Overview
Titles0
Pennants1
Playoffs2
Record502–469
Win %0.517
6.2Depth — 2+ WAR regulars per season (the breadth that drives TAB, not stars)97th/195 execs
-4.7Dead WAR — WAR/yr bled by sub-replacement players (closer to 0 = better)69th/195 execs
30%Dead money — payroll on <0.5-WAR players (lower = better)66th/195 execs
$3MCheap-talent surplus — $/yr of value from cost-controlled (pre-arb/arb) players above their pay; the selection engine, and the stickiest GM skill we track149th/195 execs
$2MDrafted surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own draftees (the develop-from-the-draft engine)156th/195 execs
$0MTraded-for surplus — cheap-talent surplus from cost-controlled players he acquired via trade146th/195 execs
$2MInt'l surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own international signees75th/195 execs
-37.3TAB — talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation), tenure total168th/195 execs
-15.8WAB — realized wins (TAB + the non-repeatable luck of converting talent to wins)131st/195 execs
2.14Acquisition Leverage — playoff pts per acquired WAR, graded once in the year each deal's wins arrive (the repeatable decision skill)76th/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
▸  Mets |
GM | 1998–2003 | 6 | -15.8 | -2.63 | -37.3 | -142.2 | +101.3 | -78.3 | -50.7 | -1.6 | 2.14 | 0.517 | 2 | 1 | – | -222 |
| Career total (1985+ data) | 6 | -15.8 | -37.3 | -142.2 | +101.3 | -78.3 | -50.7 | -1.6 | 2.14 | 0.517 | 2 | 1 | – | -222 | |||
Roster Construction
Build channels — net fWAR
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
Home-grown (draft/intl)+101.3
Trade-78.3
Free agency-50.7
Rule 5 / minor draft-1.6
Sourcing mix: 56% draft · 34% FA · 10% trade · 0% R5
Roster value distribution — career average — depth vs. stars
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR, averaged across Steve Phillips'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 — 122 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | Lev |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Wright | 3B | NYM |
Draft | 2001 | 12 | +51.3 | +4.3 | – |
| José Reyes | SS | NYM |
Intl FA | 1999 | 11 | +33.0 | +3.0 | – |
| Mike Piazza | C | NYM |
Trade | 1998 | 8 | +27.0 | +3.4 | 4.0 |
| Al Leiter | P | NYM |
Trade | 1998 | 7 | +22.2 | +3.2 | 3.8 |
| Tom Glavine | P | NYM |
Free agency | 2002 | 5 | +13.8 | +2.8 | 0.0 |
| Robin Ventura | 3B | NYM |
Free agency | 1998 | 3 | +12.0 | +4.0 | 32.0 |
| Steve Trachsel | P | NYM |
Free agency | 2000 | 5 | +8.1 | +1.6 | 0.6 |
| Cliff Floyd | OF | NYM |
Free agency | 2003 | 4 | +7.2 | +1.8 | 0.0 |
| Glendon Rusch | P | NYM |
Trade | 1999 | 3 | +7.0 | +2.3 | 0.0 |
| Mike Cameron | OF | NYM |
Free agency | 2003 | 2 | +5.9 | +3.0 | 0.2 |
| Armando Benítez | P | NYM |
Trade | 1998 | 5 | +5.8 | +1.2 | 12.1 |
| Jae Weong Seo | P | NYM |
Intl FA | 1998 | 4 | +5.3 | +1.3 | – |
| Mike Hampton | P | NYM |
Trade | 1999 | 1 | +5.2 | +5.2 | 25.5 |
| Aaron Heilman | P | NYM |
Draft | 2001 | 4 | +3.5 | +0.9 | – |
| Todd Zeile | 3B | NYM |
Free agency | 1999 | 2 | +3.3 | +1.6 | 12.9 |
| Kevin Appier | P | NYM |
Free agency | 2000 | 1 | +3.2 | +3.2 | 0.9 |
| Pedro Feliciano | P | NYM |
Trade | 2002 | 6 | +3.2 | +0.5 | – |
| Masato Yoshii | P | NYM |
Draft | 1998 | 2 | +2.4 | +1.2 | – |
| Rickey Henderson | OF | NYM |
Free agency | 1998 | 1 | +2.1 | +2.1 | 8.4 |
| Desi Relaford | SS | NYM |
Trade | 2001 | 1 | +2.1 | +2.1 | 0.6 |
| Timo Pérez | OF | NYM |
Draft | 2000 | 2 | +1.9 | +0.9 | – |
| Orel Hershiser | P | NYM |
Free agency | 1999 | 1 | +1.8 | +1.8 | 7.1 |
| Roger Cedeño | OF | NYM |
Trade | 1998 | 1 | +1.5 | +1.5 | 5.7 |
| Tsuyoshi Shinjo | OF | NYM |
Draft | 2001 | 1 | +1.5 | +1.5 | – |
| Roberto Alomar | 2B | NYM |
Trade | 2001 | 2 | +1.4 | +0.7 | 0.4 |
| Derek Bell | OF | NYM |
Trade | 1999 | 1 | +1.4 | +1.4 | 6.5 |
| Dennis Cook | P | NYM |
Free agency | 1998 | 3 | +1.4 | +0.5 | 1.3 |
| Jeff D'Amico | P | NYM |
Trade | 2002 | 1 | +1.4 | +1.4 | 0.4 |
| Mike Jacobs | 1B | NYM |
Draft | 1999 | 2 | +1.2 | +0.6 | – |
| Joe McEwing | 2B/OF | NYM |
