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Astros HOU

201351–111 (0.315)
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GM: Jeff Luhnow

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2013, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$22M
Surplus $M
-9
Win %
0.315
TAB
-11.8
WAB
-11.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
3.9
Dead money %
67%
Depth Players
1.0
Dead WAR
-11.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2013 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LJason Castro98
BCarlos Corporán57
RCody Clark16
RMatt Pagnozzi7
RJake Elmore1
RMax Stassi1

1B

LBrett Wallace61
RChris Carter61
LCarlos Pena⇄47
RBrandon Laird13
LMarc Krauss2
BCarlos Corporán1
RJake Elmore1
RRonny Cedeno⇄1

2B

RJose Altuve145
RJake Elmore12
BMarwin Gonzalez10
BJimmy Paredes3

3B

RMatt Dominguez149
LBrett Wallace9
RBrandon Laird4
BMarwin Gonzalez4
BJimmy Paredes1
RJake Elmore1

SS

BJonathan Villar58
BMarwin Gonzalez53
RRonny Cedeno⇄43
RJake Elmore20

LF

RJ.D. Martinez50
RChris Carter49
BRobbie Grossman45
BTrevor Crowe24
LMarc Krauss18
RJake Elmore9
RBrandon Barnes8
LFernando Martinez8
RL.J. Hoes⇄3

CF

RBrandon Barnes116
BRobbie Grossman29
BTrevor Crowe14
RL.J. Hoes⇄2
RJake Elmore2

RF

RL.J. Hoes⇄44
BJimmy Paredes39
BTrevor Crowe25
RJ.D. Martinez25
RBrandon Barnes13
LMarc Krauss9
RChris Carter2
LFernando Martinez2
BRobbie Grossman2
RJake Elmore1

DH

RChris Carter47
LCarlos Pena⇄38
LJason Castro18
LMarc Krauss14
RJ.D. Martinez12
LBrett Wallace7
RRonny Cedeno⇄7
RJose Altuve7
RBrandon Laird6
RJake Elmore4
BTrevor Crowe2
RMax Stassi2
BCarlos Corporán1
LDallas Keuchel1
LFernando Martinez1
RL.J. Hoes⇄1
RMatt Dominguez1
BRobbie Grossman1

Starters

RBud Norris⇄1.9 WAR
LErik Bedard1.3 WAR
LBrett Oberholtzer1.3 WAR
LDallas Keuchel1.0 WAR
RJordan Lyles0.4 WAR
RJarred Cosart0.4 WAR
RBrad Peacock0.1 WAR
RPhilip Humber-0.2 WAR
RLucas Harrell-0.8 WAR
RPaul Clemens-0.9 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJosh Fields5 sv
RHector Ambriz13 h
RJosh Zeid6 h
RJose Cisnero5 h
LKevin Chapman4 h
LWesley Wright⇄0 h
RJose Veras⇄0 h
LTravis Blackley⇄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 2012)

PlayerfWAR
Erik Bedard1.3
Brett Oberholtzer1.3
Jose Veras0.6
Chris Carter0.5
Jarred Cosart0.4
Robbie Grossman0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2012)

Player2012 fWAR
Jed Lowrie2.4
Wilton Lopez1.3
Carlos Lee0.8
Chris Johnson0.7
J.A. Happ0.7
Scott Moore0.7

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 2013; everyone else is shown as a 2013 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jason Castro 2013 +3.8 +33.6 0.5 +33.1 $0.1M 1.12× –
Bud Norris↔ 2013 +1.9 +22.7 2.0 +20.7 $1.0M 1.49× –
Brett Oberholtzer 2013 +1.3 +10.2 0.2 +10.0 $0.2M 1.02× –
Erik Bedard 2013 +1.3 +10.8 1.1 +9.7 $0.9M 1.02× –
Dallas Keuchel 2013 +1.0 +8.3 0.4 +7.8 $0.4M 1.02× –
Brandon Barnes 2013 +0.9 +5.8 0.5 +5.3 $0.6M 0.83× –
Carlos Corporán 2013 +0.9 +3.7 0.5 +3.2 $0.6M 0.52× –
Jarred Cosart 2013 +0.4 +3.4 0.2 +3.2 $0.4M 1.02× –
Matt Dominguez 2013 +0.8 +3.5 0.5 +3.0 $0.6M 0.58× –
Jordan Lyles 2013 +0.4 +3.0 0.4 +2.5 $1.1M 1.02× –
Jose Veras↔ 2013 +0.6 +3.2 1.2 +2.0 $1.9M 0.67× –
Chris Carter 2013 +0.5 +2.4 0.5 +1.9 $0.9M 0.56× –
Robbie Grossman 2013 +0.3 +2.2 0.3 +1.9 $0.8M 0.83× –
Jose Altuve 2013 +0.5 +2.2 0.5 +1.7 $1.0M 0.56× Extension · 2025–2029 · $25.0M AAV
Brett Wallace 2013 +0.3 +1.3 0.5 +0.8 $1.6M 0.56× –
Brad Peacock 2013 +0.1 +1.1 0.5 +0.6 $3.7M 1.02× –
Justin Maxwell↔ 2013 +0.1 +0.8 0.3 +0.5 $2.2M 0.83× –
David Martinez 2013 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.2 $1.8M 0.67× –
L.J. Hoes↔ 2013 +0.0 +0.3 0.2 +0.1 $4.2M 0.83× –
Josh Zeid 2013 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $8.9M 0.67× –
Kevin Chapman 2013 -0.0 -0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Max Stassi 2013 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.3 – 0.69× –
José Cisnero 2013 -0.0 -0.2 0.3 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Rick Ankiel↔ 2013 -0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 – 0.83× –
Xavier Cedeño↔ 2013 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Wesley Wright↔ 2013 -0.0 -0.0 0.8 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Wade LeBlanc↔ 2013 -0.1 -0.8 0.1 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Rhiner Cruz 2013 -0.1 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Marc Krauss 2013 -0.2 -1.0 0.2 -1.2 – 0.83× –
Edgar Gonzalez↔ 2013 -0.3 -1.8 0.0 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Philip Humber 2013 -0.2 -1.0 0.8 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Jonathan Villar 2013 -0.4 -1.9 0.2 -2.1 – 0.61× –
Marwin Gonzalez 2013 -0.4 -1.9 0.5 -2.4 – 0.61× –
Trevor Crowe 2013 -0.3 -2.1 0.4 -2.5 – 0.83× –
Jake Elmore 2013 -0.5 -2.5 0.3 -2.8 – 0.61× –
Fernando Martinez 2013 -0.4 -2.5 0.5 -3.0 – 0.83× –
Josh Fields 2013 -0.3 -3.4 0.5 -3.9 – 1.34× –
Ronny Cedeno↔ 2013 -0.7 -3.8 0.7 -4.5 – 0.69× –
Carlos Pena↔ 2013 -0.4 -2.1 2.8 -4.8 – 0.69× –
Paul Clemens 2013 -0.9 -4.8 0.4 -5.2 – 0.67× –
J.D. Martinez 2013 -0.9 -5.9 0.5 -6.4 – 0.83× –
Lucas Harrell 2013 -0.8 -6.1 0.5 -6.6 – 1.02× –
Travis Blackley↔ 2013 -1.2 -6.4 0.5 -6.9 – 0.67× –
Jimmy Paredes 2013 -1.2 -8.1 0.2 -8.3 – 0.83× –
Hector Ambriz 2013 -0.8 -8.4 0.5 -8.9 – 1.34× –
Brandon Laird 2013 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.56× –
Chia-Jen Lo 2013 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 1.34× –
Cody Clark 2013 -0.3 -1.4 – – – 0.52× –
Jorge De Leon 2013 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Matt Pagnozzi 2013 -0.3 -1.3 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+3.9+48.122.6+30.2—

