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Brian Sabean

Brian Sabean

Born Jul 1, 1956 · Concord, NH · age 70

Ran the San Francisco Giants for two decades, blending veteran savvy with timely development to win three World Series in five years (2010, 2012, 2014) — the franchise's first titles since moving west.

21 seasons with salary-era data across 2 stints. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.

Overview

Titles3
Pennants4
Playoffs7
Record1777–1623
Win %0.523
+0.5GM WAR — wins above a replacement GM (org-adjusted, shrunk; per season) ±3.464th/195 execs
6.9Depth — 2+ WAR regulars per season (the breadth that drives TAB, not stars)62nd/195 execs
-4.3Dead WAR — WAR/yr bled by sub-replacement players (closer to 0 = better)41st/195 execs
30%Dead money — payroll on <0.5-WAR players (lower = better)60th/195 execs
$16MCheap-talent surplus — $/yr of value from cost-controlled (pre-arb/arb) players above their pay; the selection engine, and the stickiest GM skill we track88th/195 execs
$13MDrafted surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own draftees (the develop-from-the-draft engine)49th/195 execs
$2MTraded-for surplus — cheap-talent surplus from cost-controlled players he acquired via trade107th/195 execs
$2MInt'l surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own international signees65th/195 execs
+4.4TAB — talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation), tenure total70th/195 execs
+18.2WAB — realized wins (TAB + the non-repeatable luck of converting talent to wins)38th/195 execs
2.78Acquisition Leverage — playoff pts per acquired WAR, graded once in the year each deal's wins arrive (the repeatable decision skill)48th/195 execs
-577Roster surplus $M193rd/195 execs

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
▸ Giants POBO 2017–2018 2 -37.0 -18.49 -36.9 -73.7 +0.3 -18.5 -1.6 -0.2 0.06 0.423 ––– -250
▸ Giants GM 1997–2015 19 +55.2 +2.91 +41.3 -129.3 +335.5 +25.2 -41.1 +0.4 2.92 0.533 743 -327
Career total (1985+ data) 21 +18.2 +4.4 -203.0 +335.8 +6.6 -42.7 +0.2 2.78 0.523 74 3 -577

Roster Construction

How the roster was sourced

by valueby volume

Share of acquired fWAR by channel vs. league average.

Build channels — net fWAR

Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.

Home-grown (draft/intl)+335.8
Trade+6.6
Free agency-42.7
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.2
Sourcing mix: 55% draft · 26% FA · 18% trade · 0% R5

Roster value distribution — career average — depth vs. stars

Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR, averaged across Brian Sabean's seasons. Bars = his rosters; the black line = the league-average player at each slot. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge.

