Brian Graham
Born Apr 9, 1960 · age 66
General manager for the Pirates (2007–2007).
Across the full 1-season sample, the measured profile stands out most for drafted-player surplus (98th percentile). The clearest contrast is future-foundation returns (2nd percentile): future-oriented trades have added less modeled roster-foundation value than most peers. Because the sample covers fewer than five seasons, those comparisons are descriptive rather than stable.
1 seasons with salary-era data across 1 stint. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.
0 pennants · 0 playoff appearances · 68–94 (0.420)
Overview
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pirates |
GM | 2007 68–94 | $44 | 54 | +7 | +3.2 | 43% | +18 | +26 | -5 | -2 | $1.5M | 23.4 | 5.0 | -6.3 | +28.8 | -2.3 | -0.76 | +0.3 | +0.9 | -0.00 | 0.18 | 0.06 | -6.1 | -3.4 | 0.420 | |||
| Career total (1985+ data) | $44 | 54 | +7 | +3.2 | 43% | +18 | +26 | -5 | -2 | $1.5M | 23.4 | 5.0 | -6.3 | +28.8 | -2.3 | -0.76 | +0.3 | +0.9 | -0.00 | 0.18 | 0.06 | -6.1 | -3.4 | 0.420 | – | – | – | ||
Roster Construction
Build channels — net fWAR
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
Trades
Trades made — 3 deals credited to Brian Graham, best expected value first; surplus is realized value in $M
PIT · Brian Graham
+$1.6M
MIL · Douglas Melvin
−$1.6M
SFG · Brian Sabean
+$36.8M
PIT · Brian Graham
−$36.8M
ATL · John Schuerholz
+$10.4M
PIT · Brian Graham
−$10.4M
Players acquired — 21 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | RFA | PPA | CPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starling Marte | OF | PIT |
Intl FA | 2007 | 8 | +24.9 | +3.1 | – | – | – |
| Tony Watson | P | PIT |
Draft | 2007 | 5 | +3.4 | +0.7 | – | – | – |
| Adam LaRoche | 1B | PIT |
Trade | 2007 | 3 | +3.4 | +1.1 | -0.00 | 0.3% | 0.11% |
| Josh Phelps | DH | PIT |
Trade | 2007 | 1 | +1.4 | +1.4 | – | 0.3% | 0.08% |
| Evan Meek | P | PIT |
Rule 5 | 2007 | 3 | +0.9 | +0.3 | – | – | – |
| Raúl Chávez | C | PIT |
Free agency | 2007 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | 0.0% | 0.02% |
| Yoslán Herrera | P | PIT |
Intl FA | 2007 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | – | – |
| Kyle McPherson | P | PIT |
Draft | 2007 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | – | – |
| Daniel Moskos | P | PIT |
Draft | 2007 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | – | – |
| John Wasdin | P | PIT |
Trade | 2007 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% |
| César Izturis | SS | PIT |
Trade | 2007 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% |
| 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 | – | – | – | – |
| Shawn Chacón | P | PIT |
Trade | 2007 | 1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | +0.00 | 0.1% | 0.03% |
| Jimmy Barthmaier | P | PIT |
Trade | 2007 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – |
| Don Kelly | OF | PIT |
Trade | 2007 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – |
| Matt Morris | P | PIT |
Trade | 2007 | 1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.00 | 0.2% | 0.06% |
| Marino Salas | P | PIT |
Trade | 2007 | – | -0.4 | – | +0.03 | – | – |
| Luis Rivas | 2B | PIT |
Free agency | 2007 | – | -0.8 | – | – | – | – |
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.