Rosternomics
David Forst

David Forst

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Born May 18, 1976 · Santa Monica, CA · age 50

Billy Beane's longtime lieutenant and successor as Oakland A's general manager, continuing the franchise's value-driven, low-budget approach.

11 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
Playoffs3
Record744–834
Win %0.471
+19.7WAB — wins above budget38th/195 execs
+6.7Talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation)61st/195 execs
0.90Acquisition leverage — playoff pts each bought win added, given the roster it joined (did you buy where wins matter?)98th/195 execs
+59.1WAR surplus (era-neutral, win-equiv)7th/195 execs
+214Roster surplus $M7th/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)+47.2
Trade-0.2
Free agency-72.9
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.8
Sourcing mix: 48% draft · 11% FA · 41% trade · 0% R5

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Athletics GM 2016–present 9 +19.7 +2.19 +6.7 +59.1 +47.2 -0.2 -72.9 +0.8 0.90 0.471 3 +214
Career total (1985+ data) 11 +19.7 +6.7 +59.1 +47.2 -0.2 -72.9 +0.8 0.90 0.471 3 +214

Players acquired — 153 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year fWAR
Sean Murphy C OAK Draft 2016 +10.5
Ramón Laureano OF OAK Trade 2017 +9.2
Shea Langeliers C OAK Trade 2022 +8.9
Khris Davis DH/OF OAK Trade 2016 +7.4
Nick Kurtz 1B OAK Draft 2025 +7.0
Tony Kemp 2B/OF OAK Trade 2020 +4.8
Zack Gelof 2B OAK Draft 2023 +4.6
Jacob Wilson SS OAK Draft 2024 +4.5
Lawrence Butler OF OAK Draft 2023 +4.0
Tyler Soderstrom 1B/OF OAK Draft 2023 +3.4
Blake Treinen P OAK Trade 2017 +3.3
Paul Blackburn P OAK Trade 2016 +3.1
Luis Severino P OAK Free agency 2024 +3.1
Mason Miller P OAK Draft 2023 +3.0
Matt Joyce OF OAK Free agency 2016 +2.4
Robbie Grossman OF OAK Free agency 2019 +2.3
Yusmeiro Petit P OAK Free agency 2017 +2.1
Mike Fiers P OAK Free agency 2018 +2.0
J. T. Ginn P OAK Trade 2022 +1.9
Max Schuemann SS OAK Draft 2024 +1.9
James Kaprielian P OAK Trade 2017 +1.8
Andrew Triggs P OAK Trade 2016 +1.7
Carlos Cortes OF OAK Draft 2025 +1.6
Ryan Noda 1B OAK Draft 2023 +1.5
Joakim Soria P OAK Free agency 2018 +1.5
Zach Jackson P OAK Draft 2022 +1.3
Hogan Harris P OAK Draft 2023 +1.2
Nick Martini DH/OF OAK Trade 2018 +1.2
Mitch Spence P OAK Draft 2024 +1.2
Jesús Luzardo P OAK Trade 2017 +1.1
Luis Medina P OAK Trade 2022 +1.1
Denzel Clarke OF OAK Draft 2025 +1.0
Jack Perkins P OAK Draft 2025 +1.0
Jacob Lopez P OAK Trade 2024 +0.9
Osvaldo Bido P OAK Free agency 2023 +0.8
Lucas Erceg P OAK Trade 2023 +0.8
Tyler Ferguson P OAK Draft 2024 +0.8
Joe Boyle P OAK Trade 2023 +0.7
Edwin Jackson P OAK Free agency 2018 +0.7
Jharel Cotton P OAK Trade 2016 +0.6
A. J. Puk P OAK Draft 2016 +0.6
Jake Diekman P OAK Free agency 2019 +0.4
Deolis Guerra P OAK Free agency 2021 +0.4
Mark Leiter P OAK Free agency 2025 +0.4
Michel Otañez P OAK Draft 2024 +0.4
Brady Basso P OAK Draft 2024 +0.3
Daulton Jefferies P OAK Draft 2016 +0.3
Jonathan Lucroy C OAK Free agency 2018 +0.3
T. J. McFarland P OAK Trade 2024 +0.3
Tanner Anderson P OAK Trade 2018 +0.2
Mason Barnett P OAK Trade 2024 +0.2
Angel Felipe P OAK Draft 2023 +0.2
Dérmis García 1B OAK Draft 2022 +0.2
Joel Kuhnel P OAK Free agency 2025 +0.2
Kyle McCann C OAK Draft 2024 +0.2
Sergio Romo P OAK Free agency 2021 +0.2
Tyler Wade 2B/OF OAK Free agency 2022 +0.2
Scott Alexander P OAK Free agency 2024 +0.1
Ryan Castellani P OAK Free agency 2022 +0.1
Joey Estes P OAK Trade 2022 +0.1
Brett Harris 3B OAK Draft 2024 +0.1
Grant Holman P OAK Draft 2024 +0.1
