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Red Sox BOS

202481–81 (0.500)
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President of baseball ops: Craig Breslow

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2024, 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
+6
Win %
0.500
TAB
+3.6
WAB
+0.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
36.7
Dead money %
18%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-6.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2024 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RConnor Wong106
LReese McGuire48
RDanny Jansen⇄29
BTyler Heineman⇄1

1B

LTriston Casas61
RBobby Dalbec21
RRomy Gonzalez20
RGarrett Cooper⇄15
RConnor Wong14
BMickey Gasper2
RPablo Reyes⇄2
BNick Sogard1

2B

LEnmanuel Valdez65
LDavid Hamilton39
RRomy Gonzalez31
RVaughn Grissom30
RJamie Westbrook19
BNick Sogard18
RCeddanne Rafaela10
RPablo Reyes⇄9
RConnor Wong6
BMickey Gasper6

3B

LRafael Devers130
RRomy Gonzalez14
RBobby Dalbec13
RPablo Reyes⇄11
BNick Sogard7
RCeddanne Rafaela4
LEnmanuel Valdez3
RJamie Westbrook1

SS

RCeddanne Rafaela82
LDavid Hamilton62
RTrevor Story26
RRomy Gonzalez23
BNick Sogard9
RPablo Reyes⇄2
RZack Short⇄2

LF

LJarren Duran83
RTyler O'Neill70
RRob Refsnyder46
LWilyer Abreu5
RRomy Gonzalez2
LMasataka Yoshida1
RConnor Wong1
LEnmanuel Valdez1

CF

LJarren Duran105
RCeddanne Rafaela87
RRomy Gonzalez1
LWilyer Abreu1

RF

LWilyer Abreu125
RTyler O'Neill50
RRob Refsnyder37
RRomy Gonzalez6
RBobby Dalbec2
RJamie Westbrook1
RCeddanne Rafaela1

DH

LMasataka Yoshida101
RTyler O'Neill18
RGarrett Cooper⇄15
RRob Refsnyder13
RConnor Wong9
LRafael Devers8
LEnmanuel Valdez3
RBobby Dalbec2
RDanny Jansen⇄2
RRomy Gonzalez2
BMickey Gasper2
RJamie Westbrook1
LReese McGuire1
LTriston Casas1
BTyler Heineman⇄1
RVaughn Grissom1
LWilyer Abreu1

Starters

RTanner Houck3.9 WAR
RNick Pivetta2.0 WAR
RBrayan Bello2.0 WAR
RKutter Crawford1.8 WAR
RCooper Criswell1.1 WAR
RRichard Fitts0.5 WAR
RGarrett Whitlock0.4 WAR
LJames Paxton⇄0.3 WAR
RJosh Winckowski0.2 WAR
LBrennan Bernardino0.2 WAR
RQuinn Priester⇄0.1 WAR
RZack Kelly-0.3 WAR
RChase Anderson⇄-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ RKenley Jansen27 sv
RChris Martin15 h
LBrennan Bernardino14 h
RJustin Slaten13 h
RZack Kelly8 h
RGreg Weissert6 h
LCam Booser6 h
RChase Anderson⇄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 2023)

PlayerfWAR
Tyler O'Neill2.5
Justin Slaten1.5
Cooper Criswell1.1
Greg Weissert0.5
Richard Fitts0.5
Dominic Smith0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2023)

Player2023 fWAR
Adam Duvall1.6
Alex Verdugo1.6
Raimel Tapia0.3
Luis Urías0.2
Ryan Sherriff0.1
Mauricio Llovera0.1

