Born Dec 29, 1973 · New York City, NY · age 52
Ended two of the sport's most famous championship droughts — building the Red Sox club that won in 2004 (their first since 1918) and the Cubs team that won in 2016 (their first since 1908). One of the defining executives of the analytics era.
8 seasons with salary-era data across 2 stints. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.
Share of gross-positive acquired fWAR by channel (vs. league average).
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
| Team | Role | Years | Szns | WAB | WAB/yr | TAB | WAR surp | HG | Trade | FA | R5 | AcqLev | W-L% | PO | Pen | WS | Surp $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▸ Red Sox | GM | 2007–2011 | 5 | +24.9 | +4.98 | +32.9 | -79.8 | +126.7 | -4.4 | -48.7 | +0.0 | 2.72 | 0.574 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -184 |
| ▸ Red Sox | GM | 2003–2005 | 3 | +21.0 | +7.00 | +18.1 | -60.0 | +100.5 | -39.9 | -27.2 | -0.2 | 1.66 | 0.593 | 3 | 1 | 1 | -107 |
| Career total (1985+ data) | 8 | +45.9 | +51.0 | -139.7 | +227.1 | -44.3 | -76.0 | -0.2 | 2.20 | 0.581 | 6 | 2 | 2 | -291 | |||
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | fWAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Ortiz | DH | BOS | Free agency | 2003 | +48.8 |
| Dustin Pedroia | 2B | BOS | Draft | 2004 | +44.8 |
| Mookie Betts | OF | BOS | Draft | 2011 | +34.6 |
| Xander Bogaerts | SS | BOS | Intl FA | 2009 | +34.1 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | OF | BOS | Draft | 2005 | +22.2 |
| Josh Beckett | P | BOS | Trade | 2005 | +20.1 |
| Jackie Bradley | OF | BOS | Draft | 2011 | +16.3 |
| Clay Buchholz | P | BOS | Draft | 2005 | +14.2 |
| Jonathan Papelbon | P | BOS | Draft | 2003 | +14.1 |
| J. D. Drew | OF | BOS | Free agency | 2007 | +12.9 |
| Curt Schilling | P | BOS | Trade | 2003 | +12.8 |
| Christian Vázquez | C | BOS | Draft | 2008 | +11.8 |
| Bill Mueller | 3B | BOS | Free agency | 2003 | +9.3 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | C | BOS | Trade | 2010 | +8.8 |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | P | BOS | Draft | 2007 | +7.8 |
| John Lackey | P | BOS | Free agency | 2009 | +6.8 |
| Adrian Beltré | 3B | BOS | Free agency | 2010 | +6.4 |
| Mike Lowell | 3B | BOS | Free agency | 2007 | +6.2 |
| Daniel Nava | OF | BOS | Draft | 2010 | +6.0 |
| Matt Barnes | P | BOS | Draft | 2011 | +4.9 |
| Marco Scutaro | 2B/SS | BOS | Free agency | 2009 | +4.7 |
| Junichi Tazawa | P | BOS | Draft | 2009 | +4.0 |
| Víctor Martínez | C/DH | BOS | Trade | 2009 | +3.7 |
| Félix Doubront | P | BOS | Intl FA | 2005 | +3.5 |
| Jed Lowrie | 2B/SS | BOS | Draft | 2005 | +3.5 |
| Rich Hill | P | BOS | Free agency | 2010 | +3.5 |
