Blue Jays TORGM: Pat Gillick
Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1986, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).
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.
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Mark Eichhorn | 4.9 |
| Joe Johnson | 2.0 |
| Don Gordon | 0.3 |
| Mickey Mahler | -0.0 |
| Fred McGriff | -0.1 |
| Luis Aquino | -0.1 |
| Player | 1985 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Gary Lavelle | 0.8 |
| Ron Musselman | 0.6 |
| Tom Filer | 0.4 |
| Jeff Burroughs | 0.4 |
| Steve Nicosia | 0.1 |
| Mitch Webster | -0.1 |
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 1986; everyone else is shown as a 1986 season snapshot.
| Player | Period | fWAR | Tier Market $M | Paid $M | Surplus $M | $ / WAR | Tier | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Barfield | 1986 | +7.5 | +122.8 | 0.7 | +122.0 | $0.1M | 2.05× | – |
| Mark Eichhorn | 1986 | +4.9 | +113.9 | 0.1 | +113.8 | $0.0M | 2.88× | – |
| Tom Henke | 1986 | +3.5 | +81.5 | 0.2 | +81.3 | $0.1M | 2.88× | – |
| Jimmy Key | 1986 | +3.4 | +53.7 | 0.6 | +53.2 | $0.2M | 1.96× | – |
| George Bell | 1986 | +3.6 | +51.4 | 0.7 | +50.7 | $0.2M | 1.79× | – |
| Jim Clancy | 1986 | +3.1 | +48.3 | 0.7 | +47.6 | $0.2M | 1.96× | – |
| Tony Fernandez | 1986 | +4.5 | +47.2 | 0.3 | +46.9 | $0.1M | 1.32× | – |
| Joe Johnson↔ | 1986 | +2.0 | +24.3 | 0.1 | +24.3 | $0.0M | 1.49× | – |
| Ernie Whitt | 1986 | +2.9 | +23.4 | 0.3 | +23.1 | $0.1M | 1.00× | – |
| Lloyd Moseby | 1986 | +2.2 | +21.4 | 0.7 | +20.7 | $0.3M | 1.22× | – |
| Rance Mulliniks | 1986 | +2.0 | +13.9 | 0.3 | +13.6 | $0.1M | 0.85× | – |
| Willie Upshaw | 1986 | +1.8 | +11.8 | 0.9 | +10.9 | $0.5M | 0.81× | – |
| Doyle Alexander↔ | 1986 | +1.1 | +8.7 | 0.3 | +8.4 | $0.3M | 1.02× | – |
| Dave Stieb | 1986 | +0.8 | +6.7 | 1.0 | +5.7 | $1.2M | 1.02× | – |
| Cliff Johnson | 1986 | +1.0 | +5.3 | 0.7 | +4.6 | $0.8M | 0.69× | – |
| John Cerutti | 1986 | +0.4 | +3.6 | 0.1 | +3.5 | $0.2M | 1.02× | – |
| Dennis Lamp | 1986 | +0.5 | +2.7 | 0.6 | +2.1 | $1.1M | 0.67× | – |
| Jim Acker↔ | 1986 | +0.4 | +1.9 | 0.2 | +1.7 | $0.5M | 0.67× | – |
| Manuel Lee | 1986 | +0.1 | +0.2 | 0.1 | +0.2 | $1.2M | 0.56× | – |
| Rick Leach | 1986 | +0.1 | +0.4 | 0.2 | +0.2 | $2.4M | 0.69× | – |
| Garth Iorg | 1986 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.6 | – | 0.58× | – |
| Jeff Musselman | 1986 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.6 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Buck Martinez | 1986 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 0.3 | -0.9 | – | 0.52× | – |
| Damaso Garcia | 1986 | -0.1 | -0.6 | 0.8 | -1.4 | – | 0.56× | – |
| Bill Caudill | 1986 | -0.2 | -0.8 | 1.5 | -2.4 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Kelly Gruber | 1986 | -0.9 | -4.1 | 0.1 | -4.2 | – | 0.58× | – |
| Ron Shepherd | 1986 | -1.0 | -6.6 | 0.1 | -6.7 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Cecil Fielder | 1986 | -0.6 | -3.2 | – | – | – | 0.69× | – |
| Don Gordon | 1986 | +0.3 | +1.3 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Duane Ward↔ | 1986 | -0.1 | -0.7 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Fred McGriff | 1986 | -0.1 | -0.4 | – | – | – | 0.69× | – |
| Jeff Hearron | 1986 | +0.0 | +0.1 | – | – | – | 0.52× | – |
| Luis Aquino | 1986 | -0.1 | -0.5 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Mickey Mahler↔ | 1986 | -0.0 | -0.1 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Stan Clarke | 1986 | -0.5 | -2.7 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Steve Davis | 1986 | -0.2 | -1.3 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Total | — | +42.0 | +622.1 | 12.0 | +617.7 | — | ||
Every graded 1986 deal involving the Blue Jays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 2 total.
What the front office was committed to as of 1986, 1986–1992. 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.
| Player | Age | Svc | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Caudill | 29 | 7.000 | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dave Stieb | 28 | 7.000 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $1.0M | $1.5M | $2.8M | $3.0M | $3.2M |
| Willie Upshaw | 29 | 8.000 | $940k | $940k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Damaso Garcia | 29 | 8.000 | $790k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Lloyd Moseby | 26 | 6.000 | $732k | $808k | $858k | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Cliff Johnson | 38 | 14.000 | $725k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jim Clancy | 30 | 9.000 | $680k | $850k | $900k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Dennis Lamp | 33 | 9.000 | $567k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Buck Martinez | 37 | 17.000 | $347k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Doyle Alexander | 35 | 15.000 | $340k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ernie Whitt | 34 | 10.000 | $325k | $750k | $750k | $800k | FREE AGENT | ||
| Garth Iorg | 31 | 8.000 | $307k | $380k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Rance Mulliniks | 30 | 9.000 | $256k | $475k | $600k | $650k | $520k | $725k | $775k |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Bell | 26 | 5.000 | $725k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jesse Barfield | 26 | 5.000 | $725k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tony Fernandez | 24 | 3.000 | $275k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jim Acker | 27 | 3.000 | $192k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tom Henke | 28 | 4.000 | $191k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Rick Leach | 29 | 5.000 | $162k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mark Eichhorn | 25 | 4.000 | $74k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Key | 25 | 2.000 | $552k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ron Shepherd | 25 | 2.000 | $90k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| John Cerutti | 26 | 1.000 | $90k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kelly Gruber | 24 | 2.000 | $88k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Manuel Lee | 21 | 1.000 | $60k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jeff Musselman | 23 | 0.000 | $60k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Joe Johnson | 24 | 1.000 | $51k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Luis Aquino | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Stan Clarke | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Steve Davis | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Cecil Fielder | 22 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Don Gordon | 26 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jeff Hearron | 24 | – | — | ||||||
| Mickey Mahler | 33 | – | — | ||||||
| Fred McGriff | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Duane Ward | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
How each 1986 acquisition stacked onto Blue Jays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.
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