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Rays TBR

201890–72 (0.556)
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GM: Erik Neander

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2018, 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
$51M
Surplus $M
+96
Win %
0.556
TAB
+20.4
WAB
+20.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
43.3
Dead money %
38%
Depth Players
9.0
Dead WAR
-2.3

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2018 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RWilson Ramos⇄73
RJesús Sucre71
LMichael Pérez24
LNick Ciuffo16
RAdam Moore8

1B

LJake Bauers76
RC.J. Cron61
LJi Man Choi⇄3
RDaniel Robertson1
LJosé Alvarado1
RRob Refsnyder1

2B

LJoey Wendle101
RDaniel Robertson39
LBrandon Lowe28
RWilly Adames10
RChristian Arroyo8
BAndrew Velazquez2
RCarlos Gómez1

3B

RMatt Duffy125
LJoey Wendle20
RDaniel Robertson19
RChristian Arroyo7
BAndrew Velazquez4
RBrandon Snyder2
RSergio Romo1

SS

RWilly Adames75
RAdeiny Hechavarría⇄61
LBrad Miller⇄43
RDaniel Robertson29
LJoey Wendle10
BAndrew Velazquez2
RMatt Duffy1

LF

LMallex Smith38
RRob Refsnyder23
LJake Bauers16
LJoey Wendle16
LBrandon Lowe11
RTommy Pham⇄11
RDaniel Robertson4
LAustin Meadows⇄4
BAndrew Velazquez1

CF

LKevin Kiermaier88
LMallex Smith71
RTommy Pham⇄28
RCarlos Gómez4
BAndrew Velazquez2

RF

RCarlos Gómez100
LMallex Smith47
LAustin Meadows⇄6
LBrandon Lowe5
LJake Bauers4
RRob Refsnyder3
BAndrew Velazquez1
LJustin Williams1
LJoey Wendle1

DH

RC.J. Cron70
LJi Man Choi⇄50
RRob Refsnyder9
RCarlos Gómez6
LJake Bauers6
RWilson Ramos⇄5
RMatt Duffy5
LBrad Miller⇄5
RDaniel Robertson2
RChristian Arroyo2
BAndrew Velazquez1
LAustin Meadows⇄1
RTommy Pham⇄1

Starters

LBlake Snell4.8 WAR
RChris Archer⇄1.8 WAR
RRyne Stanek1.2 WAR
RYonny Chirinos1.2 WAR
RDiego Castillo1.1 WAR
LRyan Yarbrough0.8 WAR
RNathan Eovaldi⇄0.7 WAR
RMatt Andriese⇄0.6 WAR
RTyler Glasnow⇄0.5 WAR
RSergio Romo0.5 WAR
RHunter Wood0.5 WAR
RWilmer Font⇄0.4 WAR
LAnthony Banda0.3 WAR
LJonny Venters⇄0.1 WAR
RJake Faria0.1 WAR
RJaime Schultz-0.2 WAR
RAndrew Kittredge-0.4 WAR

Bullpen

★ LJose Alvarado8 sv
RChaz Roe31 h
LAdam Kolarek11 h
RJaime Schultz2 h
RAndrew Kittredge1 h
RMatt Andriese⇄0 h
RAustin Pruitt0 h
RAlex Colome⇄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 2017)

PlayerfWAR
Joey Wendle3.9
Tommy Pham2.7
Matt Duffy2.4
C.J. Cron2.3
Willy Adames1.2
Yonny Chirinos1.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2017)

Player2017 fWAR
Steven Souza Jr.3.7
Logan Morrison3.0
Corey Dickerson2.4
Alex Cobb2.1
Tommy Hunter1.1
Tim Beckham1.1

