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Blue Jays TOR

198989–73 (0.549)Made Playoffs
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GM: Pat Gillick

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1989, 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
$15M
Surplus $M
+1
Win %
0.549
TAB
+8.6
WAB
+5.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
44.2
Dead money %
19%
Depth Players
11.0
Dead WAR
-3.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1989 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LErnie Whitt116
RPat Borders67
RBob Brenly⇄26
LGreg Myers10
ROzzie Virgil Jr.1
RTom Lawless1

1B

LFred McGriff159
BLee Mazzilli⇄10
RBob Brenly⇄5
LJohn Olerud5
RFrancisco Cabrera⇄1

2B

BNelson Liriano122
BManuel Lee40
RTom Lawless7
RAlexis Infante1

3B

RKelly Gruber119
LRance Mulliniks29
BManuel Lee17
RTom Lawless12
RAlexis Infante4

SS

BTony Fernández140
BManuel Lee28
RAlexis Infante9
RKelly Gruber1

LF

RGeorge Bell134
LRob Ducey16
BMookie Wilson⇄11
RTom Lawless7
RGlenallen Hill3
RKelly Gruber3
RKevin Batiste2
RJesse Barfield⇄1

CF

LLloyd Moseby120
BMookie Wilson⇄25
BJunior Félix24
LRob Ducey2

RF

BJunior Félix86
LRob Ducey18
BMookie Wilson⇄17
RKelly Gruber14
RGlenallen Hill13
RTom Lawless9
BLee Mazzilli⇄7
RKevin Batiste3
BManuel Lee1

DH

LRance Mulliniks56
RGeorge Bell19
RBob Brenly⇄17
BLee Mazzilli⇄17
RPat Borders14
LLloyd Moseby12
LGreg Myers7
LErnie Whitt6
ROzzie Virgil Jr.3
RFrancisco Cabrera⇄3
LFred McGriff2
RGlenallen Hill2
BNelson Liriano2
BManuel Lee1
BJunior Félix1

Starters

LJimmy Key4.6 WAR
RDave Stieb2.7 WAR
LMike Flanagan2.2 WAR
LJohn Cerutti1.9 WAR
RTodd Stottlemyre1.2 WAR
RFrank Wills0.6 WAR
RMauro Gozzo0.4 WAR
RJose Nunez0.4 WAR
RSteve Cummings0.2 WAR
LAl Leiter⇄0.0 WAR
LJeff Musselman⇄-0.2 WAR
RAlex Sanchez-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTom Henke20 sv
RDuane Ward0 h
LDavid Wells0 h
RFrank Wills0 h
LTony Castillo⇄0 h
RJim Acker⇄0 h
RMauro Gozzo0 h
RXavier Hernandez0 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 1988)

PlayerfWAR
Junior Felix1.3
Jim Acker0.5
Mauro Gozzo0.4
Lee Mazzilli0.4
Steve Cummings0.2
Ozzie Virgil Jr.0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1988)

Player1988 fWAR
Jim Clancy1.8
Rick Leach0.3
Juan Beniquez0.1
Mark Eichhorn0.0
Sal Butera0.0
Mark Ross0.0

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 1989; everyone else is shown as a 1989 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Tom Henke 1989 +3.5 +80.9 1.0 +79.9 $0.3M 2.88× –
Jimmy Key 1989 +4.6 +80.3 1.8 +78.5 $0.4M 2.19× –
Fred McGriff 1989 +6.4 +70.1 0.3 +69.8 $0.0M 1.37× –
Duane Ward 1989 +2.7 +56.5 0.2 +56.3 $0.1M 2.57× –
Dave Stieb 1989 +2.7 +42.7 1.5 +41.2 $0.5M 1.96× –
Kelly Gruber 1989 +3.9 +39.4 0.5 +38.9 $0.1M 1.25× –
Tony Fernandez 1989 +3.6 +37.9 1.4 +36.5 $0.4M 1.32× –
George Bell 1989 +2.6 +33.6 1.9 +31.7 $0.7M 1.60× –
Mike Flanagan 1989 +2.2 +25.8 0.9 +24.9 $0.4M 1.49× –
Ernie Whitt 1989 +2.9 +23.4 0.8 +22.6 $0.3M 1.00× –
John Cerutti 1989 +1.9 +22.7 0.4 +22.3 $0.2M 1.49× –
Nelson Liriano 1989 +2.4 +15.5 0.1 +15.4 $0.0M 0.82× –
David Wells 1989 +1.8 +14.0 0.1 +13.9 $0.1M 0.98× –
Todd Stottlemyre 1989 +1.2 +9.8 0.1 +9.7 $0.1M 1.02× –
Junior Felix 1989 +1.3 +8.5 0.1 +8.4 $0.1M 0.83× –
Jim Acker↔ 1989 +0.5 +2.6 0.1 +2.4 $0.3M 0.67× –
Lee Mazzilli↔ 1989 +0.4 +2.4 0.1 +2.3 $0.3M 0.69× –
Mauro Gozzo 1989 +0.4 +2.4 0.1 +2.3 $0.2M 0.67× –
Lloyd Moseby 1989 +0.5 +3.5 1.4 +2.1 $2.6M 0.83× –
Jose Antonio Nunez 1989 +0.4 +1.9 0.2 +1.8 $0.5M 0.67× –
Jesse Barfield↔ 1989 +0.2 +1.6 0.2 +1.4 $0.8M 0.83× –
Pat Borders 1989 +0.3 +1.1 0.1 +1.0 $0.4M 0.52× –
Manuel Lee 1989 +0.2 +1.1 0.2 +0.9 $0.7M 0.56× –
Tony Castillo↔ 1989 +0.2 +0.9 0.0 +0.8 $0.3M 0.67× –
Al Leiter↔ 1989 +0.0 +0.4 0.0 +0.3 $0.4M 1.02× –
Rance Mulliniks 1989 +0.1 +0.5 0.7 -0.2 $7.2M 0.69× –
Rob Ducey 1989 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 -1.1 – 0.83× –
Jeff Musselman↔ 1989 -0.2 -1.4 0.0 -1.4 – 1.02× –
Mookie Wilson↔ 1989 -0.3 -1.8 0.4 -2.2 – 0.83× –
Bob Brenly↔ 1989 -0.7 -3.6 0.5 -4.2 – 0.69× –
Tom Lawless 1989 -1.1 -5.1 0.2 -5.3 – 0.58× –
Alex Sanchez 1989 -0.2 -1.6 – – – 1.02× –
Alexis Infante 1989 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.61× –
DeWayne Buice 1989 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Francisco Cabrera↔ 1989 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.69× –
Frank Wills 1989 +0.6 +3.1 – – – 0.67× –
Glenallen Hill 1989 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Greg Myers 1989 -0.6 -2.3 – – – 0.52× –
John Olerud 1989 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Kevin Batiste 1989 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Ozzie Virgil Jr. 1989 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.69× –
Steve Cummings 1989 +0.2 +0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Xavier Hernandez 1989 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+43.9+563.715.4+550.9—

