Rosternomics
MP

Mike Port

Born Jul 24, 1945 · Fallbrook, CA · age 80

General manager for the Angels and Red Sox (1985–2002).

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

Titles0
Pennants0
Playoffs1
Record677–619
Win %0.522
+0.3WAB — wins above budget71st/195 execs
+5.8Talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation)66th/195 execs
1.53Acquisition leverage — playoff pts each bought win added, given the roster it joined (did you buy where wins matter?)44th/195 execs
-76.9WAR surplus (era-neutral, win-equiv)158th/195 execs
-54Roster surplus $M109th/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)+195.2
Trade+14.3
Free agency-24.5
Rule 5 / minor draft-0.8
Sourcing mix: 68% draft · 19% FA · 13% trade · 0% R5

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Red Sox GM 2002–2002 1 +4.6 +4.57 +6.9 -15.8 +23.5 +2.0 -18.8 -1.8 1.89 0.574 -27
Angels GM 1985–1991 7 -4.3 -0.61 -1.1 -61.1 +171.7 +12.2 -5.7 +1.0 1.42 0.515 1 -27
Career total (1985+ data) 8 +0.3 +5.8 -76.9 +195.2 +14.3 -24.5 -0.8 1.53 0.522 1 -54

Players acquired — 119 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year fWAR
Chuck Finley P ANA Draft 1985 +45.8
Tim Salmon OF ANA Draft 1989 +35.4
Garret Anderson OF ANA Draft 1990 +26.3
Mark Langston P ANA Free agency 1989 +25.8
Jon Lester P BOS Draft 2002 +23.5
Jim Edmonds OF ANA Draft 1988 +19.5
Jim Abbott P ANA Draft 1988 +15.3
Chili Davis DH/OF ANA Free agency 1987 +12.8
Troy Percival P ANA Draft 1990 +12.4
Bert Blyleven P ANA Trade 1988 +7.0
Gary Disarcina SS ANA Draft 1988 +7.0
Bobby Grich 2B ANA Trade 1985 +5.5
Chad Curtis OF ANA Draft 1989 +5.4
Ruppert Jones OF ANA Trade 1985 +4.9
Mark Eichhorn P ANA Free agency 1989 +4.4
Donnie Moore P ANA Trade 1985 +3.4
Don Sutton P ANA Trade 1985 +3.4
John Candelaria P ANA Trade 1985 +3.0
Reggie Jackson OF ANA Trade 1985 +3.0
Phil Leftwich P ANA Draft 1990 +2.5
Joe Grahe P ANA Draft 1989 +2.4
DeWayne Buice P ANA Trade 1987 +2.3
Willie Fraser P ANA Draft 1985 +2.3
Orlando Palmeiro OF ANA Draft 1991 +2.3
Gary Lucas P ANA Trade 1985 +1.8
Claudell Washington OF ANA Free agency 1989 +1.8
Greg Minton P ANA Free agency 1987 +1.6
Luis Sojo 2B ANA Trade 1990 +1.4
Terry Clark P ANA Trade 1988 +1.3
Bob McClure P ANA Free agency 1989 +1.2
Max Venable OF ANA Free agency 1989 +1.2
Alan Embree P BOS Trade 2002 +1.2
Rey Sánchez 2B/SS BOS Free agency 2002 +1.1
Stew Cliburn P ANA Trade 1985 +1.0
Rick Schu 3B ANA Free agency 1990 +0.9
Todd Walker 2B BOS Trade 2002 +0.9
Damion Easley 2B ANA Draft 1988 +0.8
Scott Lewis P ANA Draft 1988 +0.8
Bobby Rose 2B ANA Draft 1985 +0.8
Ron Tingley C ANA Free agency 1990 +0.8
Dave Winfield OF ANA Trade 1990 +0.8
Rickey Henderson OF BOS Free agency 2002 +0.6
Terry Forster P ANA Free agency 1986 +0.5
Rich Monteleone P ANA Free agency 1988 +0.5
Vern Ruhle P ANA Free agency 1986 +0.5
