Rosternomics
JH

John Hart

Pioneered the long-term, cost-controlled contract extensions that turned the 1990s Cleveland Indians into a perennial AL power and two-time pennant winner, then ran the Rangers and Braves.

Across the full 18-season sample, the measured profile stands out most for payroll-adjusted roster quality (89th percentile), championship leverage per acquired WAR (84th percentile), and roster depth (76th percentile).

18 seasons with salary-era data across 3 stints. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.

2 pennants · 6 playoff appearances · 1467–1379 (0.515)

Percentile Rankings

vs. execs with toyrs exp.
PoorAverageGreat
Trade Decision Quality
Roster Construction
Depth
7.0
Dead WAR
-5.3
Dead money %
35%
PoorAverageGreat
Talent Creation
Cheap-talent surplus
$13M
Drafted surplus
$7M
Traded-for surplus
$3M
Int'l surplus
$2M
Results & Efficiency
GM WAR
+0.9
TAB
+44.2
WAB
+31.7
$ / WAR
$1.6M
Net WAR/trade
-0.45

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
Guardians GM 1992 76–86 $9 29 +14 +18.1 53% +16 +6 +10 +0 $0.3M 28.9 4.0 -5.0 +6.3 +13.2 +3.30 +2.1 +0.0 0.28 0.07 +9.8 +9.6 0.469
Guardians GM 1993 76–86 $18 56 +3 +4.0 46% +5 +2 +3 -0 $0.5M 24.9 5.0 -9.8 +18.2 -16.8 -2.10 +6.6 +0.0 0.68 0.11 +1.5 -2.3 0.469
Guardians GM 1994 66–47 $31 96 +8 +6.8 37% +11 +8 +3 -0 $0.8M 34.2 6.0 -3.7 +5.6 -6.6 -0.83 +3.0 +0.0 5.05 0.85 +9.2 +15.4 0.584
Guardians GM 1995 100–44 $39 118 +7 +6.8 14% +12 +11 -0 +2 $0.8M 47.9 9.0 -2.6 -0.2 -0.8 -0.40 -0.1 +0.0 -0.26 3.17 1.17 +25.3 +17.7 0.694
Guardians GM 1996 99–62 $51 156 -8 -9.0 25% +10 +9 +0 +0 $0.9M 52.5 9.0 -4.5 +18.4 -48.7 -6.96 -14.5 +0.0 +0.23 2.16 1.35 +11.9 +13.2 0.615
Guardians GM 1997 86–75 $56 144 -13 -12.4 24% +6 +6 -0 +0 $1.2M 43.1 9.0 -2.5 -0.9 +2.2 +0.22 +8.7 +0.0 +0.19 3.30 0.25 -0.0 +4.8 0.534
Guardians GM 1998 89–73 $56 135 -10 -9.7 20% +13 +10 -2 +5 $1.2M 42.1 8.0 -4.5 +29.6 -34.5 -4.31 +12.4 +0.0 +0.54 6.26 0.43 +3.2 +4.2 0.549
Guardians GM 1999 97–65 $74 152 -11 -8.6 20% +5 +2 -2 +5 $1.4M 49.9 9.0 -4.1 +19.1 +0.0 +0.00 +5.5 +0.0 +0.83 4.88 0.88 +9.7 +10.6 0.599
Guardians GM 2000 90–72 $79 144 -11 -7.7 23% +6 -0 +0 +5 $1.5M 47.6 9.0 -3.3 +9.0 +15.8 +3.17 -35.7 +0.0 +1.85 6.20 0.63 +3.4 +8.9 0.556
Guardians GM 2001 91–71 $93 150 -23 -14.0 20% +3 -4 -1 +8 $1.9M 44.8 11.0 -4.2 +0.5 +6.5 +1.08 -22.0 +0.0 +0.87 5.72 0.45 +3.9 +5.7 0.562
Rangers GM 2002 72–90 $103 156 -57 -33.3 29% -9 -0 -8 +0 $3.0M 28.5 4.0 -6.3 +2.8 -24.2 -4.04 -27.9 +0.1 +0.05 0.57 0.10 -15.6 -11.1 0.444
Rangers GM 2003 71–91 $84 122 -32 -17.9 37% +14 +10 +6 -1 $2.3M 29.1 6.0 -7.0 +36.4 +4.4 +0.73 -11.7 +0.0 +0.27 0.73 0.11 -13.4 -7.5 0.438
Rangers GM 2004 89–73 $44 66 +3 +1.8 60% +25 +19 +5 +1 $1.1M 33.3 9.0 -6.0 -0.1 +3.9 +1.93 +16.8 +0.0 +0.45 1.21 0.13 +12.4 +4.1 0.549
Rangers GM 2005 79–83 $57 79 +5 +2.6 33% +22 +11 +9 +2 $1.5M 34.5 8.0 -4.7 +1.7 +4.2 +0.70 +4.4 +6.4 +0.44 2.91 0.22 +0.0 +3.1 0.488
Braves POBO/GM 2014 79–83 $103 91 -10 -3.5 43% +34 +31 -2 +5 $2.8M 32.1 9.0 -4.7 +33.4 +12.6 +3.15 +1.6 +1.3 +1.80 1.06 0.13 -1.8 -1.0 0.488
Braves POBO/GM 2015 67–95 $96 79 -41 -13.0 56% +28 +15 +14 -1 $4.0M 16.9 4.0 -7.3 +33.6 +17.2 +1.56 +0.6 +0.0 +0.29 0.02 0.02 -12.0 -14.5 0.414
Braves POBO/GM 2016 68–93 $73 58 -0 -0.2 51% +27 -2 +21 +8 $2.4M 21.3 4.0 -9.0 +4.4 -1.3 -0.11 +3.9 +0.0 +0.01 0.12 0.05 -6.7 -6.4 0.422
Braves POBO/GM 2017 72–90 $125 95 -46 -13.7 39% +5 -0 +5 +0 $4.2M 23.2 3.0 -6.7 +1.9 +1.4 +0.17 -3.8 +0.4 +0.02 0.15 0.05 -9.3 -10.5 0.444
Career total (1985+ data) $1190 107 -222 -102.9 35% +13 +7 +3 +2 $1.6M 634.9 7.0 -5.3 +219.6 -51.7 -0.45 -50.2 +8.2 +0.22 2.49 0.38 +31.7 +44.2 0.515 62

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)+219.6
Trade-51.7
Free agency-50.2
Rule 5 / minor draft+8.2
Sourcing mix: 41% draft · 28% FA · 29% trade · 1% R5

Trades

Trades made — 162 deals credited to John Hart, best expected value first; surplus is realized value in $M

2000 · MIL / CLE
MIL · Dean Taylor +$74.4M
Paul Rigdon, Richie Sexson, Kane Davis, Marco Scutaro
CLE · John Hart −$74.4M
Bob Wickman, Steve Woodard, Jason Bere
MIL came out ahead by $74.4M
2015 · ATL / ARI
ATL · John Hart +$246.4M
Ender Inciarte, Aaron Blair, Dansby Swanson
ARI · Dave Stewart −$246.4M
Shelby Miller, Gabe Speier
ATL came out ahead by $246.4M
2003 · MIA / TEX
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$8.0M
Ugueth Urbina
TEX · John Hart −$8.0M
Adrián González, Will Smith, Ryan Snare
MIA came out ahead by $8.0M
1997 · CLE / MIL
CLE · John Hart +$54.4M
Mike Fetters, Ben McDonald, Ron Villone
MIL · Sal Bando −$54.4M
Marquis Grissom, Jeff Juden
CLE came out ahead by $54.4M
2004 · TEX / NYY
TEX · John Hart +$49.6M
Alfonso Soriano, Joaquín Arias
NYY · Brian Cashman −$49.6M
Alex Rodriguez
TEX came out ahead by $49.6M
1997 · CIN / CLE
CIN · Jim Bowden +$25.6M
Jim Crowell, Danny Graves, Damian Jackson, Scott Winchester
CLE · John Hart −$25.6M
Jeff Branson, John Smiley
CIN came out ahead by $25.6M
1996 · CLE / NYM
CLE · John Hart +$40.0M
Jeff Kent, José Vizcaíno
NYM · Joe McIlvaine −$40.0M
Carlos Baerga, Álvaro Espinoza
CLE came out ahead by $40.0M
2005 · WSN / TEX
WSN · Jim Bowden +$52.8M
Alfonso Soriano
TEX · John Hart −$52.8M
Brad Wilkerson, Armando Galarraga, Terrmel Sledge
WSN came out ahead by $52.8M
1997 · CLE / OAK
CLE · John Hart +$33.6M
Steve Karsay
OAK · Sandy Alderson −$33.6M
Mike Fetters
CLE came out ahead by $33.6M
2017 · LAD / ATL
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$2.4M
Matt Kemp
ATL · John Hart −$2.4M
Scott Kazmir, Brandon McCarthy, Adrián González, Charlie Culberson
LAD came out ahead by $2.4M
2000 · CLE / NYY
CLE · John Hart +$73.6M
Ricky Ledée, Jake Westbrook, Zach Day
NYY · Brian Cashman −$73.6M
David Justice
CLE came out ahead by $73.6M
2005 · TEX / SDP
TEX · John Hart +$4.8M
Phil Nevin
SDP · Kevin Towers −$4.8M
Chan Ho Park
TEX came out ahead by $4.8M
2002 · CLE / TEX
