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Gord Ash

Born Dec 20, 1951 · Toronto · age 74

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

Across the full 7-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 net WAR per trade (14th percentile): the realized net WAR return per trade has ranked below most peers.

7 seasons with salary-era data across 1 stint. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.

0 pennants · 0 playoff appearances · 541–575 (0.485)

Percentile Rankings

vs. execs with toyrs exp.
PoorAverageGreat
Trade Decision Quality
Roster Construction
Depth
6.4
Dead WAR
-4.9
Dead money %
32%
PoorAverageGreat
Talent Creation
Cheap-talent surplus
$6M
Drafted surplus
$4M
Traded-for surplus
$0M
Int'l surplus
$2M
Results & Efficiency
GM WAR
-2.2
TAB
-24.4
WAB
-30.0
$ / WAR
$1.3M
Net WAR/trade
-1.38

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
Blue Jays GM 1995 56–88 $47 141 -30 -30.8 33% -3 +0 -1 -2 $2.1M 17.2 5.0 -4.8 +48.3 -15.6 -3.90 -63.7 +0.0 +0.07 0.08 0.04 -20.7 -19.0 0.389
Blue Jays GM 1996 74–88 $29 90 -5 -5.9 34% +7 +7 +1 -1 $0.9M 27.8 6.0 -5.0 +3.7 -26.1 -6.51 +13.2 +0.3 +0.01 0.36 0.08 -6.5 -5.1 0.457
Blue Jays GM 1997 76–86 $49 124 -19 -19.0 52% +6 +4 +0 +1 $1.4M 28.2 4.0 -6.9 +35.6 -1.1 -0.22 +8.7 +0.0 +0.12 0.32 0.07 -8.6 -8.6 0.469
Blue Jays GM 1998 88–74 $47 113 -4 -3.3 31% +12 +7 +0 +5 $1.1M 40.6 6.0 -2.9 +2.4 -2.2 -0.44 -8.2 +0.0 +0.12 4.52 0.30 +4.5 +4.9 0.543
Blue Jays GM 1999 84–78 $46 96 +2 +1.9 24% +13 +5 +6 +2 $1.1M 37.6 10.0 -4.7 +22.9 +11.7 +1.30 -4.0 -0.2 +1.30 3.25 0.24 +2.6 +3.9 0.519
Blue Jays GM 2000 83–79 $49 90 +3 +1.9 30% +11 +7 +2 +2 $1.1M 34.7 7.0 -8.1 +5.3 -24.3 -2.43 -20.5 -4.0 +0.17 3.08 0.23 +2.4 +1.7 0.512
Blue Jays GM 2001 80–82 $71 115 -22 -13.6 22% -1 +0 -4 +3 $2.0M 33.7 7.0 -1.8 +0.2 +1.1 +0.27 -9.1 -0.6 +0.46 1.23 0.15 -3.7 -2.2 0.494
Career total (1985+ data) $339 110 -74 -68.8 32% +6 +4 +0 +2 $1.3M 219.7 6.4 -4.9 +118.4 -56.5 -1.38 -83.7 -4.5 +0.15 1.96 0.16 -30.0 -24.4 0.485

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)+118.4
Trade-56.5
Free agency-83.7
Rule 5 / minor draft-4.5
Sourcing mix: 65% draft · 20% FA · 15% trade · 0% R5

Trades

Trades made — 47 deals credited to Gord Ash, best expected value first; surplus is realized value in $M

