Born 1947 · age 79
General manager for the Padres and Mets (1991–1997).
Across the full 7-season sample, the measured profile stands out most for avoidance of dead payroll (88th percentile), and cost per win (81st percentile). The clearest contrast is future-foundation returns (17th percentile): future-oriented trades have added less modeled roster-foundation value than most peers.
7 seasons with salary-era data across 2 stints. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.
0 pennants · 0 playoff appearances · 510–557 (0.478)
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GM | 1991 84–78 | $22 | 96 | -4 | -6.9 | 20% | +1 | +3 | -2 | -0 | $0.5M | 36.5 | 8.0 | -6.2 | +11.7 | -3.2 | -0.54 | +1.8 | +0.0 | 2.62 | 0.21 | +2.5 | +2.7 | 0.519 | |||||
| GM | 1992 82–80 | $26 | 88 | +4 | +5.3 | 12% | +9 | +4 | +5 | +0 | $0.6M | 41.6 | 6.0 | -4.5 | -0.3 | -9.3 | -1.54 | -23.6 | -0.4 | 5.21 | 0.35 | +1.7 | +8.8 | 0.506 | |||||
| GM | 1993 61–101 | $18 | 58 | -6 | -6.8 | 33% | +1 | +1 | +0 | +0 | $0.8M | 14.3 | 3.0 | -9.1 | +4.4 | +17.4 | +2.18 | -3.1 | -0.6 | 0.03 | 0.03 | -14.0 | -13.4 | 0.377 | |||||
| GM | 1994 55–58 | $31 | 98 | -12 | -10.8 | 36% | +3 | +1 | +1 | +0 | $1.3M | 16.4 | 4.0 | -7.4 | +3.3 | +3.1 | +0.45 | -12.9 | -0.0 | 0.53 | 0.10 | -1.9 | -10.4 | 0.487 | |||||
| GM | 1995 69–75 | $22 | 66 | +5 | +5.1 | 16% | +15 | +5 | +10 | +0 | $0.7M | 29.0 | 5.0 | -2.7 | +0.6 | -2.2 | -0.32 | +15.1 | +0.0 | +0.04 | 0.52 | 0.09 | +0.8 | +3.4 | 0.479 | ||||
| GM | 1996 71–91 | $24 | 73 | +7 | +8.4 | 36% | +6 | +4 | +2 | +0 | $0.6M | 36.5 | 5.0 | -1.6 | +0.7 | +17.1 | +1.71 | -4.2 | +1.4 | -0.08 | 0.63 | 0.09 | -7.0 | +6.0 | 0.438 | ||||
| GM | 1997 88–74 | $39 | 98 | -2 | -2.1 | 22% | +8 | +1 | +2 | +6 | $1.0M | 34.7 | 6.0 | -4.1 | -0.3 | -6.5 | -1.08 | +4.6 | +0.0 | +0.03 | 0.85 | 0.11 | +6.3 | +0.6 | 0.543 | ||||
| Career total (1985+ data) | $183 | 82 | -8 | -7.7 | 25% | +6 | +3 | +3 | +1 | $0.7M | 209.0 | 5.3 | -5.1 | +20.2 | +16.4 | +0.33 | -22.3 | +0.4 | +0.02 | 1.44 | 0.14 | -11.7 | -2.2 | 0.478 | – | – | – | ||
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | RFA | PPA | CPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Hoffman | P | Trade | 1993 | 16 | +19.0 | +1.2 | – | – | – | |
| John Olerud | 1B | Free agency | 1997 | 3 | +18.3 | +6.1 | – | 3.4% | 0.46% | |
| Andy Ashby | P | Trade | 1993 | 7 | +17.6 | +2.5 | – | 1.9% | 0.38% | |
| Joey Hamilton | P | Draft | 1991 | 5 | +11.8 | +2.4 | – | – | – | |
| Rick Reed | P | Free agency | 1995 | 5 | +10.8 | +2.2 | – | 3.1% | 0.42% | |
| Fred McGriff | 1B | Trade | 1991 | 3 | +10.4 | +3.5 | – | 9.0% | 0.72% | |
| Bernard Gilkey | OF | Trade | 1996 | 3 | +10.0 | +3.3 | -0.46 | 4.2% | 0.66% | |
| Gary Sheffield | OF | Trade | 1992 | 1 | +6.5 | +6.5 | – | 34.5% | 2.27% | |
| Lance Johnson | OF | Free agency | 1995 | 2 | +6.4 | +3.2 | – | 3.9% | 0.56% | |
| John Franco | P | Free agency | 1995 | 11 | +5.3 | +0.5 | – | 4.5% | 1.24% | |
| Dave Mlicki | P | Trade | 1994 | 4 | +4.7 | +1.2 | – | 0.8% | 0.13% | |
| Brad Ausmus | C | Trade | 1993 | 3 | +4.1 | +1.4 | – | – | – | |
| Tony Fernández | SS | Trade | 1991 | 2 | +4.0 | +2.0 | – | 6.6% | 0.52% | |
| Todd Pratt | C | Free agency | 1996 | 4 | +3.9 | +1.0 | – | 1.0% | 0.12% | |
| Rico Brogna | 1B | Trade | 1994 | 3 | +3.7 | +1.2 | – | 0.9% | 0.17% | |
| Matt Clement | P | Draft | 1993 | 3 | +3.5 | +1.2 | – | – | – | |
| Mark Clark | P | Trade | 1996 | 2 | +3.4 | +1.7 | -0.29 | 2.3% | 0.28% | |
| Brian McRae | OF | Trade | 1997 | 1 | +2.9 | +2.9 | +0.07 | 2.5% | 0.31% | |
| Mike Maddux | P | Free agency | 1991 | 2 | +2.9 | +1.4 | – | 3.8% | 0.29% | |
