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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.

Overview

Titles0
Pennants0
Playoffs1
Record677–619
Win %0.522
+1.3GM WAR — wins above a replacement GM (org-adjusted, shrunk; per season) ±4.943rd/195 execs
8.5Depth — 2+ WAR regulars per season (the breadth that drives TAB, not stars)15th/195 execs
-3.0Dead WAR — WAR/yr bled by sub-replacement players (closer to 0 = better)7th/195 execs
28%Dead money — payroll on <0.5-WAR players (lower = better)48th/195 execs
$4MCheap-talent surplus — $/yr of value from cost-controlled (pre-arb/arb) players above their pay; the selection engine, and the stickiest GM skill we track145th/195 execs
$3MDrafted surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own draftees (the develop-from-the-draft engine)123rd/195 execs
$0MTraded-for surplus — cheap-talent surplus from cost-controlled players he acquired via trade138th/195 execs
$0MInt'l surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own international signees109th/195 execs
+5.8TAB — talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation), tenure total65th/195 execs
+0.3WAB — realized wins (TAB + the non-repeatable luck of converting talent to wins)70th/195 execs
3.20Acquisition Leverage — playoff pts per acquired WAR, graded once in the year each deal's wins arrive (the repeatable decision skill)38th/195 execs
-54Roster surplus $M112th/195 execs

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 +4.59 +6.9 -15.6 +23.5 +2.0 -18.8 -1.8 6.14 0.574 -27
Angels GM 1985–1991 7 -4.3 -0.62 -1.1 -61.1 +171.7 +12.2 -5.7 +1.0 2.30 0.515 1 -27
Career total (1985+ data) 8 +0.3 +5.8 -76.7 +195.2 +14.3 -24.5 -0.8 3.20 0.522 1 -54

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)+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

Roster value distribution — career average — depth vs. stars

Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR, averaged across Mike Port's seasons. Bars = his rosters; the black line = the league-average player at each slot. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge.

