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Jon Daniels

Born Aug 24, 1977 · Queens, NY · age 48

Took over the Texas Rangers as the youngest GM in MLB history and built back-to-back American League pennant winners (2010–2011) through bold trades and a deep farm system.

17 seasons with salary-era data across 1 stint. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.

Overview

Titles0
Pennants2
Playoffs5
Record1314–1339
Win %0.495
-1.1GM WAR — wins above a replacement GM (org-adjusted, shrunk; per season) ±3.8104th/195 execs
6.1Depth — 2+ WAR regulars per season (the breadth that drives TAB, not stars)99th/195 execs
-5.7Dead WAR — WAR/yr bled by sub-replacement players (closer to 0 = better)127th/195 execs
37%Dead money — payroll on <0.5-WAR players (lower = better)118th/195 execs
$15MCheap-talent surplus — $/yr of value from cost-controlled (pre-arb/arb) players above their pay; the selection engine, and the stickiest GM skill we track97th/195 execs
$6MDrafted surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own draftees (the develop-from-the-draft engine)93rd/195 execs
$6MTraded-for surplus — cheap-talent surplus from cost-controlled players he acquired via trade65th/195 execs
$2MInt'l surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own international signees54th/195 execs
-38.9TAB — talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation), tenure total170th/195 execs
-5.1WAB — realized wins (TAB + the non-repeatable luck of converting talent to wins)87th/195 execs
1.42Acquisition Leverage — playoff pts per acquired WAR, graded once in the year each deal's wins arrive (the repeatable decision skill)109th/195 execs
-481Roster surplus $M188th/195 execs

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
▸ Rangers POBO/GM 2006–2022 16 -5.1 -0.32 -38.9 -129.2 +125.0 -48.2 -58.5 -13.5 1.42 0.495 52– -481
Career total (1985+ data) 17 -5.1 -38.9 -129.2 +125.0 -48.2 -58.5 -13.5 1.42 0.495 52 – -481

Roster Construction

How the roster was sourced

by valueby volume

Share of acquired fWAR by channel vs. league average.

Build channels — net fWAR

Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.

Home-grown (draft/intl)+125.0
Trade-48.2
Free agency-58.5
Rule 5 / minor draft-13.5
Sourcing mix: 33% draft · 46% FA · 21% trade · 0% R5

Roster value distribution — career average — depth vs. stars

Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR, averaged across Jon Daniels's seasons. Bars = his rosters; the black line = the league-average player at each slot. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge.

