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Mike Flanagan

Dec 16, 1951 (Manchester, NH) – Aug 24, 2011 (Sparks, MD) · died at 59

General manager for the Orioles (2003–2007).

5 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
Record362–448
Win %0.447
-39.8WAB — wins above budget175th/195 execs
-16.5Talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation)135th/195 execs
0.73Acquisition leverage — playoff pts each bought win added, given the roster it joined (did you buy where wins matter?)117th/195 execs
-43.2WAR surplus (era-neutral, win-equiv)122nd/195 execs
-86Roster surplus $M124th/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)+56.3
Trade-8.5
Free agency-0.0
Rule 5 / minor draft-0.1
Sourcing mix: 57% draft · 37% FA · 5% trade · 0% R5

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Orioles GM 2003–2007 5 -39.8 -7.96 -16.5 -43.2 +56.3 -8.5 -0.0 -0.1 0.73 0.447 -86
Career total (1985+ data) 5 -39.8 -16.5 -43.2 +56.3 -8.5 -0.0 -0.1 0.73 0.447 -86

Players acquired — 83 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year fWAR
Nick Markakis OF BAL Draft 2003 +23.0
Miguel Tejada SS BAL Free agency 2003 +17.5
Matt Wieters C BAL Draft 2007 +16.5
Zack Britton P BAL Draft 2006 +9.2
Ramón Hernández C BAL Free agency 2005 +6.1
Javy López C BAL Free agency 2004 +6.1
Corey Patterson OF BAL Trade 2006 +5.2
Aubrey Huff 1B BAL Free agency 2007 +4.7
Brad Bergesen P BAL Draft 2004 +2.5
Jake Arrieta P BAL Draft 2007 +2.3
Brian Burres P BAL Trade 2006 +1.7
Nolan Reimold OF BAL Draft 2005 +1.6
Omar Daal P BAL Free agency 2003 +1.3
Dave Borkowski P BAL Free agency 2003 +1.1
Chad Bradford P BAL Free agency 2006 +1.1
Sal Fasano C BAL Free agency 2004 +0.9
Garrett Olson P BAL Draft 2005 +0.9
David Newhan OF BAL Free agency 2004 +0.7
Chris Ray P BAL Draft 2003 +0.7
Kris Benson P BAL Trade 2006 +0.6
Jason Berken P BAL Draft 2006 +0.6
Jeff Fiorentino OF BAL Draft 2004 +0.6
Kerry Ligtenberg P BAL Free agency 2003 +0.6
Oscar Salazar OF BAL Free agency 2006 +0.5
Kevin Millar 1B/OF BAL Free agency 2006 +0.4
Todd Williams P BAL Free agency 2004 +0.4
Robert Machado C BAL Free agency 2003 +0.3
Jay Payton OF BAL Free agency 2006 +0.3
David Hernandez P BAL Draft 2005 +0.2
Luis Hernández SS BAL Trade 2006 +0.2
Jon Leicester P BAL Free agency 2006 +0.2
Tike Redman OF BAL Free agency 2007 +0.2
Scott Williamson P BAL Free agency 2006 +0.2
Randor Bierd P BAL Rule 5 2007 +0.1
Jack Cust DH/OF BAL Trade 2003 +0.1
Jim Miller P BAL Trade 2007 +0.1
Guillermo Quiroz C BAL Free agency 2007 +0.1
Brandon Snyder 1B/3B BAL Draft 2005 +0.1
Fernando Tatís 3B BAL Free agency 2005 +0.1
Winston Abreu P BAL Trade 2006 -0.0
Alberto Castillo C BAL Trade 2007 -0.0
Bernie Castro 2B BAL Trade 2005 -0.0
Zach Clark P BAL Intl FA 2006 -0.0
Midre Cummings OF BAL Free agency 2005 -0.0
Blake Davis 2B BAL Draft 2006 +0.0
Chris Gomez SS BAL Free agency 2004 +0.0
J. R. House C BAL Free agency 2006 +0.0
Jon Knott DH/OF BAL Free agency 2007 +0.0
Scott Moore 1B/3B BAL Trade 2007 +0.0
Dennis Sarfate P BAL Trade 2007 -0.0
Pedro Swann OF BAL Free agency 2003 -0.0
Walter Young 1B BAL Trade 2003 +0.0
Matt Angle OF BAL Draft 2007 -0.1
Tim Byrdak P BAL Free agency 2004 -0.1
Héctor Carrasco P BAL Free agency 2003 -0.1
Cory Doyne P BAL Trade 2007 -0.1
Pedro Florimón SS BAL Intl FA 2004 -0.1
Joe Mahoney 1B BAL Draft 2007 -0.1
Chad Mottola OF BAL Free agency 2003 -0.1
Rob Bell P BAL Free agency 2006 -0.2
Ryan Bukvich P BAL Free agency 2007 -0.2
Jim Hoey P BAL Draft 2003 -0.2
Steve Reed P BAL Free agency 2005 -0.2
Paul Shuey P BAL Free agency 2007 -0.2
Luis Terrero OF BAL Free agency 2006 -0.2
Alejandro Freire 1B/DH BAL Trade 2005 -0.3
John Halama P BAL Free agency 2006 -0.3
Julio Mañón P BAL Free agency 2005 -0.3
Rocky Cherry P BAL Trade 2007 -0.4
Jason Grimsley P BAL Trade 2004 -0.4
Bob McCrory P BAL Draft 2003 -0.4
Carlos Méndez 1B/DH BAL Trade 2003 -0.4
José Morban 2B/SS/DH BAL Trade 2003 -0.4
Keith Osik C BAL Free agency 2004 -0.4
Ryan Adams 2B BAL Draft 2006 -0.5
Paul Bako C BAL Free agency 2006 -0.5
Fernando Cabrera P BAL Free agency 2007 -0.5
Jamie Walker P BAL Free agency 2006 -0.5
Radhames Liz P BAL Intl FA 2003 -0.6
Danys Báez P BAL Free agency 2006 -0.7
Steve Kline P BAL Free agency 2004 -0.7
Steve Trachsel P BAL Free agency 2007 -0.8
Sammy Sosa OF BAL Trade 2005 -1.4

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.