1999 · TOR / ARI
TOR · Gord Ash +$23.2M
Tony Batista, John Frascatore
ARI · Joe Garagiola −$23.2M
Dan Plesac
TOR came out ahead by $23.2M
1997 · TOR / SEA
TOR · Gord Ash +$80.0M
José Cruz
SEA · Woody Woodward −$80.0M
Paul Spoljaric, Mike Timlin
TOR came out ahead by $80.0M
1995 · TOR / KCR
TOR · Gord Ash +$12.0M
David Cone
KCR · Herk Robinson −$12.0M
Chris Stynes, Tony Medrano, Dave Sinnes
TOR came out ahead by $12.0M
1996 · NYM / TOR
NYM · Joe McIlvaine +$148.0M
John Olerud
TOR · Gord Ash −$148.0M
Robert Person
NYM came out ahead by $148.0M
2000 · TEX / TOR / WSN
TEX · Douglas Melvin +$25.6M
David Segui
TOR · Gord Ash +$7.2M
Brad Fullmer
WSN · Jim Beattie −$32.8M
Lee Stevens
TEX came out ahead by $25.6M 3-team
1998 · SDP / TOR
SDP · Kevin Towers +$7.2M
Carlos Almánzar, Woody Williams, Pete Tucci
TOR · Gord Ash −$7.2M
Joey Hamilton
SDP came out ahead by $7.2M
1999 · COL / TOR
COL · Gary Hughes +$13.6M
Pat Lynch
TOR · Gord Ash −$13.6M
Brian McRae
COL came out ahead by $13.6M
1997 · TOR / LAD
TOR · Gord Ash +$11.2M
Bobby Cripps
LAD · Fred Claire −$11.2M
Otis Nixon
TOR came out ahead by $11.2M
1996 · TOR / CHW
TOR · Gord Ash +$11.2M
Luis Andújar, Allen Halley
CHW · Ron Schueler −$11.2M
Tony Castillo, Domingo Cedeño
TOR came out ahead by $11.2M
1998 · TOR / BAL
TOR · Gord Ash +$14.4M
Shannon Carter, Nerio Rodríguez
BAL · Pat Gillick −$14.4M
Juan Guzmán
TOR came out ahead by $14.4M
2000 · PHI / TOR
PHI · Ed Wade +$2.4M
John Sneed
TOR · Gord Ash −$2.4M
Rob Ducey
PHI came out ahead by $2.4M
1995 · TOR / PHI
TOR · Gord Ash +$30.4M
Paul Quantrill
PHI · Lee Thomas −$30.4M
Howard Battle, Ricardo Jordan
TOR came out ahead by $30.4M
2000 · TBR / TOR
TBR · Chuck Lamar +$3.2M
Brent Abernathy
TOR · Gord Ash −$3.2M
Mark Guthrie, Steve Trachsel
TBR came out ahead by $3.2M
1997 · TOR / CLE
TOR · Gord Ash +$3.2M
Ryan Thompson
CLE · John Hart −$3.2M
Jeff Manto
TOR came out ahead by $3.2M
1996 · PIT / TOR
PIT · Ted Simmons +$41.6M
Brandon Cromer, Jose Pett, José Silva, Mike Halperin, Abraham Núñez, Craig Wilson
TOR · Gord Ash −$41.6M
Carlos García, Dan Plesac, Orlando Merced
PIT came out ahead by $41.6M
1995 · SEA / TOR
SEA · Woody Woodward +$2.4M
Paul Menhart, Edwin Hurtado
TOR · Gord Ash −$2.4M
Miguel Cairo, Bill Risley
SEA came out ahead by $2.4M
2000 · TOR / BAL
TOR · Gord Ash +$0.8M
Jayson Werth
BAL · Syd Thrift −$0.8M
John Bale
TOR came out ahead by $0.8M
1998 · TOR / BOS
TOR · Gord Ash +$18.4M
Peter Munro, Jay Yennaco
BOS · Dan Duquette −$18.4M
Mike Stanley
TOR came out ahead by $18.4M
1998 · TOR / SDP
TOR · Gord Ash +$18.4M
Brian Loyd
SDP · Kevin Towers −$18.4M
Randy Myers
TOR came out ahead by $18.4M
2000 · TOR / MIN
TOR · Gord Ash +$0.0M
Francisco Álvarez
MIN · Terry Ryan +$0.0M
Mike Romano
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
1998 · TOR / NYM
TOR · Gord Ash +$1.6M
Leo Estrella
NYM · Steve Phillips −$1.6M
Tony Phillips
TOR came out ahead by $1.6M
1997 · TOR / CHC
TOR · Gord Ash +$1.6M
Trevor Schaffer
CHC · Ed Lynch −$1.6M
Sandy Martínez
TOR came out ahead by $1.6M
