Rosternomics
HF

Howard Fox

Sep 4, 1920 (Emporia, VA) – Jun 28, 2011 · died at 90

General manager for the Twins (1985–1985).

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
Record77–85
Win %0.475
+2.8WAB — wins above budget61st/195 execs
+5.9Talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation)65th/195 execs
0.58Acquisition leverage — playoff pts each bought win added, given the roster it joined (did you buy where wins matter?)132nd/195 execs
+9.1WAR surplus (era-neutral, win-equiv)30th/195 execs
+2Roster surplus $M41st/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)+1.4
Trade+8.6
Free agency+0.0
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.0
Sourcing mix: 15% draft · 0% FA · 85% trade · 0% R5

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Twins GM 1985–1985 1 +2.8 +2.79 +5.9 +9.1 +1.4 +8.6 +0.0 +0.0 0.58 0.475 +2
Career total (1985+ data) 1 +2.8 +5.9 +9.1 +1.4 +8.6 +0.0 +0.0 0.58 0.475 +2

Players acquired — 8 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year fWAR
Bert Blyleven P MIN Trade 1985 +8.3
Lenny Webster C MIN Draft 1985 +0.9
Paul Abbott P MIN Draft 1985 +0.5
Dennis Burtt P MIN Trade 1985 +0.1
Mike Stenhouse OF MIN Trade 1985 +0.1
Mark Brown P MIN Trade 1985 -0.0
Álvaro Espinoza SS MIN Trade 1985 -0.3
Tom Klawitter P MIN Trade 1985 -0.4

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.