Born 1975 · York, PA · age 51
President of baseball operations for the Reds (2018–present).
9 seasons with salary-era data across 1 stint. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.
| Team | Role | Years | Szns | WAB | WAB/yr | TAB | WAR surp | HG | Trade | FA | R5 | AcqLev | W-L% | PO | Pen | WS | Surp $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
▸  Reds |
POBO/GM | 2018–present | 8 | -16.5 | -2.06 | -27.8 | -14.7 | +71.1 | -12.4 | -45.9 | +0.4 | 1.14 | 0.469 | 2 | – | – | -71 |
| Career total (1985+ data) | 9 | -16.5 | -27.8 | -14.7 | +71.1 | -12.4 | -45.9 | +0.4 | 1.14 | 0.469 | 2 | – | – | -71 | |||
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR, averaged across Nick Krall'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.
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | Lev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elly De La Cruz | SS | CIN |
Draft | 2023 | 4 | +16.3 | +4.1 | – |
| Hunter Greene | P | CIN |
Draft | 2022 | 5 | +10.6 | +2.1 | – |
| Sonny Gray | P | CIN |
Trade | 2019 | 3 | +8.7 | +2.9 | 2.2 |
| Andrew Abbott | P | CIN |
Draft | 2023 | 4 | +8.4 | +2.1 | – |
| Jonathan India | 2B | CIN |
Draft | 2018 | 4 | +8.1 | +2.0 | – |
| Nick Lodolo | P | CIN |
Draft | 2022 | 5 | +7.1 | +1.4 | – |
| Nick Martínez | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2023 | 2 | +5.5 | +2.7 | 1.7 |
| Graham Ashcraft | P | CIN |
Draft | 2022 | 5 | +5.4 | +1.1 | – |
| Spencer Steer | 1B/OF | CIN |
Trade | 2022 | 4 | +5.4 | +1.3 | – |
| Matt McLain | 2B/SS | CIN |
Draft | 2023 | 3 | +4.7 | +1.6 | – |
| Chase Burns | P | CIN |
Draft | 2025 | 2 | +4.4 | +2.2 | – |
| Nick Castellanos | 3B/OF | CIN |
Free agency | 2020 | 2 | +4.0 | +2.0 | 5.7 |
| Kyle Farmer | 2B/SS | CIN |
Free agency | 2020 | 4 | +3.9 | +1.0 | 0.1 |
| Brady Singer | P | CIN |
Trade | 2025 | 2 | +3.5 | +1.7 | 3.4 |
| Wade Miley | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2019 | 2 | +3.4 | +1.7 | 2.4 |
| Trevor Bauer | P | CIN |
Trade | 2019 | 2 | +3.3 | +1.7 | 0.5 |
| Jake Fraley | OF | CIN |
Trade | 2022 | 4 | +3.3 | +0.8 | 0.0 |
| Fernando Cruz | P | CIN |
Draft | 2022 | 3 | +3.1 | +1.0 | – |
| Alexis Díaz | P | CIN |
Draft | 2022 | 3 | +3.0 | +1.0 | – |
| Brandon Drury | 2B/3B | CIN |
Trade | 2022 | 1 | +2.7 | +2.7 | 0.1 |
| Lucas Sims | P | CIN |
Trade | 2019 | 4 | +2.6 | +0.6 | 0.2 |
| Buck Farmer | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2022 | 3 | +2.1 | +0.7 | 0.0 |
| Tanner Roark | P | CIN |
Trade | 2019 | 1 | +2.0 | +2.0 | 1.2 |
| Sal Stewart | 1B/3B | CIN |
Draft | 2025 | 2 | +1.9 | +1.0 | – |
| Jose Iglesias | SS | CIN |
Free agency | 2019 | 1 | +1.8 | +1.8 | 1.1 |
| Rhett Lowder | P | CIN |
Draft | 2024 | 2 | +1.8 | +0.9 | – |
| Brandon Williamson | P | CIN |
Trade | 2022 | 1 | +1.6 | +1.6 | – |
| David Hernandez | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2018 | 2 | +1.5 | +0.7 | 0.2 |
| Emilio Pagán | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2023 | 2 | +1.5 | +0.7 | 0.3 |
| Tyler Naquin | OF | CIN |
Free agency | 2021 | 2 | +1.4 | +0.7 | 4.7 |
| Matt Harvey | P | CIN |
Trade | 2018 | 1 | +1.4 | +1.4 | 0.3 |
| JJ Bleday | OF | CIN |
Free agency | 2025 | 1 | +1.3 | +1.3 | 0.2 |
| Jared Hughes | P | CIN |
Trade | 2018 | 1 | +1.3 | +1.3 | 0.3 |
| Austin Hays | OF | CIN |
Free agency | 2025 | 1 | +1.2 | +1.2 | 1.6 |
| Yasiel Puig | OF | CIN |
Trade | 2019 | 1 | +1.2 | +1.2 | 0.7 |
| Will Benson | OF | CIN |
Trade | 2023 | 2 | +1.2 | +0.6 | 1.4 |
| Sam Moll | P | CIN |
Trade | 2023 | 3 | +1.0 | +0.3 | 0.4 |
| Frankie Montas | P | CIN |
Trade | 2024 | 1 | +0.8 | +0.8 | 0.4 |
| Jakob Junis | P | CIN |
Trade | 2024 | 1 | +0.8 | +0.8 | 0.4 |
| Jose Trevino | C | CIN |
Trade | 2025 | 2 | +0.8 | +0.4 | 0.4 |
| Blake Dunn | OF | CIN |
Draft | 2024 | 3 | +0.7 | +0.2 | – |
| Miguel Andújar | 3B/OF | CIN |
Trade | 2025 | 1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | 0.9 |
| Derek Dietrich | 2B/OF | CIN |
Free agency | 2019 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | 0.4 |
| Zack Littell | P | CIN |
Trade | 2025 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | 0.7 |
| Connor Overton | P | CIN |
