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Giants SFG

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GM: Al Rosen

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1991, 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
$31M
Surplus $M
-17
Win %
0.463
TAB
-9.0
WAB
-11.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
29.0
Dead money %
30%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-4.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1991 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RSteve Decker78
RKirt Manwaring67
LTerry Kennedy58
RGreg Litton1

1B

LWill Clark144
RDave Anderson16
RGreg Litton15
LMike Kingery6
LTerry Kennedy2
RDarnell Coles1
RKevin Mitchell1

2B

RRobby Thompson144
BTom Herr⇄31
RTony Perezchica⇄23
RGreg Litton15
RDave Anderson6
BMike Felder1

3B

RMatt Williams154
RDave Anderson11
RGreg Litton11
BMike Felder3
RMike Benjamin1
BTom Herr⇄1

SS

BJose Uribe87
RDave Anderson63
RMike Benjamin51
RGreg Litton9
RRoyce Clayton8
RMatt Williams4

LF

RKevin Mitchell100
BMike Felder44
LMark Leonard24
BKevin Bass23
LMike Kingery14
RRick Parker4
RGreg Litton2

CF

BWillie McGee89
RDarren Lewis68
BMike Felder38
LMike Kingery2
RRick Parker1

RF

BKevin Bass79
BWillie McGee48
BMike Felder44
LMike Kingery22
LMark Leonard12
LTed Wood8
RGreg Litton4
RDarnell Coles3

DH

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Starters

LTrevor Wilson3.4 WAR
RJohn Burkett2.2 WAR
LBud Black1.0 WAR
LBryan Hickerson0.7 WAR
RDon Robinson0.5 WAR
RGil Heredia0.4 WAR
RMike LaCoss0.1 WAR
RRick Reuschel-0.0 WAR
RPaul McClellan-0.1 WAR
LMike Remlinger-0.3 WAR
RScott Garrelts-0.3 WAR
RKelly Downs-0.5 WAR
RFrancisco Oliveras-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ LDave Righetti24 sv
RJeff Brantley0 h
RFrancisco Oliveras0 h
RRod Beck0 h
RJose Segura0 h
RScott Garrelts0 h
RGil Heredia0 h
RRick Reuschel0 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 1990)

PlayerfWAR
Willie McGee2.2
Mike Felder1.4
Bud Black1.0
Bryan Hickerson0.7
Darren Lewis0.6
Dave Righetti0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 1990)

Player1990 fWAR
Brett Butler4.6
Gary Carter1.5
Rick Leach0.8
Ernest Riles0.3
Bill Bathe0.3
Mark Dewey0.2

