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.
| Team | Role | Years | Szns | WAB | WAB/yr | TAB | WAR surp | HG | Trade | FA | R5 | AcqLev | W-L% | PO | Pen | WS | Surp $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸ Tigers | GM | 2022–2022 | 1 | -14.9 | -14.88 | -20.1 | -22.8 | +19.5 | -0.5 | -4.0 | +0.1 | 0.01 | 0.407 | – | – | – | -84 |
| Career total (1985+ data) | 1 | -14.9 | -20.1 | -22.8 | +19.5 | -0.5 | -4.0 | +0.1 | 0.01 | 0.407 | – | – | – | -84 | |||
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR, averaged across Sam Menzin'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.
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | Lev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Greene | OF | DET | Draft | 2022 | 5 | +12.9 | +2.6 | – |
| Kerry Carpenter | DH/OF | DET | Draft | 2022 | 4 | +6.1 | +1.5 | – |
| Eduardo Rodríguez | P | DET | Trade | 2022 | 2 | +3.7 | +1.9 | 0.0 |
| Javier Báez | SS | DET | Trade | 2022 | 3 | +3.3 | +1.1 | 0.0 |
| Spencer Torkelson | 1B | DET | Draft | 2022 | 3 | +2.8 | +0.9 | – |
| Matt Boyd | P | DET | Free agency | 2022 | 6 | +0.9 | +0.2 | – |
| Andrew Chafin | P | DET | Free agency | 2022 | 2 | +0.9 | +0.5 | 0.0 |
| Beau Brieske | P | DET | Draft | 2022 | 3 | +0.6 | +0.2 | – |
| Miguel Díaz | P | DET | Free agency | 2022 | 2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | 0.0 |
| Alex Faedo | P | DET | Draft | 2022 | 2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | – |
| Tucker Barnhart | C | DET | Trade | 2022 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | 0.0 |
| Sawyer Gipson-Long | P | DET | Trade | 2022 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – |
| Luis Castillo | P | DET | Draft | 2022 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – |
| Joey Wentz | P | DET | Draft | 2022 | 1 | -0.0 | -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 | 1 | -0.5 | -0.5 | – |
| Garrett Hill | P | DET | Draft | 2022 | – | -0.7 | – | – |
| Ryan Kreidler | 3B/SS | DET | Draft | 2022 | 1 | -0.9 | -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.