Red Sox — Front Office

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 1996, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

Front Office

PoorAverageGreat

Value

Payroll $M

$41M

Surplus $M

-13

Win %

0.525

TAB

-5.0

WAB

+0.3

Roster composition

Roster fWAR

31.9

Dead money %

29%

Depth Players

8.0

Dead WAR

-8.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

1996 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Stanley105

RBill Haselman69

RAlex Delgado14

LScott Hatteberg10

RWalt McKeel1

1B

LMo Vaughn146

LReggie Jefferson16

RJim Tatum⇄2

RGreg Pirkl⇄2

RBill Haselman2

RAlex Delgado1

RJeff Manto⇄1

RPhil Clark1

RWil Cordero1

2B

RJeff Frye100

RWil Cordero37

LBill Selby14

RArquimedez Pozo10

REsteban Beltre8

RJeff Manto⇄3

RAlex Delgado1

RNomar Garciaparra1

RTim Naehring1

3B

RTim Naehring116

RJeff Manto⇄16

LBill Selby14

REsteban Beltre13

RJohn Valentin12

RArquimedez Pozo10

RTony Rodriguez5

RAlex Delgado4

RPhil Clark1

SS

RJohn Valentin118

RNomar Garciaparra22

RTony Rodriguez21

REsteban Beltre6

RJeff Frye3

RJeff Manto⇄3

LF

LMike Greenwell75

LTroy O'Leary66

LReggie Jefferson45

BLee Tinsley⇄23

LDarren Bragg⇄21

RJosé Canseco10

RJose Malave9

BDwayne Hosey7

LBill Selby6

RAlex Delgado4

RJeff Frye2

RRudy Pemberton1

CF

BLee Tinsley⇄85

BMilt Cuyler30

LAlex Cole24

LDarren Bragg⇄20

BDwayne Hosey20

LTroy O'Leary17

RJeff Frye1

LMike Greenwell1

RF

LTroy O'Leary110

RJose Malave29

BMilt Cuyler22

RKevin Mitchell⇄21

LDarren Bragg⇄17

RRudy Pemberton12

RAlex Delgado3

RJeff Frye2

RJosé Canseco2

LTrot Nixon2

LMike Greenwell1

DH

RJosé Canseco81

LReggie Jefferson46

LMo Vaughn15

RMike Stanley10

RWil Cordero6

RKevin Mitchell⇄3

RJohn Valentin1

Starters

RRoger Clemens6.8 WAR

RAaron Sele3.3 WAR

RTom Gordon2.8 WAR

RTim Wakefield1.0 WAR

LJamie Moyer⇄0.6 WAR

RJeff Suppan0.1 WAR

RNate Minchey-0.0 WAR

LVaughn Eshelman-0.2 WAR

RMike Maddux-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RHeathcliff Slocumb31 sv

LMike Stanton⇄0 h

RRich Garces0 h

RJoe Hudson0 h

RStan Belinda0 h

RMark Brandenburg⇄0 h

LEric Gunderson0 h

LBrad Pennington⇄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 1995)

Player	fWAR
Tom Gordon	2.8
Mike Stanley	2.1
Heathcliff Slocumb	1.9
Rudy Pemberton	0.7
Jeff Frye	0.7
Jamie Moyer	0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 1995)

Player	1995 fWAR
Erik Hanson	4.1
Zane Smith	2.4
Luis Alicea	1.9
Rheal Cormier	1.7
Mike Macfarlane	0.9
Rick Aguilera	0.4

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 1996; everyone else is shown as a 1996 season snapshot.

