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Eddie Robinson

Dec 15, 1920 (Paris, TX) – Oct 4, 2021 (Bastrop, TX) · died at 100

General manager for the Braves and Rangers (1973–1982).

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

Overview

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Record0–0
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
Rangers GM 1976–1982 0 +0.0 +0.0 +0.0 +81.2 -14.1 -0.3 +0.0
Braves GM 1973–1976 0 +0.0 +0.0 +0.0 +32.5 -1.1 +0.0 +0.0
Career total (1985+ data) 0 +0.0 +0.0 +0.0 +113.7 -15.2 -0.3 +0.0 +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)+113.7
Trade-15.2
Free agency-0.3
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.0
Sourcing mix: 89% draft · 0% FA · 11% trade · 0% R5

Players acquired — 26 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year Szns fWAR WAR/yr Lev
Kenny Rogers P TEX Draft 1982 11 +26.1 +2.4
Dale Murphy OF ATL Draft 1974 6 +17.9 +3.0
Rubén Sierra OF TEX Intl FA 1982 8 +17.0 +2.1
José Guzmán P TEX Intl FA 1981 6 +14.3 +2.4
Pete O'Brien 1B TEX Draft 1979 4 +13.3 +3.3
Charlie Hough P TEX Trade 1980 5 +11.2 +2.2
Rick Mahler P ATL Intl FA 1975 4 +10.4 +2.6
Steve Buechele 3B TEX Draft 1982 7 +7.2 +1.0
Glenn Hubbard 2B ATL Draft 1975 3 +5.2 +1.7
Larry Parrish 3B TEX Trade 1982 3 +3.5 +1.2
Mike Mason P TEX Draft 1980 2 +3.2 +1.6
Curt Wilkerson 2B/SS TEX Draft 1980 1 +1.4 +1.4
Wayne Tolleson 2B/SS TEX Draft 1978 1 +1.3 +1.3
Dave Schmidt P TEX Draft 1979 1 +1.2 +1.2
Bob Brower OF TEX Intl FA 1982 1 +1.0 +1.0
Bruce Benedict C ATL Draft 1976 3 +0.4 +0.1
Dwayne Henry P TEX Draft 1980 1 +0.3 +0.3
Nick Capra OF TEX Draft 1979 1 +0.1 +0.1
Terry Harper OF ATL Draft 1973 1 +0.0 +0.0
Tony Fossas P TEX Draft 1979 2 +0.0 +0.0
Rick Camp P ATL Draft 1974 -0.1
Greg Tabor 2B TEX Draft 1981 -0.1
Glen Cook P TEX Draft 1981 -0.7
Tom Dunbar DH/OF TEX Draft 1980 -1.0
Rafael Ramírez SS ATL Intl FA 1976 -1.3
George Wright OF TEX Draft 1977 -3.2

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.

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