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200492–70 (0.568)Made Playoffs
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GM: Gerry Hunsicker

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2004, 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
$73M
Surplus $M
+5
Win %
0.568
TAB
+9.9
WAB
+8.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
45.3
Dead money %
10%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-4.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2004 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBrad Ausmus128
RRaúl Chávez61
RChris Tremie1

1B

RJeff Bagwell152
LMike Lamb10
BJose Vizcaino8
BLance Berkman4
RJason Lane3

2B

RJeff Kent139
BJose Vizcaino37
RChris Burke7
LMike Lamb7
REric Bruntlett5

3B

RMorgan Ensberg118
LMike Lamb57
BJose Vizcaino21

SS

RAdam Everett99
BJose Vizcaino64
REric Bruntlett33
RJason Alfaro3
RMorgan Ensberg1

LF

RCraig Biggio83
BLance Berkman70
RJason Lane35
LOrlando Palmeiro20
RWilly Taveras2
REric Bruntlett1

CF

BCarlos Beltrán⇄90
RCraig Biggio66
RJason Lane17
RWilly Taveras4
LOrlando Palmeiro4
BLance Berkman2
REric Bruntlett1

RF

BLance Berkman90
RJason Lane24
LOrlando Palmeiro13
RWilly Taveras1

DH

RJeff Bagwell2
RJeff Kent2
RCraig Biggio1
LMike Lamb1

Starters

RRoy Oswalt6.5 WAR
RRoger Clemens5.8 WAR
LAndy Pettitte2.0 WAR
RWade Miller1.3 WAR
RPete Munro0.9 WAR
RBrandon Backe0.9 WAR
LDarren Oliver⇄0.3 WAR
RTim Redding0.1 WAR
RJeremy Griffiths0.0 WAR
RJared Fernandez-0.1 WAR
RBrandon Duckworth-0.4 WAR
LCarlos Hernandez-0.7 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBrad Lidge29 sv
RDan Miceli24 h
RChad Qualls9 h
LMike Gallo4 h
RChad Harville⇄4 h
RKirk Bullinger1 h
ROctavio Dotel⇄0 h
RDavid Weathers⇄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 2003)

PlayerfWAR
Roger Clemens5.8
Carlos Beltrán4.0
Andy Pettitte2.0
Mike Lamb1.8
Brandon Backe0.9
Darren Oliver0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2003)

Player2003 fWAR
Billy Wagner2.3
Ron Villone1.3
Jeriome Robertson1.0
Kirk Saarloos0.6
Geoff Blum0.5
Rodrigo Rosario0.2

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 2004; everyone else is shown as a 2004 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Roy Oswalt 2004 +6.5 +129.9 3.2 +126.7 $0.5M 2.50× –
Roger Clemens 2004 +5.8 +116.1 5.0 +111.1 $0.9M 2.50× –
Lance Berkman 2004 +6.2 +101.0 6.5 +94.5 $1.1M 2.05× –
Brad Lidge 2004 +3.7 +86.0 0.4 +85.6 $0.1M 2.88× –
Carlos Beltrán↔ 2004 +4.0 +57.8 5.1 +52.7 $1.3M 1.79× –
Jeff Kent 2004 +4.2 +40.6 10.0 +30.6 $2.4M 1.20× –
Andy Pettitte 2004 +2.0 +23.9 5.5 +18.4 $2.7M 1.49× –
Jeff Bagwell 2004 +3.6 +34.4 16.0 +18.4 $4.5M 1.20× –
Adam Everett 2004 +2.5 +17.9 0.4 +17.5 $0.1M 0.89× –
Dan Miceli 2004 +1.2 +12.6 0.6 +12.0 $0.5M 1.34× –
Mike Lamb 2004 +1.8 +12.0 0.4 +11.6 $0.2M 0.85× –
Wade Miller 2004 +1.3 +11.0 3.4 +7.6 $2.5M 1.02× –
Craig Biggio 2004 +1.3 +8.7 3.0 +5.7 $2.3M 0.83× –
Jason Lane 2004 +0.8 +5.3 0.3 +5.0 $0.4M 0.83× –
Octavio Dotel↔ 2004 +0.7 +3.9 1.2 +2.7 $1.6M 0.67× –
Morgan Ensberg 2004 +0.5 +2.3 0.4 +1.9 $0.8M 0.58× –
Eric Bruntlett 2004 +0.4 +1.9 0.3 +1.6 $0.8M 0.61× –
Darren Oliver↔ 2004 +0.3 +1.6 0.3 +1.3 $0.9M 0.67× –
Jose Vizcaino 2004 +0.4 +2.1 1.2 +0.9 $2.7M 0.61× –
Dan Wheeler↔ 2004 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.7M 0.67× –
Tim Redding 2004 +0.1 +0.6 0.4 +0.2 $5.1M 1.02× –
Chad Harville↔ 2004 -0.2 -0.9 0.3 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Jared Fernandez 2004 -0.1 -0.9 0.3 -1.2 – 1.02× –
Richard Hidalgo↔ 2004 +0.6 +3.7 5.0 -1.3 $8.9M 0.83× –
Ricky Stone↔ 2004 -0.2 -1.2 0.1 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Orlando Palmeiro 2004 -0.1 -1.0 0.8 -1.7 – 0.83× –
David Weathers↔ 2004 -0.1 -0.6 1.5 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Brandon Duckworth 2004 -0.4 -2.1 0.4 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Brad Ausmus 2004 -0.5 -2.0 1.0 -3.0 – 0.52× –
Raul Chavez 2004 -0.9 -3.7 0.3 -4.0 – 0.52× –
Brandon Backe 2004 +0.9 +4.9 – – – 0.67× –
Carlos Hernández 2004 -0.7 -5.9 – – – 1.02× –
Chad Qualls 2004 +0.3 +1.4 – – – 0.67× –
Chris Burke 2004 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.56× –
Chris Tremie 2004 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.52× –
Jason Alfaro 2004 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.61× –
Jeremy Griffiths 2004 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 1.02× –
Kirk Bullinger 2004 -0.3 -1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Gallo 2004 -0.9 -4.6 – – – 0.67× –
Pete Munro 2004 +0.9 +7.1 – – – 1.02× –
Russ Springer 2004 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Willy Taveras 2004 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+45.4+661.573.4+588.1—

