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Bob Quinn

Born 1936 · age 90

General manager for the Yankees, Reds, and Giants (1989–1996).

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

Overview

Titles1
Pennants1
Playoffs1
Record622–608
Win %0.506
+0.4GM WAR — wins above a replacement GM (org-adjusted, shrunk; per season) ±4.966th/195 execs
6.0Depth — 2+ WAR regulars per season (the breadth that drives TAB, not stars)104th/195 execs
-5.2Dead WAR — WAR/yr bled by sub-replacement players (closer to 0 = better)102nd/195 execs
22%Dead money — payroll on <0.5-WAR players (lower = better)16th/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 track164th/195 execs
$3MDrafted surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own draftees (the develop-from-the-draft engine)130th/195 execs
$-1MTraded-for surplus — cheap-talent surplus from cost-controlled players he acquired via trade167th/195 execs
$0MInt'l surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own international signees138th/195 execs
+6.2TAB — talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation), tenure total63rd/195 execs
-5.6WAB — realized wins (TAB + the non-repeatable luck of converting talent to wins)89th/195 execs
2.51Acquisition Leverage — playoff pts per acquired WAR, graded once in the year each deal's wins arrive (the repeatable decision skill)64th/195 execs
-42Roster surplus $M98th/195 execs

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
▸ Giants GM 1993–1996 4 -7.7 -1.92 -11.9 -39.0 +40.9 +42.6 -29.8 +0.0 2.73 0.503 ––– -38
▸ Reds GM 1990–1992 3 +9.8 +3.28 +20.7 +2.9 +3.3 -3.2 -23.7 +0.5 3.60 0.525 111 -1
▸ Yankees GM 1989–1989 1 -7.8 -7.81 -2.6 -6.9 +2.4 -12.7 +0.3 +0.1 0.63 0.460 ––– -2
Career total (1985+ data) 8 -5.6 +6.2 -42.9 +46.7 +26.7 -53.1 +0.7 2.51 0.506 11 1 -42

Roster Construction

How the roster was sourced

by valueby volume

Share of acquired fWAR by channel vs. league average.

Build channels — net fWAR

Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.

Home-grown (draft/intl)+46.7
Trade+26.7
Free agency-53.1
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.7
Sourcing mix: 26% draft · 23% FA · 51% trade · 0% R5

