Rosternomics
JL

Jeff Luhnow

Born Dec 29, 1966 · Mexico City · age 59

Architect of the Houston Astros' analytics-driven tear-down and rebuild that produced the 2017 World Series title; his tenure ended with his 2020 dismissal and suspension over the team's sign-stealing scandal.

Across the full 9-season sample, the measured profile stands out most for championship leverage per acquired WAR (99th percentile), drafted-player surplus (98th percentile), and payroll-adjusted roster quality (96th percentile). The clearest contrast is future-foundation returns (11th percentile): future-oriented trades have added less modeled roster-foundation value than most peers.

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

★ 1 title · 2 pennants · 5 playoff appearances · 686–670 (0.506)

Percentile Rankings

vs. execs with toyrs exp.
PoorAverageGreat
Trade Decision Quality
Roster Construction
Depth
6.7
Dead WAR
-4.8
Dead money %
37%
PoorAverageGreat
Talent Creation
Cheap-talent surplus
$40M
Drafted surplus
$26M
Traded-for surplus
$9M
Int'l surplus
$5M
Results & Efficiency
GM WAR
+5.9
TAB
+80.8
WAB
+42.4
$ / WAR
$2.7M
Net WAR/trade
+0.01

Overview

TeamRoleYear 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% POPenWS
Astros GM 2012 55–107 $44 44 -4 -1.6 52% +16 +4 +7 +4 $2.0M 16.0 2.0 -6.4 +41.1 -2.0 -0.28 +0.9 +0.0 +0.02 0.02 0.02 -16.5 -8.3 0.340
Astros GM 2013 51–111 $22 22 -9 -3.4 67% +2 +14 -14 +1 $1.5M 3.9 1.0 -11.2 +7.4 -13.2 -1.88 +1.4 +0.0 +0.00 0.00 0.01 -11.5 -11.8 0.315
Astros GM 2014 70–92 $48 42 +23 +7.8 34% +34 +14 +7 +14 $1.5M 23.5 6.0 -9.3 -0.6 +7.4 +1.86 +3.3 +0.2 +0.00 0.29 0.07 -1.0 -0.3 0.432
Astros GM 2015 86–76 $84 69 +58 +18.4 35% +64 +33 +19 +12 $1.8M 44.9 8.0 -0.9 +93.5 -23.9 -3.41 -4.3 +0.0 +0.02 5.10 0.35 +8.8 +15.2 0.531
Astros GM 2016 84–78 $92 73 +47 +14.5 33% +78 +26 +33 +19 $1.9M 42.8 8.0 -4.4 +9.4 +33.0 +8.24 +6.4 +0.3 +0.10 7.02 0.59 +6.0 +12.3 0.519
Astros GM 2017 101–61 $142 109 +46 +13.5 32% +67 +48 +26 -8 $2.4M 55.8 11.0 -2.7 +19.4 +5.5 +1.39 -8.6 +1.0 +0.00 2.88 1.27 +17.9 +20.5 0.623
Astros GM 2018 103–59 $175 134 +34 +10.0 19% +57 +45 +18 -6 $2.8M 61.4 11.0 -1.9 +0.0 -0.0 -0.01 -12.0 -1.2 +0.04 0.75 2.02 +17.3 +23.7 0.636
Astros GM 2019 107–55 $174 135 +47 +14.3 10% +48 +48 -2 +2 $2.5M 67.4 11.0 -2.9 +0.0 -6.5 -1.08 -24.3 +0.5 +0.02 0.16 2.77 +21.3 +29.6 0.660
Astros GM 2020 29–31 $217 184 -122 -16.7 49% -4 +5 -16 +7 $13.3M 13.0 2.0 -3.3 -0.1 +0.0 +0.00 -14.5 +0.4 +0.00 6.87 0.44 +0.0 +0.0 0.483
Career total (1985+ data) $999 90 +119 +56.8 37% +40 +26 +9 +5 $2.7M 328.8 6.7 -4.8 +170.2 +0.4 +0.01 -51.7 +1.3 +0.01 1.74 1.13 +42.4 +80.8 0.506 52 1

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)+170.2
Trade+0.4
Free agency-51.7
Rule 5 / minor draft+1.3
Sourcing mix: 57% draft · 13% FA · 30% trade · 0% R5

Trades

Trades made — 61 deals credited to Jeff Luhnow, best expected value first; surplus is realized value in $M