Trades

Every graded 2004 deal involving the Astros — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2004 · KCR / OAK / HOU
KCR · Allard Baird +$27.2M
John Buck, Mike Wood, Mark Teahen
OAK · Billy Beane −$4.0M
Octavio Dotel
HOU · Gerry Hunsicker −$23.2M
Carlos Beltrán
KCR came out ahead by $27.2M 3-team
2004 · HOU / NYM
HOU · Gerry Hunsicker +$11.2M
Dan Wheeler
NYM · Jim Duquette −$11.2M
Adam Seuss
HOU came out ahead by $11.2M
2004 · HOU / NYY
HOU · Gerry Hunsicker +$9.6M
Mike Lamb
NYY · Brian Cashman −$9.6M
Juan De Leon
HOU came out ahead by $9.6M
2004 · OAK / HOU
OAK · Billy Beane +$4.8M
Kirk Saarloos
HOU · Gerry Hunsicker −$4.8M
Chad Harville
OAK came out ahead by $4.8M
2004 · HOU / CLE
HOU · Gerry Hunsicker +$40.0M
Luke Scott
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$40.0M
Jeriome Robertson
HOU came out ahead by $40.0M
2004 · HOU / NYM
HOU · Gerry Hunsicker +$16.0M
Jeremy Griffiths, David Weathers
NYM · Jim Duquette −$16.0M
Richard Hidalgo
HOU came out ahead by $16.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2004 payroll
$73.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 2004, 2004–2010. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Jeff Bagwell3613.000$16.0M$18.0MFREE AGENT
Jeff Kent3612.000$10.0MFREE AGENT
Andy Pettitte329.000$5.5M$8.5M$16.4MFREE AGENT
Carlos Beltrán276.000$5.1MFREE AGENT
Richard Hidalgo297.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Roger Clemens4120.000$5.0M$18.0M$12.2MFREE AGENT
Craig Biggio3816.000$3.0M$3.0M$4.0M$5.2MFREE AGENT
David Weathers3413.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Jose Vizcaino3615.000$1.2M$1.2MFREE AGENT
Brad Ausmus3511.000$1.0M$3.0MFREE AGENT$4.0M$2.0M
Orlando Palmeiro359.000$750k$800k$950k$950kFREE AGENT
Dan Miceli3311.000$600kFREE AGENT
Raul Chavez318.000$315k$360kFREE AGENT
Darren Oliver3311.000$268kFREE AGENT
Russ Springer3512.000—$550k$750kFREE AGENT
Kirk Bullinger346.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Lance Berkman285.000$6.5MFREE AGENT
Wade Miller275.000$3.4MFREE AGENT
Roy Oswalt263.000$3.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Octavio Dotel305.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Tim Redding263.000$395kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Duckworth283.000$390kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Morgan Ensberg284.000$380kARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Everett273.000$370kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Lamb284.000$352kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jared Fernandez323.000$325kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Harville275.000$291kFREE AGENT
Ricky Stone293.000$147kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Wheeler265.000$95kFREE AGENT
Pete Munro295.000—FREE AGENT
Carlos Hernández243.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2004200520062007200820092010
Brad Lidge272.000$360kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Bruntlett261.000$308kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Lane272.000$308kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Tremie34–—
Brandon Backe262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Griffiths26–—
Chris Burke240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Gallo271.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Qualls250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willy Taveras220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Alfaro26–—

Graphs

How each 2004 acquisition stacked onto Astros's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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