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Ed Wade

Born Jan 31, 1956 · Carbondale, PA · age 70

General manager for the Phillies and Astros (1998–2011).

Across the full 12-season sample, the profile does not currently place a measured dimension in the top quartile of the site’s qualified executive pool. The clearest contrast is payroll-adjusted winning (18th percentile): the measured clubs have produced fewer wins relative to payroll-based expectations than most peers.

12 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 · 935–1007 (0.481)

Percentile Rankings

vs. execs with toyrs exp.
PoorAverageGreat
Trade Decision Quality
Roster Construction
Depth
6.5
Dead WAR
-5.1
Dead money %
30%
PoorAverageGreat
Talent Creation
Cheap-talent surplus
$16M
Drafted surplus
$11M
Traded-for surplus
$4M
Int'l surplus
$2M
Results & Efficiency
GM WAR
-1.2
TAB
-14.4
WAB
-31.3
$ / WAR
$1.8M
Net WAR/trade
+0.01

Overview

TeamRoleYear 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% POPenWS
Phillies GM 1998 75–87 $29 70 +1 +1.2 41% +12 +8 +7 -3 $0.8M 27.8 6.0 -7.7 +47.2 +0.8 +0.27 +1.9 +0.0 +0.01 0.51 0.09 -2.5 -2.2 0.463
Phillies GM 1999 77–85 $31 64 +9 +7.5 35% +18 +8 +10 +0 $0.9M 31.2 6.0 -4.0 +16.2 -13.9 -3.49 -13.2 +0.1 -0.12 0.73 0.11 +0.6 +2.2 0.475
Phillies GM 2000 65–97 $38 70 -5 -3.5 45% +9 +7 +2 +0 $1.2M 22.7 5.0 -8.8 +59.4 -10.3 -1.47 -11.2 +0.0 +0.24 0.30 0.08 -12.4 -7.2 0.401
Phillies GM 2001 86–76 $43 70 +9 +5.6 37% +21 +16 +5 +0 $1.1M 36.5 6.0 -2.0 +18.6 -1.5 -0.30 +1.8 -1.1 +0.02 1.52 0.16 +8.6 +6.6 0.531
Phillies GM 2002 80–81 $56 86 +6 +3.2 32% +25 +14 +7 +4 $1.4M 36.5 6.0 -2.5 +38.6 +8.5 +1.22 +5.8 +0.0 +0.52 1.79 0.17 +0.5 +4.3 0.497
Phillies GM 2003 86–76 $72 105 +3 +1.8 24% +25 +18 +7 +1 $1.6M 43.0 10.0 -1.4 +7.2 -1.4 -0.29 -10.0 +0.0 +0.07 3.97 0.28 +3.5 +8.3 0.531
Phillies GM 2004 86–76 $95 142 -26 -15.5 8% +6 +8 -2 +0 $2.1M 40.1 7.0 -5.1 +1.6 +2.6 +0.53 -9.8 +0.0 +0.10 5.73 0.37 -0.4 +1.6 0.531
Phillies GM 2005 88–74 $95 131 -12 -6.6 27% +27 +28 -0 +0 $2.0M 45.3 11.0 -3.1 +3.6 +1.1 +0.23 -14.8 +0.0 +0.22 6.47 0.50 +2.6 +7.8 0.543
Astros GM 2008 86–75 $91 103 -12 -5.3 9% +4 +7 -8 +6 $2.3M 34.2 7.0 -4.6 +13.9 -0.0 -0.02 -9.6 +0.0 -0.05 1.36 0.15 +4.2 -0.3 0.534
Astros GM 2009 74–88 $106 116 -48 -20.1 19% +19 +7 +6 +6 $3.6M 24.1 5.0 -5.6 +17.0 +1.5 +0.73 -3.2 +0.0 +0.15 0.25 0.07 -9.8 -11.9 0.457
Astros GM 2010 76–86 $82 89 -30 -12.8 50% +15 +4 +4 +7 $2.7M 21.1 5.0 -9.2 +0.6 -0.3 -0.06 +8.7 -0.0 +0.06 0.17 0.06 -4.5 -11.7 0.469
Astros GM 2011 56–106 $69 72 -21 -8.5 27% +11 +5 +7 -2 $2.7M 18.5 4.0 -7.3 +26.4 +13.2 +3.31 +0.3 -0.5 +0.04 0.06 0.04 -21.8 -11.8 0.346
Career total (1985+ data) $806 93 -126 -52.9 30% +16 +11 +4 +2 $1.8M 380.9 6.5 -5.1 +250.2 +0.3 +0.01 -53.4 -1.4 +0.05 2.14 0.19 -31.3 -14.4 0.481

Roster Construction

How the roster was sourced

Share of acquired fWAR by channel vs. league average.

