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Rays TBR

201580–82 (0.494)
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GM: Matt Silverman

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2015, 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
$73M
Surplus $M
+36
Win %
0.494
TAB
+6.3
WAB
+4.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
34.3
Dead money %
52%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-7.1

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2015 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RRené Rivera107
RCurt Casali37
RBobby Wilson⇄24
RJ.P. Arencibia23
RLuke Maile15
LJohn Jaso14

1B

LJames Loney101
RLogan Forsythe26
RJake Elmore25
LAllan Dykstra13
BNick Franklin10
RRichie Shaffer10
BDaniel Nava⇄7
RRené Rivera7
LMarc Krauss⇄4

2B

RLogan Forsythe126
RTim Beckham38
BNick Franklin17
RJake Elmore7
RRyan Brett3

3B

REvan Longoria148
RJake Elmore9
RLogan Forsythe9
RRichie Shaffer8
RTim Beckham1

SS

BAsdrúbal Cabrera136
RTim Beckham28
BNick Franklin11
RJake Elmore7

LF

RBrandon Guyer60
RJoey Butler30
LGrady Sizemore⇄22
RDesmond Jennings21
RMikie Mahtook16
LJohn Jaso7
BDaniel Nava⇄6
RJake Elmore6
RRichie Shaffer1

CF

LKevin Kiermaier148
RBrandon Guyer23
RMikie Mahtook13
RDesmond Jennings10

RF

RSteven Souza Jr.103
RBrandon Guyer41
LGrady Sizemore⇄29
BDaniel Nava⇄18
RMikie Mahtook12
RJoey Butler6
LKevin Kiermaier2
RRichie Shaffer2
LJohn Jaso1

DH

LJohn Jaso48
RJoey Butler43
LDavid DeJesus⇄22
RTim Beckham12
REvan Longoria11
RRichie Shaffer8
RLogan Forsythe7
LGrady Sizemore⇄7
RBrandon Guyer5
BAsdrúbal Cabrera4
BNick Franklin3
RMikie Mahtook3
RSteven Souza Jr.3
RBobby Wilson⇄1
RCurt Casali1
RDesmond Jennings1
LJames Loney1
RJake Elmore1
RJ.P. Arencibia1
RRené Rivera1

Starters

RChris Archer5.0 WAR
RJake Odorizzi2.8 WAR
RErasmo Ramirez2.3 WAR
RAlex Colome1.8 WAR
RNathan Karns1.6 WAR
LDrew Smyly1.0 WAR
RMatt Andriese0.4 WAR
LMatt Moore0.3 WAR
RSteve Geltz0.2 WAR

Bullpen

★ RBrad Boxberger41 sv
RSteve Geltz19 h
LXavier Cedeno⇄19 h
LJake McGee19 h
RBrandon Gomes16 h
LEnny Romero3 h
RKevin Jepsen⇄0 h
RErnesto Frieri0 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 2014)

PlayerfWAR
Asdrúbal Cabrera2.6
Erasmo Ramírez2.3
Mikie Mahtook1.5
Steven Souza Jr.1.5
Xavier Cedeño0.7
John Jaso0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 2014)

Player2014 fWAR
David Price3.2
Matt Joyce1.5
Ryan Hanigan1.5
Joel Peralta0.5
Yunel Escobar0.4
Sean Rodríguez0.2

