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Sam Fuld

Born Nov 20, 1981 · Durham, NH · age 44

General manager for the Phillies (2021–2024).

4 seasons with salary-era data across 1 stint. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.

Overview

Titles0
Pennants1
Playoffs3
Record354–294
Win %0.546
+2.2GM WAR — wins above a replacement GM (org-adjusted, shrunk; per season) ±6.133rd/195 execs
8.5Depth — 2+ WAR regulars per season (the breadth that drives TAB, not stars)13th/195 execs
-4.0Dead WAR — WAR/yr bled by sub-replacement players (closer to 0 = better)27th/195 execs
21%Dead money — payroll on <0.5-WAR players (lower = better)12th/195 execs
$30MCheap-talent surplus — $/yr of value from cost-controlled (pre-arb/arb) players above their pay; the selection engine, and the stickiest GM skill we track50th/195 execs
$1MDrafted surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own draftees (the develop-from-the-draft engine)165th/195 execs
$15MTraded-for surplus — cheap-talent surplus from cost-controlled players he acquired via trade27th/195 execs
$6MInt'l surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own international signees12th/195 execs
+16.1TAB — talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation), tenure total43rd/195 execs
+3.3WAB — realized wins (TAB + the non-repeatable luck of converting talent to wins)61st/195 execs
5.08Acquisition Leverage — playoff pts per acquired WAR, graded once in the year each deal's wins arrive (the repeatable decision skill)5th/195 execs
-242Roster surplus $M164th/195 execs

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
▸ Phillies GM 2021–2024 4 +3.3 +0.82 +16.1 -66.6 +17.0 +14.3 +32.8 +0.0 5.08 0.546 31– -242
Career total (1985+ data) 4 +3.3 +16.1 -66.6 +17.0 +14.3 +32.8 +0.0 5.08 0.546 31 – -242

Roster Construction

How the roster was sourced

by valueby volume

Share of acquired fWAR by channel vs. league average.

Build channels — net fWAR

Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.

Home-grown (draft/intl)+17.0
Trade+14.3
Free agency+32.8
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.0
Sourcing mix: 16% draft · 60% FA · 24% trade · 0% R5

