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Rays TBR

201477–85 (0.475)
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GM: Andrew Friedman

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2014, 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
$76M
Surplus $M
+26
Win %
0.475
TAB
+5.2
WAB
+0.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
34.7
Dead money %
45%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-2.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2014 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RJosé Molina80
RRyan Hanigan79
RCurt Casali29
RAli Solis8

1B

LJames Loney152
RSean Rodríguez18
RWil Myers2
RLogan Forsythe1

2B

BBen Zobrist79
RLogan Forsythe74
RSean Rodríguez23
LCole Figueroa16
BNick Franklin⇄6

3B

REvan Longoria155
RSean Rodríguez9
RLogan Forsythe6

SS

RYunel Escobar136
BBen Zobrist31
BNick Franklin⇄5
RLogan Forsythe2
RSean Rodríguez1

LF

LMatt Joyce81
RBrandon Guyer62
BBen Zobrist38
RSean Rodríguez17
LDavid DeJesus13
RLogan Forsythe3
LKevin Kiermaier1
RYunel Escobar1

CF

RDesmond Jennings118
LKevin Kiermaier42
RBrandon Guyer11
BBen Zobrist7
LDavid DeJesus3
RWil Myers1

RF

RWil Myers78
LKevin Kiermaier68
BBen Zobrist19
LMatt Joyce15
RSean Rodríguez2
RBrandon Guyer1

DH

LDavid DeJesus58
LMatt Joyce34
RSean Rodríguez22
RLogan Forsythe20
RWil Myers9
REvan Longoria8
BBen Zobrist8
RJerry Sands7
RBrandon Guyer6
LVince Belnome4
LJames Loney4
RDesmond Jennings3
LCole Figueroa1
RCurt Casali1
RRyan Hanigan1

Starters

LDavid Price⇄3.2 WAR
RChris Archer2.9 WAR
RAlex Cobb2.6 WAR
RJake Odorizzi1.8 WAR
LDrew Smyly⇄1.2 WAR
RAlex Colome0.2 WAR
RJeremy Hellickson0.2 WAR
LErik Bedard0.1 WAR
LMatt Moore-0.0 WAR
RNathan Karns-0.1 WAR
LCesar Ramos-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ LJake McGee19 sv
RBrad Boxberger19 h
RJoel Peralta18 h
RGrant Balfour11 h
LJeff Beliveau6 h
RBrandon Gomes5 h
RJuan Oviedo2 h
RKirby Yates0 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 2013)

PlayerfWAR
Brandon Guyer1.7
Ryan Hanigan1.5
Drew Smyly1.2
Brad Boxberger0.8
Erik Bedard0.1
Cole Figueroa0.0

Key subtractions (gone from 2013)

Player2013 fWAR
Jose Lobatón1.7
Alex Torres1.3
Fernando Rodney1.2
Kelly Johnson1.1
Jamey Wright0.5
Luke Scott0.4

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 2014; everyone else is shown as a 2014 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Chris Archer 2014 +2.9 +44.7 0.5 +44.2 $0.2M 1.96× –
David Price↔ 2014 +3.2 +50.4 9.5 +40.9 $2.9M 1.96× –
Alex Cobb 2014 +2.6 +40.1 0.5 +39.6 $0.2M 1.96× –
Ben Zobrist 2014 +4.7 +45.2 7.0 +38.2 $1.5M 1.20× –
Jake McGee 2014 +2.5 +38.9 1.4 +37.4 $0.6M 1.95× –
Kevin Kiermaier 2014 +2.8 +35.8 0.4 +35.5 $0.1M 1.60× –
Desmond Jennings 2014 +2.7 +35.0 0.5 +34.5 $0.2M 1.60× –
Evan Longoria 2014 +3.6 +36.0 7.5 +28.5 $2.1M 1.25× –
Jake Odorizzi 2014 +1.8 +21.0 0.5 +20.5 $0.3M 1.49× –
Brandon Guyer 2014 +1.7 +16.8 0.5 +16.3 $0.3M 1.22× –
Drew Smyly↔ 2014 +1.2 +9.5 0.1 +9.4 $0.1M 1.02× –
Brad Boxberger 2014 +0.8 +8.4 0.4 +8.0 $0.5M 1.34× –
Matt Joyce 2014 +1.5 +9.8 3.7 +6.1 $2.5M 0.83× –
Ryan Hanigan 2014 +1.5 +6.0 2.8 +3.3 $1.9M 0.52× –
James Loney 2014 +0.9 +3.9 1.0 +2.9 $1.2M 0.56× –
Alex Colomé 2014 +0.2 +2.0 0.0 +2.0 $0.2M 1.02× –
Jeff Beliveau 2014 +0.4 +2.1 0.2 +1.9 $0.5M 0.67× –
Joel Peralta 2014 +0.5 +4.9 3.0 +1.9 $6.6M 1.34× –
José Molina 2014 +0.8 +3.3 1.8 +1.6 $2.2M 0.52× –
C.J. Riefenhauser 2014 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Nick Franklin↔ 2014 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $14.5M 0.56× –
Kirby Yates 2014 +0.0 +0.0 0.3 -0.3 $2082.1M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $5.0M AAV
Sean Rodríguez 2014 +0.2 +1.1 1.5 -0.4 $6.0M 0.56× –
Curt Casali 2014 -0.1 -0.4 0.2 -0.5 – 0.52× –
Erik Bedard 2014 +0.1 +0.6 1.1 -0.6 $16.1M 1.02× –
Logan Forsythe 2014 -0.1 -0.4 0.5 -1.0 – 0.56× –
Nate Karns 2014 -0.1 -1.0 0.1 -1.0 – 1.02× –
Matt Moore 2014 -0.0 -0.2 1.0 -1.2 – 1.02× –
Jerry Sands 2014 -0.2 -0.9 0.3 -1.3 – 0.69× –
Wil Myers 2014 -0.1 -0.9 0.5 -1.4 – 0.83× –
David DeJesus 2014 +0.5 +2.8 4.2 -1.5 $8.5M 0.69× –
Steve Geltz 2014 -0.3 -1.9 0.1 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Cesár Ramos 2014 -0.3 -1.3 0.8 -2.1 – 0.67× –
Brandon Gomes 2014 -0.3 -1.7 0.5 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Jeremy Hellickson 2014 +0.2 +1.4 3.6 -2.3 $21.8M 1.02× –
Juan Carlos Oviedo 2014 -0.3 -1.4 1.5 -2.9 – 0.67× –
Yunel Escobar 2014 +0.4 +2.0 5.0 -3.0 $12.3M 0.61× –
Josh Lueke 2014 -0.5 -2.7 0.5 -3.2 – 0.67× –
Grant Balfour 2014 -0.1 -1.4 4.0 -5.4 – 1.34× –
Heath Bell 2014 -0.2 -1.0 9.0 -10.0 – 0.67× –
Cole Figueroa 2014 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.0 $5.3M 0.56× –
Ali Solis 2014 -0.1 -0.3 – – – 0.52× –
Vince Belnome 2014 -0.1 -0.7 – – – 0.69× –
Total—+34.9+405.676.3+330.3—