| Jay Payton | OF | Draft | 1994 | 5 | +2.5 | +0.5 | – | – | – | |
| Carl Everett | OF | Trade | 1994 | 3 | +2.4 | +0.8 | – | 0.9% | 0.16% | |
| Larry Andersen | P | Trade | 1991 | 2 | +2.4 | +1.2 | – | 4.4% | 0.34% | |
| Armando Reynoso | P | Trade | 1996 | 2 | +2.1 | +1.0 | +0.00 | 1.2% | 0.15% | |
| José Meléndez | P | Trade | 1991 | 2 | +2.0 | +1.0 | – | 2.2% | 0.17% | |
| Alex Ochoa | OF | Trade | 1995 | 2 | +1.9 | +0.9 | +0.11 | – | – | |
| Dennis Rasmussen | P | Free agency | 1991 | 4 | +1.8 | +0.5 | – | 8.1% | 0.64% | |
| Phil Plantier | OF | Trade | 1993 | 2 | +1.8 | +0.9 | – | 0.1% | 0.05% | |
| Pete Harnisch | P | Free agency | 1995 | 2 | +1.7 | +0.9 | – | 0.8% | 0.15% | |
| Wally Whitehurst | P | Trade | 1993 | 2 | +1.6 | +0.8 | – | 0.0% | 0.03% | |
| Tim Teufel | 2B | Free agency | 1992 | 3 | +1.5 | +0.5 | – | 3.4% | 0.27% | |
| Chris Jones | OF | Free agency | 1994 | 2 | +1.4 | +0.7 | – | 0.8% | 0.14% | |
| Rudy Seánez | P | Free agency | 1993 | 1 | +1.4 | +1.4 | – | 3.3% | 0.28% | |
| Jim Deshaies | P | Free agency | 1992 | 1 | +1.2 | +1.2 | – | 6.1% | 0.44% | |
| Brian Bohanon | P | Free agency | 1996 | 2 | +1.1 | +0.5 | – | 1.0% | 0.12% | |
| Carlos Baerga | 2B | Trade | 1996 | 2 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.00 | 0.9% | 0.11% | |
| Grant Roberts | P | Draft | 1995 | 4 | +1.0 | +0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Paul Wilson | P | Draft | 1994 | 1 | +1.0 | +1.0 | – | – | – | |
| Greg McMichael | P | Trade | 1997 | 2 | +1.0 | +0.5 | +0.00 | 1.4% | 0.16% | |
| Roger Mason | P | Trade | 1993 | 1 | +0.9 | +0.9 | – | 0.0% | 0.02% | |
| Manny Alexander | 2B/SS | Trade | 1997 | 1 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.00 | 0.8% | 0.09% | |
| John Cangelosi | OF | Trade | 1994 | 1 | +0.8 | +0.8 | – | 0.6% | 0.11% | |
| Jerry Dipoto | P | Trade | 1994 | 1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | – | 0.5% | 0.08% | |
| Dicky Gonzalez | P | Draft | 1996 | 1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | – | – | – | |
| Doug Henry | P | Trade | 1994 | 2 | +0.7 | +0.4 | – | 0.4% | 0.06% | |
| Luis Rivera | SS | Free agency | 1994 | 1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | – | 0.6% | 0.10% | |
| Dave Eiland | P | Free agency | 1992 | 2 | +0.7 | +0.3 | – | 2.9% | 0.21% | |
| Brett Butler | OF | Trade | 1995 | 1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | – | 0.4% | 0.07% | |
| Josías Manzanillo | P | Trade | 1994 | 2 | +0.7 | +0.3 | – | 0.6% | 0.11% | |
| Cory Lidle | P | Trade | 1996 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | -0.08 | – | – | |
| Mike Birkbeck | P | Trade | 1995 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | – | 0.5% | 0.08% | |
| Álvaro Espinoza | SS | Trade | 1996 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | +0.00 | 0.5% | 0.06% | |
| Robert Person | P | Trade | 1994 | 2 | +0.5 | +0.3 | – | – | – | |
| Doug Bochtler | P | Trade | 1993 | 2 | +0.5 | +0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Glenn Dishman | P | Intl FA | 1993 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | – | – | – | |
| Jim Lindeman | 1B/OF | Trade | 1994 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | – | 0.4% | 0.07% | |
| Phil Clark | 1B/OF | Trade | 1993 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | – | 0.0% | 0.04% | |
| Jack Howell | 3B | Trade | 1991 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | – | 1.3% | 0.10% | |
| Matt Franco | 1B/3B | Trade | 1996 | 3 | +0.4 | +0.1 | -0.07 | 0.2% | 0.03% | |
