Born Jan 3, 1943 · Lamberton, MN · age 83
General manager for the Rockies and Diamondbacks (1991–2005).
8 seasons with salary-era data across 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸ Diamondbacks | GM | 2005–2005 | 1 | -3.3 | -3.31 | -8.4 | -8.5 | +19.4 | +13.0 | +8.2 | +0.0 | 0.26 | 0.475 | – | – | – | -16 |
| ▸ Rockies | GM | 1991–1999 | 7 | -22.5 | -3.22 | -73.5 | -92.3 | +119.5 | -33.3 | +49.3 | -0.1 | 0.21 | 0.478 | 1 | – | – | -102 |
| Career total (1985+ data) | 8 | -25.8 | -81.9 | -100.8 | +139.0 | -20.3 | +57.5 | -0.1 | 0.21 | 0.478 | 1 | – | – | -118 | |||
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | fWAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Todd Helton | 1B | COL | Draft | 1995 | +54.9 |
| Larry Walker | OF | COL | Free agency | 1995 | +42.8 |
| Matt Holliday | OF | COL | Draft | 1998 | +20.3 |
| Aaron Cook | P | COL | Draft | 1997 | +17.1 |
| Justin Upton | OF | ARI | Draft | 2005 | +16.3 |
| Chris Young | OF | ARI | Trade | 2005 | +14.5 |
| Jason Jennings | P | COL | Draft | 1999 | +13.9 |
| Andrés Galarraga | 1B | COL | Free agency | 1992 | +13.4 |
| Ellis Burks | OF | COL | Free agency | 1993 | +10.3 |
| Pedro Astacio | P | COL | Trade | 1997 | +8.3 |
| John Thomson | P | COL | Draft | 1993 | +7.3 |
| Kevin Ritz | P | COL | Free agency | 1993 | +6.7 |
| Eric Byrnes | OF | ARI | Free agency | 2005 | +5.8 |
| Bruce Ruffin | P | COL | Free agency | 1992 | +4.7 |
| Brian Bohanon | P | COL | Free agency | 1998 | +4.5 |
| Jeff Reed | C | COL | Free agency | 1995 | +4.4 |
| Darryl Kile | P | COL | Free agency | 1997 | +4.3 |
| Jamey Wright | P | COL | Draft | 1993 | +4.3 |
| José Jiménez | P | COL | Trade | 1999 | +4.2 |
| Micah Owings | P | ARI | Draft | 2005 | +4.0 |
| Juan Pierre | OF | COL | Draft | 1998 | +3.6 |
| Manny Corpas | P | COL | Intl FA | 1999 | +3.3 |
| Walt Weiss | SS | COL | Free agency | 1994 | +2.8 |
| Miguel Batista | P | ARI | Trade | 2005 | +2.6 |
| Bill Swift | P | COL | Free agency | 1995 | +2.5 |
| Marvin Freeman | P | COL | Free agency | 1993 | +2.4 |
| Roger Bailey | P | COL | Draft | 1992 | +2.3 |
| Tony Clark | 1B | ARI | Free agency | 2005 | +2.2 |
| Jerry Dipoto | P | COL | Trade | 1996 | +2.2 |
| Brad Halsey | P | ARI | Trade | 2005 | +1.8 |
| Chuck McElroy | P | COL | Trade | 1997 | +1.8 |
| Terry Shumpert | 2B | COL | Free agency | 1997 | +1.7 |
| Shawn Chacón | P | COL | Draft | 1996 | +1.6 |
| Mike Kingery | OF | COL | Free agency | 1993 | +1.4 |
| Mike Munoz | P | COL | Free agency | 1993 | +1.4 |
| Bryan Rekar | P | COL | Draft | 1993 | +0.9 |
| Jerry Dipoto | P | COL | Free agency | 1999 | +0.8 |
