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Omar Minaya

Born Nov 10, 1958 · Valverde Province · age 67

General manager for the Nationals and Mets (2003–2010).

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
Record656–640
Win %0.506
-3.2GM WAR — wins above a replacement GM (org-adjusted, shrunk; per season) ±4.9155th/195 execs
6.0Depth — 2+ WAR regulars per season (the breadth that drives TAB, not stars)117th/195 execs
-5.4Dead WAR — WAR/yr bled by sub-replacement players (closer to 0 = better)116th/195 execs
34%Dead money — payroll on <0.5-WAR players (lower = better)92nd/195 execs
$14MCheap-talent surplus — $/yr of value from cost-controlled (pre-arb/arb) players above their pay; the selection engine, and the stickiest GM skill we track101st/195 execs
$13MDrafted surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own draftees (the develop-from-the-draft engine)44th/195 execs
$-2MTraded-for surplus — cheap-talent surplus from cost-controlled players he acquired via trade183rd/195 execs
$4MInt'l surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own international signees25th/195 execs
-34.4TAB — talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation), tenure total164th/195 execs
-18.1WAB — realized wins (TAB + the non-repeatable luck of converting talent to wins)142nd/195 execs
2.63Acquisition Leverage — playoff pts per acquired WAR, graded once in the year each deal's wins arrive (the repeatable decision skill)60th/195 execs
-305Roster surplus $M174th/195 execs

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
▸ Mets GM 2005–2010 6 -15.4 -2.57 -16.9 -131.3 +151.2 +7.3 +22.6 -1.3 2.96 0.521 1–– -292
▸ Nationals GM 2003–2004 2 -2.7 -1.34 -17.4 -7.4 +20.3 +17.1 -25.9 -0.6 0.41 0.463 ––– -13
Career total (1985+ data) 8 -18.1 -34.4 -138.7 +171.5 +24.3 -3.3 -1.9 2.63 0.506 1– – -305

Roster Construction

How the roster was sourced

by valueby volume

Share of acquired fWAR by channel vs. league average.

Build channels — net fWAR

Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.

Home-grown (draft/intl)+171.5
Trade+24.3
Free agency-3.3
Rule 5 / minor draft-1.9
Sourcing mix: 56% draft · 21% FA · 23% trade · 0% R5

