Born Apr 7, 1944 · Oak Park, IL · age 82
Built the Anaheim Angels' 2002 World Series champion — the franchise's first title — through a balanced, homegrown-and-bullpen approach.
10 seasons with salary-era data across 3 stints. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.
Share of gross-positive acquired fWAR by channel (vs. league average).
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
| Team | Role | Years | Szns | WAB | WAB/yr | TAB | WAR surp | HG | Trade | FA | R5 | AcqLev | W-L% | PO | Pen | WS | Surp $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸ Angels | GM | 2015–2015 | 1 | +1.8 | +1.76 | -6.2 | -13.3 | +19.6 | +14.6 | -14.6 | +0.0 | 0.64 | 0.525 | – | – | – | -42 |
| ▸ Angels | GM | 2000–2007 | 8 | +40.4 | +5.05 | +28.1 | -50.3 | +141.9 | +30.6 | +28.1 | +0.0 | 1.79 | 0.542 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -97 |
| ▸ Nationals | GM | 1988–1988 | 1 | +1.9 | +1.91 | +3.6 | +3.0 | +33.1 | -4.7 | -1.8 | +0.0 | 1.07 | 0.500 | – | – | – | +1 |
| Career total (1985+ data) | 10 | +44.1 | +25.5 | -60.7 | +194.6 | +40.6 | +11.7 | +0.0 | 1.62 | 0.536 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -138 | |||
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | fWAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jered Weaver | P | ANA | Draft | 2004 | +31.2 |
| Howie Kendrick | 2B | ANA | Draft | 2002 | +23.1 |
| Chone Figgins | 3B/OF | ANA | Trade | 2001 | +22.2 |
| Vladimir Guerrero | OF | ANA | Free agency | 2004 | +20.2 |
| Erick Aybar | SS | ANA | Intl FA | 2002 | +19.4 |
| Marquis Grissom | OF | WSN | Draft | 1988 | +18.0 |
| Torii Hunter | OF | ANA | Free agency | 2007 | +16.1 |
| Ervin Santana | P | ANA | Intl FA | 2000 | +15.2 |
| Andrelton Simmons | SS | ANA | Trade | 2015 | +14.6 |
| Kelvim Escobar | P | ANA | Free agency | 2003 | +14.5 |
| Maicer Izturis | 2B/3B | ANA | Trade | 2004 | +12.2 |
| Taylor Ward | OF | ANA | Draft | 2015 | +11.0 |
| Orlando Cabrera | SS | ANA | Free agency | 2005 | +10.9 |
| Mike Napoli | C/1B | ANA | Draft | 2000 | +10.5 |
| David Eckstein | SS | ANA | Trade | 2000 | +9.8 |
| Peter Bourjos | OF | ANA | Draft | 2005 | +7.3 |
| David Fletcher | 2B | ANA | Draft | 2015 | +7.3 |
| Bartolo Colón | P | ANA | Free agency | 2003 | +6.7 |
| Scott Spiezio | 1B/2B | ANA | Free agency | 2000 | +6.5 |
| Kendrys Morales | 1B/DH | ANA | Intl FA | 2005 | +6.4 |
| Chris Nabholz | P | WSN | Draft | 1988 | +6.3 |
| Mark Trumbo | 1B/DH/OF | ANA | Draft | 2004 | +6.1 |
| Hank Conger | C | ANA | Draft | 2006 | +6.0 |
| Joe Saunders | P | ANA | Draft | 2002 | +5.4 |
| Dave Martinez | OF | WSN | Trade | 1988 | +5.4 |
| Carlos Pérez | P | WSN | Intl FA | 1988 | +5.1 |
| Kevin Jepsen | P | ANA | Draft | 2002 | +3.7 |
| Otis Nixon | OF | WSN | Free agency | 1988 | +3.7 |
| Paul Byrd | P | ANA | Free agency | 2004 | +3.3 |
