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GM: Lou Gorman

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1991, 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
$34M
Surplus $M
-14
Win %
0.519
TAB
-1.2
WAB
-3.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
37.8
Dead money %
36%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-3.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1991 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RTony Peña Sr.140
RJohn Marzano48

1B

RCarlos Quintana138
LMo Vaughn49
RJack Clark6
LSteve Lyons2

2B

RJody Reed152
LSteve Lyons16
BMike Brumley7
RTim Naehring1

3B

LWade Boggs140
BMike Brumley17
LScott Cooper13
LSteve Lyons12
RTim Naehring2

SS

RLuis Rivera129
BMike Brumley31
RTim Naehring17
RJody Reed6
LSteve Lyons1

LF

LMike Greenwell143
LPhil Plantier17
RKevin Romine9
LSteve Lyons8
RBob Zupcic3
RCarlos Quintana1
RMike Marshall⇄1

CF

REllis Burks126
LSteve Lyons36
RBob Zupcic7
RKevin Romine4
BMike Brumley4
BWayne Housie4
RTom Brunansky1

RF

RTom Brunansky136
LPhil Plantier26
RCarlos Quintana12
RKevin Romine11
RBob Zupcic6
RMike Marshall⇄3
LSteve Lyons3

DH

RJack Clark134
LMo Vaughn16
RMike Marshall⇄6
LPhil Plantier4
REllis Burks1
LMike Greenwell1
REric Wedge1

Starters

RRoger Clemens8.5 WAR
RGreg Harris2.5 WAR
LMatt Young1.4 WAR
LJoe Hesketh1.3 WAR
RMike Gardiner1.2 WAR
LKevin Morton0.6 WAR
LTom Bolton0.0 WAR
RDanny Darwin-0.1 WAR
RDana Kiecker-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJeff Reardon40 sv
LTony Fossas0 h
RDennis Lamp0 h
RJeff Gray0 h
RDan Petry⇄0 h
RDaryl Irvine0 h
RJeff Plympton0 h
RSteve Lyons0 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 1990)

PlayerfWAR
Jack Clark2.4
Matt Young1.4
Mike Gardiner1.2
Steve Lyons0.9
Kevin Morton0.6
Tony Fossas0.1

Key subtractions (gone from 1990)

Player1990 fWAR
Mike Boddicker4.1
Larry Andersen1.0
Wes Gardner0.8
Dwight Evans0.4
Lee Smith0.4
Jerry Reed0.4

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 1991; everyone else is shown as a 1991 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Roger Clemens 1991 +8.5 +170.1 2.7 +167.4 $0.3M 2.50× –
Wade Boggs 1991 +6.1 +69.3 2.8 +66.6 $0.5M 1.43× –
Jody Reed 1991 +3.0 +26.1 0.8 +25.2 $0.3M 1.07× –
Greg Harris 1991 +2.5 +25.9 1.3 +24.6 $0.5M 1.28× –
Carlos Quintana 1991 +2.6 +22.0 0.3 +21.7 $0.1M 1.07× –
Jack Clark 1991 +2.4 +19.8 2.9 +16.9 $1.2M 1.01× –
Ellis Burks 1991 +1.8 +17.8 1.8 +16.0 $1.0M 1.22× –
Mike Greenwell 1991 +1.8 +17.4 2.6 +14.8 $1.5M 1.22× –
Luis Rivera 1991 +1.6 +11.7 0.6 +11.0 $0.4M 0.89× –
Matt Young 1991 +1.4 +11.1 2.3 +8.9 $1.7M 1.02× –
Joe Hesketh 1991 +1.3 +6.9 0.5 +6.3 $0.4M 0.67× –
Steve Lyons 1991 +0.9 +6.1 0.7 +5.5 $0.7M 0.83× –
Jeff Gray 1991 +0.6 +3.4 0.2 +3.2 $0.2M 0.67× –
Scott Cooper 1991 +0.7 +3.1 0.1 +3.0 $0.1M 0.58× –
Dennis Lamp 1991 +0.4 +2.3 0.8 +1.6 $1.7M 0.67× –
Tony Peña Sr. 1991 +0.7 +3.0 2.3 +0.7 $3.2M 0.52× –
Tony Fossas 1991 +0.1 +0.6 0.2 +0.4 $1.5M 0.67× –
John Marzano 1991 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $1.1M 0.52× –
Tom Bolton 1991 +0.0 +0.1 0.3 -0.2 $18.5M 1.02× –
John Dopson 1991 -0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Mo Vaughn 1991 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Mike Marshall↔ 1991 +0.1 +0.4 1.2 -0.8 $17.4M 0.69× –
Jeff Reardon 1991 +0.1 +1.0 2.5 -1.6 $27.9M 1.34× –
Dan Petry↔ 1991 -0.3 -1.6 0.2 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Dana Kiecker 1991 -0.4 -1.9 0.2 -2.1 – 0.67× –
Tim Naehring 1991 -0.5 -2.3 0.1 -2.5 – 0.61× –
Tom Brunansky 1991 -0.1 -0.4 2.5 -2.9 – 0.83× –
Danny Darwin 1991 -0.1 -0.7 3.2 -3.9 – 1.02× –
Bob Zupcic 1991 -0.6 -3.9 0.1 -4.0 – 0.83× –
Kevin Romine 1991 -0.7 -4.6 0.4 -5.0 – 0.83× –
Daryl Irvine 1991 -0.2 -1.0 – – – 0.67× –
Eric Wedge 1991 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.69× –
Jeff Plympton 1991 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Josias Manzanillo 1991 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Kevin Morton 1991 +0.6 +4.7 – – – 1.02× –
Mike Brumley 1991 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.61× –
Mike Gardiner 1991 +1.2 +9.8 – – – 1.02× –
Phil Plantier 1991 +2.3 +22.7 – – – 1.22× –
Wayne Housie 1991 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+37.6+437.634.1+368.3—

