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GM: Dal Maxvill

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1992, 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
$26M
Surplus $M
-4
Win %
0.512
TAB
+3.3
WAB
+2.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
36.0
Dead money %
52%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-5.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1992 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RTom Pagnozzi138
LRich Gedman40

1B

RAndres Galarraga90
LGerald Perry29
RPedro Guerrero28
LRod Brewer27
RRex Hudler8
RStan Royer4
RTracy Woodson3

2B

BLuis Alicea75
BGeronimo Pena57
LTim Jones28
RRex Hudler16
RCraig Wilson11
BJosé Oquendo9
RBien Figueroa3

3B

RTodd Zeile124
RTracy Woodson26
RCraig Wilson18
RStan Royer5
LTim Jones2

SS

BOzzie Smith132
LTim Jones34
RBien Figueroa9
BJosé Oquendo5
BLuis Alicea4

LF

RBernard Gilkey110
LMilt Thompson35
RBrian Jordan27
RPedro Guerrero10
ROzzie Canseco7
BChuck Carr5
RRex Hudler5
LRod Brewer4

CF

LRay Lankford153
RBrian Jordan9
BChuck Carr9
LMilt Thompson1
RRex Hudler1
LTim Jones1

RF

BFelix Jose127
RBrian Jordan21
LMilt Thompson11
RRex Hudler7
BChuck Carr6
RCraig Wilson3
RBernard Gilkey1
ROzzie Canseco1

DH

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Starters

RBob Tewksbury3.8 WAR
LRheal Cormier2.8 WAR
LDonovan Osborne2.4 WAR
ROmar Olivares2.0 WAR
RJose DeLeon⇄0.8 WAR
LJoe Magrane0.3 WAR
RMark Clark0.2 WAR
RBryn Smith-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RLee Smith43 sv
RMike Perez0 h
RCris Carpenter0 h
LBob McClure0 h
RTodd Worrell0 h
LJuan Agosto⇄0 h
RBryn Smith0 h
LFrank DiPino0 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 1991)

PlayerfWAR
Donovan Osborne2.4
Todd Worrell0.9
Tracy Woodson0.5
Joe Magrane0.3
Frank DiPino0.3
Chuck Carr0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 1991)

Player1991 fWAR
Ken Hill2.0
Scott Terry1.2
Mark Grater-0.0
Ray Stephens-0.1
Tim Sherrill-0.1
Jamie Moyer-0.2

