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GM: Bill Wood

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1992, 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
$15M
Surplus $M
+9
Win %
0.500
TAB
+2.9
WAB
+7.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
28.9
Dead money %
33%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-7.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1992 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LEddie Taubensee103
RScott Servais73
RScooter Tucker19

1B

RJeff Bagwell159
LBenny Distefano6
LErnest Riles4
LDenny Walling3
RMike Simms1

2B

RCraig Biggio161
BCasey Candaele9
LErnest Riles2
RJuan Guerrero2

3B

BKen Caminiti129
BCasey Candaele29
RJuan Guerrero12
LErnest Riles5
RRafael Ramirez1

SS

RAndujar Cedeno70
BCasey Candaele65
RRafael Ramirez57
RJuan Guerrero19
LErnest Riles6
REric Yelding2

LF

LLuis Gonzalez111
RPete Incaviglia57
BCasey Candaele20
RChris Jones17
LBenny Distefano7
BGerald Young6
RJuan Guerrero3
REric Yelding2
LEric Anthony1
LKarl Rhodes1

CF

LSteve Finley160
BGerald Young14
RChris Jones5
LEric Anthony2
BCasey Candaele1
REric Yelding1

RF

LEric Anthony112
RPete Incaviglia48
BGerald Young43
RChris Jones25
RMike Simms9
LBenny Distefano5
BCasey Candaele1
LKarl Rhodes1

DH

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Starters

RPete Harnisch2.8 WAR
LButch Henry1.5 WAR
RJimmy Jones1.1 WAR
RDarryl Kile1.0 WAR
RMark Portugal0.6 WAR
RWillie Blair0.4 WAR
RShane Reynolds0.3 WAR
RBrian Williams-0.1 WAR
LRich Scheid-0.2 WAR
RRyan Bowen-1.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDoug Jones36 sv
RJoe Boever0 h
RXavier Hernandez0 h
LAl Osuna0 h
LRob Murphy0 h
LRob Mallicoat0 h
LRich Scheid0 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 1991)

PlayerfWAR
Doug Jones2.6
Pete Incaviglia1.9
Butch Henry1.5
Eddie Taubensee1.1
Rob Murphy0.5
Willie Blair0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 1991)

Player1991 fWAR
Curt Schilling1.0
Javier Ortiz0.6
Jim Corsi0.3
Carl Nichols0.2
Ken Oberkfell0.1
Jim Deshaies0.1

