RRosternomics

MLB Front Office Dashboard

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.

NEW Redesigned team pages — payroll grid, depth-chart diamond & regime orbit. Click any team below to explore.
◀ 2021 2019 ▶
TeamHead of baseball ops (2020)Role GM WAR Record Regime Payroll Δ Pay TAB WAB Surplus $MPostseason
1 Padres AJ Preller GM -1.2 37–23 CONTEND $133M +56 +23.7 pace +16.5 pace +28.0 Playoffs
2 Dodgers Andrew Friedman POBO +9.3 43–17 CONTEND $186M +12 +21.4 pace +28.5 pace -19.9 World Series
3 Rays Erik Neander GM +9.1 40–20 WINDOW $53M -6 +18.9 pace +36.2 pace +55.0 Pennant
4 White Sox Kenny Williams POBO -1.6 35–25 CONTEND $125M +36 +17.9 pace +11.9 pace +18.3 Playoffs
5 Guardians Chris Antonetti POBO +4.2 35–25 WINDOW $87M -37 +17.6 pace +16.4 pace +43.4 Playoffs
6 Twins Derek Falvey POBO +2.8 36–24 CONTEND $137M +29 +14.2 pace +13.4 pace -0.8 Playoffs
7 Athletics Billy Beane POBO +4.7 36–24 WINDOW $97M -1 +10.1 pace +17.8 pace +17.0 Playoffs
8 Brewers David Stearns POBO +3.4 29–31 WINDOW $96M -27 +10.0 pace -1.0 pace +12.7 Playoffs
9 Braves Alex Anthopoulos GM +2.8 35–25 CONTEND $143M -4 +8.5 pace +10.2 pace -21.0 Playoffs
10 Mets Brodie Van Wagenen GM +2.2 26–34 CONTEND $138M +18 +8.5 pace -13.7 pace -16.9
11 Orioles Mike Elias GM +3.5 25–35 WINDOW $49M -32 +3.4 pace -3.5 pace +24.4
12 Giants Farhan Zaidi POBO +1.8 29–31 CONTEND $121M -54 +3.2 pace -3.9 pace -18.4
13 Reds Dick Williams POBO -3.4 31–29 CONTEND $130M +5 +2.7 pace +0.6 pace -22.8 Playoffs
14 Royals Dayton Moore GM -2.3 26–34 WINDOW $74M -13 +1.0 pace -5.9 pace +7.5
15 Cubs Theo Epstein POBO +3.8 34–26 CONTEND $183M -36 +0.5 pace +4.4 pace -70.7 Playoffs
16 Yankees Brian Cashman GM +1.2 33–27 FORCED-SPEND $211M -6 -1.3 pace -0.1 pace -102.5 Playoffs
17 Angels Billy Eppler GM -3.2 26–34 FORCED-SPEND $168M +7 -3.5 pace -16.1 pace -72.8
18 Phillies Ned Rice GM 28–32 FORCED-SPEND $159M -5 -4.1 pace -10.1 pace -68.0
19 Mariners Jerry Dipoto GM +0.8 27–33 REBUILD $63M -55 -4.5 pace -1.1 pace +7.4
20 Cardinals John Mozeliak POBO +1.0 30–28 FORCED-SPEND $133M -18 -6.2 pace +0.4 pace -55.6 Playoffs
21 Blue Jays Mark Shapiro POBO +0.7 32–28 REBUILD $89M +29 -6.3 pace +8.0 pace -21.9 Playoffs
22 Astros Jeff Luhnow GM +5.9 29–31 FORCED-SPEND $217M +43 -6.4 pace -11.3 pace -122.0 Playoffs
23 Pirates Ben Cherington GM -4.2 19–41 REBUILD $36M -29 -8.2 pace -15.7 pace -4.0
24 Marlins Michael Hill GM -1.0 31–29 REBUILD $43M -31 -10.0 pace +14.5 pace -9.9 Playoffs
25 Diamondbacks Mike Hazen GM -0.0 25–35 REBUILD $71M -47 -10.9 pace -8.1 pace -24.0
26 Tigers Al Avila GM -7.3 23–35 REBUILD $92M -9 -12.8 pace -14.5 pace -43.3
27 Red Sox Chaim Bloom POBO -2.4 24–36 REBUILD $103M -115 -13.9 pace -15.5 pace -52.4
28 Nationals Michael Rizzo GM -0.8 26–34 FORCED-SPEND $170M -33 -18.2 pace -16.3 pace -114.8
29 Rockies Jeff Bridich GM -1.8 26–34 REBUILD $117M -35 -21.9 pace -11.7 pace -87.5
30 Rangers 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.

What each regime is worth — every settled team-season since 1985

RegimeSeasonsWin %Playoff %Pennant %WS %
WINDOW 28952.230.14.81.0
CONTEND 31156.863.019.310.3
FORCED-SPEND 26047.98.81.21.2
REBUILD 32843.31.20.30.3