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Red Sox BOS

201397–65 (0.599)★ 2013 World Series Champions
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GM: Ben Cherington

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2013, 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
$166M
Surplus $M
-28
Win %
0.599
TAB
+11.5
WAB
+9.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
51.5
Dead money %
23%
Depth Players
13.0
Dead WAR
-3.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2013 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BJarrod Saltalamacchia119
RDavid Ross36
RRyan Lavarnway22

1B

RMike Napoli131
LMike Carp29
BDaniel Nava19
LDavid Ortiz6
RBrandon Snyder6
RPedro Ciriaco⇄1
RWill Middlebrooks1

2B

RDustin Pedroia160
RJohn McDonald⇄6
LBrock Holt5
RJose Iglesias⇄3
RWill Middlebrooks2
RJonathan Diaz1

3B

RWill Middlebrooks92
LBrock Holt20
RBrandon Snyder17
RPedro Ciriaco⇄10
RXander Bogaerts9
RJonathan Diaz3

SS

LStephen Drew124
RXander Bogaerts8

LF

RJonny Gomes98
BDaniel Nava63
LMike Carp41
LJackie Bradley Jr.14
LQuintin Berry4
RBrandon Snyder1

CF

LJacoby Ellsbury134
LJackie Bradley Jr.19
RShane Victorino15
LQuintin Berry3
BDaniel Nava1

RF

RShane Victorino110
BDaniel Nava69
LQuintin Berry4
RJonny Gomes4
LJackie Bradley Jr.2
LMike Carp2

DH

LDavid Ortiz129
RJonny Gomes10
RMike Napoli8
BDaniel Nava5
LMike Carp4
RRyan Lavarnway3
RBrandon Snyder3
LBrock Holt1
LDrake Britton1
BJarrod Saltalamacchia1
RJose Iglesias⇄1

Starters

LJon Lester3.2 WAR
RClay Buchholz2.7 WAR
RJohn Lackey2.4 WAR
LFelix Doubront2.2 WAR
RJake Peavy⇄1.0 WAR
RBrandon Workman0.5 WAR
RRyan Dempster0.5 WAR
RSteven Wright0.0 WAR
LFranklin Morales-0.1 WAR
RAllen Webster-0.5 WAR
RAlfredo Aceves-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RKoji Uehara21 sv
RJunichi Tazawa25 h
LCraig Breslow13 h
RAndrew Bailey8 h
LAndrew Miller6 h
LFranklin Morales4 h
RAlex Wilson1 h
RClayton Mortensen0 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 2012)

PlayerfWAR
Shane Victorino4.7
Stephen Drew3.6
Mike Napoli3.4
Koji Uehara3.1
John Lackey2.4
Jonny Gomes1.5

Key subtractions (gone from 2012)

Player2012 fWAR
Cody Ross2.7
Mike Aviles1.5
Kelly Shoppach1.1
Scott Atchison0.8
Ryan Sweeney0.7
Rich Hill0.3

