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GM: Bill Wood

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1993, 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
$30M
Surplus $M
+9
Win %
0.525
TAB
+13.6
WAB
+3.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
47.2
Dead money %
8%
Depth Players
12.0
Dead WAR
-0.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1993 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LEddie Taubensee90
RScott Servais82
RScooter Tucker8

1B

RJeff Bagwell140
LChris Donnels23
RJim Lindeman9
BJack Daugherty⇄4

2B

RCraig Biggio155
BCasey Candaele19
LChris Donnels1
RRick Parker1

3B

BKen Caminiti143
LChris Donnels31
BCasey Candaele4
RAndujar Cedeno1
BMike Brumley1

SS

RAndujar Cedeno149
BJose Uribe41
BCasey Candaele14
BMike Brumley1
RRick Parker1

LF

LLuis Gonzalez149
BKevin Bass12
BCasey Candaele4
RRick Parker3
BMike Brumley1

CF

LSteve Finley140
LEric Anthony23
RRick Parker13
BCasey Candaele12
BKevin Bass2

RF

LEric Anthony121
BKevin Bass51
BCasey Candaele2
BMike Brumley1
RRick Parker1

DH

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Starters

RMark Portugal3.9 WAR
RDoug Drabek3.8 WAR
RPete Harnisch3.0 WAR
RDarryl Kile2.3 WAR
LGreg Swindell2.1 WAR
RShane Reynolds0.2 WAR
RBrian Williams0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDoug Jones26 sv
RXavier Hernandez0 h
LAl Osuna0 h
RTom Edens0 h
RTodd Jones0 h
LEric Bell0 h
RMark Grant⇄0 h
LJuan Agosto0 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 1992)

PlayerfWAR
Doug Drabek3.8
Greg Swindell2.1
Chris James1.1
Kevin Bass1.0
Chris Donnels0.3
Rick Parker0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 1992)

Player1992 fWAR
Pete Incaviglia1.9
Butch Henry1.5
Jimmy Jones1.1
Rob Murphy0.5
Willie Blair0.4
Joe Boever0.3

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 1993; everyone else is shown as a 1993 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Luis Gonzalez 1993 +5.4 +89.0 0.4 +88.6 $0.1M 2.05× –
Mark Portugal 1993 +3.9 +68.3 2.1 +66.2 $0.5M 2.19× –
Doug Drabek 1993 +3.8 +66.8 4.2 +62.6 $1.1M 2.19× –
Jeff Bagwell 1993 +5.5 +60.3 0.7 +59.6 $0.1M 1.37× –
Pete Harnisch 1993 +3.0 +46.8 1.8 +45.0 $0.6M 1.96× –
Craig Biggio 1993 +4.7 +45.0 3.0 +42.0 $0.7M 1.20× –
Steve Finley 1993 +2.7 +34.0 2.9 +31.1 $1.1M 1.60× –
Xavier Hernandez 1993 +2.0 +31.9 0.9 +31.0 $0.4M 1.95× –
Andujar Cedeno 1993 +2.9 +27.4 0.2 +27.2 $0.1M 1.18× –
Darryl Kile 1993 +2.3 +27.3 0.2 +27.0 $0.1M 1.49× –
Greg Swindell 1993 +2.1 +24.4 3.8 +20.7 $1.8M 1.49× –
Eric Anthony 1993 +2.1 +20.8 0.3 +20.4 $0.2M 1.22× –
Chris James↔ 1993 +1.1 +7.3 0.4 +6.9 $0.4M 0.83× –
Doug Jones 1993 +0.8 +8.7 2.5 +6.2 $3.1M 1.34× –
Kevin Bass 1993 +1.0 +6.4 0.7 +5.7 $0.7M 0.83× –
Scott Servais 1993 +1.3 +5.5 0.2 +5.3 $0.1M 0.52× –
Eddie Taubensee 1993 +0.9 +3.9 0.2 +3.7 $0.2M 0.52× –
Ken Caminiti 1993 +1.3 +5.8 3.1 +2.7 $2.5M 0.58× –
Chris Donnels 1993 +0.3 +1.5 0.1 +1.4 $0.4M 0.58× –
Rick Parker 1993 +0.2 +1.5 0.1 +1.3 $0.6M 0.83× –
Shane Reynolds 1993 +0.2 +1.2 0.1 +1.1 $0.5M 0.67× –
Brian Williams 1993 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.7 $0.9M 0.67× –
Eric Bell 1993 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $2.3M 0.67× –
Casey Candaele 1993 +0.1 +0.6 0.8 -0.2 $6.2M 0.56× –
Karl Rhodes↔ 1993 -0.0 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 – 0.83× –
Jeff Juden 1993 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Jose Uribe 1993 -0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 – 0.61× –
Todd Jones 1993 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Tom Edens 1993 -0.2 -0.9 0.3 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Al Osuna 1993 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Jack Daugherty↔ 1993 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.56× –
Jim Lindeman 1993 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Juan Agosto 1993 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Mark Grant↔ 1993 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Brumley 1993 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.58× –
Scooter Tucker 1993 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+47.2+581.929.8+553.1—

