Phil Seghi

Overview

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Record60–102

Win %0.370

-3.6GM WAR — wins above a replacement GM (org-adjusted, shrunk; per season) ±7.8161st/195 execs

2.0Depth — 2+ WAR regulars per season (the breadth that drives TAB, not stars)192nd/195 execs

-7.8Dead WAR — WAR/yr bled by sub-replacement players (closer to 0 = better)181st/195 execs

53%Dead money — payroll on <0.5-WAR players (lower = better)184th/195 execs

$-1MCheap-talent surplus — $/yr of value from cost-controlled (pre-arb/arb) players above their pay; the selection engine, and the stickiest GM skill we track186th/195 execs

$-0MDrafted surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own draftees (the develop-from-the-draft engine)185th/195 execs

$-0MTraded-for surplus — cheap-talent surplus from cost-controlled players he acquired via trade166th/195 execs

$0MInt'l surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own international signees150th/195 execs

-13.8TAB — talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation), tenure total129th/195 execs

-16.0WAB — realized wins (TAB + the non-repeatable luck of converting talent to wins)137th/195 execs

–Acquisition Leverage — playoff pts per acquired WAR, graded once in the year each deal's wins arrive (the repeatable decision skill)194th/195 execs

-3Roster surplus $M46th/195 execs

Tenure breakdown

Team	Role	Years	Szns	WAB	WAB/yr	TAB	WAR surp	HG	Trade	FA	R5	AcqLev	W-L%	PO	Pen	WS	Surp $M
▸ Guardians	GM	1974–1985	1	-16.0	-16.04	-13.8	-10.1	+10.2	+4.5	-8.5	-0.5	–	0.370	–	–	–	-3
1985 60–102				-16.0		-13.8	-10.1						0.370				-3
Career total (1985+ data)			1	-16.0		-13.8	-10.1	+10.2	+4.5	-8.5	-0.5	–	0.370	–	–	–	-3

Roster Construction

How the roster was sourced

by value by volume

Share of acquired fWAR by channel vs. league average.

Build channels — net fWAR

Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.

Home-grown (draft/intl)+10.2

Trade+4.5

Free agency-8.5

Rule 5 / minor draft-0.5

Sourcing mix: 13% draft · 0% FA · 87% trade · 0% R5

Roster value distribution — career average — depth vs. stars

Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR, averaged across Phil Seghi'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 — 48 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

Player	Pos	Team	How	Year	Szns	fWAR	WAR/yr	Lev
Brook Jacoby	3B	CLE	Trade	1983	7	+18.1	+2.6	–
Julio Franco	2B/SS	CLE	Trade	1982	6	+13.3	+2.2	–
Joe Carter	OF	CLE	Trade	1984	5	+12.0	+2.4	–
Brett Butler	OF	CLE	Trade	1983	3	+10.3	+3.4	–
John Farrell	P	CLE	Draft	1984	5	+7.5	+1.5	–
Tony Bernazard	2B	CLE	Trade	1983	2	+4.3	+2.2	–
Rod Nichols	P	CLE	Draft	1985	4	+3.9	+1.0	–
Pat Tabler	1B/DH	CLE	Trade	1983	3	+3.9	+1.3	–
Scott Bailes	P	CLE	Trade	1985	3	+2.1	+0.7	–
Cory Snyder	OF	CLE	Draft	1984	2	+2.1	+1.1	–
Mel Hall	OF	CLE	Trade	1984	2	+2.0	+1.0	–
Neal Heaton	P	CLE	Draft	1981	2	+2.0	+1.0	–
Don Schulze	P	CLE	Trade	1984	2	+1.6	+0.8	–
Jerry Willard	C	CLE	Trade	1982	1	+1.3	+1.3	–
Ernie Camacho	P	CLE	Trade	1983	3	+1.2	+0.4	–
Vern Ruhle	P	CLE	Trade	1985	1	+1.0	+1.0	–
Mike Hargrove	1B	CLE	Trade	1979	1	+0.9	+0.9	–
Roy Smith	P	CLE	Trade	1982	1	+0.6	+0.6	–
Keith Creel	P	CLE	Trade	1985	1	+0.4	+0.4	–
Rich Yett	P	CLE	Trade	1985	2	+0.4	+0.2	0.0
Jeff Barkley	P	CLE	Draft	1982	1	+0.3	+0.3	–
Andy Allanson	C	CLE	Draft	1983	3	+0.1	+0.0	–
Rick Behenna	P	CLE	Trade	1983	–	-0.0	–	–
Jamie Easterly	P	CLE	Trade	1983	2	+0.0	+0.0	–
Luis Medina	1B/DH	CLE	Draft	1985	1	+0.0	+0.0	–
Dan Rohn	2B/3B	CLE	Trade	1985	–	-0.0	–	–
Dave Von Ohlen	P	CLE	Trade	1985	–	-0.0	–	–
Jim Wilson	DH	CLE	Draft	1982	1	+0.0	+0.0	–
Mark Higgins	1B	CLE	Draft	1984	–	-0.1	–	–
Scott Jordan	OF	CLE	Draft	1985	–	-0.1	–	–
Mike Fischlin	2B/SS	CLE	Trade	1981	–	-0.2	–	–
Dave Gallagher	OF	CLE	Draft	1980	–	-0.2	–	–
Jerry Reed	P	CLE	Trade	1982	–	-0.2	–	–
José Román	P	CLE	Intl FA	1981	–	-0.2	–	–
Benny Ayala	DH/OF	CLE	Trade	1985	–	-0.3	–	–
Bryan Clark	P	CLE	Trade	1985	–	-0.4	–	–
Butch Benton	C	CLE	Trade	1985	–	-0.5	–	–
Reggie Ritter	P	CLE	Intl FA	1982	–	-0.5	–	–
Tom Waddell	P	CLE	Rule 5	1983	–	-0.5	–	–
Junior Noboa	2B	CLE	Intl FA	1981	–	-0.6	–	–
Otis Nixon	OF	CLE	Trade	1984	1	-0.7	-0.7	–
Ramón Romero	P	CLE	Intl FA	1976	–	-0.7	–	–
Dave Clark	OF	CLE	Draft	1983	1	-0.9	-0.9	–
Rich Thompson	P	CLE	Draft	1980	–	-1.0	–	–
Andre Thornton	1B/DH	CLE	Trade	1976	1	-1.0	-1.0	–
George Vukovich	OF	CLE	Trade	1982	–	-1.2	–	–
Jay Bell	SS	CLE	Trade	1985	1	-1.4	-1.4	–
Chris Bando	C	CLE	Draft	1978	1	-1.7	-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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