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Nationals WSN

199688–74 (0.543)
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GM: Jim Beattie

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
$16M
Surplus $M
+13
Win %
0.543
TAB
+8.4
WAB
+14.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
34.3
Dead money %
19%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-2.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1996 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LDarrin Fletcher112
RLenny Webster63
RTim Spehr58
RRaúl Chávez3

1B

BDavid Segui113
LHenry Rodriguez51
LCliff Floyd2
RDave Silvestri1

2B

RMike Lansing159
RAndy Stankiewicz19
BF.P. Santangelo5
RDave Silvestri1

3B

RShane Andrews123
RDave Silvestri47
BF.P. Santangelo23
RAndy Stankiewicz1
RRick Schu1

SS

RMark Grudzielanek153
RAndy Stankiewicz13
RDave Silvestri10
RMike Lansing2
BF.P. Santangelo1

LF

LHenry Rodriguez88
LCliff Floyd69
RMoises Alou33
BF.P. Santangelo33
RYamil Benitez3
RDave Silvestri1

CF

RRondell White86
BF.P. Santangelo76
LCliff Floyd16
RMoises Alou7
RDave Silvestri1
RVladimir Guerrero1

RF

RMoises Alou123
RSherman Obando47
BF.P. Santangelo18
LCliff Floyd7
RVladimir Guerrero7
LHenry Rodriguez2
RTim Spehr1
RYamil Benitez1

DH

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Starters

LJeff Fassero5.8 WAR
RPedro Martinez4.9 WAR
LRheal Cormier2.2 WAR
RUgueth Urbina0.8 WAR
LOmar Daal0.5 WAR
RTavo Alvarez0.3 WAR
RMark Leiter⇄0.0 WAR
LKirk Rueter⇄-0.0 WAR
RJose Paniagua-0.1 WAR
RMike Dyer-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RMel Rojas36 sv
RMike Dyer0 h
RDave Veres0 h
RBarry Manuel0 h
RTim Scott⇄0 h
RJeff Juden⇄0 h
LDave Leiper⇄0 h
RAlex Pacheco0 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
Rheal Cormier2.2
Lenny Webster0.5
Omar Daal0.5
Andy Stankiewicz0.4
Dave Veres0.3
Jeff Juden0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 1995)

Player1995 fWAR
Gil Heredia2.4
Sean Berry2.3
Carlos Perez2.2
Butch Henry1.3
Tony Tarasco0.6
Greg Harris0.4

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

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jeff Fassero 1996 +5.8 +115.8 2.8 +113.0 $0.5M 2.50× –
Pedro Martínez 1996 +4.9 +85.3 0.3 +85.0 $0.1M 2.19× –
F.P. Santangelo 1996 +3.5 +50.8 0.1 +50.7 $0.0M 1.79× –
Mel Rojas 1996 +2.2 +33.8 2.0 +31.8 $0.9M 1.95× –
Rheal Cormier 1996 +2.2 +26.2 0.9 +25.3 $0.4M 1.49× –
Henry Rodriguez 1996 +2.2 +21.7 0.2 +21.5 $0.1M 1.22× –
Rondell White 1996 +2.1 +20.8 0.3 +20.5 $0.1M 1.22× –
Mark Grudzielanek 1996 +2.4 +16.9 0.1 +16.7 $0.1M 0.89× –
Moises Alou 1996 +2.0 +19.2 3.0 +16.1 $1.5M 1.22× –
Mike Lansing 1996 +2.1 +13.7 0.3 +13.4 $0.2M 0.82× –
Shane Andrews 1996 +1.7 +11.3 0.1 +11.1 $0.1M 0.85× –
Ugueth Urbina 1996 +0.8 +6.3 0.1 +6.2 $0.1M 1.02× –
David Segui 1996 +1.3 +5.9 1.6 +4.4 $1.2M 0.56× –
Omar Daal 1996 +0.5 +2.4 0.2 +2.3 $0.3M 0.67× –
Lenny Webster 1996 +0.5 +2.2 0.2 +2.0 $0.4M 0.52× –
Darrin Fletcher 1996 +0.7 +2.8 1.1 +1.7 $1.7M 0.52× –
Dave Veres 1996 +0.3 +1.8 0.2 +1.6 $0.6M 0.67× –
Andy Stankiewicz 1996 +0.4 +1.7 0.2 +1.5 $0.5M 0.56× –
Tavo Alvarez 1996 +0.3 +1.6 0.1 +1.5 $0.4M 0.67× –
Jeff Juden↔ 1996 +0.2 +1.1 0.0 +1.1 $0.2M 0.67× –
Cliff Floyd 1996 +0.1 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $1.1M 0.83× –
Tim Scott↔ 1996 +0.2 +1.3 0.5 +0.8 $1.9M 0.67× –
Dave Leiper↔ 1996 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.3 $0.9M 0.67× –
Barry Manuel 1996 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Kirk Rueter↔ 1996 -0.0 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 1.02× –
Mark Leiter↔ 1996 +0.0 +0.1 0.6 -0.5 $41.5M 1.02× –
Sherman Obando 1996 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 – 0.83× –
Vladimir Guerrero 1996 -0.1 -0.8 0.0 -0.8 – 0.83× –
Jose Paniagua 1996 -0.1 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 1.02× –
Mike Dyer 1996 -0.2 -0.9 0.2 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Tim Spehr 1996 -0.6 -2.5 0.1 -2.7 – 0.52× –
Dave Silvestri 1996 -0.7 -3.3 0.1 -3.4 – 0.58× –
Raul Chavez 1996 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.0 $7.5M 0.52× –
Alex Pacheco 1996 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Derek Aucoin 1996 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Rick Schu 1996 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.58× –
Rob Lukachyk 1996 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.65× –
Tony Barron 1996 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.83× –
Yamil Benitez 1996 -0.1 -1.0 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+34.4+432.716.1+418.5—