Roster value distribution — career average — depth vs. stars

Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR, averaged across Bob Quinn'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 — 146 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year Szns fWAR WAR/yr Lev
Barry Bonds OF SFG Trade 1993 15 +116.0 +7.7 63.1
Jeff Kent 2B SFG Trade 1996 6 +30.9 +5.1 5.8
Rich Aurilia SS SFG Trade 1994 11 +19.8 +1.8 –
Shawn Estes P SFG Trade 1995 7 +14.8 +2.1 –
Hal Morris 1B CIN Trade 1990 9 +14.5 +1.6 9.3
Russ Ortiz P SFG Draft 1995 6 +13.7 +2.3 –
John Smiley P CIN Free agency 1992 5 +13.1 +2.6 0.7
Kirk Rueter P SFG Trade 1996 10 +11.2 +1.1 0.2
Bill Mueller 3B SFG Draft 1993 5 +10.7 +2.1 –
Steve Sax 2B NYY Trade 1989 3 +9.0 +3.0 2.2
Pedro Feliz 3B SFG Intl FA 1994 6 +7.9 +1.3 –
Stan Javier OF SFG Free agency 1995 3 +6.8 +2.3 0.3
Mark Gardner P SFG Free agency 1996 4 +5.9 +1.5 0.4
Jesse Barfield OF NYY Trade 1989 3 +5.6 +1.9 2.2
Tim Belcher P CIN Trade 1992 2 +5.3 +2.7 8.3
Pokey Reese 2B/SS CIN Draft 1991 2 +4.7 +2.3 –
Bip Roberts 2B/OF CIN Trade 1992 1 +4.6 +4.6 13.7
Greg Swindell P CIN Trade 1992 1 +4.4 +4.4 12.5
Glenallen Hill OF SFG Free agency 1995 3 +3.9 +1.3 2.2
Ramón Martínez 2B/SS SFG Trade 1996 5 +3.6 +0.7 –
John Habyan P NYY Trade 1989 4 +3.4 +0.8 0.0
Mark Carreon 1B/OF SFG Free agency 1993 3 +3.4 +1.1 2.4
Randy Myers P CIN Trade 1990 2 +3.4 +1.7 8.9
Chuck Cary P NYY Free agency 1989 3 +3.3 +1.1 0.7
Armando Ríos OF SFG Intl FA 1994 4 +3.3 +0.8 –
Sterling Hitchcock P NYY Draft 1989 6 +3.1 +0.5 –
Álvaro Espinoza SS NYY Trade 1989 3 +2.6 +0.9 0.8
Dave LaPoint P NYY Trade 1989 2 +2.5 +1.2 0.4
Willie Greene 3B CIN Trade 1991 5 +2.3 +0.5 –
Glenn Braggs OF CIN Trade 1990 3 +2.2 +0.7 7.1
Roberto Kelly OF CIN Trade 1992 2 +2.2 +1.1 1.5
Mark Leiter P SFG Free agency 1995 2 +2.2 +1.1 2.5
Yorvit Torrealba C SFG Intl FA 1994 5 +2.2 +0.4 –
Mark Portugal P SFG Free agency 1993 2 +2.1 +1.1 4.8
José Vizcaíno 2B/SS SFG Trade 1996 1 +2.1 +2.1 3.4
Bill Doran 2B CIN Trade 1990 3 +2.0 +0.7 3.5
Greg Cadaret P NYY Trade 1989 3 +2.0 +0.7 0.8
Mel Hall OF NYY Trade 1989 2 +2.0 +1.0 0.7
Rick Wilkins C SFG Trade 1996 2 +2.0 +1.0 0.4
Pascual Pérez P NYY Free agency 1989 2 +1.6 +0.8 0.1
Tom Lampkin C SFG Free agency 1994 2 +1.6 +0.8 0.6
Mariano Duncan 2B/SS CIN Trade 1990 2 +1.6 +0.8 7.6
Allen Watson P SFG Trade 1996 1 +1.5 +1.5 0.4
Deion Sanders OF SFG Trade 1995 1 +1.4 +1.4 1.7
Billy Hatcher OF CIN Trade 1990 1 +1.3 +1.3 7.4
Shawon Dunston SS SFG Free agency 1996 2 +1.2 +0.6 0.3
Joe Nathan P SFG Draft 1995 4 +1.2 +0.3 –
Osvaldo Fernández P SFG Intl FA 1996 2 +1.1 +0.6 –
Bob Brower OF NYY Trade 1989 1 +1.1 +1.1 0.7
Luis Polonia OF NYY Trade 1989 2 +1.1 +0.6 0.5
Clay Parker P NYY Trade 1989 1 +1.0 +1.0 0.7
Larry Luebbers P CIN Draft 1990 2 +0.9 +0.4 –
Dave Martinez OF CIN Trade 1991 1 +0.9 +0.9 2.7
Brian Dorsett C CIN Free agency 1992 2 +0.8 +0.4 0.1
Jeff Reed C SFG Free agency 1993 2 +0.8 +0.4 3.5
Darnell Coles 3B/OF CIN Free agency 1991 1 +0.7 +0.7 2.3
John Johnstone P SFG Free agency 1996 3 +0.7 +0.2 0.1
Steve Scarsone 2B/3B SFG Trade 1993 1 +0.7 +0.7 2.1
Andy Hawkins P NYY Trade 1989 2 +0.7 +0.3 0.8
Scott Bankhead P CIN Free agency 1992 1 +0.6 +0.6 1.7
John Roper P CIN Draft 1990 2 +0.6 +0.3 –
Carmelo Martínez 1B/OF CIN Trade 1991 1 +0.6 +0.6 4.2
Ryan Jensen P SFG Draft 1996 2 +0.5 +0.2 –
Dwayne Henry P CIN Trade 1992 1 +0.5 +0.5 1.8
Lance McCullers P NYY Trade 1989 1 +0.5 +0.5 0.4
Walt Terrell P NYY Trade 1989 1 +0.5 +0.5 0.4
Jacob Cruz OF SFG Draft 1994 1 +0.4 +0.4 –
Damon Minor 1B SFG Draft 1996 3 +0.4 +0.1 –
Guillermo Rodríguez C SFG Intl FA 1995 1 +0.3 +0.3 –
Rich Rodriguez P SFG Free agency 1996 2 +0.3 +0.2 1.7
Trenidad Hubbard OF SFG Trade 1996 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.1
Curt Lyons P CIN Draft 1992 1 +0.2 +0.2 –
Steve Bourgeois P SFG Draft 1993 1 +0.2 +0.2 –
Rich Gossage P NYY Trade 1989 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.1
Troy Afenir C CIN Free agency 1991 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2
Kevin Jarvis P CIN Draft 1991 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Keith Kessinger SS CIN Trade 1991 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Paul Noce 2B/SS CIN Free agency 1990 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2
