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Astros HOU

199075–87 (0.463)
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GM: Bill Wood

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1990, 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
$19M
Surplus $M
-11
Win %
0.463
TAB
-16.4
WAB
-8.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
19.0
Dead money %
40%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-5.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1990 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RCraig Biggio113
LRich Gedman⇄48
RCarl Nichols15
RTerry McGriff⇄5

1B

RGlenn Davis91
LFranklin Stubbs72
LKen Oberkfell11
RMike Simms6
RCarl Nichols3
LLuis Gonzalez2
RAlex Trevino⇄1
RGlenn Wilson1
LTerry Puhl1

2B

BBill Doran⇄109
BCasey Candaele49
BDave Rohde32
LKen Oberkfell11
REric Yelding10
RSteve Lombardozzi Sr.2

3B

BKen Caminiti149
LKen Oberkfell24
LLuis Gonzalez4
BDave Rohde4
REric Yelding3
BCasey Candaele1

SS

RRafael Ramirez129
REric Yelding40
BCasey Candaele13
RAndujar Cedeno3
BDave Rohde2

LF

LFranklin Stubbs67
BCasey Candaele36
RMark Davidson26
RGlenn Wilson21
LKarl Rhodes20
RJavier Ortiz20
RCraig Biggio17
LEric Anthony13
REric Yelding11
LTerry Puhl6
LJeff Baldwin2
RCarl Nichols1

CF

REric Yelding83
BGerald Young50
RCraig Biggio34
BCasey Candaele12
LKarl Rhodes9
LTerry Puhl2
RJavier Ortiz1
RMark Davidson1

RF

RGlenn Wilson92
LEric Anthony59
RMark Davidson27
BCasey Candaele13
RJavier Ortiz9
REric Yelding6
LFranklin Stubbs5
LKarl Rhodes5
RCraig Biggio2
LLouie Meadows⇄2
LJeff Baldwin1

DH

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Starters

RDanny Darwin2.9 WAR
RMark Portugal1.5 WAR
RMike Scott0.8 WAR
RBill Gullickson0.6 WAR
LDan Schatzeder⇄0.5 WAR
RJim Clancy0.5 WAR
LJim Deshaies0.3 WAR
RRandy Hennis0.1 WAR
RTerry Clark0.1 WAR
RXavier Hernandez-0.8 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDave Smith23 sv
LJuan Agosto0 h
RLarry Andersen⇄0 h
LDan Schatzeder⇄0 h
RXavier Hernandez0 h
RBrian Meyer0 h
LAl Osuna0 h
RCharlie Kerfeld⇄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 1989)

PlayerfWAR
Franklin Stubbs2.7
Casey Candaele1.6
Bill Gullickson0.6
Javier Ortiz0.4
Mike Simms0.1
Karl Rhodes0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1989)

Player1989 fWAR
Kevin Bass3.1
Harry Spilman0.2
Rick Rhoden0.2
Billy Hatcher0.2
Roger Mason0.0
Jose Cano-0.1

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 1990; everyone else is shown as a 1990 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Danny Darwin 1990 +2.9 +29.8 1.2 +28.6 $0.4M 1.28× –
Craig Biggio 1990 +3.1 +25.1 0.2 +24.9 $0.1M 1.00× –
Bill Doran↔ 1990 +2.6 +22.2 0.8 +21.4 $0.3M 1.07× –
Mark Portugal 1990 +1.5 +18.3 0.2 +18.1 $0.1M 1.49× –
Glenn Davis 1990 +2.2 +14.3 2.0 +12.3 $0.9M 0.81× –
Larry Andersen↔ 1990 +1.6 +12.5 0.7 +11.8 $0.5M 0.98× –
Casey Candaele 1990 +1.6 +10.6 0.1 +10.4 $0.1M 0.82× –
Dave Smith 1990 +0.9 +9.3 1.1 +8.2 $1.3M 1.34× –
Glenn Wilson 1990 +1.0 +6.7 0.8 +5.9 $0.7M 0.83× –
Eric Yelding 1990 +0.7 +4.7 0.1 +4.5 $0.2M 0.83× –
Bill Gullickson 1990 +0.6 +5.2 0.9 +4.3 $1.4M 1.02× –
Mike Scott 1990 +0.8 +6.3 2.0 +4.3 $2.6M 1.02× –
Javier Ortiz 1990 +0.4 +2.8 0.1 +2.7 $0.2M 0.83× –
Dan Schatzeder↔ 1990 +0.5 +2.6 0.4 +2.2 $0.8M 0.67× –
Jim Clancy 1990 +0.5 +2.8 1.1 +1.7 $2.2M 0.67× –
Jim Deshaies 1990 +0.3 +2.8 1.1 +1.7 $3.1M 1.02× –
Ken Caminiti 1990 +0.4 +2.0 0.2 +1.7 $0.6M 0.58× –
Karl Rhodes 1990 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $1.0M 0.83× –
Mike Simms 1990 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $0.8M 0.56× –
Steve Lombardozzi Sr. 1990 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.2 $17.6M 0.56× –
Carl Nichols 1990 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.52× –
Charlie Kerfeld↔ 1990 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Terry Puhl 1990 +0.0 +0.1 0.8 -0.7 $58.6M 0.83× –
Andujar Cedeno 1990 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.61× –
Terry McGriff↔ 1990 -0.2 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.52× –
Juan Agosto 1990 -0.0 -0.1 0.8 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Dave Rohde 1990 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.56× –
Alex Trevino↔ 1990 -0.2 -1.0 0.3 -1.2 – 0.56× –
Ken Oberkfell 1990 -0.2 -0.7 0.6 -1.4 – 0.58× –
Rich Gedman↔ 1990 -0.2 -0.7 0.7 -1.4 – 0.52× –
Louie Meadows↔ 1990 -0.3 -2.1 0.1 -2.1 – 0.83× –
Gerald Young 1990 -0.5 -3.6 0.3 -3.8 – 0.83× –
Xavier Hernandez 1990 -0.8 -4.0 0.1 -4.1 – 0.67× –
Rafael Ramirez 1990 -0.8 -3.8 1.0 -4.8 – 0.61× –
Mark Davidson 1990 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.0 $4.8M 0.83× –
Al Osuna 1990 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Brian Fisher 1990 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Brian Meyer 1990 -0.4 -2.1 – – – 0.67× –
Eric Anthony 1990 -1.3 -8.9 – – – 0.83× –
Franklin Stubbs 1990 +2.7 +23.0 – – – 1.07× –
Jeff Baldwin 1990 -0.1 -1.0 – – – 0.83× –
Luis Gonzalez 1990 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.58× –
Randy Hennis 1990 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Terry Clark 1990 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+18.8+170.218.6+141.0—

