GM: Fred Claire
1996: made playoffs · 90–72. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Piazza | 27 | arb | 148 | 6.6 | 2.7 | +2.8 |
| Hideo Nomo | 27 | pre-arb | 33 | 4.3 | 0.6 | +3.0 |
| Ismael Valdez | 22 | pre-arb | 33 | 4.3 | 0.4 | +3.2 |
| Raul Mondesi | 25 | arb | 157 | 4.2 | 0.9 | +2.6 |
| Eric Karros | 28 | arb | 154 | 2.6 | 3.1 | -1.0 |
| Greg Gagne | 34 | FA-elig | 128 | 2.3 | 2.6 | -0.7 |
| Pedro Astacio | 27 | arb | 35 | 2.2 | 1.1 | +0.7 |
| Ramon Martinez | 28 | FA-elig | 30 | 1.8 | 4.8 | -3.3 |
| Todd Worrell | 36 | FA-elig | 72 | 1.5 | 4.0 | -2.7 |
| Antonio Osuna | 23 | pre-arb | 73 | 1.2 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| Todd Hollandsworth | 23 | pre-arb | 149 | 1.2 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| Mark Guthrie | 30 | FA-elig | 66 | 1.1 | 0.9 | +0.0 |
| Scott Radinsky | 28 | FA-elig | 58 | 1.1 | 0.6 | +0.3 |
| Chan Ho Park | 23 | pre-arb | 48 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Tom Candiotti | 39 | FA-elig | 28 | 0.8 | 3.0 | -2.3 |
| Roger Cedeno | 21 | pre-arb | 86 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Billy Ashley | 25 | arb | 71 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Tom Prince | 31 | FA-elig | 40 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.0 |
| Chad Curtis↔ DET | 27 | arb | 43 | 0.3 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Darren Dreifort | 24 | pre-arb | 20 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Oreste Marrero | 26 | – | 10 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Blowers | 31 | FA-elig | 92 | 0.1 | 2.3 | -2.2 |
| Carlos Hernandez | 29 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Rick Parker | 33 | – | 16 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Jim Bruske | 31 | – | 11 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Karim Garcia | 20 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Dave Clark↔ PIT | 33 | FA-elig | 15 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| John Cummings↔ DET | 27 | arb | 4 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Darren Hall | 31 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Wilton Guerrero | 21 | – | 5 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Wayne Kirby↔ CLE | 32 | arb | 65 | -0.1 | 0.3 | -0.4 |
| Joey Eischen↔ DET | 26 | pre-arb | 28 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Tim Wallach↔ ANA | 38 | FA-elig | 45 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Mike Busch | 27 | – | 38 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Brett Butler | 39 | FA-elig | 34 | -0.3 | 2.0 | -2.3 |
| Chad Fonville | 25 | pre-arb | 103 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Milt Thompson↔ COL | 37 | FA-elig | 48 | -0.6 | 0.2 | -0.7 |
| Dave Hansen | 27 | FA-elig | 80 | -0.6 | 0.4 | -0.9 |
| Juan Castro | 24 | pre-arb | 70 | -0.7 | 0.1 | -0.7 |
| Delino DeShields | 27 | FA-elig | 154 | -1.7 | 3.0 | -4.5 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Greg Gagne | 2.3 |
| Scott Radinsky | 1.1 |
| Chad Curtis | 0.3 |
| Darren Dreifort | 0.2 |
| Oreste Marrero | 0.1 |
| Mike Blowers | 0.1 |
| Player | 1995 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jose Offerman | 1.8 |
| Kevin Tapani | 0.6 |
| Willie Banks | 0.4 |
| Henry Rodriguez | 0.2 |
| Noe Munoz | -0.0 |
| Chris Gwynn | -0.1 |
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.
| Player | Age | Svc | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramon Martinez | 28 | 8.000 | $4.8M | $4.8M | $4.8M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Todd Worrell | 36 | 11.000 | $4.0M | $3.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tom Candiotti | 39 | 13.000 | $3.0M | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Delino DeShields | 27 | 6.000 | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Greg Gagne | 34 | 13.000 | $2.6M | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mike Blowers | 31 | 7.000 | $2.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brett Butler | 39 | 15.000 | $2.0M | $1.7M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mark Guthrie | 30 | 7.000 | $870k | $1.6M | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Scott Radinsky | 28 | 6.000 | $600k | $900k | $900k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Dave Hansen | 27 | 6.000 | $400k | FREE AGENT | $450k | $475k | $625k | $675k | |
| Carlos Hernandez | 29 | 6.000 | $375k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tom Prince | 31 | 9.000 | $325k | $350k | $350k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Milt Thompson | 37 | 12.000 | $232k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tim Wallach | 38 | 16.000 | $176k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dave Clark | 33 | 10.000 | $112k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rick Parker | 33 | 6.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Karros | 28 | 5.000 | $3.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Piazza | 27 | 4.000 | $2.7M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Pedro Astacio | 27 | 4.000 | $1.1M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Raul Mondesi | 25 | 3.000 | $950k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Chad Curtis | 27 | 4.000 | $585k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Wayne Kirby | 32 | 5.000 | $309k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Billy Ashley | 25 | 4.000 | $195k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| John Cummings | 27 | 3.000 | $27k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hideo Nomo | 27 | 1.000 | $600k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Ismael Valdez | 22 | 2.000 | $425k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Chad Fonville | 25 | 1.000 | $175k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Darren Hall | 31 | 2.000 | $175k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Antonio Osuna | 23 | 1.000 | $150k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Todd Hollandsworth | 23 | 1.000 | $136k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Darren Dreifort | 24 | 2.000 | $134k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Juan Castro | 24 | 1.000 | $124k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Roger Cedeno | 21 | 1.000 | $124k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Chan Ho Park | 23 | 2.000 | $124k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Joey Eischen | 26 | 2.000 | $73k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jim Bruske | 31 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mike Busch | 27 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Karim Garcia | 20 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Wilton Guerrero | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Oreste Marrero | 26 | – | — |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Dodgers 1996; 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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