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Astros HOU

200072–90 (0.444)
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GM: Gerry Hunsicker

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2000, 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
$50M
Surplus $M
-11
Win %
0.444
TAB
-1.5
WAB
-8.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
31.7
Dead money %
26%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-6.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2000 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BMitch Meluskey103
RTony Eusebio68
RRaúl Chávez14
RFrank Charles1
LPaul Bako⇄1

1B

RJeff Bagwell158
LDaryle Ward19
BLance Berkman2

2B

RCraig Biggio100
RJulio Lugo45
LBill Spiers26
RRuss Johnson⇄26
RKeith Ginter2
RTim Bogar2
RTripp Cromer III1

3B

RChris Truby74
BKen Caminiti58
LBill Spiers51
RTripp Cromer III2
BMitch Meluskey1
RMorgan Ensberg1
RTim Bogar1

SS

RTim Bogar95
RJulio Lugo60
LBill Spiers27
REddie Zosky4
RTripp Cromer III1

LF

RMoises Alou59
LDaryle Ward43
BLance Berkman40
RRichard Hidalgo36
BRoger Cedeno23
RMatt Mieske⇄14
LBill Spiers6
RJulio Lugo3
BGlen Barker2

CF

RRichard Hidalgo125
BGlen Barker63
BRoger Cedeno29
RJulio Lugo1

RF

RMoises Alou64
BLance Berkman63
RRichard Hidalgo37
BRoger Cedeno17
LDaryle Ward4
BGlen Barker4
LBill Spiers4
RJulio Lugo2

DH

LDaryle Ward4
RJeff Bagwell1
RMoises Alou1

Starters

RChris Holt3.1 WAR
RShane Reynolds1.8 WAR
RScott Elarton1.7 WAR
RWade Miller1.4 WAR
ROctavio Dotel0.4 WAR
RTony McKnight0.4 WAR
RDwight Gooden⇄-0.1 WAR
RKip Gross-0.1 WAR
RJose Lima-0.2 WAR
RBrian Powell-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ LBilly Wagner6 sv
RMarc Valdes8 h
LWayne Franklin8 h
RJoe Slusarski7 h
RJose Cabrera5 h
RJay Powell5 h
LYorkis Perez3 h
RDoug Henry⇄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 1999)

PlayerfWAR
Moises Alou3.2
Roger Cedeno0.6
Marc Valdes0.5
Tony McKnight0.4
Octavio Dotel0.4
Chris Truby0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 1999)

Player1999 fWAR
Mike Hampton6.2
Carl Everett5.9
Sean Bergman1.1
Stan Javier0.6
Brian Williams0.3
Jack Howell0.3

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 2000; everyone else is shown as a 2000 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Richard Hidalgo 2000 +7.3 +119.3 0.3 +119.0 $0.0M 2.05× –
Jeff Bagwell 2000 +5.9 +64.9 6.5 +58.4 $1.1M 1.37× –
Chris Holt 2000 +3.1 +49.0 1.0 +48.0 $0.3M 1.96× –
Moises Alou 2000 +3.2 +40.6 5.2 +35.3 $1.7M 1.60× –
Scott Elarton 2000 +1.7 +20.0 0.3 +19.7 $0.2M 1.49× –
Shane Reynolds 2000 +1.8 +21.3 6.7 +14.6 $3.7M 1.49× –
Mitch Meluskey 2000 +2.3 +13.7 0.2 +13.5 $0.1M 0.76× –
Bill Spiers 2000 +1.5 +10.5 1.7 +8.8 $1.1M 0.85× –
Ken Caminiti 2000 +1.8 +12.0 4.5 +7.5 $2.5M 0.85× –
Octavio Dotel 2000 +0.4 +4.1 0.2 +3.8 $0.6M 1.34× –
Tony Eusebio 2000 +0.9 +3.8 1.1 +2.7 $1.2M 0.52× –
Roger Cedeno 2000 +0.6 +3.9 2.4 +1.5 $4.1M 0.83× –
Craig Biggio 2000 +1.5 +6.7 6.8 -0.1 $4.5M 0.56× –
Jose Cabrera 2000 +0.0 +0.1 0.3 -0.2 $20.7M 0.67× –
Paul Bako↔ 2000 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.52× –
Glen Barker 2000 -0.0 -0.2 0.3 -0.4 – 0.83× –
Jay Powell 2000 +0.1 +0.6 1.2 -0.6 $10.8M 0.67× –
Dwight Gooden↔ 2000 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 -0.8 – 1.02× –
Yorkis Perez 2000 -0.1 -0.7 0.5 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Daryle Ward 2000 -0.2 -1.5 0.2 -1.8 – 0.83× –
Mike Maddux 2000 -0.3 -1.7 0.3 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Doug Henry↔ 2000 -0.4 -1.9 0.5 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Russ Johnson↔ 2000 -0.7 -3.1 0.1 -3.2 – 0.56× –
Tim Bogar 2000 -1.1 -5.3 0.7 -6.0 – 0.61× –
Jose Lima 2000 -0.2 -1.5 5.0 -6.5 – 1.02× –
Matt Mieske↔ 2000 -1.0 -6.5 0.6 -7.1 – 0.83× –
Billy Wagner 2000 -0.4 -4.5 3.2 -7.7 – 1.34× –
Brian Powell 2000 -0.2 -1.7 – – – 1.02× –
Chris Truby 2000 +0.3 +1.2 – – – 0.58× –
Eddie Zosky 2000 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.61× –
Frank Charles 2000 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Jason Green 2000 -0.3 -1.6 – – – 0.67× –
Joe Slusarski 2000 +0.8 +4.1 – – – 0.67× –
Julio Lugo 2000 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.61× –
Keith Ginter 2000 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.56× –
Kip Gross 2000 -0.1 -1.1 – – – 1.02× –
Lance Berkman 2000 +2.4 +23.0 – – – 1.22× –
Marc Valdes 2000 +0.5 +5.1 – – – 1.34× –
Morgan Ensberg 2000 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.58× –
Raul Chavez 2000 -0.1 -0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Rusty Meacham 2000 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Scott Linebrink↔ 2000 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Tony McKnight 2000 +0.4 +3.4 – – – 1.02× –
Tripp Cromer III 2000 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.58× –
Wade Miller 2000 +1.4 +11.2 – – – 1.02× –
Wayne Franklin 2000 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+31.9+382.349.8+292.6—

