GM: Sandy Alderson
1990: won pennant · 103–59. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | 31 | FA-elig | 136 | 10.2 | 2.4 | +2.2 |
| Mark McGwire | 26 | arb | 156 | 5.7 | 1.5 | +1.0 |
| Jose Canseco | 25 | arb | 131 | 5.2 | 2.0 | +0.3 |
| Dave Stewart | 33 | FA-elig | 36 | 4.9 | 0.9 | +1.2 |
| Dave Henderson | 31 | FA-elig | 127 | 4.4 | 0.8 | +1.1 |
| Walt Weiss | 26 | arb | 138 | 3.6 | 0.2 | +1.4 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 35 | FA-elig | 63 | 3.2 | 0.8 | +0.6 |
| Bob Welch | 33 | FA-elig | 35 | 1.8 | 1.1 | -0.3 |
| Willie Randolph↔ LAD | 35 | FA-elig | 93 | 1.8 | 0.7 | +0.1 |
| Felix Jose↔ STL | 25 | pre-arb | 101 | 1.7 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Scott Sanderson | 33 | FA-elig | 34 | 1.4 | 0.8 | -0.1 |
| Mike Moore | 30 | FA-elig | 33 | 1.3 | 1.2 | -0.6 |
| Jamie Quirk | 35 | FA-elig | 56 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Terry Steinbach | 28 | arb | 114 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| Rick Honeycutt | 36 | FA-elig | 66 | 0.8 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| Mike Gallego | 29 | arb | 140 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| Carney Lansford | 33 | FA-elig | 134 | 0.6 | 1.3 | -1.0 |
| Willie McGee↔ STL | 31 | FA-elig | 29 | 0.6 | 0.3 | -0.0 |
| Gene Nelson | 29 | FA-elig | 51 | 0.6 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
| Ron Hassey | 37 | FA-elig | 94 | 0.5 | 0.7 | -0.5 |
| Darren Lewis | 22 | pre-arb | 25 | 0.4 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Steve Chitren | 23 | – | 8 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Harold Baines↔ TEX | 31 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Stan Javier↔ LAD | 26 | FA-elig | 19 | 0.4 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Mike Norris | 35 | FA-elig | 14 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Dann Howitt | 26 | pre-arb | 14 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Joe Klink | 28 | arb | 40 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Lance Blankenship | 26 | pre-arb | 86 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Joe Bitker↔ TEX | 26 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Dave Otto | 25 | arb | 2 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Troy Afenir | 26 | arb | 14 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Mike Bordick | 24 | – | 25 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Todd Burns | 26 | pre-arb | 43 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| Reggie Harris | 21 | pre-arb | 16 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Scott Hemond | 24 | pre-arb | 7 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Curt Young | 30 | FA-elig | 28 | -0.3 | 0.7 | -0.8 |
| Ozzie Canseco | 25 | pre-arb | 9 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Ken Phelps↔ CLE | 35 | FA-elig | 32 | -0.3 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Steve Howard | 26 | pre-arb | 21 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Doug Jennings | 25 | pre-arb | 64 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Willie Randolph | 1.8 |
| Scott Sanderson | 1.4 |
| Willie McGee | 0.6 |
| Darren Lewis | 0.4 |
| Steve Chitren | 0.4 |
| Harold Baines | 0.4 |
| Player | 1989 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Tony Phillips | 2.2 |
| Dave Parker | 1.0 |
| Luis Polonia | 0.8 |
| Storm Davis | 0.5 |
| Eric Plunk | 0.3 |
| Jim Corsi | 0.3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickey Henderson | 31 | 11.000 | $2.4M | $3.2M | $3.2M | $2.4M | $4.8M | $3.8M | FREE AGENT |
| Carney Lansford | 33 | 12.000 | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mike Moore | 30 | 8.000 | $1.2M | $1.6M | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Bob Welch | 33 | 12.000 | $1.1M | $3.5M | $3.5M | $3.5M | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | |
| Dave Stewart | 33 | 12.000 | $950k | $3.2M | $3.2M | FREE AGENT | $1.0M | ||
| Dave Henderson | 31 | 9.000 | $850k | $2.5M | $2.6M | $2.2M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Dennis Eckersley | 35 | 15.000 | $788k | $3.0M | $3.1M | $3.8M | $3.8M | $2.9M | FREE AGENT |
| Rick Honeycutt | 36 | 13.000 | $750k | $1.4M | $1.4M | $725k | FREE AGENT | $188k | |
| Scott Sanderson | 33 | 12.000 | $750k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ron Hassey | 37 | 12.000 | $700k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Willie Randolph | 35 | 15.000 | $684k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Curt Young | 30 | 7.000 | $675k | $775k | FREE AGENT | $325k | |||
| Gene Nelson | 29 | 9.000 | $650k | $1.1M | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ken Phelps | 35 | 10.000 | $471k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Willie McGee | 31 | 8.000 | $282k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Harold Baines | 31 | 10.000 | $271k | $1.4M | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jamie Quirk | 35 | 15.000 | $150k | $500k | $525k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mike Norris | 35 | 15.000 | $100k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Stan Javier | 26 | 6.000 | $48k | FREE AGENT | $650k | $722k |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Canseco | 25 | 5.000 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mark McGwire | 26 | 4.000 | $1.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Terry Steinbach | 28 | 4.000 | $750k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mike Gallego | 29 | 5.000 | $500k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Walt Weiss | 26 | 3.000 | $235k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Dave Otto | 25 | 3.000 | $102k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Troy Afenir | 26 | 3.000 | $100k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Joe Klink | 28 | 3.000 | $100k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Burns | 26 | 2.000 | $235k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Lance Blankenship | 26 | 2.000 | $105k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Doug Jennings | 25 | 2.000 | $103k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Reggie Harris | 21 | 0.000 | $100k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Scott Hemond | 24 | 1.000 | $100k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Steve Howard | 26 | 0.000 | $100k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ozzie Canseco | 25 | 0.000 | $100k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Dann Howitt | 26 | 1.000 | $100k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Darren Lewis | 22 | 0.000 | $100k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Felix Jose | 25 | 2.000 | $82k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Joe Bitker | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| Mike Bordick | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Steve Chitren | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Athletics 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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