Born Sep 26, 1959 · Worcester, MA · age 66
General manager for the Blue Jays (2002–2009).
Across the full 8-season sample, the measured profile stands out most for avoidance of dead payroll (88th percentile), drafted-player surplus (82nd percentile), and payroll-adjusted roster quality (77th percentile).
8 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 · 642–653 (0.496)
| 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 | 2002 78–84 | $63 | 96 | -15 | -8.9 | 35% | +15 | +10 | +8 | -3 | $1.7M | 30.5 | 7.0 | -6.5 | +2.2 | -4.2 | -1.05 | -11.3 | +0.6 | +0.11 | 1.61 | 0.16 | -3.4 | -3.2 | 0.481 | ||||
| GM | 2003 86–76 | $48 | 70 | +9 | +5.0 | 15% | +19 | +20 | -2 | +0 | $1.3M | 33.6 | 5.0 | -3.7 | +20.3 | -5.3 | -1.31 | -38.1 | +0.0 | +0.14 | 1.09 | 0.13 | +8.5 | +3.5 | 0.531 | ||||
| GM | 2004 67–94 | $50 | 76 | -17 | -10.0 | 30% | +14 | +10 | +5 | -0 | $1.7M | 24.4 | 6.0 | -5.8 | +16.1 | +1.0 | +0.19 | +1.7 | -0.0 | -0.15 | 0.13 | 0.05 | -10.9 | -6.3 | 0.416 | ||||
| GM | 2005 80–82 | $46 | 64 | +16 | +8.4 | 28% | +20 | +9 | +6 | +5 | $1.3M | 33.1 | 6.0 | -2.4 | +8.8 | +0.3 | +0.08 | +13.5 | -0.3 | -0.04 | 0.75 | 0.11 | +3.7 | +4.2 | 0.494 | ||||
| GM | 2006 87–75 | $70 | 93 | +10 | +5.1 | 20% | +8 | +16 | -7 | -1 | $1.6M | 40.8 | 10.0 | -4.2 | +2.4 | -0.6 | -0.29 | -14.6 | +0.0 | +0.30 | 3.94 | 0.28 | +6.0 | +7.5 | 0.537 | ||||
| GM | 2007 83–79 | $82 | 100 | -11 | -4.9 | 20% | +17 | +14 | +4 | -1 | $2.1M | 33.7 | 6.0 | -4.3 | +9.3 | +7.4 | +3.71 | -6.9 | +0.0 | -0.57 | 1.51 | 0.16 | +1.1 | -0.4 | 0.512 | ||||
| GM | 2008 86–76 | $90 | 102 | -10 | -4.4 | 19% | +18 | +20 | -2 | +0 | $2.1M | 39.0 | 7.0 | -3.0 | +0.2 | -4.9 | -1.62 | -13.3 | +0.0 | +0.26 | 3.20 | 0.24 | +3.7 | +4.4 | 0.531 | ||||
| GM | 2009 75–87 | $80 | 88 | -1 | -0.6 | 35% | +20 | +17 | +2 | +1 | $2.1M | 34.7 | 7.0 | -4.4 | +8.4 | +7.4 | +2.47 | -7.0 | +0.0 | +3.34 | 2.55 | 0.21 | -5.3 | +2.0 | 0.463 | ||||
| Career total (1985+ data) | $531 | 86 | -19 | -10.2 | 25% | +16 | +15 | +2 | +0 | $1.7M | 269.8 | 6.8 | -4.3 | +67.7 | +1.2 | +0.05 | -76.1 | +0.2 | +0.19 | 1.92 | 0.17 | +3.5 | +11.7 | 0.496 | – | – | – | ||
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | RFA | PPA | CPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Bautista | OF | Trade | 2009 | 8 | +36.2 | +4.5 | – | 4.6% | 0.37% | |
| Edwin Encarnación | 1B/3B/DH | Trade | 2009 | 8 | +23.2 | +2.9 | +3.42 | 1.3% | 0.10% | |
| Aaron Hill | 2B | Draft | 2003 | 6 | +13.2 | +2.2 | – | – | – | |
| A. J. Burnett | P | Free agency | 2005 | 3 | +10.1 | +3.4 | – | 11.1% | 0.80% | |
| Ricky Romero | P | Draft | 2005 | 4 | +8.6 | +2.1 | – | – | – | |
| Brandon Morrow | P | Trade | 2009 | 4 | +8.4 | +2.1 | +0.56 | 6.8% | 0.57% | |
| Gregg Zaun | C | Free agency | 2004 | 5 | +8.1 | +1.6 | – | 0.2% | 0.08% | |
| Marco Scutaro | 2B/SS | Trade | 2007 | 2 | +7.2 | +3.6 | -2.46 | 9.5% | 0.70% | |
| Brett Cecil | P | Draft | 2007 | 8 | +7.0 | +0.9 | – | – | – | |
| Adam Lind | 1B/DH | Draft | 2004 | 6 | +6.9 | +1.1 | – | – | – | |
| Shaun Marcum | P | Draft | 2003 | 5 | +6.6 | +1.3 | – | – | – | |
| Lyle Overbay | 1B | Trade | 2005 | 4 | +6.5 | +1.6 | -0.09 | 7.1% | 0.50% | |
| Frank Catalanotto | OF | Free agency | 2002 | 3 | +6.1 | +2.0 | – | 1.8% | 0.22% | |
| Troy Glaus | 3B | Trade | 2005 | 2 | +6.1 | +3.0 | -0.05 | 13.2% | 0.93% | |
| Casey Janssen | P | Draft | 2004 | 8 | +5.8 | +0.7 | – | – | – | |
| Scott Rolen | 3B | Trade | 2008 | 2 | +5.7 | +2.9 | +0.00 | 8.5% | 0.62% | |
| Scott Downs | P | Free agency | 2004 | 6 | +5.5 | +0.9 | – | 0.8% | 0.11% | |