2015 · MIL / HOU
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$173.6M
Brett Phillips, Domingo Santana, Adrian Houser, Josh Hader
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$173.6M
Carlos Gómez, Mike Fiers
MIL came out ahead by $173.6M
2017 · HOU / DET
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$196.8M
Justin Verlander, Juan Ramirez
DET · Al Avila −$196.8M
Daz Cameron, Franklin Perez, Jake Rogers
HOU came out ahead by $196.8M
2018 · HOU / PIT
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$165.6M
Gerrit Cole
PIT · Neal Huntington −$165.6M
Joe Musgrove, Michael Feliz, Colin Moran, Jason Martin
HOU came out ahead by $165.6M
2015 · ATL / HOU
ATL · John Hart +$37.6M
Mike Foltynewicz, Andrew Thurman, Rio Ruiz
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$37.6M
Evan Gattis, James Hoyt
ATL came out ahead by $37.6M
2015 · CHC / HOU
CHC · Theo Epstein +$69.6M
Dexter Fowler
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$69.6M
Luis Valbuena, Dan Straily
CHC came out ahead by $69.6M
2019 · TOR / HOU
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$5.6M
Derek Fisher
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$5.6M
Aaron Sanchez, Joe Biagini, Cal Stevenson
TOR came out ahead by $5.6M
2012 · ARI / HOU
ARI · Kevin Towers +$7.2M
Chris Johnson
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$7.2M
Bobby Borchering, Marc Krauss
ARI came out ahead by $7.2M
2018 · TOR / HOU
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$3.2M
Trent Thornton
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$3.2M
Aledmys Díaz
TOR came out ahead by $3.2M
2019 · HOU / ARI
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$16.0M
Zack Greinke
ARI · Mike Hazen −$16.0M
Corbin Martin, J. B. Bukauskas, Seth Beer, Josh Rojas
HOU came out ahead by $16.0M
2014 · ANA / HOU
ANA · Jerry Dipoto +$0.0M
Nick Tropeano, Carlos Pérez
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$0.0M
Hank Conger
Even trade
2013 · SDP / HOU
SDP · Josh Byrnes +$4.8M
Ryan Jackson
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$4.8M
Jesús Guzmán
SDP came out ahead by $4.8M
2013 · OAK / HOU
OAK · Billy Beane +$7.2M
Jed Lowrie, Fernando Rodriguez
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$7.2M
Chris Carter, Brad Peacock, Max Stassi
OAK came out ahead by $7.2M
2013 · OAK / HOU
OAK · Billy Beane +$6.4M
Jake Goebbert
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$6.4M
Travis Blackley
OAK came out ahead by $6.4M
2019 · NYM / HOU
NYM · Brodie Van Wagenen +$18.4M
J. D. Davis, Cody Bohanek
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$18.4M
Luis Santana, Ross Adolph, Scott Manea
NYM came out ahead by $18.4M
2014 · HOU / MIA
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$34.4M
Jake Marisnick, Colin Moran, Francis Martes
MIA · Dan Jennings −$34.4M
Jarred Cosart, Enrique Hernández, Austin Wates
HOU came out ahead by $34.4M
2015 · OAK / HOU
OAK · Billy Beane +$24.8M
Daniel Mengden, Jacob Nottingham
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$24.8M
Scott Kazmir
OAK came out ahead by $24.8M
2014 · TOR / HOU
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Adron Chambers
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$0.0M
Alejandro Solarte, Will Dupont
Even trade
2018 · ANA / HOU
ANA · Billy Eppler +$44.0M
Patrick Sandoval
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$44.0M
Martín Maldonado
ANA came out ahead by $44.0M
2018 · HOU / CLE
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$0.0M
Tommy DeJuneas
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
James Hoyt
Even trade
2016 · HOU / PHI
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$11.2M
cash / PTBNL
PHI · Matt Klentak −$11.2M
Pat Neshek
HOU came out ahead by $11.2M
2016 · HOU / NYY
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$4.8M
Brian McCann
NYY · Brian Cashman −$4.8M
Albert Abreu, Jorge Guzmán
HOU came out ahead by $4.8M
2013 · HOU / NYY
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$0.0M
Charles Basford
NYY · Brian Cashman +$0.0M
Fernando Martínez
Even trade
2013 · HOU / COL
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$4.8M
Dexter Fowler
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$4.8M
Jordan Lyles, Brandon Barnes
HOU came out ahead by $4.8M
2012 · HOU / CHW
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$31.2M
Blair Walters, Matt Heidenreich, Chris Devenski
CHW · Kenny Williams −$31.2M
Brett Myers
HOU came out ahead by $31.2M
2017 · HOU / ATL
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · John Hart +$0.0M
Preston Tucker
Even trade
2015 · OAK / HOU
OAK · Billy Beane +$27.2M
Jed Lowrie
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$27.2M
Brendan McCurry
OAK came out ahead by $27.2M
2013 · HOU / DET
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$1.6M
Danry Vasquez, David Paulino
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$1.6M
José Veras
HOU came out ahead by $1.6M
2015 · ARI / HOU
ARI · Dave Stewart +$0.8M
Junior Garcia
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$0.8M
Óliver Pérez
ARI came out ahead by $0.8M
2015 · MIL / HOU
MIL · Douglas Melvin +$29.6M
Jonathan Villar
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$29.6M
Cy Sneed
MIL came out ahead by $29.6M
2013 · SDP / HOU
SDP · Josh Byrnes +$5.6M
Patrick Schuster
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$5.6M
Anthony Bass
SDP came out ahead by $5.6M
2018 · HOU / TOR
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$3.2M
