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Red Sox BOS

201269–93 (0.426)
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GM: Ben Cherington

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2012, 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
$147M
Surplus $M
-79
Win %
0.426
TAB
-12.7
WAB
-17.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
26.2
Dead money %
42%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-7.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2012 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BJarrod Saltalamacchia104
RKelly Shoppach⇄47
RRyan Lavarnway28
RGuillermo Quiroz1

1B

RKevin Youkilis⇄42
LJames Loney⇄30
RMauro Gomez16
LDavid Ortiz7
BNick Punto⇄5
LLars Anderson2
BJarrod Saltalamacchia1

2B

RDustin Pedroia139
RPedro Ciriaco16
RIván De Jesús Jr.⇄5
RMike Aviles2
LNate Spears1

3B

RWill Middlebrooks72
RPedro Ciriaco35
RDanny Valencia⇄10
RMauro Gomez9
RIván De Jesús Jr.⇄3
LNate Spears1
RMike Aviles1

SS

RMike Aviles128
RJose Iglesias24
RPedro Ciriaco12
BNick Punto⇄6
RIván De Jesús Jr.⇄1

LF

BDaniel Nava76
LScott Podsednik31
LCarl Crawford30
RCody Ross22
LLars Anderson4
LRyan Kalish3
RPedro Ciriaco2
LNate Spears2

CF

LJacoby Ellsbury73
RMarlon Byrd⇄34
LScott Podsednik23
LRyan Kalish20
LRyan Sweeney19
RCody Ross7
RJason Repko4
RChe-Hsuan Lin3
RPedro Ciriaco3

RF

RCody Ross96
LRyan Sweeney49
LAdrián González⇄18
LRyan Kalish9
RChe-Hsuan Lin6
LScott Podsednik5
RBrent Lillibridge⇄4
BDaniel Nava4
RPedro Ciriaco2
RMarlon Byrd⇄1

DH

LDavid Ortiz81
RRyan Lavarnway17
RCody Ross14
BJarrod Saltalamacchia12
RPedro Ciriaco10
RMauro Gomez6
RMike Aviles5
BDaniel Nava4
LScott Podsednik3
RDarnell McDonald⇄3
RBrent Lillibridge⇄2
BNick Punto⇄2
RDustin Pedroia2
LAdrián González⇄1
LCarl Crawford1
LJacoby Ellsbury1
RKelly Shoppach⇄1
RJose Iglesias1
LRyan Kalish1
RWill Middlebrooks1

Starters

LJon Lester2.3 WAR
RJosh Beckett⇄1.4 WAR
LFelix Doubront1.2 WAR
RClay Buchholz0.7 WAR
LFranklin Morales0.5 WAR
RDaisuke Matsuzaka-0.4 WAR
RZach Stewart⇄-0.4 WAR
RAaron Cook-0.4 WAR
RDaniel Bard-0.7 WAR

Bullpen

★ RAlfredo Aceves25 sv
RVicente Padilla23 h
LAndrew Miller13 h
RScott Atchison5 h
RJunichi Tazawa5 h
RMark Melancon2 h
RClayton Mortensen1 h
RMatt Albers⇄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 2011)

PlayerfWAR
Cody Ross2.7
Will Middlebrooks2.0
Daniel Nava1.2
Kelly Shoppach1.1
Pedro Ciriaco0.9
Ryan Sweeney0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 2011)

Player2011 fWAR
Jonathan Papelbon3.0
Marco Scutaro2.7
Josh Reddick2.0
Erik Bedard0.7
Drew Sutton0.4
Dan Wheeler0.3

