Astros HOUGM: Ed Wade
Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2008, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).
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.
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Miguel Tejada | 2.5 |
| Kazuo Matsui | 1.8 |
| Randy Wolf | 1.1 |
| Geoff Blum | 1.1 |
| Jose Valverde | 1.1 |
| LaTroy Hawkins | 0.8 |
| Player | 2007 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Luke Scott | 2.3 |
| Mike Lamb | 1.8 |
| Chad Qualls | 0.8 |
| Brad Lidge | 0.8 |
| Dan Wheeler | 0.6 |
| Eric Bruntlett | 0.5 |
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 2008; everyone else is shown as a 2008 season snapshot.
| Player | Period | fWAR | Tier Market $M | Paid $M | Surplus $M | $ / WAR | Tier | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Berkman | 2008 | +7.7 | +84.1 | 14.5 | +69.6 | $1.9M | 1.37× | – |
| Roy Oswalt | 2008 | +3.8 | +66.9 | 13.0 | +53.9 | $3.4M | 2.19× | – |
| Wandy Rodriguez | 2008 | +2.7 | +42.7 | 0.5 | +42.2 | $0.2M | 1.96× | – |
| Hunter Pence | 2008 | +2.9 | +37.3 | 0.4 | +36.9 | $0.1M | 1.60× | – |
| Carlos Lee | 2008 | +3.2 | +40.8 | 12.5 | +28.3 | $3.9M | 1.60× | – |
| Ty Wigginton | 2008 | +2.7 | +24.5 | 4.3 | +20.2 | $1.6M | 1.12× | – |
| Chris Sampson | 2008 | +1.7 | +13.6 | 0.4 | +13.2 | $0.2M | 0.98× | – |
| Brian Moehler | 2008 | +1.1 | +8.5 | 0.5 | +8.0 | $0.5M | 1.02× | – |
| Randy Wolf↔ | 2008 | +1.1 | +9.2 | 1.6 | +7.6 | $1.4M | 1.02× | – |
| Jose Valverde | 2008 | +1.1 | +11.5 | 4.7 | +6.8 | $4.4M | 1.34× | – |
| Kazuo Matsui | 2008 | +1.8 | +11.8 | 5.5 | +6.3 | $3.0M | 0.82× | – |
| Doug Brocail | 2008 | +0.7 | +7.2 | 2.5 | +4.7 | $3.7M | 1.34× | – |
| Geoff Blum | 2008 | +1.1 | +5.1 | 1.1 | +4.0 | $1.0M | 0.58× | – |
| Darin Erstad | 2008 | +0.6 | +4.0 | 1.0 | +3.0 | $1.7M | 0.83× | – |
| Mark Loretta | 2008 | +1.3 | +5.6 | 2.8 | +2.8 | $2.2M | 0.56× | – |
| Brandon Backe | 2008 | +0.4 | +3.5 | 0.8 | +2.7 | $1.8M | 1.02× | – |
| Miguel Tejada | 2008 | +2.5 | +17.5 | 14.8 | +2.7 | $6.0M | 0.89× | – |
| LaTroy Hawkins↔ | 2008 | +0.8 | +4.0 | 1.6 | +2.5 | $2.1M | 0.67× | – |
| Geoff Geary | 2008 | +0.6 | +3.0 | 1.1 | +1.9 | $2.0M | 0.67× | – |
| Humberto Quintero | 2008 | +0.2 | +0.8 | 0.4 | +0.4 | $2.2M | 0.52× | – |
| Jose Castillo↔ | 2008 | -0.0 | -0.0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | – | 0.58× | – |
| Michael Bourn | 2008 | +0.0 | +0.2 | 0.4 | -0.2 | $17.3M | 0.83× | – |
| José Cruz Jr. | 2008 | -0.1 | -0.9 | 0.7 | -1.6 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Wesley Wright | 2008 | -0.3 | -1.4 | 0.4 | -1.8 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Shawn Chacon | 2008 | -0.1 | -1.2 | 1.0 | -2.2 | – | 1.02× | – |
| Brad Ausmus | 2008 | -0.2 | -0.8 | 2.0 | -2.8 | – | 0.52× | – |
| Dave Borkowski | 2008 | -0.5 | -2.8 | 0.8 | -3.6 | – | 0.67× | – |
| J.R. Towles | 2008 | -1.2 | -4.9 | 0.4 | -5.3 | – | 0.52× | – |
| Oscar Villarreal | 2008 | -1.0 | -5.2 | 1.1 | -6.3 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Alberto Arias↔ | 2008 | +0.1 | +1.0 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Chad Paronto | 2008 | -0.1 | -0.3 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| David Newhan | 2008 | -0.2 | -0.8 | – | – | – | 0.56× | – |
| Edwin Maysonet | 2008 | -0.2 | -0.8 | – | – | – | 0.61× | – |
| Fernando Nieve | 2008 | +0.1 | +0.4 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| J.R. House | 2008 | -0.1 | -0.3 | – | – | – | 0.52× | – |
| Jack Cassel | 2008 | -0.0 | -0.2 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Mark Saccomanno | 2008 | +0.0 | +0.1 | – | – | – | 0.56× | – |
| Reggie Abercrombie | 2008 | +0.5 | +3.6 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Runelvys Hernandez | 2008 | +0.0 | +0.2 | – | – | – | 1.02× | – |
| Tim Byrdak | 2008 | -0.5 | -2.5 | – | – | – | 0.67× | – |
| Tomas Perez | 2008 | -0.2 | -0.9 | – | – | – | 0.56× | – |