Players acquired — 339 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year Szns fWAR WAR/yr Lev
Adrian Beltré 3B TEX Free agency 2011 8 +35.8 +4.5 25.2
Elvis Andrus SS TEX Trade 2007 11 +29.8 +2.7 –
Josh Hamilton OF TEX Trade 2008 6 +23.2 +3.9 3.9
Corey Seager SS TEX Free agency 2021 5 +20.0 +4.0 1.3
Marcus Semien 2B/SS TEX Free agency 2021 4 +17.3 +4.3 1.3
Yu Darvish P TEX Draft 2012 5 +15.8 +3.2 –
Nelson Cruz DH/OF TEX Trade 2008 6 +13.6 +2.3 1.9
Derek Holland P TEX Draft 2006 7 +12.8 +1.8 –
Martín Pérez P TEX Intl FA 2007 8 +12.6 +1.6 –
Kevin Millwood P TEX Free agency 2006 4 +11.5 +2.9 1.7
Adolis García OF TEX Trade 2021 4 +11.1 +2.8 0.1
Nathaniel Lowe 1B TEX Trade 2020 4 +10.8 +2.7 0.0
Nathan Eovaldi P TEX Free agency 2022 4 +10.3 +2.6 14.2
David Murphy OF TEX Trade 2007 6 +9.4 +1.6 0.1
Rougned Odor 2B TEX Intl FA 2011 5 +8.8 +1.8 –
Joey Gallo OF TEX Draft 2012 6 +8.2 +1.4 –
Lance Lynn P TEX Free agency 2018 2 +8.2 +4.1 0.8
Shin-Soo Choo OF TEX Free agency 2013 6 +7.9 +1.3 0.1
Matt Harrison P TEX Trade 2007 5 +7.9 +1.6 –
Jacob deGrom P TEX Free agency 2022 4 +7.6 +1.9 8.6
Josh Jung 3B TEX Draft 2022 5 +7.6 +1.5 –
Leonys Martín OF TEX Intl FA 2011 4 +7.1 +1.8 –
Jonah Heim C TEX Trade 2021 3 +7.0 +2.3 0.0
Marlon Byrd OF TEX Free agency 2006 3 +6.9 +2.3 0.2
Craig Gentry OF TEX Draft 2006 3 +6.8 +2.3 –
José Leclerc P TEX Intl FA 2010 8 +6.6 +0.8 –
Mike Minor P TEX Free agency 2017 3 +6.6 +2.2 0.2
Vicente Padilla P TEX Free agency 2006 4 +5.2 +1.3 1.4
Leody Taveras OF TEX Intl FA 2015 5 +5.1 +1.0 –
Cole Hamels P TEX Trade 2015 4 +5.0 +1.2 1.0
Jon Gray P TEX Free agency 2021 3 +4.9 +1.6 0.6
Mike Napoli C/1B TEX Trade 2011 3 +4.6 +1.5 19.3
Dane Dunning P TEX Trade 2021 3 +4.6 +1.5 0.0
Neftalí Feliz P TEX Trade 2007 6 +4.5 +0.7 –
Josh Smith 3B/SS TEX Draft 2022 3 +4.5 +1.5 –
Milton Bradley OF TEX Free agency 2007 1 +4.3 +4.3 4.0
Ezequiel Duran 3B TEX Draft 2022 5 +4.2 +0.8 –
Robinson Chirinos C TEX Trade 2014 5 +4.2 +0.8 0.3
Joe Nathan P TEX Free agency 2011 2 +4.1 +2.1 11.2
Mitch Moreland 1B TEX Draft 2007 5 +3.7 +0.7 –
Alex Claudio P TEX Draft 2010 4 +3.5 +0.9 –
Ian Desmond SS/OF TEX Free agency 2016 1 +3.4 +3.4 4.3
Andrew Heaney P TEX Free agency 2022 2 +3.3 +1.7 6.8
Cliff Lee P TEX Trade 2010 1 +3.2 +3.2 21.7
Yovani Gallardo P TEX Trade 2015 2 +3.2 +1.6 1.9
Akinori Otsuka P TEX Trade 2006 2 +2.8 +1.4 0.9
Jacob Latz P TEX Draft 2017 3 +2.6 +0.9 –
Tommy Hunter P TEX Draft 2007 3 +2.5 +0.8 –
Neal Cotts P TEX Free agency 2012 2 +2.4 +1.2 8.2
Isiah Kiner-Falefa SS TEX Draft 2013 3 +2.4 +0.8 –
Danny Santana OF TEX Free agency 2019 1 +2.4 +2.4 0.4
Kenny Lofton OF TEX Trade 2007 1 +2.4 +2.4 0.2
Mitch Garver C/DH TEX Trade 2022 2 +2.4 +1.2 0.1
Keone Kela P TEX Draft 2012 4 +2.3 +0.6 –
Jurickson Profar OF TEX Intl FA 2009 2 +2.3 +1.2 –
Andrew Cashner P TEX Free agency 2016 1 +2.2 +2.2 0.4
Nomar Mazara OF TEX Intl FA 2011 4 +2.1 +0.5 –
Brandon McCarthy P TEX Trade 2006 3 +2.1 +0.7 0.1
Carlos Gómez OF TEX Free agency 2016 2 +2.0 +1.0 1.3
Tony Barnette P TEX Trade 2016 3 +1.8 +0.6 –
Julio Borbon OF TEX Draft 2007 2 +1.8 +0.9 –
Darren O'Day P TEX Trade 2009 2 +1.8 +0.9 2.0
Brett Martin P TEX Draft 2014 3 +1.7 +0.6 –
Robbie Ross P TEX Draft 2008 2 +1.7 +0.9 –
Jake Diekman P TEX Trade 2015 3 +1.7 +0.6 0.1
