Born Jul 24, 1945 · Fallbrook, CA · age 81
General manager for the Angels and Red Sox (1985–2002).
Across the full 8-season sample, the measured profile stands out most for avoidance of negative WAR (97th percentile), cost per win (83rd percentile), and playoff leverage per acquired WAR (83rd percentile). The clearest contrast is future-foundation returns (1st percentile): future-oriented trades have added less modeled roster-foundation value than most peers.
8 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 · 1 playoff appearance · 677–619 (0.522)
| Team | Role | Year | 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% | PO | Pen | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GM | 1985 90–72 | $11 | 110 | -2 | -8.4 | 34% | +1 | +2 | -0 | +0 | $0.3M | 35.6 | 8.0 | -1.7 | +48.2 | +16.0 | +5.32 | -4.6 | -0.3 | 2.11 | 0.19 | +6.9 | +0.2 | 0.556 | |||||
| GM | 1986 92–70 | $14 | 123 | +2 | +5.2 | 17% | +6 | +5 | +0 | +0 | $0.3M | 50.3 | 12.0 | -2.0 | -1.6 | -0.2 | -0.12 | -5.9 | +0.0 | 4.28 | 0.95 | +7.4 | +13.6 | 0.568 | ✓ | ||||
| GM | 1987 75–87 | $13 | 120 | -3 | -10.6 | 41% | +3 | +2 | +0 | +0 | $0.4M | 32.8 | 7.0 | -2.5 | -0.8 | -2.3 | -0.47 | +7.4 | +0.9 | 1.10 | 0.14 | -9.2 | -3.6 | 0.463 | |||||
| GM | 1988 75–87 | $12 | 102 | -3 | -8.4 | 48% | +2 | +2 | -0 | +0 | $0.4M | 28.6 | 10.0 | -5.7 | +43.4 | +11.4 | +2.84 | +2.3 | +0.1 | 1.03 | 0.13 | -7.2 | -5.9 | 0.463 | |||||
| GM | 1989 91–71 | $15 | 111 | -0 | -0.3 | 11% | +4 | +4 | +0 | +1 | $0.3M | 42.3 | 10.0 | -1.2 | +42.9 | -7.7 | -2.56 | +29.3 | +0.0 | 3.34 | 0.24 | +7.7 | +6.8 | 0.562 | |||||
| GM | 1990 80–82 | $22 | 131 | -7 | -14.8 | 27% | -0 | -0 | -0 | +0 | $0.6M | 36.5 | 7.0 | -3.3 | +40.7 | -1.0 | -0.34 | -6.9 | +0.0 | 1.68 | 0.16 | -5.4 | -1.0 | 0.494 | |||||
| GM | 1991 81–81 | $29 | 129 | -14 | -23.8 | 24% | +2 | +2 | -0 | +1 | $0.9M | 26.5 | 5.0 | -4.7 | -1.1 | -3.8 | -1.28 | -27.3 | +0.3 | 0.29 | 0.08 | -4.1 | -10.8 | 0.500 | |||||
| GM | 2002 93–69 | $108 | 164 | -27 | -15.6 | 27% | +11 | +8 | +3 | +0 | $2.2M | 47.3 | 9.0 | -2.7 | +23.5 | +2.0 | +0.41 | -18.8 | -1.8 | -0.41 | 6.15 | 0.54 | +4.8 | +7.1 | 0.574 | ||||
| Career total (1985+ data) | $224 | 124 | -54 | -76.7 | 28% | +4 | +3 | +0 | +0 | $0.7M | 299.8 | 8.5 | -3.0 | +195.2 | +14.3 | +0.51 | -24.5 | -0.8 | -0.41 | 3.22 | 0.33 | +0.9 | +6.4 | 0.522 | 1 | – | – | ||
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | RFA | PPA | CPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Finley | P | Draft | 1985 | 14 | +45.8 | +3.3 | – | – | – | |
| Tim Salmon | OF | Draft | 1989 | 12 | +35.4 | +3.0 | – | – | – | |
| Garret Anderson | OF | Draft | 1990 | 14 | +26.3 | +1.9 | – | – | – | |
| Mark Langston | P | Free agency | 1989 | 7 | +25.8 | +3.7 | – | 7.1% | 0.72% | |
| Jon Lester | P | Draft | 2002 | 9 | +23.5 | +2.6 | – | – | – | |
| Jim Edmonds | OF | Draft | 1988 | 6 | +19.5 | +3.2 | – | – | – | |
| Jim Abbott | P | Draft | 1988 | 6 | +15.3 | +2.5 | – | – | – | |
| Johnny Damon | OF | Trade | 2002 | 4 | +13.9 | +3.5 | – | 28.2% | 2.29% | |
| Chili Davis | DH/OF | Free agency | 1987 | 7 | +12.8 | +1.8 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Troy Percival | P | Draft | 1990 | 10 | +12.4 | +1.2 | – | – | – | |
| Lance Parrish | C | Trade | 1989 | 4 | +8.1 | +2.0 | – | 6.0% | 0.44% | |
| Bert Blyleven | P | Trade | 1988 | 3 | +7.0 | +2.3 | – | 17.2% | 1.26% | |
| Gary Disarcina | SS | Draft | 1988 | 7 | +7.0 | +1.0 | – | – | – | |
