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Blue Jays TOR

199191–71 (0.562)Made Playoffs
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GM: Pat Gillick

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1991, 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
$22M
Surplus $M
-4
Win %
0.562
TAB
+8.7
WAB
+9.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
42.5
Dead money %
29%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-4.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1991 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LGreg Myers104
RPat Borders102
RRandy Knorr3
REd Sprague Jr.2

1B

LJohn Olerud135
REd Sprague Jr.22
RPat Tabler20
RCory Snyder⇄8
RRene Gonzales2

2B

BRoberto Alomar160
RRene Gonzales11

3B

RKelly Gruber111
REd Sprague Jr.35
RRene Gonzales26
LRay Giannelli9
LRance Mulliniks5
RCory Snyder⇄1

SS

BManuel Lee138
RRene Gonzales36
REddie Zosky18

LF

RJoe Carter56
RCandy Maldonado⇄43
BMookie Wilson36
LRob Ducey19
RDerek Bell7
RPat Tabler1
BTurner Ward⇄1

CF

BDevon White156
RDerek Bell6
BMookie Wilson5
LRob Ducey1

RF

RJoe Carter101
RCory Snyder⇄12
RCandy Maldonado⇄9
BTurner Ward⇄8
LRob Ducey5

DH

LRance Mulliniks70
RPat Tabler29
BMookie Wilson21
LDave Parker⇄13
RJoe Carter10
REd Sprague Jr.2
RKelly Gruber2
LRob Ducey1

Starters

LJimmy Key5.3 WAR
RJuan Guzman3.4 WAR
RTom Candiotti⇄2.9 WAR
RTodd Stottlemyre2.6 WAR
LDavid Wells2.5 WAR
RMike Timlin1.5 WAR
RDave Stieb0.8 WAR
RPat Hentgen-0.0 WAR
LDenis Boucher⇄-0.1 WAR
RWillie Fraser⇄-0.2 WAR
RJim Acker-0.8 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTom Henke32 sv
RDuane Ward0 h
RMike Timlin0 h
RJim Acker0 h
LBob MacDonald0 h
RDavid Weathers0 h
RWillie Fraser⇄0 h
LKen Dayley0 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 1990)

PlayerfWAR
Devon White6.4
Joe Carter4.6
Roberto Alomar4.3
Juan Guzman3.4
Tom Candiotti2.9
Candy Maldonado1.6

Key subtractions (gone from 1990)

Player1990 fWAR
Fred McGriff5.5
Tony Fernandez4.9
Junior Felix1.6
George Bell1.1
Willie Blair0.8
John Candelaria0.2

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 1991; everyone else is shown as a 1991 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Duane Ward 1991 +4.1 +93.7 0.8 +92.9 $0.2M 2.88× –
Joe Carter 1991 +4.6 +65.4 3.8 +61.6 $0.8M 1.79× –
Juan Guzman 1991 +3.4 +52.8 0.1 +52.7 $0.0M 1.96× –
Tom Candiotti↔ 1991 +2.9 +44.9 1.4 +43.5 $0.5M 1.96× –
Roberto Alomar 1991 +4.3 +41.7 1.3 +40.4 $0.3M 1.20× –
Todd Stottlemyre 1991 +2.6 +40.1 0.3 +39.8 $0.1M 1.96× –
David Wells 1991 +2.5 +39.3 0.8 +38.5 $0.3M 1.96× –
John Olerud 1991 +2.5 +21.5 0.3 +21.2 $0.1M 1.07× –
Candy Maldonado↔ 1991 +1.6 +15.3 0.5 +14.7 $0.3M 1.22× –
Mike Timlin 1991 +1.5 +12.0 0.1 +11.9 $0.1M 0.98× –
Kelly Gruber 1991 +1.6 +10.8 3.0 +7.7 $1.9M 0.85× –
Dave Stieb 1991 +0.8 +6.9 3.0 +3.9 $3.5M 1.02× –
Greg Myers 1991 +1.0 +4.1 0.2 +3.9 $0.2M 0.52× –
Rob Ducey 1991 +0.2 +1.5 0.1 +1.4 $0.6M 0.83× –
Dave Parker↔ 1991 +0.1 +0.8 0.2 +0.7 $1.1M 0.69× –
Kenny Williams↔ 1991 +0.0 +0.3 0.1 +0.3 $1.5M 0.83× –
Manuel Lee 1991 +0.1 +0.5 0.7 -0.2 $6.4M 0.61× –
Mark Whiten↔ 1991 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 – 0.83× –
Pat Hentgen 1991 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Al Leiter 1991 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Glenallen Hill↔ 1991 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.83× –
Pat Borders 1991 +0.0 +0.2 0.7 -0.5 $15.0M 0.52× –
Rance Mulliniks 1991 -0.0 -0.1 0.7 -0.8 – 0.69× –
Rene Gonzales 1991 -0.2 -0.8 0.3 -1.1 – 0.61× –
Turner Ward↔ 1991 -0.2 -1.3 0.0 -1.3 – 0.83× –
Frank Wills 1991 -0.3 -1.7 0.4 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Cory Snyder↔ 1991 -0.6 -3.8 0.2 -4.1 – 0.83× –
Mookie Wilson 1991 -0.4 -2.7 1.6 -4.3 – 0.83× –
Pat Tabler 1991 -0.9 -4.8 0.7 -5.5 – 0.69× –
Ed Sprague Jr. 1991 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 +0.0 $4.6M 0.58× –
Randy Knorr 1991 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.0 $7.1M 0.52× –
Bob MacDonald 1991 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
David Weathers 1991 -0.3 -1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Denis Boucher↔ 1991 -0.1 -1.0 – – – 1.02× –
Derek Bell 1991 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.83× –
Devon White 1991 +6.4 +104.5 – – – 2.05× –
Eddie Zosky 1991 -0.3 -1.4 – – – 0.61× –
Jim Acker 1991 -0.8 -4.1 – – – 0.67× –
Jimmy Key 1991 +5.3 +106.2 – – – 2.50× –
Ken Dayley 1991 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Mickey Weston 1991 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Ray Giannelli 1991 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.58× –
Tom Henke 1991 +1.7 +26.1 – – – 1.95× –
Vince Horsman 1991 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Willie Fraser↔ 1991 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+42.3+661.221.9+413.5—