| Jason Phillips | C/1B | Draft | 1997 | 2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Jarvis Brown | OF | Free agency | 1992 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | 0.0% | 0.01% | |
| Gary Matthews | OF | Draft | 1993 | 2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Tim Mauser | P | Trade | 1993 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | 0.3% | 0.06% | |
| Eric Gunderson | P | Trade | 1994 | 2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Kevin Roberson | OF | Free agency | 1995 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – | 0.3% | 0.03% | |
| Derrek Lee | 1B | Draft | 1993 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – | – | – | |
| Randy Myers | P | Trade | 1991 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – | 1.6% | 0.12% | |
| Paul Byrd | P | Trade | 1994 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Andy Tomberlin | DH/OF | Free agency | 1996 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 0.2% | 0.03% | |
| Gene Harris | P | Trade | 1992 | 2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | – | 2.1% | 0.16% | |
| Damon Buford | OF | Trade | 1995 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | +0.11 | 0.1% | 0.02% | |
| Doug Linton | P | Trade | 1994 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 0.1% | 0.02% | |
| Blas Minor | P | Trade | 1995 | 2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | – | 0.1% | 0.02% | |
| Don Florence | P | Trade | 1995 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Ricardo Jordan | P | Trade | 1996 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | -0.48 | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Kevin Lomon | P | Rule 5 | 1994 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Jim Tatum | 1B/3B | Free agency | 1997 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Todd Erdos | P | Draft | 1992 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Pat Gomez | P | Trade | 1992 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Kevin Ward | OF | Trade | 1991 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| John Costello | P | Trade | 1991 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.3% | 0.03% | |
| Toby Borland | P | Trade | 1996 | – | -0.0 | – | -0.48 | – | – | |
| Eric Cammack | P | Draft | 1997 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Kevin Morgan | 3B | Trade | 1994 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Roberto Petagine | 1B | Trade | 1996 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | -0.08 | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Ricky Trlicek | P | Free agency | 1996 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Dann Bilardello | C | Free agency | 1991 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.8% | 0.07% | |
| Pat Clements | P | Free agency | 1991 | 2 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Donnie Elliott | P | Trade | 1993 | 1 | -0.0 | -0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Marc Kroon | P | Trade | 1993 | 2 | -0.0 | -0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Sean Mulligan | PH/PR | Draft | 1991 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jim Vatcher | OF | Trade | 1992 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.7% | 0.05% | |
| Steve Bieser | OF | Trade | 1997 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Reid Cornelius | P | Trade | 1995 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | +0.02 | – | – | |
