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202589–73 (0.549)Made Playoffs
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President of baseball ops: Craig Breslow

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2025, 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
$178M
Surplus $M
-1
Win %
0.549
TAB
+8.5
WAB
+5.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
44.4
Dead money %
37%
Depth Players
11.0
Dead WAR
-5.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2025 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RCarlos Narváez112
RConnor Wong61
LBlake Sabol7
RAli Sánchez⇄4

1B

BAbraham Toro68
RRomy Gonzalez58
LNathaniel Lowe⇄33
LTriston Casas28
BNick Sogard12
RConnor Wong1

2B

LDavid Hamilton68
RKristian Campbell59
RRomy Gonzalez42
RCeddanne Rafaela24
LMarcelo Mayer8
BNick Sogard8

3B

RAlex Bregman113
LRafael Devers⇄73
LMarcelo Mayer39
BAbraham Toro16
RNate Eaton12
BNick Sogard9
RRomy Gonzalez2
LDavid Hamilton1

SS

RTrevor Story156
LDavid Hamilton12
LMarcelo Mayer2
BNick Sogard2

LF

LJarren Duran139
LRoman Anthony19
RRob Refsnyder16
LMasataka Yoshida5
RNate Eaton4
RKristian Campbell2
RJhostynxon Garcia2

CF

RCeddanne Rafaela141
LJarren Duran28
RKristian Campbell7
RNate Eaton5

RF

LWilyer Abreu104
LRoman Anthony36
RRob Refsnyder29
RNate Eaton16
BNick Sogard3
LJarren Duran2
RJhostynxon Garcia2
LMasataka Yoshida1

DH

LMasataka Yoshida44
RRob Refsnyder20
LRoman Anthony18
RRomy Gonzalez5
LDavid Hamilton4
LWilyer Abreu4
RCarlos Narváez2
LJarren Duran1
RConnor Wong1
RAlex Bregman1
RJhostynxon Garcia1
LNathaniel Lowe⇄1
RKristian Campbell1
RNate Eaton1

Starters

LGarrett Crochet5.7 WAR
RLucas Giolito1.9 WAR
RBrayan Bello1.9 WAR
LConnelly Early1.1 WAR
RHunter Dobbins0.9 WAR
LSean Newcomb⇄0.7 WAR
LBrennan Bernardino0.6 WAR
LKyle Harrison⇄0.4 WAR
RJose De Leon0.1 WAR
RCooper Criswell-0.1 WAR
RDustin May⇄-0.1 WAR
LPayton Tolle-0.2 WAR
RRichard Fitts-0.3 WAR
RTanner Houck-0.4 WAR
RWalker Buehler⇄-0.7 WAR

Bullpen

★ LAroldis Chapman32 sv
RGarrett Whitlock24 h
LJustin Wilson19 h
RGreg Weissert17 h
RJustin Slaten7 h
RZack Kelly3 h
LBrennan Bernardino2 h
LChris Murphy2 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 2024)

PlayerfWAR
Garrett Crochet5.7
Alex Bregman3.6
Roman Anthony2.8
Carlos Narváez2.8
Aroldis Chapman2.6
Lucas Giolito1.9

Key subtractions (gone from 2024)

Player2024 fWAR
Tyler O'Neill2.5
Nick Pivetta2.0
Kenley Jansen1.4
Chris Martin0.9
Dominic Smith0.3
James Paxton0.3

