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Angels ANA

198590–72 (0.556)
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GM: Mike Port

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1985, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$11M
Surplus $M
-2
Win %
0.556
TAB
+0.2
WAB
+6.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
35.6
Dead money %
34%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-1.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1985 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBob Boone147
LJerry Narron45
RDarrell Miller1

1B

LRod Carew116
RJuan Beníquez46
RBobby Grich16
LDaryl Sconiers6
LJerry Narron1

2B

RBobby Grich116
LRob Wilfong69
LCraig Gerber1

3B

RDoug DeCinces111
LJack Howell42
RBobby Grich15
LCraig Gerber9
RPat Keedy2
RDarrell Miller1
RJuan Beníquez1

SS

RDick Schofield147
LCraig Gerber53
RGus Polidor1
RJuan Beníquez1

LF

RBrian Downing121
LRuppert Jones31
RJuan Beníquez18
BDevon White14
RDarrell Miller1
RMike Brown⇄1
RPat Keedy1

CF

BGary Pettis122
RJuan Beníquez36
LRuppert Jones18
RDarrell Miller3
BDevon White1
RMike Brown⇄1

RF

LReggie Jackson81
RDarrell Miller41
LRuppert Jones31
RJuan Beníquez22
RGeorge Hendrick⇄16
BDevon White3
RRufino Linares2
RGus Polidor1

DH

LReggie Jackson46
LRuppert Jones41
RBrian Downing21
LDaryl Sconiers18
RRufino Linares12
RBobby Grich6
LJerry Narron6
RDoug DeCinces3
RDarrell Miller3
RMike Brown⇄3
RGeorge Hendrick⇄1
RJuan Beníquez1
LRob Wilfong1

Starters

RMike Witt4.7 WAR
RKirk McCaskill2.2 WAR
LJohn Candelaria⇄1.3 WAR
RRon Romanick0.8 WAR
RUrbano Lugo0.5 WAR
LTommy John⇄0.5 WAR
RJim Slaton0.3 WAR
LGeoff Zahn0.2 WAR
RDon Sutton⇄0.2 WAR
RTony Mack0.1 WAR
LBob Kipper⇄-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDonnie Moore31 sv
RStew Cliburn0 h
LPat Clements⇄0 h
RDoug Corbett0 h
RLuis Sanchez0 h
LAl Holland⇄0 h
RDave Smith0 h
RAlan Fowlkes0 h

Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

Key additions (new vs 1984)

PlayerfWAR
Mike Witt4.7
Bobby Grich3.4
Gary Pettis3.2
Brian Downing2.6
Donnie Moore2.4
Ruppert Jones2.3

Key subtractions (gone from 1984)

Player1984 fWAR
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Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Angels. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 1985; everyone else is shown as a 1985 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Mike Witt 1985 +4.7 +82.7 0.7 +82.0 $0.1M 2.19× –
Gary Pettis 1985 +3.2 +40.6 0.1 +40.4 $0.0M 1.60× –
Donnie Moore 1985 +2.4 +37.8 0.4 +37.4 $0.2M 1.95× –
Brian Downing 1985 +2.6 +33.5 0.8 +32.7 $0.3M 1.60× –
Bobby Grich 1985 +3.4 +29.2 0.7 +28.5 $0.2M 1.07× –
Kirk McCaskill 1985 +2.2 +25.6 0.1 +25.6 $0.0M 1.49× –
Stu Cliburn 1985 +1.5 +23.6 0.1 +23.5 $0.0M 1.95× –
Ruppert Jones 1985 +2.3 +18.8 0.4 +18.4 $0.2M 1.01× –
Reggie Jackson 1985 +1.5 +14.7 1.1 +13.6 $0.7M 1.22× –
Bob Boone 1985 +2.2 +13.6 0.9 +12.8 $0.4M 0.76× –
Doug DeCinces 1985 +1.9 +13.1 1.1 +12.0 $0.6M 0.85× –
John Candelaria↔ 1985 +1.3 +10.9 0.2 +10.7 $0.1M 1.02× –
Juan Beniquez 1985 +1.5 +10.1 0.4 +9.7 $0.2M 0.81× –
Ron Romanick 1985 +0.8 +6.2 0.1 +6.1 $0.2M 1.02× –
Dick Schofield 1985 +0.8 +3.9 0.1 +3.8 $0.2M 0.61× –
Tommy John↔ 1985 +0.5 +3.7 0.3 +3.4 $0.7M 1.02× –
Daryl Sconiers 1985 +0.4 +2.4 0.1 +2.3 $0.3M 0.69× –
Jim Slaton 1985 +0.3 +2.5 0.4 +2.1 $1.4M 1.02× –
Don Sutton↔ 1985 +0.2 +1.2 0.1 +1.1 $0.7M 1.02× –
Geoff Zahn 1985 +0.2 +1.7 0.6 +1.1 $2.7M 1.02× –
Rod Carew 1985 +0.1 +0.3 0.9 -0.5 $11.9M 0.56× –
Rob Wilfong 1985 -0.1 -0.3 0.3 -0.6 – 0.56× –
Al Holland↔ 1985 -0.1 -1.2 0.2 -1.3 – 1.34× –
Luis Sanchez 1985 -0.3 -1.4 0.3 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Doug Corbett 1985 -0.3 -1.6 0.4 -2.0 – 0.67× –
George Hendrick↔ 1985 -0.4 -2.9 0.1 -3.0 – 0.83× –
Alan Fowlkes 1985 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Bob Kipper↔ 1985 -0.1 -0.9 – – – 1.02× –
Craig Gerber 1985 +0.6 +2.9 – – – 0.61× –
Darrell Miller 1985 +0.8 +5.1 – – – 0.83× –
Dave Smith 1985 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Devon White 1985 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.83× –
Gus Polidor 1985 +0.2 +1.0 – – – 0.83× –
Jack Howell 1985 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.58× –
Jerry Narron 1985 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.52× –
Mike Brown↔ 1985 +0.6 +3.4 – – – 0.69× –
Pat Clements↔ 1985 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Pat Keedy 1985 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.58× –
Rufino Linares 1985 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.69× –
Tony Mack 1985 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 1.02× –
Urbano Lugo 1985 +0.5 +4.5 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+35.5+385.610.9+358.0—

