Brandon Gomes
★ activeBorn Jul 15, 1984 · Fall River, MA · age 42
General manager for the Dodgers (2022–present).
Across the full 5-season sample, the measured profile stands out most for championship leverage per acquired WAR (99th percentile), avoidance of negative WAR (98th percentile), and payroll-adjusted roster quality (92nd percentile). The clearest contrast is cost per win (3rd percentile): the measured clubs have paid more per unit of positive WAR than most peers.
5 seasons with salary-era data across 1 stint. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.
★ 2 titles · 2 pennants · 4 playoff appearances · 497–306 (0.619)
Overview
| Team | Role | Year | Pay $M |
Rel Pay |
Surp $M |
Surp WAR |
Dead % |
Cheap $M |
Draft $M |
Trd $M |
Int'l $M |
$ / WAR |
WAR | Depth | Dead WAR |
HG | Trade | Net/ Trd |
FA | R5 | RFA | PPA | CPA | WAB | TAB | W-L% | PO | Pen | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dodgers |
GM | 2022 111–51 | $267 | 187 | -38 | -10.5 | 20% | +45 | +23 | +23 | -1 | $4.1M | 62.4 | 13.0 | -2.2 | +5.1 | -1.4 | -0.20 | -7.4 | +0.0 | +0.04 | 1.65 | 1.76 | +21.1 | +20.6 | 0.685 | ✓ | ||
| Dodgers |
GM | 2023 100–62 | $200 | 131 | -6 | -1.5 | 27% | +41 | +15 | +7 | +1 | $3.9M | 49.0 | 9.0 | -2.8 | +7.8 | +7.3 | +0.73 | +19.8 | +0.0 | +0.00 | 5.78 | 0.74 | +14.7 | +11.6 | 0.617 | ✓ | ||
| Dodgers |
GM | 2024 98–64 | $264 | 164 | -63 | -15.2 | 24% | +9 | -1 | -2 | +0 | $5.1M | 48.3 | 10.0 | -3.9 | +28.3 | -4.1 | -0.41 | -0.3 | +0.0 | +0.39 | 4.29 | 0.45 | +9.8 | +8.1 | 0.605 | ✓ | ✓ | ★ |
| Dodgers |
GM | 2025 93–69 | $393 | 249 | -195 | -48.0 | 25% | +15 | -5 | -14 | +0 | $7.4M | 48.9 | 9.0 | -4.0 | +6.7 | -0.4 | -0.05 | -0.1 | +0.0 | +0.54 | 3.47 | 1.06 | -0.5 | +3.7 | 0.574 | ✓ | ✓ | ★ |
| Dodgers |
GM | 2026 95–60 | $366 | 226 | -148 | -33.9 | 16% | +35 | -0 | -8 | +0 | $7.1M | 49.6 | 8.0 | -2.3 | +0.3 | +0.0 | +0.01 | +1.0 | +0.0 | +0.54 | 5.42 | 0.80 | +6.7 | +7.7 | 0.613 | |||
| Career total (1985+ data) | $1490 | 191 | -450 | -109.1 | 22% | +29 | +6 | +2 | -0 | $5.5M | 258.1 | 9.8 | -3.0 | +48.1 | +1.5 | +0.04 | +13.1 | +0.0 | +0.29 | 3.78 | 0.96 | +51.7 | +51.6 | 0.619 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
Roster Construction
Build channels — net fWAR
Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.
Trades
Trades made — 0 deals credited to Brandon Gomes, best expected value first; surplus is realized value in $M
No graded trades on record for this executive.
