Rosternomics
SJ

Sandy Johnson

Born Oct 24, 1940 · age 85

General manager for the Rangers (1994–1994).

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
Record52–62
Win %0.456
-5.8WAB — wins above budget94th/195 execs
-10.9Talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation)118th/195 execs
0.08Acquisition leverage — playoff pts each bought win added, given the roster it joined (did you buy where wins matter?)185th/195 execs
-11.6WAR surplus (era-neutral, win-equiv)65th/195 execs
-13Roster surplus $M66th/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)+0.3
Trade-18.4
Free agency-55.2
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.0
Sourcing mix: 2% draft · 51% FA · 48% trade · 0% R5

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Rangers GM 1994–1994 1 -5.8 -5.81 -10.9 -11.6 +0.3 -18.4 -55.2 +0.0 0.08 0.456 -13
Career total (1985+ data) 1 -5.8 -10.9 -11.6 +0.3 -18.4 -55.2 +0.0 0.08 0.456 -13

Players acquired — 14 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year fWAR
John Burkett P TEX Trade 1994 +11.0
Mark McLemore 2B TEX Free agency 1994 +8.3
Kevin Gross P TEX Free agency 1994 +2.2
Dave Valle C TEX Free agency 1994 +0.8
Otis Nixon OF TEX Trade 1994 +0.7
Kevin Brown C TEX Draft 1994 +0.2
Rubén Mateo OF TEX Intl FA 1994 +0.1
Jack Armstrong P TEX Free agency 1994 -0.0
James Hurst P TEX Trade 1994 -0.1
Tim Leary P TEX Free agency 1994 -0.1
Eric Fox OF TEX Free agency 1994 -0.3
Jay Howell P TEX Free agency 1994 -0.7
Esteban Beltré SS TEX Trade 1994 -1.0
Luis Ortiz 3B TEX Trade 1994 -1.2

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.