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Rays TBR

201191–71 (0.562)Made Playoffs
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GM: Andrew Friedman

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2011, 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
$46M
Surplus $M
+63
Win %
0.562
TAB
+18.9
WAB
+18.4
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
44.3
Dead money %
32%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-6.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2011 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RKelly Shoppach86
LJohn Jaso82
RRobinson Chirinos19
BJose Lobatón14

1B

LCasey Kotchman146
LDan Johnson21
BFelipe López⇄6
RSean Rodríguez5
BElliot Johnson2
LJohnny Damon1
RRobinson Chirinos1
RRuss Canzler1

2B

BBen Zobrist131
RSean Rodríguez48
BElliot Johnson9

3B

REvan Longoria130
RSean Rodríguez30
LDan Johnson3

SS

LReid Brignac91
RSean Rodríguez60
BElliot Johnson52

LF

LSam Fuld75
RDesmond Jennings53
RJustin Ruggiano27
LJohnny Damon16
LMatt Joyce15
RBrandon Guyer3
RSean Rodríguez2
BElliot Johnson1

CF

RB.J. Upton151
RDesmond Jennings8
LSam Fuld7
RJustin Ruggiano4
BElliot Johnson1

RF

LMatt Joyce126
BBen Zobrist38
RBrandon Guyer11
LSam Fuld9
RJustin Ruggiano6
RDesmond Jennings1

DH

LJohnny Damon135
RManny Ramirez4
BBen Zobrist3
LDan Johnson3
RJustin Ruggiano3
REvan Longoria3
BFelipe López⇄2
RRuss Canzler2
LSam Fuld2
RBrandon Guyer1
RDesmond Jennings1
LMatt Joyce1

Starters

LDavid Price4.8 WAR
RJames Shields4.7 WAR
RJeremy Hellickson2.0 WAR
RJeff Niemann1.7 WAR
RWade Davis1.5 WAR
RAlex Cobb0.9 WAR
LMatt Moore0.4 WAR
RAndy Sonnanstine-0.8 WAR

Bullpen

★ RKyle Farnsworth25 sv
RJoel Peralta19 h
LJ.P. Howell10 h
RJuan Cruz6 h
RBrandon Gomes5 h
LJake McGee4 h
LCesar Ramos3 h
RAdam Russell2 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 2010)

PlayerfWAR
Casey Kotchman2.3
Sam Fuld1.8
Johnny Damon1.4
Kyle Farnsworth1.0
Joel Peralta1.0
Alex Cobb0.9

Key subtractions (gone from 2010)

Player2010 fWAR
Carl Crawford7.7
Matt Garza2.0
Rafael Soriano1.9
Joaquín Benoit1.7
Jason Bartlett1.2
Grant Balfour1.2