Roster value distribution — career average — depth vs. stars

Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR, averaged across Omar Minaya'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 — 195 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year Szns fWAR WAR/yr Lev
Jacob deGrom P NYM Draft 2010 9 +43.9 +4.9 –
Carlos Beltrán OF NYM Free agency 2005 7 +26.1 +3.7 2.9
Ian Desmond SS/OF WSN Draft 2004 7 +16.2 +2.3 –
Jonathon Niese P NYM Draft 2005 8 +14.7 +1.8 –
Johan Santana P NYM Trade 2008 4 +14.3 +3.6 21.1
Daniel Murphy 1B/2B NYM Draft 2006 7 +13.6 +1.9 –
Matt Harvey P NYM Draft 2010 4 +12.8 +3.2 –
Liván Hernández P WSN Trade 2003 7 +12.8 +1.8 2.5
R. A. Dickey P NYM Free agency 2009 3 +10.6 +3.5 2.9
Nick Johnson 1B WSN Trade 2003 5 +10.5 +2.1 0.0
Mike Pelfrey P NYM Draft 2005 7 +9.3 +1.3 –
Pedro Martínez P NYM Trade 2005 4 +9.2 +2.3 6.1
Juan Lagares OF NYM Intl FA 2006 7 +8.1 +1.2 –
Lucas Duda 1B/OF NYM Draft 2007 6 +7.0 +1.2 –
Ryan Church OF WSN Trade 2004 3 +6.2 +2.1 –
Carlos Delgado 1B NYM Trade 2006 4 +6.1 +1.5 11.9
Steven Matz P NYM Draft 2009 5 +6.0 +1.2 –
John Maine P NYM Trade 2006 4 +5.8 +1.4 2.5
John Patterson P WSN Trade 2004 3 +5.3 +1.8 –
Wilmer Flores 1B NYM Intl FA 2007 5 +5.2 +1.0 –
Rubén Tejada SS NYM Intl FA 2006 4 +5.2 +1.3 –
Ike Davis 1B NYM Draft 2008 4 +4.9 +1.2 –
Endy Chávez OF NYM Free agency 2005 3 +4.7 +1.6 –
Dillon Gee P NYM Draft 2007 6 +4.7 +0.8 –
Billy Wagner P NYM Free agency 2005 4 +4.7 +1.2 7.7
Bobby Parnell P NYM Draft 2005 6 +4.5 +0.7 –
Jeurys Familia P NYM Intl FA 2007 7 +4.3 +0.6 –
Jon Rauch P WSN Trade 2004 5 +4.3 +0.9 0.1
Óliver Pérez P NYM Trade 2006 3 +4.0 +1.3 0.9
Cristian Guzmán SS WSN Free agency 2004 4 +3.8 +1.0 0.1
José Guillén OF WSN Trade 2004 1 +3.5 +3.5 2.4
José Valentín SS NYM Free agency 2005 2 +3.1 +1.5 12.6
Luis Ayala P WSN Draft 2003 4 +3.1 +0.8 –
Fernando Tatís 3B NYM Free agency 2007 2 +3.0 +1.5 5.0
Ramón Castro C NYM Trade 2005 5 +3.0 +0.6 1.6
Paul Lo Duca C NYM Trade 2005 2 +2.7 +1.3 10.6
Chad Cordero P WSN Draft 2003 6 +2.7 +0.4 –
Luis Castillo 2B NYM Trade 2007 4 +2.3 +0.6 6.5
Francisco Rodríguez P NYM Free agency 2008 3 +2.2 +0.7 0.1
Moisés Alou OF NYM Free agency 2006 2 +2.1 +1.0 9.0
Josh Thole C NYM Draft 2005 4 +2.1 +0.5 –
Kirk Nieuwenhuis OF NYM Draft 2008 4 +1.9 +0.5 –
Brian Schneider C NYM Trade 2008 1 +1.8 +1.8 7.5
Chad Bradford P NYM Free agency 2005 1 +1.5 +1.5 6.2
Hisanori Takahashi P NYM Draft 2010 1 +1.5 +1.5 –
Ryan Church OF NYM Trade 2007 2 +1.4 +0.7 5.6
Damion Easley 2B NYM Free agency 2006 1 +1.4 +1.4 6.8
Orlando Hernández P NYM Free agency 2006 2 +1.4 +0.7 8.2
Jorge Sosa P NYM Free agency 2007 1 +1.4 +1.4 8.2
Juan Rivera OF WSN Trade 2004 1 +1.4 +1.4 0.1
Nelson Figueroa P NYM Free agency 2008 2 +1.3 +0.6 –
René Rivera C NYM Free agency 2008 3 +1.2 +0.4 6.5
Roberto Hernández P NYM Free agency 2005 2 +1.0 +0.5 1.4
Duaner Sánchez P NYM Trade 2006 2 +1.0 +0.5 3.4
Vinny Castilla 3B WSN Free agency 2004 1 +1.0 +1.0 0.7
Jenrry Mejía P NYM Intl FA 2007 3 +0.9 +0.3 –
Liván Hernández P NYM Trade 2009 1 +0.9 +0.9 0.1
Jason Bay OF NYM Free agency 2009 2 +0.8 +0.4 1.2
Rúben Gotay 2B NYM Trade 2006 1 +0.7 +0.7 3.4
Gary Majewski P WSN Trade 2004 3 +0.7 +0.2 –
Jeff Francoeur OF NYM Trade 2009 1 +0.7 +0.7 0.1
Josh Satin 1B/3B NYM Draft 2008 1 +0.6 +0.6 –
Juan Padilla P NYM Trade 2005 1 +0.6 +0.6 0.8
Joe Vitiello 1B/DH WSN Trade 2003 1 +0.6 +0.6 0.4
Matt den Dekker OF NYM Draft 2010 2 +0.5 +0.2 –
Hansel Robles P NYM Intl FA 2008 2 +0.5 +0.3 –
Joe Smith P NYM Draft 2006 2 +0.5 +0.3 –
Michael Tucker OF NYM Free agency 2006 1 +0.4 +0.4 1.4
Raúl Valdés P NYM Trade 2010 1 +0.4 +0.4 –
Gabriel Ynoa P NYM Intl FA 2009 1 +0.4 +0.4 –
Marlon Anderson 2B NYM Free agency 2005 2 +0.3 +0.1 1.0
Darrell Ceciliani OF NYM Draft 2009 1 +0.3 +0.3 –
Gary Sheffield OF NYM Free agency 2009 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.0
Cory Sullivan OF NYM Free agency 2009 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.0
Micah Bowie P WSN Free agency 2004 2 +0.3 +0.1 0.0
