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Rays TBR

201290–72 (0.556)
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GM: Andrew Friedman

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2012, 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
$69M
Surplus $M
+46
Win %
0.556
TAB
+14.6
WAB
+12.8
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
44.4
Dead money %
26%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-3.2

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2012 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJosé Molina102
BJose Lobatón66
RChris Gimenez39
LStephen Vogt7

1B

LCarlos Pena153
RJeff Keppinger27
LLuke Scott6
BDrew Sutton⇄3
RChris Gimenez1

2B

BBen Zobrist58
RSean Rodríguez37
LWill Rhymes31
RJeff Keppinger27
RRyan Roberts⇄24
BBrooks Conrad⇄13
BElliot Johnson13
LReid Brignac1

3B

REvan Longoria50
RJeff Keppinger50
RSean Rodríguez49
RRyan Roberts⇄35
BBrooks Conrad⇄16
LWill Rhymes15
BDrew Sutton⇄11
BElliot Johnson6
LReid Brignac4
RChris Gimenez1

SS

BElliot Johnson100
BBen Zobrist47
RSean Rodríguez47
LReid Brignac11

LF

RDesmond Jennings111
LMatt Joyce33
LSam Fuld14
LHideki Matsui9
RBen Francisco⇄8
LRich Thompson7
LBrandon Allen⇄3
RBrandon Guyer3
BElliot Johnson3
LStephen Vogt2
RChris Gimenez1
LReid Brignac1

CF

RB.J. Upton142
RDesmond Jennings21
LSam Fuld6
LRich Thompson5

RF

LMatt Joyce89
BBen Zobrist71
LSam Fuld15
RBen Francisco⇄10
LHideki Matsui6
RDesmond Jennings1

DH

LLuke Scott82
REvan Longoria25
RJeff Keppinger20
LHideki Matsui11
LSam Fuld6
RBen Francisco⇄6
LStephen Vogt5
RSean Rodríguez4
LMatt Joyce4
BBen Zobrist4
RB.J. Upton3
LRich Thompson3
BElliot Johnson2
RChris Gimenez1
LCarlos Pena1
BBrooks Conrad⇄1
BJose Lobatón1
RRyan Roberts⇄1

Starters

LDavid Price4.3 WAR
RJames Shields3.8 WAR
LMatt Moore2.4 WAR
RAlex Cobb1.8 WAR
RJeff Niemann0.8 WAR
RJeremy Hellickson0.8 WAR
RChris Archer0.4 WAR
LCesar Ramos0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RFernando Rodney48 sv
RJoel Peralta37 h
LJake McGee20 h
RKyle Farnsworth7 h
RWade Davis6 h
RBurke Badenhop5 h
LJ.P. Howell3 h
LCesar Ramos0 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 2011)

PlayerfWAR
José Molina4.0
Jeff Keppinger2.7
Fernando Rodney2.2
Ryan Roberts0.7
Carlos Pena0.6
Chris Gimenez0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 2011)

Player2011 fWAR
Casey Kotchman2.3
Johnny Damon1.4
Justin Ruggiano0.4
Juan Cruz0.2
Mike Ekstrom0.0
Russ Canzler0.0

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 2012; everyone else is shown as a 2012 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Ben Zobrist 2012 +5.7 +93.5 4.5 +89.0 $0.8M 2.05× –
David Price 2012 +4.3 +76.0 4.3 +71.7 $1.0M 2.19× –
James Shields 2012 +3.8 +66.2 7.0 +59.2 $1.9M 2.19× –
Desmond Jennings 2012 +3.2 +41.0 0.5 +40.5 $0.2M 1.60× –
B.J. Upton 2012 +3.4 +43.1 7.0 +36.1 $2.1M 1.60× –
José Molina 2012 +4.0 +35.4 1.5 +33.9 $0.4M 1.12× –
Fernando Rodney 2012 +2.2 +33.9 1.8 +32.1 $0.8M 1.95× –
Matt Moore 2012 +2.4 +28.2 1.0 +27.2 $0.4M 1.49× –
Jeff Keppinger 2012 +2.7 +24.2 1.5 +22.6 $0.6M 1.12× –
Alex Cobb 2012 +1.8 +21.8 0.5 +21.3 $0.3M 1.49× –
Matt Joyce 2012 +1.9 +18.8 0.5 +18.3 $0.3M 1.22× –
Jake McGee 2012 +1.9 +14.8 0.5 +14.3 $0.3M 0.98× –
Evan Longoria 2012 +2.0 +13.6 4.5 +9.1 $2.2M 0.85× –
Joel Peralta 2012 +1.0 +10.2 2.2 +8.0 $2.3M 1.34× –
Jeremy Hellickson 2012 +0.8 +6.5 0.5 +6.1 $0.6M 1.02× –
Jeff Niemann 2012 +0.8 +6.8 2.8 +4.1 $3.3M 1.02× –
Wade Davis 2012 +1.0 +5.5 1.5 +4.0 $1.5M 0.67× –
Chris Archer 2012 +0.4 +2.9 0.1 +2.8 $0.3M 1.02× –
Elliot Johnson 2012 +0.7 +3.3 0.5 +2.8 $0.7M 0.61× –
Sam Fuld 2012 +0.5 +3.1 0.5 +2.6 $1.0M 0.83× –
Ryan Roberts↔ 2012 +0.7 +3.4 0.8 +2.5 $1.2M 0.58× –
Chris Gimenez 2012 +0.5 +2.2 0.5 +1.7 $0.9M 0.52× –
Jose Lobatón 2012 +0.4 +1.9 0.5 +1.4 $1.1M 0.52× –
Sean Rodríguez 2012 +0.2 +1.0 0.5 +0.5 $2.2M 0.58× –
Cesár Ramos 2012 +0.2 +0.9 0.5 +0.4 $3.0M 0.67× –
Burke Badenhop 2012 +0.2 +1.2 1.1 +0.1 $4.8M 0.67× –
Brandon Allen↔ 2012 +0.0 +0.2 0.3 -0.1 $10.0M 0.83× –
Brandon Guyer 2012 +0.0 +0.0 0.5 -0.4 $81.0M 0.83× –
Josh Lueke 2012 -0.0 -0.1 0.5 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Brandon Gomes 2012 -0.1 -0.4 0.5 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Reid Brignac 2012 -0.2 -0.8 0.5 -1.3 – 0.61× –
Will Rhymes 2012 -0.2 -0.9 0.5 -1.4 – 0.56× –
Ben Francisco↔ 2012 -0.2 -1.2 0.5 -1.7 – 0.83× –
Kyle Farnsworth 2012 +0.2 +1.2 3.3 -2.1 $15.0M 0.67× –
Stephen Vogt 2012 -0.5 -2.2 0.5 -2.7 – 0.52× –
Rich Thompson 2012 -0.3 -2.3 0.5 -2.8 – 0.83× –
J.P. Howell 2012 -0.4 -2.2 1.4 -3.6 – 0.67× –
Carlos Pena 2012 +0.6 +2.7 7.2 -4.6 $12.2M 0.56× –
Luke Scott 2012 +0.0 +0.2 5.0 -4.8 $115.9M 0.69× –
Hideki Matsui 2012 -1.0 -5.7 0.9 -6.6 – 0.69× –
Brooks Conrad↔ 2012 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.58× –
Dane De La Rosa 2012 -0.1 -0.6 – – – 0.67× –
Drew Sutton↔ 2012 -0.0 -0.2 – – – 0.58× –
Total—+44.4+546.869.2+478.7—

