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Perry Minasian

Perry Minasian

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Los Angeles Angels general manager, tasked with building a contender around Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani.

6 seasons with salary-era data across 1 stint. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.

Overview

Titles0
Pennants0
Playoffs0
Record396–512
Win %0.436
-7.7GM WAR — wins above a replacement GM (org-adjusted, shrunk; per season) ±5.7190th/195 execs
4.3Depth — 2+ WAR regulars per season (the breadth that drives TAB, not stars)160th/195 execs
-8.3Dead WAR — WAR/yr bled by sub-replacement players (closer to 0 = better)184th/195 execs
44%Dead money — payroll on <0.5-WAR players (lower = better)158th/195 execs
$28MCheap-talent surplus — $/yr of value from cost-controlled (pre-arb/arb) players above their pay; the selection engine, and the stickiest GM skill we track54th/195 execs
$8MDrafted surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own draftees (the develop-from-the-draft engine)76th/195 execs
$1MTraded-for surplus — cheap-talent surplus from cost-controlled players he acquired via trade122nd/195 execs
$0MInt'l surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own international signees116th/195 execs
-73.4TAB — talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation), tenure total190th/195 execs
-62.6WAB — realized wins (TAB + the non-repeatable luck of converting talent to wins)185th/195 execs
0.46Acquisition Leverage — playoff pts per acquired WAR, graded once in the year each deal's wins arrive (the repeatable decision skill)151st/195 execs
-508Roster surplus $M190th/195 execs

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Angels GM 2021–present 5 -62.6 -12.53 -73.4 -129.4 +19.1 -11.8 -32.8 +0.0 0.46 0.436 -508
Career total (1985+ data) 6 -62.6 -73.4 -129.4 +19.1 -11.8 -32.8 +0.0 0.46 0.436 -508

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)+19.1
Trade-11.8
Free agency-32.8
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.0
Sourcing mix: 69% draft · 24% FA · 8% trade · 0% R5

