Hardball Retrospective – General Manager Trading Scorecard

Inspired by the Philadelphia Phillies chapter in the “Bill James Baseball Abstract 1985” entitled “The Philadelphia Trading Record” (pages 202-206), the following study reveals the best and worst of the “wheelers and dealers” in Major League front offices for the past 65 years. I cross-referenced every trade in the Retrosheet Transaction Database with the Seamheads – Baseball Gauge and the Sean Lahman Baseball Archive in order to determine each player’s post-trade statistics. With the resulting player-season list, I computed the Win Shares (WS) and Wins Above Replacement (WAR) for each player traded from the time of the trade until their next transaction (another trade, free agent signing with another organization, outright release, etc.)

In the following example, the statistics accrued by Jim Edmonds following his trade to the St. Louis Cardinals will be counted as negative statistics against Bill Stoneman from March 2000 through December 2007. Conversely the same statistics are tallied in a positive manner for Walt Jocketty over the same timeframe. Likewise, Edmonds’ stats accrued from December 2007 through his May 9, 2008 release by the Padres are totaled in the negative for John Mozeliak and in the positive for Kevin Towers.

Jim Edmonds

• March 23, 2000: Traded by the Anaheim Angels to the St. Louis Cardinals for Kent Bottenfield and Adam Kennedy.

• December 14, 2007: Traded by the St. Louis Cardinals to the San Diego Padres for David Freese.

Along with the motivation of the James’ article, the General Manager Trading Scorecard stems from further research exploring the databases that I utilized while writing “Hardball Retrospective”. My findings include the career Win Shares and Wins Above Replacement totals for all players traded among Major League organizations by every General Manager from 1950 through the 2015 season (transactions are through the 2013 campaign). I will provide outcomes calculated by the plate appearance (PA) and batters facing pitcher (BFP) totals. I have restricted the conclusions to the 1950-2015 timeframe in an effort to correspond with the entries in the Baseball America Executive Database. I have omitted all transactions which do not include Major League teams on both ends of the trade, including but not limited to trades with teams in minor leagues.

In “Hardball Retrospective: Evaluating Scouting and Development Outcomes for the Modern-Era Franchises”, I placed every ballplayer in the modern era (from 1901-present) on their original team. Therefore, Ty Cobb is listed on the Tigers roster for the duration of his career while the Mets declare Tom Seaver and the Pirates claim Barry Bonds. I calculated revised standings for every season based entirely on the performance of each team’s “original” players. I discuss every team’s “original” players and seasons at length along with organizational performance with respect to the Amateur Draft (or First-Year Player Draft), amateur free agent signings and other methods of player acquisition.  Season standings, WAR and Win Shares totals for the “original” teams are compared against the “actual” team results to assess each franchise’s scouting, development and general management skills.

“Hardball Retrospective” is available in digital format on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, GooglePlay, iTunes and KoboBooks. The paperback edition is available on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and CreateSpace. Supplemental Statistics, Charts and Graphs along with a discussion forum are offered at TuataraSoftware.com.

Don Daglow (Intellivision World Series Major League Baseball, Earl Weaver Baseball, Tony LaRussa Baseball) contributed the foreword for Hardball Retrospective. The foreword and preview of my book are accessible here.

Terminology

OWAR – Wins Above Replacement for players on “original” teams

OWS – Win Shares for players on “original” teams

OPW% – Pythagorean Won-Loss record for the “original” teams

WS/10K_PA_BFP – Win Shares per 10000 Plate Appearances + Batters Facing Pitcher

WAR/10K_PA_BFP – Wins Above Replacement per 10000 Plate Appearances + Batters Facing Pitcher

The General Manager Trading Scorecard

1) Lee Thomas             WS/10K_PA_BFP: 82.04     WAR/10K_PA_BFP: 14.05 

Lee Thomas posted the highest positive ratio of talent acquisition via trades in the past 65 seasons based on Win Shares and WAR per 10,000 plate appearances. Philadelphia secured the National League championship in 1993 as Thomas obtained the entire starting rotation (Curt Schilling, Danny Jackson, Tommy Greene, Terry Mulholland, Ben Rivera), top relievers (Mitch Williams, David West) along with Lenny Dykstra and John Kruk via the trade route. Thomas fleeced the Tampa Bay franchise when he received Bobby Abreu, the Devil Rays sixth selection in the 1997 Expansion Draft, in exchange for shortstop Kevin Stocker. He maintained GM responsibilities for the Fightin’ Phillies from June 1988 through December 1997.

Players Acquired Via Trade – Lee Thomas
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Bobby Abreu	225.6655	38.15771
2	Lenny Dykstra	128.7378	26.16217
3	Curt Schilling	123.1777	34.69669
4	John Kruk	114.7724	15.97631
5	Terry Mulholland	50.13572	8.56482
Players Traded By Lee Thomas
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Darrin Fletcher	51.65221	3.38512
2	Lance Parrish	51.07115	7.00145
3	Paul Quantrill	47.6162	9.08509
4	Milt Thompson	46.87955	4.21842
5	Phil Bradley	30.11226	2.84773

Lee Thomas – Best Trades Based on Positive Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
210	11/18/1997	Kevin Stocker	TBD	Bobby Abreu	Chuck LaMar
144	6/18/1989	Juan Samuel	NYM	Lenny Dykstra	Frank Cashen
				Roger McDowell
				Tom Edens
125	6/2/1989	Chris James	SDP	John Kruk	Jack McKeon
				Randy Ready
123	4/2/1992	Jason Grimsley	HOU	Curt Schilling	Bill Wood
73	6/18/1989	Steve Bedrosian	SFG	Terry Mulholland	Al Rosen
		Rick Parker		Charlie Hayes
				Dennis Cook
50	8/3/1990	Jeff Parrett	ATL	Tommy Greene	Bobby Cox
		Jim Vatcher		Dale Murphy
		Victor Rosario

 

Lee Thomas – Worst Trades Based on Negative Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
-51	10/3/1988	Lance Parrish	CAL	David Holdridge	Mike Port
-50	12/9/1991	Darrin Fletcher	MON	Barry Jones	Dan Duquette

 

2) Terry Ryan                       WS/10K_PA_BFP: 71.60     WAR/10K_PA_BFP: 9.96 

Terry Ryan served as the General Manager of the Twins for thirteenth seasons (September 1994 – September 2007). He returned to the post in November 2011. Ryan acquired Johan Santana from Florida in exchange for Jared Camp in December 1999 after the Marlins selected him from Houston in the Rule 5 Draft. Santana earned two Cy Young Awards and delivered a record of 93-44 with a 3.22 ERA for Minnesota from 2000-2007. Three years later Ryan dealt backstop A.J. Pierzynski to San Francisco for three pitchers: Joe Nathan, Francisco Liriano and Boof Bonser. Nathan averaged 37 saves with a 2.16 ERA and 0.956 WHIP over seven seasons for the Twins. Minnesota has achieved four American League Central division titles during Ryan’s tenure.

Players Acquired Via Trade – Terry Ryan
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Johan Santana	119.1232	36.14913
2	Joe Nathan	107.491	17.99741
3	Cristian Guzman	77.31805	0.6067
4	Nick Punto	56.2756	3.51983
5	Eric Milton	54.30622	12.00089
Players Traded By Terry Ryan
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Chuck Knoblauch	68.0133	8.04121
2	Scott Erickson	62.04351	13.33187
3	Denard Span	54.4369	6.68952
4	Ben Revere	35.07163	3.2549
5	Rick Aguilera	17.3838	1.75718

 

Terry Ryan – Best Trades Based on Positive Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
148	11/14/2003	A. J. Pierzynski	SFG	Joe Nathan	Brian Sabean
				Francisco Liriano
				Boof Bonser
119	12/13/1999	Jared Camp	FLA	Johan Santana	Dave Dombrowski
89	12/3/2003	Eric Milton	PHI	Nick Punto	Ed Wade
				Carlos Silva
				Bobby Korecky
72	2/6/1998	Chuck Knoblauch	NYY	Cristian Guzman	Brian Cashman
				Eric Milton
				Brian Buchanan
				Danny Mota

 

Terry Ryan – Worst Trades Based on Negative Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
-62	7/7/1995	Scott Erickson	BAL	Scott Klingenbeck	Roland Hemond
				Kimera Bartee
-54	11/29/2012	Denard Span	WSN	Alex Meyer	Mike Rizzo

 

3) Brian Sabean             WS/10K_PA_BFP: 59.07     WAR/10K_PA_BFP: 9.22 

Brian Sabean got the short end of the 3-for-1 deal with Minnesota, especially given the fact that he released A.J. Pierzynski one year later. Yet Sabean shines when his other trade acquisitions are appraised. He dealt slugging third baseman and future Nationals manager Matt D. Williams to the Tribe in a multi-player deal in November 1996. He received four players in return including Jeff Kent. During six seasons in the Bay Area, Kent crushed 29 long balls and drove in 115 runs per year while claiming NL MVP honors in 2000. Sabean picked up Jason Schmidt in a four-player deal with Pittsburgh in July 2001. Possessing a career record of 49-53 with an ERA north of 4.00 at the time of the deal, Schmidt proceeded to post a .678 winning percentage (78-37) for the Giants. He led the circuit with a 2.34 ERA in 2003 and placed runner-up in the NL Cy Young race. Sabean held the GM post for 19 seasons as San Francisco claimed seven playoff berths and three World Series titles (2010, 2012 and 2014).  

Players Acquired Via Trade – Brian Sabean
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Jeff Kent	162.0394	31.6714
2	J. T. Snow	131.3502	13.49146
3	Jason Schmidt	83.26994	21.87362
4	Randy Winn	80.805	13.00665
5	Robb Nen	70.13133	9.87442
Players Traded By Brian Sabean
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Joe Nathan	107.491	17.99741
2	Keith Foulke	67.79262	12.1092
3	Livan Hernandez	55.80532	14.91387
4	Francisco Liriano	41.41174	9.5858
5	Bob Howry	34.56134	4.117

 

Brian Sabean – Best Trades Based on Positive Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
172	11/13/1996	Matt D. Williams	SFG	Jeff Kent	John Hart
		Trent Hubbard		Jose Vizcaino
				Julian Tavarez
				Joe Roa
121	11/26/1996	Allen Watson	ANA	J. T. Snow	Bill Bavasi
		Fausto Macey
80	7/30/2001	Ryan Vogelsong	PIT	Jason Schmidt	Dave Littlefield
		Armando Rios		John Vander Wal
78	7/30/2005	Yorvit Torrealba	SEA	Randy Winn	Bill Bavasi
		Jesse Foppert
70	11/18/1997	Joe Fontenot	FLA	Robb Nen	Dave Dombrowski
		Mick Pageler
		Mike Villano
64	7/31/2012	Nate Schierholtz	PHI	Hunter Pence	Ruben Amaro, Jr.
		Seth Rosin
		Tommy Joseph

 

Brian Sabean – Worst Trades Based on Negative Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
-148	11/14/2003	Joe Nathan	MIN	A. J. Pierzynski	Terry Ryan
		Francisco Liriano
		Boof Bonser
-113	7/31/1997	Keith Foulke	CHW	Roberto Hernandez	Ron Schueler
		Bob Howry		Danny Darwin
		Mike Caruso		Wilson Alvarez
		Lorenzo Barcelo
		Ken Vining
		Brian Manning

 

4) Cedric Tallis             WS/10K_PA_BFP: 65.70     WAR/10K_PA_BFP: 8.26 

Cedric Tallis led the Kansas City front office from its inception until May 1974. He landed a similar gig with the Yankees which spanned two seasons (1978-79). He displayed a knack for procuring prospects that were cast off by other organizations before they were able to fulfill their promise. The Royals were rewarded with solid contributions from Amos Otis, Hal McRae, John Mayberry and Freddie Patek. Otis drilled 26 doubles and nabbed 24 bags per season over a 14-year career in K.C. McRae delivered a .293 BA and led the Junior Circuit with 133 RBI in 1982. Tallis obtained Dave Righetti for the Yankees in a 10-player swap with the Rangers following the 1978 campaign. “Rags” earned American League Rookie of the Year honors in 1981, tossed a no-hitter on July 4, 1983 and averaged 32 saves with a 2.96 ERA from 1984-1989 for the Bronx Bombers.