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$125.6M
Travis Hafner, Aaron Myette
TEX · John Hart −$125.6M
Einar Díaz, Ryan Drese
CLE came out ahead by $125.6M
2003 · TEX / CHW
TEX · John Hart +$39.2M
Frank Francisco, Josh Rupe, Anthony Webster
CHW · Kenny Williams −$39.2M
Carl Everett
TEX came out ahead by $39.2M
1992 · SDP / CLE
SDP · Joe McIlvaine +$2.4M
Jason Hardtke, Chris Maffett
CLE · John Hart −$2.4M
Thomas Howard
SDP came out ahead by $2.4M
2003 · CLE / TEX
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$8.8M
Ryan Ludwick
TEX · John Hart −$8.8M
Ricardo Rodríguez, Shane Spencer
CLE came out ahead by $8.8M
1994 · WSN / CLE
WSN · Dan Duquette +$4.0M
J. J. Thobe, Dave Duplessis
CLE · John Hart −$4.0M
Chris Nabholz
WSN came out ahead by $4.0M
1992 · CLE / BAL
CLE · John Hart +$86.4M
José Mesa
BAL · Roland Hemond −$86.4M
Kyle Washington
CLE came out ahead by $86.4M
2004 · TEX / WSN
TEX · John Hart +$36.0M
Chris Young, Josh McKinley
WSN · Omar Minaya −$36.0M
Einar Díaz, Justin Echols
TEX came out ahead by $36.0M
1996 · SFG / CLE
SFG · Bob Quinn +$227.2M
Jeff Kent, Julián Tavárez, José Vizcaíno, Joe Roa
CLE · John Hart −$227.2M
Matt Williams, Trenidad Hubbard
SFG came out ahead by $227.2M
2016 · TEX / ATL
TEX · Jon Daniels +$0.8M
Lucas Harrell, Dario Álvarez
ATL · John Hart −$0.8M
Travis Demeritte
TEX came out ahead by $0.8M
1993 · PHI / CLE
PHI · Lee Thomas +$16.8M
Heathcliff Slocumb
CLE · John Hart −$16.8M
Rubén Amaro
PHI came out ahead by $16.8M
2015 · ATL / SDP
ATL · John Hart +$2.4M
Casey Kelly, Ricardo Rodríguez
SDP · AJ Preller −$2.4M
Christian Bethancourt
ATL came out ahead by $2.4M
2015 · ATL / SDP
ATL · John Hart +$9.6M
Cameron Maybin, Carlos Quentin, Matt Wisler, Jordan Paroubeck
SDP · AJ Preller −$9.6M
Craig Kimbrel, B. J. Upton
ATL came out ahead by $9.6M
2001 · CLE / ATL
CLE · John Hart +$4.8M
John Rocker, Troy Cameron
ATL · John Schuerholz −$4.8M
Steve Karsay, Steve Reed
CLE came out ahead by $4.8M
2015 · LAD / ATL
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$1.6M
Alberto Callaspo, Eric Stults, Ian Thomas, Juan Jaime
ATL · John Hart −$1.6M
Juan Uribe, Chris Withrow
LAD came out ahead by $1.6M
2003 · TEX / STL
TEX · John Hart +$6.4M
Rick Asadoorian
STL · Walt Jocketty −$6.4M
Esteban Yan
TEX came out ahead by $6.4M
1993 · CLE / SEA
CLE · John Hart +$128.8M
Omar Vizquel
SEA · Woody Woodward −$128.8M
Félix Fermín, Reggie Jefferson
CLE came out ahead by $128.8M
1995 · CLE / STL
CLE · John Hart +$1.6M
Ken Hill
STL · Walt Jocketty −$1.6M
David Bell, Rick Heiserman, Pepe McNeal
CLE came out ahead by $1.6M
2015 · ARI / ATL
ARI · Dave Stewart +$7.2M
Philip Gosselin
ATL · John Hart −$7.2M
Bronson Arroyo, Touki Toussaint
ARI came out ahead by $7.2M
2016 · ATL / STL
ATL · John Hart +$9.6M
Jaime García
STL · John Mozeliak −$9.6M
John Gant, Luke Dykstra, Chris Ellis
ATL came out ahead by $9.6M
2005 · KCR / TEX
KCR · Allard Baird +$8.0M
Esteban Germán
TEX · John Hart −$8.0M
Fabio Castro
KCR came out ahead by $8.0M
1996 · MIL / CLE
MIL · Sal Bando +$1.6M
Jesse Levis
CLE · John Hart −$1.6M
Scott Nate, Jared Camp
MIL came out ahead by $1.6M
1996 · CLE / SFG
CLE · John Hart +$11.2M
Mark Carreon
SFG · Bob Quinn −$11.2M
Jim Poole
CLE came out ahead by $11.2M
1996 · BAL / CLE
BAL · Pat Gillick +$1.6M
Eddie Murray
CLE · John Hart −$1.6M
Kent Mercker
BAL came out ahead by $1.6M
1994 · CLE / CIN
CLE · John Hart +$0.0M
John Hrusovsky
CIN · Jim Bowden +$0.0M
Tom Kramer
Even trade
2017 · ATL / CIN
ATL · John Hart +$4.0M
Brandon Phillips, Kevin Franklin
CIN −$4.0M
Andrew McKirahan, Carlos Portuondo
ATL came out ahead by $4.0M
2005 · BAL / TEX
BAL · Jim Beattie +$3.2M
Ramón Nivar
TEX · John Hart −$3.2M
Matt Riley
BAL came out ahead by $3.2M
2002 · CLE / TEX
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$0.8M
Chris Magruder
TEX · John Hart −$0.8M
Rashad Eldridge
CLE came out ahead by $0.8M
2015 · COL / ATL
COL · Jeff Bridich +$0.0M
David Hale, Gus Schlosser
ATL · John Hart +$0.0M
José Briceño, Chris O'Dowd
Even trade
2003 · TEX / CHC
TEX · John Hart +$0.0M
Alan Benes
CHC · Jim Hendry +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Even trade
2017 · ATL / ANA
ATL · John Hart +$1.6M
Tony Sanchez
ANA · Billy Eppler −$1.6M
Brandon Phillips
ATL came out ahead by $1.6M
2014 · BOS / ATL
BOS · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Anthony Varvaro
ATL · John Hart +$0.0M
Aaron Kurcz
Even trade
2001 · LAD / CLE
LAD · Dave Wallace +$41.6M
Dave Roberts
CLE · John Hart −$41.6M
Christian Bridenbaugh, Nial Hughes
LAD came out ahead by $41.6M
1994 · CLE / MIA
CLE · John Hart +$1.6M
Matt Turner
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$1.6M
Jeremy Hernandez
CLE came out ahead by $1.6M
2016 · ATL / TOR
ATL · John Hart +$6.4M
Sean Ratcliffe
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$6.4M
Jason Grilli
ATL came out ahead by $6.4M
2004 · TEX / NYY
TEX · John Hart +$0.0M
José García
NYY · Brian Cashman +$0.0M
Mike Lamb
Even trade
2002 · TEX / SDP
TEX · John Hart +$1.6M
Jason Moore
SDP · Kevin Towers −$1.6M
Juan Moreno
TEX came out ahead by $1.6M
1998 · CLE / OAK
CLE · John Hart +$0.8M
Adam Robinson
OAK · Billy Beane −$0.8M
Tim Worrell
CLE came out ahead by $0.8M
1996 · TOR / CLE
TOR · Gord Ash +$0.0M
Scott Pose
CLE · John Hart +$0.0M
Joe Lis
Even trade
1994 · CLE / TEX
CLE · John Hart +$0.8M
Igor Oropeza, Andreaus Lewis
TEX · Sandy Johnson −$0.8M
Junior Ortiz
CLE came out ahead by $0.8M
2016 · ATL / MIA
ATL · John Hart +$1.6M
Anfernee Seymour, Michael Mader
MIA · Michael Hill −$1.6M
Hunter Cervenka
ATL came out ahead by $1.6M
2017 · ATL / STL
ATL · John Hart +$4.8M
Matt Adams
STL · John Mozeliak −$4.8M
Juan Yepez
ATL came out ahead by $4.8M
2017 · ATL / ANA
ATL · John Hart +$5.6M
Justin Kelly
ANA · Billy Eppler −$5.6M
Jim Johnson
ATL came out ahead by $5.6M
2016 · MIA / TEX / ATL
MIA · Michael Hill +$0.0M
Jeff Francoeur