| Mike Timlin | P | BOS | Free agency | 2003 | +3.3 |
| David Wells | P | BOS | Free agency | 2004 | +3.0 |
| Matt Clement | P | BOS | Free agency | 2004 | +2.9 |
| Hideki Okajima | P | BOS | Draft | 2007 | +2.8 |
| Brandon Workman | P | BOS | Draft | 2010 | +2.8 |
| David Ross | C | BOS | Free agency | 2008 | +2.5 |
| Chris Martin | P | BOS | Free agency | 2011 | +2.4 |
| Curt Schilling | P | BOS | Free agency | 2007 | +2.3 |
| Édgar Rentería | SS | BOS | Free agency | 2004 | +1.8 |
| Will Middlebrooks | 3B | BOS | Draft | 2007 | +1.6 |
| Mike Aviles | SS | BOS | Trade | 2011 | +1.5 |
| Keith Foulke | P | BOS | Free agency | 2004 | +1.3 |
| Travis Shaw | 3B | BOS | Draft | 2011 | +1.3 |
| Doug Mirabelli | C | BOS | Free agency | 2004 | +1.2 |
| Blake Swihart | C/OF | BOS | Draft | 2011 | +1.2 |
| Wade Miller | P | BOS | Free agency | 2004 | +1.1 |
| Scott Atchison | P | BOS | Free agency | 2007 | +0.9 |
| Andrew Miller | P | BOS | Free agency | 2010 | +0.7 |
| Ryan Sweeney | OF | BOS | Trade | 2011 | +0.7 |
| Gabe Kapler | OF | BOS | Free agency | 2003 | +0.6 |
| Darnell McDonald | OF | BOS | Free agency | 2009 | +0.6 |
| Rocco Baldelli | OF | BOS | Free agency | 2009 | +0.5 |
| Bartolo Colón | P | BOS | Free agency | 2008 | +0.5 |
| John Olerud | 1B | BOS | Free agency | 2005 | +0.4 |
| Jeff Bailey | 1B | BOS | Trade | 2007 | +0.4 |
| Drake Britton | P | BOS | Draft | 2007 | +0.4 |
| Henry Owens | P | BOS | Draft | 2011 | +0.4 |
| Drew Sutton | 2B/OF | BOS | Free agency | 2010 | +0.4 |
| Chad Bradford | P | BOS | Trade | 2005 | +0.3 |
| Carl Crawford | OF | BOS | Free agency | 2010 | +0.3 |
| Ramón Ramírez | P | BOS | Trade | 2008 | +0.3 |
| Takashi Saito | P | BOS | Free agency | 2009 | +0.3 |
| Dan Wheeler | P | BOS | Free agency | 2010 | +0.3 |
| Michael Bowden | P | BOS | Draft | 2005 | +0.2 |
| Geremi González | P | BOS | Free agency | 2005 | +0.2 |
| David Pauley | P | BOS | Trade | 2004 | +0.2 |
| Pokey Reese | 2B/SS | BOS | Free agency | 2003 | +0.2 |
| Paul Byrd | P | BOS | Free agency | 2009 | +0.2 |
| Garin Cecchini | 3B | BOS | Draft | 2010 | +0.2 |
| Alex Wilson | P | BOS | Draft | 2009 | +0.2 |
| Lenny DiNardo | P | BOS | Rule 5 | 2003 | +0.1 |
| Byung-Hyun Kim | P | BOS | Trade | 2003 | +0.1 |
| Alejandro Machado | 2B/OF | BOS | Trade | 2005 | +0.1 |
| Dave McCarty | 1B/OF | BOS | Free agency | 2003 | +0.1 |
| Robert Person | P | BOS | Free agency | 2003 | +0.1 |
| Alfredo Aceves | P | BOS | Free agency | 2011 | +0.1 |
| Matt Albers | P | BOS | Free agency | 2010 | +0.1 |
| Kevin Cash | C | BOS | Free agency | 2007 | +0.1 |
| Robert Coello | P | BOS | Trade | 2010 | +0.1 |
| Jamie Brown | P | BOS | Trade | 2003 | +0.0 |