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 1992; everyone else is shown as a 1992 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Steve Finley 1992 +5.4 +89.0 1.2 +87.8 $0.2M 2.05× –
Doug Jones 1992 +2.6 +53.1 1.6 +51.4 $0.6M 2.57× –
Jeff Bagwell 1992 +4.5 +43.6 0.3 +43.2 $0.1M 1.20× –
Pete Harnisch 1992 +2.8 +43.5 0.5 +43.0 $0.2M 1.96× –
Ken Caminiti 1992 +3.8 +38.5 1.5 +37.0 $0.4M 1.25× –
Craig Biggio 1992 +3.9 +37.7 1.4 +36.2 $0.4M 1.20× –
Luis Gonzalez 1992 +2.0 +19.5 0.3 +19.2 $0.1M 1.22× –
Pete Incaviglia 1992 +1.9 +18.7 0.8 +17.9 $0.4M 1.22× –
Butch Henry 1992 +1.5 +12.0 0.1 +11.8 $0.1M 1.02× –
Xavier Hernandez 1992 +0.9 +10.1 0.2 +9.8 $0.2M 1.34× –
Jimmy Jones 1992 +1.1 +8.8 0.5 +8.3 $0.5M 1.02× –
Darryl Kile 1992 +1.0 +7.8 0.2 +7.6 $0.2M 1.02× –
Eric Anthony 1992 +1.0 +6.8 0.1 +6.7 $0.1M 0.83× –
Eddie Taubensee 1992 +1.1 +4.4 0.1 +4.3 $0.1M 0.52× –
Mark Portugal 1992 +0.6 +4.9 1.2 +3.7 $2.1M 1.02× –
Willie Blair 1992 +0.4 +2.0 0.1 +1.9 $0.4M 0.67× –
Rob Murphy 1992 +0.5 +2.4 0.8 +1.6 $1.8M 0.67× –
Joe Boever 1992 +0.3 +1.8 0.7 +1.0 $2.2M 0.67× –
Scott Servais 1992 +0.2 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.7M 0.52× –
Ernest Riles 1992 +0.1 +0.6 0.4 +0.2 $3.1M 0.61× –
Mike Simms 1992 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $3.8M 0.83× –
Denny Walling 1992 +0.0 +0.0 0.3 -0.3 $38.7M 0.56× –
Gerald Young 1992 -0.1 -0.7 0.4 -1.1 – 0.83× –
Rafael Ramirez 1992 -0.3 -1.7 0.4 -2.1 – 0.61× –
Juan Guerrero 1992 -0.5 -2.3 0.1 -2.4 – 0.61× –
Andujar Cedeno 1992 -0.9 -4.2 0.1 -4.3 – 0.61× –
Casey Candaele 1992 -0.8 -4.1 0.9 -5.0 – 0.61× –
Al Osuna 1992 -1.4 -7.4 0.2 -7.6 – 0.67× –
Ryan Bowen 1992 -1.3 -10.3 0.1 -10.5 – 1.02× –
Benny Distefano 1992 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.83× –
Brian Williams 1992 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 1.02× –
Chris Jones 1992 -0.3 -2.2 – – – 0.83× –
Eric Yelding 1992 +0.1 +0.5 – – – 0.83× –
Karl Rhodes 1992 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.83× –
Rich Scheid 1992 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Rob Mallicoat 1992 -0.6 -3.3 – – – 0.67× –
Scooter Tucker 1992 -0.6 -2.4 – – – 0.52× –
Shane Reynolds 1992 +0.3 +2.4 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+28.8+368.414.7+360.0—

Trades

Every graded 1992 deal involving the Astros — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

1992 · CHW / HOU
CHW · Ron Schueler +$1.6M
Eric Yelding
HOU · Bill Wood −$1.6M
Rich Scheid
CHW came out ahead by $1.6M
1992 · MIA / HOU
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$2.4M
Brian Griffiths, Héctor Carrasco
HOU · Bill Wood −$2.4M
Tom Edens
MIA came out ahead by $2.4M
1992 · PHI / HOU
PHI · Lee Thomas +$333.6M
Curt Schilling
HOU · Bill Wood −$333.6M
Jason Grimsley
PHI came out ahead by $333.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1992 payroll
$15.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 1992, 1992–1998. 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 (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Doug Jones3510.000$1.6M$2.5MFREE AGENT
Mark Portugal297.000$1.2M$2.1MFREE AGENT
Casey Candaele316.000$935k$775kFREE AGENT
Rob Murphy327.000$810kFREE AGENT
Pete Incaviglia286.000$800kFREE AGENT$195k
Joe Boever317.000$725kFREE AGENT
Jimmy Jones286.000$500kFREE AGENT
Rafael Ramirez3412.000$400kFREE AGENT
Ernest Riles317.000$400kFREE AGENT
Denny Walling3817.000$300kFREE AGENT
Benny Distefano308.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Ken Caminiti295.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Craig Biggio264.000$1.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Finley273.000$1.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pete Harnisch254.000$475kARB 3FREE AGENT
Gerald Young275.000$420kFREE AGENT
Xavier Hernandez263.000$230kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Anthony243.000$120kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Yelding273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (19)

PlayerAgeSvc1992199319941995199619971998
Jeff Bagwell241.000$350kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Gonzalez242.000$285kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Al Osuna262.000$240kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darryl Kile231.000$190kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andujar Cedeno222.000$139kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willie Blair262.000$138kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eddie Taubensee231.000$132kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Bowen241.000$125kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Servais251.000$120kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Simms252.000$115kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Guerrero250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Butch Henry230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Jones261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Mallicoat27–—
Shane Reynolds240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Karl Rhodes232.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Scheid27–—
Scooter Tucker250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Williams231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1992 acquisition stacked onto Astros's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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