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Angels ANA

199371–91 (0.438)
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GM: Dan O'Brien

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1993, 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
$27M
Surplus $M
-10
Win %
0.438
TAB
-11.5
WAB
-8.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
20.6
Dead money %
50%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-7.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1993 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LGreg Myers97
RRon Tingley57
RJohn Orton35
RChris Turner25
RLarry Gonzales2

1B

LJ.T. Snow129
RRene Gonzales31
BStan Javier12
LTy Van Burkleo12
BTorey Lovullo1

2B

BTorey Lovullo91
RDamion Easley54
RRod Correia11
BKurt Stillwell⇄7
RRene Gonzales4
RChad Curtis3
BJim Walewander2
BStan Javier2

3B

RRene Gonzales79
REduardo Perez45
RKelly Gruber17
RGary Gaetti⇄15
RDamion Easley14
BTorey Lovullo14
RRod Correia3

SS

RGary Disarcina126
RRod Correia40
BKurt Stillwell⇄15
BTorey Lovullo9
BJim Walewander6
RRene Gonzales5

LF

LLuis Polonia141
BStan Javier36
LJim Edmonds1
RJerome Walton1
RKelly Gruber1
RJohn Orton1

CF

RChad Curtis151
BStan Javier16
LJim Edmonds1
RTim Salmon1

RF

RTim Salmon140
BStan Javier16
LJim Edmonds15
BTorey Lovullo2

DH

BChili Davis150
RGary Gaetti⇄5
LLuis Polonia3
LGreg Myers2
RKelly Gruber1
RTim Salmon1

Starters

LMark Langston5.6 WAR
LChuck Finley5.1 WAR
RScott Sanderson⇄2.0 WAR
RPhil Leftwich1.2 WAR
LJoe Magrane⇄0.6 WAR
LBrian Anderson0.1 WAR
RScott Lewis0.1 WAR
RJulio Valera0.1 WAR
LMark Holzemer0.0 WAR
LHilly Hathaway0.0 WAR
RRuss Springer-0.3 WAR
RJohn Farrell-1.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ LSteve Frey13 sv
RGene Nelson⇄0 h
LKen Patterson0 h
RJoe Grahe0 h
RMike Butcher0 h
RDoug Linton⇄0 h
RDarryl Scott0 h
RScott Lewis0 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 1992)

PlayerfWAR
Scott Sanderson2.0
Phil Leftwich1.2
Stan Javier1.0
Chili Davis0.7
Joe Magrane0.6
Torey Lovullo0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 1992)

Player1992 fWAR
Jim Abbott4.4
Bert Blyleven1.4
Mark Eichhorn1.2
Luis Sojo1.1
Don Robinson0.4
Bryan Harvey0.4

