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.
18 seasons with salary-era data across 3 stints. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.
Share of gross-positive acquired fWAR by channel (vs. league average).
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
| Team | Role | Years | Szns | WAB | WAB/yr | TAB | WAR surp | HG | Trade | FA | R5 | AcqLev | W-L% | PO | Pen | WS | Surp $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸ Braves | POBO/GM | 2014–2017 | 4 | -29.6 | -7.39 | -32.2 | -29.7 | +72.2 | +28.8 | +2.3 | +1.7 | 0.39 | 0.442 | – | – | – | -96 |
| ▸ Rangers | GM | 2002–2005 | 4 | -16.7 | -4.17 | -11.4 | -47.3 | +40.8 | -16.9 | -18.4 | +6.5 | 0.71 | 0.480 | – | – | – | -82 |
| ▸ Guardians | GM | 1992–2001 | 10 | +78.2 | +7.82 | +87.9 | -27.9 | +105.5 | -71.7 | -34.1 | +0.0 | 1.92 | 0.561 | 6 | 2 | – | -47 |
| Career total (1985+ data) | 18 | +31.9 | +44.4 | -104.9 | +218.6 | -59.8 | -50.2 | +8.2 | 1.43 | 0.515 | 6 | 2 | – | -224 | |||
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | fWAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronald Acuña | OF | ATL | Intl FA | 2014 | +32.6 |
| Ian Kinsler | 2B | TEX | Draft | 2003 | +29.3 |
| CC Sabathia | P | CLE | Draft | 1998 | +28.0 |
| Austin Riley | 3B | ATL | Draft | 2015 | +20.6 |
| Max Fried | P | ATL | Trade | 2014 | +20.1 |
| Roberto Alomar | 2B | CLE | Free agency | 1998 | +18.9 |
| Bartolo Colón | P | CLE | Intl FA | 1993 | +16.9 |
| Víctor Martínez | C/DH | CLE | Intl FA | 1996 | +16.8 |
| Dansby Swanson | SS | ATL | Trade | 2015 | +16.1 |
| Kenny Lofton | OF | CLE | Free agency | 1997 | +14.8 |
| Jake Westbrook | P | CLE | Trade | 2000 | +13.5 |
| Dave Burba | P | CLE | Trade | 1998 | +11.7 |
| Ender Inciarte | OF | ATL | Trade | 2015 | +11.4 |
| Tyler Flowers | C | ATL | Free agency | 2015 | +10.6 |
| Jhonny Peralta | SS | CLE | Intl FA | 1999 | +10.1 |
| David Justice | OF | CLE | Trade | 1997 | +9.1 |
| José Mesa | P | CLE | Trade | 1992 | +9.1 |
| Gary Matthews | OF | TEX | Free agency | 2004 | +8.5 |
| Dennis Martínez | P | CLE | Free agency | 1993 | +8.4 |
| Roberto Hernández | P | CLE | Intl FA | 2000 | +8.3 |
| Orel Hershiser | P | CLE | Free agency | 1995 | +7.7 |
| A. J. Minter | P | ATL | Draft | 2015 | +7.0 |
| Scott Feldman | P | TEX | Draft | 2003 | +7.0 |
| Chuck Finley | P | CLE | Free agency | 1999 | +6.4 |
| Alexi Ogando | P | TEX | Rule 5 | 2005 | +6.4 |
| Paul Shuey | P | CLE | Draft | 1992 | +6.3 |
| Ellis Burks | OF | CLE | Free agency | 2000 | +6.2 |
| Mike Foltynewicz | P | ATL | Trade | 2015 | +6.1 |
| Milton Bradley | OF | CLE | Trade | 2001 | +6.0 |
| Eric Plunk | P | CLE | Free agency | 1992 | +5.9 |
| Nick Markakis | OF | ATL | Free agency | 2014 | +5.8 |
| Travis Fryman | 3B | CLE | Trade | 1997 | +5.8 |
| Jaret Wright | P | CLE | Draft | 1994 | +4.9 |
