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Cardinals STL

199387–75 (0.537)
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GM: Dal Maxvill

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1993, 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
$23M
Surplus $M
+4
Win %
0.537
TAB
+5.0
WAB
+9.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
35.2
Dead money %
31%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-3.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1993 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RTom Pagnozzi92
RErik Pappas63
RHector Villanueva17
LMarc Ronan6

1B

BGregg Jefferies140
LRod Brewer32
LGerald Perry15
RTracy Woodson11
RBernard Gilkey3
RErik Pappas2
RStan Royer2

2B

BLuis Alicea96
BGeronimo Pena64
BJosé Oquendo16
LTim Jones7
BGregg Jefferies1

3B

RTodd Zeile153
RTracy Woodson28
RStan Royer10
BLuis Alicea1

SS

BOzzie Smith134
BJosé Oquendo22
LTim Jones21
RTripp Cromer III9

LF

RBernard Gilkey132
RBrian Jordan22
LRod Brewer15
LLonnie Maclin5
ROzzie Canseco5
BLuis Alicea4
RErik Pappas1
BMark Whiten1

CF

LRay Lankford121
RBrian Jordan37
BMark Whiten22

RF

BMark Whiten137
LRod Brewer19
RErik Pappas15
RBrian Jordan11
RBernard Gilkey3
LGerald Perry1

DH

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Starters

RBob Tewksbury4.6 WAR
RRene Arocha2.2 WAR
LRheal Cormier1.5 WAR
LDonovan Osborne1.4 WAR
LTom Urbani0.8 WAR
LAllen Watson0.7 WAR
LPaul Kilgus0.5 WAR
ROmar Olivares0.1 WAR
LJoe Magrane⇄-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMike Perez7 sv
LRob Murphy0 h
RLee Smith⇄0 h
RLes Lancaster0 h
LLee Guetterman0 h
RTodd Burns⇄0 h
LPaul Kilgus0 h
RRich Batchelor0 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 1992)

PlayerfWAR
Gregg Jefferies5.4
Rene Arocha2.2
Erik Pappas1.5
Tom Urbani0.8
Mark Whiten0.7
Allen Watson0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 1992)

Player1992 fWAR
Felix Jose2.3
Milt Thompson1.4
Todd Worrell0.9
Jose DeLeon0.8
Craig Wilson0.5
Frank DiPino0.3

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 1993; everyone else is shown as a 1993 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Bob Tewksbury 1993 +4.6 +81.2 2.6 +78.6 $0.6M 2.19× –
Gregg Jefferies 1993 +5.4 +58.9 2.6 +56.2 $0.5M 1.37× –
Bernard Gilkey 1993 +3.7 +53.1 0.2 +52.9 $0.1M 1.79× –
Ray Lankford 1993 +2.6 +32.9 0.3 +32.7 $0.1M 1.60× –
Rene Arocha 1993 +2.2 +26.7 0.1 +26.6 $0.0M 1.49× –
Ozzie Smith 1993 +2.6 +24.4 3.0 +21.4 $1.2M 1.18× –
Mike Perez 1993 +1.2 +13.1 0.2 +13.0 $0.1M 1.34× –
Rheal Cormier 1993 +1.5 +12.0 0.2 +11.9 $0.1M 1.02× –
Donovan Osborne 1993 +1.4 +11.3 0.2 +11.1 $0.1M 1.02× –
Geronimo Pena 1993 +1.7 +11.0 0.2 +10.8 $0.1M 0.82× –
Luis Alicea 1993 +1.5 +9.9 0.2 +9.8 $0.1M 0.82× –
Todd Zeile 1993 +1.6 +10.6 1.0 +9.6 $0.7M 0.85× –
Tom Urbani 1993 +0.8 +6.4 0.1 +6.3 $0.1M 1.02× –
Brian Jordan 1993 +1.0 +6.6 0.7 +5.9 $0.7M 0.83× –
Allen Watson 1993 +0.7 +5.8 0.1 +5.7 $0.2M 1.02× –
Mark Whiten 1993 +0.7 +4.8 0.5 +4.3 $0.7M 0.83× –
Gerald Perry 1993 +1.0 +4.4 1.0 +3.5 $1.0M 0.56× –
Tom Pagnozzi 1993 +0.8 +3.4 2.6 +0.9 $3.1M 0.52× –
Les Lancaster 1993 +0.2 +1.0 0.3 +0.6 $1.9M 0.67× –
Omar Olivares 1993 +0.1 +0.8 0.2 +0.6 $1.3M 0.67× –
José Oquendo 1993 +0.5 +2.2 2.0 +0.2 $4.5M 0.61× –
Rod Brewer 1993 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.56× –
Rob Murphy 1993 +0.0 +0.0 0.6 -0.6 $2755.5M 0.67× –
Hector Villanueva 1993 -0.2 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.52× –
Joe Magrane↔ 1993 -0.1 -0.8 0.5 -1.3 – 1.02× –
Tripp Cromer III 1993 -0.3 -1.6 0.1 -1.7 – 0.61× –
Tracy Woodson 1993 -0.5 -2.1 0.1 -2.3 – 0.58× –
Lee Smith↔ 1993 -0.2 -1.0 2.3 -3.3 – 0.67× –
Ozzie Canseco 1993 -0.6 -3.7 0.1 -3.8 – 0.83× –
Todd Burns↔ 1993 -1.1 -6.1 0.3 -6.4 – 0.67× –
Erik Pappas 1993 +1.5 +6.1 – – – 0.52× –
Lee Guetterman 1993 +0.4 +2.3 – – – 0.67× –
Lonnie Maclin 1993 -0.3 -2.3 – – – 0.83× –
Marc Ronan 1993 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.52× –
Paul Kilgus 1993 +0.5 +2.8 – – – 0.67× –
Rich Batchelor 1993 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Stan Royer 1993 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.58× –
Steve Dixon 1993 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Tim Jones 1993 +0.5 +2.7 – – – 0.61× –
Total—+35.0+374.622.6+341.8—