Trades

Every graded 2014 deal involving the Rays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 10 total.

2014 · ANA / TBR
ANA · Jerry Dipoto +$1.6M
Cesár Ramos
TBR · Andrew Friedman −$1.6M
Mark Sappington
ANA came out ahead by $1.6M
2014 · TBR / LAD
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$4.0M
José Domínguez, Greg Harris
LAD · Ned Colletti −$4.0M
Joel Peralta, Adam Liberatore
TBR came out ahead by $4.0M
2014 · TBR / PIT
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$5.6M
Buddy Borden
PIT · Neal Huntington −$5.6M
Sean Rodríguez
TBR came out ahead by $5.6M
2014 · TBR / MIA
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
MIA · Dan Jennings +$0.0M
Matt Ramsey
Even trade
2014 · WSN / TBR / SDP
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$179.2M
Joe Ross, Trea Turner
TBR · Andrew Friedman −$20.0M
René Rivera, Burch Smith, Jake Bauers, Steven Souza, Travis Ott
SDP · Josh Byrnes −$159.2M
Wil Myers, Ryan Hanigan, Gerardo Reyes, José Castillo
WSN came out ahead by $179.2M 3-team
2014 · ARI / TBR
ARI · Kevin Towers +$4.8M
Jeremy Hellickson
TBR · Andrew Friedman −$4.8M
Justin Williams, Andrew Velazquez
ARI came out ahead by $4.8M
2014 · TBR / ANA
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$7.2M
Kevin Jepsen
ANA · Jerry Dipoto −$7.2M
Matt Joyce
TBR came out ahead by $7.2M
2014 · TBR / SDP
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$57.6M
Logan Forsythe, Brad Boxberger, Matt Andriese, Matt Lollis, Maxx Tissenbaum
SDP · Josh Byrnes −$57.6M
Alex Torres, Jesse Hahn
TBR came out ahead by $57.6M
2014 · TBR / WSN
TBR · Andrew Friedman +$4.0M
Nate Karns
WSN · Michael Rizzo −$4.0M
José Lobatón, Felipe Vázquez, Drew Vettleson
TBR came out ahead by $4.0M
2014 · DET / SEA / TBR
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$40.8M
David Price
SEA · Jack Zduriencik −$1.6M
Austin Jackson
TBR · Andrew Friedman −$39.2M
Drew Smyly, Willy Adames, Nick Franklin
DET came out ahead by $40.8M 3-team

Current & Historical Payroll

2014 payroll
$76.4M

What the front office was committed to as of 2014, 2014–2020. 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 (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
Heath Bell368.099$9.0MFREE AGENT
Ben Zobrist336.134$7.0MFREE AGENT
Yunel Escobar316.121$5.0MFREE AGENT
David DeJesus349.146$4.2M$3.7MFREE AGENT
Grant Balfour369.099$4.0M$7.0MFREE AGENT
Joel Peralta387.132$3.0MFREE AGENT
José Molina3912.026$1.8MFREE AGENT
Juan Carlos Oviedo329.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Erik Bedard3510.146$1.1MFREE AGENT
James Loney307.012$1.0M$8.7MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
David Price284.164$9.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Evan Longoria285.170$7.5MFREE AGENT
Matt Joyce294.123$3.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeremy Hellickson273.045$3.6MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Hanigan335.077$2.8MFREE AGENT
Sean Rodríguez294.133$1.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Cesár Ramos303.003$750kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (26)

PlayerAgeSvc2014201520162017201820192020
Jake McGee272.127$1.4MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Moore252.017$1.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Desmond Jennings272.101$517kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Cobb262.061$517kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Logan Forsythe272.113$510kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Gomes292.003$508kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wil Myers230.104$504kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Lueke290.109$504kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Odorizzi240.042$503kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Guyer281.066$501kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Archer250.156$500kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Boxberger260.129$415kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Kiermaier240.000$355kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jerry Sands261.142$328kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kirby Yates270.000$311kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Beliveau270.077$210kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Franklin230.126$200kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Curt Casali250.000$183kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Smyly251.154$130kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cole Figueroa270.067$90kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Geltz260.035$77kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate Karns260.015$52kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Colomé250.102$44kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
C.J. Riefenhauser240.101$44kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ali Solis26–—
Vince Belnome26–—

Graphs

How each 2014 acquisition stacked onto Rays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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