Players Acquired Via Trade – Cedric Tallis
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Amos Otis	286.0334	33.13906
2	Hal McRae	212.3121	23.40598
3	John Mayberry	133.0421	17.25428
4	Dave Righetti	126.2097	19.74607
5	Freddie Patek	119.5874	14.02812
Players Traded By Cedric Tallis
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Lou Piniella	93.18146	6.88363
2	Damaso Garcia	85.02955	1.00317
3	Jim Rooker	81.37243	16.3888
4	Greg Minton	77.33999	7.38748
5	Pat Kelly	69.36599	2.05647

 

Cedric Tallis – Best Trades Based on Positive Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
290	12/3/1969	Joe Foy	NYM	Amos Otis	Johnny Murphy
				Bob D. Johnson
204	11/30/1972	Roger Nelson	CIN	Hal McRae	Bob Howsam
		Richie Scheinblum		Wayne Simpson
131	12/2/1970	Bob D. Johnson	PIT	Freddie Patek	Joe Brown
		Jackie Hernandez		Bruce Dal Canton
		Jim Campanis		Jerry May
126	12/2/1971	Jim York	HOU	John Mayberry	Spec Richardson
		Lance Clemons		David Grangaard
112	11/10/1978	Sparky Lyle	TEX	Dave Righetti	Dan O’Brien –
		Dave Rajsich		Juan Beniquez	Eddie
		Larry McCall		Mike Griffin	Robinson
		Mike Heath		Paul Mirabella
		Domingo Ramos		Greg Jemison
75	6/13/1970	Fred Rico	STL	Cookie Rojas	Bing Devine
54	4/1/1969	John Gelnar	SEP	Lou Piniella	Marvin Milkes
		Steve Whitaker
54	12/12/1968	Hoyt Wilhelm	CAL	Ed Kirkpatrick	Dick Walsh
				Dennis Paepke

 

Cedric Tallis – Worst Trades Based on Negative Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
-83	12/7/1973	Lou Piniella	NYY	Lindy McDaniel	Lee MacPhail
		Ken Wright
-65	10/25/1972	Gene Garber	PIT	Jim Rooker	Joe Brown
-54	10/13/1970	Pat H. Kelly	CHW	Gail Hopkins	Stuart Holcomb
		Don O’Riley		John Matias

 

5) Dallas Green             WS/10K_PA_BFP: 33.24     WAR/10K_PA_BFP: 9.37 

Dallas Green manned the top executive post for the Chicago Cubs from October 1981 through October 1987. A series of dexterous exchanges primed the Cubbies for playoff berths in 1984 and 1989. Green’s masterpiece was the inclusion of future Hall of Fame second baseman Ryne Sandberg in a shortstop swap with the Phillies (Chicago received Larry Bowa in return for Ivan DeJesus) prior to the 1982 campaign. Green acquired Rick Sutcliffe in a June, 1984 deal with the Tribe. He paid a substantial price, packaging slugging outfielders Joe Carter and Mel Hall in the deal. However, the “Red Baron” fashioned a 16-1 record with a 2.69 ERA to clinch the 1984 National League Cy Young Award. 

Players Acquired Via Trade – Dallas Green
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Ryne Sandberg	335.7697	56.68353
2	Rick Sutcliffe	82.80071	20.88747
3	Ron Cey	53.5114	2.82358
4	Scott Sanderson	46.49321	10.04476
5	Steve Trout	42.9695	9.14551
Players Traded By Dallas Green
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Dennis Eckersley	112.9426	12.57672
2	Joe Carter	102.4524	12.24054
3	Carmelo Martinez	74.12985	9.76319
4	Billy Hatcher	56.78026	3.14459
5	Mel Hall	49.32666	3.45537

 

Dallas Green – Best Trades Based on Positive Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
329	1/27/1982	Ivan de Jesus	PHI	Ryne Sandberg	Paul Owens
				Larry Bowa
75	3/26/1984	Bill Campbell	PHI	Gary Matthews	Bill Giles
		Mike Diaz		Bob Dernier
				Porfi Altamirano
53	1/19/1983	Dan Cataline	LAD	Ron Cey	Al Campanis
		Vance Lovelace

 

Dallas Green – Worst Trades Based on Negative Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
-112		Dennis Eckersley	OAK	Brian Guinn	Sandy Alderson
		Dan Rohn		Mark Leonette
				Dave Wilder
-66		Rick Sutcliffe	CLE	Joe Carter	Phil Seghi
		George Frazier		Mel Hall
		Ron Hassey		Don Schulze
-56		Carmelo Martinez	SDP	Scott Sanderson	Jack McKeon,
		Craig Lefferts			John McHale
		Fritzie Connally			(3-team trade)

 

6) John Quinn             WS/10K_PA_BFP: 52.06     WAR/10K_PA_BFP: 5.51 

John Quinn served as the General Manager for the Braves organization from 1950 through the 1958 campaign. Milwaukee achieved back-to-back pennants (1957-58) along with a World Series title in ’57. Hired by the Phillies in January 1959, Quinn functioned in the same role for the next 13 seasons. Steve Carlton amassed 27 victories and topped the Senior Circuit with a 1.97 ERA upon arriving in the “City of Brotherly Love”. “Lefty” collected four Cy Young Awards and averaged 19 victories and 226 strikeouts per year from 1972-1982. Philadephia secured five playoff berths in an eight-year stretch (1976-1983) and won the 1980 World Series as Carlton fronted the pitching staff. Quinn’s biggest blunder involved the trade of Ferguson Jenkins to the Chicago Cubs in April, 1966. “Fly” claimed NL Cy Young honors in 1971 and notched at least 20 victories in six successive seasons spanning 1967-1972.

 

Players Acquired Via Trade – John Quinn
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Steve Carlton	272.3821	61.98196
2	Johnny Callison	207.2796	34.63798
3	Joe Ad****	164.5841	15.21695
4	Lew Burdette	161.5881	22.83753
5	Tony Gonzalez	144.7626	17.28349
Players Traded By John Quinn
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Fergie Jenkins	180.1084	43.09413
2	Johnny Antonelli	127.6774	27.3856
3	John Briggs	79.03565	12.89907
4	Adolfo Phillips	57.26375	11.4668
5	Rudy May	50.39574	-0.03148

 

John Quinn – Best Trades Based on Positive Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
237	2/25/1972	Rick Wise	STL	Steve Carlton	Bing Devine
193	12/9/1959	Gene Freese	CHW	Johnny Callison	Hank Greenberg
146	2/16/1953	Earl Torgeson	PHI	Joe Ad****	Gabe Paul,
				Jim Pendleton	Buzzie Bavasi
					(4-team trade)
123	8/29/1951	Johnny Sain	NYY	Lew Burdette	George Weiss
118	6/15/1960	Wally Post	CIN	Tony Gonzalez	Gabe Paul
		Harry Anderson		Lee Walls
		Frederick Hopke
100	5/13/1960	Don Cardwell	CHC	Tony Taylor	John Holland
		Ed Bouchee		Cal Neeman

 

John Quinn – Worst Trades Based on Negative Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
-186	4/21/1966	Fergie Jenkins	CHC	Larry Jackson	John Holland
		Adolfo Phillips		Bob Buhl
		John Herrnstein
-123	2/1/1954	Johnny Antonelli	NYG	Bobby Thomson	Chub Feeney
		Don Liddle		Sam Calderone
		Ebba St. Claire
-78	4/22/1971	John Briggs	MIL	Pete Koegel	Frank Lane
				Ray Peters

 

7) Kevin Towers             WS/10K_PA_BFP: 45.10     WAR/10K_PA_BFP: 6.44 

San Diego registered four division titles for the duration of Kevin Towers’ fourteen-year term as General Manager (November 1995 – October 2009). Towers performed in the same capacity for Arizona from September 2010 through September 2014. He acquired Adrian Gonzalez for the Padres in a six-player deal on January 6, 2006. Gonzalez supplied a .304 BA with 24 jacks in his first full season and averaged 32 four-baggers and 100 ribbies throughout his five-year run in San Diego. Towers acquired former Houston first-rounder Phil Nevin from the Angels in exchange for infielder Andy Sheets in March 1999. Nevin proceeded to blast 32 round-trippers and drive in 106 runs per season over a three-year stretch (1999-2001).

Players Acquired Via Trade – Kevin Towers
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Adrian Gonzalez	134.0354	20.54404
2	Ryan Klesko	122.5325	16.48824
3	Phil Nevin	119.644	20.0529
4	Brian Giles	116.5553	13.90237
5	Aaron Hill	62.501	7.52852
Players Traded By Kevin Towers
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Jason Bay	102.0864	21.50461
2	Derrek Lee	93.34726	9.06287
3	Mark Kotsay	51.43892	4.41603
4	David Freese	50.24015	7.0459
5	Justin Upton	45.899	6.94158

 

Kevin Towers – Best Trades Based on Positive Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
149	1/6/2006	Akinori Otsuka	TEX	Adrian Gonzalez	Jon Daniels
		Adam T. Eaton		Chris R. Young
		Billy Killian		Terrmel Sledge
118	3/29/1999	Andy Sheets	ANA	Phil Nevin	Bill Bavasi
		Gus Kennedy		Keith Volkman
103	12/22/1999	Quilvio Veras	ATL	Ryan Klesko	John Schuerholz
		Reggie Sanders		Bret Boone
		Wally Joyner		Jason Shiell
56	6/18/1996	Brad Ausmus	DET	Chris Gomez	Randy Smith
		Andujar Cedeno		John Flaherty
		Russ Spear
56	11/15/2006	Ben Johnson	NYM	Heath Bell	Omar Minaya
		Jon Adkins		Royce Ring
56	11/21/1996	Dustin Hermanson	FLA	Quilvio Veras	Dave Dombrowski

 

Kevin Towers – Worst Trades Based on Negative Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
-69	12/15/1997	Derrek Lee	FLA	Kevin Brown	Dave Dombrowski
		Rafael Medina
		Steve Hoff
-49	12/14/2007	David Freese	STL	Jim Edmonds	John Mozeliak

 

8) Andy MacPhail         WS/10K_PA_BFP: 50.49     WAR/10K_PA_BFP: 5.32 

Andy MacPhail served as the lead executive in the Twins’ front office for a ten-year period covering August 1985 through September 1994. Minnesota secured World Series titles in 1987 and 1991. MacPhail held comparable positions with the Cubs (July 2000 –July 2002) and Orioles (June 2007 – October 2011). In February 2008 he dealt O’s lefthander Erik Bedard to the Mariners in exchange for five players including Adam Jones. The four-time Gold Glove winner recorded 28 doubles and 24 circuit clouts per season (2008-2015). MacPhail carried out a similar swap almost twenty years earlier when he sent Frank “Sweet Music” Viola to the Mets for a quintet of hurlers. Viola was coming off a Cy Young Award-winning campaign in 1988. He won 20 contests for New York in 1990. Conversely, Kevin Tapani accrued 16 victories in back-to-back campaigns (1991-92) while Rick Aguilera supplied a 2.89 ERA and converted 34 saves per year from 1990-94. 

Players Acquired Via Trade – Andy MacPhail
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Adam Jones	143.8336	23.08147
2	Rick Aguilera	102.0528	12.7562
3	Chris Davis	92.42302	14.01602
4	J. J. Hardy	78.60665	11.30527
5	Kevin Tapani	74.62487	19.70774
Players Traded By Andy MacPhail
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Dontrelle Willis	64.60661	19.72181
2	Mark Portugal	47.93908	10.24633
3	Miguel Tejada	46.71999	4.30188
4	Paul Sorrento	45.0833	3.16155
5	Tim Teufel	44.65038	4.57758

 

Andy MacPhail – Best Trades Based on Positive Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
191	2/8/2008	Erik Bedard	SEA	Adam Jones	Bill Bavasi
				Chris Tillman
				George Sherrill
				Kam Mickolio
				Tony Butler
154	7/31/1989	Frank Viola	NYM	Rick Aguilera	Frank Cashen
				Kevin Tapani
				David West
				Tim Drummond
				Jack Savage
111	7/30/2011	Koji Uehara	TEX	Chris Davis	Jon Daniels
				Tommy Hunter
78	12/9/2010	Jim Hoey	MIN	J. J. Hardy	Bill Smith
		Brett Jacobson		Brendan Harris

 

Andy MacPhail – Worst Trades Based on Negative Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
-47	12/4/1988	Mark Portugal	HOU	Todd McClure	Bill Wood

 

9) Ed Short                     WS/10K_PA_BFP: 28.26     WAR/10K_PA_BFP: 8.64 

As White Sox General Manager from August 1961 through September 1970, Ed Short masterminded several deals which vaulted Chicago in the upper echelon of the American League. The Pale Hose registered 90+ victories and placed runner-up in three successive seasons (1963-65). Pete Ward clubbed 34 doubles and 22 long balls en route to a second place finish in the 1963 American League ROY balloting. Wilbur Wood delivered 11 wins and 17 saves per year with a 2.50 ERA and a 1.167 WHIP from 1968-1970. Promoted to the starting rotation in ’71, “Wilbah” averaged 22 victories with a 2.86 ERA over a four-year stretch while earning top-five finishes in the A.L. Cy Young race for three straight seasons. Short received Tommy John, Tommie Agee and Johnny Romano in a three-team trade in January 1965. Agee swatted 22 big-flies and swiped 44 bags to merit ROY honors in ’66. However, Short flipped Agee to the Mets in December 1967 in a six-player deal. John yielded a 2.95 ERA over seven seasons on the South Side.