| Todd Haney | 2B | Free agency | 1997 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jason Hardtke | 2B | Rule 5 | 1994 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Terrence Long | OF | Draft | 1994 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Luis López | 2B/SS | Trade | 1997 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | 0.2% | 0.02% | |
| Bob Macdonald | P | Free agency | 1996 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Brent Mayne | C | Trade | 1995 | – | -0.1 | – | -0.08 | – | – | |
| Craig Paquette | 3B | Free agency | 1997 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jason Roach | P | Draft | 1997 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Gary Thurman | OF | Free agency | 1995 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Derek Wallace | P | Trade | 1995 | – | -0.1 | – | -0.00 | – | – | |
| Marty Barrett | 2B | Free agency | 1991 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Domingo Guzmán | P | Intl FA | 1993 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Joey Long | P | Draft | 1991 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| José Martínez | P | Trade | 1993 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Tyler Walker | P | Draft | 1997 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Derek Bell | OF | Trade | 1993 | 1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | – | 0.3% | 0.05% | |
| Andrés Berumen | P | Trade | 1993 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Brian Dorsett | C | Free agency | 1991 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Mark Ettles | P | Trade | 1993 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Bob Geren | C | Free agency | 1992 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jason Thompson | 1B | Draft | 1993 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Shawn Gilbert | 2B/OF | Trade | 1997 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Vicente Palacios | P | Free agency | 1993 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Steve Rosenberg | P | Trade | 1991 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Darío Veras | P | Rule 5 | 1993 | 1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | – | – | – | |
| David Segui | 1B | Trade | 1995 | 1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | – | 0.2% | 0.04% | |
| Alex Escobar | OF | Intl FA | 1995 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| Takashi Kashiwada | P | Draft | 1997 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| Mike Campbell | P | Free agency | 1993 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| Mark Davis | P | Free agency | 1993 | 3 | -0.4 | -0.1 | – | 0.1% | 0.03% | |
| Tim Hyers | 1B | Rule 5 | 1993 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| Adam Peterson | P | Trade | 1991 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| Kerry Taylor | P | Rule 5 | 1992 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| Guillermo Velasquez | 1B | Draft | 1992 | 1 | -0.4 | -0.4 | – | – | – | |
| Mel Rojas | P | Trade | 1997 | 1 | -0.4 | -0.4 | +0.07 | 0.3% | 0.03% | |
| José Vizcaíno | 2B/SS | Trade | 1994 | 2 | -0.5 | -0.3 | – | 0.4% | 0.07% | |
| Phil Stephenson | 1B | Free agency | 1992 | 2 | -0.5 | -0.3 | – | 0.2% | 0.03% | |
| Jeff Gardner | 2B | Trade | 1991 | – | -0.7 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jim Presley | 3B | Free agency | 1991 | – | -1.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Ricky Gutiérrez | SS | Trade | 1992 | 1 | -1.5 | -1.5 | – | – | – | |
| Billy Bean | OF | Free agency | 1992 | – | -1.6 | – | – | – | – | |
| Kurt Stillwell | SS | Free agency | 1992 | – | -1.9 | – | – | – | – |
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.