Players acquired — 104 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)
| Player | Pos | Team | How | Year | Szns | fWAR | WAR/yr | RFA | PPA | CPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shohei Ohtani | DH | LAD |
Free agency | 2023 | 3 | +25.1 | +8.4 | – | 43.0% | 3.78% |
| Freddie Freeman | 1B | LAD |
Free agency | 2022 | 5 | +24.9 | +5.0 | – | 9.9% | 11.76% |
| Yoshinobu Yamamoto | P | LAD |
Draft | 2024 | 3 | +12.5 | +4.2 | – | – | – |
| Andy Pages | OF | LAD |
Draft | 2024 | 3 | +9.2 | +3.1 | – | – | – |
| Tyler Glasnow | P | LAD |
Trade | 2023 | 3 | +7.5 | +2.5 | – | 15.7% | 1.78% |
| Miguel Rojas | SS | LAD |
Trade | 2023 | 5 | +5.4 | +1.1 | – | – | – |
| Teoscar Hernández | OF | LAD |
Free agency | 2024 | 3 | +5.1 | +1.7 | – | 13.4% | 1.59% |
| Tyler Anderson | P | LAD |
Free agency | 2022 | 1 | +4.0 | +4.0 | – | 6.7% | 7.12% |
| James Outman | OF | LAD |
Draft | 2022 | 2 | +4.0 | +2.0 | – | – | – |
| Emmet Sheehan | P | LAD |
Draft | 2023 | 3 | +3.9 | +1.3 | – | – | – |
| Blake Snell | P | LAD |
Free agency | 2024 | 2 | +3.7 | +1.8 | – | 6.5% | 1.97% |
| Tommy Edman | 2B | LAD |
Trade | 2024 | 3 | +3.0 | +1.0 | -0.63 | 3.0% | 0.40% |
| Justin Wrobleski | P | LAD |
Draft | 2024 | 2 | +3.0 | +1.5 | – | – | – |
| Jack Dreyer | P | LAD |
Draft | 2025 | 2 | +2.5 | +1.3 | – | – | – |
| J. D. Martinez | DH/OF | LAD |
Free agency | 2022 | 1 | +2.3 | +2.3 | – | 13.6% | 1.73% |
| Jason Heyward | OF | LAD |
Free agency | 2022 | 2 | +2.2 | +1.1 | – | 13.0% | 1.64% |
| Tanner Scott | P | LAD |
Free agency | 2025 | 1 | +2.2 | +2.2 | – | 12.2% | 1.80% |
| Edgardo Henriquez | P | LAD |
Draft | 2024 | 3 | +1.9 | +0.6 | – | – | – |
| Bobby Miller | P | LAD |
Draft | 2023 | 1 | +1.8 | +1.8 | – | – | – |
| Tarik Skubal | P | LAD |
Trade | 2026 | 1 | +1.8 | +1.8 | – | 9.8% | 1.44% |
| Gavin Stone | P | LAD |
Draft | 2023 | 1 | +1.7 | +1.7 | – | – | – |
| Ben Casparius | P | LAD |
Draft | 2024 | 2 | +1.4 | +0.7 | – | – | – |
| Michael Grove | P | LAD |
Draft | 2022 | 2 | +1.2 | +0.6 | – | – | – |
| Hyeseong Kim | 2B/SS | LAD |
Draft | 2025 | 2 | +1.2 | +0.6 | – | – | – |
| Chris Martin | P | LAD |
Trade | 2022 | 1 | +1.2 | +1.2 | -0.03 | 2.2% | 2.11% |
| Dalton Rushing | C | LAD |
Draft | 2025 | 1 | +1.1 | +1.1 | – | – | – |
| Kyle Tucker | OF | LAD |
Free agency | 2026 | 1 | +1.1 | +1.1 | – | 5.7% | 0.85% |
| Andrew Heaney | P | LAD |
Trade | 2022 | 1 | +1.1 | +1.1 | – | 2.1% | 2.04% |
| Alex Freeland | 2B | LAD |
Draft | 2025 | 2 | +1.0 | +0.5 | – | – | – |
| Daniel Hudson | P | LAD |
Trade | 2022 | 3 | +1.0 | +0.3 | – | 1.5% | 1.45% |
| Craig Kimbrel | P | LAD |
Trade | 2022 | 1 | +0.9 | +0.9 | – | 1.7% | 1.58% |
| Will Klein | P | LAD |
Trade | 2025 | 2 | +0.9 | +0.5 | +0.49 | 0.9% | 0.27% |
| Roki Sasaki | P | LAD |
Draft | 2025 | 1 | +0.8 | +0.8 | – | – | – |
| Jack Flaherty | P | LAD |
Trade | 2024 | 1 | +0.8 | +0.8 | – | 2.9% | 0.39% |
| Yency Almonte | P | LAD |
Free agency | 2022 | 2 | +0.7 | +0.3 | – | 1.0% | 0.90% |
| Kyle Hurt | P | LAD |
Draft | 2023 | 3 | +0.7 | +0.2 | – | – | – |
| Michael Kopech | P | LAD |
Trade | 2024 | 2 | +0.7 | +0.3 | -0.63 | 2.4% | 0.31% |
| Anthony Banda | P | LAD |
Trade | 2024 | 2 | +0.6 | +0.3 | – | 2.1% | 0.28% |
| Shelby Miller | P | LAD |
Free agency | 2022 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | – | 3.1% | 0.40% |
| James Paxton | P | LAD |
Trade | 2024 | 1 | +0.5 | +0.5 | – | 1.7% | 0.24% |
| Alex Call | OF | LAD |
Trade | 2025 | 2 | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.01 | 0.3% | 0.11% |
| Ryan Brasier | P | LAD |
