GM: Sandy Alderson
1992: made playoffs · 96–66. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark McGwire | 28 | FA-elig | 139 | 6.3 | 2.7 | +2.3 |
| Rickey Henderson | 33 | FA-elig | 117 | 5.6 | 3.2 | +1.1 |
| Terry Steinbach | 30 | FA-elig | 128 | 4.0 | 2.0 | +1.1 |
| Mike Bordick | 26 | pre-arb | 154 | 3.8 | 0.2 | +2.7 |
| Lance Blankenship | 28 | arb | 123 | 3.3 | 0.2 | +2.4 |
| Dennis Eckersley | 37 | FA-elig | 69 | 3.1 | 3.1 | -0.8 |
| Ron Darling | 31 | FA-elig | 34 | 2.5 | 2.2 | -0.3 |
| Jerry Browne | 26 | – | 111 | 2.1 | – | – |
| Jose Canseco↔ TEX | 27 | FA-elig | 97 | 1.9 | 3.5 | -2.0 |
| Carney Lansford | 35 | FA-elig | 135 | 1.9 | 1.1 | +0.3 |
| Willie Wilson | 36 | FA-elig | 132 | 1.9 | 1.1 | +0.4 |
| Mike Moore | 32 | FA-elig | 36 | 1.4 | 3.5 | -2.4 |
| Dave Stewart | 35 | FA-elig | 31 | 1.2 | 3.2 | -2.3 |
| Jeff Parrett | 30 | FA-elig | 66 | 0.8 | 0.4 | +0.2 |
| Ruben Sierra↔ TEX | 26 | FA-elig | 27 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -0.3 |
| Rick Honeycutt | 38 | FA-elig | 54 | 0.8 | 1.4 | -0.8 |
| Bob Welch | 35 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.6 | 3.5 | -3.0 |
| Harold Baines | 33 | FA-elig | 140 | 0.5 | 1.6 | -1.2 |
| Kelly Downs↔ SFG | 31 | FA-elig | 18 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Bobby Witt↔ TEX | 28 | FA-elig | 6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 |
| Jeff Russell↔ TEX | 30 | FA-elig | 8 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 |
| Henry Mercedes | 22 | – | 9 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Jim Corsi | 30 | arb | 32 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Randy Ready | 32 | FA-elig | 61 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Troy Neel | 26 | – | 24 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Eric Fox | 28 | – | 51 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Scott Brosius | 25 | pre-arb | 38 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Bruce Walton | 29 | pre-arb | 7 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Todd Revenig | 23 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Johnny Guzman | 21 | pre-arb | 2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Mike Raczka | 29 | – | 8 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jamie Quirk | 37 | FA-elig | 78 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| John Briscoe | 24 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Dann Howitt↔ SEA | 28 | – | 22 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Shawn Hillegas↔ NYY | 27 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Scott Hemond↔ CHW | 26 | arb | 17 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Kevin Campbell | 27 | pre-arb | 32 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Gene Nelson | 31 | FA-elig | 29 | -0.1 | 1.2 | -1.3 |
| Vince Horsman | 25 | pre-arb | 58 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Rich Gossage | 40 | FA-elig | 30 | -0.3 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| Mike Kingery | 31 | – | 12 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Joe Slusarski | 25 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.6 |
| Walt Weiss | 28 | arb | 103 | -0.8 | 0.8 | -1.4 |
| Dave Henderson | 33 | FA-elig | 20 | -0.8 | 2.6 | -3.2 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jerry Browne | 2.1 |
| Jeff Parrett | 0.8 |
| Ruben Sierra | 0.8 |
| Kelly Downs | 0.4 |
| Bobby Witt | 0.4 |
| Jeff Russell | 0.2 |
| Player | 1991 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Mike Gallego | 3.4 |
| Andy Hawkins | 0.7 |
| Ernest Riles | 0.4 |
| Joe Klink | 0.3 |
| Eric Show | 0.1 |
| Dana Allison | 0.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 1992, 1992–1998. 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 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Canseco | 27 | 7.000 | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | $4.2M | ||||
| Mike Moore | 32 | 10.000 | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bob Welch | 35 | 14.000 | $3.5M | $3.5M | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Rickey Henderson | 33 | 13.000 | $3.2M | $2.4M | $4.8M | $3.8M | FREE AGENT | $1.1M | |
| Dave Stewart | 35 | 14.000 | $3.2M | FREE AGENT | $1.0M | ||||
| Dennis Eckersley | 37 | 17.000 | $3.1M | $3.8M | $3.8M | $2.9M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mark McGwire | 28 | 6.000 | $2.7M | $4.0M | $3.0M | $6.9M | $7.0M | $4.8M | FREE AGENT |
| Dave Henderson | 33 | 11.000 | $2.6M | $2.2M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ron Darling | 31 | 9.000 | $2.2M | $2.2M | $2.2M | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Terry Steinbach | 30 | 6.000 | $2.0M | $2.8M | $2.8M | $4.2M | $4.2M | FREE AGENT | |
| Harold Baines | 33 | 12.000 | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rick Honeycutt | 38 | 15.000 | $1.4M | $725k | FREE AGENT | $188k | |||
| Gene Nelson | 31 | 11.000 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Carney Lansford | 35 | 14.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Willie Wilson | 36 | 16.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ruben Sierra | 26 | 6.000 | $894k | $4.2M | $4.7M | $3.4M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jamie Quirk | 37 | 17.000 | $525k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Randy Ready | 32 | 9.000 | $500k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bobby Witt | 28 | 6.000 | $461k | $3.0M | $3.2M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Kelly Downs | 31 | 6.000 | $450k | $675k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jeff Parrett | 30 | 6.000 | $425k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jeff Russell | 30 | 9.000 | $353k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rich Gossage | 40 | 20.000 | $300k | $325k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jerry Browne | 26 | 6.000 | — | $625k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mike Kingery | 31 | 6.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walt Weiss | 28 | 5.000 | $760k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Lance Blankenship | 28 | 4.000 | $205k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jim Corsi | 30 | 4.000 | $130k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Scott Hemond | 26 | 3.000 | $82k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Shawn Hillegas | 27 | 5.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dann Howitt | 28 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Bordick | 26 | 2.000 | $185k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Joe Slusarski | 25 | 1.000 | $125k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kevin Campbell | 27 | 1.000 | $116k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Scott Brosius | 25 | 1.000 | $113k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Bruce Walton | 29 | 1.000 | $111k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Johnny Guzman | 21 | 1.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Vince Horsman | 25 | 1.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| John Briscoe | 24 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Eric Fox | 28 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Henry Mercedes | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Troy Neel | 26 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Raczka | 29 | – | — | ||||||
| Todd Revenig | 23 | – | — |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Athletics 1992; 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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