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GM: Jed Hoyer

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2006, 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
$122M
Surplus $M
-65
Win %
0.531
TAB
-10.4
WAB
-1.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
29.5
Dead money %
34%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-5.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2006 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BJason Varitek99
RDoug Mirabelli⇄66
RJavy Lopez⇄18
RKen Huckaby8
BJosh Bard⇄7
RCorky Miller1

1B

RKevin Youkilis127
LJ.T. Snow26
LCarlos Pena17
RMark Loretta11
LDavid Ortiz10
LEric Hinske⇄6

2B

RMark Loretta138
RDustin Pedroia27
LAlex Cora18
LWillie Harris1

3B

RMike Lowell153
RKevin Youkilis16
LAlex Cora11

SS

RÁlex González111
LAlex Cora63
RDustin Pedroia6

LF

RManny Ramirez123
RGabe Kapler21
RKevin Youkilis18
RWily Mo Peña18
LWillie Harris11
RDustan Mohr7
LDavid Murphy6
LAdam Stern2
LEric Hinske⇄2
LCarlos Pena1

CF

BCoco Crisp103
RWily Mo Peña27
LWillie Harris24
RGabe Kapler14
RDustan Mohr13
LDavid Murphy8
LAdam Stern8

RF

LTrot Nixon110
RWily Mo Peña39
RGabe Kapler37
LEric Hinske⇄15
RDustan Mohr5
LDavid Murphy2
LWillie Harris1

DH

LDavid Ortiz138
LEric Hinske⇄8
RMark Loretta6
RManny Ramirez5
RWily Mo Peña4
LAlex Cora1
LDavid Murphy1
RDoug Mirabelli⇄1
RGabe Kapler1
LJ.T. Snow1

Starters

RCurt Schilling4.6 WAR
RTim Wakefield1.2 WAR
RJosh Beckett1.2 WAR
LJon Lester0.9 WAR
LKason Gabbard0.4 WAR
RKyle Snyder⇄0.4 WAR
RMatt Clement0.3 WAR
RDavid Pauley0.2 WAR
RJason Johnson⇄0.2 WAR
RKevin Jarvis⇄0.2 WAR
RDevern Hansack0.1 WAR
LDavid Wells⇄0.0 WAR
RJulian Tavarez-0.0 WAR
LLenny DiNardo-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RJonathan Papelbon35 sv
RMike Timlin21 h
RManny Delcarmen14 h
RKeith Foulke14 h
RCraig Hansen8 h
LJavier Lopez6 h
RBryan Corey⇄3 h
RRudy Seanez⇄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 2005)

PlayerfWAR
Mike Lowell2.5
Álex González1.6
Josh Beckett1.2
Wily Mo Peña1.0
Jon Lester0.9
Coco Crisp0.9

Key subtractions (gone from 2005)

Player2005 fWAR
Bill Mueller3.5
Johnny Damon2.7
Bronson Arroyo2.4
Edgar Renteria1.8
Tony Graffanino1.3
Wade Miller1.1

