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Giants SFG

199085–77 (0.525)
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GM: Al Rosen

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1990, 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
$21M
Surplus $M
-7
Win %
0.525
TAB
-5.4
WAB
+0.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
31.2
Dead money %
41%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-3.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1990 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LTerry Kennedy103
RGary Carter80
RSteve Decker15
RBill Bathe8
RKirt Manwaring8
BMark Bailey1

1B

LWill Clark153
LMike Laga10
LRick Leach7
RDave Anderson3
RGary Carter3

2B

RRobby Thompson142
LErnest Riles24
RGreg Litton18
RDave Anderson13
RRick Parker2
RTony Perezchica2

3B

RMatt Williams159
LErnest Riles10
RGreg Litton5
RDave Anderson2
RRick Parker1

SS

BJose Uribe134
RDave Anderson29
LErnest Riles26
RMike Benjamin21
RGreg Litton7
BAndres Santana3
RTony Perezchica2
RRick Parker1

LF

RKevin Mitchell138
LMike Kingery15
RGreg Litton14
LRick Leach13
RRick Parker13
LMark Leonard2

CF

LBrett Butler159
LMike Kingery9
RRick Parker5

RF

LMike Kingery74
BKevin Bass55
RGreg Litton42
LRick Leach40
RRick Parker23
LMark Leonard5

DH

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Starters

RJohn Burkett2.1 WAR
RDon Robinson1.4 WAR
RKelly Downs0.9 WAR
RRick Reuschel0.8 WAR
RScott Garrelts0.7 WAR
LTrevor Wilson0.6 WAR
RMike LaCoss0.3 WAR
RFrancisco Oliveras0.2 WAR
LAtlee Hammaker⇄-0.0 WAR
LEric Gunderson0.0 WAR
LRuss Swan⇄-0.1 WAR
LBob Knepper-0.1 WAR
LRafael Novoa-0.2 WAR
RPaul McClellan-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJeff Brantley19 sv
RSteve Bedrosian0 h
LMark Thurmond0 h
RFrancisco Oliveras0 h
RRandy O'Neal0 h
LEd Vosberg0 h
RMark Dewey0 h
RErnie Camacho⇄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 1989)

PlayerfWAR
John Burkett2.1
Gary Carter1.5
Dave Anderson1.0
Rick Leach0.8
Steve Decker0.6
Rick Parker0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 1989)

Player1989 fWAR
Ken Oberkfell0.9
Candy Maldonado0.7
Craig Lefferts0.5
Pat Sheridan0.3
Dennis Cook0.3
Donell Nixon0.2

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 1990; everyone else is shown as a 1990 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Brett Butler 1990 +4.6 +65.8 1.1 +64.7 $0.2M 1.79× –
Kevin Mitchell 1990 +4.2 +60.0 2.1 +57.9 $0.5M 1.79× –
Matt Williams 1990 +5.0 +49.7 0.2 +49.5 $0.0M 1.25× –
Will Clark 1990 +3.2 +27.1 2.2 +24.9 $0.7M 1.07× –
John Burkett 1990 +2.1 +24.7 0.1 +24.6 $0.0M 1.49× –
Jeff Brantley 1990 +1.5 +23.8 0.2 +23.7 $0.1M 1.95× –
Don Robinson 1990 +1.4 +11.2 0.9 +10.2 $0.7M 1.02× –
Terry Kennedy 1990 +1.8 +11.0 0.8 +10.1 $0.5M 0.76× –
Kelly Downs 1990 +0.9 +7.0 0.4 +6.6 $0.5M 1.02× –
Gary Carter 1990 +1.5 +6.0 0.2 +5.8 $0.2M 0.52× –
Rick Reuschel 1990 +0.8 +6.2 1.0 +5.2 $1.3M 1.02× –
Robby Thompson 1990 +1.4 +6.1 0.9 +5.2 $0.7M 0.56× –
Scott Garrelts 1990 +0.7 +5.9 1.4 +4.5 $1.9M 1.02× –
Trevor Wilson 1990 +0.6 +4.7 0.1 +4.5 $0.2M 1.02× –
Dave Anderson 1990 +1.0 +4.9 0.5 +4.4 $0.5M 0.61× –
Rick Parker 1990 +0.3 +1.9 0.1 +1.8 $0.4M 0.83× –
Michael LaCoss 1990 +0.3 +2.6 1.1 +1.4 $3.6M 1.02× –
Mike Kingery 1990 +0.2 +1.6 0.2 +1.4 $0.7M 0.83× –
Mike Benjamin 1990 +0.3 +1.3 0.1 +1.2 $0.4M 0.61× –
Mark Dewey 1990 +0.2 +1.2 0.1 +1.1 $0.4M 0.67× –
Bill Bathe 1990 +0.3 +1.1 0.1 +1.0 $0.4M 0.52× –
Ernest Riles 1990 +0.3 +1.7 0.7 +1.0 $2.0M 0.61× –
Mark Leonard 1990 +0.2 +1.1 0.1 +1.0 $0.6M 0.83× –
Randy O'Neal 1990 +0.2 +1.1 0.2 +0.9 $0.8M 0.67× –
Francisco Oliveras 1990 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $0.7M 0.67× –
Mike Laga 1990 +0.1 +0.6 0.2 +0.5 $1.1M 0.56× –
Ernie Camacho↔ 1990 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $2.3M 0.67× –
Greg Litton 1990 +0.0 +0.3 0.1 +0.1 $3.2M 0.83× –
Eric Gunderson 1990 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.1 $323.0M 1.02× –
Atlee Hammaker↔ 1990 -0.0 -0.1 0.6 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Russ Swan↔ 1990 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 – 1.02× –
Andres Santana 1990 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.61× –
Kirt Manwaring 1990 -0.2 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.52× –
Dan Quisenberry 1990 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Paul McClellan 1990 -0.3 -1.6 0.1 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Mark Thurmond 1990 -0.4 -2.0 0.5 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Kevin Bass 1990 -0.2 -1.3 1.2 -2.6 – 0.83× –
Jose Uribe 1990 -1.0 -5.1 1.0 -6.1 – 0.61× –
Steve Bedrosian 1990 -0.5 -5.2 1.4 -6.6 – 1.34× –
Andy McGaffigan↔ 1990 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Bob Knepper 1990 -0.1 -1.1 – – – 1.02× –
Brad Komminsk↔ 1990 +0.2 +1.3 – – – 0.83× –
Ed Vosberg 1990 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Greg Booker 1990 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Mark Bailey 1990 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Rafael Novoa 1990 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Randy McCament 1990 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Rick Leach 1990 +0.8 +5.1 – – – 0.83× –
Rick Rodriguez 1990 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Steve Decker 1990 +0.6 +2.4 – – – 0.52× –
Tony Perezchica 1990 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+31.2+317.120.5+290.8—

