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202675–63 (0.543)
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President of baseball ops: Craig Breslow · partial season

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2026, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$183M
Win %
0.543
TAB
+9.0
WAB
+3.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
44.8
Dead money %
50%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-1.9
Farm System
Total Proj. WAR
50.1
Pitching Proj. WAR
19.5
Hitting Proj. WAR
30.6

Offense

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Pitching & Defense

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Roster

2026 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RConnor Wong64
RCarlos Narváez61
BMickey Gasper13
BAdley Rutschman12
RJake Rogers3

1B

RWillson Contreras124
BNick Sogard11
RAndruw Monasterio9
RRomy Gonzalez5
BMickey Gasper3
RIsiah Kiner-Falefa1
RBrett Harris1

2B

BAnthony Seigler45
LMarcelo Mayer45
BNick Sogard29
RIsiah Kiner-Falefa27
RAndruw Monasterio18
RRomy Gonzalez5
REli White1
RCurtis Mead1

3B

RCaleb Durbin129
BNick Sogard8
RIsiah Kiner-Falefa8
RAndruw Monasterio3
BAnthony Seigler1

SS

RAndruw Monasterio54
RTrevor Story41
LMarcelo Mayer24
RIsiah Kiner-Falefa16
LTsung-Che Cheng14
BNick Sogard5

LF

LJarren Duran116
LRoman Anthony16
LMasataka Yoshida7
REli White6
RNate Eaton6
RJahmai Jones2

CF

RCeddanne Rafaela132
LJarren Duran8
REli White3
RNate Eaton1

RF

LWilyer Abreu133
REli White9
RNate Eaton2
LRoman Anthony1

DH

LMasataka Yoshida65
BMickey Gasper24
RJahmai Jones20
LRoman Anthony15
RAndruw Monasterio10
LJarren Duran8
RRomy Gonzalez8
RNate Eaton4
BAdley Rutschman3
RConnor Wong3
RTrevor Story2
LWilyer Abreu2
BAnthony Seigler2
REli White1
RIsiah Kiner-Falefa1
RCarlos Narváez1
RWillson Contreras1

Starters

LPayton Tolle3.3 WAR
LRanger Suarez3.3 WAR
RSonny Gray2.7 WAR
LPatrick Sandoval0.7 WAR
LConnelly Early0.7 WAR
RBrayan Bello0.6 WAR
LErik Miller0.4 WAR
LGarrett Crochet0.3 WAR
LTyler Samaniego0.2 WAR
LEduardo Rivera0.1 WAR
LJovani Moran-0.0 WAR
Jake BennettNone WAR
Alec GamboaNone WAR

Bullpen

LAroldis Chapman30 sv
RGarrett Whitlock22 h
RTayron Guerrero18 h
RJustin Slaten17 h
LDanny Coulombe7 h
RGreg Weissert6 h
LJovani Moran4 h
RRyan Watson0 h

Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

Key additions (new vs 2025)

PlayerfWAR
Willson Contreras3.9
Ranger Suarez3.3
Sonny Gray2.7
Caleb Durbin2.5
Isiah Kiner-Falefa1.2
Tyron Guerrero0.9

Key subtractions (gone from 2025)

Player2025 fWAR
Alex Bregman3.6
Rafael Devers2.1
Lucas Giolito1.9
Rob Refsnyder1.0
Justin Wilson1.0
Hunter Dobbins0.9