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 2012; everyone else is shown as a 2012 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Dustin Pedroia 2012 +4.3 +41.6 8.0 +33.6 $1.9M 1.20× –
Cody Ross 2012 +2.7 +34.1 3.0 +31.1 $1.1M 1.60× –
Jon Lester 2012 +2.3 +27.8 7.6 +20.2 $3.3M 1.49× –
David Ortiz 2012 +3.1 +33.2 14.6 +18.7 $4.7M 1.33× –
Jarrod Saltalamacchia 2012 +2.6 +20.9 2.5 +18.4 $1.0M 1.00× –
Will Middlebrooks 2012 +2.0 +13.4 0.5 +12.9 $0.2M 0.85× –
Mike Aviles 2012 +1.5 +10.8 1.2 +9.6 $0.8M 0.89× –
Félix Doubront 2012 +1.2 +9.5 0.5 +9.0 $0.4M 1.02× –
Daniel Nava 2012 +1.2 +8.2 0.4 +7.8 $0.3M 0.83× –
Adrián González↔ 2012 +2.4 +23.2 16.9 +6.2 $7.1M 1.22× –
Kelly Shoppach↔ 2012 +1.1 +6.0 0.7 +5.2 $0.7M 0.69× –
Junichi Tazawa 2012 +1.1 +6.0 0.9 +5.0 $0.8M 0.67× –
Pedro Ciriaco 2012 +0.9 +4.2 0.5 +3.7 $0.5M 0.58× –
Scott Atchison 2012 +0.8 +4.1 0.5 +3.6 $0.7M 0.67× –
Ryan Sweeney 2012 +0.7 +4.6 1.8 +2.8 $2.6M 0.83× –
Clay Buchholz 2012 +0.7 +6.0 3.5 +2.5 $4.8M 1.02× –
Andrew Miller 2012 +0.5 +2.9 1.0 +1.9 $1.9M 0.67× –
Franklin Morales 2012 +0.5 +2.7 0.8 +1.8 $1.7M 0.67× –
Craig Breslow↔ 2012 +0.4 +2.2 0.7 +1.6 $1.6M 0.67× –
Scott Podsednik 2012 +0.3 +1.9 0.8 +1.2 $2.6M 0.83× –
Rich Hill 2012 +0.3 +1.7 0.7 +1.0 $2.2M 0.67× –
Vicente Padilla 2012 +0.2 +2.4 1.5 +0.9 $6.7M 1.34× –
Pedro Beato↔ 2012 +0.1 +0.4 0.2 +0.2 $2.5M 0.67× –
Justin Thomas↔ 2012 +0.0 +0.2 0.3 -0.1 $9.6M 0.67× –
Michael Bowden↔ 2012 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Nick Punto↔ 2012 +0.1 +0.6 1.1 -0.6 $9.9M 0.61× –
Darnell McDonald↔ 2012 -0.1 -0.3 0.5 -0.7 – 0.69× –
Alfredo Aceves 2012 +0.0 +0.2 1.2 -1.0 $63.1M 1.34× –
Brent Lillibridge↔ 2012 -0.1 -1.0 0.0 -1.0 – 0.83× –
Jason Repko 2012 -0.1 -0.9 0.2 -1.1 – 0.83× –
Che-Hsuan Lin 2012 -0.1 -0.8 0.5 -1.2 – 0.83× –
Iván De Jesús Jr.↔ 2012 -0.3 -1.1 0.1 -1.3 – 0.56× –
Mauro Gomez 2012 -0.2 -0.8 0.5 -1.3 – 0.56× –
Lars Anderson 2012 -0.2 -1.0 0.5 -1.5 – 0.83× –
Josh Beckett↔ 2012 +1.4 +11.1 12.8 -1.7 $9.4M 1.02× –
Danny Valencia↔ 2012 -0.4 -1.7 0.1 -1.8 – 0.58× –
Mark Melancon 2012 -0.2 -1.3 0.5 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Chris Carpenter 2012 -0.3 -1.4 0.5 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Clayton Mortensen 2012 -0.3 -1.4 0.5 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Jose Iglesias 2012 -0.1 -0.4 2.1 -2.4 – 0.61× –
Jacoby Ellsbury 2012 +0.8 +5.5 8.1 -2.5 $9.7M 0.83× –
James Loney↔ 2012 -0.3 -1.3 1.3 -2.6 – 0.56× –
Matt Albers↔ 2012 -0.4 -2.3 0.7 -3.0 – 0.67× –
Zach Stewart↔ 2012 -0.4 -3.0 0.0 -3.0 – 1.02× –
Kevin Youkilis↔ 2012 +0.2 +0.9 4.2 -3.3 $20.7M 0.56× –
Andrew Bailey 2012 -0.0 -0.3 3.9 -4.2 – 1.34× –
Aaron Cook 2012 -0.4 -3.3 1.3 -4.6 – 1.02× –
Marlon Byrd↔ 2012 -0.2 -1.1 4.7 -5.8 – 0.83× –
Ryan Lavarnway 2012 -1.5 -6.2 0.5 -6.7 – 0.52× –
Ryan Kalish 2012 -1.0 -6.7 0.5 -7.2 – 0.83× –
Daniel Bard 2012 -0.7 -6.1 1.6 -7.7 – 1.02× –
Daisuke Matsuzaka 2012 -0.4 -3.1 10.0 -13.1 – 1.02× –
Carl Crawford 2012 +0.3 +2.2 20.4 -18.2 $62.9M 0.83× –
Guillermo Quiroz 2012 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.52× –
Justin Germano↔ 2012 +0.1 +0.7 – – – 0.67× –
Nate Spears 2012 -0.1 -0.9 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+26.0+242.4147.4+95.4—

Trades

Every graded 2012 deal involving the Red Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 15 total.

