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Rays TBR

200766–96 (0.407)
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GM: Andrew Friedman

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2007, 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
$26M
Surplus $M
+30
Win %
0.407
TAB
+6.5
WAB
-1.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
26.8
Dead money %
65%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-8.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2007 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BDioner Navarro112
RJosh Paul35
BRaul Casanova23
RShawn Riggans3

1B

LCarlos Pena144
RJorge Cantu⇄18
BGreg Norton3
RJoel Guzman2

2B

RB.J. Upton48
RBrendan Harris47
RTy Wigginton⇄39
RJosh Wilson⇄27
RJorge Velandia11
LAkinori Iwamura1

3B

LAkinori Iwamura120
RJoel Guzman8
RJosh Wilson⇄8
RBrendan Harris4

SS

RBrendan Harris87
RJosh Wilson⇄57
BBen Zobrist30
RJorge Velandia4
RJoel Guzman3

LF

LCarl Crawford139
RJonny Gomes26
RDustan Mohr3
RElijah Dukes3
BGreg Norton3
RJustin Ruggiano1

CF

RB.J. Upton78
RElijah Dukes38
RDelmon Young29
RRocco Baldelli20
RJustin Ruggiano3
RDustan Mohr1

RF

RDelmon Young133
RJonny Gomes32
BGreg Norton6
RDustan Mohr1
RElijah Dukes1
RJustin Ruggiano1

DH

BGreg Norton52
RJonny Gomes45
RRocco Baldelli15
RTy Wigginton⇄15
RElijah Dukes9
RJorge Cantu⇄7
RDelmon Young4
RB.J. Upton3
LCarl Crawford3
LCarlos Pena3
RJoel Guzman2
LAkinori Iwamura1
BRaul Casanova1

Starters

LScott Kazmir4.9 WAR
RJames Shields4.0 WAR
RAndy Sonnanstine1.9 WAR
REdwin Jackson1.2 WAR
LJ.P. Howell0.5 WAR
RJason Hammel0.4 WAR
RJae Seo-0.2 WAR
LCasey Fossum-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RAl Reyes26 sv
RDan Wheeler⇄18 h
RShawn Camp11 h
RGary Glover11 h
RBrian Stokes8 h
RScott Dohmann4 h
RJuan Salas2 h
RGrant Balfour⇄1 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 2006)

PlayerfWAR
Carlos Pena5.9
Akinori Iwamura3.1
Brendan Harris2.4
Andy Sonnanstine1.9
Jorge Velandia0.9
Raul Casanova0.3

Key subtractions (gone from 2006)

Player2006 fWAR
Julio Lugo2.4
Aubrey Huff1.1
Mark Hendrickson1.1
Tyler Walker0.7
Joey Gathright0.5
Russell Branyan0.5

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 2007; everyone else is shown as a 2007 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Scott Kazmir 2007 +4.9 +85.6 0.4 +85.2 $0.1M 2.19× –
James Shields 2007 +4.0 +70.3 0.4 +69.9 $0.1M 2.19× –
B.J. Upton 2007 +4.5 +65.1 0.4 +64.7 $0.1M 1.79× –
Carlos Pena 2007 +5.9 +64.8 0.8 +64.0 $0.1M 1.37× –
Carl Crawford 2007 +3.3 +42.3 4.1 +38.2 $1.2M 1.60× –
Akinori Iwamura 2007 +3.1 +27.3 1.8 +25.5 $0.6M 1.12× –
Brendan Harris 2007 +2.4 +17.0 0.4 +16.6 $0.2M 0.89× –
Edwin Jackson 2007 +1.2 +10.1 0.4 +9.7 $0.3M 1.02× –
J.P. Howell 2007 +0.5 +3.7 0.4 +3.3 $0.8M 1.02× –
Jonny Gomes 2007 +0.6 +3.4 0.4 +3.0 $0.7M 0.69× –
Jason Hammel 2007 +0.4 +3.3 0.4 +2.9 $0.9M 1.02× –
Dan Wheeler↔ 2007 +0.2 +2.1 0.8 +1.4 $3.8M 1.34× –
Grant Balfour↔ 2007 +0.2 +1.2 0.4 +0.8 $1.7M 0.67× –
Jon Switzer 2007 +0.1 +0.3 0.4 -0.1 $7.8M 0.67× –
Dioner Navarro 2007 -0.1 -0.5 0.4 -0.9 – 0.52× –
Jae Kuk Ryu 2007 -0.1 -0.5 0.4 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Josh Paul 2007 -0.2 -0.7 0.6 -1.3 – 0.52× –
Elijah Dukes 2007 -0.2 -1.1 0.4 -1.5 – 0.83× –
Al Reyes 2007 -0.1 -0.9 0.8 -1.6 – 1.34× –
Juan Salas 2007 -0.2 -1.3 0.4 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Gary Glover 2007 -0.2 -1.3 0.6 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Ruddy Lugo↔ 2007 -0.4 -2.1 0.1 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Jay Witasick↔ 2007 -0.3 -1.4 0.8 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Rocco Baldelli 2007 -0.2 -1.6 0.8 -2.3 – 0.83× –
Josh Wilson↔ 2007 -0.4 -2.0 0.4 -2.4 – 0.61× –
Jae Weong Seo 2007 -0.2 -1.3 1.2 -2.5 – 1.02× –
Shawn Camp 2007 -0.4 -2.1 0.4 -2.5 – 0.67× –
Greg Norton 2007 -0.3 -1.8 0.8 -2.6 – 0.69× –
Delmon Young 2007 -0.2 -1.4 1.3 -2.7 – 0.83× –
Brian Stokes 2007 -0.8 -4.1 0.4 -4.5 – 0.67× –
Casey Fossum 2007 -0.3 -1.8 2.7 -4.5 – 0.67× –
Ben Zobrist 2007 -1.1 -5.5 0.4 -5.9 – 0.61× –
Ty Wigginton↔ 2007 +0.4 +1.8 1.8 +0.0 $4.4M 0.56× –
Andy Sonnanstine 2007 +1.9 +23.1 – – – 1.49× –
Chad Orvella 2007 -0.5 -2.5 – – – 0.67× –
Dustan Mohr 2007 -0.4 -2.7 – – – 0.83× –
Jeff Ridgway 2007 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Joel Guzman 2007 -0.2 -0.9 – – – 0.58× –
Jorge Cantu↔ 2007 -0.6 -3.1 – – – 0.69× –
Jorge Velandia 2007 +0.9 +4.2 – – – 0.56× –
Justin Ruggiano 2007 -0.0 -0.3 – – – 0.83× –
Raul Casanova 2007 +0.3 +1.3 – – – 0.52× –
Scott Dohmann 2007 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Shawn Riggans 2007 -0.2 -0.7 – – – 0.52× –
Tim Corcoran 2007 -0.4 -1.9 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+26.7+383.026.2+340.9—