| Ted Lilly | P | Trade | 2004 | 3 | +5.4 | +1.8 | +0.11 | 0.3% | 0.14% | |
| Jason Frasor | P | Trade | 2004 | 8 | +4.9 | +0.6 | -0.39 | – | – | |
| Josh Towers | P | Free agency | 2002 | 4 | +4.9 | +1.2 | – | 0.2% | 0.02% | |
| Drew Hutchison | P | Draft | 2009 | 3 | +4.5 | +1.5 | – | – | – | |
| Jesse Litsch | P | Draft | 2004 | 4 | +3.0 | +0.7 | – | – | – | |
| Dave Bush | P | Draft | 2002 | 2 | +2.9 | +1.5 | – | – | – | |
| Aaron Loup | P | Draft | 2009 | 7 | +2.8 | +0.4 | – | – | – | |
| B. J. Ryan | P | Free agency | 2005 | 2 | +2.8 | +1.4 | – | 10.7% | 0.75% | |
| Cory Lidle | P | Trade | 2003 | 1 | +2.4 | +2.4 | -0.35 | 2.5% | 0.31% | |
| Frank Menechino | 2B | Trade | 2004 | 2 | +2.4 | +1.2 | – | 0.3% | 0.10% | |
| Shea Hillenbrand | 1B/3B | Trade | 2005 | 2 | +2.1 | +1.1 | -0.02 | 1.5% | 0.23% | |
| Miguel Batista | P | Free agency | 2003 | 2 | +2.0 | +1.0 | – | 0.2% | 0.07% | |
| Rod Barajas | C | Free agency | 2008 | 2 | +1.9 | +0.9 | – | 2.6% | 0.19% | |
| Mike Bordick | SS | Free agency | 2002 | 1 | +1.8 | +1.8 | – | 1.9% | 0.24% | |
| Frank Thomas | 1B/DH | Free agency | 2006 | 1 | +1.8 | +1.8 | – | 2.7% | 0.29% | |
| Justin Speier | P | Trade | 2004 | 3 | +1.8 | +0.6 | -0.35 | 0.1% | 0.02% | |
| John Buck | C | Free agency | 2009 | 1 | +1.7 | +1.7 | – | 4.0% | 0.32% | |
| Corey Koskie | 3B | Free agency | 2004 | 1 | +1.7 | +1.7 | – | 1.3% | 0.20% | |
| Joe Inglett | 2B/OF | Trade | 2007 | 2 | +1.7 | +0.9 | – | 0.2% | 0.02% | |
| Shawn Camp | P | Free agency | 2008 | 4 | +1.6 | +0.4 | – | 1.8% | 0.13% | |
| Travis Snider | OF | Draft | 2006 | 4 | +1.5 | +0.4 | – | – | – | |
| Brian Tallet | P | Trade | 2007 | 3 | +1.5 | +0.5 | -0.27 | 1.4% | 0.14% | |
| Matt Stairs | DH/OF | Free agency | 2006 | 1 | +1.4 | +1.4 | – | 2.1% | 0.22% | |
| Scott Richmond | P | Intl FA | 2007 | 3 | +1.3 | +0.4 | – | – | – | |
| Marc Rzepczynski | P | Draft | 2007 | 3 | +1.2 | +0.4 | – | – | – | |
| David Purcey | P | Draft | 2004 | 3 | +1.1 | +0.4 | – | – | – | |
| Jeremy Accardo | P | Trade | 2007 | 2 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.14 | 1.8% | 0.19% | |
| Henderson Álvarez | P | Intl FA | 2006 | 2 | +0.9 | +0.5 | – | – | – | |
| Bengie Molina | C | Free agency | 2006 | 1 | +0.9 | +0.9 | – | 3.5% | 0.25% | |
| Scott Schoeneweis | P | Free agency | 2005 | 2 | +0.9 | +0.4 | – | 0.7% | 0.10% | |
| Jesse Carlson | P | Trade | 2008 | 2 | +0.8 | +0.4 | – | – | – | |
| Tom Wilson | C | Trade | 2002 | 2 | +0.8 | +0.4 | – | 0.6% | 0.06% | |
| Aquilino López | P | Rule 5 | 2002 | 1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | – | – | – | |
| Randy Ruiz | DH | Free agency | 2008 | 1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | – | 2.7% | 0.22% | |
| Ryan Tepera | P | Draft | 2009 | 3 | +0.7 | +0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Eric Thames | 1B/OF | Draft | 2008 | 1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | – | – | – | |
| Jason Kershner | P | Trade | 2003 | 2 | +0.6 | +0.3 | – | 0.6% | 0.07% | |
| Ryan Goins | 2B/SS | Draft | 2009 | 3 | +0.5 | +0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Kerry Ligtenberg | P | Free agency | 2003 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | – | 0.1% | 0.03% | |
| John McDonald | SS | Free agency | 2009 | 4 | +0.5 | +0.1 | – | 0.6% | 0.10% | |
| Luis Pérez | P | Intl FA | 2003 | 2 | +0.5 | +0.3 | – | – | – | |
| Doug Davis | P | Trade | 2003 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | – | 0.6% | 0.06% | |
| Terry Adams | P | Trade | 2004 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | 0.0% | 0.02% | |
