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Angels ANA

198991–71 (0.562)
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GM: Mike Port

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1989, 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
$15M
Surplus $M
-0
Win %
0.562
TAB
+6.8
WAB
+7.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
42.3
Dead money %
11%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-1.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1989 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RLance Parrish122
RBill Schroeder33
RJohn Orton16
RRon Tingley4
RBrian Downing1

1B

LWally Joyner159
RBill Schroeder8
LJim Eppard4
RTony Armas2
RGlenn Hoffman1

2B

BJohnny Ray130
BMark McLemore27
RKent Anderson7
RGlenn Hoffman4
RBobby Rose3

3B

LJack Howell142
RGlenn Hoffman18
RBobby Rose10
RKent Anderson5

SS

RDick Schofield90
RKent Anderson70
RGlenn Hoffman23
RGary Disarcina1

LF

BChili Davis147
RDante Bichette12
RTony Armas5
LMax Venable4
LJack Howell1

CF

BDevon White154
RDante Bichette6
LMax Venable4
LClaudell Washington2
RTony Armas1

RF

LClaudell Washington99
RTony Armas42
RDante Bichette23
LMax Venable7
LJack Howell3
RKent Anderson2
LBrian Brady1

DH

RBrian Downing141
LClaudell Washington7
BChili Davis6
RTony Armas4
RLance Parrish2
RKent Anderson1
RGlenn Hoffman1

Starters

RBert Blyleven5.3 WAR
LChuck Finley3.8 WAR
RKirk McCaskill3.2 WAR
RMike Witt2.7 WAR
LJim Abbott2.5 WAR
RTerry Clark0.2 WAR
RDan Petry-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBryan Harvey25 sv
RGreg Minton0 h
LBob McClure0 h
RWillie Fraser0 h
RRich Monteleone0 h
RDan Petry0 h
RTerry Clark0 h
LSherman Corbett0 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 1988)

PlayerfWAR
Bert Blyleven5.3
Jim Abbott2.5
Claudell Washington1.8
Lance Parrish1.8
Bob McClure1.0
Max Venable0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 1988)

Player1988 fWAR
Bob Boone3.2
Butch Wynegar0.5
Thad Bosley0.2
Donnie Moore0.2
DeWayne Buice0.2
Ray Krawczyk0.1

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 1989; everyone else is shown as a 1989 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Bert Blyleven 1989 +5.3 +105.9 1.2 +104.7 $0.2M 2.50× –
Chuck Finley 1989 +3.8 +66.4 0.2 +66.3 $0.0M 2.19× –
Kirk McCaskill 1989 +3.2 +50.6 0.5 +50.2 $0.1M 1.96× –
Devon White 1989 +3.5 +44.6 0.4 +44.2 $0.1M 1.60× –
Mike Witt 1989 +2.7 +42.3 1.4 +40.9 $0.5M 1.96× –
Jim Abbott 1989 +2.5 +39.8 0.1 +39.7 $0.0M 1.96× –
Chili Davis 1989 +3.0 +38.3 1.5 +36.9 $0.5M 1.60× –
Jack Howell 1989 +2.8 +25.3 0.5 +24.8 $0.2M 1.12× –
Wally Joyner 1989 +2.9 +24.7 0.9 +23.8 $0.3M 1.07× –
Claudell Washington 1989 +1.8 +17.9 1.0 +16.9 $0.5M 1.22× –
Brian Downing 1989 +1.9 +15.5 1.2 +14.2 $0.7M 1.01× –
Dick Schofield 1989 +2.1 +15.1 0.9 +14.2 $0.4M 0.89× –
Lance Parrish 1989 +1.8 +10.8 1.0 +9.8 $0.6M 0.76× –
Bryan Harvey 1989 +0.5 +5.7 0.2 +5.5 $0.3M 1.34× –
Johnny Ray 1989 +1.4 +6.1 0.8 +5.2 $0.6M 0.56× –
Bob McClure 1989 +1.0 +5.2 0.2 +5.0 $0.2M 0.67× –
Greg Minton 1989 +0.5 +5.4 0.8 +4.6 $1.6M 1.34× –
Tony Armas 1989 +0.6 +4.1 0.5 +3.5 $0.9M 0.83× –
Willie Fraser 1989 +0.6 +3.3 0.2 +3.1 $0.3M 0.67× –
Terry Clark 1989 +0.2 +1.9 0.1 +1.8 $0.4M 1.02× –
Rich Monteleone 1989 +0.3 +1.6 0.1 +1.6 $0.2M 0.67× –
Bobby Rose 1989 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $0.5M 0.58× –
Glenn Hoffman 1989 -0.1 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 – 0.61× –
Kent Anderson 1989 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.7 – 0.61× –
Bill Schroeder 1989 -0.2 -0.7 0.4 -1.1 – 0.52× –
Dan Petry 1989 -0.6 -3.2 0.8 -4.0 – 0.67× –
Brian Brady 1989 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Dante Bichette 1989 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.83× –
Gary Disarcina 1989 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.61× –
Jim Eppard 1989 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.56× –
John Orton 1989 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.52× –
Mark McLemore 1989 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Max Venable 1989 +0.7 +4.4 – – – 0.83× –
Mike Fetters 1989 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Ron Tingley 1989 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Sherman Corbett 1989 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Vance Lovelace 1989 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+42.3+530.815.3+511.1—

