Rosternomics
KM

Kevin Malone

Born Aug 6, 1957 · San Diego, CA · age 69

General manager for the Nationals and Dodgers (1995–2001).

Across the full 4-season sample, the measured profile stands out most for future-foundation returns (90th percentile), and avoidance of dead payroll (85th percentile). The clearest contrast is traded-for surplus (24th percentile): players acquired by trade have created less surplus value than for most peers. Because the sample covers fewer than five seasons, those comparisons are descriptive rather than stable.

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

0 pennants · 0 playoff appearances · 315–315 (0.500)

Percentile Rankings

vs. execs with toyrs exp.
PoorAverageGreat
Trade Decision Quality
Roster Construction
Depth
6.8
Dead WAR
-4.3
Dead money %
26%
PoorAverageGreat
Talent Creation
Cheap-talent surplus
$6M
Drafted surplus
$3M
Traded-for surplus
$0M
Int'l surplus
$3M
Results & Efficiency
GM WAR
-0.9
TAB
-5.0
WAB
-11.8
$ / WAR
$1.9M
Net WAR/trade
-0.10

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
Nationals GM 1995 66–78 $13 40 +11 +11.7 32% +12 +2 +9 +1 $0.4M 25.7 7.0 -5.7 +5.1 -4.9 -0.44 -12.3 +0.0 +0.68 0.98 0.13 +3.4 +5.6 0.458
Dodgers GM 1999 77–85 $76 156 -33 -26.1 24% -0 +1 -1 -0 $2.0M 34.7 7.0 -3.4 +7.1 -0.3 -0.05 +0.4 +0.0 +0.16 0.86 0.11 -10.6 -4.9 0.475
Dodgers GM 2000 86–76 $88 162 -31 -22.1 20% +0 +1 -8 +7 $2.0M 40.2 7.0 -3.6 +1.0 -2.2 -0.74 +5.2 +0.0 -0.51 4.31 0.29 -2.1 +0.1 0.531
Dodgers GM 2001 86–76 $105 169 -50 -30.7 28% +10 +7 -1 +3 $2.7M 34.6 6.0 -4.4 +0.2 +4.7 +0.78 -11.4 +0.0 +0.94 2.73 0.22 -2.6 -5.9 0.531
Career total (1985+ data) $282 132 -102 -67.2 26% +6 +3 +0 +3 $1.9M 135.2 6.8 -4.3 +13.5 -2.7 -0.10 -18.1 +0.0 +0.54 2.05 0.18 -11.8 -5.0 0.500

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)+13.5
Trade-2.7
Free agency-18.1
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.0
Sourcing mix: 40% draft · 21% FA · 40% trade · 0% R5

Trades

Trades made — 27 deals credited to Kevin Malone, best expected value first; surplus is realized value in $M