Build channels — net fWAR

Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.

Home-grown (draft/intl)+250.2
Trade+0.3
Free agency-53.4
Rule 5 / minor draft-1.4
Sourcing mix: 70% draft · 16% FA · 14% trade · 0% R5

Trades

Trades made — 63 deals credited to Ed Wade, best expected value first; surplus is realized value in $M

2005 · PHI / CHW
PHI · Ed Wade +$93.6M
Aaron Rowand, Daniel Haigwood, Gio Gonzalez
CHW · Kenny Williams −$93.6M
Jim Thome
PHI came out ahead by $93.6M
2002 · STL / PHI
STL · Walt Jocketty +$103.2M
Scott Rolen, Doug Nickle
PHI · Ed Wade −$103.2M
Plácido Polanco, Mike Timlin, Bud Smith
STL came out ahead by $103.2M
2002 · PHI / ATL
PHI · Ed Wade +$67.2M
Kevin Millwood
ATL · John Schuerholz −$67.2M
Johnny Estrada
PHI came out ahead by $67.2M
2005 · PHI / TEX
PHI · Ed Wade +$0.8M
Ricardo Rodríguez
TEX · John Hart −$0.8M
Vicente Padilla
PHI came out ahead by $0.8M
2004 · PHI / CIN
PHI · Ed Wade +$50.4M
Cory Lidle
CIN · Dan O'Brien −$50.4M
Javon Moran, Joe Wilson, Elizardo Ramírez
PHI came out ahead by $50.4M
1998 · PHI / ANA
PHI · Ed Wade +$19.2M
Doug Nickle
ANA · Bill Bavasi −$19.2M
Gregg Jefferies
PHI came out ahead by $19.2M
2010 · TOR / HOU
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$16.8M
Anthony Gose
HOU · Ed Wade −$16.8M
Brett Wallace
TOR came out ahead by $16.8M
1998 · CLE / PHI
CLE · John Hart +$7.2M
Jerry Spradlin
PHI · Ed Wade −$7.2M
Chad Ogea
CLE came out ahead by $7.2M
2003 · MIN / PHI
MIN · Terry Ryan +$88.0M
Carlos Silva, Nick Punto, Bobby Korecky
PHI · Ed Wade −$88.0M
Eric Milton
MIN came out ahead by $88.0M
2002 · PHI / CLE
PHI · Ed Wade +$0.0M
Bruce Aven
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
Jeff D'Amico
Even trade
1999 · SFG / PHI
SFG · Brian Sabean +$16.0M
Bobby Estalella
PHI · Ed Wade −$16.0M
Chris Brock
SFG came out ahead by $16.0M
2001 · PHI / NYM
PHI · Ed Wade +$4.8M
Todd Pratt
NYM · Steve Phillips −$4.8M
Gary Bennett
PHI came out ahead by $4.8M
2008 · HOU / SDP
HOU · Ed Wade +$0.0M
Randy Wolf
SDP · Kevin Towers +$0.0M
Chad Reineke
Even trade
2000 · PHI / TOR
PHI · Ed Wade +$0.0M
Rob Ducey
TOR · Gord Ash +$0.0M
Mickey Morandini
Even trade
2002 · OAK / PHI
OAK · Billy Beane +$1.6M
John Mabry
PHI · Ed Wade −$1.6M
Jeremy Giambi
OAK came out ahead by $1.6M
2001 · PHI / BAL
PHI · Ed Wade +$3.2M
John Wasdin
BAL · Syd Thrift −$3.2M
Chris Brock
PHI came out ahead by $3.2M
2001 · KCR / PHI
KCR · Allard Baird +$29.6M
Paul Byrd
PHI · Ed Wade −$29.6M
José Santiago
KCR came out ahead by $29.6M
1998 · PHI / SEA
PHI · Ed Wade +$8.8M
Paul Spoljaric
SEA · Woody Woodward −$8.8M
Mark Leiter
PHI came out ahead by $8.8M
2005 · PHI / ARI
PHI · Ed Wade +$4.0M
Matt Kata
ARI · Bob Gebhard −$4.0M
Tim Worrell
PHI came out ahead by $4.0M
2003 · CIN / PHI
CIN · Jim Bowden +$0.8M
Eric Valent
PHI · Ed Wade −$0.8M
Kelly Stinnett
CIN came out ahead by $0.8M