Trades

Every graded 2013 deal involving the Astros — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

2013 · SDP / HOU
SDP · Josh Byrnes +$4.8M
Ryan Jackson
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$4.8M
Jesús Guzmán
SDP came out ahead by $4.8M
2013 · OAK / HOU
OAK · Billy Beane +$7.2M
Jed Lowrie, Fernando Rodriguez
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$7.2M
Chris Carter, Brad Peacock, Max Stassi
OAK came out ahead by $7.2M
2013 · OAK / HOU
OAK · Billy Beane +$6.4M
Jake Goebbert
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$6.4M
Travis Blackley
OAK came out ahead by $6.4M
2013 · HOU / NYY
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$0.0M
Charles Basford
NYY · Brian Cashman +$0.0M
Fernando Martínez
Even trade
2013 · HOU / COL
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$4.8M
Dexter Fowler
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$4.8M
Jordan Lyles, Brandon Barnes
HOU came out ahead by $4.8M
2013 · HOU / DET
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$1.6M
Danry Vasquez, David Paulino
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$1.6M
José Veras
HOU came out ahead by $1.6M
2013 · SDP / HOU
SDP · Josh Byrnes +$5.6M
Patrick Schuster
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$5.6M
Anthony Bass
SDP came out ahead by $5.6M
2013 · TEX / HOU
TEX · Jon Daniels +$2.4M
Travis Blackley
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$2.4M
cash / PTBNL
TEX came out ahead by $2.4M
2013 · BAL / HOU
BAL · Dan Duquette +$44.8M
Bud Norris
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$44.8M
L. J. Hoes, Josh Hader
BAL came out ahead by $44.8M
2013 · HOU / KCR
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$2.4M
Kyle Smith
KCR · Dayton Moore −$2.4M
Justin Maxwell
HOU came out ahead by $2.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2013 payroll
$22.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 2013, 2013–2019. 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 (4)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Carlos Pena359.133$2.8MFREE AGENT
Erik Bedard349.146$1.1MFREE AGENT
Ronny Cedeno307.029$659kFREE AGENT
Rick Ankiel3314.000$417kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (6)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Bud Norris283.068$2.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Veras325.128$1.2MFREE AGENT
Philip Humber303.000$800kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wesley Wright283.105$794kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jarred Cosart233.113$187kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edgar Gonzalez304.148$5kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (40)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Jose Altuve231.072$506kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Blackley302.026$502kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lucas Harrell282.083$501kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rhiner Cruz261.000$498kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.D. Martinez251.047$498kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Castro262.104$497kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Wallace261.123$495kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Corporán291.019$495kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marwin Gonzalez241.000$494kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Carter261.159$494kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hector Ambriz291.043$493kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Fernando Martinez241.073$493kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Dominguez232.062$492kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Barnes270.058$492kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Fields270.000$490kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Peacock250.023$490kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dallas Keuchel250.089$444kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jordan Lyles221.080$404kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Crowe292.091$396kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paul Clemens252.128$386kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Cisnero240.000$287kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Elmore260.054$270kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robbie Grossman230.000$265kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Maxwell292.066$263kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marc Krauss251.108$228kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Oberholtzer230.000$220kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jimmy Paredes242.059$217kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Villar220.000$187kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Zeid260.000$169kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
L.J. Hoes230.023$162kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Xavier Cedeño260.122$155kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Chapman250.000$139kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wade LeBlanc282.062$116kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Max Stassi220.000$110kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Martinez25–$80k
Matt Pagnozzi30–—
Cody Clark31–—
Brandon Laird251.037—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge De Leon25–—
Chia-Jen Lo27–—

Graphs

How each 2013 acquisition stacked onto Astros's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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