Born Feb 19, 1957 · Oakland, CA · age 69
General manager for the Blue Jays and Diamondbacks (2001–2016).
Across the full 3-season sample, the measured profile stands out most for drafted-player surplus (95th percentile). The clearest contrast is net WAR per trade (5th percentile): the realized net WAR return per trade has ranked below most peers. Because the sample covers fewer than five seasons, those comparisons are descriptive rather than stable.
3 seasons with salary-era data across 2 stints. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.
0 pennants · 0 playoff appearances · 228–258 (0.469)
| Team | Role | Year | Pay $M |
Rel Pay |
Surp $M |
Surp WAR |
Dead % |
Cheap $M |
Draft $M |
Trd $M |
Int'l $M |
$ / WAR |
WAR | Depth | Dead WAR |
HG | Trade | Net/ Trd |
FA | R5 | RFA | PPA | CPA | WAB | TAB | W-L% | PO | Pen | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GM | 2001 80–82 | $71 | 115 | -22 | -13.6 | 22% | -1 | +0 | -4 | +3 | $2.0M | 33.7 | 7.0 | -1.8 | +0.2 | +1.1 | +0.27 | -9.1 | -0.6 | +0.46 | 1.23 | 0.15 | -3.7 | -2.2 | 0.494 | ||||
| GM | 2015 79–83 | $64 | 53 | +37 | +11.7 | 60% | +62 | +46 | +19 | -3 | $1.7M | 32.1 | 5.0 | -6.7 | -0.6 | -30.0 | -4.99 | +4.1 | -1.7 | +0.02 | 1.61 | 0.16 | +5.1 | +5.6 | 0.488 | ||||
| GM | 2016 69–93 | $89 | 71 | -1 | -0.2 | 35% | +32 | +22 | +23 | -13 | $2.7M | 27.2 | 5.0 | -5.4 | +19.4 | -12.3 | -2.46 | +1.5 | +0.0 | +0.35 | 0.24 | 0.07 | -8.6 | -2.9 | 0.426 | ||||
| Career total (1985+ data) | $225 | 80 | +14 | -2.1 | 39% | +31 | +23 | +12 | -4 | $2.1M | 93.0 | 5.7 | -4.6 | +19.0 | -41.2 | -2.75 | -3.6 | -2.3 | +0.08 | 0.86 | 0.11 | -7.2 | +0.4 | 0.469 | – | – | – | ||
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | RFA | PPA | CPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geraldo Perdomo | SS | Intl FA | 2016 | 6 | +15.8 | +2.6 | – | – | – | |
| Zack Greinke | P | Free agency | 2015 | 4 | +11.3 | +2.8 | – | 0.7% | 0.17% | |
| Robbie Ray | P | Trade | 2015 | 5 | +11.3 | +2.3 | -0.15 | 3.4% | 0.35% | |
| Eric Hinske | 3B/OF | Trade | 2001 | 5 | +7.5 | +1.5 | +0.46 | – | – | |
| Jean Segura | 2B/SS | Trade | 2016 | 1 | +6.1 | +6.1 | -0.77 | 1.3% | 0.39% | |
| Kevin Ginkel | P | Draft | 2016 | 6 | +3.6 | +0.6 | – | – | – | |
| Taijuan Walker | P | Trade | 2016 | 3 | +3.0 | +1.0 | +1.53 | 14.4% | 1.05% | |
| Welington Castillo | C | Trade | 2015 | 2 | +2.5 | +1.3 | +0.07 | 1.8% | 0.18% | |
| Jeff Mathis | C | Free agency | 2016 | 2 | +1.5 | +0.8 | – | 2.6% | 0.20% | |
| Fernando Rodney | P | Free agency | 2016 | 1 | +1.3 | +1.3 | – | 6.7% | 0.50% | |
| Jeremy Hellickson | P | Trade | 2015 | 1 | +1.3 | +1.3 | -0.27 | 2.1% | 0.21% | |
| Scott Eyre | P | Trade | 2001 | 2 | +1.3 | +0.6 | – | 0.4% | 0.05% | |
| Brandon League | P | Draft | 2001 | 4 | +0.7 | +0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Chris Michalak | P | Trade | 2001 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | – | 0.7% | 0.08% | |
| Rubby De La Rosa | P | Trade | 2015 | 2 | +0.5 | +0.2 | -0.01 | 0.3% | 0.03% | |
| Addison Reed | P | Trade | 2015 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | – | 1.1% | 0.11% | |
| Chris Latham | OF | Trade | 2001 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | – | 0.7% | 0.08% | |
| Shelby Miller | P | Trade | 2015 | 3 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -0.52 | 0.0% | 0.01% | |
| Tyler Wagner | P | Trade | 2016 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | -0.77 | 0.1% | 0.03% | |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | C | Trade | 2015 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | 0.7% | 0.07% | |
