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Rays TBR

201780–82 (0.494)
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GM: Erik Neander

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2017, 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
$82M
Surplus $M
+35
Win %
0.494
TAB
+5.9
WAB
+4.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
34.6
Dead money %
31%
Depth Players
7.0
Dead WAR
-4.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2017 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RWilson Ramos62
RJesús Sucre61
RDerek Norris53
RCurt Casali8

1B

LLogan Morrison126
LLucas Duda⇄41
RRickie Weeks Jr.12
RTrevor Plouffe⇄5
RTaylor Featherston2

2B

LBrad Miller98
RDaniel Robertson41
RTim Beckham⇄17
RTaylor Featherston11
RRickie Weeks Jr.8
BDanny Espinosa⇄7
BMichael Martinez⇄7
RTrevor Plouffe⇄1

3B

REvan Longoria142
RTrevor Plouffe⇄29
RDaniel Robertson17
BMichael Martinez⇄6
RTaylor Featherston2
BDanny Espinosa⇄1
RTim Beckham⇄1

SS

RAdeiny Hechavarría⇄96
RDaniel Robertson24
RTaylor Featherston3
BDanny Espinosa⇄1

LF

LCorey Dickerson93
RPeter Bourjos41
LMallex Smith24
LColby Rasmus23
LShane Peterson15
RCésar Puello⇄9
RDaniel Robertson1
BMichael Martinez⇄1

CF

LKevin Kiermaier97
LMallex Smith51
RPeter Bourjos37
RSteven Souza Jr.3
LColby Rasmus1

RF

RSteven Souza Jr.138
RPeter Bourjos14
LMallex Smith9
LColby Rasmus7
LShane Peterson5
RCésar Puello⇄2

DH

LCorey Dickerson55
LLogan Morrison17
RRickie Weeks Jr.17
REvan Longoria14
LLucas Duda⇄11
LBrad Miller10
RTrevor Plouffe⇄7
RSteven Souza Jr.6
LColby Rasmus5
RCésar Puello⇄5
LShane Peterson3
RDaniel Robertson2
RPeter Bourjos2
LMallex Smith1
RWilson Ramos1

Starters

RChris Archer4.5 WAR
RAlex Cobb2.1 WAR
LBlake Snell1.8 WAR
RJake Faria1.3 WAR
RErasmo Ramirez⇄0.6 WAR
RAustin Pruitt0.6 WAR
RMatt Andriese0.5 WAR
RJake Odorizzi0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RAlex Colome47 sv
RTommy Hunter26 h
LDan Jennings⇄15 h
RChase Whitley7 h
LJose Alvarado7 h
RJumbo Diaz6 h
RBrad Boxberger5 h
RDanny Farquhar⇄0 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 2016)

PlayerfWAR
Jake Faria1.3
Adeiny Hechavarría1.2
Tommy Hunter1.1
Colby Rasmus1.0
Jesús Sucre1.0
Steve Cishek0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 2016)

Player2016 fWAR
Logan Forsythe2.8
Drew Smyly1.8
Steve Pearce1.5
Matt Moore1.0
Brandon Guyer0.7
Nick Franklin0.4