| Frank Francisco | P | TEX | Trade | 2003 | +4.8 |
| Michael Soroka | P | ATL | Draft | 2015 | +4.3 |
| Juan González | OF | CLE | Free agency | 2001 | +4.3 |
| Matt Williams | 3B | CLE | Trade | 1996 | +4.1 |
| Jack McDowell | P | CLE | Free agency | 1995 | +4.0 |
| Jody Gerut | OF | CLE | Trade | 2001 | +3.9 |
| Mike Jackson | P | CLE | Free agency | 1996 | +3.9 |
| Paul Sorrento | 1B | CLE | Trade | 1992 | +3.9 |
| John Thomson | P | TEX | Free agency | 2003 | +3.9 |
| Rod Barajas | C | TEX | Free agency | 2004 | +3.8 |
| Chris Young | P | TEX | Trade | 2004 | +3.8 |
| Paul Assenmacher | P | CLE | Free agency | 1995 | +3.7 |
| Ian Anderson | P | ATL | Draft | 2016 | +3.6 |
| Mark DeRosa | 2B/3B | TEX | Free agency | 2005 | +3.6 |
| Danys Báez | P | CLE | Intl FA | 1999 | +3.5 |
| Jason Davis | P | CLE | Draft | 1999 | +3.5 |
| Steve Karsay | P | CLE | Trade | 1997 | +3.5 |
| Shelby Miller | P | ATL | Trade | 2014 | +3.4 |
| David Dellucci | OF | TEX | Free agency | 2003 | +3.4 |
| Ryan Drese | P | TEX | Trade | 2002 | +3.4 |
| Kameron Loe | P | TEX | Draft | 2002 | +3.2 |
| Ervin Santana | P | ATL | Free agency | 2014 | +3.1 |
| Sean Newcomb | P | ATL | Trade | 2015 | +2.8 |
| Bob Wickman | P | CLE | Trade | 2000 | +2.7 |
| Taylor Teagarden | C | TEX | Draft | 2005 | +2.6 |
| Aaron Harang | P | ATL | Free agency | 2014 | +2.5 |
| Marty Cordova | OF | CLE | Free agency | 2000 | +2.5 |
| Dwight Gooden | P | CLE | Free agency | 1997 | +2.4 |
| Gerald Laird | C | TEX | Trade | 2002 | +2.4 |
| Kurt Suzuki | C | ATL | Free agency | 2017 | +2.1 |
| Tony Fernández | SS | CLE | Free agency | 1996 | +2.1 |
| William Contreras | C | ATL | Intl FA | 2015 | +2.0 |
| Jace Peterson | 2B/3B | ATL | Trade | 2014 | +2.0 |
| Ryan Drese | P | CLE | Draft | 1998 | +2.0 |
| Matt Lawton | OF | CLE | Trade | 2001 | +2.0 |
| Jack Morris | P | CLE | Free agency | 1994 | +2.0 |
| Kyle Wright | P | ATL | Draft | 2017 | +1.9 |
| Eddie Murray | 1B | CLE | Free agency | 1993 | +1.9 |
| Doug Brocail | P | TEX | Free agency | 2004 | +1.9 |
| Ron Mahay | P | TEX | Free agency | 2002 | +1.8 |
| Brian Shouse | P | TEX | Free agency | 2002 | +1.8 |
| David Riske | P | CLE | Draft | 1996 | +1.7 |
| Jason Grimsley | P | CLE | Free agency | 1993 | +1.6 |
| Mark Whiten | OF | CLE | Free agency | 1998 | +1.6 |
| Jim Johnson | P | ATL | Free agency | 2014 | +1.5 |
| Huascar Ynoa | P | ATL | Trade | 2017 | +1.5 |
| Jason Stanford | P | CLE | Intl FA | 1999 | +1.5 |
| R. A. Dickey | P | ATL | Free agency | 2016 | +1.4 |
| Charlie Culberson | 3B/OF | ATL | Trade | 2017 | +1.3 |
| Jason Grilli | P | ATL | Free agency | 2015 | +1.3 |
| Richie Sexson | 1B | CLE | Draft | 1993 | +1.3 |
| Dan Winkler | P | ATL | Rule 5 | 2014 | +1.2 |
| Josh Bard | C | CLE | Trade | 2001 | +1.2 |
| Russell Branyan | 1B/3B | CLE | Draft | 1994 | +1.0 |
| Billy Traber | P | CLE | Trade | 2001 | +1.0 |
