Bill Smith

Overview

Percentiles On That year GM career Year range

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
Twins	GM	2008 88–75	$56	63	+14	+6.3	43%	+28	+25	+3	+0	$1.5M	32.2	7.0	-5.7	+2.4	-14.1	-7.06	-5.4	+0.0	+1.08	1.48	0.16	+11.4	+3.2	0.540
Twins	GM	2009 87–76	$70	76	+14	+6.0	19%	+28	+36	-9	+1	$1.8M	35.0	7.0	-4.7	+76.8	+8.6	+2.88	-21.2	+0.0	+0.05	2.68	0.21	+8.0	+3.8	0.534	✓
Twins	GM	2010 94–68	$90	98	+6	+2.6	27%	+28	+13	+14	+0	$1.9M	44.9	11.0	-3.5	+10.4	-25.9	-6.46	+0.9	+2.8	+0.41	5.24	0.40	+12.3	+10.8	0.580	✓
Twins	GM	2011 63–99	$113	119	-81	-33.2	47%	-15	+3	-10	-1	$5.1M	12.0	4.0	-10.2	-1.8	+1.2	+0.58	-20.1	+0.0	+1.82			-21.1	-24.3	0.389
Career total (1985+ data)			$328	89	-47	-18.4	34%	+17	+19	-0	-0	$2.2M	124.0	7.2	-6.0	+87.8	-30.2	-2.75	-45.7	+2.8	+0.72	3.77	0.30	+10.5	-6.5	0.511	2	–	–

Roster Construction

Trades

Trades made — 14 deals credited to Bill Smith, best expected value first; surplus is realized value in $M

