Fred Claire

Overview

Tenure breakdown

Team	Role	Years	Szns	WAB	WAB/yr	TAB	WAR surp	HG	Trade	FA	R5	AcqLev	W-L%	PO	Pen	WS	Surp $M
▸ Dodgers	GM	1988–1998	11	-7.4	-0.67	-39.1	-166.3	+200.9	+14.6	-34.9	+0.6	1.93	0.520	3	1	1	-122
1988 94–67				+8.8		+2.0	-10.8						0.584	✓	✓	★	-3
1989 77–83				-9.2		-5.2	-24.3						0.481				-9
1990 86–76				+1.8		+0.2	-9.1						0.531				-4
1991 93–69				+6.0		+0.3	-18.1						0.574				-11
1992 63–99				-23.1		-16.4	-32.6						0.389				-26
1993 81–81				-3.5		-7.6	-17.9						0.500				-15
1994 58–56				-0.4		-3.6	-7.9						0.509				-9
1995 78–66				+4.5		+4.0	-1.3						0.542	✓			-1
1996 90–72				+6.9		-2.3	-9.6						0.556	✓			-8
1997 88–74				+3.9		-1.8	-10.6						0.543				-11
1998 83–79				-3.2		-8.6	-24.0						0.512				-26
Career total (1985+ data)			11	-7.4		-39.1	-166.3	+200.9	+14.6	-34.9	+0.6	1.93	0.520	3	1	1	-122

