Bob Watson

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
Astros	GM	1994 66–49	$33	103	+8	+7.1	27%	+14	+5	+7	+1	$0.9M	35.5	6.0	-2.4	+8.9	-10.9	-2.72	-2.1	+0.0		2.90	1.15	+7.6	+15.4	0.574
Astros	GM	1995 76–68	$33	98	+3	+3.6	22%	+8	+6	+0	+2	$0.8M	37.1	6.0	-4.2	+0.5	+3.7	+0.61	-0.2	+0.0	+0.32	4.46	0.32	+3.4	+7.7	0.528
Yankees	GM	1996 92–70	$50	151	-15	-17.8	23%	+5	+1	-1	+5	$1.1M	41.6	11.0	-5.3	+3.3	-3.4	-0.67	+8.0	+0.0	-0.79	4.52	0.33	+4.8	+2.4	0.568	✓	✓	★
Yankees	GM	1997 96–66	$63	160	-15	-15.1	16%	+11	+11	-0	+3	$1.3M	46.3	7.0	-2.9	+3.4	-7.0	-1.17	-10.5	+0.8	-0.95	6.60	0.57	+8.0	+6.4	0.593	✓
Yankees	GM	1998 114–48	$66	159	-4	-4.0	18%	+13	+10	-0	+5	$1.1M	57.2	12.0	-1.7	+13.4	-18.3	-6.10	+10.7	+0.0	+0.24	2.00	1.44	+26.2	+17.4	0.704	✓	✓	★
Career total (1985+ data)			$244	134	-23	-26.3	21%	+10	+6	+1	+3	$1.0M	217.7	8.4	-3.3	+29.4	-35.9	-1.49	+5.8	+0.8	+0.06	4.25	0.63	+50.0	+49.3	0.596	3	2	2

Roster Construction

Trades

Trades made — 36 deals credited to Bob Watson, best expected value first; surplus is realized value in $M

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1997 · OAK / NYY

OAK · Sandy Alderson +$40.8M

Kenny Rogers

NYY · Bob Watson −$40.8M

Scott Brosius

OAK came out ahead by $40.8M

1994 · HOU / NYM

HOU · Bob Watson +$36.8M

Andy Beckerman, Juan Castillo

NYM · Joe McIlvaine −$36.8M

Pete Harnisch

HOU came out ahead by $36.8M

1994 · SDP / HOU

SDP · Randy Smith +$29.6M

Ken Caminiti, Andújar Cedeño, Steve Finley, Roberto Petagine, Brian Williams, Sean Fesh

HOU · Bob Watson −$29.6M

Derek Bell, Doug Brocail, Ricky Gutiérrez, Pedro Martínez, Phil Plantier, Craig Shipley

