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Red Sox BOS

2018108–54 (0.667)★ 2018 World Series Champions
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President of baseball ops: Dave Dombrowski

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2018, 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
$213M
Surplus $M
-38
Win %
0.667
TAB
+11.2
WAB
+19.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
51.3
Dead money %
31%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-2.7

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2018 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BSandy León87
RChristian Vázquez75
BBlake Swihart28
RDan Butler2

1B

LMitch Moreland116
RHanley Ramirez25
RSteve Pearce⇄24
BBlake Swihart10
LBrock Holt7
RSam Travis3

2B

REduardo Núñez74
LBrock Holt56
RIan Kinsler⇄37
RBrandon Phillips5
LTzu-Wei Lin4
RDustin Pedroia3
BBlake Swihart1
RMookie Betts1
RTony Renda1

3B

LRafael Devers116
REduardo Núñez45
LBrock Holt5
RBrandon Phillips4
BBlake Swihart3
RChristian Vázquez2
LTzu-Wei Lin1

SS

RXander Bogaerts136
LBrock Holt23
LTzu-Wei Lin23

LF

LAndrew Benintendi129
RJ.D. Martinez32
BBlake Swihart9
RSteve Pearce⇄8
LBrock Holt6
RSam Travis6

CF

LJackie Bradley Jr.135
LAndrew Benintendi24
RMookie Betts14
LTzu-Wei Lin6

RF

RMookie Betts120
RJ.D. Martinez25
LJackie Bradley Jr.15
BBlake Swihart14
LBrock Holt11
RSteve Pearce⇄3
RSam Travis1

DH

RJ.D. Martinez93
RHanley Ramirez19
RSteve Pearce⇄15
BBlake Swihart14
REduardo Núñez10
RSam Travis5
RMookie Betts3
LRafael Devers2
LBrock Holt2
RChristian Vázquez1
LJackie Bradley Jr.1
LMitch Moreland1
LTzu-Wei Lin1

Starters

LChris Sale6.2 WAR
RRick Porcello2.6 WAR
LDavid Price2.4 WAR
LEduardo Rodriguez2.1 WAR
RNathan Eovaldi⇄1.5 WAR
RHector Velazquez0.4 WAR
LBrian Johnson0.3 WAR
RSteven Wright0.2 WAR
LJalen Beeks⇄-0.1 WAR
RWilliam Cuevas-0.2 WAR
LDrew Pomeranz-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RCraig Kimbrel42 sv
RMatt Barnes25 h
RJoe Kelly21 h
RHeath Hembree20 h
RRyan Brasier10 h
RBrandon Workman7 h
LBobby Poyner5 h
RTyler Thornburg3 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 2017)

PlayerfWAR
J.D. Martinez5.9
Nathan Eovaldi1.5
Steve Pearce1.3
Ryan Brasier0.7
Marcus Walden0.2
Bobby Poyner0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2017)

Player2017 fWAR
Doug Fister1.3
Blaine Boyer0.4
Fernando Abad0.3
Robbie Ross Jr.0.1
Chase d'Arnaud0.1
Kyle Kendrick0.0

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 2018; everyone else is shown as a 2018 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Mookie Betts 2018 +10.2 +166.9 10.5 +156.4 $1.0M 2.05× Extension · 2024–2032 · $30.4M AAV
Chris Sale 2018 +6.2 +123.6 12.5 +111.1 $2.0M 2.50× Extension · 2027–2028 · $27.0M AAV
Andrew Benintendi 2018 +4.3 +62.3 0.6 +61.7 $0.1M 1.79× Free Agent · 2023–2027 · $15.0M AAV
J.D. Martinez 2018 +5.9 +80.0 23.8 +56.3 $4.1M 1.71× –
Xander Bogaerts 2018 +4.6 +48.9 7.0 +41.9 $1.5M 1.32× Free Agent · 2023–2033 · $25.5M AAV
Jackie Bradley Jr. 2018 +2.9 +37.6 6.1 +31.5 $2.1M 1.60× –
Eduardo Rodriguez 2018 +2.1 +24.6 2.4 +22.2 $1.1M 1.49× Free Agent · 2024–2028 · $20.0M AAV
Rick Porcello 2018 +2.6 +41.4 21.1 +20.3 $8.0M 1.96× –
Nathan Eovaldi↔ 2018 +1.5 +12.2 1.0 +11.2 $0.7M 1.02× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $25.0M AAV
Brock Holt 2018 +1.6 +10.3 2.2 +8.1 $1.4M 0.82× –
Matt Barnes 2018 +1.2 +6.6 0.6 +6.0 $0.5M 0.67× –
Rafael Devers 2018 +0.9 +4.3 0.6 +3.7 $0.6M 0.58× Extension · 2023–2033 · $31.4M AAV
Ryan Brasier 2018 +0.7 +3.5 0.2 +3.3 $0.4M 0.67× –
Joe Kelly 2018 +0.6 +6.7 3.8 +2.8 $6.1M 1.34× –
Hector Velázquez 2018 +0.4 +2.3 0.5 +1.8 $1.3M 0.67× –
Steve Pearce↔ 2018 +1.3 +5.7 4.1 +1.6 $3.2M 0.56× –
Craig Kimbrel 2018 +1.3 +14.4 13.0 +1.4 $9.7M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Brian Johnson 2018 +0.3 +1.6 0.5 +1.1 $1.8M 0.67× –
Marcus Walden 2018 +0.2 +1.3 0.5 +0.7 $2.3M 0.67× –
Bobby Poyner 2018 +0.2 +1.0 0.5 +0.5 $2.9M 0.67× –
Christian Vázquez 2018 +0.4 +1.7 1.4 +0.2 $3.6M 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Tzu-Wei Lin 2018 +0.1 +0.3 0.2 +0.1 $3.5M 0.61× –
Heath Hembree 2018 +0.1 +0.5 0.6 -0.1 $6.5M 0.67× –
Steven Wright 2018 +0.2 +0.9 1.1 -0.2 $6.4M 0.67× –
Carson Smith 2018 +0.1 +0.6 0.8 -0.3 $7.7M 0.67× –
Dan Butler 2018 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 – 0.52× –
Jalen Beeks↔ 2018 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.6M AAV
Brandon Workman 2018 -0.0 -0.0 0.8 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Justin Haley 2018 -0.2 -0.9 0.0 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Blake Swihart 2018 -0.1 -0.5 0.6 -1.0 – 0.52× –
Brandon Phillips 2018 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.56× –
David Price 2018 +2.4 +29.0 30.0 -1.0 $12.3M 1.49× –
Sam Travis 2018 -0.1 -0.8 0.1 -1.0 – 0.83× –
William Cuevas 2018 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Robby Scott 2018 -0.4 -2.2 0.1 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Mitch Moreland 2018 +0.9 +4.0 6.5 -2.5 $7.2M 0.56× –
Ian Kinsler↔ 2018 +0.1 +0.6 3.2 -2.6 $25.1M 0.56× –
Tyler Thornburg 2018 -0.3 -1.8 2.0 -3.9 – 0.67× –
Eduardo Núñez 2018 -0.5 -2.2 4.0 -6.2 – 0.56× –
Drew Pomeranz 2018 -0.4 -1.9 8.5 -10.4 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Dustin Pedroia 2018 -0.2 -0.8 16.0 -16.8 – 0.56× –
Hanley Ramirez 2018 +0.0 +0.2 22.8 -22.6 $613.9M 0.56× –
Sandy León 2018 +0.5 +2.0 1.9 +0.0 $4.1M 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Tony Renda 2018 +0.0 +0.0 0.0 -0.0 – 0.56× –
Total—+51.0+681.2212.3+468.3—