| Total | — | +34.0 | +384.1 | 90.9 | +293.8 | — | ||
Every graded 2008 deal involving the Astros — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 2 total.
What the front office was committed to as of 2008, 2008–2014. 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.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miguel Tejada | 34 | 11.000 | $14.8M | $14.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Lance Berkman | 32 | 9.000 | $14.5M | $14.5M | $10.1M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Roy Oswalt | 30 | 7.000 | $13.0M | $14.0M | $8.6M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Carlos Lee | 32 | 9.000 | $12.5M | $19.0M | $19.0M | $19.0M | $10.3M | FREE AGENT | |
| Ty Wigginton | 30 | 6.000 | $4.3M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Mark Loretta | 36 | 13.000 | $2.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Doug Brocail | 41 | 16.000 | $2.5M | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Brad Ausmus | 39 | 15.000 | $2.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Randy Wolf | 31 | 9.000 | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| LaTroy Hawkins | 35 | 13.000 | $1.6M | $3.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Geoff Blum | 35 | 9.000 | $1.1M | $1.2M | $1.5M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Shawn Chacon | 30 | 7.000 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Darin Erstad | 34 | 12.000 | $1.0M | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Dave Borkowski | 31 | 9.000 | $800k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brandon Backe | 30 | 6.000 | $800k | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| José Cruz Jr. | 34 | 11.000 | $650k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Brian Moehler | 36 | 12.000 | $500k | $2.3M | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Tomas Perez | 34 | 13.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Tim Byrdak | 34 | 10.000 | — | $1.0M | $1.6M | FREE AGENT | |||
| David Newhan | 34 | 9.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Chad Paronto | 32 | 7.000 | — | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Runelvys Hernandez | 30 | 6.000 | — | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazuo Matsui | 32 | 4.000 | $5.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jose Valverde | 30 | 5.000 | $4.7M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Oscar Villarreal | 26 | 5.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Geoff Geary | 31 | 5.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Wandy Rodriguez | 29 | 3.000 | $451k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Humberto Quintero | 28 | 5.000 | $405k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jose Castillo | 27 | 4.000 | $77k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Sampson | 30 | 2.000 | $401k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Hunter Pence | 25 | 1.000 | $396k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Michael Bourn | 25 | 2.000 | $396k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Wesley Wright | 23 | 0.000 | $390k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| J.R. Towles | 24 | 1.000 | $390k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| J.R. House | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Fernando Nieve | 25 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Reggie Abercrombie | 27 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jack Cassel | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Edwin Maysonet | 26 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Mark Saccomanno | 28 | – | — | ||||||
| Alberto Arias | 24 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
How each 2008 acquisition stacked onto Astros's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.
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