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Dan Duquette

Born May 26, 1958 · Dalton, MA · age 68

Assembled core pieces of Boston's eventual 2004 champion, then orchestrated the Baltimore Orioles' surprising return to contention in the 2010s after a long absence.

18 seasons with salary-era data across 3 stints. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.

Overview

Titles0
Pennants0
Playoffs6
Record1516–1333
Win %0.532
+2.7GM WAR — wins above a replacement GM (org-adjusted, shrunk; per season) ±3.631st/195 execs
6.9Depth — 2+ WAR regulars per season (the breadth that drives TAB, not stars)59th/195 execs
-4.5Dead WAR — WAR/yr bled by sub-replacement players (closer to 0 = better)52nd/195 execs
30%Dead money — payroll on <0.5-WAR players (lower = better)62nd/195 execs
$17MCheap-talent surplus — $/yr of value from cost-controlled (pre-arb/arb) players above their pay; the selection engine, and the stickiest GM skill we track84th/195 execs
$10MDrafted surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own draftees (the develop-from-the-draft engine)63rd/195 execs
$5MTraded-for surplus — cheap-talent surplus from cost-controlled players he acquired via trade71st/195 execs
$2MInt'l surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own international signees57th/195 execs
+49.2TAB — talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation), tenure total17th/195 execs
+66.0WAB — realized wins (TAB + the non-repeatable luck of converting talent to wins)11th/195 execs
3.19Acquisition Leverage — playoff pts per acquired WAR, graded once in the year each deal's wins arrive (the repeatable decision skill)40th/195 execs
-295Roster surplus $M172nd/195 execs

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
▸ Orioles GM 2012–2018 7 -8.9 -1.28 -31.2 -66.7 +62.3 -33.5 -58.9 +8.9 1.51 0.499 3–– -225
▸ Red Sox GM 1995–2002 8 +19.6 +2.44 +38.1 -75.5 +63.5 -31.9 -19.7 -1.8 3.75 0.544 3–– -115
▸ Nationals GM 1992–1994 3 +55.4 +18.47 +42.2 +47.6 +87.3 +5.1 -54.7 -0.2 3.65 0.582 ––– +45
Career total (1985+ data) 18 +66.0 +49.2 -94.6 +213.1 -60.2 -133.3 +6.9 3.19 0.532 6– – -295

Roster Construction

How the roster was sourced

by valueby volume

Share of acquired fWAR by channel vs. league average.

Build channels — net fWAR

Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.

Home-grown (draft/intl)+213.1
Trade-60.2
Free agency-133.3
Rule 5 / minor draft+6.9
Sourcing mix: 44% draft · 34% FA · 19% trade · 2% R5

Roster value distribution — career average — depth vs. stars

Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR, averaged across Dan Duquette's seasons. Bars = his rosters; the black line = the league-average player at each slot. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge.

