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Giants SFG

199272–90 (0.444)
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GM: Al Rosen

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1992, 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
$30M
Surplus $M
-9
Win %
0.444
TAB
-9.1
WAB
-9.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
24.9
Dead money %
41%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-4.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1992 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RKirt Manwaring108
RCraig Colbert35
LJim McNamara30
RSteve Decker15
BMark Bailey7

1B

LWill Clark141
RCory Snyder27
RGreg Litton8

2B

RRobby Thompson120
RGreg Litton31
BJohn Patterson22
RCory Snyder4
BMike Felder3
RCraig Colbert2

3B

RMatt Williams144
RCory Snyder14
RGreg Litton10
RCraig Colbert9
RMike Benjamin2
RRoyce Clayton1

SS

RRoyce Clayton94
BJose Uribe62
RMike Benjamin33
RCory Snyder3
RGreg Litton3

LF

RChris James60
BMike Felder53
LMark Leonard33
RCory Snyder22
LTed Wood6
RGreg Litton1

CF

RDarren Lewis94
BMike Felder58
BWillie McGee31
RCory Snyder13
BJohn Patterson5

RF

BWillie McGee90
RCory Snyder48
RSteve Hosey18
BMike Felder11
LTed Wood10
LMark Leonard4
RChris James2

DH

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Starters

RBill Swift2.8 WAR
RJohn Burkett2.3 WAR
LBryan Hickerson0.9 WAR
RDave Burba0.4 WAR
LDave Righetti0.3 WAR
RJeff Brantley0.3 WAR
LKevin Rogers0.3 WAR
RKelly Downs⇄-0.0 WAR
RPat Rapp-0.0 WAR
LJim Pena-0.0 WAR
LTrevor Wilson-0.1 WAR
RGil Heredia⇄-0.3 WAR
RLarry Carter-0.3 WAR
LBud Black-0.4 WAR
RFrancisco Oliveras-0.7 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRod Beck17 sv
RMike Jackson0 h
LBryan Hickerson0 h
RJeff Brantley0 h
LDave Righetti0 h
LJim Pena0 h
RSteve Reed0 h
RGil Heredia⇄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 1991)

PlayerfWAR
Bill Swift2.8
Cory Snyder1.3
Dave Burba0.4
Mike Jackson0.4
Kevin Rogers0.3
Craig Colbert0.0

Key subtractions (gone from 1991)

Player1991 fWAR
Kevin Mitchell2.1
Terry Kennedy1.0
Don Robinson0.5
Tom Herr0.4
Michael LaCoss0.1
Jose Segura0.1

