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Astros HOU

200682–80 (0.506)
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GM: Tim Purpura

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2006, 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
$85M
Surplus $M
-5
Win %
0.506
TAB
+3.3
WAB
-1.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
38.9
Dead money %
14%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-4.4

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2006 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBrad Ausmus138
LEric Munson37
RHumberto Quintero10
RJ.R. House3
BHector Gimenez2

1B

BLance Berkman112
LMike Lamb68
LEric Munson4
RJ.R. House2
LAubrey Huff⇄2
RBrad Ausmus1
RJason Lane1

2B

RCraig Biggio129
RChris Burke69
REric Bruntlett23
RBrad Ausmus2
RJoe McEwing2
LMike Lamb2

3B

RMorgan Ensberg117
LAubrey Huff⇄47
LMike Lamb36
REric Bruntlett2

SS

RAdam Everett149
REric Bruntlett21
RChris Burke8

LF

LLuke Scott50
RChris Burke19
LOrlando Palmeiro12
REric Bruntlett6
RJason Lane6
BLance Berkman5

CF

RWilly Taveras138
RChris Burke38
REric Bruntlett8
RJason Lane5
RCharlton Jimerson1
LLuke Scott1

RF

RJason Lane89
BLance Berkman42
LAubrey Huff⇄19
LLuke Scott13
LOrlando Palmeiro11
RCharlton Jimerson9
RChris Burke7
REric Bruntlett5

DH

RCraig Biggio5
BLance Berkman3
LEric Munson1

Starters

RRoy Oswalt6.3 WAR
LAndy Pettitte3.7 WAR
RRoger Clemens3.5 WAR
LWandy Rodriguez0.9 WAR
RTaylor Buchholz0.4 WAR
RBrandon Backe0.4 WAR
RChris Sampson0.3 WAR
RMatt Albers0.2 WAR
RFernando Nieve0.1 WAR
RJason Hirsh-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBrad Lidge32 sv
RDan Wheeler24 h
RChad Qualls23 h
LTrever Miller12 h
RRuss Springer9 h
RDave Borkowski1 h
LMike Gallo0 h
RChris Sampson0 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 2005)

PlayerfWAR
Trever Miller0.6
Taylor Buchholz0.4
Dave Borkowski0.3
Chris Sampson0.3
Matt Albers0.2
Fernando Nieve0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 2005)

Player2005 fWAR
John Franco0.3
Travis Driskill0.0
Jeff Bagwell0.0
Charles Gipson0.0
Brandon Duckworth-0.1
Scott Strickland-0.2