Players acquired — 340 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year Szns fWAR WAR/yr Lev
Pedro Martínez P BOS Trade 1998 7 +51.7 +7.4 31.5
Vladimir Guerrero OF WSN Intl FA 1993 7 +33.8 +4.8 –
Kevin Youkilis 1B/3B BOS Draft 2001 9 +28.7 +3.2 –
Manny Ramirez OF BOS Free agency 2000 8 +26.6 +3.3 3.9
Tim Wakefield P BOS Free agency 1995 15 +26.3 +1.8 11.0
Javier Vázquez P WSN Draft 1994 6 +26.1 +4.3 –
Jon Lester P BOS Draft 2002 9 +23.5 +2.6 –
Jason Varitek C BOS Trade 1997 12 +21.2 +1.8 –
Pedro Martínez P WSN Trade 1994 4 +19.2 +4.8 18.6
Derek Lowe P BOS Trade 1997 8 +18.0 +2.2 1.5
José Vidro 2B WSN Draft 1992 8 +16.4 +2.1 –
Cedric Mullins OF BAL Draft 2015 7 +14.0 +2.0 –
Johnny Damon OF BOS Free agency 2001 4 +13.9 +3.5 28.1
Orlando Cabrera SS WSN Intl FA 1993 5 +10.2 +2.0 –
Tom Gordon P BOS Free agency 1995 4 +10.1 +2.5 4.9
Kevin Gausman P BAL Draft 2012 6 +9.5 +1.6 –
Anthony Santander OF BAL Rule 5 2016 5 +9.4 +1.9 –
Wei-Yin Chen P BAL Intl FA 2012 4 +9.3 +2.3 –
Ken Hill P WSN Trade 1992 3 +8.8 +2.9 12.6
Troy O'Leary OF BOS Trade 1995 5 +7.9 +1.6 8.3
Dean Kremer P BAL Trade 2018 5 +7.5 +1.5 –
Austin Hays OF BAL Draft 2016 6 +7.2 +1.2 –
John Means P BAL Draft 2014 7 +7.1 +1.0 –
Trey Mancini 1B/DH/OF BAL Draft 2013 6 +6.8 +1.1 –
Darrin Fletcher C WSN Trade 1993 5 +6.4 +1.3 2.9
John Wetteland P WSN Trade 1992 3 +6.1 +2.0 4.2
Ryan Mountcastle 1B BAL Draft 2015 5 +6.0 +1.2 –
Bret Saberhagen P BOS Free agency 1996 3 +5.8 +1.9 12.9
Darren Bragg OF BOS Trade 1996 2 +5.7 +2.8 11.9
José Canseco DH/OF BOS Free agency 1995 2 +5.5 +2.7 10.3
Carl Everett OF BOS Trade 1999 2 +5.3 +2.6 15.4
Sean Berry 3B WSN Trade 1992 4 +5.3 +1.3 0.4
Brian Daubach 1B BOS Free agency 1998 4 +4.9 +1.2 12.8
Gil Heredia P WSN Trade 1992 4 +4.9 +1.2 0.1
Ubaldo Jiménez P BAL Free agency 2014 4 +4.8 +1.2 1.1
Steve Pearce 1B/OF BAL Free agency 2014 5 +4.6 +0.9 0.1
José Offerman 2B/SS BOS Free agency 1998 3 +4.6 +1.5 17.7
Jonathan Villar 2B/SS BAL Trade 2018 2 +4.6 +2.3 0.0
John Burkett P BOS Free agency 2001 2 +4.4 +2.2 10.4
Mike Stanley C BOS Free agency 1995 5 +4.4 +0.9 3.7
Erik Hanson P BOS Free agency 1995 1 +4.1 +4.1 18.3
Reggie Jefferson DH BOS Free agency 1995 4 +4.0 +1.0 0.1
Brad Brach P BAL Trade 2013 5 +3.9 +0.8 0.4
Nelson Cruz DH/OF BAL Free agency 2014 1 +3.9 +3.9 9.7
Frank Castillo P BOS Free agency 2000 2 +3.9 +2.0 2.0
Butch Henry P WSN Trade 1993 3 +3.7 +1.2 0.4
Miguel González P BAL Trade 2012 4 +3.6 +0.9 –
Keegan Akin P BAL Draft 2016 6 +3.4 +0.6 –
Casey Fossum P BOS Draft 1999 3 +3.2 +1.1 –
Darren O'Day P BAL Free agency 2015 7 +3.1 +0.4 1.0
Jason Hammel P BAL Trade 2012 2 +3.1 +1.5 1.7
Hideo Nomo P BOS Free agency 2000 1 +3.0 +3.0 2.7
Darren Lewis OF BOS Free agency 1997 3 +2.9 +1.0 8.2
Mike Thurman P WSN Draft 1994 4 +2.9 +0.7 –
Rolando Arrojo P BOS Trade 2000 3 +2.7 +0.9 2.7
Manny Delcarmen P BOS Draft 2000 5 +2.6 +0.5 –
Zane Smith P BOS Free agency 1995 1 +2.4 +2.4 9.9
Nate McLouth OF BAL Free agency 2012 2 +2.2 +1.1 0.9
Mike Benjamin 3B/SS BOS Free agency 1997 2 +2.2 +1.1 0.4
Rich Garcés P BOS Free agency 1995 4 +2.1 +0.5 0.7
Shea Hillenbrand 1B/3B BOS Draft 1996 2 +2.1 +1.0 –
Paul Fry P BAL Trade 2017 4 +2.0 +0.5 –
