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Blue Jays TOR

199984–78 (0.519)
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GM: Gord Ash

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1999, 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
$46M
Surplus $M
+2
Win %
0.519
TAB
+3.9
WAB
+2.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
37.6
Dead money %
24%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-4.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1999 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LDarrin Fletcher113
RMike Matheny57
RMark Dalesandro8
RPat Borders⇄4
RKevin Brown2

1B

LCarlos Delgado147
BDavid Segui⇄25
RWillis Otáñez⇄11
LKevin Witt8

2B

RHomer Bush109
RPat Kelly35
RCraig Grebeck17
RNorberto Martin8
BTony Fernández1

3B

BTony Fernández132
RWillis Otáñez⇄28
RCasey Blake14
LWillie Greene7
BDave Hollins4
RMark Dalesandro2
RChris Woodward2
RCraig Grebeck2

SS

RTony Batista⇄98
RAlex Gonzalez37
RHomer Bush18
RChris Woodward10
RCraig Grebeck4
RNorberto Martin1

LF

RShannon Stewart140
RJacob Brumfield⇄17
BJosé Cruz Jr.9
RPat Lennon5
RGerónimo Berroa2
LRob Butler2
RAnthony Sanders1

CF

BJosé Cruz Jr.97
RJacob Brumfield⇄39
BBrian McRae⇄30
RVernon Wells24
RShannon Stewart7
LCurtis Goodwin⇄2

RF

LShawn Green152
RJacob Brumfield⇄8
RPat Lennon4
LWillie Greene3

DH

LWillie Greene48
BDave Hollins23
RGerónimo Berroa16
RCraig Grebeck8
LKevin Witt7
BDavid Segui⇄6
LCarlos Delgado5
BTony Fernández5
RMark Dalesandro3
RShannon Stewart2
RWillis Otáñez⇄2
RPat Borders⇄2
RAnthony Sanders1
RAlex Gonzalez1
BBrian McRae⇄1
RPat Kelly1

Starters

LDavid Wells3.8 WAR
RChris Carpenter2.9 WAR
RKelvim Escobar2.3 WAR
RPat Hentgen1.9 WAR
RJoey Hamilton0.9 WAR
RRoy Halladay0.5 WAR
RPete Munro0.4 WAR
LPaul Spoljaric⇄0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBilly Koch31 sv
LGraeme Lloyd21 h
RJohn Frascatore⇄10 h
RPaul Quantrill8 h
RPete Munro4 h
LPaul Spoljaric⇄2 h
LDan Plesac⇄0 h
RTom Davey⇄0 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 1998)

PlayerfWAR
David Wells3.8
Tony Batista3.6
Homer Bush2.8
Billy Koch1.0
Joey Hamilton0.9
Pete Munro0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 1998)

Player1998 fWAR
Roger Clemens8.2
Juan Guzman1.4
Woody Williams1.4
Jose Canseco1.3
Mike Stanley1.2
Tony Phillips0.8