Trade | 2000 | 3 | +1.1 | +0.4 | 0.5 |
| David Weathers | P | NYM |
Free agency | 2001 | 2 | +1.1 | +0.6 | 0.1 |
| Kenny Rogers | P | NYM |
Trade | 1999 | 1 | +1.1 | +1.1 | 4.3 |
| Shawn Estes | P | NYM |
Trade | 2002 | 1 | +1.0 | +1.0 | 0.3 |
| Hideo Nomo | P | NYM |
Trade | 1998 | 1 | +0.9 | +0.9 | 0.9 |
| Heath Bell | P | NYM |
Intl FA | 1998 | 3 | +0.8 | +0.3 | – |
| Orber Moreno | P | NYM |
Free agency | 2003 | 1 | +0.8 | +0.8 | 0.0 |
| Tony Tarasco | OF | NYM |
Free agency | 2001 | 1 | +0.8 | +0.8 | 0.2 |
| John Thomson | P | NYM |
Trade | 2002 | 1 | +0.8 | +0.8 | 0.2 |
| Jeromy Burnitz | OF | NYM |
Trade | 2002 | 3 | +0.7 | +0.2 | – |
| Daniel Garcia | 2B | NYM |
Draft | 2001 | 1 | +0.7 | +0.7 | – |
| Mike Stanton | P | NYM |
Free agency | 2002 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | 0.0 |
| Rick White | P | NYM |
Trade | 2000 | 2 | +0.6 | +0.3 | 1.0 |
| Mark Guthrie | P | NYM |
Trade | 2002 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | 0.2 |
| Matt Lawton | OF | NYM |
Trade | 2001 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | 0.2 |
| Brian McRae | OF | NYM |
Trade | 1998 | 1 | +0.6 | +0.6 | 2.5 |
| Pedro Astacio | P | NYM |
Free agency | 2002 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | 0.3 |
| Brian Bannister | P | NYM |
Draft | 2003 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | – |
| Steve Reed | P | NYM |
Trade | 2002 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | 0.1 |
| Turk Wendell | P | NYM |
Free agency | 2000 | 3 | +0.4 | +0.1 | 0.6 |
| Ty Wigginton | 1B/3B | NYM |
Draft | 1998 | 2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | – |
| Rich Becker | OF | NYM |
Trade | 1998 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | 0.4 |
| Shawon Dunston | SS | NYM |
Trade | 1999 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | 1.3 |
| Graeme Lloyd | P | NYM |
Trade | 2003 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | 0.0 |
| Jason Middlebrook | P | NYM |
Trade | 2002 | 2 | +0.3 | +0.2 | 0.1 |
| Carlos Gómez | OF | NYM |
Intl FA | 2002 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – |
| Jon Nunnally | OF | NYM |
Trade | 1999 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 1.0 |
| Jerrod Riggan | P | NYM |
Trade | 2000 | 2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | – |
| Scott Strickland | P | NYM |
Free agency | 2003 | 2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | 0.2 |
| John Valentin | 3B/SS | NYM |
Free agency | 2002 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 0.1 |
| Dan Wheeler | P | NYM |
Free agency | 2003 | 2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | 0.0 |
| Willie Blair | P | NYM |
Trade | 1998 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 0.2 |
| Mike Bordick | SS | NYM |
Trade | 2000 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 0.7 |
| Bubba Trammell | OF | NYM |
Trade | 2000 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | 1.0 |
| Bruce Chen | P | NYM |
Trade | 2001 | 2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | 0.1 |
| Jeff Duncan | OF | NYM |
Draft | 2000 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – |
| Jeremy Griffiths | P | NYM |
Draft | 1999 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – |
| Bobby Jones | P | NYM |
Trade | 2000 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 0.6 |
| Ryan McGuire | 1B/OF | NYM |
Free agency | 1999 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 0.4 |
| Esix Snead | OF | NYM |
Trade | 2001 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – |
| Allen Watson | P | NYM |
Free agency | 1999 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 0.8 |
| Tyler Yates | P | NYM |
Trade | 2001 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – |
| Chuck McElroy | P | NYM |
Trade | 1999 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 0.4 |
| C. J. Nitkowski | P | NYM |
Trade | 2001 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 0.0 |
| Jim Tatum | 1B/3B | NYM |
Trade | 1998 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 0.1 |