| Royce Clayton | SS | Trade | 2007 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | 0.6% | 0.06% | |
| Chris Gomez | SS | Free agency | 2004 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – | 0.0% | 0.02% | |
| J. P. Arencibia | C | Draft | 2007 | 2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| John-Ford Griffin | DH/OF | Trade | 2003 | 2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.04 | – | – | |
| John Hattig | 3B | Trade | 2004 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.35 | – | – | |
| John Parrish | P | Free agency | 2008 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 0.6% | 0.05% | |
| Chad Beck | P | Trade | 2008 | 2 | +0.1 | +0.0 | +0.41 | – | – | |
| Buck Coats | OF | Trade | 2007 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -0.24 | 0.4% | 0.03% | |
| Jordan De Jong | P | Draft | 2002 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Valerio De Los Santos | P | Free agency | 2003 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Dirk Hayhurst | P | Free agency | 2009 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.2% | 0.01% | |
| Chad Jenkins | P | Draft | 2009 | 2 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Kyle Phillips | C | Trade | 2009 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Carlos Ramírez | P | Intl FA | 2009 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Robert Ray | P | Draft | 2005 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Sergio Santos | P | Trade | 2005 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -0.05 | 0.2% | 0.06% | |
| Moisés Sierra | OF | Intl FA | 2005 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Ty Taubenheim | P | Trade | 2005 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -0.09 | – | – | |
| Jamie Vermilyea | P | Draft | 2003 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Pete Walker | P | Free agency | 2005 | 2 | +0.1 | +0.0 | – | 1.8% | 0.18% | |
| David Eckstein | SS | Trade | 2008 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.4% | 0.03% | |
| Jason Smith | 2B/SS | Trade | 2007 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.2% | 0.02% | |
| Joe Kennedy | P | Trade | 2007 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.2% | 0.02% | |
| Ray Olmedo | 2B/SS | Trade | 2007 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.2% | 0.02% | |
| Brian Burres | P | Trade | 2009 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.2% | 0.02% | |
| Josh Banks | P | Draft | 2003 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Eric Crozier | 1B/DH | Trade | 2004 | – | -0.0 | – | -0.79 | – | – | |
| Danny Farquhar | P | Draft | 2008 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Lee Gronkiewicz | P | Rule 5 | 2004 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Trever Miller | P | Free agency | 2002 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jeff Tam | P | Free agency | 2002 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Brian Wolfe | P | Trade | 2006 | 2 | -0.0 | -0.0 | +0.33 | – | – | |