Trades

Every graded 1989 deal involving the Angels — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

1989 · ANA / TOR
ANA · Mike Port +$0.8M
Cliff Young
TOR · Pat Gillick −$0.8M
DeWayne Buice
ANA came out ahead by $0.8M
1989 · ANA / CLE
ANA · Mike Port +$1.6M
Ron Tingley
CLE · Hank Peters −$1.6M
Mark McLemore
ANA came out ahead by $1.6M
1989 · CHW / ANA
CHW · Larry Himes +$9.6M
Mark Doran, Roberto Hernández
ANA · Mike Port −$9.6M
Mark Davis
CHW came out ahead by $9.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1989 payroll
$15.1M

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.

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

Guaranteed / signed (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Chili Davis298.000$1.5M$1.4MFREE AGENT$2.4M$2.9M$3.8M
Mike Witt288.000$1.4M$800kFREE AGENT
Brian Downing3816.000$1.2M$1.2MFREE AGENT
Bert Blyleven3819.000$1.2M$1.2MFREE AGENT$900k
Lance Parrish3312.000$1.0M$1.9M$2.4M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Claudell Washington3415.000$975k$495kFREE AGENT
Dick Schofield266.000$908k$983k$1.5M$1.6MFREE AGENT$200k
Johnny Ray328.000$850k$1.1MFREE AGENT
Greg Minton3714.000$830k$850kFREE AGENT
Dan Petry3010.000$785kFREE AGENT
Tony Armas3513.000$525kFREE AGENT
Bill Schroeder306.000$372k$408kFREE AGENT
Bob McClure3714.000$200k$825k$498kFREE AGENT
Glenn Hoffman309.000$160kFREE AGENT
Ron Tingley307.000—$100kFREE AGENT$170k$262k
Max Venable3210.000—$200k$425kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Wally Joyner273.000$920kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jack Howell274.000$475kARB 3FREE AGENT
Kirk McCaskill284.000$460kARB 3FREE AGENT
Devon White264.000$380kARB 3FREE AGENT
Willie Fraser253.000$200kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chuck Finley263.000$180kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark McLemore243.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Bryan Harvey262.000$170kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Terry Clark281.000$85kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Abbott210.000$68kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kent Anderson250.000$68kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Monteleone262.000$68kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Rose220.000$68kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dante Bichette251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Brady26–—
Sherman Corbett261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Disarcina210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Eppard292.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Fetters240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vance Lovelace25–—
John Orton230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1989 acquisition stacked onto Angels's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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