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Jim Duquette

Born 1966 · age 60

General manager for the Mets (2003–2004).

2 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
Playoffs0
Record137–186
Win %0.424
-7.2GM WAR — wins above a replacement GM (org-adjusted, shrunk; per season) ±7.1188th/195 execs
3.0Depth — 2+ WAR regulars per season (the breadth that drives TAB, not stars)186th/195 execs
-5.6Dead WAR — WAR/yr bled by sub-replacement players (closer to 0 = better)125th/195 execs
46%Dead money — payroll on <0.5-WAR players (lower = better)172nd/195 execs
$0MCheap-talent surplus — $/yr of value from cost-controlled (pre-arb/arb) players above their pay; the selection engine, and the stickiest GM skill we track181st/195 execs
$0MDrafted surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own draftees (the develop-from-the-draft engine)177th/195 execs
$-0MTraded-for surplus — cheap-talent surplus from cost-controlled players he acquired via trade155th/195 execs
$3MInt'l surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own international signees45th/195 execs
-39.4TAB — talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation), tenure total171st/195 execs
-34.8WAB — realized wins (TAB + the non-repeatable luck of converting talent to wins)167th/195 execs
0.04Acquisition Leverage — playoff pts per acquired WAR, graded once in the year each deal's wins arrive (the repeatable decision skill)184th/195 execs
-129Roster surplus $M143rd/195 execs

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Mets GM 2003–2004 2 -34.8 -17.42 -39.4 -73.7 +0.3 -9.2 +19.6 -0.1 0.04 0.424 -129
Career total (1985+ data) 2 -34.8 -39.4 -73.7 +0.3 -9.2 +19.6 -0.1 0.04 0.424 -129

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)+0.3
Trade-9.2
Free agency+19.6
Rule 5 / minor draft-0.1
Sourcing mix: 1% draft · 95% FA · 4% trade · 0% R5

Roster value distribution — career average — depth vs. stars

Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR, averaged across Jim Duquette'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 — 44 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year Szns fWAR WAR/yr Lev
Tom Glavine P NYM Trade 2003 5 +13.8 +2.8 0.0
Pedro Martínez P NYM Free agency 2004 4 +9.2 +2.3 6.1
Cliff Floyd OF NYM Free agency 2003 4 +7.2 +1.8 0.0
Mike Cameron OF NYM Free agency 2003 2 +5.9 +3.0 0.2
Ramón Castro C NYM Free agency 2004 5 +2.8 +0.6 1.6
Víctor Zambrano P NYM Trade 2004 2 +1.7 +0.8 0.0
Kris Benson P NYM Trade 2004 2 +1.6 +0.8 0.1
Braden Looper P NYM Free agency 2004 1 +1.1 +1.1 0.1
Shane Spencer OF NYM Free agency 2004 1 +0.9 +0.9 0.0
Matt Ginter P NYM Trade 2004 1 +0.9 +0.9 0.0
Orber Moreno P NYM Free agency 2003 1 +0.8 +0.8 0.0
Ricky Bottalico P NYM Free agency 2004 1 +0.7 +0.7 0.0
Wilson Delgado 2B/SS NYM Trade 2004 1 +0.6 +0.6 0.0
Juan Padilla P NYM Free agency 2004 1 +0.6 +0.6 0.8
Mike Stanton P NYM Trade 2004 1 +0.6 +0.6 0.0
Brian Bannister P NYM Draft 2003 1 +0.5 +0.5
Kazuo Matsui 2B NYM Draft 2004 2 +0.5 +0.2
Richard Hidalgo OF NYM Trade 2004 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.0
Graeme Lloyd P NYM Trade 2003 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.0
Mike DeJean P NYM Trade 2004 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.0
Nick Evans 1B/OF NYM Draft 2004 3 +0.2 +0.1
Scott Strickland P NYM Free agency 2003 2 +0.2 +0.1 0.2
Dan Wheeler P NYM Free agency 2003 2 +0.2 +0.1 0.0
José Parra P NYM Free agency 2004 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Joe Depastino C NYM Trade 2003 -0.0
Félix Heredia P NYM Trade 2004 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Philip Humber P NYM Draft 2004 1 -0.0 -0.0
Jeff Keppinger 2B NYM Trade 2004 1 +0.0 +0.0
Royce Ring P NYM Trade 2003 -0.0
Chris Woodward SS NYM Free agency 2004 1 -0.0 -0.0 0.8
Mike Glavine 1B NYM Trade 2003 -0.1
Carlos Muñiz P NYM Draft 2003 1 -0.1 -0.1
Elvin Ramírez P NYM Intl FA 2004 -0.1
Alay Soler P NYM Intl FA 2004 -0.1
Edwin Almonte P NYM Trade 2003 -0.2
Tony Clark 1B NYM Free agency 2003 -0.2
David Cone P NYM Free agency 2003 6 -0.2 -0.0 2.4
Víctor Díaz OF NYM Trade 2003 1 -0.2 -0.2
Gerald Williams OF NYM Free agency 2004 1 -0.2 -0.2 0.1
Eric Valent 1B/OF NYM Trade 2004 1 -0.2 -0.2 0.0
Bartolomé Fortunato P NYM Trade 2004 1 -0.3 -0.3
James Baldwin P NYM Free agency 2004 -0.4
Lastings Milledge OF NYM Draft 2003 1 -0.5 -0.5
Jay Bell SS NYM Free agency 2003 -0.8

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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