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Angels ANA

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GM: Whitey Herzog

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1994, 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
$22M
Surplus $M
-6
Win %
0.409
TAB
-8.8
WAB
-7.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
14.8
Dead money %
36%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-6.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1994 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RChris Turner57
LGreg Myers41
LJorge Fabregas41
RMark Dalesandro11

1B

LJ.T. Snow61
REduardo Perez38
LJim Edmonds22
BSpike Owen4
RRex Hudler1

2B

BHarold Reynolds65
RDamion Easley40
RRex Hudler22
RRod Correia5
BSpike Owen1

3B

BSpike Owen70
RDamion Easley47
RMark Dalesandro5
RRex Hudler4

SS

RGary Disarcina110
BSpike Owen5
RRod Correia1

LF

LJim Edmonds59
RBo Jackson43
RRex Hudler18
LGarret Anderson4
BChili Davis2
RMark Dalesandro2

CF

RChad Curtis114
LJim Edmonds5

RF

RTim Salmon99
LJim Edmonds19
RBo Jackson3

DH

BChili Davis106
RBo Jackson8
RRex Hudler1

Starters

LChuck Finley3.4 WAR
LMark Langston1.6 WAR
LBrian Anderson1.3 WAR
RPhil Leftwich1.2 WAR
RMark Leiter0.7 WAR
RJohn Dopson0.4 WAR
RRuss Springer0.1 WAR
RJohn Farrell0.1 WAR
LAndrew Lorraine-0.4 WAR
LJoe Magrane-1.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJoe Grahe13 sv
LBob Patterson0 h
RMike Butcher0 h
LCraig Lefferts0 h
RScott Lewis0 h
RBill Sampen0 h
RJeff Schwarz⇄0 h
LAndrew Lorraine0 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 1993)

PlayerfWAR
Spike Owen1.8
Rex Hudler1.0
Mark Leiter0.7
John Dopson0.4
Bo Jackson0.3
Bob Patterson0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1993)

Player1993 fWAR
Scott Sanderson2.0
Stan Javier1.0
Torey Lovullo0.5
Rene Gonzales0.5
Gene Nelson0.4
Steve Frey0.3

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 1994; everyone else is shown as a 1994 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Chuck Finley 1994 +3.4 +53.4 3.9 +49.5 $1.1M 1.96× –
Chili Davis 1994 +3.0 +32.0 2.9 +29.1 $1.0M 1.33× –
Tim Salmon 1994 +2.1 +20.3 0.6 +19.7 $0.3M 1.22× –
Mark Langston 1994 +1.6 +18.7 3.5 +15.2 $2.3M 1.49× –
Spike Owen 1994 +1.8 +12.4 1.2 +11.1 $0.7M 0.85× –
Brian Anderson 1994 +1.3 +10.2 0.1 +10.1 $0.1M 1.02× –
Phil Leftwich 1994 +1.2 +10.0 0.1 +9.9 $0.1M 1.02× –
Jim Edmonds 1994 +1.0 +6.3 0.1 +6.2 $0.1M 0.83× –
Gary Disarcina 1994 +1.0 +4.9 0.4 +4.5 $0.4M 0.61× –
Rex Hudler 1994 +1.0 +4.4 0.4 +4.0 $0.4M 0.56× –
Mark Leiter 1994 +0.7 +3.6 0.6 +3.0 $0.9M 0.67× –
John Dopson 1994 +0.4 +2.0 0.4 +1.6 $1.1M 0.67× –
Greg Myers 1994 +0.4 +1.8 0.7 +1.1 $1.6M 0.52× –
Bo Jackson 1994 +0.3 +1.9 1.0 +0.9 $3.4M 0.83× –
Garret Anderson 1994 +0.1 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $0.8M 0.83× –
Russ Springer 1994 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.3 $1.4M 0.67× –
Bob Patterson 1994 +0.1 +0.7 0.7 +0.1 $4.8M 0.67× –
Jeff Schwarz↔ 1994 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $2.2M 0.67× –
Mike Butcher 1994 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Bill Sampen 1994 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Craig Lefferts 1994 -0.1 -0.4 0.4 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Scott Lewis 1994 -0.2 -0.9 0.2 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Chris Turner 1994 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.52× –
Joe Grahe 1994 -0.0 -0.2 0.9 -1.1 – 1.34× –
Eduardo Perez 1994 -0.3 -1.5 0.1 -1.6 – 0.56× –
Dwight Smith↔ 1994 -0.2 -1.4 0.5 -1.9 – 0.83× –
Jorge Fabregas 1994 -0.5 -2.1 0.1 -2.2 – 0.52× –
Damion Easley 1994 -0.7 -3.2 0.2 -3.4 – 0.58× –
J.T. Snow 1994 -1.0 -4.3 0.2 -4.5 – 0.56× –
Harold Reynolds 1994 -1.1 -4.9 0.2 -5.2 – 0.56× –
Joe Magrane 1994 -1.1 -9.0 1.5 -10.5 – 1.02× –
Andrew Lorraine 1994 -0.4 -3.5 – – – 1.02× –
Chad Curtis 1994 +1.7 +16.2 – – – 1.22× –
John Farrell 1994 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 1.02× –
Ken Patterson 1994 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Mark Dalesandro 1994 -0.3 -1.4 – – – 0.52× –
Rod Correia 1994 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+14.9+165.621.6+132.6—