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 1992; everyone else is shown as a 1992 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Rod Beck 1992 +2.7 +56.0 0.1 +55.9 $0.0M 2.57× –
Bill Swift 1992 +2.8 +44.2 2.3 +41.9 $0.8M 1.96× –
Will Clark 1992 +3.7 +35.2 4.3 +30.9 $1.2M 1.20× –
John Burkett 1992 +2.3 +27.7 0.4 +27.3 $0.2M 1.49× –
Robby Thompson 1992 +3.0 +26.2 1.6 +24.6 $0.5M 1.07× –
Kirt Manwaring 1992 +3.0 +23.8 0.4 +23.5 $0.1M 1.00× –
Willie McGee 1992 +1.7 +16.8 3.6 +13.3 $2.1M 1.22× –
Matt Williams 1992 +1.7 +11.8 2.0 +9.8 $1.1M 0.85× –
Mike Felder 1992 +1.4 +9.3 0.7 +8.7 $0.5M 0.83× –
Cory Snyder 1992 +1.3 +8.9 0.6 +8.3 $0.4M 0.83× –
Mark Leonard 1992 +0.5 +3.3 0.1 +3.1 $0.3M 0.83× –
Jose Uribe 1992 +0.9 +4.4 1.5 +2.8 $1.7M 0.61× –
Royce Clayton 1992 +0.6 +2.9 0.1 +2.8 $0.2M 0.61× –
Dave Burba 1992 +0.4 +2.3 0.1 +2.1 $0.3M 0.67× –
Jeff Brantley 1992 +0.3 +3.1 1.1 +1.9 $3.9M 1.34× –
Kevin Bass↔ 1992 +0.4 +2.9 1.3 +1.6 $3.0M 0.83× –
Mike Benjamin 1992 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.7 $0.8M 0.61× –
Mike Jackson 1992 +0.4 +2.2 1.7 +0.5 $4.1M 0.67× –
Kelly Downs↔ 1992 -0.0 -0.1 0.5 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Gil Heredia↔ 1992 -0.3 -1.4 0.1 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Chris James 1992 -0.2 -1.1 0.7 -1.7 – 0.83× –
Dave Righetti 1992 +0.3 +1.5 3.5 -2.0 $12.3M 0.67× –
Darren Lewis 1992 -0.6 -3.8 0.1 -4.0 – 0.83× –
Bud Black 1992 -0.4 -3.5 2.8 -6.2 – 1.02× –
Bryan Hickerson 1992 +0.9 +4.6 – – – 0.67× –
Craig Colbert 1992 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.52× –
Francisco Oliveras 1992 -0.7 -4.0 – – – 0.67× –
Greg Litton 1992 +0.4 +1.8 – – – 0.56× –
Jim McNamara 1992 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Jim Pena 1992 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.67× –
John Patterson 1992 -0.9 -3.9 – – – 0.56× –
Kevin Rogers 1992 +0.3 +2.1 – – – 1.02× –
Larry Carter 1992 -0.3 -2.2 – – – 1.02× –
Mark Bailey 1992 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.52× –
Pat Rapp 1992 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 1.02× –
Steve Decker 1992 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.52× –
Steve Hosey 1992 -0.5 -3.4 – – – 0.83× –
Steve Reed 1992 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Ted Wood 1992 -0.2 -1.7 – – – 0.83× –
Trevor Wilson 1992 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+24.9+265.329.7+243.7—

Trades

Every graded 1992 deal involving the Giants — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

1992 · SDP / SFG
SDP · Joe McIlvaine +$2.4M
Jim Pena
SFG · Al Rosen −$2.4M
Paul Faries
SDP came out ahead by $2.4M
1992 · SFG / NYM
SFG · Al Rosen +$12.0M
Rob Katzaroff
NYM · Al Harazin −$12.0M
Kevin Bass
SFG came out ahead by $12.0M
1992 · WSN / SFG
WSN · Dan Duquette +$23.2M
Gil Heredia
SFG · Al Rosen −$23.2M
Brett Jenkins
WSN came out ahead by $23.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1992 payroll
$29.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 1992, 1992–1998. 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 (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Will Clark286.000$4.3M$4.8MFREE AGENT
Willie McGee3310.000$3.6M$2.3M$3.6MFREE AGENT
Dave Righetti3313.000$3.5M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Bud Black3511.000$2.8M$2.2M$3.2MFREE AGENT
Bill Swift307.000$2.3M$3.3M$2.3MFREE AGENT
Mike Jackson276.000$1.7M$2.3M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Robby Thompson306.000$1.6M$1.9M$3.3M$3.3M$5.0MFREE AGENT
Jose Uribe338.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Kevin Bass3310.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Mike Felder307.000$650kFREE AGENT
Chris James296.000$650kFREE AGENT
Cory Snyder296.000$565kFREE AGENT
Kelly Downs316.000$475kFREE AGENT
Mark Bailey308.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Matt Williams265.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Jeff Brantley284.000$1.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
John Burkett275.000$375kFREE AGENT
Kirt Manwaring265.000$360kFREE AGENT
Mike Benjamin263.000$150kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Litton273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Oliveras293.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Wilson264.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (18)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Darren Lewis242.000$145kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Leonard272.000$140kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Burba252.000$130kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rod Beck231.000$120kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Royce Clayton221.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gil Heredia261.000$75kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Larry Carter27–—
Craig Colbert27–—
Steve Decker262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Hickerson281.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Hosey23–—
Jim McNamara27–—
John Patterson250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Pena27–—
Pat Rapp240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Reed270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Rogers230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ted Wood251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1992 acquisition stacked onto Giants's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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