| Jamey Wright | P | TEX | Free agency | 2003 | +1.0 |
| Lane Adams | OF | ATL | Free agency | 2016 | +0.9 |
| Sam Freeman | P | ATL | Free agency | 2016 | +0.9 |
| Luiz Gohara | P | ATL | Trade | 2017 | +0.9 |
| Brian Anderson | P | CLE | Trade | 1996 | +0.8 |
| Chase d'Arnaud | 3B/SS | ATL | Free agency | 2015 | +0.7 |
| Mike Bielecki | P | CLE | Free agency | 1992 | +0.7 |
| Jacob Cruz | OF | CLE | Trade | 1998 | +0.7 |
| Sam Horn | DH | CLE | Free agency | 1993 | +0.7 |
| Rick Bauer | P | TEX | Free agency | 2005 | +0.7 |
| Ian Krol | P | ATL | Trade | 2015 | +0.6 |
| Kyle Muller | P | ATL | Draft | 2016 | +0.6 |
| Mallex Smith | OF | ATL | Trade | 2014 | +0.6 |
| Matt Wisler | P | ATL | Trade | 2015 | +0.6 |
| Jamie Brewington | P | CLE | Free agency | 1999 | +0.6 |
| Jeff Treadway | 2B | CLE | Free agency | 1992 | +0.6 |
| Esteban Germán | 2B/3B | TEX | Free agency | 2004 | +0.6 |
| Brad Wilkerson | OF | TEX | Trade | 2005 | +0.6 |
| Chris Haney | P | CLE | Free agency | 1999 | +0.5 |
| Joe Inglett | 2B/OF | CLE | Draft | 2000 | +0.5 |
| Edward Mujica | P | CLE | Intl FA | 2001 | +0.5 |
| Ted Power | P | CLE | Free agency | 1992 | +0.5 |
| Rich Rodriguez | P | CLE | Free agency | 2001 | +0.5 |
| Todd Greene | C | TEX | Free agency | 2002 | +0.5 |
| Ricardo Rodríguez | P | TEX | Trade | 2003 | +0.5 |
| Adonis García | 3B | ATL | Trade | 2015 | +0.4 |
| Jacob Webb | P | ATL | Draft | 2014 | +0.4 |
| Fernando Cabrera | P | CLE | Draft | 1999 | +0.4 |
| Álvaro Espinoza | SS | CLE | Free agency | 1992 | +0.4 |
| Rene Gonzales | 2B/3B | CLE | Free agency | 1994 | +0.4 |
| Steve Reed | P | CLE | Trade | 1998 | +0.4 |
| Carlos Almánzar | P | TEX | Free agency | 2003 | +0.4 |
| Jesse Biddle | P | ATL | Trade | 2016 | +0.3 |
| Pedro Ciriaco | 3B/SS | ATL | Free agency | 2014 | +0.3 |
| Brandon Snyder | 1B/3B | ATL | Free agency | 2015 | +0.3 |
| Mark Langston | P | CLE | Free agency | 1999 | +0.3 |
| Bob Ojeda | P | CLE | Free agency | 1992 | +0.3 |
| Jim Poole | P | CLE | Free agency | 1995 | +0.3 |
| Chan Ho Park | P | TEX | Free agency | 2002 | +0.3 |
| Rex Brothers | P | ATL | Free agency | 2017 | +0.2 |
| Casey Kelly | P | ATL | Trade | 2015 | +0.2 |
| Ian Thomas | P | ATL | Draft | 2014 | +0.2 |
| Jeromy Burnitz | OF | CLE | Trade | 1994 | +0.2 |
| Cameron Cairncross | P | CLE | Trade | 2000 | +0.2 |
| Billy Ripken | 2B | CLE | Free agency | 1995 | +0.2 |
| Mike Bacsik | P | TEX | Free agency | 2003 | +0.2 |
| Brandon Boggs | OF | TEX | Draft | 2004 | +0.2 |
| Aaron Fultz | P | TEX | Free agency | 2002 | +0.2 |
| Richard Hidalgo | OF | TEX | Free agency | 2004 | +0.2 |
| Michael Kirkman | P | TEX | Draft | 2005 | +0.2 |
| C. J. Nitkowski | P | TEX | Free agency | 2002 | +0.2 |
| Rubén Rivera | OF | TEX | Free agency | 2002 | +0.2 |
| Ismael Valdez | P | TEX | Free agency | 2002 | +0.2 |
