Feb 13, 1944 (Cleveland, OH) – Jan 20, 2023 (Oconomowoc, WI) · died at 78
General manager for the Brewers (1992–1999).
Across the full 8-season sample, the measured profile stands out most for net WAR per trade (84th percentile). The clearest contrast is payroll-adjusted roster quality (18th percentile): the measured clubs have produced less roster quality relative to payroll-based expectations than most peers.
8 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 · 585–644 (0.476)
| 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 | 1992 92–70 | $27 | 89 | -4 | -4.6 | 28% | +4 | +3 | +1 | +0 | $0.7M | 35.7 | 9.0 | -2.4 | +9.0 | +9.1 | +1.83 | -18.2 | +0.0 | 1.49 | 0.16 | +11.5 | +2.9 | 0.568 | |||||
| GM | 1993 69–93 | $24 | 76 | -6 | -7.2 | 38% | +3 | +4 | -2 | +1 | $0.9M | 22.9 | 4.0 | -5.3 | +8.1 | +1.1 | +0.27 | -13.1 | -0.1 | 0.18 | 0.06 | -9.4 | -7.9 | 0.426 | |||||
| GM | 1994 53–62 | $24 | 75 | -3 | -2.5 | 32% | +5 | -4 | +9 | +0 | $1.1M | 19.0 | 2.0 | -2.9 | +10.7 | +4.7 | +1.57 | -16.4 | +0.0 | 0.18 | 0.06 | -2.6 | -4.1 | 0.461 | |||||
| GM | 1995 65–79 | $18 | 54 | +0 | +0.6 | 67% | +6 | +5 | -0 | +0 | $0.8M | 18.9 | 4.0 | -4.7 | +24.2 | +0.4 | +0.09 | -14.3 | +0.0 | +0.01 | 0.11 | 0.05 | -0.9 | -5.6 | 0.451 | ||||
| GM | 1996 80–82 | $20 | 62 | +4 | +5.1 | 31% | +4 | +2 | +1 | +1 | $0.6M | 27.8 | 8.0 | -8.1 | -1.3 | +21.0 | +3.50 | +10.3 | +0.0 | +0.01 | 0.80 | 0.12 | +4.2 | -0.6 | 0.494 | ||||
| GM | 1997 78–83 | $25 | 65 | +4 | +3.9 | 22% | +8 | +6 | +4 | -2 | $0.8M | 27.4 | 5.0 | -6.3 | +1.2 | -8.2 | -1.17 | -19.3 | +0.0 | +0.04 | 0.36 | 0.08 | +2.1 | -1.4 | 0.484 | ||||
| GM | 1998 74–88 | $33 | 80 | -6 | -6.0 | 38% | +11 | +10 | +1 | -0 | $1.1M | 25.0 | 5.0 | -4.6 | +10.1 | +3.9 | +1.30 | -12.5 | +0.0 | -0.00 | 0.20 | 0.06 | -5.1 | -6.5 | 0.457 | ||||
| GM | 1999 74–87 | $44 | 90 | -10 | -8.2 | 53% | +15 | +13 | +2 | -0 | $1.3M | 25.0 | 9.0 | -8.2 | +29.2 | -4.3 | -1.07 | -0.2 | -0.4 | +0.05 | 0.41 | 0.09 | -6.1 | -7.8 | 0.460 | ||||
| Career total (1985+ data) | $215 | 74 | -20 | -19.0 | 39% | +7 | +5 | +2 | +0 | $0.9M | 201.7 | 5.8 | -5.3 | +91.2 | +27.7 | +0.77 | -83.8 | -0.5 | +0.03 | 0.54 | 0.09 | -6.3 | -31.1 | 0.476 | – | – | – | ||
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | RFA | PPA | CPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Sheets | P | Draft | 1999 | 8 | +29.0 | +3.6 | – | – | – | |
| Geoff Jenkins | OF | Draft | 1995 | 9 | +24.2 | +2.7 | – | – | – | |
| Jeromy Burnitz | OF | Trade | 1996 | 5 | +17.1 | +3.4 | +0.01 | 1.6% | 0.37% | |
| Bill Hall | 3B/SS | Draft | 1998 | 4 | +10.5 | +2.6 | – | – | – | |
| Scott Karl | P | Draft | 1992 | 5 | +10.1 | +2.0 | – | – | – | |
| José Valentín | SS | Trade | 1992 | 7 | +9.9 | +1.4 | – | – | – | |
| Ben McDonald | P | Free agency | 1996 | 2 | +7.2 | +3.6 | – | 3.2% | 0.48% | |
| Steve Woodard | P | Draft | 1994 | 4 | +6.6 | +1.6 | – | – | – | |
| José Hernández | 3B/SS | Free agency | 1999 | 2 | +6.3 | +3.2 | – | 0.1% | 0.06% | |
| Kevin Seitzer | 3B | Free agency | 1992 | 5 | +6.0 | +1.2 | – | 3.9% | 0.41% | |
| Fernando Viña | 2B | Trade | 1994 | 5 | +5.4 | +1.1 | – | 0.0% | 0.02% | |
| Ronnie Belliard | 2B | Draft | 1994 | 3 | +5.2 | +1.7 | – | – | – | |
| Mark Loretta | 2B | Draft | 1993 | 7 | +5.0 | +0.7 | – | – | – | |
| Mike Fetters | P | Trade | 1992 | 6 | +4.7 | +0.8 | – | 0.8% | 0.09% | |
| Jeff D'Amico | P | Draft | 1993 | 4 | +3.9 | +1.0 | – | – | – | |
