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Giants SFG

199986–76 (0.531)
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GM: Brian Sabean

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1999, 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
$48M
Surplus $M
-7
Win %
0.531
TAB
-1.8
WAB
+4.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
32.2
Dead money %
19%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-4.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1999 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LBrent Mayne105
RScott Servais62
RDoug Mirabelli30
LEdwards Guzman1

1B

LJ.T. Snow160
RCharlie Hayes20
RJeff Kent1
RScott Servais1

2B

RJeff Kent133
RRamon Martinez27
BWilson Delgado15
BF.P. Santangelo11
RJay Canizaro4
BBill Mueller3

3B

BBill Mueller108
RCharlie Hayes55
RRamon Martinez11
LEdwards Guzman5
BF.P. Santangelo3

SS

RRich Aurilia150
BWilson Delgado20
RRamon Martinez12
BF.P. Santangelo1

LF

LBarry Bonds96
BF.P. Santangelo26
LArmando Rios14
LMarvin Benard4
RCalvin Murray3
RCharlie Hayes1

CF

LMarvin Benard123
BF.P. Santangelo49
RCalvin Murray6
LArmando Rios2

RF

REllis Burks107
LArmando Rios39
LMarvin Benard20
BF.P. Santangelo9

DH

LBarry Bonds3
REllis Burks3
RCharlie Hayes2
BStan Javier⇄1

Starters

LShawn Estes2.5 WAR
RRuss Ortiz2.1 WAR
LKirk Rueter1.5 WAR
RLivan Hernandez⇄1.4 WAR
RChris Brock0.8 WAR
RMark Gardner-0.2 WAR
RJoe Nathan-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRobb Nen37 sv
RJohn Johnstone28 h
LAlan Embree22 h
LRich Rodriguez11 h
RJerry Spradlin⇄11 h
RJulian Tavarez5 h
RFelix Rodriguez3 h
RMiguel del Toro0 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 1998)

PlayerfWAR
Livan Hernandez1.4
F.P. Santangelo1.1
Felix Rodriguez0.7
Alan Embree0.5
Jerry Spradlin0.3
Jay Canizaro0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 1998)

Player1998 fWAR
Darryl Hamilton2.8
Rey Sanchez1.7
Orel Hershiser1.5
Brian Johnson1.1
Steve Reed0.7
Jose Mesa0.4

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 1999; everyone else is shown as a 1999 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Shawn Estes 1999 +2.5 +39.4 0.8 +38.5 $0.3M 1.96× –
Barry Bonds 1999 +3.3 +42.9 9.4 +33.5 $2.8M 1.60× –
Ellis Burks 1999 +2.9 +36.7 4.5 +32.2 $1.6M 1.60× –
Jeff Kent 1999 +3.6 +34.8 5.8 +29.0 $1.6M 1.20× –
Russ Ortiz 1999 +2.1 +24.8 0.2 +24.6 $0.1M 1.49× –
Armando Rios 1999 +1.6 +15.4 0.2 +15.2 $0.1M 1.22× –
Rich Aurilia 1999 +2.1 +14.9 0.9 +14.0 $0.5M 0.89× –
Bill Mueller 1999 +2.0 +13.8 0.5 +13.3 $0.3M 0.85× –
Brent Mayne 1999 +2.2 +13.1 0.8 +12.3 $0.3M 0.76× –
J.T. Snow 1999 +2.2 +14.6 3.0 +11.6 $1.3M 0.81× –
Livan Hernandez↔ 1999 +1.4 +11.8 0.7 +11.1 $0.5M 1.02× –
Kirk Rueter 1999 +1.5 +11.9 2.8 +9.1 $1.9M 1.02× –
Robb Nen 1999 +1.3 +14.1 5.2 +9.0 $3.9M 1.34× –
John Johnstone 1999 +0.8 +8.2 0.7 +7.5 $0.9M 1.34× –
F.P. Santangelo 1999 +1.1 +7.5 0.6 +7.0 $0.5M 0.83× –
Marvin Benard 1999 +1.1 +7.6 0.8 +6.8 $0.7M 0.83× –
Chris Brock 1999 +0.8 +6.8 0.2 +6.6 $0.3M 1.02× –
Felix Rodriguez 1999 +0.7 +3.8 0.2 +3.6 $0.3M 0.67× –
Ramon Martinez 1999 +0.8 +3.6 0.2 +3.4 $0.3M 0.56× –
Doug Mirabelli 1999 +0.6 +2.3 0.2 +2.1 $0.4M 0.52× –
Alan Embree 1999 +0.5 +2.7 0.9 +1.8 $1.8M 0.67× –
Jerry Spradlin↔ 1999 +0.3 +1.9 0.6 +1.2 $1.9M 0.67× –
Scott Servais 1999 +0.2 +0.8 0.5 +0.3 $2.6M 0.52× –
Calvin Murray 1999 +0.0 +0.3 0.2 +0.1 $4.4M 0.83× –
Rich Rodriguez 1999 +0.0 +0.1 0.7 -0.6 $38.1M 0.67× –
Miguel Del Toro 1999 -0.2 -1.1 0.2 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Joe Nathan 1999 -0.2 -1.2 0.2 -1.4 – 1.02× –
Wilson Delgado 1999 -0.4 -2.1 0.2 -2.3 – 0.61× –
Julian Tavarez 1999 -0.3 -1.7 1.1 -2.9 – 0.67× –
Mark Gardner 1999 -0.2 -1.9 2.0 -3.9 – 1.02× –
Charlie Hayes 1999 -1.0 -4.8 1.9 -6.7 – 0.58× –
Stan Javier↔ 1999 -1.3 -7.0 1.5 -8.5 – 0.69× –
Bronswell Patrick 1999 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Edwards Guzman 1999 -0.3 -1.3 – – – 0.58× –
Jay Canizaro 1999 +0.3 +1.5 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+32.0+314.047.7+266.2—