Trade | 2022 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | 0.0 |
| Albert Almora | OF | CIN |
Free agency | 2022 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | 0.0 |
| Donovan Solano | 2B | CIN |
Free agency | 2022 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | 0.0 |
| Tommy Pham | OF | CIN |
Trade | 2022 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | 0.0 |
| Jeff Hoffman | P | CIN |
Trade | 2020 | 2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | 0.6 |
| Ben Lively | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2022 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – |
| Dane Myers | OF | CIN |
Trade | 2025 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | 0.1 |
| Austin Wynns | C | CIN |
Free agency | 2023 | 2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | 0.2 |
| Dylan Floro | P | CIN |
Trade | 2018 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | 0.1 |
| Kevin Gausman | P | CIN |
Trade | 2019 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | 0.3 |
| Derek Law | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2022 | 2 | +0.3 | +0.1 | 0.0 |
| Nathaniel Lowe | 1B | CIN |
Free agency | 2026 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | 0.1 |
| Gavin Lux | 2B | CIN |
Trade | 2025 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | 0.4 |
| Reiver Sanmartin | P | CIN |
Trade | 2019 | 2 | +0.3 | +0.2 | – |
| Brent Suter | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2024 | 2 | +0.3 | +0.1 | 0.1 |
| Sean Doolittle | P | CIN |
Trade | 2021 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | 0.9 |
| Freddy Galvis | SS | CIN |
Trade | 2019 | 2 | +0.3 | +0.1 | 0.1 |
| Art Warren | P | CIN |
Trade | 2021 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | 1.8 |
| Matt Reynolds | 3B/SS | CIN |
Trade | 2022 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | 0.0 |
| Matthew Bowman | P | CIN |
Trade | 2019 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | 0.2 |
| Brock Burke | P | CIN |
Trade | 2026 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 0.1 |
| Alan Busenitz | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2023 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 0.1 |
| Luis Cessa | P | CIN |
Trade | 2021 | 3 | +0.2 | +0.1 | 1.8 |
| Rece Hinds | OF | CIN |
Draft | 2024 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – |
| Brett Kennedy | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2023 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 0.1 |
| Ryan Lavarnway | C | CIN |
Free agency | 2019 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 0.1 |
| Carson Spiers | P | CIN |
Draft | 2023 | 2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | – |
| Tyler Thornburg | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2019 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 3.2 |
| Taylor Rogers | P | CIN |
Trade | 2025 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 0.3 |
| Delino DeShields | OF | CIN |
Trade | 2021 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 0.7 |
| Heath Hembree | P | CIN |
Trade | 2021 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 0.7 |
| Mason Williams | OF | CIN |
Trade | 2018 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 0.0 |
| Luke Weaver | P | CIN |
Trade | 2023 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 0.2 |
| Kyle Crockett | P | CIN |
Trade | 2018 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 0.1 |
| Chris Paddack | P | CIN |
Trade | 2026 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 0.0 |
| Chase Anderson | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2022 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 0.0 |
| Scott Barlow | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2025 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 0.1 |
| Silvino Bracho | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2022 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 0.1 |
| José De León | P | CIN |
Trade | 2019 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 0.6 |