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 2011; everyone else is shown as a 2011 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
David Price 2011 +4.8 +84.1 2.1 +82.1 $0.4M 2.19× –
James Shields 2011 +4.7 +82.8 4.2 +78.6 $0.9M 2.19× –
Evan Longoria 2011 +6.3 +72.2 2.0 +70.2 $0.3M 1.43× –
Ben Zobrist 2011 +6.4 +70.2 4.7 +65.6 $0.7M 1.38× –
Matt Joyce 2011 +3.6 +51.9 0.4 +51.5 $0.1M 1.79× –
B.J. Upton 2011 +3.8 +53.8 4.8 +49.0 $1.3M 1.79× –
Desmond Jennings 2011 +2.5 +23.9 0.4 +23.5 $0.2M 1.22× –
Jeremy Hellickson 2011 +2.0 +23.6 0.4 +23.1 $0.2M 1.49× –
Jeff Niemann 2011 +1.7 +20.3 0.9 +19.4 $0.5M 1.49× –
Sam Fuld 2011 +1.8 +17.3 0.4 +16.9 $0.2M 1.22× –
Sean Rodríguez 2011 +2.1 +15.3 0.4 +14.8 $0.2M 0.89× –
Casey Kotchman 2011 +2.3 +15.0 0.8 +14.3 $0.3M 0.81× –
Wade Davis 2011 +1.5 +12.0 0.4 +11.6 $0.3M 1.02× –
Joel Peralta 2011 +1.0 +10.5 0.9 +9.6 $0.9M 1.34× –
Kyle Farnsworth 2011 +1.0 +10.6 2.6 +8.0 $2.6M 1.34× –
Alex Cobb 2011 +0.9 +7.7 0.4 +7.3 $0.4M 1.02× –
Johnny Damon 2011 +1.4 +8.0 5.2 +2.7 $3.7M 0.69× –
Justin Ruggiano 2011 +0.4 +2.7 0.4 +2.2 $1.0M 0.83× –
Brandon Guyer 2011 +0.3 +2.2 0.4 +1.7 $1.3M 0.83× –
Elliot Johnson 2011 +0.4 +2.1 0.4 +1.7 $1.0M 0.61× –
Matt Moore 2011 +0.4 +2.0 0.4 +1.6 $1.1M 0.67× –
Brandon Gomes 2011 +0.3 +1.8 0.4 +1.3 $1.3M 0.67× –
Juan Cruz 2011 +0.2 +1.3 0.8 +0.5 $3.5M 0.67× –
Alex Torres 2011 +0.0 +0.2 0.4 -0.2 $10.7M 0.67× –
Jose Lobatón 2011 +0.0 +0.1 0.4 -0.3 $12.1M 0.52× –
Russ Canzler 2011 +0.0 +0.0 0.4 -0.4 $75.3M 0.69× –
Cesár Ramos 2011 -0.1 -0.7 0.4 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Kelly Shoppach 2011 +0.5 +1.9 3.0 -1.1 $6.5M 0.52× –
Jake McGee 2011 -0.1 -0.8 0.4 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Adam Russell 2011 -0.3 -1.3 0.4 -1.8 – 0.67× –
Felipe Lopez↔ 2011 -0.4 -1.7 0.2 -1.9 – 0.56× –
Robinson Chirinos 2011 -0.6 -2.3 0.1 -2.4 – 0.52× –
J.P. Howell 2011 -0.5 -2.5 1.1 -3.6 – 0.67× –
Manny Ramirez 2011 -0.3 -1.9 2.0 -3.9 – 0.69× –
Dan Johnson 2011 -0.9 -3.9 1.0 -4.9 – 0.56× –
John Jaso 2011 -1.1 -4.5 0.4 -4.9 – 0.52× –
Andy Sonnanstine 2011 -0.8 -4.4 0.9 -5.3 – 0.67× –
Reid Brignac 2011 -1.1 -5.3 0.4 -5.7 – 0.61× –
Dane De La Rosa 2011 +0.0 +0.0 – – – 0.67× –
Jay Buente↔ 2011 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Mike Ekstrom 2011 +0.0 +0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Rob Delaney 2011 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+44.0+563.945.3+518.5—

Trades

Every graded 2011 deal involving the Rays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 3 total.

2011 · MIA / TBR
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$0.8M
Jake Jefferies
TBR · Andrew Friedman −$0.8M
Burke Badenhop
MIA came out ahead by $0.8M
2011 · SEA / TBR
SEA · Jack Zduriencik +$18.4M
John Jaso
TBR · Andrew Friedman −$18.4M
Josh Lueke
SEA came out ahead by $18.4M
2011 · TBR / CHC
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$257.6M
Sam Fuld, Chris Archer, Brandon Guyer, Robinson Chirinos, Hak-Ju Lee
CHC · Randy Bush −$257.6M
Matt Garza, Fernando Perez, Zac Rosscup
TBR came out ahead by $257.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2011 payroll
$45.8M

What the front office was committed to as of 2011, 2011–2017. 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 (5)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
Johnny Damon3715.051$5.2MFREE AGENT
Kyle Farnsworth3511.100$2.6M$3.3M$1.0MFREE AGENT
Manny Ramirez3918.000$2.0MFREE AGENT
Juan Cruz327.121$850kFREE AGENT
Felipe Lopez318.027$182kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
B.J. Upton264.126$4.8MARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Zobrist303.134$4.7MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
James Shields294.125$4.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Kelly Shoppach315.021$3.0MFREE AGENT
J.P. Howell284.007$1.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Johnson314.076$1.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Joel Peralta354.132$925kARB 3FREE AGENT
Andy Sonnanstine284.022$912kARB 3FREE AGENT
Casey Kotchman285.144$750kFREE AGENT
Elliot Johnson273.068$415kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Ekstrom273.000—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (26)

PlayerAgeSvc2011201220132014201520162017
David Price251.164$2.1MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Evan Longoria252.170$2.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Niemann282.022$903kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wade Davis251.032$434kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Rodríguez261.133$429kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Jaso271.032$427kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Joyce261.123$426kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reid Brignac251.070$425kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Russell281.018$421kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Hellickson240.045$418kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Fuld290.140$418kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cesár Ramos270.086$417kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake McGee240.020$415kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Ruggiano290.097$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Guyer250.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Russ Canzler250.051$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Cobb230.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Lobatón260.062$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Desmond Jennings240.033$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Torres230.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Moore220.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Gomes260.000$414kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robinson Chirinos270.000$72kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dane De La Rosa280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jay Buente27–—
Rob Delaney26–—

Graphs

How each 2011 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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