GM: Bob Quinn
1990: World Series champions · 91–71. Ranks are vs the 26 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Larkin | 26 | arb | 158 | 5.4 | 0.8 | +1.6 |
| Jose Rijo | 25 | FA-elig | 29 | 4.5 | 0.6 | +1.4 |
| Rob Dibble | 26 | pre-arb | 68 | 4.2 | 0.2 | +1.7 |
| Chris Sabo | 28 | pre-arb | 148 | 4.1 | 0.2 | +1.6 |
| Eric Davis | 28 | FA-elig | 127 | 3.1 | 2.1 | -0.7 |
| Jack Armstrong | 25 | pre-arb | 29 | 3.1 | 0.1 | +1.2 |
| Norm Charlton | 27 | pre-arb | 57 | 2.5 | 0.2 | +0.9 |
| Tom Browning | 30 | FA-elig | 38 | 2.3 | 2.1 | -1.1 |
| Hal Morris | 25 | pre-arb | 107 | 2.1 | 0.1 | +0.8 |
| Randy Myers | 27 | arb | 66 | 2.0 | 0.9 | +0.0 |
| Mariano Duncan | 27 | arb | 125 | 1.7 | 0.3 | +0.4 |
| Billy Hatcher | 29 | – | 139 | 1.7 | – | – |
| Glenn Braggs↔ MIL | 27 | arb | 72 | 1.6 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Joe Oliver | 24 | pre-arb | 121 | 1.5 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Danny Jackson | 28 | FA-elig | 22 | 1.4 | 1.1 | -0.5 |
| Paul O'Neill | 27 | arb | 145 | 1.3 | 0.6 | -0.0 |
| Bill Doran↔ HOU | 32 | FA-elig | 17 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Rick Mahler | 36 | FA-elig | 35 | 0.7 | 0.8 | -0.5 |
| Herm Winningham | 28 | FA-elig | 84 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Jeff Reed | 27 | FA-elig | 72 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Ron Robinson↔ MIL | 28 | FA-elig | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Alex Trevino↔ HOU | 32 | FA-elig | 7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Luis Quinones | 28 | FA-elig | 83 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Kip Gross | 25 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Paul Noce | 30 | – | 1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Terry Lee | 28 | pre-arb | 12 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Ron Oester | 34 | FA-elig | 64 | -0.0 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| Glenn Sutko | 22 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Keith Brown | 26 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Gino Minutelli | 26 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Terry McGriff↔ HOU | 26 | arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Rosario Rodriguez | 20 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Tim Layana | 26 | pre-arb | 55 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Billy Bates↔ MIL | 26 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Tim Birtsas | 29 | arb | 29 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Rolando Roomes↔ WSN | 28 | pre-arb | 30 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Chris Hammond | 24 | – | 3 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Scott Scudder | 22 | pre-arb | 21 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Ken Griffey Sr.↔ SEA | 40 | FA-elig | 46 | -0.3 | 0.4 | -0.5 |
| Todd Benzinger | 27 | arb | 118 | -1.5 | 0.3 | -1.0 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Hal Morris | 2.1 |
| Randy Myers | 2.0 |
| Billy Hatcher | 1.7 |
| Glenn Braggs | 1.6 |
| Bill Doran | 0.8 |
| Alex Trevino | 0.1 |
| Player | 1989 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Tim Leary | 1.5 |
| John Franco | 1.4 |
| Kal Daniels | 0.3 |
| Mike Griffin | 0.0 |
| Kent Tekulve | -0.0 |
| Van Snider | -0.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 1990, 1990–1996. 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.
| Player | Age | Svc | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Browning | 30 | 6.000 | $2.1M | $2.4M | $3.2M | $2.2M | $3.8M | FREE AGENT | |
| Eric Davis | 28 | 6.000 | $2.1M | $3.6M | FREE AGENT | $750k | |||
| Danny Jackson | 28 | 7.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rick Mahler | 36 | 11.000 | $790k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ron Oester | 34 | 12.000 | $650k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jose Rijo | 25 | 6.000 | $630k | $2.3M | $3.5M | $4.1M | $4.0M | $5.8M | FREE AGENT |
| Ken Griffey Sr. | 40 | 17.000 | $350k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jeff Reed | 27 | 6.000 | $345k | $600k | $750k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Herm Winningham | 28 | 6.000 | $338k | $438k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Luis Quinones | 28 | 7.000 | $150k | $300k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bill Doran | 32 | 8.000 | $126k | $2.8M | $2.8M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ron Robinson | 28 | 6.000 | $107k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Alex Trevino | 32 | 12.000 | $42k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Billy Hatcher | 29 | 6.000 | — | FREE AGENT | $1.0M |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Myers | 27 | 5.000 | $875k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Barry Larkin | 26 | 4.000 | $750k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Paul O'Neill | 27 | 5.000 | $625k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Glenn Braggs | 27 | 4.000 | $380k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Todd Benzinger | 27 | 3.000 | $325k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mariano Duncan | 27 | 5.000 | $325k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tim Birtsas | 29 | 5.000 | $120k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Terry McGriff | 26 | 3.000 | $35k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rob Dibble | 26 | 2.000 | $200k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Chris Sabo | 28 | 2.000 | $200k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Norm Charlton | 27 | 2.000 | $175k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Hal Morris | 25 | 2.000 | $114k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Joe Oliver | 24 | 1.000 | $108k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jack Armstrong | 25 | 2.000 | $108k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Scott Scudder | 22 | 1.000 | $107k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Rosario Rodriguez | 20 | 1.000 | $100k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Terry Lee | 28 | 0.000 | $100k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Keith Brown | 26 | 2.000 | $100k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tim Layana | 26 | 0.000 | $100k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rolando Roomes | 28 | 2.000 | $91k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Billy Bates | 26 | 1.000 | $36k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kip Gross | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chris Hammond | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Gino Minutelli | 26 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Paul Noce | 30 | – | — | ||||||
| Glenn Sutko | 22 | – | — |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Reds 1990; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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