| Caleb Ferguson | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2025 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 0.0 |
| Ian Gibaut | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2025 | 4 | +0.1 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Colin Moran | 1B/3B | CIN |
Free agency | 2022 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 0.0 |
| Levi Stoudt | P | CIN |
Trade | 2022 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – |
| Justin Wilson | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2024 | 3 | +0.1 | +0.0 | 0.6 |
| Alex Young | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2023 | 2 | +0.1 | +0.0 | 0.1 |
| Tim Federowicz | C | CIN |
Trade | 2018 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 0.0 |
| Mychal Givens | P | CIN |
Trade | 2021 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 0.5 |
| Archie Bradley | P | CIN |
Trade | 2020 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 2.5 |
| Matt Wisler | P | CIN |
Trade | 2018 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 0.0 |
| Jesse Biddle | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2020 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kyle Dowdy | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2021 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Raynel Espinal | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2022 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kevin Herget | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2022 | – | -0.0 | – | – |
| P. J. Higgins | C/1B | CIN |
Free agency | 2023 | – | -0.0 | – | – |
| Ricky Karcher | P | CIN |
Draft | 2023 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – |
| Casey Kelly | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2024 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Mark Kolozsvary | C | CIN |
Draft | 2022 | – | -0.0 | – | – |
| Evan Kravetz | P | CIN |
Draft | 2024 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – |
| Yunior Marte | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2026 | – | -0.0 | – | – |
| Henry Ramos | DH/OF | CIN |
Free agency | 2023 | – | -0.0 | – | – |
| JT Riddle | SS | CIN |
Free agency | 2022 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Eduardo Salazar | P | CIN |
Draft | 2023 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – |
| Hunter Strickland | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2022 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jake Wong | P | CIN |
Trade | 2022 | – | -0.0 | – | – |
| Randy Wynne | P | CIN |
Draft | 2023 | 1 | -0.0 | -0.0 | – |
| Eric Yang | PH/PR | CIN |
Draft | 2024 | – | -0.0 | – | – |
| Yosver Zulueta | P | CIN |
Draft | 2024 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – |
| Brooks Raley | P | CIN |
Trade | 2020 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.6 |
| David Buchanan | P | CIN |
Trade | 2024 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Carson Fulmer | P | CIN |
Trade | 2021 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Kevin Newman | 2B/SS | CIN |
Trade | 2023 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ryan Vilade | OF | CIN |
Trade | 2025 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Joey Wiemer | OF | CIN |
Trade | 2024 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| R. J. Alaniz | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2020 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – |
| Brad Brach | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2021 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Tyler Callihan | OF | CIN |
Draft | 2025 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Conner Capel | OF | CIN |
Free agency | 2023 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Ross Detwiler | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2022 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jacob Hurtubise | OF | CIN |
Draft | 2024 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Pierce Johnson | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2026 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Nate Jones | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2020 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Michael Mariot | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2021 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Nick Martini | DH/OF | CIN |