| Bobby Grich | 2B | Trade | 1985 | 2 | +5.5 | +2.8 | – | – | – | |
| Chad Curtis | OF | Draft | 1989 | 3 | +5.4 | +1.8 | – | – | – | |
| Ruppert Jones | OF | Trade | 1985 | 3 | +4.9 | +1.6 | – | – | – | |
| Johnny Ray | 2B | Trade | 1987 | 4 | +4.8 | +1.2 | – | 0.6% | 0.07% | |
| Mark Eichhorn | P | Free agency | 1989 | 4 | +4.4 | +1.1 | – | 3.6% | 0.35% | |
| John Burkett | P | Trade | 2002 | 2 | +4.4 | +2.2 | – | 10.4% | 0.94% | |
| Donnie Moore | P | Trade | 1985 | 4 | +3.4 | +0.9 | – | – | – | |
| Don Sutton | P | Trade | 1985 | 3 | +3.4 | +1.1 | – | – | – | |
| John Candelaria | P | Trade | 1985 | 3 | +3.0 | +1.0 | – | 2.8% | 0.25% | |
| Reggie Jackson | OF | Trade | 1985 | 2 | +3.0 | +1.5 | – | – | – | |
| Phil Leftwich | P | Draft | 1990 | 3 | +2.5 | +0.8 | – | – | – | |
| Joe Grahe | P | Draft | 1989 | 4 | +2.4 | +0.6 | – | – | – | |
| DeWayne Buice | P | Trade | 1987 | 2 | +2.3 | +1.1 | – | – | – | |
| Willie Fraser | P | Draft | 1985 | 4 | +2.3 | +0.6 | – | – | – | |
| Orlando Palmeiro | OF | Draft | 1991 | 5 | +2.3 | +0.5 | – | – | – | |
| Gary Lucas | P | Trade | 1985 | 2 | +1.8 | +0.9 | – | 6.6% | 1.45% | |
| Claudell Washington | OF | Free agency | 1989 | 1 | +1.8 | +1.8 | – | 6.3% | 0.46% | |
| Greg Minton | P | Free agency | 1987 | 3 | +1.6 | +0.5 | – | 1.0% | 0.13% | |
| Dave Gallagher | OF | Trade | 1991 | 1 | +1.5 | +1.5 | – | 0.5% | 0.13% | |
| Luis Sojo | 2B | Trade | 1990 | 2 | +1.4 | +0.7 | – | 0.1% | 0.03% | |
| Terry Clark | P | Trade | 1988 | 2 | +1.3 | +0.7 | – | – | – | |
| Bob McClure | P | Free agency | 1989 | 2 | +1.2 | +0.6 | – | 3.3% | 0.25% | |
| Max Venable | OF | Free agency | 1989 | 2 | +1.2 | +0.6 | – | 2.3% | 0.17% | |
| Alan Embree | P | Trade | 2002 | 3 | +1.2 | +0.4 | -0.40 | 3.7% | 0.35% | |
| Cliff Floyd | OF | Trade | 2002 | 1 | +1.2 | +1.2 | -0.41 | 7.0% | 0.64% | |
| Rey Sánchez | 2B/SS | Free agency | 2002 | 1 | +1.1 | +1.1 | – | 6.7% | 0.61% | |
| Stew Cliburn | P | Trade | 1985 | 1 | +1.0 | +1.0 | – | – | – | |
| Rick Schu | 3B | Free agency | 1990 | 1 | +0.9 | +0.9 | – | 1.7% | 0.16% | |
| Todd Walker | 2B | Trade | 2002 | 1 | +0.9 | +0.9 | -0.74 | 4.1% | 0.83% | |
| Damion Easley | 2B | Draft | 1988 | 2 | +0.8 | +0.4 | – | – | – | |
| Scott Lewis | P | Draft | 1988 | 4 | +0.8 | +0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Bobby Rose | 2B | Draft | 1985 | 4 | +0.8 | +0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Ron Tingley | C | Free agency | 1990 | 2 | +0.8 | +0.4 | – | 0.1% | 0.02% | |
| Dave Winfield | OF | Trade | 1990 | 2 | +0.8 | +0.4 | – | 1.2% | 0.11% | |
| Rickey Henderson | OF | Free agency | 2002 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | – | 3.3% | 0.30% | |
| Terry Forster | P | Free agency | 1986 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | – | 2.2% | 0.48% | |
| Rich Monteleone | P | Free agency | 1988 | 3 | +0.5 | +0.2 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Vern Ruhle | P | Free agency | 1986 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | – | 2.2% | 0.48% | |
| Butch Wynegar | C | Free agency | 1988 | 2 | +0.5 | +0.2 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Tony Armas | OF | Free agency | 1987 | 2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | – | 0.2% | 0.03% | |
| Donnie Hill | 2B | Free agency | 1990 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | 0.2% | 0.04% | |
| Jerry Reuss | P | Trade | 1987 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | 0.5% | 0.06% | |