Player	Period	fWAR	Tier Market $M	Paid $M	Surplus $M	$ / WAR	Tier	Contract
Roger Clemens	1996	+6.8	+137.0	5.5	+131.5	$0.8M	2.50×	–
Mo Vaughn	1996	+6.2	+68.3	5.4	+62.9	$0.9M	1.37×	–
Aaron Sele	1996	+3.3	+51.9	0.4	+51.5	$0.1M	1.96×	–
Tom Gordon	1996	+2.8	+43.6	3.0	+40.5	$1.1M	1.96×	–
Tim Naehring	1996	+3.4	+30.4	1.2	+29.2	$0.4M	1.12×	–
Heathcliff Slocumb	1996	+1.9	+30.3	1.4	+28.8	$0.7M	1.95×	–
Jose Canseco	1996	+3.0	+31.7	4.7	+27.0	$1.6M	1.33×	–
John Valentin	1996	+2.8	+26.4	2.7	+23.7	$1.0M	1.18×	–
Reggie Jefferson	1996	+1.9	+15.7	0.7	+15.0	$0.4M	1.01×	–
Mike Stanley	1996	+2.1	+12.9	2.3	+10.6	$1.1M	0.76×	–
Tim Wakefield	1996	+1.0	+8.1	0.5	+7.6	$0.5M	1.02×	–
Bill Haselman	1996	+1.0	+4.2	0.3	+3.8	$0.3M	0.52×	–
Jeff Frye	1996	+0.7	+3.1	0.1	+3.0	$0.2M	0.56×	–
Jamie Moyer↔	1996	+0.6	+3.4	0.6	+2.8	$0.9M	0.67×	–
Rich Garces	1996	+0.4	+2.0	0.1	+1.9	$0.4M	0.67×	–
Mark Brandenburg↔	1996	+0.2	+1.3	0.1	+1.2	$0.3M	0.67×	–
Jeff Suppan	1996	+0.1	+1.0	0.1	+0.9	$1.0M	1.02×	–
Nomar Garciaparra	1996	+0.1	+0.3	0.1	+0.2	$2.0M	0.61×	–
Alex Delgado	1996	-0.0	-0.1	0.1	-0.2	–	0.52×	–
Mike Stanton↔	1996	+0.2	+1.0	1.3	-0.3	$6.9M	0.67×	–
Nate Minchey	1996	-0.0	-0.2	0.1	-0.3	–	1.02×	–
Brad Pennington↔	1996	-0.1	-0.4	0.1	-0.5	–	0.67×	–
Jeff Manto↔	1996	-0.1	-0.5	0.1	-0.6	–	0.58×	–
John Doherty	1996	-0.1	-0.3	0.4	-0.7	–	0.67×	–
Darren Bragg↔	1996	-0.1	-0.8	0.1	-0.8	–	0.83×	–
Kerry Lacy	1996	-0.1	-0.7	0.1	-0.8	–	0.67×	–
Vaughn Eshelman	1996	-0.2	-0.9	0.1	-1.1	–	0.67×	–
Milt Cuyler	1996	-0.1	-0.9	0.2	-1.2	–	0.83×	–
Reggie Harris	1996	-0.2	-1.3	0.1	-1.4	–	0.67×	–
Pat Mahomes↔	1996	-0.3	-1.5	0.1	-1.6	–	0.67×	–
Mike Greenwell	1996	+0.3	+1.8	3.7	-1.9	$13.9M	0.83×	–
Mike Maddux	1996	-0.3	-1.3	0.6	-1.9	–	0.67×	–
Dwayne Hosey	1996	-0.3	-2.3	0.2	-2.5	–	0.83×	–
Stan Belinda	1996	-0.2	-1.3	1.3	-2.6	–	0.67×	–
Esteban Beltre	1996	-0.6	-2.6	0.2	-2.8	–	0.58×	–
Kevin Mitchell↔	1996	-0.5	-3.1	0.5	-3.6	–	0.83×	–
Wil Cordero	1996	-0.4	-1.8	1.9	-3.6	–	0.56×	–
Lee Tinsley↔	1996	-0.6	-4.0	0.2	-4.2	–	0.83×	–
Troy O'Leary	1996	-1.3	-8.5	0.2	-8.8	–	0.83×	–
Alex Cole	1996	-0.4	-2.5	–	–	–	0.83×	–
Arquimedez Pozo	1996	-0.4	-1.6	–	–	–	0.56×	–
Bill Selby	1996	-0.3	-1.4	–	–	–	0.56×	–
Brent Knackert	1996	-0.0	-0.2	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Eric Gunderson	1996	-0.5	-2.7	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Greg Pirkl↔	1996	-0.0	-0.2	–	–	–	0.56×	–
Jim Tatum↔	1996	-0.1	-0.5	–	–	–	0.56×	–
Joe Hudson	1996	-0.3	-1.3	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Jose Malave	1996	-0.5	-3.6	–	–	–	0.83×	–
Ken Grundt	1996	+0.0	+0.0	–	–	–	0.67×	–
Phil Clark	1996	-0.1	-0.4	–	–	–	0.56×	–
Rudy Pemberton	1996	+0.7	+4.9	–	–	–	0.83×	–
Scott Hatteberg	1996	+0.0	+0.1	–	–	–	0.52×	–
Tony Rodriguez	1996	+0.4	+1.9	–	–	–	0.61×	–
Trot Nixon	1996	-0.0	-0.1	–	–	–	0.83×	–
Total	—	+31.8	+434.3	40.8	+400.7	—