Welington Castillo C BAL Free agency 2016 1 +1.9 +1.9 0.2
Jeff Frye 2B BOS Free agency 1996 3 +1.9 +0.6 1.3
Heathcliff Slocumb P BOS Trade 1996 1 +1.9 +1.9 3.5
Luis Alicea 2B BOS Trade 1995 1 +1.9 +1.9 7.9
Joey Rickard OF BAL Rule 5 2015 3 +1.8 +0.6 –
Rheal Cormier P BOS Trade 1995 3 +1.7 +0.6 6.9
Jeff Fassero P BOS Free agency 1999 1 +1.7 +1.7 6.0
Richard Bleier P BAL Trade 2017 4 +1.6 +0.4 0.0
Alex Cobb P BAL Free agency 2018 2 +1.6 +0.8 0.0
Rheal Cormier P BOS Free agency 1999 3 +1.6 +0.5 6.9
Pat Rapp P BOS Free agency 1999 1 +1.6 +1.6 10.0
Wil Cordero SS/OF BOS Trade 1997 1 +1.6 +1.6 7.9
Hyun Soo Kim OF BAL Draft 2016 1 +1.5 +1.5 –
Tanner Scott P BAL Draft 2014 5 +1.5 +0.3 –
Damon Buford OF BOS Trade 1997 2 +1.5 +0.8 4.6
Tim Scott P WSN Trade 1993 4 +1.5 +0.4 0.5
Butch Henry P BOS Trade 1997 1 +1.5 +1.5 6.3
David Cone P BOS Free agency 2001 1 +1.4 +1.4 1.4
Bud Norris P BAL Trade 2013 2 +1.3 +0.7 3.9
Doug Mirabelli C BOS Trade 2001 5 +1.3 +0.3 1.3
Hanley Ramírez SS BOS Intl FA 2000 2 +1.3 +0.6 –
Ugueth Urbina P BOS Trade 2001 2 +1.3 +0.7 0.9
Jim Corsi P BOS Trade 1997 2 +1.3 +0.6 4.9
Dillon Tate P BAL Trade 2018 5 +1.2 +0.2 –
Paxton Crawford P BOS Draft 1995 2 +1.2 +0.6 –
Alan Embree P BOS Trade 2002 3 +1.2 +0.4 3.7
Dwayne Hosey OF BOS Trade 1995 1 +1.2 +1.2 –
Ramón Martínez P BOS Free agency 1999 2 +1.2 +0.6 1.9
Hipólito Pichardo P BOS Free agency 2000 2 +1.2 +0.6 4.0
Cliff Floyd OF BOS Trade 2002 1 +1.2 +1.2 7.0
Bill Haselman C BOS Trade 1995 2 +1.2 +0.6 1.7
Rey Sánchez 2B/SS BOS Free agency 2002 1 +1.1 +1.1 6.7
Pedro Álvarez 3B BAL Free agency 2016 1 +1.0 +1.0 2.4
Ryan McKenna OF BAL Draft 2015 4 +1.0 +0.2 –
Stan Belinda P BOS Free agency 1995 1 +1.0 +1.0 4.7
Scott Feldman P BAL Trade 2013 1 +1.0 +1.0 4.3
Andrew Miller P BAL Trade 2014 1 +1.0 +1.0 2.6
Renato Núñez 3B/DH BAL Trade 2018 3 +1.0 +0.3 0.0
Luis Ayala P BAL Free agency 2012 1 +0.9 +0.9 0.6
Craig Gentry OF BAL Free agency 2017 2 +0.9 +0.5 0.0
Wade Miley P BAL Trade 2016 2 +0.9 +0.4 2.3
Asher Wojciechowski P BAL Free agency 2017 1 +0.9 +0.9 0.0
Chris Hammond P BOS Free agency 1996 1 +0.9 +0.9 3.8
Mike Macfarlane C BOS Free agency 1995 1 +0.9 +0.9 3.5
Tomo Ohka P BOS Draft 1999 2 +0.9 +0.5 –
Todd Walker 2B BOS Trade 2002 1 +0.9 +0.9 4.0
John Wasdin P BOS Trade 1997 4 +0.9 +0.2 1.8
Seth Smith OF BAL Trade 2017 1 +0.9 +0.9 0.1
David Lough OF BAL Trade 2014 1 +0.9 +0.9 3.2
Yovani Gallardo P BAL Free agency 2016 1 +0.8 +0.8 1.8
Dante Bichette OF BOS Trade 2000 2 +0.8 +0.4 1.0
Chris Stynes 3B BOS Trade 2001 1 +0.8 +0.8 0.8
Lenny Webster C WSN Trade 1994 2 +0.8 +0.4 5.7
Ryan Webb P BAL Free agency 2013 1 +0.7 +0.7 1.8
Shane Mack OF BOS Free agency 1996 1 +0.7 +0.7 2.7
Juan Peña P BOS Draft 1995 1 +0.7 +0.7 –
Pete Schourek P BOS Free agency 2000 2 +0.7 +0.3 2.3
Jim Leyritz C BOS Trade 1998 1 +0.7 +0.7 3.4
Kent Mercker P BOS Trade 1999 1 +0.7 +0.7 4.0
Andrew Cashner P BAL Free agency 2018 2 +0.6 +0.3 0.0
Rickey Henderson OF BOS Free agency 2002 1 +0.6 +0.6 3.3
Mark Portugal P BOS Free agency 1998 1 +0.6 +0.6 3.5
Juan Bell 2B/SS WSN Free agency 1994 1 +0.6 +0.6 3.6
Joe Saunders P BAL Trade 2012 1 +0.6 +0.6 0.6
Jamie Moyer P BOS Trade 1996 1 +0.6 +0.6 1.2