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 2013; everyone else is shown as a 2013 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Koji Uehara 2013 +3.1 +63.3 4.2 +59.0 $1.4M 2.57× –
Jacoby Ellsbury 2013 +4.6 +65.8 9.0 +56.8 $2.0M 1.79× –
Shane Victorino 2013 +4.7 +67.0 13.0 +54.0 $2.8M 1.79× –
Jon Lester 2013 +3.2 +50.4 11.6 +38.7 $3.6M 1.96× –
Clay Buchholz 2013 +2.7 +42.9 5.5 +37.4 $2.0M 1.96× –
Dustin Pedroia 2013 +4.8 +46.7 10.0 +36.7 $2.1M 1.20× –
Daniel Nava 2013 +2.7 +34.3 0.5 +33.8 $0.2M 1.60× –
Stephen Drew 2013 +3.6 +38.3 9.5 +28.8 $2.6M 1.32× –
Félix Doubront 2013 +2.2 +26.3 0.5 +25.7 $0.2M 1.49× –
David Ortiz 2013 +3.4 +36.2 14.0 +22.2 $4.1M 1.33× –
Jarrod Saltalamacchia 2013 +2.8 +22.1 4.5 +17.6 $1.6M 1.00× –
Mike Napoli 2013 +3.4 +28.8 13.0 +15.8 $3.9M 1.07× –
John Lackey 2013 +2.4 +28.4 15.2 +13.1 $6.4M 1.49× –
Jose Iglesias↔ 2013 +1.8 +12.0 1.2 +10.8 $0.7M 0.82× –
Jonny Gomes 2013 +1.5 +14.7 5.0 +9.7 $3.3M 1.22× –
Mike Carp 2013 +1.4 +9.2 0.5 +8.7 $0.4M 0.83× –
Junichi Tazawa 2013 +0.8 +9.1 0.8 +8.3 $1.0M 1.34× –
David Ross 2013 +1.4 +5.8 3.1 +2.7 $2.2M 0.52× –
Brandon Workman 2013 +0.5 +2.8 0.2 +2.6 $0.4M 0.67× –
Quintin Berry 2013 +0.4 +2.6 0.1 +2.6 $0.2M 0.83× –
Jake Peavy↔ 2013 +1.0 +8.2 6.3 +1.8 $6.3M 1.02× –
Will Middlebrooks 2013 +0.5 +2.3 0.5 +1.8 $1.0M 0.58× –
Drake Britton 2013 +0.3 +1.5 0.2 +1.3 $0.7M 0.67× –
Alex Wilson 2013 +0.3 +1.3 0.5 +0.9 $1.9M 0.67× –
Ryan Lavarnway 2013 +0.2 +1.0 0.3 +0.7 $1.2M 0.52× –
Xander Bogaerts 2013 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $0.9M 0.58× Free Agent · 2023–2033 · $25.5M AAV
Andrew Miller 2013 +0.3 +1.7 1.5 +0.2 $4.7M 0.67× –
Craig Breslow 2013 +0.5 +2.5 2.3 +0.1 $5.0M 0.67× –
Brayan Villarreal↔ 2013 +0.0 +0.0 0.1 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Daniel Bard 2013 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.67× –
John McDonald↔ 2013 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.56× –
Jonathan Diaz 2013 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.58× –
Pedro Beato 2013 -0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Jose De La Torre 2013 -0.1 -0.7 0.1 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Matt Thornton↔ 2013 +0.2 +1.0 1.8 -0.8 $9.6M 0.67× –
Rubby De La Rosa 2013 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Brandon Snyder 2013 -0.2 -1.1 0.3 -1.3 – 0.58× –
Brock Holt 2013 -0.3 -1.3 0.1 -1.4 – 0.58× –
Clayton Mortensen 2013 -0.2 -1.3 0.5 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Jackie Bradley Jr. 2013 -0.2 -1.3 0.5 -1.8 – 0.83× –
Franklin Morales 2013 -0.1 -0.4 1.5 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Pedro Ciriaco↔ 2013 -0.5 -2.3 0.3 -2.6 – 0.58× –
Allen Webster 2013 -0.5 -3.8 0.1 -3.9 – 1.02× –
Andrew Bailey 2013 -0.2 -1.6 4.1 -5.7 – 1.34× –
Alfredo Aceves 2013 -0.6 -4.7 2.6 -7.4 – 1.02× –
Ryan Dempster 2013 +0.5 +3.8 13.2 -9.5 $28.7M 1.02× –
Joel Hanrahan 2013 -0.7 -7.4 7.0 -14.4 – 1.34× –
Steven Wright 2013 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 +0.0 $4.1M 0.67× –
Total—+51.4+603.1166.1+436.5—

