MLB Scouting Director Rankings — DVOS Leaderboard

Every scouting director since 1985, ranked by DVOS — Draft Value Over Slot, the scouting analog of WAB: career fWAR each pick produced minus what that draft slot historically returns. ★ = active. Click any header to sort.

Two independent skills (Finding 12): Early-Round Selection (rds 1–10, cost-controlled value) is a broad skill — most directors rank meaningfully. Late-Round Value (rds 11+, total-career value) is a rare, person-portable one — only the top handful clear the noise, so read it as a specialist board, not a 1-to-N ranking.

Scouting Director	Team(s)	Tenure	Drafts	Picks	WAR	Early Sel	Early/yr	Late Val	Late/yr	DVOS	DVOS/yr	Hit DVOS	Pit DVOS
Roy Clark	ATL	2000–2009	10	520	396	+40.9	+4.09	-3.1	-0.31	+194.4	+19.44	+203.7	+108.1
Mike Arbuckle	PHI	1993–2000	8	369	334	+28.0	+3.50	-17.0	-2.12	+150.2	+18.77	+188.6	+38.4
Brian Sabean	NYY SFG	1987–1990, 1993–1994	6	378	247	-5.3	-0.89	+134.2	+22.36	+134.2	+22.37	+107.9	+87.2
Logan White	LAD	2002–2006, 2013–2014	7	335	265	+32.3	+4.62	+50.3	+7.18	+131.3	+18.76	+118.5	+82.6
John Barr	BAL NYM SFG	1989–1990, 1994–1997, 2008–2012	11	587	401	+40.1	+3.65	-5.1	-0.47	+129.1	+11.74	+143.5	+118.0
Sandy Johnson	TEX	1982–1995	11	547	358	-21.8	-1.98	+62.9	+5.72	+126.1	+11.47	+57.3	+170.9
Eddie Bane	ANA	2004–2010	7	356	249	+58.2	+8.31	-8.2	-1.17	+123.8	+17.68	+124.4	+67.0
Eddie Kasko	BOS	1983–1992	8	289	263	+31.2	+3.89	-25.3	-3.16	+113.4	+14.17	+178.8	+33.4
David Chadd	BOS DET	2002–2010	9	445	255	+47.9	+5.32	-14.6	-1.63	+100.3	+11.14	+99.6	+74.1
Pat Daugherty	COL	1994–1999	6	310	215	+11.3	+1.88	-1.2	-0.20	+98.6	+16.43	+138.2	+32.1
Mike Rizzo	ARI	2000–2006	7	354	241	+54.1	+7.73	+2.9	+0.41	+98.2	+14.03	+65.8	+92.1
Art Stewart	KCR	1985, 1987–1997	12	695	358	-10.6	-0.89	+24.8	+2.07	+98.1	+8.17	+156.4	+78.1
Dan Jennings	TBR	1998–2002	5	245	209	+17.8	+3.56	+32.9	+6.57	+91.8	+18.36	+74.9	+50.8
Jason McLeod	BOS	2005–2009	5	256	181	+18.6	+3.72	+19.3	+3.86	+91.4	+18.28	+102.9	+32.2
Vedie Himsl	CHC	1973–1981, 1983–1985	1	33	112	+7.9	+7.88	+38.9	+38.88	+89.3	+89.26	+103.9	-0.7
Bobby Heck	HOU	2009–2012	4	194	192	+21.0	+5.25	+15.6	+3.90	+88.9	+22.23	+87.2	+42.1
Elmer Gray	PIT	1985–1987	3	123	183	+13.7	+4.57	-16.4	-5.47	+88.2	+29.40	+138.2	-6.4
Tim Wilken	CHC TBR TOR	1996–1997, 2000, 2005–2012	11	563	314	-16.7	-1.52	-1.8	-0.16	+78.3	+7.12	+156.1	+40.4