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 2024; everyone else is shown as a 2024 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Jarren Duran 2024 +6.8 +112.0 0.8 +111.3 $0.1M 2.05× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $7.7M AAV
Tanner Houck 2024 +3.9 +68.1 0.8 +67.3 $0.2M 2.19× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $4.2M AAV
Wilyer Abreu 2024 +3.1 +39.3 0.7 +38.5 $0.2M 1.60× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Rafael Devers 2023–2024 +7.7 +77.0 47.0 +30.0 $6.1M 1.25× Extension · 2023–2033 · $31.4M AAV
Tyler O'Neill 2024 +2.5 +32.6 5.8 +26.8 $2.3M 1.60× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $16.5M AAV
Brayan Bello 2024 +2.0 +23.6 1.2 +22.4 $0.6M 1.49× Pre-arb extension · 2024–2030 · $9.2M AAV
Kutter Crawford 2024 +1.8 +21.8 0.8 +21.1 $0.4M 1.49× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.8M AAV
Nick Pivetta 2024 +2.0 +23.9 7.5 +16.4 $3.7M 1.49× Free Agent · 2025–2028 · $13.8M AAV
Justin Slaten 2024 +1.5 +15.7 0.7 +14.9 $0.5M 1.34× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
David Hamilton 2024 +1.6 +11.8 0.7 +11.0 $0.5M 0.89× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Cooper Criswell 2024 +1.1 +9.0 1.0 +8.0 $0.9M 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Rob Refsnyder 2024 +1.3 +9.0 1.9 +7.1 $1.4M 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $6.2M AAV
Ceddanne Rafaela 2024 +1.0 +6.9 1.2 +5.6 $1.2M 0.83× Pre-arb extension · 2024–2032 · $6.2M AAV
Greg Weissert 2024 +0.5 +5.7 0.7 +4.9 $1.4M 1.34× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Connor Wong 2024 +1.1 +4.7 0.8 +3.9 $0.7M 0.52× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.4M AAV
Richard Fitts 2024 +0.5 +3.7 0.1 +3.7 $0.2M 1.02× –
Garrett Whitlock 2023–2024 +1.2 +7.7 4.8 +2.9 $3.9M 0.84× Pre-arb extension · 2023–2026 · $4.7M AAV
Triston Casas 2024 +0.6 +2.9 0.8 +2.1 $1.2M 0.56× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.6M AAV
James Paxton↔ 2024 +0.3 +2.6 1.0 +1.6 $3.2M 1.02× –
Luis Guerrero 2024 +0.3 +1.7 0.1 +1.6 $0.3M 0.67× –
Nick Sogard 2024 +0.3 +1.4 0.2 +1.2 $0.6M 0.56× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Quinn Priester↔ 2024 +0.1 +0.9 0.1 +0.9 $0.6M 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Cam Booser 2024 +0.3 +1.5 0.7 +0.8 $2.6M 0.67× –
Dominic Smith↔ 2024 +0.3 +1.8 1.3 +0.5 $3.8M 0.65× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Josh Winckowski 2024 +0.2 +1.2 0.8 +0.5 $3.3M 0.67× –
Chase Shugart 2024 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.4 $0.9M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Brennan Bernardino 2024 +0.2 +1.1 0.7 +0.3 $3.8M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Romy Gonzalez 2024 +0.2 +1.1 0.7 +0.3 $3.1M 0.56× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.6M AAV
Chris Martin 2024 +0.9 +9.6 9.5 +0.1 $10.6M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Joe Jacques↔ 2024 +0.0 +0.2 0.4 -0.1 $8.2M 0.67× –
Naoyuki Uwasawa 2024 +0.1 +0.6 0.7 -0.1 $6.4M 0.67× –
Yohan Ramírez↔ 2024 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Zach Penrod 2024 -0.0 -0.2 0.1 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Rich Hill 2024 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Trey Wingenter↔ 2024 -0.1 -0.3 0.3 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Reese McGuire 2024 +0.2 +0.7 1.5 -0.8 $8.4M 0.52× –
Zack Short↔ 2024 -0.2 -0.8 0.0 -0.8 – 0.61× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Kenley Jansen 2024 +1.4 +15.1 16.0 -0.9 $11.3M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $11.0M AAV
Jamie Westbrook 2024 -0.1 -0.7 0.7 -1.4 – 0.56× –
Mickey Gasper 2024 -0.3 -1.3 0.1 -1.4 – 0.56× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Brad Keller↔ 2024 -0.1 -0.7 0.8 -1.5 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $11.0M AAV
Danny Jansen↔ 2024 +0.0 +0.0 1.7 -1.7 $158.8M 0.52× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $7.2M AAV
Zack Kelly 2024 -0.3 -1.4 0.7 -2.1 – 0.67× –
Luis García↔ 2024 -0.1 -1.2 1.1 -2.3 – 1.34× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $6.9M AAV
Joely Rodríguez 2024 -0.1 -0.6 2.0 -2.6 – 0.67× –
Bailey Horn 2024 -0.5 -2.6 0.2 -2.8 – 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Isaiah Campbell 2024 -0.4 -2.1 0.7 -2.8 – 0.67× –
Lucas Sims↔ 2024 -0.2 -2.3 0.7 -3.1 – 1.34× –
Chase Anderson↔ 2024 -0.4 -2.1 1.2 -3.2 – 0.67× –
Bobby Dalbec 2024 -0.7 -3.0 0.4 -3.4 – 0.56× –
Enmanuel Valdez 2024 -0.6 -2.6 0.7 -3.4 – 0.56× –
Garrett Cooper↔ 2024 -0.5 -2.4 1.2 -3.5 – 0.56× –
Pablo Reyes↔ 2024 -0.7 -3.3 0.1 -3.5 – 0.58× –
Vaughn Grissom 2024 -0.7 -3.0 0.7 -3.7 – 0.56× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Masataka Yoshida 2023–2024 +1.6 +9.8 34.2 -24.4 $21.1M 0.76× Free agent · 2023–2027 · $18.0M AAV
Trevor Story 2022–2024 +3.6 +16.3 62.5 -46.2 $17.6M 0.59× Free Agent · 2022–2028 · $23.3M AAV
Tyler Heineman↔ 2024 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.0 $7.5M 0.69× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Total—+44.2+510.2221.5+288.8—