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 1993; everyone else is shown as a 1993 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Mark Langston 1993 +5.6 +111.2 3.5 +107.6 $0.6M 2.50× –
Chuck Finley 1993 +5.1 +102.6 5.4 +97.2 $1.0M 2.50× –
Tim Salmon 1993 +4.7 +67.8 0.1 +67.7 $0.0M 1.79× –
Scott Sanderson↔ 1993 +2.0 +24.1 0.5 +23.6 $0.3M 1.49× –
Chad Curtis 1993 +2.2 +21.5 0.2 +21.2 $0.1M 1.22× –
Damion Easley 1993 +1.4 +6.4 0.1 +6.3 $0.1M 0.56× –
Stan Javier 1993 +1.0 +6.6 0.6 +6.0 $0.6M 0.83× –
Joe Magrane↔ 1993 +0.6 +4.9 0.2 +4.7 $0.3M 1.02× –
Mike Butcher 1993 +0.3 +3.3 0.1 +3.2 $0.4M 1.34× –
Steve Frey 1993 +0.3 +3.7 0.5 +3.2 $1.5M 1.34× –
Torey Lovullo 1993 +0.5 +2.4 0.1 +2.3 $0.2M 0.56× –
Rene Gonzales 1993 +0.5 +2.3 0.8 +1.6 $1.5M 0.58× –
Chili Davis 1993 +0.7 +3.6 2.4 +1.2 $3.7M 0.69× –
Joe Grahe 1993 +0.1 +1.3 0.2 +1.0 $2.0M 1.34× –
Kurt Stillwell↔ 1993 +0.3 +1.3 0.5 +0.8 $1.8M 0.61× –
Brian Anderson 1993 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.8M 0.67× –
Scott Lewis 1993 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $1.2M 0.67× –
Ty Van Burkleo 1993 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $0.8M 0.56× –
Julio Valera 1993 +0.1 +0.5 0.2 +0.3 $1.9M 0.67× –
Mark Holzemer 1993 +0.0 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $2.4M 1.02× –
Jerry Nielsen 1993 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $1.8M 0.67× –
Jerome Walton 1993 -0.0 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 – 0.83× –
Gary Disarcina 1993 -0.1 -0.5 0.3 -0.8 – 0.61× –
Greg Myers 1993 -0.1 -0.4 0.5 -0.9 – 0.52× –
J.T. Snow 1993 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.56× –
Chuck Crim 1993 -0.0 -0.1 1.1 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Ron Tingley 1993 -0.2 -1.0 0.3 -1.2 – 0.52× –
Jim Edmonds 1993 -0.2 -1.2 0.1 -1.3 – 0.83× –
John Orton 1993 -0.3 -1.2 0.2 -1.4 – 0.52× –
Gary Gaetti↔ 1993 -0.4 -2.1 0.6 -2.7 – 0.69× –
Russ Springer 1993 -0.3 -2.7 0.1 -2.8 – 1.02× –
Kelly Gruber 1993 +0.2 +0.8 4.3 -3.5 $25.4M 0.58× –
John Farrell 1993 -1.1 -8.7 0.2 -8.9 – 1.02× –
Luis Polonia 1993 -2.6 -17.1 2.5 -19.6 – 0.83× –
Chris Turner 1993 -0.2 -0.6 – – – 0.52× –
Darryl Scott 1993 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Doug Linton↔ 1993 -0.6 -3.1 – – – 0.67× –
Eduardo Perez 1993 -0.3 -1.3 – – – 0.58× –
Gene Nelson↔ 1993 +0.4 +2.3 – – – 0.67× –
Hilly Hathaway 1993 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 1.02× –
Jim Walewander 1993 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.61× –
Ken Patterson 1993 -0.3 -1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Larry Gonzales 1993 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.52× –
Paul Swingle 1993 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Phil Leftwich 1993 +1.2 +10.0 – – – 1.02× –
Rod Correia 1993 -0.4 -2.2 – – – 0.61× –
Total—+20.4+334.426.4+304.2—

Trades

Every graded 1993 deal involving the Angels — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

1993 · ANA / WSN
ANA · Dan O'Brien +$32.8M
Jeff Tuss
WSN · Dan Duquette −$32.8M
Lee Stevens
ANA came out ahead by $32.8M
1993 · ANA / LAD
ANA · Dan O'Brien +$8.0M
Mike James
LAD · Fred Claire −$8.0M
Reggie Williams
ANA came out ahead by $8.0M
1993 · NYY / ANA
NYY · Gene Michael +$17.6M
Jose Musset
ANA · Dan O'Brien −$17.6M
Spike Owen
NYY came out ahead by $17.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1993 payroll
$26.6M

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.

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

Guaranteed / signed (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Chuck Finley307.000$5.4M$3.9M$4.9M$3.1M$4.0M$5.0M$5.8M
Kelly Gruber319.000$4.3MFREE AGENT
Mark Langston329.000$3.5M$3.5M$5.0M$5.0M$4.0MFREE AGENT
Luis Polonia296.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Chili Davis3312.000$2.4M$2.9M$3.8M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Chuck Crim316.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Rene Gonzales329.000$750kFREE AGENT$225k
Stan Javier299.000$600kFREE AGENT
Gary Gaetti3412.000$588kFREE AGENT
Greg Myers276.000$525k$700k$852kFREE AGENT
Scott Sanderson3615.000$525kFREE AGENT$250k$200k
Kurt Stillwell287.000$487kFREE AGENT
Ron Tingley3411.000$262kFREE AGENT
John Farrell306.000$200kFREE AGENT
Joe Magrane286.000$197k$1.5MFREE AGENT
Gene Nelson3212.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Steve Frey294.000$525kARB 3FREE AGENT
Gary Disarcina254.000$265kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerome Walton274.000$250kARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Grahe253.000$230kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Julio Valera243.000$190kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Orton274.000$160kARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Lewis273.000$140kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Torey Lovullo275.000$109kFREE AGENT
Ken Patterson285.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (21)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Chad Curtis241.000$220kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Salmon241.000$128kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerry Nielsen261.000$115kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Butcher281.000$115kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Damion Easley231.000$112kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Russ Springer241.000$112kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.T. Snow251.000$110kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Anderson210.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Holzemer230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Edmonds230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ty Van Burkleo290.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rod Correia25–—
Larry Gonzales26–—
Hilly Hathaway23–—
Phil Leftwich240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Doug Linton281.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eduardo Perez230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darryl Scott24–—
Paul Swingle26–—
Chris Turner240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Walewander31–—

Graphs

How each 1993 acquisition stacked onto Angels's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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