J. T. Snow 1B NYY Draft 1989 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Russ Springer P NYY Draft 1989 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Dante Powell OF SFG Draft 1994 2 +0.1 +0.1 –
Steve Soderstrom P SFG Draft 1993 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Scott Bradley C CIN Trade 1992 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2
Alex Treviño C CIN Trade 1990 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.6
Gerónimo Berroa DH/OF CIN Free agency 1991 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1
John Courtright P CIN Draft 1991 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
Gary Green SS CIN Free agency 1991 – -0.0 – –
Tony Menéndez P CIN Trade 1992 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
Jim Walewander 2B NYY Free agency 1989 – -0.0 – –
Enrique Burgos P SFG Trade 1995 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Dan Peltier OF SFG Free agency 1996 – -0.0 – –
Don Schulze P NYY Trade 1989 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Tim Belk 1B CIN Draft 1992 – -0.1 – –
Chris Bushing P CIN Trade 1992 – -0.1 – –
Steve Gibralter OF CIN Draft 1990 1 -0.1 -0.1 –
Keith Gordon OF CIN Draft 1990 – -0.1 – –
Matt Grott P CIN Rule 5 1991 – -0.1 – –
Keith Hughes OF CIN Free agency 1992 – -0.1 – –
Mike Figga C NYY Draft 1989 – -0.1 – –
Shawn Barton P SFG Free agency 1994 – -0.1 – –
Todd Benzinger 1B SFG Free agency 1993 2 -0.1 -0.0 1.8
Terry Bross P SFG Free agency 1993 – -0.1 – –
Rich DeLucia P SFG Trade 1995 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.1
Tim Layana P SFG Free agency 1993 – -0.1 – –
Dave McCarty 1B/OF SFG Trade 1995 – -0.1 – –
Darryl Strawberry OF SFG Free agency 1994 – -0.1 – –
Julián Tavárez P SFG Trade 1996 1 -0.1 -0.1 1.1
Keith Williams OF SFG Draft 1993 – -0.1 – –
Brian Dorsett C NYY Trade 1989 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.2
Stan Jefferson OF CIN Free agency 1991 – -0.2 – –
Scott Service P CIN Free agency 1992 1 -0.2 -0.2 0.2
Steve Balboni 1B/DH NYY Trade 1989 1 -0.2 -0.2 –
Andy Allanson C SFG Free agency 1993 – -0.2 – –
Mark Lewis 2B/3B SFG Trade 1996 – -0.2 – –
Scott Service P SFG Trade 1995 – -0.2 – –
Carlos Valderrama OF SFG Intl FA 1995 – -0.2 – –
Dave Martinez OF SFG Trade 1993 1 -0.2 -0.2 1.4
Brian Koelling 2B/SS CIN Draft 1991 – -0.3 – –
Scott Ruskin P CIN Trade 1991 – -0.3 – –
Dan Wilson C CIN Draft 1990 1 -0.3 -0.3 –
Rick Wrona C CIN Free agency 1991 – -0.3 – –
Jay Canizaro 2B SFG Draft 1993 1 -0.3 -0.3 –
Pat Gomez P SFG Free agency 1994 – -0.3 – –
Kenny Greer P SFG Free agency 1994 – -0.3 – –
Tony Menéndez P SFG Free agency 1993 – -0.3 – –
Rich Monteleone P SFG Free agency 1993 – -0.3 – –
Sergio Valdez P SFG Free agency 1995 – -0.3 – –
Marcus Lawton OF NYY Trade 1989 – -0.4 – –
Mel Hall OF SFG Free agency 1996 – -0.4 – –
Desi Wilson 1B SFG Trade 1994 – -0.4 – –
César Hernández OF CIN Trade 1991 – -0.5 – –
Chad Mottola OF CIN Draft 1992 – -0.5 – –
Steve Frey P SFG Free agency 1994 – -0.5 – –
Jim Poole P SFG Trade 1996 – -0.5 – –
Tim Costo 1B/OF CIN Trade 1991 – -0.6 – –
Wilson Delgado 2B/SS SFG Trade 1995 1 -0.6 -0.6 –
Edwards Guzmán C/3B SFG Draft 1995 – -0.6 – –
Andy Fox 2B/SS NYY Draft 1989 1 -0.7 -0.7 –
Steve Mintz P SFG Trade 1995 – -0.7 – –
Don Carman P CIN Free agency 1991 – -0.9 – –
Chris Hook P SFG Trade 1994 – -0.9 – –
Doug Creek P SFG Trade 1995 1 -1.0 -1.0 0.1
Juan Samuel 2B CIN Free agency 1992 – -1.1 – –
Mike Blowers 3B NYY Trade 1989 – -1.2 – –
Eric Owens OF CIN Draft 1992 1 -1.7 -1.7 –
José Bautista P SFG Free agency 1995 – -2.1 – –

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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Rosternomics — quantifying front-office skill, attribution-clean. Follow @rosternomics on X. Decision-makers on record back to 1933; resource-controlled metrics (WAR & payroll) cover 1985–2026.
Data: FanGraphs (WAR), Baseball-Reference & the Chadwick Bureau register (rosters, IDs), the Lahman Database, Baseball America prospect rankings (via The Baseball Cube), and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0); bios are original. Emoji graphics by OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
All figures are franchise-level outcomes credited to the decision-maker in the acquisition year — not solely attributable to one executive.