Rosternomics
Nick Krall

Nick Krall

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Born 1975 · York, PA · age 50

President of baseball operations for the Reds (2018–present).

9 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
Playoffs2
Record591–663
Win %0.471
-13.4WAB — wins above budget127th/195 execs
-14.1Talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation)131st/195 execs
0.65Acquisition leverage — playoff pts each bought win added, given the roster it joined (did you buy where wins matter?)126th/195 execs
-17.8WAR surplus (era-neutral, win-equiv)76th/195 execs
-105Roster surplus $M133rd/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)+66.2
Trade-10.5
Free agency-44.6
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.4
Sourcing mix: 68% draft · 27% FA · 5% trade · 0% R5

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Reds POBO/GM 2018–present 7 -13.4 -1.91 -14.1 -17.8 +66.2 -10.5 -44.6 +0.4 0.65 0.471 2 -105
Career total (1985+ data) 9 -13.4 -14.1 -17.8 +66.2 -10.5 -44.6 +0.4 0.65 0.471 2 -105

Players acquired — 129 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year fWAR
Elly De La Cruz SS CIN Draft 2023 +15.5
Hunter Greene P CIN Draft 2022 +10.2
Jonathan India 2B CIN Draft 2018 +8.1
Andrew Abbott P CIN Draft 2023 +7.7
Nick Lodolo P CIN Draft 2022 +6.4
Spencer Steer 1B/OF CIN Trade 2022 +5.6
Nick Martínez P CIN Free agency 2023 +5.5
Graham Ashcraft P CIN Draft 2022 +5.3
Matt McLain 2B CIN Draft 2023 +4.7
Nick Castellanos 3B/OF CIN Free agency 2020 +4.0
Kyle Farmer 2B/SS CIN Free agency 2020 +3.9
Wade Miley P CIN Free agency 2019 +3.4
Fernando Cruz P CIN Draft 2022 +3.1
Chase Burns P CIN Draft 2025 +3.0
Alexis Díaz P CIN Draft 2022 +3.0
Buck Farmer P CIN Free agency 2022 +2.1
Jose Iglesias SS CIN Free agency 2019 +1.8
Sal Stewart 1B/3B CIN Draft 2025 +1.7
Rhett Lowder P CIN Draft 2024 +1.6
David Hernandez P CIN Free agency 2018 +1.5
Brandon Williamson P CIN Trade 2022 +1.5
JJ Bleday OF CIN Free agency 2025 +1.4
Tyler Naquin OF CIN Free agency 2021 +1.4
Emilio Pagán P CIN Free agency 2023 +1.3
Austin Hays OF CIN Free agency 2025 +1.2
Nathaniel Lowe 1B CIN Free agency 2026 +0.7
Derek Dietrich 2B/OF CIN Free agency 2019 +0.6
Albert Almora OF CIN Free agency 2022 +0.5
Blake Dunn OF CIN Draft 2024 +0.5
Donovan Solano 2B CIN Free agency 2022 +0.5
Jeff Hoffman P CIN Trade 2020 +0.4
Ben Lively P CIN Free agency 2022 +0.4
Austin Wynns C CIN Free agency 2023 +0.4
Derek Law P CIN Free agency 2022 +0.3
Gavin Lux 2B CIN Trade 2025 +0.3
Dane Myers OF CIN Trade 2025 +0.3
Reiver Sanmartin P CIN Trade 2019 +0.3
Brent Suter P CIN Free agency 2024 +0.3
Alan Busenitz P CIN Free agency 2023 +0.2
Luis Cessa P CIN Trade 2021 +0.2
Caleb Ferguson P CIN Free agency 2025 +0.2
P. J. Higgins C/1B CIN Free agency 2023 +0.2
Brett Kennedy P CIN Free agency 2023 +0.2
Ryan Lavarnway C CIN Free agency 2019 +0.2
Carson Spiers P CIN Draft 2023 +0.2
Tyler Thornburg P CIN Free agency 2019 +0.2
Chase Anderson P CIN Free agency 2022 +0.1
Scott Barlow P CIN Free agency 2025 +0.1
Silvino Bracho P CIN Free agency 2022 +0.1
Brock Burke P CIN Trade 2026 +0.1
José De León P CIN Trade 2019 +0.1
