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Paul DePodesta

General manager for the Dodgers and Padres (2005–2009).

2 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
Playoffs0
Record146–178
Win %0.451
-8.9WAB — wins above budget111th/195 execs
-8.5Talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation)108th/195 execs
0.33Acquisition leverage — playoff pts each bought win added, given the roster it joined (did you buy where wins matter?)154th/195 execs
-4.8WAR surplus (era-neutral, win-equiv)48th/195 execs
-4Roster surplus $M48th/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)+1.6
Trade+32.0
Free agency+39.8
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.0
Sourcing mix: 2% draft · 54% FA · 44% trade · 0% R5

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Padres GM 2009–2009 1 +2.0 +2.00 +0.9 +9.8 -0.7 +10.1 +12.1 +0.0 0.49 0.463 +23
Dodgers GM 2005–2005 1 -10.9 -10.90 -9.3 -14.6 +2.3 +21.9 +27.7 +0.0 0.17 0.438 -27
Career total (1985+ data) 2 -8.9 -8.5 -4.8 +1.6 +32.0 +39.8 +0.0 0.33 0.451 -4

Players acquired — 35 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year fWAR
Andre Ethier OF LAD Trade 2005 +24.4
Rafael Furcal SS LAD Free agency 2005 +14.3
Derek Lowe P LAD Free agency 2005 +14.3
Chris Denorfia OF SDP Free agency 2009 +7.4
Luke Gregerson P SDP Trade 2009 +5.7
Tony Gwynn OF SDP Trade 2009 +4.5
Scott Van Slyke OF LAD Draft 2005 +3.8
David Eckstein SS SDP Free agency 2009 +2.2
Henry Blanco C SDP Free agency 2009 +1.6
Odalis Pérez P LAD Free agency 2005 +1.4
Nomar Garciaparra SS LAD Free agency 2005 +1.2
Kenny Lofton OF LAD Free agency 2005 +1.0
Ryan Webb P SDP Trade 2009 +0.6
Adam Russell P SDP Trade 2009 +0.4
Paul Bako C LAD Free agency 2005 +0.3
Shawn Hill P SDP Free agency 2009 +0.1
Tayron Guerrero P SDP Intl FA 2009 -0.0
Chris Stewart C SDP Free agency 2009 -0.0
Jon Meloan P LAD Draft 2005 -0.1
Walter Silva P SDP Draft 2009 -0.1
Brent Leach P LAD Draft 2005 -0.2
Bill Mueller 3B LAD Free agency 2005 -0.2
Óscar Robles 3B/SS LAD Trade 2005 -0.2
Cliff Floyd OF SDP Free agency 2009 -0.2
Josh Wall P LAD Draft 2005 -0.3
Chris Burke 2B/OF SDP Free agency 2009 -0.3
Cody Decker 1B SDP Draft 2009 -0.3
Edwin Moreno P SDP Trade 2009 -0.3
Norihiro Nakamura 3B LAD Draft 2005 -0.4
Miles Mikolas P SDP Draft 2009 -0.4
Iván De Jesús 2B LAD Draft 2005 -0.5
Duaner Sánchez P SDP Free agency 2009 -0.6
Luis Perdomo P SDP Trade 2009 -0.7
Scott Erickson P LAD Free agency 2005 -0.9
Jason Phillips C/1B LAD Trade 2005 -1.0

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.