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Astros HOU

199466–49 (0.574)
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GM: Bob Watson

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1994, 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
$33M
Surplus $M
+8
Win %
0.574
TAB
+15.4
WAB
+7.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
35.5
Dead money %
27%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-2.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1994 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RScott Servais78
RTony Eusebio52
LEddie Taubensee⇄5

1B

RJeff Bagwell109
LSid Bream10
LChris Donnels4
LRoberto Petagine2

2B

RCraig Biggio113
RAndy Stankiewicz6
LChris Donnels4
ROrlando Miller3

3B

BKen Caminiti108
LChris Donnels14
RAndy Stankiewicz1

SS

RAndujar Cedeno95
RAndy Stankiewicz17
ROrlando Miller11

LF

LLuis Gonzalez111
BKevin Bass11
BMike Felder8
RJames Mouton1

CF

LSteve Finley92
RJames Mouton19
RBrian L. Hunter6
BMike Felder6

RF

RJames Mouton80
BKevin Bass47
BMike Felder21
LMilt Thompson⇄6
RMike Simms3
RJeff Bagwell1

DH

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Starters

RDoug Drabek3.3 WAR
RShane Reynolds2.5 WAR
LGreg Swindell1.6 WAR
RDarryl Kile0.9 WAR
RPete Harnisch0.3 WAR
RBrian Williams0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJohn Hudek16 sv
RTodd Jones0 h
LMike Hampton0 h
RTom Edens⇄0 h
RDave Veres0 h
LMitch Williams0 h
LRoss Powell0 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 1993)

PlayerfWAR
Tony Eusebio1.2
James Mouton1.0
Orlando Miller0.5
Dave Veres0.5
Andy Stankiewicz0.4
Sid Bream0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 1993)

Player1993 fWAR
Mark Portugal3.9
Eric Anthony2.1
Xavier Hernandez2.0
Chris James1.1
Doug Jones0.8
Rick Parker0.2

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 1994; everyone else is shown as a 1994 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jeff Bagwell 1994 +7.8 +85.3 2.5 +82.8 $0.3M 1.37× –
Doug Drabek 1994 +3.3 +52.3 4.3 +48.1 $1.3M 1.96× –
Craig Biggio 1994 +4.4 +42.7 3.5 +39.2 $0.8M 1.20× –
Ken Caminiti 1994 +3.9 +39.0 3.2 +35.7 $0.8M 1.25× –
Shane Reynolds 1994 +2.5 +26.0 0.1 +25.9 $0.1M 1.28× –
Todd Jones 1994 +1.5 +23.9 0.1 +23.8 $0.1M 1.95× –
Steve Finley 1994 +2.3 +22.2 3.0 +19.2 $1.3M 1.22× –
Greg Swindell 1994 +1.6 +19.5 3.8 +15.7 $2.3M 1.49× –
Kevin Bass 1994 +1.6 +15.6 0.4 +15.2 $0.2M 1.22× –
Luis Gonzalez 1994 +1.7 +16.6 1.6 +14.9 $1.0M 1.22× –
James Mouton 1994 +1.0 +6.9 0.1 +6.8 $0.1M 0.83× –
Darryl Kile 1994 +0.9 +7.1 0.5 +6.6 $0.6M 1.02× –
Tony Eusebio 1994 +1.2 +4.8 0.1 +4.7 $0.1M 0.52× –
Dave Veres 1994 +0.5 +2.7 0.1 +2.6 $0.2M 0.67× –
Chris Donnels 1994 +0.6 +2.6 0.2 +2.4 $0.3M 0.58× –
Orlando Miller 1994 +0.5 +2.5 0.1 +2.4 $0.2M 0.61× –
Andujar Cedeno 1994 +0.5 +2.5 0.3 +2.1 $0.7M 0.61× –
Andy Stankiewicz 1994 +0.4 +2.2 0.1 +2.1 $0.3M 0.61× –
Tom Edens↔ 1994 +0.4 +2.3 0.4 +1.9 $1.0M 0.67× –
Sid Bream 1994 +0.4 +1.6 0.3 +1.3 $0.8M 0.56× –
Milt Thompson↔ 1994 +0.2 +1.3 0.1 +1.1 $0.7M 0.83× –
Brian Williams 1994 +0.1 +0.9 0.2 +0.7 $1.7M 1.02× –
Brian L. Hunter 1994 +0.0 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $2.4M 0.83× –
John Hudek 1994 +0.0 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $3.5M 1.34× –
Ross Powell 1994 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.1 $29.6M 0.67× –
Pete Harnisch 1994 +0.3 +2.8 3.2 -0.4 $9.2M 1.02× –
Eddie Taubensee↔ 1994 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 – 0.52× –
Mike Simms 1994 -0.1 -0.5 0.1 -0.6 – 0.83× –
Roberto Petagine 1994 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Mike Hampton 1994 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Scott Servais 1994 -0.6 -2.4 0.3 -2.6 – 0.52× –
Mike Felder 1994 -0.5 -3.3 0.8 -4.1 – 0.83× –
Mitch Williams 1994 -0.8 -9.1 2.5 -11.6 – 1.34× –
Total—+35.3+366.732.4+334.0—

