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GM: Dal Maxvill (since 1986)

1988 roster — every player, value & surplus

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-8.8
WAB — wins above budget
-7.3
TAB — roster Talent above budget
76–86 (0.469)
record
-5M
surplus $M (value/$)
29.6
roster fWAR
$14.7M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Ozzie Smith 33 FA-elig 153 5.8 2.3 -0.5
Jose DeLeon 27 arb 35 3.7 0.4 +0.8
Joe Magrane 23 pre-arb 25 3.2 0.1 +0.9
John Tudor↔ LAD 34 FA-elig 23 2.3 0.8 -0.1
Tony Peña Sr. 31 FA-elig 149 2.3 1.1 -0.4
José Oquendo 24 arb 148 2.3 0.3 +0.4
Scott Terry 28 pre-arb 51 2.0 0.1 +0.6
Tom Brunansky↔ MIN 27 FA-elig 143 2.0 1.0 -0.4
Willie McGee 29 FA-elig 137 1.9 1.2 -0.6
Terry Pendleton 27 arb 110 1.7 0.7 -0.1
Larry McWilliams 34 FA-elig 45 0.9 0.1 +0.2
Todd Worrell 28 arb 68 0.8 0.2 +0.0
Ken Dayley 29 FA-elig 54 0.8 0.6 -0.4
Danny Cox 28 arb 13 0.8 0.8 -0.5
Cris Carpenter 23 8 0.7
Pedro Guerrero↔ LAD 32 FA-elig 44 0.6 0.7 -0.5
Vince Coleman 26 arb 153 0.5 0.7 -0.5
Bob Forsch↔ HOU 38 FA-elig 31 0.4 0.3 -0.2
Steve Lake 31 arb 36 0.4 0.2 -0.1
Greg Mathews 26 pre-arb 13 0.3 0.1 -0.0
Tim Jones 25 pre-arb 31 0.2 0.1 +0.0
Tom Lawless 31 FA-elig 54 0.2 0.1 -0.1
Scott Arnold 25 6 0.1
Rod Booker 29 pre-arb 18 0.1 0.1 -0.0
Tom Pagnozzi 25 pre-arb 81 0.1 0.1 -0.0
Bob Horner 30 FA-elig 60 0.1 0.9 -0.9
Ken Hill 22 pre-arb 4 0.1 0.1 -0.0
Tom Herr↔ MIN 32 FA-elig 15 0.1 0.1 -0.1
Dan Quisenberry↔ KCR 35 FA-elig 33 0.0 1.0 -1.0
Gibson Alba 28 3 0.0
John Costello 27 pre-arb 36 0.0 0.1 -0.1
Duane Walker 31 24 -0.1
John Morris 27 pre-arb 20 -0.1 0.1 -0.1
Jim Lindeman 26 pre-arb 17 -0.2 0.1 -0.2
Curt Ford 27 arb 91 -0.3 0.1 -0.2
Randy O'Neal 27 10 -0.3
Mike Fitzgerald 24 13 -0.4
Denny Walling↔ HOU 34 FA-elig 19 -0.5 0.1 -0.3
Luis Alicea 22 93 -0.8
Steve Peters 25 44 -1.0
Mike Laga 28 FA-elig 41 -1.2 0.1 -0.5

41 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 33 of them (80%). 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