2010 · HOU / STL
HOU · Ed Wade +$8.8M
David Carpenter
STL · John Mozeliak −$8.8M
Pedro Feliz
HOU came out ahead by $8.8M
2009 · MIA / HOU
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$1.6M
Robert Bono, Luis Bryan, Jorge Jimenez
HOU · Ed Wade −$1.6M
Matt Lindstrom
MIA came out ahead by $1.6M
2010 · HOU / BOS
HOU · Ed Wade +$3.2M
Ángel Sánchez
BOS · Theo Epstein −$3.2M
Kevin Cash
HOU came out ahead by $3.2M
2005 · SFG / PHI
SFG · Brian Sabean +$4.8M
Kelvin Pichardo
PHI · Ed Wade −$4.8M
Michael Tucker
SFG came out ahead by $4.8M
2004 · SDP / PHI
SDP · Kevin Towers +$5.6M
Mauber Lopez
PHI · Ed Wade −$5.6M
Brian Sanches
SDP came out ahead by $5.6M
2001 · PHI / SFG
PHI · Ed Wade +$0.8M
Felipe Crespo
SFG · Brian Sabean −$0.8M
Wayne Gomes
PHI came out ahead by $0.8M
2000 · PHI / DET
PHI · Ed Wade +$7.2M
Bobby Sismondo
DET · Randy Smith −$7.2M
Wendell Magee
PHI came out ahead by $7.2M
2000 · PHI / ATL
PHI · Ed Wade +$16.0M
Bruce Chen, Jimmy Osting
ATL · John Schuerholz −$16.0M
Andy Ashby
PHI came out ahead by $16.0M
2005 · DET / PHI
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$94.4M
Plácido Polanco
PHI · Ed Wade −$94.4M
Ugueth Urbina, Ramón Martínez
DET came out ahead by $94.4M
2003 · PHI / SFG
PHI · Ed Wade +$0.0M
Damon Minor
SFG · Brian Sabean +$0.0M
Tack Wilson
Even trade
2001 · PHI / MIL
PHI · Ed Wade +$0.0M
Mickey Lopez
MIL · Dean Taylor +$0.0M
Bobby Sismondo
Even trade
2010 · COL / HOU
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$6.4M
Matt Lindstrom
HOU · Ed Wade −$6.4M
Jonnathan Aristil, Wes Musick
COL came out ahead by $6.4M
2009 · HOU / TEX
HOU · Ed Wade +$2.4M
Matt Nevarez, Jose Vallejo
TEX · Jon Daniels −$2.4M
Iván Rodríguez
HOU came out ahead by $2.4M
2010 · HOU / PHI
HOU · Ed Wade +$4.0M
J. A. Happ, Anthony Gose, Jonathan Villar
PHI · Ruben Amaro −$4.0M
Roy Oswalt
HOU came out ahead by $4.0M
2000 · PHI / SDP
PHI · Ed Wade +$4.0M
David Newhan
SDP · Kevin Towers −$4.0M
Desi Relaford
PHI came out ahead by $4.0M
2009 · HOU / CIN
HOU · Ed Wade +$3.2M
Jeff Keppinger
CIN · Walt Jocketty −$3.2M
Drew Sutton
HOU came out ahead by $3.2M
2001 · LAD / PHI
LAD · Dave Wallace +$6.4M
Omar Daal
PHI · Ed Wade −$6.4M
Jesus Cordero, Eric Junge
LAD came out ahead by $6.4M
2004 · PHI / CIN
PHI · Ed Wade +$4.0M
Todd Jones, Brad Correll
CIN · Dan O'Brien −$4.0M
Josh Hancock, Anderson Machado
PHI came out ahead by $4.0M
2000 · PHI / HOU
PHI · Ed Wade +$0.8M
Trever Miller
HOU · Gerry Hunsicker −$0.8M
Yorkis Pérez
PHI came out ahead by $0.8M
2004 · PHI / NYY
PHI · Ed Wade +$56.0M
Kenny Lofton
NYY · Brian Cashman −$56.0M
Félix Rodríguez
PHI came out ahead by $56.0M
2003 · PHI / CLE
PHI · Ed Wade +$0.0M
Aaron Myette
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
Lyle Mouton
Even trade
2002 · PHI / CLE
PHI · Ed Wade +$0.0M
Jeff D'Amico
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