Trades

Every graded 1994 deal involving the Angels — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

1994 · SDP / ANA
SDP · Randy Smith +$7.2M
Hilly Hathaway
ANA · Whitey Herzog −$7.2M
Harold Reynolds
SDP came out ahead by $7.2M
1994 · SFG / ANA
SFG · Bob Quinn +$0.0M
Bobby Gamez
ANA · Whitey Herzog +$0.0M
Steve Hosey
Even trade
1994 · ANA / CHW
ANA · Whitey Herzog +$1.6M
Jeff Schwarz
CHW · Ron Schueler −$1.6M
Bob Melvin
ANA came out ahead by $1.6M
1994 · ANA / BAL
ANA · Whitey Herzog +$2.4M
Bo Ortiz
BAL · Roland Hemond −$2.4M
Dwight Smith
ANA came out ahead by $2.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

1994 payroll
$21.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 1994, 1994–2000. 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 (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Chuck Finley318.000$3.9M$4.9M$3.1M$4.0M$5.0M$5.8MFREE AGENT
Mark Langston3310.000$3.5M$5.0M$5.0M$4.0MFREE AGENT
Chili Davis3413.000$2.9M$3.8M$3.8MFREE AGENT
Joe Magrane297.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Spike Owen3311.000$1.2M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Bo Jackson318.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Greg Myers287.000$700k$852kFREE AGENT
Bob Patterson359.000$650k$535kFREE AGENT
Rex Hudler3310.000$411k$347k$400kFREE AGENT
John Dopson309.000$400kFREE AGENT
Craig Lefferts3611.000$400kFREE AGENT
Harold Reynolds3311.000$230kFREE AGENT
John Farrell317.000—FREE AGENT
Ken Patterson296.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (6)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Joe Grahe264.000$925kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Leiter314.000$600kARB 3FREE AGENT
Dwight Smith305.000$466kFREE AGENT
Gary Disarcina265.000$400kFREE AGENT
Bill Sampen314.000$225kARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Lewis284.000$155kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (17)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Tim Salmon252.000$600kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.T. Snow262.000$200kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Damion Easley242.000$170kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Butcher292.000$160kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eduardo Perez241.000$135kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Turner251.000$125kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Russ Springer252.000$125kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Anderson221.000$120kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Edmonds241.000$118kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Fabregas240.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Garret Anderson220.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Leftwich251.000$109kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Schwarz301.000$46kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rod Correia26–—
Chad Curtis252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Dalesandro260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Lorraine210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1994 acquisition stacked onto Angels's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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