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Gord Ash

Born Dec 20, 1951 · Toronto · age 74

General manager for the Blue Jays (1995–2001).

7 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
Record541–575
Win %0.485
-30.1WAB — wins above budget160th/195 execs
-24.5Talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation)150th/195 execs
1.19Acquisition leverage — playoff pts each bought win added, given the roster it joined (did you buy where wins matter?)72nd/195 execs
-72.5WAR surplus (era-neutral, win-equiv)152nd/195 execs
-80Roster surplus $M120th/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)+118.4
Trade-39.9
Free agency-83.7
Rule 5 / minor draft-4.5
Sourcing mix: 66% draft · 20% FA · 14% trade · 0% R5

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Blue Jays GM 1995–2001 7 -30.1 -4.30 -24.5 -72.5 +118.4 -39.9 -83.7 -4.5 1.19 0.485 -80
Career total (1985+ data) 7 -30.1 -24.5 -72.5 +118.4 -39.9 -83.7 -4.5 1.19 0.485 -80

Players acquired — 91 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year fWAR
Roy Halladay P TOR Draft 1995 +48.3
Vernon Wells OF TOR Draft 1997 +24.8
Roger Clemens P TOR Free agency 1996 +19.0
Alex Ríos OF TOR Draft 1999 +16.9
David Wells P TOR Trade 1999 +10.0
Orlando Hudson 2B TOR Draft 1997 +8.3
Eric Hinske 3B/OF TOR Trade 2001 +7.5
Reed Johnson OF TOR Draft 1999 +6.5
Darrin Fletcher C TOR Free agency 1997 +6.4
Dustin McGowan P TOR Draft 2000 +5.1
Raúl Mondesí OF TOR Trade 1999 +4.3
Charlie O'Brien C TOR Free agency 1995 +3.9
Billy Koch P TOR Draft 1996 +3.0
Tony Batista 3B TOR Trade 1999 +2.7
Gustavo Chacín P TOR Intl FA 1998 +2.7
Erik Hanson P TOR Free agency 1995 +2.6
Mark Hendrickson P TOR Draft 1997 +2.6
Orlando Merced 1B/OF TOR Trade 1996 +2.2
Josh Phelps DH TOR Draft 1996 +2.1
Dan Plesac P TOR Trade 1996 +2.0
Frank Castillo P TOR Free agency 1999 +1.9
Brad Fullmer 1B/DH TOR Trade 2000 +1.8
Craig Grebeck 2B/SS TOR Free agency 1997 +1.6
José Canseco DH/OF TOR Free agency 1998 +1.3
Dan Plesac P TOR Free agency 2000 +1.2
Felipe López 2B/SS TOR Draft 1998 +0.9
Brandon Lyon P TOR Draft 1999 +0.9
Benito Santiago C TOR Free agency 1996 +0.9
Brandon League P TOR Draft 2001 +0.7
Otis Nixon OF TOR Free agency 1995 +0.7
Kevin Brown C TOR Trade 1998 +0.6
Peter Munro P TOR Trade 1998 +0.6
Chris Latham OF TOR Free agency 2000 +0.5
Jayson Werth OF TOR Trade 2000 +0.4
Vinnie Chulk P TOR Draft 2000 +0.3
Scott Eyre P TOR Trade 2000 +0.3
Mike Huff OF TOR Free agency 1995 +0.3
Norberto Martin 2B TOR Free agency 1999 +0.3
Dane Johnson P TOR Free agency 1996 +0.2
Juan Samuel 2B TOR Free agency 1996 +0.2
Bob File P TOR Draft 1998 +0.1
Eric Gunderson P TOR Free agency 2000 +0.1
César Izturis SS TOR Intl FA 1996 +0.1
Graeme Lloyd P TOR Trade 1999 +0.1
Chris Michalak P TOR Free agency 2000 +0.1
Davis Romero P TOR Intl FA 1999 +0.1
Luis Andújar P TOR Free agency 1997 -0.0
Leo Estrella P TOR Trade 1998 +0.0
Ryan Freel OF TOR Draft 1995 +0.0
Félix Heredia P TOR Trade 2001 -0.0
Pat Kelly 2B TOR Free agency 1997 +0.0
Randy Myers P TOR Free agency 1997 -0.0
Shannon Withem P TOR Trade 1998 +0.0
John Bale P TOR Draft 1996 -0.1
Casey Blake 3B TOR Draft 1996 -0.1
Miguel Cairo 2B TOR Trade 1995 -0.1
Charlie Greene C TOR Free agency 1999 -0.1
Francisco Rosario P TOR Intl FA 1999 -0.1
Mike Smith P TOR Draft 2000 -0.1
Gerónimo Berroa DH/OF TOR Free agency 1998 -0.2
Alberto Castillo C TOR Trade 1999 -0.2
Mark Dalesandro C TOR Free agency 1997 -0.2
Todd Greene C TOR Free agency 2000 -0.2
Gabe Gross OF TOR Draft 2001 -0.2
Pat Lennon DH/OF TOR Free agency 1998 -0.2
Brian Lesher OF TOR Free agency 2001 -0.2
Mike Matheny C TOR Free agency 1998 -0.2
Justin Miller P TOR Trade 2001 -0.2
Frank Viola P TOR Free agency 1995 -0.2
Dewayne Wise OF TOR Rule 5 1999 -0.2
Pedro Borbón P TOR Trade 1999 -0.3
Jacob Brumfield OF TOR Trade 1996 -0.3
Jeff Frye 2B TOR Free agency 2000 -0.3
Luis Lopez 1B/3B TOR Draft 2001 -0.3
Nerio Rodríguez P TOR Trade 1998 -0.3
Clayton Andrews P TOR Draft 1996 -0.4
Brian Bohanon P TOR Free agency 1996 -0.4
Matt DeWitt P TOR Trade 1999 -0.4
Marty Janzen P TOR Trade 1995 -0.4
Chad Mottola OF TOR Free agency 1999 -0.4
Guillermo Quiroz C TOR Intl FA 1998 -0.5
Dave Hollins 3B TOR Trade 1999 -0.6
Luke Prokopec P TOR Trade 2001 -0.6
Corey Thurman P TOR Rule 5 2001 -0.6
Scott Cassidy P TOR Intl FA 1998 -0.7
Willie Greene 3B TOR Free agency 1999 -0.9
Joe Lawrence 2B TOR Draft 1996 -0.9
John Frascatore P TOR Trade 1999 -1.2
Kevin Cash C TOR Intl FA 1999 -1.4
Marty Cordova OF TOR Free agency 2000 -1.5
Carlos García 2B TOR Trade 1996 -2.2

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.