Born Mar 17, 1958 · St. Petersburg, FL · age 68
General manager for the Orioles and Braves (1999–2014).
Across the full 8-season sample, the measured profile stands out most for drafted-player surplus (96th percentile), roster depth (93rd percentile), and playoff leverage per acquired WAR (86th percentile). The clearest contrast is traded-for surplus (11th percentile): players acquired by trade have created less surplus value than for most peers.
8 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 · 3 playoff appearances · 685–611 (0.529)
| 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 | 1999 78–84 | $77 | 159 | -24 | -18.6 | 12% | +3 | +0 | +2 | +1 | $1.7M | 40.5 | 8.0 | -4.9 | +52.9 | +20.1 | +2.88 | -5.7 | +0.0 | +0.56 | 3.87 | 0.28 | -9.8 | +0.7 | 0.481 | ||||
| GM | 2008 72–90 | $100 | 114 | -30 | -13.0 | 44% | +24 | +23 | -3 | +4 | $2.5M | 32.3 | 6.0 | -7.4 | +13.4 | -12.7 | -2.12 | +10.4 | +0.0 | +1.81 | 2.16 | 0.19 | -11.6 | -3.5 | 0.444 | ||||
| GM | 2009 86–76 | $101 | 110 | -2 | -0.7 | 14% | +22 | +13 | +10 | +4 | $2.1M | 41.6 | 10.0 | -6.0 | +7.0 | -3.9 | -0.78 | -11.9 | +0.0 | +0.21 | 4.32 | 0.33 | +2.8 | +6.2 | 0.531 | ||||
| GM | 2010 91–71 | $94 | 103 | -5 | -2.0 | 23% | +18 | +30 | -14 | +8 | $2.2M | 38.6 | 8.0 | -4.0 | +20.1 | -0.5 | -0.10 | -2.2 | -2.8 | -1.24 | 4.01 | 0.27 | +8.7 | +4.0 | 0.562 | ✓ | |||
| GM | 2011 89–73 | $94 | 98 | -13 | -5.4 | 24% | +16 | +15 | -3 | +4 | $2.6M | 32.3 | 6.0 | -4.4 | -0.0 | -1.7 | -0.56 | -1.9 | +0.0 | +0.25 | 1.37 | 0.15 | +7.2 | -1.8 | 0.549 | ||||
| GM | 2012 94–68 | $88 | 88 | +11 | +4.3 | 28% | +24 | +31 | -10 | +4 | $2.0M | 38.5 | 10.0 | -6.5 | +4.2 | +0.8 | +0.19 | -7.6 | +0.0 | +0.19 | 7.12 | 0.48 | +13.6 | +5.8 | 0.580 | ✓ | |||
| GM | 2013 96–66 | $93 | 90 | +24 | +8.8 | 30% | +68 | +51 | +9 | +8 | $2.0M | 43.6 | 11.0 | -2.4 | +23.3 | -5.1 | -1.71 | -11.7 | +0.0 | -1.37 | 4.84 | 0.33 | +15.4 | +10.7 | 0.593 | ✓ | |||
| GM | 2014 79–83 | $103 | 91 | -10 | -3.5 | 43% | +34 | +31 | -2 | +5 | $2.8M | 32.1 | 9.0 | -4.7 | +33.4 | +12.6 | +3.15 | +1.6 | +1.3 | +1.80 | 1.06 | 0.13 | -1.8 | -1.0 | 0.488 | ||||
| Career total (1985+ data) | $750 | 107 | -48 | -30.0 | 27% | +26 | +24 | -1 | +5 | $2.2M | 299.6 | 8.5 | -5.0 | +154.2 | +9.6 | +0.26 | -29.0 | -1.4 | +0.35 | 3.58 | 0.27 | +24.6 | +21.1 | 0.529 | 3 | – | – | ||
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | RFA | PPA | CPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Acuña | OF | Intl FA | 2014 | 9 | +33.0 | +3.7 | – | – | – | |
| Brian Roberts | 2B | Draft | 1999 | 9 | +29.4 | +3.3 | – | – | – | |
| Ozzie Albies | 2B | Intl FA | 2013 | 10 | +23.5 | +2.4 | – | – | – | |
| Max Fried | P | Trade | 2014 | 8 | +20.1 | +2.5 | +4.03 | – | – | |
| Érik Bédard | P | Draft | 1999 | 5 | +15.6 | +3.1 | – | – | – | |
| Craig Kimbrel | P | Draft | 2008 | 5 | +11.0 | +2.2 | – | – | – | |
| David Ross | C | Free agency | 2008 | 4 | +10.2 | +2.6 | – | 13.5% | 1.02% | |
| Andrelton Simmons | SS | Draft | 2010 | 4 | +10.1 | +2.5 | – | – | – | |
| Jair Jurrjens | P | Trade | 2008 | 4 | +8.0 | +2.0 | +2.46 | 6.8% | 0.61% | |
| Daniel Cabrera | P | Intl FA | 1999 | 5 | +7.9 | +1.6 | – | – | – | |
| B. J. Ryan | P | Trade | 1999 | 6 | +7.6 | +1.3 | +1.03 | 2.2% | 0.16% | |
| Justin Upton | OF | Trade | 2013 | 2 | +7.2 | +3.6 | -4.07 | 17.0% | 1.15% | |
| Derek Lowe | P | Free agency | 2009 | 3 | +6.4 | +2.1 | – | 10.4% | 0.81% | |
| Javier Vázquez | P | Trade | 2009 | 1 | +6.2 | +6.2 | -3.98 | 26.7% | 1.94% | |
| Michael Bourn | OF | Trade | 2011 | 2 | +6.2 | +3.1 | -2.91 | 1.5% | 0.16% | |
| Charles Johnson | C | Trade | 1999 | 2 | +6.2 | +3.1 | +0.00 | 12.0% | 0.84% | |
| Mike Minor | P | Draft | 2009 | 5 | +6.1 | +1.2 | – | – | – | |
| Dan Uggla | 2B | Trade | 2010 | 3 | +6.1 | +2.0 | – | 3.1% | 0.35% | |