Ben Margalski
Even trade
1999 · PHI / TOR
PHI · Ed Wade +$31.2M
Robert Person
TOR · Gord Ash −$31.2M
Paul Spoljaric
PHI came out ahead by $31.2M
1999 · SEA / PHI
SEA · Woody Woodward +$3.2M
Jose Flores
PHI · Ed Wade −$3.2M
Domingo Cedeño
SEA came out ahead by $3.2M
2005 · WSN / PHI
WSN · Jim Bowden +$7.2M
Marlon Byrd
PHI · Ed Wade −$7.2M
Endy Chávez
WSN came out ahead by $7.2M
2004 · PHI / CLE
PHI · Ed Wade +$0.0M
Robert Ellis
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
Scott Youngbauer
Even trade
2003 · PHI / CLE
PHI · Ed Wade +$0.0M
Wendell Magee
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$0.0M
Mike Fyhrie
Even trade
1999 · TBR / PHI
TBR · Chuck Lamar +$0.8M
Marty Barnett
PHI · Ed Wade −$0.8M
Scott Aldred
TBR came out ahead by $0.8M
2002 · PHI / BOS
PHI · Ed Wade +$4.0M
Josh Hancock
BOS · Mike Port −$4.0M
Jeremy Giambi
PHI came out ahead by $4.0M
2003 · PIT / PHI
PIT · Dave Littlefield +$6.4M
Frank Brooks
PHI · Ed Wade −$6.4M
Mike Williams
PIT came out ahead by $6.4M
2004 · PHI / SFG
PHI · Ed Wade +$1.6M
Félix Rodríguez
SFG · Brian Sabean −$1.6M
Ricky Ledée, Alfredo Simón
PHI came out ahead by $1.6M
2002 · CIN / PHI
CIN · Jim Bowden +$1.6M
Reggie Taylor
PHI · Ed Wade −$1.6M
Héctor Mercado
CIN came out ahead by $1.6M
2002 · TOR / PHI
TOR · JP Ricciardi +$9.6M
Cliff Politte
PHI · Ed Wade −$9.6M
Dan Plesac
TOR came out ahead by $9.6M
2000 · PHI / TOR
PHI · Ed Wade +$2.4M
John Sneed
TOR · Gord Ash −$2.4M
Rob Ducey
PHI came out ahead by $2.4M
2000 · PHI / ANA
PHI · Ed Wade +$1.6M
Kent Bottenfield
ANA · Bill Stoneman −$1.6M
Ron Gant
PHI came out ahead by $1.6M
2008 · NYY / HOU
NYY · Brian Cashman +$8.0M
Matt Cusick
HOU · Ed Wade −$8.0M
LaTroy Hawkins
NYY came out ahead by $8.0M
2010 · HOU / NYY
HOU · Ed Wade +$21.6M
Mark Melancon, Jimmy Paredes
NYY · Brian Cashman −$21.6M
Lance Berkman
HOU came out ahead by $21.6M
2010 · HOU / COL
HOU · Ed Wade +$17.6M
Clint Barmes
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$17.6M
Felipe Paulino
HOU came out ahead by $17.6M
1999 · SDP / PHI
SDP · Kevin Towers +$132.8M
Adam Eaton, Carlton Loewer, Steve Montgomery
PHI · Ed Wade −$132.8M
Andy Ashby
SDP came out ahead by $132.8M
2000 · ARI / PHI
ARI · Joe Garagiola +$359.2M
Curt Schilling
PHI · Ed Wade −$359.2M
Omar Daal, Nelson Figueroa, Travis Lee, Vicente Padilla
ARI came out ahead by $359.2M
2001 · NYM / PHI
NYM · Steve Phillips +$28.0M
Bruce Chen, Adam Walker
PHI · Ed Wade −$28.0M
Dennis Cook, Turk Wendell
NYM came out ahead by $28.0M
1998 · STL / PHI
STL · Walt Jocketty +$8.0M
Ricky Bottalico, Garrett Stephenson
PHI · Ed Wade −$8.0M
Jeff Brantley, Ron Gant, Cliff Politte
STL came out ahead by $8.0M
2003 · PHI / HOU
PHI · Ed Wade +$26.4M
Billy Wagner
HOU · Gerry Hunsicker −$26.4M
Brandon Duckworth, Taylor Buchholz, Ezequiel Astacio
PHI came out ahead by $26.4M

