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Angels ANA

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GM: Bill Bavasi

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1998, 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
$43M
Surplus $M
-17
Win %
0.525
TAB
-10.6
WAB
+2.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
23.9
Dead money %
27%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-6.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1998 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BMatt Walbeck104
RPhil Nevin69
RCharlie O'Brien⇄5
BChad Kreuter⇄3
RBengie Molina2

1B

RCecil Fielder⇄103
LDarin Erstad70
LChris Pritchett29
RCraig Shipley8
BDave Hollins7
LMark Johnson5
RTodd Greene3
RPhil Nevin2
BGregg Jefferies⇄1
BFrank Bolick1

2B

RJustin Baughman59
RNorberto Martin54
RRandy Velarde51
RCarlos García11
RCraig Shipley11

3B

BDave Hollins91
RCraig Shipley48
RTroy Glaus48
BFrank Bolick7
RNorberto Martin5

SS

RGary Disarcina157
RCarlos García5
RCraig Shipley5
RJustin Baughman3
RNorberto Martin2

LF

LDarin Erstad70
LOrlando Palmeiro46
LGarret Anderson39
BReggie Williams19
BGregg Jefferies⇄19
RTodd Greene12
RNorberto Martin5
RCraig Shipley1
RDamon Mashore1

CF

LJim Edmonds153
RDamon Mashore7
LOrlando Palmeiro6
BReggie Williams5
LDarin Erstad3

RF

LGarret Anderson122
RDamon Mashore28
RTim Salmon19
LOrlando Palmeiro4
BReggie Williams2
BFrank Bolick1
RCraig Shipley1

DH

RTim Salmon111
BFrank Bolick5
LDarin Erstad2
RTodd Greene2
BDave Hollins1
RPhil Nevin1
LMark Johnson1

Starters

LChuck Finley4.4 WAR
RKen Hill1.7 WAR
ROmar Olivares1.6 WAR
RSteve Sparks1.6 WAR
RJack McDowell0.9 WAR
LAllen Watson0.9 WAR
RJason Dickson0.7 WAR
LJarrod Washburn0.5 WAR
RJeff Juden⇄0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTroy Percival42 sv
RShigetoshi Hasegawa0 h
RRich DeLucia0 h
LMike Holtz0 h
RPep Harris0 h
LGreg Cadaret⇄0 h
LTrevor Wilson0 h
RMike Fetters⇄0 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 1997)

PlayerfWAR
Omar Olivares1.6
Steve Sparks1.6
Jack McDowell0.9
Jarrod Washburn0.5
Reggie Williams0.5
Matt Walbeck0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 1997)

Player1997 fWAR
Luis Alicea2.6
Jim Leyritz2.1
Tony Phillips1.0
Chuck McElroy0.4
Darrell May0.3
Jack Howell0.2

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 1998; everyone else is shown as a 1998 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Chuck Finley 1998 +4.4 +76.5 5.0 +71.5 $1.1M 2.19× –
Jim Edmonds 1998 +4.0 +57.6 3.2 +54.4 $0.8M 1.79× –
Tim Salmon 1998 +3.3 +35.1 5.0 +30.1 $1.5M 1.33× –
Troy Percival 1998 +1.7 +26.4 1.1 +25.3 $0.7M 1.95× –
Omar Olivares 1998 +1.6 +19.5 1.1 +18.3 $0.7M 1.49× –
Ken Hill 1998 +1.7 +20.0 5.0 +15.0 $3.0M 1.49× –
Darin Erstad 1998 +2.3 +14.8 0.6 +14.3 $0.2M 0.81× –
Gary Disarcina 1998 +2.3 +16.4 2.8 +13.6 $1.2M 0.89× –
Jack McDowell 1998 +0.9 +7.7 1.5 +6.2 $1.6M 1.02× –
Jason Dickson 1998 +0.7 +5.7 0.3 +5.4 $0.4M 1.02× –
Allen Watson 1998 +0.9 +7.0 2.9 +4.1 $3.4M 1.02× –
Jarrod Washburn 1998 +0.5 +4.1 0.2 +4.0 $0.3M 1.02× –
Mike Holtz 1998 +0.8 +4.2 0.2 +4.0 $0.3M 0.67× –
Shigetoshi Hasegawa 1998 +0.4 +4.2 0.8 +3.4 $2.0M 1.34× –
Garret Anderson 1998 +0.6 +4.3 1.5 +2.8 $2.3M 0.83× –
Jeff Juden↔ 1998 +0.3 +2.4 0.2 +2.2 $0.8M 1.02× –
Randy Velarde 1998 +0.5 +2.3 0.8 +1.4 $1.7M 0.56× –
Matt Walbeck 1998 +0.4 +1.5 0.7 +0.8 $1.9M 0.52× –
Mike James 1998 +0.3 +1.5 0.7 +0.8 $2.5M 0.67× –
Chris Pritchett 1998 +0.2 +0.8 0.2 +0.6 $1.0M 0.56× –
Gregg Jefferies↔ 1998 +0.2 +1.4 0.8 +0.6 $3.9M 0.83× –
Pep Harris 1998 +0.1 +0.7 0.2 +0.5 $1.7M 0.67× –
Trevor Wilson 1998 +0.1 +0.6 0.2 +0.4 $1.9M 0.67× –
Greg Cadaret↔ 1998 +0.1 +0.4 0.3 +0.2 $3.3M 0.67× –
Bengie Molina 1998 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 – 0.52× –
Charlie O'Brien↔ 1998 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.3 – 0.52× –
Chad Kreuter↔ 1998 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.52× –
Mike Fetters↔ 1998 -0.0 -0.0 0.5 -0.5 – 1.34× –
Damon Mashore 1998 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 -0.6 – 0.83× –
Orlando Palmeiro 1998 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 – 0.83× –
Rich DeLucia 1998 -0.1 -0.4 0.4 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Frank Bolick 1998 -0.2 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.58× –
Phil Nevin 1998 -0.3 -1.4 0.2 -1.6 – 0.52× –
Carlos Garcia 1998 -0.4 -1.8 0.2 -1.9 – 0.56× –
Norberto Martin 1998 -0.6 -2.7 0.4 -3.1 – 0.56× –
Cecil Fielder↔ 1998 -0.2 -1.1 2.5 -3.5 – 0.56× –
Troy Glaus 1998 -0.8 -3.7 0.2 -3.8 – 0.58× –
Todd Greene 1998 -0.8 -5.5 0.2 -5.7 – 0.83× –
Dave Hollins 1998 -0.9 -4.3 1.9 -6.2 – 0.58× –
Craig Shipley 1998 -0.3 -1.2 – – – 0.58× –
Justin Baughman 1998 -0.8 -3.7 – – – 0.56× –
Mark Johnson 1998 -0.3 -1.3 – – – 0.56× –
Reggie Williams 1998 +0.5 +3.1 – – – 0.83× –
Rich Robertson 1998 -0.3 -1.8 – – – 0.67× –
Steve Sparks 1998 +1.6 +18.6 – – – 1.49× –
Total—+24.0+305.442.7+249.5—

