Rosternomics
SM

Sam Menzin

General manager for the Tigers (2022–2022).

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
Record66–96
Win %0.407
-14.9WAB — wins above budget134th/195 execs
-20.2Talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation)144th/195 execs
0.05Acquisition leverage — playoff pts each bought win added, given the roster it joined (did you buy where wins matter?)190th/195 execs
-22.9WAR surplus (era-neutral, win-equiv)84th/195 execs
-84Roster surplus $M121st/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)+19.2
Trade-0.5
Free agency-3.9
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.1
Sourcing mix: 91% draft · 9% FA · 0% trade · 0% R5

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Tigers GM 2022–2022 1 -14.9 -14.93 -20.2 -22.9 +19.2 -0.5 -3.9 +0.1 0.05 0.407 -84
Career total (1985+ data) 1 -14.9 -20.2 -22.9 +19.2 -0.5 -3.9 +0.1 0.05 0.407 -84

Players acquired — 21 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year fWAR
Riley Greene OF DET Draft 2022 +12.0
Kerry Carpenter DH/OF DET Draft 2022 +6.4
Spencer Torkelson 1B DET Draft 2022 +3.2
Matt Boyd P DET Free agency 2022 +0.9
Andrew Chafin P DET Free agency 2022 +0.9
Beau Brieske P DET Draft 2022 +0.5
Miguel Díaz P DET Free agency 2022 +0.4
Alex Faedo P DET Draft 2022 +0.4
Sawyer Gipson-Long P DET Trade 2022 +0.2
Luis Castillo P DET Draft 2022 +0.1
Joey Wentz P DET Draft 2022 -0.0
Brendon Davis 3B/OF DET Draft 2022 -0.1
Ángel De Jesús P DET Draft 2022 -0.1
Josh Lester 1B/DH DET Draft 2022 -0.1
Kody Clemens 1B DET Draft 2022 -0.2
Austin Meadows DH/OF DET Trade 2022 -0.2
Michael Pineda P DET Free agency 2022 -0.4
Justyn-Henry Malloy DH/OF DET Trade 2022 -0.5
Garrett Hill P DET Draft 2022 -0.7
Ryan Kreidler 3B/SS DET Draft 2022 -0.9
Elvin Rodríguez P DET Draft 2022 -1.0

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.