Trades

Every graded 1999 deal involving the Giants — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1999 · CLE / SFG
CLE · John Hart +$0.8M
Dan McKinley, Josh Santos
SFG · Brian Sabean −$0.8M
Jerry Spradlin
CLE came out ahead by $0.8M
1999 · KCR / SFG
KCR · Herk Robinson +$0.8M
Jerry Spradlin
SFG · Brian Sabean −$0.8M
Ken Ray
KCR came out ahead by $0.8M
1999 · SFG / MIA
SFG · Brian Sabean +$181.6M
Liván Hernández
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$181.6M
Jason Grilli, Nate Bump
SFG came out ahead by $181.6M
1999 · SFG / PHI
SFG · Brian Sabean +$16.0M
Bobby Estalella
PHI · Ed Wade −$16.0M
Chris Brock
SFG came out ahead by $16.0M
1999 · SFG / HOU
SFG · Brian Sabean +$1.6M
Joe Messman
HOU · Gerry Hunsicker −$1.6M
Stan Javier
SFG came out ahead by $1.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1999 payroll
$47.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 1999, 1999–2005. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Barry Bonds3413.000$9.4M$10.7M$10.3M$15.0M$15.5M$18.0M$22.0M
Jeff Kent317.000$5.8M$6.0M$6.0M$6.0MFREE AGENT
Robb Nen296.000$5.2M$5.5M$6.6M$8.3MFREE AGENT
Ellis Burks3412.000$4.5M$5.5MFREE AGENT
J.T. Snow317.000$3.0M$4.8M$5.8M$5.9M$6.8M$1.5M$2.0M
Kirk Rueter286.000$2.8M$4.0M$4.9M$4.9M$5.9M$6.1M$7.1M
Mark Gardner3710.000$2.0M$3.0M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Charlie Hayes3411.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Stan Javier3515.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Julian Tavarez266.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Alan Embree297.000$900k$1.4M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Brent Mayne319.000$750kFREE AGENT
Rich Rodriguez369.000$730kFREE AGENT
John Johnstone306.000$702k$1.2MFREE AGENT
Jerry Spradlin326.000$644kFREE AGENT
Scott Servais328.000$500k$516kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Rich Aurilia274.000$950kARB 3FREE AGENT
Marvin Benard284.000$850kARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Estes264.000$850kARB 3FREE AGENT
Livan Hernandez243.000$665kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
F.P. Santangelo314.000$550kARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Mueller283.000$525kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Felix Rodriguez264.000$250kARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Mirabelli283.000$208kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilson Delgado263.000$203kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jay Canizaro253.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Russ Ortiz251.000$220kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Brock292.000$215kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon Martinez261.000$203kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Armando Rios271.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Del Toro270.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Calvin Murray270.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Nathan240.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bronswell Patrick281.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edwards Guzman22–—

Graphs

How each 1999 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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