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Red Sox BOS

198581–81 (0.500)
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GM: Lou Gorman

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1985, 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
$10M
Surplus $M
+1
Win %
0.500
TAB
+10.9
WAB
-1.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
45.7
Dead money %
23%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-2.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1985 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LRich Gedman139
RMarc Sullivan32
RDave Sax16

1B

LBill Buckner162
RDave Stapleton8
REd Jurak1

2B

RMarty Barrett155
RDave Stapleton14
RGlenn Hoffman3
RReid Nichols⇄3

3B

LWade Boggs160
REd Jurak7
RGlenn Hoffman3
LSteve Lyons1

SS

RJackie Gutierrez99
RGlenn Hoffman93
REd Jurak3
LSteve Lyons1

LF

RJim Rice130
LMike Easler18
RTony Armas16
LMike Greenwell16
RKevin Romine13
LRick Miller4
RDave Sax2
LSteve Lyons2
REd Jurak1

CF

LSteve Lyons111
RTony Armas69
LRick Miller1
RKevin Romine1

RF

RDwight Evans152
RKevin Romine12
LRick Miller3
LMike Greenwell3
LMike Easler2
RDave Sax2
LSteve Lyons2
RTony Armas2

DH

LMike Easler129
RTony Armas19
RJim Rice7
RDwight Evans7
RDave Stapleton1

Starters

ROil Can Boyd4.6 WAR
LBruce Hurst3.3 WAR
LBob Ojeda3.1 WAR
RRoger Clemens2.3 WAR
RSteve Crawford1.6 WAR
RAl Nipper1.1 WAR
RBruce Kison1.0 WAR
RRob Woodward0.6 WAR
RMike Trujillo0.4 WAR
RJeff Sellers0.4 WAR
RMike Brown0.0 WAR
LTim Lollar⇄-0.1 WAR
RJim Dorsey-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RSteve Crawford12 sv
RBob Stanley0 h
RMark Clear0 h
RRob Woodward0 h
RJeff Sellers0 h
RTom McCarthy0 h
RMike Brown0 h
RCharlie Mitchell0 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 1984)

PlayerfWAR
Wade Boggs8.8
Rich Gedman5.6
Oil Can Boyd4.6
Dwight Evans4.0
Bruce Hurst3.3
Bob Ojeda3.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1984)

Player1984 fWAR
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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 1985; everyone else is shown as a 1985 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Wade Boggs 1985 +8.8 +100.7 1.0 +99.7 $0.1M 1.43× –
Oil Can Boyd 1985 +4.6 +80.7 0.2 +80.5 $0.0M 2.19× –
Dwight Evans 1985 +4.0 +57.8 0.8 +57.0 $0.2M 1.79× –
Rich Gedman 1985 +5.6 +57.4 0.5 +57.0 $0.1M 1.28× –
Bruce Hurst 1985 +3.3 +52.1 0.3 +51.8 $0.1M 1.96× –
Bob Ojeda 1985 +3.1 +49.2 0.2 +49.0 $0.1M 1.96× –
Jim Rice 1985 +2.6 +33.0 0.8 +32.2 $0.3M 1.60× –
Roger Clemens 1985 +2.3 +27.3 0.1 +27.2 $0.1M 1.49× –
Steve Crawford 1985 +1.6 +25.5 0.2 +25.3 $0.1M 1.95× –
Tony Armas 1985 +1.6 +15.3 0.9 +14.3 $0.6M 1.22× –
Bill Buckner 1985 +2.3 +14.8 0.7 +14.1 $0.3M 0.81× –
Marty Barrett 1985 +1.5 +10.1 0.3 +9.9 $0.2M 0.82× –
Al Nipper 1985 +1.1 +9.1 0.2 +8.9 $0.1M 1.02× –
Glenn Hoffman 1985 +1.4 +6.8 0.3 +6.5 $0.2M 0.61× –
Bob Stanley 1985 +0.7 +7.0 1.1 +5.9 $1.6M 1.34× –
Bruce Kison 1985 +1.0 +5.2 0.4 +4.8 $0.4M 0.67× –
Mike Easler 1985 +0.5 +2.7 0.7 +2.0 $1.3M 0.69× –
Rick Miller 1985 +0.3 +2.1 0.3 +1.8 $0.9M 0.83× –
Mark Clear 1985 +0.2 +0.8 0.6 +0.2 $3.7M 0.67× –
Ed Jurak 1985 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.58× –
Tim Lollar↔ 1985 -0.1 -1.0 0.2 -1.2 – 1.02× –
Dave Stapleton 1985 -0.3 -1.1 0.3 -1.5 – 0.56× –
Reid Nichols↔ 1985 -0.3 -1.5 0.1 -1.6 – 0.56× –
Jackie Gutierrez 1985 -1.1 -5.5 0.1 -5.6 – 0.61× –
Bob Woodward 1985 +0.6 +3.4 – – – 0.67× –
Charlie Mitchell 1985 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Dave Sax 1985 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Jeff Sellers 1985 +0.4 +2.9 – – – 1.02× –
Jim Dorsey 1985 -0.3 -2.7 – – – 1.02× –
Kevin Romine 1985 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Marc Sullivan 1985 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Mike Brown 1985 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 1.02× –
Mike Greenwell 1985 +0.4 +2.6 – – – 0.83× –
Mike Trujillo 1985 +0.4 +1.9 – – – 0.67× –
Steve Lyons 1985 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.83× –
Tom McCarthy 1985 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+45.8+554.810.4+537.8—