 

Players Acquired Via Trade – Ed Short
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Wilbur Wood	182.3256	35.23927
2	Pete Ward	114.6643	16.568
3	Tommy John	98.09005	18.51668
4	Ron Hansen	96.17452	14.86873
5	Hoyt Wilhelm	89.37282	12.25669
Players Traded By Ed Short
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Don Buford	108.055	15.54849
2	Luis Aparicio	87.19448	9.99512
3	Tommie Agee	86.16741	14.51676
4	Sandy Alomar	75.44224	6.42394
5	Danny Cater	52.86332	0.34227

 

Ed Short – Best Trades Based on Positive Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
220	1/14/1963	Luis Aparicio	BAL	Pete Ward	Lee MacPhail
		Al Smith		Ron Hansen
				Hoyt Wilhelm
				Dave Nicholson
177	10/12/1966	Juan Pizarro	SDP	Wilbur Wood	Joe Brown
119	1/20/1965	Mike Hershberger	KCA	Tommy John	Gabe Paul,
		Jim Landis		Tommie Agee	Pat Friday
		Fred Talbot		John Romano	(3-team trade)
		Cam Carreon	CLE

Ed Short – Worst Trades Based on Negative Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
-71	12/15/1967	Tommie Agee	NYM	Tommy Davis	Bing Devine
		Al Weis		Billy Wynne
				Jack Fisher
				Buddy Booker
-61	5/14/1969	Sandy Alomar	CAL	Bobby Knoop	Dick Walsh
		Bob Priddy
-57	11/29/1967	Don Buford	BAL	Luis Aparicio	Harry Dalton
		Roger Nelson		John Matias
		Bruce Howard		Russ Snyder

 

10) Dan Duquette                       WS/10K_PA_BFP: 26.83     WAR/10K_PA_BFP: 7.12

Following a two-year stint as the general manager of the Expos (1992-93), Dan Duquette moved on to Boston where he led the front office for eight seasons (1994-2001). He has held the title of Executive Vice President, Baseball Operations in Baltimore since 2011. Duquette’s teams have achieved five playoff appearances during his administration. Two deals yielded impressive results for the Red Sox in ’97. Woody Woodward sent Jason Varitek and Derek Lowe from the Mariners in exchange for closer Heathcliff Slocumb at the trading deadline. “Tek” provided a 20-homer bat and steady leadership behind the dish. Lowe saved 42 contests in 2000 and moved to the rotation two years later, where he proceeded to post a record of 21-8 with a 2.58 ERA. Duquette struck again in November 1997, delivering an early holiday gift to the Red Sox faithful in the form of the 1997 NL Cy Young Award winner, Pedro J. Martinez. In seven campaigns for Boston, Martinez topped the leader boards in ERA four times and thrice in strikeouts.

 

Players Acquired Via Trade – Dan Duquette
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Pedro Martinez	213.0603	74.88853
2	Jason Varitek	146.9422	26.70615
3	Derek Lowe	96.69548	19.61172
4	Darrin Fletcher	51.65221	3.38512
5	John Wetteland	43.3878	6.88557
Players Traded By Dan Duquette
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Jamie Moyer	132.5839	35.10885
2	Adam Everett	52.01462	6.61119
3	Willie Greene	44.17858	5.34959
4	Jake Arrieta	43.58443	15.02977
5	Tony J. Armas	39.90331	6.77249

 

Dan Duquette – Best Trades Based on Positive Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
237	7/31/1997	Heathcliff Slocumb	SEA	Jason Varitek	Woody Woodward
				Derek Lowe
88	11/18/1997	Tony J. Armas	MON	Pedro J. Martinez	Jim Beattie
		Carl Pavano
50	12/9/1991	Barry Jones	PHI	Darrin Fletcher	Lee Thomas

 

Dan Duquette – Worst Trades Based on Negative Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
-106	7/30/1996	Jamie Moyer	SEA	Darren Bragg	Woody Woodward
-53	7/2/2013	Jake Arrieta	CHC	Scott Feldman	Theo Epstein
		Pedro Strop		Steve Clevenger

 

11) Walt Jocketty             WS/10K_PA_BFP: 18.67     WAR/10K_PA_BFP: 8.74 

St. Louis achieved seven playoff berths and a World Series championship in 2006 under Walt Jocketty’s administration (October 1994 – October 2007). He later served as the top executive in the Reds’ front office (2008-2015). Jocketty supplemented the Redbirds lineup with three sluggers via the trade route: Mark McGwire (1997), Jim Edmonds (2000) and Scott Rolen (2002). “Big Mac” averaged a home run every 12.6 at bats with the Cardinals and launched 70 long balls in 1998. Edmonds earned 6 consecutive Gold Glove Awards with his highlight-reel defense in center field. “Jimmy Baseball” slammed 35 moon-shots, tallied 98 RBI and scored 100 runs per year from 2000-05. Rolen established career-bests in 2004 with 34 jacks, 124 ribbies and a .314 BA.  Perennial Cy Young contender Adam Wainwright, acquired from Atlanta in December 2003, fashioned a record of 17-9 with a 2.99 ERA per season since he joined the rotation in ’07.

 

Players Acquired Via Trade – Walt Jocketty
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Jim Edmonds	197.7216	44.50869
2	Scott Rolen	147.3469	30.29667
3	Adam Wainwright	125.7197	34.6286
4	Edgar Renteria	107.4453	13.21791
5	Mark McGwire	105.2949	20.92004
Players Traded By Walt Jocketty
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Edwin Encarnacion	118.0777	16.76105
2	Jack Wilson	106.5426	11.4222
3	Adam Kennedy	97.3874	12.1526
4	Dmitri Young	55.6612	5.29389
5	Placido Polanco	48.93411	8.17933

 

Walt Jocketty – Best Trades Based on Positive Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
120	12/13/2003	J. D. Drew	ATL	Adam Wainwright	John Schuerholz
		Eli Marrero		Jason Marquis
				Ray King
94	3/23/2000	Adam Kennedy	ANA	Jim Edmonds	Bill Stoneman
		Kent Bottenfield
88	7/31/1997	T. J. Mathews	OAK	Mark McGwire	Sandy Alderson
		Blake Stein
		Eric Ludwick
59	12/14/1998	Braden Looper	FLA	Edgar Renteria	Dave Dombrowski
		Armando Almanza
		Pablo Ozuna
58	7/29/2002	Placido Polanco	PHI	Scott Rolen	Ed Wade
		Mike Timlin		Doug Nickle
		Bud Smith
54	12/20/1999	Juan Acevedo	MIL	Fernando Vina	Dean Taylor
		Eliezer Alfonzo
		Matt Parker

 

Walt Jocketty – Worst Trades Based on Negative Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
-104	7/29/2000	Jack Wilson	PIT	Jason Christiansen	Cam Bonifay
-90	12/18/2004	Daric Barton	MON	Mark Mulder	Billy Beane
		Dan Haren
		Kiko Calero
-81	7/31/2009	Edwin Encarnacion	TOR	Scott Rolen	J.P. Ricciardi
		Zach Stewart
		Josh Roenicke
-51	11/10/1997	Dmitri Young	CIN	Jeff Brantley	Jim Bowden

 

12)  Mark Shapiro                        WS/10K_PA_BFP: 36.91     WAR/10K_PA_BFP: 3.97

Mark Shapiro held the title of General Manager in Cleveland from November 2001 through October 2010. He executed a major deal with Omar Minaya in June 2002, sending staff ace Bartolo Colon (in the midst of a 20-win campaign) and right-hander Tim Drew to Montreal in exchange for four players. Grady Sizemore delivered 41 doubles, 27 clouts, 29 steals and 116 runs scored per season from 2005-08. He posted a 30-30 campaign in ’08 after leading the American League with 134 runs scored and 53 two-base hits in ’06. Cliff P. Lee secured Cy Young honors in 2008 as he topped the circuit with a 22-3 record and an ERA of 2.54. Travis “Pronk” Hafner supplied 35 two-baggers, 32 jacks and 108 ribbies while batting .296 over a four-year stretch covering 2004-07.

 

Players Acquired Via Trade – Mark Shapiro
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Travis Hafner	137.3175	20.88206
2	Grady Sizemore	129.0649	19.78508
3	Carlos Santana	115.1767	18.14547
4	Asdrubal Cabrera	111.5034	13.9173
5	Shin-Soo Choo	105.1451	18.11138
Players Traded By Mark Shapiro
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Brandon Phillips	173.4985	23.43376
2	Jhonny Peralta	58.00548	6.64462
3	Casey Blake	45.74845	6.0303
4	Kevin Kouzmanoff	44.7436	3.19297
5	Franklin Gutierrez	44.40136	5.27988

 

Mark Shapiro – Best Trades Based on Positive Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
195	6/27/2002	Bartolo Colon	MON	Grady Sizemore	Omar Minaya
		Tim Drew		Cliff Lee
				Brandon Phillips
				Lee Stevens
116	12/6/2002	Ryan Drese	TEX	Travis Hafner	John Hart
		Einar Diaz		Aaron Myette
111	6/30/2006	Eduardo Perez	SEA	Asdrubal Cabrera	Bill Bavasi
106	7/7/2008	CC Sabathia	MIL	Michael Brantley	Doug Melvin
				Matt LaPorta
				Zach Jackson
				Rob Bryson
97	7/26/2006	Ben Broussard	SEA	Shin-Soo Choo	Bill Bavasi
		Shawn Nottingham
69	7/26/2008	Casey Blake	LAD	Carlos Santana	Ned Colletti
				Jon Meloan

 

Mark Shapiro – Worst Trades Based on Negative Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
-173	4/7/2006	Brandon Phillips	CIN	Jeff Stevens	Wayne Krivsky
-58	7/28/2010	Jhonny Peralta	DET	Giovanni Soto	Dave Dombrowski

 

T13)  Lee MacPhail                       WS/10K_PA_BFP: 31.31     WAR/10K_PA_BFP: 4.63 

Lee MacPhail played a key role in the Bronx Bombers’ return to glory in the Seventies. Subsequent to a seven-year stint as Orioles GM (1959-1965), MacPhail joined the Yankees’ front office in October 1966. He attained Graig Nettles in a six-player deal with Cleveland. A defensive wizard at the hot corner, Nettles paced the Junior Circuit with 32 four-baggers in ’76 and notched career-highs with 37 dingers and 107 ribbies in the ensuing campaign. Sparky Lyle, another crucial acquisition by MacPhail in ‘72, supplied 20 saves per year with a 2.41 ERA during his career in pinstripes (1972-78). Lyle claimed the 1977 AL Cy Young Award with 13 victories and 26 saves in 72 relief appearances. First-sacker “Diamond” Jim Gentile clubbed 46 round-trippers and topped the American League with 141 RBI in 1961.

 

Players Acquired Via Trade – Lee MacPhail
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Graig Nettles	202.8107	35.79386
2	Sparky Lyle	98.3085	12.2064
3	Jackie Brandt	92.22964	13.01976
4	Jim Gentile	92.1245	14.39398
5	Luis Aparicio	87.19448	9.99512
Players Traded By Lee MacPhail
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Pete Ward	114.6643	16.568
2	Ron Hansen	91.01706	14.89636
3	Hoyt Wilhelm	89.37282	12.25669
4	Wayne Causey	74.65087	6.64583
5	Lenny Green	64.9186	6.43858

 

Lee MacPhail – Best Trades Based on Positive Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
120	11/27/1972	Charlie Spikes	CLE	Graig Nettles	Gabe Paul
		John Ellis		Jerry Moses
		Rusty Torres
		Jerry Kenney
101	12/15/1962	Billy Hoeft	SFG	Stu Miller	Chub Feeney
		Jack Fisher		John Orsino
		Jimmie Coker		Mike McCormick
92	10/19/1959	Willy Miranda	LAD	Jim Gentile	Buzzie Bavasi
		Bill Lajoie
78	3/22/1972	Danny Cater	BOS	Sparky Lyle	Dick O’Connell
		Mario Guerrero
59	4/12/1961	Jerry Walker	KCA	Dick Hall	Parke Carroll
		Chuck Essegian		Dick Williams
53	7/12/1968	Bill Monbouquette	SFG	Lindy McDaniel	Chub Feeney

 

Lee MacPhail – Worst Trades Based on Negative Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
-220	1/14/1963	Pete Ward	CHW	Luis Aparicio	Ed Short
		Ron Hansen		Al Smith
		Hoyt Wilhelm
		Dave Nicholson
-60	5/26/1959	Lenny Green	WS1	Albie Pearson	Calvin Griffith

 

T13)  Calvin Griffith                      WS/10K_PA_BFP: 47.47     WAR/10K_PA_BFP: 3.05 

Calvin Griffith served over three decades as part-owner and de facto General Manager for the Senators / Twins organization. Roy Sievers, acquired prior to the start of the 1954 campaign, supplied 30 round-trippers and 96 ribbies per season over a six-year span. “Squirrel” led the American League with 42 wallops and 114 RBI, placing third in the 1957 AL MVP balloting. Griffith dealt Sievers to the White Sox in exchange for Earl Battey and Don Mincher prior to Opening Day, 1960. Battey achieved Gold Glove honors in three successive seasons (1960-62) and swatted 26 big-flies for the ’63 squad. Cesar Tovar pilfered 45 bags in ’69, topped the leader boards with 36 doubles and 13 triples in ’70 and posted a League-best 204 base knocks in ’71. Jim Perry (24-12, 3.04) claimed the 1970 AL Cy Young Award and averaged 18 victories with a 3.36 ERA from 1969-1972. Mickey Vernon (.337/15/115) collected the American League batting title and placed third in the MVP race after he was re-acquired by Griffith in June 1950.