| Ricky Bones | P | Trade | 1992 | 3 | +3.5 | +1.2 | – | 0.1% | 0.03% | |
| Bob Wickman | P | Trade | 1996 | 4 | +2.9 | +0.7 | +0.09 | 0.5% | 0.09% | |
| Doug Jones | P | Free agency | 1996 | 2 | +2.8 | +1.4 | – | – | – | |
| Scott Fletcher | 2B/SS | Free agency | 1992 | 1 | +2.4 | +2.4 | – | 3.5% | 0.38% | |
| Hideo Nomo | P | Free agency | 1999 | 1 | +2.4 | +2.4 | – | 1.0% | 0.20% | |
| Jesse Orosco | P | Free agency | 1992 | 3 | +2.4 | +0.8 | – | 0.5% | 0.05% | |
| Jamey Wright | P | Trade | 1999 | 2 | +2.3 | +1.2 | +0.08 | 0.1% | 0.04% | |
| Alex Ochoa | OF | Trade | 1998 | 2 | +2.2 | +1.1 | – | 0.9% | 0.19% | |
| Chad Fox | P | Trade | 1997 | 3 | +2.1 | +0.7 | -0.00 | 0.2% | 0.08% | |
| Bob Scanlan | P | Trade | 1994 | 3 | +1.8 | +0.6 | – | 0.4% | 0.13% | |
| Turner Ward | OF | Trade | 1994 | 2 | +1.8 | +0.9 | – | 0.3% | 0.11% | |
| Kyle Peterson | P | Draft | 1997 | 2 | +1.6 | +0.8 | – | – | – | |
| Jody Reed | 2B | Free agency | 1994 | 1 | +1.5 | +1.5 | – | 0.4% | 0.12% | |
| Brian Givens | P | Trade | 1995 | 2 | +1.4 | +0.7 | – | – | – | |
| Jesse Levis | C | Trade | 1996 | 3 | +1.3 | +0.4 | -0.03 | 0.3% | 0.04% | |
| Graeme Lloyd | P | Trade | 1992 | 4 | +1.2 | +0.3 | – | – | – | |
| Bryce Florie | P | Trade | 1996 | 1 | +0.9 | +0.9 | +0.03 | 0.4% | 0.07% | |
| Joe Oliver | C | Free agency | 1995 | 1 | +0.9 | +0.9 | – | 0.1% | 0.05% | |
| Rich Becker | OF | Trade | 1999 | 1 | +0.9 | +0.9 | – | 0.4% | 0.08% | |
| Chuck Carr | OF | Trade | 1995 | 1 | +0.8 | +0.8 | +0.05 | 0.7% | 0.10% | |
| Tim Van Egmond | P | Free agency | 1996 | 1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | – | 0.6% | 0.09% | |
| David Weathers | P | Free agency | 1999 | 4 | +0.7 | +0.2 | – | 0.1% | 0.04% | |
| Dave Valle | C | Trade | 1994 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | – | 0.2% | 0.05% | |
| Matt Mieske | OF | Trade | 1992 | 3 | +0.5 | +0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Jack Voigt | OF | Free agency | 1997 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | – | 0.2% | 0.04% | |
| Mike Boddicker | P | Trade | 1993 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | – | 0.1% | 0.03% | |
| Curt Leskanic | P | Trade | 1999 | 2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.00 | 0.0% | 0.01% | |
| Jamie McAndrew | P | Trade | 1993 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | – | – | |
| James Mouton | OF | Free agency | 1999 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | 0.0% | 0.01% | |
| Bronswell Patrick | P | Trade | 1998 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | – | – | |
| Tim Unroe | 1B | Draft | 1992 | 2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Gerald Williams | OF | Trade | 1996 | 2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.09 | 0.2% | 0.02% | |
| Lou Collier | SS | Trade | 1999 | 2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | – | 0.1% | 0.02% | |
| Rick Wrona | C | Trade | 1994 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | 0.1% | 0.03% | |
| Julio Franco | 2B/SS | Trade | 1997 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | 0.1% | 0.03% | |
| Joel Adamson | P | Trade | 1996 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | +0.01 | 0.1% | 0.02% | |
| Valerio De Los Santos | P | Intl FA | 1993 | 3 | +0.3 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Ben Hendrickson | P | Draft | 1999 | 2 | +0.3 | +0.2 | – | – | – | |