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 1999; everyone else is shown as a 1999 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Shawn Green 1999 +6.0 +97.6 3.1 +94.5 $0.5M 2.05× –
David Wells 1999 +3.8 +66.6 4.8 +61.8 $1.3M 2.19× –
Chris Carpenter 1999 +2.9 +45.7 0.5 +45.2 $0.2M 1.96× –
Tony Batista↔ 1999 +3.6 +37.9 0.3 +37.6 $0.1M 1.32× –
Carlos Delgado 1999 +3.6 +34.9 5.1 +29.8 $1.4M 1.20× –
Kelvim Escobar 1999 +2.3 +26.8 0.3 +26.5 $0.2M 1.49× –
Homer Bush 1999 +2.8 +24.3 0.2 +24.1 $0.1M 1.07× –
José Cruz Jr. 1999 +2.5 +24.1 0.4 +23.7 $0.2M 1.22× –
Tony Fernandez 1999 +2.5 +22.7 2.2 +20.4 $0.9M 1.12× –
Shannon Stewart 1999 +1.6 +15.4 0.4 +15.0 $0.3M 1.22× –
Pat Hentgen 1999 +1.9 +22.2 8.6 +13.6 $4.6M 1.49× –
Darrin Fletcher 1999 +2.2 +13.5 2.6 +10.9 $1.2M 0.76× –
Billy Koch 1999 +1.0 +10.4 0.2 +10.2 $0.2M 1.34× –
Alex Gonzalez 1999 +1.3 +6.5 2.3 +4.2 $1.7M 0.61× –
Roy Halladay 1999 +0.5 +3.9 0.2 +3.7 $0.4M 1.02× –
Joey Hamilton 1999 +0.9 +7.5 4.2 +3.3 $4.6M 1.02× –
Pete Munro 1999 +0.4 +2.3 0.2 +2.1 $0.5M 0.67× –
Paul Spoljaric↔ 1999 +0.3 +1.7 0.4 +1.3 $1.2M 0.67× –
Jacob Brumfield↔ 1999 +0.2 +1.2 0.3 +0.9 $1.6M 0.83× –
John Frascatore↔ 1999 +0.2 +1.1 0.2 +0.9 $1.0M 0.67× –
David Segui↔ 1999 +0.3 +1.3 0.6 +0.6 $2.3M 0.56× –
Paul Quantrill 1999 +0.2 +1.1 0.5 +0.6 $2.4M 0.67× –
Tom Davey↔ 1999 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.9M 0.67× –
Chris Woodward 1999 +0.1 +0.5 0.2 +0.3 $2.0M 0.61× –
Craig Grebeck 1999 +0.2 +0.8 0.6 +0.3 $2.9M 0.56× –
Dan Plesac↔ 1999 +0.2 +1.0 0.7 +0.3 $3.6M 0.67× –
Pat Borders↔ 1999 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $1.9M 0.52× –
Graeme Lloyd 1999 +0.1 +0.8 1.0 -0.2 $13.1M 1.34× –
John Hudek↔ 1999 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Eric Ludwick 1999 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Curtis Goodwin↔ 1999 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 – 0.83× –
Willis Otáñez↔ 1999 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.58× –
Vernon Wells 1999 -0.1 -0.9 0.2 -1.1 – 0.83× –
Mike Matheny 1999 -0.2 -0.7 0.6 -1.3 – 0.52× –
Geronimo Berroa 1999 -0.2 -1.1 0.5 -1.6 – 0.69× –
Rob Butler 1999 -0.2 -1.3 0.3 -1.6 – 0.83× –
Brian McRae↔ 1999 -0.2 -1.1 0.9 -1.9 – 0.83× –
Robert Person↔ 1999 -0.3 -1.8 0.1 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Dave Hollins 1999 -0.6 -3.4 1.9 -5.3 – 0.69× –
Willie Greene 1999 -0.9 -5.0 1.0 -6.0 – 0.69× –
Anthony Sanders 1999 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.69× –
Casey Blake 1999 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.58× –
Gary Glover 1999 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.67× –
John Bale 1999 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Brown 1999 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.52× –
Kevin Witt 1999 -0.3 -1.4 – – – 0.69× –
Mark Dalesandro 1999 -0.3 -1.3 – – – 0.52× –
Mike Romano 1999 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Nerio Rodriguez 1999 -0.3 -1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Norberto Martin 1999 +0.3 +1.5 – – – 0.56× –
Pat Kelly 1999 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Pat Lennon 1999 -0.3 -1.8 – – – 0.83× –
Steve Sinclair↔ 1999 -0.3 -1.7 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+37.5+448.846.2+409.8—

Trades

Every graded 1999 deal involving the Blue Jays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