Trades

Every graded 1990 deal involving the Giants — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1990 · SFG / MIN
SFG · Al Rosen +$14.4M
Johnny Ard#77, Jimmy Williams
MIN · Andy MacPhail −$14.4M
Steve Bedrosian
SFG came out ahead by $14.4M
1990 · SFG / OAK
SFG · Al Rosen +$9.6M
Darren Lewis, Pedro Pena
OAK · Sandy Alderson −$9.6M
Ernie Riles
SFG came out ahead by $9.6M
1990 · SFG / SEA
SFG · Al Rosen +$4.0M
Gary Eave
SEA · Woody Woodward −$4.0M
Russ Swan
SFG came out ahead by $4.0M
1990 · WSN / SFG
WSN · Dave Dombrowski +$1.6M
Steve Hecht
SFG · Al Rosen −$1.6M
Andy McGaffigan
WSN came out ahead by $1.6M
1990 · MIN / SFG
MIN · Andy MacPhail +$8.0M
Ed Gustafson
SFG · Al Rosen −$8.0M
Francisco Oliveras
MIN came out ahead by $8.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1990 payroll
$20.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 1990, 1990–1996. 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 (24)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Kevin Mitchell286.000$2.1M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Steve Bedrosian329.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Scott Garrelts288.000$1.4M$2.4MFREE AGENT
Kevin Bass318.000$1.2M$1.3M$1.3MFREE AGENT
Michael LaCoss3412.000$1.1M$1.4MFREE AGENT
Brett Butler339.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Rick Reuschel4118.000$1.0M$1.4MFREE AGENT
Jose Uribe316.000$983k$1.3M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Don Robinson3312.000$950k$2.5MFREE AGENT
Terry Kennedy3412.000$850k$500kFREE AGENT
Atlee Hammaker329.000$570kFREE AGENT
Dave Anderson297.000$500k$600kFREE AGENT
Mark Thurmond337.000$490kFREE AGENT
Gary Carter3616.000$250kFREE AGENT
Mike Laga308.000$155kFREE AGENT
Randy O'Neal296.000$155kFREE AGENT
Dan Quisenberry3711.000$100kFREE AGENT
Ernie Camacho3510.000$86kFREE AGENT
Mark Bailey286.000—FREE AGENT
Greg Booker307.000—FREE AGENT
Bob Knepper3614.000—FREE AGENT
Brad Komminsk297.000—FREE AGENT
Rick Leach339.000—FREE AGENT
Andy McGaffigan339.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Will Clark264.000$2.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Robby Thompson284.000$900kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ernest Riles295.000$675kFREE AGENT
Kelly Downs294.000$425kARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Williams243.000$190kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Kingery294.000$175kARB 3FREE AGENT
Kirt Manwaring243.000$150kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Bathe294.000$120kARB 3FREE AGENT
John Burkett253.000$100kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ed Vosberg284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (17)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Jeff Brantley262.000$175kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Litton251.000$122kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Wilson242.000$122kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Oliveras271.000$110kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Benjamin241.000$105kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Dewey250.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rick Parker270.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Leonard250.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Gunderson240.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul McClellan240.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andres Santana220.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Russ Swan261.000$15kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Decker240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy McCament27–—
Rafael Novoa22–—
Tony Perezchica242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rick Rodriguez29–—

Graphs

How each 1990 acquisition stacked onto Giants's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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