Born Jan 11, 1951 · New Castle, PA · age 75
General manager for the Mariners (2009–2015).
Across the full 7-season sample, the measured profile stands out most for drafted-player surplus (75th percentile). The clearest contrast is avoidance of negative WAR (7th percentile): the measured rosters have absorbed more production from below-replacement players than 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 · 522–612 (0.460)
| 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 | 2009 85–77 | $101 | 111 | -20 | -8.3 | 42% | +22 | -1 | +15 | +16 | $2.5M | 34.8 | 7.0 | -6.2 | +40.9 | -11.5 | -1.28 | -49.5 | +0.0 | +0.01 | 1.57 | 0.15 | +1.8 | -0.7 | 0.525 | ||||
| GM | 2010 61–101 | $82 | 89 | -37 | -15.6 | 47% | +9 | -5 | +9 | +4 | $2.7M | 18.9 | 6.0 | -11.5 | +18.0 | +4.1 | +1.02 | -8.3 | +0.0 | +0.94 | 0.18 | 0.06 | -19.5 | -14.0 | 0.377 | ||||
| GM | 2011 67–95 | $86 | 90 | -27 | -11.2 | 69% | +20 | +4 | +7 | +8 | $2.8M | 21.8 | 6.0 | -8.9 | +8.1 | +5.2 | +1.04 | -4.9 | +0.0 | -0.02 | 0.25 | 0.07 | -13.6 | -11.2 | 0.414 | ||||
| GM | 2012 75–87 | $74 | 74 | -3 | -1.2 | 40% | +23 | +18 | +5 | +0 | $2.2M | 27.3 | 6.0 | -6.3 | +32.8 | -1.0 | -0.26 | +1.9 | +0.0 | +0.04 | 0.48 | 0.09 | -3.1 | -3.2 | 0.463 | ||||
| GM | 2013 71–91 | $79 | 76 | -9 | -3.4 | 39% | +22 | +16 | +4 | -2 | $2.4M | 25.9 | 4.0 | -7.1 | +0.4 | -2.2 | -0.32 | +23.9 | +0.0 | +0.05 | 0.46 | 0.09 | -7.4 | -5.1 | 0.438 | ||||
| GM | 2014 87–75 | $98 | 87 | -10 | -3.5 | 28% | +31 | +38 | -6 | -2 | $2.7M | 30.0 | 5.0 | -6.1 | +0.1 | -3.0 | -0.50 | +16.3 | -0.2 | -0.07 | 0.82 | 0.12 | +6.8 | -2.5 | 0.537 | ||||
| GM | 2015 76–86 | $124 | 102 | -40 | -12.7 | 19% | +0 | +16 | -13 | -2 | $3.5M | 26.5 | 6.0 | -8.8 | -0.2 | -19.1 | -1.36 | -4.8 | +0.0 | +0.05 | 0.48 | 0.09 | -6.2 | -8.0 | 0.469 | ||||
| Career total (1985+ data) | $644 | 90 | -146 | -55.9 | 41% | +18 | +12 | +3 | +3 | $2.7M | 185.2 | 5.7 | -7.8 | +100.1 | -27.6 | -0.56 | -25.6 | -0.2 | +0.02 | 0.76 | 0.10 | -41.3 | -44.7 | 0.460 | – | – | – | ||
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | RFA | PPA | CPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Seager | 3B | Draft | 2009 | 11 | +34.1 | +3.1 | – | – | – | |
| Robinson Canó | 2B | Free agency | 2013 | 5 | +20.6 | +4.1 | – | 4.4% | 0.64% | |
| Nelson Cruz | DH/OF | Free agency | 2014 | 4 | +16.1 | +4.0 | – | 2.1% | 0.43% | |
| James Paxton | P | Draft | 2010 | 7 | +13.7 | +2.0 | – | – | – | |
| Mike Zunino | C | Draft | 2012 | 6 | +13.6 | +2.3 | – | – | – | |
| Hisashi Iwakuma | P | Draft | 2012 | 5 | +11.9 | +2.4 | – | – | – | |
| Jason Vargas | P | Trade | 2009 | 4 | +8.1 | +2.0 | +0.98 | 0.9% | 0.08% | |
| Dustin Ackley | 2B/OF | Draft | 2009 | 4 | +7.5 | +1.9 | – | – | – | |
| Edwin Díaz | P | Draft | 2012 | 3 | +6.3 | +2.1 | – | – | – | |
| Brad Miller | SS | Draft | 2011 | 3 | +4.7 | +1.6 | – | – | – | |
| Brendan Ryan | SS | Trade | 2010 | 3 | +4.2 | +1.4 | +0.29 | 0.7% | 0.20% | |
| Cliff Lee | P | Trade | 2010 | 1 | +4.1 | +4.1 | -0.05 | 0.7% | 0.24% | |
| Franklin Gutiérrez | OF | Free agency | 2013 | 7 | +3.9 | +0.6 | – | 8.5% | 0.87% | |
| Russell Branyan | 1B/3B | Trade | 2009 | 2 | +3.5 | +1.7 | -1.07 | 4.3% | 0.42% | |
| Taijuan Walker | P | Draft | 2010 | 5 | +3.3 | +0.7 | – | – | – | |
| Tom Wilhelmsen | P | Trade | 2011 | 5 | +3.1 | +0.6 | – | – | – | |
| Seth Smith | OF | Trade | 2015 | 2 | +2.7 | +1.3 | – | 1.0% | 0.16% | |
| Kevin Millwood | P | Free agency | 2012 | 1 | +2.6 | +2.6 | – | 1.2% | 0.23% | |
| John Jaso | C | Trade | 2011 | 1 | +2.4 | +2.4 | – | 1.1% | 0.22% | |
| Danny Farquhar | P | Trade | 2013 | 2 | +2.4 | +1.2 | +0.04 | 0.9% | 0.17% | |
| David Aardsma | P | Trade | 2009 | 2 | +2.3 | +1.1 | -0.01 | 3.4% | 0.31% | |
| Carson Smith | P | Draft | 2011 | 2 | +2.2 | +1.1 | – | – | – | |
| Ketel Marte | 2B | Intl FA | 2010 | 2 | +2.1 | +1.1 | – | – | – | |
| Brandon League | P | Trade | 2009 | 3 | +1.7 | +0.6 | -0.00 | 0.1% | 0.02% | |
| Roenis Elías | P | Intl FA | 2011 | 4 | +1.6 | +0.4 | – | – | – | |
| Casper Wells | OF | Trade | 2011 | 2 | +1.6 | +0.8 | -0.03 | 0.2% | 0.04% | |
| Nick Franklin | 2B | Draft | 2009 | 1 | +1.4 | +1.4 | – | – | – | |
| Nate Karns | P | Trade | 2015 | 1 | +1.4 | +1.4 | -0.07 | 4.0% | 0.31% | |
