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Blue Jays TOR

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GM: Gord Ash

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1996, 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
$29M
Surplus $M
-5
Win %
0.457
TAB
-5.1
WAB
-6.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
27.8
Dead money %
34%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-5.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1996 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RCharlie O'Brien105
LSandy Martínez75
RJulio Mosquera8

1B

LJohn Olerud101
RJoe Carter41
LCarlos Delgado27
RJuan Samuel17
BFelipe Crespo2

2B

BTomás Pérez75
RTilson Brito18
BFelipe Crespo10
RMiguel Cairo9
RJuan Samuel6

3B

REd Sprague Jr.148
BTomás Pérez11
BDomingo Cedeño⇄6
BFelipe Crespo6
RMike Huff3

SS

RAlex Gonzalez147
RTilson Brito5
BTomás Pérez5

LF

RJoe Carter115
RRobert Pérez59
RJacob Brumfield⇄14
RJuan Samuel8
RMike Huff1

CF

BOtis Nixon125
RJacob Brumfield⇄47
RShannon Stewart6
RJuan Samuel5
RMike Huff4
LShawn Green2

RF

LShawn Green127
RJacob Brumfield⇄28
RRobert Pérez25
RJuan Samuel15
RMike Huff4

DH

LCarlos Delgado100
RJuan Samuel18
LJohn Olerud15
RJoe Carter15
REd Sprague Jr.10
RJacob Brumfield⇄2
LShawn Green1
RTilson Brito1

Starters

RPat Hentgen6.0 WAR
RJuan Guzman4.6 WAR
RErik Hanson3.0 WAR
RWoody Williams0.9 WAR
LHuck Flener0.7 WAR
RPaul Quantrill0.3 WAR
RLuis Andujar⇄-0.1 WAR
RScott Brow-0.1 WAR
LFrank Viola-0.2 WAR
RMarty Janzen-0.2 WAR
RJeff Ware-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMike Timlin31 sv
RTim Crabtree0 h
LTony Castillo⇄0 h
LPaul Spoljaric0 h
RBill Risley0 h
LBrian Bohanon0 h
RScott Brow0 h
RJeff Ware0 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 1995)

PlayerfWAR
Erik Hanson3.0
Charlie O'Brien2.0
Otis Nixon0.7
Huck Flener0.7
Juan Samuel0.3
Felipe Crespo0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 1995)

Player1995 fWAR
Al Leiter3.0
David Cone2.9
Roberto Alomar2.2
Devon White1.2
Paul Molitor1.0
Paul Menhart0.2

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 1996; everyone else is shown as a 1996 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Pat Hentgen 1996 +6.0 +120.3 2.4 +118.0 $0.4M 2.50× –
Juan Guzman 1996 +4.6 +80.8 2.2 +78.6 $0.5M 2.19× –
Erik Hanson 1996 +3.0 +46.7 2.3 +44.3 $0.8M 1.96× –
Ed Sprague Jr. 1996 +2.9 +26.2 1.4 +24.8 $0.5M 1.12× –
Alex Gonzalez 1996 +2.2 +16.0 0.2 +15.8 $0.1M 0.89× –
John Olerud 1996 +2.6 +22.3 6.5 +15.8 $2.5M 1.07× –
Mike Timlin 1996 +1.4 +15.2 0.6 +14.5 $0.4M 1.34× –
Carlos Delgado 1996 +1.6 +13.3 0.2 +13.1 $0.1M 1.01× –
Charlie O'Brien 1996 +2.0 +12.1 0.5 +11.6 $0.3M 0.76× –
Tim Crabtree 1996 +1.4 +7.4 0.1 +7.3 $0.1M 0.67× –
Woody Williams 1996 +0.9 +7.2 0.2 +7.0 $0.3M 1.02× –
Huck Flener 1996 +0.7 +5.5 0.1 +5.4 $0.2M 1.02× –
Otis Nixon 1996 +0.7 +4.9 1.9 +3.0 $2.6M 0.83× –
Tony Castillo↔ 1996 +0.6 +3.3 0.5 +2.8 $0.8M 0.67× –
Shawn Green 1996 +0.4 +2.9 0.3 +2.6 $0.7M 0.83× –
Paul Quantrill 1996 +0.3 +2.5 0.8 +1.7 $2.6M 1.02× –
Juan Samuel 1996 +0.3 +1.9 0.3 +1.6 $1.0M 0.69× –
Felipe Crespo 1996 +0.3 +1.4 0.1 +1.3 $0.3M 0.56× –
Jacob Brumfield↔ 1996 +0.2 +1.3 0.3 +1.0 $1.4M 0.83× –
Tomas Perez 1996 +0.3 +1.1 0.1 +1.0 $0.6M 0.56× –
Dane Johnson 1996 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $0.8M 0.67× –
Paul Spoljaric 1996 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $1.2M 0.67× –
Tilson Brito 1996 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Scott Brow 1996 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Domingo Cedeno↔ 1996 -0.2 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.58× –
Sandy Martinez 1996 -0.2 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 – 0.52× –
Julio Mosquera 1996 -0.3 -1.2 0.1 -1.3 – 0.52× –
Bill Risley 1996 -0.3 -1.4 0.2 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Brian Bohanon 1996 -0.4 -2.2 0.2 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Giovanni Carrara↔ 1996 -0.5 -2.8 0.1 -2.9 – 0.67× –
Jeff Ware 1996 -0.6 -3.4 0.1 -3.5 – 0.67× –
Robert Perez 1996 -0.6 -3.8 0.1 -3.9 – 0.83× –
Joe Carter 1996 -0.6 -3.8 6.5 -10.3 – 0.83× –
Frank Viola 1996 -0.2 -1.4 – – – 1.02× –
Jose Silva 1996 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Luis Andujar↔ 1996 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 1.02× –
Marty Janzen 1996 -0.2 -1.8 – – – 1.02× –
Miguel Cairo 1996 -0.1 -0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Mike Huff 1996 -0.3 -1.7 – – – 0.83× –
Shannon Stewart 1996 -0.3 -2.1 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+27.6+364.329.1+343.0—