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Red Sox. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 2026; everyone else is shown as a 2026 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Ceddanne Rafaela 2024–2026 +9.6 +123.3 4.8 +118.6 $0.5M 1.60× Pre-arb extension · 2024–2032 · $6.2M AAV
Payton Tolle 2026 +3.9 +67.7 0.7 +67.0 $0.2M 2.19× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Ranger Suarez 2026 +3.8 +67.1 7.6 +59.5 $2.0M 2.19× Free Agent · 2026–2031 · $26.0M AAV
Wilyer Abreu 2026 +3.9 +56.2 0.8 +55.4 $0.2M 1.79× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Brayan Bello 2024–2026 +4.5 +51.0 10.0 +41.0 $2.2M 1.32× Pre-arb extension · 2024–2030 · $9.2M AAV
Sonny Gray 2026 +3.2 +50.2 11.0 +39.2 $3.4M 1.96× Free Agent · 2024–2027 · $25.0M AAV
Garrett Whitlock 2023–2026 +5.3 +51.4 17.8 +33.7 $3.3M 1.09× Pre-arb extension · 2023–2026 · $4.7M AAV
Willson Contreras 2026 +4.6 +44.1 18.0 +26.1 $3.9M 1.20× Free Agent · 2023–2027 · $17.5M AAV
Caleb Durbin 2026 +2.9 +26.1 0.8 +25.3 $0.3M 1.12× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Aroldis Chapman 2026 +1.8 +28.0 13.0 +15.0 $7.3M 1.95× Extension · 2026–2027 · $13.3M AAV
Nick Sogard 2026 +1.4 +6.2 0.6 +5.7 $0.4M 0.56× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Connelly Early 2026 +0.8 +6.3 0.8 +5.5 $1.0M 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Mickey Gasper 2026 +1.0 +5.7 0.6 +5.1 $0.6M 0.69× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Jahmai Jones 2026 +0.9 +5.3 0.2 +5.0 $0.2M 0.69× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Erik Miller 2026 +0.4 +4.7 0.2 +4.5 $0.4M 1.34× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Justin Slaten 2026 +0.7 +3.6 0.8 +2.8 $1.2M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Roman Anthony 2026 +0.7 +4.4 2.6 +1.8 $4.0M 0.83× Pre-arb extension · 2026–2034 · $16.2M AAV
Anthony Seigler 2026 +0.5 +2.5 0.8 +1.7 $1.4M 0.56×
Tyler Samaniego 2026 +0.2 +1.1 0.2 +1.0 $0.8M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Eduardo Rivera 2026 +0.1 +0.7 0.0 +0.7 $0.1M 1.02×
Jake Rogers 2026 +0.2 +0.9 0.2 +0.7 $0.8M 0.52× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.0M AAV
Zack Kelly 2026 +0.2 +0.9 0.2 +0.7 $1.3M 0.67×
Nate Eaton 2026 +0.1 +0.4 0.0 +0.4 $0.1M 0.83×
Jack Anderson 2026 +0.0 +0.2 0.0 +0.2 $0.5M 0.67×
Curtis Mead 2026 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $0.5M 0.56× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2026 +1.4 +6.1 6.0 +0.1 $4.4M 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $6.0M AAV
Greg Weissert 2026 +0.1 +0.7 0.8 -0.1 $6.0M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Joe La Sorsa 2026 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0.67×
Ryan Watson 2026 +0.0 +0.1 0.6 -0.5 $30.0M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Tyler Uberstine 2026 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 0.67×
Connor Wong 2026 +0.2 +0.7 1.4 -0.6 $7.7M 0.52× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.4M AAV
Tsung-Che Cheng 2026 +0.1 +0.3 0.8 -0.6 $16.0M 0.61×
Eli White 2026 -0.1 -0.8 0.2 -1.0 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Jovani Morán 2026 -0.0 -0.2 0.8 -1.0 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Marcelo Mayer 2026 -0.1 -0.3 0.8 -1.1 0.56× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Tommy Kahnle 2026 -0.1 -0.8 0.5 -1.3 0.67×
Adley Rutschman 2026 -0.1 -0.5 1.3 -1.9 0.52× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $7.2M AAV
Carlos Narváez 2026 -0.2 -1.3 0.6 -1.9 0.69× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Danny Coulombe 2026 -0.2 -0.8 1.5 -2.3 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Johan Oviedo 2026 -0.1 -0.8 1.6 -2.3 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.6M AAV
Andruw Monasterio 2026 -0.3 -1.6 0.8 -2.4 0.61× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Romy Gonzalez 2026 -0.2 -1.3 1.6 -2.9 0.69× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.6M AAV
Jarren Duran 2026 +0.5 +3.6 7.7 -4.1 $14.1M 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $7.7M AAV
Patrick Sandoval 2026 +0.8 +6.4 12.8 -6.3 $16.2M 1.02× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $9.1M AAV
Garrett Crochet 2026 +0.4 +3.1 24.8 -21.7 $65.0M 1.02× Arb extension · 2026–2032 · $28.3M AAV
Masataka Yoshida 2023–2026 +2.0 +12.1 71.4 -59.3 $35.1M 0.73× Free agent · 2023–2027 · $18.0M AAV
Trevor Story 2022–2026 +6.3 +29.8 110.0 -80.2 $17.4M 0.60× Free Agent · 2022–2028 · $23.3M AAV
Brett Harris 2026 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 -0.0 0.56×
Raymond Burgos 2026 +0.0 +0.1 0.67×
Seth Martinez 2026 -0.0 -0.0 0.67×
Tyron Guerrero 2026 +1.0 +5.6 0.67×
Total+61.9+667.3337.7+324.3

Trades

Every graded 2026 deal involving the Red Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 13 total.