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 2025; everyone else is shown as a 2025 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Garrett Crochet 2025 +5.7 +114.7 3.8 +110.9 $0.7M 2.50× Arb extension · 2026–2032 · $28.3M AAV
Jarren Duran 2025 +4.0 +57.9 3.9 +54.0 $1.0M 1.79× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $7.7M AAV
Ceddanne Rafaela 2024–2025 +4.9 +48.1 2.5 +45.6 $0.5M 1.22× Pre-arb extension · 2024–2032 · $6.2M AAV
Aroldis Chapman 2025 +2.6 +54.1 10.8 +43.4 $4.1M 2.57× Extension · 2026–2027 · $13.3M AAV
Brayan Bello 2024–2025 +3.9 +45.8 3.8 +42.0 $1.0M 1.49× Pre-arb extension · 2024–2030 · $9.2M AAV
Roman Anthony 2025 +2.8 +35.6 0.5 +35.1 $0.2M 1.60× Pre-arb extension · 2026–2034 · $16.2M AAV
Rafael Devers↔ 2023–2025 +9.8 +87.5 53.9 +33.6 $5.5M 1.12× Extension · 2023–2033 · $31.4M AAV
Wilyer Abreu 2025 +2.5 +24.3 0.8 +23.5 $0.3M 1.22× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Carlos Narváez 2025 +2.8 +22.1 0.8 +21.3 $0.3M 1.00× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Garrett Whitlock 2023–2025 +3.5 +31.5 10.2 +21.3 $3.0M 1.01× Pre-arb extension · 2023–2026 · $4.7M AAV
Alex Bregman 2025 +3.6 +36.2 25.0 +11.2 $6.9M 1.25× Free Agent · 2026–2030 · $35.0M AAV
Romy Gonzalez 2025 +1.5 +9.9 0.8 +9.1 $0.5M 0.81× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.6M AAV
Connelly Early 2025 +1.1 +8.9 0.1 +8.9 $0.1M 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Hunter Dobbins 2025 +0.9 +7.6 0.6 +7.0 $0.7M 1.02× –
Greg Weissert 2025 +0.7 +7.1 0.8 +6.3 $1.2M 1.34× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Rob Refsnyder 2025 +1.0 +6.9 2.1 +4.8 $2.0M 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $6.2M AAV
Lucas Giolito 2025 +1.9 +22.7 19.0 +3.7 $10.0M 1.49× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $3.0M AAV
Sean Newcomb↔ 2025 +0.7 +3.7 0.2 +3.5 $0.2M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $4.5M AAV
Justin Slaten 2025 +0.4 +4.1 0.8 +3.3 $2.0M 1.34× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Kyle Harrison↔ 2025 +0.4 +2.9 0.0 +2.9 $0.1M 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Brennan Bernardino 2025 +0.6 +3.1 0.7 +2.4 $1.2M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Justin Wilson 2025 +1.0 +5.4 3.0 +2.4 $3.0M 0.67× –
Nate Eaton 2025 +0.3 +2.3 0.3 +2.0 $0.8M 0.83× –
Marcelo Mayer 2025 +0.5 +2.2 0.5 +1.6 $1.1M 0.58× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Zack Kelly 2025 +0.4 +1.9 0.5 +1.4 $1.3M 0.67× –
José De León 2025 +0.1 +0.8 0.0 +0.8 $0.1M 1.02× –
Jovani Morán 2025 +0.0 +0.2 0.0 +0.2 $1.1M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
David Hamilton 2025 +0.2 +0.8 0.7 +0.1 $4.1M 0.56× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Josh Winckowski 2025 +0.1 +0.8 0.7 +0.1 $4.4M 0.67× –
Ali Sánchez↔ 2025 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.52× –
Nathaniel Lowe↔ 2025 +0.5 +2.0 2.3 -0.2 $5.0M 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.8M AAV
Isaiah Campbell 2025 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Michael Fulmer↔ 2025 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Cooper Criswell 2025 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Luis Guerrero 2025 -0.0 -0.1 0.5 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Robert Stock 2025 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Jorge Alcala↔ 2025 -0.1 -0.6 0.2 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Nick Sogard 2025 -0.1 -0.5 0.3 -0.8 – 0.56× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Dustin May↔ 2025 -0.1 -0.7 0.3 -1.0 – 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $12.5M AAV
Blake Sabol 2025 -0.2 -1.0 0.1 -1.1 – 0.52× –
Payton Tolle 2025 -0.2 -1.1 0.1 -1.2 – 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Chris Murphy 2025 -0.2 -1.1 0.7 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Kristian Campbell 2025 -0.1 -0.6 1.2 -1.9 – 0.56× –
Richard Fitts 2025 -0.3 -2.7 0.6 -3.3 – 1.02× –
Triston Casas 2025 -0.6 -2.7 0.8 -3.4 – 0.56× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.6M AAV
Abraham Toro 2025 -0.6 -2.9 0.6 -3.5 – 0.56× –
Connor Wong 2025 -0.7 -2.7 0.8 -3.5 – 0.52× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.4M AAV
Steven Matz↔ 2025 -0.1 -0.8 3.4 -4.2 – 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $7.5M AAV
Liam Hendriks 2025 -0.0 -0.2 6.0 -6.2 – 0.67× –
Jordan Hicks↔ 2025 -0.4 -2.2 4.5 -6.7 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2024–2024 · $11.0M AAV
Tanner Houck 2025 -0.4 -3.0 4.0 -6.9 – 1.02× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $4.2M AAV
Walker Buehler↔ 2025 -0.7 -5.7 17.3 -23.0 – 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Trevor Story 2022–2025 +6.7 +46.3 85.0 -38.7 $12.7M 0.88× Free Agent · 2022–2028 · $23.3M AAV
Masataka Yoshida 2023–2025 +1.6 +9.6 52.8 -43.2 $33.5M 0.74× Free agent · 2023–2027 · $18.0M AAV
Jhostynxon Garcia 2025 +0.0 +0.0 0.0 -0.0 $43.6M 0.83× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Nick Burdi 2025 +0.1 +0.4 0.4 -0.0 $5.5M 0.67× –
Total—+61.7+677.3329.0+348.6—