Jim Fleming	WSN	1998–2000	3	144	143	+1.7	+0.55	+8.5	+2.82	+74.8	+24.93	+82.3	+39.1
Jack Zduriencik	MIL PIT	1991–1993, 2000–2008	12	607	332	+21.4	+1.79	+5.5	+0.46	+74.0	+6.16	+188.0	+30.0
Larry Doughty	CIN	1983–1987	3	126	136	+13.6	+4.54	-2.8	-0.93	+70.5	+23.50	+103.4	+0.1
Paul Snyder Jr	ATL	1980–1990	6	319	240	-7.9	-1.32	-17.9	-2.99	+69.7	+11.62	+123.9	+18.8
Dan O'Brien Jr	HOU	1985–1995	11	799	360	-20.0	-1.82	+54.6	+4.96	+66.6	+6.06	+164.2	+63.8
Rudy Terrasas	NYM	2006, 2010	2	98	95	+21.6	+10.78	+13.6	+6.79	+64.3	+32.13	+20.7	+58.2
Grady Fuson	OAK TEX	1995–2002	8	350	229	+60.5	+7.57	+5.9	+0.74	+62.2	+7.78	+39.2	+98.5
David Lakey	HOU	1997–2004	8	353	180	+38.3	+4.79	-26.1	-3.26	+61.3	+7.66	+126.5	+7.7
★ Damon Oppenheimer	NYY	2005–2017, 2024–present	14	613	266	+14.1	+1.01	-2.2	-0.16	+60.4	+4.31	+98.0	+80.7
Greg Smith	DET PIT	1997–1999, 2003–2004, 2008–2011	9	436	295	+1.8	+0.20	-30.3	-3.36	+50.8	+5.64	+30.1	+105.5
Terry Ryan	MIN	1986–1991	6	282	190	+8.5	+1.42	+3.4	+0.56	+48.1	+8.01	+37.0	+76.6
Roger Jongewaard	SEA	1986–1989	4	206	157	+18.8	+4.69	-22.4	-5.60	+47.7	+11.92	+59.0	+31.9
Tim Hallgren	LAD TEX	2001, 2007–2010	5	235	131	+4.8	+0.95	+26.0	+5.20	+47.1	+9.42	+71.8	+25.4
Wayne Britton	BOS	1993–2001	9	427	222	+13.2	+1.47	+22.4	+2.49	+43.6	+4.85	+108.5	+43.7
Lee MacPhail IV	CLE	1997–1998	2	102	77	+11.3	+5.67	-8.5	-4.25	+41.9	+20.94	+1.6	+63.5
Tom Allison	ARI	2007–2010	4	208	136	+15.0	+3.74	+6.9	+1.71	+40.5	+10.13	+76.0	+16.4
Chuck McMichael	TEX	1997–2000	4	198	116	+11.0	+2.75	-17.3	-4.32	+38.9	+9.72	+53.8	+32.3
Mickey White	CLE PIT	1993, 1999–2001	4	221	117	-10.6	-2.65	+82.6	+20.65	+38.2	+9.54	+69.4	+22.3
Chad MacDonald	NYM	2011	1	51	58	-6.0	-5.99	+16.3	+16.29	+36.7	+36.73	+19.4	+22.4
Lenny Strelitz	TEX	1996	1	54	61	-1.3	-1.30	+16.8	+16.84	+34.9	+34.95	+21.1	+23.2
Kris Kline	WSN	2010–2015	6	260	156	+16.3	+2.71	-3.5	-0.59	+34.4	+5.74	+47.7	+31.7
Reggie Waller	SDP	1992–1993	2	140	65	-5.3	-2.65	+1.9	+0.96	+32.4	+16.19	+39.1	+13.7
R J Harrison	TBR	2006–2015	10	474	268	+29.4	+2.94	-4.6	-0.46	+29.9	+2.99	+78.8	+77.4
Bob Fontaine Sr	SFG	1969–1976, 1981, 1983–1985, 1988	2	77	83	+19.1	+9.55	-4.1	-2.05	+29.4	+14.68	+45.9	+10.6
Dick Tidrow	SFG	2002	1	50	45	+14.9	+14.95	-1.8	-1.77	+28.8	+28.79	+3.1	+32.0
Jaron Madison	CHC SDP	2010–2013	4	187	132	+25.6	+6.41	-10.7	-2.68	+28.1	+7.02	+34.2	+36.9
Brad Grant	CLE	2008–2017	10	443	206	+25.3	+2.53	-6.8	-0.68	+25.7	+2.57	+74.5	+39.5
