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Tommy Lasorda

Sep 22, 1927 (Norristown, PA) – Jan 7, 2021 (Fullerton, CA) · died at 93

General manager for the Dodgers (1998–1998).

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
Record83–79
Win %0.512
-3.3WAB — wins above budget81st/195 execs
-8.8Talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation)112th/195 execs
0.81Acquisition leverage — playoff pts each bought win added, given the roster it joined (did you buy where wins matter?)111th/195 execs
-24.0WAR surplus (era-neutral, win-equiv)86th/195 execs
-26Roster surplus $M83rd/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)+1.2
Trade+29.0
Free agency+7.7
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.3
Sourcing mix: 3% draft · 46% FA · 52% trade · 0% R5

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Dodgers GM 1998–1998 1 -3.3 -3.34 -8.8 -24.0 +1.2 +29.0 +7.7 +0.3 0.81 0.512 -26
Career total (1985+ data) 1 -3.3 -8.8 -24.0 +1.2 +29.0 +7.7 +0.3 0.81 0.512 -26

Players acquired — 13 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year fWAR
Kevin Brown P LAD Free agency 1998 +22.8
Gary Sheffield OF LAD Trade 1998 +14.7
Mark Grudzielanek 2B/SS LAD Trade 1998 +7.4
Todd Hundley C LAD Trade 1998 +2.9
David Ross C LAD Draft 1998 +1.4
Devon White OF LAD Free agency 1998 +0.2
Brad Clontz P LAD Free agency 1998 -0.0
Pedro Borbón P LAD Free agency 1998 -0.1
Bubba Crosby OF LAD Draft 1998 -0.1
Sean Maloney P LAD Free agency 1998 -0.1
Hiram Bocachica OF LAD Trade 1998 -0.2
Thomas Howard OF LAD Free agency 1998 -0.4
Alan Mills P LAD Free agency 1998 -0.7

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.