GM: Lee Thomas
1993: won pennant · 97–65. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenny Dykstra | 30 | FA-elig | 161 | 6.8 | 3.1 | +2.5 |
| Tommy Greene | 26 | arb | 32 | 5.5 | 0.4 | +4.1 |
| Darren Daulton | 31 | FA-elig | 147 | 5.3 | 2.5 | +1.8 |
| John Kruk | 32 | FA-elig | 150 | 4.9 | 2.5 | +1.6 |
| Curt Schilling | 26 | arb | 34 | 4.4 | 1.0 | +2.6 |
| Dave Hollins | 27 | arb | 143 | 3.1 | 0.6 | +1.9 |
| Danny Jackson | 31 | FA-elig | 32 | 2.9 | 2.6 | -0.3 |
| Pete Incaviglia | 29 | FA-elig | 116 | 2.5 | 1.1 | +1.0 |
| Terry Mulholland | 30 | FA-elig | 29 | 2.3 | 2.6 | -0.8 |
| Jim Eisenreich | 34 | FA-elig | 153 | 2.2 | 0.7 | +1.1 |
| Larry Andersen | 40 | FA-elig | 64 | 1.6 | 0.7 | +0.6 |
| Wes Chamberlain | 27 | arb | 96 | 1.5 | 0.2 | +1.0 |
| Kevin Stocker | 23 | pre-arb | 70 | 1.3 | 0.1 | +1.0 |
| Ben Rivera | 25 | pre-arb | 30 | 1.0 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| David West | 28 | arb | 76 | 0.7 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Milt Thompson | 34 | FA-elig | 129 | 0.6 | 1.5 | -1.0 |
| Todd Pratt | 26 | pre-arb | 33 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Ruben Amaro Jr. | 28 | pre-arb | 25 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Mitch Williams | 28 | FA-elig | 65 | 0.4 | 3.5 | -3.2 |
| Donn Pall↔ CHW | 31 | arb | 8 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Tim Mauser↔ SDP | 26 | – | 8 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Williams | 24 | pre-arb | 17 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Ricky Jordan | 28 | arb | 90 | 0.1 | 1.0 | -0.9 |
| Mickey Morandini | 27 | arb | 120 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Joe Millette | 27 | – | 10 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Tyler Green | 23 | pre-arb | 3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Doug Lindsey↔ CHW | 25 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Tony Longmire | 24 | pre-arb | 11 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Paul Fletcher | 26 | – | 1 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Brad Brink | 28 | – | 2 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Kim Batiste | 25 | pre-arb | 79 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Jeff Manto | 28 | – | 8 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Bobby Thigpen↔ CHW | 29 | FA-elig | 17 | -0.1 | 1.4 | -1.5 |
| Bob Ayrault↔ SEA | 27 | pre-arb | 10 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Mark Davis↔ SDP | 32 | – | 25 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Jose DeLeon↔ CHW | 32 | FA-elig | 24 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Kevin Foster | 24 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Roger Mason↔ SDP | 35 | FA-elig | 34 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Juan Bell↔ MIL | 25 | arb | 24 | -0.5 | 0.0 | -0.4 |
| Mariano Duncan | 30 | FA-elig | 124 | -0.5 | 2.0 | -2.4 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Danny Jackson | 2.9 |
| Pete Incaviglia | 2.5 |
| Jim Eisenreich | 2.2 |
| Larry Andersen | 1.6 |
| Kevin Stocker | 1.3 |
| David West | 0.7 |
| Player | 1992 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Stan Javier | 1.3 |
| Don Robinson | 0.6 |
| Keith Shepherd | 0.4 |
| Pat Combs | 0.3 |
| Danny Cox | 0.2 |
| Wally Backman | 0.2 |
What the front office was committed to as of 1993, 1993–1999. 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 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitch Williams | 28 | 7.000 | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Lenny Dykstra | 30 | 8.000 | $3.1M | $2.6M | $6.2M | $6.2M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Terry Mulholland | 30 | 7.000 | $2.6M | FREE AGENT | $445k | ||||
| Danny Jackson | 31 | 10.000 | $2.6M | $2.7M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Darren Daulton | 31 | 10.000 | $2.5M | $2.3M | $5.3M | $5.2M | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |
| John Kruk | 32 | 7.000 | $2.5M | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mariano Duncan | 30 | 8.000 | $2.0M | $2.2M | $321k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Milt Thompson | 34 | 9.000 | $1.5M | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bobby Thigpen | 29 | 7.000 | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Pete Incaviglia | 29 | 7.000 | $1.1M | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | $491k | |||
| Larry Andersen | 40 | 18.000 | $700k | $350k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jim Eisenreich | 34 | 11.000 | $675k | $1.2M | $1.4M | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jose DeLeon | 32 | 10.000 | $189k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Roger Mason | 35 | 9.000 | $150k | $436k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mark Davis | 32 | 13.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Schilling | 26 | 5.000 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ricky Jordan | 28 | 5.000 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dave Hollins | 27 | 3.000 | $625k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tommy Greene | 26 | 4.000 | $390k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| David West | 28 | 5.000 | $315k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mickey Morandini | 27 | 3.000 | $300k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Wes Chamberlain | 27 | 3.000 | $250k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Donn Pall | 31 | 5.000 | $85k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Juan Bell | 25 | 4.000 | $31k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jeff Manto | 28 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Rivera | 25 | 1.000 | $185k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Ruben Amaro Jr. | 28 | 2.000 | $150k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Kim Batiste | 25 | 2.000 | $122k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Todd Pratt | 26 | 1.000 | $122k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mike Williams | 24 | 1.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tony Longmire | 24 | 0.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kevin Foster | 24 | 0.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tyler Green | 23 | 0.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kevin Stocker | 23 | 0.000 | $100k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Bob Ayrault | 27 | 1.000 | $52k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Brad Brink | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Paul Fletcher | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| Doug Lindsey | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Tim Mauser | 26 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Joe Millette | 27 | – | — |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Phillies 1993; 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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