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Astros HOU

198986–76 (0.531)
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GM: Bill Wood

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
$16M
Surplus $M
-5
Win %
0.531
TAB
-5.7
WAB
+2.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
30.5
Dead money %
44%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-3.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1989 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RCraig Biggio125
RAlex Trevino32
BAlan Ashby19
RCarl Nichols6
LHarry Spilman1

1B

RGlenn Davis156
LHarry Spilman9
LGreg Gross6
LCraig Reynolds5
LTerry Puhl3
RAlex Trevino2
LLouie Meadows1

2B

BBill Doran138
LCraig Reynolds29
RSteve Lombardozzi Sr.18
REric Yelding13
RRon Washington1

3B

BKen Caminiti160
LCraig Reynolds10
RAlex Trevino2
RRon Washington1
RSteve Lombardozzi Sr.1

SS

RRafael Ramirez149
LCraig Reynolds26
REric Yelding15

LF

LTerry Puhl36
BKevin Bass31
LLouie Meadows12
RMark Davidson7
LGreg Gross5
LEric Anthony3
RCraig Biggio1
REric Yelding1
LCraig Reynolds1

CF

BGerald Young143
LTerry Puhl11
RCraig Biggio4
REric Yelding4
RMark Davidson3

RF

LTerry Puhl64
BKevin Bass53
RGlenn Wilson⇄28
LEric Anthony18
RMark Davidson15
LGreg Gross7
LLouie Meadows4
REric Yelding3

DH

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Starters

RMike Scott2.5 WAR
LJim Deshaies2.4 WAR
RMark Portugal1.9 WAR
RJim Clancy0.4 WAR
RRick Rhoden0.2 WAR
RJose Cano-0.1 WAR
LBob Knepper⇄-0.2 WAR
RBob Forsch-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDave Smith25 sv
LJuan Agosto0 h
RDanny Darwin0 h
RLarry Andersen0 h
LDan Schatzeder0 h
RBrian Meyer0 h
RJose Cano0 h
RRoger Mason0 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
Mark Portugal1.9
Jim Clancy0.4
Steve Lombardozzi Sr.0.3
Rick Rhoden0.2
Glenn Wilson0.2
Dan Schatzeder0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1988)

Player1988 fWAR
Nolan Ryan Jr.3.0
Denny Walling0.8
Buddy Bell0.6
Chuck Jackson0.3
Dave Meads0.1
Steve Henderson0.1

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Astros. 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
Ken Caminiti 1989 +4.5 +45.0 0.1 +44.9 $0.0M 1.25× –
Glenn Davis 1989 +4.8 +45.9 1.1 +44.8 $0.2M 1.20× –
Kevin Bass 1989 +3.1 +39.4 0.9 +38.4 $0.3M 1.60× –
Mike Scott 1989 +2.5 +29.5 1.3 +28.2 $0.5M 1.49× –
Jim Deshaies 1989 +2.4 +28.5 0.5 +28.0 $0.2M 1.49× –
Terry Puhl 1989 +2.5 +24.2 0.9 +23.3 $0.4M 1.22× –
Mark Portugal 1989 +1.9 +22.7 0.1 +22.6 $0.0M 1.49× –
Larry Andersen 1989 +2.4 +18.5 0.5 +18.1 $0.2M 0.98× –
Gerald Young 1989 +1.7 +17.0 0.1 +16.8 $0.1M 1.22× –
Danny Darwin 1989 +1.5 +15.9 0.9 +15.1 $0.6M 1.34× –
Craig Biggio 1989 +2.1 +12.7 0.1 +12.6 $0.0M 0.76× –
Dave Smith 1989 +0.6 +6.9 1.1 +5.8 $1.7M 1.34× –
Alex Trevino 1989 +1.1 +4.5 0.3 +4.2 $0.3M 0.52× –
Bill Doran 1989 +1.1 +5.1 0.9 +4.2 $0.8M 0.56× –
Jim Clancy 1989 +0.4 +3.5 1.2 +2.2 $2.9M 1.02× –
Glenn Wilson↔ 1989 +0.2 +1.3 0.2 +1.1 $0.8M 0.83× –
Harry Spilman 1989 +0.2 +1.1 0.1 +0.9 $0.6M 0.56× –
Rick Rhoden 1989 +0.2 +1.7 0.9 +0.8 $4.2M 1.02× –
Billy Hatcher↔ 1989 +0.2 +1.1 0.4 +0.7 $2.4M 0.83× –
Juan Agosto 1989 +0.2 +1.2 0.6 +0.5 $2.8M 0.67× –
Dan Schatzeder 1989 +0.1 +0.5 0.2 +0.3 $2.6M 0.67× –
Eric Anthony 1989 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.2 $1.9M 0.83× –
Brian Meyer 1989 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Bob Knepper↔ 1989 -0.2 -1.7 0.0 -1.7 – 1.02× –
Alan Ashby 1989 -0.3 -1.3 0.6 -1.9 – 0.52× –
Eric Yelding 1989 -0.4 -2.0 0.1 -2.0 – 0.61× –
Craig Reynolds 1989 -0.5 -2.0 0.6 -2.6 – 0.56× –
Rafael Ramirez 1989 -0.5 -2.7 1.1 -3.7 – 0.61× –
Bob Forsch 1989 -0.6 -3.3 1.0 -4.3 – 0.67× –
Carl Nichols 1989 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.52× –
Greg Gross 1989 -0.2 -1.6 – – – 0.83× –
Jose Cano 1989 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 1.02× –
Louie Meadows 1989 -0.4 -2.9 – – – 0.83× –
Mark Davidson 1989 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.83× –
Roger Mason 1989 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Ron Washington 1989 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.56× –
Steve Lombardozzi Sr. 1989 +0.3 +1.3 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+30.6+308.616.0+297.2—

