Joe McDonald

Overview

Percentiles On That year GM career Year range

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
Cardinals	GM	1985 101–61	$10	107	+3	+10.5	22%	+4	+3	+2	+0	$0.2M	51.5	11.0	-1.7	+13.7	+19.9	+2.85	-5.5	+0.0		2.45	1.23	+18.2	+16.5	0.623	✓	✓
Tigers	GM	1991 84–78	$23	102	+0	+0.9	23%	+4	+3	+0	+0	$0.5M	39.2	9.0	-6.1	+11.6	+18.8	+3.77	-2.6	+0.0		3.77	0.27	+1.8	+4.6	0.519
Career total (1985+ data)			$34	105	+3	+11.4	23%	+4	+3	+1	+0	$0.3M	90.7	10.0	-3.9	+106.9	+41.4	+0.69	-13.4	+0.3	–	3.73	0.30	+20.0	+21.1	0.571	1	1	–

Roster Construction

Trades

Trades made — 13 deals credited to Joe McDonald, best expected value first; surplus is realized value in $M

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1985 · STL / KCR

STL · Joe McDonald +$10.4M

John Morris

KCR · John Schuerholz −$10.4M

Lonnie Smith

STL came out ahead by $10.4M

1991 · DET / ATL

DET · Joe McDonald +$5.6M

Víctor Rosario

ATL · John Schuerholz −$5.6M

Dan Petry

DET came out ahead by $5.6M

1991 · DET / KCR

DET · Joe McDonald +$0.8M

Andy Allanson

KCR · Herk Robinson −$0.8M

Jim Baxter

DET came out ahead by $0.8M

1991 · DET / NYY

DET · Joe McDonald +$24.0M

Mark Leiter

NYY · Gene Michael −$24.0M

Torey Lovullo

DET came out ahead by $24.0M

1985 · WSN / STL

WSN · Murray Cook +$6.4M

Mickey Mahler

STL · Joe McDonald −$6.4M

Tom Lawless

WSN came out ahead by $6.4M

1985 · STL / NYM

STL · Joe McDonald +$73.6M

José Oquendo, Mark Davis

NYM · Frank Cashen −$73.6M

Angel Salazar, John Young

STL came out ahead by $73.6M

1991 · SEA / DET

SEA · Woody Woodward +$0.0M

Dave Richards

DET · Joe McDonald +$0.0M

Todd Haney

Even trade

1985 · PHI / STL

PHI · Bill Giles +$12.0M

Dave Rucker

STL · Joe McDonald −$12.0M

Bill Campbell, Iván de Jesús

PHI came out ahead by $12.0M

1985 · CIN / STL

CIN · Bill Bergesch +$2.4M

Mark Jackson

STL · Joe McDonald −$2.4M

César Cedeño

CIN came out ahead by $2.4M

1985 · SFG / STL

SFG · Tom Haller +$6.4M

David Green, Gary Rajsich, Dave LaPoint, José Uribe

STL · Joe McDonald −$6.4M

Jack Clark

SFG came out ahead by $6.4M

1991 · CLE / DET

CLE · Hank Peters +$0.0M

Eric Stone

DET · Joe McDonald +$0.0M

Steve Cummings

Even trade

1991 · DET / BAL

DET · Joe McDonald +$72.0M

Mickey Tettleton

BAL · Roland Hemond −$72.0M

Jeff Robinson

DET came out ahead by $72.0M

1985 · STL / OAK

STL · Joe McDonald +$32.0M

Mike Heath, Tim Conroy

OAK · Sandy Alderson −$32.0M

Joaquín Andújar

STL came out ahead by $32.0M

Players acquired — 70 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

All channels Hitters & pitchersHitters onlyPitchers only

Player	Pos	Team	How	Year	Szns	fWAR	WAR/yr	RFA	PPA	CPA
Darryl Strawberry	OF	NYM	Draft	1980	6	+29.7	+4.9	–	–	–
José Oquendo	2B/SS	STL	Trade	1985	10	+15.3	+1.5	–	–	–
Joe Magrane	P	STL	Draft	1985	5	+14.7	+2.9	–	–	–
Mickey Tettleton	C	DET	Trade	1991	4	+14.4	+3.6	–	20.7%	1.47%
Bernard Gilkey	OF	STL	Intl FA	1984	6	+12.6	+2.1	–	–	–
John Tudor	P	STL	Trade	1984	5	+12.0	+2.4	–	–	–
Justin Thompson	P	DET	Draft	1991	4	+11.0	+2.8	–	–	–
Tom Pagnozzi	C	STL	Draft	1983	9	+10.6	+1.2	–	–	–
Jack Clark	1B/OF	STL	Trade	1985	3	+10.1	+3.4	–	–	–
Mookie Wilson	OF	NYM	Draft	1977	5	+9.9	+2.0	–	–	–
Wally Backman	2B	NYM	Draft	1977	4	+7.7	+1.9	–	–	–
