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Scott Harris

Scott Harris

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President of baseball operations for the Giants and Tigers (2019–present).

8 seasons with salary-era data across 2 stints. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.

Overview

Titles0
Pennants0
Playoffs3
Record595–541
Win %0.524
+1.3GM WAR — wins above a replacement GM (org-adjusted, shrunk; per season) ±5.444th/195 execs
5.8Depth — 2+ WAR regulars per season (the breadth that drives TAB, not stars)120th/195 execs
-4.8Dead WAR — WAR/yr bled by sub-replacement players (closer to 0 = better)73rd/195 execs
36%Dead money — payroll on <0.5-WAR players (lower = better)107th/195 execs
$44MCheap-talent surplus — $/yr of value from cost-controlled (pre-arb/arb) players above their pay; the selection engine, and the stickiest GM skill we track20th/195 execs
$15MDrafted surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own draftees (the develop-from-the-draft engine)33rd/195 execs
$10MTraded-for surplus — cheap-talent surplus from cost-controlled players he acquired via trade44th/195 execs
$1MInt'l surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own international signees79th/195 execs
+2.5TAB — talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation), tenure total73rd/195 execs
+22.6WAB — realized wins (TAB + the non-repeatable luck of converting talent to wins)32nd/195 execs
2.72Acquisition Leverage — playoff pts per acquired WAR, graded once in the year each deal's wins arrive (the repeatable decision skill)54th/195 execs
-163Roster surplus $M151st/195 execs

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Tigers POBO/GM 2023–present 4 +11.3 +2.83 +4.7 +0.1 +33.4 -1.2 +5.4 -2.4 2.26 0.510 2 -21
Giants GM 2019–2022 3 +11.3 +3.77 -2.2 -39.4 +3.8 +4.0 -21.4 -0.0 2.89 0.538 1 -142
Career total (1985+ data) 8 +22.6 +2.5 -39.3 +37.2 +2.8 -16.1 -2.4 2.72 0.524 3 -163

Roster Construction

How the roster was sourced

Share of acquired fWAR by channel vs. league average.

Build channels — net fWAR

Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.

Home-grown (draft/intl)+37.2
Trade+2.8
Free agency-16.1
Rule 5 / minor draft-2.4
Sourcing mix: 34% draft · 58% FA · 8% trade · 0% R5

