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Red Sox BOS

198778–84 (0.481)
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GM: Lou Gorman

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1987, 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
$13M
Surplus $M
-1
Win %
0.481
TAB
+1.1
WAB
-5.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
37.2
Dead money %
35%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-6.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1987 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMarc Sullivan60
RJohn Marzano52
LRich Gedman51
RDanny Sheaffer25
RDave Sax2
LMike Greenwell1

1B

RDwight Evans79
LBill Buckner⇄75
LPat Dodson21
REd Romero8
BTodd Benzinger2
LWade Boggs1

2B

RMarty Barrett137
REd Romero28
RGlenn Hoffman⇄2
RJody Reed2

3B

LWade Boggs145
REd Romero24
RGlenn Hoffman⇄3
RJody Reed1

SS

BSpike Owen130
REd Romero25
RJody Reed6

LF

RJim Rice94
LMike Greenwell64
BTodd Benzinger14
RKevin Romine1

CF

REllis Burks132
BTodd Benzinger5
RKevin Romine4

RF

RDwight Evans77
BTodd Benzinger47
LMike Greenwell28
RKevin Romine3

DH

RDon Baylor⇄108
LSam Horn40
LMike Greenwell15
RJim Rice12
RDwight Evans4
LWade Boggs1

Starters

RRoger Clemens8.4 WAR
LBruce Hurst3.5 WAR
RJeff Sellers2.6 WAR
RBob Stanley1.9 WAR
RAl Nipper0.5 WAR
RCalvin Schiraldi0.3 WAR
ROil Can Boyd0.1 WAR
RRob Woodward0.0 WAR
RJohn Leister-0.4 WAR
RWes Gardner-0.7 WAR

Bullpen

★ RWes Gardner10 sv
RCalvin Schiraldi0 h
LJoe Sambito0 h
LTom Bolton0 h
RSteve Crawford0 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 1986)

PlayerfWAR
Ellis Burks2.7
Todd Benzinger1.1
Sam Horn1.1
John Marzano0.5
Tom Bolton0.5
Jody Reed-0.0

Key subtractions (gone from 1986)

Player1986 fWAR
Tom Seaver2.3
Steve Lyons0.2
Mike Trujillo-0.0
Mike Stenhouse-0.0
Mike Brown-0.0
Rey Quinones-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 1987; everyone else is shown as a 1987 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Roger Clemens 1987 +8.4 +168.0 0.7 +167.4 $0.1M 2.50× –
Wade Boggs 1987 +8.9 +101.6 1.7 +99.9 $0.2M 1.43× –
Bruce Hurst 1987 +3.5 +54.7 0.7 +54.0 $0.2M 1.96× –
Dwight Evans 1987 +4.9 +46.7 1.1 +45.6 $0.2M 1.20× –
Mike Greenwell 1987 +3.4 +43.0 0.1 +42.9 $0.0M 1.60× –
Jeff Sellers 1987 +2.6 +41.3 0.1 +41.3 $0.0M 1.96× –
Ellis Burks 1987 +2.7 +33.9 0.1 +33.9 $0.0M 1.60× –
Bob Stanley 1987 +1.9 +22.3 1.1 +21.2 $0.6M 1.49× –
Marty Barrett 1987 +1.9 +12.4 0.6 +11.9 $0.3M 0.82× –
Todd Benzinger 1987 +1.1 +7.6 0.1 +7.5 $0.1M 0.83× –
Sam Horn 1987 +1.1 +6.0 0.1 +6.0 $0.1M 0.69× –
Al Nipper 1987 +0.5 +3.9 0.3 +3.6 $0.7M 1.02× –
Calvin Schiraldi 1987 +0.3 +3.0 0.1 +2.8 $0.5M 1.34× –
Tom Bolton 1987 +0.5 +2.5 0.1 +2.4 $0.1M 0.67× –
Jim Rice 1987 +0.6 +4.2 2.1 +2.1 $3.3M 0.83× –
John Marzano 1987 +0.5 +2.0 0.1 +2.0 $0.1M 0.52× –
Dave Henderson↔ 1987 +0.2 +1.5 0.4 +1.0 $2.0M 0.83× –
Glenn Hoffman↔ 1987 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $0.8M 0.58× –
Spike Owen 1987 +0.2 +0.8 0.3 +0.5 $2.0M 0.61× –
Oil Can Boyd 1987 +0.1 +0.9 0.6 +0.4 $4.9M 1.02× –
Joe Sambito 1987 -0.2 -1.3 0.4 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Marc Sullivan 1987 -0.6 -2.5 0.1 -2.7 – 0.52× –
Rich Gedman 1987 -0.5 -2.0 0.8 -2.8 – 0.52× –
Steve Crawford 1987 -0.6 -3.3 0.4 -3.7 – 0.67× –
Ed Romero 1987 -0.9 -4.0 0.4 -4.4 – 0.56× –
Bill Buckner↔ 1987 -1.1 -4.9 0.2 -5.1 – 0.56× –
Wes Gardner 1987 -0.7 -7.5 0.1 -7.5 – 1.34× –
Bob Woodward 1987 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 1.02× –
Danny Sheaffer 1987 -0.8 -3.3 – – – 0.52× –
Dave Sax 1987 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.52× –
Don Baylor↔ 1987 +0.4 +2.5 – – – 0.69× –
Jody Reed 1987 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.61× –
John Leister 1987 -0.4 -3.0 – – – 1.02× –
Kevin Romine 1987 -0.3 -1.8 – – – 0.83× –
Pat Dodson 1987 -0.4 -1.9 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+37.2+523.812.9+519.1—