| Eric Young | 2B | TEX | Free agency | 2004 | +0.2 |
| John Gant | P | ATL | Trade | 2015 | +0.1 |
| Luke Jackson | P | ATL | Trade | 2016 | +0.1 |
| Brandon McCarthy | P | ATL | Trade | 2017 | +0.1 |
| Andrew McKirahan | P | ATL | Trade | 2015 | +0.1 |
| Danny Santana | OF | ATL | Trade | 2017 | +0.1 |
| Jeremy Walker | P | ATL | Draft | 2016 | +0.1 |
| Bryse Wilson | P | ATL | Draft | 2016 | +0.1 |
| Mike Bacsik | P | CLE | Draft | 1996 | +0.1 |
| Pat Borders | C | CLE | Free agency | 1996 | +0.1 |
| Casey Candaele | 2B/OF | CLE | Free agency | 1995 | +0.1 |
| Sean DePaula | P | CLE | Draft | 1996 | +0.1 |
| Dave Elder | P | CLE | Trade | 2001 | +0.1 |
| Karim García | OF | CLE | Free agency | 2000 | +0.1 |
| Danny Graves | P | CLE | Draft | 1994 | +0.1 |
| Chris Nichting | P | CLE | Free agency | 1998 | +0.1 |
| Dave Roberts | OF | CLE | Trade | 1998 | +0.1 |
| Brian Tallet | P | CLE | Draft | 2000 | +0.1 |
| Matt Turner | P | CLE | Trade | 1994 | +0.1 |
| Mark Watson | P | CLE | Trade | 1998 | +0.1 |
| Wes Littleton | P | TEX | Draft | 2003 | +0.1 |
| Kevin Richardson | C | TEX | Intl FA | 2002 | +0.1 |
| Jed Bradley | P | ATL | Trade | 2016 | +0.0 |
| Jake Brigham | P | ATL | Trade | 2015 | -0.0 |
| Tucker Davidson | P | ATL | Draft | 2016 | -0.0 |
| Michael Kohn | P | ATL | Free agency | 2014 | -0.0 |
| Adam McCreery | P | ATL | Trade | 2016 | +0.0 |
| Alexi Ogando | P | ATL | Free agency | 2016 | -0.0 |
| Dustin Peterson | OF | ATL | Trade | 2014 | -0.0 |
| Michael Reed | OF | ATL | Free agency | 2017 | -0.0 |
| Robert Whalen | P | ATL | Trade | 2015 | +0.0 |
| Madison Younginer | P | ATL | Trade | 2016 | +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 | +0.0 |
| Greg LaRocca | 3B | CLE | Free agency | 2001 | +0.0 |
| Torey Lovullo | 2B | CLE | Free agency | 1994 | -0.0 |
| Willie Martínez | P | CLE | Intl FA | 1995 | +0.0 |
| Lance Parrish | C | CLE | Free agency | 1993 | +0.0 |
| Geronimo Pena | 2B | CLE | Free agency | 1996 | -0.0 |
| Tony Peña | C | CLE | Free agency | 1994 | +0.0 |
| Ryan Thompson | OF | CLE | Trade | 1996 | -0.0 |
| Cliff Young | P | CLE | Free agency | 1993 | +0.0 |
| Joaquín Arias | 3B | TEX | Trade | 2004 | +0.0 |
| Mickey Callaway | P | TEX | Free agency | 2003 | +0.0 |
| Jason Hart | OF | TEX | Trade | 2002 | +0.0 |
| Eric Hurley | P | TEX | Draft | 2004 | +0.0 |
| Adam Hyzdu | OF | TEX | Free agency | 2005 | -0.0 |
| Travis Metcalf | 3B | TEX | Draft | 2004 | -0.0 |
| Dan Miceli | P | TEX | Free agency | 2002 | +0.0 |
| 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 | +0.0 |
| John Wasdin | P | TEX | Free agency | 2003 | -0.0 |
| Kolby Allard | P | ATL | Draft | 2015 | -0.1 |
| Jhoulys Chacín | P | ATL | Free agency | 2016 | -0.1 |
| David Freitas | C | ATL | Trade | 2017 | -0.1 |
| Jonny Gomes | DH/OF | ATL | Free agency | 2015 | -0.1 |