Trades

Every graded 2007 deal involving the Rays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 6 total.

2007 · TBR / MIN
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$215.2M
Jason Bartlett, Matt Garza, Eddie Morlan
MIN · Terry Ryan −$215.2M
Brendan Harris, Delmon Young, Jason Pridie
TBR came out ahead by $215.2M
2007 · WSN / TBR
WSN · Jim Bowden +$15.2M
Elijah Dukes
TBR · Andrew Friedman −$15.2M
Glenn Gibson
WSN came out ahead by $15.2M
2007 · TBR / MIL
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$16.8M
Grant Balfour
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$16.8M
Seth McClung
TBR came out ahead by $16.8M
2007 · HOU / TBR
HOU · Tal Smith +$15.2M
Ty Wigginton
TBR · Andrew Friedman −$15.2M
Dan Wheeler
HOU came out ahead by $15.2M
2007 · TBR / CIN
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$0.8M
Calvin Medlock, Brian Shackelford
CIN · Dan O'Brien −$0.8M
Jorge Cantú, Shaun Cumberland
TBR came out ahead by $0.8M
2007 · CHC / TBR
CHC · Jim Hendry +$2.4M
Andrew Lopez, Greg Reinhard
TBR · Andrew Friedman −$2.4M
Jae Kuk Ryu
CHC came out ahead by $2.4M

Current & Historical Payroll

2007 payroll
$26.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2007, 2007–2013. 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 (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Casey Fossum296.000$2.7MFREE AGENT
Jay Witasick3411.000$833kFREE AGENT
Greg Norton3411.000$800kFREE AGENT
Carlos Pena296.000$800k$6.0M$8.0M$10.1MFREE AGENT$7.2M
Al Reyes3712.000$750k$2.3MFREE AGENT
Dan Wheeler298.000$750k$2.9M$3.2M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Josh Paul328.000$625kFREE AGENT
Gary Glover308.000$600k$663kFREE AGENT
Grant Balfour296.000$365k$500k$1.4M$2.0MFREE AGENT
Raul Casanova3411.000—FREE AGENT
Jorge Velandia3210.000—FREE AGENT
Dustan Mohr316.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Carl Crawford255.000$4.1MFREE AGENT
Ty Wigginton295.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Jae Weong Seo305.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Rocco Baldelli254.000$750kARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Kazmir233.000$424kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Camp313.000$411kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonny Gomes264.000$408kARB 3FREE AGENT
Dioner Navarro233.000$400kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edwin Jackson234.000$392kARB 3FREE AGENT
Jon Switzer274.000$391kARB 3FREE AGENT
B.J. Upton223.000$387kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brendan Harris263.000$386kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jorge Cantu253.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Dohmann293.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (19)

PlayerAgeSvc2007200820092010201120122013
Akinori Iwamura280.000$1.8MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Delmon Young211.000$1.3MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
James Shields251.000$395kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Zobrist261.000$383kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian Stokes271.000$383kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jae Kuk Ryu241.000$382kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Juan Salas281.000$382kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.P. Howell242.000$380kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Hammel241.000$380kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Elijah Dukes230.000$380kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Wilson262.000$360kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ruddy Lugo271.000$117kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joel Guzman22–—
Tim Corcoran29–—
Chad Orvella26–—
Justin Ruggiano250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Ridgway26–—
Shawn Riggans261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Sonnanstine240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2007 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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