Roster value distribution — career average — depth vs. stars

Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR, averaged across Perry Minasian'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 — 160 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year Szns fWAR WAR/yr Lev
Zach Neto SS ANA Draft 2023 4 +9.9 +2.5
José Soriano P ANA Draft 2023 4 +6.7 +1.7
Nolan Schanuel 1B ANA Draft 2023 4 +3.3 +0.8
Yusei Kikuchi P ANA Free agency 2024 2 +3.1 +1.6 0.1
Tyler Anderson P ANA Trade 2023 3 +2.7 +0.9 0.6
Alex Cobb P ANA Trade 2021 1 +2.5 +2.5 1.1
Raisel Iglesias P ANA Free agency 2021 2 +2.0 +1.0 0.9
Mickey Moniak OF ANA Trade 2022 2 +2.0 +1.0 1.0
Kyle Hendricks P ANA Free agency 2024 1 +1.8 +1.8 0.0
Jimmy Herget P ANA Free agency 2021 2 +1.3 +0.7 0.2
Walbert Urena P ANA Draft 2026 1 +1.3 +1.3
Noah Syndergaard P ANA Trade 2022 1 +1.2 +1.2 2.1
José Quijada P ANA Trade 2021 5 +1.1 +0.2 0.2
Michael Lorenzen P ANA Free agency 2021 1 +1.0 +1.0 1.8
Jose Iglesias SS ANA Trade 2021 1 +1.0 +1.0 0.5
Hunter Renfroe OF ANA Trade 2023 1 +1.0 +1.0 0.6
Wade Meckler OF ANA Trade 2026 1 +1.0 +1.0 0.4
Steve Cishek P ANA Free agency 2021 1 +0.9 +0.9 0.4
Carlos Estévez P ANA Free agency 2022 2 +0.9 +0.4 0.5
Logan O'Hoppe C ANA Trade 2022 2 +0.9 +0.4
Brock Burke P ANA Trade 2024 2 +0.8 +0.4 0.0
Brandon Drury 2B/3B ANA Free agency 2022 1 +0.7 +0.7 1.4
Kenley Jansen P ANA Free agency 2025 1 +0.6 +0.6 0.0
Oswald Peraza 2B/3B ANA Trade 2025 1 +0.6 +0.6 0.2
José Siri OF ANA Free agency 2026 1 +0.6 +0.6 0.2
Livan Soto SS ANA Draft 2022 1 +0.6 +0.6
Vaughn Grissom 2B ANA Trade 2025 1 +0.5 +0.5 0.2
Aaron Loup P ANA Free agency 2021 2 +0.5 +0.3 0.6
Brent Suter P ANA Free agency 2026 1 +0.5 +0.5 0.2
Gio Urshela 3B ANA Trade 2022 1 +0.5 +0.5 0.3
Jose Quintana P ANA Trade 2021 1 +0.5 +0.5 0.3
Kevin Pillar OF ANA Trade 2024 1 +0.5 +0.5 0.0
Sam Bachman P ANA Draft 2023 3 +0.4 +0.1
Davis Daniel P ANA Draft 2023 1 +0.4 +0.4
Ben Joyce P ANA Draft 2023 1 +0.4 +0.4
Yoán Moncada 3B ANA Free agency 2025 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.0
Chase Silseth P ANA Draft 2022 3 +0.4 +0.1
Bryce Teodosio OF ANA Draft 2024 2 +0.4 +0.2
Donovan Walton 2B/SS ANA Trade 2026 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.2
Carson Fulmer P ANA Free agency 2023 2 +0.3 +0.1 0.0
Jack Kochanowicz P ANA Draft 2024 2 +0.3 +0.1
Nick Madrigal 2B/3B ANA Free agency 2026 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.1
Hunter Strickland P ANA Free agency 2024 2 +0.3 +0.1 0.0
Kirby Yates P ANA Free agency 2026 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.1
Luis García P ANA Trade 2024 2 +0.3 +0.1 0.0
Chris Devenski P ANA Trade 2023 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.2
Jack Mayfield 3B ANA Trade 2021 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.4
Reynaldo López P ANA Trade 2023 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.2
Archie Bradley P ANA Free agency 2022 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.4
Hans Crouse P ANA Free agency 2024 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0
Monte Harrison OF ANA Free agency 2022 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.4
Josh Lowe OF ANA Trade 2026 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.1
Sammy Peralta P ANA Free agency 2025 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0
Kenny Rosenberg P ANA Draft 2022 2 +0.2 +0.1
Tony Watson P ANA Trade 2021 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.1
Andrew Chafin P ANA Trade 2025 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0
Kyle Barraclough P ANA Trade 2022 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.3
Ehire Adrianza 3B/SS ANA Free agency 2024 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Tim Anderson SS ANA Free agency 2025 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Jhonathan Díaz P ANA Trade 2021 2 +0.1 +0.1
Janson Junk P ANA Trade 2021 1 +0.1 +0.1
Charles Leblanc 2B/3B ANA Free agency 2023 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
AJ Ramos P ANA Free agency 2021 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Robert Stephenson P ANA Free agency 2024 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Ryan Tepera P ANA Free agency 2022 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2
Ryan Zeferjahn P ANA Trade 2024 2 +0.1 +0.0
Héctor Neris P ANA Trade 2025 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Tyler Heineman C ANA Trade 2026 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Grayson Rodriguez P ANA Trade 2026 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.1