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 1992; everyone else is shown as a 1992 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Ray Lankford 1992 +4.8 +69.2 0.2 +69.0 $0.0M 1.79× –
Bob Tewksbury 1992 +3.8 +65.7 0.8 +64.9 $0.2M 2.19× –
Ozzie Smith 1992 +5.1 +61.4 2.0 +59.4 $0.4M 1.51× –
Bernard Gilkey 1992 +4.0 +57.5 0.1 +57.4 $0.0M 1.79× –
Rheal Cormier 1992 +2.8 +43.0 0.1 +42.9 $0.0M 1.96× –
Omar Olivares 1992 +2.0 +24.1 0.2 +24.0 $0.1M 1.49× –
Felix Jose 1992 +2.3 +22.5 0.3 +22.2 $0.1M 1.22× –
Todd Zeile 1992 +1.9 +13.1 0.3 +12.8 $0.2M 0.85× –
Lee Smith 1992 +1.2 +12.8 2.8 +10.0 $2.3M 1.34× –
Milt Thompson 1992 +1.4 +9.5 1.6 +7.9 $1.1M 0.83× –
Jose DeLeon↔ 1992 +0.8 +6.2 2.2 +4.0 $2.9M 1.02× –
Tom Pagnozzi 1992 +1.2 +5.0 1.0 +4.0 $0.8M 0.52× –
Todd Worrell 1992 +0.9 +4.7 0.8 +3.9 $0.9M 0.67× –
Craig Wilson 1992 +0.5 +2.3 0.1 +2.2 $0.3M 0.58× –
Joe Magrane 1992 +0.3 +2.8 0.8 +2.0 $2.4M 1.02× –
Mark Clark 1992 +0.2 +1.3 0.1 +1.2 $0.7M 1.02× –
José Oquendo 1992 +0.2 +1.0 2.0 -1.1 $9.6M 0.56× –
Brian Jordan 1992 -0.2 -1.3 0.1 -1.4 – 0.83× –
Juan Agosto↔ 1992 -0.1 -0.8 0.9 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Rich Gedman 1992 -0.5 -2.0 0.2 -2.2 – 0.52× –
Rex Hudler 1992 -0.4 -1.9 0.4 -2.3 – 0.56× –
Andres Galarraga 1992 -0.0 -0.1 2.4 -2.5 – 0.56× –
Gerald Perry 1992 -0.4 -1.8 1.2 -2.9 – 0.56× –
Tim Jones 1992 -0.6 -3.1 0.2 -3.3 – 0.61× –
Cris Carpenter 1992 -0.7 -3.5 0.2 -3.7 – 0.67× –
Bryn Smith 1992 -0.4 -1.9 2.2 -4.2 – 0.67× –
Bob McClure 1992 -0.9 -4.8 0.5 -5.3 – 0.67× –
Pedro Guerrero 1992 -0.8 -3.5 2.4 -5.9 – 0.56× –
Bien Figueroa 1992 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.61× –
Chuck Carr 1992 +0.2 +1.4 – – – 0.83× –
Donovan Osborne 1992 +2.4 +28.2 – – – 1.49× –
Frank DiPino 1992 +0.3 +1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Geronimo Pena 1992 +2.2 +14.2 – – – 0.82× –
Luis Alicea 1992 +1.3 +5.7 – – – 0.56× –
Mike Perez 1992 +0.3 +1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Ozzie Canseco 1992 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.83× –
Rod Brewer 1992 +0.6 +2.5 – – – 0.56× –
Stan Royer 1992 +0.2 +1.0 – – – 0.58× –
Tracy Woodson 1992 +0.5 +2.1 – – – 0.58× –
Total—+36.2+434.526.1+351.3—

Trades

Every graded 1992 deal involving the Cardinals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M.

No graded trades on record for the Cardinals in 1992.

Current & Historical Payroll

1992 payroll
$26.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 1992, 1992–1998. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Lee Smith3412.000$2.8M$2.3MFREE AGENT
Pedro Guerrero3614.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Andres Galarraga317.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Jose DeLeon319.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Bryn Smith3611.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
José Oquendo289.000$2.0M$2.0M$2.1M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Ozzie Smith3714.000$2.0M$3.0M$3.0M$3.0M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Milt Thompson338.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Gerald Perry319.000$1.2M$967k$650k$299kFREE AGENT
Juan Agosto3411.000$940kFREE AGENT
Bob Tewksbury316.000$825k$2.6M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Todd Worrell327.000$790kFREE AGENT
Bob McClure4017.000$500kFREE AGENT
Rex Hudler318.000$400kFREE AGENT
Rich Gedman3212.000$200kFREE AGENT
Frank DiPino3511.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Tom Pagnozzi295.000$992kFREE AGENT
Joe Magrane275.000$820kFREE AGENT
Todd Zeile263.000$315kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Felix Jose274.000$315kARB 3FREE AGENT
Cris Carpenter274.000$170kARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Jones294.000$165kARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Wilson273.000$135kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Alicea264.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tracy Woodson295.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Ray Lankford252.000$230kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Omar Olivares242.000$170kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bernard Gilkey252.000$135kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rheal Cormier251.000$120kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Jordan250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Clark241.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rod Brewer262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ozzie Canseco272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chuck Carr242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bien Figueroa28–—
Donovan Osborne230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Geronimo Pena252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Perez272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stan Royer241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1992 acquisition stacked onto Cardinals's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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