Players acquired — 330 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year Szns fWAR WAR/yr Lev
Buster Posey C SFG Draft 2008 11 +57.9 +5.3 –
Madison Bumgarner P SFG Draft 2007 10 +36.4 +3.6 –
Jeff Kent 2B SFG Trade 1997 6 +30.9 +5.1 5.8
Brandon Crawford SS SFG Draft 2008 13 +30.8 +2.4 –
Matt Cain P SFG Draft 2002 10 +27.7 +2.8 –
Tim Lincecum P SFG Draft 2006 8 +27.7 +3.5 –
Logan Webb P SFG Draft 2014 8 +26.8 +3.3 –
Brandon Belt 1B SFG Draft 2009 12 +24.9 +2.1 –
Jason Schmidt P SFG Trade 2001 6 +23.6 +3.9 8.5
Pablo Sandoval 3B SFG Intl FA 2003 9 +21.6 +2.4 –
Robb Nen P SFG Trade 1997 5 +12.9 +2.6 18.6
Liván Hernández P SFG Trade 1999 4 +11.6 +2.9 1.6
Ray Durham 2B SFG Free agency 2002 5 +11.4 +2.3 12.0
Andrés Torres OF SFG Free agency 2009 4 +10.9 +2.7 5.8
Randy Winn OF SFG Trade 2005 5 +10.9 +2.2 0.6
Hunter Pence OF SFG Trade 2012 6 +10.3 +1.7 0.7
Ángel Pagán OF SFG Free agency 2012 4 +9.2 +2.3 12.5
Joe Panik 2B SFG Draft 2011 5 +9.1 +1.8 –
Sergio Romo P SFG Draft 2005 8 +8.5 +1.1 –
Johnny Cueto P SFG Free agency 2015 5 +7.6 +1.5 10.2
Noah Lowry P SFG Draft 2001 5 +7.6 +1.5 –
Jonathan Sánchez P SFG Draft 2004 6 +7.4 +1.2 –
Ellis Burks OF SFG Free agency 1998 3 +7.3 +2.4 4.6
J. T. Snow 1B SFG Free agency 2003 8 +6.9 +0.9 5.1
Grégor Blanco OF SFG Free agency 2011 4 +6.8 +1.7 5.3
Omar Vizquel SS SFG Free agency 2004 3 +6.8 +2.3 0.4
Evan Longoria 3B SFG Trade 2017 5 +6.8 +1.4 0.0
Jeff Samardzija P SFG Free agency 2015 3 +6.7 +2.2 5.5
Austin Slater OF SFG Draft 2014 6 +6.1 +1.0 –
Brian Wilson P SFG Draft 2003 6 +6.1 +1.0 –
Juan Uribe 3B/SS SFG Free agency 2009 2 +5.6 +2.8 7.0
Barry Zito P SFG Free agency 2006 5 +5.5 +1.1 0.2
Félix Rodríguez P SFG Trade 1998 5 +5.2 +1.0 0.8
Aubrey Huff 1B SFG Free agency 2010 1 +4.7 +4.7 30.7
Brett Tomko P SFG Free agency 2004 2 +4.7 +2.4 12.4
Moisés Alou OF SFG Free agency 2005 2 +4.6 +2.3 0.6
Melky Cabrera OF SFG Trade 2011 1 +4.5 +4.5 12.5
Matt Duffy 3B SFG Draft 2012 3 +4.5 +1.5 –
Ryan Vogelsong P SFG Draft 1998 5 +4.4 +0.9 –
Fred Lewis OF SFG Draft 2002 4 +4.3 +1.1 –
Bengie Molina C SFG Free agency 2006 3 +4.2 +1.4 0.2
Benito Santiago C SFG Free agency 2001 3 +4.2 +1.4 3.0
Nate Schierholtz OF SFG Draft 2003 6 +4.2 +0.7 –
Tyler Rogers P SFG Draft 2013 7 +4.1 +0.6 –
Aaron Rowand OF SFG Free agency 2007 4 +3.8 +0.9 0.6
Camilo Doval P SFG Intl FA 2015 5 +3.5 +0.7 –
Freddy Sanchez 2B SFG Trade 2009 3 +3.5 +1.2 0.2
José Cruz OF SFG Free agency 2003 1 +3.2 +3.2 12.2
David Bell 2B/3B SFG Trade 2002 1 +3.1 +3.1 11.6
Reggie Sanders OF SFG Free agency 2002 1 +3.1 +3.1 11.3
Tim Worrell P SFG Trade 2000 3 +3.1 +1.0 3.8
Ty Blach P SFG Draft 2012 3 +2.9 +1.0 –
Brent Mayne C SFG Free agency 1997 2 +2.7 +1.3 2.6
Matt Morris P SFG Free agency 2005 2 +2.6 +1.3 1.4
Chris Stewart C SFG Free agency 2011 1 +2.6 +2.6 7.5
Jerome Williams P SFG Draft 1999 3 +2.6 +0.9 –
Eli Whiteside C SFG Free agency 2008 4 +2.5 +0.6 0.9
Jake Peavy P SFG Free agency 2014 3 +2.4 +0.8 2.1
Marco Scutaro 2B/SS SFG Trade 2012 2 +2.3 +1.2 6.2
Hunter Strickland P SFG Trade 2013 4 +2.2 +0.6 –
