Roy Smith
Born May 18, 1976 · St. Petersburg, FL · age 50
General manager for the Pirates (2001–2001).
Across the full 1-season sample, the profile does not currently place a measured dimension in the top quartile of the site’s qualified executive pool. The clearest contrast is avoidance of dead payroll (0th percentile): a larger share of payroll has gone to players below 0.5 WAR than for 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 · 62–100 (0.383)
Overview
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pirates |
GM | 2001 62–100 | $46 | 74 | -21 | -13.2 | 72% | +3 | -4 | -1 | +7 | $1.9M | 15.7 | 4.0 | -9.2 | +15.0 | -13.4 | -2.67 | +4.6 | +0.0 | +0.06 | 0.07 | 0.04 | -16.2 | -15.0 | 0.383 | |||
| Career total (1985+ data) | $46 | 74 | -21 | -13.2 | 72% | +3 | -4 | -1 | +7 | $1.9M | 15.7 | 4.0 | -9.2 | +15.0 | -13.4 | -2.67 | +4.6 | +0.0 | +0.06 | 0.07 | 0.04 | -16.2 | -15.0 | 0.383 | – | – | – | ||
Roster Construction
Build channels — net fWAR
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
Trades
Trades made — 8 deals credited to Roy Smith, best expected value first; surplus is realized value in $M
SFG · Brian Sabean
+$351.2M
PIT · Roy Smith
−$351.2M
PIT · Roy Smith
+$84.0M
CHW · Kenny Williams
−$84.0M
PIT · Roy Smith
+$0.8M
HOU · Gerry Hunsicker
−$0.8M
PIT · Roy Smith
+$1.6M
SDP · Kevin Towers
−$1.6M
PIT · Roy Smith
+$8.0M
LAD · Dave Wallace
−$8.0M
ARI · Joe Garagiola
+$0.0M
PIT · Roy Smith
+$0.0M
PIT · Roy Smith
+$18.4M
NYY · Brian Cashman
−$18.4M
PIT · Roy Smith
+$3.2M
CIN · Jim Bowden
−$3.2M
Players acquired — 18 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | RFA | PPA | CPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zach Duke | P | PIT |
Draft | 2001 | 5 | +12.6 | +2.5 | – | – | – |
| Kip Wells | P | PIT |
Trade | 2001 | 5 | +7.5 | +1.5 | +0.14 | 0.1% | 0.07% |
| Salomón Torres | P | PIT |
Free agency | 2001 | 6 | +3.2 | +0.5 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% |
| Dámaso Marte | P | PIT |
Trade | 2001 | 4 | +2.7 | +0.7 | +0.01 | 0.0% | 0.01% |
| Chris Duffy | OF | PIT |
Draft | 2001 | 2 | +2.2 | +1.1 | – | – | – |
| Ryan Vogelsong | P | PIT |
Trade | 2001 | 5 | +1.2 | +0.2 | +0.18 | 0.2% | 0.03% |
| Shane Youman | P | PIT |
Draft | 2001 | 2 | +0.7 | +0.3 | – | – | – |
| Gary Matthews | OF | PIT |
Trade | 2001 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | – | 0.0% | 0.02% |
| Mike Lincoln | P | PIT |
Free agency | 2001 | 2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | – | 0.0% | 0.01% |
| Andy Barkett | 1B/OF | PIT |
Draft | 2001 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | – | – |
| Omar Olivares | P | PIT |
Trade | 2001 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% |
| Armando Ríos | OF | PIT |
Trade | 2001 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.18 | 0.0% | 0.00% |
| Billy Taylor | P | PIT |
Free agency | 2001 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Don Wengert | P | PIT |
Free agency | 2001 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% |
| Mendy López | SS | PIT |
Free agency | 2001 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | 0.0% | 0.01% |
| Rajai Davis | OF | PIT |
Draft | 2001 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Ramón Martínez | P | PIT |
Free agency | 2001 | – | -0.5 | – | – | – | – |
| John Van Benschoten | P | PIT |
Draft | 2001 | 1 | -0.6 | -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.