GM: Al Rosen
1989: won pennant · 92–70. 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 | 25 | arb | 159 | 8.1 | 1.1 | +1.8 |
| Kevin Mitchell | 27 | arb | 154 | 6.9 | 0.6 | +1.9 |
| Robby Thompson | 27 | arb | 148 | 5.4 | 0.5 | +1.4 |
| Scott Garrelts | 27 | FA-elig | 32 | 3.9 | 0.7 | +0.7 |
| Rick Reuschel | 40 | FA-elig | 32 | 2.6 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| Matt Williams | 23 | pre-arb | 84 | 2.3 | 0.1 | +0.7 |
| Don Robinson | 32 | FA-elig | 40 | 2.2 | 0.9 | -0.1 |
| Brett Butler | 32 | FA-elig | 154 | 2.0 | 0.9 | -0.2 |
| Terry Kennedy | 33 | FA-elig | 125 | 1.7 | 0.8 | -0.2 |
| Ernest Riles | 28 | arb | 122 | 1.6 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Michael LaCoss | 33 | FA-elig | 45 | 1.5 | 1.1 | -0.6 |
| Greg Litton | 24 | pre-arb | 71 | 1.0 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| Ken Oberkfell↔ PIT | 33 | FA-elig | 83 | 0.9 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| Atlee Hammaker | 31 | FA-elig | 28 | 0.8 | 1.0 | -0.7 |
| Candy Maldonado | 28 | FA-elig | 129 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -0.6 |
| Kelly Downs | 28 | arb | 18 | 0.7 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Craig Lefferts | 31 | FA-elig | 70 | 0.5 | 0.6 | -0.4 |
| Pat Sheridan↔ DET | 31 | FA-elig | 70 | 0.3 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Bob Knepper↔ HOU | 35 | FA-elig | 13 | 0.3 | 0.0 | +0.1 |
| Dennis Cook↔ PHI | 26 | – | 2 | 0.3 | – | – |
| Donell Nixon | 27 | pre-arb | 95 | 0.2 | 0.1 | -0.0 |
| Chris Speier | 39 | FA-elig | 28 | 0.2 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Terry Mulholland↔ PHI | 26 | arb | 5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Jose Uribe | 30 | arb | 151 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -0.6 |
| Mike Laga | 29 | – | 17 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Stu Tate | 27 | – | 2 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Trevor Wilson | 23 | – | 14 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Dave Dravecky | 33 | FA-elig | 2 | 0.0 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| Kirt Manwaring | 23 | pre-arb | 85 | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Bill Bathe | 28 | arb | 30 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Charlie Hayes↔ PHI | 24 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.0 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Ernie Camacho | 34 | – | 13 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Benjamin | 23 | – | 14 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Joe Price↔ BOS | 32 | FA-elig | 7 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.0 |
| Jim Weaver | 29 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jim Steels | 28 | – | 13 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ed Jurak | 31 | – | 30 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Bob Brenly↔ TOR | 35 | FA-elig | 12 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Steve Bedrosian↔ PHI | 31 | FA-elig | 40 | -0.2 | 0.9 | -0.9 |
| Mike Krukow | 37 | FA-elig | 8 | -0.2 | 0.9 | -1.0 |
| Rich Gossage↔ NYY | 37 | FA-elig | 31 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Jeff Brantley | 25 | pre-arb | 59 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Russ Swan | 25 | – | 2 | -0.5 | – | – |
| Randy McCament | 26 | – | 25 | -0.6 | – | – |
| Tracy Jones↔ DET | 28 | arb | 40 | -0.8 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Terry Kennedy | 1.7 |
| Greg Litton | 1.0 |
| Ken Oberkfell | 0.9 |
| Pat Sheridan | 0.3 |
| Bob Knepper | 0.3 |
| Mike Laga | 0.1 |
| Player | 1988 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Mike Aldrete | 1.6 |
| Bob Melvin | 1.0 |
| Lary Sorensen | 0.2 |
| Rusty Tillman | 0.2 |
| Joel Youngblood | 0.2 |
| Angel Escobar | 0.0 |
What the front office was committed to as of 1989, 1989–1995. 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 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Reuschel | 40 | 17.000 | $1.2M | $1.0M | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Michael LaCoss | 33 | 11.000 | $1.1M | $1.1M | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Atlee Hammaker | 31 | 8.000 | $983k | $570k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Candy Maldonado | 28 | 8.000 | $900k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Don Robinson | 32 | 11.000 | $900k | $950k | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Brett Butler | 32 | 8.000 | $900k | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mike Krukow | 37 | 13.000 | $875k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Steve Bedrosian | 31 | 8.000 | $853k | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Terry Kennedy | 33 | 11.000 | $850k | $850k | $500k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Dave Dravecky | 33 | 7.000 | $750k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Scott Garrelts | 27 | 7.000 | $706k | $1.4M | $2.4M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ken Oberkfell | 33 | 12.000 | $620k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Craig Lefferts | 31 | 6.000 | $600k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chris Speier | 39 | 18.000 | $425k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Pat Sheridan | 31 | 8.000 | $251k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bob Brenly | 35 | 8.000 | $136k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rich Gossage | 37 | 17.000 | $50k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bob Knepper | 35 | 13.000 | $25k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Joe Price | 32 | 9.000 | $13k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ernie Camacho | 34 | 9.000 | — | $86k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ed Jurak | 31 | 7.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mike Laga | 29 | 7.000 | — | $155k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Clark | 25 | 3.000 | $1.1M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jose Uribe | 30 | 5.000 | $688k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kevin Mitchell | 27 | 5.000 | $610k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Robby Thompson | 27 | 3.000 | $536k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ernest Riles | 28 | 4.000 | $470k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Kelly Downs | 28 | 3.000 | $315k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tracy Jones | 28 | 3.000 | $140k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Bill Bathe | 28 | 3.000 | $76k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Terry Mulholland | 26 | 3.000 | $19k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donell Nixon | 27 | 2.000 | $102k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Matt Williams | 23 | 2.000 | $95k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Kirt Manwaring | 23 | 2.000 | $78k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jeff Brantley | 25 | 1.000 | $78k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Greg Litton | 24 | 0.000 | $68k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Charlie Hayes | 24 | 1.000 | $2k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mike Benjamin | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Dennis Cook | 26 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Randy McCament | 26 | – | — | ||||||
| Jim Steels | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Russ Swan | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Stu Tate | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Jim Weaver | 29 | – | — | ||||||
| Trevor Wilson | 23 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Giants 1989; 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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