Every decision-maker since 1985, ranked by WAB — Wins Above Budget, the resource-controlled metric (did you win more than your budget predicted?). ★ = currently active. Click any header to sort. All figures are franchise-level outcomes during the tenure, not solely attributable to one person.
| Executive | Team(s) | Tenure | Yrs | WAB | WAB/yr | TAB | TAB/yr | Acq Lev | WAR surplus | WAR / yr | Avg WAR/plyr | HG | HG/yr | Trade | Trade/yr | Trades | Trades/yr | FA | FA/yr | Draft % | FA % | Trade % | R5 % | W-L% | PO | Pen | WS |
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| ★ Andrew Friedman | LAD TBR | 2006–present | 21 | +192.6 | +10.13 | +231.1 | +11.01 | 2.37 | -1.0 | -0.05 | -0.001 | +251.8 | +11.99 | +95.2 | +4.53 | 130 | 6.2 | -157.1 | -7.48 | 44% | 26% | 30% | 0% | 0.571 | 15 | 6 | 3 |
| ★ Chris Antonetti | CLE | 2011–present | 16 | +142.7 | +10.19 | +110.7 | +6.92 | 1.60 | +158.4 | +9.90 | +0.219 | +146.2 | +9.14 | +15.4 | +0.96 | 80 | 5.0 | -49.9 | -3.12 | 62% | 9% | 28% | 1% | 0.538 | 8 | 1 | – |
| ★ Erik Neander | TBR | 2017–present | 10 | +133.9 | +16.74 | +128.2 | +12.82 | 1.37 | +168.8 | +16.88 | +0.352 | +36.5 | +3.65 | -12.0 | -1.20 | 112 | 11.2 | -41.2 | -4.12 | 20% | 20% | 59% | 1% | 0.556 | 5 | 1 | – |
| ★ Mike Chernoff | CLE | 2016–present | 11 | +122.1 | +13.56 | +97.0 | +8.82 | 2.07 | +129.7 | +11.79 | +0.261 | +93.9 | +8.54 | -3.0 | -0.27 | 56 | 5.1 | -33.3 | -3.02 | 65% | 11% | 22% | 2% | 0.557 | 7 | 1 | – |
| ★ Brian Cashman | NYY | 1999–present | 28 | +88.1 | +3.39 | +53.6 | +1.91 | 2.22 | -902.7 | -32.24 | -0.768 | +323.3 | +11.55 | -19.8 | -0.71 | 166 | 5.9 | -82.1 | -2.93 | 43% | 43% | 14% | 0% | 0.581 | 22 | 6 | 3 |
| ★ Matt Arnold | MIL | 2021–present | 6 | +67.7 | +13.54 | +45.1 | +7.52 | 1.74 | +49.4 | +8.23 | +0.158 | +38.9 | +6.49 | +20.8 | +3.47 | 52 | 8.7 | -11.8 | -1.97 | 40% | 14% | 44% | 3% | 0.574 | 4 | – | – |
| ★ Alex Anthopoulos | ATL TOR | 2010–2015, 2018–present | 15 | +64.3 | +4.95 | +50.2 | +3.35 | 1.50 | -55.0 | -3.67 | -0.074 | +111.3 | +7.42 | -42.5 | -2.83 | 88 | 5.9 | -29.9 | -1.99 | 38% | 36% | 26% | 0% | 0.543 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| ★ David Stearns | MIL NYM | 2016–2022, 2024–present | 10 | +48.4 | +6.05 | +43.7 | +4.37 | 1.42 | -31.6 | -3.16 | -0.061 | +32.2 | +3.22 | +46.7 | +4.67 | 67 | 6.7 | -15.1 | -1.51 | 20% | 36% | 43% | 0% | 0.532 | 5 | – | – |
| ★ Brandon Gomes | LAD | 2022–present | 5 | +45.9 | +11.46 | +45.6 | +9.11 | 2.35 | -70.0 | -13.99 | -0.261 | +38.0 | +7.59 | +3.7 | +0.74 | 39 | 7.8 | +8.7 | +1.74 | 33% | 54% | 14% | 0% | 0.620 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| ★ Peter Bendix | MIA TBR | 2022–present | 5 | +37.6 | +9.41 | +30.8 | +6.15 | 1.16 | +61.0 | +12.20 | +0.222 | +14.2 | +2.84 | -1.6 | -0.32 | 46 | 9.2 | +2.5 | +0.50 | 30% | 19% | 46% | 4% | 0.498 | 2 | – | – |