Kelby Tomlinson 2B SFG Draft 2011 3 +2.2 +0.7 –
Yusmeiro Petit P SFG Free agency 2012 2 +2.1 +1.0 2.9
Edgardo Alfonzo 2B/3B SFG Free agency 2002 2 +2.0 +1.0 5.1
Bobby Estalella C SFG Trade 1999 2 +2.0 +1.0 7.5
Derek Holland P SFG Free agency 2018 1 +2.0 +2.0 0.1
Reyes Moronta P SFG Intl FA 2010 3 +1.8 +0.6 –
Kevin Correia P SFG Draft 2002 3 +1.7 +0.6 –
Tim Hudson P SFG Free agency 2013 2 +1.7 +0.9 2.5
Rey Sánchez 2B/SS SFG Free agency 1998 1 +1.7 +1.7 8.7
Scott Eyre P SFG Trade 2002 3 +1.7 +0.6 0.6
Dustin Hermanson P SFG Free agency 2003 2 +1.6 +0.8 1.2
Tony Watson P SFG Free agency 2018 3 +1.6 +0.5 0.1
Jim Brower P SFG Trade 2003 2 +1.5 +0.7 2.4
Deivi Cruz SS SFG Free agency 2004 2 +1.5 +0.8 –
Steven Duggar OF SFG Draft 2015 2 +1.5 +0.7 –
Orel Hershiser P SFG Free agency 1997 1 +1.5 +1.5 7.5
Travis Ishikawa 1B SFG Draft 2002 3 +1.5 +0.5 –
Jarrett Parker OF SFG Draft 2010 3 +1.5 +0.5 –
Michael Tucker OF SFG Free agency 2003 1 +1.5 +1.5 7.4
Chris Heston P SFG Draft 2009 2 +1.4 +0.7 –
Dustan Mohr OF SFG Trade 2003 1 +1.4 +1.4 7.0
Gorkys Hernández OF SFG Free agency 2015 3 +1.3 +0.4 0.9
Mike Morse 1B/OF SFG Free agency 2013 1 +1.3 +1.3 3.0
Tsuyoshi Shinjo OF SFG Trade 2001 1 +1.3 +1.3 5.0
Chris Stratton P SFG Draft 2012 2 +1.3 +0.6 –
Mark Melancon P SFG Trade 2017 3 +1.3 +0.4 0.1
Andrew McCutchen OF SFG Trade 2018 1 +1.3 +1.3 0.1
Nori Aoki OF SFG Free agency 2015 1 +1.2 +1.2 7.9
Brad Hennessey P SFG Draft 2001 3 +1.2 +0.4 –
Jamey Wright P SFG Free agency 2006 1 +1.2 +1.2 0.7
José Vizcaíno 2B/SS SFG Trade 1997 1 +1.2 +1.2 3.3
Alan Embree P SFG Trade 1998 2 +1.1 +0.6 0.6
Santiago Casilla P SFG Free agency 2010 5 +1.1 +0.2 3.0
Brian Johnson C SFG Trade 1997 2 +1.1 +0.6 2.4
F. P. Santangelo OF SFG Free agency 1998 1 +1.1 +1.1 1.3
Cody Ross OF SFG Trade 2010 2 +1.1 +0.5 1.8
Chris Brock P SFG Free agency 1997 2 +1.0 +0.5 0.6
Mike Fontenot 2B SFG Trade 2010 1 +1.0 +1.0 2.9
Édgar Rentería SS SFG Free agency 2008 1 +1.0 +1.0 5.7
Dereck Rodríguez P SFG Trade 2018 1 +1.0 +1.0 –
Carlos Beltrán OF SFG Trade 2011 1 +1.0 +1.0 3.1
Chad Gaudin P SFG Free agency 2012 1 +0.9 +0.9 3.3
Cory Gearrin P SFG Free agency 2014 3 +0.9 +0.3 0.8
Derek Law P SFG Draft 2011 2 +0.9 +0.5 –
Neifi Pérez SS SFG Free agency 2002 1 +0.9 +0.9 3.5
Andrew Susac C SFG Draft 2011 2 +0.9 +0.5 –
Steve Finley OF SFG Trade 2006 1 +0.9 +0.9 0.5
Kenny Lofton OF SFG Trade 2002 1 +0.9 +0.9 3.4
Joaquín Arias 3B SFG Free agency 2011 2 +0.8 +0.4 1.9
Andrés Galarraga 1B SFG Free agency 2003 2 +0.8 +0.4 0.8
Ryan Klesko 1B/OF SFG Free agency 2006 1 +0.8 +0.8 0.1
Todd Linden OF SFG Draft 2001 2 +0.8 +0.4 –
Jean Machi P SFG Trade 2012 2 +0.8 +0.4 –
John Johnstone P SFG Trade 1997 3 +0.8 +0.3 0.1
John Vander Wal OF SFG Trade 2001 1 +0.8 +0.8 3.7
Sidney Ponson P SFG Trade 2003 1 +0.8 +0.8 3.0
Juan Pérez OF SFG Draft 2008 1 +0.7 +0.7 –
Brett Pill 1B SFG Draft 2006 2 +0.7 +0.3 –
Ramón Ramírez P SFG Trade 2010 2 +0.7 +0.3 1.2
José Mijares P SFG Trade 2012 2 +0.7 +0.4 0.9
Jeremy Affeldt P SFG Free agency 2008 4 +0.6 +0.1 1.6