Rick Short 2B WSN Trade 2004 1 +0.3 +0.3 –
Brian Stokes P NYM Trade 2008 1 +0.3 +0.3 1.2
Raúl Casanova C NYM Free agency 2007 1 +0.2 +0.2 –
Erik Goeddel P NYM Draft 2010 2 +0.2 +0.1 –
Brian Lawrence P NYM Free agency 2007 1 +0.2 +0.2 1.1
Guillermo Mota P NYM Free agency 2006 2 +0.2 +0.1 –
Mike O'Connor P NYM Free agency 2010 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.1
J. J. Putz P NYM Trade 2008 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0
Chris Schwinden P NYM Draft 2008 1 +0.2 +0.2 –
Eric Knott P WSN Free agency 2003 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.1
Wilson Valdez 2B/SS NYM Trade 2009 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0
Manny Acosta P NYM Trade 2010 2 +0.2 +0.1 0.3
Pat Misch P NYM Trade 2010 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.5
Todd Zeile 3B WSN Trade 2003 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.1
Manny Aybar P NYM Free agency 2005 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2
Brady Clark OF NYM Free agency 2008 2 +0.1 +0.0 0.0
Josh Edgin P NYM Draft 2010 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Gonzalez Germen P NYM Intl FA 2007 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Luis Hernández SS NYM Free agency 2010 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.1
Brandon Knight P NYM Free agency 2008 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.6
Dae-Sung Koo P NYM Intl FA 2005 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Zach Lutz 1B/3B NYM Draft 2007 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Doug Mientkiewicz 1B NYM Trade 2005 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2
Tim Redding P NYM Free agency 2009 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Ken Takahashi P NYM Draft 2009 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Claudio Vargas P NYM Free agency 2008 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.3
Xavier Nady OF NYM Trade 2006 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.5
Jorge Julio P NYM Trade 2006 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.3
Luis Ayala P NYM Trade 2008 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.4
Lance Broadway P NYM Trade 2009 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Scott Downs P WSN Trade 2004 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Sandy Alomar C NYM Free agency 2007 – -0.0 – –
Chip Ambres OF NYM Free agency 2006 – -0.0 – –
Tony Armas P NYM Free agency 2008 – -0.0 – –
Robinson Cancel C NYM Free agency 2007 – -0.0 – –
Chris Carter OF NYM Trade 2009 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Willie Collazo P NYM Trade 2007 – -0.0 – –
Alex Cora 2B/SS NYM Free agency 2009 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Casey Fossum P NYM Free agency 2009 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Andy Green 2B/3B NYM Free agency 2008 – -0.0 – –
Mike Hessman 1B/3B NYM Free agency 2009 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Kazuhisa Ishii P NYM Trade 2005 – -0.0 – –
Ricky Ledée OF NYM Free agency 2007 – -0.0 – –
Mike Matthews P NYM Free agency 2005 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Gustavo Molina C NYM Free agency 2007 – -0.0 – –
David Newhan OF NYM Free agency 2007 – -0.0 – –
Abraham Núñez 2B/3B/SS NYM Free agency 2008 – -0.0 – –
Darren Oliver P NYM Free agency 2006 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Val Pascucci 1B/OF NYM Free agency 2008 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Ricardo Rincón P NYM Free agency 2008 – -0.0 – –
José Santiago P NYM Free agency 2005 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Jordany Valdespin 2B/OF NYM Intl FA 2007 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
Brett Campbell P WSN Draft 2004 – -0.0 – –
Brendan Harris SS WSN Trade 2004 – -0.0 – –
José Mercedes P WSN Free agency 2003 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Atahualpa Severino P WSN Intl FA 2004 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