Roster Construction

Players acquired — 153 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

All channels Hitters & pitchersHitters onlyPitchers only

Player	Pos	Team	How	Year	Szns	fWAR	WAR/yr	Lev
Mike Piazza	C	LAD	Draft	1988	7	+32.9	+4.7	–
Adrian Beltré	3B	LAD	Intl FA	1994	7	+25.2	+3.6	–
Kevin Brown	P	LAD	Free agency	1998	5	+22.8	+4.6	5.0
Raúl Mondesí	OF	LAD	Intl FA	1988	7	+20.4	+2.9	–
Eric Karros	1B	LAD	Draft	1988	9	+19.3	+2.1	–
Hideo Nomo	P	LAD	Draft	1995	6	+18.3	+3.1	–
Chan Ho Park	P	LAD	Intl FA	1994	8	+17.6	+2.2	–
Ismael Valdez	P	LAD	Intl FA	1991	7	+16.0	+2.3	–
Gary Sheffield	OF	LAD	Trade	1998	4	+14.7	+3.7	1.5
Brett Butler	OF	LAD	Free agency	1990	5	+14.4	+2.9	8.1
Darren Dreifort	P	LAD	Draft	1993	9	+14.0	+1.6	–
Éric Gagné	P	LAD	Intl FA	1995	7	+14.0	+2.0	–
Tom Candiotti	P	LAD	Free agency	1991	6	+13.3	+2.2	0.3
Kevin Gross	P	LAD	Free agency	1990	4	+11.8	+3.0	2.5
Paul Lo Duca	C	LAD	Draft	1993	7	+11.0	+1.6	–
Eddie Murray	1B	LAD	Trade	1988	4	+10.8	+2.7	2.3
Kirk Gibson	OF	LAD	Free agency	1988	3	+9.7	+3.2	14.3
Mike Morgan	P	LAD	Trade	1989	3	+8.2	+2.7	1.8
Mark Grudzielanek	2B/SS	LAD	Trade	1998	4	+7.4	+1.9	3.5
Kal Daniels	OF	LAD	Trade	1989	3	+5.6	+1.9	0.2
Willie Randolph	2B	LAD	Free agency	1988	2	+3.9	+1.9	2.9
Tim Wallach	3B	LAD	Free agency	1994	2	+3.8	+1.9	5.2
Bob Ojeda	P	LAD	Trade	1990	2	+3.6	+1.8	4.6
Eric Young	2B	LAD	Draft	1989	3	+3.5	+1.2	–
Rick Dempsey	C	LAD	Free agency	1988	3	+3.4	+1.1	5.1
Antonio Osuna	P	LAD	Intl FA	1991	6	+3.4	+0.6	–
Darryl Strawberry	OF	LAD	Free agency	1990	2	+3.4	+1.7	7.7
Jim Gott	P	LAD	Free agency	1989	3	+3.2	+1.1	1.7
Todd Worrell	P	LAD	Free agency	1992	3	+3.2	+1.1	1.9
Alex Cora	2B/SS	LAD	Draft	1996	2	+3.0	+1.5	–
Todd Hundley	C	LAD	Trade	1998	3	+2.9	+1.0	0.3
Juan Samuel	2B	LAD	Free agency	1990	2	+2.9	+1.5	3.4
Delino DeShields	2B	LAD	Trade	1994	2	+2.7	+1.3	3.3
Greg Gagne	SS	LAD	Free agency	1995	2	+2.5	+1.2	4.5
Todd Zeile	3B	LAD	Free agency	1996	2	+2.5	+1.3	7.4
Lenny Harris	3B	LAD	Trade	1989	3	+2.4	+0.8	0.0
Scott Radinsky	P	LAD	Free agency	1996	3	+2.2	+0.7	2.1
Matt Herges	P	LAD	Intl FA	1992	2	+2.0	+1.0	–
Pedro Martínez	P	LAD	Intl FA	1988	2	+2.0	+1.0	–
Todd Hollandsworth	OF	LAD	Draft	1991	4	+1.8	+0.4	–
Jim Neidlinger	P	LAD	Trade	1988	1	+1.6	+1.6	–
Brian Bohanon	P	LAD	Trade	1998	1	+1.6	+1.6	0.7
Hubie Brooks	3B/OF	LAD	Free agency	1989	1	+1.5	+1.5	7.1
Gary Carter	C	LAD	Free agency	1991	1	+1.4	+1.4	2.9
Tom Prince	C	LAD	Free agency	1993	5	+1.4	+0.3	0.1
David Ross	C	LAD	Draft	1998	2	+1.4	+0.7	–
Matt Luke	OF	LAD	Trade	1998	1	+1.3	+1.3	0.6