 

Players Acquired Via Trade – Calvin Griffith
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Cesar Tovar	143.7204	18.93327
2	Earl Battey	132.115	19.06507
3	Roy Sievers	125.8996	14.32411
4	Jim Perry	124.0954	26.45749
5	Mickey Vernon	121.345	14.46119
Players Traded By Calvin Griffith
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Jackie Jensen	138.8544	18.73758
2	Pete Runnels	106.1794	14.35057
3	Rod Carew	101.8474	14.13443
4	Ken Landreaux	78.34364	2.5234
5	Jesse Orosco	73.86901	9.34914

 

Calvin Griffith – Best Trades Based on Positive Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
142	4/4/1960	Roy Sievers	CHW	Earl Battey	Hank Greenberg
				Don Mincher
125	12/4/1964	Gerry Arrigo	CIN	Cesar Tovar	Bill DeWitt
120	6/14/1950	Dick Weik	CLE	Mickey Vernon	Hank Greenberg
118	2/18/1954	Gil Coan	BAL	Roy Sievers	Art Ehlers
111	6/1/1976	Bert Blyleven	TEX	Roy Smalley III	Dan O’Brien
		Danny Thompson		Mike Cubbage
				Bill Singer
				Jim Gideon

 

Calvin Griffith – Worst Trades Based on Negative Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
-115	12/9/1953	Jackie Jensen	BOS	Mickey McDermott	Joe Cronin
				Tom Umphlett
-81	1/23/1958	Pete Runnels	BOS	Albie Pearson	Joe Cronin
				Norm Zauchin
-67	12/10/1969	Graig Nettles	CLE	Stan Williams	Alvin Dark
		Ted Uhlaender		Luis Tiant
		Dean Chance
		Bob Miller
-59	12/3/1966	Bernie Allen	WS2	Ron Kline	George Selkirk
		Camilo Pascual

 

15)  Bob Howsam                        WS/10K_PA_BFP: 18.62     WAR/10K_PA_BFP: 6.43

The chief engineer of the “Big Red Machine”, Bob Howsam built a perennial contender during his 11 seasons in the Queen City. Cincinnati collected five National League Western Division titles along with back-to-back World Series championships in 1975-76 with Howsam at the helm. His greatest coup in the trade department transpired in November 1971 when he received Joe L. Morgan in an eight-player swap with the Astros. “Little Joe” excelled for the Redlegs, notching eight consecutive All-Star invites and five straight Gold Glove Awards. Morgan merited NL MVP honors in successive campaigns (1975-76) and produced a .288 BA with 102 runs scored, 19 homers, 51 steals and 110 bases on balls annually from 1972-79. Upon achieving full-time status in the outfield in ’75, George Foster supplied 32 wallops and 107 RBI along with a .297 BA per season over a seven-year span. Foster batted .320 with League-highs in home runs (52), RBI (149) and runs scored (124) to claim the 1977 NL MVP Award. He belted 40 round-trippers and plated 120 baserunners in the subsequent season.

 

Players Acquired Via Trade – Bob Howsam
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Joe Morgan	259.3898	49.25387
2	George Foster	197.8286	36.66879
3	Cesar Geronimo	98.37998	13.41897
4	Clay Carroll	87.53105	11.83282
5	Bobby Tolan	80.82247	12.5263
Players Traded By Bob Howsam
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Hal McRae	212.3121	23.40598
2	Mike Caldwell	89.34975	15.94374
3	Leo Cardenas	64.8072	8.19975
4	Lee May	58.4045	4.4347
5	Steve Henderson	56.0715	9.49731

 

Bob Howsam – Best Trades Based on Positive Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
335	11/29/1971	Lee May	HOU	Joe L. Morgan	Spec Richardson
		Tommy Helms		Cesar Geronimo
		Jimmy Stewart		Jack Billingham
				Denis Menke
				Ed Armbrister
197	5/29/1971	Frank Duffy	SFG	George Foster	Horace Stoneham
		Vern Geishert
106	10/11/1968	Vada Pinson	STL	Bobby Tolan	Bing Devine
				Wayne Granger
99	6/11/1968	Milt Pappas	ATL	Clay Carroll	Paul Richards
		Bob Johnson		Tony Cloninger
		Ted Davidson		Woody Woodward
66	11/25/1969	Alex Johnson	CAL	Pedro Borbon	Dick Walsh
		Chico Ruiz		Jim McGlothlin
				Vern Geishert
59	6/12/1973	Gene Locklear	SDP	Fred Norman	Peter Bavasi
		Mike Johnson

 

Bob Howsam – Worst Trades Based on Negative Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
-204	11/30/1972	Hal McRae	KCR	Roger Nelson	Cedric Tallis
		Wayne Simpson		Richie Scheinblum
-89	6/15/1977	Mike Caldwell	MIL	Rick O’Keeffe	Jim Baumer
				Garry Pyka
-61	10/27/1965	Bill White	PHI	Alex Johnson	John Quinn
		Dick Groat		Pat Corrales
		Bob Uecker		Art Mahaffey

 

16)  Al Rosen                   WS/10K_PA_BFP: 18.73     WAR/10K_PA_BFP: 5.12

Houston hired Al Rosen to head their front office in October 1980. Rosen remained on the job until September 1985, when he was appointed to the same position in the Giants’ hierarchy within a week of his departure from the Astros. Rosen’s craftiest transaction imported Kevin Mitchell, Craig Lefferts and Dave Dravecky to San Francisco in July 1987. Mitchell responded with an MVP year in ‘89, blasting 47 four-baggers and driving in 125 baserunners for the National League champions. Mike Scott fashioned an ERA of 2.93 with 17 wins and 208 strikeouts per season over a five-year period (1985-89). Scott whiffed a League-high 306 batsmen and led the circuit with a 2.22 ERA and 0.923 WHIP to earn 1986 NL Cy Young honors.

 

Players Acquired Via Trade – Al Rosen
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Kevin Mitchell	111.7872	20.29522
2	Kevin Bass	105.8163	10.3532
3	Mike Scott	102.3517	20.08723
4	Phil Garner	81.75497	9.97604
5	Bob Knepper	76.36081	6.60831

 

Players Traded By Al Rosen
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Johnny Ray	99.88495	12.36021
2	Jeffrey Leonard	91.89982	2.85156
3	Rob Deer	79.5146	10.39336
4	Joaquin Andujar	64.85098	11.98454
5	Dan Gladden	55.76377	5.04396

 

Al Rosen – Best Trades Based on Positive Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
110	8/30/1982	Don Sutton	MIL	Kevin Bass	Harry Dalton
				Frank DiPino
				Mike Madden
82	7/5/1987	Mark Davis	SDP	Kevin Mitchell	Jack McKeon
		Mark Grant		Craig Lefferts
		Chris Brown		Dave Dravecky
		Keith Comstock
75	12/10/1982	Danny Heep	NYM	Mike Scott	Frank Cashen
71	12/8/1980	Enos Cabell	SFG	Bob Knepper	Spec Richardson
				Chris Bourjos
66	3/23/1988	Charlie Corbell	OAK	Rod Beck	Sandy Alderson
61	12/11/1991	Kevin Mitchell	SEA	Bill Swift	Woody Woodward
		Mike Remlinger		Michael Jackson
				Dave Burba

 

Al Rosen – Worst Trades Based on Negative Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
-102	4/20/1981	Jeffrey Leonard	SFG	Mike Ivie	Spec Richardson
		Dave Bergman
-79	12/18/1985	Rob Deer	MIL	Dean Freeland	Harry Dalton
				Eric Pilkington
-73	6/18/1989	Terry Mulholland	PHI	Steve Bedrosian	Lee Thomas
		Charlie Hayes		Rick Parker
		Dennis Cook

 

17)  Frank Cashen                      WS/10K_PA_BFP: 11.39     WAR/10K_PA_BFP: 5.17

The New York Mets appointed Frank Cashen as their Executive Vice President and General Manager in February 1980. He rebuilt the organization into perennial contenders through a series of trades combined with talent from the Mets’ farm system. Keith Hernandez, acquired in a June 1983 deal with St. Louis, earned five Gold Glove Awards with New York and batted .305 for the club through the ’87 campaign. Howard Johnson was promoted to full-time status in 1987 and rewarded the squad with 31 moon-shots, 95 RBI and 32 stolen bases annually over a five-year stretch. Cashen netted Ken Singleton during his preceding turn as the Orioles’ GM from 1972-75. Singleton swatted 20 big-flies and knocked in 81 runs per year while posting a .290 BA from 1975-1983. He clubbed 35 four-baggers and plated 111 baserunners, finishing runner-up in the 1979 AL MVP balloting.

 

Players Acquired Via Trade – Frank Cashen
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Ken Singleton	221.1368	28.27609
2	Howard Johnson	167.998	20.88672
3	Keith Hernandez	140.9251	25.7498
4	Kevin McReynolds	103.6853	11.28794
5	Sid Fernandez	101.2484	28.92365

 

Players Traded By Frank Cashen
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Lenny Dykstra	128.7378	26.16217
2	Mike Scott	102.3517	20.08723
3	Rick Aguilera	102.0528	12.7562
4	Jose Oquendo	88.59442	7.98534
5	Enos Cabell	84.31819	2.42763

 

Frank Cashen – Best Trades Based on Positive Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
238	12/4/1974	Dave McNally	MON	Ken Singleton	Jim Fanning
		Rich Coggins		Mike Torrez
		Bill Kirkpatrick
124	6/15/1983	Neil Allen	STL	Keith Hernandez	Joe McDonald
		Rick Ownbey
121	12/7/1984	Walt Terrell	DET	Howard Johnson	Bill Lajoie
99	4/1/1982	Lee Mazzilli	TEX	Ron Darling	Eddie Robinson
				Walt Terrell
89	12/8/1983	Carlos Diaz	LAD	Sid Fernandez	Al Campanis
		Bob Bailor		Ross Jones
88	12/11/1986	Stan Jefferson	SDP	Kevin McReynolds	Jack McKeon
		Shawn Abner		Gene Walter
		Kevin Mitchell		Adam Ging
		Kevin Armstrong
		Kevin A. Brown
75	3/27/1987	Rick Anderson	KCR	David Cone	John Schuerholz
		Ed Hearn		Chris Jelic
		Mauro Gozzo

 

Frank Cashen – Worst Trades Based on Negative Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
-154	7/31/1989	Rick Aguilera	MIN	Frank Viola	Andy MacPhail
		Kevin Tapani
		David West
		Tim Drummond
		Jack Savage
-144	6/18/1989	Lenny Dykstra	PHI	Juan Samuel	Lee Thomas
		Roger McDowell
		Tom Edens
-88	4/2/1985	Jose Oquendo	STL	Angel Salazar	Dal Maxvill
		Mark J. Davis		John Young
-79	12/10/1984	Hubie Brooks	MON	Gary Carter	Murray Cook
		Mike Fitzgerald
		Floyd Youmans
		Herm Winningham
-75	12/10/1982	Mike Scott	HOU	Danny Heep	Al Rosen

 

18)    Harry Dalton             WS/10K_PA_BFP: 15.63     WAR/10K_PA_BFP: 5.07

Harry Dalton served as the General Manager for three teams spanning 25 seasons, including 13 years in Milwaukee. Dalton made an immediate impact upon his hiring in Baltimore, completing a deal to bring future Hall of Fame outfielder Frank Robinson to the Orioles. “The Judge” declared an instant verdict with a Triple Crown effort along with the 1966 AL MVP award. Robinson punished opposing hurlers during his six-year stint in Baltimore, averaging .300 with 30 circuit clouts and 91 RBI. Dalton resigned his post in October 1971 in order to assume the same position in California. Soon thereafter he traded Jim Fregosi to the Mets for four players including Nolan Ryan, a flame-throwing right-hander with a 29-38 career record. Ryan blossomed with the Halos, tallying 17 victories and striking out 302 batsmen per season (1972-79) while posting an ERA of 3.07. The “Ryan Express” finished in the top three in the American League Cy Young Award balloting on three occasions and fashioned four no-hitters for the Angels. His 383 strikeouts in 1973 remains the single-season record in the modern era.