| ★ Jerry Dipoto | ANA ARI SEA | 2010–present | 17 | +35.6 | +2.37 | +13.9 | +0.82 | 1.43 | -76.5 | -4.50 | -0.092 | +130.0 | +7.65 | +45.2 | +2.66 | 132 | 7.8 | -123.3 | -7.25 | 43% | 10% | 47% | 0% | 0.518 | 3 | – | – |
| ★ Scott Harris | DET SFG | 2019–present | 8 | +26.6 | +4.44 | +3.9 | +0.48 | 1.32 | -43.1 | -5.39 | -0.104 | +28.1 | +3.51 | +2.6 | +0.32 | 45 | 5.6 | -13.5 | -1.69 | 29% | 62% | 9% | 0% | 0.522 | 3 | – | – |
| ★ Justin Hollander | SEA | 2023–present | 4 | +21.2 | +7.06 | +25.7 | +6.41 | 2.34 | +15.9 | +3.98 | +0.082 | +17.8 | +4.44 | +1.9 | +0.49 | 33 | 8.2 | -8.6 | -2.15 | 69% | 4% | 27% | 0% | 0.534 | 1 | – | – |
| ★ Mike Elias | BAL | 2019–present | 8 | +19.5 | +3.26 | +16.9 | +2.12 | 1.23 | +39.4 | +4.92 | +0.090 | +62.3 | +7.78 | -3.8 | -0.47 | 50 | 6.2 | -2.8 | -0.35 | 69% | 6% | 20% | 5% | 0.464 | 2 | – | – |
| ★ David Forst | OAK | 2016–present | 11 | +19.0 | +2.11 | +6.0 | +0.54 | 0.90 | +59.6 | +5.42 | +0.106 | +46.6 | +4.24 | +1.1 | +0.10 | 67 | 6.1 | -72.2 | -6.56 | 47% | 11% | 42% | 0% | 0.473 | 3 | – | – |
| ★ Jeff Greenberg | DET | 2024–present | 3 | +16.8 | +8.38 | +12.0 | +4.00 | 1.81 | +3.6 | +1.20 | +0.026 | +15.0 | +4.99 | -0.9 | -0.31 | 13 | 4.3 | +3.2 | +1.08 | 75% | 25% | 0% | 0% | 0.515 | 2 | – | – |
| ★ Derek Falvey | MIN | 2017–present | 10 | +13.9 | +1.74 | +38.7 | +3.87 | 1.66 | +32.8 | +3.28 | +0.066 | +50.8 | +5.08 | +2.9 | +0.29 | 52 | 5.2 | -24.8 | -2.48 | 37% | 38% | 25% | 0% | 0.507 | 4 | – | – |
| ★ Mike Girsch | STL | 2018–present | 9 | +10.4 | +1.48 | -1.2 | -0.14 | 1.31 | -64.2 | -7.14 | -0.162 | +56.9 | +6.32 | +1.9 | +0.22 | 37 | 4.1 | -22.0 | -2.44 | 46% | 16% | 38% | 0% | 0.525 | 4 | – | – |
| ★ Dana Brown | HOU | 2023–present | 4 | +8.9 | +2.96 | +8.9 | +2.23 | 3.19 | -44.7 | -11.16 | -0.231 | +3.0 | +0.76 | +3.7 | +0.92 | 20 | 5.0 | -3.3 | -0.83 | 18% | 66% | 16% | 0% | 0.532 | 2 | – | – |
| ★ Jed Hoyer | BOS CHC SDP | 2006–2006, 2010–present | 18 | +6.8 | +0.43 | +23.5 | +1.31 | 1.36 | -124.4 | -6.91 | -0.146 | +156.5 | +8.69 | +13.1 | +0.73 | 109 | 6.1 | -37.0 | -2.06 | 36% | 30% | 33% | 1% | 0.512 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| ★ Preston Mattingly | PHI | 2025–present | 2 | +5.3 | +5.31 | +8.7 | +4.37 | 1.98 | -35.4 | -17.72 | -0.454 | -0.4 | -0.21 | -0.2 | -0.09 | 7 | 3.5 | -4.3 | -2.17 | 0% | 22% | 78% | 0% | 0.571 | 1 | – | – |
| ★ Craig Breslow | BOS | 2024–present | 3 | +4.8 | +2.42 | +10.7 | +3.57 | 2.36 | -7.4 | -2.48 | -0.050 | +7.3 | +2.42 | +2.3 | +0.78 | 23 | 7.7 | -0.6 | -0.21 | 26% | 38% | 36% | 0% | 0.515 | 1 | – | – |
| ★ Buster Posey | SFG | 2025–present | 2 | +0.4 | +0.44 | -0.7 | -0.36 | 0.82 | -14.0 | -7.00 | -0.157 | -1.0 | -0.52 | -0.0 | -0.02 | 8 | 4.0 | +3.3 | +1.66 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0.476 | – | – | – |