1999 · SDP / TOR
SDP · Kevin Towers +$0.0M
Isabel Giron
TOR · Gord Ash +$0.0M
Juan Melo
Even trade
1999 · SEA / TOR
SEA · Woody Woodward +$7.2M
Tom Davey, Steve Sinclair
TOR · Gord Ash −$7.2M
David Segui
SEA came out ahead by $7.2M
1999 · ANA / TOR
ANA · Bill Bavasi +$9.6M
Tomás Pérez
TOR · Gord Ash −$9.6M
Dave Hollins
ANA came out ahead by $9.6M
2000 · CIN / TOR
CIN · Jim Bowden +$14.4M
Clayton Andrews, Leo Estrella
TOR · Gord Ash −$14.4M
Steve Parris
CIN came out ahead by $14.4M
1998 · TEX / TOR
TEX · Douglas Melvin +$12.0M
Tim Crabtree
TOR · Gord Ash −$12.0M
Kevin Brown
TEX came out ahead by $12.0M
1997 · NYY / TOR
NYY · Bob Watson +$5.6M
Angel Ramirez
TOR · Gord Ash −$5.6M
Mariano Duncan
NYY came out ahead by $5.6M
1996 · TOR / DET
TOR · Gord Ash +$1.6M
Anton French
DET · Randy Smith −$1.6M
Roberto Durán
TOR came out ahead by $1.6M
1999 · TOR / CIN
TOR · Gord Ash +$0.0M
Jaime Goudie
CIN · Jim Bowden +$0.0M
Juan Melo
Even trade
1996 · PIT / TOR
PIT · Ted Simmons +$6.4M
D.J. Boston#66
TOR · Gord Ash −$6.4M
Jacob Brumfield
PIT came out ahead by $6.4M
1996 · TOR / CHC
TOR · Gord Ash +$0.8M
Jason Stevenson
CHC · Ed Lynch −$0.8M
Miguel Cairo
TOR came out ahead by $0.8M
1995 · TOR / MIA
TOR · Gord Ash +$1.6M
Ernie Delgado
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$1.6M
Aaron Small
TOR came out ahead by $1.6M
2000 · TEX / TOR
TEX · Douglas Melvin +$33.6M
Darwin Cubillán, Michael Young
TOR · Gord Ash −$33.6M
Esteban Loaiza
TEX came out ahead by $33.6M
1998 · TOR / OAK
TOR · Gord Ash +$13.6M
Scott Rivette
OAK · Billy Beane −$13.6M
Ed Sprague
TOR came out ahead by $13.6M
2000 · TOR / NYM
TOR · Gord Ash +$1.6M
Jerson Perez
NYM · Steve Phillips −$1.6M
Jim Mann
TOR came out ahead by $1.6M
2000 · TOR / MIL
TOR · Gord Ash +$1.6M
Alvin Morrow
MIL · Dean Taylor −$1.6M
Kevin Brown
TOR came out ahead by $1.6M
2000 · TEX / TOR
TEX · Douglas Melvin +$0.8M
Peter Munro
TOR · Gord Ash −$0.8M
Dave Martinez
TEX came out ahead by $0.8M
1996 · TOR / CLE
TOR · Gord Ash +$0.0M
Scott Pose
CLE · John Hart +$0.0M
Joe Lis
Even trade
2000 · CHW / TOR
CHW · Ron Schueler +$0.8M
Gary Glover
TOR · Gord Ash −$0.8M
Scott Eyre
CHW came out ahead by $0.8M
1998 · TOR / DET
TOR · Gord Ash +$1.6M
Eric Ludwick
DET · Randy Smith −$1.6M
Beiker Graterol
TOR came out ahead by $1.6M
2000 · PHI / TOR
PHI · Ed Wade +$0.0M
Rob Ducey
TOR · Gord Ash +$0.0M
Mickey Morandini
Even trade
1999 · STL / TOR
STL · Walt Jocketty +$17.6M
Pat Hentgen, Paul Spoljaric
TOR · Gord Ash −$17.6M
Alberto Castillo, Matt DeWitt, Lance Painter
STL came out ahead by $17.6M
1995 · NYY / TOR
NYY · Gene Michael +$104.8M
David Cone
TOR · Gord Ash −$104.8M
Marty Janzen, Jason Jarvis, Mike Gordon
NYY came out ahead by $104.8M
1999 · LAD / TOR
LAD · Kevin Malone +$164.8M
Shawn Green, Jorge Nunez
TOR · Gord Ash −$164.8M
Pedro Borbón, Raúl Mondesí
LAD came out ahead by $164.8M
1999 · NYY / TOR
NYY · Brian Cashman +$84.8M
Roger Clemens
TOR · Gord Ash −$84.8M
Homer Bush, Graeme Lloyd, David Wells
NYY came out ahead by $84.8M