Trades

Every graded 2025 deal involving the Red Sox — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 23 total.

2025 · BOS / SFG Jun 15, 2025
BOS · Craig Breslow +$12.8M
Kyle Harrison, James Tibbs III, Jose Bello, Jordan Hicks
SFG · Buster Posey −$12.8M
Rafael Devers
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · BOS / STL Nov 25, 2025
BOS · Craig Breslow +$31.2M
Sonny Gray
STL · John Mozeliak −$31.2M
Richard Fitts, Brandon Clarke
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · MIL / BOS Apr 7, 2025
MIL · Matt Arnold +$20.8M
Quinn Priester
BOS · Craig Breslow −$20.8M
Yophery Rodriguez, Draft pick (≈#70)
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · BOS / PIT Dec 4, 2025
BOS · Craig Breslow +$2.4M
Tyler Samaniego, Johan Oviedo, Adonys Guzman
PIT · Ben Cherington −$2.4M
Jhostynxon Garcia, Jesus Travieso
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · ANA / BOS May 22, 2025
ANA · Perry Minasian +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
Ryan Noda
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · BOS / LAD Mar 27, 2025
BOS · Craig Breslow +$2.4M
cash / PTBNL
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$2.4M
Noah Davis
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · MIL / BOS May 5, 2025
MIL · Matt Arnold +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
John Holobetz
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · LAD / BOS Jun 20, 2025
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
Zach Penrod
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · CIN / BOS Jun 14, 2025
CIN · Nick Krall +$0.0M
Brian Van Belle
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · OAK / BOS May 27, 2025
OAK · David Forst +$5.6M
Sean Newcomb
BOS · Craig Breslow −$5.6M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · COL / BOS Nov 18, 2025
COL · Bill Schmidt +$4.0M
Brennan Bernardino
BOS · Craig Breslow −$4.0M
Braiden Ward
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · CHW / BOS Nov 18, 2025
CHW · Chris Getz +$0.8M
Chris Murphy
BOS · Craig Breslow −$0.8M
Ronny Hernandez
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · WSN / BOS Dec 15, 2025
WSN · Mike DeBartolo +$0.0M
Luis Perales
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
Jake Bennett
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · OAK / BOS Dec 10, 2025
OAK · David Forst +$0.8M
Justin Riemer
BOS · Craig Breslow −$0.8M
Ryan Watson
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · SEA / BOS Nov 18, 2025
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$0.8M
Alex Hoppe
BOS · Craig Breslow −$0.8M
Luke Heyman
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · MIN / BOS Jun 11, 2025
MIN · Derek Falvey +$0.8M
Andy Lugo
BOS · Craig Breslow −$0.8M
Jorge Alcalá
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · ANA / BOS Dec 9, 2025
ANA · Perry Minasian +$1.6M
Vaughn Grissom
BOS · Craig Breslow −$1.6M
Isaiah Jackson
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · NYM / BOS Aug 31, 2025
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
Ali Sánchez
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · BOS / CHW Jul 12, 2025
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
CHW · Chris Getz +$0.0M
Blake Sabol
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · TBR / BOS Nov 18, 2025
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
Luis Guerrero
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
Tristan Gray
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · STL / BOS Jul 31, 2025
STL · John Mozeliak +$8.8M
Blaze Jordan
BOS · Craig Breslow −$8.8M
Steven Matz
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · LAD / BOS Jul 31, 2025
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$1.6M
Zach Ehrhard, James Tibbs III
BOS · Craig Breslow −$1.6M
Dustin May
Too soon to call unsettled
2025 · BOS / STL Dec 22, 2025
BOS · Craig Breslow +$16.8M
Willson Contreras
STL · John Mozeliak −$16.8M
Blake Aita, Hunter Dobbins, Yhoiker Fajardo
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2025 payroll
$178.0M
2026 guaranteed
