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Blue Jays TOR

199556–88 (0.389)
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GM: Gord Ash

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1995, 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
$47M
Surplus $M
-30
Win %
0.389
TAB
-19.0
WAB
-20.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
17.2
Dead money %
33%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-4.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1995 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RLance Parrish67
LSandy Martínez61
RRandy Knorr45

1B

LJohn Olerud133
REd Sprague Jr.7
RJoe Carter7
LCarlos Delgado4

2B

BRoberto Alomar128
BDomingo Cedeño20
BTomás Pérez7

3B

REd Sprague Jr.139
RAlex Gonzalez9
RHoward Battle6
BDomingo Cedeño1
BTomás Pérez1
RPaul Molitor1

SS

RAlex Gonzalez97
BTomás Pérez31
BDomingo Cedeño30

LF

RJoe Carter116
LCarlos Delgado17
RMike Huff9
RRobert Pérez5

CF

BDevon White99
RMike Huff33
RJoe Carter20
RShannon Stewart12

RF

LShawn Green109
RMike Huff15
RRobert Pérez11

DH

RPaul Molitor129
LCarlos Delgado5
RJoe Carter5
RAlex Gonzalez2
REd Sprague Jr.2
RLance Parrish1

Starters

LAl Leiter3.0 WAR
RDavid Cone⇄2.9 WAR
RPat Hentgen2.5 WAR
RJuan Guzman1.8 WAR
RWoody Williams0.3 WAR
RPaul Menhart0.2 WAR
RJeff Ware0.2 WAR
RDanny Darwin⇄0.1 WAR
REdwin Hurtado-0.0 WAR
RGiovanni Carrara-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ LTony Castillo13 sv
RMike Timlin0 h
RTim Crabtree0 h
RDanny Cox0 h
RWoody Williams0 h
RKenny Robinson0 h
RJimmy Rogers0 h
RDarren Hall0 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 1994)

PlayerfWAR
David Cone2.9
Tim Crabtree0.3
Paul Menhart0.2
Jeff Ware0.2
Lance Parrish0.1
Howard Battle0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1994)

Player1994 fWAR
Todd Stottlemyre2.0
Dave Stewart0.8
Randy St. Claire0.0
Aaron Small-0.1
Dave Righetti-0.1
Dick Schofield-0.2

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 1995; everyone else is shown as a 1995 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Al Leiter 1995 +3.0 +46.2 0.8 +45.4 $0.3M 1.96× –
David Cone↔ 1995 +2.9 +45.9 4.5 +41.4 $1.5M 1.96× –
Pat Hentgen 1995 +2.5 +29.3 1.2 +28.0 $0.5M 1.49× –
Juan Guzman 1995 +1.8 +21.2 2.8 +18.4 $1.6M 1.49× –
Mike Timlin 1995 +1.3 +14.1 0.5 +13.6 $0.4M 1.34× –
Roberto Alomar 1995 +2.2 +14.5 5.5 +9.0 $2.5M 0.82× –
John Olerud 1995 +2.2 +14.2 5.8 +8.4 $2.6M 0.81× –
Tony Castillo 1995 +0.6 +6.1 0.6 +5.5 $1.1M 1.34× –
Devon White 1995 +1.2 +7.9 4.0 +3.8 $3.4M 0.83× –
Mike Huff 1995 +0.6 +3.8 0.4 +3.5 $0.6M 0.83× –
Ed Sprague Jr. 1995 +0.9 +4.2 0.8 +3.4 $0.8M 0.58× –
Tim Crabtree 1995 +0.3 +1.7 0.1 +1.6 $0.3M 0.67× –
Alex Gonzalez 1995 +0.3 +1.4 0.1 +1.3 $0.5M 0.61× –
Paul Molitor 1995 +1.0 +5.8 4.5 +1.3 $4.3M 0.69× –
Paul Menhart 1995 +0.2 +1.3 0.1 +1.2 $0.5M 0.67× –
Woody Williams 1995 +0.3 +1.4 0.2 +1.2 $0.7M 0.67× –
Shawn Green 1995 +0.2 +1.2 0.1 +1.1 $0.7M 0.83× –
Candy Maldonado↔ 1995 +0.1 +0.6 0.2 +0.4 $1.8M 0.83× –
Danny Darwin↔ 1995 +0.1 +0.4 0.2 +0.2 $3.7M 1.02× –
Lance Parrish 1995 +0.1 +0.5 0.3 +0.2 $2.4M 0.52× –
Edwin Hurtado 1995 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 1.02× –
Darren Hall 1995 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Danny Cox 1995 +0.0 +0.2 0.7 -0.5 $15.4M 0.67× –
Domingo Cedeno 1995 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.61× –
Tomas Perez 1995 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.61× –
Giovanni Carrara 1995 -0.2 -1.9 0.1 -2.0 – 1.02× –
Ricardo Jordan 1995 -0.4 -2.0 0.1 -2.1 – 0.67× –
Robert Perez 1995 -0.3 -2.1 0.1 -2.2 – 0.83× –
Jimmy Rogers 1995 -0.4 -2.2 0.1 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Randy Knorr 1995 -0.6 -2.7 0.2 -2.9 – 0.52× –
Sandy Martinez 1995 -0.8 -3.2 0.1 -3.3 – 0.52× –
Duane Ward 1995 -0.1 -0.3 4.8 -5.1 – 0.67× –
Joe Carter 1995 -0.5 -3.0 7.5 -10.5 – 0.83× –
Brad Cornett 1995 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Carlos Delgado 1995 -0.7 -4.9 – – – 0.83× –
Howard Battle 1995 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.58× –
Jeff Ware 1995 +0.2 +1.5 – – – 1.02× –
Ken Robinson 1995 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.67× –
Shannon Stewart 1995 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+17.3+197.446.9+156.0—