Trades

Every graded 1996 deal involving the Red Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

1996 · PHI / BOS

PHI · Lee Thomas +$4.0M

Scott Bakkum

BOS · Dan Duquette −$4.0M

Lee Tinsley

PHI came out ahead by $4.0M

1996 · SEA / BOS

SEA · Woody Woodward +$279.2M

Jamie Moyer

BOS · Dan Duquette −$279.2M

Darren Bragg

SEA came out ahead by $279.2M

1996 · MIA / BOS

MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$4.0M

Bobby Rodgers

BOS · Dan Duquette −$4.0M

Jesús Tavárez

MIA came out ahead by $4.0M

1996 · BOS / TEX

BOS · Dan Duquette +$2.4M

Rudy Pemberton

TEX · Douglas Melvin −$2.4M

Bryan Eversgerd

BOS came out ahead by $2.4M

1996 · SEA / BOS

SEA · Woody Woodward +$0.8M

Jeff Manto

BOS · Dan Duquette −$0.8M

Arquimedez Pozo

SEA came out ahead by $0.8M

1996 · MIN / BOS

MIN · Terry Ryan +$5.6M

Brian Looney

BOS · Dan Duquette −$5.6M

Pat Mahomes

MIN came out ahead by $5.6M

1996 · WSN / BOS

WSN · Jim Beattie +$4.0M

Shayne Bennett, Rheal Cormier, Ryan McGuire

BOS · Dan Duquette −$4.0M

Wil Cordero, Bryan Eversgerd

WSN came out ahead by $4.0M

1996 · BOS / TEX

BOS · Dan Duquette +$2.4M

Mark Brandenburg, Kerry Lacy

TEX · Douglas Melvin −$2.4M

Mike Stanton, Dwayne Hosey

BOS came out ahead by $2.4M

1996 · CIN / BOS

CIN · Jim Bowden +$10.4M

Kevin Mitchell

BOS · Dan Duquette −$10.4M

Roberto Mejía, Brad Tweedlie

CIN came out ahead by $10.4M

1996 · BOS / PHI

BOS · Dan Duquette +$40.0M

Rickey Holifield, Heathcliff Slocumb, Larry Wimberly

PHI · Lee Thomas −$40.0M

Glenn Murray, Ken Ryan, Lee Tinsley

BOS came out ahead by $40.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

1996 payroll

$40.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 1996, 1996–2002. 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 (19)

Player	Age	Svc	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Roger Clemens	33	12.000	$5.5M	FREE AGENT
Jose Canseco	31	11.000	$4.7M	FREE AGENT
Mike Greenwell	32	11.000	$3.7M	FREE AGENT
Tom Gordon	28	8.000	$3.0M	$2.9M	$3.3M	$3.8M	FREE AGENT
Mike Stanley	33	10.000	$2.3M	$1.6M	$1.2M	$3.5M	$2.3M	FREE AGENT
Stan Belinda	29	7.000	$1.3M	FREE AGENT
Mike Stanton	29	7.000	$1.3M	FREE AGENT
Tim Naehring	29	6.000	$1.2M	$2.7M	FREE AGENT
Mike Maddux	34	10.000	$600k	FREE AGENT
Jamie Moyer	33	10.000	$558k	FREE AGENT
Kevin Mitchell	34	12.000	$479k	FREE AGENT
Bill Haselman	30	6.000	$310k	$650k	FREE AGENT
Milt Cuyler	27	6.000	$242k	FREE AGENT
Rich Garces	25	6.000	$132k	$172k	$190k	$300k	$610k	$1.4M	$2.2M
Reggie Harris	27	6.000	$112k	FREE AGENT
Jeff Manto	31	6.000	$102k	FREE AGENT
Alex Cole	30	6.000	—	FREE AGENT
Eric Gunderson	30	6.000	—	FREE AGENT
Brent Knackert	26	6.000	—	FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (18)

