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Astros HOU

200589–73 (0.549)Lost World Series
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GM: Tim Purpura

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2005, 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
$77M
Surplus $M
+3
Win %
0.549
TAB
+5.7
WAB
+6.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
40.7
Dead money %
30%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-4.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2005 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBrad Ausmus134
RRaúl Chávez36
RHumberto Quintero16

1B

BLance Berkman96
LMike Lamb68
RJeff Bagwell24
BJose Vizcaino13
RHumberto Quintero1
REric Bruntlett1

2B

RCraig Biggio141
REric Bruntlett28
BJose Vizcaino23
RChris Burke18
RBrad Ausmus1

3B

RMorgan Ensberg148
LMike Lamb15
BJose Vizcaino8
REric Bruntlett8

SS

RAdam Everett150
BJose Vizcaino17
REric Bruntlett10
RBrad Ausmus1

LF

RChris Burke83
LOrlando Palmeiro47
BLance Berkman39
LLuke Scott21
LMike Lamb12
REric Bruntlett11
RCharles Gipson7
LTodd Self5
RJason Lane4

CF

RWilly Taveras148
REric Bruntlett14
RJason Lane6
RChris Burke6
LOrlando Palmeiro5
RCharles Gipson5
RCharlton Jimerson1
LLuke Scott1

RF

RJason Lane137
LOrlando Palmeiro26
BLance Berkman11
LTodd Self10
LLuke Scott4
REric Bruntlett1
RCharles Gipson1
LMike Lamb1

DH

RCraig Biggio5
BLance Berkman3
LMike Lamb1
LTodd Self1

Starters

RRoger Clemens6.4 WAR
RRoy Oswalt6.1 WAR
LAndy Pettitte5.2 WAR
RBrandon Backe1.6 WAR
LWandy Rodriguez0.4 WAR
RBrandon Duckworth-0.1 WAR
REzequiel Astacio-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBrad Lidge42 sv
RChad Qualls22 h
RDan Wheeler17 h
RRuss Springer10 h
LMike Gallo8 h
LJohn Franco6 h
RMike Burns1 h
RChad Harville⇄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 2004)

PlayerfWAR
Wandy Rodriguez0.4
John Franco0.3
Travis Driskill0.0
Charles Gipson0.0
Charlton Jimerson0.0
Scott Strickland-0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2004)

Player2004 fWAR
Jeff Kent4.2
Carlos Beltrán4.0
Wade Miller1.3
Dan Miceli1.2
Pete Munro0.9
Octavio Dotel0.7