| Óliver Pérez | P | Free agency | 2012 | 2 | +1.4 | +0.7 | – | 0.3% | 0.06% | |
| Nori Aoki | OF | Free agency | 2015 | 1 | +1.3 | +1.3 | – | 3.6% | 0.28% | |
| Blake Beavan | P | Trade | 2010 | 2 | +1.3 | +0.7 | +7.27 | – | – | |
| Austin Jackson | OF | Trade | 2015 | 1 | +1.2 | +1.2 | -0.31 | 0.9% | 0.16% | |
| J. A. Happ | P | Trade | 2015 | 1 | +1.2 | +1.2 | – | 0.6% | 0.11% | |
| Tony Zych | P | Trade | 2015 | 3 | +1.1 | +0.4 | – | – | – | |
| Steve Cishek | P | Free agency | 2015 | 1 | +1.0 | +1.0 | – | 2.9% | 0.22% | |
| Fernando Rodney | P | Free agency | 2014 | 1 | +1.0 | +1.0 | – | 1.0% | 0.12% | |
| Anthony Misiewicz | P | Draft | 2015 | 2 | +0.9 | +0.4 | – | – | – | |
| Ryan Langerhans | OF | Trade | 2009 | 2 | +0.8 | +0.4 | -0.01 | 1.2% | 0.11% | |
| Logan Morrison | 1B/OF | Trade | 2013 | 2 | +0.8 | +0.4 | +0.00 | 0.7% | 0.09% | |
| Emilio Pagán | P | Draft | 2013 | 1 | +0.8 | +0.8 | – | – | – | |
| Dominic Leone | P | Draft | 2012 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | – | – | – | |
| Kendrys Morales | 1B/DH | Trade | 2013 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | – | 0.6% | 0.11% | |
| Jack Hannahan | 3B | Trade | 2009 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.01 | 1.1% | 0.10% | |
| Shawn O'Malley | SS/OF | Free agency | 2015 | 2 | +0.5 | +0.2 | – | 0.2% | 0.04% | |
| Chris Taylor | OF | Draft | 2012 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | – | – | – | |
| Aaron Harang | P | Trade | 2013 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | – | 0.2% | 0.04% | |
| Mark Trumbo | 1B/DH/OF | Trade | 2015 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | -0.64 | 0.3% | 0.05% | |
| Adam Kennedy | 2B | Free agency | 2011 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | 0.1% | 0.03% | |
| Joe Saunders | P | Free agency | 2013 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | 0.2% | 0.04% | |
| Chris Gimenez | C | Free agency | 2010 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – | 0.1% | 0.02% | |
| Evan Scribner | P | Trade | 2015 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | -0.22 | 1.3% | 0.10% | |
| Justin Smoak | 1B | Trade | 2010 | 2 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +7.27 | – | – | |
| Dan Altavilla | P | Draft | 2014 | 2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Josh Bard | C | Free agency | 2010 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 0.1% | 0.03% | |
| Jason Bay | OF | Free agency | 2012 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 0.1% | 0.02% | |
| Carter Capps | P | Draft | 2011 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Josh Kinney | P | Free agency | 2011 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 0.1% | 0.02% | |
| Josh Lueke | P | Trade | 2010 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +7.27 | – | – | |
| Mike Montgomery | P | Trade | 2015 | 2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.25 | – | – | |
| David Pauley | P | Free agency | 2009 | 2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | – | 0.0% | 0.01% | |
| Chris Ray | P | Free agency | 2011 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 0.1% | 0.02% | |
| Mike Sweeney | 1B/DH | Free agency | 2009 | 2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | – | 0.4% | 0.03% | |
| Jesús Colomé | P | Free agency | 2010 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Luke French | P | Trade | 2009 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.02 | 0.0% | 0.01% | |
| Chris Jakubauskas | P | Draft | 2009 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Tim Lopes | OF | Draft | 2012 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Vidal Nuño | P | Trade | 2015 | 2 | +0.1 | +0.0 | -0.64 | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Stephen Pryor | P | Draft | 2010 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Guillermo Quiroz | C | Free agency | 2009 | 2 | +0.1 | +0.0 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Art Warren | P | Draft | 2015 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Abraham Almonte | OF | Trade | 2013 | 2 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.07 | – | – | |