Hunter Pence OF TEX Free agency 2019 1 +1.5 +1.5 0.3
Endy Chávez OF TEX Free agency 2010 1 +1.4 +1.4 6.1
Josh Sborz P TEX Trade 2021 4 +1.4 +0.4 0.0
Matt Moore P TEX Free agency 2022 2 +1.3 +0.7 0.0
Ramón Vázquez 3B/SS TEX Free agency 2006 2 +1.3 +0.6 0.0
Ariel Jurado P TEX Intl FA 2012 2 +1.2 +0.6 –
Matt Garza P TEX Trade 2013 1 +1.2 +1.2 5.4
Sam Dyson P TEX Trade 2015 2 +1.1 +0.6 0.7
Vladimir Guerrero OF TEX Free agency 2010 1 +1.1 +1.1 7.0
Taylor Hearn P TEX Trade 2018 3 +1.1 +0.4 –
Geovany Soto C TEX Trade 2012 2 +1.1 +0.5 0.2
Nick Tepesch P TEX Draft 2010 2 +1.1 +0.5 –
Jose Trevino C TEX Draft 2014 2 +1.1 +0.5 –
Jeff Baker 1B/2B TEX Free agency 2013 1 +1.0 +1.0 4.5
Chris Martin P TEX Free agency 2017 3 +1.0 +0.3 0.0
Wandy Rodríguez P TEX Free agency 2015 1 +1.0 +1.0 0.7
Nick Solak 2B TEX Trade 2019 2 +1.0 +0.5 –
Jamey Wright P TEX Trade 2007 2 +1.0 +0.5 0.0
Sidney Ponson P TEX Trade 2008 1 +1.0 +1.0 1.1
Alex Ríos OF TEX Trade 2013 2 +1.0 +0.5 3.5
Andy Ibáñez 2B/3B TEX Intl FA 2015 1 +0.9 +0.9 –
John Rheinecker P TEX Trade 2006 1 +0.9 +0.9 –
Jake Smolinski OF TEX Trade 2014 1 +0.9 +0.9 –
Omar Vizquel SS TEX Free agency 2009 1 +0.9 +0.9 1.5
Dustin Nippert P TEX Trade 2008 2 +0.9 +0.5 0.4
Koji Uehara P TEX Trade 2011 2 +0.9 +0.5 0.4
Dennis Santana P TEX Trade 2021 2 +0.9 +0.4 0.0
Sam Huff C TEX Draft 2016 3 +0.8 +0.3 –
John Koronka P TEX Trade 2006 2 +0.8 +0.4 0.4
Shawn Tolleson P TEX Trade 2015 1 +0.8 +0.8 0.8
Jonathan Lucroy C TEX Trade 2016 1 +0.8 +0.8 2.0
Mike Adams P TEX Trade 2011 2 +0.7 +0.4 1.9
Jason Frasor P TEX Free agency 2013 2 +0.7 +0.4 3.4
Chris Gimenez C TEX Free agency 2014 2 +0.7 +0.3 0.1
Roy Oswalt P TEX Free agency 2012 1 +0.7 +0.7 4.7
Rick Bauer P TEX Trade 2006 1 +0.7 +0.7 0.3
Carlos Peguero OF TEX Trade 2015 1 +0.7 +0.7 0.5
Kyle Blanks 1B/OF TEX Free agency 2014 1 +0.6 +0.6 0.5
Brock Burke P TEX Trade 2018 1 +0.6 +0.6 –
Charlie Culberson 3B/OF TEX Free agency 2020 1 +0.6 +0.6 0.0
Jonathan Hernández P TEX Intl FA 2013 3 +0.6 +0.2 –
Andruw Jones OF TEX Free agency 2009 1 +0.6 +0.6 1.0
Kevin Kouzmanoff 3B TEX Free agency 2013 1 +0.6 +0.6 0.1
Rafael Montero P TEX Free agency 2019 2 +0.6 +0.3 0.1
Yorvit Torrealba C TEX Free agency 2010 1 +0.6 +0.6 2.5
Éric Gagné P TEX Trade 2007 1 +0.6 +0.6 0.1
Brad Wilkerson OF TEX Trade 2007 1 +0.6 +0.6 0.1
Mark Mathias 2B/OF TEX Trade 2022 1 +0.6 +0.6 0.2
Frank Catalanotto OF TEX Free agency 2006 4 +0.5 +0.1 0.1
John King P TEX Draft 2017 2 +0.5 +0.3 –
Kolby Allard P TEX Trade 2019 2 +0.4 +0.2 0.2
Jesse Chavez P TEX Free agency 2018 2 +0.4 +0.2 –
Emmanuel Clase P TEX Trade 2018 1 +0.4 +0.4 –
Bartolo Colón P TEX Free agency 2018 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.0
Jharel Cotton P TEX Free agency 2020 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.0
Adam Eaton P TEX Trade 2006 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.2
Doug Fister P TEX Free agency 2017 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.0
Nick Martínez P TEX Draft 2011 3 +0.4 +0.1 –
Luis Mendoza P TEX Trade 2006 2 +0.4 +0.2 –
Spencer Patton P TEX Trade 2014 2 +0.4 +0.2 –
A. J. Pierzynski C TEX Free agency 2012 1 +0.4 +0.4 1.7
Joely Rodríguez P TEX Free agency 2019 2 +0.4 +0.2 0.0
Jarrod Saltalamacchia C TEX Trade 2007 2 +0.4 +0.2 –