Free agency | 2023 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| Alec Mills | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2023 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Connor Phillips | P | CIN |
Trade | 2022 | 2 | -0.1 | -0.0 | – |
| Edwin Ríos | 1B/3B/DH | CIN |
Free agency | 2024 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Pedro Strop | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2020 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Will Banfield | C | CIN |
Draft | 2025 | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| Christian Colón | 2B/3B | CIN |
Free agency | 2018 | 1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
| Jose Franco | P | CIN |
Draft | 2026 | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| Aramis Garcia | C | CIN |
Free agency | 2021 | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| Levi Jordan | OF | CIN |
Draft | 2024 | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| Taylor Motter | SS | CIN |
Free agency | 2022 | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| Kyle Nicolas | P | CIN |
Trade | 2026 | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| Riley O'Brien | P | CIN |
Trade | 2020 | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| Chris Okey | C | CIN |
Draft | 2022 | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| Jared Solomon | P | CIN |
Draft | 2022 | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| Max Schrock | OF | CIN |
Trade | 2021 | 1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.6 |
| Julian Aguiar | P | CIN |
Draft | 2024 | – | -0.3 | – | – |
| Curt Casali | C | CIN |
Free agency | 2022 | 3 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
| Matt Davidson | 3B/DH | CIN |
Free agency | 2020 | – | -0.3 | – | – |
| Daniel Duarte | P | CIN |
Draft | 2022 | – | -0.3 | – | – |
| Santiago Espinal | 2B/3B | CIN |
Trade | 2024 | 1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 0.0 |
| Casey Legumina | P | CIN |
Trade | 2022 | – | -0.3 | – | – |
| Brandon Leibrandt | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2024 | – | -0.3 | – | – |
| Luis Mey | P | CIN |
Draft | 2025 | – | -0.3 | – | – |
| Mike Moustakas | 3B | CIN |
Free agency | 2019 | 1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 10.2 |
| Cliff Pennington | 2B/SS | CIN |
Free agency | 2018 | – | -0.3 | – | – |
| Chase Petty | P | CIN |
Trade | 2022 | – | -0.3 | – | – |
| Chuckie Robinson | C | CIN |
Draft | 2022 | – | -0.3 | – | – |
| Jason Vosler | 1B/3B | CIN |
Free agency | 2023 | – | -0.3 | – | – |
| Shogo Akiyama | OF | CIN |
Draft | 2020 | 1 | -0.4 | -0.4 | – |
| Joe La Sorsa | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2025 | – | -0.4 | – | – |
| Zach Maxwell | P | CIN |
Draft | 2025 | – | -0.4 | – | – |
| Mike Minor | P | CIN |
Trade | 2022 | – | -0.4 | – | – |
| Josh Osich | P | CIN |
Free agency | 2020 | – | -0.4 | – | – |
| Mark Payton | OF | CIN |
Trade | 2020 | – | -0.4 | – | – |
| Michael Siani | OF | CIN |
Draft | 2022 | – | -0.4 | – | – |
| TJ Hopkins | DH/OF | CIN |
Draft | 2023 | – | -0.5 | – | – |
| Luke Maile | C | CIN |
Free agency | 2022 | 1 | -0.5 | -0.5 | 0.2 |
| Eugenio Suárez | 3B | CIN |
Free agency | 2026 | 6 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
| Christian Encarnacion-Strand | 1B | CIN |
Trade | 2022 | 1 | -0.6 | -0.6 | – |
| Mike Ford | 1B/DH | CIN |
Free agency | 2024 | – | -0.6 | – | – |
| Matt Kemp | OF | CIN |
Trade | 2018 | – | -0.6 | – | – |
| Noelvi Marte | 3B/OF | CIN |
Trade | 2022 | 2 | -0.6 | -0.3 | – |
| Lyon Richardson | P | CIN |
Draft | 2023 | 1 | -0.6 | -0.6 | – |
| Wil Myers | 1B/OF | CIN |
Free agency | 2022 | – | -0.7 | – | – |
| Jeimer Candelario | 3B | CIN |
Free agency | 2023 | – | -0.9 | – | – |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes | 3B | CIN |
Trade | 2025 | 1 | -1.0 | -1.0 | 0.8 |
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.