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 2006; everyone else is shown as a 2006 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Curt Schilling 2006 +4.6 +80.6 13.0 +67.6 $2.8M 2.19× –
David Ortiz 2006 +5.3 +72.6 6.5 +66.1 $1.2M 1.71× –
Jonathan Papelbon 2006 +3.1 +63.3 0.3 +63.0 $0.1M 2.57× –
Kevin Youkilis 2006 +2.7 +22.7 0.4 +22.3 $0.1M 1.07× –
Manny Ramirez 2006 +2.9 +37.2 18.3 +18.9 $6.3M 1.60× –
Mike Lowell 2006 +2.5 +22.5 9.0 +13.5 $3.6M 1.12× –
Trot Nixon 2006 +1.7 +16.2 7.5 +8.7 $4.5M 1.22× –
Álex González 2006 +1.6 +11.2 2.7 +8.5 $1.7M 0.89× –
Jon Lester 2006 +0.9 +7.3 0.2 +7.1 $0.2M 1.02× –
Josh Beckett 2006 +1.2 +9.8 4.3 +5.4 $3.6M 1.02× –
Tim Wakefield 2006 +1.2 +9.4 4.0 +5.4 $3.5M 1.02× –
Wily Mo Peña 2006 +1.0 +6.6 1.2 +5.3 $1.3M 0.83× –
Coco Crisp 2006 +0.9 +5.8 2.8 +3.0 $3.2M 0.83× –
Craig Breslow 2006 +0.3 +1.4 0.3 +1.1 $1.2M 0.67× –
Jason Johnson↔ 2006 +0.2 +1.6 0.9 +0.8 $4.3M 1.02× –
Mike Burns↔ 2006 +0.1 +0.8 0.1 +0.7 $0.9M 0.67× –
Josh Bard↔ 2006 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.52× –
Mike Timlin 2006 +0.2 +2.7 3.0 -0.4 $12.2M 1.34× –
David Riske↔ 2006 -0.1 -0.7 0.4 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Mark Loretta 2006 +0.5 +2.1 3.2 -1.1 $6.8M 0.56× –
Rudy Seanez↔ 2006 +0.1 +0.3 1.6 -1.3 $25.2M 0.67× –
Alex Cora 2006 -0.1 -0.4 1.4 -1.8 – 0.61× –
Eric Hinske↔ 2006 -0.1 -0.5 1.3 -1.8 – 0.83× –
Lenny DiNardo 2006 -0.3 -1.7 0.3 -2.0 – 0.67× –
Adam Stern 2006 -0.3 -1.8 0.3 -2.2 – 0.83× –
David Wells↔ 2006 +0.0 +0.2 2.5 -2.3 $94.6M 1.02× –
Doug Mirabelli↔ 2006 -0.5 -2.1 1.2 -3.3 – 0.52× –
Julian Tavarez 2006 -0.0 -0.1 3.4 -3.4 – 0.67× –
J.T. Snow 2006 -0.3 -1.5 2.0 -3.5 – 0.56× –
Javy Lopez↔ 2006 -0.5 -2.3 1.7 -4.0 – 0.52× –
Dustin Pedroia 2006 -1.0 -4.3 0.2 -4.4 – 0.56× –
Jason Varitek 2006 +0.6 +2.6 10.0 -7.4 $16.3M 0.52× –
Keith Foulke 2006 +0.1 +0.4 7.8 -7.4 $113.8M 0.67× –
Matt Clement 2006 +0.3 +2.2 9.8 -7.7 $36.9M 1.02× –
Abe Alvarez 2006 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.67× –
Bryan Corey↔ 2006 +0.2 +0.9 – – – 0.67× –
Carlos Pena 2006 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.56× –
Corky Miller 2006 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.52× –
Craig Hansen 2006 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
David Murphy 2006 -0.2 -1.2 – – – 0.83× –
David Pauley 2006 +0.2 +1.9 – – – 1.02× –
Devern Hansack 2006 +0.1 +0.9 – – – 1.02× –
Dustan Mohr 2006 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Gabe Kapler 2006 +0.1 +0.6 – – – 0.83× –
Javier López 2006 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Jermaine Van Buren 2006 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.67× –
Kason Gabbard 2006 +0.4 +3.2 – – – 1.02× –
Ken Huckaby 2006 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.52× –
Kevin Jarvis↔ 2006 +0.2 +1.5 – – – 1.02× –
Kyle Snyder↔ 2006 +0.4 +2.8 – – – 1.02× –
Manny Delcarmen 2006 +1.0 +5.6 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Holtz 2006 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Willie Harris 2006 -0.6 -4.2 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+29.8+371.7121.6+242.2—

Trades

Every graded 2006 deal involving the Red Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