| Tim Fortugno | P | Rule 5 | 1991 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – | – | – | |
| Cliff Young | P | Trade | 1989 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Geoff Zahn | P | Trade | 1985 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | – | – | |
| George Hendrick | OF | Trade | 1986 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 4.6% | 1.02% | |
| Chris Beasley | P | Trade | 1991 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Junior Félix | OF | Trade | 1990 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Larry Gonzales | C | Draft | 1988 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Ray Krawczyk | P | Free agency | 1987 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.1% | 0.02% | |
| Rufino Linares | OF | Trade | 1985 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Bill Schroeder | C | Trade | 1988 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.5% | 0.04% | |
| Darryl Scott | P | Intl FA | 1990 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Juan Díaz | 1B/DH | Trade | 2002 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Ramiro Mendoza | P | Free agency | 2002 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.7% | 0.07% | |
| Brandon Moss | 1B/OF | Draft | 2002 | 2 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Charlie Zink | P | Intl FA | 2002 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Bill Buckner | 1B/OF | Trade | 1987 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.5% | 0.06% | |
| Darren Oliver | P | Trade | 2002 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.00 | 0.4% | 0.03% | |
| Benny Agbayani | OF | Trade | 2002 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.8% | 0.08% | |
| Erik Bennett | P | Draft | 1989 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Jim Eppard | 1B/DH/OF | Trade | 1987 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Jack Fimple | C | Free agency | 1987 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Joe Redfield | 3B | Trade | 1987 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jeff Richardson | P | Trade | 1987 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Ron Tingley | C | Trade | 1989 | 2 | -0.0 | -0.0 | – | 0.1% | 0.02% | |
| Tack Wilson | DH/OF | Trade | 1987 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Butch Wynegar | C | Trade | 1986 | 2 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Shane Andrews | 3B | Free agency | 2002 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Kevin Brown | C | Free agency | 2002 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Chris Haney | P | Free agency | 2002 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Kevin Tolar | P | Free agency | 2002 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Dustin Hermanson | P | Trade | 2002 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | -3.88 | 0.2% | 0.02% | |
| Kyle Abbott | P | Draft | 1989 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Rubén Amaro | OF | Draft | 1987 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Chris Cron | 1B | Trade | 1991 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Mark Davis | OF | Trade | 1989 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Brian Dorsett | C | Trade | 1988 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Ken Edenfield | P | Draft | 1990 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Gary Gaetti | 3B | Free agency | 1991 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | 0.3% | 0.07% | |