Players acquired — 132 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year Szns fWAR WAR/yr Lev
Chuck Finley P ANA Draft 1985 14 +45.8 +3.3
Tim Salmon OF ANA Draft 1989 12 +35.4 +3.0
Garret Anderson OF ANA Draft 1990 14 +26.3 +1.9
Mark Langston P ANA Free agency 1989 7 +25.8 +3.7 7.2
Jon Lester P BOS Draft 2002 9 +23.5 +2.6
Jim Edmonds OF ANA Draft 1988 6 +19.5 +3.2
Jim Abbott P ANA Draft 1988 6 +15.3 +2.5
Johnny Damon OF BOS Trade 2002 4 +13.9 +3.5 28.1
Chili Davis DH/OF ANA Free agency 1987 7 +12.8 +1.8 0.1
Troy Percival P ANA Draft 1990 10 +12.4 +1.2
Lance Parrish C ANA Trade 1989 4 +8.1 +2.0 6.1
Bert Blyleven P ANA Trade 1988 3 +7.0 +2.3 17.1
Gary Disarcina SS ANA Draft 1988 7 +7.0 +1.0
Bobby Grich 2B ANA Trade 1985 2 +5.5 +2.8
Chad Curtis OF ANA Draft 1989 3 +5.4 +1.8
Ruppert Jones OF ANA Trade 1985 3 +4.9 +1.6
Johnny Ray 2B ANA Trade 1987 4 +4.8 +1.2 0.6
Mark Eichhorn P ANA Free agency 1989 4 +4.4 +1.1 3.6
John Burkett P BOS Trade 2002 2 +4.4 +2.2 10.4
Donnie Moore P ANA Trade 1985 4 +3.4 +0.9
Don Sutton P ANA Trade 1985 3 +3.4 +1.1
John Candelaria P ANA Trade 1985 3 +3.0 +1.0 2.7
Reggie Jackson OF ANA Trade 1985 2 +3.0 +1.5
Phil Leftwich P ANA Draft 1990 3 +2.5 +0.8
Joe Grahe P ANA Draft 1989 4 +2.4 +0.6
DeWayne Buice P ANA Trade 1987 2 +2.3 +1.1
Willie Fraser P ANA Draft 1985 4 +2.3 +0.6
Orlando Palmeiro OF ANA Draft 1991 5 +2.3 +0.5
Gary Lucas P ANA Trade 1985 2 +1.8 +0.9 6.6
Claudell Washington OF ANA Free agency 1989 1 +1.8 +1.8 6.4
Greg Minton P ANA Free agency 1987 3 +1.6 +0.5 1.0
Dave Gallagher OF ANA Trade 1991 1 +1.5 +1.5 0.5
Luis Sojo 2B ANA Trade 1990 2 +1.4 +0.7 0.1
Terry Clark P ANA Trade 1988 2 +1.3 +0.7
Bob McClure P ANA Free agency 1989 2 +1.2 +0.6 3.3
Max Venable OF ANA Free agency 1989 2 +1.2 +0.6 2.3
Alan Embree P BOS Trade 2002 3 +1.2 +0.4 3.7
Cliff Floyd OF BOS Trade 2002 1 +1.2 +1.2 7.0
Rey Sánchez 2B/SS BOS Free agency 2002 1 +1.1 +1.1 6.7
Stew Cliburn P ANA Trade 1985 1 +1.0 +1.0
Rick Schu 3B ANA Free agency 1990 1 +0.9 +0.9 1.7
Todd Walker 2B BOS Trade 2002 1 +0.9 +0.9 4.0
Damion Easley 2B ANA Draft 1988 2 +0.8 +0.4
Scott Lewis P ANA Draft 1988 4 +0.8 +0.2
Bobby Rose 2B ANA Draft 1985 4 +0.8 +0.2
Ron Tingley C ANA Free agency 1990 2 +0.8 +0.4 0.1
Dave Winfield OF ANA Trade 1990 2 +0.8 +0.4 1.2
Rickey Henderson OF BOS Free agency 2002 1 +0.6 +0.6 3.3
Terry Forster P ANA Free agency 1986 1 +0.5 +0.5 2.2
Rich Monteleone P ANA Free agency 1988 3 +0.5 +0.2 0.1
Vern Ruhle P ANA Free agency 1986 1 +0.5 +0.5 2.2
Butch Wynegar C ANA Free agency 1988 2 +0.5 +0.2 0.0
Tommy John P ANA Trade 1985 1 +0.5 +0.5 0.9
Tony Armas OF ANA Free agency 1987 2 +0.4 +0.2 0.3
Donnie Hill 2B ANA Free agency 1990 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.2
Jerry Reuss P ANA Trade 1987 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.5
Tim Fortugno P ANA Rule 5 1991 1 +0.3 +0.3
Cliff Young P ANA Trade 1989 1 +0.2 +0.2
Geoff Zahn P ANA Trade 1985 1 +0.2 +0.2
George Hendrick OF ANA Trade 1986 1 +0.2 +0.2 4.6
Chris Beasley P ANA Trade 1991 1 +0.1 +0.1
Junior Félix OF ANA Trade 1990 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Larry Gonzales C ANA Draft 1988 1 +0.1 +0.1
Ray Krawczyk P ANA Free agency 1987 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.1
Rufino Linares OF ANA Trade 1985 1 +0.1 +0.1
Bill Schroeder C ANA Trade 1988 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.5
Darryl Scott P ANA Intl FA 1990 1 +0.1 +0.1
Juan Díaz 1B/DH BOS Trade 2002 1 +0.1 +0.1
Ramiro Mendoza P BOS Free agency 2002 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.7
Brandon Moss 1B/OF BOS Draft 2002 2 +0.1 +0.1
Charlie Zink P BOS Intl FA 2002 1 +0.1 +0.1
Bill Buckner 1B/OF ANA Trade 1987 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.5
Darren Oliver P BOS Trade 2002 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.4
Benny Agbayani OF BOS Trade 2002 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.8
Erik Bennett P ANA Draft 1989 1 +0.0 +0.0
Jim Eppard 1B/DH/OF ANA Trade 1987 1 +0.0 +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 1 +0.0 +0.0
Ron Tingley C ANA Trade 1989 2 -0.0 -0.0 0.1
Tack Wilson DH/OF ANA Trade 1987 -0.0
Butch Wynegar C ANA Trade 1986 2 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Shane Andrews 3B BOS Free agency 2002 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1
Kevin Brown C BOS Free agency 2002 -0.0
Chris Haney P BOS Free agency 2002 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1
Kevin Tolar P BOS Free agency 2002 -0.0
Dustin Hermanson P BOS Trade 2002 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.2
Kyle Abbott P ANA Draft 1989 1 -0.1 -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 1 -0.1 -0.1
Gary Gaetti 3B ANA Free agency 1991 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.3
Hilly Hathaway P ANA Draft 1989 1 -0.1 -0.1
Glenn Hoffman SS ANA Free agency 1989 -0.1
Jack Lazorko P ANA Free agency 1987 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.1
John Orton C ANA Draft 1987 2 -0.1 -0.0
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 1 -0.1 -0.1 1.3
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 1 -0.3 -0.3
Vance Lovelace P ANA Rule 5 1985 1 -0.3 -0.3
Dan Petry P ANA Trade 1987 1 -0.3 -0.3 0.3
Mark Ryal OF ANA Free agency 1986 1 -0.3 -0.3 0.6
Chris Turner C ANA Draft 1991 2 -0.3 -0.1
Shad Williams P ANA Draft 1991 -0.3
Chris Smith P BOS Draft 2002 -0.3
Mike Cook P ANA Draft 1985 1 -0.4 -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 1 -0.6 -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 3 -0.8 -0.3 2.2
Jorge Fábregas C ANA Draft 1991 1 -0.9 -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 -1.5 -1.5 0.1
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.

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