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GM: Murray Cook

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1986, 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
$11M
Surplus $M
-0
Win %
0.484
TAB
+0.7
WAB
-2.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
34.1
Dead money %
33%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-5.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1986 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RDann Bilardello77
RMike Fitzgerald71
RTom Nieto30
RRandy Hunt21
RWilfredo Tejada10

1B

RAndres Galarraga102
LWayne Krenchicki41
BWallace Johnson27
RVance Law20
LJason Thompson15
RBill Moore3

2B

RVance Law94
BAl Newman59
BCasey Candaele24
LTom Foley⇄17
LWayne Krenchicki1

3B

RTim Wallach132
LWayne Krenchicki24
RVance Law13
LTom Foley⇄11
RJim Wohlford6
RRene Gonzales5
BCasey Candaele4

SS

RHubie Brooks80
RLuis Rivera55
LTom Foley⇄36
BAl Newman22
RRene Gonzales6
LHerm Winningham1

LF

BTim Raines Sr.147
BGeorge Wright⇄14
RJim Wohlford10
BMitch Webster8
LHerm Winningham3
LWayne Krenchicki1

CF

BMitch Webster118
LHerm Winningham56
BGeorge Wright⇄21

RF

RAndre Dawson127
BMitch Webster44
BGeorge Wright⇄21
RJim Wohlford12
LHerm Winningham7
RBill Moore1
RVance Law1

DH

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Starters

RFloyd Youmans3.7 WAR
RJay Tibbs2.8 WAR
RBryn Smith2.3 WAR
RAndy McGaffigan1.6 WAR
RBob Sebra1.4 WAR
RDennis Martinez⇄0.9 WAR
LDan Schatzeder⇄0.8 WAR
RTim Burke0.6 WAR
LJoe Hesketh0.4 WAR
RSergio Valdez0.3 WAR
LBob Owchinko0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJeff Reardon35 sv
RTim Burke0 h
LBob McClure⇄0 h
LDan Schatzeder⇄0 h
RBert Roberge0 h
RJeff Parrett0 h
RRandy St. Claire0 h
LGeorge Riley0 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 1985)

PlayerfWAR
Jay Tibbs2.8
Andy McGaffigan1.6
Bob Sebra1.4
Bob McClure1.0
Dennis Martinez0.9
Tom Foley0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 1985)

Player1985 fWAR
Bill Gullickson3.2
David Palmer2.3
Mickey Mahler0.5
Dan Driessen0.4
Steve Rogers0.4
U L Washington0.4

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Nationals. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1986; everyone else is shown as a 1986 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Tim Raines Sr. 1986 +6.0 +98.9 1.5 +97.3 $0.3M 2.05× –
Floyd Youmans 1986 +3.7 +64.4 0.1 +64.3 $0.0M 2.19× –
Mitch Webster 1986 +4.1 +58.5 0.1 +58.4 $0.0M 1.79× –
Hubie Brooks 1986 +4.2 +44.6 0.7 +43.9 $0.2M 1.32× –
Jay Tibbs 1986 +2.8 +44.0 0.1 +43.9 $0.0M 1.96× –
Bryn Smith 1986 +2.3 +27.5 0.7 +26.8 $0.3M 1.49× –
Tim Wallach 1986 +2.6 +23.5 0.7 +22.9 $0.2M 1.12× –
Andre Dawson 1986 +2.4 +23.5 1.0 +22.5 $0.4M 1.22× –
Andy McGaffigan 1986 +1.6 +12.5 0.2 +12.4 $0.1M 0.98× –
Bob Sebra 1986 +1.4 +11.5 0.1 +11.4 $0.0M 1.02× –
Bob McClure↔ 1986 +1.0 +10.4 0.4 +10.0 $0.4M 1.34× –
Dennis Martinez↔ 1986 +0.9 +7.3 0.5 +6.9 $0.5M 1.02× –
Dan Schatzeder↔ 1986 +0.8 +4.4 0.2 +4.2 $0.3M 0.67× –
Mike Fitzgerald 1986 +1.0 +4.1 0.1 +3.9 $0.1M 0.52× –
Vance Law 1986 +0.9 +4.0 0.5 +3.6 $0.5M 0.56× –
Joe Hesketh 1986 +0.4 +3.6 0.2 +3.4 $0.4M 1.02× –
Tim Burke 1986 +0.6 +3.4 0.2 +3.3 $0.2M 0.67× –
Tom Foley↔ 1986 +0.7 +3.2 0.1 +3.1 $0.2M 0.61× –
Andres Galarraga 1986 +0.4 +1.9 0.1 +1.9 $0.2M 0.56× –
Bert Roberge 1986 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $1.0M 0.67× –
Wallace Johnson 1986 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $0.6M 0.56× –
Jim Wohlford 1986 +0.0 +0.0 0.3 -0.3 $64.3M 0.83× –
Jeff Reardon 1986 +0.0 +0.2 0.8 -0.6 $43.1M 1.34× –
Dave Tomlin 1986 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Randy Hunt 1986 -0.3 -1.1 0.1 -1.1 – 0.52× –
Wayne Krenchicki 1986 -0.2 -1.1 0.3 -1.4 – 0.56× –
Jason Thompson 1986 -0.1 -0.7 1.0 -1.7 – 0.56× –
Dann Bilardello 1986 -0.4 -1.8 0.1 -1.9 – 0.52× –
Luis Rivera 1986 -0.4 -1.9 0.1 -2.0 – 0.61× –
Tom Nieto 1986 -0.7 -2.8 0.1 -2.9 – 0.52× –
Al Newman 1986 -0.7 -3.3 0.1 -3.3 – 0.56× –
Herm Winningham 1986 -0.6 -3.7 0.1 -3.8 – 0.83× –
Bill Moore 1986 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.56× –
Bob Owchinko 1986 +0.3 +2.4 – – – 1.02× –
Casey Candaele 1986 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.56× –
Curt Brown 1986 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.67× –
George Riley 1986 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
George Wright↔ 1986 -1.0 -6.5 – – – 0.83× –
Jeff Parrett 1986 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Randy St. Claire 1986 +0.3 +1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Rene Gonzales 1986 -0.3 -1.3 – – – 0.61× –
Sergio Valdez 1986 +0.3 +2.4 – – – 1.02× –
Wilfredo Tejada 1986 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+33.9+432.910.8+425.3—