Brooks Kriske P OAK Free agency 2025 +0.1
Matt Krook P OAK Free agency 2024 +0.1
Ryan Lavarnway C OAK Free agency 2016 +0.1
Trevor May P OAK Free agency 2022 +0.1
Austin Pruitt P OAK Free agency 2022 +0.1
Brian Schlitter P OAK Free agency 2019 +0.1
Luis Urías 2B/3B OAK Free agency 2025 +0.1
Ken Waldichuk P OAK Trade 2022 +0.1
Jordan Weems P OAK Trade 2020 +0.1
Austin Adams P OAK Trade 2024 +0.0
Elvis Alvarado P OAK Draft 2025 +0.0
Jeremy Bleich P OAK Trade 2018 -0.0
Aaron Civale P OAK Free agency 2026 +0.0
Carlos Duran P OAK Trade 2025 -0.0
Justin Grimm P OAK Free agency 2022 -0.0
Reymin Guduan P OAK Free agency 2020 +0.0
Drew Jackson OF OAK Free agency 2021 -0.0
Pete Kozma SS OAK Free agency 2020 -0.0
Easton Lucas P OAK Trade 2023 -0.0
Josh Lucas P OAK Trade 2018 -0.0
Willie MacIver C OAK Draft 2025 -0.0
Mickey McDonald DH/OF OAK Draft 2022 -0.0
Nate Mondou 2B OAK Draft 2022 -0.0
Noah Murdock P OAK Draft 2025 +0.0
Jack O'Loughlin P OAK Draft 2024 -0.0
Gerardo Reyes P OAK Free agency 2023 +0.0
Michael Stefanic 2B OAK Free agency 2025 +0.0
Cody Thomas OF OAK Draft 2022 -0.0
Collin Wiles P OAK Draft 2022 +0.0
Scott Barlow P OAK Free agency 2026 -0.1
Ben Bowden P OAK Free agency 2024 -0.1
Aaron Brooks P OAK Free agency 2024 -0.1
Jaff Decker OF OAK Free agency 2016 -0.1
Jonah Heim C OAK Trade 2017 -0.1
Darell Hernaiz 3B/SS OAK Trade 2023 -0.1
Dean Kiekhefer P OAK Free agency 2018 -0.1
Sam Long P OAK Trade 2023 -0.1
Jed Lowrie 2B/SS OAK Free agency 2021 -0.1
Parker Markel P OAK Free agency 2022 -0.1
Jeff McNeil 2B/OF OAK Trade 2025 -0.1
Luis Morales P OAK Draft 2025 -0.1
Mitch Moreland 1B OAK Free agency 2021 -0.1
Jhonny Pereda C OAK Trade 2025 -0.1
Jace Peterson 2B/3B OAK Free agency 2022 -0.1
Cal Stevenson OF OAK Trade 2022 -0.1
Colby Thomas OF OAK Draft 2025 -0.1
Alika Williams SS OAK Trade 2026 -0.1
Alex Wood P OAK Free agency 2024 -0.1
Domingo Acevedo P OAK Trade 2021 -0.2
Arismendy Alcántara 2B/OF OAK Trade 2016 -0.2
Michael Brady P OAK Trade 2017 -0.2
Simón Castro P OAK Free agency 2016 -0.2
Marco Estrada P OAK Free agency 2019 -0.2
Chris Herrmann C/OF OAK Free agency 2018 -0.2
Nick Hundley C OAK Free agency 2019 -0.2
Dany Jiménez P OAK Free agency 2021 -0.2
Jared Koenig P OAK Draft 2022 -0.2
Christian Lopes 2B/OF OAK Draft 2022 -0.2
Sam Moll P OAK Trade 2017 -0.2
Max Muncy 2B/3B OAK Draft 2025 -0.2
Emilio Pagán P OAK Trade 2017 -0.2
Norge Ruíz P OAK Draft 2022 -0.2
Chad Smith P OAK Trade 2022 -0.2
Jesús Aguilar 1B OAK Free agency 2023 -0.3
Armando Alvarez 1B/3B OAK Draft 2024 -0.3
José Leclerc P OAK Free agency 2025 -0.3
Nate Orf 2B/SS OAK Free agency 2019 -0.3
Spencer Patton P OAK Free agency 2023 -0.3
Carlos Pérez C OAK Free agency 2019 -0.3
Kirby Snead P OAK Trade 2022 -0.3
Garrett Acton P OAK Draft 2023 -0.4
Nick Allen SS OAK Draft 2022 -0.4
Jonah Bride 1B/3B OAK Draft 2022 -0.4
Daz Cameron OF OAK Free agency 2023 -0.4
Aledmys Díaz SS OAK Free agency 2022 -0.4
Jeurys Familia P OAK Free agency 2023 -0.4
Chris Hatcher P OAK Trade 2017 -0.4
Gunnar Hoglund P OAK Trade 2022 -0.4
Jacob Lemoine P OAK Draft 2022 -0.4
Zach Logue P OAK Trade 2022 -0.4
Adrián Martinez P OAK Trade 2022 -0.4
Gio Urshela 3B OAK Free agency 2024 -0.4
Dustin Fowler OF OAK Trade 2017 -0.5
Billy McKinney OF OAK Free agency 2022 -0.5
Austin Wynns C OAK Trade 2025 -0.5
Drew Rucinski P OAK Free agency 2022 -0.6
Sheldon Neuse 2B/3B OAK Trade 2017 -0.7
Vimael Machín 3B OAK Trade 2019 -0.9
Stephen Vogt C OAK Free agency 2022 -0.9
Jordan Diaz 2B/3B OAK Draft 2022 -1.0
Adam Oller P OAK Trade 2022 -1.6

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.