Andrew Tinnish	TOR	2010–2012	3	155	109	+4.9	+1.62	+8.5	+2.82	+23.3	+7.76	+11.6	+55.0
Kasey McKeon	CIN	2001–2002	2	101	67	-9.8	-4.91	+0.1	+0.05	+22.6	+11.31	+64.7	-5.9
Fred Uhlman Sr	BAL	1985–1988	4	180	103	+5.8	+1.45	+31.6	+7.90	+21.6	+5.41	+46.0	+28.5
Marti Wolever	PHI	2002–2014	13	624	233	+14.6	+1.12	-35.0	-2.69	+21.4	+1.65	+31.8	+109.4
Carmen Fusco	NYM	1999–2001	3	153	74	-6.0	-1.99	-13.3	-4.44	+20.1	+6.71	+63.3	-14.2
Billy Gasparino	LAD SDP	2013–2021	9	311	167	+48.4	+5.37	-8.6	-0.95	+18.6	+2.06	+67.0	+21.4
Bill Livesey	NYY	1991–1992	2	128	78	-1.0	-0.49	-9.0	-4.48	+17.2	+8.60	+61.4	+0.3
Chris Correa	STL	2015	1	42	36	+13.3	+13.34	-3.5	-3.50	+16.4	+16.35	+19.4	+4.8
Jim Hendry	CHC	1996–1998	3	172	79	-7.7	-2.58	+24.1	+8.03	+15.6	+5.20	+5.0	+45.8
Ron Hopkins	TEX	2003–2009	7	349	157	-18.0	-2.57	+63.4	+9.05	+10.6	+1.52	+58.7	+24.4
Stan Meek	MIA	2002	1	50	27	+4.4	+4.39	-5.2	-5.22	+7.5	+7.49	-9.1	+23.0
Matt Dorey	CHC	2014–2019	6	241	106	+4.6	+0.77	-22.1	-3.69	+7.0	+1.17	+37.2	+22.2
Amiel Sawdaye	BOS	2010–2014	5	228	108	+3.2	+0.65	-4.4	-0.89	+4.7	+0.94	+70.1	-14.4
Bill Schudlich	DET	1987	1	43	31	-6.7	-6.67	-2.5	-2.49	+4.7	+4.72	+17.4	+2.0
Joe Klein III	DET	1981–1982, 1992–1993	2	115	43	-5.3	-2.65	+7.4	+3.69	+3.7	+1.84	+25.3	+5.1
Joe Jordan	BAL	2005–2011	7	349	152	+7.3	+1.05	-12.2	-1.74	+3.0	+0.43	+35.5	+40.5
Bill Schmidt	COL	2000–2014	15	731	324	+2.7	+0.18	-24.3	-1.62	+2.8	+0.19	+161.1	-2.3
Ed Creech	LAD PIT WSN	1994–1997, 1999–2007	13	639	282	-29.3	-2.25	-31.9	-2.45	+2.3	+0.18	+112.9	+28.4
John Stockstill	CHC	2001–2005	5	254	112	-1.4	-0.27	+3.4	+0.69	+2.0	+0.41	+23.0	+55.9
Joe McIlvaine	NYM	1981–1985	1	37	20	+2.1	+2.14	-4.5	-4.52	+0.3	+0.28	+11.2	-1.0
Brian Parker	TOR	2013–2016	4	162	78	+4.2	+1.05	+1.7	+0.41	-0.1	-0.02	+38.6	-1.2
De Jon Watson	CIN	1998–2000	3	150	61	+8.3	+2.78	+0.4	+0.13	-0.6	-0.21	+28.1	+8.7
Donny Rowland	ANA	2000–2003	4	203	86	-9.7	-2.42	+7.1	+1.78	-1.0	-0.26	+41.9	-0.0
Larry Corrigan	MIN	1992–1993	2	115	45	-11.1	-5.53	-10.6	-5.30	-2.7	-1.33	+32.2	-8.0
★ Randy Flores	STL	2016–2018, 2024–present	4	140	65	+29.1	+7.27	-11.0	-2.74	-3.0	-0.74	+17.3	+18.3
Bruce Seid	MIL	2009–2014	6	277	110	-15.5	-2.58	+33.2	+5.53	-3.7	-0.62	+28.9	+33.0
Ben Wade	LAD	1973–1990	6	306	139	-33.5	-5.59	+53.4	+8.90	-4.2	-0.70	+109.5	-6.1
Don Mitchell	ARI	1998–1999	2	96	27	-3.4	-1.69	+3.7	+1.83	-4.9	-2.46	+7.8	+12.0
