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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
▸  Mets |
GM | 2010–2010 | 1 | -7.8 | -7.77 | -9.6 | -32.3 | +58.7 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -0.4 | 0.87 | 0.488 | – | – | – | -76 |
| Career total (1985+ data) | 1 | -7.8 | -9.6 | -32.3 | +58.7 | +0.1 | +0.2 | -0.4 | 0.87 | 0.488 | – | – | – | -76 | |||
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 John Ricco'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob deGrom | P | NYM |
Draft | 2010 | 9 | +43.9 | +4.9 | – |
| Matt Harvey | P | NYM |
Draft | 2010 | 4 | +12.8 | +3.2 | – |
| R. A. Dickey | P | NYM |
Trade | 2010 | 3 | +10.6 | +3.5 | 2.9 |
| Hisanori Takahashi | P | NYM |
Draft | 2010 | 1 | +1.5 | +1.5 | – |
| Jason Bay | OF | NYM |
Trade | 2010 | 2 | +0.8 | +0.4 | 1.2 |
| Matt den Dekker | OF | NYM |
Draft | 2010 | 2 | +0.5 | +0.2 | – |
| Raúl Valdés | P | NYM |
Trade | 2010 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – |
| Erik Goeddel | P | NYM |
Draft | 2010 | 2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | – |
| Mike O'Connor | P | NYM |
Free agency | 2010 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 0.1 |
| Manny Acosta | P | NYM |
Trade | 2010 | 2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | 0.3 |
| Pat Misch | P | NYM |
Trade | 2010 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 0.5 |
| Josh Edgin | P | NYM |
Draft | 2010 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – |
| Luis Hernández | SS | NYM |
Free agency | 2010 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 0.1 |
| Mike Hessman | 1B/3B | NYM |
Trade | 2010 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Chris Carter | OF | NYM |
Trade | 2010 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Pedro Beato | P | NYM |
Rule 5 | 2010 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Gary Matthews | OF | NYM |
Trade | 2010 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Akeel Morris | P | NYM |
Draft | 2010 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Brad Emaus | 2B | NYM |
Rule 5 | 2010 | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jesús Feliciano | OF | NYM |
Trade | 2010 | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| Ryota Igarashi | P | NYM |
Draft | 2010 | 1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | – |
| Frank Catalanotto | OF | NYM |
Free agency | 2010 | – | -0.3 | – | – |
| Chin-lung Hu | 2B/SS | NYM |
Trade | 2010 | – | -0.5 | – | – |
| D. J. Carrasco | P | NYM |
Free agency | 2010 | – | -0.6 | – | – |
| Ronny Paulino | C | NYM |
Free agency | 2010 | – | -1.2 | – | – |
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.