Vinnie Chulk P SFG Trade 2006 2 +0.6 +0.3 0.1
Tom Goodwin OF SFG Free agency 2002 1 +0.6 +0.6 2.4
Todd Greene C SFG Free agency 2006 1 +0.6 +0.6 0.3
Marquis Grissom OF SFG Free agency 2002 2 +0.6 +0.3 9.7
Terrell Lowery OF SFG Free agency 2000 1 +0.6 +0.6 2.3
Mike Matheny C SFG Free agency 2004 1 +0.6 +0.6 0.2
Dan Runzler P SFG Draft 2007 3 +0.6 +0.2 –
Jack Taschner P SFG Draft 1999 3 +0.6 +0.2 –
Jay Witasick P SFG Trade 2001 1 +0.6 +0.6 2.4
Sam Dyson P SFG Trade 2017 3 +0.6 +0.2 0.0
Alen Hanson 2B/OF SFG Free agency 2018 1 +0.6 +0.6 0.0
Wilson Álvarez P SFG Trade 1997 1 +0.6 +0.6 1.0
Mike Stanton P SFG Trade 2006 1 +0.6 +0.6 0.3
Marlon Byrd OF SFG Trade 2015 1 +0.6 +0.6 4.1
Rajai Davis OF SFG Trade 2007 1 +0.6 +0.6 0.2
Eliézer Alfonzo C SFG Trade 2006 1 +0.5 +0.5 –
Pat Burrell OF SFG Free agency 2010 2 +0.5 +0.3 14.2
Darryl Hamilton OF SFG Free agency 1997 2 +0.5 +0.3 0.9
Bob Howry P SFG Free agency 2008 1 +0.5 +0.5 –
A. J. Pierzynski C SFG Trade 2003 1 +0.5 +0.5 2.8
Andrew Suárez P SFG Draft 2015 1 +0.5 +0.5 –
Joey Bart C SFG Draft 2018 2 +0.5 +0.2 –
Kervin Castro P SFG Intl FA 2015 2 +0.4 +0.2 –
Felipe Crespo OF SFG Free agency 1999 1 +0.4 +0.4 1.4
Jeff Fassero P SFG Free agency 2004 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.2
Doug Henry P SFG Free agency 1997 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.7
Brandon Hicks 2B SFG Free agency 2013 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.8
Steve Kline P SFG Free agency 2006 2 +0.4 +0.2 0.1
Eugenio Vélez 2B/OF SFG Rule 5 2005 3 +0.4 +0.1 –
Tyler Walker P SFG Free agency 2003 2 +0.4 +0.2 0.1
Chad Zerbe P SFG Trade 2000 3 +0.4 +0.1 –
Shaun Anderson P SFG Trade 2017 1 +0.4 +0.4 –
LaTroy Hawkins P SFG Trade 2005 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.1
Tyler Beede P SFG Draft 2014 3 +0.3 +0.1 –
Travis Denker 2B SFG Trade 2007 1 +0.3 +0.3 –
Jason Ellison OF SFG Draft 2000 2 +0.3 +0.1 –
George Kontos P SFG Trade 2012 4 +0.3 +0.1 1.4
Pat Misch P SFG Draft 2003 2 +0.3 +0.2 –
Héctor Sánchez C SFG Intl FA 2006 3 +0.3 +0.1 –
Keiichi Yabu P SFG Free agency 2007 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.2
Roberto Gómez P SFG Trade 2017 2 +0.3 +0.1 –
Rich Rodriguez P SFG Trade 1998 2 +0.3 +0.2 1.8
Damian Moss P SFG Trade 2003 1 +0.3 +0.3 1.1
Jeremy Accardo P SFG Intl FA 2003 2 +0.2 +0.1 –
Kurt Ainsworth P SFG Draft 1999 2 +0.2 +0.1 –
Damon Berryhill C SFG Free agency 1997 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.4
Gary Brown OF SFG Draft 2010 1 +0.2 +0.2 –
Brian Dallimore 2B/3B SFG Trade 2004 1 +0.2 +0.2 –
Darren Ford OF SFG Trade 2008 2 +0.2 +0.1 –
Aramis Garcia C SFG Draft 2014 1 +0.2 +0.2 –
Jeffrey Hammonds OF SFG Free agency 2003 2 +0.2 +0.1 3.4
Heath Hembree P SFG Draft 2010 1 +0.2 +0.2 –
Steve Holm C SFG Draft 2001 2 +0.2 +0.1 –
Randy Johnson P SFG Free agency 2008 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.4
Joe Martinez P SFG Draft 2005 1 +0.2 +0.2 –
Scott Munter P SFG Draft 2001 2 +0.2 +0.1 –
