Rosternomics
BQ

Bob Quinn

Born 1936 · age 89

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.

Titles1
Pennants1
Playoffs1
Record622–608
Win %0.506
-5.6WAB — wins above budget91st/195 execs
+6.3Talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation)63rd/195 execs
1.40Acquisition leverage — playoff pts each bought win added, given the roster it joined (did you buy where wins matter?)53rd/195 execs
-42.9WAR surplus (era-neutral, win-equiv)121st/195 execs
-42Roster surplus $M91st/195 execs

How the roster was sourced

Share of gross-positive acquired fWAR by channel (vs. league average).

Build channels — net fWAR

Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.

Home-grown (draft/intl)+46.7
Trade+25.2
Free agency-53.1
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.7
Sourcing mix: 27% draft · 24% FA · 50% trade · 0% R5

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Giants GM 1993–1996 4 -7.6 -1.90 -11.8 -39.0 +40.9 +42.6 -29.8 +0.0 1.11 0.503 -38
Reds GM 1990–1992 3 +9.8 +3.27 +20.6 +2.9 +3.3 -1.1 -23.7 +0.5 2.17 0.525 111 -1
Yankees GM 1989–1989 1 -7.8 -7.81 -2.6 -6.9 +2.4 -16.3 +0.3 +0.1 0.61 0.460 -2
Career total (1985+ data) 8 -5.6 +6.3 -42.9 +46.7 +25.2 -53.1 +0.7 1.40 0.506 11 1 -42

Players acquired — 117 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year fWAR
Jeff Kent 2B SFG Trade 1996 +30.9
Rich Aurilia SS SFG Trade 1994 +19.8
Shawn Estes P SFG Trade 1995 +14.8
Russ Ortiz P SFG Draft 1995 +13.7
John Smiley P CIN Free agency 1992 +13.1
Bill Mueller 3B SFG Draft 1993 +10.7
Pedro Feliz 3B SFG Intl FA 1994 +7.9
Stan Javier OF SFG Free agency 1995 +6.8
Mark Gardner P SFG Free agency 1996 +5.9
Jesse Barfield OF NYY Trade 1989 +5.6
Pokey Reese 2B/SS CIN Draft 1991 +4.7
Glenallen Hill OF SFG Free agency 1995 +3.9
Ramón Martínez 2B/SS SFG Trade 1996 +3.6
John Habyan P NYY Trade 1989 +3.4
Mark Carreon 1B/OF SFG Free agency 1993 +3.4
Chuck Cary P NYY Free agency 1989 +3.3
Armando Ríos OF SFG Intl FA 1994 +3.3
Sterling Hitchcock P NYY Draft 1989 +3.1
Willie Greene 3B CIN Trade 1991 +2.3
Glenn Braggs OF CIN Trade 1990 +2.2
Roberto Kelly OF CIN Trade 1992 +2.2
Mark Leiter P SFG Free agency 1995 +2.2
Yorvit Torrealba C SFG Intl FA 1994 +2.2
Mark Portugal P SFG Free agency 1993 +2.1
José Vizcaíno 2B/SS SFG Trade 1996 +2.1
Bill Doran 2B CIN Trade 1990 +2.0
Greg Cadaret P NYY Trade 1989 +2.0
Mel Hall OF NYY Trade 1989 +2.0
Pascual Pérez P NYY Free agency 1989 +1.6
Tom Lampkin C SFG Free agency 1994 +1.6
Billy Hatcher OF CIN Trade 1990 +1.3
Shawon Dunston SS SFG Free agency 1996 +1.2
Joe Nathan P SFG Draft 1995 +1.2
Osvaldo Fernández P SFG Intl FA 1996 +1.1
Larry Luebbers P CIN Draft 1990 +0.9
Dave Martinez OF CIN Trade 1991 +0.9
Brian Dorsett C CIN Free agency 1992 +0.8
Jeff Reed C SFG Free agency 1993 +0.8
Darnell Coles 3B/OF CIN Free agency 1991 +0.7
John Johnstone P SFG Free agency 1996 +0.7
Steve Scarsone 2B/3B SFG Trade 1993 +0.7
Scott Bankhead P CIN Free agency 1992 +0.6
John Roper P CIN Draft 1990 +0.6
Ryan Jensen P SFG Draft 1996 +0.5
Jacob Cruz OF SFG Draft 1994 +0.4
Damon Minor 1B SFG Draft 1996 +0.4
Guillermo Rodríguez C SFG Intl FA 1995 +0.3
Rich Rodriguez P SFG Free agency 1996 +0.3
Curt Lyons P CIN Draft 1992 +0.2
Steve Bourgeois P SFG Draft 1993 +0.2
Troy Afenir C CIN Free agency 1991 +0.1
Kevin Jarvis P CIN Draft 1991 +0.1
Keith Kessinger SS CIN Trade 1991 +0.1
Paul Noce 2B/SS CIN Free agency 1990 +0.1
J. T. Snow 1B NYY Draft 1989 +0.1
Russ Springer P NYY Draft 1989 +0.1
Dante Powell OF SFG Draft 1994 +0.1
Steve Soderstrom P SFG Draft 1993 +0.1
Gerónimo Berroa DH/OF CIN Free agency 1991 +0.0
John Courtright P CIN Draft 1991 +0.0
Gary Green SS CIN Free agency 1991 -0.0
Tony Menéndez P CIN Trade 1992 +0.0
Jim Walewander 2B NYY Free agency 1989 -0.0
Enrique Burgos P SFG Trade 1995 +0.0
Dan Peltier OF SFG Free agency 1996 -0.0
Tim Belk 1B CIN Draft 1992 -0.1
Chris Bushing P CIN Trade 1992 -0.1
Steve Gibralter OF CIN Draft 1990 -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 -0.1
Terry Bross P SFG Free agency 1993 -0.1
Rich DeLucia P SFG Trade 1995 -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 -0.1
Keith Williams OF SFG Draft 1993 -0.1
Stan Jefferson OF CIN Free agency 1991 -0.2
Scott Service P CIN Free agency 1992 -0.2
Steve Balboni 1B/DH NYY Trade 1989 -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
Brian Koelling 2B/SS CIN Draft 1991 -0.3
Scott Ruskin P CIN Trade 1991 -0.3
Dan Wilson C CIN Draft 1990 -0.3
Rick Wrona C CIN Free agency 1991 -0.3
Jay Canizaro 2B SFG Draft 1993 -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 -0.6
Edwards Guzmán C/3B SFG Draft 1995 -0.6
Andy Fox 2B/SS NYY Draft 1989 -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 -1.0
Juan Samuel 2B CIN Free agency 1992 -1.1
Mike Blowers 3B NYY Trade 1989 -1.2
Eric Owens OF CIN Draft 1992 -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.