Trades

Every graded 1986 deal involving the Nationals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.

1986 · NYM / WSN
NYM · Frank Cashen +$0.0M
Doug Frobel
WSN · Murray Cook +$0.0M
Rodger Cole, Joe Graves
Even trade
1986 · CIN / WSN
CIN · Bill Bergesch +$48.0M
Norm Charlton, Tim Barker
WSN · Murray Cook −$48.0M
Wayne Krenchicki
CIN came out ahead by $48.0M
1986 · PIT / WSN
PIT · Syd Thrift +$16.0M
Ben Abner, Ronnie Giddens
WSN · Murray Cook −$16.0M
Jason Thompson
PIT came out ahead by $16.0M
1986 · OAK / WSN
OAK · Sandy Alderson +$1.6M
Mike Fuentes
WSN · Murray Cook −$1.6M
Tom Romano
OAK came out ahead by $1.6M
1986 · CIN / WSN
CIN · Bill Bergesch +$0.8M
Bill Cutshall
WSN · Murray Cook −$0.8M
Mike Smith
CIN came out ahead by $0.8M
1986 · MIL / WSN
MIL · Harry Dalton +$20.0M
Kent Bachman
WSN · Murray Cook −$20.0M
Bob McClure
MIL came out ahead by $20.0M
1986 · WSN / BAL
WSN · Murray Cook +$262.4M
Dennis Martínez, John Stefero
BAL · Hank Peters −$262.4M
Rene Gonzales
WSN came out ahead by $262.4M
1986 · WSN / PHI
WSN · Murray Cook +$15.2M
Tom Foley, Lary Sorensen
PHI · Bill Giles −$15.2M
Skeeter Barnes, Dan Schatzeder
WSN came out ahead by $15.2M
1986 · STL / WSN
STL · Dal Maxvill +$4.0M
Fred Manrique
WSN · Murray Cook −$4.0M
Tom Nieto
STL came out ahead by $4.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1986 payroll
$10.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 1986, 1986–1992. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1986198719881989199019911992
Tim Raines Sr.267.000$1.5M$1.7M$1.7M$2.1M$2.1MFREE AGENT
Andre Dawson3110.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Jason Thompson3110.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Jeff Reardon307.000$850kFREE AGENT
Hubie Brooks296.000$650k$765k$850k$950kFREE AGENT
Tim Wallach286.000$650k$765k$850k$950k$1.2MFREE AGENT$1.9M
Dennis Martinez3210.000$463k$162k$735k$735k$1.4M$3.3M$3.3M
Vance Law296.000$450k$525kFREE AGENT
Bob McClure3411.000$390k$550k$288kFREE AGENT
Jim Wohlford3514.000$350kFREE AGENT
Wayne Krenchicki317.000$320kFREE AGENT
Dan Schatzeder319.000$236kFREE AGENT
Bert Roberge317.000$138kFREE AGENT
Dave Tomlin3714.000$60kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1986198719881989199019911992
Bryn Smith305.000$700kFREE AGENT
Andy McGaffigan295.000$180kFREE AGENT
Mike Fitzgerald253.000$147kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Foley263.000$130kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mitch Webster273.000$120kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dann Bilardello273.000$80kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wallace Johnson295.000$65kFREE AGENT
George Wright274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (21)

PlayerAgeSvc1986198719881989199019911992
Joe Hesketh272.000$170kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Burke271.000$160kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jay Tibbs242.000$128kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Nieto252.000$90kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Herm Winningham242.000$88kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Floyd Youmans221.000$70kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andres Galarraga251.000$68kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Hunt261.000$65kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Al Newman261.000$62kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Sebra241.000$62kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Rivera220.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Curt Brown26–—
Casey Candaele250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rene Gonzales252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bill Moore25–—
Bob Owchinko31–—
Jeff Parrett240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
George Riley29–—
Randy St. Claire252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilfredo Tejada23–—
Sergio Valdez210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1986 acquisition stacked onto Nationals's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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