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Brandon Gomes

Brandon Gomes

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Born Jul 15, 1984 · Fall River, MA · age 42

General manager for the Dodgers (2022–present).

5 seasons with salary-era data across 1 stint. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one executive.

Overview

Titles2
Pennants2
Playoffs4
Record464–282
Win %0.622
+5.9GM WAR — wins above a replacement GM (org-adjusted, shrunk; per season) ±6.15th/195 execs
9.4Depth — 2+ WAR regulars per season (the breadth that drives TAB, not stars)4th/195 execs
-2.8Dead WAR — WAR/yr bled by sub-replacement players (closer to 0 = better)5th/195 execs
26%Dead money — payroll on <0.5-WAR players (lower = better)26th/195 execs
$32MCheap-talent surplus — $/yr of value from cost-controlled (pre-arb/arb) players above their pay; the selection engine, and the stickiest GM skill we track41st/195 execs
$7MDrafted surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own draftees (the develop-from-the-draft engine)87th/195 execs
$3MTraded-for surplus — cheap-talent surplus from cost-controlled players he acquired via trade90th/195 execs
$-0MInt'l surplus — cheap-talent surplus from his own international signees127th/195 execs
+46.0TAB — talent above budget — roster-construction alpha (talent your budget bought above expectation), tenure total20th/195 execs
+46.2WAB — realized wins (TAB + the non-repeatable luck of converting talent to wins)20th/195 execs
3.36Acquisition Leverage — playoff pts per acquired WAR, graded once in the year each deal's wins arrive (the repeatable decision skill)32nd/195 execs
-366Roster surplus $M180th/195 execs

Tenure breakdown

TeamRoleYearsSzns WAB WAB/yr TAB WAR surp HG Trade FA R5 AcqLev W-L% POPenWS Surp $M
Dodgers GM 2022–present 4 +46.2 +11.55 +46.0 -80.0 +43.9 +2.8 +11.9 +0.0 3.36 0.622 422 -366
Career total (1985+ data) 5 +46.2 +46.0 -80.0 +43.9 +2.8 +11.9 +0.0 3.36 0.622 42 2 -366

Roster Construction

How the roster was sourced

Share of acquired fWAR by channel vs. league average.

Build channels — net fWAR

Acquired minus surrendered / signed minus walked.

Home-grown (draft/intl)+43.9
Trade+2.8
Free agency+11.9
Rule 5 / minor draft+0.0
Sourcing mix: 35% draft · 52% FA · 13% trade · 0% R5

Roster value distribution — career average — depth vs. stars

Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR, averaged across Brandon Gomes's seasons. Bars = his rosters; the black line = the league-average player at each slot. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge.

Players acquired — 102 players, by realized fWAR for the franchise (scroll for more)

