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Rays TBR

201096–66 (0.593)Made Playoffs
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GM: Andrew Friedman

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2010, 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
$68M
Surplus $M
+41
Win %
0.593
TAB
+16.3
WAB
+17.7
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
47.1
Dead money %
25%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-2.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2010 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LJohn Jaso96
RKelly Shoppach56
BDioner Navarro46

1B

LCarlos Pena142
BBen Zobrist14
LDan Johnson13
BWilly Aybar3
RSean Rodríguez3
LBrad Hawpe⇄2
LJohn Jaso1
LHank Blalock1

2B

RSean Rodríguez92
LReid Brignac68
BBen Zobrist55
BWilly Aybar9

3B

REvan Longoria151
RSean Rodríguez7
BWilly Aybar7
LDan Johnson6
BBen Zobrist2
LHank Blalock2

SS

RJason Bartlett131
LReid Brignac50
RSean Rodríguez5

LF

LCarl Crawford147
LMatt Joyce13
RGabe Kapler12
RSean Rodríguez5
LDan Johnson3
RDesmond Jennings2
BBen Zobrist1

CF

RB.J. Upton154
BBen Zobrist14
RSean Rodríguez9
RDesmond Jennings4
RGabe Kapler2

RF

BBen Zobrist103
LMatt Joyce52
RGabe Kapler39
LBrad Hawpe⇄12
RSean Rodríguez8
RDesmond Jennings5
RRocco Baldelli4
LHank Blalock2
LReid Brignac2

DH

BWilly Aybar69
LDan Johnson18
LHank Blalock14
LMatt Joyce11
LJohn Jaso9
RRocco Baldelli5
RGabe Kapler5
RSean Rodríguez3
RKelly Shoppach3
LCarl Crawford3
LCarlos Pena2
RDesmond Jennings2
LBrad Hawpe⇄1
RJason Bartlett1
LReid Brignac1

Starters

LDavid Price4.3 WAR
RJames Shields2.2 WAR
RMatt Garza2.0 WAR
RJeff Niemann1.3 WAR
RWade Davis1.1 WAR
RJeremy Hellickson0.5 WAR
RAndy Sonnanstine-0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RRafael Soriano45 sv
RJoaquin Benoit25 h
LRandy Choate18 h
RGrant Balfour16 h
RChad Qualls⇄11 h
RDan Wheeler9 h
RLance Cormier4 h
RAndy Sonnanstine0 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 2009)

PlayerfWAR
Sean Rodríguez2.1
Rafael Soriano1.9
Joaquín Benoit1.7
John Jaso1.2
Kelly Shoppach0.6
Jeremy Hellickson0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 2009)

Player2009 fWAR
Gregg Zaun1.2
Akinori Iwamura1.0
Scott Kazmir0.9
J.P. Howell0.7
Gabe Gross0.6
Joe Dillon0.2