Shawn Green OF NYM Trade 2007 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.3
Félix Heredia P NYM Trade 2005 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Chris Woodward SS NYM Trade 2005 1 -0.0 -0.0 0.8
Jon Adkins P NYM Trade 2007 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Ambiorix Burgos P NYM Trade 2007 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.2
Darren O'Day P NYM Trade 2009 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Rigo Beltrán P WSN Trade 2004 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Chris Aguila OF NYM Free agency 2008 – -0.1 – –
Pedro Beato P NYM Rule 5 2010 – -0.1 – –
Brian Daubach 1B NYM Free agency 2005 – -0.1 – –
Julio Franco 2B/SS NYM Free agency 2005 – -0.1 – –
Eddie Kunz P NYM Draft 2007 – -0.1 – –
José Lima P NYM Free agency 2006 – -0.1 – –
Gary Matthews OF NYM Trade 2010 – -0.1 – –
Akeel Morris P NYM Draft 2010 – -0.1 – –
Aaron Sele P NYM Free agency 2007 – -0.1 – –
Josh Stinson P NYM Draft 2006 – -0.1 – –
Tobi Stoner P NYM Draft 2006 – -0.1 – –
Wilfredo Tovar SS NYM Intl FA 2007 – -0.1 – –
Lino Urdaneta P NYM Free agency 2005 – -0.1 – –
Matt Wise P NYM Free agency 2007 – -0.1 – –
Joe Horgan P WSN Trade 2004 1 -0.1 -0.1 –
Julio Mañón P WSN Trade 2003 – -0.1 – –
Luke Montz C/DH WSN Draft 2003 – -0.1 – –
Eric Campbell 1B/3B NYM Draft 2008 1 -0.2 -0.2 –
Brad Emaus 2B NYM Rule 5 2010 – -0.2 – –
Jesús Feliciano OF NYM Trade 2010 – -0.2 – –
Ryota Igarashi P NYM Draft 2010 1 -0.2 -0.2 –
Ben Johnson OF NYM Trade 2006 – -0.2 – –
Collin McHugh P NYM Draft 2008 – -0.2 – –
Chan Ho Park P NYM Free agency 2007 – -0.2 – –
Jon Switzer P NYM Free agency 2009 – -0.2 – –
David Williams P NYM Trade 2006 1 -0.2 -0.2 1.7
Melvin Dorta 3B/SS WSN Trade 2004 – -0.2 – –
Jeremy Fikac P WSN Free agency 2003 – -0.2 – –
Jeffrey Hammonds OF WSN Free agency 2004 – -0.2 – –
Maicer Izturis 2B/3B WSN Trade 2004 – -0.2 – –
Gerald Williams OF NYM Trade 2005 1 -0.2 -0.2 0.1
Henry Blanco C NYM Free agency 2009 – -0.3 – –
Frank Catalanotto OF NYM Free agency 2010 – -0.3 – –
Juan Centeno C NYM Draft 2007 – -0.3 – –
Mike Difelice C NYM Free agency 2005 1 -0.3 -0.3 0.7
Sean Green P NYM Trade 2008 – -0.3 – –
Argenis Reyes 2B NYM Trade 2008 – -0.3 – –
Collin Balester P WSN Draft 2004 2 -0.3 -0.1 –
Miguel Cairo 2B NYM Free agency 2005 – -0.5 – –
Elmer Dessens P NYM Free agency 2009 – -0.5 – –
Chin-lung Hu 2B/SS NYM Trade 2010 – -0.5 – –
Ramón Martínez 2B/SS NYM Free agency 2008 1 -0.5 -0.5 0.1
Mike Nickeas C NYM Trade 2006 – -0.5 – –
Gary Bennett C WSN Free agency 2004 – -0.5 – –
Luis Lopez 1B/3B WSN Free agency 2004 – -0.5 – –
D. J. Carrasco P NYM Free agency 2010 – -0.6 – –
Fernando Martínez OF NYM Intl FA 2005 1 -0.6 -0.6 –
Tony Batista 3B WSN Free agency 2004 – -0.6 – –
Tony Blanco 3B/OF WSN Rule 5 2004 – -0.6 – –
Fernando Nieve P NYM Trade 2009 1 -0.7 -0.7 0.0
Anderson Hernández 2B/SS NYM Trade 2005 2 -0.8 -0.4 –
Omir Santos C NYM Free agency 2008 – -0.8 – –
Scott Schoeneweis P NYM Free agency 2007 – -0.8 – –
Robert Carson P NYM Draft 2007 – -1.1 – –
Ronny Paulino C NYM Free agency 2010 – -1.2 – –
Kory Casto 1B/OF WSN Draft 2003 – -1.4 – –
Óliver Pérez P NYM Free agency 2009 3 -1.5 -0.5 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.

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Rosternomics — quantifying front-office skill, attribution-clean. Follow @rosternomics on X. Decision-makers on record back to 1933; resource-controlled metrics (WAR & payroll) cover 1985–2026.
Data: FanGraphs (WAR), Baseball-Reference & the Chadwick Bureau register (rosters, IDs), the Lahman Database, Baseball America prospect rankings (via The Baseball Cube), and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0); bios are original. Emoji graphics by OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
All figures are franchise-level outcomes credited to the decision-maker in the acquisition year — not solely attributable to one executive.