Dave Mlicki	P	LAD	Trade	1998	2	+1.2	+0.6	0.5
John Candelaria	P	LAD	Free agency	1991	2	+1.1	+0.6	1.5
Roger Cedeño	OF	LAD	Intl FA	1991	3	+1.1	+0.4	–
Charles Johnson	C	LAD	Trade	1998	1	+1.1	+1.1	0.5
Trenidad Hubbard	OF	LAD	Free agency	1997	2	+1.0	+0.5	0.5
Jody Reed	2B	LAD	Trade	1992	1	+0.9	+0.9	0.9
Kip Gross	P	LAD	Trade	1991	2	+0.7	+0.3	0.0
Mark Guthrie	P	LAD	Free agency	1996	3	+0.6	+0.2	1.9
Luke Prokopec	P	LAD	Intl FA	1994	2	+0.6	+0.3	–
Kevin Tapani	P	LAD	Trade	1995	1	+0.6	+0.6	4.9
John Tudor	P	LAD	Trade	1988	2	+0.6	+0.3	1.4
Jay Howell	P	LAD	Free agency	1992	5	+0.5	+0.1	5.7
Dennys Reyes	P	LAD	Intl FA	1993	2	+0.5	+0.2	–
Ray Searage	P	LAD	Free agency	1988	2	+0.5	+0.2	0.2
Tripp Cromer	SS	LAD	Trade	1997	2	+0.5	+0.2	1.5
Ricky Trlicek	P	LAD	Trade	1993	1	+0.5	+0.5	0.5
Wilton Guerrero	2B/OF	LAD	Intl FA	1991	1	+0.4	+0.4	–
Roger McDowell	P	LAD	Free agency	1992	3	+0.4	+0.1	0.0
Don Sutton	P	LAD	Free agency	1988	1	+0.4	+0.4	–
Willie Banks	P	LAD	Trade	1995	1	+0.4	+0.4	3.1
Steve Colyer	P	LAD	Draft	1997	1	+0.3	+0.3	–
Kevin Elster	SS	LAD	Free agency	1993	1	+0.3	+0.3	1.4
Mitch Webster	OF	LAD	Trade	1991	3	+0.3	+0.1	–
Chad Curtis	OF	LAD	Trade	1996	1	+0.3	+0.3	0.5
Darren Lewis	OF	LAD	Trade	1997	1	+0.3	+0.3	0.9
Eric Davis	OF	LAD	Free agency	1992	1	+0.2	+0.2	0.0
Darren Hall	P	LAD	Free agency	1995	1	+0.2	+0.2	1.2
Garey Ingram	2B	LAD	Draft	1989	2	+0.2	+0.1	–
Al Osuna	P	LAD	Trade	1994	1	+0.2	+0.2	0.4
Rick Parker	OF	LAD	Free agency	1995	2	+0.2	+0.1	1.0
Rudy Seánez	P	LAD	Free agency	1994	2	+0.2	+0.1	0.1
Dave Walsh	P	LAD	Trade	1990	1	+0.2	+0.2	–
Devon White	OF	LAD	Free agency	1998	1	+0.2	+0.2	0.5
John Cummings	P	LAD	Trade	1995	1	+0.2	+0.2	1.6
Victor Álvarez	P	LAD	Intl FA	1997	1	+0.1	+0.1	–
Eric Anthony	OF	LAD	Free agency	1997	1	+0.1	+0.1	0.4
Henry Blanco	C	LAD	Intl FA	1989	1	+0.1	+0.1	–
Mike Blowers	3B	LAD	Trade	1995	1	+0.1	+0.1	0.1
Jerry Brooks	OF	LAD	Draft	1988	1	+0.1	+0.1	–
Jeff Kubenka	P	LAD	Draft	1996	1	+0.1	+0.1	–
Oreste Marrero	1B	LAD	Free agency	1995	1	+0.1	+0.1	0.2
Rob Murphy	P	LAD	Free agency	1995	–	+0.1	–	–
Ángel Peña	C	LAD	Intl FA	1992	2	+0.1	+0.1	–
Jeff Treadway	2B	LAD	Free agency	1993	1	+0.1	+0.1	0.2
Mike Davis	OF	LAD	Trade	1989	1	+0.1	+0.1	0.7
John DeSilva	P	LAD	Trade	1993	1	+0.1	+0.1	0.1
Chad Fonville	2B/SS/OF	LAD	Trade	1995	1	+0.1	+0.1	5.7
Greg McMichael	P	LAD	Trade	1998	1	+0.1	+0.1	0.1
Carlos Pérez	P	LAD	Trade	1998	2	+0.1	+0.1	0.3
Luke Allen	OF	LAD	Intl FA	1996	–	-0.0	–	–
Jim Bruske	P	LAD	Trade	1997	3	-0.0	-0.0	–
Mike Christopher	P	LAD	Rule 5	1989	–	-0.0	–	–
Brad Clontz	P	LAD	Free agency	1998	–	-0.0	–	–