Roberto Osuna
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$3.2M
Ken Giles, David Paulino, Hector Perez
HOU came out ahead by $3.2M
2017 · OAK / HOU
OAK · Billy Beane +$87.2M
Ramón Laureano
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$87.2M
Brandon Bailey
OAK came out ahead by $87.2M
2019 · CHC / HOU
CHC · Theo Epstein +$5.6M
Tony Kemp
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$5.6M
Martín Maldonado
CHC came out ahead by $5.6M
2020 · HOU / BAL
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$0.0M
Héctor Velázquez
BAL · Mike Elias +$0.0M
Miguel Padilla
Even trade
2020 · HOU / CIN
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$4.0M
Brooks Raley
CIN · Dick Williams −$4.0M
Fredy Medina
HOU came out ahead by $4.0M
2014 · TOR / HOU
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Raúl Valdés
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Even trade
2012 · HOU / LAD
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$0.0M
John Ely
LAD · Ned Colletti +$0.0M
Rob Rasmussen
Even trade
2018 · HOU / MIN
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$8.8M
Ryan Pressly
MIN · Derek Falvey −$8.8M
Jorge Alcalá, Gilberto Celestino
HOU came out ahead by $8.8M
2012 · MIA / HOU
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$36.0M
Justin Ruggiano
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$36.0M
Jobduan Morales
MIA came out ahead by $36.0M
2012 · HOU / TBR
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$3.2M
Theron Geith
TBR · Andrew Friedman −$3.2M
Ben Francisco
HOU came out ahead by $3.2M
2019 · NYM / HOU
NYM · Brodie Van Wagenen +$2.4M
Jake Marisnick
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$2.4M
Kenedy Corona, Blake Taylor
NYM came out ahead by $2.4M
2012 · TOR / HOU
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$77.6M
J. A. Happ, David Carpenter, Brandon Lyon
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$77.6M
Ben Francisco, Francisco Cordero, Asher Wojciechowski, Carlos Pérez, David Rollins, Joe Musgrove, Kevin Comer
TOR came out ahead by $77.6M
2017 · CHW / HOU
CHW · Kenny Williams +$6.4M
cash / PTBNL
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$6.4M
Tyler Clippard
CHW came out ahead by $6.4M
2016 · HOU / TOR
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$4.0M
Lupe Chavez
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$4.0M
Scott Feldman
HOU came out ahead by $4.0M
2020 · TBR / HOU
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.8M
Peyton Battenfield, Cal Stevenson
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$0.8M
Austin Pruitt
TBR came out ahead by $0.8M
2015 · HOU / NYY
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$2.4M
cash / PTBNL
NYY · Brian Cashman −$2.4M
Gregorio Petit
HOU came out ahead by $2.4M
2012 · HOU / KCR
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$4.8M
Kevin Chapman, D'Andre Toney
KCR · Dayton Moore −$4.8M
Jason Bourgeois, Humberto Quintero
HOU came out ahead by $4.8M
2016 · HOU / LAD
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$268.8M
Yordan Álvarez
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$268.8M
Josh Fields
HOU came out ahead by $268.8M
2015 · HOU / TEX
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$1.6M
Akeem Bostick
TEX · Jon Daniels −$1.6M
Carlos Corporán
HOU came out ahead by $1.6M
2014 · ARI / HOU
ARI · Kevin Towers +$0.0M
Lucas Harrell
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Even trade
2012 · MIA / HOU
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$1.6M
Carlos Lee
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$1.6M
Matt Dominguez, Rob Rasmussen
MIA came out ahead by $1.6M
2012 · HOU / COL
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$4.0M
Alex White, Alex Gillingham
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$4.0M
Wilton López, Jose Monzon
HOU came out ahead by $4.0M
2017 · TOR / HOU
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$104.0M
Nori Aoki, Teoscar Hernández
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$104.0M
Francisco Liriano
TOR came out ahead by $104.0M
2013 · TEX / HOU
TEX · Jon Daniels +$2.4M
Travis Blackley
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$2.4M
cash / PTBNL
TEX came out ahead by $2.4M
2016 · SDP / HOU
SDP · AJ Preller +$3.2M
Dan Straily
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$3.2M
Erik Kratz
SDP came out ahead by $3.2M
2019 · HOU / LAD
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$0.8M
Andre Scrubb
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$0.8M
Tyler White
HOU came out ahead by $0.8M
2012 · HOU / PIT
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$28.8M
Colton Cain, Robbie Grossman, Rudy Owens
PIT · Neal Huntington −$28.8M
Wandy Rodríguez
HOU came out ahead by $28.8M
2013 · BAL / HOU
BAL · Dan Duquette +$44.8M
Bud Norris
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$44.8M
L. J. Hoes, Josh Hader
BAL came out ahead by $44.8M
2013 · HOU / KCR
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$2.4M
Kyle Smith
KCR · Dayton Moore −$2.4M
Justin Maxwell
HOU came out ahead by $2.4M
2019 · ANA / HOU
ANA · Billy Eppler +$11.2M
Max Stassi
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$11.2M
Raider Uceta, Rainier Rivas
ANA came out ahead by $11.2M
2015 · PHI / HOU
PHI · Scott Proefrock +$10.4M
Vince Velasquez, Brett Oberholtzer, Thomas Eshelman, Mark Appel, Harold Arauz
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$10.4M
Ken Giles, Jonathan Araúz
PHI came out ahead by $10.4M