Ian Gibaut P CIN Free agency 2025 +0.1
Pierce Johnson P CIN Free agency 2026 +0.1
Colin Moran 1B/3B CIN Free agency 2022 +0.1
Levi Stoudt P CIN Trade 2022 +0.1
Justin Wilson P CIN Free agency 2024 +0.1
Alex Young P CIN Free agency 2023 +0.1
Jesse Biddle P CIN Free agency 2020 +0.0
Kyle Dowdy P CIN Free agency 2021 +0.0
Raynel Espinal P CIN Free agency 2022 +0.0
Kevin Herget P CIN Free agency 2022 -0.0
Ricky Karcher P CIN Draft 2023 +0.0
Casey Kelly P CIN Free agency 2024 +0.0
Mark Kolozsvary C CIN Draft 2022 -0.0
Evan Kravetz P CIN Draft 2024 +0.0
Yunior Marte P CIN Free agency 2026 -0.0
Henry Ramos DH/OF CIN Free agency 2023 -0.0
JT Riddle SS CIN Free agency 2022 +0.0
Eduardo Salazar P CIN Draft 2023 +0.0
Hunter Strickland P CIN Free agency 2022 +0.0
Jake Wong P CIN Trade 2022 -0.0
Randy Wynne P CIN Draft 2023 -0.0
Eric Yang PH/PR CIN Draft 2024 -0.0
Yosver Zulueta P CIN Draft 2024 +0.0
R. J. Alaniz P CIN Free agency 2020 -0.1
Brad Brach P CIN Free agency 2021 -0.1
Tyler Callihan 2B/OF CIN Draft 2025 -0.1
Conner Capel OF CIN Free agency 2023 -0.1
Ross Detwiler P CIN Free agency 2022 -0.1
Rece Hinds OF CIN Draft 2024 -0.1
Jacob Hurtubise OF CIN Draft 2024 -0.1
Nate Jones P CIN Free agency 2020 -0.1
Michael Mariot P CIN Free agency 2021 -0.1
Nick Martini DH/OF CIN Free agency 2023 -0.1
Alec Mills P CIN Free agency 2023 -0.1
Connor Phillips P CIN Trade 2022 -0.1
Edwin Ríos 1B/3B/DH CIN Free agency 2024 -0.1
Pedro Strop P CIN Free agency 2020 -0.1
Will Banfield C CIN Draft 2025 -0.2
Christian Colón 2B/3B CIN Free agency 2018 -0.2
Jose Franco P CIN Draft 2026 -0.2
Aramis Garcia C CIN Free agency 2021 -0.2
Levi Jordan OF CIN Draft 2024 -0.2
Noelvi Marte 3B/OF CIN Trade 2022 -0.2
Taylor Motter SS CIN Free agency 2022 -0.2
Kyle Nicolas P CIN Trade 2026 -0.2
Riley O'Brien P CIN Trade 2020 -0.2
Chris Okey C CIN Draft 2022 -0.2
Jared Solomon P CIN Draft 2022 -0.2
Eugenio Suárez 3B CIN Free agency 2026 -0.2
Julian Aguiar P CIN Draft 2024 -0.3
Curt Casali C CIN Free agency 2022 -0.3
Matt Davidson 3B/DH CIN Free agency 2020 -0.3
Daniel Duarte P CIN Draft 2022 -0.3
Santiago Espinal 2B/3B CIN Trade 2024 -0.3
Casey Legumina P CIN Trade 2022 -0.3
Brandon Leibrandt P CIN Free agency 2024 -0.3
Zach Maxwell P CIN Draft 2025 -0.3
Luis Mey P CIN Draft 2025 -0.3
Mike Moustakas 3B CIN Free agency 2019 -0.3
Cliff Pennington 2B/SS CIN Free agency 2018 -0.3
Chase Petty P CIN Trade 2022 -0.3
Chuckie Robinson C CIN Draft 2022 -0.3
Jason Vosler 1B/3B CIN Free agency 2023 -0.3
Shogo Akiyama OF CIN Draft 2020 -0.4
Joe La Sorsa P CIN Free agency 2025 -0.4
Mike Minor P CIN Trade 2022 -0.4
Josh Osich P CIN Free agency 2020 -0.4
Mark Payton OF CIN Trade 2020 -0.4
Michael Siani OF CIN Draft 2022 -0.4
TJ Hopkins DH/OF CIN Draft 2023 -0.5
Luke Maile C CIN Free agency 2022 -0.5
Christian Encarnacion-Strand 1B CIN Trade 2022 -0.6
Mike Ford 1B/DH CIN Free agency 2024 -0.6
Matt Kemp OF CIN Trade 2018 -0.6
Lyon Richardson P CIN Draft 2023 -0.6
Wil Myers 1B/OF CIN Free agency 2022 -0.7
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B CIN Trade 2025 -0.8
Jeimer Candelario 3B CIN Free agency 2023 -0.9

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.