GM: Jim Bowden
1995: made playoffs · 85–59. Ranks are vs the 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Sanders | 27 | arb | 133 | 6.6 | 2.0 | +4.4 |
| Barry Larkin | 31 | FA-elig | 131 | 5.3 | 5.9 | -0.8 |
| John Smiley | 30 | FA-elig | 28 | 4.6 | 5.0 | -0.6 |
| Pete Schourek | 26 | arb | 29 | 4.4 | 0.8 | +3.5 |
| Ron Gant | 30 | FA-elig | 119 | 3.4 | 3.6 | -0.3 |
| Bret Boone | 26 | arb | 138 | 2.2 | 0.4 | +1.7 |
| Jeff Branson | 28 | arb | 122 | 2.2 | 0.3 | +1.8 |
| Jerome Walton | 29 | FA-elig | 102 | 1.9 | 0.5 | +1.3 |
| Benito Santiago | 30 | FA-elig | 81 | 1.8 | 0.7 | +1.1 |
| Jose Rijo | 30 | FA-elig | 14 | 1.5 | 5.8 | -4.3 |
| David Wells↔ DET | 32 | FA-elig | 11 | 1.5 | 0.8 | +0.6 |
| Eddie Taubensee | 26 | arb | 80 | 1.3 | 0.7 | +0.5 |
| Hal Morris | 30 | FA-elig | 101 | 1.2 | 3.3 | -2.1 |
| Mark Portugal↔ SFG | 32 | FA-elig | 14 | 1.1 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| Dave Burba↔ SFG | 28 | arb | 15 | 1.1 | 0.2 | +0.8 |
| Hector Carrasco | 25 | pre-arb | 64 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.8 |
| Thomas Howard | 30 | arb | 113 | 0.9 | 0.7 | +0.1 |
| Mark Lewis | 25 | arb | 81 | 0.8 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Xavier Hernandez | 29 | FA-elig | 59 | 0.8 | 1.5 | -0.7 |
| Darren Lewis↔ SFG | 27 | arb | 58 | 0.5 | 0.8 | -0.3 |
| Eric Anthony | 27 | FA-elig | 47 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| Mike Jackson | 30 | FA-elig | 40 | 0.3 | 1.2 | -0.9 |
| Mariano Duncan↔ PHI | 32 | FA-elig | 29 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Brian R. Hunter | 27 | arb | 40 | 0.2 | 0.7 | -0.5 |
| Jeff Brantley | 31 | FA-elig | 56 | 0.2 | 1.8 | -1.6 |
| Eric Owens | 24 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Craig Worthington↔ TEX | 30 | FA-elig | 10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| C.J. Nitkowski↔ DET | 22 | pre-arb | 9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Tim Pugh | 28 | arb | 29 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Johnny Ruffin | 23 | pre-arb | 10 | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| John Courtright | 25 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Scott Sullivan | 24 | – | 3 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Steve Gibralter | 22 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Frank Viola | 35 | FA-elig | 3 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Mike Remlinger↔ NYM | 29 | arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Nigel Wilson | 25 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Chuck McElroy | 27 | FA-elig | 44 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -0.9 |
| Brad Pennington↔ BAL | 26 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Matt Grott | 27 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Willie Greene | 23 | arb | 8 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Lenny Harris | 30 | FA-elig | 101 | -0.2 | 0.5 | -0.7 |
| Deion Sanders↔ SFG | 27 | FA-elig | 33 | -0.2 | 1.4 | -1.6 |
| Rick Reed | 30 | – | 4 | -0.2 | – | – |
| John Roper↔ SFG | 23 | – | 2 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Kevin Jarvis | 25 | pre-arb | 19 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Damon Berryhill | 31 | FA-elig | 34 | -0.4 | 0.6 | -0.9 |
| Pete Smith | 29 | – | 11 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Ron Gant | 3.4 |
| Benito Santiago | 1.8 |
| David Wells | 1.5 |
| Mark Portugal | 1.1 |
| Dave Burba | 1.1 |
| Mark Lewis | 0.8 |
| Player | 1994 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Kevin Mitchell | 4.2 |
| Erik Hanson | 3.1 |
| Tony Fernandez | 1.6 |
| Jacob Brumfield | 1.1 |
| Brian Dorsett | 0.6 |
| Roberto Kelly | 0.5 |
What the front office was committed to as of 1995, 1995–2001. 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 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Larkin | 31 | 9.000 | $5.9M | $5.7M | $5.3M | $5.3M | $5.3M | $5.3M | $9.0M |
| Jose Rijo | 30 | 11.000 | $5.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| John Smiley | 30 | 9.000 | $5.0M | $5.0M | $2.9M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ron Gant | 30 | 8.000 | $3.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Hal Morris | 30 | 7.000 | $3.3M | $1.6M | $3.1M | FREE AGENT | $450k | $298k | |
| Jeff Brantley | 31 | 7.000 | $1.8M | $1.9M | $2.8M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mark Portugal | 32 | 10.000 | $1.5M | $4.3M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Xavier Hernandez | 29 | 6.000 | $1.5M | $570k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Deion Sanders | 27 | 6.000 | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | $1.2M | ||||
| Mike Jackson | 30 | 9.000 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chuck McElroy | 27 | 6.000 | $850k | $628k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| David Wells | 32 | 8.000 | $831k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Benito Santiago | 30 | 9.000 | $650k | FREE AGENT | $650k | ||||
| Damon Berryhill | 31 | 8.000 | $580k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Eric Anthony | 27 | 6.000 | $575k | $610k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Lenny Harris | 30 | 7.000 | $522k | $550k | $650k | $440k | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jerome Walton | 29 | 6.000 | $500k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Frank Viola | 35 | 13.000 | $190k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mariano Duncan | 32 | 10.000 | $179k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Craig Worthington | 30 | 7.000 | $57k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rick Reed | 30 | 7.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Pete Smith | 29 | 8.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Sanders | 27 | 4.000 | $2.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Darren Lewis | 27 | 5.000 | $813k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Pete Schourek | 26 | 4.000 | $763k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Brian R. Hunter | 27 | 4.000 | $740k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Eddie Taubensee | 26 | 4.000 | $710k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Thomas Howard | 30 | 5.000 | $675k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bret Boone | 26 | 3.000 | $400k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jeff Branson | 28 | 3.000 | $300k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mark Lewis | 25 | 4.000 | $190k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Dave Burba | 28 | 5.000 | $173k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tim Pugh | 28 | 3.000 | $170k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Willie Greene | 23 | 3.000 | $130k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mike Remlinger | 29 | 4.000 | $34k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Ruffin | 23 | 2.000 | $195k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Hector Carrasco | 25 | 1.000 | $150k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Nigel Wilson | 25 | 2.000 | $125k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Kevin Jarvis | 25 | 1.000 | $115k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Eric Owens | 24 | 0.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Brad Pennington | 26 | 2.000 | $58k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| C.J. Nitkowski | 22 | 0.000 | $49k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| John Courtright | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Steve Gibralter | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Matt Grott | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| John Roper | 23 | – | — | ||||||
| Scott Sullivan | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Reds 1995; 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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