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Rays TBR

200897–65 (0.599)Lost World Series
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GM: Andrew Friedman

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2008, 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
$47M
Surplus $M
+63
Win %
0.599
TAB
+21.9
WAB
+23.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
48.5
Dead money %
40%
Depth Players
11.0
Dead WAR
-3.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2008 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

BDioner Navarro117
RShawn Riggans41
RMike DiFelice7
RMichel Hernandez4
LJohn Jaso3

1B

LCarlos Pena132
BWilly Aybar19
LEric Hinske11
LDan Johnson⇄8

2B

LAkinori Iwamura152
BWilly Aybar10
BBen Zobrist8
BElliot Johnson1

3B

REvan Longoria119
BWilly Aybar41
LEric Hinske8
BBen Zobrist1

SS

RJason Bartlett125
BBen Zobrist35
LReid Brignac4
BWilly Aybar2
BElliot Johnson2
RAndy Cannizaro1
REvan Longoria1

LF

LCarl Crawford108
LEric Hinske40
RJustin Ruggiano26
BBen Zobrist14
RJonny Gomes9
RFernando Perez8
LNathan Haynes2
LDan Johnson⇄1
RRocco Baldelli1
RShawn Riggans1

CF

RB.J. Upton143
LGabe Gross⇄18
RFernando Perez15
BBen Zobrist5
RJustin Ruggiano5
LNathan Haynes2
BElliot Johnson1
LCarl Crawford1

RF

LGabe Gross⇄121
LEric Hinske49
RJonny Gomes21
LNathan Haynes15
RJustin Ruggiano15
RRocco Baldelli6
BBen Zobrist2
RFernando Perez2
BElliot Johnson1

DH

LCliff Floyd76
RJonny Gomes36
BWilly Aybar23
RRocco Baldelli22
LEric Hinske20
LCarlos Pena5
RJason Bartlett3
BElliot Johnson2
BBen Zobrist2
RB.J. Upton1
REvan Longoria1
LCarl Crawford1
LDan Johnson⇄1
RJustin Ruggiano1
LGabe Gross⇄1
LNathan Haynes1
RMichel Hernandez1

Starters

RJames Shields4.2 WAR
RAndy Sonnanstine4.1 WAR
RMatt Garza3.3 WAR
LScott Kazmir2.3 WAR
REdwin Jackson1.5 WAR
LDavid Price0.2 WAR
RJeff Niemann-0.1 WAR
RJason Hammel-0.2 WAR
RMitch Talbot-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RTroy Percival28 sv
RDan Wheeler26 h
RChad Bradford⇄21 h
LJ.P. Howell14 h
RGrant Balfour14 h
LTrever Miller11 h
RAl Reyes2 h
RGary Glover⇄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 2007)

PlayerfWAR
Evan Longoria5.6
Matt Garza3.3
Gabe Gross2.1
Eric Hinske2.0
Jason Bartlett1.9
Willy Aybar1.4

Key subtractions (gone from 2007)

Player2007 fWAR
Brendan Harris2.4
Jorge Velandia0.9
Ty Wigginton0.4
Raul Casanova0.3
Jon Switzer0.1
Jeff Ridgway-0.1