2012 · PIT / BOS
PIT · Neal Huntington +$0.0M
Zach Stewart
BOS · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Kyle Kaminska
Even trade
2012 · CHC / BOS
CHC · Theo Epstein +$9.6M
Michael Bowden, Hunter Cervenka
BOS · Ben Cherington −$9.6M
Marlon Byrd
CHC came out ahead by $9.6M
2012 · MIN / BOS
MIN · Terry Ryan +$3.2M
Jeremias Pineda
BOS · Ben Cherington −$3.2M
Danny Valencia
MIN came out ahead by $3.2M
2012 · BOS / CLE
BOS · Ben Cherington +$14.4M
Steven Wright
CLE · Mark Shapiro −$14.4M
Lars Anderson
BOS came out ahead by $14.4M
2012 · CHC / BOS
CHC · Theo Epstein +$2.4M
Jair Bogaerts
BOS · Ben Cherington −$2.4M
Chris Carpenter, Aaron Kurcz
CHC came out ahead by $2.4M
2012 · OAK / BOS
OAK · Billy Beane +$0.0M
Sandy Rosario
BOS · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Graham Godfrey
Even trade
2012 · DET / BOS
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Jeff Kobernus
BOS · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Justin Henry
Even trade
2012 · ARI / BOS
ARI · Kevin Towers +$0.0M
Matt Albers, Scott Podsednik
BOS · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Craig Breslow
Even trade
2012 · BOS / NYM
BOS · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Pedro Beato
NYM · Sandy Alderson +$0.0M
Kelly Shoppach
Even trade
2012 · CLE / BOS
CLE · Mark Shapiro +$0.8M
Brent Lillibridge
BOS · Ben Cherington −$0.8M
José De La Torre
CLE came out ahead by $0.8M
2012 · PIT / BOS
PIT · Neal Huntington +$28.0M
Mark Melancon, Iván De Jesús, Stolmy Pimentel, Jerry Sands
BOS · Ben Cherington −$28.0M
Joel Hanrahan, Brock Holt
PIT came out ahead by $28.0M
2012 · TOR / BOS
TOR · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Mike Aviles
BOS · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
David Carpenter, John Farrell
Even trade
2012 · BOS / LAD
BOS · Ben Cherington +$275.2M
James Loney, Iván De Jesús, Allen Webster, Rubby De La Rosa, Jerry Sands
LAD · Ned Colletti −$275.2M
Josh Beckett, Adrián González, Carl Crawford, Nick Punto
BOS came out ahead by $275.2M
2012 · COL / BOS
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$4.8M
Marco Scutaro
BOS · Ben Cherington −$4.8M
Clayton Mortensen
COL came out ahead by $4.8M
2012 · CHW / BOS
CHW · Kenny Williams +$12.8M
Kevin Youkilis
BOS · Ben Cherington −$12.8M
Brent Lillibridge, Zach Stewart
CHW came out ahead by $12.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2012 payroll
$147.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 2012, 2012–2018. 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 (15)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
Carl Crawford309.072$20.4MFREE AGENT
Adrián González306.108$16.9MFREE AGENT
David Ortiz3613.048$14.6M$14.0M$15.0M$16.0M$16.0MFREE AGENT
Josh Beckett3210.030$12.8MFREE AGENT
Dustin Pedroia2814.041$8.0M$10.0M$12.5M$12.5M$13.0M$15.0M$16.0M
Marlon Byrd348.045$4.7MFREE AGENT
Kevin Youkilis337.093$4.2MFREE AGENT
Cody Ross316.058$3.0MFREE AGENT
Vicente Padilla3413.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Aaron Cook339.020$1.3MFREE AGENT
Nick Punto349.051$1.1MFREE AGENT
Scott Podsednik368.035$750kFREE AGENT
Kelly Shoppach326.021$717kFREE AGENT
Chris Carpenter2614.080$482kFREE AGENT
Justin Germano298.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
Daisuke Matsuzaka315.000$10.0MFREE AGENT
Jacoby Ellsbury284.037$8.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Lester285.075$7.6MFREE AGENT
Andrew Bailey283.000$3.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Clay Buchholz273.059$3.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jarrod Saltalamacchia274.043$2.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Sweeney274.053$1.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
James Loney285.012$1.3MFREE AGENT
Mike Aviles313.091$1.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alfredo Aceves293.001$1.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Miller273.062$1.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Franklin Morales263.007$850kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Hill324.037$725kARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Albers294.141$683kARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Breslow314.088$655kARB 3FREE AGENT
Clayton Mortensen273.000$486kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Thomas284.000$328kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Repko314.168$185kARB 3FREE AGENT
Brent Lillibridge284.000$49kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
Jose Iglesias221.000$2.1MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Bard272.148$1.6MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Junichi Tazawa261.163$920kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Melancon271.139$521kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Atchison362.168$510kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Félix Doubront240.120$484kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Kalish242.117$483kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Lavarnway240.042$482kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lars Anderson240.053$482kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mauro Gomez270.086$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Ciriaco260.118$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Che-Hsuan Lin23–$480k
Will Middlebrooks230.000$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Darnell McDonald332.143$458kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Nava290.091$383kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Beato251.000$177kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Iván De Jesús Jr.251.000$124kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Valencia271.123$117kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Stewart250.067$48kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Bowden252.030$30kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Guillermo Quiroz302.013—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate Spears27–—

Graphs

How each 2012 acquisition stacked onto Red Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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