| Juan Acevedo | P | Trade | 2003 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Scott Service | P | Trade | 2003 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Kevin Mench | OF | Trade | 2008 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Bryan Bullington | P | Trade | 2009 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Dustin Antolin | P | Draft | 2008 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Kevin Barker | 1B | Free agency | 2005 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Michael Barrett | C | Free agency | 2008 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| David Cooper | 1B/DH | Draft | 2008 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Sal Fasano | C | Free agency | 2007 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Ryan Glynn | P | Free agency | 2004 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Yan Gomes | C | Draft | 2009 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Wil Ledezma | P | Free agency | 2009 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Adam Loewen | P | Free agency | 2008 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Darin Mastroianni | OF | Draft | 2007 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Tomo Ohka | P | Free agency | 2007 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Adam Peterson | P | Draft | 2002 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Dan Reichert | P | Free agency | 2003 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| John Wasdin | P | Trade | 2003 | – | -0.1 | – | -0.17 | – | – | |
| Scott Wiggins | P | Trade | 2002 | – | -0.1 | – | +0.32 | – | – | |
| Armando Benítez | P | Free agency | 2008 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Howie Clark | OF | Free agency | 2002 | 1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | – | 0.5% | 0.06% | |
| Doug Creek | P | Free agency | 2002 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Luis Figueroa | 2B/SS | Free agency | 2005 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Chad Hermansen | OF | Free agency | 2004 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Dave Maurer | P | Free agency | 2003 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Ryan Roberts | 2B/3B | Draft | 2003 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Pedro Swann | OF | Free agency | 2002 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Matt Whiteside | P | Free agency | 2004 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Evan Crawford | P | Draft | 2008 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Kyle Drabek | P | Trade | 2009 | 2 | -0.3 | -0.2 | +6.64 | – | – | |
| Brad Glenn | OF | Draft | 2009 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Brad Mills | P | Draft | 2007 | 1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | – | – | – | |
| Cliff Politte | P | Trade | 2002 | 1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | +0.41 | 1.7% | 0.18% | |
| Tanyon Sturtze | P | Free agency | 2002 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Curtis Thigpen | C/1B | Draft | 2004 | 1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | – | – | – | |
| Héctor Luna | 2B | Trade | 2008 | 1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Joel Carreño | P | Intl FA | 2004 | 1 | -0.4 | -0.4 | – | – | – | |
| Raúl Chávez | C | Free agency | 2008 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| Brian Cooper | P | Trade | 2002 | – | -0.4 | – | +0.11 | – | – | |
| Chad Gaudin | P | Trade | 2004 | – | -0.4 | – | +0.25 | – | – | |
| Simon Pond | DH/OF | Trade | 2004 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| Russ Adams | SS | Draft | 2002 | 2 | -0.7 | -0.4 | – | – | – | |
| Ken Huckaby | C | Free agency | 2002 | – | -0.7 | – | – | – | – | |
| Kevin Millar | 1B/OF | Free agency | 2009 | – | -1.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jason Phillips | C/1B | Free agency | 2006 | – | -1.5 | – | – | – | – | |
| Dave Berg | 2B/SS | Free agency | 2002 | 1 | -1.7 | -1.7 | – | 0.9% | 0.09% |
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.