| ★ Zack Minasian | SFG | 2025–present | 2 | +0.4 | +0.44 | -0.7 | -0.36 | 0.82 | -14.0 | -7.00 | -0.157 | -1.0 | -0.52 | -0.0 | -0.02 | 8 | 4.0 | +3.3 | +1.66 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0.476 | – | – | – |
| ★ Anirudh Kilambi | WSN | 2026–present | 1 | +0.0 | – | +0.0 | +0.00 | – | +4.8 | +4.75 | +0.132 | -0.1 | -0.13 | +0.6 | +0.64 | 5 | 5.0 | -1.9 | -1.94 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0.490 | – | – | – |
| ★ Gabe Kapler | MIA | 2026–present | 1 | +0.0 | – | +0.0 | +0.00 | – | +4.7 | +4.71 | +0.134 | -0.1 | -0.15 | -1.1 | -1.12 | 5 | 5.0 | +0.0 | +0.05 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0.431 | – | – | – |
| ★ Paul Toboni | WSN | 2026–present | 1 | +0.0 | – | +0.0 | +0.00 | – | +4.8 | +4.75 | +0.132 | -0.1 | -0.13 | +0.6 | +0.64 | 5 | 5.0 | -1.9 | -1.94 | 0% | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0.490 | – | – | – |
| ★ Josh Byrnes | ARI COL SDP | 2006–2010, 2012–2014, 2026–present | 9 | -2.4 | -0.30 | -9.6 | -1.07 | 0.50 | +6.8 | +0.76 | +0.021 | +87.9 | +9.77 | -92.8 | -10.31 | 53 | 5.9 | -13.9 | -1.55 | 56% | 13% | 31% | 0% | 0.468 | 1 | – | – |
| ★ Ross Atkins | TOR | 2016–present | 11 | -4.4 | -0.49 | +2.9 | +0.27 | 1.42 | -101.2 | -9.20 | -0.176 | +68.1 | +6.19 | +28.1 | +2.56 | 69 | 6.3 | -5.5 | -0.50 | 38% | 39% | 23% | 0% | 0.510 | 5 | 1 | – |
| ★ Mike Hazen | ARI BOS | 2015–2015, 2017–present | 11 | -4.6 | -0.51 | +4.0 | +0.37 | 1.04 | -21.2 | -1.93 | -0.039 | +55.2 | +5.01 | -13.2 | -1.20 | 61 | 5.5 | -11.5 | -1.04 | 44% | 28% | 28% | 0% | 0.490 | 2 | 1 | – |
| ★ Ross Fenstermaker | TEX | 2025–present | 2 | -6.2 | -6.24 | -5.0 | -2.50 | 0.78 | -32.4 | -16.21 | -0.391 | -0.4 | -0.19 | -0.9 | -0.45 | 10 | 5.0 | -2.5 | -1.26 | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0.498 | – | – | – |
| ★ Jeremy Zoll | MIN | 2025–present | 2 | -6.6 | -6.56 | +3.0 | +1.48 | 1.17 | +10.8 | +5.39 | +0.119 | +2.7 | +1.34 | -1.5 | -0.73 | 17 | 8.5 | -1.1 | -0.54 | 59% | 0% | 41% | 0% | 0.439 | – | – | – |
| ★ Chaim Bloom | BOS STL | 2020–2023, 2026–present | 5 | -6.8 | -2.28 | -12.7 | -2.54 | 0.95 | -51.4 | -10.27 | -0.211 | +21.0 | +4.19 | +12.1 | +2.41 | 38 | 7.6 | -42.5 | -8.50 | 30% | 35% | 26% | 10% | 0.504 | 1 | – | – |
| ★ Nick Krall | CIN | 2018–present | 9 | -13.7 | -1.96 | -14.4 | -1.60 | 0.65 | -17.4 | -1.94 | -0.037 | +66.2 | +7.36 | -8.3 | -0.92 | 53 | 5.9 | -43.9 | -4.88 | 69% | 26% | 5% | 0% | 0.471 | 2 | – | – |
| ★ Carter Hawkins | CHC | 2021–present | 6 | -14.9 | -2.97 | -8.2 | -1.36 | 1.62 | -59.7 | -9.95 | -0.185 | +37.2 | +6.19 | -3.9 | -0.65 | 38 | 6.3 | +3.6 | +0.59 | 45% | 49% | 6% | 0% | 0.502 | 1 | – | – |
| ★ AJ Preller | SDP | 2015–present | 12 | -19.3 | -1.93 | -12.2 | -1.01 | 0.80 | -72.1 | -6.01 | -0.121 | +40.1 | +3.34 | +2.6 | +0.22 | 79 | 6.6 | -26.8 | -2.23 | 19% | 37% | 43% | 0% | 0.490 | 4 | – | – |