Scott Servais C SFG Free agency 1999 2 +0.2 +0.1 0.2
Ryan Theriot 2B/SS SFG Free agency 2012 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.7
Randy Messenger P SFG Trade 2007 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0
Chris Ray P SFG Trade 2010 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.8
Ehire Adrianza 3B/SS SFG Intl FA 2006 2 +0.1 +0.0 –
Manny Aybar P SFG Free agency 2002 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.6
Ray Black P SFG Draft 2011 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Tyler Colvin OF SFG Free agency 2014 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2
Kyle Crick P SFG Draft 2011 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Danny Darwin P SFG Trade 1997 2 +0.1 +0.1 0.7
Trey Lunsford C SFG Draft 2000 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Brandon Medders P SFG Free agency 2009 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.7
Dan Otero P SFG Draft 2007 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Francisco Peguero OF SFG Intl FA 2005 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Ramiro Peña 2B/3B/SS SFG Free agency 2015 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.3
Ryan Sadowski P SFG Draft 2003 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Chad Santos 1B SFG Trade 2006 1 +0.1 +0.1 –
Chase d'Arnaud 3B/SS SFG Free agency 2017 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Casey Kelly P SFG Free agency 2017 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Ben Weber P SFG Trade 2000 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.5
Xavier Nady OF SFG Trade 2012 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2
Alejandro De Aza OF SFG Trade 2015 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.9
Bryan Morris P SFG Trade 2017 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Neil Ramírez P SFG Trade 2017 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Tim Federowicz C SFG Trade 2017 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Jeff Ball 1B SFG Trade 1998 – -0.0 – –
Denny Bautista P SFG Free agency 2010 – -0.0 – –
Brian Boehringer P SFG Trade 2001 – -0.0 – –
Alberto Castillo C SFG Free agency 2003 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1
Brian Cooper P SFG Free agency 2003 1 -0.0 -0.0 0.1
Erik Cordier P SFG Trade 2014 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
Shawon Dunston SS SFG Trade 1998 2 -0.0 -0.0 0.3
Luis Figueroa 2B/SS SFG Free agency 2006 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Jesse Foppert P SFG Draft 2001 2 -0.0 -0.0 –
Grant Green 2B SFG Free agency 2015 – -0.0 – –
Eric Hacker P SFG Free agency 2009 – -0.0 – –
Matt Herges P SFG Trade 2003 1 -0.0 -0.0 3.4
Roberto Hernández P SFG Trade 1997 1 +0.0 +0.0 1.3
Brian Horwitz OF SFG Intl FA 2004 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
Scott McClain 1B/3B SFG Free agency 2006 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1
José Mesa P SFG Trade 1998 1 +0.0 +0.0 2.2
