Howard Fox

Overview

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Record77–85

Win %0.475

+1.1GM WAR — wins above a replacement GM (org-adjusted, shrunk; per season) ±7.849th/195 execs

8.0Depth — 2+ WAR regulars per season (the breadth that drives TAB, not stars)22nd/195 execs

-1.4Dead WAR — WAR/yr bled by sub-replacement players (closer to 0 = better)1st/195 execs

11%Dead money — payroll on <0.5-WAR players (lower = better)1st/195 execs

$3MCheap-talent surplus — $/yr of value from cost-controlled (pre-arb/arb) players above their pay; the selection engine, and the stickiest GM skill we track153rd/195 execs

$2MDrafted surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own draftees (the develop-from-the-draft engine)154th/195 execs

$1MTraded-for surplus — cheap-talent surplus from cost-controlled players he acquired via trade116th/195 execs

$0MInt'l surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own international signees135th/195 execs

+6.0TAB — talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation), tenure total64th/195 execs

+2.8WAB — realized wins (TAB + the non-repeatable luck of converting talent to wins)62nd/195 execs

–Acquisition Leverage — playoff pts per acquired WAR, graded once in the year each deal's wins arrive (the repeatable decision skill)191st/195 execs

+2Roster surplus $M42nd/195 execs

Tenure breakdown

Team	Role	Years	Szns	WAB	WAB/yr	TAB	WAR surp	HG	Trade	FA	R5	AcqLev	W-L%	PO	Pen	WS	Surp $M
▸ Twins	GM	1985–1985	1	+2.8	+2.82	+6.0	+9.1	+1.4	+8.6	+0.0	+0.0	–	0.475	–	–	–	+2
1985 77–85				+2.8		+6.0	+9.1						0.475				+2
Career total (1985+ data)			1	+2.8		+6.0	+9.1	+1.4	+8.6	+0.0	+0.0	–	0.475	–	–	–	+2

Roster Construction

How the roster was sourced

by value by volume

Share of 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

Roster value distribution — career average — depth vs. stars

Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR, averaged across Howard Fox's seasons. Bars = his rosters; the black line = the league-average player at each slot. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge.

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

Player	Pos	Team	How	Year	Szns	fWAR	WAR/yr	Lev
Bert Blyleven	P	MIN	Trade	1985	4	+8.3	+2.1	–
Lenny Webster	C	MIN	Draft	1985	3	+0.9	+0.3	–
Paul Abbott	P	MIN	Draft	1985	2	+0.5	+0.2	–
Dennis Burtt	P	MIN	Trade	1985	1	+0.1	+0.1	–
Mike Stenhouse	OF	MIN	Trade	1985	1	+0.1	+0.1	–
Mark Brown	P	MIN	Trade	1985	–	-0.0	–	–
Álvaro Espinoza	SS	MIN	Trade	1985	1	-0.3	-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.

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