2006 · BOS / CLE
BOS · Jed Hoyer +$43.2M
Coco Crisp, David Riske, Josh Bard
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$43.2M
Guillermo Mota, Andy Marte, Kelly Shoppach, Randy Newsom
BOS came out ahead by $43.2M
2006 · BOS / SDP
BOS · Jed Hoyer +$2.4M
George Kottaras
SDP · Kevin Towers −$2.4M
David Wells
BOS came out ahead by $2.4M
2006 · BOS / ATL
BOS · Jed Hoyer +$0.0M
Brad Baker
ATL · John Schuerholz +$0.0M
Franklin Núñez
Even trade
2006 · BAL / BOS
BAL · Mike Flanagan +$20.8M
Adam Stern
BOS · Jed Hoyer −$20.8M
Javy López
BAL came out ahead by $20.8M
2006 · BOS / ANA
BOS · Jed Hoyer +$0.0M
Brendan Donnelly
ANA · Bill Stoneman +$0.0M
Phil Seibel
Even trade
2006 · SDP / BOS
SDP · Kevin Towers +$26.4M
Cla Meredith, Josh Bard
BOS · Jed Hoyer −$26.4M
Doug Mirabelli
SDP came out ahead by $26.4M
2006 · CHW / BOS
CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.0M
David Riske
BOS · Jed Hoyer +$0.0M
Javier López
Even trade
2006 · TEX / BOS
TEX · Jon Daniels +$1.6M
Luis Mendoza
BOS · Jed Hoyer −$1.6M
Bryan Corey
TEX came out ahead by $1.6M
2006 · BOS / CIN
BOS · Jed Hoyer +$0.0M
Mike Burns
CIN · Dan O'Brien +$0.0M
Tim Bausher
Even trade
2006 · CIN / BOS
CIN · Dan O'Brien +$12.0M
Bronson Arroyo
BOS · Jed Hoyer −$12.0M
Wily Mo Peña
CIN came out ahead by $12.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2006 payroll
$121.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 2006, 2006–2012. 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 (25)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Manny Ramirez3413.000$18.3M$17.0M$12.4MFREE AGENT
Curt Schilling3918.000$13.0M$13.0MFREE AGENT
Jason Varitek349.000$10.0M$11.0M$10.4M$5.0M$3.0M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Matt Clement318.000$9.8MFREE AGENT
Mike Lowell328.000$9.0M$9.0M$12.5M$12.5M$12.5MFREE AGENT
Keith Foulke339.000$7.8MFREE AGENT
Trot Nixon3210.000$7.5MFREE AGENT
David Ortiz309.000$6.5M$13.2M$13.0M$13.0M$13.0M$12.5M$14.6M
Tim Wakefield3914.000$4.0M$4.0M$4.0M$4.0M$3.5M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Julian Tavarez3313.000$3.4M$3.4M$2.7MFREE AGENT
Mark Loretta3411.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Mike Timlin4015.000$3.0M$2.8M$3.0MFREE AGENT
Álex González298.000$2.7MFREE AGENT$3.3M
David Wells4319.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
J.T. Snow3814.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Javy Lopez3514.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Rudy Seanez3717.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Alex Cora308.000$1.4M$2.0M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Doug Mirabelli3510.000$1.2M$750kFREE AGENT
Jason Johnson329.000$875kFREE AGENT
David Riske297.000$351kFREE AGENT
Mike Holtz3310.000—FREE AGENT
Kevin Jarvis3612.000—FREE AGENT
Bryan Corey328.000—FREE AGENT$343k
Gabe Kapler308.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Josh Beckett265.000$4.3MFREE AGENT
Coco Crisp264.000$2.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Hinske284.000$1.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Wily Mo Peña244.000$1.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Bard284.000$25kARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Pena285.000—FREE AGENT
Kyle Snyder283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ken Huckaby355.000—FREE AGENT
Corky Miller305.000—FREE AGENT
Dustan Mohr305.000—FREE AGENT
Willie Harris285.000—FREE AGENT
Javier López283.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (16)

PlayerAgeSvc2006200720082009201020112012
Kevin Youkilis272.000$355kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lenny DiNardo262.000$336kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Papelbon251.000$335kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Stern261.000$335kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Breslow251.000$327kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Lester220.000$197kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dustin Pedroia220.000$154kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Burns271.000$129kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Abe Alvarez23–—
Manny Delcarmen241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jermaine Van Buren25–—
Kason Gabbard240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Pauley230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Murphy240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Devern Hansack28–—
Craig Hansen221.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2006 acquisition stacked onto Red Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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