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Red Sox BOS

200085–77 (0.525)
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GM: Dan Duquette

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2000, 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
$78M
Surplus $M
-24
Win %
0.525
TAB
-1.6
WAB
-1.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
36.9
Dead money %
46%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-5.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2000 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BJason Varitek128
RMike Stanley⇄58
LScott Hatteberg48

1B

LBrian Daubach83
LRico Brogna⇄43
BJose Offerman38
RIzzy Alcantara5
BMorgan Burkhart5
RAndy Sheets1

2B

BJose Offerman80
RMike Lansing⇄49
RDonnie Sadler12
RManny Alexander7

3B

RManny Alexander63
RWilton Veras49
RLou Merloni40
REd Sprague Jr.⇄32
RJohn Valentin10
RGary Gaetti3
RDonnie Sadler3
LBrian Daubach1
RMike Lansing⇄1
LScott Hatteberg1
RSean Berry⇄1

SS

RNomar Garciaparra136
RManny Alexander20
RDonnie Sadler19
RAndy Sheets10

LF

LTroy O'Leary137
RDarren Lewis18
RBernard Gilkey⇄7
LCurtis Pride7
LBrian Daubach7
RDonnie Sadler3
RIzzy Alcantara1
RJeff Frye⇄1
BMorgan Burkhart1

CF

BCarl Everett126
RDarren Lewis41
RDonnie Sadler13
LTrot Nixon6
LCurtis Pride2
RJeff Frye⇄2
LMidre Cummings⇄1

RF

LTrot Nixon115
RDarren Lewis37
RBernard Gilkey⇄24
LMidre Cummings⇄20
RJeff Frye⇄13
RIzzy Alcantara7
RDonnie Sadler1
LBrian Daubach1

DH

LBrian Daubach39
RDante Bichette⇄28
BMorgan Burkhart18
LScott Hatteberg16
BJose Offerman9
RIzzy Alcantara6
RBernard Gilkey⇄5
BCarl Everett5
RGary Gaetti2
REd Sprague Jr.⇄1
RAndy Sheets1
RJeff Frye⇄1
BJason Varitek1
RManny Alexander1
RNomar Garciaparra1

Starters

RPedro Martinez9.4 WAR
LJeff Fassero1.7 WAR
RHipolito Pichardo1.1 WAR
RTomo Ohka1.0 WAR
RRamon Martinez0.9 WAR
LPete Schourek0.9 WAR
RRolando Arrojo⇄0.8 WAR
RPaxton Crawford0.6 WAR
RJohn Wasdin⇄0.0 WAR
RSteve Ontiveros-0.1 WAR
RHector Carrasco⇄-0.2 WAR
RBrian Rose⇄-0.2 WAR
RTim Wakefield-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDerek Lowe42 sv
RRich Garces17 h
LRheal Cormier9 h
RRod Beck6 h
RHipolito Pichardo4 h
RBryce Florie1 h
RJohn Wasdin⇄0 h
LSang-Hoon Lee0 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 1999)

PlayerfWAR
Carl Everett4.7
Jeff Fassero1.7
Hipolito Pichardo1.1
Pete Schourek0.9
Rolando Arrojo0.8
Paxton Crawford0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 1999)

Player1999 fWAR
Bret Saberhagen3.3
Pat Rapp1.6
Juan Pena0.7
Kent Mercker0.7
Damon Buford0.6
Mark Portugal0.6