Trades

Every graded 1985 deal involving the Red Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1985 · MIN / BOS
MIN · Howard Fox +$0.8M
Charlie Mitchell
BOS · Lou Gorman −$0.8M
Mike Stenhouse
MIN came out ahead by $0.8M
1985 · BOS / BAL
BOS · Lou Gorman +$3.2M
Sammy Stewart
BAL · Hank Peters −$3.2M
Jackie Gutiérrez
BOS came out ahead by $3.2M
1985 · MIL / BOS
MIL · Harry Dalton +$16.0M
Mark Clear
BOS · Lou Gorman −$16.0M
Ed Romero
MIL came out ahead by $16.0M
1985 · CHW / BOS
CHW · Roland Hemond +$16.8M
Reid Nichols
BOS · Lou Gorman −$16.8M
Tim Lollar
CHW came out ahead by $16.8M
1985 · NYM / BOS
NYM · Frank Cashen +$85.6M
Tom McCarthy, Bob Ojeda, John Mitchell, Chris Bayer
BOS · Lou Gorman −$85.6M
Calvin Schiraldi, Wes Gardner, John Christensen, La Schelle Tarver
NYM came out ahead by $85.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1985 payroll
$10.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 1985, 1985–1991. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1985198619871988198919901991
Bob Stanley308.000$1.1M$1.1M$1.1M$1.1M$1.1MFREE AGENT
Tony Armas319.000$915k$1.0MFREE AGENT
Dwight Evans3313.000$800k$1.0M$1.1M$1.6M$1.1M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Jim Rice3211.000$779k$2.0M$2.1M$2.2M$2.4MFREE AGENT
Bill Buckner3516.000$748k$785k$208kFREE AGENT
Mike Easler3412.000$650kFREE AGENT
Mark Clear296.000$580kFREE AGENT
Bruce Kison3514.000$370kFREE AGENT
Rick Miller3714.000$275kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1985198619871988198919901991
Wade Boggs273.000$1.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Gedman255.000$478kFREE AGENT
Glenn Hoffman265.000$335kFREE AGENT
Dave Stapleton315.000$325kFREE AGENT
Bruce Hurst275.000$300kFREE AGENT
Marty Barrett273.000$272kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Ojeda275.000$240kFREE AGENT
Tim Lollar295.000$225kFREE AGENT
Oil Can Boyd253.000$178kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Crawford275.000$160kFREE AGENT
Ed Jurak273.000$125kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reid Nichols265.000$76kFREE AGENT
Mike Brown263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marc Sullivan263.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1985198619871988198919901991
Al Nipper262.000$165kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roger Clemens221.000$140kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jackie Gutierrez252.000$130kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jim Dorsey29–—
Mike Greenwell210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Lyons250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom McCarthy240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Charlie Mitchell23–—
Kevin Romine240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Sax26–—
Jeff Sellers210.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Trujillo250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Woodward220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1985 acquisition stacked onto Red Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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