| Bret Barberie | 2B | WSN | Draft | 1988 | +3.0 |
| José Guillén | OF | ANA | Free agency | 2003 | +2.7 |
| Darren Oliver | P | ANA | Free agency | 2006 | +2.7 |
| Brad Fullmer | 1B/DH | ANA | Trade | 2002 | +2.5 |
| José Molina | C | ANA | Free agency | 2001 | +2.5 |
| Yunel Escobar | 3B/SS | ANA | Trade | 2015 | +2.4 |
| Jordan Walden | P | ANA | Draft | 2006 | +2.3 |
| Wil Cordero | SS/OF | WSN | Intl FA | 1988 | +2.3 |
| Ismael Valdez | P | ANA | Free agency | 2001 | +2.0 |
| Aaron Sele | P | ANA | Free agency | 2002 | +1.8 |
| Bobby Wilson | C | ANA | Draft | 2002 | +1.7 |
| Casey Kotchman | 1B | ANA | Draft | 2001 | +1.6 |
| Benji Gil | SS | ANA | Free agency | 2000 | +1.5 |
| Reggie Willits | OF | ANA | Draft | 2003 | +1.4 |
| Trevor Bell | P | ANA | Draft | 2005 | +1.3 |
| Jon Garland | P | ANA | Trade | 2007 | +1.3 |
| Dallas McPherson | 3B | ANA | Draft | 2001 | +1.3 |
| Dustin Moseley | P | ANA | Trade | 2004 | +1.3 |
| José Arredondo | P | ANA | Intl FA | 2002 | +1.2 |
| Pat Rapp | P | ANA | Free agency | 2000 | +1.2 |
| Jared Walsh | 1B | ANA | Draft | 2015 | +1.2 |
| Brad Fullmer | 1B/DH | ANA | Free agency | 2003 | +1.0 |
| Jeff Mathis | C | ANA | Draft | 2001 | +1.0 |
| Mike Aldrete | 1B/OF | WSN | Trade | 1988 | +0.8 |
| Shawn Wooten | 1B/DH | ANA | Trade | 2000 | +0.6 |
| Shane Loux | P | ANA | Free agency | 2007 | +0.5 |
| Geovany Soto | C | ANA | Free agency | 2015 | +0.5 |
| Robert Coello | P | ANA | Free agency | 2006 | +0.4 |
| Tommy Murphy | OF | ANA | Draft | 2000 | +0.4 |
| José Briceño | C | ANA | Trade | 2015 | +0.4 |
| Efren Navarro | 1B/OF | ANA | Draft | 2007 | +0.3 |
| Darren O'Day | P | ANA | Intl FA | 2006 | +0.3 |
| Scott Anderson | P | WSN | Trade | 1988 | +0.3 |
| Nick Adenhart | P | ANA | Draft | 2004 | +0.2 |
| Héctor Carrasco | P | ANA | Free agency | 2005 | +0.2 |
| Luis Jiménez | 3B | ANA | Intl FA | 2005 | +0.2 |
| Keith Johnson | 1B/2B | ANA | Trade | 2000 | +0.2 |
| Adam Riggs | 2B/OF | ANA | Free agency | 2003 | +0.2 |
| Jason Bulger | P | ANA | Free agency | 2007 | +0.1 |
| Jairo Díaz | P | ANA | Intl FA | 2007 | +0.1 |
| Matt Hensley | P | ANA | Draft | 2000 | +0.1 |
| Mark Lukasiewicz | P | ANA | Trade | 2000 | +0.1 |
| Josh Paul | C | ANA | Free agency | 2004 | +0.1 |
| Julio Ramírez | OF | ANA | Free agency | 2002 | +0.1 |
| Rich Rodriguez | P | ANA | Free agency | 2003 | +0.1 |
| Sean Rodríguez | 2B | ANA | Draft | 2003 | +0.1 |
| Rich Thompson | P | ANA | Intl FA | 2002 | +0.1 |
| Rafael Ortega | OF | ANA | Free agency | 2015 | +0.1 |
| Clay Bellinger | 3B/OF | ANA | Free agency | 2002 | -0.0 |
| Chris Bootcheck | P | ANA | Draft | 2000 | -0.0 |
| Ryan Brasier | P | ANA | Draft | 2007 | -0.0 |
| Jason Bulger | P | ANA | Trade | 2006 | -0.0 |
| Dennis Cook | P | ANA | Free agency | 2001 | +0.0 |
| Scott Dunn | P | ANA | Trade | 2003 | +0.0 |
