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 (1988) | Role | GM WAR | Record | Regime | Payroll | Δ Pay | TAB | WAB | Surplus $M | Postseason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mets | Frank Cashen | GM | +5.1 | 100–60 | CONTEND | $16M | +1 | +18.4 | +15.4 | +1.4 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Athletics | Sandy Alderson | GM | -0.9 | 104–58 | WINDOW | $11M | -2 | +16.0 | +23.4 | +4.6 | Pennant |
| 3 | Red Sox | Lou Gorman | GM | -0.0 | 89–73 | CONTEND | $15M | +3 | +13.0 | +3.7 | +0.3 | Playoffs |
| 4 | Pirates | Larry Doughty | GM | +4.5 | 85–75 | WINDOW | $6M | +0 | +11.1 | +12.0 | +5.3 | — |
| 5 | Reds | Murray Cook | GM | +0.9 | 87–74 | WINDOW | $9M | +0 | +7.4 | +8.4 | +2.7 | — |
| 6 | Giants | Al Rosen | GM | +0.7 | 83–79 | CONTEND | $12M | +4 | +6.8 | +0.5 | +0.5 | — |
| 7 | Twins | Andy MacPhail | GM | -2.1 | 91–71 | CONTEND | $13M | +3 | +6.5 | +7.5 | +0.0 | — |
| 8 | Padres | Jack McKeon | GM | -2.4 | 83–78 | WINDOW | $10M | -1 | +5.7 | +4.2 | +1.9 | — |
| 9 | Blue Jays | Pat Gillick | GM | +7.0 | 87–75 | CONTEND | $12M | +2 | +5.1 | +4.4 | +0.2 | — |
| 10 | Nationals | Bill Stoneman | GM | +2.8 | 81–81 | WINDOW | $9M | +2 | +3.7 | +1.9 | +0.9 | — |
| 11 | Mariners | Dick Balderson | GM | +0.5 | 68–93 | WINDOW | $8M | +3 | +2.6 | -7.8 | +2.1 | — |
| 12 | Brewers | Harry Dalton | GM | -3.7 | 87–75 | WINDOW | $9M | +2 | +2.4 | +8.1 | +1.0 | — |
| 13 | Dodgers | Fred Claire | GM | -3.0 | 94–67 | CONTEND | $16M | +3 | +1.9 | +8.6 | -3.4 | World Series |
| 14 | Tigers | Bill Lajoie | GM | +2.0 | 88–74 | CONTEND | $14M | +1 | +0.8 | +4.2 | -2.0 | — |
| 15 | Rangers | Tom Grieve | GM | +0.4 | 70–91 | WINDOW | $6M | +0 | +0.8 | -3.5 | +2.8 | — |
| 16 | Royals | John Schuerholz | GM | +6.5 | 84–77 | CONTEND | $14M | +2 | +0.3 | +0.5 | -2.4 | — |
| 17 | Guardians | Hank Peters | GM | -3.2 | 78–84 | REBUILD | $8M | -1 | -0.7 | +1.9 | +0.8 | — |
| 18 | Cubs | Jim Frey | GM | -0.9 | 77–85 | FORCED-SPEND | $13M | +0 | -5.2 | -6.4 | -3.6 | — |
| 19 | Angels | Mike Port | GM | +1.3 | 75–87 | FORCED-SPEND | $12M | -1 | -5.9 | -7.2 | -2.6 | — |
| 20 | Cardinals | Dal Maxvill | GM | -0.2 | 76–86 | FORCED-SPEND | $15M | +3 | -7.3 | -8.8 | -4.9 | — |
| 21 | Yankees | Lou Piniella | GM | -2.0 | 85–76 | FORCED-SPEND | $19M | +3 | -8.7 | -2.9 | -8.8 | — |
| 22 | Astros | Bill Wood | GM | -3.5 | 82–80 | FORCED-SPEND | $13M | +1 | -8.8 | -1.1 | -4.7 | — |
| 23 | White Sox | Larry Himes | GM | -1.6 | 71–90 | REBUILD | $7M | -4 | -9.6 | -3.1 | -0.8 | — |
| 24 | Phillies | Woody Woodward | GM | +0.8 | 65–96 | FORCED-SPEND | $14M | +2 | -21.8 | -18.4 | -9.3 | — |
| 25 | Braves | Bobby Cox | GM | -7.0 | 54–106 | FORCED-SPEND | $12M | -2 | -22.0 | -27.3 | -8.1 | — |
| 26 | Orioles | Roland Hemond | GM | +3.0 | 54–107 | FORCED-SPEND | $13M | +0 | -22.2 | -28.8 | -8.7 | — |
| 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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