Players acquired — 207 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year Szns fWAR WAR/yr RFA PPA CPA
Chase Utley 2B PHI Draft 2000 12 +59.5 +5.0
Bobby Abreu OF PHI Trade 1998 9 +47.2 +5.2 +0.13 3.0% 0.57%
Cole Hamels P PHI Draft 2002 10 +38.7 +3.9
George Springer OF HOU Draft 2011 7 +25.8 +3.7
Shane Victorino OF PHI Trade 2005 8 +24.1 +3.0 0.6% 0.05%
Ryan Howard 1B PHI Draft 2001 9 +19.4 +2.2
Dallas Keuchel P HOU Draft 2009 6 +17.4 +2.9
Pat Burrell OF PHI Draft 1998 9 +16.8 +1.9
Carlos Ruiz C PHI Intl FA 1998 10 +12.8 +1.3
Brett Myers P PHI Draft 1999 6 +12.1 +2.0
Jason Castro C HOU Draft 2008 6 +12.0 +2.0
Michael Bourn OF HOU Trade 2008 4 +11.8 +2.9 +2.92 0.0% 0.00%
Marwin González SS HOU Trade 2011 5 +9.2 +1.8 +0.02
Plácido Polanco 2B/3B PHI Free agency 2004 7 +8.7 +1.2 2.4% 0.23%
Ryan Madson P PHI Draft 1998 9 +8.6 +1.0
Jim Thome 1B/DH PHI Free agency 2002 3 +8.4 +2.8 17.0% 1.20%
Vicente Padilla P PHI Trade 2000 5 +8.1 +1.6 +0.32 1.2% 0.13%
Kevin Millwood P PHI Free agency 2003 2 +7.2 +3.6 17.0% 1.17%
Jason Michaels OF PHI Draft 1998 4 +6.9 +1.7
Aaron Rowand OF PHI Trade 2005 2 +6.7 +3.3 +3.56 7.1% 0.45%
Jon Lieber P PHI Free agency 2004 3 +6.4 +2.1 17.2% 1.34%
Kyle Kendrick P PHI Draft 2003 7 +6.3 +0.9
Robert Person P PHI Trade 1999 4 +5.9 +1.5 0.5% 0.07%
Brett Myers P HOU Free agency 2010 2 +5.7 +2.9 0.7% 0.23%
Miguel Tejada SS HOU Trade 2008 2 +4.3 +2.1 -10.22 3.3% 0.35%
David Bell 2B/3B PHI Free agency 2002 4 +4.1 +1.0 0.4% 0.03%
Marlon Byrd OF PHI Draft 1999 3 +4.1 +1.4
Ron Gant OF PHI Trade 1999 2 +4.1 +2.1 -0.03 1.8% 0.28%
Kenny Lofton OF PHI Trade 2004 1 +3.9 +3.9 25.6% 1.90%
Brett Oberholtzer P HOU Trade 2011 3 +3.7 +1.2 +0.06
Antonio Bastardo P PHI Intl FA 2005 6 +3.7 +0.6
Billy Wagner P PHI Trade 2003 2 +3.6 +1.8 -4.22 8.5% 0.55%
Carlos Corporán C HOU Free agency 2010 4 +3.3 +0.8 0.0% 0.01%
Cory Lidle P PHI Trade 2004 3 +3.3 +1.1 -2.65 8.2% 0.53%
Todd Pratt C PHI Trade 2001 7 +3.1 +0.4 -0.01
Terry Adams P PHI Free agency 2002 2 +2.9 +1.4 3.2% 0.31%
Clint Barmes 2B/SS HOU Trade 2010 1 +2.7 +2.7 0.2% 0.10%
Jed Lowrie 2B/SS HOU Trade 2011 2 +2.4 +1.2 -0.01 0.0% 0.05%
Travis Lee 1B PHI Trade 2000 3 +2.2 +0.7 +0.32 0.1% 0.02%
José Mesa P PHI Free agency 2000 2 +2.1 +1.1 2.4% 0.25%
Lucas Harrell P HOU Trade 2011 2 +1.9 +1.0 0.0% 0.01%
Jeremy Giambi DH/OF PHI Trade 2002 1 +1.9 +1.9 +0.30 3.4% 0.32%
Omar Daal P PHI Trade 2000 2 +1.8 +0.9 +0.32 0.4% 0.09%
José Valverde P HOU Trade 2008 2 +1.8 +0.9 -1.55 1.5% 0.16%
Kazuo Matsui 2B HOU Trade 2008 2 +1.8 +0.9 2.4% 0.27%
Jordan Lyles P HOU Draft 2008 3 +1.7 +0.6
Rheal Cormier P PHI Free agency 2000 4 +1.7 +0.4 0.4% 0.05%
Jeff Keppinger 2B HOU Trade 2009 3 +1.5 +0.5 -0.13 0.0% 0.01%
Rob Ducey OF PHI Free agency 1998 2 +1.5 +0.7 1.1% 0.17%
J. A. Happ P PHI Draft 2004 3 +1.5 +0.5
Mike Hampton P HOU Free agency 2008 6 +1.4 +0.2 11.9% 0.85%
Eric Milton P PHI Trade 2004 1 +1.4 +1.4 -1.13 8.0% 0.52%