| ★ J.J. Picollo | KCR | 2021–present | 6 | -22.0 | -4.40 | -11.0 | -1.83 | 1.26 | -14.3 | -2.39 | -0.051 | +53.6 | +8.93 | +0.6 | +0.11 | 35 | 5.8 | +7.1 | +1.18 | 73% | 20% | 6% | 0% | 0.445 | 1 | – | – |
| ★ Dave Dombrowski | BOS DET MIA PHI WSN | 1989–2019, 2021–present | 36 | -26.6 | -0.74 | +28.1 | +0.78 | 1.31 | -320.8 | -8.91 | -0.229 | +335.7 | +9.32 | +42.1 | +1.17 | 206 | 5.7 | -48.6 | -1.35 | 36% | 27% | 37% | 0% | 0.503 | 13 | 5 | 2 |
| ★ Chris Young | TEX | 2021–present | 6 | -36.5 | -7.31 | -18.3 | -3.06 | 0.90 | -78.6 | -13.09 | -0.269 | +26.3 | +4.38 | +5.5 | +0.92 | 35 | 5.8 | +46.1 | +7.68 | 25% | 67% | 8% | 0% | 0.467 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ★ Ben Cherington | BOS PIT | 2006–2006, 2012–2015, 2020–present | 12 | -45.2 | -4.52 | -52.5 | -4.38 | 0.83 | -106.8 | -8.90 | -0.178 | +65.9 | +5.49 | +16.0 | +1.33 | 83 | 6.9 | -13.2 | -1.10 | 39% | 24% | 37% | 0% | 0.458 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ★ Chris Getz | CHW | 2024–present | 3 | -47.0 | -23.51 | -32.2 | -10.72 | 0.12 | -20.9 | -6.95 | -0.129 | +14.9 | +4.96 | +1.0 | +0.33 | 21 | 7.0 | -10.3 | -3.44 | 66% | 0% | 32% | 2% | 0.338 | – | – | – |
| ★ Perry Minasian | ANA | 2021–present | 6 | -63.1 | -12.61 | -73.9 | -12.31 | 0.65 | -130.0 | -21.67 | -0.363 | +15.7 | +2.62 | -8.9 | -1.48 | 30 | 5.0 | -30.8 | -5.14 | 69% | 20% | 11% | 0% | 0.436 | – | – | – |
WAB (default sort) = wins above what payroll predicted — resource-controlled. WAR surplus = era-neutral value per dollar (wins minus payroll in win-equivalents). The build channels show how the value was sourced, all in realized fWAR: HG = home-grown (amateur draft + international signing — your farm's output); Trade = acquired minus surrendered (incl. purchases/waiver claims); FA = value from free agents signed minus value of FAs who walked. Each has a per-season rate next to it. The four % columns are each channel's share of gross-positive acquired fWAR (Draft + FA + Trade + R5 ≈ 100%), where R5 = Rule-5 / minor-league draft pickups (split out from trades). Acq Lev (acquisition leverage) = playoff-probability points each *bought* (FA/trade) win added given the roster it joined — playoff odds are an S-curve in roster WAR (flat far from contention, steep near the ~45-WAR threshold), so a bought win is worth a lot on a near-threshold roster and almost nothing on a baseless one. High ≈ 2.5 (buys wins where they matter, e.g. Friedman/Schuerholz); low ≈ 0.4 (buys onto rosters too far from contention). It's a process measure — independent of how the acquired players then performed. All are franchise-level outcomes credited to whoever ran baseball ops in the acquisition year — home-grown to the GM at the player's draft/signing, trade/FA/R5 to the GM who made the move (so e.g. a star drafted under a prior regime is credited to that regime, not whoever was in the chair when he peaked).