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 2017; everyone else is shown as a 2017 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Chris Archer 2017 +4.5 +79.5 4.9 +74.6 $1.1M 2.19× –
Steven Souza Jr. 2017 +3.7 +52.3 0.5 +51.8 $0.1M 1.79× –
Kevin Kiermaier 2017 +3.5 +44.6 3.2 +41.5 $0.9M 1.60× –
Logan Morrison 2017 +3.0 +25.5 2.5 +23.0 $0.8M 1.07× –
Alex Cobb 2017 +2.1 +25.5 4.2 +21.3 $2.0M 1.49× –
Blake Snell 2017 +1.8 +21.1 0.5 +20.5 $0.3M 1.49× Free Agent · 2030–2030 · $36.4M AAV
Corey Dickerson 2017 +2.4 +23.5 3.0 +20.5 $1.3M 1.22× –
Alex Colomé 2017 +1.2 +12.7 0.5 +12.2 $0.5M 1.34× –
Jake Faria 2017 +1.3 +10.5 0.3 +10.1 $0.3M 1.02× –
Tommy Hunter 2017 +1.1 +6.1 1.4 +4.7 $1.2M 0.67× –
Tim Beckham↔ 2017 +1.1 +4.8 0.6 +4.3 $0.5M 0.56× –
José Alvarado 2017 +0.7 +3.8 0.3 +3.6 $0.4M 0.67× Arb extension · 2023–2024 · $7.3M AAV
Jesús Sucre 2017 +1.0 +4.0 0.6 +3.3 $0.7M 0.52× –
Matt Andriese 2017 +0.5 +3.9 0.5 +3.3 $1.1M 1.02× –
Mallex Smith 2017 +0.6 +3.7 0.5 +3.2 $1.0M 0.83× –
Evan Longoria 2017 +2.4 +16.1 13.0 +3.1 $5.5M 0.85× –
Chase Whitley 2017 +0.6 +3.5 0.4 +3.0 $0.7M 0.67× –
Adeiny Hechavarría↔ 2017 +1.2 +6.1 3.5 +2.6 $2.8M 0.61× –
Austin Pruitt 2017 +0.6 +3.0 0.5 +2.5 $0.9M 0.67× –
Sergio Romo↔ 2017 +0.6 +3.3 1.4 +2.0 $2.2M 0.67× –
Shane Peterson 2017 +0.3 +1.7 0.2 +1.6 $0.6M 0.83× –
Colby Rasmus 2017 +1.0 +6.4 5.0 +1.4 $5.2M 0.83× –
Curt Casali 2017 +0.2 +1.0 0.1 +0.9 $0.4M 0.52× –
Erasmo Ramírez↔ 2017 +0.6 +3.0 2.2 +0.9 $3.8M 0.67× –
Steve Cishek↔ 2017 +0.7 +4.0 3.2 +0.8 $4.2M 0.67× –
Daniel Robertson 2017 +0.3 +1.2 0.5 +0.7 $2.0M 0.56× –
Danny Farquhar↔ 2017 +0.2 +0.8 0.6 +0.2 $4.1M 0.67× –
Jumbo Diaz 2017 +0.1 +0.8 0.6 +0.2 $3.8M 0.67× –
Taylor Featherston 2017 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $1.7M 0.56× –
Brad Boxberger 2017 +0.3 +1.7 1.6 +0.1 $5.0M 0.67× –
Chaz Roe↔ 2017 +0.1 +0.6 0.5 +0.1 $4.7M 0.67× –
Hunter Wood 2017 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $0.2M 0.67× –
César Puello↔ 2017 -0.0 -0.1 0.1 -0.2 – 0.83× –
Chih-Wei Hu 2017 -0.1 -0.3 0.1 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Justin Marks 2017 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Diego Moreno 2017 -0.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Derek Norris 2017 +0.1 +0.3 1.2 -0.9 $17.4M 0.52× –
Dan Jennings↔ 2017 -0.1 -0.5 0.5 -1.0 – 0.67× –
Danny Espinosa↔ 2017 -0.1 -0.6 0.5 -1.0 – 0.56× –
Ryan Garton↔ 2017 -0.2 -1.3 0.0 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Rickie Weeks Jr. 2017 +0.0 +0.1 1.5 -1.4 $86.9M 0.69× –
José De León 2017 -0.2 -0.9 0.5 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Wilson Ramos 2017 +0.6 +2.4 4.0 -1.6 $6.8M 0.52× –
Peter Bourjos 2017 -0.1 -0.3 1.4 -1.7 – 0.83× –
Adam Kolarek 2017 -0.3 -1.8 0.1 -1.9 – 0.67× –
Ryne Stanek 2017 -0.4 -1.9 0.2 -2.1 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $3.5M AAV
Michael Martinez↔ 2017 -0.5 -2.2 0.3 -2.5 – 0.56× –
Lucas Duda↔ 2017 -0.0 -0.1 3.0 -3.1 – 0.56× –
Jake Odorizzi 2017 +0.1 +0.7 4.1 -3.4 $48.6M 1.02× –
Brad Miller 2017 +0.0 +0.0 3.6 -3.5 $363.7M 0.56× –
Xavier Cedeño 2017 -0.9 -4.9 1.3 -6.2 – 0.67× –
Trevor Plouffe↔ 2017 -1.0 -4.5 2.2 -6.7 – 0.58× –
Andrew Kittredge 2017 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.0 $4.1M 0.67× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $10.0M AAV
Total—+34.6+358.881.8+277.0—

Trades

Every graded 2017 deal involving the Rays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 20 total.

