Rosternomics
BG

Brian Graham

Born Apr 9, 1960 · age 66

General manager for the Pirates (2007–2007).

1 seasons with salary-era data across 1 stint. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.

Titles0
Pennants0
Playoffs0
Record68–94
Win %0.420
-6.1WAB — wins above budget95th/195 execs
-3.4Talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation)89th/195 execs
0.31Acquisition leverage — playoff pts each bought win added, given the roster it joined (did you buy where wins matter?)157th/195 execs
+3.1WAR surplus (era-neutral, win-equiv)41st/195 execs
+7Roster surplus $M35th/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)+28.8
Trade-2.3
Free agency+0.3
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.9
Sourcing mix: 97% draft · 0% FA · 0% trade · 3% R5

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Pirates GM 2007–2007 1 -6.1 -6.14 -3.4 +3.1 +28.8 -2.3 +0.3 +0.9 0.31 0.420 +7
Career total (1985+ data) 1 -6.1 -3.4 +3.1 +28.8 -2.3 +0.3 +0.9 0.31 0.420 +7

Players acquired — 16 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year fWAR
Starling Marte OF PIT Intl FA 2007 +24.9
Tony Watson P PIT Draft 2007 +3.4
Evan Meek P PIT Rule 5 2007 +0.9
Raúl Chávez C PIT Free agency 2007 +0.4
Yoslán Herrera P PIT Intl FA 2007 +0.2
Kyle McPherson P PIT Draft 2007 +0.2
Daniel Moskos P PIT Draft 2007 +0.2
Tony Armas P PIT Free agency 2007 -0.1
T. J. Beam P PIT Free agency 2007 -0.1
Danny Kolb P PIT Free agency 2007 -0.1
Chris Gomez SS PIT Free agency 2007 -0.2
Jimmy Barthmaier P PIT Trade 2007 -0.3
Don Kelly OF PIT Trade 2007 -0.3
Matt Morris P PIT Trade 2007 -0.3
Marino Salas P PIT Trade 2007 -0.4
Luis Rivas 2B PIT Free agency 2007 -0.8

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.