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Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2013, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).
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.
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Yunel Escobar | 3.0 |
| Wil Myers | 2.3 |
| James Loney | 2.2 |
| Alex Torres | 1.3 |
| Kelly Johnson | 1.1 |
| Jamey Wright | 0.5 |
| Player | 2012 fWAR |
|---|---|
| James Shields | 3.8 |
| B.J. Upton | 3.4 |
| Jeff Keppinger | 2.7 |
| Wade Davis | 1.0 |
| Elliot Johnson | 0.7 |
| Carlos Pena | 0.6 |
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 2013; everyone else is shown as a 2013 season snapshot.
| Player | Period | fWAR | Tier Market $M | Paid $M | Surplus $M | $ / WAR | Tier | Contract |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Price | 2013 | +3.9 | +68.0 | 10.1 | +57.9 | $2.6M | 2.19× | – |
| Evan Longoria | 2013 | +5.5 | +62.8 | 6.0 | +56.8 | $1.1M | 1.43× | – |
| Desmond Jennings | 2013 | +3.0 | +39.0 | 0.5 | +38.5 | $0.2M | 1.60× | – |
| Ben Zobrist | 2013 | +4.2 | +40.5 | 5.5 | +35.0 | $1.3M | 1.20× | – |
| Alex Cobb | 2013 | +2.2 | +26.6 | 0.5 | +26.1 | $0.2M | 1.49× | – |
| Yunel Escobar | 2013 | +3.0 | +28.5 | 5.0 | +23.5 | $1.7M | 1.18× | – |
| Wil Myers | 2013 | +2.3 | +22.3 | 0.3 | +22.0 | $0.1M | 1.22× | – |
| José Molina | 2013 | +2.6 | +20.9 | 1.5 | +19.4 | $0.6M | 1.00× | – |
| Matt Moore | 2013 | +1.7 | +20.1 | 1.0 | +19.1 | $0.6M | 1.49× | – |
| Matt Joyce | 2013 | +2.0 | +19.8 | 2.5 | +17.3 | $1.2M | 1.22× | – |
| James Loney | 2013 | +2.2 | +14.5 | 2.0 | +12.5 | $0.9M | 0.81× | – |
| Jeremy Hellickson | 2013 | +1.3 | +10.9 | 0.5 | +10.4 | $0.4M | 1.02× | – |
| Fernando Rodney | 2013 | +1.2 | +12.7 | 2.5 | +10.2 | $2.1M | 1.34× | – |
| Jose Lobatón | 2013 | +1.7 | +10.2 | 0.5 | +9.7 | $0.3M | 0.76× | – |
| Chris Archer | 2013 | +1.1 | +8.8 | 0.3 | +8.5 | $0.3M | 1.02× | – |
| Alex Torres | 2013 | +1.3 | +6.7 | 0.3 | +6.4 | $0.3M | 0.67× | – |
| Sean Rodríguez | 2013 | +0.9 | +6.0 | 1.0 | +5.0 | $1.1M | 0.83× | – |
| Kelly Johnson | 2013 | +1.1 | +7.3 | 2.5 | +4.9 | $2.2M | 0.83× | – |
| Jake McGee | 2013 | +0.5 | +5.0 | 0.5 | +4.5 | $1.1M | 1.34× | – |
| Jake Odorizzi | 2013 | +0.3 | +2.1 | 0.1 | +2.0 | $0.3M | 1.02× | – |
| Jamey Wright | 2013 | +0.5 | +2.7 | 0.9 | +1.8 | $1.8M | 0.67× | – |
| Delmon Young↔ | 2013 | +0.2 | +1.0 | 0.2 | +0.8 | $1.1M | 0.83× | – |
| David DeJesus↔ | 2013 | +0.3 | +1.7 | 1.2 | +0.5 | $4.8M | 0.83× | – |
| Brandon Gomes | 2013 | +0.1 | +0.7 | 0.5 | +0.2 | $3.7M | 0.67× | – |
| Tim Beckham | 2013 | +0.1 | +0.3 | 0.0 | +0.2 | $0.6M | 0.56× | – |
| Cesár Ramos | 2013 | +0.1 | +0.6 | 0.5 | +0.1 | $4.8M | 0.67× | – |
| Jason Bourgeois | 2013 | -0.0 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.1 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Jeff Beliveau | 2013 | -0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.1 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Enny Romero | 2013 | -0.0 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.2 | – | 1.02× | – |
| Chris Gimenez | 2013 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.4 | – | 0.56× | – |
| Alex Colomé | 2013 | -0.0 | -0.4 | 0.1 | -0.5 | – | 1.02× | – |
| Josh Lueke | 2013 | -0.1 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.5 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Joel Peralta | 2013 | +0.5 | +2.4 | 3.0 | -0.6 | $6.6M | 0.67× | – |
| Luke Scott | 2013 | +0.4 | +2.2 | 2.8 | -0.6 | $7.0M | 0.69× | – |
| Kyle Farnsworth↔ | 2013 | -0.1 | -0.8 | 1.0 | -1.8 | – | 0.67× | – |
| Shelley Duncan | 2013 | -0.2 | -1.3 | 0.6 | -1.8 | – | 0.69× | – |
| Ryan Roberts | 2013 | +0.2 | +1.0 | 3.0 | -2.0 | $13.4M | 0.56× | – |
| Roberto Hernandez | 2013 | -0.1 | -0.5 | 3.2 | -3.8 | – | 1.02× | – |
| Sam Fuld | 2013 | -0.5 | -3.6 | 0.7 | -4.3 | – | 0.83× | – |
| Freddy Guzman | 2013 | +0.0 | +0.1 | 0.0 | +0.0 | $3.8M | 0.69× | – |
| Wesley Wright↔ | 2013 | +0.0 | +0.2 | 0.2 | -0.0 | $5.9M | 0.67× | – |