 

Players Acquired Via Trade – Harry Dalton
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Frank Robinson	215.655	35.74004
2	Nolan Ryan	148.9225	29.2507
3	Mike Cuellar	126.669	14.63941
4	Don Buford	108.055	15.54849
5	Rob Deer	79.5146	10.39336

 

Players Traded By Harry Dalton
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Kevin Bass	105.8163	10.3532
2	Mickey Rivers	74.64127	13.03224
3	Andy Messersmith	70.073	17.66935
4	Dave May	67.52769	4.34301
5	Mike Epstein	66.50066	6.85092

 

Harry Dalton – Best Trades Based on Positive Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
185	12/10/1971	Jim Fregosi	NYM	Nolan Ryan	Bob Scheffing
				Leroy Stanton
				Don Rose
				Frank Estrada
143	12/9/1965	Milt Pappas	CIN	Frank Robinson	Bill DeWitt
		Dick Simpson
		Jack Baldschun
108	12/4/1968	Curt Blefary	HOU	Mike Cuellar	Spec Richardson
		John Mason		Tom E. Johnson
				Enzo Hernandez
79	12/18/1985	Dean Freeland	SFG	Rob Deer	Al Rosen
		Eric Pilkington
57	11/29/1967	Luis Aparicio	CHW	Don Buford	Ed Short
		John Matias		Roger Nelson
		Russ Snyder		Bruce Howard
50	12/12/1980	Dave LaPoint	STL	Ted Simmons	Whitey Herzog
		David Green		Rollie Fingers
		Sixto Lezcano		Pete Vuckovich
		Lary Sorensen

 

Harry Dalton – Worst Trades Based on Negative Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
-110	8/30/1982	Kevin Bass	HOU	Don Sutton	Al Rosen
		Frank DiPino
		Mike Madden
-90	12/11/1975	Mickey Rivers	NYY	Bobby Bonds	Gabe Paul
		Ed Figueroa
-67	6/15/1970	Dave May	MIL	Dick Baney	Marvin Milkes
				Buzz Stephen

 

19)  Jim Campbell                        WS/10K_PA_BFP: 32.96     WAR/10K_PA_BFP: 0.81

The Tigers claimed one World Series title (1968) during Jim Campbell’s 21-year tenure (1963-1983). Campbell is also credited with the majority of the talent acquisition for Detroit’s dominant season in ’84. The additions of Chet Lemon, Larry Herndon and Aurelio Lopez augmented a solid core of ballplayers drafted and developed under Campbell. An analogous deal in October 1970 yielded positive results two years later as Aurelio Rodriguez provided consistent defense at the hot corner while Joe H. Coleman (19-14, 2.80) achieved his lone All-Star appearance. Coleman furnished a record of 21-13 with 220 strikeouts and an ERA of 3.16 in a three-year span (1971-73).

 

Players Acquired Via Trade – Jim Campbell
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Chet Lemon	146.2936	23.07302
2	Aurelio Rodriguez	85.61919	1.2896
3	Joe H. Coleman	78.63053	10.17724
4	Larry Herndon	77.13946	8.17215
5	Aurelio Lopez	69.49722	6.63123
Players Traded By Jim Campbell
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Ben Oglivie	145.9581	21.96503
2	Jim Bunning	101.965	27.56485
3	Pat Jarvis	76.70024	11.5244
4	Lou Johnson	42.3633	6.35703
5	Don McMahon	31.55847	3.93515

 

Jim Campbell – Best Trades Based on Positive Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
181	10/9/1970	Elliott Maddox	WS2	Aurelio Rodriguez	Bob Short
		Denny McLain		Joe H. Coleman
		Don Wert		Ed Brinkman
		Norm McRae		Jim Hannan
124	11/27/1981	Steve Kemp	CHW	Chet Lemon	Roland Hemond
77	12/9/1981	Mike Chris	SFG	Larry Herndon	Tom Haller
		Dan Schatzeder			Bill Wood
68	12/4/1978	Bob Sykes	STL	Aurelio Lopez	John Claiborne
		John Murphy		Jerry Morales

 

Jim Campbell – Worst Trades Based on Negative Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
-133	12/9/1977	Ben Oglivie	MIL	Jim Slaton	Jim Baumer
				Rich Folkers
-83	12/5/1963	Jim Bunning	PHI	Don Demeter	John Quinn
		Gus Triandos		Jack Hamilton
-76	10/14/1963	Pat Jarvis	ML1	Bruce Brubaker	John McHale

 

T20) John McHale             WS/10K_PA_BFP: 7.15       WAR/10K_PA_BFP: 4.41

John McHale’s experience as a General Manager traverses four decades and three organizations. Subsequent to a two-year turn in Detroit, McHale secured a comparable gig with the Milwaukee Braves which lasted from 1959-1967. A decade later, he was hired to guide Montreal’s front office. His teams earned a lone playoff berth (Expos, 1981). Felipe Alou, acquired in December 1963 from the Giants, produced a .295 BA in six seasons for the Braves. Alou established career-bests with a .327 BA and 31 big-flies while topping the leader boards with 218 base hits and 122 runs scored during the 1966 campaign.  Hank Aguirre yielded late dividends for the Tigers. Following four ordinary seasons as a reliever, Aguirre blossomed into an All-Star in 1962 as he led the loop in ERA (2.21) and WHIP (1.051).

 

Players Acquired Via Trade – John McHale
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Felipe Alou	122.6413	15.51397
2	Hank Aguirre	83.7506	16.09484
3	Pat Jarvis	76.70024	11.5244
4	Tim Burke	75.92115	9.34091
5	Jeff Reardon	67.59728	6.57622

 

Players Traded By John McHale
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Ed Charles	84.02187	7.91337
2	Larry Parrish	79.93878	0.71977
3	Joey Jay	64.86384	11.8484
4	Bob Shaw	62.90131	8.59145
5	Bill Bruton	60.11813	4.61648

 

John McHale – Best Trades Based on Positive Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
97	12/3/1963	Bob Shaw	SFG	Felipe Alou	Chub Feeney
		Bob Hendley		Ed Bailey
		Del Crandall		Billy Hoeft
				Ernie Bowman
80	2/18/1958	Hal Woodeshick	SDP	Hank Aguirre	Frank Lane
		Jay Porter		Jim Hegan
76	10/14/1963	Bruce Brubaker	DET	Pat Jarvis	Bill Wood
75	12/20/1983	Pat Rooney	NYY	Tim Burke	Murray Cook
60	5/29/1981	Ellis Valentine	NYM	Jeff Reardon	Frank Cashen
				Dan Norman

 

John McHale – Worst Trades Based on Negative Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
-72	12/15/1961	Ed Charles	KC1	Bob Shaw	Pat Friday
		Manny Jimenez		Lou Klimchock
		Joe Azcue
-71	12/7/1960	Bill Bruton	DET	Frank Bolling	Rick Ferrell
		Terry Fox		Neil Chrisley
		Dick Brown
		Chuck Cottier
-54	3/31/1982	Larry Parrish	TEX	Al Oliver	Eddie Robinson
		Dave Hostetler

 

T20) Ken Williams             WS/10K_PA_BFP: 9.00       WAR/10K_PA_BFP: 3.08

Ken Williams guided the White Sox organization for 12 seasons. His accomplishments include a World Series championship in 2005 and a division title three years later. Jim Thome slammed 33 quadruples per season over his four-year stint in Chicago. Carlos Quentin managed two All-Star appearances during his time with the Pale Hose as he averaged 27 four-ply swats.

Players Acquired Via Trade – Ken Williams   Player Total WS Total WAR 1 John Danks 77.40154 17.45431 2 Jim Thome 69.4324 11.21753 3 Juan Uribe 67.4637 6.76275 4 Gavin Floyd 61.99193 14.08457 5 Carlos Quentin 60.08762 5.91387   Players Traded By Ken Williams   Player Total WS Total WAR 1 Chris B. Young 95.4048 8.74784 2 Nick Swisher 79.7135 15.1518 3 Ryan Sweeney 38.24164 4.95676 4 Kip Wells 37.46838 7.43441 5 Carlos Lee 33.8054 2.20254   Ken Williams – Best Trades Based on Positive Win Shares TotalWS TransactDate Traded To Acquired ExecID_To 69 12/23/2006 Brandon McCarthy TEX John Danks Jon Daniels David Paisano Nick Masset Jake Rasner 61 12/6/2006 Freddy Garcia PHI Gavin Floyd Pat Gillick Gio Gonzalez 60 12/3/2007 Chris V. Carter ARI Carlos Quentin Josh Byrnes 57 3/20/2006 Joe Borchard SEA Matt Thornton Bill Bavasi 52 12/2/2003 Aaron Miles COL Juan Uribe Dan O’Dowd   Ken Williams – Worst Trades Based on Negative Win Shares TotalWS TransactDate Traded To Acquired ExecID_To -79 11/13/2008 Nick Swisher NYY Wilson Betemit Brian Cashman Kanekoa Texeira Jeff Marquez Jhonny Nunez -63 12/13/2001 Kip Wells PIT Todd Ritchie Dave Littlefield Josh Fogg Lee Evans Sean Lowe -62 12/20/2005 Chris B. Young ARI Javier Vazquez Josh Byrnes Luis Vizcaino Orlando Hernandez -59 12/3/2008 Ryan Sweeney OAK Nick Swisher Billy Beane Gio Gonzalez Fautino De Los Santos    Honorable Mention (less than 75,000 PA + BFP) 1) Larry Himes                 WS/10K_PA_BFP: 99.59     WAR/10K_PA_BFP: 17.31  Larry Himes spent seven years in the role of General Manager for the Chicago franchises. He guided the White Sox for four seasons before taking on the same responsibilities for the Cubs in November 1991. A supporter of Sammy Sosa’s raw power potential, Himes acquired the young slugger twice. “Slammin’ Sammy” rewarded Himes’ faith with a combined 311 Win Shares for the White Sox and Cubs. Lance “One Dog” Johnson paced the American League with 186 base knocks in 1995 and topped the triples leader board in four successive seasons (1991-94).   Players Acquired Via Trade – Larry Himes   Player Total WS Total WAR 1 Sammy Sosa 311.445 55.99456 2 Lance Johnson 100.0427 14.24498 3 Wilson Alvarez 67.48966 17.25721 4 Roberto Hernandez 66.50108 10.20604 5 Dan Pasqua 59.11439 7.5252   Players Traded By Larry Himes   Player Total WS Total WAR 1 Randy Velarde 53.05554 6.03494 2 Jose DeLeon 46.93087 8.53351 3 Gary Redus 36.56137 4.73506 4 Jose Vizcaino 32.68117 2.51377 5 Alex Arias 18.10645 -0.16454 Larry Himes – Best Trades Based on Positive Win Shares TotalWS TransactDate Traded To Acquired ExecID_To 281 3/30/1992 George Bell CHW Sammy Sosa Ron Schueler Ken Patterson 89 7/29/1989 Harold Baines TEX Wilson Alvarez Tom Grieve Fred Manrique Scott Fletcher Sammy Sosa 66 8/4/1989 Mark A. Davis CAL Roberto Hernandez Mike Port Mark Doran 61 11/12/1987 Richard Dotson NYY Dan Pasqua Lou Piniella Scott Nielsen Mark Salas Steve Rosenberg   Larry Himes – Worst Trades Based on Negative Win Shares TotalWS TransactDate Traded To Acquired ExecID_To -54 1/5/1987 Randy Velarde NYY Scott Nielsen Woody Woodward Pete Filson Mike Soper   The Battle for the Basement 1) Hank Greenberg                     WS/10K_PA_BFP: -76.62    WAR/10K_PA_BFP: -11.52 A Hall of Fame first baseman with two American League MVP Awards and four home run titles to his credit, Hank Greenberg ascended to the role of General Manager for Cleveland in 1950 after retiring as a ballplayer three years earlier. In eleven seasons as a GM (8 with the Indians and 3 with the White Sox), “Hammerin’ Hank” notched the lowest return on investment with regards to his trade acquisitions. Minnie Minoso batted at a .307 clip in his first stint with the Pale Hose (1951-57) and warranted four All-Star invitations. Greenberg atoned for this blunder when he re-acquired Minoso before departing from Cleveland in December, 1957. He engineered another deal to import the “Cuban Comet” when he was hired in Chicago. Johnny Callison developed into an All-Star outfielder with the Phillies, launching 28 moon-shots and driving in 92 runs per season over a four-year stretch (1962-65). Earl Battey merited three successive Gold Glove Awards following his trade to the Senators in April, 1960. Mickey Vernon (.337/15/115) claimed the batting crown in ’53 subsequent to his return to Washington.   Players Traded By Hank Greenberg   Player Total WS Total WAR 1 Johnny Callison 207.2796 34.63798 2 Minnie Minoso 176.4373 33.648 3 Earl Battey 132.115 19.06507 4 Mickey Vernon 121.345 14.46119 5 Ray Boone 105.0341 15.53462   Players Acquired Via Trade – Hank Greenberg   Player Total WS Total WAR 1 Minnie Minoso 95.7704 14.20518 2 Juan Pizarro 73.67451 13.03341 3 Vic Wertz 65.698 8.68587 4 George Strickland 63.92713 7.01048 5 Ray Herbert 47.10956 9.52145