| Jonathan Aro | P | Trade | 2015 | – | -0.0 | – | -1.28 | – | – | |
| Dan Cortes | P | Trade | 2009 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.02 | – | – | |
| Lucas Luetge | P | Rule 5 | 2011 | 2 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Humberto Quintero | C | Free agency | 2013 | 1 | -0.0 | -0.0 | – | 0.1% | 0.03% | |
| Tyler Smith | 2B/SS | Draft | 2013 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Thyago Vieira | P | Intl FA | 2010 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Jack Wilson | SS | Trade | 2009 | 3 | +0.0 | +0.0 | -0.04 | 0.4% | 0.03% | |
| Chris Young | P | Free agency | 2014 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Brandon Bantz | C | Draft | 2009 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Chad Cordero | P | Free agency | 2009 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jack Cust | DH/OF | Free agency | 2010 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Logan Kensing | P | Free agency | 2014 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Adam Lind | 1B/DH | Trade | 2015 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Andrew Moore | P | Draft | 2015 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Ljay Newsome | P | Draft | 2015 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Vinny Nittoli | P | Draft | 2014 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Donn Roach | P | Free agency | 2015 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Luis Rodríguez | 2B/3B/SS | Free agency | 2010 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Adrian Sampson | P | Trade | 2015 | – | -0.1 | – | +0.20 | – | – | |
| Josh Wilson | SS | Free agency | 2009 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | 0.7% | 0.06% | |
| Jamey Wright | P | Trade | 2010 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Robert Andino | 2B/SS | Trade | 2012 | – | -0.2 | – | +0.00 | – | – | |
| Steven Baron | C | Draft | 2009 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Héctor Noesí | P | Trade | 2012 | 1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.14 | 0.0% | 0.01% | |
| David Rollins | P | Rule 5 | 2014 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Eliézer Alfonzo | C | Free agency | 2009 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Luis Jiménez | DH | Trade | 2012 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Munenori Kawasaki | 2B/SS | Draft | 2012 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Chance Ruffin | P | Trade | 2011 | – | -0.3 | – | -0.03 | – | – | |
| Greg Halman | OF | Trade | 2010 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| Tyler Olson | P | Draft | 2013 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| Milton Bradley | OF | Trade | 2009 | 1 | -0.5 | -0.5 | +0.00 | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Eric Byrnes | OF | Free agency | 2010 | – | -0.5 | – | – | – | – | |
| John Hicks | C/1B | Draft | 2011 | – | -0.6 | – | – | – | – | |
| Ian Snell | P | Trade | 2009 | 1 | -0.6 | -0.6 | -0.04 | 0.6% | 0.05% | |
| Rickie Weeks | 2B | Free agency | 2015 | – | -0.6 | – | – | – | – | |
| Chone Figgins | 3B/OF | Free agency | 2009 | 1 | -0.7 | -0.7 | – | 0.2% | 0.08% | |
| Chris Iannetta | C | Free agency | 2015 | – | -0.7 | – | – | – | – | |
| James Jones | OF | Draft | 2009 | – | -0.8 | – | – | – | – | |
| Garrett Olson | P | Trade | 2009 | – | -0.8 | – | +0.02 | – | – | |
| Braden Bishop | OF | Draft | 2015 | – | -0.9 | – | – | – | – | |
| Endy Chávez | OF | Free agency | 2013 | 2 | -0.9 | -0.4 | – | 1.1% | 0.10% | |
| Corey Hart | OF | Free agency | 2013 | – | -0.9 | – | – | – | – | |
| Joe Beimel | P | Free agency | 2014 | – | -1.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Anthony Vasquez | P | Draft | 2009 | – | -1.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Trayvon Robinson | OF | Trade | 2011 | – | -1.2 | – | -0.02 | – | – | |
| Stefen Romero | OF | Draft | 2010 | – | -1.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Casey Kotchman | 1B | Trade | 2010 | – | -1.7 | – | +0.58 | – | – | |
| Miguel Olivo | C | Free agency | 2011 | 1 | -1.9 | -1.9 | – | 0.0% | 0.01% |
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.