Dana Brown
★ activeBorn 1967 · age 59
General manager for the Astros (2023–present).
4 seasons with salary-era data across 1 stint. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.
Born 1967 · age 59
General manager for the Astros (2023–present).
4 seasons with salary-era data across 1 stint. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.
| Team | Role | Years | Szns | WAB | WAB/yr | TAB | WAR surp | HG | Trade | FA | R5 | AcqLev | W-L% | PO | Pen | WS | Surp $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸ Astros | GM | 2023–present | 3 | +9.3 | +3.11 | +9.4 | -49.4 | +3.2 | +3.9 | -4.3 | +0.0 | 3.70 | 0.534 | 2 | – | – | -247 |
| Career total (1985+ data) | 4 | +9.3 | +9.4 | -49.4 | +3.2 | +3.9 | -4.3 | +0.0 | 3.70 | 0.534 | 2 | – | – | -247 | |||
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR, averaged across Dana Brown'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.
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | Lev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Paredes | 3B | HOU | Trade | 2025 | 2 | +4.7 | +2.3 | 8.9 |
| Víctor Caratini | C | HOU | Free agency | 2023 | 2 | +2.7 | +1.4 | 12.7 |
| Christian Walker | 1B | HOU | Free agency | 2024 | 2 | +2.7 | +1.3 | 4.1 |
| Josh Hader | P | HOU | Free agency | 2024 | 3 | +2.6 | +0.9 | 6.3 |
| Steven Okert | P | HOU | Free agency | 2024 | 2 | +2.5 | +1.2 | 5.7 |
| Cam Smith | OF | HOU | Trade | 2024 | 2 | +2.1 | +1.1 | – |
| Spencer Arrighetti | P | HOU | Draft | 2024 | 2 | +1.9 | +1.0 | – |
| Peter Lambert | P | HOU | Free agency | 2025 | 1 | +1.4 | +1.4 | 0.6 |
| Yusei Kikuchi | P | HOU | Trade | 2024 | 1 | +1.4 | +1.4 | 9.4 |
| Bennett Sousa | P | HOU | Trade | 2023 | 2 | +1.3 | +0.6 | 1.3 |
| J. P. France | P | HOU | Draft | 2023 | 2 | +1.2 | +0.6 | – |
| Bryan King | P | HOU | Draft | 2024 | 3 | +1.2 | +0.4 | – |
| Carlos Correa | SS | HOU | Trade | 2025 | 9 | +1.1 | +0.1 | – |
| Brandon Walter | P | HOU | Free agency | 2024 | 1 | +0.8 | +0.8 | 3.0 |
| Enyel De Los Santos | P | HOU | Free agency | 2025 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | 0.3 |
| Shawn Dubin | P | HOU | Draft | 2023 | 2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | – |
| Corey Julks | OF | HOU | Draft | 2023 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – |
| Jason Alexander | P | HOU | Trade | 2025 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | 1.8 |
| AJ Blubaugh | P | HOU | Draft | 2025 | 2 | +0.3 | +0.2 | – |
| Zach Cole | OF | HOU | Draft | 2025 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – |
| Jason Heyward | OF | HOU | Trade | 2024 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | 2.2 |
| Caleb Ferguson | P | HOU | Trade | 2024 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | 1.8 |
| Nick Allen | SS | HOU | Trade | 2026 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | 0.1 |
| Tatsuya Imai | P | HOU | Draft | 2026 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – |
| Joey Loperfido | OF | HOU | Trade | 2026 | 2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | – |
| Brice Matthews | 2B/OF | HOU | Draft | 2025 | 2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | – |
| Tayler Scott | P | HOU | Free agency | 2023 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 1.3 |
| LaMonte Wade | 1B/OF | HOU | Free agency | 2026 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 0.1 |
| Ramón Urías | 3B | HOU | Trade | 2025 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 0.8 |
| Hayden Wesneski | P | HOU | Trade | 2025 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 0.7 |
| Kai-Wei Teng | P | HOU | Trade | 2026 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 0.1 |
| Nate Pearson | P | HOU | Free agency | 2025 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 0.0 |
| César Salazar | C | HOU | Draft | 2023 | 2 | +0.1 | +0.0 | – |
| Logan VanWey | P | HOU | Draft | 2025 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – |
| Ben Gamel | OF | HOU | Trade | 2024 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 0.7 |
| Cody Bolton | P | HOU | Free agency | 2025 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Dylan Coleman | P | HOU | Trade | 2023 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Luis Contreras | P | HOU | Draft | 2024 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – |
| Kenedy Corona | OF | HOU | Draft | 2025 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – |
| Miguel Díaz | P | HOU | Free agency | 2024 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Luis Guillorme | 2B/3B | HOU | Free agency | 2025 | – | -0.0 | – | – |
| Zack Short | SS | HOU | Free agency | 2025 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.2 |
| Wander Suero | P | HOU | Free agency | 2023 | – | +0.0 | – | – |
| Jordan Weems | P | HOU | Free agency | 2025 | – | -0.0 | – | – |
| Forrest Whitley | P | HOU | Draft | 2024 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – |
| Craig Kimbrel | P | HOU | Trade | 2025 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Matt Gage | P | HOU | Trade | 2023 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.2 |
| Zach Dezenzo | OF | HOU | Draft | 2024 | 2 | -0.1 | -0.0 | – |
| Blair Henley | P | HOU | Draft | 2024 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Cooper Hummel | DH/OF | HOU | Free agency | 2025 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Daniel Johnson | OF | HOU | Free agency | 2026 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Christian Roa | P | HOU | Free agency | 2025 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| John Rooney | P | HOU | Trade | 2025 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Christian Vázquez | C | HOU | Free agency | 2026 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| Taylor Trammell | OF | HOU | Trade | 2026 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
| Joel Kuhnel | P | HOU | Trade | 2024 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
| Grae Kessinger | 2B/3B | HOU | Draft | 2023 | 1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | – |
| Jake Bloss | P | HOU | Draft | 2024 | – | -0.3 | – | – |
| Nick Hernandez | P | HOU | Trade | 2024 | – | -0.3 | – | – |
| Bligh Madris | 1B/OF | HOU | Trade | 2023 | – | -0.3 | – | – |
| Jacob Melton | OF | HOU | Draft | 2025 | – | -0.3 | – | – |
| Brendan Rodgers | 2B | HOU | Free agency | 2025 | – | -0.3 | – | – |
| Colton Gordon | P | HOU | Draft | 2025 | 1 | -0.4 | -0.4 | – |
| Pedro León | OF | HOU | Draft | 2024 | – | -0.5 | – | – |
| Ryan Weiss | P | HOU | Draft | 2026 | – | -0.6 | – | – |
| Shay Whitcomb | 3B | HOU | Draft | 2024 | – | -0.8 | – | – |
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.