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Red Sox BOS

201578–84 (0.481)
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GM: Dave Dombrowski

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2015, 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
$171M
Surplus $M
-77
Win %
0.481
TAB
-8.6
WAB
-8.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
29.8
Dead money %
54%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-8.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2015 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Napoli⇄98
BBlake Swihart83
RRyan Hanigan53
BSandy León37

1B

LTravis Shaw55
LDavid Ortiz9
LBrock Holt8
RAllen Craig6
LGarin Cecchini1

2B

RDustin Pedroia92
LBrock Holt58
RJosh Rutledge30
RDeven Marrero3
BJemile Weeks3

3B

BPablo Sandoval123
LBrock Holt33
RDeven Marrero13
LTravis Shaw8
RJosh Rutledge5
RJeff Bianchi2
RHanley Ramirez1
BSandy León1
RLuis Jimenez⇄1

SS

RXander Bogaerts156
LBrock Holt11
RDeven Marrero6
RJeff Bianchi1

LF

RHanley Ramirez92
RRusney Castillo24
LJackie Bradley Jr.17
LBrock Holt14
RAllen Craig7
LCarlos Peguero⇄4
LTravis Shaw1

CF

RMookie Betts133
LJackie Bradley Jr.27
RRusney Castillo6
LBrock Holt2
LAlejandro De Aza⇄1

RF

RRusney Castillo48
LAlejandro De Aza⇄37
LJackie Bradley Jr.32
LBrock Holt21
RMookie Betts11
RAllen Craig9

DH

LDavid Ortiz134
RHanley Ramirez11
RAllen Craig9
RJosh Rutledge3
RDeven Marrero3
RRusney Castillo2
BSandy León2
LBrock Holt1
BDaniel Nava⇄1
RDustin Pedroia1
LGarin Cecchini1
RMookie Betts1
RLuis Jimenez⇄1

Starters

RClay Buchholz3.2 WAR
LWade Miley2.7 WAR
LEduardo Rodriguez1.7 WAR
RRick Porcello1.7 WAR
RJoe Kelly1.2 WAR
LRich Hill1.2 WAR
LHenry Owens0.7 WAR
LBrian Johnson0.0 WAR
RJustin Masterson-0.0 WAR
RSteven Wright-0.1 WAR
RMatt Barnes-0.4 WAR
LCraig Breslow-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RKoji Uehara25 sv
RJunichi Tazawa16 h
RAlexi Ogando12 h
LRobbie Ross Jr.12 h
LTommy Layne9 h
RJean Machi⇄4 h
RMatt Barnes3 h
LCraig Breslow1 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 2014)

PlayerfWAR
Wade Miley2.7
Eduardo Rodriguez1.7
Rick Porcello1.7
Travis Shaw1.5
Rich Hill1.2
Alejandro De Aza1.0

Key subtractions (gone from 2014)

Player2014 fWAR
Jon Lester3.8
John Lackey2.0
Andrew Miller1.3
David Ross1.1
Yoenis Cespedes0.9
Burke Badenhop0.7