Trades

Every graded 1996 deal involving the Blue Jays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

1996 · NYM / TOR
NYM · Joe McIlvaine +$148.0M
John Olerud
TOR · Gord Ash −$148.0M
Robert Person
NYM came out ahead by $148.0M
1996 · TOR / CHW
TOR · Gord Ash +$11.2M
Luis Andújar, Allen Halley
CHW · Ron Schueler −$11.2M
Tony Castillo, Domingo Cedeño
TOR came out ahead by $11.2M
1996 · PIT / TOR
PIT · Ted Simmons +$41.6M
Brandon Cromer, Jose Pett, José Silva, Mike Halperin, Abraham Núñez, Craig Wilson
TOR · Gord Ash −$41.6M
Carlos García, Dan Plesac, Orlando Merced
PIT came out ahead by $41.6M
1996 · TOR / DET
TOR · Gord Ash +$1.6M
Anton French
DET · Randy Smith −$1.6M
Roberto Durán
TOR came out ahead by $1.6M
1996 · PIT / TOR
PIT · Ted Simmons +$6.4M
D.J. Boston#66
TOR · Gord Ash −$6.4M
Jacob Brumfield
PIT came out ahead by $6.4M
1996 · TOR / CHC
TOR · Gord Ash +$0.8M
Jason Stevenson
CHC · Ed Lynch −$0.8M
Miguel Cairo
TOR came out ahead by $0.8M
1996 · TOR / CLE
TOR · Gord Ash +$0.0M
Scott Pose
CLE · John Hart +$0.0M
Joe Lis
Even trade

Current & Historical Payroll

1996 payroll
$29.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 1996, 1996–2002. 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 (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1996199719981999200020012002
Joe Carter3613.000$6.5M$6.5MFREE AGENT
John Olerud277.000$6.5MFREE AGENT
Erik Hanson318.000$2.3M$3.5M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Otis Nixon3713.000$1.9M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Charlie O'Brien3611.000$500k$625kFREE AGENT
Tony Castillo338.000$480kFREE AGENT
Juan Samuel3513.000$325k$375k$421kFREE AGENT
Brian Bohanon276.000$185kFREE AGENT
Mike Huff327.000—FREE AGENT
Frank Viola3614.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1996199719981999200020012002
Pat Hentgen275.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Juan Guzman295.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Ed Sprague Jr.285.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Paul Quantrill274.000$775kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Timlin305.000$635kFREE AGENT
Shawn Green233.000$288kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob Brumfield314.000$265kARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Risley294.000$235kARB 3FREE AGENT
Woody Williams293.000$225kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Domingo Cedeno273.000$199kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Delgado243.000$165kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Brow273.000$115kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Huck Flener273.000$109kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (17)

PlayerAgeSvc1996199719981999200020012002
Alex Gonzalez232.000$233kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sandy Martinez251.000$165kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tomas Perez221.000$140kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Crabtree261.000$133kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dane Johnson332.000$125kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robert Perez272.000$114kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Spoljaric252.000$112kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Ware251.000$112kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tilson Brito240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Felipe Crespo230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Julio Mosquera240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Giovanni Carrara281.000$67kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Andujar231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Miguel Cairo220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marty Janzen23–—
Jose Silva220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shannon Stewart221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1996 acquisition stacked onto Blue Jays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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