| Terry Evans | OF | ANA | Trade | 2006 | +0.0 |
| Andrés Galarraga | 1B | ANA | Free agency | 2004 | +0.0 |
| Nick Gorneault | OF | ANA | Draft | 2001 | +0.0 |
| Brett Hinchliffe | P | ANA | Free agency | 2000 | +0.0 |
| Dave Matranga | 2B | ANA | Free agency | 2004 | -0.0 |
| Jeremy Moore | OF | ANA | Draft | 2005 | -0.0 |
| Robert Mosebach | P | ANA | Draft | 2005 | -0.0 |
| Joel Peralta | P | ANA | Trade | 2005 | -0.0 |
| Chris Pettit | DH/OF | ANA | Draft | 2006 | -0.0 |
| Curtis Pride | OF | ANA | Free agency | 2004 | -0.0 |
| Donne Wall | P | ANA | Free agency | 2002 | -0.0 |
| Edgar Ibarra | P | ANA | Trade | 2015 | -0.0 |
| Jahmai Jones | DH/OF | ANA | Draft | 2015 | +0.0 |
| Cliff Pennington | 2B/SS | ANA | Free agency | 2015 | +0.0 |
| Daniel Davidson | P | ANA | Draft | 2003 | -0.1 |
| Lou Merloni | 2B/3B | ANA | Free agency | 2005 | -0.1 |
| Bart Miadich | P | ANA | Trade | 2001 | -0.1 |
| Chris Prieto | OF | ANA | Trade | 2005 | -0.1 |
| Bret Prinz | P | ANA | Trade | 2005 | -0.1 |
| Chris Resop | P | ANA | Trade | 2006 | -0.1 |
| Fernando Rodriguez | P | ANA | Draft | 2003 | -0.1 |
| Freddy Sandoval | 2B/3B/DH | ANA | Draft | 2004 | -0.1 |
| Zach Sorensen | 2B | ANA | Free agency | 2004 | -0.1 |
| Gregorio Petit | 2B/SS | ANA | Free agency | 2015 | -0.1 |
| Dave Wainhouse | P | WSN | Draft | 1988 | -0.1 |
| Ryan Budde | C | ANA | Draft | 2001 | -0.2 |
| Marcus Gwyn | P | ANA | Trade | 2006 | -0.2 |
| Anthony Ortega | P | ANA | Intl FA | 2003 | -0.2 |
| Sean O'Sullivan | P | ANA | Draft | 2005 | -0.2 |
| Rafael Rodríguez | P | ANA | Intl FA | 2001 | -0.2 |
| Andrew Romine | 3B/SS | ANA | Draft | 2007 | -0.2 |
| Esteban Yan | P | ANA | Free agency | 2004 | -0.2 |
| Craig Gentry | OF | ANA | Free agency | 2015 | -0.2 |
| Jake Woods | P | ANA | Draft | 2001 | -0.3 |
| Ryan Jackson | 2B | ANA | Trade | 2015 | -0.3 |
| Marty Pevey | C | WSN | Trade | 1988 | -0.3 |
| Nick Buss | OF | ANA | Free agency | 2015 | -0.4 |
| Kyle Kubitza | 3B | ANA | Trade | 2015 | -0.4 |
| Matthew Brown | 3B | ANA | Draft | 2001 | -0.5 |
| Bobby Cassevah | P | ANA | Draft | 2004 | -0.5 |
| Gary Matthews | OF | ANA | Free agency | 2006 | -0.5 |
| Justin Speier | P | ANA | Free agency | 2006 | -0.5 |
| Eric Weaver | P | ANA | Free agency | 2000 | -0.5 |
| José Fernández | 3B/DH | ANA | Free agency | 2001 | -0.6 |
| Shane Halter | 3B/SS | ANA | Free agency | 2004 | -0.6 |
| Kent Mercker | P | ANA | Free agency | 2000 | -0.6 |
| Alexi Amarista | 2B/SS/OF | ANA | Intl FA | 2007 | -0.7 |
| Eric Owens | OF | ANA | Free agency | 2002 | -0.8 |
| Glenallen Hill | OF | ANA | Trade | 2001 | -1.0 |
| Steve Finley | OF | ANA | Free agency | 2004 | -1.3 |
| Tim Laker | C | WSN | Draft | 1988 | -1.6 |
| Brandon Wood | 3B/SS | ANA | Draft | 2003 | -2.7 |
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.