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 2000; everyone else is shown as a 2000 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Pedro Martínez 2000 +9.4 +187.7 11.5 +176.2 $1.2M 2.50× –
Nomar Garciaparra 2000 +7.6 +91.2 3.7 +87.5 $0.5M 1.51× –
Carl Everett 2000 +4.7 +67.4 5.0 +62.4 $1.1M 1.79× –
Derek Lowe 2000 +2.3 +36.6 0.6 +36.0 $0.3M 1.95× –
Trot Nixon 2000 +2.6 +33.6 0.3 +33.3 $0.1M 1.60× –
Jeff Fassero 2000 +1.7 +20.6 2.0 +18.6 $1.2M 1.49× –
Rich Garces 2000 +1.3 +14.3 0.6 +13.7 $0.5M 1.34× –
Jason Varitek 2000 +1.5 +9.3 0.4 +9.0 $0.2M 0.76× –
Tomo Ohka 2000 +1.0 +7.8 0.2 +7.6 $0.2M 1.02× –
Pete Schourek 2000 +0.9 +7.0 0.2 +6.8 $0.2M 1.02× –
Rolando Arrojo↔ 2000 +0.8 +6.2 0.1 +6.1 $0.2M 1.02× –
Troy O'Leary 2000 +1.4 +9.1 4.0 +5.1 $2.9M 0.83× –
Hipolito Pichardo 2000 +1.1 +6.1 1.2 +4.9 $1.0M 0.67× –
Brian Daubach 2000 +0.6 +2.8 0.3 +2.5 $0.5M 0.56× –
Rheal Cormier 2000 +0.8 +4.1 2.0 +2.1 $2.6M 0.67× –
Ramon Martinez 2000 +0.9 +7.5 6.3 +1.2 $6.8M 1.02× –
Izzy Alcantara 2000 +0.2 +1.3 0.2 +1.1 $1.0M 0.83× –
Rod Beck 2000 +0.9 +4.6 3.5 +1.1 $4.1M 0.67× –
Lou Merloni 2000 +0.2 +0.9 0.2 +0.7 $1.3M 0.58× –
Jeff Frye↔ 2000 +0.3 +2.0 1.6 +0.4 $5.3M 0.83× –
Midre Cummings↔ 2000 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $0.9M 0.83× –
Dante Bichette↔ 2000 +0.3 +1.6 1.4 +0.2 $4.8M 0.69× –
Bryce Florie 2000 +0.3 +1.5 1.4 +0.1 $4.9M 0.67× –
Ed Sprague Jr.↔ 2000 +0.0 +0.0 0.2 -0.2 $167.0M 0.69× –
John Wasdin↔ 2000 +0.0 +0.1 0.4 -0.3 $31.5M 0.67× –
Scott Hatteberg 2000 +0.1 +0.2 0.7 -0.5 $13.6M 0.52× –
Sean Berry↔ 2000 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.58× –
Mike Stanley↔ 2000 +0.1 +0.6 2.3 -1.7 $15.9M 0.52× –
Gary Gaetti 2000 -0.3 -1.8 0.3 -2.1 – 0.69× –
Bernard Gilkey↔ 2000 +0.1 +0.4 2.6 -2.2 $45.0M 0.83× –
Brian Rose↔ 2000 -0.2 -2.0 0.1 -2.2 – 1.02× –
Hector Carrasco↔ 2000 -0.2 -2.1 0.1 -2.2 – 1.34× –
Darren Lewis 2000 -0.2 -1.4 2.4 -3.8 – 0.83× –
Jose Offerman 2000 +0.4 +1.9 5.8 -3.9 $13.7M 0.56× –
Manny Alexander 2000 -0.8 -3.5 0.6 -4.1 – 0.58× –
Rico Brogna↔ 2000 -0.5 -2.1 2.2 -4.3 – 0.56× –
Tim Wakefield 2000 -0.3 -1.7 4.5 -6.2 – 0.67× –
John Valentin 2000 -0.1 -0.3 6.3 -6.7 – 0.58× –
Mike Lansing↔ 2000 -1.1 -4.7 2.2 -6.9 – 0.56× –
Andy Sheets 2000 -0.4 -1.8 – – – 0.61× –
Curtis Pride 2000 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.83× –
Dan Smith 2000 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Donnie Sadler 2000 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.61× –
Jesus Pena↔ 2000 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Morgan Burkhart 2000 +0.5 +2.8 – – – 0.69× –
Paxton Crawford 2000 +0.6 +5.2 – – – 1.02× –
Rick Croushore↔ 2000 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Rob Stanifer 2000 -0.2 -0.8 – – – 0.67× –
Sang-Hoon Lee 2000 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Steve Ontiveros 2000 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Tim Young 2000 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Wilton Veras 2000 -0.8 -3.7 – – – 0.58× –
Total—+36.9+505.577.6+428.7—

Trades

Every graded 2000 deal involving the Red Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

