RRosternomics
Jeff Greenberg

Jeff Greenberg

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General manager for the Tigers (2024–present).

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

Overview

Titles0
Pennants0
Playoffs2
Record218–203
Win %0.518
+3.0GM WAR — wins above a replacement GM (org-adjusted, shrunk; per season) ±7.125th/195 execs
7.0Depth — 2+ WAR regulars per season (the breadth that drives TAB, not stars)43rd/195 execs
-3.9Dead WAR — WAR/yr bled by sub-replacement players (closer to 0 = better)23rd/195 execs
46%Dead money — payroll on <0.5-WAR players (lower = better)165th/195 execs
$63MCheap-talent surplus — $/yr of value from cost-controlled (pre-arb/arb) players above their pay; the selection engine, and the stickiest GM skill we track8th/195 execs
$16MDrafted surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own draftees (the develop-from-the-draft engine)29th/195 execs
$2MTraded-for surplus — cheap-talent surplus from cost-controlled players he acquired via trade97th/195 execs
$0MInt'l surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own international signees112th/195 execs
+12.7TAB — talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation), tenure total46th/195 execs
+17.5WAB — realized wins (TAB + the non-repeatable luck of converting talent to wins)40th/195 execs
3.32Acquisition Leverage — playoff pts per acquired WAR, graded once in the year each deal's wins arrive (the repeatable decision skill)35th/195 execs
-6Roster surplus $M51st/195 execs

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Tigers GM 2024–present 2 +17.5 +8.74 +12.7 +5.0 +22.7 -0.7 +4.7 -2.4 3.32 0.518 2 -6
Career total (1985+ data) 3 +17.5 +12.7 +5.0 +22.7 -0.7 +4.7 -2.4 3.32 0.518 2 -6

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)+22.7
Trade-0.7
Free agency+4.7
Rule 5 / minor draft-2.4
Sourcing mix: 78% draft · 22% FA · 0% trade · 0% R5

Roster value distribution — career average — depth vs. stars

Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR, averaged across Jeff Greenberg'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 — 42 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year Szns fWAR WAR/yr Lev
Dillon Dingler C DET Draft 2024 2 +7.9 +4.0
Jack Flaherty P DET Trade 2024 3 +6.5 +2.2 6.9
Colt Keith 2B/DH DET Draft 2024 3 +4.0 +1.3
Kevin McGonigle 3B/SS DET Draft 2026 1 +3.8 +3.8
Gleyber Torres 2B DET Free agency 2024 2 +3.5 +1.8 8.8
Wenceel Pérez OF DET Draft 2024 2 +2.3 +1.1
Keider Montero P DET Draft 2024 3 +2.2 +0.7
Brant Hurter P DET Draft 2024 3 +1.6 +0.5
Framber Valdez P DET Free agency 2026 1 +1.3 +1.3 8.0
Jahmai Jones DH/OF DET Free agency 2024 1 +1.1 +1.1 3.7
Troy Melton P DET Draft 2025 2 +1.0 +0.5
Mark Canha OF DET Trade 2024 1 +0.6 +0.6 1.8
Ty Madden P DET Draft 2024 2 +0.5 +0.3
Drew Anderson P DET Free agency 2024 1 +0.4 +0.4 2.4
Enmanuel De Jesus P DET Free agency 2025 1 +0.4 +0.4 2.6
Bligh Madris 1B/OF DET Trade 2024 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.9
Dietrich Enns P DET Trade 2025 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.5
Buddy Kennedy 2B/3B DET Trade 2024 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.5
Carlos Hernández P DET Trade 2025 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.6
Brewer Hicklen OF DET Trade 2025 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.6
Sean Guenther P DET Free agency 2025 2 +0.1 +0.1 1.1
Jackson Jobe P DET Draft 2024 2 +0.1 +0.1
Tomás Nido C DET Free agency 2024 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.5
Burch Smith P DET Free agency 2025 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.5
Matt Gage P DET Trade 2025 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2
Connor Seabold P DET Trade 2026 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.4
Tyler Owens P DET Trade 2024 -0.0
Dylan Smith P DET Draft 2025 -0.0
Drew Sommers P DET Draft 2025 1 -0.0 -0.0
José Urquidy P DET Free agency 2025 -0.0
Charlie Morton P DET Trade 2025 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1
Rafael Montero P DET Trade 2025 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Kyle Finnegan P DET Trade 2025 1 -0.1 -0.1 2.3
Chase Lee P DET Trade 2024 -0.1
Manuel Margot OF DET Free agency 2025 -0.1
Kenta Maeda P DET Trade 2024 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.1
Kenley Jansen P DET Free agency 2025 -0.2
Tommy Kahnle P DET Free agency 2025 -0.2
Ricky Vanasco P DET Trade 2024 1 -0.2 -0.2
Jace Jung 3B DET Draft 2024 1 -0.3 -0.3
Bryan Sammons P DET Draft 2024 -0.4
Trey Sweeney SS DET Trade 2024 1 -0.5 -0.5

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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