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Brodie Van Wagenen

Born Mar 9, 1974 · Encino, CA · age 52

General manager for the Mets (2019–2020).

2 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
Record112–110
Win %0.505
+5.1WAB — wins above budget56th/195 execs
+10.2Talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation)51st/195 execs
2.53Acquisition leverage — playoff pts each bought win added, given the roster it joined (did you buy where wins matter?)3rd/195 execs
+4.6WAR surplus (era-neutral, win-equiv)38th/195 execs
+6Roster surplus $M36th/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)+0.0
Trade+0.4
Free agency-43.7
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.0
Sourcing mix: 0% draft · 93% FA · 7% trade · 0% R5

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Mets GM 2019–2020 1 +5.1 +5.06 +10.2 +4.6 +0.0 +0.4 -43.7 +0.0 2.53 0.505 +6
Career total (1985+ data) 2 +5.1 +10.2 +4.6 +0.0 +0.4 -43.7 +0.0 2.53 0.505 +6

Players acquired — 24 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year fWAR
Marcus Stroman P NYM Free agency 2020 +3.6
Rick Porcello P NYM Free agency 2019 +1.6
Justin Wilson P NYM Free agency 2019 +0.8
Trevor May P NYM Free agency 2020 +0.6
José Peraza 2B/SS NYM Free agency 2020 +0.6
James McCann C NYM Free agency 2020 +0.5
Jake Marisnick OF NYM Trade 2019 +0.3
Miguel Castro P NYM Trade 2020 +0.1
Ariel Jurado P NYM Trade 2020 +0.1
Erasmo Ramírez P NYM Free agency 2020 +0.1
Hunter Strickland P NYM Free agency 2020 +0.1
Dellin Betances P NYM Free agency 2019 -0.0
Eduardo Núñez 3B/SS NYM Free agency 2020 +0.0
Michael Wacha P NYM Free agency 2019 +0.0
Luis Avilán P NYM Free agency 2019 -0.1
Ryan Cordell OF NYM Free agency 2020 -0.1
Sam Haggerty OF NYM Trade 2019 -0.1
Trevor Hildenberger P NYM Free agency 2020 -0.1
Jared Hughes P NYM Free agency 2020 -0.1
Jed Lowrie 2B/SS NYM Free agency 2019 -0.1
Chasen Shreve P NYM Free agency 2019 -0.1
Brian Dozier 2B NYM Free agency 2020 -0.2
Brad Brach P NYM Free agency 2019 -0.3
Jerad Eickhoff P NYM Free agency 2020 -0.6

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.