TEX · Jon Daniels +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · John Hart +$0.0M
Dylan Moore, Matt Foley
Even trade 3-team
2015 · ARI / ATL
ARI · Dave Stewart +$0.0M
Josh Elander
ATL · John Hart +$0.0M
Trevor Cahill
Even trade
2015 · ATL / ANA
ATL · John Hart +$2.4M
Ricardo Sánchez, Nate Hyatt
ANA · Bill Stoneman −$2.4M
Kyle Kubitza
ATL came out ahead by $2.4M
2004 · NYM / TEX
NYM · Jim Duquette +$2.4M
Josh Hoffpauir
TEX · John Hart −$2.4M
Scott Erickson
NYM came out ahead by $2.4M
2001 · NYM / CLE
NYM · Steve Phillips +$0.0M
Justin Speier
CLE · John Hart +$0.0M
Brian Jenkins
Even trade
2000 · CLE / MIA
CLE · John Hart +$0.0M
Victor Rodriguez
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Steve Falteisek
Even trade
1998 · CLE / DET
CLE · John Hart +$6.4M
Dave Roberts, Tim Worrell
DET · Randy Smith −$6.4M
Gerónimo Berroa
CLE came out ahead by $6.4M
1998 · SEA / CLE
SEA · Woody Woodward +$21.6M
David Bell
CLE · John Hart −$21.6M
Joey Cora
SEA came out ahead by $21.6M
1997 · WSN / CLE
WSN · Jim Beattie +$8.8M
Steve Kline
CLE · John Hart −$8.8M
Jeff Juden
WSN came out ahead by $8.8M
1995 · TEX / CLE
TEX · Douglas Melvin +$6.4M
Dennis Cook
CLE · John Hart −$6.4M
Guillermo Mercedes
TEX came out ahead by $6.4M
1993 · CHC / CLE
CHC · Larry Himes +$15.2M
José Hernández
CLE · John Hart −$15.2M
Heathcliff Slocumb
CHC came out ahead by $15.2M
2016 · SEA / ATL
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$1.6M
Robert Whalen, Max Povse
ATL · John Hart −$1.6M
Alex Jackson, Tyler Pike
SEA came out ahead by $1.6M
2015 · ANA / ATL
ANA · Bill Stoneman +$86.4M
Andrelton Simmons, José Briceño
ATL · John Hart −$86.4M
Erick Aybar, Sean Newcomb, Chris Ellis
ANA came out ahead by $86.4M
2014 · SDP / ATL
SDP · Josh Byrnes +$0.0M
Tyler Greene
ATL · John Hart +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Even trade
1999 · CHC / CLE
CHC · Ed Lynch +$3.2M
Richard Negrette
CLE · John Hart −$3.2M
Tyler Houston
CHC came out ahead by $3.2M
1992 · LAD / CLE
LAD · Fred Claire +$0.0M
Alan Walden
CLE · John Hart +$0.0M
Zak Shinall
Even trade
1996 · CLE / DET
CLE · John Hart +$1.6M
Greg Granger
DET · Randy Smith −$1.6M
John Farrell
CLE came out ahead by $1.6M
1993 · CLE / CIN
CLE · John Hart +$8.0M
Randy Milligan
CIN · Jim Bowden −$8.0M
Thomas Howard
CLE came out ahead by $8.0M
2002 · MIL / TEX
MIL · Dean Taylor +$4.0M
Luis Vizcaíno
TEX · John Hart −$4.0M
Jesús Peña
MIL came out ahead by $4.0M
2000 · CIN / CLE
CIN · Jim Bowden +$10.4M
Jim Brower, Rob Pugmire
CLE · John Hart −$10.4M
Ed Taubensee
CIN came out ahead by $10.4M
2016 · SDP / ATL
SDP · AJ Preller +$32.0M
Héctor Olivera
ATL · John Hart −$32.0M
Matt Kemp
SDP came out ahead by $32.0M
2014 · LAD / ATL
LAD · Ned Colletti +$0.0M
Adrian Rivero
ATL · John Hart +$0.0M
Osvaldo Martínez
Even trade
2005 · TEX / SDP
TEX · John Hart +$4.0M
Juan Jiménez
SDP · Kevin Towers −$4.0M
Manny Alexander
TEX came out ahead by $4.0M
2001 · CLE / NYM
CLE · John Hart +$3.2M
Javier Ochoa
NYM · Steve Phillips −$3.2M
Tom Martin
CLE came out ahead by $3.2M
1996 · CLE / NYY
CLE · John Hart +$0.0M
Tom Wilson
NYY · Bob Watson +$0.0M
Ryan Martindale, Marc Marini
Even trade
2003 · TEX / KCR
TEX · John Hart +$0.0M
Odannys Ayala
KCR · Allard Baird +$0.0M
Fernando Lunar
Even trade
1999 · CLE / SFG
CLE · John Hart +$0.8M
Dan McKinley, Josh Santos
SFG · Brian Sabean −$0.8M
Jerry Spradlin
CLE came out ahead by $0.8M
1995 · HOU / CLE
HOU · Bob Watson +$8.0M
Tony Mitchell, Mitch Meluskey
CLE · John Hart −$8.0M
Buck McNabb, Jim Lewis
HOU came out ahead by $8.0M
2017 · ATL / PIT
ATL · John Hart +$10.4M
Connor Joe
PIT · Neal Huntington −$10.4M
Sean Rodríguez
ATL came out ahead by $10.4M
2015 · DET / ATL
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$4.0M
Cameron Maybin
ATL · John Hart −$4.0M
Ian Krol, Gabe Speier
DET came out ahead by $4.0M
2014 · CHC / ATL
CHC · Theo Epstein +$4.0M
Víctor Caratini
ATL · John Hart −$4.0M
James Russell, Emilio Bonifácio
CHC came out ahead by $4.0M
2003 · TEX / NYY
TEX · John Hart +$8.8M
Marcus Thames
NYY · Brian Cashman −$8.8M
Rubén Sierra
TEX came out ahead by $8.8M
2002 · ATL / TEX
ATL · John Schuerholz +$0.8M
Andy Pratt
TEX · John Hart −$0.8M
Ben Kozlowski
ATL came out ahead by $0.8M
1998 · CLE / MIL
CLE · John Hart +$14.4M
Doug Jones
MIL · Sal Bando −$14.4M
Eric Plunk
CLE came out ahead by $14.4M
1994 · NYM / CLE
NYM · Joe McIlvaine +$26.4M
Paul Byrd, Jerry Dipoto, Dave Mlicki, Jesus Azuaje
CLE · John Hart −$26.4M
Jeromy Burnitz, Joe Roa
NYM came out ahead by $26.4M
2016 · ATL / LAD
ATL · John Hart +$2.4M
Phil Pfeifer, Caleb Dirks
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$2.4M
Bud Norris, Dian Toscano, Alec Grosser
ATL came out ahead by $2.4M
2016 · SFG / ATL
SFG · Bobby Evans +$2.4M
Gordon Beckham
ATL · John Hart −$2.4M
Richard Rodríguez
SFG came out ahead by $2.4M
1997 · NYY / CLE
NYY · Bob Watson +$10.4M
Chad Curtis
CLE · John Hart −$10.4M
David Weathers
NYY came out ahead by $10.4M
1994 · MIN / CLE
MIN · Terry Ryan +$4.0M
Shawn Bryant
CLE · John Hart −$4.0M
Enrique Wilson
MIN came out ahead by $4.0M
2017 · MIN / ATL
MIN · Derek Falvey +$0.0M
Kevin Chapman
ATL · John Hart +$0.0M
Danny Santana
Even trade
2002 · OAK / TEX
OAK · Billy Beane +$23.2M
Justin Duchscherer
TEX · John Hart −$23.2M
Luis Vizcaíno
OAK came out ahead by $23.2M
1993 · CLE / CIN
CLE · John Hart +$4.0M
Todd Ruyak
CIN · Jim Bowden −$4.0M
Kevin Wickander
CLE came out ahead by $4.0M
2016 · ATL / TEX
ATL · John Hart +$9.6M
Luke Jackson
TEX · Jon Daniels −$9.6M
Tyrell Jenkins, Brady Feigl
ATL came out ahead by $9.6M
2016 · WSN / ATL
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$0.0M
Nate Freiman
ATL · John Hart +$0.0M
Tyler Moore
Even trade
2017 · LAD / ATL
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
Connor Joe
ATL · John Hart +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Even trade
2015 · ARI / ATL
ARI · Dave Stewart +$0.0M