Players acquired — 109 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year Szns fWAR WAR/yr RFA PPA CPA
Roy Halladay P TOR Draft 1995 11 +48.3 +4.4
Vernon Wells OF TOR Draft 1997 9 +24.8 +2.8
Roger Clemens P TOR Free agency 1996 2 +19.0 +9.5 2.7% 0.68%
Alex Ríos OF TOR Draft 1999 6 +16.9 +2.8
David Wells P TOR Trade 1999 7 +10.0 +1.4 +2.17
Orlando Hudson 2B TOR Draft 1997 4 +8.3 +2.1
Eric Hinske 3B/OF TOR Trade 2001 5 +7.5 +1.5 +0.46
Paul Quantrill P TOR Trade 1996 6 +6.6 +1.1 -0.09 0.1% 0.02%
Reed Johnson OF TOR Draft 1999 4 +6.5 +1.6
Darrin Fletcher C TOR Free agency 1997 4 +6.4 +1.6 5.9% 0.39%
Esteban Loaiza P TOR Trade 2000 3 +6.3 +2.1 -1.26 5.8% 0.43%
Dustin McGowan P TOR Draft 2000 4 +5.1 +1.3
Raúl Mondesí OF TOR Trade 1999 2 +4.3 +2.2 +0.00 7.7% 0.58%
Charlie O'Brien C TOR Free agency 1995 2 +3.9 +2.0 0.7% 0.16%
Billy Koch P TOR Draft 1996 3 +3.0 +1.0
Joey Hamilton P TOR Trade 1999 3 +2.9 +1.0 -0.27 3.1% 0.22%
Tony Batista 3B TOR Trade 1999 3 +2.7 +0.9 +9.10 11.6% 0.86%
Gustavo Chacín P TOR Intl FA 1998 2 +2.7 +1.3
Erik Hanson P TOR Free agency 1995 2 +2.6 +1.3 1.0% 0.24%
Mark Hendrickson P TOR Draft 1997 2 +2.6 +1.3
Orlando Merced 1B/OF TOR Trade 1996 1 +2.2 +2.2 -0.05 1.0% 0.17%
Josh Phelps DH TOR Draft 1996 2 +2.1 +1.0
Dan Plesac P TOR Trade 1996 5 +2.0 +0.4 -0.05 0.3% 0.05%
Frank Castillo P TOR Free agency 1999 1 +1.9 +1.9 6.0% 0.45%
Homer Bush 2B TOR Trade 1999 2 +1.9 +1.0 +2.17 9.2% 0.67%
Brad Fullmer 1B/DH TOR Trade 2000 2 +1.8 +0.9 +0.00 5.0% 0.38%
Craig Grebeck 2B/SS TOR Free agency 1997 3 +1.6 +0.5 3.5% 0.23%
José Canseco DH/OF TOR Free agency 1998 1 +1.3 +1.3 5.8% 0.39%
Dan Plesac P TOR Free agency 2000 5 +1.2 +0.2 0.3% 0.05%
Mike Stanley C TOR Trade 1998 1 +1.2 +1.2 5.5% 0.36%
Felipe López 2B/SS TOR Draft 1998 2 +0.9 +0.4
Brandon Lyon P TOR Draft 1999 2 +0.9 +0.5
Benito Santiago C TOR Free agency 1996 1 +0.9 +0.9 0.4% 0.07%
Dave Martinez OF TOR Trade 2000 1 +0.8 +0.8 -0.84 2.6% 0.19%
Tony Phillips 2B/OF TOR Trade 1998 1 +0.8 +0.8 3.6% 0.24%
Brandon League P TOR Draft 2001 4 +0.7 +0.2
Otis Nixon OF TOR Free agency 1995 2 +0.7 +0.4 0.3% 0.06%
Omar Daal P TOR Trade 1997 1 +0.7 +0.7 0.3% 0.05%
Kevin Brown C TOR Trade 1998 2 +0.6 +0.3 +0.10 2.2% 0.15%
Peter Munro P TOR Trade 1998 2 +0.6 +0.3 +0.23
Chris Latham OF TOR Free agency 2000 1 +0.5 +0.5 0.7% 0.08%
Jayson Werth OF TOR Trade 2000 2 +0.4 +0.2 +0.85
Steve Trachsel P TOR Trade 2000 1 +0.4 +0.4 -0.71 1.4% 0.10%
Vinnie Chulk P TOR Draft 2000 4 +0.3 +0.1
Scott Eyre P TOR Trade 2000 2 +0.3 +0.2 0.4% 0.05%
Mike Huff OF TOR Free agency 1995 2 +0.3 +0.2 2.9% 0.31%
Norberto Martin 2B TOR Free agency 1999 1 +0.3 +0.3 1.1% 0.08%