Trades

Every graded 1998 deal involving the Angels — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

1998 · STL / ANA
STL · Walt Jocketty +$2.4M
Chip Hale
ANA · Bill Bavasi −$2.4M
Craig Shipley
STL came out ahead by $2.4M
1998 · CHW / ANA
CHW · Ron Schueler +$9.6M
Jason Stockstill, Brian Tokarse
ANA · Bill Bavasi −$9.6M
Charlie O'Brien
CHW came out ahead by $9.6M
1998 · ANA / STL
ANA · Bill Bavasi +$2.4M
Mark Petkovsek
STL · Walt Jocketty −$2.4M
Matt Garrick
ANA came out ahead by $2.4M
1998 · PHI / ANA
PHI · Ed Wade +$19.2M
Doug Nickle
ANA · Bill Bavasi −$19.2M
Gregg Jefferies
PHI came out ahead by $19.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1998 payroll
$42.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 1998, 1998–2004. 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 (20)

PlayerAgeSvc1998199920002001200220032004
Tim Salmon296.000$5.0M$5.5M$6.0M$6.5M$9.7M$9.9M$9.9M
Ken Hill3210.000$5.0M$5.5M$5.0MFREE AGENT
Chuck Finley3512.000$5.0M$5.8MFREE AGENT
Gary Disarcina309.000$2.8M$3.1M$3.2MFREE AGENT
Cecil Fielder3413.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Dave Hollins328.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Jack McDowell3211.000$1.5M$500kFREE AGENT
Omar Olivares308.000$1.1M$1.1MFREE AGENT
Randy Velarde3511.000$850k$974kFREE AGENT
Gregg Jefferies3011.000$792kFREE AGENT
Mike Fetters339.000$495kFREE AGENT
Rich DeLucia338.000$400kFREE AGENT
Greg Cadaret3611.000$257kFREE AGENT
Jeff Juden277.000$250kFREE AGENT
Trevor Wilson3210.000$225kFREE AGENT
Carlos Garcia308.000$182kFREE AGENT
Charlie O'Brien3813.000$56k$700kFREE AGENT
Chad Kreuter3310.000$22kFREE AGENT
Craig Shipley3512.000—FREE AGENT
Reggie Williams326.000—$210kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1998199920002001200220032004
Jim Edmonds285.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Allen Watson275.000$2.9MFREE AGENT
Garret Anderson264.000$1.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Troy Percival283.000$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike James303.000$700kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Walbeck285.000$700kFREE AGENT
Norberto Martin315.000$425kFREE AGENT
Phil Nevin273.000$210kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Orlando Palmeiro293.000$189kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Frank Bolick325.000$178kFREE AGENT
Mark Johnson303.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Robertson295.000—FREE AGENT
Steve Sparks323.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1998199920002001200220032004
Shigetoshi Hasegawa291.000$790kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darin Erstad242.000$550kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Dickson252.000$295kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pep Harris252.000$226kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Holtz252.000$226kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Damon Mashore282.000$210kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Greene272.000$200kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Pritchett282.000$171kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bengie Molina230.000$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Troy Glaus210.000$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jarrod Washburn230.000$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Baughman23–—

Graphs

How each 1998 acquisition stacked onto Angels's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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