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 2006; everyone else is shown as a 2006 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Roy Oswalt 2006 +6.3 +126.2 11.0 +115.2 $1.7M 2.50× –
Lance Berkman 2006 +6.1 +66.9 14.5 +52.4 $2.4M 1.37× –
Andy Pettitte 2006 +3.7 +65.3 16.4 +48.9 $4.4M 2.19× –
Roger Clemens 2006 +3.5 +54.0 12.2 +41.8 $3.5M 1.96× –
Willy Taveras 2006 +3.3 +41.8 0.4 +41.4 $0.1M 1.60× –
Luke Scott 2006 +2.9 +36.7 0.3 +36.4 $0.1M 1.60× –
Morgan Ensberg 2006 +3.8 +38.5 3.8 +34.7 $1.0M 1.25× –
Dan Wheeler 2006 +1.7 +26.4 0.9 +25.5 $0.6M 1.95× –
Adam Everett 2006 +2.2 +15.8 1.9 +13.9 $0.9M 0.89× –
Mike Lamb 2006 +2.2 +14.1 1.7 +12.4 $0.8M 0.81× –
Brad Lidge 2006 +1.1 +11.4 4.0 +7.4 $3.7M 1.34× –
Wandy Rodriguez 2006 +0.9 +7.3 0.3 +7.0 $0.4M 1.02× –
Chris Burke 2006 +0.9 +3.8 0.4 +3.5 $0.4M 0.56× –
Brandon Backe 2006 +0.4 +3.5 0.4 +3.1 $1.0M 1.02× –
Taylor Buchholz 2006 +0.4 +2.9 0.3 +2.5 $0.9M 1.02× –
Jason Lane 2006 +0.4 +2.7 0.5 +2.2 $1.1M 0.83× –
Eric Bruntlett 2006 +0.5 +2.1 0.4 +1.8 $0.8M 0.56× –
Trever Miller 2006 +0.6 +3.1 1.3 +1.8 $2.2M 0.67× –
Chad Qualls 2006 +0.2 +1.9 0.4 +1.5 $2.2M 1.34× –
Matt Albers 2006 +0.2 +1.7 0.3 +1.4 $1.6M 1.02× –
Humberto Quintero 2006 +0.3 +1.3 0.1 +1.2 $0.3M 0.52× –
Fernando Nieve 2006 +0.1 +0.7 0.3 +0.4 $2.4M 0.67× –
Craig Biggio 2006 +0.9 +3.9 4.0 -0.1 $4.6M 0.56× –
Russ Springer 2006 +0.1 +0.4 0.8 -0.4 $10.1M 0.67× –
Eric Munson 2006 -0.3 -1.3 0.3 -1.6 – 0.52× –
Mike Gallo 2006 -0.2 -1.3 0.4 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Orlando Palmeiro 2006 -0.3 -2.0 0.9 -3.0 – 0.83× –
Aubrey Huff↔ 2006 +0.0 +0.0 3.6 -3.5 $354.7M 0.58× –
Preston Wilson↔ 2006 -1.4 -9.0 3.0 -12.1 – 0.83× –
Brad Ausmus 2006 -1.0 -4.4 – – – 0.52× –
Charlton Jimerson 2006 +0.1 +0.9 – – – 0.83× –
Chris Sampson 2006 +0.3 +1.6 – – – 0.67× –
Dave Borkowski 2006 +0.3 +1.6 – – – 0.67× –
Ezequiel Astacio 2006 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Hector Gimenez 2006 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.52× –
J.R. House 2006 -0.3 -1.1 – – – 0.52× –
Jason Hirsh 2006 -0.5 -3.7 – – – 1.02× –
Joe McEwing 2006 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.56× –
Philip Barzilla 2006 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+39.1+511.984.8+434.0—

Trades

Every graded 2006 deal involving the Astros — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 2 total.

2006 · TBR / HOU
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$321.6M
Ben Zobrist, Mitch Talbot
HOU · Tim Purpura −$321.6M
Aubrey Huff
TBR came out ahead by $321.6M
2006 · COL / HOU
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$30.4M
Taylor Buchholz, Jason Hirsh, Willy Taveras
HOU · Tim Purpura −$30.4M
Jason Jennings, Miguel Asencio
COL came out ahead by $30.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2006 payroll
$84.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2006, 2006–2012. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Andy Pettitte3411.000$16.4MFREE AGENT
Lance Berkman307.000$14.5M$14.5M$14.5M$14.5M$10.1MFREE AGENT
Roger Clemens4322.000$12.2MFREE AGENT
Craig Biggio4018.000$4.0M$5.2MFREE AGENT
Morgan Ensberg306.000$3.8M$3.2MFREE AGENT
Aubrey Huff296.000$3.6MFREE AGENT
Preston Wilson318.000$3.0MFREE AGENT
Mike Lamb306.000$1.7M$2.7MFREE AGENT
Trever Miller3310.000$1.3M$1.3MFREE AGENT
Orlando Palmeiro3711.000$950k$950kFREE AGENT
Dan Wheeler287.000$930k$1.4MFREE AGENT
Russ Springer3714.000$750kFREE AGENT
Eric Munson286.000$350kFREE AGENT
Brad Ausmus3713.000—$4.0M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Joe McEwing338.000—FREE AGENT
Dave Borkowski297.000—$575k$800kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Roy Oswalt285.000$11.0MFREE AGENT
Brad Lidge294.000$4.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Everett295.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Jason Lane294.000$450kARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Backe284.000$442kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Gallo293.000$365kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Bruntlett283.000$365kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Humberto Quintero263.000$108kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Willy Taveras242.000$400kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chad Qualls272.000$376kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Burke262.000$362kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Fernando Nieve230.000$327kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Buchholz240.000$327kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wandy Rodriguez271.000$327kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Scott281.000$327kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Albers230.000$327kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.R. House26–—
Ezequiel Astacio26–—
Charlton Jimerson261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hector Gimenez230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Hirsh240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Philip Barzilla27–—
Chris Sampson280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2006 acquisition stacked onto Astros's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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