Trades

Every graded 1991 deal involving the Blue Jays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

1991 · TOR / CLE
TOR · Pat Gillick +$12.8M
Tom Candiotti, Turner Ward
CLE · Hank Peters −$12.8M
Denis Boucher, Glenallen Hill, Mark Whiten
TOR came out ahead by $12.8M
1991 · BAL / TOR
BAL · Roland Hemond +$3.2M
Rob Blumberg
TOR · Pat Gillick −$3.2M
Rene Gonzales
BAL came out ahead by $3.2M
1991 · CHW / TOR
CHW · Ron Schueler +$6.4M
Shawn Jeter, Steve Wapnick
TOR · Pat Gillick −$6.4M
Cory Snyder
CHW came out ahead by $6.4M
1991 · TOR / MIL
TOR · Pat Gillick +$12.8M
Candy Maldonado
MIL · Harry Dalton −$12.8M
Bob Wishnevski, William Suero
TOR came out ahead by $12.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1991 payroll
$22.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 1991, 1991–1997. 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 (17)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Joe Carter318.000$3.8M$3.7M$5.5M$5.5M$7.5M$6.5M$6.5M
Kelly Gruber297.000$3.0M$3.6MFREE AGENT
Dave Stieb3312.000$3.0M$3.2MFREE AGENT
Mookie Wilson3511.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Tom Candiotti348.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Rance Mulliniks3514.000$725k$775kFREE AGENT
Manuel Lee266.000$712k$1.0MFREE AGENT
Pat Tabler3310.000$700k$900kFREE AGENT
Candy Maldonado3010.000$529k$1.4MFREE AGENT$165k
Frank Wills328.000$435kFREE AGENT
Rene Gonzales307.000$306kFREE AGENT
Dave Parker4018.000$158kFREE AGENT
Jim Acker328.000—FREE AGENT
Ken Dayley329.000—FREE AGENT$1.8M
Tom Henke339.000—$3.4MFREE AGENT
Jimmy Key307.000—$2.3MFREE AGENT
Devon White286.000—$2.4M$3.7M$3.1M$4.0MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Roberto Alomar233.000$1.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Duane Ward275.000$800kFREE AGENT
David Wells284.000$800kARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Borders283.000$700kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Stottlemyre263.000$315kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cory Snyder285.000$237kFREE AGENT
Al Leiter254.000$180kARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Myers254.000$160kARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Ducey264.000$150kARB 3FREE AGENT
Kenny Williams275.000$72kFREE AGENT
Willie Fraser275.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (17)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
John Olerud222.000$294kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Hentgen220.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Timlin250.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Guzman240.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Knorr220.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ed Sprague Jr.230.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Glenallen Hill262.000$83kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Whiten241.000$46kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Turner Ward261.000$17kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Derek Bell220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Denis Boucher230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ray Giannelli25–—
Vince Horsman240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob MacDonald261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Weathers210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mickey Weston302.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eddie Zosky230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1991 acquisition stacked onto Blue Jays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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