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 2015; everyone else is shown as a 2015 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Mookie Betts 2015 +4.8 +68.4 0.5 +67.9 $0.1M 1.79× Extension · 2024–2032 · $30.4M AAV
Xander Bogaerts 2015 +4.6 +48.5 0.5 +47.9 $0.1M 1.32× Free Agent · 2023–2033 · $25.5M AAV
Clay Buchholz 2015 +3.2 +50.6 12.0 +38.6 $3.7M 1.96× –
Wade Miley 2015 +2.7 +42.1 3.7 +38.4 $1.4M 1.96× –
Eduardo Rodriguez 2015 +1.7 +20.5 0.4 +20.2 $0.2M 1.49× Free Agent · 2024–2028 · $20.0M AAV
Jackie Bradley Jr. 2015 +1.9 +18.3 0.5 +17.8 $0.3M 1.22× –
David Ortiz 2015 +2.9 +30.7 16.0 +14.7 $5.6M 1.33× –
Brock Holt 2015 +2.0 +13.3 0.5 +12.7 $0.3M 0.82× –
Junichi Tazawa 2015 +1.1 +12.1 2.2 +9.8 $2.0M 1.34× –
Joe Kelly 2015 +1.2 +10.0 0.6 +9.4 $0.5M 1.02× –
Rich Hill 2015 +1.2 +9.5 0.1 +9.4 $0.1M 1.02× –
Rick Porcello 2015 +1.7 +20.2 12.5 +7.7 $7.4M 1.49× –
Travis Shaw 2015 +1.5 +6.6 0.2 +6.4 $0.2M 0.56× –
Koji Uehara 2015 +1.4 +14.9 9.0 +5.9 $6.5M 1.34× –
Henry Owens 2015 +0.7 +5.7 0.2 +5.5 $0.2M 1.02× –
Alejandro De Aza↔ 2015 +1.0 +6.8 2.6 +4.1 $2.6M 0.83× –
Blake Swihart 2015 +0.9 +3.9 0.4 +3.4 $0.5M 0.52× –
Dustin Pedroia 2015 +2.3 +15.2 12.5 +2.7 $5.4M 0.82× –
Robbie Ross Jr. 2015 +0.1 +1.4 0.6 +0.8 $4.3M 1.34× –
Josh Rutledge 2015 +0.2 +0.7 0.2 +0.5 $1.2M 0.56× –
Tommy Layne 2015 +0.2 +0.9 0.6 +0.4 $3.2M 0.67× –
Jemile Weeks 2015 +0.1 +0.3 0.0 +0.3 $0.1M 0.56× –
Brian Johnson 2015 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $2.2M 1.02× –
Jeff Bianchi 2015 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 – 0.58× –
Carlos Peguero↔ 2015 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.83× –
Luis Jimenez↔ 2015 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.69× –
Dalier Hinojosa↔ 2015 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Roman Mendez↔ 2015 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Ryan Hanigan 2015 +0.7 +3.1 3.5 -0.4 $4.7M 0.52× –
Jonathan Aro 2015 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Garin Cecchini 2015 -0.1 -0.4 0.5 -0.9 – 0.56× –
Noé Ramirez 2015 -0.3 -1.4 0.1 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Steven Wright 2015 -0.1 -1.1 0.5 -1.6 – 1.02× –
Heath Hembree 2015 -0.2 -1.2 0.5 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Jean Machi↔ 2015 -0.3 -1.6 0.2 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Deven Marrero 2015 -0.4 -1.8 0.2 -2.0 – 0.58× –
Matt Barnes 2015 -0.4 -2.0 0.5 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Edward Mujica↔ 2015 -0.3 -1.5 1.1 -2.6 – 0.67× –
Ryan Cook↔ 2015 -0.4 -2.4 0.8 -3.2 – 0.67× –
Daniel Nava↔ 2015 -0.5 -2.7 0.9 -3.6 – 0.69× –
Shane Victorino↔ 2015 +0.3 +2.2 6.0 -3.9 $18.4M 0.83× –
Sandy León 2015 -0.8 -3.5 0.5 -4.0 – 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Craig Breslow 2015 -0.6 -3.1 2.0 -5.1 – 0.67× –
Justin Masterson 2015 -0.0 -0.2 9.5 -9.7 – 1.02× –
Allen Craig 2015 -0.9 -5.0 5.5 -10.5 – 0.69× –
Alexi Ogando 2015 -0.8 -9.1 1.5 -10.6 – 1.34× –
Rusney Castillo 2015 +0.1 +0.5 11.3 -10.7 $141.5M 0.83× –
Mike Napoli↔ 2015 -0.0 -0.2 11.8 -12.0 – 0.52× –
Pablo Sandoval 2015 -1.2 -5.5 17.6 -23.1 – 0.58× –
Hanley Ramirez 2015 -1.2 -8.3 19.8 -28.0 – 0.83× –
Anthony Varvaro 2015 +0.1 +0.6 0.6 -0.0 $5.6M 0.67× –
Total—+29.8+354.7170.9+183.5—

Trades

Every graded 2015 deal involving the Red Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

