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GM: Dal Maxvill

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1991, 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
$20M
Surplus $M
+1
Win %
0.519
TAB
+1.8
WAB
+3.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
34.3
Dead money %
14%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-5.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1991 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RTom Pagnozzi139
LRich Gedman43
RRay Stephens6

1B

RPedro Guerrero112
LGerald Perry61
LRod Brewer15
RRex Hudler12
RCraig Wilson4
BJosé Oquendo3
RTom Pagnozzi3

2B

BJosé Oquendo118
BGeronimo Pena83
BLuis Alicea11
RRex Hudler5
LTim Jones4
RCraig Wilson3

3B

RTodd Zeile154
RCraig Wilson12
RStan Royer5
BLuis Alicea2

SS

BOzzie Smith150
BJosé Oquendo22
LTim Jones14
BLuis Alicea1

LF

RBernard Gilkey74
LMilt Thompson72
RRex Hudler27
RCraig Wilson5
BGeronimo Pena4
LGerald Perry4

CF

LRay Lankford149
RRex Hudler21
LMilt Thompson12

RF

BFelix Jose153
LMilt Thompson11
RRex Hudler11
LRod Brewer3
LGerald Perry1

DH

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Starters

RBryn Smith2.9 WAR
RBob Tewksbury2.7 WAR
RKen Hill2.0 WAR
ROmar Olivares1.9 WAR
LRheal Cormier1.6 WAR
RJose DeLeon1.3 WAR
RMark Clark-0.2 WAR
LJamie Moyer-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RLee Smith47 sv
LJuan Agosto0 h
RScott Terry0 h
RCris Carpenter0 h
RWillie Fraser⇄0 h
LBob McClure⇄0 h
RMike Perez0 h
LTim Sherrill0 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 1990)

PlayerfWAR
Rheal Cormier1.6
Gerald Perry0.6
Bob McClure0.3
Stan Royer0.0
Mark Grater-0.0
Mark Clark-0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 1990)

Player1990 fWAR
Willie McGee4.2
Joe Magrane3.4
Vince Coleman3.3
John Tudor2.3
Ken Dayley0.5
Terry Pendleton0.4

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Cardinals. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1991; everyone else is shown as a 1991 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Ozzie Smith 1991 +5.1 +61.1 2.2 +58.9 $0.4M 1.51× –
Bryn Smith 1991 +2.9 +44.9 2.1 +42.7 $0.7M 1.96× –
Bob Tewksbury 1991 +2.7 +42.6 0.2 +42.5 $0.1M 1.96× –
Milt Thompson 1991 +3.2 +41.1 1.5 +39.6 $0.5M 1.60× –
Felix Jose 1991 +3.0 +37.9 0.2 +37.7 $0.1M 1.60× –
Lee Smith 1991 +2.0 +31.2 2.8 +28.4 $1.4M 1.95× –
Tom Pagnozzi 1991 +3.4 +27.1 0.3 +26.8 $0.1M 1.00× –
Ken Hill 1991 +2.0 +23.3 0.2 +23.2 $0.1M 1.49× –
Todd Zeile 1991 +2.6 +23.2 0.2 +23.0 $0.1M 1.12× –
Omar Olivares 1991 +1.9 +22.4 0.1 +22.3 $0.1M 1.49× –
Ray Lankford 1991 +1.7 +16.7 0.1 +16.6 $0.1M 1.22× –
José Oquendo 1991 +1.7 +11.1 0.8 +10.4 $0.5M 0.82× –
Jose DeLeon 1991 +1.3 +10.5 2.4 +8.2 $1.8M 1.02× –
Scott Terry 1991 +1.2 +6.3 0.3 +6.0 $0.3M 0.67× –
Geronimo Pena 1991 +1.0 +4.4 0.1 +4.3 $0.1M 0.56× –
Bernard Gilkey 1991 +0.5 +3.4 0.1 +3.3 $0.2M 0.83× –
Cris Carpenter 1991 +0.4 +2.1 0.1 +1.9 $0.3M 0.67× –
Gerald Perry 1991 +0.6 +2.6 1.2 +1.4 $2.0M 0.56× –
Bob McClure↔ 1991 +0.3 +1.8 0.5 +1.3 $1.4M 0.67× –
Pedro Guerrero 1991 +0.8 +3.4 2.3 +1.2 $3.0M 0.56× –
Mike Perez 1991 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Mark Clark 1991 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Jamie Moyer 1991 -0.2 -2.0 0.2 -2.2 – 1.02× –
Juan Agosto 1991 -0.3 -1.8 1.2 -3.0 – 0.67× –
Craig Wilson 1991 -0.8 -3.6 0.1 -3.7 – 0.58× –
Rich Gedman 1991 -0.9 -3.8 0.1 -3.9 – 0.52× –
Rex Hudler 1991 -1.1 -7.1 0.3 -7.4 – 0.83× –
Luis Alicea 1991 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.56× –
Mark Grater 1991 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Ray Stephens 1991 -0.1 -0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Rheal Cormier 1991 +1.6 +19.1 – – – 1.49× –
Rod Brewer 1991 -0.3 -1.5 – – – 0.56× –
Stan Royer 1991 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.58× –
Tim Jones 1991 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.61× –
Tim Sherrill 1991 -0.1 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Willie Fraser↔ 1991 -0.9 -5.0 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+34.5+407.219.8+377.9—

Trades

Every graded 1991 deal involving the Cardinals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

1991 · CHW / STL
CHW · Ron Schueler +$1.6M
Joe Hall
STL · Dal Maxvill −$1.6M
Willie Magallanes
CHW came out ahead by $1.6M
1991 · STL / NYM
STL · Dal Maxvill +$0.0M
Chuck Carr
NYM · Frank Cashen +$0.0M
Clyde Keller
Even trade
1991 · WSN / STL
WSN · Dave Dombrowski +$124.8M
Ken Hill
STL · Dal Maxvill −$124.8M
Andrés Galarraga
WSN came out ahead by $124.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1991 payroll
$19.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 1991, 1991–1997. 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 (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Lee Smith3311.000$2.8M$2.8M$2.3MFREE AGENT
Jose DeLeon308.000$2.4M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Pedro Guerrero3513.000$2.3M$2.4MFREE AGENT
Ozzie Smith3613.000$2.2M$2.0M$3.0M$3.0M$3.0M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Bryn Smith3510.000$2.1M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Milt Thompson327.000$1.5M$1.6MFREE AGENT
Gerald Perry308.000$1.2M$1.2M$967k$650k$299kFREE AGENT
Juan Agosto3310.000$1.2M$940kFREE AGENT
José Oquendo278.000$775k$2.0M$2.0M$2.1M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Bob McClure3916.000$498k$500kFREE AGENT
Rex Hudler307.000$300k$400kFREE AGENT
Rich Gedman3111.000$150k$200kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Scott Terry315.000$350kFREE AGENT
Tom Pagnozzi284.000$310kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jamie Moyer285.000$200kFREE AGENT
Felix Jose263.000$160kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Tewksbury305.000$160kFREE AGENT
Ken Hill253.000$155kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cris Carpenter263.000$120kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Alicea253.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willie Fraser275.000—FREE AGENT
Tim Jones283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Todd Zeile252.000$160kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Wilson262.000$130kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bernard Gilkey241.000$125kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ray Lankford241.000$125kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Geronimo Pena241.000$120kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Omar Olivares231.000$120kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Perez261.000$115kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Clark230.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rod Brewer251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rheal Cormier240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Grater27–—
Stan Royer230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Sherrill251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ray Stephens281.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1991 acquisition stacked onto Cardinals's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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