Trades

Every graded 2012 deal involving the Rays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 7 total.

2012 · KCR / TBR
KCR · Dayton Moore +$64.8M
James Shields, Wade Davis, Elliot Johnson
TBR · Andrew Friedman −$64.8M
Wil Myers, Jake Odorizzi, Mike Montgomery, Patrick Leonard
KCR came out ahead by $64.8M
2012 · ARI / TBR
ARI · Kevin Towers +$4.0M
Tyler Bortnick
TBR · Andrew Friedman −$4.0M
Ryan Roberts
ARI came out ahead by $4.0M
2012 · MIA / TBR
MIA · Larry Beinfest +$8.0M
Derek Dietrich
TBR · Andrew Friedman −$8.0M
Yunel Escobar
MIA came out ahead by $8.0M
2012 · PHI / TBR
PHI · Ruben Amaro +$2.4M
Kyle Hudson
TBR · Andrew Friedman −$2.4M
Rich Thompson
PHI came out ahead by $2.4M
2012 · HOU / TBR
HOU · Jeff Luhnow +$3.2M
Theron Geith
TBR · Andrew Friedman −$3.2M
Ben Francisco
HOU came out ahead by $3.2M
2012 · SDP / TBR
SDP · Josh Byrnes +$0.8M
Chris Rearick
TBR · Andrew Friedman −$0.8M
Vince Belnome
SDP came out ahead by $0.8M
2012 · TBR / MIL
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$1.6M
Raúl Mondesí
MIL · Douglas Melvin −$1.6M
Burke Badenhop
TBR came out ahead by $1.6M

Current & Historical Payroll

2012 payroll
$68.9M

What the front office was committed to as of 2012, 2012–2018. 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
Carlos Pena348.133$7.2MFREE AGENT
Kyle Farnsworth3612.100$3.3M$1.0MFREE AGENT
Fernando Rodney358.137$1.8M$2.5MFREE AGENT
José Molina3710.026$1.5M$1.5M$1.8MFREE AGENT
Hideki Matsui389.000$900kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (13)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
B.J. Upton275.126$7.0MFREE AGENT
James Shields305.125$7.0MFREE AGENT
Luke Scott345.144$5.0MFREE AGENT
Evan Longoria263.170$4.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Zobrist314.134$4.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Niemann293.022$2.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joel Peralta365.132$2.2MFREE AGENT
Jeff Keppinger325.052$1.5MFREE AGENT
J.P. Howell295.007$1.4MFREE AGENT
Burke Badenhop293.116$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Elliot Johnson283.068$486kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Francisco304.049$450kARB 3FREE AGENT
Brooks Conrad323.078—ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (25)

PlayerAgeSvc2012201320142015201620172018
David Price262.164$4.3MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wade Davis262.032$1.5MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Moore230.017$1.0MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Roberts312.150$844kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Joyce272.123$500kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Rodríguez272.133$493kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reid Brignac262.070$491kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Hellickson251.045$490kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Fuld301.140$489kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Desmond Jennings250.101$487kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake McGee250.127$484kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Lobatón270.138$482kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rich Thompson332.047$480kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Gimenez292.041$480kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Guyer260.031$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Gomes270.112$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Lueke270.109$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Cobb240.093$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cesár Ramos281.086$480kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Will Rhymes290.134$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stephen Vogt270.000$480kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Allen260.141$338kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Archer230.000$92kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Sutton292.074—ARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dane De La Rosa291.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2012 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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