| Lou Collier | SS | BOS | Free agency | 2003 | -0.0 |
| Tommy Hottovy | P | BOS | Draft | 2004 | -0.0 |
| Roberto Petagine | 1B | BOS | Free agency | 2005 | +0.0 |
| Shawn Wooten | 1B/DH | BOS | Free agency | 2005 | -0.0 |
| Joey Gathright | OF | BOS | Free agency | 2011 | +0.0 |
| Nick Green | 2B/SS | BOS | Free agency | 2009 | -0.0 |
| Bobby Jenks | P | BOS | Free agency | 2010 | +0.0 |
| Jonathan Van Every | OF | BOS | Trade | 2010 | +0.0 |
| Randy Williams | P | BOS | Free agency | 2010 | +0.0 |
| Pedro Astacio | P | BOS | Free agency | 2004 | -0.1 |
| Adrian Brown | OF | BOS | Free agency | 2003 | -0.1 |
| Craig Hansen | P | BOS | Draft | 2005 | -0.1 |
| Rudy Seánez | P | BOS | Free agency | 2003 | -0.1 |
| Phil Seibel | P | BOS | Trade | 2003 | -0.1 |
| David Aardsma | P | BOS | Trade | 2008 | -0.1 |
| Jonathan Aro | P | BOS | Intl FA | 2011 | -0.1 |
| Bryce Brentz | OF | BOS | Draft | 2010 | -0.1 |
| Sean Casey | 1B | BOS | Free agency | 2008 | -0.1 |
| Enrique González | P | BOS | Free agency | 2008 | -0.1 |
| Alex Hassan | OF | BOS | Draft | 2009 | -0.1 |
| Che-Hsuan Lin | OF | BOS | Intl FA | 2007 | -0.1 |
| Dennys Reyes | P | BOS | Free agency | 2011 | -0.1 |
| Scott Schoeneweis | P | BOS | Free agency | 2010 | -0.1 |
| Joe Thurston | 2B/3B | BOS | Free agency | 2007 | -0.1 |
| Andy Dominique | C/1B | BOS | Trade | 2004 | -0.2 |
| Hunter Jones | P | BOS | Intl FA | 2005 | -0.2 |
| Matt Mantei | P | BOS | Free agency | 2004 | -0.2 |
| Cla Meredith | P | BOS | Draft | 2004 | -0.2 |
| David Murphy | OF | BOS | Draft | 2003 | -0.2 |
| Dan Butler | C | BOS | Intl FA | 2009 | -0.2 |
| Mike Cameron | OF | BOS | Free agency | 2009 | -0.2 |
| Chris Carter | OF | BOS | Trade | 2007 | -0.2 |
| William Cuevas | P | BOS | Intl FA | 2008 | -0.2 |
| Jose Iglesias | SS | BOS | Intl FA | 2009 | -0.2 |
| Gustavo Molina | C | BOS | Free agency | 2010 | -0.2 |
| Ryan Shealy | 1B | BOS | Free agency | 2010 | -0.2 |
| Nate Spears | 2B/OF | BOS | Trade | 2011 | -0.2 |
| Billy Traber | P | BOS | Free agency | 2008 | -0.2 |
| Gil Velazquez | 3B | BOS | Trade | 2008 | -0.2 |
| Andy Abad | 1B | BOS | Free agency | 2003 | -0.3 |
| Jason Shiell | P | BOS | Free agency | 2003 | -0.3 |
| Adam Stern | OF | BOS | Rule 5 | 2004 | -0.3 |
| Fernando Cabrera | P | BOS | Free agency | 2009 | -0.3 |
| Bobby Jones | P | BOS | Free agency | 2003 | -0.4 |
| Kyle Weiland | P | BOS | Draft | 2008 | -0.4 |
| Abe Alvarez | P | BOS | Draft | 2003 | -0.5 |
| Noé Ramirez | P | BOS | Draft | 2011 | -0.6 |
| Yamaico Navarro | 3B/SS | BOS | Intl FA | 2005 | -0.8 |
| Anthony Ranaudo | P | BOS | Draft | 2010 | -0.8 |
| Ryan Lavarnway | C | BOS | Draft | 2008 | -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.