Trades

Every graded 2018 deal involving the Red Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2018 · ANA / BOS
ANA · Billy Eppler +$18.4M
Williams Jerez, Ty Buttrey
BOS · Dave Dombrowski −$18.4M
Ian Kinsler
ANA came out ahead by $18.4M
2018 · BOS / TBR
BOS · Dave Dombrowski +$44.0M
Nathan Eovaldi
TBR · Erik Neander −$44.0M
Jalen Beeks
BOS came out ahead by $44.0M
2018 · BOS / ARI
BOS · Dave Dombrowski +$10.4M
Josh Taylor
ARI · Mike Hazen −$10.4M
Deven Marrero
BOS came out ahead by $10.4M
2018 · TOR / BOS
TOR · Mark Shapiro +$25.6M
Santiago Espinal
BOS · Dave Dombrowski −$25.6M
Steve Pearce
TOR came out ahead by $25.6M
2018 · SDP / BOS
SDP · AJ Preller +$2.4M
Esteban Quiroz
BOS · Dave Dombrowski −$2.4M
Colten Brewer
SDP came out ahead by $2.4M
2018 · SEA / BOS
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$5.6M
Roenis Elías
BOS · Dave Dombrowski −$5.6M
Eric Filia
SEA came out ahead by $5.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2018 payroll
$212.9M
2019 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2018, 2018–2024. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2018; 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 (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2018201920202021202220232024
David Price328.164$30.0MFREE AGENT
J.D. Martinez306.036$23.8MFREE AGENT
Hanley Ramirez3413.000$22.8MFREE AGENT
Rick Porcello298.170$21.1MFREE AGENT
Dustin Pedroia3414.041$16.0MFREE AGENT
Craig Kimbrel307.066$13.0MCLUBFREE AGENT
Chris Sale297.061$12.5MCLUBFREE AGENT
Mitch Moreland327.067$6.5MFREE AGENT
Steve Pearce3511.000$4.1MFREE AGENT
Eduardo Núñez316.090$4.0MFREE AGENT
Ian Kinsler3612.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Nathan Eovaldi286.013$1.0MCLUBFREE AGENT
Brandon Phillips3713.022$79kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2018201920202021202220232024
Mookie Betts253.070$10.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Pomeranz295.013$8.5MFREE AGENT
Xander Bogaerts254.041$7.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jackie Bradley Jr.285.000$6.1MFREE AGENT
Joe Kelly305.029$3.8MFREE AGENT
Brock Holt304.052$2.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Thornburg294.057$2.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Sandy León293.149$1.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Christian Vázquez273.031$1.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steven Wright333.089$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carson Smith283.028$850kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Workman293.115$835kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2018201920202021202220232024
Eduardo Rodriguez252.130$2.4MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Benintendi231.062$620kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Barnes282.110$605kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Heath Hembree292.106$582kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rafael Devers210.070$564kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake Swihart261.164$564kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Johnson270.043$548kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hector Velázquez290.048$547kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marcus Walden290.000$545kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Poyner250.109$545kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Brasier300.041$249kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tzu-Wei Lin240.053$234kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Travis240.076$129kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
William Cuevas27–$103k
Robby Scott281.021$88kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Haley271.000$50kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Butler310.045$32kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jalen Beeks240.000$28kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Renda27–$15k

Graphs

How each 2018 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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