| Taylor Clarke | P | Draft | 2015 | 3 | +0.3 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Philip Gosselin | 2B/3B | Trade | 2015 | 2 | +0.3 | +0.2 | -0.02 | 1.2% | 0.12% | |
| Steve Parris | P | Trade | 2001 | 2 | +0.3 | +0.2 | -0.65 | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| J. C. Ramírez | P | Trade | 2015 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 0.3% | 0.03% | |
| Jhoulys Chacín | P | Free agency | 2015 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Rickie Weeks | 2B | Free agency | 2016 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Alex Young | P | Draft | 2015 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Mark Trumbo | 1B/DH/OF | Trade | 2015 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 1.0% | 0.09% | |
| Jamie Romak | 1B/OF | Trade | 2015 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.2% | 0.02% | |
| Kyle Drabek | P | Free agency | 2015 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Kyle Jensen | 1B/OF | Trade | 2016 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Riley Smith | P | Draft | 2016 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Félix Heredia | P | Trade | 2001 | – | -0.0 | – | +0.49 | – | – | |
| Matt Buschmann | P | Trade | 2016 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jose Campos | P | Trade | 2016 | – | -0.1 | – | +0.34 | – | – | |
| Tyler Clippard | P | Free agency | 2016 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Jon Duplantier | P | Draft | 2016 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Gerald Laird | C | Free agency | 2015 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Kristopher Negrón | OF | Free agency | 2016 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Jack Reinheimer | 3B/SS/OF | Trade | 2015 | – | -0.1 | – | +0.07 | – | – | |
| Chris Herrmann | C/OF | Trade | 2015 | 1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | – | 0.2% | 0.05% | |
| Adam Loewen | P | Free agency | 2015 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Gabe Gross | OF | Draft | 2001 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Brian Lesher | OF | Free agency | 2001 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Justin Miller | P | Trade | 2001 | 1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | +0.46 | – | – | |
| Danny Dorn | 1B/OF | Trade | 2015 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Luis Frías | P | Intl FA | 2015 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Luis Lopez | 1B/3B | Draft | 2001 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Rey Fuentes | OF | Free agency | 2016 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| Dominic Leone | P | Trade | 2015 | – | -0.4 | – | +0.07 | – | – | |
| Pedro Borbón | P | Trade | 2001 | 1 | -0.4 | -0.4 | – | 0.4% | 0.05% | |
| Luke Prokopec | P | Trade | 2001 | – | -0.6 | – | +0.47 | – | – | |
| Corey Thurman | P | Rule 5 | 2001 | – | -0.6 | – | – | – | – | |
| Yoan López | P | Intl FA | 2015 | 1 | -0.7 | -0.7 | – | – | – | |
| Matt Koch | P | Trade | 2015 | 1 | -1.2 | -1.2 | +0.01 | – | – |
Trade-side columns: RFA is playoff-readiness percentage points added to the future roster foundation. It grades the franchise's entire side of a trade, so the same score repeats for every player acquired in that package. PPA/CPA remain player-level arrival-year probability points.
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.