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Blue Jays TOR

199086–76 (0.531)
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GM: Pat Gillick

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1990, 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
$19M
Surplus $M
-0
Win %
0.531
TAB
+8.0
WAB
+2.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
43.9
Dead money %
23%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-2.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1990 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RPat Borders115
LGreg Myers87
RCarlos Diaz9
ROzzie Virgil Jr.2

1B

LFred McGriff147
LJohn Olerud18
LJim Eppard6
LRance Mulliniks3

2B

BManuel Lee112
BNelson Liriano⇄50
RLuis Sojo15
RTom Lawless1

3B

RKelly Gruber145
LRance Mulliniks22
RLuis Sojo4
RTom Lawless4
RTom Quinlan1

SS

BTony Fernández161
BManuel Lee9
RLuis Sojo5

LF

RGeorge Bell106
RGlenallen Hill27
RKenny Williams⇄19
LRob Ducey19
BMookie Wilson8
RLuis Sojo5
BMark Whiten3
RTom Lawless2

CF

BMookie Wilson133
BJunior Félix28
RKenny Williams⇄13
RGlenallen Hill1

RF

BJunior Félix99
RGlenallen Hill34
BMark Whiten27
RKenny Williams⇄16
RKelly Gruber6

DH

LJohn Olerud86
RGeorge Bell36
RGlenallen Hill14
LFred McGriff6
BMookie Wilson6
LRance Mulliniks6
RKenny Williams⇄2
RLuis Sojo2
BJunior Félix1
ROzzie Virgil Jr.1
RTom Lawless1

Starters

RDave Stieb4.3 WAR
LDavid Wells3.8 WAR
RTodd Stottlemyre2.7 WAR
LJimmy Key2.4 WAR
RWillie Blair0.8 WAR
LJohn Candelaria⇄0.2 WAR
RFrank Wills0.2 WAR
LBud Black⇄-0.0 WAR
LMike Flanagan-0.1 WAR
RSteve Cummings-0.3 WAR
LJohn Cerutti-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTom Henke32 sv
RDuane Ward0 h
RJim Acker0 h
RFrank Wills0 h
LJohn Candelaria⇄0 h
LPaul Kilgus0 h
RSteve Cummings0 h
LAl Leiter0 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 1989)

PlayerfWAR
Willie Blair0.8
Mark Whiten0.6
John Candelaria0.2
Kenny Williams0.1
Tom Quinlan0.1
Tom Gilles0.0

Key subtractions (gone from 1989)

Player1989 fWAR
Ernie Whitt2.9
Lloyd Moseby0.5
Mauro Gozzo0.4
Lee Mazzilli0.4
Jose Antonio Nunez0.4
Jesse Barfield0.2

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 1990; everyone else is shown as a 1990 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Dave Stieb 1990 +4.3 +74.7 2.8 +72.0 $0.6M 2.19× –
David Wells 1990 +3.8 +66.7 0.3 +66.4 $0.1M 2.19× –
Fred McGriff 1990 +5.5 +59.9 1.4 +58.5 $0.3M 1.37× –
Tony Fernandez 1990 +4.9 +51.4 1.5 +49.9 $0.3M 1.32× –
Todd Stottlemyre 1990 +2.7 +42.1 0.2 +41.9 $0.1M 1.96× –
Kelly Gruber 1990 +4.3 +42.8 1.1 +41.7 $0.3M 1.25× –
Duane Ward 1990 +2.1 +32.8 0.3 +32.5 $0.1M 1.95× –
Pat Borders 1990 +3.5 +27.8 0.2 +27.6 $0.1M 1.00× –
Jimmy Key 1990 +2.4 +28.0 1.5 +26.5 $0.6M 1.49× –
Mookie Wilson 1990 +1.9 +18.4 1.1 +17.3 $0.6M 1.22× –
Junior Felix 1990 +1.6 +16.0 0.2 +15.8 $0.1M 1.22× –
Tom Henke 1990 +1.5 +15.6 1.2 +14.4 $0.8M 1.34× –
John Olerud 1990 +1.4 +8.0 0.1 +7.9 $0.1M 0.69× –
George Bell 1990 +1.1 +7.2 2.0 +5.2 $1.9M 0.83× –
Willie Blair 1990 +0.8 +4.1 0.1 +4.0 $0.1M 0.67× –
Mark Whiten 1990 +0.6 +3.7 0.1 +3.6 $0.2M 0.83× –
Rance Mulliniks 1990 +0.8 +3.9 0.5 +3.4 $0.6M 0.58× –
Manuel Lee 1990 +0.8 +3.4 0.4 +3.0 $0.5M 0.56× –
Greg Myers 1990 +0.7 +2.8 0.1 +2.7 $0.2M 0.52× –
John Candelaria↔ 1990 +0.2 +2.7 0.1 +2.5 $0.6M 1.34× –
Frank Wills 1990 +0.2 +1.1 0.2 +0.9 $1.1M 0.67× –
Jim Acker 1990 +0.3 +1.5 0.7 +0.8 $2.6M 0.67× –
Kenny Williams↔ 1990 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.6 $0.8M 0.83× –
Tom Quinlan 1990 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $1.5M 0.58× –
Bob MacDonald 1990 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Bud Black↔ 1990 -0.0 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 1.02× –
Glenallen Hill 1990 -0.0 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.83× –
Rick Luecken↔ 1990 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Ozzie Virgil Jr. 1990 -0.1 -0.5 0.3 -0.8 – 0.52× –
Luis Sojo 1990 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.56× –
Paul Kilgus 1990 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Mike Flanagan 1990 -0.1 -0.4 1.0 -1.4 – 1.02× –
Tom Lawless 1990 -0.2 -1.2 0.2 -1.4 – 0.58× –
Steve Cummings 1990 -0.3 -1.5 0.1 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Nelson Liriano↔ 1990 -0.5 -2.4 0.1 -2.5 – 0.56× –
John Cerutti 1990 -0.3 -2.5 0.8 -3.3 – 1.02× –
Al Leiter 1990 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Carlos Diaz 1990 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Jim Eppard 1990 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.56× –
Rob Ducey 1990 +0.5 +3.2 – – – 0.83× –
Tom Gilles 1990 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+44.3+508.219.4+485.0—

