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Red Sox BOS

201693–69 (0.574)Made Playoffs
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President of baseball ops: Dave Dombrowski

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2016, 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
$200M
Surplus $M
-38
Win %
0.574
TAB
+10.1
WAB
+5.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
49.9
Dead money %
31%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-4.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2016 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BSandy León74
RChristian Vázquez56
RRyan Hanigan34
RBryan Holaday⇄13
BBlake Swihart6

1B

RHanley Ramirez133
LTravis Shaw50
LDavid Ortiz1

2B

RDustin Pedroia152
LMarco Hernández14
RAaron Hill⇄9
LBrock Holt8
RDeven Marrero6
RJosh Rutledge5
BMichael Martinez⇄4
RMike Miller1

3B

LTravis Shaw105
RAaron Hill⇄38
LBrock Holt17
RJosh Rutledge17
LMarco Hernández10
BYoán Moncada5
RDeven Marrero4
BPablo Sandoval2
RBryan Holaday⇄1

SS

RXander Bogaerts157
LBrock Holt7
RDeven Marrero4
LMarco Hernández2
RJosh Rutledge1

LF

LBrock Holt64
RChris Young63
LAndrew Benintendi29
RBryce Brentz22
BBlake Swihart13
RRusney Castillo2
RRyan LaMarre2
LTravis Shaw1

CF

LJackie Bradley Jr.156
LAndrew Benintendi5
RChris Young3
RRusney Castillo1

RF

RMookie Betts157
LBrock Holt5
RChris Young3
RRusney Castillo1
RRyan LaMarre1

DH

LDavid Ortiz140
RHanley Ramirez11
BYoán Moncada3
BSandy León2
RRusney Castillo2
RChris Young2
LTravis Shaw2
RBryce Brentz1
RAaron Hill⇄1
LBrock Holt1
RBryan Holaday⇄1
RDeven Marrero1
LMarco Hernández1
RRyan Hanigan1

Starters

RRick Porcello5.1 WAR
LDavid Price4.3 WAR
RSteven Wright2.8 WAR
LEduardo Rodriguez1.2 WAR
LDrew Pomeranz⇄0.5 WAR
RClay Buchholz0.5 WAR
RJoe Kelly0.4 WAR
RSean O'Sullivan0.1 WAR
LRoenis Elias-0.2 WAR
LHenry Owens-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RCraig Kimbrel31 sv
RKoji Uehara18 h
RJunichi Tazawa16 h
RMatt Barnes16 h
LRobbie Ross Jr.8 h
RBrad Ziegler⇄8 h
RHeath Hembree6 h
LTommy Layne⇄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 2015)

PlayerfWAR
David Price4.3
Craig Kimbrel1.2
Chris Young1.0
Brad Ziegler0.8
Christian Vázquez0.7
Andrew Benintendi0.6

Key subtractions (gone from 2015)

Player2015 fWAR
Wade Miley2.7
Rich Hill1.2
Alejandro De Aza1.0
Shane Victorino0.3
Anthony Varvaro0.1
Jemile Weeks0.1

