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Red Sox BOS

199088–74 (0.543)Made Playoffs
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GM: Lou Gorman

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1990, 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
$21M
Surplus $M
-3
Win %
0.543
TAB
+2.1
WAB
+3.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
38.8
Dead money %
44%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-3.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1990 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RTony Peña Sr.142
RJohn Marzano32
LRich Gedman⇄10

1B

RCarlos Quintana148
RMike Marshall⇄21
LBill Buckner15
LBilly Jo Robidoux11
LDanny Heep5
LRick Lancellotti2
RTony Peña Sr.1

2B

RJody Reed119
RMarty Barrett60
RRandy Kutcher5
RLuis Rivera3
RJim Pankovits2
RTim Naehring1

3B

LWade Boggs152
RRandy Kutcher11
RTim Naehring5
LScott Cooper2
RMarty Barrett1
RLuis Rivera1

SS

RLuis Rivera112
RJody Reed50
RTim Naehring19

LF

LMike Greenwell159
RKevin Romine16
RRandy Kutcher2
LDanny Heep1
LPhil Plantier1

CF

REllis Burks143
RKevin Romine18
RRandy Kutcher9
RTom Brunansky⇄1

RF

RTom Brunansky⇄138
RKevin Romine30
RRandy Kutcher23
LDanny Heep13
RMike Marshall⇄4
RCarlos Quintana3

DH

RDwight Evans121
REllis Burks6
RMike Marshall⇄6
RTom Brunansky⇄5
LDanny Heep4
LBilly Jo Robidoux4
LPhil Plantier3
LWade Boggs3
RKevin Romine1
RJody Reed1

Starters

RRoger Clemens8.2 WAR
RMike Boddicker4.1 WAR
RDana Kiecker2.7 WAR
RGreg Harris2.6 WAR
LTom Bolton1.8 WAR
RWes Gardner0.8 WAR
LJoe Hesketh⇄0.4 WAR
RDennis Lamp0.3 WAR
REric Hetzel0.2 WAR
RJohn Dopson0.1 WAR
RJohn Leister0.0 WAR
LMike Rochford-0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJeff Reardon21 sv
LRob Murphy0 h
RDennis Lamp0 h
RJeff Gray0 h
RJerry Reed⇄0 h
RLarry Andersen⇄0 h
LJoe Hesketh⇄0 h
RLee Smith⇄0 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 1989)

PlayerfWAR
Dana Kiecker2.7
Tom Brunansky1.8
Tony Peña Sr.1.5
Jeff Gray1.2
Larry Andersen1.0
Joe Hesketh0.4

Key subtractions (gone from 1989)

Player1989 fWAR
Nick Esasky4.2
Rick Cerone0.8
Bob Stanley0.5
Joe Price0.2
Oil Can Boyd0.2
Dana Williams0.0

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 1990; everyone else is shown as a 1990 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Roger Clemens 1990 +8.2 +163.3 2.6 +160.7 $0.3M 2.50× –
Mike Boddicker 1990 +4.1 +71.5 0.7 +70.8 $0.2M 2.19× –
Dana Kiecker 1990 +2.7 +42.5 0.1 +42.4 $0.0M 1.96× –
Ellis Burks 1990 +3.3 +42.2 0.5 +41.7 $0.1M 1.60× –
Greg Harris 1990 +2.6 +40.4 0.6 +39.8 $0.2M 1.96× –
Wade Boggs 1990 +3.2 +28.5 1.9 +26.6 $0.6M 1.12× –
Jody Reed 1990 +2.8 +24.0 0.3 +23.7 $0.1M 1.07× –
Mike Greenwell 1990 +2.4 +23.6 1.2 +22.3 $0.5M 1.22× –
Tom Bolton 1990 +1.8 +21.3 0.1 +21.2 $0.1M 1.49× –
Tom Brunansky↔ 1990 +1.8 +17.7 1.3 +16.4 $0.7M 1.22× –
Jeff Gray 1990 +1.2 +12.4 0.1 +12.3 $0.1M 1.34× –
Carlos Quintana 1990 +1.8 +11.6 0.1 +11.5 $0.1M 0.81× –
Larry Andersen↔ 1990 +1.0 +10.8 0.2 +10.6 $0.2M 1.34× –
Tony Peña Sr. 1990 +1.5 +6.1 1.7 +4.4 $1.2M 0.52× –
Joe Hesketh↔ 1990 +0.4 +4.4 0.1 +4.3 $0.2M 1.34× –
Wes Gardner 1990 +0.8 +4.5 0.4 +4.2 $0.4M 0.67× –
Kevin Romine 1990 +0.4 +2.9 0.2 +2.6 $0.6M 0.83× –
Lee Smith↔ 1990 +0.4 +2.2 0.2 +2.0 $0.5M 0.67× –
Jerry Reed↔ 1990 +0.4 +2.0 0.3 +1.7 $0.9M 0.67× –
Eric Hetzel 1990 +0.2 +1.3 0.1 +1.2 $0.7M 1.02× –
Mike Marshall↔ 1990 +0.3 +1.4 0.4 +1.1 $1.2M 0.56× –
Dwight Evans 1990 +0.4 +2.4 1.5 +0.9 $3.5M 0.69× –
Dennis Lamp 1990 +0.3 +1.4 0.7 +0.7 $2.8M 0.67× –
Tim Naehring 1990 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.7M 0.61× –
Daryl Irvine 1990 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $0.9M 0.67× –
Jeff Reardon 1990 +0.2 +2.1 1.6 +0.5 $8.2M 1.34× –
Rich Gedman↔ 1990 +0.1 +0.5 0.2 +0.3 $1.6M 0.52× –
John Dopson 1990 +0.1 +0.5 0.3 +0.2 $4.6M 1.02× –
Scott Cooper 1990 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.58× –
John Marzano 1990 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.52× –
Phil Plantier 1990 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.69× –
Mike Rochford 1990 -0.2 -1.4 0.1 -1.6 – 1.02× –
Marty Barrett 1990 -0.2 -0.8 1.0 -1.8 – 0.56× –
Randy Kutcher 1990 -0.3 -2.0 0.2 -2.2 – 0.83× –
Luis Rivera 1990 -0.7 -3.5 0.2 -3.7 – 0.61× –
Danny Heep 1990 -0.5 -3.4 0.6 -4.0 – 0.83× –
Rob Murphy 1990 -0.6 -6.5 0.8 -7.3 – 1.34× –
Bill Buckner 1990 -0.6 -2.6 – – – 0.56× –
Billy Jo Robidoux 1990 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.56× –
Jeff Stone 1990 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 0.83× –
John Leister 1990 +0.0 +0.3 – – – 1.02× –
Rick Lancellotti 1990 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+38.9+519.720.8+503.4—