SDP came out ahead by $29.6M

1997 · NYY / SFG

NYY · Bob Watson +$12.0M

Alberto Castillo, Chris Singleton

SFG · Brian Sabean −$12.0M

Charlie Hayes

NYY came out ahead by $12.0M

1995 · HOU / MIL

HOU · Bob Watson +$12.0M

Derrick May

MIL · Sal Bando −$12.0M

Tom Nevers

HOU came out ahead by $12.0M

1997 · BOS / NYY

BOS · Dan Duquette +$8.0M

Tony Armas, Jim Mecir

NYY · Bob Watson −$8.0M

Mike Stanley, Randy Brown

BOS came out ahead by $8.0M

1996 · ANA / NYY

ANA · Bill Bavasi +$4.8M

Jim Leyritz

NYY · Bob Watson −$4.8M

Jeremy Blevins, Ryan Kane

ANA came out ahead by $4.8M

1995 · HOU / CLE

HOU · Bob Watson +$0.8M

Matt Williams

CLE · John Hart −$0.8M

Eddie Tucker

HOU came out ahead by $0.8M

1998 · ARI / NYY

ARI · Joe Garagiola +$4.0M

Andy Fox

NYY · Bob Watson −$4.0M

Todd Erdos, Marty Janzen

ARI came out ahead by $4.0M

1994 · LAD / HOU

LAD · Fred Claire +$0.0M

Al Osuna

HOU · Bob Watson +$0.0M

Jimmy Daspit

Even trade

1996 · NYY / ANA

NYY · Bob Watson +$0.8M

Mike Aldrete

ANA · Bill Bavasi −$0.8M

Rich Monteleone

NYY came out ahead by $0.8M

1997 · CHC / NYY

CHC · Ed Lynch +$4.8M

Frisco Parotte

NYY · Bob Watson −$4.8M

Rey Sánchez

CHC came out ahead by $4.8M

1995 · TEX / HOU

TEX · Douglas Melvin +$0.0M

Domingo Jean

HOU · Bob Watson +$0.0M

Roger Luce

Even trade

1997 · NYY / CLE

NYY · Bob Watson +$10.4M

Chad Curtis

CLE · John Hart −$10.4M

David Weathers

NYY came out ahead by $10.4M

1996 · MIA / NYY

MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$0.8M

Mark Hutton

NYY · Bob Watson −$0.8M

David Weathers

MIA came out ahead by $0.8M

1994 · PHI / HOU

PHI · Lee Thomas +$7.2M

Tom Edens

HOU · Bob Watson −$7.2M

Milt Thompson

PHI came out ahead by $7.2M

1996 · PIT / NYY

PIT · Ted Simmons +$8.0M

Chris Corn

NYY · Bob Watson −$8.0M

Charlie Hayes

PIT came out ahead by $8.0M

1994 · CIN / HOU

CIN · Jim Bowden +$4.8M

Ed Taubensee

HOU · Bob Watson −$4.8M

Ross Powell, Marty Lister

CIN came out ahead by $4.8M

1995 · HOU / CLE

HOU · Bob Watson +$8.0M

Tony Mitchell, Mitch Meluskey

CLE · John Hart −$8.0M

Buck McNabb, Jim Lewis

HOU came out ahead by $8.0M

1997 · NYY / TOR

NYY · Bob Watson +$5.6M

Angel Ramirez

TOR · Gord Ash −$5.6M

Mariano Duncan

NYY came out ahead by $5.6M

1996 · CLE / NYY

CLE · John Hart +$0.0M

Tom Wilson

NYY · Bob Watson +$0.0M

Ryan Martindale, Marc Marini

Even trade

1995 · HOU / WSN

HOU · Bob Watson +$0.8M

Sean Berry

WSN · Kevin Malone −$0.8M

Dave Veres, Raúl Chávez

HOU came out ahead by $0.8M

1998 · CHW / NYY

CHW · Ron Schueler +$68.8M

Chris Singleton

NYY · Bob Watson −$68.8M

Rich Pratt

CHW came out ahead by $68.8M

1995 · KCR / HOU

KCR · Herk Robinson +$2.4M

Rick Huisman

HOU · Bob Watson −$2.4M

Pat Borders

KCR came out ahead by $2.4M

1995 · SDP / HOU

SDP · Randy Smith +$0.0M

Pedro Martínez

HOU · Bob Watson +$0.0M

Ray Holbert

Even trade

1998 · MIN / NYY

MIN · Terry Ryan +$2.4M

Allen Butler

NYY · Bob Watson −$2.4M

Dan Naulty

MIN came out ahead by $2.4M

1996 · NYY / LAD

NYY · Bob Watson +$2.4M

Billy Brewer

LAD · Fred Claire −$2.4M

Mike Judd

NYY came out ahead by $2.4M

1998 · ARI / NYY

ARI · Joe Garagiola +$0.0M

Willie Banks

