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GM: Brian Sabean

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1998, 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
$43M
Surplus $M
+3
Win %
0.546
TAB
+8.2
WAB
+6.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
43.2
Dead money %
14%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-2.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1998 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBrian Johnson95
LBrent Mayne88
RDoug Mirabelli10

1B

LJ.T. Snow136
RCharlie Hayes45
RJoe Carter⇄8
RJeff Ball1
RJeff Kent1

2B

RJeff Kent134
RRey Sanchez36
RShawon Dunston⇄16
RRamon Martinez14
BBill Mueller10

3B

BBill Mueller137
RCharlie Hayes46

SS

RRich Aurilia120
RRey Sanchez76
RShawon Dunston⇄15
BWilson Delgado6

LF

LBarry Bonds155
LMarvin Benard12
RChris Jones⇄6
BStan Javier6
BAlex Diaz4
RJoe Carter⇄3
LArmando Rios2
RBrian Johnson1

CF

REllis Burks⇄39
BStan Javier29
BAlex Diaz15
LMarvin Benard9
RLeJon Powell8
RShawon Dunston⇄5
LArmando Rios1

RF

BStan Javier95
LMarvin Benard64
RChris Jones⇄31
RJoe Carter⇄29
BAlex Diaz3
REllis Burks⇄3
LArmando Rios2

DH

RCharlie Hayes2
RChris Jones⇄2
LMarvin Benard1

Starters

RMark Gardner2.2 WAR
LShawn Estes1.9 WAR
ROrel Hershiser1.5 WAR
LKirk Rueter1.1 WAR
RRuss Ortiz0.9 WAR
RDanny Darwin0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRobb Nen40 sv
RJohn Johnstone0 h
LRich Rodriguez0 h
RJulian Tavarez0 h
RSteve Reed⇄0 h
RJose Mesa⇄0 h
LJim Poole⇄0 h
RChris Brock0 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 1997)

PlayerfWAR
Robb Nen3.5
Rey Sanchez1.7
Orel Hershiser1.5
Charlie Hayes1.3
Ellis Burks0.9
Russ Ortiz0.9

Key subtractions (gone from 1997)

Player1997 fWAR
Jose Vizcaino2.1
Rod Beck1.1
Roberto Hernandez0.8
Wilson Alvarez0.6
Rick Wilkins0.6
Doug Henry0.4

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 1998; everyone else is shown as a 1998 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Barry Bonds 1998 +8.5 +139.8 8.9 +130.9 $1.0M 2.05× –
Robb Nen 1998 +3.5 +80.8 4.1 +76.7 $1.2M 2.88× –
Jeff Kent 1998 +4.2 +40.8 3.4 +37.4 $0.8M 1.20× –
Darryl Hamilton↔ 1998 +2.8 +36.3 1.8 +34.5 $0.6M 1.60× –
Bill Mueller 1998 +3.1 +28.0 0.3 +27.7 $0.1M 1.12× –
Mark Gardner 1998 +2.2 +26.4 1.1 +25.3 $0.5M 1.49× –
Shawn Estes 1998 +1.9 +23.2 0.7 +22.5 $0.3M 1.49× –
Marvin Benard 1998 +2.1 +20.5 0.2 +20.3 $0.1M 1.22× –
Stan Javier 1998 +2.1 +20.0 1.8 +18.2 $0.9M 1.22× –
Rich Aurilia 1998 +1.9 +13.5 0.3 +13.2 $0.1M 0.89× –
Rey Sanchez 1998 +1.7 +12.1 0.5 +11.6 $0.3M 0.89× –
Orel Hershiser 1998 +1.5 +11.8 3.7 +8.1 $2.6M 1.02× –
Russ Ortiz 1998 +0.9 +7.0 0.2 +6.8 $0.2M 1.02× –
Kirk Rueter 1998 +1.1 +8.6 1.8 +6.7 $1.7M 1.02× –
Ellis Burks↔ 1998 +0.9 +6.0 1.4 +4.5 $1.6M 0.83× –
Charlie Hayes 1998 +1.3 +6.1 1.8 +4.3 $1.4M 0.58× –
Brian Johnson 1998 +1.1 +4.7 1.0 +3.7 $0.9M 0.52× –
Steve Reed↔ 1998 +0.7 +3.9 0.7 +3.2 $1.0M 0.67× –
John Johnstone 1998 +0.4 +2.4 0.2 +2.1 $0.5M 0.67× –
J.T. Snow 1998 +1.0 +4.6 2.8 +1.9 $2.6M 0.56× –
Jose Mesa↔ 1998 +0.4 +2.3 0.7 +1.6 $1.6M 0.67× –
Brent Mayne 1998 +0.5 +2.1 0.7 +1.4 $1.4M 0.52× –
Rich Rodriguez 1998 +0.3 +1.8 0.7 +1.1 $2.1M 0.67× –
Chris Brock 1998 +0.1 +0.6 0.2 +0.4 $1.6M 0.67× –
Danny Darwin 1998 +0.1 +1.0 0.7 +0.3 $5.5M 1.02× –
Julian Tavarez 1998 +0.2 +1.2 1.1 +0.1 $5.0M 0.67× –
Jacob Cruz↔ 1998 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.83× –
Jim Poole↔ 1998 -0.2 -0.8 0.7 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Joe Carter↔ 1998 -0.1 -0.4 1.0 -1.5 – 0.83× –
Alvin Morman↔ 1998 -0.4 -2.1 0.0 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Shawon Dunston↔ 1998 -0.7 -3.0 0.4 -3.3 – 0.56× –
Chris Jones↔ 1998 -0.5 -3.1 0.3 -3.5 – 0.83× –
Alex Diaz 1998 -0.6 -4.3 – – – 0.83× –
Armando Rios 1998 +0.5 +3.4 – – – 0.83× –
Cory Bailey 1998 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Dean Hartgraves 1998 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Doug Mirabelli 1998 +0.2 +1.0 – – – 0.52× –
Jeff Ball 1998 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.56× –
LeJon Powell 1998 +0.1 +1.0 – – – 0.83× –
Ramon Martinez 1998 +0.3 +1.2 – – – 0.56× –
Wilson Delgado 1998 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.61× –
Total—+42.6+496.243.3+451.9—