| Hilly Hathaway | P | Draft | 1989 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Glenn Hoffman | SS | Free agency | 1989 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jack Lazorko | P | Free agency | 1987 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| John Orton | C | Draft | 1987 | 2 | -0.1 | -0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Jeff Robinson | P | Free agency | 1991 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Paul Swingle | P | Draft | 1989 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Wayne Gomes | P | Free agency | 2002 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Bob Howry | P | Trade | 2002 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.32 | 1.3% | 0.13% | |
| Joe Nelson | P | Free agency | 2002 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Steve Woodard | P | Free agency | 2002 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Todd Fischer | P | Trade | 1985 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Alan Fowlkes | P | Trade | 1985 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Fernando Valenzuela | P | Free agency | 1991 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Damian Jackson | 2B/SS | Free agency | 2002 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Bry Nelson | 2B/OF | Trade | 2002 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Floyd Bannister | P | Free agency | 1990 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Frank DiMichele | P | Draft | 1985 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Mike Fetters | P | Draft | 1986 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Kevin Flora | OF | Draft | 1987 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Mark Holzemer | P | Draft | 1987 | 1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | – | – | – | |
| Vance Lovelace | P | Rule 5 | 1985 | 1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | – | – | – | |
| Dan Petry | P | Trade | 1987 | 1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | – | 0.3% | 0.03% | |
| Mark Ryal | OF | Free agency | 1986 | 1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | – | 0.6% | 0.14% | |
| Chris Turner | C | Draft | 1991 | 2 | -0.3 | -0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Shad Williams | P | Draft | 1991 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Chris Smith | P | Draft | 2002 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Mike Cook | P | Draft | 1985 | 1 | -0.4 | -0.4 | – | – | – | |
| John Morris | OF | Free agency | 1991 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| Mark Dalesandro | C | Draft | 1990 | – | -0.5 | – | – | – | – | |
| Chris Pritchett | 1B | Draft | 1991 | 1 | -0.6 | -0.6 | – | – | – | |
| Chico Walker | 3B/OF | Trade | 1987 | – | -0.7 | – | – | – | – | |
| Von Hayes | 1B/OF | Trade | 1991 | – | -0.8 | – | – | – | – | |
| Luis Polonia | OF | Trade | 1990 | 3 | -0.8 | -0.3 | – | 2.2% | 0.20% | |
| Jorge Fábregas | C | Draft | 1991 | 1 | -0.9 | -0.9 | – | – | – | |
| Eduardo Pérez | 1B | Draft | 1991 | – | -1.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Lee Stevens | 1B | Draft | 1986 | – | -1.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Scott Bailes | P | Trade | 1990 | 1 | -1.5 | -1.5 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Hubie Brooks | 3B/OF | Trade | 1991 | – | -1.7 | – | – | – | – |
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.