Trades

Every graded 1989 deal involving the Blue Jays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

1989 · NYM / TOR
NYM · Frank Cashen +$4.0M
Jeff Musselman, Mike Brady
TOR · Pat Gillick −$4.0M
Mookie Wilson
NYM came out ahead by $4.0M
1989 · CHC / TOR
CHC · Jim Frey +$3.2M
José Núñez
TOR · Pat Gillick −$3.2M
Paul Kilgus
CHC came out ahead by $3.2M
1989 · TOR / ATL
TOR · Pat Gillick +$13.6M
Ricky Trlicek
ATL · Bobby Cox −$13.6M
Ernie Whitt, Kevin Batiste
TOR came out ahead by $13.6M
1989 · ANA / TOR
ANA · Mike Port +$0.8M
Cliff Young
TOR · Pat Gillick −$0.8M
DeWayne Buice
ANA came out ahead by $0.8M
1989 · ATL / TOR
ATL · Bobby Cox +$12.0M
Tony Castillo, Francisco Cabrera
TOR · Pat Gillick −$12.0M
Jim Acker
ATL came out ahead by $12.0M
1989 · NYY / TOR
NYY · Bob Quinn +$73.6M
Jesse Barfield
TOR · Pat Gillick −$73.6M
Al Leiter
NYY came out ahead by $73.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1989 payroll
$15.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 1989, 1989–1995. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
George Bell298.000$1.9M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Dave Stieb3110.000$1.5M$2.8M$3.0M$3.2MFREE AGENT
Tony Fernandez276.000$1.4M$1.5MFREE AGENT$1.5M
Lloyd Moseby299.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Tom Henke317.000$975k$1.2MFREE AGENT$3.4M
Mike Flanagan3714.000$888k$1.0MFREE AGENT
Ernie Whitt3713.000$800kFREE AGENT
Rance Mulliniks3312.000$650k$520k$725k$775kFREE AGENT
Bob Brenly358.000$544kFREE AGENT
Mookie Wilson339.000$403k$1.1M$1.6MFREE AGENT
Jesse Barfield298.000$182kFREE AGENT
Tom Lawless327.000$175k$250kFREE AGENT
Jim Acker306.000$132k$700kFREE AGENT
Lee Mazzilli3413.000$129kFREE AGENT
Ozzie Virgil Jr.329.000—$275kFREE AGENT
Frank Wills306.000—$242k$435kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Jimmy Key285.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Kelly Gruber275.000$462kFREE AGENT
John Cerutti294.000$417kARB 3FREE AGENT
Fred McGriff253.000$300kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Duane Ward253.000$168kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Manuel Lee244.000$160kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Musselman263.000$40kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (20)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Jose Antonio Nunez252.000$175kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nelson Liriano252.000$112kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Wells262.000$107kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Borders261.000$101kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Stottlemyre241.000$85kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Ducey242.000$84kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Junior Felix210.000$68kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mauro Gozzo230.000$68kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Castillo261.000$42kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Al Leiter232.000$16kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Batiste22–—
DeWayne Buice312.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Cabrera220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Cummings240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Xavier Hernandez230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Glenallen Hill240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alexis Infante272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Myers232.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Olerud200.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Sanchez23–—

Graphs

How each 1989 acquisition stacked onto Blue Jays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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