Trades

Every graded 1998 deal involving the Giants — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

1998 · SFG / COL
SFG · Brian Sabean +$76.0M
Ellis Burks
COL · Bob Gebhard −$76.0M
Darryl Hamilton, Jim Stoops, Jason Brester
SFG came out ahead by $76.0M
1998 · ARI / SFG
ARI · Joe Garagiola +$3.2M
Ricky Pickett
SFG · Brian Sabean −$3.2M
Chris Jones
ARI came out ahead by $3.2M
1998 · CLE / SFG
CLE · John Hart +$4.8M
Jacob Cruz, Steve Reed
SFG · Brian Sabean −$4.8M
Shawon Dunston, José Mesa, Alvin Morman
CLE came out ahead by $4.8M
1998 · SEA / SFG
SEA · Woody Woodward +$3.2M
Dave McCarty
SFG · Brian Sabean −$3.2M
Scott Smith, Jalal Leach
SEA came out ahead by $3.2M
1998 · SFG / ARI
SFG · Brian Sabean +$0.8M
Alan Embree
ARI · Joe Garagiola −$0.8M
Dante Powell
SFG came out ahead by $0.8M
1998 · SFG / ARI
SFG · Brian Sabean +$15.2M
Félix Rodríguez
ARI · Joe Garagiola −$15.2M
Troy Brohawn, Chris Van Rossum
SFG came out ahead by $15.2M
1998 · BAL / SFG
BAL · Pat Gillick +$12.8M
Darin Blood
SFG · Brian Sabean −$12.8M
Joe Carter
BAL came out ahead by $12.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1998 payroll
$43.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 1998, 1998–2004. 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 (20)

PlayerAgeSvc1998199920002001200220032004
Barry Bonds3312.000$8.9M$9.4M$10.7M$10.3M$15.0M$15.5M$18.0M
Orel Hershiser3915.000$3.7MFREE AGENT
Jeff Kent306.000$3.4M$5.8M$6.0M$6.0M$6.0MFREE AGENT
J.T. Snow306.000$2.8M$3.0M$4.8M$5.8M$5.9M$6.8M$1.5M
Darryl Hamilton3310.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Charlie Hayes3310.000$1.8M$1.9MFREE AGENT
Stan Javier3414.000$1.8M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Ellis Burks3311.000$1.4M$4.5M$5.5MFREE AGENT
Mark Gardner369.000$1.1M$2.0M$3.0M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Joe Carter3815.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Jose Mesa3211.000$716kFREE AGENT
Steve Reed336.000$714kFREE AGENT
Danny Darwin4220.000$710kFREE AGENT
Rich Rodriguez358.000$710k$730kFREE AGENT
Brent Mayne308.000$700k$750kFREE AGENT
Jim Poole328.000$684kFREE AGENT
Rey Sanchez307.000$500kFREE AGENT
Shawon Dunston3513.000$367kFREE AGENT$1.0M$1.1M
Chris Jones327.000$307kFREE AGENT
Alex Diaz296.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1998199920002001200220032004
Robb Nen285.000$4.1MFREE AGENT
Kirk Rueter275.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Julian Tavarez255.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Brian Johnson304.000$1.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Estes253.000$650kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Aurilia263.000$265kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marvin Benard273.000$250kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Johnstone295.000$230kFREE AGENT
Cory Bailey275.000—FREE AGENT
Dean Hartgraves313.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1998199920002001200220032004
Bill Mueller272.000$300kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Brock281.000$190kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Russ Ortiz240.000$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob Cruz252.000$129kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alvin Morman292.000$50kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilson Delgado252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Mirabelli272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
LeJon Powell241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Ball29–—
Ramon Martinez250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Armando Rios260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1998 acquisition stacked onto Giants's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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