Logan Porter C ANA Trade 2026 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Kelvin Cáceres P ANA Draft 2023 -0.0
Willie Calhoun DH/OF ANA Free agency 2023 -0.0
Logan Davidson 1B ANA Draft 2025 +0.0
Matt Duffy 3B ANA Free agency 2022 -0.0
Adam Eaton OF ANA Free agency 2021 +0.0
Amir Garrett P ANA Free agency 2024 -0.0
Junior Guerra P ANA Free agency 2021 -0.0
Denzer Guzman 3B/SS ANA Draft 2025 1 -0.0 -0.0
Jon Jay OF ANA Free agency 2021 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Zac Kristofak P ANA Draft 2024 1 +0.0 +0.0
Jake Lamb 3B ANA Free agency 2022 -0.0
Nicky Lopez 2B/SS ANA Free agency 2025 -0.0
Trey Mancini 1B/DH/OF ANA Free agency 2026 -0.0
Chris Okey C ANA Free agency 2023 -0.0
Tayler Saucedo P ANA Free agency 2025 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Dillon Thomas OF ANA Free agency 2021 -0.0
Touki Toussaint P ANA Trade 2022 2 +0.0 +0.0 0.1
Touki Toussaint P ANA Free agency 2025 2 +0.0 +0.0 0.1
César Valdez P ANA Free agency 2022 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Eric Wagaman 1B ANA Draft 2024 -0.0
Nash Walters P ANA Trade 2022 -0.0
Zack Weiss P ANA Free agency 2021 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1
Sam Selman P ANA Trade 2021 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Jordan Romano P ANA Trade 2026 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Andrew Velazquez SS ANA Trade 2022 1 -0.0 -0.0 0.2
James Hoyt P ANA Trade 2021 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Rob Zastryzny P ANA Trade 2022 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1
Ian Anderson P ANA Trade 2025 -0.1
Gustavo Campero OF ANA Draft 2024 1 -0.1 -0.1
Adam Cimber P ANA Free agency 2023 -0.1
Jake Eder P ANA Trade 2025 -0.1
Mitch Farris P ANA Trade 2024 1 -0.1 -0.1
Dexter Fowler OF ANA Trade 2021 -0.1
Adam Frazier 2B/OF ANA Free agency 2026 -0.1
Philip Gosselin 2B/3B ANA Free agency 2021 -0.1
Kolton Ingram P ANA Draft 2023 -0.1
Alek Manoah P ANA Free agency 2025 -0.1
Ryan Miller P ANA Draft 2024 -0.1
Brian Moran P ANA Free agency 2021 -0.1
Reyes Moronta P ANA Free agency 2023 -0.1
Kevin Padlo 1B/3B ANA Free agency 2022 -0.1
Sebastián Rivero C ANA Free agency 2024 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.0
Miguel Sanó 1B/3B ANA Free agency 2024 -0.1
Tucker Davidson P ANA Trade 2023 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.2
Ryan Aguilar OF ANA Draft 2022 -0.2
Trey Cabbage OF ANA Draft 2023 -0.2
Johnny Cueto P ANA Free agency 2024 -0.2
J. D. Davis 3B ANA Free agency 2025 -0.2
Carter Kieboom 3B ANA Free agency 2024 -0.2
George Klassen P ANA Trade 2024 -0.2
Christian Moore 2B ANA Draft 2025 1 -0.2 -0.2
Jake Petricka P ANA Free agency 2021 -0.2
Brett Phillips OF ANA Free agency 2023 -0.2
Gerardo Reyes P ANA Free agency 2022 -0.2
Michael Stefanic 2B ANA Draft 2022 1 -0.2 -0.2
Sam Aldegheri P ANA Trade 2024 1 -0.3 -0.3
Connor Brogdon P ANA Free agency 2024 -0.3
José Cisnero P ANA Free agency 2024 -0.3
Travis d'Arnaud C ANA Free agency 2024 1 -0.3 -0.3 0.0
Jack López 2B ANA Free agency 2023 -0.3
Joey Lucchesi P ANA Free agency 2026 -0.3
Matthew Lugo OF ANA Trade 2024 -0.3
Garrett McDaniels P ANA Draft 2025 -0.3
Elvis Peguero P ANA Trade 2021 -0.3
Zach Plesac P ANA Free agency 2024 -0.3
Nick Sandlin P ANA Free agency 2026 -0.3
Aaron Slegers P ANA Trade 2021 -0.3
Cole Tucker SS/OF ANA Free agency 2024 -0.3
Jeimer Candelario 3B ANA Free agency 2026 -0.4
Ryan Johnson P ANA Draft 2025 -0.4
Scott Kingery SS/OF ANA Trade 2024 -0.4
Victor Mederos P ANA Draft 2023 -0.4
Kyren Paris 2B/OF ANA Draft 2023 1 -0.4 -0.4
Magneuris Sierra OF ANA Free agency 2022 -0.4
Chad Stevens 2B/3B ANA Draft 2025 -0.4
Chad Wallach C ANA Free agency 2022 1 -0.4 -0.4 0.0
José Fermin P ANA Draft 2025 1 -0.5 -0.5
Guillo Zuñiga P ANA Trade 2024 -0.5
Shaun Anderson P ANA Free agency 2025 -0.6
Aaron Hicks OF ANA Free agency 2024 -0.6
Niko Kavadas 1B/DH ANA Trade 2024 -0.6
José Marte P ANA Trade 2021 1 -0.6 -0.6
Tyler Wade 2B/OF ANA Trade 2021 -0.6
Juan Lagares OF ANA Free agency 2021 -0.7
Jorge Soler DH/OF ANA Trade 2024 -0.7
Jordyn Adams OF ANA Draft 2023 1 -0.8 -0.8
Caden Dana P ANA Draft 2024 -0.8
Matt Moore P ANA Free agency 2023 1 -0.8 -0.8 0.3
Kevin Newman 2B/SS ANA Free agency 2024 -0.8
Kurt Suzuki C ANA Free agency 2021 -1.3

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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