Meibrys Viloria C TEX Free agency 2021 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.2
Carlos Lee OF TEX Trade 2006 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.2
Jason Grilli P TEX Trade 2009 2 +0.4 +0.2 0.4
Jeff Francoeur OF TEX Trade 2010 1 +0.4 +0.4 2.4
Asdrúbal Cabrera SS TEX Trade 2019 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.1
Cory Gearrin P TEX Trade 2018 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.0
Anthony Bass P TEX Free agency 2014 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.2
Kyle Cody P TEX Draft 2016 1 +0.3 +0.3 –
Franklyn Germán P TEX Free agency 2006 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.4
Justin Grimm P TEX Draft 2010 2 +0.3 +0.1 –
John Hicks C/1B TEX Free agency 2021 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.0
Josh Lindblom P TEX Trade 2012 1 +0.3 +0.3 1.3
Garrett Richards P TEX Free agency 2022 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.1
Sammy Sosa OF TEX Free agency 2007 1 +0.3 +0.3 –
Jeffrey Springs P TEX Draft 2015 2 +0.3 +0.2 –
Rob Tejeda P TEX Trade 2006 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.3
Bryan Corey P TEX Trade 2006 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.1
Travis Blackley P TEX Trade 2013 1 +0.3 +0.3 1.3
Bobby Wilson C TEX Trade 2015 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.4
Mark Lowe P TEX Trade 2011 2 +0.3 +0.1 0.9
Drew Anderson P TEX Free agency 2021 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0
Lisalverto Bonilla P TEX Trade 2012 1 +0.2 +0.2 –
Joey Butler DH/OF TEX Draft 2008 1 +0.2 +0.2 –
Derek Dietrich 2B/OF TEX Free agency 2020 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0
Willie Eyre P TEX Free agency 2007 2 +0.2 +0.1 0.0
Kason Gabbard P TEX Trade 2007 2 +0.2 +0.1 0.0
Kyle Gibson P TEX Free agency 2019 2 +0.2 +0.1 0.0
A. J. Griffin P TEX Free agency 2015 2 +0.2 +0.1 0.2
Freddy Guzmán OF TEX Trade 2006 2 +0.2 +0.1 0.1
Yonny Hernández 2B/3B TEX Intl FA 2014 1 +0.2 +0.2 –
Matt Moore P TEX Trade 2017 2 +0.2 +0.1 0.0
Joe Ortiz P TEX Intl FA 2006 1 +0.2 +0.2 –
Cole Ragans P TEX Draft 2022 1 +0.2 +0.2 –
Yerry Rodríguez P TEX Draft 2022 2 +0.2 +0.1 –
Adrian Sampson P TEX Free agency 2019 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0
Brandon Snyder 1B/3B TEX Free agency 2012 1 +0.2 +0.2 1.4
Joakim Soria P TEX Free agency 2012 2 +0.2 +0.1 0.9
Yoshinori Tateyama P TEX Draft 2011 2 +0.2 +0.1 –
Eli White OF TEX Trade 2018 1 +0.2 +0.2 –
Josh Wilson SS TEX Free agency 2013 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0
Carlos Beltrán OF TEX Trade 2016 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.3
Kip Wells P TEX Trade 2006 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.1
Mike Gonzalez P TEX Trade 2011 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.7
Jerome Williams P TEX Trade 2014 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0
Scott Baker P TEX Free agency 2014 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Matt Duffy 3B TEX Free agency 2020 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.1
Jon Edwards P TEX Trade 2014 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Ryan Feierabend P TEX Free agency 2013 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Ernesto Frieri P TEX Free agency 2017 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Alberto González 2B/SS TEX Free agency 2011 1 +0.1 +0.1 1.0