Free agency | 2023 | 2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | – | 6.3% | 0.82% |
| Ryan Pepiot | P | LAD |
Draft | 2022 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | – | – | – |
| River Ryan | P | LAD |
Trade | 2022 | 1 | +0.4 | +0.4 | +0.05 | – | – |
| Amed Rosario | SS | LAD |
Trade | 2023 | 2 | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.00 | 2.0% | 0.26% |
| Jonny DeLuca | OF | LAD |
Draft | 2023 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – | – | – |
| Enrique Hernández | OF | LAD |
Free agency | 2024 | 7 | +0.3 | +0.0 | – | 8.0% | 0.87% |
| Ryan Ward | OF | LAD |
Draft | 2026 | 1 | +0.3 | +0.3 | – | – | – |
| Landon Knack | P | LAD |
Draft | 2024 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | – | – |
| Brock Stewart | P | LAD |
Trade | 2025 | 2 | +0.2 | +0.1 | -2.28 | – | – |
| Kolten Wong | 2B | LAD |
Trade | 2023 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 0.9% | 0.12% |
| Jake Lamb | 3B | LAD |
Trade | 2022 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 0.5% | 0.44% |
| Nick Ahmed | SS | LAD |
Trade | 2024 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 0.7% | 0.10% |
| Joey Gallo | OF | LAD |
Trade | 2022 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 0.3% | 0.30% |
| Lou Trivino | P | LAD |
Trade | 2025 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 0.8% | 0.23% |
| Nick Robertson | P | LAD |
Trade | 2023 | 1 | +0.2 | +0.2 | – | 1.0% | 0.13% |
| Nabil Crismatt | P | LAD |
Free agency | 2023 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.2% | 0.03% |
| Santiago Espinal | 2B/3B | LAD |
Free agency | 2026 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.3% | 0.04% |
| Hunter Feduccia | C | LAD |
Draft | 2024 | 2 | +0.1 | +0.0 | – | – | – |
| Paul Gervase | P | LAD |
Trade | 2025 | 2 | +0.1 | +0.0 | +1.21 | 0.1% | 0.02% |
| Evan Phillips | P | LAD |
Free agency | 2026 | 6 | +0.1 | +0.0 | – | 0.2% | 0.21% |
| José Ureña | P | LAD |
Trade | 2025 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.2% | 0.05% |
| Noah Syndergaard | P | LAD |
Trade | 2023 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.6% | 0.08% |
| Nick Ramirez | P | LAD |
Trade | 2024 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.2% | 0.03% |
| Tayler Scott | P | LAD |
Trade | 2023 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.5% | 0.07% |
| Brent Honeywell | P | LAD |
Trade | 2024 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.3% | 0.04% |
| Eric Lauer | P | LAD |
Trade | 2026 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.6% | 0.09% |
| Austin Wynns | C | LAD |
Trade | 2023 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.7% | 0.09% |
| Kris Bubic | P | LAD |
Trade | 2026 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.5% | 0.07% |
| Tyson Miller | P | LAD |
Trade | 2023 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.4% | 0.05% |
| Yohan Ramírez | P | LAD |
Trade | 2024 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 0.2% | 0.03% |
| Gus Varland | P | LAD |
Trade | 2023 | 1 | +0.1 | +0.1 | – | 1.1% | 0.15% |
| Tyler Cyr | P | LAD |
Free agency | 2023 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.2% | 0.03% |
| Justin Dean | OF | LAD |
Draft | 2025 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Jake Eder | P | LAD |
Trade | 2026 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.1% | 0.02% |
| Bryan Hudson | P | LAD |
Draft | 2023 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Joe Kelly | P | LAD |
Trade | 2023 | 4 | -0.0 | -0.0 | -0.06 | 0.1% | 1.01% |
| Jack Little | P | LAD |
