Rosternomics

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 Team dashboards refreshed — contract value, acquisition leverage, and front-office context. Click any team below to explore.
◀ 1990 1988 ▶
TeamHead of baseball ops (1989)Role GM WAR Record Regime Payroll Δ Pay TAB WAB Surplus $MPostseason
1 Cardinals Dal Maxvill GM -0.2 86–76 CONTEND $15M +1 +10.4 +2.5 +1.2
2 Blue Jays Pat Gillick GM +7.0 89–73 CONTEND $15M +3 +8.6 +5.6 +0.9 Playoffs
3 Angels Mike Port GM +1.3 91–71 CONTEND $15M +3 +6.8 +7.7 -0.1
4 Rangers Tom Grieve GM +0.4 83–79 WINDOW $10M +4 +6.8 +4.9 +3.0
5 Athletics Sandy Alderson GM -0.9 99–63 CONTEND $17M +7 +6.7 +14.0 -1.4 World Series
6 Mets Frank Cashen GM +5.1 87–75 CONTEND $21M +5 +6.4 -0.4 -4.6
7 Red Sox Lou Gorman GM -0.0 83–79 CONTEND $19M +3 +5.5 -3.0 -2.9
8 Cubs Jim Frey GM -0.9 93–69 WINDOW $11M -2 +5.2 +14.1 +2.9 Playoffs
9 Giants Al Rosen GM +0.7 92–70 CONTEND $17M +4 +4.5 +7.6 -1.3 Pennant
10 Mariners Woody Woodward GM +0.8 73–89 WINDOW $8M +1 +4.3 -2.7 +2.8
11 Orioles Roland Hemond GM +3.0 87–75 WINDOW $8M -5 +2.9 +11.2 +2.4
12 Royals John Schuerholz GM +6.5 92–70 CONTEND $16M +3 +2.5 +7.6 -2.1
13 Braves Bobby Cox GM -7.0 63–97 REBUILD $8M -4 -0.3 -11.8 +1.7
14 Pirates Larry Doughty GM +4.5 74–88 REBUILD $12M +5 -1.2 -5.9 +0.1
15 Nationals Dave Dombrowski GM +1.3 81–81 FORCED-SPEND $14M +5 -1.6 -1.3 -1.5
16 Guardians Hank Peters GM -3.2 73–89 REBUILD $10M +2 -1.7 -4.7 +1.2
17 Yankees Bob Quinn GM +0.4 74–87 FORCED-SPEND $14M -5 -2.5 -7.8 -2.5
18 Padres Jack McKeon GM -2.4 89–73 REBUILD $14M +4 -4.7 +7.1 -2.5
19 Reds Murray Cook GM +0.9 75–87 REBUILD $12M +2 -5.3 -5.1 -1.6
20 Dodgers Fred Claire GM -3.0 77–83 FORCED-SPEND $21M +5 -5.3 -9.3 -8.7
21 Twins Andy MacPhail GM -2.1 80–82 FORCED-SPEND $16M +3 -5.4 -4.0 -5.3
22 Astros Bill Wood GM -3.5 86–76 FORCED-SPEND $16M +3 -5.7 +2.0 -4.8
23 Brewers Harry Dalton GM -3.7 81–81 REBUILD $11M +2 -5.7 +1.4 -1.8
24 White Sox Larry Himes GM -1.6 69–92 REBUILD $8M +2 -8.5 -6.4 -1.0
25 Phillies Lee Thomas GM -3.5 67–95 REBUILD $10M -4 -12.6 -10.4 -3.2
26 Tigers Bill Lajoie GM +2.0 59–103 FORCED-SPEND $16M +2 -20.8 -24.6 -9.5
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.

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

RegimeSeasonsWin %Playoff %Pennant %WS %
WINDOW 29052.130.04.81.0
CONTEND 30856.863.319.210.1
FORCED-SPEND 26248.09.21.51.5
REBUILD 32843.31.20.30.3