Rosternomics
DG

David Gottfried

General manager for the Astros (2011–2011).

1 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
Record56–106
Win %0.346
-21.6WAB — wins above budget151st/195 execs
-11.6Talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation)121st/195 execs
0.11Acquisition leverage — playoff pts each bought win added, given the roster it joined (did you buy where wins matter?)178th/195 execs
-8.2WAR surplus (era-neutral, win-equiv)56th/195 execs
-20Roster surplus $M75th/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)+26.4
Trade+13.2
Free agency+0.3
Rule 5 / minor draft-0.5
Sourcing mix: 66% draft · 1% FA · 33% trade · 0% R5

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Astros GM 2011–2011 1 -21.6 -21.57 -11.6 -8.2 +26.4 +13.2 +0.3 -0.5 0.11 0.346 -20
Career total (1985+ data) 1 -21.6 -11.6 -8.2 +26.4 +13.2 +0.3 -0.5 0.11 0.346 -20

Players acquired — 23 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year fWAR
George Springer OF HOU Draft 2011 +25.8
Marwin González SS HOU Trade 2011 +9.2
Brett Oberholtzer P HOU Trade 2011 +3.7
Jed Lowrie 2B/SS HOU Trade 2011 +2.4
Scott Moore 1B/3B HOU Free agency 2011 +0.7
Mickey Storey P HOU Trade 2011 +0.5
Jarred Cosart P HOU Trade 2011 +0.4
Nick Tropeano P HOU Draft 2011 +0.4
Henry Sosa P HOU Trade 2011 +0.2
Xavier Cedeño P HOU Trade 2011 +0.1
Matt Duffy 1B/3B HOU Draft 2011 +0.1
Teoscar Hernández OF HOU Intl FA 2011 +0.1
Juan Abreu P HOU Trade 2011 -0.0
Travis Buck OF HOU Free agency 2011 +0.0
Sergio Escalona P HOU Trade 2011 -0.0
José Valdez P HOU Trade 2011 -0.0
Robinson Cancel C HOU Free agency 2011 -0.2
Jordan Schafer OF HOU Trade 2011 -0.4
Rhiner Cruz P HOU Rule 5 2011 -0.5
Domingo Santana OF HOU Trade 2011 -0.5
Josh Zeid P HOU Trade 2011 -0.6
Jon Singleton 1B HOU Trade 2011 -1.2
Paul Clemens P HOU Trade 2011 -1.5

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.