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 2016; everyone else is shown as a 2016 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Mookie Betts 2016 +7.4 +121.3 0.6 +120.8 $0.1M 2.05× Extension · 2024–2032 · $30.4M AAV
Jackie Bradley Jr. 2016 +5.6 +91.2 0.5 +90.7 $0.1M 2.05× –
Rick Porcello 2016 +5.1 +102.5 20.1 +82.4 $3.9M 2.50× –
David Price 2016 +4.3 +75.5 30.0 +45.5 $7.0M 2.19× –
Steven Wright 2016 +2.8 +44.4 0.5 +43.9 $0.2M 1.96× –
David Ortiz 2016 +4.6 +54.6 16.0 +38.6 $3.5M 1.49× –
Xander Bogaerts 2016 +3.7 +38.6 0.7 +37.9 $0.2M 1.32× Free Agent · 2023–2033 · $25.5M AAV
Dustin Pedroia 2016 +3.9 +37.5 13.0 +24.5 $3.3M 1.20× –
Sandy León 2016 +1.9 +11.7 0.4 +11.3 $0.2M 0.76× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Eduardo Rodriguez 2016 +1.2 +9.6 0.5 +9.1 $0.4M 1.02× Free Agent · 2024–2028 · $20.0M AAV
Brad Ziegler↔ 2016 +0.8 +8.4 2.6 +5.8 $3.3M 1.34× –
Brock Holt 2016 +0.9 +6.3 0.6 +5.7 $0.6M 0.83× –
Drew Pomeranz↔ 2016 +0.5 +4.4 0.6 +3.8 $1.1M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Andrew Benintendi 2016 +0.6 +3.9 0.2 +3.7 $0.3M 0.83× Free Agent · 2023–2027 · $15.0M AAV
Robbie Ross Jr. 2016 +0.8 +4.0 1.2 +2.8 $1.7M 0.67× –
Christian Vázquez 2016 +0.7 +2.9 0.5 +2.4 $0.7M 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Blake Swihart 2016 +0.4 +2.7 0.5 +2.2 $1.3M 0.83× –
Matt Barnes 2016 +0.5 +2.4 0.5 +1.9 $1.1M 0.67× –
Craig Kimbrel 2016 +1.2 +13.0 11.2 +1.8 $9.2M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Travis Shaw 2016 +0.5 +2.1 0.5 +1.6 $1.1M 0.58× –
Hanley Ramirez 2016 +2.8 +24.3 22.8 +1.5 $8.0M 1.07× –
Heath Hembree 2016 +0.4 +1.9 0.4 +1.5 $1.0M 0.67× –
Tommy Layne↔ 2016 +0.3 +1.3 0.3 +1.0 $1.2M 0.67× –
Josh Rutledge 2016 +0.3 +1.3 0.5 +0.9 $1.7M 0.58× –
Sean O'Sullivan 2016 +0.1 +1.1 0.3 +0.9 $2.0M 1.02× –
Robby Scott 2016 +0.1 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.7M 0.67× –
Mike Miller 2016 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.56× –
William Cuevas 2016 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Joe Kelly 2016 +0.4 +2.3 2.6 -0.3 $5.9M 0.67× –
Carson Smith 2016 +0.0 +0.2 0.5 -0.4 $17.1M 0.67× –
Bryce Brentz 2016 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.83× –
Michael Martinez↔ 2016 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.56× –
Pat Light↔ 2016 -0.1 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Yoán Moncada 2016 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.58× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Deven Marrero 2016 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.8 – 0.56× –
Marco Hernández 2016 -0.1 -0.6 0.3 -0.9 – 0.56× –
Ryan LaMarre 2016 -0.1 -1.0 0.1 -1.0 – 0.83× –
Bryan Holaday↔ 2016 -0.3 -1.1 0.2 -1.3 – 0.52× –
Roenis Elías 2016 -0.2 -1.0 0.6 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Fernando Abad↔ 2016 -0.1 -1.5 0.4 -1.9 – 1.34× –
Henry Owens 2016 -0.3 -2.1 0.1 -2.2 – 1.02× –
Noé Ramirez 2016 -0.3 -1.8 0.5 -2.4 – 0.67× –
Junichi Tazawa 2016 +0.2 +0.8 3.4 -2.6 $22.2M 0.67× –
Koji Uehara 2016 +0.6 +6.2 9.0 -2.8 $15.6M 1.34× –
Aaron Hill↔ 2016 -0.6 -2.9 4.5 -7.4 – 0.58× –
Ryan Hanigan 2016 -1.1 -4.5 3.7 -8.2 – 0.52× –
Clay Buchholz 2016 +0.5 +3.7 13.0 -9.3 $28.7M 1.02× –
Rusney Castillo 2016 -0.0 -0.0 11.3 -11.3 – 0.69× –
Pablo Sandoval 2016 -0.2 -1.0 17.6 -18.6 – 0.58× –
Chris Young 2016 +1.0 +6.5 6.5 +0.0 $6.6M 0.83× –
Total—+50.3+666.7199.7+467.1—

