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Red Sox BOS

198695–66 (0.590)Lost World Series
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GM: Lou Gorman

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1986, 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
$14M
Surplus $M
-3
Win %
0.590
TAB
+3.2
WAB
+10.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
40.3
Dead money %
35%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-6.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1986 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LRich Gedman134
RMarc Sullivan41
RDave Sax2

1B

LBill Buckner138
RDave Stapleton29
RDon Baylor13
LPat Dodson7
LMike Stenhouse3
RDave Sax1

2B

RMarty Barrett158
RDave Stapleton6
REd Romero4

3B

LWade Boggs149
LSteve Lyons⇄59
REd Romero18
RDave Stapleton2
RGlenn Hoffman1

SS

REd Romero75
RRey Quinones⇄62
BSpike Owen⇄42
RGlenn Hoffman11

LF

RJim Rice156
RTony Armas9
LMike Greenwell8
RDon Baylor3
LLa Schelle Tarver3
LMike Stenhouse2

CF

RTony Armas108
RDave Henderson⇄36
RKevin Romine28
LLa Schelle Tarver7
REd Romero1

RF

RDwight Evans149
RTony Armas19
LMike Greenwell7
RKevin Romine5
LMike Stenhouse2

DH

RDon Baylor143
LBill Buckner15
RDwight Evans1
RJim Rice1
LMike Greenwell1

Starters

RRoger Clemens7.1 WAR
LBruce Hurst4.2 WAR
ROil Can Boyd2.4 WAR
RTom Seaver⇄2.3 WAR
RAl Nipper0.9 WAR
RBob Stanley0.8 WAR
RRob Woodward0.3 WAR
RJeff Sellers-0.0 WAR
RMike Brown⇄-0.0 WAR
LTim Lollar-0.7 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBob Stanley16 sv
LJoe Sambito0 h
RSteve Crawford0 h
LTim Lollar0 h
RSammy Stewart0 h
RCalvin Schiraldi0 h
RMike Trujillo⇄0 h
RWes Gardner0 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 1985)

PlayerfWAR
Tom Seaver2.3
Don Baylor1.3
Calvin Schiraldi1.3
Joe Sambito0.3
Dave Henderson0.3
Pat Dodson0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 1985)

Player1985 fWAR
Bob Ojeda3.1
Bruce Kison1.0
Mike Easler0.5
Rick Miller0.3
Mark Clear0.2
Ed Jurak-0.1

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 1986; everyone else is shown as a 1986 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Roger Clemens 1986 +7.1 +142.8 0.3 +142.4 $0.0M 2.50× –
Jim Rice 1986 +5.5 +89.6 2.0 +87.6 $0.4M 2.05× –
Wade Boggs 1986 +7.7 +88.4 1.4 +87.1 $0.2M 1.43× –
Bruce Hurst 1986 +4.2 +73.4 0.5 +72.9 $0.1M 2.19× –
Dwight Evans 1986 +4.5 +64.8 1.0 +63.8 $0.2M 1.79× –
Oil Can Boyd 1986 +2.4 +28.9 0.4 +28.5 $0.2M 1.49× –
Tom Seaver↔ 1986 +2.3 +27.1 0.6 +26.5 $0.3M 1.49× –
Rich Gedman 1986 +3.2 +25.9 0.7 +25.2 $0.2M 1.00× –
Marty Barrett 1986 +2.3 +15.0 0.4 +14.6 $0.2M 0.82× –
Calvin Schiraldi 1986 +1.3 +13.6 0.1 +13.5 $0.1M 1.34× –
Bob Stanley 1986 +0.8 +9.0 1.1 +8.0 $1.3M 1.34× –
Al Nipper 1986 +0.9 +7.1 0.3 +6.8 $0.3M 1.02× –
Don Baylor 1986 +1.3 +7.4 0.7 +6.7 $0.5M 0.69× –
Joe Sambito 1986 +0.3 +3.5 0.5 +3.0 $1.5M 1.34× –
Mike Greenwell 1986 +0.3 +2.3 0.1 +2.3 $0.2M 0.83× –
Dave Henderson↔ 1986 +0.3 +2.0 0.1 +1.9 $0.4M 0.83× –
Steve Crawford 1986 +0.4 +2.1 0.3 +1.8 $0.8M 0.67× –
Bill Buckner 1986 +0.2 +0.8 0.8 +0.1 $4.1M 0.56× –
Mike Trujillo↔ 1986 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Mike Brown↔ 1986 -0.0 -0.4 0.1 -0.4 – 1.02× –
Rey Quinones↔ 1986 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.7 – 0.61× –
Glenn Hoffman 1986 -0.2 -1.1 0.3 -1.5 – 0.61× –
Marc Sullivan 1986 -0.5 -2.3 0.1 -2.4 – 0.52× –
Sammy Stewart 1986 -0.5 -2.5 0.4 -2.8 – 0.67× –
Spike Owen↔ 1986 -0.7 -3.2 0.1 -3.3 – 0.61× –
Dave Stapleton 1986 -0.7 -3.2 0.3 -3.5 – 0.56× –
Tim Lollar 1986 -0.7 -3.7 0.5 -4.2 – 0.67× –
Tony Armas 1986 -0.7 -4.5 1.0 -5.5 – 0.83× –
Ed Romero 1986 -1.1 -5.5 0.4 -5.9 – 0.61× –
Wes Gardner 1986 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 +0.0 $3.5M 0.67× –
Bob Woodward 1986 +0.3 +2.1 – – – 1.02× –
Dave Sax 1986 +0.2 +1.0 – – – 0.52× –
Jeff Sellers 1986 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 1.02× –
Kevin Romine 1986 +0.2 +1.5 – – – 0.83× –
La Schelle Tarver 1986 -0.7 -4.6 – – – 0.83× –
Mike Stenhouse 1986 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.56× –
Pat Dodson 1986 +0.2 +1.0 – – – 0.56× –
Steve Lyons↔ 1986 +0.2 +0.8 – – – 0.58× –
Total—+40.2+578.214.6+562.4—

