Overview
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Playoffs1
Record384–359
Win %0.517
8.2Depth — 2+ WAR regulars per season (the breadth that drives TAB, not stars)21st/195 execs
-3.5Dead WAR — WAR/yr bled by sub-replacement players (closer to 0 = better)14th/195 execs
28%Dead money — payroll on <0.5-WAR players (lower = better)41st/195 execs
$6MCheap-talent surplus — $/yr of value from cost-controlled (pre-arb/arb) players above their pay; the selection engine, and the stickiest GM skill we track130th/195 execs
$2MDrafted surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own draftees (the develop-from-the-draft engine)141st/195 execs
$0MTraded-for surplus — cheap-talent surplus from cost-controlled players he acquired via trade133rd/195 execs
$3MInt'l surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own international signees49th/195 execs
+9.4TAB — talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation), tenure total56th/195 execs
2.46Acquisition Leverage — playoff pts per acquired WAR, graded once in the year each deal's wins arrive (the repeatable decision skill)65th/195 execs
Tenure breakdown
| Team | Role | Years | Szns | WAB | WAB/yr | TAB | WAR surp | HG | Trade | FA | R5 | AcqLev | W-L% | PO | Pen | WS | Surp $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
▸  Yankees |
GM | 1991–1995 | 5 | -7.1 | -1.41 | +9.4 | -62.4 | +82.7 | +37.7 | +18.2 | +0.2 | 2.46 | 0.517 | 1 | – | – | -50 |
| ▸ Yankees |
GM | 1980–1981 | 0 | +0.0 | – | +0.0 | +0.0 | +8.1 | -8.4 | -2.4 | +0.0 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Career total (1985+ data) | 5 | -7.1 | +9.4 | -62.4 | +90.9 | +29.4 | +15.8 | +0.2 | 2.46 | 0.517 | 1 | – | – | -50 | |||
Roster Construction
Build channels — net fWAR
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
Home-grown (draft/intl)+90.9
Trade+29.4
Free agency+15.8
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.2
Sourcing mix: 42% draft · 31% FA · 26% trade · 0% R5
Roster value distribution — career average — depth vs. stars
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR, averaged across Gene Michael'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 — 69 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | Lev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Jeter | SS | NYY |
Draft | 1992 | 18 | +73.0 | +4.1 | – |
| Paul O'Neill | OF | NYY |
Trade | 1993 | 9 | +26.7 | +3.0 | 11.0 |
| David Cone | P | NYY |
Trade | 1995 | 6 | +16.6 | +2.8 | 7.3 |
| Wade Boggs | 3B | NYY |
Free agency | 1992 | 5 | +16.5 | +3.3 | 14.0 |
| Tino Martinez | 1B | NYY |
Trade | 1995 | 7 | +15.8 | +2.3 | 10.9 |
| Mike Stanley | C | NYY |
Free agency | 1992 | 5 | +13.0 | +2.6 | 1.5 |
| Jimmy Key | P | NYY |
Free agency | 1992 | 4 | +12.4 | +3.1 | 21.8 |
| Melido Perez | P | NYY |
Trade | 1992 | 4 | +11.5 | +2.9 | 4.5 |
| Ramiro Mendoza | P | NYY |
Intl FA | 1991 | 7 | +10.1 | +1.4 | – |
| Mike Gallego | 2B/SS | NYY |
Free agency | 1992 | 3 | +7.7 | +2.6 | 1.3 |
| Danny Tartabull | DH/OF | NYY |
Free agency | 1992 | 3 | +7.3 | +2.4 | 3.1 |
| Mike Pagliarulo | 3B | NYY |
Draft | 1981 | 3 | +6.0 | +2.0 | – |
| Scott Sanderson | P | NYY |
Trade | 1991 | 2 | +5.2 | +2.6 | 0.9 |
| Jeff Nelson | P | NYY |
Trade | 1995 | 6 | +4.2 | +0.7 | 5.7 |
| Bob Wickman | P | NYY |
Trade | 1992 | 5 | +4.1 | +0.8 | – |
| Charlie Hayes | 3B | NYY |
Trade | 1992 | 3 | +3.8 | +1.3 | 2.1 |
| Jim Abbott | P | NYY |
Trade | 1992 | 2 | +3.6 | +1.8 | 9.5 |
| Jack McDowell | P | NYY |
Trade | 1994 | 1 | +3.5 | +3.5 | 16.5 |
| John Wetteland | P | NYY |
Trade | 1995 | 2 | +2.9 | +1.4 | 7.7 |
| Kenny Rogers | P | NYY |
Free agency | 1995 | 2 | +2.8 | +1.4 | 10.2 |
| Steve Howe | P | NYY |
Free agency | 1991 | 4 | +2.7 | +0.7 | 0.3 |
| Darryl Strawberry | OF | NYY |
Free agency | 1995 | 4 | +2.7 | +0.7 | 2.5 |
| Bob Tewksbury | P | NYY |
Draft | 1981 | 2 | +2.2 | +1.1 | – |
| Tim Raines | OF | NYY |
Trade | 1995 | 3 | +2.1 | +0.7 | 5.1 |