Guillermo Mota P SFG Free agency 2010 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.8
Steven Okert P SFG Draft 2012 2 +0.0 +0.0 –
Bronswell Patrick P SFG Free agency 1998 – -0.0 – –
Cody Ransom 3B/SS SFG Draft 1998 2 -0.0 -0.0 –
Dan Slania P SFG Draft 2013 1 +0.0 +0.0 –
Jerry Spradlin P SFG Trade 1999 1 -0.0 -0.0 0.4
Clay Timpner OF SFG Draft 2004 – -0.0 – –
Mac Williamson OF SFG Draft 2012 2 -0.0 -0.0 –
Cory Bailey P SFG Trade 1997 1 -0.0 -0.0 0.1
Rich DeLucia P SFG Trade 1997 1 -0.0 -0.0 0.1
Leo Estrella P SFG Trade 2004 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Tony Abreu 2B/3B SFG Free agency 2014 1 -0.1 -0.1 1.7
Scott Atchison P SFG Free agency 2006 – -0.1 – –
Travis Blackley P SFG Trade 2007 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.0
Brett Bochy P SFG Draft 2010 1 -0.1 -0.1 –
Mike Broadway P SFG Trade 2015 – -0.1 – –
Troy Brohawn P SFG Free agency 2002 – -0.1 – –
Doug Clark OF SFG Draft 1998 – -0.1 – –
Tomás de la Rosa SS SFG Free agency 2005 – -0.1 – –
Conor Gillaspie 3B SFG Draft 2008 3 -0.1 -0.0 –
Miguel Gómez 2B SFG Intl FA 2011 – -0.1 – –
Jesús Guzmán 1B/OF SFG Trade 2009 – -0.1 – –
Cody Hall P SFG Draft 2011 – -0.1 – –
Dean Hartgraves P SFG Free agency 1998 – -0.1 – –
Jalal Leach OF SFG Trade 1998 – -0.1 – –
Ryan Lollis OF SFG Draft 2009 – -0.1 – –
Osiris Matos P SFG Intl FA 2002 – -0.1 – –
Johnny Monell C SFG Draft 2007 – -0.1 – –
Matt Palmer P SFG Draft 2002 – -0.1 – –
Brandon Puffer P SFG Free agency 2004 – -0.1 – –
Julio Ramírez OF SFG Free agency 2004 – -0.1 – –
Rubén Rivera OF SFG Free agency 2003 – -0.1 – –
Dave Roberts OF SFG Free agency 2006 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.0
Francisco Santos 1B/OF SFG Intl FA 1997 – -0.1 – –
Mark Sweeney 1B/OF SFG Free agency 2005 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.1
Kensuke Tanaka OF SFG Draft 2013 – -0.1 – –
Tony Torcato OF SFG Draft 1998 1 -0.1 -0.1 –
Abiatal Avelino SS SFG Trade 2018 – -0.1 – –
Pat Venditte P SFG Free agency 2018 – -0.1 – –
Julián Tavárez P SFG Trade 1998 1 -0.1 -0.1 1.1
René Arocha P SFG Trade 1997 – -0.2 – –
Ángel Chávez 2B/SS SFG Intl FA 1998 – -0.2 – –
Sam Coonrod P SFG Draft 2014 – -0.2 – –
Miguel Del Toro P SFG Trade 1999 1 -0.2 -0.2 –
Matt Downs 2B SFG Draft 2006 1 -0.2 -0.2 –
Adam Duvall OF SFG Draft 2010 – -0.2 – –
J. C. Gutiérrez P SFG Free agency 2014 – -0.2 – –
Waldis Joaquín P SFG Intl FA 2003 1 -0.2 -0.2 –
Matt Kinney P SFG Free agency 2004 – -0.2 – –
Al Levine P SFG Free agency 2005 – -0.2 – –
Javier López P SFG Free agency 2013 5 -0.2 -0.0 2.5
Justin Maxwell OF SFG Free agency 2014 – -0.2 – –
Juan Melo 2B SFG Trade 2000 – -0.2 – –
Adam Shabala OF SFG Draft 2000 – -0.2 – –
D. J. Snelten P SFG Draft 2013 – -0.2 – –
Eric Surkamp P SFG Draft 2008 1 -0.2 -0.2 –
Miguel Tejada SS SFG Free agency 2010 – -0.2 – –
Erick Threets P SFG Draft 2000 – -0.2 – –
Merkin Valdez P SFG Trade 2002 1 -0.2 -0.2 –
Travis Bergen P SFG Rule 5 2018 – -0.2 – –
Jae-gyun Hwang 3B SFG Draft 2017 – -0.2 – –
José Valdez P SFG Free agency 2017 – -0.2 – –