Bruce Chen P PHI Trade 2000 2 +1.4 +0.7 +0.56 0.4% 0.10%
Nelson Figueroa P PHI Trade 2001 2 +1.4 +0.7 +0.32 1.6% 0.17%
Aaron Fultz P PHI Trade 2005 2 +1.3 +0.7 3.6% 0.30%
Geoff Geary P PHI Draft 1998 3 +1.2 +0.4
Ricky Ledée OF PHI Free agency 2002 3 +1.2 +0.4 0.9% 0.08%
Paul Byrd P PHI Trade 1998 3 +1.2 +0.4 0.5% 0.08%
Rob Tejeda P PHI Intl FA 1998 1 +1.1 +1.1
Tim Worrell P PHI Free agency 2003 1 +1.1 +1.1 6.5% 0.42%
Randy Wolf P HOU Trade 2008 1 +1.1 +1.1 -0.04 1.6% 0.17%
Jason Bourgeois OF HOU Trade 2010 2 +1.1 +0.5 0.0% 0.00%
Mark Melancon P HOU Trade 2010 2 +1.1 +0.5 +0.08 0.0% 0.02%
Michael Bourn OF PHI Draft 2003 1 +1.0 +1.0
Joe Roa P PHI Trade 2002 2 +1.0 +0.5 1.3% 0.13%
J. A. Happ P HOU Trade 2010 3 +0.9 +0.3 +0.24 0.1% 0.03%
Vince Velasquez P HOU Draft 2010 1 +0.9 +0.9
Brian Hunter OF PHI Free agency 2001 1 +0.9 +0.9 1.3% 0.13%
Cliff Politte P PHI Trade 1998 3 +0.9 +0.3 -0.03 0.2% 0.05%
Alberto Árias P HOU Trade 2008 2 +0.8 +0.4 0.2% 0.02%
Scott Moore 1B/3B HOU Free agency 2011 1 +0.7 +0.7 0.0% 0.01%
Russ Ortiz P HOU Free agency 2009 1 +0.7 +0.7 0.2% 0.05%
Dan Plesac P PHI Trade 2002 1 +0.7 +0.7 2.9% 0.21%
Matt Downs 2B HOU Trade 2011 1 +0.7 +0.7 0.1% 0.04%
Brandon Lyon P HOU Free agency 2009 2 +0.6 +0.3 0.2% 0.07%
Clay Condrey P PHI Free agency 2004 4 +0.6 +0.1 0.9% 0.06%
Tom Gordon P PHI Free agency 2005 2 +0.6 +0.3 4.1% 0.26%
Nelson Figueroa P HOU Trade 2010 2 +0.6 +0.3 0.1% 0.03%
Félix Rodríguez P PHI Trade 2004 1 +0.6 +0.6 -1.24 3.2% 0.21%
Reggie Abercrombie OF HOU Free agency 2008 1 +0.5 +0.5 0.8% 0.08%
Mickey Storey P HOU Trade 2011 1 +0.5 +0.5
Yorkis Pérez P PHI Free agency 1998 2 +0.5 +0.2 0.3% 0.04%
Ugueth Urbina P PHI Trade 2005 1 +0.5 +0.5 +0.00 3.3% 0.28%
Jarred Cosart P HOU Trade 2011 2 +0.4 +0.2 +0.11
LaTroy Hawkins P HOU Trade 2008 2 +0.4 +0.2 -0.05 1.1% 0.11%
Ángel Sánchez SS HOU Trade 2010 1 +0.4 +0.4 +0.04 0.0% 0.01%
Nick Tropeano P HOU Draft 2011 1 +0.4 +0.4
Joe Grahe P PHI Free agency 1999 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.3% 0.05%
Jeff Fulchino P HOU Trade 2009 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.2% 0.06%
Eric Junge P PHI Trade 2001 2 +0.3 +0.2 +0.02
Tom Prince C PHI Free agency 1998 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.1% 0.02%
Kent Bottenfield P PHI Trade 2000 1 +0.3 +0.3 +0.00 0.1% 0.02%
Gustavo Chacín P HOU Free agency 2009 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0% 0.01%
Jason Michaels OF HOU Free agency 2008 2 +0.2 +0.1 0.0% 0.00%
Fernando Rodriguez P HOU Free agency 2010 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0% 0.01%
JB Shuck OF HOU Draft 2008 1 +0.2 +0.2
Henry Sosa P HOU Trade 2011 1 +0.2 +0.2 +0.04
Eude Brito P PHI Intl FA 1998 1 +0.2 +0.2
Kirk Bullinger P PHI Free agency 2000 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.1% 0.01%
Sergio Escalona P PHI Intl FA 2004 1 +0.2 +0.2
Yoel Hernández P PHI Intl FA 1998 1 +0.2 +0.2