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 1991; everyone else is shown as a 1991 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Matt Williams 1991 +5.0 +57.2 0.6 +56.6 $0.1M 1.43× –
Will Clark 1991 +5.1 +55.5 3.8 +51.8 $0.7M 1.37× –
Robby Thompson 1991 +4.6 +44.6 1.5 +43.1 $0.3M 1.20× –
John Burkett 1991 +2.2 +25.7 0.2 +25.5 $0.1M 1.49× –
Willie McGee 1991 +2.2 +21.3 3.6 +17.8 $1.6M 1.22× –
Kevin Mitchell 1991 +2.1 +20.8 3.8 +17.1 $1.8M 1.22× –
Bud Black 1991 +1.0 +8.1 1.8 +6.4 $1.8M 1.02× –
Terry Kennedy 1991 +1.0 +4.1 0.5 +3.6 $0.5M 0.52× –
Dave Righetti 1991 +0.5 +5.7 2.5 +3.2 $4.7M 1.34× –
Kevin Bass 1991 +0.6 +4.2 1.3 +2.9 $2.1M 0.83× –
Kirt Manwaring 1991 +0.5 +2.1 0.1 +1.9 $0.3M 0.52× –
Mark Leonard 1991 +0.2 +1.6 0.1 +1.4 $0.5M 0.83× –
Tom Herr↔ 1991 +0.4 +1.6 0.4 +1.2 $1.2M 0.56× –
Jose Uribe 1991 +0.4 +2.1 1.3 +0.8 $3.0M 0.61× –
Don Robinson 1991 +0.5 +2.9 2.5 +0.4 $4.5M 0.67× –
Eric Gunderson 1991 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $2.9M 0.67× –
Steve Decker 1991 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.52× –
Michael LaCoss 1991 +0.1 +0.5 1.4 -0.9 $14.9M 0.67× –
Greg Litton 1991 -0.2 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 – 0.56× –
Mike Kingery 1991 -0.2 -1.1 0.4 -1.4 – 0.83× –
Rick Reuschel 1991 -0.0 -0.1 1.4 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Rick Parker 1991 -0.2 -1.4 0.1 -1.5 – 0.83× –
Mike Benjamin 1991 -0.4 -1.7 0.1 -1.9 – 0.61× –
Jeff Brantley 1991 -0.2 -2.3 0.2 -2.5 – 1.34× –
Dave Anderson 1991 -0.4 -2.0 0.6 -2.6 – 0.61× –
Kelly Downs 1991 -0.5 -2.7 0.5 -3.2 – 0.67× –
Scott Garrelts 1991 -0.3 -1.8 2.4 -4.2 – 0.67× –
Bryan Hickerson 1991 +0.7 +3.7 – – – 0.67× –
Darnell Coles 1991 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.83× –
Darren Lewis 1991 +0.6 +4.2 – – – 0.83× –
Francisco Oliveras 1991 -0.5 -2.5 – – – 0.67× –
Gil Heredia 1991 +0.4 +3.5 – – – 1.02× –
Jose Segura 1991 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Felder 1991 +1.4 +9.3 – – – 0.83× –
Mike Remlinger 1991 -0.3 -2.3 – – – 1.02× –
Paul McClellan 1991 -0.1 -0.9 – – – 1.02× –
Rod Beck 1991 +0.4 +2.2 – – – 0.67× –
Royce Clayton 1991 -0.5 -2.7 – – – 0.61× –
Ted Wood 1991 -0.4 -2.7 – – – 0.83× –
Tony Perezchica↔ 1991 -0.3 -1.3 – – – 0.56× –
Trevor Wilson 1991 +3.4 +53.1 – – – 1.96× –
Total—+28.8+307.731.5+213.1—

Trades

Every graded 1991 deal involving the Giants — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 1 total.

1991 · SFG / SEA
SFG · Al Rosen +$179.2M
Bill Swift, Mike Jackson, Dave Burba
SEA · Woody Woodward −$179.2M
Kevin Mitchell, Mike Remlinger
SFG came out ahead by $179.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1991 payroll
$31.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 1991, 1991–1997. 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 (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Kevin Mitchell297.000$3.8MFREE AGENT
Willie McGee329.000$3.6M$3.6M$2.3M$3.6MFREE AGENT
Dave Righetti3212.000$2.5M$3.5M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Don Robinson3413.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Scott Garrelts299.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Bud Black3410.000$1.8M$2.8M$2.2M$3.2MFREE AGENT
Michael LaCoss3513.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Rick Reuschel4219.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Kevin Bass329.000$1.3M$1.3MFREE AGENT
Jose Uribe327.000$1.3M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Dave Anderson308.000$600kFREE AGENT
Terry Kennedy3513.000$500kFREE AGENT
Tom Herr3512.000$439kFREE AGENT
Darnell Coles298.000—FREE AGENT
Mike Felder296.000—$650kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Will Clark275.000$3.8MFREE AGENT
Robby Thompson295.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Matt Williams254.000$600kARB 3FREE AGENT
Kelly Downs305.000$525kFREE AGENT
Mike Kingery305.000$362kFREE AGENT
John Burkett264.000$230kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Brantley273.000$166kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kirt Manwaring254.000$150kARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Perezchica253.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Segura283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Wilson253.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Greg Litton262.000$165kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rick Parker281.000$115kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Benjamin252.000$110kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Leonard261.000$110kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Gunderson251.000$105kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Decker251.000$100kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rod Beck220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Royce Clayton210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gil Heredia250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Hickerson270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darren Lewis231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul McClellan251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Oliveras282.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Remlinger250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ted Wood240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1991 acquisition stacked onto Giants's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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