GM: Pat Gillick
1992: World Series champions · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Alomar | 24 | arb | 152 | 6.1 | 3.0 | +1.8 |
| Devon White | 29 | FA-elig | 153 | 5.9 | 2.4 | +2.2 |
| Juan Guzman | 25 | pre-arb | 28 | 5.5 | 0.2 | +4.0 |
| Dave Winfield | 40 | FA-elig | 156 | 3.8 | 2.3 | +0.7 |
| Jack Morris | 37 | FA-elig | 34 | 3.7 | 4.5 | -1.6 |
| John Olerud | 23 | arb | 138 | 3.1 | 0.4 | +2.0 |
| Manuel Lee | 27 | FA-elig | 128 | 2.9 | 1.0 | +1.3 |
| Joe Carter | 32 | FA-elig | 158 | 2.9 | 3.7 | -1.5 |
| Jimmy Key | 31 | FA-elig | 33 | 2.7 | 2.3 | -0.1 |
| Duane Ward | 28 | FA-elig | 79 | 2.4 | 2.4 | -0.6 |
| Candy Maldonado | 31 | FA-elig | 137 | 2.3 | 1.4 | +0.4 |
| Todd Stottlemyre | 27 | arb | 28 | 1.4 | 1.2 | -0.1 |
| Jeff Kent↔ NYM | 24 | pre-arb | 65 | 1.1 | 0.1 | +0.8 |
| Pat Borders | 29 | arb | 138 | 1.1 | 1.0 | -0.2 |
| David Cone↔ NYM | 29 | FA-elig | 8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | -0.2 |
| Mike Timlin | 26 | pre-arb | 26 | 0.7 | 0.2 | +0.3 |
| Derek Bell | 23 | pre-arb | 61 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Turner Ward | 27 | pre-arb | 18 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +0.4 |
| Tom Henke | 34 | FA-elig | 57 | 0.6 | 3.4 | -2.9 |
| Dave Stieb | 34 | FA-elig | 21 | 0.4 | 3.2 | -2.9 |
| Mark Eichhorn↔ ANA | 31 | FA-elig | 23 | 0.4 | 0.6 | -0.3 |
| David Wells | 29 | arb | 41 | 0.4 | 2.1 | -1.8 |
| Domingo Martinez | 26 | – | 7 | 0.2 | – | – |
| Bob MacDonald | 27 | pre-arb | 27 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -0.1 |
| Randy Knorr | 23 | pre-arb | 8 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Greg Myers↔ ANA | 26 | arb | 22 | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Rance Mulliniks | 36 | FA-elig | 3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | -0.7 |
| Ricky Trlicek | 23 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Al Leiter | 26 | arb | 1 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| Eddie Zosky | 24 | pre-arb | 8 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| David Weathers | 22 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Mike Maksudian | 26 | – | 3 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Kelly Gruber | 30 | FA-elig | 120 | -0.1 | 3.6 | -3.7 |
| Alfredo Griffin | 34 | FA-elig | 63 | -0.1 | 0.6 | -0.7 |
| Ed Sprague Jr. | 24 | pre-arb | 22 | -0.2 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Pat Hentgen | 23 | pre-arb | 28 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.3 |
| Tom Quinlan | 24 | – | 13 | -0.3 | – | – |
| Pat Tabler | 34 | FA-elig | 49 | -0.3 | 0.9 | -1.2 |
| Doug Linton | 27 | – | 8 | -0.4 | – | – |
| Rob Ducey↔ ANA | 27 | arb | 23 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Dave Winfield | 3.8 |
| Jack Morris | 3.7 |
| Jeff Kent | 1.1 |
| David Cone | 0.9 |
| Mark Eichhorn | 0.4 |
| Domingo Martinez | 0.2 |
| Player | 1991 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Tom Candiotti | 2.9 |
| Dave Parker | 0.1 |
| Kenny Williams | 0.0 |
| Vince Horsman | 0.0 |
| Mickey Weston | 0.0 |
| Ray Giannelli | -0.0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Morris | 37 | 15.000 | $4.5M | $5.4M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Joe Carter | 32 | 9.000 | $3.7M | $5.5M | $5.5M | $7.5M | $6.5M | $6.5M | FREE AGENT |
| Kelly Gruber | 30 | 8.000 | $3.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tom Henke | 34 | 10.000 | $3.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dave Stieb | 34 | 13.000 | $3.2M | FREE AGENT | $450k | ||||
| Duane Ward | 28 | 6.000 | $2.4M | $3.4M | FREE AGENT | $4.8M | |||
| Devon White | 29 | 7.000 | $2.4M | $3.7M | $3.1M | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Dave Winfield | 40 | 19.000 | $2.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jimmy Key | 31 | 8.000 | $2.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Candy Maldonado | 31 | 11.000 | $1.4M | FREE AGENT | $165k | ||||
| Manuel Lee | 27 | 7.000 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| David Cone | 29 | 6.000 | $971k | FREE AGENT | $4.5M | ||||
| Pat Tabler | 34 | 11.000 | $900k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rance Mulliniks | 36 | 15.000 | $775k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mark Eichhorn | 31 | 10.000 | $639k | $850k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Alfredo Griffin | 34 | 16.000 | $638k | $500k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Alomar | 24 | 4.000 | $3.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| David Wells | 29 | 5.000 | $2.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Todd Stottlemyre | 27 | 4.000 | $1.2M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Pat Borders | 29 | 4.000 | $1.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| John Olerud | 23 | 3.000 | $388k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Greg Myers | 26 | 5.000 | $385k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Al Leiter | 26 | 5.000 | $180k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rob Ducey | 27 | 5.000 | $85k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Guzman | 25 | 1.000 | $242k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mike Timlin | 26 | 1.000 | $222k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Bob MacDonald | 27 | 2.000 | $182k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Turner Ward | 27 | 2.000 | $128k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| David Weathers | 22 | 1.000 | $121k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Ed Sprague Jr. | 24 | 1.000 | $118k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Derek Bell | 23 | 1.000 | $112k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Pat Hentgen | 23 | 1.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Randy Knorr | 23 | 1.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Ricky Trlicek | 23 | 0.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Eddie Zosky | 24 | 1.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jeff Kent | 24 | 0.000 | $69k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Doug Linton | 27 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mike Maksudian | 26 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Domingo Martinez | 26 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tom Quinlan | 24 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Blue Jays 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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