Steve Schrenk P PHI Trade 1999 1 +0.2 +0.2
Ed Vosberg P PHI Free agency 2000 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.6% 0.06%
Darin Erstad 1B/OF HOU Trade 2008 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.9% 0.09%
Iván Rodríguez C HOU Trade 2009 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.1% 0.02%
Matt Lindstrom P HOU Trade 2010 1 +0.2 +0.2 -0.88 0.0% 0.01%
Brian Hunter 1B PHI Trade 2000 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.1% 0.02%
Todd Jones P PHI Trade 2004 1 +0.2 +0.2 -1.59 0.9% 0.06%
Xavier Cedeño P HOU Trade 2011 1 +0.1 +0.1
Matt Duffy 1B/3B HOU Draft 2011 1 +0.1 +0.1
Teoscar Hernández OF HOU Intl FA 2011 1 +0.1 +0.1
Josh Hancock P PHI Trade 2002 1 +0.1 +0.1 +0.84 0.3% 0.02%
Lou Marson C PHI Draft 2004 1 +0.1 +0.1
Brian Powell P PHI Free agency 2004 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.8% 0.05%
Amaury Telemaco P PHI Free agency 2001 1 +0.1 +0.1 2.8% 0.20%
Geoff Geary P HOU Trade 2008 1 +0.1 +0.1 +2.92 0.8% 0.08%
Kelly Stinnett C PHI Trade 2003 1 +0.1 +0.1 -0.05 0.3% 0.02%
Valerio De Los Santos P PHI Trade 2003 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2% 0.02%
Aquilino López P PHI Trade 2005 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.4% 0.03%
Juan Abreu P HOU Trade 2011 -0.0 +0.06
Travis Buck OF HOU Free agency 2011 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0% 0.00%
Kevin Cash C HOU Free agency 2010 +0.0
Sergio Escalona P HOU Trade 2011 -0.0 -0.00
Jandel Gustave P HOU Intl FA 2010 1 +0.0 +0.0
Runelvys Hernández P HOU Free agency 2008 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0% 0.00%
Aneury Rodríguez P HOU Rule 5 2010 -0.0
Billy Sadler P HOU Free agency 2009 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0% 0.00%
José Valdez P HOU Trade 2011 1 -0.0 -0.0
Scott Aldred P PHI Trade 1999 2 +0.0 +0.0 -0.11 0.3% 0.05%
Clemente Álvarez C PHI Trade 2000 -0.0
Joe Bisenius P PHI Draft 2004 1 +0.0 +0.0
P. J. Forbes 2B PHI Free agency 1999 -0.0
A. J. Hinch C PHI Free agency 2004 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.2% 0.01%
Mark Holzemer P PHI Free agency 1999 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0% 0.00%
Tyler Houston C/3B PHI Free agency 2003 -0.0
Anderson Machado SS PHI Intl FA 1998 1 +0.0 +0.0
Scott Mathieson P PHI Draft 2002 1 -0.0 -0.0
Héctor Mercado P PHI Trade 2002 1 -0.0 -0.0 -0.73 0.7% 0.06%
Steve Montgomery P PHI Free agency 1998 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0% 0.00%
David Newhan OF PHI Trade 2000 2 +0.0 +0.0 0.1% 0.01%
Doug Nickle P PHI Trade 1998 1 -0.0 -0.0 +0.02
Jim Poole P PHI Free agency 1998 1 -0.0 -0.0 0.1% 0.01%
Elizardo Ramírez P PHI Intl FA 1999 -0.0
Chris Roberson OF PHI Draft 2001 1 -0.0 -0.0
Zack Segovia P PHI Draft 2002 -0.0
Turner Ward OF PHI Free agency 2000 -0.0
Jim Crowell P PHI Trade 2004 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.2% 0.01%
Paul Spoljaric P PHI Trade 1999 1 +0.0 +0.0 +0.01 0.0% 0.00%