Víctor Reyes
ATL · John Hart +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Even trade
2014 · ATL / CHC
ATL · John Hart +$0.0M
Arodys Vizcaíno
CHC · Theo Epstein +$0.0M
Tommy La Stella
Even trade
1999 · CLE / BOS
CLE · John Hart +$0.0M
Jose Olmeda
BOS · Dan Duquette +$0.0M
Mike Matthews
Even trade
1994 · CIN / CLE
CIN · Jim Bowden +$3.2M
Mark Lewis
CLE · John Hart −$3.2M
Tim Costo
CIN came out ahead by $3.2M
2017 · HOU / ATL
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · John Hart +$0.0M
Preston Tucker
Even trade
2016 · SEA / ATL
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · John Hart +$0.0M
Joe Wieland
Even trade
1996 · NYM / CLE
NYM · Joe McIlvaine +$27.2M
Mark Clark
CLE · John Hart −$27.2M
Reid Cornelius, Ryan Thompson
NYM came out ahead by $27.2M
1996 · MIL / CLE
MIL · Sal Bando +$178.4M
Jeromy Burnitz
CLE · John Hart −$178.4M
Kevin Seitzer
MIL came out ahead by $178.4M
1993 · CHC / CLE
CHC · Larry Himes +$30.4M
Glenallen Hill
CLE · John Hart −$30.4M
Candy Maldonado
CHC came out ahead by $30.4M
2016 · BAL / ATL
BAL · Dan Duquette +$0.0M
Brandon Barker, Trevor Belicek
ATL · John Hart +$0.0M
Brian Matusz
Even trade
1998 · CLE / SFG
CLE · John Hart +$4.8M
Jacob Cruz, Steve Reed
SFG · Brian Sabean −$4.8M
Shawon Dunston, José Mesa, Alvin Morman
CLE came out ahead by $4.8M
2017 · LAD / ATL
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · John Hart −$0.8M
Micah Johnson
LAD came out ahead by $0.8M
2000 · PIT / CLE
PIT · Cam Bonifay +$17.6M
Alex Ramírez, Enrique Wilson
CLE · John Hart −$17.6M
Wil Cordero
PIT came out ahead by $17.6M
1996 · CLE / SEA
CLE · John Hart +$0.0M
Mike Butcher
SEA · Woody Woodward +$0.0M
Bill Wertz
Even trade
1994 · CHW / CLE
CHW · Ron Schueler +$2.4M
Ken Ramos
CLE · John Hart −$2.4M
Matt Merullo
CHW came out ahead by $2.4M
1994 · CLE / LAD
CLE · John Hart +$1.6M
Eddie Lantigua
LAD · Fred Claire −$1.6M
Brian Barnes
CLE came out ahead by $1.6M
2015 · SEA / ATL
SEA · Jeff Kingston +$7.2M
Ryne Harper
ATL · John Hart −$7.2M
José Ramírez
SEA came out ahead by $7.2M
2005 · ATL / TEX
ATL · John Schuerholz +$3.2M
Matt Lorenzo
TEX · John Hart −$3.2M
Kevin Gryboski
ATL came out ahead by $3.2M
1997 · KCR / CLE
KCR · Herk Robinson +$6.4M
Roland de la Maza
CLE · John Hart −$6.4M
Bip Roberts
KCR came out ahead by $6.4M
1993 · SDP / CLE
SDP · Joe McIlvaine +$2.4M
Tracy Sanders, Fernando Hernández
CLE · John Hart −$2.4M
Jeremy Hernandez
SDP came out ahead by $2.4M
2003 · CHC / TEX
CHC · Jim Hendry +$0.0M
Alan Benes
TEX · John Hart +$0.0M
Steve O'Sullivan
Even trade
2016 · NYM / ATL
NYM · Sandy Alderson +$4.0M
Kelly Johnson
ATL · John Hart −$4.0M
Akeel Morris
NYM came out ahead by $4.0M
2003 · TEX / CHC
TEX · John Hart +$3.2M
Jason Fransz
CHC · Jim Hendry −$3.2M
Doug Glanville
TEX came out ahead by $3.2M
2002 · TEX / COL
TEX · John Hart +$7.2M
Dennys Reyes, Todd Hollandsworth
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$7.2M
Gabe Kapler, Jason Romano
TEX came out ahead by $7.2M
1996 · ANA / CLE
ANA · Bill Bavasi +$1.6M
Pep Harris, Jason Grimsley
CLE · John Hart −$1.6M
Brian Anderson
ANA came out ahead by $1.6M
1995 · HOU / CLE
HOU · Bob Watson +$0.8M
Matt Williams
CLE · John Hart −$0.8M
Eddie Tucker
HOU came out ahead by $0.8M
1992 · CLE / MIN
CLE · John Hart +$7.2M
Paul Sorrento
MIN · Andy MacPhail −$7.2M
Oscar Muñoz, Curt Leskanic
CLE came out ahead by $7.2M
2016 · ANA / ATL
ANA · Billy Eppler +$16.8M
Jhoulys Chacín
ATL · John Hart −$16.8M
Adam McCreery
ANA came out ahead by $16.8M
2015 · ATL / KCR
ATL · John Hart +$2.4M
Luis Valenzuela
KCR · Dayton Moore −$2.4M
Jonny Gomes
ATL came out ahead by $2.4M
2005 · CHC / TEX
CHC · Jim Hendry +$0.0M
Clint Brannon
TEX · John Hart +$0.0M
Jon Leicester
Even trade
1997 · HOU / CLE
HOU · Gerry Hunsicker +$1.6M
José Cabrera
CLE · John Hart −$1.6M
Alvin Morman
HOU came out ahead by $1.6M
1993 · TEX / CLE
TEX · Tom Grieve +$0.0M
Dave Eiland
CLE · John Hart +$0.0M
Gerald Alexander, Allan Anderson
Even trade
2014 · STL / ATL
STL · John Mozeliak +$32.0M
Jason Heyward, Jordan Walden
ATL · John Hart −$32.0M
Shelby Miller, Tyrell Jenkins
STL came out ahead by $32.0M
2014 · ATL / SDP
ATL · John Hart +$151.2M
Max Fried, Jace Peterson, Dustin Peterson, Mallex Smith
SDP · Josh Byrnes −$151.2M
Justin Upton, Aaron Northcraft
ATL came out ahead by $151.2M
1999 · BAL / CLE
BAL · Frank Wren +$7.2M
Juan Aracena, Jimmy Hamilton
CLE · John Hart −$7.2M
Harold Baines
BAL came out ahead by $7.2M
2016 · ATL / DET
ATL · John Hart +$2.4M
Mike Aviles, Kade Scivicque
DET · Al Avila −$2.4M
Erick Aybar
ATL came out ahead by $2.4M
2001 · CLE / WSN
CLE · John Hart +$52.0M
Milton Bradley
WSN · Jim Beattie −$52.0M
Zach Day
CLE came out ahead by $52.0M
1998 · CLE / CIN
CLE · John Hart +$4.8M
Eddie Priest, Christian Rojas
CIN · Jim Bowden −$4.8M
Rick Krivda
CLE came out ahead by $4.8M
2002 · TEX / OAK
TEX · John Hart +$4.0M
Jason Hart, Gerald Laird, Ryan Ludwick, Mario Ramos
OAK · Billy Beane −$4.0M
Carlos Peña, Mike Venafro
TEX came out ahead by $4.0M
2015 · ATL / NYY
ATL · John Hart +$6.4M
Manny Banuelos
NYY · Brian Cashman −$6.4M
David Carpenter, Chasen Shreve
ATL came out ahead by $6.4M
2017 · ATL / MIN
ATL · John Hart +$6.4M
Huascar Ynoa
MIN · Derek Falvey −$6.4M
Jaime García, Anthony Recker
ATL came out ahead by $6.4M
2001 · CLE / COL
CLE · John Hart +$25.6M
Josh Bard, Jody Gerut
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$25.6M
Jacob Cruz
CLE came out ahead by $25.6M
1997 · TOR / CLE
TOR · Gord Ash +$3.2M
Ryan Thompson
CLE · John Hart −$3.2M
Jeff Manto
TOR came out ahead by $3.2M
2015 · CLE / ATL
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$26.4M
Chris Johnson
ATL · John Hart −$26.4M
Nick Swisher, Michael Bourn
CLE came out ahead by $26.4M
1997 · CLE / ARI
CLE · John Hart +$42.4M
Travis Fryman, Tom Martin
ARI · Joe Garagiola −$42.4M
Matt Williams
CLE came out ahead by $42.4M
