GM: Sandy Alderson
1988: won pennant · 104–58. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Canseco | 23 | arb | 158 | 7.6 | 0.3 | +2.0 |
| Dave Henderson | 29 | FA-elig | 146 | 6.4 | 0.2 | +1.8 |
| Dave Stewart | 31 | FA-elig | 37 | 5.1 | 0.6 | +1.0 |
| Mark McGwire | 24 | pre-arb | 155 | 3.5 | 0.2 | +0.9 |
| Bob Welch | 31 | FA-elig | 36 | 3.0 | 0.9 | -0.0 |
| Walt Weiss | 24 | pre-arb | 147 | 2.8 | 0.1 | +0.8 |
| Terry Steinbach | 26 | pre-arb | 104 | 2.5 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 33 | FA-elig | 60 | 2.3 | 0.7 | +0.1 |
| Carney Lansford | 31 | FA-elig | 150 | 2.2 | 1.3 | -0.6 |
| Storm Davis | 26 | FA-elig | 33 | 2.1 | 0.6 | +0.1 |
| Glenn Hubbard | 30 | FA-elig | 105 | 2.0 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| Ron Hassey | 35 | FA-elig | 107 | 1.9 | 0.3 | +0.3 |
| Luis Polonia | 24 | pre-arb | 84 | 1.3 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Todd Burns | 24 | pre-arb | 17 | 1.3 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Greg Cadaret | 26 | pre-arb | 58 | 1.2 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Eric Plunk | 24 | pre-arb | 49 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Steve Ontiveros | 27 | arb | 13 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.0 |
| Mike Gallego | 27 | arb | 129 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Stan Javier | 24 | arb | 125 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Gene Nelson | 27 | FA-elig | 57 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Dave Parker | 37 | FA-elig | 101 | 0.4 | 1.0 | -0.9 |
| Rick Honeycutt | 34 | FA-elig | 55 | 0.4 | 0.9 | -0.7 |
| Jim Corsi | 26 | – | 11 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Felix Jose | 23 | – | 8 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Rich Bordi | 29 | – | 2 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Dave Otto | 23 | – | 3 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Matt Sinatro | 28 | FA-elig | 10 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| Jeff Shaver | 24 | – | 1 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Curt Young | 28 | arb | 26 | -0.0 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Ed Jurak | 30 | – | 3 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Doug Jennings | 23 | pre-arb | 71 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Don Baylor | 39 | FA-elig | 92 | -0.1 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Orlando Mercado | 26 | – | 16 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Lance Blankenship | 24 | – | 10 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Tony Phillips | 29 | FA-elig | 79 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Dave Henderson | 6.4 |
| Bob Welch | 3.0 |
| Glenn Hubbard | 2.0 |
| Ron Hassey | 1.9 |
| Todd Burns | 1.3 |
| Dave Parker | 0.4 |
| Player | 1987 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Dwayne Murphy | 1.4 |
| Mike Davis | 1.3 |
| Alfredo Griffin | 1.1 |
| Jose Rijo | 0.8 |
| Dennis Lamp | 0.5 |
| Dave Leiper | 0.3 |
What the front office was committed to as of 1988, 1988–1994. 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 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carney Lansford | 31 | 10.000 | $1.3M | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |
| Dave Parker | 37 | 15.000 | $1.0M | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bob Welch | 31 | 10.000 | $938k | $1.2M | $1.1M | $3.5M | $3.5M | $3.5M | $3.5M |
| Rick Honeycutt | 34 | 11.000 | $855k | $650k | $750k | $1.4M | $1.4M | $725k | FREE AGENT |
| Matt Sinatro | 28 | 7.000 | $700k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dennis Eckersley | 33 | 13.000 | $650k | $1.1M | $788k | $3.0M | $3.1M | $3.8M | $3.8M |
| Dave Stewart | 31 | 10.000 | $600k | $1.2M | $950k | $3.2M | $3.2M | FREE AGENT | |
| Storm Davis | 26 | 6.000 | $550k | $588k | FREE AGENT | $502k | |||
| Don Baylor | 39 | 18.000 | $495k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Gene Nelson | 27 | 7.000 | $450k | $615k | $650k | $1.1M | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |
| Glenn Hubbard | 30 | 10.000 | $425k | $375k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ron Hassey | 35 | 10.000 | $300k | $600k | $700k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Dave Henderson | 29 | 7.000 | $225k | $850k | $850k | $2.5M | $2.6M | $2.2M | FREE AGENT |
| Tony Phillips | 29 | 6.000 | $200k | $450k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Rich Bordi | 29 | 8.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ed Jurak | 30 | 6.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Young | 28 | 5.000 | $410k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jose Canseco | 23 | 3.000 | $325k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Steve Ontiveros | 27 | 3.000 | $200k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mike Gallego | 27 | 3.000 | $100k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Stan Javier | 24 | 4.000 | $78k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark McGwire | 24 | 2.000 | $250k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Terry Steinbach | 26 | 2.000 | $125k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Luis Polonia | 24 | 1.000 | $115k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Eric Plunk | 24 | 2.000 | $90k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Greg Cadaret | 26 | 1.000 | $86k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Todd Burns | 24 | 0.000 | $62k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Doug Jennings | 23 | 0.000 | $62k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Walt Weiss | 24 | 1.000 | $62k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Lance Blankenship | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jim Corsi | 26 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Felix Jose | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Orlando Mercado | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| Dave Otto | 23 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jeff Shaver | 24 | – | — |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Athletics 1988; 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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