Trades

Every graded 1989 deal involving the Astros — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

1989 · NYY / HOU
NYY · Bob Quinn +$8.8M
John Fishel, Pedro DeLeon, Mike Hook
HOU · Bill Wood −$8.8M
Rick Rhoden
NYY came out ahead by $8.8M
1989 · HOU / BAL
HOU · Bill Wood +$4.0M
Carl Nichols
BAL · Roland Hemond −$4.0M
Dave Johnson, Vic Hithe
HOU came out ahead by $4.0M
1989 · MIN / HOU
MIN · Andy MacPhail +$0.8M
Ramon Cedeno, Gordon Farmer
HOU · Bill Wood −$0.8M
Steve Lombardozzi
MIN came out ahead by $0.8M
1989 · HOU / LAD
HOU · Bill Wood +$3.2M
Javier Ortiz
LAD · Fred Claire −$3.2M
Ed Vosberg
HOU came out ahead by $3.2M
1989 · HOU / OAK
HOU · Bill Wood +$2.4M
Matt Sinatro
OAK · Sandy Alderson −$2.4M
Troy Afenir
HOU came out ahead by $2.4M
1989 · MIN / HOU
MIN · Andy MacPhail +$4.8M
Greg Johnson
HOU · Bill Wood −$4.8M
Mark Davidson
MIN came out ahead by $4.8M
1989 · PIT / HOU
PIT · Larry Doughty +$2.4M
Billy Hatcher
HOU · Bill Wood −$2.4M
Glenn Wilson
PIT came out ahead by $2.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

1989 payroll
$16.0M

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 (21)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Mike Scott3410.000$1.3M$2.0M$2.4MFREE AGENT
Jim Clancy3312.000$1.2M$1.1MFREE AGENT
Dave Smith349.000$1.1M$1.1MFREE AGENT
Rafael Ramirez319.000$1.1M$1.0M$1.2M$400kFREE AGENT
Bob Forsch3915.000$975kFREE AGENT
Terry Puhl3212.000$950k$800kFREE AGENT
Kevin Bass307.000$940kFREE AGENT$650k$400k
Bill Doran317.000$933k$808kFREE AGENT
Rick Rhoden3615.000$900kFREE AGENT
Danny Darwin3311.000$855k$1.2MFREE AGENT
Juan Agosto318.000$610k$850kFREE AGENT
Craig Reynolds3614.000$600kFREE AGENT
Alan Ashby3716.000$550kFREE AGENT
Larry Andersen3614.000$475k$742kFREE AGENT
Alex Trevino3111.000$350k$253kFREE AGENT
Dan Schatzeder3412.000$245k$397kFREE AGENT
Glenn Wilson307.000$164k$750kFREE AGENT
Harry Spilman3411.000$150kFREE AGENT
Bob Knepper3513.000$43kFREE AGENT
Greg Gross3616.000—FREE AGENT
Ron Washington3712.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Glenn Davis285.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Jim Deshaies295.000$470kFREE AGENT
Billy Hatcher285.000$396kFREE AGENT
Mark Portugal264.000$95kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Davidson283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Lombardozzi Sr.294.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roger Mason315.000—FREE AGENT
Louie Meadows283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carl Nichols263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (7)

PlayerAgeSvc1989199019911992199319941995
Gerald Young242.000$150kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ken Caminiti262.000$129kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Biggio231.000$78kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Anthony210.000$68kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Meyer261.000$68kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Yelding240.000$68kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Cano27–—

Graphs

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

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