| Joe Kmak | C | Trade | 1993 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – | – | – | |
| Carlos Maldonado | P | Trade | 1992 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 0.0% | 0.01% | |
| Jason Bere | P | Free agency | 1999 | 2 | +0.1 | +0.0 | – | 0.2% | 0.04% | |
| Darrin Jackson | OF | Trade | 1997 | 2 | +0.1 | +0.0 | +0.00 | 0.3% | 0.05% | |
| Héctor Ramírez | P | Trade | 1999 | 2 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Kevin Wickander | P | Trade | 1995 | 2 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Dante Bichette | OF | Trade | 1992 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.8% | 0.08% | |
| Pete Harnisch | P | Trade | 1997 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | +0.00 | 0.0% | 0.01% | |
| Andy Allanson | C | Free agency | 1992 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jeff Bronkey | P | Trade | 1994 | 1 | -0.0 | -0.0 | – | 0.0% | 0.01% | |
| Cris Carpenter | P | Free agency | 1996 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Todd Dunn | DH/OF | Draft | 1993 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Greg Hansell | P | Free agency | 1997 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Reggie Harris | P | Free agency | 1998 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Sean Maloney | P | Draft | 1993 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Greg Mullins | P | Intl FA | 1995 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Alberto Reyes | P | Rule 5 | 1994 | 2 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Ron Rightnowar | P | Trade | 1993 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Travis Smith | P | Draft | 1995 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | |
| Mike Thomas | P | Trade | 1995 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – | |
| Ron Villone | P | Trade | 1996 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.03 | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Bobby Chouinard | P | Trade | 1998 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Neal Heaton | P | Trade | 1992 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Josías Manzanillo | P | Trade | 1993 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Mike Myers | P | Trade | 1998 | 2 | +0.0 | +0.0 | +0.32 | 0.0% | 0.00% | |
| Rod Henderson | P | Free agency | 1998 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Greg Martinez | OF | Draft | 1993 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| José Mercedes | P | Rule 5 | 1993 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | – | – | |
| Rafael Novoa | P | Free agency | 1992 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Dave Pember | P | Draft | 1999 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jim Tatum | 1B/3B | Trade | 1992 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Brad Woodall | P | Free agency | 1997 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Eddie Zosky | SS | Free agency | 1997 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – | |
| Terry Burrows | P | Free agency | 1996 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Matt Childers | P | Draft | 1997 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Carl Dale | P | Trade | 1999 | – | -0.2 | – | +0.05 | – | – | |
| Steve Falteisek | P | Free agency | 1998 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Brian Harper | C | Free agency | 1994 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jeff Juden | P | Trade | 1997 | 1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | +0.13 | 0.1% | 0.02% | |
