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 (1990) | Role | GM WAR | Record | Regime | Payroll | Δ Pay | TAB | WAB | Surplus $M | Postseason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Athletics | Sandy Alderson | GM | -0.9 | 103–59 | CONTEND | $20M | +3 | +14.4 | +18.6 | +2.0 | Pennant |
| 2 | Pirates | Larry Doughty | GM | +4.5 | 95–67 | WINDOW | $14M | +3 | +13.5 | +15.4 | +5.8 | Playoffs |
| 3 | Mets | Frank Cashen | GM | +5.1 | 91–71 | CONTEND | $22M | +1 | +13.3 | +5.7 | +0.8 | — |
| 4 | Mariners | Woody Woodward | GM | +0.8 | 77–85 | WINDOW | $11M | +3 | +11.3 | +0.7 | +6.5 | — |
| 5 | Reds | Bob Quinn | GM | +0.4 | 91–71 | WINDOW | $14M | +2 | +9.8 | +11.7 | +3.9 | World Series |
| 6 | White Sox | Larry Himes | GM | -1.6 | 94–68 | WINDOW | $9M | +1 | +8.6 | +19.8 | +6.1 | — |
| 7 | Blue Jays | Pat Gillick | GM | +7.0 | 86–76 | CONTEND | $19M | +4 | +8.0 | +2.3 | -0.2 | — |
| 8 | Rangers | Tom Grieve | GM | +0.4 | 83–79 | WINDOW | $14M | +4 | +3.3 | +3.3 | +1.0 | — |
| 9 | Orioles | Roland Hemond | GM | +3.0 | 76–85 | WINDOW | $9M | +1 | +2.0 | +2.5 | +3.4 | — |
| 10 | Red Sox | Lou Gorman | GM | -0.0 | 88–74 | CONTEND | $21M | +2 | +2.0 | +3.3 | -3.2 | Playoffs |
| 11 | Cardinals | Dal Maxvill | GM | -0.2 | 70–92 | CONTEND | $20M | +4 | +1.9 | -13.8 | -2.9 | — |
| 12 | Dodgers | Fred Claire | GM | -3.0 | 86–76 | CONTEND | $20M | +0 | +0.1 | +1.7 | -4.0 | — |
| 13 | Angels | Mike Port | GM | +1.3 | 80–82 | FORCED-SPEND | $22M | +7 | -1.1 | -5.5 | -6.6 | — |
| 14 | Nationals | Dave Dombrowski | GM | +1.3 | 85–77 | REBUILD | $16M | +2 | -1.5 | +3.8 | -2.0 | — |
| 15 | Phillies | Lee Thomas | GM | -3.5 | 77–85 | REBUILD | $14M | +4 | -2.6 | -2.3 | -1.4 | — |
| 16 | Twins | Andy MacPhail | GM | -2.1 | 74–88 | REBUILD | $14M | -2 | -5.2 | -5.5 | -2.6 | — |
| 17 | Padres | Jack McKeon | GM | -2.4 | 75–87 | FORCED-SPEND | $17M | +4 | -5.3 | -7.3 | -4.4 | — |
| 18 | Giants | Al Rosen | GM | +0.7 | 85–77 | FORCED-SPEND | $21M | +4 | -5.5 | +0.5 | -7.3 | — |
| 19 | Braves | Bobby Cox | GM | -7.0 | 65–97 | REBUILD | $13M | +5 | -6.6 | -13.3 | -1.7 | — |
| 20 | Guardians | Hank Peters | GM | -3.2 | 77–85 | REBUILD | $15M | +5 | -6.7 | -3.4 | -3.5 | — |
| 21 | Tigers | Bill Lajoie | GM | +2.0 | 79–83 | FORCED-SPEND | $19M | +3 | -6.7 | -4.4 | -6.1 | — |
| 22 | Brewers | Harry Dalton | GM | -3.7 | 74–88 | FORCED-SPEND | $20M | +8 | -8.4 | -9.8 | -7.3 | — |
| 23 | Cubs | Jim Frey | GM | -0.9 | 77–85 | REBUILD | $15M | +4 | -9.9 | -3.1 | -4.4 | — |
| 24 | Royals | John Schuerholz | GM | +6.5 | 75–86 | FORCED-SPEND | $23M | +6 | -10.3 | -10.3 | -10.4 | — |
| 25 | Yankees | Hardy Peterson | GM | -4.7 | 67–95 | FORCED-SPEND | $20M | +6 | -15.4 | -17.0 | -10.2 | — |
| 26 | Astros | Bill Wood | GM | -3.5 | 75–87 | FORCED-SPEND | $19M | +3 | -16.5 | -8.2 | -10.6 | — |
| 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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