Butch Davis	OF	LAD	Free agency	1990	–	-0.0	–	–
Jeff Fischer	P	LAD	Trade	1989	–	-0.0	–	–
Mike Judd	P	LAD	Trade	1996	2	-0.0	-0.0	–
Bill Krueger	P	LAD	Free agency	1988	1	-0.0	-0.0	0.0
Onan Masaoka	P	LAD	Draft	1995	1	-0.0	-0.0	–
Noe Muñoz	C	LAD	Intl FA	1993	–	-0.0	–	–
José Parra	P	LAD	Intl FA	1989	–	-0.0	–	–
Gary Rath	P	LAD	Draft	1994	–	-0.0	–	–
Brian Traxler	1B	LAD	Draft	1988	–	-0.0	–	–
Steve Wilson	P	LAD	Trade	1991	2	+0.0	+0.0	0.3
Pedro Borbón	P	LAD	Free agency	1998	–	-0.1	–	–
Bubba Crosby	OF	LAD	Draft	1998	–	-0.1	–	–
Joey Eischen	P	LAD	Trade	1995	–	-0.1	–	–
Frank Lankford	P	LAD	Rule 5	1997	–	-0.1	–	–
Mike Maddux	P	LAD	Free agency	1989	1	-0.1	-0.1	0.4
Sean Maloney	P	LAD	Free agency	1998	–	-0.1	–	–
Rod Nichols	P	LAD	Free agency	1993	–	-0.1	–	–
Pat Perry	P	LAD	Free agency	1990	–	-0.1	–	–
Adam Riggs	2B/OF	LAD	Draft	1994	–	-0.1	–	–
Greg Smith	2B/SS	LAD	Trade	1990	–	-0.1	–	–
Eric Weaver	P	LAD	Intl FA	1991	–	-0.1	–	–
Reggie Williams	OF	LAD	Free agency	1995	–	-0.1	–	–
Barry Lyons	C	LAD	Trade	1990	1	-0.1	-0.1	0.3
Hiram Bocachica	OF	LAD	Trade	1998	2	-0.2	-0.1	–
Mike Busch	3B	LAD	Draft	1990	1	-0.2	-0.2	–
Chip Hale	2B/3B/DH	LAD	Free agency	1996	–	-0.2	–	–
Mike Harkey	P	LAD	Free agency	1996	–	-0.2	–	–
Paul Konerko	1B	LAD	Draft	1994	–	-0.2	–	–
Mike Metcalfe	2B/OF	LAD	Draft	1994	1	-0.2	-0.2	–
Jim Poole	P	LAD	Draft	1988	–	-0.2	–	–
Félix Rodríguez	P	LAD	Intl FA	1989	–	-0.2	–	–
Gary Wayne	P	LAD	Free agency	1994	–	-0.2	–	–
Todd Williams	P	LAD	Draft	1990	–	-0.2	–	–
Tom Goodwin	OF	LAD	Draft	1989	3	-0.3	-0.1	–
Rick Gorecki	P	LAD	Draft	1991	–	-0.3	–	–
Eddie Pye	2B/3B/SS	LAD	Draft	1988	–	-0.3	–	–
Terry Wells	P	LAD	Trade	1990	–	-0.3	–	–
Don Aase	P	LAD	Free agency	1990	–	-0.4	–	–
Greg Hansell	P	LAD	Trade	1990	–	-0.4	–	–
Thomas Howard	OF	LAD	Free agency	1998	–	-0.4	–	–
Dennis Cook	P	LAD	Trade	1991	1	-0.4	-0.4	0.4
Danny Heep	OF	LAD	Trade	1988	1	-0.4	-0.4	0.9
Brett Butler	OF	LAD	Trade	1995	5	-0.6	-0.1	8.1
Stan Javier	OF	LAD	Trade	1990	1	-0.6	-0.6	17.1
Jeff Williams	P	LAD	Intl FA	1996	1	-0.6	-0.6	–
Alan Mills	P	LAD	Free agency	1998	–	-0.7	–	–
Omar Daal	P	LAD	Intl FA	1990	2	-0.8	-0.4	–
Cory Snyder	OF	LAD	Free agency	1992	–	-0.8	–	–
Karim García	OF	LAD	Intl FA	1992	–	-0.9	–	–
Billy Ashley	OF	LAD	Draft	1988	2	-1.8	-0.9	–
Juan Castro	SS	LAD	Intl FA	1991	2	-1.8	-0.9	–
Alfredo Griffin	SS	LAD	Free agency	1988	1	-1.8	-1.8	0.7
John Shelby	OF	LAD	Free agency	1989	2	-1.8	-0.9	1.1

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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