2017 · ATL / SEA
ATL · John Hart +$1.6M
Luiz Gohara, Thomas Burrows
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$1.6M
Mallex Smith, Shae Simmons
ATL came out ahead by $1.6M
1998 · CLE / PHI
CLE · John Hart +$7.2M
Jerry Spradlin
PHI · Ed Wade −$7.2M
Chad Ogea
CLE came out ahead by $7.2M
2015 · NYM / ATL
NYM · Sandy Alderson +$1.6M
Juan Uribe, Kelly Johnson
ATL · John Hart −$1.6M
John Gant, Robert Whalen
NYM came out ahead by $1.6M
1993 · WSN / CLE
WSN · Dan Duquette +$0.0M
Randy Milligan
CLE · John Hart +$0.0M
Brian Barnes
Even trade
2001 · CLE / TEX
CLE · John Hart +$5.6M
Dave Elder
TEX · Douglas Melvin −$5.6M
John Rocker
CLE came out ahead by $5.6M
2005 · PHI / TEX
PHI · Ed Wade +$0.8M
Ricardo Rodríguez
TEX · John Hart −$0.8M
Vicente Padilla
PHI came out ahead by $0.8M
2002 · SEA / TEX
SEA · Pat Gillick +$0.0M
Ismael Valdez
TEX · John Hart +$0.0M
Jermaine Clark, Derrick Van Dusen
Even trade
2001 · CLE / NYM
CLE · John Hart +$12.0M
Matt Lawton, Alex Escobar, Jerrod Riggan, Earl Snyder, Billy Traber
NYM · Steve Phillips −$12.0M
Roberto Alomar, Mike Bacsik, Danny Peoples
CLE came out ahead by $12.0M
2000 · CLE / TEX
CLE · John Hart +$3.2M
David Segui
TEX · Douglas Melvin −$3.2M
Ricky Ledée
CLE came out ahead by $3.2M
1993 · STL / CLE
STL · Dal Maxvill +$0.8M
Mark Whiten
CLE · John Hart −$0.8M
Mark Clark, Juan Andujar
STL came out ahead by $0.8M
1994 · BOS / CLE
BOS · Lou Gorman +$5.6M
Chris Nabholz, Steve Farr
CLE · John Hart −$5.6M
Jeff Russell
BOS came out ahead by $5.6M
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
1997 · ATL / CLE
ATL · John Schuerholz +$24.0M
Alan Embree, Kenny Lofton
CLE · John Hart −$24.0M
Marquis Grissom, David Justice
ATL came out ahead by $24.0M
1992 · PIT / CLE
PIT · Larry Doughty +$1.6M
Alex Cole
CLE · John Hart −$1.6M
Tony Mitchell
PIT came out ahead by $1.6M
1998 · CLE / CIN
CLE · John Hart +$19.2M
Dave Burba
CIN · Jim Bowden −$19.2M
Sean Casey
CLE came out ahead by $19.2M
1998 · CLE / MIL
CLE · John Hart +$0.0M
Mark Watson
MIL · Sal Bando +$0.0M
Ben McDonald
Even trade
1998 · PIT / CLE
PIT · Cam Bonifay +$401.6M
Brian Giles
CLE · John Hart −$401.6M
Ricardo Rincón
PIT came out ahead by $401.6M
2015 · LAD / MIA / ATL
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$69.6M
Mat Latos, Mike Morse, José Peraza, Alex Wood, Bronson Arroyo, Jim Johnson, Luis Avilán
MIA · Mike Berger +$10.4M
Kevin Guzman, Victor Araujo, Jeff Brigham
ATL · John Hart −$80.0M
Paco Rodríguez, Héctor Olivera, Zachary Bird
LAD came out ahead by $69.6M 3-team

Players acquired — 379 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year Szns fWAR WAR/yr RFA PPA CPA
Ronald Acuña OF ATL Intl FA 2014 9 +33.0 +3.7
Ian Kinsler 2B TEX Draft 2003 8 +29.3 +3.7
CC Sabathia P CLE Draft 1998 8 +28.0 +3.5
Omar Vizquel SS CLE Trade 1994 11 +27.6 +2.5 4.9% 0.88%
Austin Riley 3B ATL Draft 2015 8 +21.2 +2.6
Max Fried P ATL Trade 2014 8 +20.1 +2.5 +4.03
Roberto Alomar 2B CLE Free agency 1998 3 +18.9 +6.3 36.0% 6.38%
Bartolo Colón P CLE Intl FA 1993 6 +16.9 +2.8
Víctor Martínez C/DH CLE Intl FA 1996 8 +16.8 +2.1
Dansby Swanson SS ATL Trade 2015 6 +16.1 +2.7 +7.38
Kenny Lofton OF CLE Free agency 1997 10 +14.8 +1.5 1.4% 0.38%
Jake Westbrook P CLE Trade 2000 9 +13.5 +1.5 +3.41 4.1% 0.36%
Dave Burba P CLE Trade 1998 5 +11.7 +2.3 -4.77 11.9% 0.81%
Ender Inciarte OF ATL Trade 2015 4 +11.4 +2.9 +7.38 0.4% 0.18%
Tyler Flowers C ATL Free agency 2015 5 +10.6 +2.1
Jhonny Peralta SS CLE Intl FA 1999 7 +10.1 +1.4
David Justice OF CLE Trade 1997 4 +9.1 +2.3 +0.00 13.4% 1.02%
José Mesa P CLE Trade 1992 6 +9.1 +1.5 0.3% 0.07%
Gary Matthews OF TEX Free agency 2004 3 +8.5 +2.8 2.7% 0.29%
Dennis Martínez P CLE Free agency 1993 3 +8.4 +2.8 26.4% 4.27%
Roberto Hernández P CLE Intl FA 2000 6 +8.3 +1.4
Orel Hershiser P CLE Free agency 1995 3 +7.7 +2.6 8.9% 3.28%
A. J. Minter P ATL Draft 2015 6 +7.0 +1.2
Scott Feldman P TEX Draft 2003 7 +7.0 +1.0
Chuck Finley P CLE Free agency 1999 3 +6.4 +2.1 28.0% 2.65%
Alexi Ogando P TEX Rule 5 2005 5 +6.4 +1.3
Paul Shuey P CLE Draft 1992 9 +6.3 +0.7
Ellis Burks OF CLE Free agency 2000 3 +6.2 +2.1 14.3% 1.15%
Mike Foltynewicz P ATL Trade 2015 4 +6.1 +1.5 -0.90 0.2% 0.06%
Milton Bradley OF CLE Trade 2001 3 +6.0 +2.0 0.7% 0.06%
Eric Plunk P CLE Free agency 1992 6 +5.9 +1.0 0.1% 0.02%
Nick Markakis OF ATL Free agency 2014 6 +5.8 +1.0 0.0% 0.03%
Travis Fryman 3B CLE Trade 1997 3 +5.8 +1.9 +0.46 16.7% 1.13%
Jaret Wright P CLE Draft 1994 5 +4.9 +1.0
Frank Francisco P TEX Trade 2003 5 +4.8 +1.0 +0.33
Alfonso Soriano 2B/OF TEX Trade 2004 2 +4.5 +2.3 +0.59 2.6% 0.29%
Michael Soroka P ATL Draft 2015 3 +4.3 +1.4
Juan González OF CLE Free agency 2001 1 +4.3 +4.3 25.9% 1.93%
Matt Williams 3B CLE Trade 1996 1 +4.1 +4.1 -0.96 13.6% 1.01%
Jack McDowell P CLE Free agency 1995 2 +4.0 +2.0 7.4% 4.76%
Jody Gerut OF CLE Trade 2001 3 +3.9 +1.3 -0.07
Mike Jackson P CLE Free agency 1996 3 +3.9 +1.3 5.9% 0.43%
Paul Sorrento 1B CLE Trade 1992 4 +3.9 +1.0 0.5% 0.12%
John Thomson P TEX Free agency 2003 1 +3.9 +3.9 2.7% 0.42%
Mark Clark P CLE Trade 1993 3 +3.9 +1.3 0.3% 0.05%
Rod Barajas C TEX Free agency 2004 3 +3.8 +1.3 0.9% 0.10%
Chris Young P TEX Trade 2004 2 +3.8 +1.9 +0.49
Paul Assenmacher P CLE Free agency 1995 4 +3.7 +0.9 3.0% 1.08%
Ian Anderson P ATL Draft 2016 3 +3.6 +1.2
Mark DeRosa 2B/3B TEX Free agency 2005 2 +3.6 +1.8 2.1% 0.16%
Danys Báez P CLE Intl FA 1999 3 +3.5 +1.2
Jason Davis P CLE Draft 1999 6 +3.5 +0.6
Steve Karsay P CLE Trade 1997 4 +3.5 +0.9 +1.79 0.6% 0.04%
Shelby Miller P ATL Trade 2014 1 +3.4 +3.4 +4.39 0.1% 0.07%
David Dellucci OF TEX Free agency 2003 2 +3.4 +1.7 1.6% 0.17%
Ryan Drese P TEX Trade 2002 2 +3.4 +1.7 +0.17 4.0% 0.47%
Kameron Loe P TEX Draft 2002 4 +3.2 +0.8
Ervin Santana P ATL Free agency 2014 1 +3.1 +3.1 3.2% 0.40%
Sean Newcomb P ATL Trade 2015 4 +2.8 +0.7 +0.36
Bob Wickman P CLE Trade 2000 5 +2.7 +0.5 +0.44 3.6% 0.39%