Player	Age	Svc	1996	1997	1998	1999
Mo Vaughn	28	5.000	$5.4M	FREE AGENT
John Valentin	29	4.000	$2.7M	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Wil Cordero	24	4.000	$1.9M	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Heathcliff Slocumb	30	5.000	$1.4M	FREE AGENT
Reggie Jefferson	27	5.000	$695k	FREE AGENT
Tim Wakefield	29	4.000	$450k	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
John Doherty	29	4.000	$400k	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Aaron Sele	26	3.000	$380k	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Troy O'Leary	26	3.000	$240k	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Esteban Beltre	28	5.000	$200k	FREE AGENT
Lee Tinsley	27	3.000	$168k	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Nate Minchey	26	3.000	$130k	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jeff Frye	29	4.000	$125k	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Brad Pennington	27	3.000	$102k	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Pat Mahomes	25	4.000	$72k	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Phil Clark	28	4.000	—	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Greg Pirkl	25	3.000	—	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jim Tatum	28	4.000	—	ARB 3	FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (17)

Player	Age	Svc	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Dwayne Hosey	29	1.000	$225k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Vaughn Eshelman	27	1.000	$140k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jeff Suppan	21	1.000	$117k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Kerry Lacy	23	0.000	$109k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Nomar Garciaparra	22	0.000	$109k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Alex Delgado	25	0.000	$109k	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Mark Brandenburg	25	1.000	$65k	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Darren Bragg	26	2.000	$59k	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Ken Grundt	26	–	—
Scott Hatteberg	26	1.000	—	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Joe Hudson	25	1.000	—	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Jose Malave	25	0.000	—	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Trot Nixon	22	0.000	—	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Rudy Pemberton	26	1.000	—	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Arquimedez Pozo	22	–	—
Tony Rodriguez	25	–	—
Bill Selby	26	0.000	—	Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT

Graphs

Regime	Seasons	Win %	Playoff %	Pennant %	WS %
WINDOW	289	52.2	30.1	4.8	1.0
CONTEND	309	56.8	63.1	19.1	10.0
FORCED-SPEND	262	48.0	9.2	1.5	1.5
REBUILD	328	43.3	1.2	0.3	0.3

How each 1996 acquisition stacked onto Red Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

East

Central

West

East

Central

West

East

Central

West

East

Central

West

Red Sox BOS

Overview

Front Office

Offense

Pitching & Defense

Roster

1996 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

1B

2B

3B

SS

LF

CF

RF

DH

Starters

Bullpen

Key additions (new vs 1995)

Key subtractions (gone from 1995)

Contract Value

Trades

Current & Historical Payroll

Guaranteed / signed (19)

Arbitration-eligible (18)

Pre-arbitration (17)

Graphs

What each regime is worth — every settled team-season since 1985

Red Sox BOS

Overview

Front Office

Offense All positionsC1B2B3BSSOF (LF/CF/RF)LFCFRFINF (1B/2B/3B/SS)Middle infield (2B/SS)C/DH

Pitching & Defense ALL SP RP

Roster

1996 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

1B

2B

3B

SS

LF

CF

RF

DH

Starters

Bullpen

Key additions (new vs 1995)

Key subtractions (gone from 1995)

Contract Value

Trades

Current & Historical Payroll

Guaranteed / signed (19)

Arbitration-eligible (18)

Pre-arbitration (17)

Graphs

What each regime is worth — every settled team-season since 1985

Offense

Pitching & Defense