| Brian Mallette | P | Draft | 1997 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Luis Martínez | P | Intl FA | 1996 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Danny Perez | OF | Draft | 1992 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Joe Slusarski | P | Free agency | 1995 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Rocky Coppinger | P | Trade | 1999 | 1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | +0.02 | 0.0% | 0.01% | |
| Kevin Barker | 1B | Draft | 1996 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Bobby Hughes | C | Draft | 1992 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Marcus Jensen | C | Free agency | 1998 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Matt Maysey | P | Free agency | 1992 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Santiago Pérez | SS/OF | Trade | 1997 | – | -0.3 | – | +0.32 | – | – | |
| Dickie Thon | SS | Free agency | 1993 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Paul Wagner | P | Free agency | 1997 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| Jim Abbott | P | Free agency | 1999 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| Tom Brunansky | OF | Free agency | 1993 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| Robinson Cancel | C | Draft | 1994 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| Eddy Díaz | 2B | Trade | 1997 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| Kevin Koslofski | OF | Free agency | 1995 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| Mike Misuraca | P | Trade | 1996 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| Nick Neugebauer | P | Draft | 1998 | 1 | -0.4 | -0.4 | – | – | – | |
| Mike Potts | P | Trade | 1996 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| Sid Roberson | P | Draft | 1992 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| Kelly Stinnett | C | Trade | 1996 | 1 | -0.4 | -0.4 | +0.01 | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Matt Williams | P | Rule 5 | 1999 | – | -0.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| Bill Pulsipher | P | Trade | 1998 | 1 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -0.01 | 0.1% | 0.03% | |
| Ed Núñez | P | Trade | 1992 | 1 | -0.5 | -0.5 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% | |
| Bob Hamelin | 1B/DH | Free agency | 1998 | – | -0.6 | – | – | – | – | |
| Horacio Estrada | P | Intl FA | 1992 | – | -0.7 | – | – | – | – | |
| Ramón García | P | Free agency | 1996 | – | -0.7 | – | – | – | – | |
| Antone Williamson | 1B | Draft | 1994 | – | -0.7 | – | – | – | – | |
| Eric Plunk | P | Trade | 1998 | 1 | -0.7 | -0.7 | +0.00 | 0.1% | 0.02% | |
| Allen Levrault | P | Draft | 1996 | 1 | -0.8 | -0.8 | – | – | – | |
| Rafael Roque | P | Trade | 1998 | – | -0.8 | – | – | – | – | |
| Marquis Grissom | OF | Trade | 1998 | 2 | -0.8 | -0.4 | +0.13 | 0.2% | 0.06% | |
| Brian Banks | C/1B/OF | Draft | 1993 | 2 | -0.9 | -0.5 | – | – | – | |
| Marc Newfield | OF | Trade | 1996 | 1 | -1.1 | -1.1 | +0.03 | 0.4% | 0.06% | |
| Jeff Huson | 2B/SS | Trade | 1997 | – | -1.4 | – | -0.09 | – | – | |
| David Hulse | OF | Trade | 1995 | – | -1.5 | – | – | – | – | |
| Sean Berry | 3B | Free agency | 1998 | – | -2.2 | – | – | – | – |
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.