Players acquired — 129 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year Szns fWAR WAR/yr RFA PPA CPA
Alex Bregman 3B HOU Draft 2015 9 +39.6 +4.4
Yordan Álvarez DH/OF HOU Trade 2016 8 +29.6 +3.7 +0.23
Carlos Correa SS HOU Draft 2012 9 +27.4 +3.0
Kyle Tucker OF HOU Draft 2015 6 +20.9 +3.5
Framber Valdez P HOU Intl FA 2015 8 +20.4 +2.5
Lance McCullers P HOU Draft 2012 8 +14.6 +1.8
Gerrit Cole P HOU Trade 2018 2 +13.2 +6.6 -0.77 3.9% 11.71%
Justin Verlander P HOU Trade 2017 6 +13.0 +2.2 3.1% 1.33%
Collin McHugh P HOU Trade 2014 6 +12.1 +2.0 0.8% 0.21%
Yuli Gurriel 1B HOU Intl FA 2016 5 +10.6 +2.1
Michael Brantley OF HOU Free agency 2018 5 +8.5 +1.7 0.6% 11.15%
Ryan Pressly P HOU Trade 2018 7 +8.0 +1.1 -0.22 0.9% 2.03%
Cristian Javier P HOU Intl FA 2015 7 +7.6 +1.1
Chas McCormick OF HOU Draft 2017 3 +7.3 +2.4
Jake Marisnick OF HOU Trade 2014 6 +6.9 +1.2 +0.00 0.3% 0.06%
Jake Meyers OF HOU Draft 2017 5 +6.7 +1.3
Josh Reddick OF HOU Free agency 2016 3 +6.7 +2.2 10.7% 4.81%
Bryan Abreu P HOU Intl FA 2013 6 +5.9 +1.0
Luis García P HOU Intl FA 2017 5 +5.9 +1.2
Charlie Morton P HOU Free agency 2016 2 +5.9 +3.0 8.8% 3.85%
Will Harris P HOU Trade 2015 5 +5.2 +1.0 1.9% 0.13%
Zack Greinke P HOU Trade 2019 3 +5.0 +1.7 0.3% 4.68%
Brad Peacock P HOU Trade 2013 6 +4.9 +0.8 +0.03 0.0% 0.00%
Evan Gattis C/DH HOU Trade 2015 4 +4.8 +1.2 +0.11 1.4% 0.09%
José Urquidy P HOU Intl FA 2015 5 +4.2 +0.8
Chris Devenski P HOU Trade 2012 3 +4.1 +1.4 +0.03
Aledmys Díaz SS HOU Trade 2018 4 +3.8 +0.9 +0.22 0.3% 3.95%
Colby Rasmus OF HOU Free agency 2015 2 +3.8 +1.9 14.6% 0.97%
Luis Valbuena 3B HOU Trade 2015 2 +3.5 +1.7 +0.08 7.9% 0.54%
Ken Giles P HOU Trade 2015 3 +3.2 +1.1 -0.50 9.7% 0.81%
Max Stassi C HOU Trade 2013 4 +3.2 +0.8 +0.03
Brian McCann C HOU Trade 2016 2 +2.8 +1.4 7.3% 3.19%
Chris Carter 1B/DH HOU Trade 2013 3 +2.7 +0.9 +0.03 0.0% 0.01%
Robinson Chirinos C HOU Free agency 2018 1 +2.5 +2.5 0.4% 6.99%
Luke Gregerson P HOU Free agency 2014 2 +2.2 +1.1 5.8% 0.39%
Scott Feldman P HOU Free agency 2013 3 +2.1 +0.7 0.4% 0.09%
Dexter Fowler OF HOU Trade 2013 1 +2.1 +2.1 -0.02 0.6% 0.15%
Wade Miley P HOU Free agency 2019 1 +2.0 +2.0 0.3% 5.56%
Justin Maxwell OF HOU Trade 2012 2 +2.0 +1.0 0.0% 0.04%
Mike Fiers P HOU Trade 2015 2 +2.0 +1.0 -0.08 2.7% 0.18%
Roberto Osuna P HOU Trade 2018 3 +1.8 +0.6 -0.22 0.5% 1.20%
Joe Musgrove P HOU Trade 2012 2 +1.6 +0.8 +0.04