Michael Tucker OF PHI Trade 2005 1 +0.0 +0.0 +0.00 0.0% 0.00%
Matt Walbeck C PHI Trade 2001 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1% 0.01%
Bryan Ward P PHI Trade 2000 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0% 0.00%
Josh Banks P HOU Free agency 2009 -0.1
David Carpenter P HOU Trade 2010 -0.1 +0.05
Shawn Chacón P HOU Free agency 2008 -0.1
Brian Esposito C HOU Free agency 2008 -0.1
Mike Foltynewicz P HOU Draft 2010 -0.1
Matt Kata 2B HOU Free agency 2008 -0.1
Gary Majewski P HOU Free agency 2009 -0.1
J. D. Martinez DH/OF HOU Draft 2009 1 -0.1 -0.1
Jonathan Villar 2B/SS HOU Trade 2010 2 -0.1 -0.1 +0.24
Travis Chapman 3B PHI Draft 2000 -0.1
Lou Collier SS PHI Free agency 2004 -0.1
Brad Harman 2B/3B PHI Intl FA 2003 -0.1
Torey Lovullo 2B PHI Free agency 1998 -0.1
Eddie Oropesa P PHI Trade 2001 -0.1
Chris Pritchett 1B PHI Free agency 1999 -0.1
Julio Santana P PHI Free agency 2003 -0.1
Mike Zagurski P PHI Draft 2005 1 -0.1 -0.1
Yorman Bazardo P HOU Free agency 2009 -0.2
Robinson Cancel C HOU Free agency 2011 -0.2
Oswaldo Navarro SS HOU Free agency 2009 -0.2
David Newhan OF HOU Free agency 2008 -0.2
Greg Golson OF PHI Draft 2004 -0.2
Roberto Hernández P PHI Free agency 2003 -0.2
Ken Ryan P PHI Free agency 1998 1 -0.2 -0.2 0.2% 0.06%
José Santiago P PHI Trade 2001 1 -0.2 -0.2 +0.02 1.4% 0.14%
Eric Valent 1B/OF PHI Draft 1998 -0.2
Alex Arias 3B/SS PHI Trade 1998 2 -0.2 -0.1 0.1% 0.02%
Aaron Boone 3B HOU Free agency 2008 -0.3
Jake Buchanan P HOU Draft 2010 -0.3
Reymin Guduan P HOU Intl FA 2009 1 -0.3 -0.3
Chris Brock P PHI Free agency 2001 -0.3
Danny Sandoval 2B/SS PHI Trade 2005 -0.3
Casey Daigle P HOU Free agency 2009 -0.4
Jordan Schafer OF HOU Trade 2011 1 -0.4 -0.4 +0.06 0.0% 0.00%
Jeff Brantley P PHI Free agency 1999 1 -0.4 -0.4 0.1% 0.02%
Nick Punto 2B/3B/SS PHI Draft 1998 1 -0.4 -0.4
Matt Whiteside P PHI Free agency 1998 -0.4
Rhiner Cruz P HOU Rule 5 2011 -0.5
Domingo Santana OF HOU Trade 2011 1 -0.5 -0.5 +0.11
Cory Sullivan OF HOU Free agency 2010 -0.5
Rico Brogna 1B PHI Trade 1998 2 -0.5 -0.2 0.4% 0.06%
Jason Smith 2B/SS HOU Free agency 2009 -0.6
Josh Zeid P HOU Trade 2011 1 -0.6 -0.6 +0.11
Shawn Wooten 1B/DH PHI Free agency 2003 -0.6
Chris Brock P PHI Trade 1999 -0.7 +0.09
Doug Glanville OF PHI Free agency 2004 5 -0.7 -0.1 1.2% 0.19%
Joel Bennett P PHI Free agency 1998 -0.8
Gavin Floyd P PHI Draft 2001 1 -0.8 -0.8
Tomás Pérez 2B/3B/SS PHI Free agency 1999 2 -0.8 -0.4 2.1% 0.21%
Brett Wallace 1B HOU Trade 2010 1 -0.9 -0.9 +0.12
Tim Byrdak P HOU Free agency 2008 -1.2
Jon Singleton 1B HOU Trade 2011 1 -1.2 -1.2 +0.11
Brian Sanches P PHI Trade 2004 -1.3 +1.24
Paul Clemens P HOU Trade 2011 -1.5 +0.06
Jimmy Paredes 3B/DH/OF HOU Trade 2010 1 -1.7 -1.7 +0.08
Abraham Núñez 2B/3B/SS PHI Free agency 2005 -1.8

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.

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