Trades

Every graded 2013 deal involving the Red Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2013 · CHW / DET / BOS
CHW · Kenny Williams +$31.2M
Avisaíl García, J. B. Wendelken, Frankie Montas, Cleuluis Rondon
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$8.0M
Jose Iglesias
BOS · Ben Cherington −$23.2M
Jake Peavy, Brayan Villarreal
CHW came out ahead by $31.2M 3-team
2013 · BOS / KCR
BOS · Ben Cherington +$2.4M
Quintin Berry
KCR · Dayton Moore −$2.4M
Clayton Mortensen
BOS came out ahead by $2.4M
2013 · BOS / MIL
BOS · Ben Cherington +$0.8M
Burke Badenhop
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$0.8M
Luis Ortega
BOS came out ahead by $0.8M
2013 · BOS / COL
BOS · Ben Cherington +$3.2M
Jonathan Herrera
COL · Daniel O'Dowd −$3.2M
Franklin Morales, Chris Martin
BOS came out ahead by $3.2M
2013 · CHW / BOS
CHW · Kenny Williams +$4.8M
Brandon Jacobs
BOS · Ben Cherington −$4.8M
Matt Thornton
CHW came out ahead by $4.8M
2013 · PHI / BOS
PHI · Ruben Amaro +$0.8M
Nefi Ogando
BOS · Ben Cherington −$0.8M
John McDonald
PHI came out ahead by $0.8M
2013 · LAD / BOS
LAD · Ned Colletti +$0.0M
Jeremy Hazelbaker
BOS · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Alex Castellanos
Even trade

Current & Historical Payroll

2013 payroll
$166.2M

What the front office was committed to as of 2013, 2013–2019. 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 (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
John Lackey3410.095$15.2M$10.3MFREE AGENT
David Ortiz3714.048$14.0M$15.0M$16.0M$16.0MFREE AGENT
Ryan Dempster3614.063$13.2MFREE AGENT
Shane Victorino327.092$13.0M$13.0M$7.0MFREE AGENT
Mike Napoli316.151$13.0M$16.0M$11.8MFREE AGENT
Jon Lester296.075$11.6M$8.5MFREE AGENT
Dustin Pedroia2914.041$10.0M$12.5M$12.5M$13.0M$15.0M$16.0M$15.0M
Stephen Drew306.079$9.5M$5.5MFREE AGENT
Jake Peavy3210.101$6.3M$9.1MFREE AGENT
Jonny Gomes327.097$5.0M$3.5MFREE AGENT
David Ross3613.001$3.1M$3.1MFREE AGENT
Matt Thornton368.129$1.8MFREE AGENT
John McDonald3811.118$69kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Jacoby Ellsbury295.037$9.0MFREE AGENT
Joel Hanrahan315.065$7.0MFREE AGENT
Clay Buchholz284.059$5.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jarrod Saltalamacchia285.043$4.5MFREE AGENT
Koji Uehara384.000$4.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Bailey294.000$4.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Alfredo Aceves304.001$2.6MARB 3FREE AGENT
Craig Breslow325.088$2.3MFREE AGENT
Franklin Morales274.007$1.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Miller284.062$1.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Clayton Mortensen284.000$504kARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Bard283.074$51kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (23)

PlayerAgeSvc2013201420152016201720182019
Jose Iglesias232.000$1.2MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Junichi Tazawa272.086$815kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Félix Doubront251.120$518kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Carp272.010$508kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Nava301.066$505kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Will Middlebrooks240.155$498kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jackie Bradley Jr.230.000$490kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Wilson260.000$490kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Beato261.100$366kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Lavarnway250.106$289kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Snyder261.025$260kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pedro Ciriaco271.036$251kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Workman240.000$222kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drake Britton240.103$209kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rubby De La Rosa242.000$129kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brock Holt250.033$129kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Allen Webster230.000$118kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Xander Bogaerts200.000$112kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steven Wright280.000$86kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Quintin Berry280.134$80kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose De La Torre27–$78k
Brayan Villarreal261.084$63kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Diaz280.041$19kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2013 acquisition stacked onto Red Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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Decision-maker records extend to 1933; resource-controlled WAR and payroll metrics cover 1985–2026. Data sources include FanGraphs, Baseball-Reference, the Chadwick Bureau register, the Lahman Database, prospect rankings from Baseball America, MLB Pipeline, and FanGraphs, and public payroll records. Transaction and trade data was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Executive birth/death data via Wikidata (CC0).
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