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 2015; everyone else is shown as a 2015 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Chris Archer 2015 +5.0 +101.0 1.2 +99.9 $0.2M 2.50× –
Kevin Kiermaier 2015 +4.3 +61.2 0.5 +60.6 $0.1M 1.79× –
Jake Odorizzi 2015 +2.8 +44.2 0.5 +43.7 $0.2M 1.96× –
Logan Forsythe 2015 +4.1 +39.1 1.1 +38.0 $0.3M 1.20× –
Evan Longoria 2015 +3.8 +38.2 11.0 +27.2 $2.9M 1.25× –
Alex Colomé 2015 +1.8 +27.5 0.5 +26.9 $0.3M 1.95× –
Erasmo Ramírez 2015 +2.3 +27.2 0.5 +26.7 $0.2M 1.49× –
Brandon Guyer 2015 +1.9 +18.8 0.5 +18.3 $0.3M 1.22× –
Nate Karns 2015 +1.6 +18.7 0.5 +18.2 $0.3M 1.49× –
Asdrúbal Cabrera 2015 +2.6 +24.7 7.5 +17.2 $2.9M 1.18× –
Mikie Mahtook 2015 +1.5 +14.7 0.2 +14.5 $0.1M 1.22× –
Steven Souza Jr. 2015 +1.5 +9.9 0.5 +9.4 $0.3M 0.83× –
Jake McGee 2015 +1.1 +11.7 3.5 +8.1 $3.2M 1.34× –
Drew Smyly 2015 +1.0 +8.2 2.6 +5.5 $2.6M 1.02× –
Curt Casali 2015 +1.2 +4.9 0.3 +4.6 $0.3M 0.52× –
Xavier Cedeño↔ 2015 +0.7 +3.7 0.5 +3.2 $0.7M 0.67× –
J.P. Arencibia 2015 +0.6 +2.3 0.1 +2.2 $0.2M 0.52× –
Enny Romero 2015 +0.4 +2.2 0.2 +2.0 $0.4M 0.67× –
Matt Andriese 2015 +0.4 +2.0 0.5 +1.5 $1.4M 0.67× –
Joey Butler 2015 +0.3 +1.8 0.4 +1.4 $1.2M 0.69× –
Steve Geltz 2015 +0.2 +1.9 0.5 +1.4 $2.8M 1.34× –
Richie Shaffer 2015 +0.2 +1.0 0.1 +0.9 $0.6M 0.56× –
John Jaso 2015 +0.7 +3.8 3.2 +0.6 $4.7M 0.69× –
Ryan Brett 2015 +0.1 +0.5 0.0 +0.5 $0.1M 0.56× –
José Domínguez 2015 +0.1 +0.3 0.0 +0.3 $0.4M 0.67× –
Preston Guilmet↔ 2015 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Grady Sizemore↔ 2015 +0.1 +0.9 1.2 -0.3 $8.6M 0.83× –
Tim Beckham 2015 +0.0 +0.2 0.5 -0.3 $14.0M 0.56× –
Marc Krauss↔ 2015 -0.2 -0.7 0.0 -0.7 – 0.56× –
Matt Moore 2015 +0.3 +2.1 3.0 -0.9 $11.8M 1.02× –
Brad Boxberger 2015 -0.0 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 – 1.34× –
Jeff Beliveau 2015 -0.1 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Luke Maile 2015 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.52× –
Desmond Jennings 2015 +0.3 +1.9 3.1 -1.2 $11.0M 0.83× –
Allan Dykstra 2015 -0.3 -1.3 0.0 -1.4 – 0.56× –
Bobby Wilson↔ 2015 -0.2 -1.0 0.3 -1.4 – 0.69× –
C.J. Riefenhauser 2015 -0.3 -1.4 0.1 -1.6 – 0.67× –
David DeJesus↔ 2015 +0.4 +2.0 3.7 -1.6 $10.0M 0.69× –
Andrew Bellatti 2015 -0.4 -2.1 0.2 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Kevin Jepsen↔ 2015 -0.1 -0.4 1.9 -2.3 – 0.67× –
Brandon Gomes 2015 -0.4 -2.3 0.5 -2.8 – 0.67× –
René Rivera 2015 -0.4 -1.9 1.2 -3.1 – 0.52× –
Ernesto Frieri 2015 -0.5 -2.8 0.8 -3.6 – 0.67× –
Kirby Yates 2015 -0.7 -4.0 0.5 -4.5 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $5.0M AAV
Jake Elmore 2015 -1.0 -4.4 0.2 -4.6 – 0.56× –
Nick Franklin 2015 -0.8 -3.8 1.0 -4.8 – 0.56× –
Grant Balfour 2015 -0.2 -1.1 7.0 -8.1 – 0.67× –
James Loney 2015 -1.1 -5.0 8.7 -13.6 – 0.56× –
Daniel Nava↔ 2015 +0.1 +1.0 1.0 +0.0 $6.4M 0.83× –
Everett Teaford 2015 +0.0 +0.0 0.0 +0.0 $4.3M 0.67× –
Ronald Belisario 2015 +0.0 +0.2 – – – 0.67× –
Total—+34.5+443.572.4+370.5—