Trades

Every graded 2024 deal involving the Red Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 23 total.

2024 · BOS / CHW Dec 11, 2024
BOS · Craig Breslow +$24.8M
Garrett Crochet
CHW · Chris Getz −$24.8M
Wikelman González, Chase Meidroth, Braden Montgomery#60.5, Kyle Teel
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · BOS / MIN Dec 24, 2024
BOS · Craig Breslow +$3.2M
Jovani Morán
MIN · Derek Falvey −$3.2M
Mickey Gasper
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · PIT / BOS Dec 15, 2024
PIT · Ben Cherington +$0.0M
Enmanuel Valdez
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
Joe Vogatsky
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · BOS / ATL May 9, 2024
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$0.8M
Zack Short
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · BOS / CHW Dec 21, 2024
BOS · Craig Breslow +$4.0M
Yhoiker Fajardo
CHW · Chris Getz −$4.0M
Cam Booser
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · NYM / BOS Feb 2, 2024
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
Tyler Heineman
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · CHC / BOS Apr 27, 2024
CHC · Jed Hoyer +$3.2M
cash / PTBNL
BOS · Craig Breslow −$3.2M
Garrett Cooper
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · LAD / BOS Jul 26, 2024
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$4.0M
Moises Bolivar
BOS · Craig Breslow −$4.0M
James Paxton
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · NYM / BOS Sep 8, 2024
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
Eddy Alvarez
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · CHW / BOS Apr 30, 2024
CHW · Chris Getz +$2.4M
cash / PTBNL
BOS · Craig Breslow −$2.4M
Bailey Horn
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · DET / BOS Jul 6, 2024
DET · Scott Harris +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
BOS · Craig Breslow −$1.6M
Trey Wingenter
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · TOR / BOS Jul 27, 2024
TOR · Ross Atkins +$3.2M
Eddinson Paulino, Cutter Coffey, Gilberto Batista
BOS · Craig Breslow −$3.2M
Danny Jansen
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · MIL / BOS Apr 18, 2024
MIL · Matt Arnold +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
Vladimir Gutiérrez
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · CIN / BOS Jul 30, 2024
CIN · Nick Krall +$3.2M
Ovis Portes
BOS · Craig Breslow −$3.2M
Lucas Sims
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · BOS / NYY Dec 11, 2024
BOS · Craig Breslow +$8.8M
Carlos Narváez
NYY · Brian Cashman −$8.8M
Elmer Rodriguez
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · BOS / TBR Mar 27, 2024
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
Naoyuki Uwasawa
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · SFG / BOS Mar 27, 2024
SFG · Farhan Zaidi +$0.8M
Christian Koss
BOS · Craig Breslow −$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · KCR / BOS Feb 17, 2024
KCR · J.J. Picollo +$4.8M
John Schreiber
BOS · Craig Breslow −$4.8M
David Sandlin
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · DET / BOS Jul 8, 2024
DET · Scott Harris +$0.0M
CJ Weins
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · NYM / BOS May 25, 2024
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
Pablo Reyes
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · NYM / BOS May 1, 2024
NYM · David Stearns +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
BOS · Craig Breslow −$0.8M
Zack Short
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · BOS / PIT Jul 29, 2024
BOS · Craig Breslow +$3.2M
Quinn Priester
PIT · Ben Cherington −$3.2M
Nick Yorke
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · BOS / ANA Jul 30, 2024
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.8M
Luis García
ANA · Perry Minasian −$0.8M
Yeferson Vargas, Niko Kavadas, Matthew Lugo, Ryan Zeferjahn
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2024 payroll
$147.2M
2025 guaranteed
$66.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2024, 2024–2030. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2024; 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2024202520262027202820292030