 

Hank Greenberg – Worst Trades Based on Negative Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
-193	12/9/1959	Johnny Callison	PHI	Gene Freese	John Quinn
-188	4/30/1951	Minnie Minoso	CHW	Lou Brissie	Frank Lane,
		Ray Murray	PHA		Art Ehlers
		Sam Zoldak			(3-team trade)
-142	4/4/1960	Earl Battey	WS1	Roy Sievers	Calvin Griffith
		Don Mincher
-129	6/15/1953	Ray Boone	DET	Art Houtteman	Charlie Gehringer
		Steve Gromek		Bill Wight
		Al Aber		Joe Ginsberg
		Dick Weik		Owen Friend
-120	6/14/1950	Mickey Vernon	WS1	Dick Weik	Calvin Griffith
-92	12/4/1957	Al E. Smith	CHW	Minnie Minoso	Charley Comiskey-
		Early Wynn		Fred Hatfield	Johnny Rigney
-72	12/6/1959	John Romano	CLE	Minnie Minoso	Frank Lane
		Bubba Phillips		Dick Brown
		Norm Cash		Don Ferrarese
				Jake Striker

 

Hank Greenberg – Best Trades Based on Positive Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
64	8/18/1952	Johnny Berardino	PIT	George Strickland	Branch Rickey
		Charles Sipple		Ted Wilks
60	6/1/1954	Bob Chakales	BAL	Vic Wertz	Art Ehlers
57	12/15/1960	Gene Freese	CIN	Juan Pizarro	Bill DeWitt
				Cal McLish

 

2) Lou Gorman                WS/10K_PA_BFP: -54.53    WAR/10K_PA_BFP: -10.01

Lou Gorman served as the inaugural GM for the Seattle Mariners through the 1980 campaign. He later guided the Red Sox front office for a ten-year period (February 1984 to January 1994). Gorman completed two short-sighted, disastrous deals during playoff runs for Boston in 1988 and 1990. He imported veteran right-hander Mike Boddicker at the July ‘88 trade deadline in exchange for prospects Brady Anderson and Curt Schilling. Boddicker’s 39-22 record (.639 W-L%) with a 3.49 ERA in two-plus seasons for the Sox failed to compensate for the loss of two future stars. As a full-time player for a decade in Baltimore, Anderson swatted 20 big-flies, scored 92 runs and swiped 26 bags per season. He established career-highs in ‘96 with 50 four-baggers, 110 ribbies and 117 tallies. Schilling coincidentally hit his stride in ’92, although he took a detour to Philadelphia by way of Houston before harnessing his electric “stuff”.  Gorman’s greatest gaffe transpired on August 30, 1990, when he sent Jeff Bagwell to the Astros for journeyman reliever Larry Andersen.  “LA” fashioned a 1.23 ERA in 15 games for the Red Sox. Omitting the 2005 season in which he played only 39 games, “Bagpipes” clouted 32 round-trippers, registered 108 RBI and runs scored, drilled 35 doubles and batted .297 during his career.

 

Players Traded By Lou Gorman
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Jeff Bagwell	379.431	73.37994
2	Brady Anderson	212.1696	27.49608
3	Craig Reynolds	94.49143	9.53933
4	Spike Owen	54.7848	3.75945
5	Dave Collins	48.97868	6.15183

 

Players Acquired Via Trade – Lou Gorman
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Jim Beattie	52.16533	10.09337
2	Floyd Bannister	47.90277	10.6841
3	Leon Roberts	42.42822	8.10933
4	Bill Buckner	38.71811	1.1075
5	Mike Boddicker	38.57283	11.79167

 

Lou Gorman – Worst Trades Based on Negative Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
-376	8/30/1990	Jeff Bagwell	HOU	Larry Andersen	Bill Wood
-178	7/29/1988	Brady Anderson	BAL	Mike Boddicker	Roland Hemond
		Curt Schilling

 

Lou Gorman – Best Trades Based on Positive Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
51	11/1/1979	Ruppert Jones	NYY	Jim Beattie	Cedric Tallis
		Jim Lewis		Jerry Narron
				Juan Beniquez
				Rick Anderson

 

3) John Hart                     WS/10K_PA_BFP: -54.53    WAR/10K_PA_BFP: -10.01

Cleveland warranted six playoff berths in seven seasons (1995-2001) while John Hart presided over the front office. Hart’s turn as the Rangers’ GM failed to yield the desired results (no playoff appearances in five years). Hart was tasked with unloading Alex Rodriguez’s massive contract, and he dealt the superstar shortstop to the Yankees in February 2004. “A-Rod” clubbed 31 round-trippers and plated 97 baserunners for the Yankees from 2004-2015, earning MVP honors in ’05 and ’07 after producing a .305 BA with 52 jacks and 132 ribbies per year in Texas. The Tribe’s abundant farm system led to logjams at several positions. Hart responded by dealing potential star players such as Brian S. Giles and Jeff Kent. Seizing a full-time position at second base for the Giants, Kent blossomed at the plate, belting 41 two-baggers and 29 circuit clouts while averaging 115 RBI over a six-year period. Unable to crack the crowded outfield in Cleveland, Giles flourished with the Pirates, batting .309 with 37 dingers, 109 RBI and 108 runs scored per season from 1999-2002. Hart offset some of his trade gaffes with the procurement of Omar Vizquel and Kenny Lofton.

 

Players Traded By John Hart
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Alex Rodriguez	250.5122	45.5895
2	Jeff Kent	162.0394	31.6714
3	Travis Hafner	137.3175	20.88206
4	Brian S. Giles	135.1837	30.24831
5	Sean Casey	122.9903	7.86085

 

Players Acquired Via Trade – John Hart
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Omar Vizquel	165.8384	16.4766
2	Kenny Lofton	114.2817	21.71024
3	David Justice	63.25738	9.11242
4	Jake Westbrook	60.48113	13.05937
5	Jose Mesa	59.94608	10.38773

 

John Hart – Worst Trades Based on Negative Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
-208	2/16/2004	Alex Rodriguez	NYY	Alfonso Soriano	Brian Cashman
				Joaquin Arias
-172	11/13/1996	Jeff Kent	SFG	Matt D. Williams	Brian Sabean
		Jose Vizcaino		Trent Hubbard
		Julian Tavarez
		Joe Roa
-121	11/18/1998	Brian S. Giles	PIT	Ricardo Rincon	Cam Bonifay
-116	12/6/2002	Travis Hafner	CLE	Ryan Drese	Mark Shapiro
		Aaron Myette		Einar Diaz
-94	8/31/1996	Jeromy Burnitz	MIL	Kevin Seitzer	Sal Bando
-77	7/31/1997	Danny Graves	CIN	Jeff Branson	Jim Bowden
		Damian Jackson		John Smiley
		Jim Crowell
		Scott Winchester
-76	3/30/1998	Sean Casey	CIN	Dave Burba	Jim Bowden

 

John Hart – Best Trades Based on Positive Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
152	12/20/1993	Felix Fermin	SEA	Omar Vizquel	Woody Woodward
		Reggie Jefferson
96	12/10/1991	Ed Taubensee	HOU	Kenny Lofton	Bill Wood
		Willie Blair		Dave Rohde
59	7/14/1992	Kyle Washington	BAL	Jose Mesa	Roland Hemond

 

4) Chub Feeney              WS/10K_PA_BFP: -50.43    WAR/10K_PA_BFP: -4.18

The Giants achieved three World Series appearances during Chub Feeney’s tenure as GM, highlighted by a four-game sweep of the Indians in 1954. Feeney’s proficiency in procuring talent for the farm system was mitigated by an inferior record when making deals with his peers. The minor league system overflowed and Feeney had to make several difficult decisions. Bill D. White established himself as a perennial All-Star and Gold Glove defender at first base following his trade to St. Louis in March 1959. White batted .299 with 30 doubles and 20 wallops annually over a seven-year period. Felipe Alou topped the charts with 218 base knocks and 122 runs scored for the Atlanta Braves in 1966 and tallied a League-leading 210 safeties two years later. Matty Alou blistered the opposition with a .327 BA in five seasons with the Pirates, claiming the batting title with a .342 average in ’66. Bill Hands joined the Cubs rotation after receiving a “cup of coffee” with San Francisco in 1965. “Froggy” fashioned a 3.18 ERA and a 1.198 WHIP in seven campaigns with Chicago. Feeney received his best return on investment with his acquisition of Johnny Antonelli, who led the League with a 2.30 ERA in ’54 and averaged 17 victories with a 3.08 ERA in his first six seasons with the Giants.

 

Players Traded By Chub Feeney
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Bill D. White	144.9269	18.26242
2	Felipe Alou	122.6413	15.51397
3	Bill Hands	113.935	22.36897
4	Matty Alou	109.1786	11.99883
5	Jackie Brandt	92.22964	13.01976

 

Players Acquired Via Trade – Chub Feeney
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Johnny Antonelli	127.6774	27.3856
2	Jack Sanford	77.20655	12.75998
3	Stu Miller	66.28542	11.26471
4	Ron Hunt	51.8652	5.80305
5	Billy O’Dell	51.29964	8.18535

 

Chub Feeney – Worst Trades Based on Negative Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
-189	12/2/1965	Bill Hands	CHC	Lindy McDaniel	John Holland
		Randy Hundley		Don Landrum
-105	3/25/1959	Bill D. White	STL	Sam Jones	Bing Devine
		Ray Jablonski		Don Choate
-101	12/15/1962	Stu Miller	BAL	Billy Hoeft	Lee MacPhail
		John Orsino		Jack Fisher
		Mike McCormick		Jimmie Coker
-97	12/3/1963	Felipe Alou	ML1	Bob Shaw	John McHale
		Ed Bailey		Bob Hendley
		Billy Hoeft		Del Crandall
		Ernie Bowman
-94	12/1/1965	Matty Alou	PIT	Joe Gibbon	Joe Brown
				Ozzie Virgil
-64	10/8/1958	Ernie Broglio	STL	Hobie Landrith	Bing Devine
		Marv Grissom		Billy Muffett
				Benny Valenzuela
-53	7/12/1968	Lindy McDaniel	NYY	Bill Monbouquette	Lee MacPhail

 

Chub Feeney – Best Trades Based on Positive Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
123	2/1/1954	Bobby Thomson	ML1	Johnny Antonelli	John Quinn
		Sam Calderone		Don Liddle
				Ebba St. Claire
				Billy Klaus
75	12/3/1958	Valmy Thomas	PHI	Jack Sanford	Roy Hamey
		Ruben Gomez
57	10/11/1956	Jim Hearn	PHI	Stu Miller	Roy Hamey

 

T5) Eddie Robinson       WS/10K_PA_BFP: -33.36    WAR/10K_PA_BFP: -5.42

Eddie Robinson sent two pitching prospects (Ron Darling and Walt Terrell) to the Mets in exchange for former All-Star Lee Mazzilli. “Maz” slumped to a .241 average with four home runs over a half-season in Texas, so Robinson flipped him to the Yankees for Bucky Dent. Meanwhile, Terrell furnished a 3.53 in 2+ seasons in the Mets rotation. Darling delivered 14 wins with a 3.40 ERA as a full-time starter from 1984-89. Robinson sent Dusty Baker to the Dodgers in November 1975. Baker responded with a .281 BA over eight campaigns including 30 jacks in ’77 and a fourth place finish in the 1980 N.L. MVP balloting.

