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