Rosternomics
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Steve Phillips

Born May 18, 1963 · Detroit, MI · age 63

General manager for the Mets (1998–2003).

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

Titles0
Pennants1
Playoffs2
Record502–469
Win %0.517
-16.9WAB — wins above budget142nd/195 execs
-38.1Talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation)169th/195 execs
1.00Acquisition leverage — playoff pts each bought win added, given the roster it joined (did you buy where wins matter?)88th/195 execs
-144.7WAR surplus (era-neutral, win-equiv)187th/195 execs
-226Roster surplus $M161st/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)+101.3
Trade-77.8
Free agency-50.7
Rule 5 / minor draft-1.6
Sourcing mix: 56% draft · 34% FA · 10% trade · 0% R5

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Mets GM 1998–2003 6 -16.9 -2.82 -38.1 -144.7 +101.3 -77.8 -50.7 -1.6 1.00 0.517 21 -226
Career total (1985+ data) 6 -16.9 -38.1 -144.7 +101.3 -77.8 -50.7 -1.6 1.00 0.517 21 -226

Players acquired — 92 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year fWAR
David Wright 3B NYM Draft 2001 +51.3
José Reyes SS NYM Intl FA 1999 +33.0
Tom Glavine P NYM Free agency 2002 +13.8
Robin Ventura 3B NYM Free agency 1998 +12.0
Steve Trachsel P NYM Free agency 2000 +8.1
Cliff Floyd OF NYM Free agency 2003 +7.2
Mike Cameron OF NYM Free agency 2003 +5.9
Armando Benítez P NYM Trade 1998 +5.8
Jae Weong Seo P NYM Intl FA 1998 +5.3
Mike Hampton P NYM Trade 1999 +5.2
Aaron Heilman P NYM Draft 2001 +3.5
Todd Zeile 3B NYM Free agency 1999 +3.3
Kevin Appier P NYM Free agency 2000 +3.2
Pedro Feliciano P NYM Trade 2002 +3.2
Masato Yoshii P NYM Draft 1998 +2.4
Rickey Henderson OF NYM Free agency 1998 +2.1
Timo Pérez OF NYM Draft 2000 +1.9
Orel Hershiser P NYM Free agency 1999 +1.8
Roger Cedeño OF NYM Trade 1998 +1.5
Tsuyoshi Shinjo OF NYM Draft 2001 +1.5
Roberto Alomar 2B NYM Trade 2001 +1.4
Derek Bell OF NYM Trade 1999 +1.4
Dennis Cook P NYM Free agency 1998 +1.4
Jeff D'Amico P NYM Trade 2002 +1.4
Mike Jacobs 1B NYM Draft 1999 +1.2
Joe McEwing 2B/OF NYM Trade 2000 +1.1
David Weathers P NYM Free agency 2001 +1.1
Heath Bell P NYM Intl FA 1998 +0.8
Orber Moreno P NYM Free agency 2003 +0.8
Tony Tarasco OF NYM Free agency 2001 +0.8
Jeromy Burnitz OF NYM Trade 2002 +0.7
Daniel Garcia 2B NYM Draft 2001 +0.7
Mike Stanton P NYM Free agency 2002 +0.6
Rick White P NYM Trade 2000 +0.6
Pedro Astacio P NYM Free agency 2002 +0.5
Brian Bannister P NYM Draft 2003 +0.5
Turk Wendell P NYM Free agency 2000 +0.4
Ty Wigginton 1B/3B NYM Draft 1998 +0.4
Carlos Gómez OF NYM Intl FA 2002 +0.2
Jon Nunnally OF NYM Trade 1999 +0.2
Jerrod Riggan P NYM Trade 2000 +0.2
Scott Strickland P NYM Free agency 2003 +0.2
John Valentin 3B/SS NYM Free agency 2002 +0.2
Dan Wheeler P NYM Free agency 2003 +0.2
Jeff Duncan OF NYM Draft 2000 +0.1
Jeremy Griffiths P NYM Draft 1999 +0.1
Bobby Jones P NYM Trade 2000 +0.1
Ryan McGuire 1B/OF NYM Free agency 1999 +0.1
Esix Snead OF NYM Trade 2001 +0.1
Allen Watson P NYM Free agency 1999 +0.1
Tyler Yates P NYM Trade 2001 +0.1
Craig Brazell 1B NYM Draft 1998 -0.0
Jaime Cerda P NYM Draft 1998 +0.0
Mark Corey P NYM Trade 1999 -0.0
Kane Davis P NYM Trade 2002 +0.0
Joe Depastino C NYM Trade 2003 -0.0
Shane Halter 3B/SS NYM Trade 1999 +0.0
Joe Hietpas C NYM Draft 2001 +0.0
Josías Manzanillo P NYM Free agency 1998 +0.0
Ralph Milliard 2B NYM Trade 1998 -0.0
Royce Ring P NYM Trade 2003 -0.0
Brian Rose P NYM Trade 2001 -0.0
Rigo Beltrán P NYM Trade 1998 -0.1
Mike Glavine 1B NYM Trade 2003 -0.1
Mark Johnson 1B NYM Free agency 2000 -0.1
Mike Kinkade OF NYM Trade 1998 -0.1
Satoru Komiyama P NYM Draft 2002 -0.1
Jim Mann P NYM Trade 2000 -0.1
Carlos Muñiz P NYM Draft 2003 -0.1
Bill Pulsipher P NYM Trade 2000 -0.1
Dennis Springer P NYM Free agency 2000 -0.1
Jorge Toca 1B/OF NYM Intl FA 1998 -0.1
Jorge Velandia 2B/SS NYM Free agency 2001 -0.1
Matt Watson OF NYM Trade 2002 -0.1
Edwin Almonte P NYM Trade 2003 -0.2
Tony Clark 1B NYM Free agency 2003 -0.2
David Cone P NYM Free agency 2003 -0.2
Víctor Díaz OF NYM Trade 2003 -0.2
Brett Hinchliffe P NYM Free agency 2000 -0.2
Prentice Redman OF NYM Draft 1999 -0.2
Kurt Abbott 2B/SS NYM Free agency 2000 -0.3
Darryl Hamilton OF NYM Trade 1999 -0.3
Pat Mahomes P NYM Free agency 1998 -0.3
Wayne Kirby OF NYM Trade 1998 -0.4
Tom Martin P NYM Trade 2001 -0.4
Rich Rodriguez P NYM Free agency 2000 -0.4
Lastings Milledge OF NYM Draft 2003 -0.5
Pat Strange P NYM Draft 1998 -0.6
Roger Cedeño OF NYM Free agency 2001 -0.7
Jay Bell SS NYM Free agency 2003 -0.8
Lenny Harris 3B NYM Trade 1998 -0.8
Bobby Bonilla 3B/OF NYM Trade 1998 -1.3

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.