Trades

Every graded 1987 deal involving the Red Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

1987 · BOS / CHC
BOS · Lou Gorman +$6.4M
Lee Smith
CHC · Dallas Green −$6.4M
Al Nipper, Calvin Schiraldi
BOS came out ahead by $6.4M
1987 · HOU / BOS
HOU · Bill Wood +$0.0M
Marc Sullivan
BOS · Lou Gorman +$0.0M
Randy Randle
Even trade
1987 · BOS / SFG
BOS · Lou Gorman +$7.2M
Randy Kutcher
SFG · Al Rosen −$7.2M
Dave Henderson
BOS came out ahead by $7.2M
1987 · BOS / MIN
BOS · Lou Gorman +$0.8M
Enrique Rios
MIN · Andy MacPhail −$0.8M
Don Baylor
BOS came out ahead by $0.8M
1987 · BOS / LAD
BOS · Lou Gorman +$4.8M
Billy Bartels
LAD · Al Campanis −$4.8M
Glenn Hoffman
BOS came out ahead by $4.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1987 payroll
$12.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 1987, 1987–1993. 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 (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1987198819891990199119921993
Jim Rice3413.000$2.1M$2.2M$2.4MFREE AGENT
Bob Stanley3210.000$1.1M$1.1M$1.1MFREE AGENT
Dwight Evans3515.000$1.1M$1.6M$1.1M$1.5MFREE AGENT
Rich Gedman277.000$773k$953k$1.1M$736kFREE AGENT
Bruce Hurst297.000$700k$900kFREE AGENT
Dave Henderson286.000$438kFREE AGENT
Ed Romero2910.000$415k$415k$46kFREE AGENT
Steve Crawford297.000$396kFREE AGENT
Joe Sambito3511.000$360kFREE AGENT
Bill Buckner3718.000$208kFREE AGENT
Glenn Hoffman287.000$103kFREE AGENT
Don Baylor3817.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1987198819891990199119921993
Wade Boggs295.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Roger Clemens243.000$650kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marty Barrett295.000$575kFREE AGENT
Oil Can Boyd275.000$550kFREE AGENT
Spike Owen264.000$350kARB 3FREE AGENT
Al Nipper284.000$325kARB 3FREE AGENT
Calvin Schiraldi253.000$150kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marc Sullivan285.000$150kFREE AGENT
Wes Gardner263.000$85kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc1987198819891990199119921993
Mike Greenwell232.000$80kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Sellers232.000$78kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Todd Benzinger240.000$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Bolton250.000$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ellis Burks220.000$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Marzano240.000$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Horn230.000$62kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Dodson27–—
John Leister26–—
Jody Reed240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Romine262.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dave Sax28–—
Danny Sheaffer250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Woodward242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1987 acquisition stacked onto Red Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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