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Angels ANA

199970–92 (0.432)
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GM: Bill Bavasi

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1999, 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
$53M
Surplus $M
-23
Win %
0.432
TAB
-12.1
WAB
-12.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
23.1
Dead money %
33%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-7.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1999 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BMatt Walbeck97
RBengie Molina30
RCharlie O'Brien27
RSteve Decker17
BBret Hemphill12
RTodd Greene12

1B

LDarin Erstad78
LMo Vaughn72
LChris Pritchett15
LJeff Huson8
RSteve Decker6
LMatt Luke4
LJim Edmonds2

2B

RRandy Velarde⇄95
LJeff Huson41
RTrent Durrington41
RAndy Sheets7
RDave Silvestri1
RTim Unroe1

3B

RTroy Glaus153
LJeff Huson9
RTim Unroe3
RAndy Sheets1

SS

RGary Disarcina81
RAndy Sheets76
LJeff Huson22
RDave Silvestri1

LF

LDarin Erstad67
LOrlando Palmeiro60
LGarret Anderson32
RTodd Greene5
RTim Unroe4
BReggie Williams4
BJeff DaVanon3
LMatt Luke2
LJeff Huson2
RDave Silvestri1
RMike Colangelo1

CF

LGarret Anderson116
LJim Edmonds42
BReggie Williams3
LDarin Erstad2
LOrlando Palmeiro1

RF

RTim Salmon89
LOrlando Palmeiro35
RTodd Greene25
BReggie Williams18
RTim Unroe8
LGarret Anderson6
LMatt Luke4
BJeff DaVanon2

DH

LMo Vaughn67
RTodd Greene42
LOrlando Palmeiro10
LJim Edmonds9
RTim Salmon7
LGarret Anderson4
LChris Pritchett3
LJeff Huson3
RSteve Decker2
LDarin Erstad2
BJeff DaVanon1
BMatt Walbeck1
RTim Unroe1
RTroy Glaus1

Starters

LChuck Finley4.4 WAR
ROmar Olivares⇄1.9 WAR
RKen Hill1.1 WAR
LJarrod Washburn1.0 WAR
RRamon Ortiz0.6 WAR
RSteve Sparks0.5 WAR
RMike Fyhrie0.2 WAR
RBrian Cooper0.1 WAR
RJack McDowell0.1 WAR
RTim Belcher0.1 WAR
RAl Levine-0.1 WAR
RShigetoshi Hasegawa-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTroy Percival31 sv
RMark Petkovsek11 h
RShigetoshi Hasegawa6 h
LMike Magnante4 h
RAl Levine3 h
LScott Schoeneweis3 h
RLou Pote3 h
LMike Holtz1 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 1998)

PlayerfWAR
Mo Vaughn1.9
Mark Petkovsek1.4
Mike Magnante1.0
Ramon Ortiz0.6
Lou Pote0.6
Jeff Huson0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 1998)

Player1998 fWAR
Allen Watson0.9
Jason Dickson0.7
Jeff Juden0.3
Mike James0.3
Gregg Jefferies0.2
Pep Harris0.1