2015 · BAL / BOS
BAL · Dan Duquette +$0.8M
Joe Gunkel
BOS · Dave Dombrowski −$0.8M
Alejandro De Aza
BAL came out ahead by $0.8M
2015 · SEA / BOS
SEA · Jeff Kingston +$4.0M
Wade Miley, Jonathan Aro
BOS · Dave Dombrowski −$4.0M
Roenis Elías, Carson Smith
SEA came out ahead by $4.0M
2015 · BOS / TEX
BOS · Dave Dombrowski +$2.4M
Robbie Ross
TEX · Jon Daniels −$2.4M
Anthony Ranaudo
BOS came out ahead by $2.4M
2015 · OAK / BOS
OAK · Billy Beane +$3.2M
cash / PTBNL
BOS · Dave Dombrowski −$3.2M
Ryan Cook
OAK came out ahead by $3.2M
2015 · BOS / OAK
BOS · Dave Dombrowski +$6.4M
cash / PTBNL
OAK · Billy Beane −$6.4M
Edward Mujica
BOS came out ahead by $6.4M
2015 · WSN / BOS
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$0.0M
Dan Butler
BOS · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Daniel Rosenbaum
Even trade
2015 · BOS / TEX
BOS · Dave Dombrowski +$12.0M
cash / PTBNL
TEX · Jon Daniels −$12.0M
Mike Napoli
BOS came out ahead by $12.0M
2015 · BOS / SDP
BOS · Dave Dombrowski +$17.6M
Craig Kimbrel
SDP · AJ Preller −$17.6M
Manuel Margot, Javy Guerra, Carlos Asuaje, Logan Allen
BOS came out ahead by $17.6M
2015 · BOS / SFG
BOS · Dave Dombrowski +$6.4M
Luis Ysla
SFG · Brian Sabean −$6.4M
Alejandro De Aza
BOS came out ahead by $6.4M
2015 · BOS / ANA
BOS · Dave Dombrowski +$1.6M
Josh Rutledge
ANA · Bill Stoneman −$1.6M
Shane Victorino
BOS came out ahead by $1.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2015 payroll
$171.0M
2016 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2015, 2015–2021. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2015; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Guaranteed / signed (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Hanley Ramirez319.014$19.8MFREE AGENT
Pablo Sandoval286.047$17.6MFREE AGENT
David Ortiz3916.048$16.0MFREE AGENT
Dustin Pedroia3114.041$12.5MFREE AGENT
Clay Buchholz306.059$12.0MFREE AGENT
Mike Napoli338.151$11.8MFREE AGENT
Justin Masterson307.000$9.5MFREE AGENT
Koji Uehara406.000$9.0MFREE AGENT
Shane Victorino349.092$6.0MFREE AGENT
Ryan Hanigan346.077$3.5MFREE AGENT
Alejandro De Aza318.000$2.6MFREE AGENT
Craig Breslow347.088$2.0MFREE AGENT
Edward Mujica317.115$1.1MFREE AGENT
Rich Hill356.100$72kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Rick Porcello265.170$12.5MFREE AGENT
Allen Craig304.077$5.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Wade Miley283.044$3.7MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Junichi Tazawa294.086$2.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Alexi Ogando314.114$1.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Nava323.045$894kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Cook283.036$778kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Rutledge263.090$196kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (29)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Rusney Castillo270.012$11.3MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Kelly272.116$603kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Varvaro302.121$576kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robbie Ross Jr.262.112$566kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Layne300.160$557kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Xander Bogaerts221.042$543kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brock Holt271.052$530kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jackie Bradley Jr.252.000$528kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mookie Betts220.070$514kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steven Wright300.133$510kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sandy León261.050$510kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Heath Hembree260.048$509kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Barnes251.000$508kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Garin Cecchini240.019$508kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake Swihart230.000$433kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eduardo Rodriguez220.000$361kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Shaw250.000$241kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jean Machi332.154$232kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Henry Owens220.000$169kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Deven Marrero240.000$164kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Noé Ramirez250.000$116kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roman Mendez241.000$102kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Aro240.040$100kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Jimenez272.000$32kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Johnson240.000$31kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Peguero282.008$13kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Bianchi282.066$11kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jemile Weeks282.011$8kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dalier Hinojosa290.046$5kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2015 acquisition stacked onto Red Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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