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Rays TBR

200567–95 (0.414)
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GM: Chuck Lamar

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2005, 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
$31M
Surplus $M
+14
Win %
0.414
TAB
+1.5
WAB
-4.2
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
25.5
Dead money %
61%
Depth Players
5.0
Dead WAR
-4.6

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2005 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RToby Hall135
LPete Laforest21
RCharles Johnson19
RKevin Cash13
RTim Laker1

1B

LTravis Lee124
REduardo Perez49
LAubrey Huff25
RToby Hall2
LEric Munson1
LPete Laforest1
RJosh Phelps1

2B

RNick Green91
RJorge Cantu80
LFernando Cortez3

3B

RAlex Gonzalez98
RJorge Cantu62
RNick Green13
LAubrey Huff4
REduardo Perez3
LEric Munson2
LFernando Cortez1

SS

RJulio Lugo156
RAlex Gonzalez12
LFernando Cortez2

LF

LCarl Crawford147
RJonny Gomes14
RDamon Hollins8
REduardo Perez3
LChris Singleton2
LEric Munson1

CF

RDamon Hollins80
LJoey Gathright70
LReggie Taylor9
LCarl Crawford8
LChris Singleton6

RF

LAubrey Huff97
RDamon Hollins48
RJonny Gomes36
LChris Singleton11
REduardo Perez1
RNick Green1
LReggie Taylor1

DH

RJonny Gomes49
RJosh Phelps42
LAubrey Huff33
RJorge Cantu13
REduardo Perez7
LChris Singleton3
LEric Munson3
LPete Laforest2
LCarl Crawford1
LJoey Gathright1

Starters

LScott Kazmir3.6 WAR
LMark Hendrickson1.6 WAR
LCasey Fossum1.5 WAR
RDoug Waechter0.5 WAR
RTim Corcoran0.1 WAR
RHideo Nomo0.0 WAR
RSeth McClung-0.1 WAR
RJohn Webb-0.1 WAR
RRob Bell-0.5 WAR
RDewon Brazelton-1.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RDanys Baez41 sv
RJoe Borowski⇄20 h
RChad Orvella14 h
LTrever Miller11 h
RTravis Harper11 h
RLance Carter5 h
RJesus Colome2 h
RTim Corcoran0 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 2004)

PlayerfWAR
Alex Gonzalez2.1
Casey Fossum1.5
Nick Green1.2
Travis Lee1.0
Chad Orvella0.5
Chris Singleton0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2004)

Player2004 fWAR
Rocco Baldelli2.2
José Cruz Jr.2.0
Tino Martinez1.7
Rey Sanchez1.0
Victor Zambrano0.5
John Halama0.4

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Rays. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 2005; everyone else is shown as a 2005 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Carl Crawford 2005 +4.8 +68.6 0.4 +68.2 $0.1M 1.79× –
Scott Kazmir 2005 +3.6 +63.3 0.3 +63.0 $0.1M 2.19× –
Julio Lugo 2005 +4.6 +48.1 3.2 +44.9 $0.7M 1.32× –
Jonny Gomes 2005 +2.7 +29.1 0.3 +28.8 $0.1M 1.33× –
Mark Hendrickson 2005 +1.6 +18.8 0.4 +18.5 $0.2M 1.49× –
Alex Gonzalez 2005 +2.1 +14.4 1.8 +12.6 $0.8M 0.85× –
Casey Fossum 2005 +1.5 +11.9 0.9 +11.0 $0.6M 1.02× –
Nick Green 2005 +1.2 +5.3 0.3 +5.0 $0.3M 0.56× –
Jorge Cantu 2005 +1.1 +4.8 0.3 +4.4 $0.3M 0.56× –
Toby Hall 2005 +1.5 +6.1 1.9 +4.1 $1.3M 0.52× –
Travis Lee 2005 +1.0 +4.5 1.3 +3.2 $1.3M 0.56× –
Eduardo Perez 2005 +0.5 +2.3 0.9 +1.3 $1.8M 0.56× –
Chris Singleton 2005 +0.3 +1.7 0.6 +1.1 $2.2M 0.83× –
Alex Sanchez↔ 2005 +0.1 +0.8 0.2 +0.6 $1.9M 0.83× –
Danys Baez 2005 +0.4 +4.0 3.8 +0.2 $10.1M 1.34× –
Kevin Cash 2005 +0.1 +0.2 0.3 -0.1 $5.5M 0.52× –
Joe Beimel 2005 -0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Joe Borowski↔ 2005 +0.2 +1.3 1.7 -0.4 $7.2M 0.67× –
Franklin Nunez 2005 -0.0 -0.1 0.3 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Hideo Nomo 2005 +0.0 +0.1 0.8 -0.7 $71.2M 1.02× –
Seth McClung 2005 -0.1 -0.9 0.3 -1.2 – 1.02× –
Lance Carter 2005 -0.2 -1.0 0.4 -1.4 – 0.67× –
Jesus Colome 2005 -0.3 -1.5 0.6 -2.1 – 0.67× –
Trever Miller 2005 -0.3 -1.6 1.1 -2.7 – 0.67× –
Rob Bell 2005 -0.5 -2.4 0.8 -3.2 – 0.67× –
Aubrey Huff 2005 +0.2 +1.2 4.9 -3.7 $27.7M 0.83× –
Travis Harper 2005 -0.9 -4.9 0.7 -5.6 – 0.67× –
Dewon Brazelton 2005 -1.1 -6.0 1.1 -7.1 – 0.67× –
Josh Phelps 2005 +0.1 +0.8 0.8 -0.0 $5.6M 0.69× –
Chad Orvella 2005 +0.5 +2.7 – – – 0.67× –
Charles Johnson 2005 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.52× –
Damon Hollins 2005 +0.2 +1.0 – – – 0.83× –
Doug Waechter 2005 +0.5 +4.5 – – – 1.02× –
Eric Munson 2005 -0.2 -1.3 – – – 0.69× –
Fernando Cortez 2005 -0.2 -1.1 – – – 0.56× –
Joey Gathright 2005 +1.4 +9.2 – – – 0.83× –
John Webb 2005 -0.1 -1.1 – – – 1.02× –
Jon Switzer 2005 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Lee Gardner 2005 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.67× –
Pete Laforest 2005 -0.4 -1.5 – – – 0.52× –
Reggie Taylor 2005 -0.1 -0.4 – – – 0.83× –
Tim Corcoran 2005 +0.1 +0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Tim Laker 2005 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.52× –
Total—+25.8+280.330.7+237.8—