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 1999; everyone else is shown as a 1999 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Chuck Finley 1999 +4.4 +76.7 5.8 +70.9 $1.3M 2.19× –
Randy Velarde↔ 1999 +3.5 +34.1 1.0 +33.1 $0.3M 1.20× –
Omar Olivares↔ 1999 +1.9 +23.2 1.1 +22.0 $0.6M 1.49× –
Garret Anderson 1999 +2.4 +23.2 2.2 +21.0 $0.9M 1.22× –
Troy Glaus 1999 +2.4 +16.0 0.2 +15.8 $0.1M 0.85× –
Tim Salmon 1999 +2.0 +19.8 5.5 +14.3 $2.7M 1.22× –
Darin Erstad 1999 +2.0 +13.1 0.8 +12.3 $0.4M 0.81× –
Jarrod Washburn 1999 +1.0 +8.1 0.2 +7.9 $0.2M 1.02× –
Mark Petkovsek 1999 +1.4 +7.6 0.8 +6.8 $0.6M 0.67× –
Mo Vaughn 1999 +1.9 +12.3 7.2 +5.2 $3.8M 0.81× –
Ramon Ortiz 1999 +0.6 +5.0 0.2 +4.8 $0.3M 1.02× –
Mike Magnante 1999 +1.0 +5.5 0.8 +4.7 $0.8M 0.67× –
Troy Percival 1999 +0.6 +6.7 2.0 +4.7 $3.2M 1.34× –
Ken Hill 1999 +1.1 +8.8 5.5 +3.3 $5.1M 1.02× –
Orlando Palmeiro 1999 +0.5 +3.6 0.3 +3.3 $0.5M 0.83× –
Steve Sparks 1999 +0.5 +4.3 1.4 +2.9 $2.6M 1.02× –
Lou Pote 1999 +0.6 +3.0 0.2 +2.8 $0.4M 0.67× –
Scott Schoeneweis 1999 +0.3 +1.5 0.2 +1.3 $0.7M 0.67× –
Jeff Huson 1999 +0.4 +1.7 0.5 +1.2 $1.3M 0.56× –
Matt Luke 1999 +0.3 +1.4 0.2 +1.1 $0.8M 0.56× –
Mike Fyhrie 1999 +0.2 +1.2 0.2 +1.0 $1.1M 0.67× –
Bengie Molina 1999 +0.1 +0.5 0.2 +0.3 $1.7M 0.52× –
Jack McDowell 1999 +0.1 +0.7 0.5 +0.2 $5.9M 1.02× –
Mike Colangelo 1999 +0.1 +0.4 0.2 +0.2 $3.7M 0.83× –
Reggie Williams 1999 -0.0 -0.3 0.2 -0.5 – 0.83× –
Al Levine 1999 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Mike Holtz 1999 -0.1 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Tim Unroe 1999 -0.1 -0.7 0.2 -0.9 – 0.83× –
Jim Edmonds 1999 +0.4 +2.6 3.5 -1.0 $9.2M 0.83× –
Matt Walbeck 1999 -0.4 -1.6 0.8 -2.4 – 0.52× –
Charlie O'Brien 1999 -0.7 -3.0 0.7 -3.7 – 0.52× –
Tim Belcher 1999 +0.1 +0.7 4.7 -4.0 $54.6M 1.02× –
Gary Disarcina 1999 -0.4 -1.8 3.1 -4.9 – 0.61× –
Shigetoshi Hasegawa 1999 -0.4 -4.1 0.9 -5.0 – 1.34× –
Trent Durrington 1999 -1.3 -5.8 0.2 -6.0 – 0.56× –
Todd Greene 1999 -1.3 -7.1 0.2 -7.3 – 0.69× –
Andy Sheets 1999 -1.5 -7.3 0.3 -7.6 – 0.61× –
Bret Hemphill 1999 -0.1 -0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Brian Cooper 1999 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 1.02× –
Chris Pritchett 1999 -0.5 -2.2 – – – 0.56× –
Dave Silvestri 1999 -0.3 -1.2 – – – 0.56× –
Jeff DaVanon 1999 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.83× –
Juan Alvarez 1999 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Steve Decker 1999 +0.3 +1.2 – – – 0.52× –
Steve Mintz 1999 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+22.9+246.552.5+196.1—

Trades

Every graded 1999 deal involving the Angels — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

1999 · ANA / OAK
ANA · Bill Bavasi +$24.8M
Jeff DaVanon, Nathan Haynes, Elvin Nina
OAK · Billy Beane −$24.8M
Omar Olivares, Randy Velarde
ANA came out ahead by $24.8M
1999 · SDP / ANA
SDP · Kevin Towers +$122.4M
Phil Nevin, Keith Volkman
ANA · Bill Bavasi −$122.4M
Andy Sheets, Gus Kennedy
SDP came out ahead by $122.4M
1999 · ANA / TOR
ANA · Bill Bavasi +$9.6M
Tomás Pérez
TOR · Gord Ash −$9.6M
Dave Hollins
ANA came out ahead by $9.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1999 payroll
$52.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 1999, 1999–2005. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Mo Vaughn318.000$7.2M$11.2MFREE AGENT
Chuck Finley3613.000$5.8MFREE AGENT
Tim Salmon307.000$5.5M$6.0M$6.5M$9.7M$9.9M$9.9MFREE AGENT
Ken Hill3311.000$5.5M$5.0MFREE AGENT
Tim Belcher3712.000$4.7M$4.6MFREE AGENT
Jim Edmonds296.000$3.5MFREE AGENT
Gary Disarcina3110.000$3.1M$3.2MFREE AGENT
Omar Olivares319.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Randy Velarde3612.000$974kFREE AGENT
Mark Petkovsek338.000$850k$1.5MFREE AGENT
Matt Walbeck296.000$825k$925kFREE AGENT
Mike Magnante348.000$775kFREE AGENT
Charlie O'Brien3914.000$700kFREE AGENT
Jeff Huson3411.000$500kFREE AGENT
Jack McDowell3312.000$500kFREE AGENT
Reggie Williams337.000$210kFREE AGENT
Steve Decker339.000—FREE AGENT
Dave Silvestri317.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Garret Anderson275.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Troy Percival294.000$2.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Sparks334.000$1.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Darin Erstad253.000$800kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Holtz263.000$290kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Orlando Palmeiro304.000$276kARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Sheets273.000$275kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Luke283.000$250kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Fyhrie293.000$245kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Greene283.000$225kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Al Levine313.000$208kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Unroe284.000$200kARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Mintz304.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Pritchett293.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1999200020012002200320042005
Shigetoshi Hasegawa302.000$900kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jarrod Washburn241.000$218kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Troy Glaus221.000$208kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bengie Molina241.000$200kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ramon Ortiz260.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lou Pote270.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Schoeneweis250.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Colangelo220.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trent Durrington230.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Cooper24–—
Bret Hemphill27–—
Juan Alvarez25–—
Jeff DaVanon250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1999 acquisition stacked onto Angels's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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