Trades

Every graded 1990 deal involving the Blue Jays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

1990 · TOR / ANA
TOR · Pat Gillick +$231.2M
Devon White, Willie Fraser, Marcus Moore
ANA · Mike Port −$231.2M
Junior Félix, Luis Sojo, Ken Rivers
TOR came out ahead by $231.2M
1990 · PIT / TOR
PIT · Larry Doughty +$0.0M
Brian Morrison
TOR · Pat Gillick +$0.0M
Joe Szekely
Even trade
1990 · TOR / CLE
TOR · Pat Gillick +$1.6M
Alex Sanchez
CLE · Hank Peters −$1.6M
Willie Blair
TOR came out ahead by $1.6M
1990 · TOR / MIN
TOR · Pat Gillick +$10.4M
John Candelaria
MIN · Andy MacPhail −$10.4M
Nelson Liriano, Pedro Muñoz
TOR came out ahead by $10.4M
1990 · CLE / TOR
CLE · Hank Peters +$5.6M
Mauro Gozzo, Steve Cummings, Alex Sanchez
TOR · Pat Gillick −$5.6M
Buddy Black
CLE came out ahead by $5.6M
1990 · TOR / ATL
TOR · Pat Gillick +$0.0M
Nate Cromwell
ATL · Bobby Cox +$0.0M
Earl Sanders
Even trade
1990 · TOR / BAL
TOR · Pat Gillick +$2.4M
Mickey Weston
BAL · Roland Hemond −$2.4M
Paul Kilgus
TOR came out ahead by $2.4M
1990 · SDP / TOR
SDP · Jack McKeon +$67.2M
Fred McGriff, Tony Fernández
TOR · Pat Gillick −$67.2M
Joe Carter, Roberto Alomar
SDP came out ahead by $67.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1990 payroll
$19.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 1990, 1990–1996. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Dave Stieb3211.000$2.8M$3.0M$3.2MFREE AGENT
George Bell309.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Tony Fernandez287.000$1.5MFREE AGENT$1.5M
Jimmy Key296.000$1.5MFREE AGENT$2.3M
Tom Henke328.000$1.2MFREE AGENT$3.4M
Kelly Gruber286.000$1.1M$3.0M$3.6MFREE AGENT
Mookie Wilson3410.000$1.1M$1.6MFREE AGENT
Mike Flanagan3815.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Jim Acker317.000$700kFREE AGENT
Rance Mulliniks3413.000$520k$725k$775kFREE AGENT
Ozzie Virgil Jr.3310.000$275kFREE AGENT
Tom Lawless338.000$250kFREE AGENT
Frank Wills317.000$242k$435kFREE AGENT
John Candelaria3615.000$138kFREE AGENT
Bud Black339.000$73kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Fred McGriff264.000$1.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
John Cerutti305.000$762kFREE AGENT
Manuel Lee255.000$380kFREE AGENT
Duane Ward264.000$300kARB 3FREE AGENT
David Wells273.000$275kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Kilgus283.000$242kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nelson Liriano263.000$124kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Myers243.000$105kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kenny Williams264.000$74kARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Ducey253.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Eppard303.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Al Leiter243.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Pat Borders272.000$180kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Stottlemyre252.000$168kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Junior Felix221.000$155kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Cummings251.000$102kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Sojo250.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willie Blair240.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Whiten230.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Glenallen Hill251.000$100kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Olerud211.000$100kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob MacDonald250.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Quinlan220.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rick Luecken291.000$3kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Diaz25–—
Tom Gilles27–—

Graphs

How each 1990 acquisition stacked onto Blue Jays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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