2000 · BOS / CIN
BOS · Dan Duquette +$3.2M
Chris Stynes
CIN · Jim Bowden −$3.2M
Michael Coleman, Donnie Sadler
BOS came out ahead by $3.2M
2000 · MIN / BOS
MIN · Terry Ryan +$0.8M
Hector De Los Santos
BOS · Dan Duquette −$0.8M
Midre Cummings
MIN came out ahead by $0.8M
2000 · MIN / BOS
MIN · Terry Ryan +$28.0M
Lew Ford
BOS · Dan Duquette −$28.0M
Héctor Carrasco
MIN came out ahead by $28.0M
2000 · SDP / BOS
SDP · Kevin Towers +$0.0M
Cesar Saba, Dennis Tankersley
BOS · Dan Duquette +$0.0M
Ed Sprague
Even trade
2000 · CHW / BOS
CHW · Ron Schueler +$1.6M
Mike Rupp
BOS · Dan Duquette −$1.6M
Jesús Peña
CHW came out ahead by $1.6M
2000 · BOS / MIA
BOS · Dan Duquette +$0.0M
Nelson Lara
MIA · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Aaron Holbert
Even trade
2000 · COL / BOS
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$28.0M
Jeff Frye, Brian Rose, John Wasdin, Jeff Taglienti
BOS · Dan Duquette −$28.0M
Rolando Arrojo, Rich Croushore, Mike Lansing
COL came out ahead by $28.0M
2000 · CIN / BOS
CIN · Jim Bowden +$51.2M
Chris Reitsma, John Curtice#56
BOS · Dan Duquette −$51.2M
Dante Bichette
CIN came out ahead by $51.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2000 payroll
$77.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 2000, 2000–2006. 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 (29)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Pedro Martínez288.000$11.5M$13.0M$14.0M$15.5M$17.5MFREE AGENT
John Valentin338.000$6.3M$6.3MFREE AGENT
Ramon Martinez3212.000$6.3MFREE AGENT
Jose Offerman3110.000$5.8M$6.8M$4.8MFREE AGENT
Carl Everett297.000$5.0M$7.3MFREE AGENT
Tim Wakefield338.000$4.5M$3.0M$3.2M$4.0M$4.3M$4.7M$4.0M
Troy O'Leary307.000$4.0M$4.6MFREE AGENT
Rod Beck319.000$3.5M$4.5MFREE AGENT
Bernard Gilkey3310.000$2.6MFREE AGENT
Darren Lewis3210.000$2.4M$2.5MFREE AGENT
Mike Stanley3714.000$2.3MFREE AGENT
Rico Brogna308.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Mike Lansing327.000$2.2M$6.2MFREE AGENT
Rheal Cormier339.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Jeff Fassero379.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Jeff Frye338.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Dante Bichette3612.000$1.4M$7.0MFREE AGENT
Bryce Florie306.000$1.4M$1.4MFREE AGENT
Hipolito Pichardo308.000$1.2M$1.7MFREE AGENT
Manny Alexander298.000$612kFREE AGENT
Rich Garces2910.000$610k$1.4M$2.2MFREE AGENT
Gary Gaetti4119.000$350kFREE AGENT
Ed Sprague Jr.329.000$249kFREE AGENT
Pete Schourek319.000$200k$1.0MFREE AGENT
Hector Carrasco306.000$96kFREE AGENT
Sean Berry3410.000$71kFREE AGENT
Midre Cummings287.000$64kFREE AGENT
Steve Ontiveros3915.000—FREE AGENT
Curtis Pride317.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Nomar Garciaparra264.000$3.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Hatteberg305.000$695kFREE AGENT
Derek Lowe273.000$625kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Wasdin275.000$401kFREE AGENT
Jason Varitek283.000$375kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trot Nixon264.000$270kARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Rose243.000$139kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Sheets284.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Stanifer283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2000200120022003200420052006
Brian Daubach282.000$295kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lou Merloni292.000$250kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tomo Ohka241.000$205kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Izzy Alcantara270.000$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rolando Arrojo342.000$132kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Smith241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rick Croushore292.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Donnie Sadler252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Young26–—
Wilton Veras221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesus Pena251.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Paxton Crawford220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sang-Hoon Lee29–—
Morgan Burkhart28–—

Graphs

How each 2000 acquisition stacked onto Red Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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