Dana Brown	ATL WSN	2002–2009, 2019–2022	12	491	259	+55.8	+4.65	-18.8	-1.57	-6.2	-0.52	+69.3	+42.6
Doug Laumann	CHW	2001–2003	3	150	49	-7.4	-2.47	+29.3	+9.76	-6.2	-2.05	+21.8	+7.2
John Cox	CIN	1988–1989	2	113	29	-6.5	-3.26	+16.0	+8.00	-6.8	-3.38	-4.3	+25.1
Kris Gross	HOU	2021	1	19	2	+1.0	+0.98	-2.7	-2.74	-7.0	-7.00	-0.5	-0.7
Chet Montgomery	CLE	1990	1	60	20	-8.4	-8.40	+2.7	+2.65	-8.1	-8.14	+7.0	+6.8
Josh Byrnes	CLE	1999	1	49	2	-1.8	-1.80	-0.9	-0.89	-8.8	-8.79	-0.9	+1.9
Jay Robertson	CLE	1994–1996	3	177	43	+4.2	+1.38	-13.5	-4.50	-9.1	-3.02	+23.9	+2.0
Mike Elias	HOU	2013–2016	4	163	121	-2.8	-0.70	+17.8	+4.46	-10.7	-2.68	+66.2	-24.0
Bill Gayton	SDP	2001–2009	9	427	200	-10.7	-1.19	+15.3	+1.70	-10.8	-1.20	+53.2	+44.9
Gary Rajsich	BAL	2013–2018	6	242	88	-7.6	-1.27	+18.2	+3.04	-11.3	-1.88	+41.3	-3.1
★ Drew Toussaint	NYM	2023, 2025–present	1	23	3	-1.5	-1.48	-2.4	-2.41	-12.4	-12.36	-0.2	-2.2
Bob Engle	TOR	1992, 1994	2	116	28	-4.4	-2.18	-6.8	-3.41	-12.5	-6.24	+4.8	+5.1
Tom McNamara	SEA	2009–2016	8	354	158	+26.6	+3.32	-26.2	-3.27	-12.9	-1.62	+23.9	+36.6
Gary Larocque	NYM	1998	1	50	4	-5.5	-5.54	-1.9	-1.85	-13.0	-13.00	-2.9	-2.0
Tommy Tanous	NYM	2012	1	42	10	-7.1	-7.11	+0.0	+0.00	-13.5	-13.50	-8.9	+2.7
Jeff Luhnow	STL	2010–2011	2	102	23	+0.5	+0.23	-7.5	-3.75	-14.1	-7.07	+11.1	-3.3
★ Ronit Shah	ATL	2024–present	1	20	0	-4.3	-4.27	-2.4	-2.35	-14.5	-14.45	+0.0	+0.0
Al Goldis	CHC MIL	1992, 1995	2	112	35	+3.8	+1.91	-9.2	-4.60	-15.2	-7.61	-4.0	+20.1
Scott Reid	CHC	1986–1987	2	76	30	-8.3	-4.17	+3.9	+1.97	-15.2	-7.61	+8.8	-4.2
Scott Barnsby	CLE	2018–2021	4	109	47	+20.9	+5.23	-2.5	-0.64	-15.6	-3.90	+18.1	+8.5
Gary Hughes	MIA WSN	1986–1991, 1993–1995	9	615	218	-4.3	-0.48	-6.5	-0.73	-15.8	-1.76	+113.2	-5.3
Terry Logan	CHW	1986	1	21	2	-4.0	-3.98	-3.4	-3.38	-16.4	-16.39	-3.2	+2.5
Cam Bonifay	PIT	1989–1990	2	90	28	-12.1	-6.07	+5.3	+2.67	-16.9	-8.43	+2.9	+2.6
Eddie Longosz	WSN	2016–2017	2	81	14	-6.1	-3.03	-8.1	-4.05	-17.1	-8.57	-11.7	+6.6
★ Devin Pearson	BOS	2024–present	1	20	1	-4.1	-4.10	-2.6	-2.60	-17.2	-17.19	+0.0	-0.9
Jack Bowen	NYM	2002–2004	3	146	39	+6.8	+2.25	-13.3	-4.42	-17.2	-5.74	-7.6	+19.0
Deron Johnson	MIN	2008–2010, 2012–2016	8	358	162	-16.9	-2.11	-16.6	-2.07	-17.4	-2.17	+37.7	+11.6
★ Frankie Piliere	MIA	2024–present	1	21	0	-4.5	-4.54	-2.4	-2.41	-17.5	-17.47	+0.0	+0.0
★ Chuck Ricci	TBR	2024–present	1	21	0	-4.4	-4.37	-2.4	-2.41	-17.6	-17.65	+0.0	+0.0
