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Lou Piniella

Born Aug 28, 1943 · Tampa, FL · age 82

General manager for the Yankees (1988–1988).

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

Titles0
Pennants0
Playoffs0
Record85–76
Win %0.528
-2.8WAB — wins above budget79th/195 execs
-8.6Talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation)110th/195 execs
0.53Acquisition leverage — playoff pts each bought win added, given the roster it joined (did you buy where wins matter?)137th/195 execs
-28.2WAR surplus (era-neutral, win-equiv)94th/195 execs
-9Roster surplus $M57th/195 execs

How the roster was sourced

Share of gross-positive acquired fWAR by channel (vs. league average).

Build channels — net fWAR

Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.

Home-grown (draft/intl)+5.6
Trade-7.3
Free agency+18.1
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.0
Sourcing mix: 23% draft · 69% FA · 8% trade · 0% R5

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Yankees GM 1988–1988 1 -2.8 -2.84 -8.6 -28.2 +5.6 -7.3 +18.1 +0.0 0.53 0.528 -9
Career total (1985+ data) 1 -2.8 -8.6 -28.2 +5.6 -7.3 +18.1 +0.0 0.53 0.528 -9

Players acquired — 22 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year fWAR
Steve Sax 2B NYY Free agency 1988 +9.0
Pat Kelly 2B NYY Draft 1988 +4.2
John Candelaria P NYY Free agency 1988 +3.4
Jack Clark 1B/OF NYY Free agency 1988 +2.8
Dave LaPoint P NYY Free agency 1988 +2.5
Bob Geren C NYY Trade 1988 +2.1
Jeff Johnson P NYY Draft 1988 +1.3
Andy Hawkins P NYY Free agency 1988 +1.1
Bobby Muñoz P NYY Draft 1988 +0.6
Lance McCullers P NYY Trade 1988 +0.5
Russ Davis 3B NYY Draft 1988 +0.2
Mark Hutton P NYY Intl FA 1988 +0.1
Chris Chambliss 1B NYY Free agency 1988 -0.0
Andy Cook P NYY Draft 1988 -0.1
Brian Dorsett C NYY Trade 1988 -0.1
Jerry Nielsen P NYY Draft 1988 -0.1
Jimmy Jones P NYY Trade 1988 -0.2
Steve Kiefer 3B NYY Free agency 1988 -0.3
Kevin Mmahat P NYY Trade 1988 -0.3
Deion Sanders OF NYY Draft 1988 -0.5
José Cruz OF NYY Free agency 1988 -0.6
Wayne Tolleson 2B/SS NYY Free agency 1988 -1.0

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.