Trades

Every graded 2016 deal involving the Red Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2016 · BOS / PHI
BOS · Dave Dombrowski +$17.6M
Josh Tobias
PHI · Matt Klentak −$17.6M
Clay Buchholz
BOS came out ahead by $17.6M
2016 · BOS / ARI
BOS · Dave Dombrowski +$4.8M
Brad Ziegler
ARI · Dave Stewart −$4.8M
Jose Almonte, Luis Alejandro Basabe
BOS came out ahead by $4.8M
2016 · MIL / BOS
MIL · David Stearns +$7.2M
Aaron Wilkerson, Wendell Rijo
BOS · Dave Dombrowski −$7.2M
Aaron Hill
MIL came out ahead by $7.2M
2016 · MIN / BOS
MIN · Rob Antony +$0.8M
Pat Light
BOS · Dave Dombrowski −$0.8M
Fernando Abad
MIN came out ahead by $0.8M
2016 · MIL / BOS
MIL · David Stearns +$44.0M
Travis Shaw, Mauricio Dubón, Josh Pennington, Yeison Coca
BOS · Dave Dombrowski −$44.0M
Tyler Thornburg
MIL came out ahead by $44.0M
2016 · BOS / SDP
BOS · Dave Dombrowski +$20.0M
Drew Pomeranz
SDP · AJ Preller −$20.0M
Anderson Espinoza
BOS came out ahead by $20.0M
2016 · BOS / CHW
BOS · Dave Dombrowski +$171.2M
Chris Sale
CHW · Kenny Williams −$171.2M
Yoán Moncada, Michael Kopech, Luis Alexander Basabe, Víctor Díaz
BOS came out ahead by $171.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2016 payroll
$199.7M
2017 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2016, 2016–2022. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2016; 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 (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
David Price306.164$30.0MFREE AGENT
Hanley Ramirez3210.014$22.8MFREE AGENT
Rick Porcello276.170$20.1MFREE AGENT
Pablo Sandoval297.047$17.6MFREE AGENT
David Ortiz4017.048$16.0MFREE AGENT
Dustin Pedroia3214.041$13.0MFREE AGENT
Clay Buchholz317.059$13.0MFREE AGENT
Koji Uehara417.000$9.0MFREE AGENT
Chris Young329.039$6.5MFREE AGENT
Aaron Hill3410.136$4.5MFREE AGENT
Ryan Hanigan357.077$3.7MFREE AGENT
Brad Ziegler367.122$2.6MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Craig Kimbrel285.066$11.2MFREE AGENT
Junichi Tazawa305.086$3.4MFREE AGENT
Joe Kelly283.101$2.6MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robbie Ross Jr.273.100$1.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Pomeranz273.013$610kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jackie Bradley Jr.263.000$546kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Rutledge273.090$480kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Fernando Abad304.073$395kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (30)

PlayerAgeSvc2016201720182019202020212022
Rusney Castillo280.115$11.3MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Xander Bogaerts232.041$650kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brock Holt282.052$606kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mookie Betts231.070$566kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roenis Elías271.112$558kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carson Smith261.028$529kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eduardo Rodriguez230.130$521kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake Swihart240.156$518kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Travis Shaw260.088$515kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steven Wright311.089$514kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Christian Vázquez251.082$513kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Barnes260.110$511kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Noé Ramirez260.044$509kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Heath Hembree270.148$366kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sandy León272.028$350kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Layne311.144$304kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean O'Sullivan282.081$286kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marco Hernández230.000$286kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Benintendi210.000$172kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryan Holaday282.025$165kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bryce Brentz270.012$133kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Deven Marrero250.060$125kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Henry Owens230.062$103kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robby Scott260.000$86kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yoán Moncada210.000$80kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan LaMarre270.046$53kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pat Light250.054$21kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
William Cuevas25–$17k
Mike Miller26–$14k
Michael Martinez332.134$10kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2016 acquisition stacked onto Red Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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