| Juan Jaime | P | ATL | Trade | 2014 | -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 |
| Jeff Nelson | P | TEX | Free agency | 2004 | -0.1 |
| Josh Rupe | P | TEX | Trade | 2003 | -0.1 |
| Michael Tejera | P | TEX | Free agency | 2004 | -0.1 |
| Andrés Torres | OF | TEX | Free agency | 2004 | -0.1 |
| 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 | -0.2 |
| Sugar Ray Marimón | P | ATL | Trade | 2015 | -0.2 |
| Chad Sobotka | P | ATL | Draft | 2014 | -0.2 |
| Bruce Aven | OF | CLE | Draft | 1994 | -0.2 |
| Tom Martin | P | CLE | Trade | 1997 | -0.2 |
| Bob Milacki | P | CLE | Free agency | 1993 | -0.2 |
| Alvin Morman | P | CLE | Trade | 1997 | -0.2 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Drew Meyer | 2B | TEX | Draft | 2002 | -0.2 |
| Ryan Snare | P | TEX | Trade | 2003 | -0.2 |
| Justin Thompson | P | TEX | Free agency | 2002 | -0.2 |
| Steve Woodard | P | TEX | Free agency | 2002 | -0.2 |
| Manny Banuelos | P | ATL | Trade | 2015 | -0.3 |
| 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 | -0.3 |
| Héctor Olivera | 3B | ATL | Trade | 2015 | -0.3 |
| José Ramírez | P | ATL | Trade | 2015 | -0.3 |
| 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 | -0.3 |
| Tim Laker | C | CLE | Free agency | 2000 | -0.3 |
| John McDonald | SS | CLE | Draft | 1996 | -0.3 |
| 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 | -0.3 |
| Ron Villone | P | CLE | Trade | 1997 | -0.3 |
| Adrian Brown | OF | TEX | Free agency | 2005 | -0.3 |
| Ben Kozlowski | P | TEX | Trade | 2002 | -0.3 |
| Kevin Mahar | OF | TEX | Intl FA | 2004 | -0.3 |
| Doug Mathis | P | TEX | Draft | 2005 | -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 |
| 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 |
| Paul Abbott | P | CLE | Free agency | 1993 | -0.4 |
| Rubén Amaro | OF | CLE | Trade | 1993 | -0.4 |
| 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 |
| Zach Sorensen | 2B | CLE | Draft | 1998 | -0.4 |
| Enrique Wilson | 2B/3B/SS | CLE | Trade | 1994 | -0.4 |
| 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 |
| Travis Demeritte | OF | ATL | Trade | 2016 | -0.5 |
| Rio Ruiz | 3B | ATL | Trade | 2015 | -0.5 |
| Wil Cordero | SS/OF | CLE | Free agency | 1999 | -0.5 |
| 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 | -0.6 |
| Jeff Branson | 2B/3B/SS | CLE | Trade | 1997 | -0.6 |
| 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 |
| Aaron Blair | P | ATL | Trade | 2015 | -0.9 |
| Emilio Bonifácio | 2B/OF | ATL | Free agency | 2015 | -0.9 |
| A. J. Pierzynski | C | ATL | Free agency | 2015 | -0.9 |
| Matt Kemp | OF | ATL | Trade | 2016 | -1.0 |
| 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 |
| Brian Jordan | OF | TEX | Free agency | 2004 | -1.2 |
| Ricky Gutiérrez | SS | CLE | Free agency | 2001 | -1.8 |
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.