Geronimo Pena	2B	STL	Intl FA	1984	5	+6.4	+1.3	–	–	–
Ken Dayley	P	STL	Trade	1984	6	+6.1	+1.0	–	–	–
Rob Deer	OF	DET	Trade	1991	3	+5.5	+1.8	–	3.8%	0.28%
Bill Gullickson	P	DET	Trade	1991	4	+5.3	+1.3	–	12.9%	0.93%
Greg Mathews	P	STL	Draft	1984	4	+3.8	+1.0	–	–	–
Mark Leiter	P	DET	Trade	1991	3	+3.2	+1.1	–	5.1%	0.37%
Jesse Orosco	P	NYM	Trade	1979	3	+3.0	+1.0	–	–	–
Kevin Mitchell	OF	NYM	Intl FA	1980	1	+2.7	+2.7	–	–	–
Darrell Porter	C	STL	Trade	1985	1	+2.1	+2.1	–	–	–
Ed Lynch	P	NYM	Trade	1979	2	+1.6	+0.8	–	–	–
Tito Landrum	OF	STL	Trade	1984	3	+1.5	+0.5	–	–	–
Dan Gladden	OF	DET	Free agency	1991	2	+1.4	+0.7	–	1.8%	0.14%
Skeeter Barnes	1B/3B/OF	DET	Free agency	1991	2	+1.3	+0.7	–	4.5%	0.34%
Sean Bergman	P	DET	Draft	1991	2	+1.2	+0.6	–	–	–
John Gibbons	C	NYM	Draft	1980	1	+0.6	+0.6	–	–	–
Tim Conroy	P	STL	Trade	1985	2	+0.6	+0.3	–	0.1%	0.01%
Dan Gakeler	P	DET	Trade	1991	1	+0.5	+0.5	–	–	–
Rick Anderson	P	NYM	Draft	1978	1	+0.5	+0.5	–	–	–
John Morris	OF	STL	Trade	1985	2	+0.5	+0.3	–	–	–
Andy Allanson	C	DET	Trade	1991	1	+0.4	+0.4	–	1.4%	0.10%
Lonnie Smith	OF	STL	Trade	1985	1	+0.4	+0.4	–	1.0%	0.50%
Bill Campbell	P	STL	Trade	1985	1	+0.3	+0.3	–	–	–
Steve Braun	3B/OF	STL	Trade	1985	1	+0.2	+0.2	–	–	–
Tim Jones	2B/SS	STL	Draft	1985	3	+0.2	+0.1	–	–	–
Matt Keough	P	STL	Trade	1985	1	+0.2	+0.2	–	–	–
Tom Lawless	2B/3B	STL	Trade	1985	2	+0.2	+0.1	–	–	–
Ronn Reynolds	C	NYM	Draft	1980	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	–	–
Scott Arnold	P	STL	Draft	1984	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	–	–
Rod Booker	2B/SS	STL	Trade	1983	2	+0.1	+0.0	–	–	–
John Costello	P	STL	Draft	1983	2	+0.1	+0.0	–	–	–
Andy Hassler	P	STL	Trade	1985	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	–	–
Mike Jorgensen	1B	STL	Trade	1984	1	+0.1	+0.1	–	–	–
Trever Miller	P	DET	Draft	1991	–	-0.0	–	–	–	–
Billy Beane	OF	NYM	Draft	1980	–	-0.0	–	–	–	–
Ron Gardenhire	SS	NYM	Draft	1979	1	+0.0	+0.0	–	–	–
Doug Sisk	P	NYM	Intl FA	1980	2	-0.0	-0.0	–	–	–
Neil Allen	P	STL	Trade	1983	–	-0.0	–	–	–	–
Brian Harper	C	STL	Trade	1984	–	-0.0	–	–	–	–
Howard Hilton	P	STL	Draft	1985	–	-0.0	–	–	–	–
John Cerutti	P	DET	Free agency	1991	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Mike Dalton	P	DET	Trade	1991	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Art Howe	2B/3B	STL	Trade	1985	–	-0.1	–	–	–	–
Jeff Kaiser	P	DET	Free agency	1991	–	-0.2	–	–	–	–
Phil Stidham	P	DET	Draft	1991	–	-0.2	–	–	–	–
Lance Johnson	OF	STL	Draft	1984	–	-0.2	–	–	–	–
Rick Ownbey	P	STL	Trade	1983	–	-0.2	–	–	–	–
Mike Munoz	P	DET	Trade	1991	2	-0.2	-0.1	–	0.1%	0.01%
Iván de Jesús	SS	STL	Trade	1985	–	-0.3	–	–	–	–
Matt Kinzer	P	STL	Draft	1984	–	-0.3	–	–	–	–
Ray Stephens	C	STL	Draft	1985	–	-0.3	–	–	–	–
John Moses	OF	DET	Free agency	1991	–	-0.4	–	–	–	–
Clint Sodowsky	P	DET	Draft	1991	–	-0.4	–	–	–	–
Mike Fitzgerald	1B	STL	Draft	1984	–	-0.4	–	–	–	–
Jim Lindeman	1B/OF	STL	Draft	1983	1	-0.6	-0.6	–	–	–
Craig Wilson	3B	STL	Draft	1984	1	-0.7	-0.7	–	–	–
Kelvin Chapman	2B	NYM	Intl FA	1975	–	-0.9	–	–	–	–
Mike Walker	P	DET	Free agency	1991	–	-1.0	–	–	–	–
Steve Peters	P	STL	Draft	1985	1	-1.0	-1.0	–	–	–
Pete Incaviglia	OF	DET	Free agency	1991	–	-1.1	–	–	–	–

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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