Trades

Every graded 2005 deal involving the Rays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 5 total.

2005 · TBR / SDP
TBR · Chuck Lamar +$0.8M
Sean Burroughs
SDP · Kevin Towers −$0.8M
Dewon Brazelton
TBR came out ahead by $0.8M
2005 · TBR / ATL
TBR · Chuck Lamar +$2.4M
Nick Green
ATL · John Schuerholz −$2.4M
Jorge Sosa
TBR came out ahead by $2.4M
2005 · ANA / TBR
ANA · Bill Stoneman +$4.0M
Travis Schlichting
TBR · Chuck Lamar −$4.0M
Josh Paul
ANA came out ahead by $4.0M
2005 · TBR / COL
TBR · Chuck Lamar +$0.0M
Reggie Taylor
COL · Daniel O'Dowd +$0.0M
Bobby Seay
Even trade
2005 · TBR / ARI
TBR · Chuck Lamar +$16.0M
Casey Fossum
ARI · Bob Gebhard −$16.0M
José Cruz
TBR came out ahead by $16.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2005 payroll
$30.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2005, 2005–2011. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.

current $ guaranteed $ actual $ (hindsight) arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent

Guaranteed / signed (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Alex Gonzalez3211.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Joe Borowski3410.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Travis Lee307.000$1.3M$2.5MFREE AGENT
Trever Miller329.000$1.1MFREE AGENT$1.6M
Eduardo Perez3512.000$950kFREE AGENT
Hideo Nomo3610.000$800kFREE AGENT
Chris Singleton326.000$550kFREE AGENT
Lance Carter306.000$361kFREE AGENT
Charles Johnson3311.000—FREE AGENT
Tim Laker3513.000—FREE AGENT
Damon Hollins317.000—$346kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (18)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Aubrey Huff285.000$4.9MFREE AGENT
Danys Baez274.000$3.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Julio Lugo295.000$3.2MFREE AGENT
Toby Hall295.000$1.9MFREE AGENT
Dewon Brazelton253.000$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Casey Fossum274.000$950kARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Bell285.000$800kFREE AGENT
Josh Phelps275.000$800kFREE AGENT
Travis Harper295.000$745kFREE AGENT
Jesus Colome274.000$600kARB 3FREE AGENT
Carl Crawford233.000$370kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mark Hendrickson313.000$362kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Cash273.000$328kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe Beimel284.000$316kARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Sanchez284.000$219kARB 3FREE AGENT
Reggie Taylor285.000—FREE AGENT
Eric Munson275.000—FREE AGENT
Lee Gardner303.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2005200620072008200920102011
Nick Green261.000$325kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Seth McClung242.000$320kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Cantu231.000$317kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonny Gomes242.000$316kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Franklin Nunez281.000$316kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Kazmir211.000$316kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Switzer252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Webb26–—
Pete Laforest27–—
Doug Waechter242.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Gathright241.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Corcoran27–—
Chad Orvella24–—
Fernando Cortez23–—

Graphs

How each 2005 acquisition stacked onto Rays'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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