An efficiency-minded executive from the Rays who ran the Boston Red Sox through a payroll reset and farm-system rebuild, later hired to lead the St. Louis Cardinals.
5 seasons with salary-era data across 2 stints. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.
Share of gross-positive acquired fWAR by channel (vs. league average).
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
| Team | Role | Years | Szns | WAB | WAB/yr | TAB | WAR surp | HG | Trade | FA | R5 | AcqLev | W-L% | PO | Pen | WS | Surp $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸ Cardinals | POBO | 2026–present | 0 | +0.0 | – | +0.0 | +5.5 | +2.5 | -0.9 | +0.2 | +0.0 | – | 0.525 | – | – | – | +51 |
| ▸ Red Sox | POBO | 2020–2023 | 3 | -6.9 | -2.30 | -12.8 | -56.2 | +19.4 | +11.6 | -43.1 | +6.7 | 0.95 | 0.498 | 1 | – | – | -234 |
| Career total (1985+ data) | 5 | -6.9 | -12.8 | -50.7 | +21.9 | +10.6 | -43.0 | +6.7 | 0.95 | 0.501 | 1 | – | – | -183 | |||
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | fWAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilyer Abreu | OF | BOS | Trade | 2022 | +7.5 |
| Garrett Whitlock | P | BOS | Rule 5 | 2020 | +7.1 |
| Ceddanne Rafaela | OF | BOS | Draft | 2023 | +6.7 |
| Brayan Bello | P | BOS | Draft | 2022 | +6.6 |
| Trevor Story | SS | BOS | Free agency | 2022 | +6.1 |
| Alex Verdugo | OF | BOS | Trade | 2020 | +6.0 |
| Enrique Hernández | OF | BOS | Free agency | 2021 | +3.9 |
| Rob Refsnyder | OF | BOS | Free agency | 2021 | +3.8 |
| Hunter Renfroe | OF | BOS | Free agency | 2020 | +2.6 |
| Kenley Jansen | P | BOS | Free agency | 2022 | +2.5 |
| Tyler O'Neill | OF | BOS | Trade | 2023 | +2.5 |
| JJ Wetherholt | 2B | STL | Draft | 2026 | +2.5 |
| Triston Casas | 1B | BOS | Draft | 2022 | +2.2 |
| Justin Slaten | P | BOS | Trade | 2023 | +1.9 |
| Adam Duvall | OF | BOS | Free agency | 2023 | +1.6 |
| David Hamilton | 2B/SS | BOS | Draft | 2023 | +1.5 |
| Michael Wacha | P | BOS | Free agency | 2021 | +1.5 |
| Masataka Yoshida | DH/OF | BOS | Draft | 2023 | +1.4 |
| Justin Turner | 3B | BOS | Free agency | 2023 | +1.2 |
| Josh Winckowski | P | BOS | Draft | 2022 | +1.2 |
| Connor Wong | C | BOS | Trade | 2020 | +1.2 |
| Cooper Criswell | P | BOS | Free agency | 2023 | +1.1 |
| Garrett Richards | P | BOS | Free agency | 2021 | +1.1 |
| James Paxton | P | BOS | Free agency | 2021 | +1.0 |
| Reese McGuire | C | BOS | Trade | 2022 | +0.7 |
| Adam Ottavino | P | BOS | Trade | 2021 | +0.6 |
| Kevin Plawecki | C | BOS | Free agency | 2020 | +0.6 |
| Pablo Reyes | OF | BOS | Trade | 2023 | +0.5 |
| Matt Strahm | P | BOS | Free agency | 2022 | +0.3 |
| Zack Kelly | P | BOS | Draft | 2022 | +0.2 |
| Chris Murphy | P | BOS | Draft | 2023 | +0.2 |
| José De León | P | BOS | Free agency | 2021 | +0.1 |
| Richard Fitts | P | BOS | Trade | 2023 | +0.1 |
| Joe Jacques | P | BOS | Draft | 2023 | +0.1 |
| Ryan Sherriff | P | BOS | Free agency | 2023 | +0.1 |
| George Soriano | P | STL | Trade | 2026 | +0.1 |
| Ryne Stanek | P | STL | Free agency | 2026 | +0.1 |
| Nelson Velázquez | DH/OF | STL | Free agency | 2026 | +0.1 |
| Abraham Almonte | OF | BOS | Trade | 2022 | -0.0 |
| Yu Chang | SS | BOS | Free agency | 2023 | +0.0 |
| Jake Faria | P | BOS | Free agency | 2023 | -0.0 |
| Marwin González | SS | BOS | Free agency | 2021 | +0.0 |
| Jonathan Lucroy | C | BOS | Free agency | 2020 | +0.0 |
| Yairo Muñoz | SS/OF | BOS | Free agency | 2020 | -0.0 |
| César Puello | OF | BOS | Free agency | 2020 | +0.0 |
| Yolmer Sánchez | 2B/3B | BOS | Free agency | 2022 | +0.0 |
| Domingo Tapia | P | BOS | Trade | 2020 | -0.0 |
| Brandon Walter | P | BOS | Draft | 2023 | +0.0 |
| Matt Pushard | P | STL | Draft | 2026 | +0.0 |
| Richard Bleier | P | BOS | Trade | 2023 | -0.1 |
| Michael Feliz | P | BOS | Free agency | 2021 | -0.1 |
| Jack López | 2B | BOS | Trade | 2021 | -0.1 |
| Joely Rodríguez | P | BOS | Free agency | 2022 | -0.1 |
| Austin Brice | P | BOS | Trade | 2020 | -0.2 |
| Matt Dermody | P | BOS | Free agency | 2023 | -0.2 |
| Frank German | P | BOS | Draft | 2022 | -0.2 |
| Matt Hall | P | BOS | Trade | 2020 | -0.2 |
| Danny Santana | OF | BOS | Free agency | 2021 | -0.2 |
| Hirokazu Sawamura | P | BOS | Draft | 2021 | -0.2 |
| Enmanuel Valdez | 2B | BOS | Trade | 2022 | -0.2 |
| Jeter Downs | 2B/3B/SS | BOS | Draft | 2022 | -0.3 |
| Connor Seabold | P | BOS | Trade | 2020 | -0.3 |
| Tyler Danish | P | BOS | Free agency | 2022 | -0.4 |
| Zack Godley | P | BOS | Free agency | 2020 | -0.4 |
| Robinson Leyer | P | BOS | Trade | 2020 | -0.4 |
| Kaleb Ort | P | BOS | Rule 5 | 2020 | -0.4 |
| Hansel Robles | P | BOS | Free agency | 2022 | -0.6 |
| Vaughn Grissom | 2B | BOS | Trade | 2023 | -0.7 |
| Corey Kluber | P | BOS | Free agency | 2023 | -0.8 |
| Franchy Cordero | 1B/OF | BOS | Trade | 2021 | -1.2 |
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.