GM: Mike Port
1986: made playoffs · 92–70. Ranks are vs the 26 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Witt | 25 | arb | 34 | 6.7 | 0.9 | +1.1 |
| Kirk McCaskill | 25 | pre-arb | 34 | 5.6 | 0.1 | +1.5 |
| Gary Pettis | 28 | arb | 154 | 4.1 | 0.3 | +0.9 |
| Brian Downing | 35 | FA-elig | 152 | 3.9 | 0.8 | +0.4 |
| Dick Schofield | 23 | arb | 139 | 3.7 | 0.2 | +0.9 |
| Wally Joyner | 24 | pre-arb | 154 | 3.3 | 0.1 | +0.9 |
| John Candelaria | 32 | FA-elig | 16 | 3.0 | 0.8 | +0.1 |
| Doug DeCinces | 35 | FA-elig | 140 | 2.7 | 1.2 | -0.4 |
| Ruppert Jones | 31 | FA-elig | 126 | 2.3 | 0.6 | +0.1 |
| Don Sutton | 41 | FA-elig | 34 | 2.2 | 0.9 | -0.2 |
| Bobby Grich | 37 | FA-elig | 98 | 2.1 | 0.5 | +0.1 |
| Bob Boone | 38 | FA-elig | 144 | 2.0 | 0.9 | -0.3 |
| Gary Lucas | 31 | FA-elig | 27 | 1.5 | 0.5 | -0.0 |
| Reggie Jackson | 40 | FA-elig | 132 | 1.5 | 1.1 | -0.7 |
| Jack Howell | 24 | pre-arb | 63 | 1.3 | 0.1 | +0.3 |
| George Hendrick | 36 | FA-elig | 102 | 1.1 | 0.9 | -0.6 |
| Rick Burleson | 35 | FA-elig | 93 | 0.7 | 0.9 | -0.6 |
| Chuck Finley | 23 | pre-arb | 25 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Ron Romanick | 25 | pre-arb | 18 | 0.5 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Terry Forster | 34 | FA-elig | 41 | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Vern Ruhle | 35 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Devon White | 23 | pre-arb | 29 | 0.5 | 0.1 | +0.1 |
| Donnie Moore | 32 | FA-elig | 49 | 0.5 | 1.0 | -0.9 |
| Jim Slaton↔ DET | 36 | FA-elig | 14 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -0.0 |
| Rob Wilfong | 32 | FA-elig | 92 | 0.4 | 0.4 | -0.3 |
| Jerry Narron | 30 | FA-elig | 57 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| Mark Ryal | 25 | – | 13 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Willie Fraser | 22 | – | 1 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Gus Polidor | 24 | – | 6 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Mark McLemore | 21 | – | 5 | 0.1 | – | – |
| Urbano Lugo | 23 | – | 6 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Doug Corbett | 33 | FA-elig | 46 | -0.1 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| T.R. Bryden | 27 | – | 16 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Cook | 22 | – | 5 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Todd Fischer | 25 | – | 9 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ray Chadwick | 23 | – | 7 | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ken Forsch | 39 | FA-elig | 10 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.2 |
| Darrell Miller | 28 | – | 33 | -0.7 | – | – |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Wally Joyner | 3.3 |
| Gary Lucas | 1.5 |
| Rick Burleson | 0.7 |
| Chuck Finley | 0.5 |
| Terry Forster | 0.5 |
| Vern Ruhle | 0.5 |
| Player | 1985 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Juan Beniquez | 1.5 |
| Stu Cliburn | 1.5 |
| Mike Brown | 0.6 |
| Craig Gerber | 0.6 |
| Tommy John | 0.5 |
| Daryl Sconiers | 0.4 |
What the front office was committed to as of 1986, 1986–1992. 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 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug DeCinces | 35 | 13.000 | $1.2M | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Reggie Jackson | 40 | 19.000 | $1.1M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Donnie Moore | 32 | 11.000 | $1.0M | $1.0M | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||
| George Hendrick | 36 | 15.000 | $939k | $989k | $989k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Don Sutton | 41 | 20.000 | $890k | $890k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Rick Burleson | 35 | 12.000 | $857k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Bob Boone | 38 | 14.000 | $853k | $883k | $883k | FREE AGENT | |||
| Brian Downing | 35 | 13.000 | $808k | $900k | $900k | $1.2M | $1.2M | FREE AGENT | |
| John Candelaria | 32 | 11.000 | $800k | $696k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ruppert Jones | 31 | 10.000 | $560k | $450k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Bobby Grich | 37 | 16.000 | $500k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Gary Lucas | 31 | 6.000 | $500k | $662k | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Rob Wilfong | 32 | 9.000 | $417k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Doug Corbett | 33 | 6.000 | $410k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Terry Forster | 34 | 15.000 | $170k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jim Slaton | 36 | 15.000 | $156k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jerry Narron | 30 | 7.000 | $142k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ken Forsch | 39 | 16.000 | $100k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Vern Ruhle | 35 | 12.000 | $60k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Witt | 25 | 5.000 | $933k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Gary Pettis | 28 | 4.000 | $300k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Dick Schofield | 23 | 3.000 | $210k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Romanick | 25 | 2.000 | $425k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Kirk McCaskill | 25 | 1.000 | $142k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jack Howell | 24 | 1.000 | $82k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Wally Joyner | 24 | 0.000 | $65k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chuck Finley | 23 | 0.000 | $60k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Devon White | 23 | 1.000 | $60k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| T.R. Bryden | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Ray Chadwick | 23 | – | — | ||||||
| Mike Cook | 22 | – | — | ||||||
| Todd Fischer | 25 | – | — | ||||||
| Willie Fraser | 22 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Urbano Lugo | 23 | – | — | ||||||
| Mark McLemore | 21 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Darrell Miller | 28 | 2.000 | — | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Gus Polidor | 24 | 1.000 | — | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Mark Ryal | 25 | – | — |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Angels 1986; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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