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 2010; everyone else is shown as a 2010 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Carl Crawford 2010 +7.7 +126.3 10.0 +116.3 $1.3M 2.05× –
Evan Longoria 2010 +7.5 +85.9 0.9 +84.9 $0.1M 1.43× –
David Price 2010 +4.3 +75.0 1.8 +73.2 $0.4M 2.19× –
Ben Zobrist 2010 +3.8 +54.7 0.4 +54.3 $0.1M 1.79× –
B.J. Upton 2010 +3.9 +55.6 3.0 +52.6 $0.8M 1.79× –
James Shields 2010 +2.2 +25.9 2.5 +23.4 $1.1M 1.49× –
Rafael Soriano 2010 +1.9 +29.5 7.2 +22.3 $3.8M 1.95× –
Matt Garza 2010 +2.0 +24.0 3.4 +20.6 $1.7M 1.49× –
Matt Joyce 2010 +1.9 +18.1 0.4 +17.7 $0.2M 1.22× –
Sean Rodríguez 2010 +2.1 +13.5 0.4 +13.0 $0.2M 0.82× –
Joaquín Benoit 2010 +1.7 +13.0 0.8 +12.3 $0.4M 0.98× –
Jeff Niemann 2010 +1.3 +10.8 1.0 +9.8 $0.8M 1.02× –
Wade Davis 2010 +1.1 +9.1 0.4 +8.7 $0.4M 1.02× –
Reid Brignac 2010 +1.4 +6.4 0.4 +6.0 $0.3M 0.56× –
Grant Balfour 2010 +1.2 +6.6 2.0 +4.5 $1.7M 0.67× –
John Jaso 2010 +1.2 +4.8 0.4 +4.4 $0.4M 0.52× –
Jason Bartlett 2010 +1.2 +6.1 4.0 +2.1 $3.2M 0.61× –
Randy Choate 2010 +0.4 +2.3 0.7 +1.6 $1.6M 0.67× –
Dan Johnson 2010 +0.1 +0.7 0.5 +0.2 $3.7M 0.69× –
Kelly Shoppach 2010 +0.6 +2.4 2.2 +0.1 $4.0M 0.52× –
Mike Ekstrom 2010 +0.0 +0.1 0.4 -0.3 $21.5M 0.67× –
Chad Qualls↔ 2010 +0.1 +1.2 1.6 -0.4 $14.7M 1.34× –
Dale Thayer 2010 -0.0 -0.2 0.4 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Andy Sonnanstine 2010 -0.1 -0.6 0.4 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Brad Hawpe↔ 2010 +0.0 +0.1 1.1 -1.0 $105.5M 0.83× –
Dan Wheeler 2010 +0.1 +1.0 3.5 -2.5 $36.6M 1.34× –
Dioner Navarro 2010 -0.2 -0.8 2.1 -2.9 – 0.52× –
Willy Aybar 2010 -0.3 -1.7 1.4 -3.1 – 0.69× –
Pat Burrell↔ 2010 -0.3 -2.0 1.8 -3.8 – 0.83× –
Lance Cormier 2010 -0.6 -3.4 1.2 -4.6 – 0.67× –
Gabe Kapler 2010 -0.6 -3.9 1.1 -5.0 – 0.83× –
Carlos Pena 2010 +1.0 +4.5 10.1 -5.6 $10.0M 0.56× –
Desmond Jennings 2010 +0.1 +0.4 0.4 -0.0 $6.8M 0.83× –
Jake McGee 2010 +0.1 +0.4 0.4 -0.0 $6.1M 0.67× –
Hank Blalock 2010 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.69× –
Jeremy Hellickson 2010 +0.5 +2.8 – – – 0.67× –
Rocco Baldelli 2010 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.69× –
Total—+47.2+567.968.3+497.2—

Trades

Every graded 2010 deal involving the Rays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

2010 · ARI / TBR
ARI · Jerry Dipoto +$7.2M
Matt Gorgen
TBR · Andrew Friedman −$7.2M
Chad Qualls
ARI came out ahead by $7.2M
2010 · SDP / TBR
SDP · Jed Hoyer +$10.4M
Jason Bartlett
TBR · Andrew Friedman −$10.4M
Adam Russell, Cesár Ramos, Cole Figueroa, Brandon Gomes
SDP came out ahead by $10.4M
2010 · PIT / TBR
PIT · Neal Huntington +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
Virgil Vasquez
Even trade

Current & Historical Payroll

2010 payroll
$68.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 2010, 2010–2016. 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 (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Carlos Pena329.000$10.1MFREE AGENT$7.2M
Carl Crawford288.000$10.0MFREE AGENT
Rafael Soriano308.000$7.2MFREE AGENT
Jason Bartlett306.000$4.0MFREE AGENT
Dan Wheeler3211.000$3.5MFREE AGENT
B.J. Upton256.000$3.0M$4.8M$7.0MFREE AGENT
Dioner Navarro266.000$2.1MFREE AGENT
Grant Balfour329.000$2.0MFREE AGENT$4.0M$7.0M
Pat Burrell3310.000$1.8MFREE AGENT
Chad Qualls316.000$1.6MFREE AGENT
Lance Cormier296.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Brad Hawpe316.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Gabe Kapler3412.000$1.1MFREE AGENT
Joaquín Benoit3214.040$750kFREE AGENT
Randy Choate3410.000$700kFREE AGENT
Hank Blalock298.000—FREE AGENT
Rocco Baldelli287.000—FREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
Matt Garza264.000$3.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
James Shields284.000$2.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Kelly Shoppach305.000$2.2MFREE AGENT
Willy Aybar275.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Dan Johnson303.076$500kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Zobrist294.000$438kARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Sonnanstine273.000$417kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2010201120122013201420152016
David Price242.000$1.8MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Niemann272.000$1.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Evan Longoria242.000$950kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Jaso260.032$416kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Joyce252.000$406kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Rodríguez252.000$406kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wade Davis241.000$405kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reid Brignac242.000$404kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Ekstrom262.000$403kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dale Thayer291.000$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Desmond Jennings230.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake McGee230.000$400kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Hellickson230.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2010 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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