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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
▸  Astros |
GM | 2021–2022 | 2 | +30.8 | +15.39 | +33.1 | +7.2 | +34.7 | -14.2 | -20.9 | +0.0 | 1.84 | 0.620 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +27 |
| Career total (1985+ data) | 2 | +30.8 | +33.1 | +7.2 | +34.7 | -14.2 | -20.9 | +0.0 | 1.84 | 0.620 | 2 | 2 | 1 | +27 | |||
Roster Construction
Build channels — net fWAR
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
Roster value distribution — career average — depth vs. stars
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR, averaged across James Click'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 — 25 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | Lev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Peña | SS | HOU |
Draft | 2022 | 5 | +16.7 | +3.3 | – |
| Hunter Brown | P | HOU |
Draft | 2022 | 5 | +10.4 | +2.1 | – |
| Yainer Diaz | C | HOU |
Draft | 2022 | 3 | +6.8 | +2.3 | – |
| Justin Verlander | P | HOU |
Free agency | 2022 | 6 | +6.7 | +1.1 | 3.1 |
| Mauricio Dubón | 2B/OF | HOU |
Trade | 2022 | 4 | +5.2 | +1.3 | 0.0 |
| Héctor Neris | P | HOU |
Free agency | 2021 | 2 | +2.5 | +1.3 | 0.8 |
| Ronel Blanco | P | HOU |
Draft | 2022 | 2 | +2.3 | +1.1 | – |
| Ryne Stanek | P | HOU |
Free agency | 2021 | 3 | +1.4 | +0.5 | 1.3 |
| Jake Odorizzi | P | HOU |
Free agency | 2021 | 2 | +1.1 | +0.5 | 3.3 |
| Rafael Montero | P | HOU |
Free agency | 2022 | 4 | +0.7 | +0.2 | 0.4 |
| Phil Maton | P | HOU |
Trade | 2021 | 2 | +0.5 | +0.3 | 0.3 |
| Jayden Murray | P | HOU |
Trade | 2022 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – |
| Will Smith | P | HOU |
Trade | 2022 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | 0.2 |
| Yimi García | P | HOU |
Trade | 2021 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | 0.9 |
| Kendall Graveman | P | HOU |
Trade | 2021 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 0.8 |
| Pedro Báez | P | HOU |
Free agency | 2021 | 1 | -0.0 | -0.0 | 0.0 |
| Joe Perez | 3B | HOU |
Draft | 2022 | – | -0.0 | – | – |
| Christian Vázquez | C | HOU |
Trade | 2022 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| Jacob Wilson | 2B/3B | HOU |
Trade | 2021 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| J. J. Matijevic | 1B/DH | HOU |
Draft | 2022 | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| Parker Mushinski | P | HOU |
Draft | 2022 | 1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | – |
| Niko Goodrum | 2B/SS | HOU |
Free agency | 2022 | – | -0.4 | – | – |
| Korey Lee | C | HOU |
Draft | 2022 | – | -0.4 | – | – |
| David Hensley | DH/OF | HOU |
Draft | 2022 | 1 | -0.5 | -0.5 | – |
| José Abreu | 1B | HOU |
Free agency | 2022 | – | -2.0 | – | – |
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.