Draft | 2025 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – |
| Zach Logue | P | LAD |
Free agency | 2024 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Kevin Pillar | OF | LAD |
Free agency | 2022 | – | -0.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Luke Williams | 3B/OF | LAD |
Free agency | 2023 | – | +0.0 | – | – | – | – |
| Jake Marisnick | OF | LAD |
Trade | 2023 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.1% | 0.02% |
| Esteury Ruiz | OF | LAD |
Trade | 2025 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | -0.05 | 0.1% | 0.03% |
| Eduardo Salazar | P | LAD |
Trade | 2024 | 1 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | 0.1% | 0.01% |
| Edwin Díaz | P | LAD |
Free agency | 2025 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Robbie Erlin | P | LAD |
Free agency | 2022 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Jonathan Hernández | P | LAD |
Free agency | 2026 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Cole Irvin | P | LAD |
Free agency | 2026 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Dinelson Lamet | P | LAD |
Free agency | 2024 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Wyatt Mills | P | LAD |
Free agency | 2025 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Matt Sauer | P | LAD |
Free agency | 2025 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Wander Suero | P | LAD |
Free agency | 2023 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Kirby Yates | P | LAD |
Free agency | 2025 | – | -0.1 | – | – | – | – |
| Shane Greene | P | LAD |
Trade | 2022 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | – | 0.1% | 0.06% |
| Ryan Yarbrough | P | LAD |
Trade | 2023 | 1 | -0.1 | -0.1 | -0.04 | 1.1% | 0.14% |
| J. P. Feyereisen | P | LAD |
Trade | 2022 | – | -0.2 | – | -0.03 | – | – |
| Yonny Hernández | 2B/3B | LAD |
Trade | 2022 | – | -0.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Ben Rortvedt | C | LAD |
Trade | 2025 | 1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | +1.21 | 0.7% | 0.20% |
| David Peralta | OF | LAD |
Free agency | 2023 | – | -0.3 | – | – | – | – |
| Hanser Alberto | 2B/3B | LAD |
Free agency | 2022 | – | -0.5 | – | – | – | – |
| Chuckie Robinson | C | LAD |
Free agency | 2025 | – | -0.5 | – | – | – | – |
| Miguel Vargas | 3B | LAD |
Draft | 2022 | 1 | -0.5 | -0.5 | – | – | – |
| Michael Busch | 1B | LAD |
Draft | 2023 | – | -0.6 | – | – | – | – |
| Michael Conforto | OF | LAD |
Free agency | 2024 | – | -0.6 | – | – | – | – |
Trade-side columns: RFA is playoff-readiness percentage points added to the future roster foundation. It grades the franchise's entire side of a trade, so the same score repeats for every player acquired in that package. PPA/CPA remain player-level arrival-year probability points.
WAB = wins above what the team's payroll predicted (resource-controlled). WAR surplus = era-neutral value (WAR minus payroll in win-equivalents). Roster surplus $M = dollar value of WAR over cost. Build channels (realized fWAR): HG = home-grown via amateur draft / international signing; Trade = acquired minus surrendered (incl. purchases/waivers); FA = signed minus walked; R5 = Rule-5 / minor-league-draft pickups. Credit follows the acquisition year — home-grown to the regime at the player's draft/signing (not whoever was in the chair when he peaked), trade/FA/R5 to the GM who made the move. Players acquired as prospects before debuting (e.g. Smoltz, Bagwell; Rule-5 picks like Uggla) are counted as trade/R5, not home-grown. All are franchise-level outcomes during the stint, not solely attributable to one executive.