Rosternomics
RB

Randy Bush

Born Oct 5, 1958 · Dover, DE · age 67

General manager for the Cubs (2011–2011).

1 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
Playoffs0
Record71–91
Win %0.438
-14.4WAB — wins above budget129th/195 execs
-12.3Talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation)125th/195 execs
0.35Acquisition leverage — playoff pts each bought win added, given the roster it joined (did you buy where wins matter?)151st/195 execs
-25.1WAR surplus (era-neutral, win-equiv)87th/195 execs
-61Roster surplus $M114th/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)+16.8
Trade-26.9
Free agency+2.9
Rule 5 / minor draft-1.5
Sourcing mix: 55% draft · 5% FA · 40% trade · 0% R5

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Cubs GM 2011–2011 1 -14.4 -14.36 -12.3 -25.1 +16.8 -26.9 +2.9 -1.5 0.35 0.438 -61
Career total (1985+ data) 1 -14.4 -12.3 -25.1 +16.8 -26.9 +2.9 -1.5 0.35 0.438 -61

Players acquired — 14 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year fWAR
Javier Báez SS CHC Draft 2011 +17.5
Travis Wood P CHC Trade 2011 +7.9
Matt Garza P CHC Trade 2011 +5.0
David DeJesus OF CHC Free agency 2011 +1.8
Doug Davis P CHC Free agency 2011 +0.5
Dave Sappelt OF CHC Trade 2011 +0.4
Rafael Lopez C CHC Draft 2011 -0.1
Luis Montañez OF CHC Free agency 2011 -0.1
Lendy Castillo P CHC Rule 5 2011 -0.2
Taylor Davis C CHC Intl FA 2011 -0.2
Ramón Ortiz P CHC Free agency 2011 -0.2
Dillon Maples P CHC Draft 2011 -0.3
Zac Rosscup P CHC Trade 2011 -0.5
Manny Corpas P CHC Free agency 2011 -0.6

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.