| Nick Markakis | OF | Free agency | 2014 | 6 | +5.8 | +1.0 | – | 0.0% | 0.03% | |
| Jason Johnson | P | Trade | 1999 | 4 | +5.6 | +1.4 | +0.71 | 3.8% | 0.28% | |
| Evan Gattis | C/DH | Draft | 2010 | 2 | +4.8 | +2.4 | – | – | – | |
| Buddy Groom | P | Free agency | 1999 | 4 | +4.7 | +1.2 | – | 0.8% | 0.12% | |
| Jeff Conine | 1B/OF | Trade | 1999 | 5 | +4.6 | +0.9 | -0.86 | 4.6% | 0.34% | |
| Albert Belle | OF | Trade | 1999 | 2 | +4.5 | +2.2 | – | 13.9% | 0.98% | |
| Brandon Beachy | P | Intl FA | 2008 | 4 | +4.0 | +1.0 | – | – | – | |
| Alex Wood | P | Draft | 2012 | 3 | +4.0 | +1.3 | – | – | – | |
| José Mercedes | P | Free agency | 1999 | 2 | +4.0 | +2.0 | – | – | – | |
| Johan Camargo | 3B/SS | Intl FA | 2010 | 3 | +3.9 | +1.3 | – | – | – | |
| Omar Infante | 2B | Trade | 2008 | 3 | +3.8 | +1.3 | -0.09 | 1.5% | 0.13% | |
| Chris Johnson | 3B | Trade | 2013 | 2 | +3.5 | +1.7 | -4.07 | 15.1% | 1.03% | |
| Shelby Miller | P | Trade | 2014 | 1 | +3.4 | +3.4 | +4.39 | 0.1% | 0.07% | |
| Ervin Santana | P | Free agency | 2014 | 1 | +3.1 | +3.1 | – | 3.2% | 0.40% | |
| Will Clark | 1B | Trade | 1999 | 2 | +3.0 | +1.5 | – | 5.4% | 0.39% | |
| Delino DeShields | 2B | Trade | 1999 | 2 | +2.8 | +1.4 | – | 2.5% | 0.19% | |
| Aaron Harang | P | Free agency | 2014 | 1 | +2.5 | +2.5 | – | 2.6% | 0.33% | |
| Eric O'Flaherty | P | Trade | 2009 | 4 | +2.2 | +0.5 | – | 1.8% | 0.15% | |
| Kenshin Kawakami | P | Draft | 2009 | 2 | +2.0 | +1.0 | – | – | – | |
| Jace Peterson | 2B/3B | Trade | 2014 | 2 | +2.0 | +1.0 | +4.03 | 0.0% | 0.02% | |
| Arodys Vizcaíno | P | Trade | 2009 | 5 | +2.0 | +0.4 | +0.92 | – | – | |
| Billy Wagner | P | Free agency | 2009 | 1 | +2.0 | +2.0 | – | 7.9% | 0.54% | |
| Larry Bigbie | OF | Draft | 1999 | 3 | +1.9 | +0.6 | – | – | – | |
| Rafael Soriano | P | Free agency | 2009 | 3 | +1.8 | +0.6 | – | 3.5% | 0.24% | |
| David Carpenter | P | Trade | 2013 | 2 | +1.8 | +0.9 | – | 4.3% | 0.30% | |
| Jordan Walden | P | Trade | 2013 | 2 | +1.7 | +0.8 | +0.20 | 4.0% | 0.29% | |
| Jim Johnson | P | Free agency | 2014 | 3 | +1.5 | +0.5 | – | 0.0% | 0.01% | |
| Brooks Conrad | 2B/3B | Free agency | 2008 | 2 | +1.2 | +0.6 | – | 3.2% | 0.22% | |
| Takashi Saito | P | Free agency | 2009 | 1 | +1.2 | +1.2 | – | 4.7% | 0.32% | |
| Dan Winkler | P | Rule 5 | 2014 | 3 | +1.2 | +0.4 | – | – | – | |
| Ramiro Peña | 2B/3B/SS | Free agency | 2012 | 2 | +1.1 | +0.6 | – | 3.9% | 0.27% | |
| Will Ohman | P | Trade | 2008 | 1 | +0.9 | +0.9 | -0.09 | 2.0% | 0.17% | |
| Juan Francisco | 1B/3B | Trade | 2012 | 2 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.30 | 3.9% | 0.26% | |
| Mauricio Cabrera | P | Intl FA | 2010 | 1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | – | – | – | |
| Josh Anderson | OF | Trade | 2008 | 1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | +0.77 | 1.5% | 0.13% | |
| José Constanza | OF | Trade | 2011 | 2 | +0.6 | +0.3 | – | – | – | |
| Gavin Floyd | P | Free agency | 2013 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | – | 0.6% | 0.08% | |
| Paul Maholm | P | Trade | 2012 | 2 | +0.6 | +0.3 | – | 2.6% | 0.18% | |
| Mallex Smith | OF | Trade | 2014 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +4.03 | – | – | |
| Casey Kotchman | 1B | Trade | 2009 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +6.05 | 3.4% | 0.27% | |
| Rich Amaral | OF | Trade | 1999 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | – | 2.5% | 0.18% | |
| Álex González | SS | Trade | 2010 | 2 | +0.5 | +0.3 | -1.22 | 2.0% | 0.14% | |
| Eric Hinske | 3B/OF | Free agency | 2010 | 2 | +0.5 | +0.2 | – | 2.4% | 0.16% | |
| Chuck McElroy | P | Trade | 1999 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | +0.00 | 0.3% | 0.05% | |
| Mark Kotsay | OF | Trade | 2008 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | -2.17 | 1.0% | 0.09% | |
