Rosternomics
JM

Joe McIlvaine

Born 1947 · age 78

General manager for the Padres and Mets (1991–1997).

7 seasons with salary-era data across 2 stints. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.

Titles0
Pennants0
Playoffs0
Record510–557
Win %0.478
-11.4WAB — wins above budget119th/195 execs
-1.9Talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation)87th/195 execs
0.84Acquisition leverage — playoff pts each bought win added, given the roster it joined (did you buy where wins matter?)106th/195 execs
-7.7WAR surplus (era-neutral, win-equiv)55th/195 execs
-8Roster surplus $M57th/195 execs

How the roster was sourced

Share of gross-positive acquired fWAR by channel (vs. league average).

Build channels — net fWAR

Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.

Home-grown (draft/intl)+20.2
Trade+16.4
Free agency-22.3
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.4
Sourcing mix: 13% draft · 33% FA · 54% trade · 0% R5

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Mets GM 1994–1997 4 -1.7 -0.42 -0.3 +0.6 +4.4 +11.5 +2.6 +1.4 0.50 0.487 -3
Padres GM 1991–1993 3 -9.7 -3.22 -1.7 -8.3 +15.8 +4.9 -25.0 -1.0 1.28 0.467 -6
Career total (1985+ data) 7 -11.4 -1.9 -7.7 +20.2 +16.4 -22.3 +0.4 0.84 0.478 -8

