Pick a season to see who ran each team and how they performed — WAB/TAB (resource-controlled), surplus, and postseason result. Click a name for that executive's full profile, or a team for its dashboard.
| Team | Head of baseball ops (1986) | Role | GM WAR | Record | Regime | Payroll | Δ Pay | TAB | WAB | Surplus $M | Postseason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mets | Frank Cashen | GM | +5.1 | 108–54 | CONTEND | $15M | +4 | +16.6 | +22.6 | +1.4 | World Series |
| 2 | Angels | Mike Port | GM | +1.3 | 92–70 | CONTEND | $14M | +3 | +13.5 | +7.4 | +1.5 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Astros | Dick Wagner | GM | +0.3 | 96–66 | WINDOW | $10M | +1 | +10.1 | +15.1 | +2.7 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Giants | Al Rosen | GM | +0.7 | 83–79 | WINDOW | $8M | +1 | +9.2 | +4.9 | +3.8 | — |
| 5 | Tigers | Bill Lajoie | GM | +2.0 | 87–75 | CONTEND | $12M | +2 | +7.8 | +4.0 | +1.1 | — |
| 6 | Blue Jays | Pat Gillick | GM | +7.0 | 86–76 | CONTEND | $12M | +2 | +7.1 | +3.3 | +1.0 | — |
| 7 | Rangers | Tom Grieve | GM | +0.4 | 87–75 | WINDOW | $6M | -1 | +6.3 | +13.0 | +3.2 | — |
| 8 | Yankees | Clyde King | GM | +3.0 | 90–72 | CONTEND | $16M | +2 | +5.2 | +3.7 | -3.3 | — |
| 9 | Red Sox | Lou Gorman | GM | -0.0 | 95–66 | CONTEND | $14M | +4 | +3.1 | +10.2 | -2.6 | Pennant |
| 10 | Nationals | Murray Cook | GM | +0.9 | 78–83 | WINDOW | $11M | +1 | +0.7 | -2.7 | -0.2 | — |
| 11 | Pirates | Syd Thrift | GM | -0.1 | 64–98 | WINDOW | $8M | -2 | +0.6 | -13.6 | +1.3 | — |
| 12 | Athletics | Sandy Alderson | GM | -0.9 | 76–86 | REBUILD | $10M | +1 | -1.2 | -4.0 | -0.9 | — |
| 13 | Guardians | Joe Klein | GM | -6.5 | 84–78 | REBUILD | $7M | +1 | -1.3 | +7.6 | +0.7 | — |
| 14 | Phillies | Bill Giles | GM | -2.6 | 86–75 | REBUILD | $10M | +0 | -1.3 | +5.4 | -0.9 | — |
| 15 | Reds | Bill Bergesch | GM | +0.2 | 86–76 | FORCED-SPEND | $12M | +3 | -1.8 | +3.7 | -1.4 | — |
| 16 | Orioles | Hank Peters | GM | -3.2 | 73–89 | FORCED-SPEND | $11M | -1 | -2.9 | -9.3 | -1.8 | — |
| 17 | Cardinals | Dal Maxvill | GM | -0.2 | 79–82 | REBUILD | $10M | -1 | -4.7 | -0.7 | -1.1 | — |
| 18 | Royals | John Schuerholz | GM | +6.5 | 76–86 | FORCED-SPEND | $13M | +3 | -4.8 | -7.7 | -3.5 | — |
| 19 | Twins | Andy MacPhail | GM | -2.1 | 71–91 | REBUILD | $9M | +4 | -6.0 | -8.0 | -1.0 | — |
| 20 | Brewers | Harry Dalton | GM | -3.7 | 77–84 | REBUILD | $9M | -3 | -7.1 | -1.2 | -0.8 | — |
| 21 | Mariners | Dick Balderson | GM | +0.5 | 67–95 | REBUILD | $6M | +2 | -7.1 | -6.8 | +0.3 | — |
| 22 | White Sox | Ken Harrelson | GM | -1.4 | 72–90 | REBUILD | $10M | +1 | -7.4 | -8.9 | -3.1 | — |
| 23 | Dodgers | Al Campanis | GM | -1.0 | 73–89 | FORCED-SPEND | $14M | +4 | -8.6 | -12.3 | -5.7 | — |
| 24 | Padres | Jack McKeon | GM | -2.4 | 74–88 | FORCED-SPEND | $12M | +1 | -10.3 | -8.5 | -4.5 | — |
| 25 | Cubs | Dallas Green | GM | -4.3 | 70–90 | FORCED-SPEND | $16M | +3 | -13.3 | -15.7 | -8.7 | — |
| 26 | Braves | Bobby Cox | GM | -7.0 | 72–89 | FORCED-SPEND | $16M | +2 | -14.6 | -13.8 | -8.3 | — |
| 27 | Diamondbacks | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 28 | Rockies | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 29 | Marlins | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 30 | Rays | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
TAB = roster WAR above what payroll predicted — the resource-controlled GM-skill signal (year-to-year ≈+0.47). WAB = realized wins above payroll expectation: TAB plus the non-repeatable luck of converting talent into wins (the scoreboard anchor, not a skill metric). Surplus = WAR × season market $/WAR − salary (fWAR; 1985–2026). Regime = quadrant of payroll × TAB. Δ Pay = payroll change vs the prior season. "pace" = provisional 162-game estimate for the in-progress season. Decision-maker = President of Baseball Ops if the team has one, otherwise GM. Ranked by TAB; click a row for the team, or a header to re-sort.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 281 | 52.1 | 31.0 | 5.0 | 1.1 |
| CONTEND | 300 | 56.9 | 64.7 | 19.7 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 256 | 48.0 | 9.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| REBUILD | 321 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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