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2008 · NYM / MIN

NYM · Omar Minaya +$72.8M

Johan Santana

MIN · Bill Smith −$72.8M

Carlos Gómez, Philip Humber, Deolis Guerra, Kevin Mulvey

NYM came out ahead by $72.8M

2009 · OAK / MIN

OAK · Billy Beane +$1.6M

Tyler Ladendorf

MIN · Bill Smith −$1.6M

Orlando Cabrera

OAK came out ahead by $1.6M

2009 · MIN / ARI

MIN · Bill Smith +$8.8M

Jon Rauch

ARI · Josh Byrnes −$8.8M

Kevin Mulvey

MIN came out ahead by $8.8M

2010 · WSN / MIN

WSN · Michael Rizzo +$72.0M

Wilson Ramos, Joe Testa

MIN · Bill Smith −$72.0M

Matt Capps

WSN came out ahead by $72.0M

2010 · MIN / COL

MIN · Bill Smith +$0.8M

Paul Bargas

COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$0.8M

José Morales

MIN came out ahead by $0.8M

2011 · MIN / DET

MIN · Bill Smith +$23.2M

Cole Nelson, Lester Oliveros

DET · Dave Dombrowski −$23.2M

Delmon Young

MIN came out ahead by $23.2M

2010 · BAL / MIN

BAL · Andy MacPhail +$6.4M

J. J. Hardy, Brendan Harris

MIN · Bill Smith −$6.4M

Jim Hoey, Brett Jacobson

BAL came out ahead by $6.4M

2011 · COL / MIN

COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$0.0M

Kevin Slowey

MIN · Bill Smith +$0.0M

Daniel Turpen

Even trade

2008 · MIN / SEA

MIN · Bill Smith +$1.6M

Jair Fernandez

SEA · Lee Pelekoudas −$1.6M

R. A. Dickey

MIN came out ahead by $1.6M

2009 · MIN / BOS

MIN · Bill Smith +$1.6M

Chris Province

BOS · Theo Epstein −$1.6M

Boof Bonser

MIN came out ahead by $1.6M

2010 · ANA / MIN

ANA · Tony Reagins +$13.6M

Loek van Mil

MIN · Bill Smith −$13.6M

Brian Fuentes

ANA came out ahead by $13.6M

2008 · TEX / MIN

TEX · Jon Daniels +$4.0M

Mark Hamburger

MIN · Bill Smith −$4.0M

Eddie Guardado

TEX came out ahead by $4.0M

2009 · MIN / CLE

MIN · Bill Smith +$46.4M

Carl Pavano

CLE · Mark Shapiro −$46.4M

Yohan Pino

MIN came out ahead by $46.4M

2009 · MIL / MIN

MIL · Douglas Melvin +$204.8M

Carlos Gómez

MIN · Bill Smith −$204.8M

J. J. Hardy

MIL came out ahead by $204.8M

Players acquired — 62 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

All channels Hitters & pitchersHitters onlyPitchers only

Player	Pos	Team	How	Year	Szns	fWAR	WAR/yr	RFA	PPA	CPA
Brian Dozier	2B	MIN	Draft	2009	6	+22.7	+3.8	–	–	–
Max Kepler	OF	MIN	Intl FA	2009	9	+18.5	+2.1	–	–	–
Jorge Polanco	2B/SS	MIN	Intl FA	2009	10	+15.4	+1.5	–	–	–
Kyle Gibson	P	MIN	Draft	2009	6	+13.0	+2.2	–	–	–
Eddie Rosario	OF	MIN	Draft	2010	6	+11.2	+1.9	–	–	–
Miguel Sanó	1B/3B	MIN	Intl FA	2009	7	+8.2	+1.2	–	–	–
Carl Pavano	P	MIN	Trade	2009	4	+6.0	+1.5	-0.30	4.4%	0.35%
Nick Punto	2B/3B/SS	MIN	Free agency	2008	7	+5.7	+0.8	–	1.9%	0.15%
Josh Willingham	OF	MIN	Free agency	2011	3	+4.2	+1.4	–	0.2%	0.13%
Carlos Gómez	OF	MIN	Trade	2008	2	+3.7	+1.8	+1.08	3.9%	0.42%
Jim Thome	1B/DH	MIN	Free agency	2010	2	+3.1	+1.5	–	16.2%	1.20%
Orlando Hudson	2B	MIN	Free agency	2010	1	+3.0	+3.0	–	16.1%	1.19%
Scott Diamond	P	MIN	Rule 5	2010	3	+2.8	+0.9	–	–	–
Aaron Hicks	OF	MIN	Draft	2008	3	+2.5	+0.8	–	–	–
J. J. Hardy	SS	MIN	Trade	2009	1	+2.1	+2.1	-0.89	11.2%	0.85%
Jared Burton	P	MIN	Free agency	2011	3	+1.9	+0.6	–	0.1%	0.03%
Joe Crede	3B	MIN	Free agency	2009	1	+1.7	+1.7	–	4.6%	0.37%
Jamey Carroll	2B/3B	MIN	Free agency	2011	1	+1.6	+1.6	–	0.1%	0.06%
Jason Repko	OF	MIN	Free agency	2010	1	+1.6	+1.6	–	8.2%	0.65%
Jon Rauch	P	MIN	Trade	2009	2	+1.5	+0.7	-0.30	0.6%	0.05%
Sam Deduno	P	MIN	Free agency	2011	1	+1.0	+1.0	–	0.1%	0.04%
Liván Hernández	P	MIN	Trade	2008	1	+1.0	+1.0	–	1.4%	0.15%
Kennys Vargas	1B/DH	MIN	Intl FA	2009	3	+0.8	+0.3	–	–	–
Fernando Romero	P	MIN	Intl FA	2011	1	+0.6	+0.6	–	–	–
Orlando Cabrera	SS	MIN	Trade	2009	1	+0.5	+0.5	-0.30	1.4%	0.12%
Craig Breslow	P	MIN	Trade	2008	1	+0.4	+0.4	–	1.3%	0.14%
Aaron Thompson	P	MIN	Free agency	2011	2	+0.3	+0.2	–	0.1%	0.01%
Brian Fuentes	P	MIN	Trade	2010	1	+0.3	+0.3	+0.00	1.3%	0.11%
Adam Everett	SS	MIN	Trade	2008	1	+0.3	+0.3	–	0.4%	0.05%
Pat Dean	P	MIN	Draft	2010	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	–	–
Ryan O'Rourke	P	MIN	Draft	2010	2	+0.1	+0.1	–	–	–
Randy Ruiz	DH	MIN	Trade	2008	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	–	–
Howie Clark	OF	MIN	Trade	2008	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	0.2%	0.02%
Eric Hacker	P	MIN	Free agency	2010	–	-0.0	–	–	–	–
Chuck James	P	MIN	Free agency	2010	–	-0.0	–	–	–	–
Ryan Jorgensen	C	MIN	Free agency	2008	–	-0.0	–	–	–	–
Bobby Keppel	P	MIN	Free agency	2008	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	0.1%	0.01%
Ron Mahay	P	MIN	Free agency	2009	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	0.1%	0.01%
Wilkin Ramírez	OF	MIN	Free agency	2011	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	0.0%	0.00%
P. J. Walters	P	MIN	Free agency	2011	1	-0.0	-0.0	–	0.0%	0.00%
Logan Darnell	P	MIN	Draft	2010	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Justin Huber	1B/OF	MIN	Free agency	2009	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Luis Perdomo	P	MIN	Free agency	2011	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
René Rivera	C	MIN	Free agency	2010	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Randy Rosario	P	MIN	Intl FA	2010	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Michael Tonkin	P	MIN	Draft	2008	3	-0.1	-0.0	–	–	–
Jason Wheeler	P	MIN	Draft	2011	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Brendan Harris	SS	MIN	Trade	2008	1	-0.1	-0.1	-4.86	1.5%	0.16%
Sean Burroughs	3B	MIN	Free agency	2011	–	-0.2	–	–	–	–
Alex Wimmers	P	MIN	Draft	2010	–	-0.2	–	–	–	–
A. J. Achter	P	MIN	Draft	2010	–	-0.3	–	–	–	–
Matt Carson	OF	MIN	Free agency	2011	–	-0.3	–	–	–	–
Niko Goodrum	2B/SS	MIN	Draft	2010	–	-0.3	–	–	–	–
Steve Holm	C	MIN	Free agency	2010	–	-0.3	–	–	–	–
Felix Jorge	P	MIN	Intl FA	2011	–	-0.3	–	–	–	–
Matt Capps	P	MIN	Free agency	2011	1	-0.4	-0.4	–	2.8%	0.23%
Philip Humber	P	MIN	Trade	2008	–	-0.4	–	+1.08	–	–
Phil Dumatrait	P	MIN	Free agency	2010	–	-0.6	–	–	–	–
Delmon Young	OF	MIN	Trade	2010	1	-0.9	-0.9	–	8.8%	0.69%
Chris Herrmann	C/OF	MIN	Draft	2009	–	-1.9	–	–	–	–
Tsuyoshi Nishioka	SS	MIN	Draft	2011	–	-2.0	–	–	–	–
Ryan Doumit	C	MIN	Free agency	2011	–	-2.5	–	–	–	–

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.

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