David Aardsma P SFG Draft 2003 – -0.3 – –
Charlie Culberson 3B/OF SFG Draft 2007 – -0.3 – –
Russ Davis 3B SFG Free agency 2000 1 -0.3 -0.3 0.9
Jake Dunning P SFG Draft 2009 – -0.3 – –
Yamid Haad C SFG Free agency 2004 – -0.3 – –
Roger Kieschnick OF SFG Draft 2008 – -0.3 – –
Justin Knoedler C SFG Draft 2001 – -0.3 – –
Shane Loux P SFG Free agency 2010 – -0.3 – –
Lance Niekro 1B SFG Draft 2000 1 -0.3 -0.3 –
Daniel Ortmeier 1B/OF SFG Draft 2002 1 -0.3 -0.3 –
Brian Powell P SFG Free agency 2002 – -0.3 – –
Ramón Ramírez P SFG Free agency 2013 2 -0.3 -0.2 1.2
Carlos Moncrief OF SFG Trade 2017 – -0.3 – –
Drew Stubbs OF SFG Free agency 2017 – -0.3 – –
Chris Dominguez OF SFG Draft 2009 – -0.4 – –
Geno Espineli P SFG Draft 2004 – -0.4 – –
Dan Giese P SFG Trade 2007 – -0.4 – –
Alex Hinshaw P SFG Draft 2005 – -0.4 – –
Justin Miller P SFG Free agency 2008 – -0.4 – –
Nick Noonan 2B/3B SFG Draft 2007 – -0.4 – –
Brad Penny P SFG Free agency 2009 1 -0.4 -0.4 1.0
Guillermo Quiroz C SFG Free agency 2012 – -0.4 – –
Nick Hundley C SFG Free agency 2017 – -0.4 – –
Steve Edlefsen P SFG Draft 2007 – -0.5 – –
Wayne Franklin P SFG Free agency 2004 – -0.5 – –
Christian Arroyo 2B SFG Draft 2013 – -0.6 – –
Armando Benítez P SFG Free agency 2004 – -0.6 – –
Brian Bocock SS SFG Draft 2006 – -0.6 – –
Trevor Brown C SFG Draft 2012 – -0.6 – –
Jason Christiansen P SFG Trade 2001 2 -0.6 -0.3 1.2
Justin Christian OF SFG Free agency 2011 1 -0.6 -0.6 0.1
Eric Davis OF SFG Free agency 2001 – -0.6 – –
Alex Diaz OF SFG Free agency 1998 – -0.6 – –
Clay Hensley P SFG Free agency 2012 – -0.6 – –
Mike Kickham P SFG Draft 2010 – -0.6 – –
Billy Sadler P SFG Draft 2003 – -0.6 – –
Aaron Hill 2B SFG Free agency 2017 – -0.6 – –
Gregory Santos P SFG Trade 2017 – -0.6 – –
John Bowker 1B/OF SFG Draft 2004 1 -0.7 -0.7 –
Mark DeRosa 2B/3B SFG Free agency 2009 – -0.7 – –
Ryder Jones 1B/3B SFG Draft 2013 1 -0.7 -0.7 –
Iván Ochoa SS SFG Trade 2008 – -0.7 – –
Ryan Rohlinger 3B SFG Draft 2006 1 -0.7 -0.7 –
Chris Shaw OF SFG Draft 2015 – -0.7 – –
Kevin Frandsen 2B/3B SFG Draft 2004 – -0.8 – –
Todd Wellemeyer P SFG Free agency 2010 – -0.9 – –
Tim Worrell P SFG Free agency 2005 3 -1.0 -0.3 3.8
Doug Creek P SFG Trade 1997 1 -1.0 -1.0 0.1
Emmanuel Burriss 2B SFG Draft 2006 2 -1.2 -0.6 –
Josh Osich P SFG Draft 2011 – -1.9 – –

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.

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Rosternomics — quantifying front-office skill, attribution-clean. Follow @rosternomics on X. Decision-makers on record back to 1933; resource-controlled metrics (WAR & payroll) cover 1985–2026.
Data: FanGraphs (WAR), Baseball-Reference & the Chadwick Bureau register (rosters, IDs), the Lahman Database, Baseball America prospect rankings (via The Baseball Cube), and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0); bios are original. Emoji graphics by OpenMoji (CC BY-SA 4.0).
All figures are franchise-level outcomes credited to the decision-maker in the acquisition year — not solely attributable to one executive.