| Derrek Lee | 1B | Trade | 2010 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | -2.72 | 2.0% | 0.14% | |
| Ryan Church | OF | Trade | 2009 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | -0.27 | 1.9% | 0.16% | |
| Philip Gosselin | 2B/3B | Draft | 2010 | 4 | +0.4 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Jacob Webb | P | Draft | 2014 | 3 | +0.4 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Freddy García | P | Trade | 2013 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | 1.8% | 0.13% | |
| Rick Ankiel | OF | Trade | 2010 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | -0.57 | 1.7% | 0.12% | |
| Cristhian Martínez | P | Trade | 2011 | 3 | +0.4 | +0.1 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Anthony Varvaro | P | Trade | 2013 | 2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | – | 1.1% | 0.08% | |
| James Russell | P | Trade | 2014 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | -1.21 | 0.4% | 0.05% | |
| Pedro Ciriaco | 3B/SS | Free agency | 2014 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – | 0.0% | 0.01% | |
| David Hale | P | Draft | 2009 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – | – | – | |
| George Sherrill | P | Free agency | 2010 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – | 0.4% | 0.04% | |
| Chasen Shreve | P | Draft | 2010 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – | – | – | |
| Shae Simmons | P | Draft | 2012 | 2 | +0.3 | +0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Tommy La Stella | 2B/3B | Draft | 2011 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Ben Sheets | P | Free agency | 2012 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 1.2% | 0.08% | |
| Ian Thomas | P | Draft | 2014 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Scott Downs | P | Trade | 2013 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 1.1% | 0.08% | |
| Jorge Julio | P | Trade | 2008 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 0.5% | 0.04% | |
| Elliot Johnson | 2B/SS | Trade | 2013 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 0.7% | 0.05% | |
| Mike Timlin | P | Trade | 1999 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 1.1% | 0.08% | |
| Brent Clevlen | OF | Free agency | 2009 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.3% | 0.02% | |
| Antoan Richardson | OF | Trade | 2011 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Calvin Maduro | P | Free agency | 1999 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Derrick May | OF | Free agency | 1999 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.5% | 0.03% | |
| Aaron Rakers | P | Draft | 1999 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Luis Ayala | P | Trade | 2013 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.7% | 0.05% | |
| Mike Dunn | P | Trade | 2010 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.92 | 0.3% | 0.02% | |
| Jim Corsi | P | Trade | 1999 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.5% | 0.04% | |
| Ryan Buchter | P | Trade | 2011 | – | -0.0 | – | +0.98 | – | – | |
| Blake DeWitt | 2B/3B | Free agency | 2012 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.2% | 0.02% | |
| Jason Hursh | P | Draft | 2013 | 1 | -0.0 | -0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Michael Kohn | P | Free agency | 2014 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Vladimir Núñez | P | Free agency | 2008 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.5% | 0.04% | |
| Dustin Peterson | OF | Trade | 2014 | – | -0.0 | – | +4.03 | – | – | |