Players acquired — 108 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year fWAR
Trevor Hoffman P SDP Trade 1993 +19.0
John Olerud 1B NYM Free agency 1997 +18.3
Andy Ashby P SDP Trade 1993 +17.6
Joey Hamilton P SDP Draft 1991 +11.8
Rick Reed P NYM Free agency 1995 +10.8
Gary Sheffield OF SDP Trade 1992 +6.5
Lance Johnson OF NYM Free agency 1995 +6.4
John Franco P NYM Free agency 1995 +5.3
Dave Mlicki P NYM Trade 1994 +4.7
Brad Ausmus C SDP Trade 1993 +4.1
Todd Pratt C NYM Free agency 1996 +3.9
Rico Brogna 1B NYM Trade 1994 +3.7
Matt Clement P SDP Draft 1993 +3.5
Brian McRae OF NYM Trade 1997 +2.9
Mike Maddux P SDP Free agency 1991 +2.9
Jay Payton OF NYM Draft 1994 +2.5
Carl Everett OF NYM Trade 1994 +2.4
Armando Reynoso P NYM Trade 1996 +2.1
Alex Ochoa OF NYM Trade 1995 +1.9
Dennis Rasmussen P SDP Free agency 1991 +1.8
Pete Harnisch P NYM Free agency 1995 +1.7
Tim Teufel 2B SDP Free agency 1992 +1.5
Chris Jones OF NYM Free agency 1994 +1.4
Rudy Seánez P SDP Free agency 1993 +1.4
Jim Deshaies P SDP Free agency 1992 +1.2
Brian Bohanon P NYM Free agency 1996 +1.1
Carlos Baerga 2B NYM Trade 1996 +1.0
Grant Roberts P NYM Draft 1995 +1.0
Paul Wilson P NYM Draft 1994 +1.0
Jerry Dipoto P NYM Trade 1994 +0.7
Dicky Gonzalez P NYM Draft 1996 +0.7
Doug Henry P NYM Trade 1994 +0.7
Luis Rivera SS NYM Free agency 1994 +0.7
Dave Eiland P SDP Free agency 1992 +0.7
Cory Lidle P NYM Trade 1996 +0.6
Robert Person P NYM Trade 1994 +0.5
Doug Bochtler P SDP Trade 1993 +0.5
Glenn Dishman P SDP Intl FA 1993 +0.5
Matt Franco 1B/3B NYM Free agency 1996 +0.4
Jason Phillips C/1B NYM Draft 1997 +0.4
Jarvis Brown OF SDP Free agency 1992 +0.4
Gary Matthews OF SDP Draft 1993 +0.4
Tim Mauser P SDP Trade 1993 +0.4
Kevin Roberson OF NYM Free agency 1995 +0.3
Derrek Lee 1B SDP Draft 1993 +0.3
Randy Myers P SDP Trade 1991 +0.3
Paul Byrd P NYM Trade 1994 +0.2
Andy Tomberlin DH/OF NYM Free agency 1996 +0.2
Gene Harris P SDP Trade 1992 +0.2
Don Florence P NYM Trade 1995 +0.1
Ricardo Jordan P NYM Trade 1996 +0.1
Kevin Lomon P NYM Rule 5 1994 +0.1
Jim Tatum 1B/3B NYM Free agency 1997 +0.1
Todd Erdos P SDP Draft 1992 +0.1
Pat Gomez P SDP Trade 1992 +0.1
Kevin Ward OF SDP Trade 1991 +0.1
Toby Borland P NYM Trade 1996 -0.0
Eric Cammack P NYM Draft 1997 +0.0
Kevin Morgan 3B NYM Trade 1994 -0.0
Roberto Petagine 1B NYM Trade 1996 +0.0
Ricky Trlicek P NYM Free agency 1996 +0.0
Dann Bilardello C SDP Free agency 1991 +0.0
Pat Clements P SDP Free agency 1991 +0.0
Donnie Elliott P SDP Trade 1993 -0.0
Marc Kroon P SDP Trade 1993 -0.0
Sean Mulligan PH/PR SDP Draft 1991 -0.0
Steve Bieser OF NYM Trade 1997 -0.1
Reid Cornelius P NYM Trade 1995 -0.1
Todd Haney 2B NYM Free agency 1997 -0.1
Jason Hardtke 2B NYM Rule 5 1994 -0.1
Terrence Long OF NYM Draft 1994 -0.1
Luis López 2B/SS NYM Trade 1997 -0.1
Bob Macdonald P NYM Free agency 1996 -0.1
Brent Mayne C NYM Trade 1995 -0.1
Craig Paquette 3B NYM Free agency 1997 -0.1
Jason Roach P NYM Draft 1997 -0.1
Gary Thurman OF NYM Free agency 1995 -0.1
Derek Wallace P NYM Trade 1995 -0.1
Marty Barrett 2B SDP Free agency 1991 -0.1
Domingo Guzmán P SDP Intl FA 1993 -0.1
Joey Long P SDP Draft 1991 -0.1
José Martínez P SDP Trade 1993 -0.1
Tyler Walker P NYM Draft 1997 -0.2
Derek Bell OF SDP Trade 1993 -0.2
Andrés Berumen P SDP Trade 1993 -0.2
Brian Dorsett C SDP Free agency 1991 -0.2
Mark Ettles P SDP Trade 1993 -0.2
Bob Geren C SDP Free agency 1992 -0.2
Jason Thompson 1B SDP Draft 1993 -0.2
Shawn Gilbert 2B/OF NYM Trade 1997 -0.3
Vicente Palacios P SDP Free agency 1993 -0.3
Steve Rosenberg P SDP Trade 1991 -0.3
Darío Veras P SDP Rule 5 1993 -0.3
Alex Escobar OF NYM Intl FA 1995 -0.4
Takashi Kashiwada P NYM Draft 1997 -0.4
Mike Campbell P SDP Free agency 1993 -0.4
Mark Davis P SDP Free agency 1993 -0.4
Tim Hyers 1B SDP Rule 5 1993 -0.4
Adam Peterson P SDP Trade 1991 -0.4
Kerry Taylor P SDP Rule 5 1992 -0.4
Guillermo Velasquez 1B SDP Draft 1992 -0.4
José Vizcaíno 2B/SS NYM Trade 1994 -0.5
Phil Stephenson 1B SDP Free agency 1992 -0.5
Jeff Gardner 2B SDP Trade 1991 -0.7
Jim Presley 3B SDP Free agency 1991 -1.1
Ricky Gutiérrez SS SDP Trade 1992 -1.5
Billy Bean OF SDP Free agency 1992 -1.6
Kurt Stillwell SS SDP Free agency 1992 -1.9

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.