2026 · BOS / CHW Feb 1, 2026
BOS · Craig Breslow +$6.4M
Gage Ziehl
CHW · Chris Getz −$6.4M
Jordan Hicks, David Sandlin
Too soon to call unsettled
2026 · BOS / MIN Jan 21, 2026
BOS · Craig Breslow +$2.4M
Nate Baez
MIN · Derek Falvey −$2.4M
Tristan Gray
Too soon to call unsettled
2026 · BOS / DET Jul 14, 2026
BOS · Craig Breslow +$4.0M
Jahmai Jones
DET · Scott Harris −$4.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2026 · OAK / BOS Jul 1, 2026
OAK · David Forst +$0.0M
Ben Hansen
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
Brett Harris
Too soon to call unsettled
2026 · PIT / BOS Jun 4, 2026
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
BOS · Craig Breslow −$0.8M
Joe La Sorsa
Too soon to call unsettled
2026 · DET / BOS Aug 1, 2026
DET · Scott Harris +$0.0M
Jojo Ingrassia
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2026 · STL / BOS Apr 5, 2026
STL · Chaim Bloom +$0.0M
Patrick Galle
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2026 · BOS / SFG Aug 3, 2026
BOS · Craig Breslow +$2.4M
Carlos Gutierrez, Erik Miller
SFG · Buster Posey −$2.4M
Marcelo Mayer
Too soon to call unsettled
2026 · BAL / BOS Aug 12, 2026
BAL · Mike Elias +$0.0M
Harold Rivas
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2026 · ATL / BOS Aug 3, 2026
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.8M
Tyler Uberstine
BOS · Craig Breslow −$0.8M
Eli White
Too soon to call unsettled
2026 · MIL / BOS Feb 9, 2026
MIL · Matt Arnold +$22.4M
Shane Drohan, David Hamilton, Kyle Harrison
BOS · Craig Breslow −$22.4M
Caleb Durbin, Anthony Seigler, Andruw Monasterio
Too soon to call unsettled
2026 · WSN / BOS Jul 26, 2026
WSN · Paul Toboni +$0.0M
Connelly Early
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
Curtis Mead
Too soon to call unsettled
2026 · BOS / BAL Aug 3, 2026
BOS · Craig Breslow +$1.6M
Adley Rutschman, Jake Rogers
BAL · Mike Elias −$1.6M
Kyson Witherspoon, Enddy Azocar, Anthony Eyanson#36.3, Carlos Narváez
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2026 payroll
$183.2M
luxury tax $238M
2027 guaranteed
$173.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 2026, 2026–2032. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2026; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Summary — luxury-tax (CBT) basis

2026202720282029203020312032
Tax threshold$244M$247M$250M$253M$256M$259M$262M
Guaranteed contracts$200M$191M$120M$86M$86M$51M
Proj. arbitration$21M$8M$8M$8M
Proj. pre-arbitration$17M$8M$8M$26M
Player benefits$18M$18M$18M$18M$18M$18M
Total CBT payroll$256M$217M$145M$112M$112M$102M
Tax space−$-12M+$30M+$105M+$142M+$144M+$157M
Est. tax bill$2M

Luxury-tax (CBT) basis: contract AAV + ~$18M benefits/bonus-pool — distinct from the base-salary payroll above. Threshold is the CBA line. Tier-1 payor rates on the overage. Forward years show only guaranteed deals (arb/pre-arb not yet set). Figures are estimates.

Guaranteed / signed (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2026202720282029203020312032
Trevor Story3310.000$25.0MOPT-OUT$25.0M$25.0MCLUBFREE AGENT
Garrett Crochet275.028$24.8M$28.8M$28.8M$28.8M$28.8M$30.0MOPT-OUTFREE AGENT
Masataka Yoshida323.000$18.6M$18.6MFREE AGENT
Willson Contreras349.108$18.0M$17.0M$20.0MCLUBFREE AGENT
Aroldis Chapman3815.009$13.0M$13.0MMUTUALFREE AGENT
Sonny Gray3612.061$11.0M$30.0MMUTUALFREE AGENT
Ranger Suarez306.112$7.6M$15.6M$30.6M$30.6M$35.6M$35.0MMUTUALFREE AGENT
Garrett Whitlock305.000$7.5M$8.2MCLUB$10.5MCLUBFREE AGENT
Brayan Bello273.082$6.2M$8.7M$16.2M$19.2M$21.0MCLUBFREE AGENT
Isiah Kiner-Falefa318.000$6.0MFREE AGENT
Roman Anthony220.112$2.6M$4.6M$8.6M$15.6M$19.6M$23.6M$25.6M
Ceddanne Rafaela252.035$2.2M$3.8M$5.8M$7.8M$10.8M$13.2M$16.0MCLUB
Danny Coulombe367.008$1.5MFREE AGENT
Tommy Kahnle3610.131$523kFREE AGENT
Tyron Guerrero3510.000FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2026202720282029203020312032
Patrick Sandoval295.149$12.8MFREE AGENT
Jarren Duran293.155$7.7MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Romy Gonzalez293.083$1.6MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Johan Oviedo284.078$1.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Connor Wong303.079$1.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adley Rutschman284.000$1.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Eli White323.140$194kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Rogers315.040$173kFREE AGENT
Seth Martinez313.077ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (27)

PlayerAgeSvc2026202720282029203020312032
Tsung-Che Cheng240.010$820kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilyer Abreu272.041$810kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andruw Monasterio292.099$808kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Weissert312.079$808kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Caleb Durbin260.164$796kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Slaten282.000$792kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jovani Morán291.100$790kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Connelly Early240.020$790kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marcelo Mayer230.128$784kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Seigler270.090$782kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Payton Tolle230.031$655kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Watson28$620k
Carlos Narváez271.038$612kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mickey Gasper300.149$596kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Sogard280.119$559kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jahmai Jones281.148$232kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zack Kelly312.134$215kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik Miller282.000$182kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Samaniego27$163k
Jack Anderson26$16k
Tyler Uberstine27$13k
Joe La Sorsa28$13k
Brett Harris280.105$10kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate Eaton291.020$9kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Curtis Mead251.094$9kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eduardo Rivera23$8k
Raymond Burgos27

Graphs

How each 2026 acquisition stacked onto Red Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.