Jeff Kingston
General manager for the Mariners (2015–2015).
Across the full 1-season sample, the measured profile stands out most for avoidance of dead payroll (96th percentile), and drafted-player surplus (86th percentile). The clearest contrast is traded-for surplus (0th percentile): players acquired by trade have created less surplus value than for most peers. Because the sample covers fewer than five seasons, those comparisons are descriptive rather than stable.
1 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 · 76–86 (0.469)
Overview
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mariners |
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) | $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 | – | – | – | ||
Roster Construction
Build channels — net fWAR
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
Trades
Trades made — 20 deals credited to Jeff Kingston, best expected value first; surplus is realized value in $M
SEA · Jeff Kingston
+$12.8M
TEX · Jon Daniels
−$12.8M
TBR · Matt Silverman
+$2.4M
SEA · Jeff Kingston
−$2.4M
SEA · Jeff Kingston
+$7.2M
CHC · Theo Epstein
−$7.2M
LAD · Andrew Friedman
+$0.0M
SEA · Jeff Kingston
+$0.0M
SEA · Jeff Kingston
+$7.2M
ATL · John Hart
−$7.2M
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos
+$0.0M
SEA · Jeff Kingston
+$0.0M
ARI · Dave Stewart
+$6.4M
SEA · Jeff Kingston
−$6.4M
CHC · Theo Epstein
+$3.2M
SEA · Jeff Kingston
−$3.2M
PIT · Neal Huntington
+$17.6M
SEA · Jeff Kingston
−$17.6M
TBR · Matt Silverman
+$1.6M
SEA · Jeff Kingston
−$1.6M
BAL · Dan Duquette
+$8.0M
SEA · Jeff Kingston
−$8.0M
CHC · Theo Epstein
+$0.0M
SEA · Jeff Kingston
+$0.0M
OAK · Billy Beane
+$0.8M
SEA · Jeff Kingston
−$0.8M
SEA · Jeff Kingston
+$4.0M
MIL · Douglas Melvin
−$4.0M
SDP · AJ Preller
+$0.8M
SEA · Jeff Kingston
−$0.8M
MIL · Douglas Melvin
+$120.0M
SEA · Jeff Kingston
−$120.0M
LAD · Andrew Friedman
+$0.8M
SEA · Jeff Kingston
−$0.8M
SEA · Jeff Kingston
+$4.0M
BOS · Dave Dombrowski
−$4.0M
SEA · Jeff Kingston
+$9.6M
CHC · Theo Epstein
−$9.6M
SEA · Jeff Kingston
+$7.2M
NYY · Brian Cashman
−$7.2M
Players acquired — 24 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | RFA | PPA | CPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Cruz | DH/OF | SEA |
Trade | 2015 | 4 | +16.1 | +4.0 | – | 2.1% | 0.43% |
| Seth Smith | OF | SEA |
Trade | 2015 | 2 | +2.7 | +1.3 | – | 1.0% | 0.16% |
| Nate Karns | P | SEA |
Trade | 2015 | 1 | +1.4 | +1.4 | -0.07 | 4.0% | 0.31% |
| Nori Aoki | OF | SEA |
Free agency | 2015 | 1 | +1.3 | +1.3 | – | 3.6% | 0.28% |
| Austin Jackson | OF | SEA |
Trade | 2015 | 1 | +1.2 | +1.2 | -0.31 | 0.9% | 0.16% |
| J. A. Happ | P | SEA |
Trade | 2015 | 1 | +1.2 | +1.2 | – | 0.6% | 0.11% |
| Tony Zych | P | SEA |
Trade | 2015 | 3 | +1.1 | +0.4 | – | – | – |
| Steve Cishek | P | SEA |
Free agency | 2015 | 1 | +1.0 | +1.0 | – | 2.9% | 0.22% |
| Anthony Misiewicz | P | SEA |
Draft | 2015 | 2 | +0.9 | +0.4 | – | – | – |
| Shawn O'Malley | SS/OF | SEA |
Free agency | 2015 | 2 | +0.5 | +0.2 | – | 0.2% | 0.04% |
| Mark Trumbo | 1B/DH/OF | SEA |
Trade | 2015 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | -0.64 | 0.3% | 0.05% |
| Evan Scribner | P | SEA |
Trade | 2015 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | -0.22 | 1.3% | 0.10% |
| Mike Montgomery | P | SEA |
Trade | 2015 | 2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | +0.25 | – | – |
| Vidal Nuño | P | SEA |
Trade | 2015 | 2 | +0.1 | +0.0 | -0.64 | 0.0% | 0.00% |
| Art Warren | P | SEA |
Draft | 2015 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – |
| Jonathan Aro | P | SEA |
Trade | 2015 | – | -0.0 | – | -1.28 | – | – |
| Adam Lind | 1B/DH | SEA |
Trade | 2015 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Andrew Moore | P | SEA |
Draft | 2015 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Ljay Newsome | P | SEA |
Draft | 2015 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Donn Roach | P | SEA |
Free agency | 2015 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Adrian Sampson | P | SEA |
Trade | 2015 | – | -0.1 | – | +0.20 | – | – |
| Rickie Weeks | 2B | SEA |
Free agency | 2015 | – | -0.6 | – | – | – | – |
| Chris Iannetta | C | SEA |
Free agency | 2015 | – | -0.7 | – | – | – | – |
| Braden Bishop | OF | SEA |
Draft | 2015 | – | -0.9 | – | – | – | – |
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.