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 (2020) | Role | GM WAR | Record | Regime | Payroll | Δ Pay | TAB | WAB | Surplus $M | Postseason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJ Preller | GM | -1.2 | 37–23 | CONTEND | $133M | +56 | +23.7 pace | +16.5 pace | +28.0 | Playoffs | |
| 2 | Andrew Friedman | POBO | +9.3 | 43–17 | CONTEND | $186M | +12 | +21.4 pace | +28.5 pace | -19.9 | World Series | |
| 3 | Erik Neander | GM | +9.1 | 40–20 | WINDOW | $53M | -6 | +18.9 pace | +36.2 pace | +55.0 | Pennant | |
| 4 | Kenny Williams | POBO | -1.6 | 35–25 | CONTEND | $125M | +36 | +17.9 pace | +11.9 pace | +18.3 | Playoffs | |
| 5 | Chris Antonetti | POBO | +4.2 | 35–25 | WINDOW | $87M | -37 | +17.6 pace | +16.4 pace | +43.4 | Playoffs | |
| 6 | Derek Falvey | POBO | +2.8 | 36–24 | CONTEND | $137M | +29 | +14.2 pace | +13.4 pace | -0.8 | Playoffs | |
| 7 | Billy Beane | POBO | +4.7 | 36–24 | WINDOW | $97M | -1 | +10.1 pace | +17.8 pace | +17.0 | Playoffs | |
| 8 | David Stearns | POBO | +3.4 | 29–31 | WINDOW | $96M | -27 | +10.0 pace | -1.0 pace | +12.7 | Playoffs | |
| 9 | Alex Anthopoulos | GM | +2.8 | 35–25 | CONTEND | $143M | -4 | +8.5 pace | +10.2 pace | -21.0 | Playoffs | |
| 10 | Brodie Van Wagenen | GM | +2.2 | 26–34 | CONTEND | $138M | +18 | +8.5 pace | -13.7 pace | -16.9 | — | |
| 11 | Mike Elias | GM | +3.5 | 25–35 | WINDOW | $49M | -32 | +3.4 pace | -3.5 pace | +24.4 | — | |
| 12 | Farhan Zaidi | POBO | +1.8 | 29–31 | CONTEND | $121M | -54 | +3.2 pace | -3.9 pace | -18.4 | — | |
| 13 | Dick Williams | POBO | -3.4 | 31–29 | CONTEND | $130M | +5 | +2.7 pace | +0.6 pace | -22.8 | Playoffs | |
| 14 | Dayton Moore | GM | -2.3 | 26–34 | WINDOW | $74M | -13 | +1.0 pace | -5.9 pace | +7.5 | — | |
| 15 | Theo Epstein | POBO | +3.8 | 34–26 | CONTEND | $183M | -36 | +0.5 pace | +4.4 pace | -70.7 | Playoffs | |
| 16 | Brian Cashman | GM | +1.2 | 33–27 | FORCED-SPEND | $211M | -6 | -1.3 pace | -0.1 pace | -102.5 | Playoffs | |
| 17 | Billy Eppler | GM | -3.2 | 26–34 | FORCED-SPEND | $168M | +7 | -3.5 pace | -16.1 pace | -72.8 | — | |
| 18 | Ned Rice | GM | — | 28–32 | FORCED-SPEND | $159M | -5 | -4.1 pace | -10.1 pace | -68.0 | — | |
| 19 | Jerry Dipoto | GM | +0.8 | 27–33 | REBUILD | $63M | -55 | -4.5 pace | -1.1 pace | +7.4 | — | |
| 20 | John Mozeliak | POBO | +1.0 | 30–28 | FORCED-SPEND | $133M | -18 | -6.2 pace | +0.4 pace | -55.6 | Playoffs | |
| 21 | Mark Shapiro | POBO | +0.7 | 32–28 | REBUILD | $89M | +29 | -6.3 pace | +8.0 pace | -21.9 | Playoffs | |
| 22 | Jeff Luhnow | GM | +5.9 | 29–31 | FORCED-SPEND | $217M | +43 | -6.4 pace | -11.3 pace | -122.0 | Playoffs | |
| 23 | Ben Cherington | GM | -4.2 | 19–41 | REBUILD | $36M | -29 | -8.2 pace | -15.7 pace | -4.0 | — | |
| 24 | Michael Hill | GM | -1.0 | 31–29 | REBUILD | $43M | -31 | -10.0 pace | +14.5 pace | -9.9 | Playoffs | |
| 25 | Mike Hazen | GM | -0.0 | 25–35 | REBUILD | $71M | -47 | -10.9 pace | -8.1 pace | -24.0 | — | |
| 26 | Al Avila | GM | -7.3 | 23–35 | REBUILD | $92M | -9 | -12.8 pace | -14.5 pace | -43.3 | — | |
| 27 | Chaim Bloom | POBO | -2.4 | 24–36 | REBUILD | $103M | -115 | -13.9 pace | -15.5 pace | -52.4 | — | |
| 28 | Michael Rizzo | GM | -0.8 | 26–34 | FORCED-SPEND | $170M | -33 | -18.2 pace | -16.3 pace | -114.8 | — | |
| 29 | Jeff Bridich | GM | -1.8 | 26–34 | REBUILD | $117M | -35 | -21.9 pace | -11.7 pace | -87.5 | — | |
| 30 | Jon Daniels | POBO | -1.1 | 22–38 | FORCED-SPEND | $119M | +17 | -26.9 pace | -22.7 pace | -99.0 | — |
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 | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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