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GM: Tal Smith

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2007, 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
$87M
Surplus $M
-39
Win %
0.451
TAB
-10.7
WAB
-9.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
24.3
Dead money %
39%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-4.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2007 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RBrad Ausmus114
LEric Munson43
RHumberto Quintero26
RJ.R. Towles14
RCraig Biggio1

1B

BLance Berkman126
LMike Lamb43
RMark Loretta24
RTy Wigginton⇄9
LEric Munson5
RBrad Ausmus5

2B

RCraig Biggio114
RChris Burke58
RMark Loretta49
RCody Ransom3
RBrad Ausmus1

3B

RMorgan Ensberg⇄85
LMike Lamb58
RTy Wigginton⇄40
RMark Loretta23
REric Bruntlett3
RCody Ransom2
RBrad Ausmus2

SS

RMark Loretta72
RAdam Everett66
REric Bruntlett63
RCody Ransom12
RChris Burke7

LF

RCarlos Lee157
LOrlando Palmeiro11
LLuke Scott5
REric Bruntlett4
RJason Lane⇄4
RChris Burke3
LJosh Anderson3
RTy Wigginton⇄1

CF

RHunter Pence95
RChris Burke26
LJosh Anderson15
LLuke Scott3
REric Bruntlett2
BLance Berkman1

RF

LLuke Scott101
BLance Berkman31
RChris Burke20
LOrlando Palmeiro16
RHunter Pence14
LJosh Anderson1
REric Bruntlett1
LMike Lamb1
RTy Wigginton⇄1

DH

RCraig Biggio4
RCarlos Lee3
BLance Berkman1
RMark Loretta1

Starters

RRoy Oswalt4.8 WAR
LWandy Rodriguez2.9 WAR
RBrandon Backe0.4 WAR
RWoody Williams0.3 WAR
RJason Jennings0.3 WAR
RChris Sampson0.2 WAR
RJuan Gutierrez0.1 WAR
LTroy Patton-0.0 WAR
RFelipe Paulino-0.2 WAR
RMatt Albers-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBrad Lidge19 sv
RChad Qualls21 h
LTrever Miller12 h
RDave Borkowski8 h
RBrian Moehler1 h
LMark McLemore1 h
RDan Wheeler⇄0 h
RRick White⇄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 2006)

PlayerfWAR
Hunter Pence3.5
Carlos Lee2.6
Mark Loretta0.8
J.R. Towles0.6
Ty Wigginton0.6
Dennis Sarfate0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2006)

Player2006 fWAR
Andy Pettitte3.7
Roger Clemens3.5
Willy Taveras3.3
Taylor Buchholz0.4
Charlton Jimerson0.1
Fernando Nieve0.1

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 2007; everyone else is shown as a 2007 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Roy Oswalt 2007 +4.8 +84.7 13.0 +71.7 $2.7M 2.19× –
Hunter Pence 2007 +3.5 +50.4 0.4 +50.0 $0.1M 1.79× –
Wandy Rodriguez 2007 +2.9 +45.9 0.4 +45.5 $0.1M 1.96× –
Luke Scott 2007 +2.3 +22.5 0.4 +22.1 $0.2M 1.22× –
Carlos Lee 2007 +2.6 +33.3 11.5 +21.8 $4.4M 1.60× –
Mike Lamb 2007 +1.8 +12.4 2.7 +9.7 $1.5M 0.85× –
Lance Berkman 2007 +2.8 +24.1 14.5 +9.6 $5.2M 1.07× –
Chad Qualls 2007 +0.8 +8.8 0.4 +8.3 $0.5M 1.34× –
Brad Lidge 2007 +0.8 +8.5 5.3 +3.2 $6.7M 1.34× –
Brandon Backe 2007 +0.4 +3.1 0.5 +2.5 $1.4M 1.02× –
Ty Wigginton↔ 2007 +0.6 +2.8 0.9 +1.9 $1.5M 0.58× –
Dan Wheeler↔ 2007 +0.6 +3.0 1.4 +1.6 $2.4M 0.67× –
Mark Loretta 2007 +0.8 +4.1 2.5 +1.6 $3.0M 0.61× –
Chris Sampson 2007 +0.2 +1.8 0.4 +1.5 $1.7M 1.02× –
Brian Moehler 2007 +0.0 +0.0 0.5 -0.5 $1131.3M 0.67× –
Adam Everett 2007 +0.5 +2.2 2.8 -0.6 $6.1M 0.61× –
Humberto Quintero 2007 -0.1 -0.6 0.4 -0.9 – 0.52× –
Trever Miller 2007 +0.1 +0.3 1.3 -1.0 $21.9M 0.67× –
Orlando Palmeiro 2007 -0.1 -0.4 0.9 -1.3 – 0.83× –
Rick White↔ 2007 -0.2 -1.1 0.5 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Felipe Paulino 2007 -0.2 -1.8 0.4 -2.2 – 1.02× –
Chris Burke 2007 -0.5 -2.3 0.4 -2.7 – 0.56× –
Matt Albers 2007 -0.3 -2.4 0.4 -2.8 – 1.02× –
Jason Jennings 2007 +0.3 +2.4 5.5 -3.1 $18.6M 1.02× –
Woody Williams 2007 +0.3 +2.4 6.0 -3.6 $20.4M 1.02× –
Brad Ausmus 2007 -0.2 -0.6 4.0 -4.6 – 0.52× –
Jason Lane↔ 2007 -0.6 -3.8 1.0 -4.8 – 0.83× –
Morgan Ensberg↔ 2007 -0.8 -3.9 3.2 -7.2 – 0.58× –
Craig Biggio 2007 -0.8 -3.7 5.2 -8.9 – 0.56× –
Dave Borkowski 2007 +0.1 +0.6 0.6 +0.0 $5.1M 0.67× –
Cody Ransom 2007 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.61× –
Dennis Sarfate 2007 +0.4 +2.3 – – – 0.67× –
Eric Bruntlett 2007 +0.5 +2.2 – – – 0.61× –
Eric Munson 2007 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.52× –
J.R. Towles 2007 +0.6 +2.7 – – – 0.52× –
Josh Anderson 2007 +0.2 +1.3 – – – 0.83× –
Juan Gutierrez 2007 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Mark McLemore 2007 +0.2 +0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Stephen Randolph 2007 -0.4 -1.9 – – – 0.67× –
Travis Driskill 2007 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Troy Patton 2007 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 1.02× –
Total—+24.2+301.387.4+205.2—