Evan Phillips P BAL Trade 2018 2 +0.5 +0.3 –
Rudy Pemberton OF BOS Trade 1996 1 +0.5 +0.5 1.4
Denis Boucher P WSN Trade 1993 1 +0.5 +0.5 2.6
Michael Bourn OF BAL Trade 2016 1 +0.5 +0.5 1.1
Midre Cummings OF BOS Trade 1998 2 +0.5 +0.2 1.9
DJ Stewart OF BAL Draft 2015 3 +0.4 +0.1 –
Delmon Young OF BAL Free agency 2014 1 +0.4 +0.4 2.5
Mark Brandenburg P BOS Trade 1996 2 +0.4 +0.2 0.5
Kason Gabbard P BOS Draft 2000 2 +0.4 +0.2 –
Sun-Woo Kim P BOS Intl FA 1997 1 +0.4 +0.4 –
Jimmy Paredes 3B/DH/OF BAL Trade 2014 2 +0.4 +0.2 0.6
Rick Aguilera P BOS Trade 1995 1 +0.4 +0.4 1.6
Chris Donnels 3B BOS Trade 1995 1 +0.4 +0.4 1.4
Jeff Shaw P WSN Trade 1994 2 +0.4 +0.2 2.8
Wilson Betemit 3B BAL Free agency 2012 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.5
Donnie Hart P BAL Draft 2013 2 +0.3 +0.1 –
Yefry Ramírez P BAL Trade 2017 1 +0.3 +0.3 –
Billy Ashley OF BOS Free agency 1998 1 +0.3 +0.3 1.4
Rod Beck P BOS Trade 1999 2 +0.3 +0.1 2.6
Jin Ho Cho P BOS Intl FA 1998 2 +0.3 +0.1 –
Willie McGee OF BOS Free agency 1995 1 +0.3 +0.3 1.1
Matt Lindstrom P BAL Trade 2012 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.2
Alejandro De Aza OF BAL Trade 2014 1 +0.3 +0.3 1.5
Francisco Peña C BAL Trade 2017 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.0
Carlos Reyes P BOS Trade 1998 1 +0.3 +0.3 1.7
Calvin Pickering 1B/DH BOS Trade 2001 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.3
Dariel Álvarez OF BAL Intl FA 2013 2 +0.2 +0.1 –
Alec Asher P BAL Trade 2017 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0
Mike Baumann P BAL Draft 2017 2 +0.2 +0.1 –
Miguel Castro P BAL Trade 2017 2 +0.2 +0.1 0.0
Chris Dickerson OF BAL Free agency 2013 1 +0.2 +0.2 1.0
Chaz Roe P BAL Free agency 2014 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.6
Steve Avery P BOS Free agency 1997 1 +0.2 +0.2 1.2
Bryce Florie P BOS Trade 1999 2 +0.2 +0.1 2.4
Creighton Gubanich C BOS Trade 1999 1 +0.2 +0.2 –
Tim Harikkala P BOS Free agency 1998 1 +0.2 +0.2 1.0
Jimmy Jones P WSN Free agency 1993 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.5
Troy Mattes P WSN Draft 1993 1 +0.2 +0.2 –
Bill Krueger P WSN Trade 1992 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.7
Brian Duensing P BAL Free agency 2016 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.1
Lew Ford OF BAL Free agency 2012 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.1
Hunter Harvey P BAL Draft 2013 2 +0.1 +0.0 –
Jair Jurrjens P BAL Free agency 2013 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.4
Zac Lowther P BAL Draft 2017 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Josh Lucas P BAL Free agency 2018 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Rey Navarro 2B BAL Trade 2015 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Dusty Brown C BOS Draft 2000 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Morgan Burkhart 1B/DH BOS Draft 2000 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Juan Díaz 1B/DH BOS Trade 2002 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Josh Hancock P BOS Draft 1998 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Adam Hyzdu OF BOS Free agency 1996 2 +0.1 +0.1 0.9