| Mariano Duncan | 2B/SS | NYY |
Free agency | 1995 | 1 | +2.0 | +2.0 | 8.9 |
| Steve Farr | P | NYY |
Trade | 1991 | 2 | +1.8 | +0.9 | 0.3 |
| Ken Griffey | OF | NYY |
Trade | 1981 | 2 | +1.6 | +0.8 | – |
| Dion James | OF | NYY |
Free agency | 1992 | 2 | +0.9 | +0.4 | 0.3 |
| Dave Pavlas | P | NYY |
Free agency | 1995 | 2 | +0.8 | +0.4 | 0.7 |
| Curt Young | P | NYY |
Trade | 1992 | 1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | 0.7 |
| Luis Polonia | OF | NYY |
Free agency | 1993 | 2 | +0.6 | +0.3 | 0.5 |
| Tony Fernández | SS | NYY |
Free agency | 1994 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | 2.4 |
| Terry Mulholland | P | NYY |
Trade | 1994 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | 1.3 |
| Brian Boehringer | P | NYY |
Trade | 1994 | 3 | +0.3 | +0.1 | – |
| D'Angelo Jimenez | 2B | NYY |
Intl FA | 1994 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – |
| Paul Assenmacher | P | NYY |
Trade | 1993 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | 1.0 |
| Donn Pall | P | NYY |
Trade | 1994 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | 0.9 |
| Frank Tanana | P | NYY |
Trade | 1993 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | 1.2 |
| Phil Lombardi | C/OF | NYY |
Draft | 1981 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – |
| Spike Owen | SS | NYY |
Free agency | 1992 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 0.9 |
| Lee Smith | P | NYY |
Trade | 1993 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 0.9 |
| Orestes Destrade | 1B | NYY |
Intl FA | 1981 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – |
| Craig Dingman | P | NYY |
Draft | 1993 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – |
| Mike Buddie | P | NYY |
Draft | 1992 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – |
| Darrell Einertson | P | NYY |
Draft | 1995 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – |
| Domingo Jean | P | NYY |
Trade | 1992 | – | -0.0 | – | – |
| Mike Lowell | 3B | NYY |
Draft | 1995 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – |
| Matt Luke | OF | NYY |
Draft | 1992 | – | +0.0 | – | – |
| Bob Macdonald | P | NYY |
Free agency | 1995 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| Donzell McDonald | OF | NYY |
Draft | 1995 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – |
| Mike Witt | P | NYY |
Free agency | 1991 | 1 | -0.0 | -0.0 | 0.2 |
| Josías Manzanillo | P | NYY |
Trade | 1995 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.2 |
| Jeff Patterson | P | NYY |
Trade | 1994 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Paul Gibson | P | NYY |
Free agency | 1993 | 2 | -0.2 | -0.1 | 1.0 |
| Mike Humphreys | OF | NYY |
Trade | 1991 | 1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | – |
| Mike Jerzembeck | P | NYY |
Draft | 1993 | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| Bob Ojeda | P | NYY |
Free agency | 1994 | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jeff Reardon | P | NYY |
Free agency | 1994 | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| Carlos Rodríguez | 2B/SS | NYY |
Draft | 1991 | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jay Tessmer | P | NYY |
Draft | 1995 | 1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | – |
| Danny Rios | P | NYY |
Intl FA | 1993 | – | -0.3 | – | – |
| Pat Sheridan | OF | NYY |
Free agency | 1991 | – | -0.3 | – | – |
| Scott Bradley | C | NYY |
Draft | 1981 | – | -0.4 | – | – |
| Joe Ausanio | P | NYY |
Rule 5 | 1993 | 1 | -0.4 | -0.4 | – |
| Neal Heaton | P | NYY |
Free agency | 1993 | – | -0.4 | – | – |
| Torey Lovullo | 2B | NYY |
Trade | 1991 | – | -0.4 | – | – |
| Scott Bankhead | P | NYY |
Free agency | 1994 | – | -0.5 | – | – |
| Kevin Elster | SS | NYY |
Free agency | 1994 | – | -0.5 | – | – |
| Daryl Boston | OF | NYY |
Free agency | 1994 | – | -0.6 | – | – |
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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