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Calvin Griffith

1911 (Montreal) – 1999 (Melbourne, FL) · died at 88

General manager for the Twins (1950–1984).

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

Overview

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Win %
GM WAR — wins above a replacement GM (org-adjusted, shrunk; per season)
Depth — 2+ WAR regulars per season (the breadth that drives TAB, not stars)
Dead WAR — WAR/yr bled by sub-replacement players (closer to 0 = better)
Dead money — payroll on <0.5-WAR players (lower = better)
+0.0TAB — talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation), tenure total
+0.0WAB — realized wins (TAB + the non-repeatable luck of converting talent to wins)
Acquisition Leverage — playoff pts per acquired WAR, graded once in the year each deal's wins arrive (the repeatable decision skill)

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Twins GM 1950–1984 0 +0.0 +0.0 +0.0 +122.7 +22.0 -4.9 +0.1
Career total (1985+ data) 0 +0.0 +0.0 +0.0 +122.7 +22.0 -4.9 +0.1 +0

Roster Construction

How the roster was sourced

Share of acquired fWAR by channel vs. league average.

Build channels — net fWAR

Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.

Home-grown (draft/intl)+122.7
Trade+22.0
Free agency-4.9
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.1
Sourcing mix: 78% draft · 0% FA · 22% trade · 0% R5

Players acquired — 31 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year Szns fWAR WAR/yr Lev
Kirby Puckett OF MIN Draft 1982 11 +41.6 +3.8
Kent Hrbek 1B MIN Draft 1978 9 +26.3 +2.9
Gary Gaetti 3B MIN Draft 1979 6 +18.7 +3.1
Frank Viola P MIN Draft 1981 5 +18.4 +3.7
Greg Gagne SS MIN Trade 1982 8 +15.6 +2.0
Allan Anderson P MIN Draft 1982 4 +7.4 +1.8
Tom Brunansky OF MIN Trade 1982 3 +5.7 +1.9
Mike Smithson P MIN Trade 1983 3 +5.6 +1.9
Steve Lombardozzi 2B MIN Draft 1981 3 +3.3 +1.1
John Butcher P MIN Trade 1983 2 +2.7 +1.3
Tim Laudner C MIN Draft 1979 4 +2.7 +0.7
Randy Bush DH/OF MIN Draft 1979 6 +2.5 +0.4
Roy Smalley SS MIN Trade 1976 3 +2.4 +0.8
Gene Larkin 1B/DH/OF MIN Draft 1984 3 +1.1 +0.4
Tim Teufel 2B MIN Draft 1980 1 +1.0 +1.0
Ron Davis P MIN Trade 1982 1 +0.7 +0.7
Rick Lysander P MIN Trade 1983 1 +0.6 +0.6
Dave Engle C/OF MIN Trade 1979 1 +0.5 +0.5
Mark Funderburk DH/OF MIN Draft 1976 1 +0.3 +0.3
Pete Filson P MIN Trade 1982 1 +0.2 +0.2
Mickey Hatcher OF MIN Trade 1981 1 +0.2 +0.2
Dave Meier OF MIN Draft 1981 1 +0.2 +0.2
Al Woods OF MIN Draft 1972 1 +0.2 +0.2
Ron Washington SS MIN Trade 1980 1 +0.1 +0.1
Andre David OF MIN Draft 1980 -0.0
Frank Eufemia P MIN Draft 1982 1 +0.0 +0.0
Mark Portugal P MIN Intl FA 1980 2 -0.0 -0.0
Jeff Reed C MIN Draft 1980 1 -0.1 -0.1
Rich Yett P MIN Draft 1980 -0.1
Len Whitehouse P MIN Trade 1982 -0.4
Mark Davidson OF MIN Draft 1982 1 -0.9 -0.9

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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