GM: Dave Dombrowski
1997: World Series champions · 92–70. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Brown | 32 | FA-elig | 33 | 6.4 | 4.5 | +2.1 |
| Charles Johnson | 25 | arb | 124 | 4.8 | 0.3 | +4.6 |
| Alex Fernandez | 27 | FA-elig | 33 | 3.7 | 7.0 | -3.2 |
| Moises Alou | 30 | FA-elig | 150 | 3.3 | 4.5 | -1.1 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 34 | FA-elig | 153 | 2.6 | 5.6 | -2.9 |
| Gary Sheffield | 28 | FA-elig | 135 | 2.4 | 6.1 | -3.7 |
| Livan Hernandez | 22 | pre-arb | 17 | 2.0 | 1.1 | +1.0 |
| Jeff Conine | 31 | FA-elig | 151 | 1.7 | 2.8 | -1.1 |
| Devon White | 34 | FA-elig | 74 | 1.3 | 3.4 | -2.1 |
| Jay Powell | 25 | pre-arb | 74 | 1.3 | 0.2 | +1.1 |
| Gregg Zaun | 26 | pre-arb | 58 | 1.2 | 0.2 | +1.0 |
| Craig Counsell | 26 | pre-arb | 51 | 1.1 | 0.1 | +1.0 |
| Al Leiter | 31 | FA-elig | 27 | 1.1 | 2.9 | -1.7 |
| Dennis Cook | 34 | FA-elig | 61 | 1.1 | 0.8 | +0.3 |
| Edgar Renteria | 20 | pre-arb | 154 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| Tony Saunders | 23 | pre-arb | 22 | 0.9 | 0.1 | +0.8 |
| John Cangelosi | 34 | FA-elig | 103 | 0.7 | 0.5 | +0.2 |
| Pat Rapp↔ SFG | 29 | arb | 19 | 0.7 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
| Cliff Floyd | 24 | arb | 61 | 0.6 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Robb Nen | 27 | arb | 73 | 0.6 | 3.1 | -2.4 |
| Darren Daulton↔ PHI | 35 | FA-elig | 52 | 0.6 | 1.8 | -1.3 |
| Felix Heredia | 22 | pre-arb | 56 | 0.5 | 0.2 | +0.4 |
| Kurt Abbott | 28 | arb | 94 | 0.3 | 0.7 | -0.3 |
| Jim Eisenreich | 38 | FA-elig | 120 | 0.2 | 1.4 | -1.2 |
| Rob Natal | 31 | – | 4 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Todd Dunwoody | 22 | – | 19 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Ralph Milliard | 23 | – | 8 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Josh Booty | 22 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Russ Morman | 35 | – | 4 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Mark Kotsay | 21 | – | 14 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Ed Vosberg↔ TEX | 35 | FA-elig | 17 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Matt Whisenant↔ KCR | 26 | pre-arb | 5 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| Antonio Alfonseca | 25 | pre-arb | 17 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Alex Arias | 29 | arb | 74 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Donn Pall | 35 | – | 2 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Kirt Ojala | 28 | – | 7 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Billy McMillon↔ PHI | 25 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Kurt Miller | 24 | arb | 7 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Mark Hutton↔ COL | 27 | arb | 32 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| John Wehner | 30 | – | 44 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Rob Stanifer | 25 | – | 36 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Luis Castillo | 21 | pre-arb | 75 | -0.7 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Rick Helling↔ TEX | 26 | arb | 31 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -1.0 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Alex Fernandez | 3.7 |
| Moises Alou | 3.3 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 2.6 |
| Craig Counsell | 1.1 |
| Dennis Cook | 1.1 |
| Tony Saunders | 0.9 |
| Player | 1996 fWAR |
|---|---|
| John Burkett | 2.5 |
| Greg Colbrunn | 1.7 |
| Quilvio Veras | 1.0 |
| Yorkis Perez | 0.4 |
| David Weathers | 0.4 |
| Jerry Brooks | 0.0 |
What the front office was committed to as of 1997, 1997–2003. 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 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Fernandez | 27 | 7.000 | $7.0M | FREE AGENT | $7.0M | $7.0M | |||
| Gary Sheffield | 28 | 9.000 | $6.1M | $10.3M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bobby Bonilla | 34 | 11.000 | $5.6M | $4.2M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Kevin Brown | 32 | 11.000 | $4.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Moises Alou | 30 | 7.000 | $4.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Devon White | 34 | 12.000 | $3.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Al Leiter | 31 | 10.000 | $2.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jeff Conine | 31 | 7.000 | $2.8M | FREE AGENT | $3.5M | ||||
| Darren Daulton | 35 | 14.000 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jim Eisenreich | 38 | 15.000 | $1.4M | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Dennis Cook | 34 | 9.000 | $850k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| John Cangelosi | 34 | 12.000 | $525k | $550k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ed Vosberg | 35 | 11.000 | $130k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Russ Morman | 35 | 11.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Donn Pall | 35 | 9.000 | — | $200k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| John Wehner | 30 | 6.000 | — | $275k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robb Nen | 27 | 4.000 | $3.1M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Pat Rapp | 29 | 5.000 | $792k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kurt Abbott | 28 | 4.000 | $650k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Alex Arias | 29 | 5.000 | $450k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Cliff Floyd | 24 | 4.000 | $390k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Charles Johnson | 25 | 3.000 | $290k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mark Hutton | 27 | 4.000 | $164k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Kurt Miller | 24 | 3.000 | $163k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Rick Helling | 26 | 3.000 | $125k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Rob Natal | 31 | 5.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livan Hernandez | 22 | 1.000 | $1.1M | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jay Powell | 25 | 2.000 | $208k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Gregg Zaun | 26 | 2.000 | $205k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Luis Castillo | 21 | 1.000 | $154k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Felix Heredia | 22 | 1.000 | $153k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Antonio Alfonseca | 25 | 0.000 | $150k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Craig Counsell | 26 | 2.000 | $150k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Tony Saunders | 23 | 0.000 | $150k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Edgar Renteria | 20 | 1.000 | $110k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Billy McMillon | 25 | 1.000 | $54k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Matt Whisenant | 26 | 0.000 | $26k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Josh Booty | 22 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Todd Dunwoody | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mark Kotsay | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ralph Milliard | 23 | – | — | ||||||
| Kirt Ojala | 28 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rob Stanifer | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Marlins 1997; 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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