Trades

Every graded 1995 deal involving the Blue Jays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1995 · TOR / KCR
TOR · Gord Ash +$12.0M
David Cone
KCR · Herk Robinson −$12.0M
Chris Stynes, Tony Medrano, Dave Sinnes
TOR came out ahead by $12.0M
1995 · TOR / PHI
TOR · Gord Ash +$30.4M
Paul Quantrill
PHI · Lee Thomas −$30.4M
Howard Battle, Ricardo Jordan
TOR came out ahead by $30.4M
1995 · SEA / TOR
SEA · Woody Woodward +$2.4M
Paul Menhart, Edwin Hurtado
TOR · Gord Ash −$2.4M
Miguel Cairo, Bill Risley
SEA came out ahead by $2.4M
1995 · TOR / MIA
TOR · Gord Ash +$1.6M
Ernie Delgado
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$1.6M
Aaron Small
TOR came out ahead by $1.6M
1995 · NYY / TOR
NYY · Gene Michael +$104.8M
David Cone
TOR · Gord Ash −$104.8M
Marty Janzen, Jason Jarvis, Mike Gordon
NYY came out ahead by $104.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1995 payroll
$47.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 1995, 1995–2001. 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 (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Joe Carter3512.000$7.5M$6.5M$6.5MFREE AGENT
John Olerud266.000$5.8M$6.5MFREE AGENT
Roberto Alomar277.000$5.5MFREE AGENT
Duane Ward319.000$4.8MFREE AGENT
David Cone329.000$4.5MFREE AGENT
Paul Molitor3817.000$4.5MFREE AGENT
Devon White3210.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Al Leiter298.000$795kFREE AGENT
Danny Cox3512.000$700kFREE AGENT
Tony Castillo327.000$610k$480kFREE AGENT
Mike Huff316.000$360kFREE AGENT
Lance Parrish3918.000$290kFREE AGENT
Danny Darwin3917.000$195kFREE AGENT
Candy Maldonado3414.000$165kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (5)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Juan Guzman284.000$2.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Hentgen264.000$1.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ed Sprague Jr.274.000$760kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Timlin294.000$500kARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Knorr264.000$240kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (20)

PlayerAgeSvc1995199619971998199920002001
Woody Williams282.000$175kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darren Hall301.000$175kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Domingo Cedeno262.000$140kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Gonzalez221.000$130kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Green222.000$130kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robert Perez261.000$112kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ricardo Jordan250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edwin Hurtado250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Giovanni Carrara270.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Crabtree250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Menhart260.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sandy Martinez240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jimmy Rogers280.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tomas Perez210.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Howard Battle23–—
Brad Cornett26–—
Carlos Delgado232.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ken Robinson25–—
Shannon Stewart210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Ware240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1995 acquisition stacked onto Blue Jays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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