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 2008; everyone else is shown as a 2008 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
James Shields 2008 +4.2 +73.6 1.0 +72.6 $0.2M 2.19× –
Andy Sonnanstine 2008 +4.1 +71.8 0.4 +71.4 $0.1M 2.19× –
B.J. Upton 2008 +4.8 +68.5 0.4 +68.1 $0.1M 1.79× –
Evan Longoria 2008 +5.6 +64.5 0.5 +64.0 $0.1M 1.43× –
Matt Garza 2008 +3.3 +52.2 0.4 +51.8 $0.1M 1.96× –
Grant Balfour 2008 +2.3 +35.5 0.5 +35.0 $0.2M 1.95× –
Carlos Pena 2008 +3.8 +36.3 6.0 +30.3 $1.6M 1.20× –
Carl Crawford 2008 +2.8 +35.3 5.4 +29.9 $2.0M 1.60× –
Scott Kazmir 2008 +2.3 +27.4 3.8 +23.6 $1.6M 1.49× –
Akinori Iwamura 2008 +3.0 +25.9 2.4 +23.5 $0.8M 1.07× –
J.P. Howell 2008 +1.5 +23.9 0.4 +23.5 $0.3M 1.95× –
Gabe Gross↔ 2008 +2.1 +20.0 0.4 +19.6 $0.2M 1.22× –
Eric Hinske 2008 +2.0 +19.4 0.8 +18.6 $0.4M 1.22× –
Jason Bartlett 2008 +1.9 +13.3 0.4 +12.8 $0.2M 0.89× –
Edwin Jackson 2008 +1.5 +12.2 0.4 +11.8 $0.3M 1.02× –
Ben Zobrist 2008 +1.5 +7.3 0.4 +6.9 $0.3M 0.61× –
Willy Aybar 2008 +1.4 +6.4 0.4 +6.0 $0.3M 0.58× –
Trever Miller 2008 +0.6 +3.4 1.6 +1.8 $2.5M 0.67× –
Shawn Riggans 2008 +0.3 +1.4 0.4 +1.0 $1.2M 0.52× –
David Price 2008 +0.2 +1.2 0.7 +0.6 $2.8M 0.67× –
Justin Ruggiano 2008 +0.1 +0.8 0.4 +0.4 $3.2M 0.83× –
Cliff Floyd 2008 +0.6 +3.1 2.8 +0.3 $5.0M 0.69× –
Dan Johnson↔ 2008 +0.1 +0.5 0.4 +0.1 $3.3M 0.56× –
Dan Wheeler 2008 +0.3 +3.0 2.9 +0.1 $10.4M 1.34× –
Gary Glover↔ 2008 +0.1 +0.3 0.7 -0.3 $11.0M 0.67× –
Rocco Baldelli 2008 +0.3 +1.8 2.2 -0.5 $6.9M 0.69× –
Scott Dohmann 2008 -0.1 -0.3 0.4 -0.7 – 0.67× –
Al Reyes 2008 +0.2 +0.9 2.3 -1.4 $13.7M 0.67× –
Chad Bradford↔ 2008 -0.1 -0.4 1.1 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Jason Hammel 2008 -0.2 -1.2 0.4 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Nathan Haynes 2008 -0.2 -1.2 0.4 -1.6 – 0.83× –
Elliot Johnson 2008 -0.3 -1.5 0.4 -1.9 – 0.69× –
Dioner Navarro 2008 -0.5 -2.0 0.4 -2.4 – 0.52× –
Jonny Gomes 2008 -0.9 -4.9 1.3 -6.2 – 0.69× –
Troy Percival 2008 -0.7 -7.0 3.9 -10.9 – 1.34× –
Kurt Birkins 2008 +0.1 +0.4 0.4 +0.0 $4.9M 0.67× –
Andy Cannizaro 2008 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.61× –
Fernando Perez 2008 +1.1 +7.6 – – – 0.83× –
Jae Kuk Ryu 2008 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Jeff Niemann 2008 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
John Jaso 2008 -0.1 -0.5 – – – 0.52× –
Juan Salas 2008 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.67× –
Michel Hernandez 2008 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.52× –
Mike DiFelice 2008 +0.3 +1.1 – – – 0.52× –
Mitch Talbot 2008 -0.3 -1.5 – – – 0.67× –
Reid Brignac 2008 -0.3 -1.6 – – – 0.61× –
Total—+48.6+596.047.1+544.7—

Trades

Every graded 2008 deal involving the Rays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

2008 · TBR / MIL
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$16.0M
Gabe Gross
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$16.0M
Josh Butler
TBR came out ahead by $16.0M
2008 · TBR / ATL
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$3.2M
Willy Aybar, Chase Fontaine
ATL · Frank Wren −$3.2M
Jeff Ridgway
TBR came out ahead by $3.2M
2008 · TBR / DET
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$32.0M
Matt Joyce
DET · Dave Dombrowski −$32.0M
Edwin Jackson
TBR came out ahead by $32.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2008 payroll
$46.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2008, 2008–2014. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
Carlos Pena307.000$6.0M$8.0M$10.1MFREE AGENT$7.2M
Carl Crawford266.000$5.4M$8.2M$10.0MFREE AGENT
Troy Percival3813.000$3.9M$4.4MFREE AGENT
Dan Wheeler309.000$2.9M$3.2M$3.5MFREE AGENT
Cliff Floyd3515.000$2.8MFREE AGENT
Al Reyes3813.000$2.3MFREE AGENT
Trever Miller3512.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Chad Bradford3310.000$1.1M$3.7MFREE AGENT
Eric Hinske306.000$800kFREE AGENT
Gary Glover319.000$663kFREE AGENT
Grant Balfour307.000$500k$1.4M$2.0MFREE AGENT$4.0M
Mike DiFelice3912.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
Scott Kazmir244.000$3.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Rocco Baldelli265.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Jonny Gomes275.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Jason Bartlett284.000$417kARB 3FREE AGENT
Edwin Jackson245.000$413kFREE AGENT
Dioner Navarro244.000$412kARB 3FREE AGENT
Scott Dohmann304.000$412kARB 3FREE AGENT
B.J. Upton234.000$412kARB 3FREE AGENT
Willy Aybar253.000$401kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.P. Howell253.000$397kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Johnson283.000$373kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Gabe Gross284.000$368kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (22)

PlayerAgeSvc2008200920102011201220132014
Akinori Iwamura291.000$2.4MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
James Shields262.000$1.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
David Price220.000$650kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Evan Longoria220.000$500kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Garza242.000$405kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nathan Haynes281.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kurt Birkins272.000$398kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Hammel252.000$396kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Sonnanstine251.000$396kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Zobrist272.000$396kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shawn Riggans272.000$392kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Elliot Johnson240.000$390kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Ruggiano260.000$390kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michel Hernandez29–—
Jeff Niemann250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Jaso240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Fernando Perez250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mitch Talbot240.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reid Brignac220.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Cannizaro29–—
Juan Salas292.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jae Kuk Ryu252.000—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2008 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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