Trades

Every graded 2007 deal involving the Astros — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2007 · HOU / PHI
HOU · Tal Smith +$121.6M
Michael Bourn, Geoff Geary, Mike Costanzo
PHI · Pat Gillick −$121.6M
Brad Lidge, Eric Bruntlett
HOU came out ahead by $121.6M
2007 · WSN / HOU
WSN · Jim Bowden +$0.0M
Wade Robinson
HOU · Tal Smith +$0.0M
Danny Ardoin
Even trade
2007 · HOU / TBR
HOU · Tal Smith +$15.2M
Ty Wigginton
TBR · Andrew Friedman −$15.2M
Dan Wheeler
HOU came out ahead by $15.2M
2007 · ATL / HOU
ATL · John Schuerholz +$11.2M
Josh Anderson
HOU · Tal Smith −$11.2M
Óscar Villarreal
ATL came out ahead by $11.2M
2007 · HOU / ARI
HOU · Tal Smith +$0.8M
José Valverde
ARI · Josh Byrnes −$0.8M
Chris Burke, J. C. Gutiérrez, Chad Qualls
HOU came out ahead by $0.8M
2007 · BAL / HOU
BAL · Mike Flanagan +$70.4M
Matt Albers, Dennis Sarfate, Troy Patton, Luke Scott, Mike Costanzo
HOU · Tal Smith −$70.4M
Miguel Tejada
BAL came out ahead by $70.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2007 payroll
$87.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 2007, 2007–2013. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Lance Berkman318.000$14.5M$14.5M$14.5M$10.1MFREE AGENT
Roy Oswalt296.000$13.0M$13.0M$14.0M$8.6MFREE AGENT
Carlos Lee318.000$11.5M$12.5M$19.0M$19.0M$19.0M$10.3MFREE AGENT
Woody Williams4014.000$6.0MFREE AGENT
Jason Jennings286.000$5.5MFREE AGENT
Craig Biggio4119.000$5.2MFREE AGENT
Brad Ausmus3814.000$4.0M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Morgan Ensberg317.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Adam Everett306.000$2.8MFREE AGENT
Mike Lamb317.000$2.7MFREE AGENT
Mark Loretta3512.000$2.5M$2.8MFREE AGENT
Dan Wheeler298.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Trever Miller3411.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Orlando Palmeiro3812.000$950kFREE AGENT
Dave Borkowski308.000$575k$800kFREE AGENT
Brian Moehler3511.000$500k$500k$2.3M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Rick White3813.000$476kFREE AGENT
Eric Munson297.000—FREE AGENT
Cody Ransom316.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Brad Lidge305.000$5.3MFREE AGENT
Jason Lane305.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Ty Wigginton295.000$912kFREE AGENT
Brandon Backe295.000$545kFREE AGENT
Chad Qualls283.000$441kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Burke273.000$415kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Humberto Quintero274.000$385kARB 3FREE AGENT
Stephen Randolph334.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Bruntlett294.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Wandy Rodriguez282.000$406kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Scott292.000$382kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Sampson291.000$380kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hunter Pence240.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Albers241.000$380kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Felipe Paulino230.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Driskill35–—
Dennis Sarfate261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Gutierrez230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark McLemore26–—
J.R. Towles230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Anderson240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Troy Patton210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2007 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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