PlayerPosTeam How Year Szns fWAR WAR/yr Lev
Freddie Freeman 1B LAD Free agency 2022 5 +24.9 +5.0 9.8
Shohei Ohtani DH LAD Free agency 2023 3 +24.5 +8.2 43.4
Yoshinobu Yamamoto P LAD Draft 2024 3 +10.6 +3.5
Andy Pages OF LAD Draft 2024 3 +8.3 +2.8
Tyler Glasnow P LAD Trade 2023 3 +6.6 +2.2 15.4
Miguel Rojas SS LAD Trade 2023 5 +5.4 +1.1
Teoscar Hernández OF LAD Free agency 2024 3 +4.5 +1.5 13.2
Tyler Anderson P LAD Free agency 2022 1 +4.0 +4.0 6.7
James Outman OF LAD Draft 2022 2 +4.0 +2.0
Emmet Sheehan P LAD Draft 2023 3 +3.8 +1.3
Justin Wrobleski P LAD Draft 2024 2 +3.6 +1.8
Tommy Edman 2B LAD Trade 2024 3 +2.7 +0.9 3.1
J. D. Martinez DH/OF LAD Free agency 2022 1 +2.3 +2.3 13.6
Jack Dreyer P LAD Draft 2025 2 +2.2 +1.1
Jason Heyward OF LAD Free agency 2022 2 +2.2 +1.1 12.9
Bobby Miller P LAD Draft 2023 1 +2.0 +2.0
Blake Snell P LAD Free agency 2024 2 +2.0 +1.0 5.7
Gavin Stone P LAD Draft 2023 1 +1.7 +1.7
Ben Casparius P LAD Draft 2024 2 +1.4 +0.7
Michael Grove P LAD Draft 2022 2 +1.2 +0.6
Edgardo Henriquez P LAD Draft 2024 3 +1.2 +0.4
Hyeseong Kim 2B/SS LAD Draft 2025 2 +1.2 +0.6
Tanner Scott P LAD Free agency 2025 1 +1.2 +1.2 2.0
Chris Martin P LAD Trade 2022 1 +1.2 +1.2 2.3
Andrew Heaney P LAD Trade 2022 1 +1.1 +1.1 2.1
Will Klein P LAD Trade 2025 2 +1.1 +0.6 0.8
Daniel Hudson P LAD Trade 2022 3 +1.0 +0.3 1.6
Craig Kimbrel P LAD Trade 2022 1 +0.9 +0.9 1.7
Dalton Rushing C LAD Draft 2025 1 +0.9 +0.9
Kyle Tucker OF LAD Free agency 2026 1 +0.9 +0.9 1.4
Jack Flaherty P LAD Trade 2024 1 +0.8 +0.8 2.9
Yency Almonte P LAD Free agency 2022 2 +0.7 +0.3 1.0
Alex Freeland 2B LAD Draft 2025 2 +0.7 +0.4
Enrique Hernández OF LAD Free agency 2024 8 +0.7 +0.1 8.0
Michael Kopech P LAD Trade 2024 2 +0.7 +0.3 2.4
Anthony Banda P LAD Trade 2024 2 +0.6 +0.3 2.1
Kyle Hurt P LAD Draft 2023 3 +0.6 +0.2
Shelby Miller P LAD Free agency 2022 1 +0.5 +0.5 3.1
James Paxton P LAD Trade 2024 1 +0.5 +0.5 1.7
Alex Call OF LAD Trade 2025 2 +0.5 +0.3 0.3
Ryan Brasier P LAD Free agency 2023 2 +0.4 +0.2 6.3
Ryan Pepiot P LAD Draft 2022 1 +0.4 +0.4
River Ryan P LAD Trade 2022 1 +0.4 +0.4
Amed Rosario SS LAD Trade 2023 2 +0.4 +0.2 2.0
Jonny DeLuca OF LAD Draft 2023 1 +0.3 +0.3
Landon Knack P LAD Draft 2024 1 +0.3 +0.3
Roki Sasaki P LAD Draft 2025 1 +0.3 +0.3
Ryan Ward OF LAD Draft 2026 1 +0.3 +0.3
Kolten Wong 2B LAD Trade 2023 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.9
Jake Lamb 3B LAD Trade 2022 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.5
Nick Ahmed SS LAD Trade 2024 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.7
Joey Gallo OF LAD Trade 2022 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.3
Lou Trivino P LAD Trade 2025 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.7
Ben Rortvedt C LAD Trade 2025 1 +0.2 +0.2 0.6
Nick Robertson P LAD Trade 2023 1 +0.2 +0.2 1.0
Nabil Crismatt P LAD Free agency 2023 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2
Santiago Espinal 2B/3B LAD Free agency 2026 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.1
Hunter Feduccia C LAD Draft 2024 1 +0.1 +0.1
Paul Gervase P LAD Trade 2025 2 +0.1 +0.0 0.1
José Ureña P LAD Trade 2025 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2
Noah Syndergaard P LAD Trade 2023 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.6
Nick Ramirez P LAD Trade 2024 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2
Tayler Scott P LAD Trade 2023 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.5
Brent Honeywell P LAD Trade 2024 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.3
Eric Lauer P LAD Trade 2026 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2
Austin Wynns C LAD Trade 2023 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.7
Tyson Miller P LAD Trade 2023 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.4
Yohan Ramírez P LAD Trade 2024 1 +0.1 +0.1 0.2
Gus Varland P LAD Trade 2023 1 +0.1 +0.1 1.1
Tyler Cyr P LAD Free agency 2023 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.2
Justin Dean OF LAD Draft 2025 -0.0
Edwin Díaz P LAD Free agency 2025 -0.0
Jake Eder P LAD Trade 2026 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.0
Bryan Hudson P LAD Draft 2023 -0.0
Joe Kelly P LAD Trade 2023 4 -0.0 -0.0 0.1
Jack Little P LAD Draft 2025 1 +0.0 +0.0
Zach Logue P LAD Free agency 2024 -0.0
Evan Phillips P LAD Free agency 2026 6 +0.0 +0.0 0.2
Kevin Pillar OF LAD Free agency 2022 -0.0
Luke Williams 3B/OF LAD Free agency 2023 +0.0
Jake Marisnick OF LAD Trade 2023 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1
Esteury Ruiz OF LAD Trade 2025 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1
Eduardo Salazar P LAD Trade 2024 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1
Ricky Vanasco P LAD Trade 2024 1 +0.0 +0.0 0.1
Robbie Erlin P LAD Free agency 2022 -0.1
Dinelson Lamet P LAD Free agency 2024 -0.1
Wyatt Mills P LAD Free agency 2025 -0.1
Matt Sauer P LAD Free agency 2025 -0.1
Brock Stewart P LAD Trade 2025 1 -0.1 -0.1
Wander Suero P LAD Free agency 2023 -0.1
Kirby Yates P LAD Free agency 2025 -0.1
Shane Greene P LAD Trade 2022 1 -0.1 -0.1 0.1
Ryan Yarbrough P LAD Trade 2023 1 -0.1 -0.1 1.1
J. P. Feyereisen P LAD Trade 2022 -0.2
Jonathan Hernández P LAD Free agency 2026 -0.2
Yonny Hernández 2B/3B LAD Trade 2022 -0.2
David Peralta OF LAD Free agency 2023 -0.3
Hanser Alberto 2B/3B LAD Free agency 2022 -0.5
Chuckie Robinson C LAD Free agency 2025 -0.5
Miguel Vargas 3B LAD Draft 2022 1 -0.5 -0.5
Michael Busch 1B LAD Draft 2023 -0.6
Michael Conforto OF LAD Free agency 2024 -0.6

WAB = wins above what the team's payroll predicted (resource-controlled). WAR surplus = era-neutral value (WAR minus payroll in win-equivalents). Roster surplus $M = dollar value of WAR over cost. Build channels (realized fWAR): HG = home-grown via amateur draft / international signing; Trade = acquired minus surrendered (incl. purchases/waivers); FA = signed minus walked; R5 = Rule-5 / minor-league-draft pickups. Credit follows the acquisition year — home-grown to the regime at the player's draft/signing (not whoever was in the chair when he peaked), trade/FA/R5 to the GM who made the move. Players acquired as prospects before debuting (e.g. Smoltz, Bagwell; Rule-5 picks like Uggla) are counted as trade/R5, not home-grown. All are franchise-level outcomes during the stint, not solely attributable to one executive.

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