1999 · LAD / TOR
LAD · Kevin Malone +$164.8M
Shawn Green, Jorge Nunez
TOR · Gord Ash −$164.8M
Pedro Borbón, Raúl Mondesí
LAD came out ahead by $164.8M
1999 · LAD / MIA
LAD · Kevin Malone +$0.8M
Craig Counsell
MIA · Dave Dombrowski −$0.8M
Ryan Moskau
LAD came out ahead by $0.8M
1995 · NYY / WSN
NYY · Gene Michael +$0.0M
John Wetteland
WSN · Kevin Malone +$0.0M
Fernando Seguignol
Even trade
2000 · LAD / BAL
LAD · Kevin Malone +$21.6M
Alberto Reyes
BAL · Syd Thrift −$21.6M
Alan Mills
LAD came out ahead by $21.6M
2000 · CHC / LAD
CHC · Ed Lynch +$13.6M
Jamie Arnold, Jorge Piedra
LAD · Kevin Malone −$13.6M
Ismael Valdez
CHC came out ahead by $13.6M
2000 · LAD / NYY
LAD · Kevin Malone +$5.6M
Jim Leyritz
NYY · Brian Cashman −$5.6M
José Vizcaíno
LAD came out ahead by $5.6M
1999 · DET / LAD
DET · Randy Smith +$6.4M
Dave Mlicki, Mel Rojas
LAD · Kevin Malone −$6.4M
Robinson Checo, Apostol Garcia, Richard Roberts
DET came out ahead by $6.4M
1995 · WSN / CIN
WSN · Kevin Malone +$1.6M
Jhonny Carvajal
CIN · Jim Bowden −$1.6M
Gabe White
WSN came out ahead by $1.6M
2000 · LAD / CIN
LAD · Kevin Malone +$12.0M
Kenny Lutz
CIN · Jim Bowden −$12.0M
Juan Castro
LAD came out ahead by $12.0M
1995 · CHW / WSN
CHW · Ron Schueler +$2.4M
Jeff Shaw
WSN · Kevin Malone −$2.4M
José DeLeón
CHW came out ahead by $2.4M
1999 · LAD / PIT
LAD · Kevin Malone +$0.8M
Jason Ryan
PIT · Cam Bonifay −$0.8M
Tim Laker
LAD came out ahead by $0.8M
1999 · LAD / CHW
LAD · Kevin Malone +$0.0M
Joe Sutton
CHW · Ron Schueler +$0.0M
Darren Hall
Even trade
1995 · WSN / TEX
WSN · Kevin Malone +$2.4M
Héctor Fajardo
TEX · Douglas Melvin −$2.4M
Lou Frazier
WSN came out ahead by $2.4M
1995 · HOU / WSN
HOU · Bob Watson +$0.8M
Sean Berry
WSN · Kevin Malone −$0.8M
Dave Veres, Raúl Chávez
HOU came out ahead by $0.8M
1995 · NYY / WSN
NYY · Gene Michael +$2.4M
Tyrone Horne
WSN · Kevin Malone −$2.4M
Dave Silvestri
NYY came out ahead by $2.4M
1995 · WSN / SFG
WSN · Kevin Malone +$3.2M
Lou Pote
SFG · Bob Quinn −$3.2M
Luis Aquino
WSN came out ahead by $3.2M
1999 · ARI / LAD
ARI · Joe Garagiola +$0.0M
Blake Mayo
LAD · Kevin Malone +$0.0M
Neil Weber
Even trade
1999 · LAD / NYY
LAD · Kevin Malone +$0.0M
Dan Naulty
NYY · Brian Cashman +$0.0M
Nick Leach
Even trade
1995 · OAK / WSN
OAK · Sandy Alderson +$0.8M
Kevin Northrup
WSN · Kevin Malone −$0.8M
Dave Leiper
OAK came out ahead by $0.8M
1995 · LAD / WSN
LAD · Fred Claire +$3.2M
Rick Clelland
WSN · Kevin Malone −$3.2M
Omar Daal
LAD came out ahead by $3.2M
1995 · WSN / NYM
WSN · Kevin Malone +$16.8M
David Segui
NYM · Joe McIlvaine −$16.8M
Reid Cornelius
WSN came out ahead by $16.8M
1999 · LAD / CHC
LAD · Kevin Malone +$37.6M
Terry Adams, Chad Ricketts, Brian Stephenson
CHC · Ed Lynch −$37.6M
Ismael Valdez, Eric Young
LAD came out ahead by $37.6M
1995 · WSN / LAD
WSN · Kevin Malone +$0.0M
Rafael Bournigal
LAD · Fred Claire +$0.0M
Kris Foster
Even trade
1995 · WSN / STL
WSN · Kevin Malone +$16.0M
Kirk Bullinger, Bryan Eversgerd, DaRond Stovall
STL · Walt Jocketty −$16.0M
Ken Hill
WSN came out ahead by $16.0M
2000 · COL / LAD
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$8.0M
Todd Hollandsworth, Kevin Gibbs, Randey Dorame
LAD · Kevin Malone −$8.0M
Tom Goodwin
COL came out ahead by $8.0M
1995 · WSN / LAD
WSN · Kevin Malone +$30.4M
Henry Rodríguez, Jeff Treadway
LAD · Fred Claire −$30.4M
Joey Eischen, Roberto Kelly
WSN came out ahead by $30.4M
1995 · ATL / WSN
ATL · John Schuerholz +$47.2M
Marquis Grissom
WSN · Kevin Malone −$47.2M
Tony Tarasco, Esteban Yan, Roberto Kelly
ATL came out ahead by $47.2M