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 2005; everyone else is shown as a 2005 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Roy Oswalt 2005 +6.1 +122.5 5.9 +116.6 $1.0M 2.50× –
Roger Clemens 2005 +6.4 +128.2 18.0 +110.2 $2.8M 2.50× –
Andy Pettitte 2005 +5.2 +104.5 8.5 +96.0 $1.6M 2.50× –
Morgan Ensberg 2005 +6.1 +69.3 0.5 +68.9 $0.1M 1.43× –
Brad Lidge 2005 +2.5 +51.7 0.5 +51.2 $0.2M 2.57× –
Willy Taveras 2005 +2.2 +21.2 0.3 +20.9 $0.1M 1.22× –
Craig Biggio 2005 +2.7 +23.4 3.0 +20.4 $1.1M 1.07× –
Brandon Backe 2005 +1.6 +18.6 0.3 +18.2 $0.2M 1.49× –
Adam Everett 2005 +2.2 +15.9 0.4 +15.4 $0.2M 0.89× –
Lance Berkman 2005 +2.7 +23.5 10.5 +13.0 $3.8M 1.07× –
Dan Wheeler 2005 +1.1 +12.1 0.4 +11.8 $0.3M 1.34× –
Chris Burke 2005 +1.3 +8.5 0.3 +8.1 $0.2M 0.83× –
Jason Lane 2005 +1.1 +7.3 0.3 +7.0 $0.3M 0.83× –
Orlando Palmeiro 2005 +0.8 +5.2 0.8 +4.4 $1.0M 0.83× –
Chad Qualls 2005 +0.7 +3.6 0.3 +3.3 $0.5M 0.67× –
Wandy Rodriguez 2005 +0.4 +3.3 0.1 +3.2 $0.3M 1.02× –
Eric Bruntlett 2005 +0.6 +2.6 0.3 +2.3 $0.6M 0.56× –
John Franco 2005 +0.3 +1.6 0.7 +0.9 $2.4M 0.67× –
Russ Springer 2005 +0.2 +1.0 0.6 +0.4 $3.0M 0.67× –
Brad Ausmus 2005 +0.6 +2.4 3.0 -0.6 $5.3M 0.52× –
Brandon Duckworth 2005 -0.1 -0.7 0.5 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Raul Chavez 2005 -0.4 -1.5 0.4 -1.9 – 0.52× –
Jose Vizcaino 2005 -0.3 -1.2 1.2 -2.5 – 0.56× –
Luke Scott 2005 -0.3 -2.2 0.3 -2.5 – 0.83× –
Chad Harville↔ 2005 -0.5 -2.6 0.3 -2.9 – 0.67× –
Mike Lamb 2005 -0.8 -3.4 1.3 -4.7 – 0.56× –
Jeff Bagwell 2005 +0.0 +0.1 18.0 -17.9 $1257.8M 0.56× –
Charles Gipson 2005 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.83× –
Charlton Jimerson 2005 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.83× –
Ezequiel Astacio 2005 -0.6 -5.1 – – – 1.02× –
Humberto Quintero 2005 -0.5 -1.9 – – – 0.52× –
Mike Burns 2005 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Gallo 2005 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Scott Strickland 2005 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Todd Self 2005 -0.3 -2.1 – – – 0.83× –
Travis Driskill 2005 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+40.6+604.176.7+538.0—

Trades

Every graded 2005 deal involving the Astros — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 1 total.

2005 · SDP / HOU
SDP · Kevin Towers +$3.2M
Tim Redding
HOU · Tim Purpura −$3.2M
Humberto Quintero
SDP came out ahead by $3.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2005 payroll
$76.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 2005, 2005–2011. 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 (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Jeff Bagwell3714.000$18.0MFREE AGENT
Roger Clemens4221.000$18.0M$12.2MFREE AGENT
Lance Berkman296.000$10.5M$14.5M$14.5M$14.5M$14.5M$10.1MFREE AGENT
Andy Pettitte3310.000$8.5M$16.4MFREE AGENT
Craig Biggio3917.000$3.0M$4.0M$5.2MFREE AGENT
Brad Ausmus3612.000$3.0MFREE AGENT$4.0M$2.0M
Jose Vizcaino3716.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Orlando Palmeiro3610.000$800k$950k$950kFREE AGENT
John Franco4421.000$700kFREE AGENT
Russ Springer3613.000$550k$750kFREE AGENT
Dan Wheeler276.000$365k$930k$1.4MFREE AGENT
Raul Chavez329.000$360kFREE AGENT
Chad Harville286.000$300kFREE AGENT
Charles Gipson327.000—FREE AGENT
Scott Strickland296.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Roy Oswalt274.000$5.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Lamb295.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Brandon Duckworth294.000$500kARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Lidge283.000$500kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Morgan Ensberg295.000$450kFREE AGENT
Adam Everett284.000$445kARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Backe273.000$350kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Lane283.000$345kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Eric Bruntlett272.000$335kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Qualls261.000$316kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Burke251.000$316kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Scott270.000$316kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willy Taveras231.000$316kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wandy Rodriguez260.000$104kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Driskill33–—
Humberto Quintero252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Gallo282.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ezequiel Astacio25–—
Charlton Jimerson250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Burns260.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Self26–—

Graphs

How each 2005 acquisition stacked onto Astros's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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