Roster value distribution — career average — depth vs. stars

Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR, averaged across Scott Harris'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 — 153 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year Szns fWAR WAR/yr Lev
Mike Yastrzemski OF SFG Trade 2019 7 +11.3 +1.6
Dillon Dingler C DET Draft 2024 2 +8.9 +4.4
Thairo Estrada 2B SFG Trade 2021 4 +7.8 +2.0 5.2
Kevin Gausman P SFG Free agency 2019 2 +6.6 +3.3 20.6
Carlos Rodón P SFG Free agency 2022 1 +6.2 +6.2 5.7
Wilmer Flores 1B SFG Free agency 2020 4 +5.7 +1.4 13.5
Alex Cobb P SFG Free agency 2021 2 +5.5 +2.8 4.1
Reese Olson P DET Draft 2023 3 +5.4 +1.8
Zach McKinstry 3B/OF DET Trade 2023 4 +5.2 +1.3 0.3
Alex Wood P SFG Free agency 2021 3 +4.2 +1.4 10.2
Colt Keith 2B/DH DET Draft 2024 3 +4.1 +1.4
Kevin McGonigle 3B/SS DET Draft 2026 1 +4.1 +4.1
LaMonte Wade 1B/OF SFG Trade 2021 4 +4.1 +1.0 8.5
Jack Flaherty P DET Free agency 2023 3 +3.8 +1.3 6.9
Anthony DeSclafani P SFG Free agency 2020 3 +3.8 +1.3 12.6
Donovan Solano 2B SFG Free agency 2019 3 +3.8 +1.3 0.1
Gleyber Torres 2B DET Free agency 2024 2 +3.7 +1.8 8.8
Matt Vierling OF DET Trade 2023 2 +3.6 +1.8 0.4
Parker Meadows OF DET Draft 2023 4 +3.5 +0.9
Heliot Ramos OF SFG Draft 2022 3 +3.4 +1.1
Darin Ruf 1B/OF SFG Free agency 2020 4 +3.4 +0.9 6.0
J. D. Davis 3B SFG Trade 2022 2 +3.2 +1.6 1.3
Joc Pederson DH/OF SFG Free agency 2022 2 +3.1 +1.5 2.8
Andy Ibáñez 2B/3B DET Trade 2023 3 +2.7 +0.9 0.4
Tyler Holton P DET Trade 2023 3 +2.7 +0.9 0.3
Keider Montero P DET Draft 2024 3 +2.4 +0.8
Wenceel Pérez OF DET Draft 2024 2 +2.3 +1.2
Alex Dickerson OF SFG Trade 2019 3 +2.2 +0.7 0.1
Jakob Junis P SFG Free agency 2022 2 +2.1 +1.0 1.6
Michael Lorenzen P DET Trade 2023 1 +1.7 +1.7 0.5
Brant Hurter P DET Draft 2024 3 +1.6 +0.5
Carson Kelly C DET Trade 2023 2 +1.6 +0.8 0.0
Mauricio Dubón 2B/OF SFG Trade 2019 4 +1.6 +0.4 0.0
Framber Valdez P DET Free agency 2026 1 +1.2 +1.2 8.4
John Brebbia P SFG Free agency 2020 2 +1.2 +0.6 1.2
Sean Manaea P SFG Free agency 2022 1 +1.2 +1.2 0.7
Jahmai Jones DH/OF DET Free agency 2024 1 +1.1 +1.1 3.7
Jake McGee P SFG Free agency 2021 1 +1.1 +1.1 4.9
Troy Melton P DET Draft 2025 2 +1.0 +0.5
Scott Alexander P SFG Free agency 2022 2 +1.0 +0.5 0.4
Brenan Hanifee P DET Draft 2023 2 +0.9 +0.5
Dominic Leone P SFG Free agency 2020 2 +0.9 +0.5 3.9
Drew Smyly P SFG Free agency 2020 1 +0.9 +0.9 11.9
Kevin Pillar OF SFG Trade 2019 1 +0.9 +0.9 0.0
Tyler Anderson P SFG Free agency 2019 1 +0.8 +0.8 9.6
Stephen Vogt C SFG Free agency 2019 1 +0.8 +0.8 0.0
José Álvarez P SFG Free agency 2021 1 +0.7 +0.7 4.9
Ty Madden P DET Draft 2024 2 +0.6 +0.3
Blake Sabol C/OF SFG Trade 2022 2 +0.6 +0.3
Mark Canha OF DET Trade 2024 1 +0.6 +0.6 1.8
Jarlín García P SFG Trade 2020 2 +0.6 +0.3 3.7
Taylor Rogers P SFG Free agency 2022 2 +0.5 +0.2 0.2
David Villar 1B/3B SFG Draft 2022 1 +0.5 +0.5
Austin Wynns C SFG Trade 2022 1 +0.5 +0.5 0.7
Kris Bryant 3B/OF SFG Trade 2021 1 +0.5 +0.5 2.1
Luis González OF SFG Trade 2022 1 +0.5 +0.5 0.7
Drew Anderson P DET Free agency 2024 1 +0.4 +0.4 2.8
Enmanuel De Jesus P DET Free agency 2025 1 +0.4 +0.4 2.9
Trevor Cahill P SFG Free agency 2020 1 +0.4 +0.4 5.0
Sean Hjelle P SFG Draft 2022 3 +0.4 +0.1
Shelby Miller P SFG Free agency 2022 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.5
Alex Young P SFG Trade 2022 1 +0.4 +0.4 0.5
Bligh Madris 1B/OF DET Free agency 2023 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.9
Aaron Sanchez P SFG Free agency 2021 1 +0.3 +0.3 1.3
Jake Marisnick OF DET Trade 2023 1 +0.3 +0.3 0.1
Daniel Robertson 2B/3B/SS SFG Trade 2020 1 +0.3 +0.3 3.1
Brendan White P DET Draft 2023 1 +0.2 +0.2
Jandel Gustave P SFG Free agency 2019 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.0
Chasen Shreve P DET Trade 2023 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.1
Dietrich Enns P DET Trade 2025 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.5
Buddy Kennedy 2B/3B DET Trade 2024 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.5
Carlos Hernández P DET Trade 2025 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.6
Brewer Hicklen OF DET Trade 2025 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.6
Jharel Cotton P SFG Trade 2022 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.2
Sean Guenther P DET Free agency 2025 2 +0.1 +0.1 1.1
Jackson Jobe P DET Draft 2024 2 +0.1 +0.1