Trades

Every graded 1996 deal involving the Nationals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

1996 · WSN / BOS
WSN · Jim Beattie +$4.0M
Shayne Bennett, Rheal Cormier, Ryan McGuire
BOS · Dan Duquette −$4.0M
Wil Cordero, Bryan Eversgerd
WSN came out ahead by $4.0M
1996 · WSN / BAL
WSN · Jim Beattie +$0.0M
Sherman Obando
BAL · Pat Gillick +$0.0M
Tony Tarasco
Even trade
1996 · SFG / WSN
SFG · Bob Quinn +$57.6M
Kirk Rueter, Tim Scott
WSN · Jim Beattie −$57.6M
Mark Leiter
SFG came out ahead by $57.6M
1996 · SEA / WSN
SEA · Woody Woodward +$35.2M
Jeff Fassero, Alex Pacheco
WSN · Jim Beattie −$35.2M
Trey Moore, Matt Wagner, Chris Widger
SEA came out ahead by $35.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1996 payroll
$16.5M

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 (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1996199719981999200020012002
Moises Alou296.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Mel Rojas296.000$2.0MFREE AGENT$1.8M
David Segui296.000$1.6M$1.6MFREE AGENT
Darrin Fletcher297.000$1.1M$1.4MFREE AGENT
Mark Leiter336.000$634kFREE AGENT
Lenny Webster317.000$200kFREE AGENT$600k
Mike Dyer297.000$175kFREE AGENT
Dave Leiper3412.000$53kFREE AGENT
Rick Schu3412.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1996199719981999200020012002
Jeff Fassero335.000$2.8MFREE AGENT
Rheal Cormier295.000$950kFREE AGENT
Tim Scott295.000$485kFREE AGENT
Mike Lansing283.000$315kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Martínez244.000$315kARB 3FREE AGENT
Rondell White243.000$300kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Henry Rodriguez284.000$220kARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Stankiewicz314.000$190kARB 3FREE AGENT
Sherman Obando263.000$165kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Omar Daal243.000$156kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cliff Floyd233.000$150kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Spehr295.000$150kFREE AGENT
Dave Silvestri284.000$132kARB 3FREE AGENT
Kirk Rueter253.000$128kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Barry Manuel305.000$120kFREE AGENT
Jeff Juden255.000$45kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1996199719981999200020012002
Dave Veres292.000$200kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane Andrews241.000$135kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Grudzielanek261.000$135kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
F.P. Santangelo281.000$121kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ugueth Urbina221.000$112kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Raul Chavez230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tavo Alvarez241.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Paniagua220.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vladimir Guerrero210.000$11kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Derek Aucoin26–—
Tony Barron290.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yamil Benitez231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Lukachyk27–—
Alex Pacheco22–—

Graphs

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

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