Butch Wynegar C ANA Free agency 1988 +0.5
Tony Armas OF ANA Free agency 1987 +0.4
Donnie Hill 2B ANA Free agency 1990 +0.4
Tim Fortugno P ANA Rule 5 1991 +0.3
Cliff Young P ANA Trade 1989 +0.2
Geoff Zahn P ANA Trade 1985 +0.2
Chris Beasley P ANA Trade 1991 +0.1
Junior Félix OF ANA Trade 1990 +0.1
Larry Gonzales C ANA Draft 1988 +0.1
Ray Krawczyk P ANA Free agency 1987 +0.1
Rufino Linares OF ANA Trade 1985 +0.1
Bill Schroeder C ANA Trade 1988 +0.1
Darryl Scott P ANA Intl FA 1990 +0.1
Juan Díaz 1B/DH BOS Trade 2002 +0.1
Ramiro Mendoza P BOS Free agency 2002 +0.1
Brandon Moss 1B/OF BOS Draft 2002 +0.1
Charlie Zink P BOS Intl FA 2002 +0.1
Erik Bennett P ANA Draft 1989 +0.0
Jim Eppard 1B/DH/OF ANA Trade 1987 +0.0
Jack Fimple C ANA Free agency 1987 -0.0
Joe Redfield 3B ANA Trade 1987 -0.0
Jeff Richardson P ANA Trade 1987 +0.0
Ron Tingley C ANA Trade 1989 -0.0
Tack Wilson DH/OF ANA Trade 1987 -0.0
Butch Wynegar C ANA Trade 1986 +0.0
Shane Andrews 3B BOS Free agency 2002 +0.0
Kevin Brown C BOS Free agency 2002 -0.0
Chris Haney P BOS Free agency 2002 +0.0
Kevin Tolar P BOS Free agency 2002 -0.0
Kyle Abbott P ANA Draft 1989 -0.1
Rubén Amaro OF ANA Draft 1987 -0.1
Chris Cron 1B ANA Trade 1991 -0.1
Mark Davis OF ANA Trade 1989 -0.1
Brian Dorsett C ANA Trade 1988 -0.1
Ken Edenfield P ANA Draft 1990 -0.1
Gary Gaetti 3B ANA Free agency 1991 -0.1
Hilly Hathaway P ANA Draft 1989 -0.1
Glenn Hoffman SS ANA Free agency 1989 -0.1
Jack Lazorko P ANA Free agency 1987 -0.1
John Orton C ANA Draft 1987 -0.1
Jeff Robinson P ANA Free agency 1991 -0.1
Paul Swingle P ANA Draft 1989 -0.1
Wayne Gomes P BOS Free agency 2002 -0.1
Bob Howry P BOS Trade 2002 -0.1
Joe Nelson P BOS Free agency 2002 -0.1
Steve Woodard P BOS Free agency 2002 -0.1
Todd Fischer P ANA Trade 1985 -0.2
Alan Fowlkes P ANA Trade 1985 -0.2
Fernando Valenzuela P ANA Free agency 1991 -0.2
Damian Jackson 2B/SS BOS Free agency 2002 -0.2
Bry Nelson 2B/OF BOS Trade 2002 -0.2
Floyd Bannister P ANA Free agency 1990 -0.3
Frank DiMichele P ANA Draft 1985 -0.3
Mike Fetters P ANA Draft 1986 -0.3
Kevin Flora OF ANA Draft 1987 -0.3
Mark Holzemer P ANA Draft 1987 -0.3
Vance Lovelace P ANA Rule 5 1985 -0.3
Dan Petry P ANA Trade 1987 -0.3
Mark Ryal OF ANA Free agency 1986 -0.3
Chris Turner C ANA Draft 1991 -0.3
Shad Williams P ANA Draft 1991 -0.3
Chris Smith P BOS Draft 2002 -0.3
Mike Cook P ANA Draft 1985 -0.4
John Morris OF ANA Free agency 1991 -0.4
Mark Dalesandro C ANA Draft 1990 -0.5
Chris Pritchett 1B ANA Draft 1991 -0.6
Chico Walker 3B/OF ANA Trade 1987 -0.7
Von Hayes 1B/OF ANA Trade 1991 -0.8
Luis Polonia OF ANA Trade 1990 -0.8
Jorge Fábregas C ANA Draft 1991 -0.9
Eduardo Pérez 1B ANA Draft 1991 -1.3
Lee Stevens 1B ANA Draft 1986 -1.3
Scott Bailes P ANA Trade 1990 -1.5
Hubie Brooks 3B/OF ANA Trade 1991 -1.7

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.