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Nationals WSN

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GM: Dan Duquette

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1994, 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
$19M
Surplus $M
+23
Win %
0.649
TAB
+23.8
WAB
+20.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
36.5
Dead money %
9%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-1.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1994 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LDarrin Fletcher81
RLenny Webster46
RTim Spehr46

1B

LCliff Floyd77
LLarry Walker35
RRandy Milligan33
RFreddie Benavides3
BLou Frazier1

2B

RMike Lansing82
RFreddie Benavides36
RJuan Bell25
BLou Frazier6
LJeff Gardner4

3B

RSean Berry100
RMike Lansing27
LJeff Gardner9
RFreddie Benavides5
RJuan Bell3

SS

RWil Cordero109
RMike Lansing12
RFreddie Benavides3
RJuan Bell1

LF

RMoises Alou63
BLou Frazier31
RRondell White25
LCliff Floyd17
RTim Spehr2

CF

RMarquis Grissom109
BLou Frazier5
RRondell White4

RF

LLarry Walker68
RMoises Alou45
LCliff Floyd9

DH

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Starters

RPedro Martinez3.2 WAR
LJeff Fassero2.6 WAR
RKen Hill2.3 WAR
LButch Henry2.3 WAR
RGil Heredia1.4 WAR
LKirk Rueter0.9 WAR
LGabe White-0.1 WAR
RRod Henderson-0.2 WAR
LDenis Boucher-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJohn Wetteland25 sv
RMel Rojas0 h
RJeff Shaw0 h
RTim Scott0 h
RGil Heredia0 h
LDenis Boucher0 h
RHeath Haynes0 h
RRod Henderson0 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 1993)

PlayerfWAR
Pedro Martínez3.2
Lenny Webster1.0
Juan Bell0.6
Randy Milligan0.0
Joey Eischen-0.0
Heath Haynes-0.0

Key subtractions (gone from 1993)

Player1993 fWAR
Delino DeShields4.5
Dennis Martinez1.9
Chris Nabholz0.5
Curtis Pride0.3
Jimmy Jones0.2
Brian Barnes0.1

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 1994; everyone else is shown as a 1994 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Moises Alou 1994 +4.7 +66.9 1.4 +65.5 $0.3M 1.79× –
Larry Walker 1994 +4.4 +63.0 4.0 +59.0 $0.9M 1.79× –
Marquis Grissom 1994 +4.1 +58.7 3.6 +55.2 $0.9M 1.79× –
Pedro Martínez 1994 +3.2 +50.4 0.2 +50.2 $0.1M 1.96× –
Jeff Fassero 1994 +2.6 +40.5 0.3 +40.2 $0.1M 1.96× –
Butch Henry 1994 +2.3 +27.6 0.1 +27.5 $0.1M 1.49× –
Ken Hill 1994 +2.3 +27.4 2.6 +24.8 $1.1M 1.49× –
Wil Cordero 1994 +2.3 +16.5 0.2 +16.3 $0.1M 0.89× –
John Wetteland 1994 +1.4 +15.3 2.2 +13.1 $1.6M 1.34× –
Mike Lansing 1994 +1.5 +9.9 0.2 +9.7 $0.1M 0.82× –
Mel Rojas 1994 +0.9 +9.8 0.8 +8.9 $0.9M 1.34× –
Gil Heredia 1994 +1.4 +7.6 0.1 +7.4 $0.1M 0.67× –
Kirk Rueter 1994 +0.9 +7.2 0.1 +7.1 $0.1M 1.02× –
Tim Scott 1994 +1.1 +5.8 0.2 +5.6 $0.2M 0.67× –
Lenny Webster 1994 +1.0 +4.0 0.2 +3.8 $0.2M 0.52× –
Lou Frazier 1994 +0.6 +3.9 0.1 +3.8 $0.2M 0.83× –
Sean Berry 1994 +0.9 +4.0 0.2 +3.8 $0.2M 0.58× –
Rondell White 1994 +0.4 +3.0 0.1 +2.9 $0.2M 0.83× –
Darrin Fletcher 1994 +0.8 +3.3 0.6 +2.7 $0.8M 0.52× –
Jeff Shaw 1994 +0.5 +2.5 0.2 +2.4 $0.4M 0.67× –
Cliff Floyd 1994 +0.4 +1.6 0.1 +1.5 $0.3M 0.56× –
Tim Spehr 1994 +0.2 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.8M 0.52× –
Joey Eischen 1994 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Randy Milligan 1994 +0.0 +0.1 0.6 -0.5 $38.5M 0.56× –
Jeff Gardner 1994 -0.3 -1.4 0.1 -1.5 – 0.58× –
Rod Henderson 1994 -0.2 -1.4 0.1 -1.5 – 1.02× –
Denis Boucher 1994 -0.3 -1.5 0.1 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Freddie Benavides 1994 -1.0 -4.5 0.2 -4.6 – 0.56× –
Brian Looney 1994 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Gabe White 1994 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 1.02× –
Heath Haynes 1994 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Juan Bell 1994 +0.6 +2.7 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+36.5+422.418.8+402.2—

Trades

Every graded 1994 deal involving the Nationals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

1994 · WSN / BOS
WSN · Dan Duquette +$0.0M
Derek Vinyard
BOS · Lou Gorman +$0.0M
Glenn Murray
Even trade
1994 · COL / WSN
COL · Bob Gebhard +$6.4M
Ivan Arteaga, Rod Pedraza
WSN · Dan Duquette −$6.4M
Freddie Benavides
COL came out ahead by $6.4M
1994 · WSN / MIN
WSN · Dan Duquette +$0.0M
Derek Lee
MIN · Terry Ryan +$0.0M
Joe Norris
Even trade
1994 · WSN / CLE
WSN · Dan Duquette +$4.0M
J. J. Thobe, Dave Duplessis
CLE · John Hart −$4.0M
Chris Nabholz
WSN came out ahead by $4.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1994 payroll
$19.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 1994, 1994–2000. 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 (2)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Ken Hill286.000$2.6MFREE AGENT
Randy Milligan327.000$600kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (17)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Larry Walker275.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Marquis Grissom275.000$3.6MFREE AGENT
John Wetteland275.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Moises Alou274.000$1.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Mel Rojas274.000$850kARB 3FREE AGENT
Darrin Fletcher275.000$615kFREE AGENT
Jeff Fassero313.000$315kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Berry284.000$200kARB 3FREE AGENT
Freddie Benavides283.000$195kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lenny Webster295.000$180kFREE AGENT
Jeff Shaw274.000$172kARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Scott273.000$165kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gil Heredia283.000$135kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Denis Boucher263.000$135kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Spehr273.000$132kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Gardner303.000$109kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Bell265.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Pedro Martínez222.000$200kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wil Cordero222.000$200kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Lansing261.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lou Frazier291.000$140kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kirk Rueter231.000$130kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Butch Henry252.000$130kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rondell White221.000$112kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cliff Floyd211.000$110kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Eischen240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rod Henderson230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Heath Haynes25–—
Brian Looney24–—
Gabe White220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1994 acquisition stacked onto Nationals's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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