| Joe Grahe | P | COL | Free agency | 1994 | +0.7 |
| Shawn Estes | P | ARI | Free agency | 2005 | +0.6 |
| Luis Vizcaíno | P | ARI | Trade | 2005 | +0.6 |
| Lance Painter | P | COL | Trade | 1993 | +0.6 |
| Rusty Ryal | 1B/OF | ARI | Draft | 2005 | +0.5 |
| Henry Blanco | C | COL | Free agency | 1998 | +0.5 |
| Mike DeJean | P | COL | Trade | 1995 | +0.5 |
| Mike Harkey | P | COL | Free agency | 1994 | +0.5 |
| Brent Mayne | C | COL | Free agency | 1999 | +0.5 |
| Jeff Manto | 1B/3B | COL | Free agency | 1999 | +0.4 |
| Jeff Parrett | P | COL | Free agency | 1993 | +0.4 |
| Randy Choate | P | ARI | Free agency | 2005 | +0.3 |
| Kevin Jarvis | P | COL | Free agency | 1999 | +0.3 |
| Jayhawk Owens | C | COL | Trade | 1993 | +0.3 |
| Derrick Gibson | OF | COL | Draft | 1993 | +0.2 |
| Trenidad Hubbard | OF | COL | Trade | 1994 | +0.2 |
| Nelson Liriano | 2B | COL | Free agency | 1992 | +0.2 |
| Bryn Smith | P | COL | Free agency | 1992 | +0.2 |
| Juan Uribe | 3B/SS | COL | Intl FA | 1997 | +0.2 |
| Mark Brownson | P | COL | Draft | 1993 | +0.1 |
| Darnell Coles | 3B/OF | COL | Free agency | 1997 | +0.1 |
| Elvis Peña | 2B | COL | Intl FA | 1993 | +0.1 |
| Ben Petrick | C | COL | Draft | 1995 | +0.1 |
| Harvey Pulliam | OF | COL | Free agency | 1995 | +0.1 |
| Roberto Ramírez | P | COL | Free agency | 1998 | +0.1 |
| René Reyes | OF | COL | Intl FA | 1996 | +0.1 |
| Gary Wayne | P | COL | Trade | 1993 | +0.1 |
| Garvin Alston | P | COL | Draft | 1992 | -0.0 |
| Stan Belinda | P | COL | Trade | 1999 | -0.0 |
| Kent Bottenfield | P | COL | Trade | 1993 | -0.0 |
| Tim Christman | P | COL | Draft | 1996 | -0.0 |
| Alvin Colina | C | COL | Intl FA | 1998 | -0.0 |
| Craig Counsell | 2B/3B/SS | COL | Draft | 1992 | +0.0 |
| Lariel González | P | COL | Intl FA | 1993 | +0.0 |
| Rene Gonzales | 2B/3B | COL | Free agency | 1997 | +0.0 |
| John Habyan | P | COL | Free agency | 1996 | -0.0 |
| Ryan Hawblitzel | P | COL | Trade | 1996 | -0.0 |
| Mike Kelly | OF | COL | Free agency | 1999 | +0.0 |
| David Lee | P | COL | Draft | 1995 | +0.0 |
| Nate Minchey | P | COL | Free agency | 1997 | +0.0 |
| Chris Petersen | 2B | COL | Trade | 1999 | -0.0 |
| J. R. Phillips | 1B | COL | Free agency | 1998 | -0.0 |
| Fred Rath | P | COL | Trade | 1998 | +0.0 |
| A. J. Sager | P | COL | Free agency | 1994 | +0.0 |
| Mark Thompson | P | COL | Draft | 1992 | -0.0 |
| Ty Van Burkleo | 1B | COL | Free agency | 1993 | -0.0 |
| Armando Almanza | P | ARI | Free agency | 2005 | -0.1 |
| Damion Easley | 2B | ARI | Free agency | 2005 | -0.1 |
| Jason Grimsley | P | ARI | Free agency | 2005 | -0.1 |
| César Valdez | P | ARI | Intl FA | 2005 | -0.1 |