Trades

Every graded 1986 deal involving the Red Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

1986 · SEA / BOS
SEA · Dick Balderson +$12.8M
Rey Quiñones, Mike Brown, Mike Trujillo, John Christensen
BOS · Lou Gorman −$12.8M
Spike Owen, Dave Henderson
SEA came out ahead by $12.8M
1986 · BOS / CHW
BOS · Lou Gorman +$18.4M
Tom Seaver
CHW · Ken Harrelson −$18.4M
Steve Lyons
BOS came out ahead by $18.4M
1986 · BOS / NYY
BOS · Lou Gorman +$10.4M
Don Baylor
NYY · Clyde King −$10.4M
Mike Easler
BOS came out ahead by $10.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

1986 payroll
$14.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 1986, 1986–1992. 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 (16)

PlayerAgeSvc1986198719881989199019911992
Jim Rice3312.000$2.0M$2.1M$2.2M$2.4MFREE AGENT
Bob Stanley319.000$1.1M$1.1M$1.1M$1.1MFREE AGENT
Dwight Evans3414.000$1.0M$1.1M$1.6M$1.1M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Tony Armas3210.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Bill Buckner3617.000$785k$208kFREE AGENT
Don Baylor3716.000$661kFREE AGENT
Rich Gedman266.000$650k$773k$953k$1.1M$736kFREE AGENT
Tom Seaver4119.000$647kFREE AGENT
Tim Lollar306.000$541kFREE AGENT
Joe Sambito3410.000$500k$360kFREE AGENT
Bruce Hurst286.000$495k$700k$900kFREE AGENT
Sammy Stewart318.000$381kFREE AGENT
Ed Romero289.000$375k$415k$415k$46kFREE AGENT
Glenn Hoffman276.000$350k$197kFREE AGENT
Steve Crawford286.000$330k$396kFREE AGENT
Dave Stapleton326.000$300kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc1986198719881989199019911992
Wade Boggs284.000$1.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Marty Barrett284.000$435kARB 3FREE AGENT
Oil Can Boyd264.000$375kARB 3FREE AGENT
Al Nipper273.000$265kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marc Sullivan274.000$110kARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Henderson275.000$107kFREE AGENT
Spike Owen253.000$70kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Brown274.000$57kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1986198719881989199019911992
Roger Clemens232.000$340kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Calvin Schiraldi242.000$75kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wes Gardner252.000$70kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Greenwell221.000$60kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rey Quinones220.000$38kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Trujillo261.000$18kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Dodson26–—
Steve Lyons261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Romine251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Sax27–—
Jeff Sellers221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Stenhouse28–—
La Schelle Tarver27–—
Bob Woodward231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1986 acquisition stacked onto Red Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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