Taylor Teagarden C TEX Draft 2005 4 +2.6 +0.7
Aaron Harang P ATL Free agency 2014 1 +2.5 +2.5 2.6% 0.33%
Marty Cordova OF CLE Free agency 2000 1 +2.5 +2.5 14.0% 1.12%
Dwight Gooden P CLE Free agency 1997 2 +2.4 +1.2 10.8% 0.74%
Gerald Laird C TEX Trade 2002 3 +2.4 +0.8 -0.12
Kurt Suzuki C ATL Free agency 2017 2 +2.1 +1.1 0.2% 0.06%
Tony Fernández SS CLE Free agency 1996 1 +2.1 +2.1 7.1% 0.54%
William Contreras C ATL Intl FA 2015 2 +2.0 +1.0
Jace Peterson 2B/3B ATL Trade 2014 2 +2.0 +1.0 +4.03 0.0% 0.02%
Ryan Drese P CLE Draft 1998 2 +2.0 +1.0
Matt Lawton OF CLE Trade 2001 3 +2.0 +0.7 +3.01 1.0% 0.13%
Jack Morris P CLE Free agency 1994 1 +2.0 +2.0 14.7% 2.50%
Marquis Grissom OF CLE Trade 1997 1 +2.0 +2.0 +0.00 6.6% 0.50%
Kyle Wright P ATL Draft 2017 1 +1.9 +1.9
Eddie Murray 1B CLE Free agency 1993 1 +1.9 +1.9 9.3% 3.45%
Doug Brocail P TEX Free agency 2004 2 +1.9 +0.9 1.0% 0.11%
Ricardo Rincón P CLE Trade 2000 3 +1.9 +0.6 1.7% 0.18%
Ron Mahay P TEX Free agency 2002 4 +1.8 +0.4 0.7% 0.10%
Brian Shouse P TEX Free agency 2002 3 +1.8 +0.6 0.9% 0.13%
Steve Woodard P CLE Trade 2000 2 +1.8 +0.9 +0.44 4.0% 0.43%
David Riske P CLE Draft 1996 5 +1.7 +0.3
Jason Grimsley P CLE Free agency 1993 2 +1.6 +0.8 0.4% 0.06%
Mark Whiten OF CLE Free agency 1998 4 +1.6 +0.4 0.7% 0.13%
Jaime García P ATL Trade 2017 1 +1.6 +1.6 0.2% 0.08%
Derek Lilliquist P CLE Trade 1992 2 +1.6 +0.8 0.3% 0.06%
Jim Johnson P ATL Free agency 2014 3 +1.5 +0.5 0.0% 0.01%
Huascar Ynoa P ATL Trade 2017 2 +1.5 +0.8 +0.02
Jason Stanford P CLE Intl FA 1999 3 +1.5 +0.5
R. A. Dickey P ATL Free agency 2016 1 +1.4 +1.4 0.2% 0.08%
Ken Hill P CLE Trade 1995 1 +1.4 +1.4 -2.90 4.9% 1.82%
Dave Burba P TEX Trade 2002 1 +1.4 +1.4 0.8% 0.14%
Charlie Culberson 3B/OF ATL Trade 2017 3 +1.3 +0.4 +0.00 6.3% 0.40%
Jason Grilli P ATL Free agency 2015 1 +1.3 +1.3 0.0% 0.03%
Richie Sexson 1B CLE Draft 1993 2 +1.3 +0.6
Cameron Maybin OF ATL Trade 2015 1 +1.3 +1.3 +1.57 0.0% 0.03%
Dan Winkler P ATL Rule 5 2014 3 +1.2 +0.4
Josh Bard C CLE Trade 2001 3 +1.2 +0.4 -0.07
Bud Norris P ATL Trade 2016 1 +1.1 +1.1 0.1% 0.05%
Randy Milligan 1B CLE Trade 1993 1 +1.1 +1.1 0.7% 0.12%
Herbert Perry 3B TEX Trade 2002 1 +1.1 +1.1 +0.01 0.9% 0.16%
Russell Branyan 1B/3B CLE Draft 1994 3 +1.0 +0.3
Billy Traber P CLE Trade 2001 1 +1.0 +1.0 +3.01
Jamey Wright P TEX Free agency 2003 2 +1.0 +0.5 0.0% 0.02%
Jason Bere P CLE Trade 2000 2 +1.0 +0.5 +0.44 5.1% 0.54%
Lane Adams OF ATL Free agency 2016 2 +0.9 +0.4 0.1% 0.04%
Sam Freeman P ATL Free agency 2016 2 +0.9 +0.5 0.1% 0.03%
Luiz Gohara P ATL Trade 2017 2 +0.9 +0.4 -0.01
Brandon Phillips 2B ATL Trade 2017 1 +0.9 +0.9 +0.01 0.1% 0.05%
Brian Anderson P CLE Trade 1996 3 +0.8 +0.3 -0.33 0.8% 0.48%
Juan Uribe 3B/SS ATL Trade 2015 1 +0.8 +0.8 -0.14 0.0% 0.02%
Scott Scudder P CLE Trade 1992 1 +0.8 +0.8 0.3% 0.06%
David Segui 1B CLE Trade 2000 1 +0.8 +0.8 -1.30 4.9% 0.53%
Chase d'Arnaud 3B/SS ATL Free agency 2015 2 +0.7 +0.3 0.1% 0.03%
Mike Bielecki P CLE Free agency 1992 1 +0.7 +0.7 0.5% 0.08%
Jacob Cruz OF CLE Trade 1998 2 +0.7 +0.3 +2.05 2.9% 0.58%
Sam Horn DH CLE Free agency 1993 1 +0.7 +0.7 0.4% 0.07%
Rick Bauer P TEX Free agency 2005 1 +0.7 +0.7 0.4% 0.06%
Jack Armstrong P CLE Trade 1992 1 +0.7 +0.7 0.2% 0.04%
Ian Krol P ATL Trade 2015 1 +0.6 +0.6 +0.33 0.1% 0.04%
Kyle Muller P ATL Draft 2016 1 +0.6 +0.6
Mallex Smith OF ATL Trade 2014 1 +0.6 +0.6 +4.03
Matt Wisler P ATL Trade 2015 2 +0.6 +0.3 +1.57
Jamie Brewington P CLE Free agency 1999 1 +0.6 +0.6 3.3% 0.36%
Jeff Treadway 2B CLE Free agency 1992 1 +0.6 +0.6 0.4% 0.07%
Esteban Germán 2B/3B TEX Free agency 2004 4 +0.6 +0.2 0.4% 0.03%
Brad Wilkerson OF TEX Trade 2005 1 +0.6 +0.6 +0.92 0.1% 0.04%
Gavin Floyd P ATL Trade 2014 1 +0.6 +0.6 0.6% 0.08%
Chris Haney P CLE Free agency 1999 1 +0.5 +0.5 2.2% 0.43%
Joe Inglett 2B/OF CLE Draft 2000 1 +0.5 +0.5
Edward Mujica P CLE Intl FA 2001 2 +0.5 +0.2
Ted Power P CLE Free agency 1992 2 +0.5 +0.2 0.2% 0.03%
Rich Rodriguez P CLE Free agency 2001 1 +0.5 +0.5 2.5% 0.22%
Todd Greene C TEX Free agency 2002 2 +0.5 +0.3 0.1% 0.01%
Ricardo Rodríguez P TEX Trade 2003 1 +0.5 +0.5 +0.31 0.7% 0.08%
Chaz Roe P ATL Trade 2016 1 +0.5 +0.5 0.1% 0.03%
Mark Carreon 1B/OF CLE Trade 1996 1 +0.5 +0.5 +0.00 1.2% 0.71%
Jeff Kent 2B CLE Trade 1996 1 +0.5 +0.5 +0.00 1.1% 0.67%
Pedro Astacio P TEX Trade 2005 1 +0.5 +0.5 1.5% 0.11%
Rob Bell P TEX Trade 2002 1 +0.5 +0.5 -0.08 0.5% 0.08%
Adonis García 3B ATL Trade 2015 2 +0.4 +0.2
Jacob Webb P ATL Draft 2014 3 +0.4 +0.1
Fernando Cabrera P CLE Draft 1999 2 +0.4 +0.2
Álvaro Espinoza SS CLE Free agency 1992 3 +0.4 +0.1 0.4% 0.07%
Rene Gonzales 2B/3B CLE Free agency 1994 1 +0.4 +0.4 2.8% 0.49%
Steve Reed P CLE Trade 1998 4 +0.4 +0.1 +2.05 0.8% 0.06%
Carlos Almánzar P TEX Free agency 2003 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.8% 0.08%
Lucas Harrell P ATL Trade 2016 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.1% 0.02%
James Russell P ATL Trade 2014 1 +0.4 +0.4 -1.21 0.4% 0.05%
John Rocker P CLE Trade 2001 1 +0.4 +0.4 +2.75 2.4% 0.21%
Jesse Biddle P ATL Trade 2016 1 +0.3 +0.3
Pedro Ciriaco 3B/SS ATL Free agency 2014 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.0% 0.01%
Brandon Snyder 1B/3B ATL Free agency 2015 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.0% 0.01%
Mark Langston P CLE Free agency 1999 1 +0.3 +0.3 1.6% 0.31%
Bob Ojeda P CLE Free agency 1992 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.2% 0.03%
Jim Poole P CLE Free agency 1995 3 +0.3 +0.1 0.9% 0.34%
Chan Ho Park P TEX Free agency 2002 2 +0.3 +0.2 0.5% 0.09%
Chad Curtis OF CLE Trade 1997 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.9% 0.07%
Justin Speier P CLE Trade 2000 1 +0.3 +0.3 4.0% 0.43%
Carl Everett OF TEX Trade 2003 1 +0.3 +0.3 1.0% 0.15%
Ugueth Urbina P TEX Trade 2003 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.2% 0.04%
Rex Brothers P ATL Free agency 2017 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0% 0.01%