 

Players Traded By Eddie Robinson
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Dusty Baker	139.5747	13.55507
2	Ron Darling	83.86197	16.60712
3	Felix Millan	69.64447	-2.33453
4	Mike Heath	61.95664	6.84819
5	Oscar Gamble	52.58447	8.96457

 

Players Acquired Via Trade – Eddie Robinson
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Larry Parrish	79.93878	0.71977
2	Jerry Royster	71.32581	-1.49479
3	Carl Morton	60.10726	11.19474
4	Mickey Rivers	54.94651	5.93789
5	Davey Johnson	35.87991	6.343

 

Eddie Robinson – Worst Trades Based on Negative Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
-99	4/1/1982	Ron Darling	NYM	Lee Mazzilli	Frank Cashen
		Walt Terrell
-70	11/2/1972	Felix Millan	NYM	Gary Gentry	Bob Scheffing
		George Stone		Danny Frisella
-55	6/15/1979	Mike Heath	OAK	John Henry Johnson	Charles Finley
		Dave Chalk

 

Eddie Robinson – Best Trades Based on Positive Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
57	2/28/1973	Pat Jarvis	MON	Carl Morton	Jim Fanning
54	3/31/1982	Al Oliver	MON	Larry Parrish	John McHale
				Dave Hostetler

 

T5) Jack McKeon                        WS/10K_PA_BFP: -38.48    WAR/10K_PA_BFP: -5.36

“Trader Jack” guided the Padres’ front office for more than a decade (1980-1990) despite an uneven bartering record. He swapped shortstops with the Cardinals in December 1981, acquiring Garry Templeton in exchange for Ozzie Smith in a five-player deal. Templeton’s offensive production tanked in San Diego while Smith flourished in St. Louis. Nicknamed “The Wizard of Oz” for his defensive prowess, Smith earned 13 consecutive Gold Glove Awards in his career and became a competent switch-hitter, batting .273 with 35 stolen bases per year from 1982-1993. McKeon packaged another slick-fielding shortstop, Ozzie Guillen, in a December 1984 trade for starting pitcher LaMarr Hoyt. Guillen merited 1985 A.L. Rookie of the Year honors and anchored the White Sox defense for 13 seasons. McKeon imported slugging outfielder Joe Carter from Cleveland in return for three players including minor leaguers Carlos Baerga and Sandy Alomar, Jr. Baerga supplied a .315 BA with 30 doubles, 19 taters and 97 ribbies annually over a four-year stretch (1992-95). Alomar, Jr., blocked by Benito Santiago in the San Diego depth chart, earned the 1990 A.L. Rookie of the Year Award and made six All-Star appearances with the Indians. McKeon shipped Carter and second-sacker Roberto Alomar to Toronto in December 1990, bringing Fred “Crime Dog” McGriff and Tony Fernandez to the Friars. Alomar produced a .307 BA with 30 two-baggers and 41 steals per season covering a five-year span. San Diego made one World Series appearance under McKeon, losing in five contests to Detroit in ’84.

 

Players Traded By Jack McKeon
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Ozzie Smith	275.5759	41.65944
2	Ozzie Guillen	127.884	8.98934
3	Carlos Baerga	125.1919	17.81166
4	Roberto Alomar	119.4817	19.82741
5	John Kruk	114.7724	15.97631

 

Players Acquired Via Trade – Jack McKeon
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Terry Kennedy	103.8325	11.95554
2	Garry Templeton	103.1176	7.9763
3	Carmelo Martinez	74.12985	9.76319
4	Ed Whitson	70.5083	12.02891
5	Fred McGriff	63.38817	8.64208

 

Jack McKeon – Worst Trades Based on Negative Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
-220	12/6/1989	Carlos Baerga	CLE	Joe Carter	Hank Peters
		Sandy Alomar, Jr.
		Chris James
-145	12/6/1984	Ozzie Guillen	CHW	LaMarr Hoyt	Roland Hemond
		Bill Long		Kevin Kristan
		Luis Salazar		Todd Simmons
		Tim Lollar
-125	6/2/1989	John Kruk	PHI	Chris James	Lee Thomas
		Randy Ready
-119	12/5/1990	Roberto Alomar	TOR	Fred McGriff	Pat Gillick
		Joe Carter		Tony Fernandez
-116	12/10/1981	Ozzie Smith	STL	Garry Templeton	Whitey Herzog
		Steve Mura		Sixto Lezcano
				Luis DeLeon

 

Jack McKeon – Best Trades Based on Positive Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
94	12/7/1983	Gary Lucas	CHC	Carmelo Martinez	Dallas Green,
				Craig Lefferts	John McHale
				Fritzie Connally	(3-team trade)
				Al D. Newman
92	12/8/1980	Gene Tenace	STL	Terry Kennedy	Whitey Herzog
		Bob Shirley		John Urrea
		Rollie Fingers		John Littlefield
		Bob Geren		Steve Swisher
				Mike Phillips
				Al Olmsted
				Kim Seaman

 

Dis-Honorable Mention (less than 75,000 PA + BFP)

 

Bill Bavasi                     WS/10K_PA_BFP: -139.60  WAR/10K_PA_BFP: -23.85

Bill Bavasi warrants special mention with regards to his trading record. Despite falling just short of the 75000 PA+BFP qualifications, Bavasi’s deficient dealings called for further investigation. He took the reins for the Angels’ front office following Whitey Herzog’s abrupt departure in January 1994 and retained his title through October 1999. Bavasi received a second chance with Seattle, guiding the M’s from November 2003 through June 2008. Hands down, Bavasi’s worst deal was the Erik Bedard trade, where he sent five prospects packing for Baltimore in exchange for the left-hander. Bedard managed to post a 3.31 ERA in Seattle over three campaigns, but he only started 15 games per year. Meanwhile Adam Jones thrived in Baltimore, receiving five All-Star invitations while blasting 29 long balls and driving in 90 runs per year during the past five seasons. J.T. Snow established career-highs in doubles (36), home runs (28) and RBI (104) immediately following his trade to San Francisco. Phil Nevin produced a .295 BA with 32 moon-shots and 106 RBI per year over a three-year period (1999-2001) after he was shipped to San Diego. Bavasi’s trade acquisitions failed to compile more than 35 total Win Shares for their new organizations.

 

Players Traded By Bill Bavasi
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Adam Jones	143.8336	23.08147
2	J. T. Snow	131.3502	13.49146
3	Phil Nevin	119.644	20.0529
4	Asdrubal Cabrera	111.5034	13.9173
5	Shin-Soo Choo	105.1451	18.11138

 

Players Acquired Via Trade – Bill Bavasi
	Player	Total WS	Total WAR
1	Tony Phillips	31.0159	5.55642
2	Jeff DaVanon	27.85742	3.29645
3	Jeremy Reed	19.66078	0.6518
4	Ken Hill	19.21377	3.14351
5	Jose Vidro	16.90513	-0.33472

 

Bill Bavasi – Worst Trades Based on Negative Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
-191	2/8/2008	Adam Jones	BAL	Erik Bedard	Andy MacPhail
		Chris Tillman
		George Sherrill
		Kam Mickolio
		Tony Butler
-121	11/26/1996	J. T. Snow	SFG	Allen Watson	Brian Sabean
				Fausto Macey
-118	3/29/1999	Phil Nevin	SDP	Andy Sheets	Kevin Towers
		Keith Volkman		Gus Kennedy
-111	6/30/2006	Asdrubal Cabrera	CLE	Eduardo Perez	Mark Shapiro
-104	1/8/2004	Carlos Guillen	DET	Ramon Santiago	Dave Dombrowski
				Juan E. Gonzalez
-97	7/26/2006	Shin-Soo Choo	CLE	Ben Broussard	Mark Shapiro
		Shawn Nottingham
-92	7/31/1996	Damion Easley	DET	Greg Gohr	Randy Smith

 

Bill Bavasi – Best Trades Based on Positive Win Shares

TotalWS	TransactDate	Traded	To	Acquired	ExecID_To
17	11/20/1997	Nick Skuse	DET	Matt Walbeck	Randy Smith
				Phil Nevin

Executives Ranked By Win Shares per 10,000 PA+BFP

• At least 75,000 PA+BFP to qualify
• Player-Seasons, Executives since 1950

Executive	PA+BFP	Total WAR	Total WS	WAR/10K	WS/10K	WAR Rank	WS Rank	Total  Rank
Lee Thomas	88951	124.98	729.75	14.05	82.04	1	1	1
Terry Ryan	77659	77.36	556.06	9.96	71.60	2	2	2
Brian Sabean	91807	84.67	542.33	9.22	59.07	4	4	3
Cedric Tallis	113218	93.54	743.85	8.26	65.70	7	3	4
Dallas Green	75155	70.44	249.78	9.37	33.24	3	10	5
John Quinn	188162	103.70	979.65	5.51	52.06	11	5	6
Kevin Towers	166838	107.48	752.38	6.44	45.10	9	8	7
Andy MacPhail	115681	61.59	584.07	5.32	50.49	12	6	8
Ed Short	83016	71.75	234.62	8.64	28.26	6	13	9
Dan Duquette	113652	80.97	304.89	7.12	26.83	8	14	10
Walt Jocketty	136349	119.19	254.55	8.74	18.67	5	18	11
Mark Shapiro	105412	41.87	389.12	3.97	36.91	18	9	12
Lee MacPhail	113424	52.54	355.12	4.63	31.31	16	12	13
Calvin Griffith	243222	74.21	1154.56	3.05	47.47	21	7	13
Bob Howsam	161575	103.86	300.89	6.43	18.62	10	19	15
Al Rosen	116387	59.63	218.05	5.12	18.73	14	17	16
Frank Cashen	188128	97.35	214.28	5.17	11.39	13	22	17
Harry Dalton	179556	91.03	280.73	5.07	15.63	15	21	18
Jim Campbell	116727	9.48	384.75	0.81	32.96	29	12	19
John McHale	123228	54.31	88.12	4.41	7.15	17	27	20
Ken Williams	107368	33.02	96.63	3.08	9.00	20	24	20
Hank Peters	113770	-1.44	295.61	-0.13	25.98	34	15	22
Doug Melvin	140098	20.57	116.21	1.47	8.29	24	26	23
Randy Smith	105872	28.98	34.74	2.74	3.28	22	30	24
Roland Hemond	198199	3.04	200.52	0.15	10.12	32	23	25
Pat Gillick	169776	17.56	103.48	1.03	6.10	27	28	25
Phil Seghi	203835	-11.94	401.17	-0.59	19.68	40	16	27
Joe McDonald	87389	-0.65	78.54	-0.07	8.99	33	25	28
Josh Byrnes	75752	6.58	-2.11	0.87	-0.28	28	34	29
John Schuerholz	195722	6.84	18.88	0.35	0.96	31	32	30
Murray Cook	90267	30.48	-115.86	3.38	-12.83	19	46	31
George Weiss	141670	19.97	-143.44	1.41	-10.12	25	41	32
Fred Claire	88739	-3.98	1.40	-0.45	0.16	38	33	33
Al Campanis	157302	30.14	-258.06	1.92	-16.41	23	50	34
George Selkirk	101880	-30.12	174.20	-2.96	17.10	53	20	34
Jim Bowden	165245	-22.01	21.68	-1.33	1.31	43	31	36
Dan O’Dowd	112232	8.19	-130.53	0.73	-11.63	30	44	36
Joe Brown	182416	-5.56	-168.51	-0.30	-9.24	36	40	38
Frank Lane	224778	23.63	-408.13	1.05	-18.16	26	51	39
Billy Beane	185459	-8.39	-104.00	-0.45	-5.61	39	38	39
John Holland	206191	-17.11	-98.53	-0.83	-4.78	42	37	41
Charles Finley	115685	-16.92	-29.44	-1.46	-2.55	45	35	42
Bob Quinn, Sr.	82950	-21.96	28.28	-2.65	3.41	51	29	42
Dave Dombrowski	255982	-62.07	-73.93	-2.42	-2.89	50	36	44
Omar Minaya	77593	-13.70	-87.98	-1.77	-11.34	48	43	45
Buzzie Bavasi	237012	-18.37	-496.47	-0.78	-20.95	41	53	46
Ed Wade	88750	-28.21	-69.50	-3.18	-7.83	55	39	46
Bing Devine	281933	-39.38	-570.75	-1.40	-20.24	44	52	48
Larry Beinfest	105117	-19.05	-154.42	-1.81	-14.69	49	47	48
Theo Epstein	79568	-1.32	-264.83	-0.17	-33.28	35	61	48
Paul Owens	140035	-4.60	-411.27	-0.33	-29.37	37	60	51
Jon Daniels	76833	-28.51	-83.80	-3.71	-10.91	56	42	52
Dick O’Connell	112292	-32.03	-172.92	-2.85	-15.40	52	49	53
Gabe Paul	293358	-88.98	-447.47	-3.03	-15.25	54	48	54
Harding Peterson	83260	-32.06	-101.61	-3.85	-12.20	57	45	54
Woody Woodward	144284	-21.72	-410.59	-1.51	-28.46	46	59	56
Brian Cashman	122019	-19.04	-347.15	-1.56	-28.45	47	58	56
Spec Richardson	153380	-60.26	-414.31	-3.93	-27.01	58	57	58
Paul Richards	129783	-75.95	-304.39	-5.85	-23.45	64	54	59
Dan O’Brien	96432	-54.72	-248.27	-5.67	-25.75	63	55	59
Sandy Alderson	110686	-93.73	-295.08	-8.47	-26.66	66	56	61
Steve Phillips	88159	-35.23	-357.15	-4.00	-40.51	59	64	62
Jack McKeon	142411	-76.36	-547.95	-5.36	-38.48	61	63	63
Eddie Robinson	94044	-50.99	-313.70	-5.42	-33.36	62	62	63
Chub Feeney	125332	-52.44	-632.01	-4.18	-50.43	60	65	65
John Hart	134292	-89.93	-773.25	-6.70	-57.58	65	67	66
Lou Gorman	99089	-99.15	-540.31	-10.01	-54.53	67	66	67
Hank Greenberg	89097	-102.66	-682.68	-11.52	-76.62	68	68	68