Chi Chi González P TEX Draft 2013 2 +0.1 +0.1 –
Brian Gordon P TEX Trade 2008 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Mark Hamburger P TEX Trade 2008 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
CD Pelham P TEX Draft 2015 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Aaron Poreda P TEX Free agency 2013 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Guillermo Quiroz C TEX Free agency 2006 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Ben Rowen P TEX Draft 2010 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Locke St. John P TEX Rule 5 2017 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Justin Ruggiano OF TEX Trade 2016 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.1
Héctor Noesí P TEX Trade 2014 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Will Venable OF TEX Trade 2015 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Stolmy Pimentel P TEX Trade 2015 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Miles Mikolas P TEX Trade 2014 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Dallas Keuchel P TEX Trade 2022 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
DJ Peters OF TEX Trade 2021 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Joe Barlow P TEX Draft 2016 1 -0.0 -0.0 –
Austin Bibens-Dirkx P TEX Trade 2017 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
David Carpenter P TEX Free agency 2019 – -0.0 – –
Preston Claiborne P TEX Free agency 2017 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Carlos Corporán C TEX Trade 2015 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Jose Díaz P TEX Free agency 2006 – -0.0 – –
Víctor Díaz OF TEX Trade 2006 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Jason Ellison OF TEX Free agency 2007 – -0.0 – –
Demarcus Evans P TEX Draft 2015 – -0.0 – –
Luis García P TEX Free agency 2020 – -0.0 – –
Nick Gardewine P TEX Draft 2013 1 -0.0 -0.0 –
Greg Golson OF TEX Trade 2008 – -0.0 – –
Jeanmar Gómez P TEX Free agency 2019 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Jimmy Herget P TEX Free agency 2020 – -0.0 – –
Luis Hernández SS TEX Free agency 2011 – -0.0 – –
Bryan Holaday C TEX Trade 2016 – +0.0 – –
Wei-Chieh Huang P TEX Trade 2018 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
Jordan Lyles P TEX Free agency 2019 1 -0.0 -0.0 0.0
Warner Madrigal P TEX Trade 2008 1 -0.0 -0.0 –
Román Méndez P TEX Trade 2010 – -0.0 – –
Will Middlebrooks 3B TEX Free agency 2016 – -0.0 – –
Guillermo Moscoso P TEX Trade 2008 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
Glenn Otto P TEX Trade 2021 2 +0.0 +0.0 –
Pedro Payano P TEX Intl FA 2011 – -0.0 – –
Ryan Roberts 2B/3B TEX Free agency 2007 – -0.0 – –
Ricardo Rodríguez P TEX Intl FA 2010 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
Andrew Romine 3B/SS TEX Free agency 2020 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Connor Sadzeck P TEX Draft 2011 – -0.0 – –
Luis Sardiñas 2B/SS TEX Intl FA 2009 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
Tanner Scheppers P TEX Draft 2009 4 -0.0 -0.0 –
Anderson Tejeda SS TEX Intl FA 2014 1 -0.0 -0.0 –