Casey Kelly P ATL Trade 2015 1 +0.2 +0.2 +0.26 0.0% 0.01%
Ian Thomas P ATL Draft 2014 1 +0.2 +0.2
Jeromy Burnitz OF CLE Trade 1994 2 +0.2 +0.1 0.8% 0.29%
Cameron Cairncross P CLE Trade 2000 1 +0.2 +0.2
Billy Ripken 2B CLE Free agency 1995 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.7% 0.24%
Mike Bacsik P TEX Free agency 2003 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.3% 0.03%
Brandon Boggs OF TEX Draft 2004 1 +0.2 +0.2
Aaron Fultz P TEX Free agency 2002 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.2% 0.02%
Richard Hidalgo OF TEX Free agency 2004 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.7% 0.05%
Michael Kirkman P TEX Draft 2005 4 +0.2 +0.1
C. J. Nitkowski P TEX Free agency 2002 2 +0.2 +0.1 0.1% 0.01%
Rubén Rivera OF TEX Free agency 2002 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.1% 0.02%
Ismael Valdez P TEX Free agency 2002 2 +0.2 +0.1 1.0% 0.18%
Eric Young 2B TEX Free agency 2004 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.2% 0.02%
Gordon Beckham 2B ATL Trade 2016 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0% 0.01%
Dario Álvarez P ATL Trade 2016 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0% 0.01%
Hunter Cervenka P ATL Trade 2016 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0% 0.01%
Terry Clark P CLE Trade 1997 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.6% 0.04%
Jeff Juden P CLE Trade 1997 1 +0.2 +0.2 +0.05 0.7% 0.05%
Kent Mercker P CLE Trade 1996 1 +0.2 +0.2 +0.00 0.4% 0.22%
John Gant P ATL Trade 2015 1 +0.1 +0.1 +0.68
Luke Jackson P ATL Trade 2016 6 +0.1 +0.0 0.0% 0.00%
Brandon McCarthy P ATL Trade 2017 1 +0.1 +0.1 +0.00 0.5% 0.03%
Andrew McKirahan P ATL Trade 2015 1 +0.1 +0.1
Danny Santana OF ATL Trade 2017 1 +0.1 +0.1 +0.00 0.4% 0.03%
Jeremy Walker P ATL Draft 2016 1 +0.1 +0.1
Bryse Wilson P ATL Draft 2016 2 +0.1 +0.1
Mike Bacsik P CLE Draft 1996 1 +0.1 +0.1
Pat Borders C CLE Free agency 1996 1 +0.1 +0.1 2.0% 0.15%
Casey Candaele 2B/OF CLE Free agency 1995 2 +0.1 +0.1 0.0% 0.01%
Sean DePaula P CLE Draft 1996 1 +0.1 +0.1
Dave Elder P CLE Trade 2001 1 +0.1 +0.1 +0.85
Karim García OF CLE Free agency 2000 2 +0.1 +0.1 0.8% 0.07%
Danny Graves P CLE Draft 1994 1 +0.1 +0.1
Chris Nichting P CLE Free agency 1998 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.7% 0.07%
Dave Roberts OF CLE Trade 1998 2 +0.1 +0.1 +1.02
Brian Tallet P CLE Draft 2000 2 +0.1 +0.1
Matt Turner P CLE Trade 1994 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.4% 0.07%
Mark Watson P CLE Trade 1998 1 +0.1 +0.1 +1.12
Wes Littleton P TEX Draft 2003 2 +0.1 +0.1
Kevin Richardson C TEX Intl FA 2002 1 +0.1 +0.1
Anthony Recker C ATL Trade 2016 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0% 0.01%
Eury Pérez OF ATL Trade 2015 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0% 0.00%
Matt Adams 1B ATL Trade 2017 1 +0.1 +0.1 -0.02 0.1% 0.03%
Akeel Morris P ATL Trade 2017 1 +0.1 +0.1 +0.00 0.0% 0.01%
Thomas Howard OF CLE Trade 1992 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2% 0.03%
Bip Roberts 2B/OF CLE Trade 1997 1 +0.1 +0.1 -0.53 0.3% 0.02%
Jeff Russell P CLE Trade 1994 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.8% 0.14%
David Weathers P CLE Trade 1997 1 +0.1 +0.1 +0.00 0.2% 0.02%
Nigel Wilson DH/OF CLE Trade 1996 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2% 0.13%
Tim Worrell P CLE Trade 1998 1 +0.1 +0.1 +1.02 0.3% 0.02%
Alan Benes P TEX Trade 2003 1 +0.1 +0.1 +0.00 0.1% 0.02%
Einar Díaz C TEX Trade 2003 1 +0.1 +0.1 +0.17 0.1% 0.01%
Jay Powell P TEX Trade 2002 2 +0.1 +0.0 0.1% 0.02%
Rich Rodriguez P TEX Trade 2002 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0% 0.01%
Jed Bradley P ATL Trade 2016 1 +0.0 +0.0
Jake Brigham P ATL Trade 2015 -0.0
Tucker Davidson P ATL Draft 2016 2 -0.0 -0.0
Michael Kohn P ATL Free agency 2014 -0.0
Adam McCreery P ATL Trade 2016 1 +0.0 +0.0 +0.01
Alexi Ogando P ATL Free agency 2016 -0.0
Dustin Peterson OF ATL Trade 2014 -0.0 +4.03
Michael Reed OF ATL Free agency 2017 -0.0
Robert Whalen P ATL Trade 2015 1 +0.0 +0.0 +0.68
Madison Younginer P ATL Trade 2016 1 +0.0 +0.0
Kyle Denney P CLE Draft 1999 -0.0
Dave Hollins 3B CLE Free agency 2000 -0.0
Juan Lara P CLE Intl FA 1999 1 +0.0 +0.0
Greg LaRocca 3B CLE Free agency 2001 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0% 0.01%
Torey Lovullo 2B CLE Free agency 1994 -0.0
Willie Martínez P CLE Intl FA 1995 1 +0.0 +0.0
Lance Parrish C CLE Free agency 1993 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0% 0.01%
Geronimo Pena 2B CLE Free agency 1996 -0.0
Tony Peña C CLE Free agency 1994 2 +0.0 +0.0 3.2% 0.57%
Ryan Thompson OF CLE Trade 1996 -0.0 +0.55
Cliff Young P CLE Free agency 1993 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0% 0.00%
Joaquín Arias 3B TEX Trade 2004 2 +0.0 +0.0 +0.59
Mickey Callaway P TEX Free agency 2003 2 +0.0 +0.0 0.5% 0.07%
Jason Hart OF TEX Trade 2002 1 +0.0 +0.0 -0.12
Eric Hurley P TEX Draft 2004 1 +0.0 +0.0
Adam Hyzdu OF TEX Free agency 2005 -0.0
Travis Metcalf 3B TEX Draft 2004 1 -0.0 -0.0
Dan Miceli P TEX Free agency 2002 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0% 0.00%
Tony Mounce P TEX Trade 2003 -0.0
Donnie Sadler 2B/OF TEX Free agency 2002 -0.0
Rudy Seánez P TEX Free agency 2002 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0% 0.00%
John Wasdin P TEX Free agency 2003 1 -0.0 -0.0 2.2% 0.17%
Jason Frasor P ATL Trade 2015 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0% 0.00%
Drew Stubbs OF ATL Trade 2016 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0% 0.00%
Pedro Beato P ATL Trade 2014 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0% 0.00%
Danny Burawa P ATL Trade 2015 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0% 0.00%
Trenidad Hubbard OF CLE Trade 1997 1 +0.0 +0.0 -0.96 0.1% 0.00%
Andrew Lorraine P CLE Trade 2000 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0% 0.00%