Tony Sipp P HOU Free agency 2014 3 +1.6 +0.5 0.3% 0.06%
Tyler White 1B HOU Draft 2013 2 +1.4 +0.7
Érik Bédard P HOU Free agency 2013 1 +1.3 +1.3 0.0% 0.01%
Jed Lowrie 2B/SS HOU Free agency 2014 2 +1.1 +0.6 0.0% 0.05%
Héctor Rondón P HOU Free agency 2017 1 +1.1 +1.1 1.0% 2.54%
Myles Straw OF HOU Draft 2015 3 +1.0 +0.3
Brooks Raley P HOU Trade 2020 2 +1.0 +0.5 +0.00 4.1% 0.26%
Martín Maldonado C HOU Trade 2019 5 +0.9 +0.2 0.6% 1.32%
Hank Conger C HOU Trade 2015 1 +0.9 +0.9 -0.00 4.5% 0.31%
Doug Fister P HOU Free agency 2016 1 +0.7 +0.7 5.0% 0.42%
Scott Moore 1B/3B HOU Trade 2012 1 +0.7 +0.7 0.0% 0.01%
Robbie Grossman OF HOU Trade 2012 2 +0.6 +0.3 +0.03
Josh James P HOU Draft 2014 3 +0.6 +0.2
Pat Neshek P HOU Free agency 2014 2 +0.6 +0.3 0.9% 0.06%
Joe Smith P HOU Free agency 2017 2 +0.6 +0.3 0.2% 0.38%
José Veras P HOU Trade 2013 2 +0.6 +0.3 0.0% 0.01%
Rogelio Armenteros P HOU Intl FA 2014 1 +0.5 +0.5
Tony Kemp 2B/OF HOU Draft 2013 2 +0.5 +0.2
Gregorio Petit 2B/SS HOU Free agency 2014 1 +0.5 +0.5 0.2% 0.04%
Nori Aoki OF HOU Trade 2017 1 +0.5 +0.5 1.5% 0.66%
Seth Martinez P HOU Rule 5 2020 3 +0.4 +0.1
Tyler Greene 2B/SS HOU Trade 2012 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.0% 0.01%
Roberto Hernández P HOU Free agency 2015 1 +0.3 +0.3 1.3% 0.09%
Édgar González P HOU Free agency 2012 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.0% 0.01%
James Hoyt P HOU Trade 2015 1 +0.3 +0.3 +0.11
Chris Snyder C HOU Free agency 2012 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.0% 0.01%
Joe Thatcher P HOU Free agency 2015 1 +0.3 +0.3 1.3% 0.09%
Francis Martes P HOU Trade 2014 1 +0.2 +0.2 +0.00
Enoli Paredes P HOU Intl FA 2015 1 +0.2 +0.2
Fernando Rodriguez P HOU Trade 2012 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0% 0.01%
David Paulino P HOU Trade 2013 2 +0.1 +0.1 +0.01
Peter Solomon P HOU Draft 2017 1 +0.1 +0.1
Asher Wojciechowski P HOU Trade 2012 1 +0.1 +0.1 +0.04
Óliver Pérez P HOU Trade 2015 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.5% 0.04%
Carlos Gómez OF HOU Trade 2015 1 +0.1 +0.1 -0.08 3.8% 0.26%
Sam Deduno P HOU Trade 2014 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.1% 0.02%
Dan Straily P HOU Trade 2015 1 +0.1 +0.1 +0.08 0.3% 0.02%
Brandon Bailey P HOU Trade 2017 -0.0 +0.00
Ronnie Dawson DH HOU Draft 2016 -0.0
Alex De Goti 2B HOU Draft 2016 1 +0.0 +0.0
Chase De Jong P HOU Free agency 2020 -0.0
