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GM: Andrew Friedman (since 2006)

2008 roster — every player, value & surplus

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+23.3
WAB — wins above budget
+22.1
TAB — roster Talent above budget
97–65 (0.599)
record · won pennant
+57M
surplus $M (value/$)
48.5
roster fWAR
$46.0M
payroll
PlayerAgeServiceGfWARSalary $MSurplus $M
Evan Longoria 22 pre-arb 122 5.6 0.5 +12.2
B.J. Upton 23 arb 145 4.8 0.4 +10.4
James Shields 26 pre-arb 34 4.2 1.0 +8.5
Andy Sonnanstine 25 pre-arb 32 4.1 0.4 +8.9
Carlos Pena 30 FA-elig 139 3.8 6.0 +2.5
Matt Garza 24 pre-arb 30 3.3 0.4 +7.1
Akinori Iwamura 29 pre-arb 152 3.0 2.4 +4.4
Carl Crawford 26 FA-elig 109 2.8 5.4 +0.8
Scott Kazmir 24 arb 27 2.3 3.8 +1.4
Grant Balfour 30 51 2.3
Gabe Gross↔ MIL 28 arb 127 2.1 0.4 +4.3
Eric Hinske 30 FA-elig 133 2.0 0.8 +3.7
Jason Bartlett 28 arb 128 1.9 0.4 +3.8
J.P. Howell 25 arb 64 1.5 0.4 +3.1
Edwin Jackson 24 arb 32 1.5 0.4 +3.0
Ben Zobrist 27 pre-arb 62 1.5 0.4 +3.0
Willy Aybar 25 arb 95 1.4 0.4 +2.7
Fernando Perez 25 23 1.1
Trever Miller 35 FA-elig 68 0.6 1.6 -0.2
Cliff Floyd 35 FA-elig 80 0.6 2.8 -1.5
Shawn Riggans 27 pre-arb 44 0.3 0.4 +0.3
Rocco Baldelli 26 arb 28 0.3 2.2 -1.5
Dan Wheeler 30 FA-elig 70 0.3 2.9 -2.3
Mike DiFelice 39 7 0.3
David Price 22 pre-arb 5 0.2 0.7 -0.1
Al Reyes 38 FA-elig 26 0.2 2.3 -1.9
Justin Ruggiano 26 45 0.1
Dan Johnson↔ OAK 28 arb 10 0.1 0.4 -0.1
Kurt Birkins 27 pre-arb 6 0.1 0.4 -0.2
Juan Salas 29 5 0.1
Gary Glover↔ DET 31 FA-elig 29 0.1 0.7 -0.5
Jae Kuk Ryu 25 1 0.0
Andy Cannizaro 29 1 -0.0
Scott Dohmann 30 arb 12 -0.1 0.4 -0.5
Chad Bradford↔ BAL 33 FA-elig 21 -0.1 1.1 -1.3
Jeff Niemann 25 5 -0.1
John Jaso 24 5 -0.1
Michel Hernandez 29 5 -0.1
Nathan Haynes 28 pre-arb 20 -0.2 0.4 -0.8
Jason Hammel 25 pre-arb 40 -0.2 0.4 -0.9
Elliot Johnson 24 pre-arb 7 -0.3 0.4 -1.0
Mitch Talbot 24 3 -0.3
Reid Brignac 22 4 -0.3
Dioner Navarro 24 arb 120 -0.5 0.4 -1.5
Troy Percival 38 FA-elig 50 -0.7 3.9 -5.4
Jonny Gomes 27 arb 77 -0.9 1.3 -3.3

46 players appeared (WAR is complete); salary & surplus are on record for 34 of them (74%). Players without a salary show "–" — no single historical salary source is fully complete (especially 2020–2022).

WAR = FanGraphs (fWAR). Green = produced more value than paid (bargain); red = paid more than produced. Service: pre-arb (<3 yr) / arb (3–6) / FA-eligible (6+). Click headers to sort.

History: front-office performance & develop-vs-buy (1985–2024)

Trade ledger (realized WAR, all-time)

Best acquisitions
PlayerYearWAR for TBR
Ben Zobrist200633.1
Yandy Díaz201819.5
Chris Archer201116.9
Scott Kazmir200415.0
Matt Joyce200810.7
Tyler Glasnow20189.3
Drew Rasmussen20219.1
Joey Wendle20178.7
Ones that got away
PlayerYear tradedWAR elsewhere
Bobby Abreu199745.3
Germán Márquez201619.1
Cristopher Sánchez201916.2
Jake Cronenworth201914.8
Joe Ryan202113.4
Nathaniel Lowe202010.8
Merrill Kelly201910.7
Blake Snell20209.8