Jesús Tinoco P TEX Free agency 2021 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Matt West P TEX Draft 2007 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
Ross Wolf P TEX Free agency 2012 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Hunter Wood P TEX Free agency 2021 – -0.0 – –
Chris Shelton 1B TEX Trade 2008 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Corey Kluber P TEX Trade 2020 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Drew Stubbs OF TEX Trade 2015 2 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Todd Frazier 3B TEX Trade 2020 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Jhan Mariñez P TEX Trade 2017 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Dario Álvarez P TEX Trade 2017 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Luke Farrell P TEX Trade 2019 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Engel Beltré OF TEX Trade 2007 – -0.1 – –
Dave Bush P TEX Free agency 2011 – -0.1 – –
Ryan Dorow 3B TEX Draft 2017 – -0.1 – –
Tim Federowicz C TEX Trade 2019 – -0.1 – –
Thomas Field 2B/SS TEX Free agency 2014 – -0.1 – –
Wilmer Font P TEX Intl FA 2006 – -0.1 – –
Kyuji Fujikawa P TEX Free agency 2014 – -0.1 – –
Justin Germano P TEX Free agency 2013 – -0.1 – –
Ian Gibaut P TEX Trade 2019 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.0
Taylor Guerrieri P TEX Free agency 2019 – -0.1 – –
Ian Kennedy P TEX Free agency 2021 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.0
Brandon Mann P TEX Trade 2018 – -0.1 – –
Daniel McCutchen P TEX Free agency 2013 – -0.1 – –
Juan Nicasio P TEX Free agency 2020 – -0.1 – –
Brett Nicholas C TEX Draft 2010 1 -0.1 -0.1 –
Ross Ohlendorf P TEX Free agency 2015 – -0.1 – –
Yohel Pozo C/DH TEX Intl FA 2013 – -0.1 – –
Rob Refsnyder OF TEX Free agency 2019 – -0.1 – –
Yadiel Rivera 3B/SS TEX Free agency 2020 – -0.1 – –
Tyson Ross P TEX Free agency 2017 – -0.1 – –
Brad Snyder 1B/OF TEX Free agency 2013 – -0.1 – –
Nicklaus Snyder P TEX Draft 2017 – -0.1 – –
Matt Treanor C TEX Trade 2010 – -0.1 – –
Merkin Valdez P TEX Free agency 2011 – -0.1 – –
Phillips Valdéz P TEX Trade 2019 – -0.1 – –
Steele Walker OF TEX Rule 5 2022 – -0.1 – –
Nathan Adcock P TEX Free agency 2013 – -0.2 – –
Jim Adduci 1B/OF TEX Trade 2013 – -0.2 – –
A. J. Alexy P TEX Trade 2017 – -0.2 – –
Bruce Chen P TEX Free agency 2007 – -0.2 – –
Kazuo Fukumori P TEX Draft 2008 – -0.2 – –
Ronald Guzmán 1B TEX Intl FA 2011 2 -0.2 -0.1 –
Elier Hernandez DH/OF TEX Draft 2022 – -0.2 – –
Brock Holt 2B/3B/OF TEX Free agency 2021 – -0.2 – –
Shawn Kelley P TEX Free agency 2019 – -0.2 – –
Derek Lowe P TEX Free agency 2013 – -0.2 – –
Kyle McClellan P TEX Free agency 2013 – -0.2 – –
Yohander Méndez P TEX Intl FA 2011 1 -0.2 -0.2 –
Shelby Miller P TEX Free agency 2019 – -0.2 – –
Omar Quintanilla 2B/SS TEX Free agency 2010 – -0.2 – –
Elizardo Ramírez P TEX Free agency 2007 – -0.2 – –
Drew Robinson OF TEX Draft 2010 1 -0.2 -0.2 –
Guilder Rodríguez 2B/3B/DH TEX Rule 5 2008 – -0.2 – –
Bubba Thompson OF TEX Draft 2022 1 -0.2 -0.2 –
Mason Tobin P TEX Trade 2010 – -0.2 – –
Mike Wood P TEX Free agency 2006 – -0.2 – –
Adam Melhuse C TEX Trade 2008 1 -0.2 -0.2 0.0
Antonio Alfonseca P TEX Free agency 2006 – -0.3 – –
Kris Benson P TEX Free agency 2009 – -0.3 – –
Lance Berkman 1B/OF TEX Free agency 2013 – -0.3 – –