Lance Painter P TOR Trade 2000 1 +0.3 +0.3 +2.65 1.7% 0.13%
Steve Parris P TOR Trade 2001 2 +0.3 +0.2 -0.65 0.1% 0.01%
David Segui 1B TOR Trade 1999 1 +0.3 +0.3 -2.02 0.9% 0.07%
Dane Johnson P TOR Free agency 1996 1 +0.2 +0.2
Juan Samuel 2B TOR Free agency 1996 2 +0.2 +0.1 0.1% 0.03%
Bob File P TOR Draft 1998 2 +0.1 +0.1
Eric Gunderson P TOR Free agency 2000 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2% 0.01%
César Izturis SS TOR Intl FA 1996 1 +0.1 +0.1
Graeme Lloyd P TOR Trade 1999 1 +0.1 +0.1 +2.17
Chris Michalak P TOR Free agency 2000 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.7% 0.08%
Davis Romero P TOR Intl FA 1999 1 +0.1 +0.1
Danny Darwin P TOR Trade 1995 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0% 0.00%
Mark Guthrie P TOR Trade 2000 1 +0.1 +0.1 -0.71 0.4% 0.03%
Lance Parrish C TOR Trade 1995 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0% 0.01%
Ben VanRyn P TOR Trade 1998 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.4% 0.02%
Luis Andújar P TOR Free agency 1997 1 -0.0 -0.0 0.2% 0.01%
Darwin Cubillán P TOR Free agency 1999 -0.0
Leo Estrella P TOR Trade 1998 1 +0.0 +0.0 +0.10
Ryan Freel OF TOR Draft 1995 1 +0.0 +0.0
Félix Heredia P TOR Trade 2001 -0.0 +0.49
Pat Kelly 2B TOR Free agency 1997 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1% 0.01%
Randy Myers P TOR Free agency 1997 1 -0.0 -0.0 1.3% 0.09%
Shannon Withem P TOR Trade 1998 1 +0.0 +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 +0.07
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 +2.65
Mark Dalesandro C TOR Free agency 1997 1 -0.2 -0.2 0.7% 0.04%
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 1 -0.2 -0.2 0.5% 0.03%
Brian Lesher OF TOR Free agency 2001 -0.2
Mike Matheny C TOR Free agency 1998 -0.2
Justin Miller P TOR Trade 2001 1 -0.2 -0.2 +0.46
Frank Viola P TOR Free agency 1995 -0.2
Dewayne Wise OF TOR Rule 5 1999 1 -0.2 -0.2
Pedro Borbón P TOR Trade 1999 1 -0.3 -0.3 +0.00 0.4% 0.05%
Jacob Brumfield OF TOR Trade 1996 2 -0.3 -0.1 -0.01 0.1% 0.02%
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 +0.15
Robert Person P TOR Trade 1997 1 -0.3 -0.3 +0.01 0.4% 0.07%
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 +2.65
Marty Janzen P TOR Trade 1995 -0.4 +0.07
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 -0.13
Luke Prokopec P TOR Trade 2001 -0.6 +0.47
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 -1.2 -1.2 +9.10 0.7% 0.05%
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 -0.05

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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