Steve Lomasney C BOS Draft 1995 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Ramiro Mendoza P BOS Free agency 2002 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.7
Brandon Moss 1B/OF BOS Draft 2002 2 +0.1 +0.1 –
Darren Oliver P BOS Trade 2001 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.4
Curtis Pride OF BOS Free agency 1997 2 +0.1 +0.1 0.5
Charlie Zink P BOS Intl FA 2002 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Rick Cerone C WSN Free agency 1992 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2
Randy Ready 2B/3B/OF WSN Free agency 1993 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.3
Kelly Johnson 2B BAL Trade 2014 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.4
Jemile Weeks 2B BAL Trade 2014 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2
Vance Worley P BAL Trade 2016 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2
Breyvic Valera 2B/3B BAL Trade 2018 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Gabriel Ynoa P BAL Trade 2017 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Bernard Gilkey OF BOS Trade 2000 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2
Marcus Jensen C BOS Trade 2001 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.1
Mike Stanton P BOS Trade 1996 2 +0.1 +0.1 0.4
Benny Agbayani OF BOS Trade 2002 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.8
Jayson Aquino P BAL Trade 2016 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
Quintin Berry OF BAL Free agency 2014 – -0.0 – –
César Cabral P BAL Free agency 2014 – -0.0 – –
Stefan Crichton P BAL Draft 2013 – -0.0 – –
Preston Guilmet P BAL Trade 2014 – -0.0 – –
Bill Hall 3B/SS BAL Free agency 2012 – -0.0 – –
Drew Jackson OF BAL Trade 2018 – -0.0 – –
Nick Johnson 1B BAL Free agency 2012 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Branden Kline P BAL Draft 2012 1 -0.0 -0.0 –
Steve Lombardozzi 2B/OF BAL Trade 2014 – -0.0 – –
Chris Parmelee 1B/OF BAL Free agency 2015 – -0.0 – –
Stu Pomeranz P BAL Trade 2012 – -0.0 – –
Ramón Ramírez P BAL Free agency 2014 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Chris Snyder C BAL Trade 2013 – -0.0 – –
Konner Wade P BAL Trade 2017 – -0.0 – –
Shane Andrews 3B BOS Free agency 2002 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1
Willie Banks P BOS Free agency 2001 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.2
Brian Bark P BOS Trade 1995 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
Kevin Brown C BOS Free agency 2002 – -0.0 – –
Kirk Bullinger P BOS Free agency 1998 – -0.0 – –
Dennis Eckersley P BOS Free agency 1997 – -0.0 – –
Ken Grundt P BOS Trade 1996 2 +0.0 +0.0 –
Chris Haney P BOS Free agency 2002 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1
Dustin Hermanson P BOS Trade 2001 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.2
Keith Johns 2B/DH BOS Trade 1998 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
Brent Knackert P BOS Free agency 1995 – -0.0 – –
Allen McDill P BOS Free agency 2000 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Dan Smith P BOS Free agency 2000 – -0.0 – –
Kevin Tolar P BOS Free agency 2002 – -0.0 – –
Carlos Valdez P BOS Free agency 1998 – -0.0 – –
Geoff Blum 3B WSN Draft 1994 1 -0.0 -0.0 –