Kyle Dowdy P TEX Trade 2019 – -0.3 – –
Mike Hauschild P TEX Rule 5 2016 – -0.3 – –
Scott Heineman OF TEX Draft 2015 1 -0.3 -0.3 –
A. J. Jiménez C TEX Trade 2017 – -0.3 – –
Phil Klein P TEX Draft 2011 1 -0.3 -0.3 –
Kyle Lohse P TEX Free agency 2016 – -0.3 – –
Max Ramírez C TEX Trade 2007 1 -0.3 -0.3 –
Michael Roth P TEX Free agency 2016 – -0.3 – –
Ryan Strausborger OF TEX Draft 2010 – -0.3 – –
Brett Tomko P TEX Free agency 2011 – -0.3 – –
Bill White P TEX Trade 2007 – -0.3 – –
Patrick Wisdom 3B TEX Trade 2018 – -0.3 – –
Prince Fielder 1B TEX Trade 2015 1 -0.3 -0.3 1.4
Jeremy Jeffress P TEX Trade 2016 1 -0.3 -0.3 0.2
Anthony Ranaudo P TEX Trade 2015 1 -0.3 -0.3 0.0
Wes Benjamin P TEX Draft 2014 1 -0.4 -0.4 –
Chris Davis 1B TEX Draft 2006 1 -0.4 -0.4 –
Andrew Faulkner P TEX Draft 2011 – -0.4 – –
Greg Holland P TEX Free agency 2022 – -0.4 – –
Jason Martin OF TEX Free agency 2020 – -0.4 – –
Chris McGuiness 1B TEX Trade 2010 – -0.4 – –
Joe Palumbo P TEX Draft 2013 – -0.4 – –
Desi Relaford SS TEX Free agency 2007 – -0.4 – –
Adam Rosales 2B/3B/SS TEX Free agency 2015 2 -0.4 -0.2 0.1
Ryan Rua 1B/OF TEX Draft 2011 2 -0.4 -0.2 –
Hyeon-jong Yang P TEX Draft 2021 – -0.4 – –
Sherten Apostel 1B/3B TEX Trade 2018 – -0.5 – –
Cody Eppley P TEX Draft 2008 – -0.5 – –
Eddie Guardado P TEX Free agency 2008 1 -0.5 -0.5 0.8
Luke Jackson P TEX Draft 2010 – -0.5 – –
Jason Jennings P TEX Free agency 2008 1 -0.5 -0.5 0.1
Mike Olt 3B TEX Draft 2010 – -0.5 – –
J. P. Arencibia C TEX Free agency 2013 – -0.6 – –
Kyle Bird P TEX Trade 2018 – -0.6 – –
Logan Forsythe 2B TEX Free agency 2019 – -0.6 – –
Kevin Jepsen P TEX Free agency 2017 – -0.6 – –
Cesár Ramos P TEX Free agency 2016 – -0.6 – –
Carlos Tocci OF TEX Trade 2017 – -0.6 – –
Mike Foltynewicz P TEX Free agency 2021 – -0.7 – –
Jerry Hairston 2B/OF TEX Free agency 2007 1 -0.7 -0.7 0.1
Rich Harden P TEX Free agency 2009 – -0.7 – –
Mike Napoli C/1B TEX Free agency 2017 3 -0.7 -0.2 19.3
Curtis Terry DH TEX Draft 2015 – -0.7 – –
Spencer Howard P TEX Trade 2021 – -0.8 – –
Hanser Alberto 2B/3B TEX Intl FA 2009 – -0.9 – –
Kohei Arihara P TEX Draft 2021 – -0.9 – –
Ben Broussard 1B TEX Trade 2007 – -0.9 – –
David Dahl OF TEX Free agency 2020 – -0.9 – –
Jared Hoying OF TEX Draft 2010 – -0.9 – –
Tomás Telis C/1B TEX Intl FA 2007 – -1.0 – –
Kole Calhoun OF TEX Free agency 2021 – -1.3 – –
Brad Miller SS TEX Free agency 2022 – -1.3 – –
Willie Calhoun DH/OF TEX Trade 2017 1 -1.9 -1.9 –
Jeff Mathis C TEX Free agency 2018 1 -1.9 -1.9 0.0

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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Rosternomics — quantifying front-office skill, attribution-clean. Follow @rosternomics on X. Decision-makers on record back to 1933; resource-controlled metrics (WAR & payroll) cover 1985–2026.
Data: FanGraphs (WAR), Baseball-Reference & the Chadwick Bureau register (rosters, IDs), the Lahman Database, Baseball America prospect rankings (via The Baseball Cube), and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0); bios are original. Emoji graphics by OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
All figures are franchise-level outcomes credited to the decision-maker in the acquisition year — not solely attributable to one executive.