| Scott Proctor | P | Free agency | 2009 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Lucas Sims | P | Draft | 2012 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Joey Terdoslavich | 1B/OF | Draft | 2010 | 2 | -0.0 | -0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Matt DeSalvo | P | Trade | 2008 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Pedro Beato | P | Trade | 2014 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| John Cornely | P | Draft | 2011 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Todd Cunningham | OF | Draft | 2010 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Troy Glaus | 3B | Free agency | 2010 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Juan Jaime | P | Trade | 2014 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Reed Johnson | OF | Trade | 2012 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Sean Kazmar | SS | Free agency | 2013 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Wes Parsons | P | Intl FA | 2012 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Gus Schlosser | P | Draft | 2011 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jairo Asencio | P | Trade | 2009 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Alberto Reyes | P | Trade | 1999 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.45 | 0.2% | 0.01% | |
| Elmer Dessens | P | Free agency | 2008 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Matt Marksberry | P | Draft | 2013 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Greg Norton | 1B/3B | Trade | 2008 | 1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | – | 0.4% | 0.03% | |
| Jason Perry | OF | Trade | 2008 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Chad Sobotka | P | Draft | 2014 | 2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Ryan Weber | P | Draft | 2009 | 1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Greg Myers | C | Free agency | 1999 | 1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | – | 0.0% | 0.01% | |
| Keith Reed | OF | Draft | 1999 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Reid Gorecki | OF | Trade | 2009 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Williams Pérez | P | Intl FA | 2009 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Mike Fetters | P | Free agency | 1999 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Donnie Veal | P | Free agency | 2014 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| Willie Harris | 2B/OF | Draft | 1999 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| Mike Trombley | P | Free agency | 1999 | 1 | -0.4 | -0.4 | – | 0.0% | 0.02% | |
| Scott Linebrink | P | Trade | 2010 | – | -0.5 | – | – | – | – | |
| Julio Lugo | SS | Free agency | 2011 | – | -0.5 | – | – | – | – | |
| Eddy Rodriguez | P | Intl FA | 1999 | – | -0.6 | – | – | – | – | |
| Chad Durbin | P | Free agency | 2012 | – | -0.7 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jack Wilson | SS | Free agency | 2012 | – | -0.7 | – | – | – | – | |
| Sendy Rleal | P | Intl FA | 1999 | – | -0.7 | – | – | – | – | |
| Emilio Bonifácio | 2B/OF | Trade | 2014 | 1 | -0.8 | -0.8 | -1.21 | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Tyler Pastornicky | 2B/SS | Trade | 2010 | 1 | -0.9 | -0.9 | -1.22 | – | – | |
| B. J. Upton | OF | Free agency | 2012 | 1 | -0.9 | -0.9 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Daniel Castro | 2B/SS | Intl FA | 2009 | 1 | -1.0 | -1.0 | – | – | – | |
| Garret Anderson | OF | Free agency | 2009 | – | -1.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Tyrell Jenkins | P | Trade | 2014 | – | -1.2 | – | +4.39 | – | – | |
| Nate McLouth | OF | Trade | 2009 | 2 | -1.4 | -0.7 | -0.03 | 6.1% | 0.49% | |
| Melky Cabrera | OF | Trade | 2009 | – | -1.5 | – | +0.92 | – | – | |
| Christian Bethancourt | C | Intl FA | 2008 | – | -1.6 | – | – | – | – | |
| Gerald Laird | C | Free agency | 2012 | – | -1.6 | – | – | – | – |
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.