Players acquired — 71 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year Szns fWAR WAR/yr RFA PPA CPA
Kevin Brown P LAD Trade 1999 5 +22.8 +4.6 5.0% 0.71%
Shawn Green OF LAD Trade 2000 5 +18.7 +3.7 +0.00 13.7% 0.91%
Brian Schneider C WSN Draft 1995 7 +7.0 +1.0
Mark Grudzielanek 2B/SS LAD Trade 1999 4 +6.8 +1.7 +0.17 3.4% 0.43%
Hung-Chih Kuo P LAD Intl FA 1999 5 +6.6 +1.3
David Segui 1B WSN Trade 1995 3 +5.1 +1.7 1.6% 0.22%
Terry Adams P LAD Trade 1999 2 +4.8 +2.4 +0.32 3.5% 0.24%
Chad Kreuter C LAD Free agency 2000 3 +4.5 +1.5 10.9% 0.74%
Dave Roberts OF LAD Trade 2001 3 +3.9 +1.3 -0.97 7.1% 0.56%
Henry Rodríguez OF WSN Trade 1995 2 +3.7 +1.8 -1.10 2.3% 0.29%
Todd Hundley C LAD Trade 1999 3 +2.9 +1.0 -0.20 0.3% 0.03%
Andy Ashby P LAD Free agency 2000 3 +2.7 +0.9 0.8% 0.07%
Jeff Shaw P LAD Trade 1999 3 +2.3 +0.8 -4.58 1.1% 0.13%
Giovanni Carrara P LAD Free agency 2001 4 +1.7 +0.4 2.1% 0.16%
Omar Daal P LAD Trade 2001 2 +1.6 +0.8 -1.06
Willy Aybar 3B/DH LAD Intl FA 2000 2 +1.0 +0.5
Jason Repko OF LAD Draft 1999 3 +1.0 +0.3
James Baldwin P LAD Trade 2001 1 +0.8 +0.8 -1.40 2.1% 0.17%
Tony Tarasco OF WSN Trade 1995 1 +0.6 +0.6 +1.08 0.7% 0.09%
Omar Daal P WSN Trade 1995 1 +0.5 +0.5 0.5% 0.06%
Greg Harris P WSN Free agency 1995 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.4% 0.06%
Bruce Aven OF LAD Trade 2000 2 +0.4 +0.2 1.0% 0.07%
Craig Counsell 2B/3B/SS LAD Trade 1999 1 +0.4 +0.4 +0.59 0.4% 0.05%
Tim Bogar SS LAD Free agency 2001 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.9% 0.07%
Chris Donnels 3B LAD Free agency 2000 1 +0.3 +0.3 1.5% 0.11%
Tomás de la Rosa SS WSN Intl FA 1995 1 +0.3 +0.3
Kevin Elster SS LAD Trade 2000 1 +0.3 +0.3 1.5% 0.10%
Alberto Reyes P LAD Trade 2000 2 +0.3 +0.1 0.9% 0.06%
Edwin Jackson P LAD Draft 2001 2 +0.2 +0.1
J. D. Smart P WSN Draft 1995 1 +0.2 +0.2
Mike Maddux P LAD Trade 1999 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.4% 0.04%
Devon White OF LAD Trade 1999 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.5% 0.06%
McKay Christensen OF LAD Trade 2001 1 +0.2 +0.2 -0.37 0.4% 0.03%
Gerónimo Berroa DH/OF LAD Free agency 2000 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.3% 0.02%
Jesse Orosco P LAD Free agency 2001 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.3% 0.02%
José DeLeón P WSN Trade 1995 +0.1 +0.00
Fernando Seguignol 1B/OF WSN Trade 1995 2 +0.1 +0.1 +0.67
Luis Aquino P WSN Trade 1995 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.1% 0.01%
Bryan Corey P LAD Free agency 2001 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0% 0.00%
Mike Fetters P LAD Free agency 1999 -0.0
Joel Guzmán 3B LAD Intl FA 2001 -0.0
Koyie Hill C LAD Draft 2000 1 +0.0 +0.0
Brian Johnson C LAD Free agency 2000 -0.0
Jeff Reboulet 2B/SS LAD Free agency 2001 1 -0.0 -0.0 0.7% 0.05%
Chance Sanford 2B/3B LAD Free agency 1999 -0.0
Joe Thurston 2B/3B LAD Draft 1999 1 -0.0 -0.0
Kirk Bullinger P WSN Trade 1995 -0.0 +1.66
Dave Leiper P WSN Trade 1995 2 -0.0 -0.0 -0.75 0.1% 0.02%
Barry Manuel P WSN Free agency 1995 -0.0
Jeff Shaw P WSN Free agency 1995 2 +0.0 +0.0 2.8% 0.68%
Kevin Beirne P LAD Free agency 2001 -0.1
Chin-Feng Chen OF LAD Intl FA 1999 2 -0.1 -0.1
Brent Cookson OF LAD Free agency 1999 -0.1
Shawn Gilbert 2B/OF LAD Free agency 1999 -0.1
Dennis Springer P LAD Free agency 2001 -0.1
Rick Wilkins C LAD Free agency 1999 -0.1
Raúl Chávez C WSN Trade 1995 1 -0.1 -0.1 +0.72
Jeff Branson 2B/3B/SS LAD Free agency 1999 -0.2
Phil Hiatt 3B/OF LAD Free agency 2000 -0.2
Bryan Eversgerd P WSN Trade 1995 -0.2 +1.66
Tom Foley 2B/SS WSN Free agency 1995 4 -0.2 -0.0 1.1% 0.11%
Dave Silvestri 3B WSN Trade 1995 1 -0.2 -0.2 +0.67 0.5% 0.07%
Robinson Checo P LAD Trade 1999 -0.3 +0.17
DaRond Stovall OF WSN Trade 1995 -0.3 +1.66
Gregg Olson P LAD Free agency 2000 -0.4
Franquelis Osoria P LAD Intl FA 1999 -0.4
F. P. Santangelo OF LAD Free agency 2000 -0.4
Andy Stankiewicz 2B/SS WSN Free agency 1995 1 -0.4 -0.4 0.4% 0.05%
Willie Fraser P WSN Free agency 1995 -0.7
Henry Mateo 2B WSN Draft 1995 2 -1.0 -0.5
Michael Barrett C WSN Draft 1995 3 -1.4 -0.5

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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