Steve Falteisek P WSN Draft 1992 – -0.0 – –
Randy Milligan 1B WSN Trade 1993 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1
Charlie Montoyo 2B WSN Trade 1993 – -0.0 – –
Jeremy Powell P WSN Draft 1994 2 -0.0 -0.0 –
J. J. Thobe P WSN Trade 1994 – -0.0 – –
Wesley Wright P BAL Trade 2015 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Travis Snider OF BAL Trade 2015 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1
Dave Hollins 3B BOS Trade 1995 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1
Mandy Romero C BOS Trade 1998 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Ed Sprague 3B BOS Trade 2000 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Tim Spehr C WSN Trade 1994 2 -0.0 -0.0 1.0
Mike Belfiore P BAL Trade 2012 – -0.1 – –
Julio Borbon OF BAL Free agency 2015 – -0.1 – –
Jason García P BAL Trade 2014 – -0.1 – –
Dan Johnson 1B BAL Free agency 2013 – -0.1 – –
Corban Joseph 2B BAL Free agency 2015 – -0.1 – –
Yamaico Navarro 3B/SS BAL Trade 2012 – -0.1 – –
Logan Ondrusek P BAL Free agency 2016 – -0.1 – –
Jace Peterson 2B/3B BAL Free agency 2018 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.0
Danny Valencia 3B BAL Free agency 2018 1 -0.1 -0.1 3.8
Engelb Vielma 2B/SS BAL Trade 2018 – -0.1 – –
Christian Walker 1B BAL Draft 2012 – -0.1 – –
Israel Alcántara 1B/OF BOS Trade 2000 1 -0.1 -0.1 –
Carlos Baerga 2B BOS Free agency 2001 – -0.1 – –
Carlos Castillo P BOS Free agency 2000 – -0.1 – –
Phil Clark 1B/OF BOS Free agency 1996 – -0.1 – –
Milt Cuyler OF BOS Free agency 1995 – -0.1 – –
Chad Fonville 2B/SS/OF BOS Free agency 1999 – -0.1 – –
Wayne Gomes P BOS Free agency 2002 – -0.1 – –
Bob Howry P BOS Trade 2002 1 -0.1 -0.1 1.3
Sang-Hoon Lee P BOS Draft 2000 – -0.1 – –
Mark Lemke 2B BOS Free agency 1998 – -0.1 – –
Joe Nelson P BOS Free agency 2002 – -0.1 – –
Steve Ontiveros P BOS Free agency 2000 – -0.1 – –
Freddy Sanchez 2B BOS Draft 2000 – -0.1 – –
Steve Woodard P BOS Free agency 2002 – -0.1 – –
Trace Coquillette 2B/3B WSN Draft 1993 1 -0.1 -0.1 –
Todd Haney 2B WSN Trade 1992 – -0.1 – –
Yovanny Lara P WSN Intl FA 1992 – -0.1 – –
Everett Stull P WSN Draft 1992 – -0.1 – –
Bruce Walton P WSN Free agency 1992 – -0.1 – –
Steve Clevenger C BAL Trade 2013 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.1
Tim Beckham SS BAL Trade 2017 1 -0.2 -0.2 0.1
Alexi Casilla 2B BAL Free agency 2014 1 -0.2 -0.2 0.1
Jhan Mariñez P BAL Free agency 2017 – -0.2 – –
Ryan Meisinger P BAL Draft 2015 – -0.2 – –
Luis Ortiz P BAL Trade 2018 – -0.2 – –
Rubén Tejada SS BAL Free agency 2017 – -0.2 – –
David Washington DH/OF BAL Trade 2017 – -0.2 – –
Alex Wells P BAL Intl FA 2015 – -0.2 – –
Matt Wotherspoon P BAL Trade 2017 – -0.2 – –
Todd Erdos P BOS Free agency 2001 – -0.2 – –
Reggie Harris P BOS Free agency 1996 – -0.2 – –
Damian Jackson 2B/SS BOS Free agency 2002 – -0.2 – –
Anastacio Martínez P BOS Intl FA 1998 – -0.2 – –
Keith Mitchell OF BOS Free agency 1998 – -0.2 – –
Bry Nelson 2B/OF BOS Trade 2002 – -0.2 – –
Jon Nunnally OF BOS Trade 1999 – -0.2 – –
Brian Shouse P BOS Free agency 1997 – -0.2 – –
David West P BOS Trade 1998 – -0.2 – –
Tim Young P BOS Free agency 1999 – -0.2 – –
