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Blue Jays TOR

198599–62 (0.615)Made Playoffs
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GM: Pat Gillick

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1985, 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
$10M
Surplus $M
+2
Win %
0.615
TAB
+10.4
WAB
+17.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
44.5
Dead money %
25%
Depth Players
11.0
Dead WAR
-4.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1985 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LErnie Whitt134
RBuck Martinez42
RGary Allenson14
RSteve Nicosia⇄6
RJeff Hearron4

1B

LWillie Upshaw147
RCecil Fielder25
LLen Matuszek⇄23
LRick Leach10
LWillie Aikens6
RCliff Johnson⇄1
LAl Oliver⇄1

2B

RDámaso García142
BManuel Lee39
RGarth Iorg23
RKelly Gruber1

3B

LRance Mulliniks119
RGarth Iorg105
RKelly Gruber5
BManuel Lee5
RGeorge Bell2

SS

BTony Fernández160
BManuel Lee7

LF

RGeorge Bell157
LLou Thornton16
RRon Shepherd3
LRick Leach1

CF

LLloyd Moseby152
RRon Shepherd13
RJesse Barfield8

RF

RJesse Barfield147
LLou Thornton20
LRick Leach3
RRon Shepherd1

DH

RJeff Burroughs54
LAl Oliver⇄48
LLen Matuszek⇄39
RCliff Johnson⇄23
LWillie Aikens6
LWillie Upshaw1

Starters

RDave Stieb4.5 WAR
RDoyle Alexander4.0 WAR
LJimmy Key2.8 WAR
RDennis Lamp2.0 WAR
RJim Clancy1.6 WAR
RRon Musselman0.6 WAR
RTom Filer0.4 WAR
LSteve Davis0.0 WAR
LJohn Cerutti-0.0 WAR
RLuis Leal-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBill Caudill14 sv
LGary Lavelle0 h
RJim Acker0 h
RDennis Lamp0 h
RTom Henke0 h
RRon Musselman0 h
LJohn Cerutti0 h
LStan Clarke0 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 1984)

PlayerfWAR
Jesse Barfield7.0
Dave Stieb4.5
Tony Fernandez4.1
Doyle Alexander4.0
Lloyd Moseby3.5
Rance Mulliniks3.3

Key subtractions (gone from 1984)

Player1984 fWAR
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Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Blue Jays. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1985; everyone else is shown as a 1985 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jesse Barfield 1985 +7.0 +115.3 0.3 +115.0 $0.0M 2.05× –
Dave Stieb 1985 +4.5 +78.0 1.0 +77.0 $0.2M 2.19× –
Doyle Alexander 1985 +4.0 +69.2 0.9 +68.3 $0.2M 2.19× –
Lloyd Moseby 1985 +3.5 +44.7 0.6 +44.2 $0.2M 1.60× –
Jimmy Key 1985 +2.8 +44.3 0.1 +44.1 $0.0M 1.96× –
Tony Fernandez 1985 +4.1 +43.4 0.1 +43.3 $0.0M 1.32× –
George Bell 1985 +3.3 +42.3 0.3 +41.9 $0.1M 1.60× –
Rance Mulliniks 1985 +3.3 +29.8 0.3 +29.4 $0.1M 1.12× –
Ernie Whitt 1985 +2.7 +21.6 0.4 +21.3 $0.1M 1.00× –
Jim Clancy 1985 +1.6 +19.6 0.6 +19.0 $0.4M 1.49× –
Dennis Lamp 1985 +2.0 +15.7 0.5 +15.2 $0.3M 0.98× –
Willie Upshaw 1985 +2.4 +15.9 0.7 +15.1 $0.3M 0.81× –
Garth Iorg 1985 +1.9 +13.2 0.3 +12.9 $0.1M 0.85× –
Tom Henke 1985 +1.1 +11.6 0.1 +11.6 $0.1M 1.34× –
Gary Lavelle 1985 +0.8 +8.5 0.5 +8.1 $0.6M 1.34× –
Damaso Garcia 1985 +1.4 +6.2 0.7 +5.4 $0.5M 0.56× –
Jeff Burroughs 1985 +0.4 +2.0 0.3 +1.7 $1.0M 0.69× –
Steve Nicosia↔ 1985 +0.1 +0.3 0.0 +0.3 $0.2M 0.52× –
Buck Martinez 1985 -0.1 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 0.52× –
Jim Acker 1985 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 1.34× –
Cliff Johnson↔ 1985 -0.2 -1.2 0.2 -1.3 – 0.69× –
Al Oliver↔ 1985 -0.7 -3.6 0.5 -4.1 – 0.69× –
Bill Caudill 1985 -0.3 -3.5 0.8 -4.3 – 1.34× –
Len Matuszek↔ 1985 -0.9 -5.2 0.1 -5.3 – 0.69× –
Cecil Fielder 1985 +0.7 +3.3 – – – 0.56× –
Gary Allenson 1985 -0.3 -1.3 – – – 0.52× –
Jeff Hearron 1985 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.52× –
John Cerutti 1985 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Kelly Gruber 1985 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.58× –
Lou Thornton 1985 -0.2 -1.4 – – – 0.83× –
Luis Leal 1985 -0.2 -1.5 – – – 1.02× –
Manuel Lee 1985 -0.3 -1.2 – – – 0.56× –
Mitch Webster↔ 1985 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.83× –
Rick Leach 1985 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.56× –
Ron Musselman 1985 +0.6 +3.1 – – – 0.67× –
Ron Shepherd 1985 -0.3 -2.1 – – – 0.83× –
Stan Clarke 1985 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Steve Davis 1985 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 1.02× –
Tom Filer 1985 +0.4 +3.0 – – – 1.02× –
Willie Aikens 1985 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.69× –
Total—+44.4+566.29.9+557.3—

