GM: Al Rosen
1987: made playoffs · 90–72. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Clark | 23 | pre-arb | 150 | 4.1 | 0.1 | +1.1 |
| Mike Aldrete | 26 | pre-arb | 126 | 3.6 | 0.1 | +1.0 |
| Bob Brenly | 33 | FA-elig | 123 | 3.3 | 0.6 | +0.3 |
| Kelly Downs | 26 | pre-arb | 41 | 3.2 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| Kevin Mitchell↔ SDP | 25 | arb | 69 | 2.8 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Jose Uribe | 28 | arb | 95 | 2.8 | 0.2 | +0.6 |
| Candy Maldonado | 26 | FA-elig | 118 | 2.6 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Dave Dravecky↔ SDP | 31 | arb | 18 | 2.4 | 0.2 | +0.5 |
| Scott Garrelts | 25 | arb | 65 | 1.8 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Chris Speier | 37 | FA-elig | 111 | 1.6 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Chili Davis | 27 | – | 149 | 1.6 | – | – |
| Rick Reuschel↔ PIT | 38 | FA-elig | 9 | 1.5 | 0.2 | +0.2 |
| Robby Thompson | 25 | pre-arb | 132 | 1.4 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Mike Krukow | 35 | FA-elig | 30 | 1.4 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| Atlee Hammaker | 29 | FA-elig | 31 | 1.2 | 0.4 | -0.0 |
| Michael LaCoss | 31 | FA-elig | 39 | 1.1 | 0.3 | +0.0 |
| Jeffrey Leonard | 31 | FA-elig | 131 | 0.8 | 1.0 | -0.7 |
| Don Robinson↔ PIT | 30 | FA-elig | 25 | 0.8 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Bob Melvin | 25 | pre-arb | 84 | 0.8 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Eddie Milner | 32 | FA-elig | 101 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Mark Davis↔ SDP | 26 | FA-elig | 21 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Jim Gott↔ PIT | 27 | arb | 30 | 0.6 | 0.2 | +0.0 |
| Mark Grant↔ SDP | 23 | arb | 16 | 0.4 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Keith Comstock↔ SDP | 31 | arb | 15 | 0.4 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Mark Wasinger | 25 | – | 44 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Joe Price | 30 | FA-elig | 20 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Dave Henderson↔ BOS | 28 | FA-elig | 15 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Jeff Robinson↔ PIT | 26 | arb | 63 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Roger Mason | 29 | arb | 5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| Jessie Reid | 25 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Francisco Melendez | 23 | – | 12 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Joel Youngblood | 35 | FA-elig | 69 | 0.1 | 0.5 | -0.4 |
| Randy Bockus | 26 | – | 12 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Craig Lefferts↔ SDP | 29 | arb | 44 | 0.0 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Randy Kutcher | 27 | – | 14 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Kirt Manwaring | 21 | – | 6 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Rob Wilfong | 33 | FA-elig | 2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Chris Brown↔ SDP | 25 | arb | 38 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Jon Perlman | 30 | – | 10 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mackey Sasser↔ PIT | 24 | – | 2 | -0.1 | – | – |
| John Burkett | 22 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Greg Minton↔ ANA | 35 | FA-elig | 15 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Harry Spilman | 32 | FA-elig | 83 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Matt Williams | 21 | – | 84 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mike Woodard | 27 | – | 10 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ivan De Jesus Sr. | 34 | – | 9 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Kevin Mitchell | 2.8 |
| Dave Dravecky | 2.4 |
| Chris Speier | 1.6 |
| Rick Reuschel | 1.5 |
| Atlee Hammaker | 1.2 |
| Don Robinson | 0.8 |
| Player | 1986 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Dan Gladden | 2.8 |
| Juan Berenguer | 0.7 |
| Frank Williams | 0.7 |
| Vida Blue | 0.6 |
| Dan Driessen | 0.1 |
| Rick Lancellotti | 0.1 |
What the front office was committed to as of 1987, 1987–1993. 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 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey Leonard | 31 | 10.000 | $975k | $613k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mike Krukow | 35 | 11.000 | $648k | $900k | $875k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Bob Brenly | 33 | 6.000 | $600k | $600k | $544k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Eddie Milner | 32 | 7.000 | $490k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Joel Youngblood | 35 | 11.000 | $450k | $320k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Candy Maldonado | 26 | 6.000 | $415k | $750k | $900k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Atlee Hammaker | 29 | 6.000 | $380k | $750k | $983k | $570k | FREE AGENT | ||
| Michael LaCoss | 31 | 9.000 | $300k | $500k | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | |
| Don Robinson | 30 | 9.000 | $288k | $900k | $900k | $950k | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | |
| Chris Speier | 37 | 16.000 | $275k | $400k | $425k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Greg Minton | 35 | 12.000 | $201k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rick Reuschel | 38 | 15.000 | $199k | $800k | $1.2M | $1.0M | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | |
| Harry Spilman | 32 | 9.000 | $175k | $191k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mark Davis | 26 | 7.000 | $136k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Joe Price | 30 | 7.000 | $100k | $300k | $55k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Dave Henderson | 28 | 6.000 | $88k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rob Wilfong | 33 | 10.000 | $62k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chili Davis | 27 | 6.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ivan De Jesus Sr. | 34 | 13.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Garrelts | 25 | 5.000 | $290k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Craig Lefferts | 29 | 4.000 | $286k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Roger Mason | 29 | 3.000 | $280k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Dave Dravecky | 31 | 5.000 | $211k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jose Uribe | 28 | 3.000 | $195k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jim Gott | 27 | 5.000 | $173k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jeff Robinson | 26 | 3.000 | $140k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Chris Brown | 25 | 3.000 | $100k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Kevin Mitchell | 25 | 3.000 | $66k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mark Grant | 23 | 3.000 | $41k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Keith Comstock | 31 | 3.000 | $23k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Francisco Melendez | 23 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robby Thompson | 25 | 1.000 | $140k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Will Clark | 23 | 1.000 | $120k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Bob Melvin | 25 | 2.000 | $90k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mike Aldrete | 26 | 1.000 | $75k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kelly Downs | 26 | 1.000 | $75k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Randy Bockus | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| John Burkett | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Randy Kutcher | 27 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Kirt Manwaring | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jon Perlman | 30 | – | — | ||||||
| Jessie Reid | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Mackey Sasser | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mark Wasinger | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Matt Williams | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Woodard | 27 | – | — |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Giants 1987; 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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