NYY · Bob Watson +$0.0M

Scott Brow, Joe Lisio

Even trade

1995 · HOU / SDP

HOU · Bob Watson +$5.6M

Rich Loiselle, Jeff Tabaka

SDP · Randy Smith −$5.6M

Phil Plantier

HOU came out ahead by $5.6M

1998 · SDP / NYY

SDP · Kevin Towers +$0.8M

Shea Morenz, Ray Ricken

NYY · Bob Watson −$0.8M

Jim Bruske, Brad Kaufman

SDP came out ahead by $0.8M

1995 · CHC / HOU

CHC · Ed Lynch +$61.6M

Scott Servais, Luis Gonzalez

HOU · Bob Watson −$61.6M

Rick Wilkins

CHC came out ahead by $61.6M

1998 · MIN / NYY

MIN · Terry Ryan +$159.2M

Brian Buchanan, Cristian Guzmán, Eric Milton, Danny Mota

NYY · Bob Watson −$159.2M

Chuck Knoblauch

MIN came out ahead by $159.2M

1996 · MIL / NYY

MIL · Sal Bando +$8.8M

Bob Wickman, Gerald Williams

NYY · Bob Watson −$8.8M

Pat Listach, Graeme Lloyd, Ricky Bones

MIL came out ahead by $8.8M

1997 · SDP / NYY

SDP · Kevin Towers +$31.2M

Rafael Medina, Rubén Rivera

NYY · Bob Watson −$31.2M

Homer Bush, Gordie Amerson, Hideki Irabu, Vernon Maxwell

SDP came out ahead by $31.2M

1996 · DET / NYY

DET · Randy Smith +$44.8M

Rubén Sierra, Matt Drews#12

NYY · Bob Watson −$44.8M

Cecil Fielder

DET came out ahead by $44.8M

1995 · DET / HOU

DET · Joe Klein +$16.0M

Phil Nevin

HOU · Bob Watson −$16.0M

Mike Henneman

DET came out ahead by $16.0M

Players acquired — 79 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
Mike Hampton	P	HOU	Trade	1995	6	+19.2	+3.2	–	11.9%	0.85%
David Wells	P	NYY	Free agency	1996	4	+17.0	+4.2	–	29.1%	2.43%
Tino Martinez	1B	NYY	Trade	1996	7	+16.0	+2.3	-2.51	10.9%	0.78%
Orlando Hernández	P	NYY	Intl FA	1998	6	+13.9	+2.3	–	–	–
Derek Bell	OF	HOU	Trade	1994	4	+12.2	+3.0	–	8.9%	0.64%
Scott Brosius	3B	NYY	Free agency	1998	4	+8.7	+2.2	–	9.7%	7.15%
Mike Stanton	P	NYY	Free agency	1996	7	+7.5	+1.1	–	8.9%	0.81%
Chuck Knoblauch	2B	NYY	Trade	1998	4	+7.0	+1.8	-7.66	5.5%	3.94%
Scott Elarton	P	HOU	Draft	1994	3	+5.2	+1.7	–	–	–
Jeff Nelson	P	NYY	Trade	1996	6	+4.6	+0.8	-2.51	5.8%	0.43%
Chad Curtis	OF	NYY	Trade	1997	3	+3.7	+1.2	+0.00	6.2%	0.57%
John Cangelosi	OF	HOU	Free agency	1995	2	+3.5	+1.8	–	9.8%	0.70%
Hideki Irabu	P	NYY	Trade	1997	2	+3.2	+1.6	-6.84	–	–
Nick Johnson	1B	NYY	Draft	1996	3	+2.9	+1.0	–	–	–
Kenny Rogers	P	NYY	Trade	1996	2	+2.8	+1.4	–	10.1%	0.73%
Dwight Gooden	P	NYY	Free agency	1996	3	+2.4	+0.8	–	9.4%	0.69%
Dave Veres	P	HOU	Trade	1994	2	+2.2	+1.1	–	–	–
Mitch Meluskey	C	HOU	Trade	1995	2	+2.1	+1.1	-0.11	–	–
Dave Magadan	1B/3B	HOU	Free agency	1995	1	+1.9	+1.9	–	9.6%	0.69%
Joe Girardi	C	NYY	Free agency	1996	3	+1.9	+0.6	–	4.4%	0.33%
Julio Lugo	SS	HOU	Draft	1994	3	+1.7	+0.6	–	–	–
Russ Johnson	2B/3B	HOU	Draft	1994	3	+1.3	+0.4	–	–	–
Chili Davis	DH/OF	NYY	Free agency	1997	2	+1.3	+0.7	–	0.5%	0.34%
Cecil Fielder	1B/DH	NYY	Trade	1996	2	+1.3	+0.6	-6.49	2.0%	0.15%
Sean Berry	3B	HOU	Trade	1995	3	+1.1	+0.4	-0.93	2.7%	0.22%
Mariano Duncan	2B/SS	NYY	Trade	1996	1	+0.9	+0.9	–	9.0%	0.64%
John Halama	P	HOU	Draft	1994	1	+0.7	+0.7	–	–	–
Derrick May	OF	HOU	Trade	1995	2	+0.7	+0.3	+0.68	9.7%	0.68%
Marcus Thames	DH/OF	NYY	Draft	1996	1	+0.7	+0.7	–	–	–
Rick Wilkins	C	HOU	Trade	1995	2	+0.7	+0.4	-0.30	1.9%	0.14%
Jeriome Robertson	P	HOU	Draft	1995	1	+0.6	+0.6	–	–	–
Tim Raines	OF	NYY	Free agency	1998	3	+0.6	+0.2	–	5.1%	0.38%
