Rosternomics

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GM: Dal Maxvill (since 1986)

1987 roster — every player, value & surplus

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+12.5
WAB — wins above budget
+1.6
TAB — roster Talent above budget
95–67 (0.586)
record · won pennant
-1M
surplus $M (value/$)
36.4
roster fWAR
$11.3M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Ozzie Smith 32 FA-elig 158 6.3 1.9 -0.1
Jack Clark 31 FA-elig 131 5.7 1.3 +0.3
Bob Forsch 37 FA-elig 34 3.7 0.8 +0.3
Joe Magrane 22 pre-arb 28 3.1 0.1 +0.8
Terry Pendleton 26 arb 159 2.7 0.2 +0.6
Greg Mathews 25 pre-arb 32 2.7 0.1 +0.7
Vince Coleman 25 pre-arb 151 2.4 0.2 +0.5
Danny Cox 27 arb 32 2.0 0.6 -0.0
Todd Worrell 27 pre-arb 75 1.8 0.2 +0.3
Curt Ford 26 pre-arb 89 1.6 0.1 +0.4
José Oquendo 23 arb 116 1.4 0.1 +0.3
Ken Dayley 28 arb 53 1.3 0.3 +0.0
Willie McGee 28 arb 153 1.1 0.8 -0.5
John Tudor 33 FA-elig 17 1.0 1.1 -0.8
Lee Tunnell 26 arb 33 0.8 0.1 +0.2
Steve Lake 30 arb 74 0.6 0.1 +0.1
John Morris 26 pre-arb 101 0.6 0.1 +0.1
Tom Herr 31 FA-elig 141 0.4 0.9 -0.8
Tim Conroy 27 FA-elig 10 0.4 0.1 +0.0
Randy O'Neal↔ ATL 26 1 0.2
Scott Terry 27 11 0.1
Tom Pagnozzi 24 pre-arb 27 0.1 0.1 -0.0
Tito Landrum↔ LAD 32 FA-elig 30 0.1 0.0 +0.0
David Green 26 14 0.1
Steve Peters 24 pre-arb 12 0.1 0.1 -0.0
Rod Booker 28 44 0.0
Skeeter Barnes 30 4 -0.0
Doug DeCinces↔ ANA 36 FA-elig 4 -0.1 0.0 -0.1
Pat Perry↔ CIN 28 pre-arb 45 -0.1 0.1 -0.1
Dan Driessen 35 FA-elig 24 -0.1 0.1 -0.1
Jim Lindeman 25 pre-arb 75 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
Tom Lawless 30 arb 19 -0.2 0.1 -0.2
Lance Johnson 23 pre-arb 33 -0.2 0.1 -0.1
Dave LaPoint↔ CHW 27 FA-elig 6 -0.2 0.0 -0.1
Ray Soff 28 12 -0.2
Mike Laga 27 17 -0.4
Ricky Horton 27 arb 68 -0.5 0.4 -0.6
Bill Dawley 29 arb 60 -0.6 0.3 -0.5
Tony Peña Sr. 30 FA-elig 116 -0.8 1.2 -1.4

39 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 32 of them (82%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).

WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR). Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)

Best acquisitions
PlayerYearWAR for STL
Adam Wainwright200352.6
Ozzie Smith198148.0
Paul Goldschmidt201821.3
Mark McGwire199719.7
Nolan Arenado202118.3
Édgar Rentería199817.4
Carlos Martínez201316.0
José Oquendo198515.3
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
Andy Van Slyke198731.1
Lance Johnson198817.3
Keith Hernandez198316.5
David Peralta201414.5
Mike LaValliere198712.9
Jack Wilson200011.0
Marco Gonzales201710.1
Coco Crisp20029.9