15. San Diego Padres
General Manager: A.J. Preller since August 2014
After coming aboard in 2014, A.J. Preller immediately attempted to turn the San Diego Padres into a contender with an offseason haul of Justin Upton, Matt Kemp, Wil Myers and Craig Kimbrel. That backfired, and he was further embarrassed in 2016 by a 30-day suspension for a corrupted trade with the Red Sox.
Yet the Padres' decision to stand by Preller is paying off now. In addition to spending big bucks on Manny Machado, Eric Hosmer and Drew Pomeranz, he's scored big on trades for Fernando Tatis Jr., Chris Paddack and Trent Grisham. Given that Preller also isn't done harvesting talent from baseball's No. 4 farm system, the Padres may be about to experience sustained success for the first time in a long time.
14. Arizona Diamondbacks
General Manager: Mike Hazen since October 2016
When the Arizona Diamondbacks hired Mike Hazen, they were five years removed from their last playoff run and coming off a 93-loss season. He promptly had them back in the playoffs in 2017, and two more winning seasons followed in 2018 and 2019.
Hazen has a stellar trade history that includes deals for Ketel Marte, Starling Marte, J.D. Martinez, Eduardo Escobar, Zac Gallen, Luke Weaver and Carson Kelly, plus a money-saver that sent Zack Greinke to Houston. He's also extended K. Marte, Escobar and David Peralta. All he needs now is for his 2020 club to live up to its potential, starting with big-ticket signee Madison Bumgarner.
13. Atlanta
General Manager: Alex Anthopoulos in November 2017
After a brief stint with the Dodgers, Alex Anthopoulos took the controls of Atlanta's rebuild in 2017 and had it back in the playoffs the following year. The club was back again in 2019, and it's now on track for a third straight playoff appearance in 2020.
Anthopoulos inherited many of the great players who are now driving the team's success. But he gets points for extending Ronald Acuna Jr. and Ozzie Albies, as well as for trades that have brought in the likes of Mark Melancon, Shane Greene and Adam Duvall. And between Josh Donaldson in 2019 and Marcell Ozuna this year, he's building a rep for winning one-year gambles on veteran free agents.
12. Minnesota Twins
President of Baseball Operations Derek Falvey since November 2016
The Minnesota Twins hired Derek Falvey and GM Thad Levine as a package deal in 2016. After losing 103 games that year, the Twins made the playoffs in 2017 and have since planted themselves atop the American League Central.
Including Miguel Sano, Max Kepler and Jose Berrios, today's Twins are built on a foundation that was laid down by the club's previous front office regime. Yet Falvey and Levine's signing of Nelson Cruz was a stroke of genius, and Josh Donaldson was merely the centerpiece of a busy 2019-20 offseason. It's also under their leadership that the Twins have become the poster boy for launch angle.
11. Texas Rangers
President of Baseball Operations: Jon Daniels since October 2005
Whenever his time with the Texas Rangers is over, Jon Daniels should be fondly remembered for building World Series clubs in 2010 and 2011. That mainly involved making great trades (Josh Hamilton) and signings (Adrian Beltre) and generally instituting a winning culture.
However, Daniels' front office has been largely unable to conjure new magic over the last decade. It's all well and good that he drafted and developed Joey Gallo and signed Mike Minor and Lance Lynn, yet the modern Rangers are nonetheless thin on talent in both the majors and in their farm system. If that remains the case for much longer, a leadership change may be inevitable.
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