Tomás Nido C DET Free agency 2024 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.5
Burch Smith P DET Free agency 2025 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.5
Trey Wingenter P DET Free agency 2023 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Cristhian Adames SS SFG Free agency 2019 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Tyler Heineman C SFG Free agency 2020 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.7
Mauricio Llovera P SFG Free agency 2021 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.1
Luis Ortiz P SFG Free agency 2022 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.1
Chadwick Tromp C SFG Trade 2020 2 +0.1 +0.1
Jason Vosler 1B/3B SFG Trade 2021 1 +0.1 +0.1
Brett Wisely 2B SFG Trade 2022 2 +0.1 +0.1
Matt Gage P DET Trade 2025 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2
Connor Seabold P DET Trade 2026 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.4
Burch Smith P SFG Trade 2019 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.0
Wandy Peralta P SFG Trade 2019 3 +0.1 +0.0 0.0
Andrew Vasquez P SFG Trade 2022 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.1
Austin Dean OF SFG Trade 2022 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.1
Thomas Szapucki P SFG Trade 2022 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.1
Tyler Owens P DET Trade 2024 -0.0
Dylan Smith P DET Draft 2025 -0.0
Drew Sommers P DET Draft 2025 1 -0.0 -0.0
José Urquidy P DET Free agency 2025 -0.0
Luis Alexander Basabe OF SFG Trade 2020 -0.0
Rob Brantly C SFG Free agency 2020 -0.0
Lewis Brinson OF SFG Trade 2022 -0.0
Enderson Franco P SFG Trade 2019 -0.0
Rico Garcia P SFG Free agency 2020 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Jay Jackson P SFG Free agency 2021 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.2
Dany Jiménez P SFG Rule 5 2019 -0.0
Jason Krizan OF SFG Draft 2022 -0.0
Zack Littell P SFG Free agency 2021 1 +0.0 +0.0 1.4
Dixon Machado 2B/SS SFG Trade 2022 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1
Sam Selman P SFG Trade 2019 1 -0.0 -0.0
Ka'ai Tom OF SFG Free agency 2021 -0.0
Charlie Morton P DET Trade 2025 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1
Rafael Montero P DET Trade 2025 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Braden Bristo P DET Trade 2023 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Matt Wisler P SFG Trade 2021 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Nick Tropeano P SFG Trade 2021 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1
Luke Williams 3B/OF SFG Trade 2022 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Kenley Jansen P DET Free agency 2025 -0.1
Chase Lee P DET Trade 2024 -0.1
Hao-Yu Lee 2B DET Trade 2023 -0.1
Kenta Maeda P DET Free agency 2023 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.1
Manuel Margot OF DET Free agency 2025 -0.1
Fernando Abad P SFG Free agency 2019 -0.1
Curt Casali C SFG Free agency 2021 2 -0.1 -0.0 1.5
Zach Green 3B SFG Trade 2019 -0.1
Andrew Knapp C SFG Free agency 2022 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.1
Tommy La Stella 2B/3B SFG Free agency 2021 1 -0.1 -0.1 2.7
Yunior Marte P SFG Draft 2022 -0.1
Ford Proctor 2B SFG Trade 2022 -0.1
Michael Reed OF SFG Free agency 2019 -0.1
Joey Rickard OF SFG Free agency 2020 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.0
Cole Waites P SFG Draft 2022 1 -0.1 -0.1
Kyle Finnegan P DET Trade 2025 1 -0.2 -0.2 2.3
Tommy Kahnle P DET Free agency 2025 -0.2
Andre Lipcius 3B DET Draft 2023 -0.2
Shelby Miller P DET Free agency 2023 -0.2
Ricky Vanasco P DET Trade 2024 1 -0.2 -0.2 0.1
Connor Joe 1B/OF SFG Trade 2019 -0.2
Bryce Johnson OF SFG Draft 2022 -0.2
Scott Kazmir P SFG Free agency 2021 -0.2
Ross Stripling P SFG Free agency 2022 -0.2
Trevor Gott P SFG Trade 2019 1 -0.2 -0.2 0.1
Jace Jung 3B DET Draft 2024 1 -0.3 -0.3
Ryan Vilade OF DET Free agency 2023 -0.3
Joe McCarthy OF SFG Trade 2019 -0.3
Yangervis Solarte 2B/3B SFG Free agency 2019 -0.3
Donovan Walton 2B/SS SFG Free agency 2022 -0.3
Bryan Sammons P DET Draft 2024 -0.4
Tyler Nevin 1B/3B DET Trade 2023 -0.5
Trey Sweeney SS DET Trade 2024 1 -0.5 -0.5
Mason Englert P DET Draft 2023 -0.7
Jaylin Davis OF SFG Trade 2019 -0.7
Mitch Haniger OF SFG Free agency 2022 -0.7
Hunter Pence OF SFG Free agency 2020 6 -0.7 -0.1 0.7
Carson Seymour P SFG Trade 2022 -0.7

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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