Executives Ranked By Win Shares per 10,000 PA+BFP

• Less than 75,000 PA+BFP
• Player-Seasons, Executives since 1950

Executive	PA+BFP	Total WAR	Total WS	WAR/10K	WS/10K	WAR Rank	WS Rank	TotalRank
Larry Himes	67358	116.59	670.79	17.31	99.59	2	4	1
Billy Martin	19022	28.44	222.65	14.95	117.05	4	2	1
Tom Lasorda	9594	19.10	77.81	19.91	81.10	1	8	3
Jim Baumer	32780	43.87	366.99	13.38	111.95	6	3	3
Rick Ferrell	38003	58.01	320.13	15.27	84.24	3	7	5
G. Paul-T. Smith	19290	23.67	187.76	12.27	97.34	8	5	6
Wayne Krivsky	29213	36.21	209.04	12.39	71.56	7	10	7
Bill Wood	44158	40.43	395.07	9.15	89.47	17	6	8
Andrew Friedman	54611	53.95	333.97	9.88	61.15	14	18	9
Arnold Johnson	15489	13.23	103.18	8.54	66.61	21	13	10
Jerry Walker	410	0.50	1.85	12.18	45.24	8	27	11
Syd Thrift	66257	60.26	398.48	9.09	60.14	18	19	12
Joe Burke	42981	34.73	270.20	8.08	62.86	22	15	12
Fred Haney	57169	43.65	380.64	7.64	66.58	24	14	14
Al Harazin	8562	5.95	65.24	6.94	76.20	32	8	15
Howard Fox	2161	0.83	29.90	3.85	138.34	41	1	16
Mike Rizzo	24498	25.75	99.52	10.51	40.63	13	32	17
Robert Carpenter Jr.	10325	7.04	70.73	6.81	68.50	33	12	17
Ned Colletti	46453	44.33	204.06	9.54	43.93	16	30	19
Rick Hahn	6005	4.19	37.42	6.98	62.31	30	16	19
Fresco Thompson	4552	4.80	16.89	10.54	37.10	12	34	19
Kevin Malone	31658	27.70	141.76	8.75	44.78	20	28	22
Bill Lucas	17771	8.15	123.87	4.59	69.70	39	11	23
Charlie Gehringer	33116	23.08	168.48	6.97	50.88	31	23	24
Sal Bando	41868	23.33	244.46	5.57	58.39	35	20	25
Cam Bonifay	47781	30.68	254.41	6.42	53.25	34	22	26
Alvin Dark	17520	13.14	72.16	7.50	41.19	25	31	26
John Mozeliak	23315	18.80	85.96	8.06	36.87	23	36	28
Chris Antonetti	12643	6.47	64.19	5.12	50.77	36	24	29
Gene Michael	69113	75.69	159.30	10.95	23.05	11	50	30
Bobby Cox	56488	54.03	156.33	9.57	27.67	15	47	31
Joe Cronin	58736	41.37	206.33	7.04	35.13	28	38	32
J.P. Ricciardi	57466	42.28	197.22	7.36	34.32	26	40	32
Ed Lopat	19458	5.86	94.29	3.01	48.46	43	25	34
Ron Schueler	72293	29.47	321.87	4.08	44.52	40	29	35
Whitey Herzog	56762	41.34	180.14	7.28	31.74	27	42	35
Tal Smith	49832	10.60	267.23	2.13	53.63	48	21	35
Stuart Holcomb	39800	14.69	161.28	3.69	40.52	42	33	38
C.Comiskey-J.Rigney	28313	14.42	103.99	5.09	36.73	38	37	38
Larry Doughty	26748	23.67	22.11	8.85	8.27	19	62	40
Paul DePodesta	15651	18.59	-12.78	11.88	-8.17	9	76	41
Frank Wren	55010	28.11	86.73	5.11	15.77	37	55	42
Jim Wilson	23734	2.17	81.68	0.91	34.41	54	39	43
Mike Port	32242	4.16	97.25	1.29	30.16	51	43	44
Ted Simmons	8059	5.63	0.37	6.99	0.46	29	65	44
Dick Balderson	31037	1.54	98.78	0.50	31.83	56	41	46
Peter Bavasi	39917	9.21	86.02	2.31	21.55	47	51	47
Salty Saltwell	5135	-2.26	31.53	-4.41	61.40	86	17	48
Gerry Hunsicker	68177	16.79	82.93	2.46	12.16	46	58	49
Jim Fanning	74195	12.63	96.01	1.70	12.94	49	57	50
Dan Evans	17040	2.17	19.38	1.27	11.37	52	60	51
Tony Reagins	11230	3.09	-3.95	2.75	-3.52	45	68	52
Stan Musial	1393	1.93	-8.11	13.82	-58.19	5	108	52
Ed Doherty	32217	-2.20	85.29	-0.68	26.47	66	48	54
Mike Higgins	16519	0.07	26.51	0.04	16.05	60	54	54
Tom Grieve	66079	7.39	16.01	1.12	2.42	53	64	56
Marvin Milkes	27122	-1.69	49.82	-0.62	18.37	65	53	57
Wid Mathews	36004	-8.93	91.19	-2.48	25.33	70	49	58
Art Ehlers	34319	-16.48	127.20	-4.80	37.06	87	35	59
Bill Stoneman	29609	-9.13	82.77	-3.08	27.95	77	45	59
Dayton Moore	49939	-8.25	78.55	-1.65	15.73	68	56	61
Tom Haller	42502	-1.65	42.97	-0.39	10.11	63	61	61
Jim Hendry	62243	-2.05	40.54	-0.33	6.51	62	63	63
Joe McIlvaine	61345	1.55	-23.82	0.25	-3.88	57	70	64
Ruben Amaro, Jr.	20569	5.67	-36.28	2.76	-17.64	44	84	65
Bob Kennedy	61073	1.01	-33.00	0.17	-5.40	58	72	66
Jack Zduriencik	40885	-13.48	81.55	-3.30	19.95	79	52	67
Dick Walsh	40016	6.37	-63.93	1.59	-15.98	50	81	67
Alex Anthopoulos	35745	-0.63	-28.36	-0.18	-7.93	61	75	69
Ed Lynch	47110	-11.94	-12.03	-2.53	-2.55	71	67	70
Eddie Chiles	758	-0.80	3.63	-10.57	47.95	112	26	70
Joe Garagiola	73204	-3.37	-65.51	-0.46	-8.95	64	77	72
Charlie Fox	32137	-9.58	-7.67	-2.98	-2.39	75	66	72
Jeff Luhnow	16369	-4.78	-5.97	-2.92	-3.65	73	69	74
Allard Baird	32325	-19.65	90.15	-6.08	27.89	97	46	75
Jerry Dipoto	16850	0.94	-39.02	0.56	-23.16	55	89	76
Clyde King	39652	0.30	-76.82	0.08	-19.37	59	86	77
Neal Huntington	47180	-25.70	53.91	-5.45	11.43	92	59	78
Dave Littlefield	53938	-15.77	-90.52	-2.92	-16.78	74	82	79
Dick Wagner	55579	-15.91	-134.01	-2.86	-24.11	72	91	80
Herman Franks	2026	-2.86	5.75	-14.10	28.37	119	44	80
Bob Gebhard	34551	-20.31	-17.35	-5.88	-5.02	95	71	82
Dean Taylor	33849	-18.82	-22.55	-5.56	-6.66	93	74	83
Pat Friday	32826	-16.89	-32.58	-5.14	-9.92	89	79	84
Bill Bergesch	51278	-15.31	-156.66	-2.99	-30.55	76	93	85
Herk Robinson	64614	-31.18	-110.26	-4.82	-17.06	88	83	86
Dal Maxvill	58626	-35.41	-57.95	-6.04	-9.88	96	78	87
Jim Frey	34513	-14.22	-80.32	-4.12	-23.27	84	90	87
Ralph Houk	6267	-3.51	-8.25	-5.60	-13.17	94	80	87
J. O’Toole- H. Peterson	30036	-4.58	-177.73	-1.53	-59.17	67	109	90
Mike Flanagan	5797	-4.08	-3.51	-7.04	-6.06	103	73	90
William Walsingham, Jr.	14483	-5.54	-50.09	-3.82	-34.59	82	96	92
Lou Piniella	11059	-4.05	-40.32	-3.66	-36.46	80	98	92
Bill Giles	41101	-13.34	-188.19	-3.25	-45.79	78	102	94
Muddy Ruel	12224	-5.17	-41.98	-4.23	-34.34	85	95	94
Dick Meyer	4860	-1.82	-20.02	-3.75	-41.18	81	101	96
D. O’Brien- E. Robinson	31423	-6.51	-211.61	-2.07	-67.34	69	114	97
Roy Hamey	41708	-27.06	-77.04	-6.49	-18.47	102	85	98
Bob Short	36207	-14.52	-174.32	-4.01	-48.15	83	104	98
Bucky Harris	12534	-8.12	-24.33	-6.48	-19.41	100	87	98
Dan Topping, Jr.	3575	-2.87	-7.40	-8.03	-20.69	108	88	101
Parke Carroll	45501	-34.70	-133.20	-7.63	-29.27	105	92	102
Haywood Sullivan	49515	-35.26	-176.10	-7.12	-35.57	104	97	103
Bob Watson	40286	-32.08	-125.33	-7.96	-31.11	107	94	103
Ken Harrelson	20084	-15.78	-96.31	-7.86	-47.95	106	103	105
Jim Duquette	12757	-6.94	-92.87	-5.44	-72.80	91	118	105
John Mullen	38487	-23.51	-249.34	-6.11	-64.79	98	112	107
Joe Klein	29251	-29.94	-106.93	-10.24	-36.56	111	99	107
Dan O’Brien, Jr.	5856	-3.58	-36.69	-6.12	-62.65	99	111	107
Branch Rickey	36037	-19.09	-286.86	-5.30	-79.60	90	122	110
Bill Lajoie	68059	-74.05	-274.61	-10.88	-40.35	113	100	111
Chuck LaMar	51753	-61.80	-283.11	-11.94	-54.70	114	107	112
Bill Veeck	43053	-61.84	-207.79	-14.36	-48.26	120	105	113
Jim Beattie	65871	-95.32	-353.22	-14.47	-53.62	121	106	114
Walter Briggs	6963	-4.52	-58.52	-6.49	-84.04	101	126	114
Bob Scheffing	36382	-49.77	-218.55	-13.68	-60.07	118	110	116
John Claiborne	14207	-11.81	-106.10	-8.31	-74.68	109	119	116
Gord Ash	69598	-86.54	-457.94	-12.43	-65.80	116	113	118
Bill DeWitt	59120	-58.60	-467.16	-9.91	-79.02	110	120	119
Hal Keller	4934	-5.98	-33.65	-12.12	-68.20	115	115	119
Bob Fontaine, Sr.	25992	-32.46	-206.47	-12.49	-79.44	117	121	121
Billy Evans	3369	-6.11	-23.30	-18.15	-69.15	124	116	122
Jed Hoyer	12942	-24.43	-92.79	-18.88	-71.69	125	117	123
Horace Stoneham	65042	-107.26	-533.95	-16.49	-82.09	123	123	124
Bill Smith	26754	-50.81	-221.06	-18.99	-82.63	126	124	125
Johnny Murphy	20889	-33.48	-295.68	-16.03	-141.55	122	131	126
Mike Hill	16675	-32.04	-175.42	-19.21	-105.20	127	127	127
Warren Giles	2573	-5.28	-21.35	-20.51	-82.98	129	125	127
J.Beattie- M.Flanagan	6094	-11.89	-66.80	-19.50	-109.61	128	128	129
Bill Bavasi	73348	-174.96	-1023.94	-23.85	-139.60	130	130	130
Ben Cherington	16651	-39.93	-216.33	-23.98	-129.92	131	129	130
Tim Purpura	10108	-31.49	-169.79	-31.16	-167.98	132	132	132
John Alevizos	7233	-27.03	-162.12	-37.37	-224.14	133	133	133

 

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Baseball America – Executive Database

Baseball-Reference

Google Newspaper Archives

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James, Bill. The New Bill James Historical Baseball Abstract. New York, NY.: The Free Press, 2001. Print.

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Retrosheet – Transactions Database

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