★ Matt Blood	BAL	2024–present	1	21	0	-4.3	-4.33	-2.4	-2.41	-17.6	-17.63	+0.0	+0.0
Ric Wilson	ANA	2011–2016	6	246	61	-6.8	-1.13	-18.6	-3.11	-20.1	-3.34	+20.6	+5.1
Mike Radcliff	MIN	1994–2007	14	727	314	-17.1	-1.22	-23.4	-1.67	-22.6	-1.61	+116.5	+28.1
★ Jeff Graupe	CIN	2024–present	1	21	3	-6.4	-6.44	-2.6	-2.60	-23.0	-22.96	+0.0	-10.8
Nick Hostetler	CHW	2013–2015, 2019	4	158	58	-8.5	-2.12	+1.3	+0.34	-23.2	-5.81	+5.0	+8.1
Randy Smith	SDP	1989–1991	3	153	34	-5.2	-1.73	-6.9	-2.30	-24.8	-8.28	-5.3	+14.3
★ Danny Montgomery	COL	2024–present	1	21	0	-7.8	-7.82	-2.6	-2.60	-25.5	-25.54	+0.0	+0.0
Bob Fontaine Jr	ANA SEA	1989–1994, 1997–1999, 2004–2008	14	718	253	+10.2	+0.73	-20.4	-1.45	-26.7	-1.91	+49.7	+62.0
Jamal Strong	STL	2022–2023	2	39	1	-7.3	-3.65	-4.4	-2.20	-26.7	-13.35	-1.0	-1.8
Kevin Malone	WSN	1992–1993	2	114	21	-15.0	-7.52	-10.2	-5.10	-27.7	-13.86	+17.8	-7.1
Mike Rikard	BOS	2015–2017	3	119	25	+3.6	+1.19	-7.4	-2.47	-27.9	-9.31	+4.2	-0.3
Paul Ricciarini	HOU	2005–2007	3	140	17	-3.1	-1.04	-11.7	-3.91	-28.4	-9.48	-4.3	+8.7
Jeff Scott	CLE DET	1988, 1994, 1996	3	179	55	-0.1	-0.04	-2.9	-0.95	-28.7	-9.56	-1.0	+11.8
Frank Mattox	SEA	1998–2003	6	300	65	-17.7	-2.94	-22.9	-3.82	-29.9	-4.98	+25.9	+11.8
Tony Demacio	ATL BAL	1999–2004, 2010–2014	11	516	192	+4.0	+0.36	-24.6	-2.23	-30.1	-2.73	+89.5	+20.4
Terry Wetzel	KCR	1998–2000	3	148	54	-5.4	-1.81	-14.1	-4.69	-30.5	-10.15	+46.0	-34.8
Brad Meador	CIN	2019–2021	3	68	26	+10.0	+3.32	-5.9	-1.97	-31.4	-10.46	-5.0	+4.7
Dick Foster	MIL	1988–1991	4	183	50	-11.1	-2.76	+14.1	+3.53	-31.4	-7.84	+30.9	+0.1
Roland Johnson	NYM	1986–1992	7	374	116	-33.1	-4.73	-14.7	-2.11	-31.9	-4.56	+32.8	+29.6
Brad Sloan	SDP	1996–2000	5	216	65	-19.5	-3.91	+39.1	+7.82	-33.2	-6.64	-4.7	+46.4
Orrin Freeman	MIA	1996–1998	3	180	19	+0.8	+0.27	-15.9	-5.29	-33.2	-11.06	+2.9	-1.9
Jon Lalonde	TOR	2004–2005, 2008	3	146	35	+0.4	+0.12	-9.5	-3.18	-34.3	-11.45	-4.5	-3.4
★ Paul Gillispie	CLE	2024–present	1	21	1	-9.3	-9.30	-2.6	-2.60	-36.1	-36.09	-22.5	+0.0
Dick Bogard Jr	OAK	1985–1994	10	448	183	-12.2	-1.22	-9.9	-0.99	-36.5	-3.65	+51.7	+18.7
★ Tim McIlvaine	ANA	2023–present	2	40	2	-9.1	-4.53	-5.2	-2.60	-36.6	-18.32	-14.3	-2.3
Bob Hartsfield	SFG	1996–1997	2	96	10	-13.8	-6.88	-7.9	-3.97	-37.1	-18.55	-3.7	-3.6
★ Dan Kantrovitz	CHC STL	2012–2014, 2020–present	8	212	103	+3.9	+0.48	-15.2	-1.90	-39.3	-4.92	+7.3	+32.8