$95.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2025, 2025–2031. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2025; 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 (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2025202620272028202920302031
Alex Bregman318.070$25.0MFREE AGENT
Trevor Story329.000$22.5M$25.0MOPT-OUT$25.0M$25.0MCLUBFREE AGENT
Lucas Giolito307.080$19.0MPLAYERFREE AGENT
Masataka Yoshida312.000$18.6M$18.6M$18.6MFREE AGENT
Walker Buehler306.168$17.3MFREE AGENT
Aroldis Chapman3714.009$10.8MFREE AGENT
Rafael Devers287.070$6.9M$27.0M$28.5M$28.5M$28.5M$28.5M$28.5M
Liam Hendriks3610.164$6.0MFREE AGENT
Garrett Whitlock294.000$5.5M$7.5M$8.2MCLUB$10.5MCLUBFREE AGENT
Jordan Hicks287.000$4.5M$8.5M$8.5MFREE AGENT
Steven Matz349.099$3.4MFREE AGENT
Justin Wilson3712.035$3.0MFREE AGENT
Brayan Bello262.082$2.7M$6.2M$8.7M$16.2M$19.2M$21.0MCLUBFREE AGENT
Rob Refsnyder346.048$2.1MCLUBFREE AGENT
Ceddanne Rafaela241.035$1.2M$2.2M$3.8M$5.8M$7.8M$10.8M$13.2M
Michael Fulmer327.157$13kFREE AGENT
José De León329.000$5kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2025202620272028202920302031
Tanner Houck293.100$4.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Garrett Crochet264.028$3.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Nathaniel Lowe294.145$2.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Abraham Toro283.165$597kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Burdi324.095$407kARB 3FREE AGENT
Dustin May275.059$350kFREE AGENT
Jorge Alcala294.165$189kARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Newcomb325.041$168kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (31)

PlayerAgeSvc2025202620272028202920302031
Jarren Duran282.155$3.9MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kristian Campbell230.000$1.2MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Connor Wong292.079$790kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilyer Abreu261.041$780kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Slaten271.000$776kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Romy Gonzalez282.083$774kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Triston Casas252.032$774kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Greg Weissert301.079$774kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carlos Narváez260.038$764kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brennan Bernardino331.153$703kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Hamilton271.020$684kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Murphy271.081$664kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Winckowski272.045$654kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hunter Dobbins250.000$621kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Richard Fitts250.022$580kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Guerrero240.024$535kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marcelo Mayer220.000$523kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zack Kelly302.017$485kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Roman Anthony210.000$458kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Sogard270.050$282kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate Eaton280.125$274kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Isaiah Campbell271.011$152kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake Sabol271.023$146kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cooper Criswell281.117$140kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Payton Tolle220.000$127kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Connelly Early230.000$82kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kyle Harrison231.041$45kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jovani Morán281.090$41kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robert Stock352.030$38kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jhostynxon Garcia220.000$37kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ali Sánchez281.000$33kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2025 acquisition stacked onto Red Sox's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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