Trades

Every graded 1990 deal involving the Red Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.

1990 · HOU / BOS
HOU · Bill Wood +$692.8M
Jeff Bagwell
BOS · Lou Gorman −$692.8M
Larry Andersen
HOU came out ahead by $692.8M
1990 · BOS / SDP
BOS · Lou Gorman +$4.8M
Steve Hendricks, Brad Hoyer
SDP · Jack McKeon −$4.8M
Wes Gardner
BOS came out ahead by $4.8M
1990 · NYM / BOS
NYM · Frank Cashen +$8.0M
Greg Hansell, Ed Perozo, Paul Williams
BOS · Lou Gorman −$8.0M
Mike Marshall
NYM came out ahead by $8.0M
1990 · STL / BOS
STL · Dal Maxvill +$16.8M
Lee Smith
BOS · Lou Gorman −$16.8M
Tom Brunansky
STL came out ahead by $16.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

1990 payroll
$20.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 1990, 1990–1996. 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 (20)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Roger Clemens276.000$2.6M$2.7M$4.7M$4.7M$5.2M$5.7M$5.5M
Wade Boggs328.000$1.9M$2.8M$2.7MFREE AGENT
Tony Peña Sr.3310.000$1.7M$2.3M$2.4M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Jeff Reardon3411.000$1.6M$2.5M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Dwight Evans3818.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Tom Brunansky299.000$1.3M$2.5M$2.9MFREE AGENT$825k
Marty Barrett328.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Dennis Lamp3713.000$725k$750kFREE AGENT
Mike Boddicker3210.000$675kFREE AGENT
Danny Heep3211.000$595kFREE AGENT
Greg Harris349.000$590k$1.3M$1.4M$1.5M$1.6MFREE AGENT
Mike Marshall309.000$398k$1.2MFREE AGENT
Wes Gardner296.000$360kFREE AGENT
Jerry Reed349.000$334kFREE AGENT
Larry Andersen3715.000$223kFREE AGENT
Lee Smith3210.000$206kFREE AGENT
Rich Gedman3010.000$184kFREE AGENT
Joe Hesketh316.000$100k$525k$1.8M$1.8M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Bill Buckner4021.000—FREE AGENT
Jeff Stone297.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Mike Greenwell265.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Rob Murphy305.000$750kFREE AGENT
Ellis Burks253.000$475kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jody Reed273.000$300kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Dopson265.000$265kFREE AGENT
Kevin Romine295.000$250kFREE AGENT
Luis Rivera264.000$250kARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Kutcher304.000$175kARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Bolton283.000$135kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Marzano273.000$125kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (12)

PlayerAgeSvc1990199119921993199419951996
Carlos Quintana242.000$130kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Hetzel261.000$115kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Rochford272.000$115kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dana Kiecker290.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Gray272.000$100kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Cooper220.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daryl Irvine250.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Phil Plantier210.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Naehring230.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rick Lancellotti33–—
John Leister29–—
Billy Jo Robidoux26–—

Graphs

How each 1990 acquisition stacked onto Red Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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