| Kevin Kiermaier | 2013 | +0.0 | +0.0 | – | – | – | 0.83× | – |
| Total | — | +43.3 | +438.0 | 61.4 | +376.6 | — | ||
Every graded 2013 deal involving the Rays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 4 total.
What the front office was committed to as of 2013, 2013–2019. 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.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roberto Hernandez | 32 | 6.004 | $3.2M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Joel Peralta | 37 | 6.132 | $3.0M | $3.0M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Luke Scott | 35 | 6.144 | $2.8M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Fernando Rodney | 36 | 9.137 | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Kelly Johnson | 31 | 7.127 | $2.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| James Loney | 29 | 6.012 | $2.0M | $1.0M | $8.7M | FREE AGENT | |||
| José Molina | 38 | 11.026 | $1.5M | $1.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| David DeJesus | 33 | 8.146 | $1.2M | $4.2M | $3.7M | FREE AGENT | |||
| Kyle Farnsworth | 37 | 13.100 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jamey Wright | 38 | 14.086 | $900k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Delmon Young | 27 | 6.034 | $167k | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Price | 27 | 3.164 | $10.1M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Evan Longoria | 27 | 4.170 | $6.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ben Zobrist | 32 | 5.134 | $5.5M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Yunel Escobar | 30 | 5.121 | $5.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Ryan Roberts | 32 | 3.150 | $3.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Matt Joyce | 28 | 3.123 | $2.5M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Sean Rodríguez | 28 | 3.133 | $1.0M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Shelley Duncan | 33 | 3.077 | $550k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Wesley Wright | 28 | 3.105 | $231k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Moore | 24 | 1.017 | $1.0M | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Sam Fuld | 31 | 2.140 | $725k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jake McGee | 26 | 1.127 | $506k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Jeremy Hellickson | 26 | 2.045 | $503k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Alex Cobb | 25 | 1.061 | $502k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Desmond Jennings | 26 | 1.101 | $502k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Cesár Ramos | 29 | 2.003 | $501k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jose Lobatón | 28 | 1.138 | $496k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Brandon Gomes | 28 | 1.003 | $490k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Alex Torres | 25 | 0.017 | $335k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chris Archer | 24 | 0.035 | $327k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Wil Myers | 22 | 0.000 | $278k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Josh Lueke | 28 | 0.109 | $163k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Alex Colomé | 24 | 0.000 | $110k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Chris Gimenez | 30 | 2.117 | $80k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jake Odorizzi | 23 | 0.018 | $67k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Jason Bourgeois | 31 | 2.074 | $51k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Jeff Beliveau | 26 | 0.064 | $38k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Freddy Guzman | 32 | – | $37k | ||||||
| Tim Beckham | 23 | 0.000 | $35k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Enny Romero | 22 | 0.000 | $24k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Kevin Kiermaier | 23 | 0.000 | — | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
How each 2013 acquisition stacked onto Rays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.