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Rays TBR

199969–93 (0.426)
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GM: Chuck Lamar

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1999, 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
$39M
Surplus $M
-14
Win %
0.426
TAB
-11.7
WAB
-10.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
19.7
Dead money %
33%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-7.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1999 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJohn Flaherty115
RMike DiFelice51

1B

LFred McGriff125
LPaul Sorrento27
RHerbert Perry Jr.14
RAaron Ledesma4
LSteve Cox4
LWade Boggs4
RJulio Franco1

2B

RMiguel Cairo117
RAaron Ledesma17
RTony Graffanino17
LDavid Lamb15
RBobby Smith13

3B

LWade Boggs74
RBobby Smith59
RHerbert Perry Jr.42
RAaron Ledesma26
RTony Graffanino1

SS

BKevin Stocker76
RAaron Ledesma50
LDavid Lamb35
RTony Graffanino17

LF

RBubba Trammell61
LPaul Sorrento57
RTerrell Lowery29
BQuinton McCracken26
RDanny Clyburn14
RHerbert Perry Jr.6
RJosé Canseco6
LDave Martinez2
LRich Butler2
LSteve Cox2

CF

BRandy Winn77
LDave Martinez52
RTerrell Lowery36
BQuinton McCracken20

RF

LDave Martinez93
RJose Guillen⇄47
RBubba Trammell20
RDanny Clyburn10
LRich Butler4
RTerrell Lowery1

DH

RJosé Canseco106
LFred McGriff18
LPaul Sorrento8
LWade Boggs7
RBubba Trammell5
RHerbert Perry Jr.5
RDanny Clyburn2
RAaron Ledesma1
RJohn Flaherty1

Starters

LWilson Alvarez1.8 WAR
RRyan Rupe1.8 WAR
RBobby Witt1.8 WAR
RRick White1.6 WAR
RDave Eiland1.3 WAR
RRolando Arrojo1.1 WAR
RBryan Rekar0.4 WAR
RDan Wheeler0.2 WAR
RMickey Callaway0.2 WAR
RCory Lidle0.1 WAR
LTony Saunders0.1 WAR
REsteban Yan-0.1 WAR
RJulio Santana-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRoberto Hernandez43 sv
LNorm Charlton15 h
RAlbie Lopez12 h
REsteban Yan7 h
RRick White4 h
LMike Duvall0 h
LScott Aldred⇄0 h
LAlan Newman0 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 1998)

PlayerfWAR
Jose Canseco2.4
Ryan Rupe1.8
Bobby Witt1.8
Tony Graffanino1.4
Norm Charlton0.3
Dan Wheeler0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 1998)

Player1998 fWAR
Jason Johnson0.2
Rick Gorecki0.2
Jerome Walton0.1
Brad Pennington0.0
Terrell Wade-0.0
Tim Laker-0.1

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Rays. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1999; everyone else is shown as a 1999 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Fred McGriff 1999 +3.6 +34.3 5.2 +29.1 $1.5M 1.20× –
Roberto Hernandez 1999 +2.2 +34.5 6.2 +28.4 $2.8M 1.95× –
Ryan Rupe 1999 +1.8 +21.2 0.2 +21.0 $0.1M 1.49× –
Bobby Witt 1999 +1.8 +20.9 1.1 +19.8 $0.6M 1.49× –
Wilson Alvarez 1999 +1.8 +21.4 4.5 +16.9 $2.5M 1.49× –
Jose Canseco 1999 +2.4 +19.7 3.3 +16.3 $1.4M 1.01× –
Rick White 1999 +1.6 +12.1 0.3 +11.8 $0.2M 0.98× –
John Flaherty 1999 +2.0 +12.4 1.3 +11.2 $0.6M 0.76× –
Dave Eiland 1999 +1.3 +10.8 0.3 +10.5 $0.2M 1.02× –
Bubba Trammell 1999 +1.3 +8.8 0.2 +8.6 $0.2M 0.83× –
Rolando Arrojo 1999 +1.1 +8.6 0.2 +8.4 $0.2M 1.02× –
Tony Graffanino 1999 +1.4 +6.0 0.3 +5.8 $0.2M 0.56× –
Mike DiFelice 1999 +1.3 +5.3 0.3 +5.0 $0.2M 0.52× –
Kevin Stocker 1999 +0.9 +4.4 2.4 +2.0 $2.7M 0.61× –
Randy Winn 1999 +0.3 +2.2 0.2 +2.0 $0.6M 0.83× –
Miguel Cairo 1999 +0.5 +2.0 0.2 +1.8 $0.5M 0.56× –
Jim Mecir 1999 +0.3 +1.6 0.3 +1.3 $0.9M 0.67× –
Scott Aldred↔ 1999 +0.3 +1.7 0.3 +1.3 $1.0M 0.67× –
Norm Charlton 1999 +0.3 +1.7 0.5 +1.2 $1.6M 0.67× –
Alan Newman 1999 +0.1 +0.7 0.2 +0.5 $1.6M 0.67× –
Cory Lidle 1999 +0.1 +0.7 0.2 +0.5 $1.6M 0.67× –
Albie Lopez 1999 +0.2 +1.1 0.6 +0.4 $3.2M 0.67× –
Tony Saunders 1999 +0.1 +0.6 0.3 +0.3 $3.9M 1.02× –
Herbert Perry Jr. 1999 +0.0 +0.0 0.2 -0.2 $141.7M 0.58× –
Danny Clyburn 1999 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.83× –
Rich Butler 1999 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.83× –
Esteban Yan 1999 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Aaron Ledesma 1999 -0.3 -1.3 0.2 -1.5 – 0.61× –
Dave Martinez 1999 +0.1 +0.4 2.0 -1.6 $32.8M 0.83× –
Mike Duvall 1999 -0.3 -1.5 0.2 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Julio Santana 1999 -0.3 -1.8 0.3 -2.1 – 0.67× –
Wade Boggs 1999 -0.3 -1.5 0.8 -2.3 – 0.58× –
David Lamb 1999 -0.9 -4.5 0.2 -4.7 – 0.61× –
Terrell Lowery 1999 -0.7 -4.5 0.2 -4.7 – 0.83× –
Bobby Smith 1999 -1.2 -5.4 0.2 -5.6 – 0.58× –
Jose Guillen↔ 1999 -1.1 -7.0 0.2 -7.3 – 0.83× –
Paul Sorrento 1999 -0.8 -5.5 3.0 -8.5 – 0.83× –
Quinton McCracken 1999 -1.2 -8.0 1.9 -9.9 – 0.83× –
Bryan Rekar 1999 +0.4 +2.0 – – – 0.67× –
Dan Wheeler 1999 +0.2 +2.0 – – – 1.02× –
Eddie Gaillard 1999 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Jeff Sparks 1999 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Jim Morris 1999 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Julio Franco 1999 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Mickey Callaway 1999 +0.2 +1.4 – – – 1.02× –
Steve Cox 1999 -0.3 -1.2 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+19.9+194.138.6+151.2—