Mike Henneman	P	HOU	Trade	1995	1	+0.5	+0.5	-7.73	2.4%	0.17%
Sid Bream	1B	HOU	Free agency	1994	1	+0.4	+0.4	–	1.5%	0.58%
Tony McKnight	P	HOU	Draft	1995	1	+0.4	+0.4	–	–	–
Darren Holmes	P	NYY	Free agency	1997	1	+0.4	+0.4	–	1.0%	0.65%
Willie Banks	P	NYY	Free agency	1997	1	+0.3	+0.3	–	1.7%	0.16%
Homer Bush	2B	NYY	Trade	1997	1	+0.3	+0.3	-6.84	–	–
Randy Choate	P	NYY	Draft	1997	3	+0.3	+0.1	–	–	–
Graeme Lloyd	P	NYY	Trade	1996	1	+0.3	+0.3	-3.73	0.9%	0.61%
Tom Edens	P	HOU	Trade	1994	1	+0.3	+0.3	–	1.8%	0.70%
Andy Stankiewicz	2B/SS	HOU	Trade	1994	1	+0.3	+0.3	–	1.8%	0.73%
Brandon Claussen	P	NYY	Draft	1998	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	–	–
Juan Rivera	OF	NYY	Intl FA	1996	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	–	–
Todd Erdos	P	NYY	Trade	1998	2	+0.1	+0.0	+1.13	0.0%	0.00%
Jim Mecir	P	NYY	Trade	1996	2	+0.1	+0.0	-2.51	0.2%	0.01%
Wally Whitehurst	P	NYY	Trade	1996	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	0.3%	0.02%
Ross Powell	P	HOU	Trade	1994	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	0.0%	0.01%
Mike Aldrete	1B/OF	NYY	Trade	1996	–	+0.0	–	+0.00	–	–
Ryan Bradley	P	NYY	Draft	1997	–	-0.0	–	–	–	–
Billy Brewer	P	NYY	Trade	1996	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	0.1%	0.01%
Michel Hernández	C	NYY	Intl FA	1998	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	–	–
Scott Seabol	3B	NYY	Draft	1996	–	-0.0	–	–	–	–
Mark Whiten	OF	NYY	Free agency	1997	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	0.0%	0.00%
Joe Borowski	P	NYY	Trade	1998	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	0.3%	0.19%
Rey Sánchez	2B/SS	NYY	Trade	1997	1	-0.0	-0.0	-1.10	1.3%	0.12%
David Weathers	P	NYY	Trade	1996	1	-0.0	-0.0	-0.77	0.5%	0.03%
Jerry Goff	C	HOU	Free agency	1995	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
John Johnstone	P	HOU	Free agency	1995	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Craig McMurtry	P	HOU	Free agency	1994	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Wilfredo Rodríguez	P	HOU	Intl FA	1995	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Iván Cruz	1B	NYY	Trade	1997	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Drew Henson	3B	NYY	Draft	1998	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Tim McIntosh	C/OF	NYY	Free agency	1996	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Mike Vento	OF	NYY	Draft	1997	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Ken Ramos	OF	HOU	Trade	1994	–	-0.2	–	–	–	–
Milt Thompson	OF	HOU	Trade	1994	1	-0.2	-0.2	–	0.8%	0.31%
Luis Sojo	2B	NYY	Free agency	1997	3	-0.2	-0.1	–	1.0%	0.07%
Doug Brocail	P	HOU	Trade	1994	2	-0.3	-0.2	–	0.0%	0.00%
Scott Pose	OF	NYY	Free agency	1996	–	-0.3	–	–	–	–
Craig Shipley	3B/SS	HOU	Trade	1994	–	-0.4	–	–	–	–
Barry Wesson	OF	HOU	Draft	1995	–	-0.4	–	–	–	–
Erick Almonte	SS	NYY	Intl FA	1996	1	-0.4	-0.4	–	–	–
Dale Polley	P	NYY	Trade	1996	–	-0.4	–	–	–	–
Randy Keisler	P	NYY	Draft	1998	1	-0.5	-0.5	–	–	–
Jeff Tabaka	P	HOU	Trade	1995	1	-0.5	-0.5	+0.38	0.9%	0.06%
Matt Howard	2B	NYY	Trade	1996	–	-0.6	–	–	–	–
Dale Sveum	3B/SS	NYY	Free agency	1997	–	-0.7	–	–	–	–
Ricky Gutiérrez	SS	HOU	Trade	1994	–	-2.0	–	–	–	–

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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