Trades

Every graded 1991 deal involving the Red Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 2 total.

1991 · ATL / BOS
ATL · John Schuerholz +$6.4M
Mickey Pina
BOS · Lou Gorman −$6.4M
Dan Petry
ATL came out ahead by $6.4M
1991 · BOS / SEA
BOS · Lou Gorman +$21.6M
Mike Gardiner
SEA · Woody Woodward −$21.6M
Rob Murphy
BOS came out ahead by $21.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

1991 payroll
$34.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 1991, 1991–1997. 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 (17)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Danny Darwin3513.000$3.2M$3.4M$2.8M$2.6MFREE AGENT
Jack Clark3516.000$2.9M$2.9MFREE AGENT
Wade Boggs339.000$2.8M$2.7MFREE AGENT
Roger Clemens287.000$2.7M$4.7M$4.7M$5.2M$5.7M$5.5MFREE AGENT
Mike Greenwell276.000$2.6M$3.0M$3.4M$3.3M$3.6M$3.7MFREE AGENT
Jeff Reardon3512.000$2.5M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Tom Brunansky3010.000$2.5M$2.9MFREE AGENT$825k
Tony Peña Sr.3411.000$2.3M$2.4M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Matt Young328.000$2.3M$2.3MFREE AGENT
Greg Harris3510.000$1.3M$1.4M$1.5M$1.6MFREE AGENT
Mike Marshall3110.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Dennis Lamp3814.000$750kFREE AGENT
Steve Lyons316.000$650k$284kFREE AGENT
Joe Hesketh327.000$525k$1.8M$1.8M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Kevin Romine306.000$355kFREE AGENT
John Dopson276.000$265k$265k$750kFREE AGENT
Dan Petry3212.000$211kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Ellis Burks264.000$1.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jody Reed284.000$850kARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Rivera275.000$635kFREE AGENT
Carlos Quintana253.000$305kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tom Bolton294.000$290kARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Fossas333.000$165kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Gray283.000$155kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Marzano284.000$105kARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Brumley284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (13)

PlayerAgeSvc1991199219931994199519961997
Dana Kiecker301.000$168kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Naehring241.000$125kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Cooper231.000$100kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mo Vaughn230.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bob Zupcic240.000$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Gardiner251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wayne Housie26–—
Daryl Irvine261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josias Manzanillo230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Morton22–—
Phil Plantier221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Plympton25–—
Eric Wedge230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 1991 acquisition stacked onto Red Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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