Rosternomics
TS

Ted Simmons

Born Aug 9, 1949 · Highland Park, MI · age 76

General manager for the Pirates (1993–1996).

4 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
Record259–323
Win %0.445
-14.4WAB — wins above budget130th/195 execs
-23.2Talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation)147th/195 execs
0.23Acquisition leverage — playoff pts each bought win added, given the roster it joined (did you buy where wins matter?)164th/195 execs
-5.1WAR surplus (era-neutral, win-equiv)51st/195 execs
-6Roster surplus $M53rd/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)+28.6
Trade+17.1
Free agency-3.6
Rule 5 / minor draft-1.3
Sourcing mix: 46% draft · 0% FA · 54% trade · 0% R5

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Pirates GM 1993–1996 4 -14.4 -3.59 -23.2 -5.1 +28.6 +17.1 -3.6 -1.3 0.23 0.445 -6
Career total (1985+ data) 4 -14.4 -23.2 -5.1 +28.6 +17.1 -3.6 -1.3 0.23 0.445 -6

Players acquired — 48 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year fWAR
Francisco Córdova P PIT Intl FA 1996 +11.2
Jon Lieber P PIT Trade 1993 +9.8
Kris Benson P PIT Draft 1996 +8.5
Jason Schmidt P PIT Trade 1996 +8.0
Craig Wilson 1B/OF PIT Trade 1996 +6.5
Rob Mackowiak OF PIT Draft 1996 +5.5
José Silva P PIT Trade 1996 +4.8
Joe Randa 3B PIT Trade 1996 +3.7
Jimmy Anderson P PIT Draft 1994 +3.4
Dan Plesac P PIT Free agency 1994 +2.6
Aramis Ramírez 3B PIT Intl FA 1994 +1.9
Tike Redman OF PIT Draft 1996 +1.8
Chris Peters P PIT Draft 1993 +1.5
John Ericks P PIT Trade 1995 +1.0
Steve Parris P PIT Trade 1995 +1.0
Dale Sveum 3B/SS PIT Free agency 1994 +0.9
Bronson Arroyo P PIT Draft 1995 +0.7
Rich Loiselle P PIT Trade 1996 +0.6
Elmer Dessens P PIT Intl FA 1993 +0.5
Manny Martínez OF PIT Free agency 1996 +0.3
Jim Gott P PIT Free agency 1995 +0.2
Jerry Goff C PIT Free agency 1993 +0.1
Tony Alvarez OF PIT Intl FA 1995 +0.0
Jeff Ballard P PIT Free agency 1993 +0.0
Jacob Brumfield OF PIT Trade 1994 +0.0
Kevin Elster SS PIT Free agency 1996 +0.0
Yamid Haad C PIT Intl FA 1994 -0.0
Mike Dyer P PIT Free agency 1994 -0.1
Clint Sodowsky P PIT Trade 1996 -0.1
Jeff Tabaka P PIT Free agency 1994 -0.1
Andy Tomberlin DH/OF PIT Trade 1993 -0.1
Brian O'Connor P PIT Draft 1995 -0.2
Dave Wainhouse P PIT Free agency 1996 -0.2
Jeff Wallace P PIT Trade 1996 -0.2
Glenn Wilson OF PIT Free agency 1993 -0.2
Mackey Sasser C PIT Free agency 1994 -0.3
Gary Varsho OF PIT Free agency 1994 -0.3
Ravelo Manzanillo P PIT Free agency 1994 -0.4
Freddy García 3B/OF PIT Rule 5 1994 -0.6
Abraham Núñez 2B/3B/SS PIT Trade 1996 -0.6
Emil Brown OF PIT Rule 5 1996 -0.9
Dan Miceli P PIT Trade 1993 -0.9
Alex Hernández 1B/OF PIT Draft 1995 -1.0
Steve Pegues OF PIT Free agency 1994 -1.0
Carlos Rivera 1B PIT Draft 1996 -1.0
Jermaine Allensworth OF PIT Draft 1993 -2.0
Mike Kingery OF PIT Free agency 1995 -2.1
Chad Hermansen OF PIT Draft 1995 -2.3

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.