Born Oct 5, 1958 · Dover, DE · age 67
General manager for the Cubs (2011–2011).
Across the full 1-season sample, the measured profile stands out most for avoidance of dead payroll (97th percentile). The clearest contrast is net WAR per trade (0th percentile): the realized net WAR return per trade has ranked below most peers. Because the sample covers fewer than five seasons, those comparisons are descriptive rather than stable.
1 seasons with salary-era data across 1 stint. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.
0 pennants · 0 playoff appearances · 71–91 (0.438)
| Team | Role | Year | Pay $M |
Rel Pay |
Surp $M |
Surp WAR |
Dead % |
Cheap $M |
Draft $M |
Trd $M |
Int'l $M |
$ / WAR |
WAR | Depth | Dead WAR |
HG | Trade | Net/ Trd |
FA | R5 | RFA | PPA | CPA | WAB | TAB | W-L% | PO | Pen | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GM | 2011 71–91 | $124 | 130 | -61 | -25.0 | 19% | -2 | +0 | +2 | +4 | $3.9M | 25.1 | 7.0 | -6.7 | +16.8 | -26.9 | -5.38 | +2.9 | -1.5 | +0.20 | 0.25 | 0.07 | -14.2 | -12.2 | 0.438 | ||||
| Career total (1985+ data) | $124 | 130 | -61 | -25.0 | 19% | -2 | +0 | +2 | +4 | $3.9M | 25.1 | 7.0 | -6.7 | +16.8 | -26.9 | -5.38 | +2.9 | -1.5 | +0.20 | 0.25 | 0.07 | -14.2 | -12.2 | 0.438 | – | – | – | ||
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | RFA | PPA | CPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Javier Báez | SS | Draft | 2011 | 7 | +17.5 | +2.5 | – | – | – | |
| Travis Wood | P | Trade | 2011 | 4 | +7.9 | +2.0 | +0.77 | 0.0% | 0.02% | |
| Matt Garza | P | Trade | 2011 | 3 | +5.0 | +1.7 | -0.19 | 1.0% | 0.28% | |
| Carlos Peña | 1B | Trade | 2011 | 1 | +2.5 | +2.5 | – | 0.6% | 0.17% | |
| David DeJesus | OF | Free agency | 2011 | 2 | +1.8 | +0.9 | – | 0.1% | 0.06% | |
| Bryan LaHair | 1B/OF | Trade | 2011 | 2 | +0.8 | +0.4 | – | 0.1% | 0.02% | |
| Doug Davis | P | Free agency | 2011 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | – | 0.1% | 0.04% | |
| Dave Sappelt | OF | Trade | 2011 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.77 | 0.0% | 0.02% | |
| Rafael Lopez | C | Draft | 2011 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Luis Montañez | OF | Free agency | 2011 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Lendy Castillo | P | Rule 5 | 2011 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Taylor Davis | C | Intl FA | 2011 | 1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Ramón Ortiz | P | Free agency | 2011 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Dillon Maples | P | Draft | 2011 | 1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | – | – | – | |
| Zac Rosscup | P | Trade | 2011 | 1 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -0.19 | – | – | |
| Blake DeWitt | 2B/3B | Trade | 2011 | 1 | -0.5 | -0.5 | +0.82 | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Manny Corpas | P | Free agency | 2011 | – | -0.6 | – | – | – | – |
Trade-side columns: RFA is playoff-readiness percentage points added to the future roster foundation. It grades the franchise's entire side of a trade, so the same score repeats for every player acquired in that package. PPA/CPA remain player-level arrival-year probability points.
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.