Trades

Every graded 1985 deal involving the Blue Jays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1985 · LAD / TOR
LAD · Al Campanis +$10.4M
Len Matuszek
TOR · Pat Gillick −$10.4M
Al Oliver
LAD came out ahead by $10.4M
1985 · WSN / TOR
WSN · Murray Cook +$77.6M
Mitch Webster
TOR · Pat Gillick −$77.6M
Cliff Young
WSN came out ahead by $77.6M
1985 · SFG / TOR
SFG · Tom Haller +$16.0M
Jim Gott, Jack McKnight, Augie Schmidt
TOR · Pat Gillick −$16.0M
Gary Lavelle
SFG came out ahead by $16.0M
1985 · TEX / TOR
TEX · Tom Grieve +$19.2M
Matt Williams, Jeff Mays, Greg Ferlenda
TOR · Pat Gillick −$19.2M
Cliff Johnson
TEX came out ahead by $19.2M
1985 · PHI / TOR
PHI · Bill Giles +$6.4M
José Escobar, Ken Kinnard, Dave Shipanoff
TOR · Pat Gillick −$6.4M
Len Matuszek
PHI came out ahead by $6.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

1985 payroll
$9.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 1985, 1985–1991. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1985198619871988198919901991
Dave Stieb276.000$1.0M$1.0M$1.0M$1.0M$1.5M$2.8M$3.0M
Doyle Alexander3414.000$875k$360kFREE AGENT
Bill Caudill286.000$833k$1.5MFREE AGENT
Damaso Garcia287.000$740k$790kFREE AGENT
Willie Upshaw287.000$730k$940k$940kFREE AGENT
Jim Clancy298.000$580k$680k$850k$900kFREE AGENT
Dennis Lamp328.000$517k$567kFREE AGENT
Al Oliver3817.000$477kFREE AGENT
Gary Lavelle3611.000$475kFREE AGENT$50k
Ernie Whitt339.000$370k$325k$750k$750k$800kFREE AGENT
Buck Martinez3616.000$356k$347kFREE AGENT
Jeff Burroughs3415.000$350kFREE AGENT
Rance Mulliniks298.000$325k$256k$475k$600k$650k$520k$725k
Garth Iorg307.000$257k$307k$380kFREE AGENT
Cliff Johnson3713.000$155k$725kFREE AGENT
Steve Nicosia297.000$13kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc1985198619871988198919901991
Lloyd Moseby255.000$588kFREE AGENT
George Bell254.000$335kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesse Barfield254.000$325kARB 3FREE AGENT
Len Matuszek304.000$109kARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Henke273.000$60kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Filer283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rick Leach284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (17)

PlayerAgeSvc1985198619871988198919901991
Jim Acker262.000$170kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jimmy Key241.000$131kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Fernandez232.000$128kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willie Aikens30–—
Gary Allenson30–—
John Cerutti250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stan Clarke24–—
Steve Davis24–—
Cecil Fielder210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kelly Gruber231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Hearron23–—
Luis Leal28–—
Manuel Lee200.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ron Musselman30–—
Ron Shepherd241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lou Thornton22–—
Mitch Webster262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1985 acquisition stacked onto Blue Jays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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