Paul Tinnell	PIT	1994–1996	3	146	42	-18.1	-6.03	-7.9	-2.62	-39.9	-13.29	-6.0	+11.4
Matt Nerland	SFG	1999–2001, 2003–2007	8	404	109	+14.8	+1.84	-7.5	-0.94	-40.1	-5.01	-22.3	+57.4
Joe Katuska	CIN	2022–2023	2	43	3	-9.9	-4.95	-5.0	-2.51	-41.1	-20.56	-1.1	-8.7
Paul Toboni	BOS	2020–2022	3	45	7	-10.4	-3.46	-5.4	-1.79	-41.4	-13.80	-14.3	-1.6
★ Tod Johnson	MIL	2017, 2024–present	2	63	2	-7.9	-3.94	-6.7	-3.36	-41.4	-20.69	-6.5	-1.6
Duane Shaffer	CHW	1992–2000, 2004–2006	12	627	208	-41.6	-3.47	+49.2	+4.10	-41.5	-3.46	-1.1	+99.0
Kevin Towers	SDP	1994–1995	2	106	14	-9.7	-4.84	-9.5	-4.77	-41.6	-20.81	-17.6	-4.4
Steve Sanders	TOR	2017–2019	3	121	12	-14.1	-4.69	-2.7	-0.89	-44.5	-14.84	-8.0	-9.4
Ken Califano	MIL	1993–1999	7	403	115	-2.5	-0.35	-36.7	-5.25	-44.9	-6.41	+36.0	+16.9
Leland Maddox	CIN PIT	1997–1998, 2003	3	140	10	-15.7	-5.23	-2.5	-0.83	-45.8	-15.28	-8.0	-2.2
Brian Bridges	ATL	2015–2018	4	164	48	-14.1	-3.53	-10.1	-2.52	-46.2	-11.55	+15.4	-15.3
Dick Balderson	CHC	1989–1990	2	100	-4	-14.2	-7.08	-12.8	-6.40	-48.0	-23.99	-5.0	-10.1
Gary Nickels	BAL	1991–1998	8	374	96	-24.5	-3.07	-10.7	-1.33	-48.2	-6.03	+36.3	+2.9
Jax Robertson	DET	1988–1991	4	228	34	-18.2	-4.55	-17.9	-4.48	-49.5	-12.37	-7.7	+1.6
Ray Montgomery	ARI MIL	2012–2016	5	204	45	+6.4	+1.27	-20.4	-4.08	-49.8	-9.95	-14.0	+6.6
Lonnie Goldberg	KCR	2012–2013, 2015–2017	5	202	42	-18.4	-3.69	+0.1	+0.03	-50.2	-10.04	-12.2	+11.2
Terry Reynolds	CIN LAD	1991–1998, 2004–2005	10	665	154	-24.2	-2.42	-10.0	-1.00	-50.7	-5.07	+45.8	+29.1
★ Mike Shirley	CHW	2021–present	4	81	12	-6.9	-1.73	-10.2	-2.54	-52.3	-13.08	-7.2	-1.9
Jack Pastore	PHI	1980, 1985–1988	4	188	28	-6.5	-1.63	-23.3	-5.83	-53.8	-13.46	-2.3	-4.1
Jay Hankins	PHI	1989–1992	4	212	37	-19.8	-4.95	-19.1	-4.77	-55.1	-13.78	+7.4	+2.1
★ Brian Barber	PHI	2020–present	5	81	4	-14.8	-2.95	-9.2	-1.83	-58.3	-11.66	-5.7	-13.2
Matt Swanson	ANA	2017–2021	5	144	24	-8.5	-1.71	-12.1	-2.43	-59.2	-11.84	-24.6	-0.1
Marc Gustafson	COL	2015–2017	3	123	8	-15.0	-5.01	-6.5	-2.17	-59.6	-19.88	-18.2	-12.1
D J Svihlik	MIA	2019, 2021–2022	3	82	6	-13.2	-4.41	-7.9	-2.62	-60.8	-20.28	-13.6	-3.0
★ Deric Ladnier	ARI HOU KCR	2001–2008, 2015–2019, 2021, 2024–present	15	652	305	-14.0	-0.93	-36.7	-2.44	-62.9	-4.19	+31.4	+65.0
★ Scott Hunter	SEA	2017, 2022–present	4	102	2	-16.7	-4.17	-9.1	-2.27	-65.2	-16.30	-19.9	-2.0
★ Ian Rebhan	ARI	2022–present	3	64	0	-18.7	-6.23	-7.6	-2.52	-65.6	-21.87	-12.4	-0.9