Trades

Every graded 1993 deal involving the Astros — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

1993 · TEX / HOU
TEX · Tom Grieve +$6.4M
Chris James
HOU · Bill Wood −$6.4M
Dave Gandolph
TEX came out ahead by $6.4M
1993 · HOU / NYY
HOU · Bill Wood +$8.0M
Domingo Jean, Andy Stankiewicz
NYY · Gene Michael −$8.0M
Xavier Hernandez
HOU came out ahead by $8.0M
1993 · HOU / CIN
HOU · Bill Wood +$2.4M
Steve Carter
CIN · Jim Bowden −$2.4M
Jack Daugherty
HOU came out ahead by $2.4M
1993 · PHI / HOU
PHI · Lee Thomas +$28.8M
Doug Jones, Jeff Juden
HOU · Bill Wood −$28.8M
Mitch Williams
PHI came out ahead by $28.8M
1993 · HOU / COL
HOU · Bill Wood +$2.4M
Braulio Castillo
COL · Bob Gebhard −$2.4M
Mark Grant
HOU came out ahead by $2.4M
1993 · HOU / SEA
HOU · Bill Wood +$163.2M
Mike Felder, Mike Hampton
SEA · Woody Woodward −$163.2M
Eric Anthony
HOU came out ahead by $163.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

1993 payroll
$30.1M

What the front office was committed to as of 1993, 1993–1999. 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 (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Doug Drabek307.000$4.2M$4.3M$5.0M$5.0MFREE AGENT
Greg Swindell287.000$3.8M$3.8M$4.5M$2.8MFREE AGENT
Ken Caminiti306.000$3.1M$3.2MFREE AGENT$4.5M
Doug Jones3611.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Mark Portugal308.000$2.1MFREE AGENT
Casey Candaele327.000$775kFREE AGENT
Kevin Bass3411.000$650k$400kFREE AGENT
Chris James307.000$445kFREE AGENT
Jose Uribe349.000$400kFREE AGENT
Tom Edens326.000$325k$441kFREE AGENT
Eric Bell298.000$145kFREE AGENT
Juan Agosto3512.000—FREE AGENT
Mike Brumley306.000—FREE AGENT
Jack Daugherty326.000—FREE AGENT
Mark Grant299.000—FREE AGENT
Jim Lindeman317.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Craig Biggio275.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Steve Finley284.000$2.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
Pete Harnisch265.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Xavier Hernandez274.000$900kARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Gonzalez253.000$360kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Anthony254.000$350kARB 3FREE AGENT
Andujar Cedeno233.000$178kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rick Parker303.000$140kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Karl Rhodes243.000$30kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Al Osuna273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1993199419951996199719981999
Jeff Bagwell252.000$655kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darryl Kile242.000$248kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eddie Taubensee242.000$170kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Servais262.000$170kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Williams242.000$140kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Donnels272.000$137kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane Reynolds251.000$112kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Juden222.000$109kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Jones250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scooter Tucker261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1993 acquisition stacked onto Astros's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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