Trades

Every graded 2015 deal involving the Rays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

2015 · TBR / SEA
TBR · Matt Silverman +$1.6M
Brad Miller, Logan Morrison, Danny Farquhar
SEA · Jeff Kingston −$1.6M
Nate Karns, C. J. Riefenhauser, Boog Powell
TBR came out ahead by $1.6M
2015 · TBR / MIN
TBR · Matt Silverman +$0.8M
Chih-Wei Hu, Alexis Tapia
MIN · Terry Ryan −$0.8M
Kevin Jepsen
TBR came out ahead by $0.8M
2015 · TBR / DET
TBR · Matt Silverman +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
DET · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Alexi Casilla
Even trade
2015 · TBR / MIA
TBR · Matt Silverman +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
MIA · Mike Berger +$0.0M
Enderson Franco
Even trade
2015 · TBR / ANA
TBR · Matt Silverman +$8.0M
Eduar Lopez
ANA · Bill Stoneman −$8.0M
David DeJesus
TBR came out ahead by $8.0M
2015 · ANA / TBR
ANA · Bill Stoneman +$0.8M
Kyle Winkler
TBR · Matt Silverman −$0.8M
Marc Krauss
ANA came out ahead by $0.8M
2015 · TBR / SEA
TBR · Matt Silverman +$2.4M
Erasmo Ramírez
SEA · Jeff Kingston −$2.4M
Mike Montgomery
TBR came out ahead by $2.4M
2015 · TBR / OAK
TBR · Matt Silverman +$4.0M
John Jaso, Daniel Robertson, Boog Powell
OAK · Billy Beane −$4.0M
Ben Zobrist, Yunel Escobar
TBR came out ahead by $4.0M

Current & Historical Payroll

2015 payroll
$72.6M
2016 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2015, 2015–2021. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2015; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Guaranteed / signed (6)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Evan Longoria296.170$11.0MFREE AGENT
James Loney318.012$8.7MFREE AGENT
Asdrúbal Cabrera297.027$7.5MFREE AGENT
Grant Balfour3710.099$7.0MFREE AGENT
David DeJesus3510.146$3.7MFREE AGENT
Grady Sizemore3210.029$1.2MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (12)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Jake McGee283.127$3.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Jaso315.032$3.2MFREE AGENT
Desmond Jennings283.101$3.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Moore263.017$3.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Jepsen304.163$1.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
René Rivera313.082$1.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Logan Forsythe283.113$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Nava323.045$956kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ernesto Frieri294.066$800kARB 3FREE AGENT
Bobby Wilson323.090$312kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
J.P. Arencibia294.012$108kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ronald Belisario324.151—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (33)

PlayerAgeSvc2015201620172018201920202021
Drew Smyly262.154$2.6MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Archer261.156$1.2MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Franklin240.162$1.0MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erasmo Ramírez251.100$523kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Odorizzi251.042$522kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Boxberger271.109$521kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Guyer292.066$516kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Kiermaier250.131$514kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jeff Beliveau280.154$514kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kirby Yates280.114$513kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Colomé260.118$511kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Geltz270.035$509kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nate Karns270.033$509kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steven Souza Jr.260.072$509kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Beckham250.015$508kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Andriese250.000$507kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Xavier Cedeño281.060$477kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Gomes302.085$469kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Butler290.048$385kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Curt Casali260.072$320kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Elmore281.089$222kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Bellatti230.000$197kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Enny Romero240.008$175kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mikie Mahtook250.000$153kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Richie Shaffer240.000$130kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
C.J. Riefenhauser250.101$125kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Maile240.000$92kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Allan Dykstra28–$47k
José Domínguez240.119$25kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Everett Teaford311.093$17kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Brett230.041$14kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Marc Krauss272.108$12kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Preston Guilmet271.034$7kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2015 acquisition stacked onto Rays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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