★ Dan Ontiveros	KCR	2022–present	3	61	-1	-19.9	-6.65	-7.8	-2.59	-66.5	-22.15	-13.7	-1.1
★ Eric Kubota	OAK	2002–present	23	883	384	+39.0	+1.70	-56.7	-2.46	-67.5	-2.94	+83.0	+85.7
Johnny Almaraz	PHI	2015–2019	5	197	41	-7.0	-1.41	-13.1	-2.62	-70.7	-14.14	-28.3	+4.8
★ Mark Conner	DET SDP	2015–2017, 2020–2021, 2023–present	7	192	76	-10.7	-1.53	+6.5	+0.92	-72.2	-10.32	+5.9	+7.8
Shane Farrell	TOR	2020–2024	5	86	4	-19.3	-3.87	-8.9	-1.78	-74.0	-14.80	-8.6	-12.0
★ Michael Holmes	SFG	2019–present	6	126	22	-9.3	-1.56	-9.5	-1.58	-74.7	-12.45	-3.3	-0.9
★ Marc Tramuta	NYM	2017–2022, 2025–present	6	168	40	-5.1	-0.86	-16.5	-2.75	-77.7	-12.96	-13.9	-6.2
Lin Garrett	NYY	1996–2002, 2004	8	473	64	-10.7	-1.33	-27.0	-3.38	-78.7	-9.83	+1.6	+16.2
Julian Mock	CIN	1990–1997	8	359	76	-18.0	-2.25	-30.0	-3.75	-78.8	-9.85	-6.9	+16.0
Chris Buckley	CIN TOR	2001–2002, 2007–2018	14	641	210	-7.0	-0.50	-49.0	-3.50	-81.0	-5.79	+29.5	+20.9
Rob Metzler	TBR	2016–2022	7	216	55	-16.0	-2.28	-9.3	-1.32	-81.2	-11.60	-7.7	-4.3
★ Sean Johnson	MIN	2017–present	8	209	68	-21.1	-2.63	+1.8	+0.23	-92.6	-11.58	-13.2	+13.8
John Mirabelli	CLE	2000–2007	8	410	87	-21.0	-2.62	-9.9	-1.24	-92.9	-11.61	+2.9	+17.1
Scott Pleis	DET	2013–2022	10	326	100	-19.0	-1.90	-7.9	-0.79	-119.8	-11.98	-27.9	-9.7
★ Kip Fagg	TEX	2010–present	15	510	138	-32.1	-2.14	-16.2	-1.08	-129.0	-8.60	-9.2	+10.9
★ Joe Dellicarri	PIT	2012–present	13	420	98	-45.5	-3.50	-36.5	-2.81	-211.3	-16.26	-56.0	-26.9

DVOS grades each pick against its draft slot (overall pick number), so a director on a perennial loser isn't credited for the premium picks he was handed — only for value beyond slot. Value = the player's fWAR, credited to the draft where he signed. Early Sel and Late Val are uncorrelated across directors (they're different skills), which is why total DVOS blends and dilutes them — judge a director on the column that matches the job. Late-Round Value travels with the person across teams (corr +0.51); below the top few it is coin-flip variance, not a skill gradient. On position: Hit DVOS (drafting position players above slot) is a reliable skill (split-half +0.54), so it's rankable; Pit DVOS is shown greyed because pitcher value-over-slot does not repeat (split-half ~0 — the TINSTAAPP effect), so it's descriptive, not a ranking.

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