Trades

Every graded 1994 deal involving the Astros — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1994 · HOU / NYM
HOU · Bob Watson +$36.8M
Andy Beckerman, Juan Castillo
NYM · Joe McIlvaine −$36.8M
Pete Harnisch
HOU came out ahead by $36.8M
1994 · SDP / HOU
SDP · Randy Smith +$29.6M
Ken Caminiti, Andújar Cedeño, Steve Finley, Roberto Petagine, Brian Williams, Sean Fesh
HOU · Bob Watson −$29.6M
Derek Bell, Doug Brocail, Ricky Gutiérrez, Pedro Martínez, Phil Plantier, Craig Shipley
SDP came out ahead by $29.6M
1994 · LAD / HOU
LAD · Fred Claire +$0.0M
Al Osuna
HOU · Bob Watson +$0.0M
Jimmy Daspit
Even trade
1994 · PHI / HOU
PHI · Lee Thomas +$7.2M
Tom Edens
HOU · Bob Watson −$7.2M
Milt Thompson
PHI came out ahead by $7.2M
1994 · CIN / HOU
CIN · Jim Bowden +$4.8M
Ed Taubensee
HOU · Bob Watson −$4.8M
Ross Powell, Marty Lister
CIN came out ahead by $4.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1994 payroll
$32.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 1994, 1994–2000. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Doug Drabek318.000$4.3M$5.0M$5.0MFREE AGENT
Greg Swindell298.000$3.8M$4.5M$2.8MFREE AGENT
Craig Biggio286.000$3.5M$4.7M$2.1M$6.3M$6.1M$6.1M$6.8M
Ken Caminiti317.000$3.2MFREE AGENT$4.5M$4.5M
Pete Harnisch276.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Mitch Williams298.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Mike Felder329.000$850kFREE AGENT
Tom Edens337.000$441kFREE AGENT
Kevin Bass3512.000$400kFREE AGENT
Sid Bream3311.000$300kFREE AGENT
Milt Thompson3510.000$129k$525kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Steve Finley295.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Jeff Bagwell263.000$2.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Gonzalez264.000$1.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Darryl Kile253.000$478kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andujar Cedeno244.000$340kARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Servais273.000$280kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Williams253.000$195kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Donnels283.000$170kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Eusebio273.000$122kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Simms274.000$120kARB 3FREE AGENT
Eddie Taubensee253.000$21kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (11)

PlayerAgeSvc1994199519961997199819992000
Todd Jones261.000$146kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Stankiewicz292.000$138kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane Reynolds262.000$138kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Hampton211.000$129kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ross Powell261.000$112kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Hudek270.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian L. Hunter230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Orlando Miller250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roberto Petagine230.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
James Mouton250.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Veres270.000$109kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1994 acquisition stacked onto Astros's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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