Roster value distribution — career average — depth vs. stars

Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR, averaged across Sam Fuld'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 — 77 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year Szns fWAR WAR/yr Lev
J. T. Realmuto C PHI Free agency 2021 8 +18.1 +2.3 0.8
Trea Turner SS PHI Free agency 2022 4 +15.0 +3.8 20.3
Kyle Schwarber DH/OF PHI Free agency 2022 5 +13.8 +2.8 12.3
Bryson Stott 2B PHI Draft 2022 5 +11.7 +2.3 –
Brandon Marsh OF PHI Trade 2022 5 +9.7 +1.9 3.8
Jesús Luzardo P PHI Trade 2024 2 +8.6 +4.3 23.5
Matt Strahm P PHI Free agency 2022 3 +5.6 +1.9 9.2
Edmundo Sosa 3B/SS PHI Trade 2022 4 +4.5 +1.1 6.7
José Alvarado P PHI Trade 2022 5 +4.2 +0.8 9.0
Jeff Hoffman P PHI Free agency 2023 2 +3.6 +1.8 7.1
Johan Rojas OF PHI Draft 2023 3 +2.9 +1.0 –
Orion Kerkering P PHI Draft 2023 4 +2.7 +0.7 –
Kyle Gibson P PHI Trade 2021 2 +1.8 +0.9 7.1
Taijuan Walker P PHI Free agency 2022 2 +1.3 +0.6 11.3
Gregory Soto P PHI Trade 2023 2 +1.3 +0.6 4.1
Andrew Bellatti P PHI Free agency 2021 2 +1.1 +0.5 5.4
Craig Kimbrel P PHI Free agency 2023 1 +1.1 +1.1 5.1
Nick Nelson P PHI Trade 2021 2 +1.1 +0.5 5.4
Noah Syndergaard P PHI Trade 2022 1 +1.1 +1.1 5.8
Nick Castellanos 3B/OF PHI Free agency 2022 2 +0.8 +0.4 6.1
Tanner Banks P PHI Trade 2024 2 +0.8 +0.4 1.0
Travis Jankowski OF PHI Free agency 2021 1 +0.7 +0.7 4.0
Brad Miller SS PHI Free agency 2021 2 +0.7 +0.4 0.2
Spencer Turnbull P PHI Free agency 2024 1 +0.7 +0.7 2.8
Max Kepler OF PHI Free agency 2024 1 +0.6 +0.6 2.7
Cristian Pache OF PHI Trade 2023 2 +0.5 +0.3 2.1
Sam Coonrod P PHI Trade 2021 1 +0.4 +0.4 2.6
Dalton Guthrie OF PHI Draft 2022 2 +0.4 +0.2 –
Brad Hand P PHI Free agency 2022 1 +0.3 +0.3 1.5
Archie Bradley P PHI Free agency 2021 1 +0.2 +0.2 1.4
Johan Camargo 3B/SS PHI Free agency 2021 1 +0.2 +0.2 1.2
Garrett Stubbs C PHI Trade 2021 2 +0.2 +0.1 2.6
Ronald Torreyes 2B/3B/SS PHI Trade 2021 1 +0.2 +0.2 1.6
Dylan Covey P PHI Trade 2023 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.9
Andrew Vasquez P PHI Trade 2023 1 +0.2 +0.2 1.0
Carlos Estévez P PHI Trade 2024 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.9
Luis Ortiz P PHI Trade 2023 2 +0.2 +0.1 0.9
Kolby Allard P PHI Free agency 2024 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.3
Mark Appel P PHI Draft 2022 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
David Dahl OF PHI Free agency 2024 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.5
Drew Ellis 3B PHI Free agency 2023 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.7
James Norwood P PHI Trade 2022 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.6
José Ruiz P PHI Free agency 2023 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.3
Weston Wilson OF PHI Draft 2023 2 +0.1 +0.0 –
Bradley Zimmer OF PHI Trade 2022 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.4
Nick Duron P PHI Draft 2022 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
Michael Kelly P PHI Draft 2022 – -0.0 – –
Corey Knebel P PHI Free agency 2021 – -0.0 – –
David Paulino P PHI Free agency 2021 – -0.0 – –
Donny Sands C/DH PHI Draft 2022 – -0.0 – –
Erich Uelmen P PHI Trade 2023 – -0.0 – –
David Robertson P PHI Trade 2022 1 +0.0 +0.0 1.4
Chris Devenski P PHI Trade 2022 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Cal Stevenson OF PHI Trade 2024 1 -0.0 -0.0 0.3
Jorge Bonifacio OF PHI Free agency 2021 – -0.1 – –
Aramis Garcia C PHI Free agency 2023 – -0.1 – –
Seth Johnson P PHI Trade 2024 1 -0.1 -0.1 –
McKinley Moore P PHI Trade 2022 – -0.1 – –
Yairo Muñoz SS/OF PHI Free agency 2022 – -0.1 – –
Símon Muzziotti OF PHI Draft 2022 – -0.1 – –
Tyler Phillips P PHI Draft 2024 – -0.1 – –
Joe Ross P PHI Free agency 2024 – -0.1 – –
Bubby Rossman P PHI Draft 2022 – -0.1 – –
Yunior Marte P PHI Trade 2023 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.7
Kody Clemens 1B PHI Trade 2024 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.1
Buddy Kennedy 2B/3B PHI Trade 2024 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.1
Hans Crouse P PHI Trade 2021 – -0.2 – –
Darick Hall 1B/DH PHI Draft 2022 1 -0.2 -0.2 –
Francisco Morales P PHI Draft 2022 – -0.2 – –
Michael Plassmeyer P PHI Trade 2022 1 -0.2 -0.2 –
Brandon Kintzler P PHI Free agency 2021 – -0.3 – –
Max Lazar P PHI Draft 2024 1 -0.3 -0.3 –
Matt Joyce OF PHI Free agency 2021 – -0.4 – –
Matt Moore P PHI Free agency 2021 – -0.4 – –
Jordan Romano P PHI Free agency 2024 – -0.4 – –
Chase Anderson P PHI Free agency 2021 – -0.5 – –
Michael Mercado P PHI Trade 2023 – -0.8 – –

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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Rosternomics — quantifying front-office skill, attribution-clean. Follow @rosternomics on X. Decision-makers on record back to 1933; resource-controlled metrics (WAR & payroll) cover 1985–2026.
Data: FanGraphs (WAR), Baseball-Reference & the Chadwick Bureau register (rosters, IDs), the Lahman Database, Baseball America prospect rankings (via The Baseball Cube), and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0); bios are original. Emoji graphics by OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
All figures are franchise-level outcomes credited to the decision-maker in the acquisition year — not solely attributable to one executive.