Trades

Every graded 1985 deal involving the Angels — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

1985 · OAK / ANA
OAK · Sandy Alderson +$9.6M
Bob Sharpnack, Jerome Nelson
ANA · Mike Port −$9.6M
Don Sutton
OAK came out ahead by $9.6M
1985 · WSN / ANA
WSN · Murray Cook +$8.0M
Luis Sánchez, Tim Arnold
ANA · Mike Port −$8.0M
Gary Lucas
WSN came out ahead by $8.0M
1985 · PIT / ANA
PIT · Joe Brown +$30.4M
Pat Clements, Mike Brown, Bob Kipper
ANA · Mike Port −$30.4M
John Candelaria, Al Holland, George Hendrick
PIT came out ahead by $30.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

1985 payroll
$10.8M

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.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (18)

PlayerAgeSvc1985198619871988198919901991
Doug DeCinces3412.000$1.1M$1.2M$1.0MFREE AGENT
Reggie Jackson3918.000$1.1M$1.1MFREE AGENT
Bob Boone3713.000$883k$853k$883k$883kFREE AGENT
Rod Carew3918.000$875kFREE AGENT
Brian Downing3412.000$808k$808k$900k$900k$1.2M$1.2MFREE AGENT
Bobby Grich3615.000$700k$500kFREE AGENT
Geoff Zahn3912.000$550kFREE AGENT
Jim Slaton3514.000$438k$244kFREE AGENT
Donnie Moore3110.000$408k$1.0M$1.0M$1.0MFREE AGENT
Ruppert Jones309.000$390k$560k$450kFREE AGENT
Juan Beniquez3514.000$365kFREE AGENT
Tommy John4222.000$313kFREE AGENT
Rob Wilfong318.000$267k$417kFREE AGENT
Al Holland328.000$167kFREE AGENT
John Candelaria3110.000$159k$800k$696kFREE AGENT
George Hendrick3514.000$139k$939k$989k$989kFREE AGENT
Don Sutton4019.000$110k$890k$890kFREE AGENT
Jerry Narron296.000—$142kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (5)

PlayerAgeSvc1985198619871988198919901991
Mike Witt244.000$683kARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Corbett325.000$360kFREE AGENT
Luis Sanchez314.000$340kARB 3FREE AGENT
Daryl Sconiers264.000$130kARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Pettis273.000$125kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (18)

PlayerAgeSvc1985198619871988198919901991
Ron Romanick241.000$146kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dick Schofield222.000$120kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stu Cliburn281.000$60kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kirk McCaskill240.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Brown25–—
Pat Clements230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alan Fowlkes26–—
Craig Gerber26–—
Jack Howell230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Keedy270.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Kipper200.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rufino Linares34–—
Urbano Lugo22–—
Tony Mack24–—
Darrell Miller271.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gus Polidor230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Smith27–—
Devon White220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1985 acquisition stacked onto Angels's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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