Trades

Every graded 1990 deal involving the Astros — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

1990 · HOU / ATL
HOU · Bill Wood +$0.8M
Kevin Dean, Lee Johnson
ATL · Bobby Cox −$0.8M
Charlie Kerfeld
HOU came out ahead by $0.8M
1990 · HOU / CIN
HOU · Bill Wood +$13.6M
Terry McGriff, Keith Kaiser, Butch Henry
CIN · Bob Quinn −$13.6M
Bill Doran
HOU came out ahead by $13.6M
1990 · HOU / LAD
HOU · Bill Wood +$36.0M
Franklin Stubbs
LAD · Fred Claire −$36.0M
Terry Wells
HOU came out ahead by $36.0M
1990 · HOU / BOS
HOU · Bill Wood +$692.8M
Jeff Bagwell
BOS · Lou Gorman −$692.8M
Larry Andersen
HOU came out ahead by $692.8M
1990 · HOU / NYM
HOU · Bill Wood +$3.2M
Steve Larose, Nick Davis
NYM · Frank Cashen −$3.2M
Dan Schatzeder
HOU came out ahead by $3.2M
1990 · HOU / NYY
HOU · Bill Wood +$6.4M
Orlando Miller
NYY · Hardy Peterson −$6.4M
Dave Silvestri, Daven Bond
HOU came out ahead by $6.4M
1990 · HOU / DET
HOU · Bill Wood +$0.0M
Doug Strange
DET · Bill Lajoie +$0.0M
Lou Frazier
Even trade

Current & Historical Payroll

1990 payroll
$18.7M

What the front office was committed to as of 1990, 1990–1996. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Mike Scott3511.000$2.0M$2.4MFREE AGENT
Glenn Davis296.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Danny Darwin3412.000$1.2MFREE AGENT$307k
Jim Clancy3413.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Dave Smith3510.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Jim Deshaies306.000$1.1M$2.1MFREE AGENT
Rafael Ramirez3210.000$1.0M$1.2M$400kFREE AGENT
Bill Gullickson3111.000$900kFREE AGENT
Juan Agosto329.000$850kFREE AGENT
Bill Doran328.000$808kFREE AGENT
Terry Puhl3313.000$800kFREE AGENT
Glenn Wilson318.000$750kFREE AGENT
Larry Andersen3715.000$742kFREE AGENT
Rich Gedman3010.000$736kFREE AGENT
Ken Oberkfell3413.000$625k$675kFREE AGENT
Dan Schatzeder3513.000$397kFREE AGENT
Alex Trevino3212.000$253kFREE AGENT
Franklin Stubbs296.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Gerald Young253.000$280kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ken Caminiti273.000$240kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Lombardozzi Sr.305.000$222kFREE AGENT
Mark Portugal275.000$202kFREE AGENT
Mark Davidson294.000$125kARB 3FREE AGENT
Casey Candaele294.000$112kARB 3FREE AGENT
Carl Nichols274.000$100kARB 3FREE AGENT
Terry McGriff263.000$69kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Louie Meadows294.000$50kARB 3FREE AGENT
Charlie Kerfeld265.000$20kFREE AGENT
Brian Fisher285.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (15)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Craig Biggio242.000$240kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Yelding251.000$110kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Xavier Hernandez241.000$102kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andujar Cedeno200.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Rohde260.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Karl Rhodes210.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Javier Ortiz270.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Simms230.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Anthony221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Baldwin24–—
Terry Clark292.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Gonzalez220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Hennis24–—
Brian Meyer272.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Al Osuna240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1990 acquisition stacked onto Astros's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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