Rosternomics
DJ

Dan Jennings

Born Sep 16, 1960 · Daphne, AL · age 65

General manager for the Marlins (2013–2015).

3 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
Record210–276
Win %0.432
-3.2WAB — wins above budget80th/195 execs
+7.3Talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation)59th/195 execs
0.57Acquisition leverage — playoff pts each bought win added, given the roster it joined (did you buy where wins matter?)133rd/195 execs
+28.0WAR surplus (era-neutral, win-equiv)15th/195 execs
+82Roster surplus $M12th/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)+11.3
Trade-17.5
Free agency-13.2
Rule 5 / minor draft+4.2
Sourcing mix: 27% draft · 0% FA · 62% trade · 10% R5

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Marlins GM 2013–2015 3 -3.2 -1.06 +7.3 +28.0 +11.3 -17.5 -13.2 +4.2 0.57 0.432 +82
Career total (1985+ data) 3 -3.2 +7.3 +28.0 +11.3 -17.5 -13.2 +4.2 0.57 0.432 +82

Players acquired — 50 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year fWAR
Miguel Rojas SS MIA Trade 2014 +9.4
Brian Anderson 3B/OF MIA Draft 2014 +8.7
Dee Strange-Gordon 2B MIA Trade 2014 +8.1
Justin Bour 1B MIA Rule 5 2013 +4.2
Edward Cabrera P MIA Intl FA 2015 +3.8
David Phelps P MIA Trade 2014 +3.2
Kyle Barraclough P MIA Trade 2015 +2.3
Casey McGehee 3B MIA Free agency 2013 +1.9
Carter Capps P MIA Trade 2013 +1.7
Ed Lucas 3B MIA Trade 2013 +1.3
JT Riddle SS MIA Draft 2013 +0.8
Kevin Slowey P MIA Free agency 2013 +0.8
Jeff Mathis C MIA Free agency 2015 +0.6
Ichiro Suzuki OF MIA Free agency 2015 +0.6
Chad Qualls P MIA Free agency 2013 +0.5
Garrett Jones 1B/OF MIA Free agency 2013 +0.3
Kendry Flores P MIA Trade 2014 +0.2
Jon Rauch P MIA Free agency 2013 +0.2
Steve Ames P MIA Trade 2013 +0.1
Cole Gillespie OF MIA Free agency 2014 +0.1
Jordan Holloway P MIA Draft 2014 +0.1
Vin Mazzaro P MIA Free agency 2015 +0.1
Jeff Brigham P MIA Trade 2015 -0.0
Dillon Peters P MIA Draft 2014 -0.0
Chris Reed P MIA Trade 2015 +0.0
Jordany Valdespin 2B/OF MIA Free agency 2013 +0.0
Randy Wolf P MIA Free agency 2014 -0.0
Reid Brignac SS MIA Free agency 2014 -0.1
Erik Cordier P MIA Free agency 2015 -0.1
Don Kelly OF MIA Free agency 2015 -0.1
Cody Poteet P MIA Draft 2015 -0.1
Henry Rodríguez P MIA Free agency 2014 -0.1
Matt Diaz OF MIA Free agency 2013 -0.2
Rafael Furcal SS MIA Free agency 2013 -0.2
Kevin Gregg P MIA Free agency 2014 -0.2
Kyle Keller P MIA Draft 2015 -0.2
Humberto Mejía P MIA Intl FA 2013 -0.2
Xavier Scruggs 1B MIA Free agency 2015 -0.2
Jeff Baker 1B/2B MIA Free agency 2014 -0.3
Ben Meyer P MIA Draft 2015 -0.3
Jarred Cosart P MIA Trade 2014 -0.4
Dustin McGowan P MIA Free agency 2015 -0.4
Jhonatan Solano C MIA Free agency 2014 -0.4
Reed Johnson OF MIA Free agency 2014 -0.5
Casey Kotchman 1B MIA Free agency 2013 -0.5
Carlos Marmól P MIA Free agency 2014 -0.5
Chris Narveson P MIA Free agency 2014 -0.7
Koyie Hill C MIA Free agency 2013 -1.1
José Quijada P MIA Intl FA 2013 -1.1
Jarrod Saltalamacchia C MIA Free agency 2013 -2.0

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.