GM: Pat Gillick
1985: made playoffs · 99–62. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Barfield | 25 | arb | 155 | 7.0 | 0.3 | +1.5 |
| Dave Stieb | 27 | FA-elig | 36 | 4.5 | 1.0 | +0.2 |
| Tony Fernandez | 23 | pre-arb | 161 | 4.1 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| Doyle Alexander | 34 | FA-elig | 36 | 4.0 | 0.9 | +0.2 |
| Lloyd Moseby | 25 | arb | 152 | 3.5 | 0.6 | +0.3 |
| Rance Mulliniks | 29 | FA-elig | 129 | 3.3 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| George Bell | 25 | arb | 157 | 3.3 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| Jimmy Key | 24 | pre-arb | 36 | 2.8 | 0.1 | +0.6 |
| Ernie Whitt | 33 | FA-elig | 139 | 2.7 | 0.4 | +0.3 |
| Willie Upshaw | 28 | FA-elig | 148 | 2.4 | 0.7 | -0.1 |
| Dennis Lamp | 32 | FA-elig | 53 | 2.0 | 0.5 | +0.0 |
| Garth Iorg | 30 | FA-elig | 131 | 1.9 | 0.3 | +0.2 |
| Jim Clancy | 29 | FA-elig | 23 | 1.6 | 0.6 | -0.2 |
| Damaso Garcia | 28 | FA-elig | 146 | 1.4 | 0.7 | -0.4 |
| Tom Henke | 27 | arb | 28 | 1.1 | 0.1 | +0.2 |
| Gary Lavelle | 36 | FA-elig | 69 | 0.8 | 0.5 | -0.3 |
| Cecil Fielder | 21 | – | 30 | 0.7 | – | – |
| Ron Musselman | 30 | – | 25 | 0.6 | – | – |
| Tom Filer | 28 | – | 11 | 0.4 | – | – |
| Jeff Burroughs | 34 | FA-elig | 86 | 0.4 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| Steve Nicosia↔ WSN | 29 | FA-elig | 6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | +0.0 |
| Steve Davis | 24 | – | 10 | 0.0 | – | – |
| John Cerutti | 25 | – | 4 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Buck Martinez | 36 | FA-elig | 42 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| Jim Acker | 26 | pre-arb | 61 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Jeff Hearron | 23 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Kelly Gruber | 23 | – | 5 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mitch Webster↔ WSN | 26 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Willie Aikens | 30 | – | 12 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Stan Clarke | 24 | – | 4 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Rick Leach | 28 | – | 16 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Luis Leal | 28 | – | 15 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Lou Thornton | 22 | – | 56 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Cliff Johnson↔ TEX | 37 | FA-elig | 24 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Manuel Lee | 20 | – | 64 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Gary Allenson | 30 | – | 14 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Ron Shepherd | 24 | – | 38 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Bill Caudill | 28 | FA-elig | 67 | -0.3 | 0.8 | -0.9 |
| Al Oliver↔ LAD | 38 | FA-elig | 61 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -0.6 |
| Len Matuszek↔ LAD | 30 | arb | 62 | -0.9 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Jesse Barfield | 7.0 |
| Dave Stieb | 4.5 |
| Tony Fernandez | 4.1 |
| Doyle Alexander | 4.0 |
| Lloyd Moseby | 3.5 |
| Rance Mulliniks | 3.3 |
| Player | 1984 fWAR |
|---|---|
| — | |
What the front office was committed to as of 1985, 1985–1991. 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 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Stieb | 27 | 6.000 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $1.0M | $1.0M | $1.5M | $2.8M | $3.0M |
| Doyle Alexander | 34 | 14.000 | $875k | $360k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bill Caudill | 28 | 6.000 | $833k | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Damaso Garcia | 28 | 7.000 | $740k | $790k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Willie Upshaw | 28 | 7.000 | $730k | $940k | $940k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Jim Clancy | 29 | 8.000 | $580k | $680k | $850k | $900k | FREE AGENT | ||
| Dennis Lamp | 32 | 8.000 | $517k | $567k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Al Oliver | 38 | 17.000 | $477k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Gary Lavelle | 36 | 11.000 | $475k | FREE AGENT | $50k | ||||
| Ernie Whitt | 33 | 9.000 | $370k | $325k | $750k | $750k | $800k | FREE AGENT | |
| Buck Martinez | 36 | 16.000 | $356k | $347k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jeff Burroughs | 34 | 15.000 | $350k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rance Mulliniks | 29 | 8.000 | $325k | $256k | $475k | $600k | $650k | $520k | $725k |
| Garth Iorg | 30 | 7.000 | $257k | $307k | $380k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Cliff Johnson | 37 | 13.000 | $155k | $725k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Steve Nicosia | 29 | 7.000 | $13k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Moseby | 25 | 5.000 | $588k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| George Bell | 25 | 4.000 | $335k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jesse Barfield | 25 | 4.000 | $325k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Len Matuszek | 30 | 4.000 | $109k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Tom Henke | 27 | 3.000 | $60k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tom Filer | 28 | 3.000 | — | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Rick Leach | 28 | 4.000 | — | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Acker | 26 | 2.000 | $170k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jimmy Key | 24 | 1.000 | $131k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Tony Fernandez | 23 | 2.000 | $128k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Willie Aikens | 30 | – | — | ||||||
| Gary Allenson | 30 | – | — | ||||||
| John Cerutti | 25 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Stan Clarke | 24 | – | — | ||||||
| Steve Davis | 24 | – | — | ||||||
| Cecil Fielder | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kelly Gruber | 23 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jeff Hearron | 23 | – | — | ||||||
| Luis Leal | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Manuel Lee | 20 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Ron Musselman | 30 | – | — | ||||||
| Ron Shepherd | 24 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Lou Thornton | 22 | – | — | ||||||
| Mitch Webster | 26 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Blue Jays 1985; 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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