General manager for the Mets (1992–1993).
Across the full 2-season sample, the measured profile stands out most for net WAR per trade (92nd percentile), and avoidance of dead payroll (76th percentile). The clearest contrast is cheap-talent surplus (10th percentile): cost-controlled talent has created less surplus value than for most peers. Because the sample covers fewer than five seasons, those comparisons are descriptive rather than stable.
2 seasons with salary-era data across 1 stint. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.
0 pennants · 0 playoff appearances · 131–193 (0.404)
| Team | Role | Year | Pay $M |
Rel Pay |
Surp $M |
Surp WAR |
Dead % |
Cheap $M |
Draft $M |
Trd $M |
Int'l $M |
$ / WAR |
WAR | Depth | Dead WAR |
HG | Trade | Net/ Trd |
FA | R5 | RFA | PPA | CPA | WAB | TAB | W-L% | PO | Pen | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GM | 1992 72–90 | $46 | 154 | -24 | -30.4 | 29% | -1 | +0 | -2 | +0 | $1.4M | 27.1 | 4.0 | -5.7 | +0.1 | +11.5 | +1.91 | -12.0 | +0.3 | 0.25 | 0.07 | -15.4 | -12.4 | 0.444 | |||||
| GM | 1993 59–103 | $38 | 119 | -19 | -23.2 | 28% | +2 | +0 | +2 | +0 | $1.3M | 25.5 | 4.0 | -4.0 | +8.2 | +0.7 | +0.23 | -8.5 | -0.0 | 0.17 | 0.06 | -25.2 | -10.8 | 0.364 | |||||
| Career total (1985+ data) | $84 | 136 | -43 | -53.6 | 28% | +0 | +0 | +0 | +0 | $1.3M | 52.6 | 4.0 | -4.8 | +8.3 | +12.2 | +1.35 | -20.5 | +0.3 | – | 0.23 | 0.06 | -40.6 | -23.2 | 0.404 | – | – | – | ||
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | RFA | PPA | CPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bret Saberhagen | P | Trade | 1992 | 4 | +12.2 | +3.1 | – | 0.5% | 0.12% | |
| Bobby Bonilla | 3B/OF | Trade | 1992 | 4 | +9.1 | +2.3 | – | 0.4% | 0.09% | |
| Jeff Kent | 2B | Trade | 1992 | 5 | +5.9 | +1.2 | – | – | – | |
| Eddie Murray | 1B | Trade | 1992 | 2 | +3.8 | +1.9 | – | 0.5% | 0.13% | |
| Ryan Thompson | OF | Trade | 1992 | 3 | +3.5 | +1.2 | – | – | – | |
| Benny Agbayani | OF | Draft | 1993 | 2 | +2.7 | +1.4 | – | – | – | |
| Vance Wilson | C | Draft | 1993 | 4 | +2.5 | +0.6 | – | – | – | |
| Rey Ordóñez | SS | Intl FA | 1993 | 5 | +2.4 | +0.5 | – | – | – | |
| Dick Schofield | SS | Trade | 1992 | 1 | +2.0 | +2.0 | – | 0.5% | 0.13% | |
| Chico Walker | 3B/OF | Trade | 1992 | 1 | +1.4 | +1.4 | – | 0.5% | 0.12% | |
| Dave Gallagher | OF | Free agency | 1993 | 1 | +1.0 | +1.0 | – | 0.2% | 0.06% | |
| Mike Maddux | P | Trade | 1992 | 1 | +0.9 | +0.9 | – | 0.2% | 0.06% | |
| Daryl Boston | OF | Free agency | 1992 | 3 | +0.8 | +0.3 | – | 5.9% | 1.65% | |
| John Cangelosi | OF | Free agency | 1993 | 1 | +0.8 | +0.8 | – | 0.6% | 0.11% | |
| Octavio Dotel | P | Intl FA | 1993 | 1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | – | – | – | |
| Mauro Gozzo | P | Free agency | 1992 | 2 | +0.7 | +0.3 | – | – | – | |
| Willie Randolph | 2B | Trade | 1992 | 1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | – | 0.2% | 0.05% | |
| Mike Birkbeck | P | Free agency | 1992 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | – | 0.5% | 0.08% | |
| Jim Lindeman | 1B/OF | Free agency | 1993 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | – | 0.4% | 0.07% | |
| Mike Draper | P | Rule 5 | 1992 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – | – | – | |
| Tony Fernández | SS | Trade | 1993 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – | 0.0% | 0.02% | |
| Eric Gunderson | P | Free agency | 1993 | 2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Doug Linton | P | Free agency | 1993 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 0.1% | 0.02% | |
| Mark Dewey | P | Trade | 1992 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 0.1% | 0.02% | |
| Kenny Greer | P | Trade | 1993 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Carlos Mendoza | OF | Intl FA | 1992 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Paul Gibson | P | Trade | 1993 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.0% | 0.01% | |
| Rodney McCray | DH/OF | Trade | 1992 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.0% | 0.01% | |
| Charlie Greene | C | Rule 5 | 1993 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Ced Landrum | OF | Free agency | 1993 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Frank Tanana | P | Free agency | 1992 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.2% | 0.06% | |
| Mickey Weston | P | Free agency | 1993 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Kevin Bass | OF | Trade | 1992 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Barry Jones | P | Trade | 1992 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Bill Pecota | 3B/SS | Trade | 1992 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Wayne Housie | DH/OF | Free agency | 1992 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Frank Seminara | P | Trade | 1993 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jeff Tam | P | Intl FA | 1993 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Pete Smith | P | Trade | 1993 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Rick Parker | OF | Free agency | 1993 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jonathan Hurst | P | Free agency | 1993 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| Joe Orsulak | OF | Free agency | 1992 | 1 | -0.6 | -0.6 | – | 0.2% | 0.05% | |
| Mike Remlinger | P | Free agency | 1993 | – | -0.6 | – | – | – | – |
Trade-side columns: RFA is playoff-readiness percentage points added to the future roster foundation. It grades the franchise's entire side of a trade, so the same score repeats for every player acquired in that package. PPA/CPA remain player-level arrival-year probability points.
WAB = wins above what the team's payroll predicted (resource-controlled). WAR surplus = era-neutral value (WAR minus payroll in win-equivalents). Roster surplus $M = dollar value of WAR over cost. Build channels (realized fWAR): HG = home-grown via amateur draft / international signing; Trade = acquired minus surrendered (incl. purchases/waivers); FA = signed minus walked; R5 = Rule-5 / minor-league-draft pickups. Credit follows the acquisition year — home-grown to the regime at the player's draft/signing (not whoever was in the chair when he peaked), trade/FA/R5 to the GM who made the move. Players acquired as prospects before debuting (e.g. Smoltz, Bagwell; Rule-5 picks like Uggla) are counted as trade/R5, not home-grown. All are franchise-level outcomes during the stint, not solely attributable to one executive.