| John Cangelosi | OF | COL | Free agency | 1999 | -0.1 |
| Alan Cockrell | OF | COL | Trade | 1996 | -0.1 |
| Mike Farmer | P | COL | Rule 5 | 1993 | -0.1 |
| Justin Hampson | P | COL | Draft | 1999 | -0.1 |
| Terry Jones | OF | COL | Draft | 1993 | -0.1 |
| Jim Stoops | P | COL | Trade | 1998 | -0.1 |
| Mark Strittmatter | C | COL | Draft | 1992 | -0.1 |
| Pete Walker | P | COL | Free agency | 1999 | -0.1 |
| Bruce Walton | P | COL | Free agency | 1993 | -0.1 |
| Rigo Beltrán | P | COL | Trade | 1999 | -0.2 |
| Jim Czajkowski | P | COL | Trade | 1994 | -0.2 |
| Scott Fredrickson | P | COL | Trade | 1993 | -0.2 |
| Howard Johnson | 3B | COL | Free agency | 1993 | -0.2 |
| Kerry Ligtenberg | P | ARI | Free agency | 2005 | -0.3 |
| Juan Acevedo | P | COL | Draft | 1992 | -0.3 |
| Robbie Beckett | P | COL | Trade | 1996 | -0.3 |
| Daryl Boston | OF | COL | Free agency | 1992 | -0.3 |
| John Burke | P | COL | Draft | 1992 | -0.3 |
| Giovanni Carrara | P | COL | Free agency | 1999 | -0.3 |
| Luther Hackman | P | COL | Draft | 1994 | -0.3 |
| Chris Jones | OF | COL | Free agency | 1992 | -0.3 |
| Quinton McCracken | OF | COL | Draft | 1992 | -0.3 |
| Mike Porzio | P | COL | Trade | 1998 | -0.3 |
| Mike Saipe | P | COL | Draft | 1994 | -0.3 |
| Chris Sexton | 2B/SS | COL | Trade | 1995 | -0.3 |
| Dave Wainhouse | P | COL | Free agency | 1997 | -0.3 |
| Pat Watkins | OF | COL | Trade | 1999 | -0.3 |
| Gerald Young | OF | COL | Free agency | 1992 | -0.3 |
| Jay Gainer | 1B | COL | Trade | 1993 | -0.4 |
| Craig House | P | COL | Draft | 1999 | -0.4 |
| Mark Knudson | P | COL | Free agency | 1992 | -0.4 |
| Jorge Brito | C | COL | Trade | 1995 | -0.5 |
| Edgard Clemente | OF | COL | Draft | 1993 | -0.5 |
| Curtis Goodwin | OF | COL | Trade | 1997 | -0.5 |
| Chin-hui Tsao | P | COL | Intl FA | 1999 | -0.5 |
| Dale Murphy | OF | COL | Free agency | 1993 | -0.6 |
| Danny Sheaffer | C | COL | Free agency | 1992 | -0.7 |
| Jeff Barry | OF | COL | Free agency | 1997 | -0.9 |
| Kurt Abbott | 2B/SS | COL | Trade | 1998 | -1.0 |
| Angel Echevarria | 1B/OF | COL | Draft | 1992 | -1.0 |
| Jim Tatum | 1B/3B | COL | Free agency | 1993 | -1.0 |
| Alfredo Marte | OF | ARI | Intl FA | 2005 | -1.3 |
| Pedro Castellano | 1B/3B | COL | Trade | 1993 | -1.3 |
| Choo Freeman | OF | COL | Draft | 1998 | -1.4 |
| Roberto Mejía | 2B | COL | Trade | 1993 | -1.4 |
| Brent Butler | 2B/3B | COL | Trade | 1999 | -2.1 |
| Jason Bates | 2B | COL | Draft | 1992 | -2.4 |
| Kirt Manwaring | C | COL | Free agency | 1996 | -2.4 |
| Neifi Pérez | SS | COL | Intl FA | 1992 | -2.8 |
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.