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $1.8M 0.52× –
Bill Bathe 1989 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.1 – 0.52× –
Jose Uribe 1989 +0.1 +0.6 0.7 -0.1 $5.4M 0.61× –
Charlie Hayes↔ 1989 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.58× –
Dave Dravecky 1989 +0.0 +0.4 0.8 -0.3 $15.0M 1.02× –
Joe Price↔ 1989 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Bob Brenly↔ 1989 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -1.0 – 0.52× –
Rich Gossage↔ 1989 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Jeff Brantley 1989 -0.2 -1.2 0.1 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Mike Krukow 1989 -0.2 -1.7 0.9 -2.6 – 1.02× –
Steve Bedrosian↔ 1989 -0.2 -2.2 0.9 -3.0 – 1.34× –
Tracy Jones↔ 1989 -0.8 -5.1 0.1 -5.2 – 0.83× –
Dennis Cook↔ 1989 +0.3 +2.2 – – – 1.02× –
Ed Jurak 1989 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.61× –
Ernie Camacho 1989 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Jim Steels 1989 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.56× –
Jim Weaver 1989 -0.1 -1.0 – – – 0.83× –
Mike Benjamin 1989 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.61× –
Mike Laga 1989 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.56× –
Randy McCament 1989 -0.6 -3.5 – – – 0.67× –
Russ Swan 1989 -0.5 -3.9 – – – 1.02× –
Stu Tate 1989 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Trevor Wilson 1989 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+41.1+492.916.6+483.6—

Trades

Every graded 1989 deal involving the Giants — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

1989 · PIT / SFG
PIT · Larry Doughty +$1.6M
Roger Samuels
SFG · Al Rosen −$1.6M
Ken Oberkfell
PIT came out ahead by $1.6M
1989 · CHW / SFG
CHW · Larry Himes +$1.6M
George Wright
SFG · Al Rosen −$1.6M
Jim Weaver
CHW came out ahead by $1.6M
1989 · SFG / BAL
SFG · Al Rosen +$13.6M
Terry Kennedy
BAL · Roland Hemond −$13.6M
Bob Melvin
SFG came out ahead by $13.6M
1989 · SFG / BAL
SFG · Al Rosen +$0.8M
Ken Gerhart
BAL · Roland Hemond −$0.8M
Francisco Meléndez
SFG came out ahead by $0.8M
1989 · PHI / SFG
PHI · Lee Thomas +$181.6M
Terry Mulholland, Dennis Cook, Charlie Hayes
SFG · Al Rosen −$181.6M
Steve Bedrosian, Rick Parker
PHI came out ahead by $181.6M
1989 · SFG / DET
SFG · Al Rosen +$8.0M
Pat Sheridan
DET · Bill Lajoie −$8.0M
Tracy Jones
SFG came out ahead by $8.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1989 payroll
$16.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 1989, 1989–1995. 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 (22)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Rick Reuschel4017.000$1.2M$1.0M$1.4MFREE AGENT
Michael LaCoss3311.000$1.1M$1.1M$1.4MFREE AGENT
Atlee Hammaker318.000$983k$570kFREE AGENT
Candy Maldonado288.000$900kFREE AGENT
Don Robinson3211.000$900k$950k$2.5MFREE AGENT
Brett Butler328.000$900k$1.1MFREE AGENT
Mike Krukow3713.000$875kFREE AGENT
Steve Bedrosian318.000$853k$1.4MFREE AGENT
Terry Kennedy3311.000$850k$850k$500kFREE AGENT
Dave Dravecky337.000$750kFREE AGENT
Scott Garrelts277.000$706k$1.4M$2.4MFREE AGENT
Ken Oberkfell3312.000$620kFREE AGENT
Craig Lefferts316.000$600kFREE AGENT
Chris Speier3918.000$425kFREE AGENT
Pat Sheridan318.000$251kFREE AGENT
Bob Brenly358.000$136kFREE AGENT
Rich Gossage3717.000$50kFREE AGENT
Bob Knepper3513.000$25kFREE AGENT
Joe Price329.000$13kFREE AGENT
Ernie Camacho349.000—$86kFREE AGENT
Ed Jurak317.000—FREE AGENT
Mike Laga297.000—$155kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Will Clark253.000$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Uribe305.000$688kFREE AGENT
Kevin Mitchell275.000$610kFREE AGENT
Robby Thompson273.000$536kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ernest Riles284.000$470kARB 3FREE AGENT
Kelly Downs283.000$315kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tracy Jones283.000$140kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Bathe283.000$76kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terry Mulholland263.000$19kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Donell Nixon272.000$102kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Williams232.000$95kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kirt Manwaring232.000$78kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Brantley251.000$78kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Litton240.000$68kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charlie Hayes241.000$2kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Benjamin230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dennis Cook261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy McCament26–—
Jim Steels28–—
Russ Swan250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stu Tate27–—
Jim Weaver29–—
Trevor Wilson231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1989 acquisition stacked onto Giants's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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