Trades

Every graded 1999 deal involving the Rays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1999 · TBR / PHI
TBR · Chuck Lamar +$0.8M
Marty Barnett
PHI · Ed Wade −$0.8M
Scott Aldred
TBR came out ahead by $0.8M
1999 · BAL / TBR
BAL · Frank Wren +$32.8M
Jason Johnson
TBR · Chuck Lamar −$32.8M
Danny Clyburn, Bolivar Volquez
BAL came out ahead by $32.8M
1999 · TBR / BOS
TBR · Chuck Lamar +$0.0M
Will Silverthorn
BOS · Dan Duquette +$0.0M
Julio Santana
Even trade
1999 · TBR / PIT
TBR · Chuck Lamar +$0.8M
José Guillén, Jeff Sparks
PIT · Cam Bonifay −$0.8M
Joe Oliver, Humberto Cota
TBR came out ahead by $0.8M
1999 · COL / TBR
COL · Gary Hughes +$48.8M
Rolando Arrojo, Aaron Ledesma
TBR · Chuck Lamar −$48.8M
Vinny Castilla
COL came out ahead by $48.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1999 payroll
$38.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 1999, 1999–2005. 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 (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Roberto Hernandez348.000$6.2M$6.0MFREE AGENT
Fred McGriff3513.000$5.2M$5.9M$4.3MFREE AGENT
Wilson Alvarez2910.000$4.5MFREE AGENT$8.0M
Jose Canseco3414.000$3.3M$1.9MFREE AGENT
Paul Sorrento3310.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Kevin Stocker296.000$2.4M$2.1MFREE AGENT
Dave Martinez3413.000$2.0M$712kFREE AGENT
John Flaherty317.000$1.3M$2.9M$3.0M$3.2MFREE AGENT
Bobby Witt3513.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Wade Boggs4117.000$750kFREE AGENT
Albie Lopez276.000$630k$800k$1.8MFREE AGENT
Norm Charlton3611.000$500kFREE AGENT
Scott Aldred319.000$306kFREE AGENT
Dave Eiland3211.000$280k$300kFREE AGENT
Julio Franco4017.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Quinton McCracken284.000$1.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Mecir294.000$268kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike DiFelice303.000$268kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Graffanino273.000$262kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rick White305.000$255kFREE AGENT
Miguel Cairo253.000$235kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Ledesma284.000$228kARB 3FREE AGENT
Esteban Yan243.000$225kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Herbert Perry Jr.295.000$210kFREE AGENT
Bryan Rekar274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (21)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Tony Saunders252.000$278kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Julio Santana262.000$272kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rolando Arrojo331.000$250kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Smith251.000$235kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bubba Trammell272.000$230kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Butler262.000$215kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Duvall241.000$215kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cory Lidle272.000$210kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Winn251.000$205kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Clyburn252.000$205kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terrell Lowery282.000$205kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Guillen232.000$203kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Lamb240.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alan Newman290.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Rupe240.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eddie Gaillard28–—
Steve Cox240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mickey Callaway240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Wheeler210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Sparks27–—
Jim Morris350.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1999 acquisition stacked onto Rays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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