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Nationals WSN

199865–97 (0.401)
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GM: Jim Beattie

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1998, 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
$10M
Surplus $M
+17
Win %
0.401
TAB
+7.6
WAB
+1.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
24.8
Dead money %
33%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-7.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1998 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RChris Widger123
RBob Henley35
RMike Hubbard24
RMichael Barrett3

1B

LBrad Fullmer137
LRyan McGuire78
BFernando Seguignol7
LScott Livingstone3
RMike Mordecai1

2B

RMark Grudzielanek⇄105
BJose Vidro56
BWilton Guerrero⇄52
BF.P. Santangelo35
ROrlando Cabrera28
RMike Mordecai21
RMike Hubbard1
RRay Holbert⇄1

3B

RShane Andrews147
LScott Livingstone17
RMike Mordecai11
BJose Vidro7
RMichael Barrett3
BF.P. Santangelo1

SS

ROrlando Cabrera52
RMike Mordecai30

LF

BF.P. Santangelo72
LDerrick May48
LRyan McGuire33
RRobert Pérez⇄31
BDa Rond Stovall27
RRondell White15
BFernando Seguignol8

CF

RRondell White83
BTerry Jones60
BF.P. Santangelo23
BDa Rond Stovall14
LRyan McGuire7

RF

RVladimir Guerrero157
LRyan McGuire8
BDa Rond Stovall7
BFernando Seguignol1
BF.P. Santangelo1

DH

LScott Livingstone5
LDerrick May2
RRondell White1

Starters

RDustin Hermanson3.5 WAR
LCarlos Perez⇄3.3 WAR
LTrey Moore1.1 WAR
RCarl Pavano0.9 WAR
RJavier Vazquez0.6 WAR
RMiguel Batista0.2 WAR
RMike Thurman0.2 WAR
RMarc Valdes-0.1 WAR
RShawn Boskie-0.2 WAR
RJeremy Powell-0.3 WAR
RMike Johnson-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RUgueth Urbina34 sv
LSteve Kline0 h
RAnthony Telford0 h
RShayne Bennett0 h
RMike Maddux0 h
LRick DeHart0 h
RMarc Valdes0 h
LTim Young0 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 1997)

PlayerfWAR
Bob Henley1.2
Terry Jones1.2
Trey Moore1.1
Carl Pavano0.9
Mike Maddux0.7
Fernando Seguignol0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 1997)

Player1997 fWAR
Pedro Martínez8.4
Mike Lansing3.8
David Segui2.3
Darrin Fletcher1.5
Henry Rodriguez1.5
Doug Strange1.4