Dayán Díaz P HOU Free agency 2017 1 +0.0 +0.0
Tyler Ivey P HOU Draft 2017 -0.0
Colin Moran 1B/3B HOU Trade 2014 1 -0.0 -0.0 +0.00
Cy Sneed P HOU Trade 2015 1 -0.0 -0.0 +0.01
Blake Taylor P HOU Trade 2019 2 +0.0 +0.0 +0.05
Abraham Toro 2B/3B HOU Draft 2016 2 -0.0 -0.0
Danny Worth 2B/SS HOU Free agency 2016 -0.0
Francisco Liriano P HOU Trade 2017 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1% 0.04%
Travis Buck OF HOU Trade 2012 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0% 0.00%
Ashur Tolliver P HOU Trade 2017 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0% 0.02%
Joe Biagini P HOU Trade 2019 -0.1 +0.03
Humberto Castellanos P HOU Draft 2020 -0.1
Dean Deetz P HOU Draft 2014 -0.1
Kent Emanuel P HOU Draft 2013 -0.1
Ryan Hartman P HOU Draft 2016 -0.1
Chia-Jen Lo P HOU Draft 2013 -0.1
Jack Mayfield 3B HOU Intl FA 2013 1 -0.1 -0.1
Rudy Owens P HOU Trade 2012 -0.1 +0.03
Carlos Sanabria P HOU Intl FA 2014 -0.1
Brandon Laird 1B/3B HOU Trade 2012 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.0% 0.00%
Brandon Bielak P HOU Draft 2017 2 -0.2 -0.1
Juan Centeno C HOU Free agency 2016 -0.2
Kevin Chapman P HOU Trade 2012 2 -0.2 -0.1 +0.01
Derek Fisher OF HOU Draft 2014 2 -0.2 -0.1
Jordan Jankowski P HOU Draft 2012 -0.2
Andre Scrubb P HOU Trade 2019 1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.06
Fernando Martínez OF HOU Trade 2012 1 -0.2 -0.2 0.0% 0.00%
Cody Clark C HOU Trade 2013 -0.3
Trevor Crowe OF HOU Free agency 2012 -0.3
Matt Dominguez 3B HOU Trade 2012 2 -0.3 -0.1 +0.01 0.0% 0.01%
Dustin Garneau C HOU Free agency 2019 -0.3
Taylor Jones 1B/DH HOU Draft 2016 -0.3
Cionel Pérez P HOU Intl FA 2016 1 -0.3 -0.3
Brady Rodgers P HOU Draft 2012 -0.3
Preston Tucker OF HOU Draft 2012 1 -0.3 -0.3
J. D. Davis 3B HOU Draft 2014 1 -0.4 -0.4
Garrett Stubbs C HOU Draft 2015 -0.4
Héctor Ambriz P HOU Free agency 2012 1 -0.5 -0.5 0.0% 0.01%
Corbin Martin P HOU Draft 2017 -0.5
Nivaldo Rodriguez P HOU Intl FA 2016 -0.5
L. J. Hoes OF HOU Trade 2013 2 -0.6 -0.3 +0.00 0.0% 0.00%
Armando Galarraga P HOU Free agency 2012 -0.7
Marc Krauss 1B/OF HOU Trade 2012 -0.8 +0.04
A. J. Reed 1B/DH HOU Draft 2014 -0.9
Anthony Bass P HOU Trade 2013 -1.0 -0.00
Carlos Beltrán OF HOU Free agency 2016 1 -1.2 -1.2 20.0% 1.76%

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.

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