Trades

Every graded 2000 deal involving the Astros — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2000 · HOU / SEA
HOU · Gerry Hunsicker +$1.6M
Carlos Maldonado
SEA · Pat Gillick −$1.6M
Carlos Hernández
HOU came out ahead by $1.6M
2000 · HOU / SFG
HOU · Gerry Hunsicker +$0.8M
Scott Linebrink
SFG · Brian Sabean −$0.8M
Doug Henry
HOU came out ahead by $0.8M
2000 · PHI / HOU
PHI · Ed Wade +$0.8M
Trever Miller
HOU · Gerry Hunsicker −$0.8M
Yorkis Pérez
PHI came out ahead by $0.8M
2000 · ARI / HOU
ARI · Joe Garagiola +$0.0M
Brian Dallimore
HOU · Gerry Hunsicker +$0.0M
Josh McAffee
Even trade
2000 · TBR / HOU
TBR · Chuck Lamar +$8.0M
Russ Johnson
HOU · Gerry Hunsicker −$8.0M
Marc Valdes
TBR came out ahead by $8.0M
2000 · DET / HOU
DET · Randy Smith +$56.8M
Roger Cedeño, Chris Holt, Mitch Meluskey
HOU · Gerry Hunsicker −$56.8M
Brad Ausmus, Doug Brocail, Nelson Cruz
DET came out ahead by $56.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2000 payroll
$49.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2000, 2000–2006. 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 (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Craig Biggio3412.000$6.8M$7.8M$8.8M$9.8M$3.0M$3.0M$4.0M
Shane Reynolds328.000$6.7M$7.2M$7.7MFREE AGENT
Jeff Bagwell329.000$6.5M$6.5M$11.0M$13.0M$16.0M$18.0MFREE AGENT
Moises Alou3310.000$5.2M$5.2MFREE AGENT
Jose Lima276.000$5.0M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Ken Caminiti3713.000$4.5MFREE AGENT
Bill Spiers3411.000$1.7M$1.7MFREE AGENT
Tony Eusebio339.000$1.1M$1.3MFREE AGENT
Tim Bogar337.000$700kFREE AGENT
Matt Mieske327.000$595kFREE AGENT
Doug Henry369.000$500kFREE AGENT
Yorkis Perez329.000$500kFREE AGENT
Mike Maddux3814.000$350kFREE AGENT
Dwight Gooden3516.000$19kFREE AGENT
Tripp Cromer III327.000—FREE AGENT
Kip Gross3510.000—FREE AGENT
Rusty Meacham329.000—FREE AGENT
Joe Slusarski339.000—$240kFREE AGENT
Eddie Zosky329.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Billy Wagner285.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Roger Cedeno255.000$2.4MFREE AGENT
Jay Powell285.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Chris Holt284.000$1.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Richard Hidalgo253.000$330kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Cabrera283.000$252kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Russ Johnson273.000$68kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Raul Chavez274.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marc Valdes285.000—FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (18)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Scott Elarton242.000$300kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Glen Barker291.000$255kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Octavio Dotel261.000$240kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daryle Ward252.000$238kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mitch Meluskey262.000$215kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Bako282.000$3kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Julio Lugo240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony McKnight23–—
Wade Miller231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Powell262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Truby260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lance Berkman241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wayne Franklin260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Green25–—
Scott Linebrink230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Frank Charles31–—
Keith Ginter240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Morgan Ensberg240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2000 acquisition stacked onto Astros's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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