José Fernández 3B/DH WSN Intl FA 1993 – -0.2 – –
Brad Fullmer 1B/DH WSN Draft 1993 2 -0.2 -0.1 –
Rod Henderson P WSN Draft 1992 – -0.2 – –
Matt Maysey P WSN Trade 1992 – -0.2 – –
Curt Schmidt P WSN Draft 1992 – -0.2 – –
Luis Exposito C BAL Trade 2012 – -0.3 – –
Johnny Giavotella 2B BAL Free agency 2017 – -0.3 – –
Sean Gilmartin P BAL Free agency 2018 – -0.3 – –
Jason Pridie OF BAL Free agency 2012 – -0.3 – –
Richard Rodríguez P BAL Trade 2015 – -0.3 – –
Henry Urrutia DH/OF BAL Intl FA 2012 – -0.3 – –
Gary Gaetti 3B BOS Free agency 2000 – -0.3 – –
Kip Gross P BOS Free agency 1999 – -0.3 – –
Mike Maddux P BOS Free agency 1995 1 -0.3 -0.3 8.1
Pat Mahomes P BOS Trade 1996 – -0.3 – –
Ángel Santos 2B BOS Draft 1997 – -0.3 – –
Kelly Shoppach C BOS Draft 2001 1 -0.3 -0.3 –
Chris Smith P BOS Draft 2002 – -0.3 – –
Jeff Gardner 2B WSN Free agency 1994 – -0.3 – –
Everth Cabrera SS BAL Free agency 2015 – -0.4 – –
Evan Meek P BAL Free agency 2014 – -0.4 – –
Colby Rasmus OF BAL Free agency 2018 – -0.4 – –
Josh Rogers P BAL Trade 2018 1 -0.4 -0.4 –
Alex Cole OF BOS Free agency 1996 – -0.4 – –
James Lofton SS BOS Trade 2001 – -0.4 – –
Andy Sheets SS BOS Free agency 2000 – -0.4 – –
Frank Bolick 1B/3B WSN Trade 1992 – -0.4 – –
Scott Forster P WSN Draft 1994 – -0.4 – –
Oreste Marrero 1B WSN Trade 1993 – -0.4 – –
Curtis Pride OF WSN Trade 1993 2 -0.4 -0.2 –
Eric Gunderson P BOS Trade 1995 1 -0.4 -0.4 0.4
Cody Carroll P BAL Trade 2018 – -0.5 – –
Paul Janish SS BAL Free agency 2014 1 -0.5 -0.5 0.3
Vidal Nuño P BAL Trade 2017 – -0.5 – –
Ronny Paulino C BAL Free agency 2012 – -0.5 – –
Jimmy Yacabonis P BAL Draft 2013 – -0.5 – –
Bruce Zimmermann P BAL Trade 2018 1 -0.5 -0.5 –
Bill Landrum P WSN Free agency 1992 – -0.5 – –
Esteban Beltré SS BOS Free agency 1996 – -0.6 – –
Jesús Tavárez OF BOS Trade 1996 – -0.6 – –
Pedro Araújo P BAL Rule 5 2017 – -0.7 – –
David Hess P BAL Draft 2014 1 -0.7 -0.7 –
Craig Grebeck 2B/SS BOS Free agency 2001 – -0.7 – –
Kerry Lacy P BOS Trade 1996 – -0.7 – –
Derek Lilliquist P BOS Free agency 1995 – -0.7 – –
Chance Sisco C BAL Draft 2013 1 -0.8 -0.8 –
Rick DeHart P WSN Intl FA 1992 – -0.8 – –
Wilton Veras 3B BOS Intl FA 1995 – -0.9 – –
Austin Wynns C BAL Draft 2013 1 -1.0 -1.0 –
Richie Martin SS BAL Rule 5 2018 1 -1.1 -1.1 –
Mark Trumbo 1B/DH/OF BAL Free agency 2017 2 -1.8 -0.9 4.2
Stevie Wilkerson 2B/OF BAL Draft 2014 – -2.2 – –
Chris Davis 1B BAL Free agency 2016 5 -3.4 -0.7 1.3

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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Rosternomics — quantifying front-office skill, attribution-clean. Follow @rosternomics on X. Decision-makers on record back to 1933; resource-controlled metrics (WAR & payroll) cover 1985–2026.
Data: FanGraphs (WAR), Baseball-Reference & the Chadwick Bureau register (rosters, IDs), the Lahman Database, Baseball America prospect rankings (via The Baseball Cube), and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0); bios are original. Emoji graphics by OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
All figures are franchise-level outcomes credited to the decision-maker in the acquisition year — not solely attributable to one executive.