Rosternomics

Red Sox BOS

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GM: Theo Epstein (since 2003)

2004 roster — every player, value & surplus

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+7.6
WAB — wins above budget
+3.1
TAB — roster Talent above budget
98–64 (0.605)
record · World Series champions
-50M
surplus $M (value/$)
45.4
roster fWAR
$127.7M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Curt Schilling 37 FA-elig 32 6.5 12.0 -0.8
Pedro Martínez 32 FA-elig 33 4.8 17.5 -9.2
Johnny Damon 30 FA-elig 150 4.3 8.0 -0.6
David Ortiz 28 FA-elig 150 4.2 4.6 +2.6
Jason Varitek 32 FA-elig 137 4.1 6.9 +0.1
Mark Bellhorn 29 FA-elig 138 3.4 0.5 +5.4
Manny Ramirez 32 FA-elig 152 3.3 22.5 -16.9
Bronson Arroyo 27 arb 32 3.2 0.3 +5.2
Derek Lowe 31 FA-elig 33 2.3 4.5 -0.6
Keith Foulke 31 FA-elig 72 1.6 3.5 -0.7
Kevin Youkilis 25 72 1.5
Kevin Millar 32 FA-elig 150 1.5 3.3 -0.8
Tim Wakefield 37 FA-elig 32 1.4 4.3 -1.9
Bill Mueller 33 FA-elig 110 1.1 2.1 -0.2
Trot Nixon 30 FA-elig 48 1.1 4.5 -2.7
Doug Mirabelli 33 FA-elig 59 0.9 0.8 +0.7
Orlando Cabrera↔ WSN 29 FA-elig 58 0.7 2.2 -0.9
Mike Timlin 38 FA-elig 76 0.7 2.5 -1.3
Scott Williamson 28 arb 28 0.4 3.2 -2.5
Alan Embree 34 FA-elig 71 0.4 3.0 -2.3
Nomar Garciaparra↔ CHC 30 FA-elig 38 0.4 5.4 -4.7
Dave Roberts↔ LAD 32 arb 45 0.2 0.4 -0.0
Pokey Reese 31 FA-elig 96 0.2 1.0 -0.7
Lenny DiNardo 24 pre-arb 22 0.2 0.3 +0.0
Adam Hyzdu 32 17 0.1
Ramiro Mendoza 32 FA-elig 27 0.1 3.6 -3.4
Byung-Hyun Kim 25 arb 7 0.1 3.4 -3.3
Gabe Kapler 28 FA-elig 136 0.0 0.8 -0.7
Jimmy Anderson↔ CHC 28 5 0.0
Jamie Brown 27 4 0.0
Frank Castillo 35 2 -0.0
Joe Nelson 29 3 -0.0
Mike Myers↔ SEA 35 FA-elig 25 -0.0 0.2 -0.2
Earl Snyder 28 1 -0.1
Dave McCarty 34 FA-elig 91 -0.1 0.5 -0.6
Sandy Martinez↔ CLE 33 3 -0.1
Brian Daubach 32 FA-elig 30 -0.1 0.5 -0.7
Phil Seibel 25 2 -0.1
Pedro Astacio 34 5 -0.1
Curt Leskanic↔ KCR 36 FA-elig 32 -0.1 0.8 -1.0
Terry Adams↔ TOR 31 FA-elig 19 -0.1 0.5 -0.8
Mark Malaska 26 19 -0.1
Andy Dominique 28 7 -0.2
Ellis Burks 39 FA-elig 11 -0.2 0.8 -1.1
Abe Alvarez 21 1 -0.2
Anastacio Martinez 25 11 -0.2
Bobby Jones 32 3 -0.4
Ricky Gutierrez↔ NYM 34 FA-elig 21 -0.4 1.9 -2.6
Doug Mientkiewicz↔ MIN 30 FA-elig 49 -0.6 1.1 -2.1
Cesar Crespo 25 arb 52 -0.6 0.3 -1.4

50 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 35 of them (70%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).

WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR). Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)

Best acquisitions
PlayerYearWAR for BOS
Jason Varitek199721.2
Josh Beckett200520.1
Derek Lowe199718.0
Curt Schilling200315.2
Eduardo Rodríguez201414.3
Rick Porcello201413.1
Jarrod Saltalamacchia20108.8
Wilyer Abreu20227.5
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
Jeff Bagwell199080.2
Brady Anderson198833.0
Hanley Ramírez200529.1
Jamie Moyer199628.0
Carlton Fisk198518.3
Carney Lansford198216.7
Carlos Martínez201316.0
Ernie Whitt198514.7