2017 · TBR / SEA
TBR · Erik Neander +$5.6M
Steve Cishek
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$5.6M
Erasmo Ramírez
TBR came out ahead by $5.6M
2017 · SDP / TBR
SDP · AJ Preller +$0.0M
Deion Tansel
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
Ryan Schimpf
Even trade
2017 · SEA / TBR
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
TBR · Erik Neander −$1.6M
Jesús Sucre
SEA came out ahead by $1.6M
2017 · TBR / SEA
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.8M
Anthony Misiewicz, Luis Rengifo, Osmy Gregorio
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$0.8M
Ryan Garton, Mike Marjama
TBR came out ahead by $0.8M
2017 · TBR / ARI
TBR · Erik Neander +$4.0M
Curtis Taylor
ARI · Mike Hazen −$4.0M
Brad Boxberger
TBR came out ahead by $4.0M
2017 · OAK / TBR
OAK · Billy Beane +$6.4M
cash / PTBNL
TBR · Erik Neander −$6.4M
Trevor Plouffe
OAK came out ahead by $6.4M
2017 · DET / TBR
DET · Al Avila +$4.0M
Mikie Mahtook
TBR · Erik Neander −$4.0M
Drew Smith
DET came out ahead by $4.0M
2017 · TBR / LAD
TBR · Erik Neander +$2.4M
Sergio Romo
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$2.4M
cash / PTBNL
TBR came out ahead by $2.4M
2017 · WSN / TBR
WSN · Michael Rizzo +$1.6M
Enny Romero
TBR · Erik Neander −$1.6M
Jeffrey Rosa
WSN came out ahead by $1.6M
2017 · TEX / TBR
TEX · Jon Daniels +$0.0M
Eddie Gamboa
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Even trade
2017 · NYM / TBR
NYM · Sandy Alderson +$2.4M
Drew Smith
TBR · Erik Neander −$2.4M
Lucas Duda
NYM came out ahead by $2.4M
2017 · TBR / OAK
TBR · Erik Neander +$56.0M
Joey Wendle
OAK · Billy Beane −$56.0M
Jonah Heim
TBR came out ahead by $56.0M
2017 · TBR / MIA
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.8M
Adeiny Hechavarría
MIA · Michael Hill −$0.8M
Braxton Lee, Ethan Clark
TBR came out ahead by $0.8M
2017 · TBR / SEA
TBR · Erik Neander +$76.8M
Mallex Smith, Carlos Vargas, Ryan Yarbrough
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$76.8M
Drew Smyly
TBR came out ahead by $76.8M
2017 · CLE / TBR
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$3.2M
cash / PTBNL
TBR · Erik Neander −$3.2M
Michael Martínez
CLE came out ahead by $3.2M
2017 · SEA / TBR
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$5.6M
Anthony Misiewicz
TBR · Erik Neander −$5.6M
cash / PTBNL
SEA came out ahead by $5.6M
2017 · CHW / TBR
CHW · Kenny Williams +$1.6M
Casey Gillaspie#74
TBR · Erik Neander −$1.6M
Dan Jennings
CHW came out ahead by $1.6M
2017 · BAL / TBR
BAL · Dan Duquette +$3.2M
Tim Beckham
TBR · Erik Neander −$3.2M
Tobias Myers
BAL came out ahead by $3.2M
2017 · TBR / LAD
TBR · Erik Neander +$4.8M
José De León
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$4.8M
Logan Forsythe
TBR came out ahead by $4.8M
2017 · SFG / TBR
SFG · Brian Sabean +$23.2M
Evan Longoria
TBR · Erik Neander −$23.2M
Christian Arroyo, Denard Span, Matt Krook, Stephen Woods
SFG came out ahead by $23.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2017 payroll
$82.0M
2018 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2017, 2017–2023. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2017; 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 (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Evan Longoria318.170$13.0MFREE AGENT
Colby Rasmus308.000$5.0MFREE AGENT
Wilson Ramos296.047$4.0MFREE AGENT
Logan Morrison296.069$2.5MFREE AGENT
Rickie Weeks Jr.3414.000$1.5MFREE AGENT
Tommy Hunter307.090$1.4MFREE AGENT
Sergio Romo348.097$1.4MFREE AGENT
Peter Bourjos306.062$1.4MFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Chris Archer283.156$4.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Cobb295.061$4.2MFREE AGENT
Jake Odorizzi273.042$4.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Miller273.094$3.6MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adeiny Hechavarría284.060$3.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Steve Cishek315.143$3.2MFREE AGENT
Corey Dickerson283.101$3.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lucas Duda315.137$3.0MFREE AGENT
Trevor Plouffe315.162$2.2MFREE AGENT
Erasmo Ramírez273.157$2.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brad Boxberger293.109$1.6MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Xavier Cedeño303.060$1.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Derek Norris285.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Jumbo Diaz333.000$558kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dan Jennings303.171$527kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Espinosa305.113$467kFREE AGENT
Michael Martinez343.140$279kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (28)

PlayerAgeSvc2017201820192020202120222023
Kevin Kiermaier272.131$3.2MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Danny Farquhar302.170$640kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesús Sucre292.137$630kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tim Beckham272.134$562kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Colomé282.118$548kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Andriese271.071$548kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Steven Souza Jr.282.072$547kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake Snell240.110$545kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chaz Roe301.136$540kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mallex Smith241.000$540kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José De León241.000$536kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Robertson230.000$535kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Pruitt270.000$535kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chase Whitley282.125$427kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Faria230.000$330kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Alvarado220.000$269kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Diego Moreno290.072$228kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryne Stanek250.000$193kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane Peterson290.126$152kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taylor Featherston271.025$123kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
César Puello260.019$121kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Kittredge270.000$117kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Kolarek280.000$102kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Curt Casali281.169$91kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chih-Wei Hu230.000$82kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Garton270.097$32kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Marks290.031$3kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hunter Wood230.000$3kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2017 acquisition stacked onto Rays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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