Rafael Devers276.070$29.5M$15.4M$27.0M$28.5M$28.5M$28.5M$28.5M
Trevor Story318.000$22.5M$22.5M$25.0MOPT-OUT$25.0M$25.0MCLUBFREE AGENT
Masataka Yoshida301.000$18.6M$18.6M$18.6M$18.6MFREE AGENT
Kenley Jansen3613.072$16.0MFREE AGENT
Chris Martin386.133$9.5MFREE AGENT
Garrett Whitlock283.000$3.5M$5.5M$7.5M$8.2MCLUB$10.5MCLUBFREE AGENT
Joely Rodríguez328.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Ceddanne Rafaela230.035$1.2M$1.2M$2.2M$3.8M$5.8M$7.8M$10.8M
Brayan Bello251.082$1.2M$2.7M$6.2M$8.7M$16.2M$19.2M$21.0MCLUB
Garrett Cooper337.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Chase Anderson368.141$1.2MFREE AGENT
James Paxton359.151$1.0MFREE AGENT
Brad Keller286.000$763kFREE AGENT
Rich Hill4414.127$54kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2024202520262027202820292030
Nick Pivetta315.166$7.5MFREE AGENT
Tyler O'Neill295.059$5.8MFREE AGENT
Rob Refsnyder335.048$1.9MFREE AGENT
Danny Jansen295.050$1.7MFREE AGENT
Reese McGuire294.027$1.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Dominic Smith295.081$1.3MFREE AGENT
Lucas Sims305.014$737kFREE AGENT
Trey Wingenter304.017$343kARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Heineman335.000$185kFREE AGENT
Yohan Ramírez293.001$8kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (33)

PlayerAgeSvc2024202520262027202820292030
Luis García372.142$1.1MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cooper Criswell270.142$1.0MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tanner Houck282.100$770kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Connor Wong281.079$760kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Triston Casas241.032$760kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Winckowski261.074$760kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jarren Duran271.155$760kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kutter Crawford281.136$760kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilyer Abreu250.041$750kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Isaiah Campbell260.086$746kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Enmanuel Valdez250.077$744kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Weissert290.088$744kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vaughn Grissom230.094$742kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cam Booser320.000$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Hamilton260.020$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Romy Gonzalez271.083$740kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Naoyuki Uwasawa300.000$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Slaten260.000$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brennan Bernardino320.153$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jamie Westbrook290.000$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zack Kelly291.038$740kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Jacques290.090$370kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Dalbec292.115$358kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bailey Horn260.000$195kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Sogard260.000$195kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mickey Gasper280.000$135kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pablo Reyes302.043$129kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Guerrero230.000$95kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Richard Fitts240.000$88kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chase Shugart270.000$72kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Quinn Priester230.049$67kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zach Penrod270.000$60kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zack Short291.086$36kPre-ArbARB 1FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2024 acquisition stacked onto Red Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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