GM: Pat Gillick
1993: World Series champions · 95–67. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Olerud | 24 | arb | 158 | 8.1 | 1.6 | +5.1 |
| Roberto Alomar | 25 | arb | 153 | 5.7 | 4.9 | -0.2 |
| Devon White | 30 | FA-elig | 146 | 5.4 | 3.7 | +0.8 |
| Paul Molitor | 36 | FA-elig | 160 | 4.8 | 3.6 | +0.3 |
| Juan Guzman | 26 | pre-arb | 33 | 4.3 | 0.5 | +3.0 |
| Todd Stottlemyre | 28 | arb | 30 | 3.0 | 2.3 | +0.2 |
| Tony Fernandez↔ NYM | 31 | FA-elig | 94 | 2.8 | 1.5 | +0.8 |
| Duane Ward | 29 | FA-elig | 71 | 2.6 | 3.4 | -1.2 |
| Pat Hentgen | 24 | pre-arb | 34 | 2.2 | 0.2 | +1.6 |
| Joe Carter | 33 | FA-elig | 155 | 2.0 | 5.5 | -3.9 |
| Jack Morris | 38 | FA-elig | 27 | 1.7 | 5.4 | -4.0 |
| Danny Cox | 33 | FA-elig | 44 | 1.4 | 0.6 | +0.6 |
| Ed Sprague Jr. | 25 | pre-arb | 150 | 1.4 | 0.2 | +1.0 |
| Mark Eichhorn | 32 | FA-elig | 54 | 1.0 | 0.8 | -0.0 |
| Al Leiter | 27 | FA-elig | 34 | 0.9 | 0.3 | +0.5 |
| Dave Stewart | 36 | FA-elig | 26 | 0.9 | 4.3 | -3.5 |
| Rob Butler | 23 | pre-arb | 17 | 0.7 | 0.1 | +0.5 |
| Rickey Henderson↔ OAK | 34 | FA-elig | 44 | 0.4 | 1.2 | -0.9 |
| Randy Knorr | 24 | pre-arb | 39 | 0.3 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Tony Castillo | 30 | arb | 51 | 0.3 | 0.2 | +0.1 |
| Dick Schofield | 30 | FA-elig | 36 | 0.3 | 0.8 | -0.6 |
| Mike Timlin | 27 | pre-arb | 54 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| Domingo Martinez | 27 | pre-arb | 8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Woody Williams | 26 | pre-arb | 30 | 0.2 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Willie Canate | 21 | pre-arb | 38 | 0.1 | 0.1 | +0.0 |
| Huck Flener | 24 | – | 6 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Doug Linton↔ ANA | 28 | – | 4 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Carlos Delgado | 21 | – | 2 | 0.0 | – | – |
| Scott Brow | 24 | pre-arb | 6 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Ken Dayley | 34 | FA-elig | 2 | -0.0 | 1.8 | -1.8 |
| Shawn Green | 20 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Pat Borders | 30 | arb | 138 | -0.2 | 2.5 | -2.6 |
| Turner Ward | 28 | arb | 72 | -0.4 | 0.2 | -0.5 |
| Luis Sojo | 28 | arb | 19 | -0.4 | 0.3 | -0.6 |
| Domingo Cedeno | 24 | pre-arb | 15 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 |
| Alfredo Griffin | 35 | FA-elig | 46 | -0.5 | 0.5 | -0.9 |
| Darrin Jackson↔ NYM | 29 | FA-elig | 46 | -0.8 | 1.3 | -1.9 |
| Darnell Coles | 31 | FA-elig | 64 | -0.9 | 0.5 | -1.2 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Paul Molitor | 4.8 |
| Tony Fernandez | 2.8 |
| Danny Cox | 1.4 |
| Dave Stewart | 0.9 |
| Rob Butler | 0.7 |
| Rickey Henderson | 0.4 |
| Player | 1992 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Dave Winfield | 3.8 |
| Manuel Lee | 2.9 |
| Jimmy Key | 2.7 |
| Candy Maldonado | 2.3 |
| Jeff Kent | 1.1 |
| David Cone | 0.9 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Carter | 33 | 10.000 | $5.5M | $5.5M | $7.5M | $6.5M | $6.5M | FREE AGENT | |
| Jack Morris | 38 | 16.000 | $5.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dave Stewart | 36 | 15.000 | $4.3M | $4.2M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Devon White | 30 | 8.000 | $3.7M | $3.1M | $4.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Paul Molitor | 36 | 15.000 | $3.6M | $4.0M | $4.5M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Duane Ward | 29 | 7.000 | $3.4M | FREE AGENT | $4.8M | ||||
| Ken Dayley | 34 | 11.000 | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tony Fernandez | 31 | 10.000 | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | $2.0M | $2.2M | |||
| Darrin Jackson | 29 | 8.000 | $1.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Rickey Henderson | 34 | 14.000 | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mark Eichhorn | 32 | 11.000 | $850k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Dick Schofield | 30 | 10.000 | $800k | $640k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Danny Cox | 33 | 10.000 | $550k | $800k | $700k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Alfredo Griffin | 35 | 17.000 | $500k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Darnell Coles | 31 | 10.000 | $500k | $500k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Al Leiter | 27 | 6.000 | $288k | $565k | $795k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Alomar | 25 | 5.000 | $4.9M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Pat Borders | 30 | 5.000 | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Todd Stottlemyre | 28 | 5.000 | $2.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| John Olerud | 24 | 4.000 | $1.6M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Luis Sojo | 28 | 3.000 | $290k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tony Castillo | 30 | 5.000 | $185k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Turner Ward | 28 | 3.000 | $160k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juan Guzman | 26 | 2.000 | $500k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Mike Timlin | 27 | 2.000 | $262k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Pat Hentgen | 24 | 2.000 | $182k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Ed Sprague Jr. | 25 | 2.000 | $182k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Randy Knorr | 24 | 2.000 | $112k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Scott Brow | 24 | 0.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Rob Butler | 23 | 0.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Domingo Cedeno | 24 | 0.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Shawn Green | 20 | 0.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Willie Canate | 21 | 0.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Domingo Martinez | 27 | 1.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Woody Williams | 26 | 0.000 | $109k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Carlos Delgado | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Huck Flener | 24 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Doug Linton | 28 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Blue Jays 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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