| McKay Christensen | OF | NYM |
Trade | 2002 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 0.0 |
| Brady Clark | OF | NYM |
Trade | 2002 | 2 | +0.1 | +0.1 | 0.0 |
| Craig Brazell | 1B | NYM |
Draft | 1998 | – | -0.0 | – | – |
| Jaime Cerda | P | NYM |
Draft | 1998 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – |
| Mark Corey | P | NYM |
Trade | 1999 | – | -0.0 | – | – |
| Kane Davis | P | NYM |
Trade | 2002 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Joe Depastino | C | NYM |
Trade | 2003 | – | -0.0 | – | – |
| Shane Halter | 3B/SS | NYM |
Trade | 1999 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Joe Hietpas | C | NYM |
Draft | 2001 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – |
| Josías Manzanillo | P | NYM |
Free agency | 1998 | 2 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.6 |
| Ralph Milliard | 2B | NYM |
Trade | 1998 | – | -0.0 | – | – |
| Royce Ring | P | NYM |
Trade | 2003 | – | -0.0 | – | – |
| Brian Rose | P | NYM |
Trade | 2001 | – | -0.0 | – | – |
| Gary Bennett | C | NYM |
Trade | 2001 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | 0.0 |
| Raúl González | OF | NYM |
Trade | 2002 | 1 | -0.0 | -0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rigo Beltrán | P | NYM |
Trade | 1998 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
| Mike Glavine | 1B | NYM |
Trade | 2003 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mark Johnson | 1B | NYM |
Free agency | 2000 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.1 |
| Mike Kinkade | OF | NYM |
Trade | 1998 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Satoru Komiyama | P | NYM |
Draft | 2002 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jim Mann | P | NYM |
Trade | 2000 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Carlos Muñiz | P | NYM |
Draft | 2003 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – |
| Bill Pulsipher | P | NYM |
Trade | 2000 | 2 | -0.1 | -0.0 | – |
| Dennis Springer | P | NYM |
Free agency | 2000 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Jorge Toca | 1B/OF | NYM |
Intl FA | 1998 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – |
| Jorge Velandia | 2B/SS | NYM |
Free agency | 2001 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Matt Watson | OF | NYM |
Trade | 2002 | – | -0.1 | – | – |
| Mike Bacsik | P | NYM |
Trade | 2002 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.0 |
| Edwin Almonte | P | NYM |
Trade | 2003 | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| Tony Clark | 1B | NYM |
Free agency | 2003 | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| David Cone | P | NYM |
Free agency | 2003 | 6 | -0.2 | -0.0 | 2.4 |
| Víctor Díaz | OF | NYM |
Trade | 2003 | 1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | – |
| Brett Hinchliffe | P | NYM |
Free agency | 2000 | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| Prentice Redman | OF | NYM |
Draft | 1999 | – | -0.2 | – | – |
| Mo Vaughn | 1B | NYM |
Trade | 2002 | 1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
| Kurt Abbott | 2B/SS | NYM |
Free agency | 2000 | – | -0.3 | – | – |
| Darryl Hamilton | OF | NYM |
Trade | 1999 | 2 | -0.3 | -0.1 | 4.7 |
| Pat Mahomes | P | NYM |
Free agency | 1998 | 1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 0.6 |
| Jermaine Allensworth | OF | NYM |
Trade | 1999 | 1 | -0.3 | -0.3 | 0.2 |
| Wayne Kirby | OF | NYM |
Trade | 1998 | – | -0.4 | – | – |
| Tom Martin | P | NYM |
Trade | 2001 | – | -0.4 | – | – |
| Rich Rodriguez | P | NYM |
Free agency | 2000 | – | -0.4 | – | – |
| Lastings Milledge | OF | NYM |
Draft | 2003 | 1 | -0.5 | -0.5 | – |
| Pat Strange | P | NYM |
Draft | 1998 | 1 | -0.6 | -0.6 | – |
| Roger Cedeño | OF | NYM |
Free agency | 2001 | 1 | -0.7 | -0.7 | 5.7 |
| Jay Bell | SS | NYM |
Free agency | 2003 | – | -0.8 | – | – |
| Lenny Harris | 3B | NYM |
Trade | 1998 | 1 | -0.8 | -0.8 | 3.8 |
| Bobby Bonilla | 3B/OF | NYM |
Trade | 1998 | 4 | -1.3 | -0.3 | 0.4 |
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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