1999 · TOR / ARI
TOR · Gord Ash +$23.2M
Tony Batista, John Frascatore
ARI · Joe Garagiola −$23.2M
Dan Plesac
TOR came out ahead by $23.2M
1999 · COL / TOR
COL · Gary Hughes +$13.6M
Pat Lynch
TOR · Gord Ash −$13.6M
Brian McRae
COL came out ahead by $13.6M
1999 · PHI / TOR
PHI · Ed Wade +$31.2M
Robert Person
TOR · Gord Ash −$31.2M
Paul Spoljaric
PHI came out ahead by $31.2M
1999 · SDP / TOR
SDP · Kevin Towers +$0.0M
Isabel Giron
TOR · Gord Ash +$0.0M
Juan Melo
Even trade
1999 · SEA / TOR
SEA · Woody Woodward +$7.2M
Tom Davey, Steve Sinclair
TOR · Gord Ash −$7.2M
David Segui
SEA came out ahead by $7.2M
1999 · ANA / TOR
ANA · Bill Bavasi +$9.6M
Tomás Pérez
TOR · Gord Ash −$9.6M
Dave Hollins
ANA came out ahead by $9.6M
1999 · TOR / CIN
TOR · Gord Ash +$0.0M
Jaime Goudie
CIN · Jim Bowden +$0.0M
Juan Melo
Even trade
1999 · STL / TOR
STL · Walt Jocketty +$17.6M
Pat Hentgen, Paul Spoljaric
TOR · Gord Ash −$17.6M
Alberto Castillo, Matt DeWitt, Lance Painter
STL came out ahead by $17.6M
1999 · LAD / TOR
LAD · Kevin Malone +$164.8M
Shawn Green, Jorge Nunez
TOR · Gord Ash −$164.8M
Pedro Borbón, Raúl Mondesí
LAD came out ahead by $164.8M
1999 · NYY / TOR
NYY · Brian Cashman +$84.8M
Roger Clemens
TOR · Gord Ash −$84.8M
Homer Bush, Graeme Lloyd, David Wells
NYY came out ahead by $84.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1999 payroll
$46.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 1999, 1999–2005. 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 (21)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Pat Hentgen308.000$8.6MFREE AGENT$2.2M
Carlos Delgado276.000$5.1M$6.6M$13.7M$19.4M$18.7M$19.7MFREE AGENT
David Wells3612.000$4.8M$5.5MFREE AGENT
Shawn Green266.000$3.1MFREE AGENT
Darrin Fletcher3210.000$2.6M$2.5M$3.5M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Tony Fernandez3716.000$2.2MFREE AGENT$379k
Dave Hollins339.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Graeme Lloyd326.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Willie Greene277.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Brian McRae319.000$868kFREE AGENT
Dan Plesac3713.000$703kFREE AGENT$2.2M$1.5M
David Segui329.000$640kFREE AGENT
Craig Grebeck349.000$550k$800kFREE AGENT
Paul Quantrill307.000$500k$1.8M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Geronimo Berroa3410.000$500kFREE AGENT
Jacob Brumfield347.000$298kFREE AGENT
Rob Butler296.000$275kFREE AGENT
Pat Borders3611.000$135kFREE AGENT
Pat Kelly318.000—FREE AGENT
Pat Lennon318.000—FREE AGENT
Norberto Martin326.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Joey Hamilton285.000$4.2MFREE AGENT
Alex Gonzalez265.000$2.3MFREE AGENT
Mike Matheny285.000$600kFREE AGENT
Shannon Stewart254.000$433kARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Spoljaric285.000$396kFREE AGENT
Tony Batista253.000$259kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Ludwick273.000$220kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Frascatore295.000$193kFREE AGENT
John Hudek325.000$120kFREE AGENT
Robert Person294.000$99kARB 3FREE AGENT
Curtis Goodwin264.000$7kARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Brown263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Dalesandro315.000—FREE AGENT
Nerio Rodriguez283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (18)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Chris Carpenter242.000$483kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Cruz Jr.252.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kelvim Escobar232.000$350kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Homer Bush262.000$227kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vernon Wells200.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Woodward230.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roy Halladay221.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pete Munro240.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Billy Koch240.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Davey250.000$129kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willis Otáñez261.000$118kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Sinclair271.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Witt23–—
John Bale250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Glover220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Sanders250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Casey Blake250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Romano27–—

Graphs

How each 1999 acquisition stacked onto Blue Jays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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