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Bill Giles

General manager for the Phillies (1985–1987).

3 seasons with salary-era data across 1 stint. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.

Overview

Titles0
Pennants0
Playoffs0
Record241–244
Win %0.497
-2.6GM WAR — wins above a replacement GM (org-adjusted, shrunk; per season) ±6.5143rd/195 execs
6.0Depth — 2+ WAR regulars per season (the breadth that drives TAB, not stars)115th/195 execs
-3.7Dead WAR — WAR/yr bled by sub-replacement players (closer to 0 = better)18th/195 execs
29%Dead money — payroll on <0.5-WAR players (lower = better)49th/195 execs
$2MCheap-talent surplus — $/yr of value from cost-controlled (pre-arb/arb) players above their pay; the selection engine, and the stickiest GM skill we track168th/195 execs
$0MDrafted surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own draftees (the develop-from-the-draft engine)173rd/195 execs
$1MTraded-for surplus — cheap-talent surplus from cost-controlled players he acquired via trade129th/195 execs
$1MInt'l surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own international signees100th/195 execs
-18.1TAB — talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation), tenure total139th/195 execs
-5.6WAB — realized wins (TAB + the non-repeatable luck of converting talent to wins)90th/195 execs
0.64Acquisition Leverage — playoff pts per acquired WAR, graded once in the year each deal's wins arrive (the repeatable decision skill)140th/195 execs
-8Roster surplus $M57th/195 execs

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Phillies GM 1985–1987 3 -5.6 -1.88 -18.1 -28.7 +5.0 -28.3 +3.3 +0.2 0.64 0.497 -8
Career total (1985+ data) 3 -5.6 -18.1 -28.7 +5.0 -28.3 +3.3 +0.2 0.64 0.497 -8

Roster Construction

How the roster was sourced

Share of acquired fWAR by channel vs. league average.

Build channels — net fWAR

Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.

Home-grown (draft/intl)+5.0
Trade-28.3
Free agency+3.3
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.2
Sourcing mix: 51% draft · 41% FA · 8% trade · 0% R5

Roster value distribution — career average — depth vs. stars

Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR, averaged across Bill Giles's seasons. Bars = his rosters; the black line = the league-average player at each slot. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge.

Players acquired — 44 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year Szns fWAR WAR/yr Lev
Bruce Ruffin P PHI Draft 1985 6 +8.2 +1.4
Milt Thompson OF PHI Trade 1986 5 +6.1 +1.2 0.5
David Palmer P PHI Free agency 1987 1 +2.5 +2.5 0.0
Lance Parrish C PHI Free agency 1987 2 +2.4 +1.2 0.7
Phil Bradley OF PHI Trade 1987 1 +2.2 +2.2 0.0
Gary Redus OF PHI Trade 1986 1 +2.0 +2.0 1.4
Freddie Toliver P PHI Trade 1985 3 +1.2 +0.4
Toby Borland P PHI Draft 1987 4 +1.0 +0.2
Ron Roenicke OF PHI Trade 1986 1 +0.9 +0.9 0.9
Steve Bedrosian P PHI Trade 1986 3 +0.7 +0.2 0.2
Brad Brink P PHI Draft 1986 1 +0.4 +0.4
Jason Grimsley P PHI Draft 1985 2 +0.4 +0.2
Tom Hume P PHI Free agency 1986 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.3
Chuck McElroy P PHI Draft 1986 2 +0.2 +0.1
Bo Díaz C PHI Trade 1985 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.1
Mike Easler DH/OF PHI Trade 1987 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.1
Tom Foley 2B/SS PHI Trade 1985 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.1
Jeff Bittiger P PHI Trade 1986 1 +0.1 +0.1
Tom Gorman P PHI Free agency 1986 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.1
Jeff Grotewold DH PHI Intl FA 1986 1 +0.1 +0.1
Scott Service P PHI Intl FA 1985 1 +0.1 +0.1
Jeff Calhoun P PHI Trade 1987 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2
Brad Moore P PHI Intl FA 1986 -0.0
Dave Shipanoff P PHI Trade 1985 -0.0
Dave Stewart P PHI Trade 1986 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Kiko Garcia SS PHI Trade 1985 -0.1
Derrel Thomas 2B/OF PHI Trade 1985 -0.1
Dan Schatzeder P PHI Trade 1987 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.1
Doug Lindsey C PHI Draft 1987 1 -0.2 -0.2
Chuck Malone P PHI Draft 1986 -0.2
Pat Zachry P PHI Trade 1985 -0.2
Tommy Barrett 2B PHI Trade 1986 1 -0.3 -0.3
Ronn Reynolds C PHI Trade 1986 -0.3
Shane Turner 3B/OF PHI Trade 1987 -0.3
Doug Bair P PHI Free agency 1987 -0.4
Cliff Brantley P PHI Draft 1986 1 -0.4 -0.4
Andy Ashby P PHI Intl FA 1986 1 -0.5 -0.5
Dave Rucker P PHI Trade 1985 -0.5
Andy Carter P PHI Draft 1987 -0.6
Wally Ritchie P PHI Draft 1985 -0.7
Danny Clay P PHI Trade 1987 -0.8
Tim Corcoran 1B/OF PHI Trade 1985 -0.8
Bob Dernier OF PHI Free agency 1987 1 -1.0 -1.0
Kim Batiste 3B/SS PHI Draft 1987 -2.9

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.

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