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Giants SFG

199455–60 (0.478)
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GM: Bob Quinn

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1994, 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
$40M
Surplus $M
-15
Win %
0.478
TAB
-7.7
WAB
-5.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
20.7
Dead money %
41%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-5.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1994 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RKirt Manwaring97
LJeff Reed33

1B

BTodd Benzinger99
LDave Martinez25
LJ.R. Phillips10
RSteve Scarsone6

2B

BJohn Patterson63
RRobby Thompson35
RSteve Scarsone22
RMike Benjamin10
RErik Johnson2

3B

RMatt Williams110
RSteve Scarsone8
RMike Benjamin5

SS

RRoyce Clayton108
RMike Benjamin18
RErik Johnson1
RSteve Scarsone1

LF

LBarry Bonds112
RMark Carreon10
LDave Martinez3
LMark Leonard2

CF

RDarren Lewis113
LDave Martinez3
RRikkert Faneyte2

RF

LDave Martinez53
BWillie McGee42
LDarryl Strawberry27
RMark Carreon24
RRikkert Faneyte4

DH

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Starters

RMark Portugal2.1 WAR
RJohn Burkett2.0 WAR
RBill Swift1.9 WAR
RWilliam Van Landingham0.9 WAR
RSalomon Torres0.1 WAR
LBud Black-0.1 WAR
LBryan Hickerson-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRod Beck28 sv
RDave Burba0 h
LSteve Frey0 h
RRich Monteleone0 h
RMike Jackson0 h
LPat Gomez0 h
LKevin Rogers0 h
RTony Menendez0 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 1993)

PlayerfWAR
Mark Portugal2.1
William Van Landingham0.9
Mark Leonard0.2
Brad Brink-0.1
Kent Bottenfield-0.1
Darryl Strawberry-0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1993)

Player1993 fWAR
Will Clark1.9
Trevor Wilson1.3
Steve Hosey0.1
Jim Deshaies-0.0
Craig Colbert-0.0
Jim McNamara-0.1

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 1994; everyone else is shown as a 1994 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Barry Bonds 1994 +6.0 +98.4 5.2 +93.3 $0.9M 2.05× –
Matt Williams 1994 +4.5 +44.6 4.2 +40.4 $0.9M 1.25× –
Mark Portugal 1994 +2.1 +25.1 2.3 +22.7 $1.1M 1.49× –
John Burkett 1994 +2.0 +23.4 3.5 +19.9 $1.8M 1.49× –
Bill Swift 1994 +1.9 +22.1 2.3 +19.8 $1.2M 1.49× –
Royce Clayton 1994 +2.2 +16.0 0.3 +15.7 $0.1M 0.89× –
William Van Landingham 1994 +0.9 +7.2 0.1 +7.1 $0.1M 1.02× –
Darren Lewis 1994 +1.0 +6.9 0.3 +6.5 $0.3M 0.83× –
Mike Benjamin 1994 +1.2 +6.0 0.2 +5.7 $0.2M 0.61× –
John Patterson 1994 +0.7 +3.3 0.1 +3.2 $0.2M 0.56× –
Dave Burba 1994 +0.6 +3.2 0.2 +3.0 $0.4M 0.67× –
Mike Jackson 1994 +1.1 +5.8 3.0 +2.9 $2.7M 0.67× –
Kirt Manwaring 1994 +0.7 +3.1 1.8 +1.3 $2.4M 0.52× –
Salomon Torres 1994 +0.1 +1.2 0.1 +1.0 $0.8M 1.02× –
Mark Carreon 1994 +0.2 +1.1 0.7 +0.4 $4.1M 0.83× –
Willie McGee 1994 +0.5 +3.3 3.6 -0.2 $7.1M 0.83× –
J.R. Phillips 1994 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.56× –
Kent Bottenfield↔ 1994 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Kevin Rogers 1994 -0.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Darryl Strawberry 1994 -0.1 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.83× –
Pat Gomez 1994 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Steve Scarsone 1994 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -1.0 – 0.56× –
Rich Monteleone 1994 -0.3 -1.7 0.3 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Robby Thompson 1994 +0.3 +1.3 3.3 -2.1 $11.7M 0.56× –
Todd Benzinger 1994 -0.5 -2.4 0.7 -3.1 – 0.56× –
Steve Frey 1994 -0.5 -2.8 0.9 -3.7 – 0.67× –
Jeff Reed 1994 -0.8 -3.3 0.6 -3.9 – 0.52× –
Bud Black 1994 -0.1 -1.0 3.2 -4.3 – 1.02× –
Bryan Hickerson 1994 -0.5 -4.3 0.3 -4.6 – 1.02× –
Dave Martinez 1994 -0.6 -3.7 1.1 -4.8 – 0.83× –
Rod Beck 1994 -0.4 -4.2 0.8 -4.9 – 1.34× –
Brad Brink 1994 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Erik Johnson 1994 -0.4 -1.6 – – – 0.56× –
Mark Leonard 1994 +0.2 +1.4 – – – 0.83× –
Rikkert Faneyte 1994 -0.4 -2.7 – – – 0.83× –
Tony Menendez 1994 -0.3 -1.6 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+20.6+240.439.7+205.3—

Trades

Every graded 1994 deal involving the Giants — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

1994 · SFG / ANA
SFG · Bob Quinn +$0.0M
Bobby Gamez
ANA · Whitey Herzog +$0.0M
Steve Hosey
Even trade
1994 · CIN / SFG
CIN · Jim Bowden +$5.6M
Adam Hyzdu
SFG · Bob Quinn −$5.6M
Chris Hook, Scott Robinson
CIN came out ahead by $5.6M
1994 · TEX / SFG
TEX · Sandy Johnson +$52.8M
John Burkett
SFG · Bob Quinn −$52.8M
Rich Aurilia, Desi Wilson
TEX came out ahead by $52.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1994 payroll
$39.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 1994, 1994–2000. 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 (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Barry Bonds298.000$5.2M$8.2M$8.4M$8.7M$8.9M$9.4M$10.7M
Matt Williams287.000$4.2M$5.8M$6.6MFREE AGENT
Willie McGee3512.000$3.6MFREE AGENT
John Burkett297.000$3.5MFREE AGENT
Robby Thompson328.000$3.3M$3.3M$5.0MFREE AGENT
Bud Black3713.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Mike Jackson298.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Mark Portugal319.000$2.3M$1.9MFREE AGENT
Bill Swift329.000$2.3MFREE AGENT
Kirt Manwaring287.000$1.8M$1.8M$1.1MFREE AGENT
Dave Martinez298.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Todd Benzinger317.000$700kFREE AGENT
Mark Carreon307.000$650k$750k$681kFREE AGENT
Jeff Reed3110.000$600k$700kFREE AGENT
Rich Monteleone317.000$288kFREE AGENT
Darryl Strawberry3211.000$109kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Steve Frey305.000$915kFREE AGENT
Rod Beck253.000$750kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darren Lewis264.000$350kARB 3FREE AGENT
Royce Clayton243.000$325kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Hickerson303.000$270kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Burba274.000$230kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Benjamin285.000$225kFREE AGENT
Mark Leonard294.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Kevin Rogers252.000$200kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Scarsone282.000$130kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Salomon Torres221.000$115kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Patterson272.000$115kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.R. Phillips241.000$115kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Gomez261.000$114kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
William Van Landingham230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kent Bottenfield252.000$12kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Brink29–—
Rikkert Faneyte251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik Johnson28–—
Tony Menendez29–—

Graphs

How each 1994 acquisition stacked onto Giants's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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