Trades

Every graded 1993 deal involving the Cardinals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1993 · STL / CLE
STL · Dal Maxvill +$0.8M
Mark Whiten
CLE · John Hart −$0.8M
Mark Clark, Juan Andujar
STL came out ahead by $0.8M
1993 · MIL / STL
MIL · Sal Bando +$0.0M
Ozzie Canseco
STL · Dal Maxvill +$0.0M
Tony Diggs
Even trade
1993 · TEX / STL
TEX · Tom Grieve +$7.2M
Duff Brumley
STL · Dal Maxvill −$7.2M
Todd Burns
TEX came out ahead by $7.2M
1993 · STL / NYY
STL · Dal Maxvill +$13.6M
Rich Batchelor
NYY · Gene Michael −$13.6M
Lee Smith
STL came out ahead by $13.6M
1993 · STL / KCR
STL · Dal Maxvill +$54.4M
Gregg Jefferies, Ed Gerald
KCR · Herk Robinson −$54.4M
Félix José, Craig Wilson
STL came out ahead by $54.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

1993 payroll
$22.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 1993, 1993–1999. 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 (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Ozzie Smith3815.000$3.0M$3.0M$3.0M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Gregg Jefferies256.000$2.6M$4.6MFREE AGENT
Bob Tewksbury327.000$2.6M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Tom Pagnozzi306.000$2.6M$2.6M$2.7M$2.7M$1.6M$2.1MFREE AGENT
Lee Smith3513.000$2.3MFREE AGENT
José Oquendo2910.000$2.0M$2.1M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Gerald Perry3210.000$967k$650k$299kFREE AGENT
Rob Murphy338.000$600k$566kFREE AGENT
Joe Magrane286.000$541kFREE AGENT
Les Lancaster316.000$350kFREE AGENT
Tracy Woodson306.000$150kFREE AGENT
Lee Guetterman349.000—FREE AGENT
Paul Kilgus316.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Todd Zeile274.000$1.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Whiten263.000$508kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ray Lankford263.000$290kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Burns295.000$282kFREE AGENT
Hector Villanueva283.000$225kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bernard Gilkey263.000$200kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Omar Olivares253.000$190kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Perez283.000$175kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Geronimo Pena263.000$170kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Alicea275.000$160kFREE AGENT
Ozzie Canseco283.000$140kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rod Brewer273.000$125kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Jones305.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Brian Jordan261.000$717kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rheal Cormier262.000$155kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Donovan Osborne241.000$155kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tripp Cromer III250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rene Arocha290.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Urbani250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Allen Watson220.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Batchelor260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Dixon23–—
Lonnie Maclin26–—
Erik Pappas272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marc Ronan23–—
Stan Royer252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1993 acquisition stacked onto Cardinals's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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