Junior Ortiz C CLE Trade 1993 1 -0.0 -0.0 0.1% 0.02%
Ricky Ledée OF CLE Trade 2000 1 +0.0 +0.0 +3.41 0.1% 0.02%
Doug Glanville OF TEX Trade 2003 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0% 0.00%
Esteban Yan P TEX Trade 2003 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0% 0.00%
Héctor Ortiz C TEX Trade 2002 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0% 0.00%
Jason Standridge P TEX Trade 2005 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1% 0.01%
Kolby Allard P ATL Draft 2015 1 -0.1 -0.1
Jhoulys Chacín P ATL Free agency 2016 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.1% 0.02%
David Freitas C ATL Trade 2017 -0.1
Jonny Gomes DH/OF ATL Free agency 2015 -0.1
Juan Jaime P ATL Trade 2014 1 -0.1 -0.1
Micah Johnson 2B ATL Trade 2017 -0.1
Blake Lalli C/1B ATL Free agency 2016 -0.1
Matt Tuiasosopo OF ATL Free agency 2015 -0.1
Patrick Weigel P ATL Draft 2015 -0.1
Sean Casey 1B CLE Draft 1995 -0.1
Dave Maurer P CLE Free agency 2001 -0.1
Alan Newman P CLE Free agency 2000 -0.1
Joe Roa P CLE Trade 1994 -0.1
Dave Stevens P CLE Free agency 1999 -0.1
Chris Turner C CLE Free agency 1999 -0.1
Paul Wagner P CLE Free agency 1999 -0.1
Matt Young P CLE Free agency 1993 -0.1
Manny Alexander 2B/SS TEX Free agency 2004 -0.1
Danny Ardoin C TEX Free agency 2002 -0.1
Armando Galarraga P TEX Trade 2005 -0.1 +0.92
Jeff Nelson P TEX Free agency 2004 -0.1
Josh Rupe P TEX Trade 2003 2 -0.1 -0.0 +0.33
Michael Tejera P TEX Free agency 2004 -0.1
Andrés Torres OF TEX Free agency 2004 -0.1
Todd Van Poppel P TEX Trade 2002 2 -0.1 -0.1 0.1% 0.01%
David Carpenter P ATL Free agency 2015 -0.2
Brandon Cunniff P ATL Trade 2015 -0.2
Joel De La Cruz P ATL Trade 2016 -0.2
Dana Eveland P ATL Free agency 2015 -0.2
Alex Jackson C ATL Trade 2016 1 -0.2 -0.2 +0.00
Sugar Ray Marimón P ATL Trade 2015 -0.2
Chad Sobotka P ATL Draft 2014 2 -0.2 -0.1
Bruce Aven OF CLE Draft 1994 -0.2
Tom Martin P CLE Trade 1997 1 -0.2 -0.2 +0.46 1.1% 0.12%
Bob Milacki P CLE Free agency 1993 -0.2
Alvin Morman P CLE Trade 1997 1 -0.2 -0.2 1.8% 0.13%
Jason Phillips P CLE Free agency 2001 -0.2
Jason Rakers P CLE Draft 1995 -0.2
Russ Swan P CLE Free agency 1994 -0.2
Ed Taubensee C CLE Trade 2000 -0.2 -0.05
Bobby Witt P CLE Free agency 2000 -0.2
Sandy Alomar C TEX Free agency 2004 -0.2
Jason Conti OF TEX Free agency 2003 -0.2
Ryan Ludwick OF TEX Trade 2002 -0.2 -0.12
Drew Meyer 2B TEX Draft 2002 -0.2
Ryan Snare P TEX Trade 2003 -0.2 +1.42
Justin Thompson P TEX Free agency 2002 -0.2
Steve Woodard P TEX Free agency 2002 -0.2
Dennis Cook P CLE Trade 1993 1 -0.2 -0.2 0.0% 0.00%
Manny Banuelos P ATL Trade 2015 -0.3 -0.33
Reid Brignac SS ATL Free agency 2015 -0.3
Roberto Hernández P ATL Free agency 2016 -0.3
Eric O'Flaherty P ATL Free agency 2016 4 -0.3 -0.1 1.8% 0.15%
Héctor Olivera 3B ATL Trade 2015 -0.3 -2.66
José Ramírez P ATL Trade 2015 1 -0.3 -0.3 -0.25 0.0% 0.01%
Rich DeLucia P CLE Free agency 1999 -0.3
Todd Dunwoody OF CLE Free agency 2001 -0.3
Alex Herrera P CLE Intl FA 1997 1 -0.3 -0.3
Tim Laker C CLE Free agency 2000 1 -0.3 -0.3 0.1% 0.01%
John McDonald SS CLE Draft 1996 4 -0.3 -0.1
Matt Merullo C CLE Trade 1994 -0.3
Heath Murray P CLE Free agency 2001 -0.3
Chan Perry 1B/OF CLE Draft 1994 -0.3
Scott Radinsky P CLE Free agency 2001 -0.3
Kevin Seitzer 3B CLE Trade 1996 1 -0.3 -0.3 -0.32 2.5% 1.53%
Ron Villone P CLE Trade 1997 -0.3 -0.73
Adrian Brown OF TEX Free agency 2005 -0.3
Ben Kozlowski P TEX Trade 2002 -0.3 +0.00
Kevin Mahar OF TEX Intl FA 2004 -0.3
Doug Mathis P TEX Draft 2005 1 -0.3 -0.3
Marshall McDougall 3B TEX Rule 5 2002 -0.3
Sam Narron P TEX Draft 2002 -0.3
Mario Ramos P TEX Trade 2002 -0.3 -0.12
Víctor Santos P TEX Free agency 2002 -0.3
David Aardsma P ATL Free agency 2015 -0.4
Ryan Kelly P ATL Trade 2015 -0.4
Jason Motte P ATL Free agency 2017 -0.4
Eric Stults P ATL Free agency 2015 -0.4
Donnie Veal P ATL Free agency 2014 -0.4
Chris Withrow P ATL Trade 2015 -0.4 -0.14
Paul Abbott P CLE Free agency 1993 -0.4
Rubén Amaro OF CLE Trade 1993 1 -0.4 -0.4 1.0% 0.18%
Brady Anderson OF CLE Free agency 2001 -0.4
Roy Smith P CLE Trade 2001 -0.4
Earl Snyder 1B CLE Trade 2001 -0.4 +3.01
Zach Sorensen 2B CLE Draft 1998 -0.4
Enrique Wilson 2B/3B/SS CLE Trade 1994 3 -0.4 -0.1
Craig Worthington 3B CLE Free agency 1992 -0.4
Nick Bierbrodt P TEX Free agency 2004 -0.4
Brad Fullmer 1B/DH TEX Free agency 2003 -0.4
Matt Riley P TEX Trade 2005 -0.4 +0.00
Josh Collmenter P ATL Trade 2016 1 -0.4 -0.4 0.0% 0.00%
Travis Demeritte OF ATL Trade 2016 -0.5 +0.01
Rio Ruiz 3B ATL Trade 2015 1 -0.5 -0.5 -0.90
Wil Cordero SS/OF CLE Free agency 1999 1 -0.5 -0.5 1.1% 0.23%
Scott Leius 3B CLE Free agency 1996 -0.5
Kevin Mitchell OF CLE Free agency 1996 -0.5
Robert Ellis P TEX Free agency 2002 -0.5
Cristian Pache OF ATL Intl FA 2015 -0.6
Touki Toussaint P ATL Trade 2015 1 -0.6 -0.6 +0.39
Jeff Branson 2B/3B/SS CLE Trade 1997 1 -0.6 -0.6 -2.58 0.7% 0.05%
Jolbert Cabrera OF CLE Trade 1998 -0.6
Tim Drew P CLE Draft 1997 -0.7
Dave Winfield OF CLE Free agency 1995 -0.8
Ryan Christenson OF TEX Free agency 2003 -0.8
Germán Durán 2B/3B TEX Draft 2005 -0.8
Adrián González 1B TEX Trade 2003 -0.8 +1.42
Aaron Blair P ATL Trade 2015 -0.9 +7.38
Emilio Bonifácio 2B/OF ATL Free agency 2015 1 -0.9 -0.9 0.1% 0.01%
A. J. Pierzynski C ATL Free agency 2015 1 -0.9 -0.9 0.0% 0.02%
B. J. Upton OF ATL Trade 2014 1 -0.9 -0.9 0.0% 0.00%
Matt Kemp OF ATL Trade 2016 1 -1.0 -1.0 0.0% 0.00%
Brad Arnsberg P CLE Free agency 1992 -1.0
Chad Allen OF TEX Free agency 2003 -1.0
Bill Selby 2B/3B CLE Free agency 1999 -1.1
Tyrell Jenkins P ATL Trade 2014 -1.2 +4.39
Brian Jordan OF TEX Free agency 2004 -1.2
Reggie Jefferson DH CLE Trade 1992 1 -1.3 -1.3 0.2% 0.04%
Ricky Gutiérrez SS CLE Free agency 2001 -1.8

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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