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 1998; everyone else is shown as a 1998 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Vladimir Guerrero 1998 +6.7 +109.8 0.2 +109.5 $0.0M 2.05× –
Dustin Hermanson 1998 +3.5 +54.4 0.2 +54.2 $0.1M 1.96× –
Carlos Perez↔ 1998 +3.3 +51.4 1.0 +50.4 $0.3M 1.96× –
Rondell White 1998 +3.4 +43.0 2.0 +41.0 $0.6M 1.60× –
Ugueth Urbina 1998 +2.1 +33.2 0.6 +32.7 $0.3M 1.95× –
Shane Andrews 1998 +1.9 +13.2 0.5 +12.8 $0.2M 0.85× –
Trey Moore 1998 +1.1 +8.6 0.2 +8.4 $0.2M 1.02× –
Terry Jones 1998 +1.2 +8.0 0.2 +7.8 $0.1M 0.83× –
Carl Pavano 1998 +0.9 +7.1 0.2 +6.9 $0.2M 1.02× –
Orlando Cabrera 1998 +1.2 +6.0 0.2 +5.8 $0.1M 0.61× –
F.P. Santangelo 1998 +0.8 +5.4 0.3 +5.1 $0.4M 0.83× –
Bob Henley 1998 +1.2 +5.2 0.2 +5.0 $0.1M 0.52× –
Javier Vazquez 1998 +0.6 +4.7 0.2 +4.6 $0.3M 1.02× –
Steve Kline 1998 +0.7 +3.9 0.2 +3.7 $0.2M 0.67× –
Mike Maddux 1998 +0.7 +3.5 0.2 +3.2 $0.4M 0.67× –
Chris Widger 1998 +0.7 +2.8 0.3 +2.4 $0.5M 0.52× –
Brad Fullmer 1998 +0.5 +2.4 0.2 +2.2 $0.3M 0.56× –
Derrick May 1998 +0.2 +1.4 0.2 +1.2 $1.2M 0.83× –
Mike Thurman 1998 +0.2 +1.4 0.2 +1.2 $1.0M 1.02× –
Miguel Batista 1998 +0.2 +1.3 0.2 +1.1 $0.7M 0.67× –
Wilton Guerrero↔ 1998 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $1.4M 0.56× –
Anthony Telford 1998 +0.1 +0.4 0.2 +0.2 $2.9M 0.67× –
Kirk Bullinger 1998 -0.0 -0.0 0.2 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Rick DeHart 1998 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Marc Valdes 1998 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Shayne Bennett 1998 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Mark Grudzielanek↔ 1998 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 -1.3 – 0.56× –
Da Rond Stovall 1998 -0.3 -1.7 0.2 -1.9 – 0.83× –
Mike Mordecai 1998 -0.5 -2.5 0.2 -2.8 – 0.61× –
Mike Hubbard 1998 -0.8 -3.4 0.2 -3.5 – 0.52× –
Scott Livingstone 1998 -0.9 -4.0 0.2 -4.3 – 0.58× –
Ryan McGuire 1998 -1.1 -5.0 0.2 -5.2 – 0.56× –
Jose Vidro 1998 -1.1 -5.0 0.2 -5.3 – 0.56× –
Robert Perez↔ 1998 -0.9 -6.1 0.2 -6.3 – 0.83× –
Fernando Seguignol 1998 +0.6 +4.1 – – – 0.83× –
Jeremy Powell 1998 -0.3 -2.7 – – – 1.02× –
Michael Barrett 1998 +0.2 +0.7 – – – 0.58× –
Mike Johnson 1998 -0.3 -2.4 – – – 1.02× –
Ray Holbert↔ 1998 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.56× –
Shawn Boskie 1998 -0.2 -1.9 – – – 1.02× –
Tim Young 1998 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+25.0+333.910.2+325.9—

Trades

Every graded 1998 deal involving the Nationals — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 2 total.

1998 · SEA / WSN
SEA · Woody Woodward +$4.8M
Raúl Chávez
WSN · Jim Beattie −$4.8M
Robert Pérez
SEA came out ahead by $4.8M
1998 · LAD / WSN
LAD · Tommy Lasorda +$27.2M
Carlos Pérez, Mark Grudzielanek, Hiram Bocachica
WSN · Jim Beattie −$27.2M
Peter Bergeron, Wilton Guerrero, Ted Lilly, Jonny Tucker
LAD came out ahead by $27.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1998 payroll
$10.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 1998, 1998–2004. 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 (6)

PlayerAgeSvc1998199920002001200220032004
Scott Livingstone327.000$250kFREE AGENT
Derrick May298.000$250kFREE AGENT
Mike Maddux3612.000$235k$564kFREE AGENT
Anthony Telford328.000$225k$320k$700k$1.2MFREE AGENT
Miguel Batista276.000$173k$250k$253kFREE AGENT
Shawn Boskie318.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1998199920002001200220032004
Rondell White265.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Carlos Perez273.000$1.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ugueth Urbina243.000$565kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane Andrews263.000$450kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Widger273.000$350kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
F.P. Santangelo303.000$320kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dustin Hermanson253.000$250kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Mordecai304.000$250kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Grudzielanek283.000$236kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marc Valdes263.000$225kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Hubbard273.000$174kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robert Perez294.000$162kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ray Holbert274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc1998199920002001200220032004
Vladimir Guerrero232.000$230kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Vidro231.000$222kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan McGuire261.000$185kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Kline251.000$174kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rick DeHart281.000$172kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shayne Bennett261.000$172kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Fullmer231.000$172kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Thurman241.000$170kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Orlando Cabrera231.000$170kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terry Jones272.000$170kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Da Rond Stovall250.000$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carl Pavano220.000$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Henley250.000$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Javier Vazquez210.000$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kirk Bullinger280.000$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trey Moore250.000$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilton Guerrero232.000$119kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Johnson221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Powell220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Young24–—
Fernando Seguignol230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Barrett210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1998 acquisition stacked onto Nationals's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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