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 2018; everyone else is shown as a 2018 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Blake Snell 2018 +4.8 +84.6 0.6 +84.1 $0.1M 2.19× Free Agent · 2030–2030 · $36.4M AAV
Mallex Smith 2018 +3.2 +41.2 0.6 +40.7 $0.2M 1.60× –
Joey Wendle 2018 +3.9 +38.0 0.5 +37.5 $0.1M 1.20× –
Tommy Pham↔ 2018 +2.7 +34.1 0.2 +33.9 $0.1M 1.60× –
José Alvarado 2018 +2.1 +32.4 0.5 +31.9 $0.3M 1.95× Arb extension · 2023–2024 · $7.3M AAV
Daniel Robertson 2018 +2.8 +24.3 0.5 +23.8 $0.2M 1.07× –
Chris Archer↔ 2018 +1.8 +21.0 4.0 +17.0 $2.3M 1.49× –
C.J. Cron 2018 +2.3 +18.9 2.3 +16.6 $1.0M 1.01× –
Matt Duffy 2018 +2.4 +16.5 0.9 +15.6 $0.4M 0.85× –
Wilson Ramos↔ 2018 +2.4 +19.3 6.0 +13.3 $2.5M 1.01× –
Kevin Kiermaier 2018 +1.5 +15.0 5.7 +9.3 $3.7M 1.22× –
Adam Kolarek 2018 +0.9 +9.5 0.2 +9.2 $0.3M 1.34× –
Ryne Stanek 2018 +1.2 +6.4 0.4 +6.0 $0.4M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $3.5M AAV
Yonny Chirinos 2018 +1.2 +6.3 0.5 +5.8 $0.5M 0.67× –
Willy Adames 2018 +1.2 +5.9 0.3 +5.7 $0.2M 0.61× Free Agent · 2025–2031 · $26.0M AAV
Diego Castillo 2018 +1.1 +5.8 0.3 +5.4 $0.3M 0.67× –
Ji Man Choi↔ 2018 +1.1 +5.9 0.7 +5.2 $0.6M 0.69× –
Nathan Eovaldi↔ 2018 +0.7 +5.8 1.0 +4.8 $1.3M 1.02× Free Agent · 2025–2027 · $25.0M AAV
Tyler Glasnow↔ 2018 +0.5 +4.4 0.1 +4.2 $0.3M 1.02× Extension · 2024–2027 · $27.3M AAV
Ryan Yarbrough 2018 +0.8 +4.5 0.5 +4.0 $0.6M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.5M AAV
Brandon Lowe 2018 +0.9 +3.9 0.2 +3.7 $0.2M 0.56× Pre-arb extension · 2019–2024 · $4.0M AAV
Wilmer Font↔ 2018 +0.4 +3.3 0.3 +3.0 $0.6M 1.02× –
Matt Andriese↔ 2018 +0.6 +3.1 0.4 +2.8 $0.6M 0.67× –
Sergio Romo 2018 +0.5 +5.1 2.5 +2.6 $5.3M 1.34× –
Hunter Wood 2018 +0.5 +2.4 0.3 +2.1 $0.7M 0.67× –
Austin Pruitt 2018 +0.2 +1.7 0.3 +1.5 $1.6M 1.34× –
Alex Colomé↔ 2018 +0.6 +3.1 1.7 +1.4 $3.0M 0.67× –
Johnny Field↔ 2018 +0.3 +1.7 0.3 +1.4 $0.9M 0.65× –
Anthony Banda 2018 +0.3 +1.3 0.0 +1.3 $0.2M 0.67× –
Christian Arroyo 2018 +0.3 +1.3 0.2 +1.1 $0.6M 0.56× –
Andrew Velazquez 2018 +0.2 +0.8 0.1 +0.7 $0.5M 0.58× –
Chaz Roe 2018 +0.2 +1.3 0.7 +0.5 $3.0M 0.67× –
Denard Span↔ 2018 +0.6 +4.0 3.5 +0.5 $5.8M 0.83× –
Michael Pérez 2018 +0.2 +0.7 0.2 +0.5 $1.2M 0.52× –
Austin Meadows↔ 2018 +0.1 +0.4 0.0 +0.4 $0.5M 0.83× –
Chih-Wei Hu 2018 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $0.9M 0.67× –
Jonny Venters↔ 2018 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $1.7M 0.67× –
Adam Moore 2018 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $1.7M 0.52× –
Brandon Snyder 2018 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 – 0.58× –
Jake Bauers 2018 +0.0 +0.2 0.3 -0.1 $7.4M 0.56× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.7M AAV
Justin Williams 2018 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.83× –
Ryan Weber 2018 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.2 – 0.67× –
Jalen Beeks↔ 2018 -0.0 -0.2 0.2 -0.3 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.6M AAV
Vidal Nuño 2018 -0.0 -0.3 0.4 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Nick Ciuffo 2018 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.52× –
Carlos Gómez 2018 +0.4 +2.7 4.0 -1.3 $9.9M 0.83× –
Jaime Schultz 2018 -0.2 -1.3 0.2 -1.5 – 0.67× –
Rob Refsnyder 2018 -0.2 -1.3 0.2 -1.6 – 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $6.2M AAV
Hoby Milner↔ 2018 -0.3 -1.6 0.2 -1.7 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $3.8M AAV
Adeiny Hechavarría↔ 2018 +0.4 +1.7 3.8 -2.1 $10.9M 0.61× –
Brad Miller↔ 2018 +0.1 +0.7 2.9 -2.2 $23.1M 0.69× –
Andrew Kittredge 2018 -0.4 -2.0 0.3 -2.3 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $10.0M AAV
Jesús Sucre 2018 -0.9 -3.9 0.9 -4.8 – 0.52× –
Jake Faria 2018 +0.1 +0.5 0.5 -0.0 $8.5M 1.02× –
Total—+43.7+429.350.8+378.6—

Trades

Every graded 2018 deal involving the Rays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 19 total.

2018 · TBR / STL
TBR · Erik Neander +$81.6M
Tommy Pham
STL · John Mozeliak −$81.6M
Justin Williams, Génesis Cabrera, Roel Ramírez
TBR came out ahead by $81.6M
2018 · TBR / ANA
TBR · Erik Neander +$3.2M
C. J. Cron
ANA · Billy Eppler −$3.2M
Luis Rengifo
TBR came out ahead by $3.2M
2018 · TBR / PHI
TBR · Erik Neander +$3.2M
cash / PTBNL
PHI · Matt Klentak −$3.2M
Wilson Ramos
TBR came out ahead by $3.2M
2018 · TBR / CLE
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
Gionti Turner
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
Chih-Wei Hu
Even trade
2018 · TBR / PIT
TBR · Erik Neander +$4.8M
Matt Seelinger
PIT · Neal Huntington −$4.8M
Adeiny Hechavarría
TBR came out ahead by $4.8M
2018 · TBR / ATL
TBR · Erik Neander +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$1.6M
Jonny Venters
TBR came out ahead by $1.6M
2018 · TBR / OAK
TBR · Erik Neander +$4.0M
Wilmer Font
OAK · Billy Beane −$4.0M
Pete Bayer
TBR came out ahead by $4.0M
2018 · PIT / TBR
PIT · Neal Huntington +$24.8M
Corey Dickerson
TBR · Erik Neander −$24.8M
Daniel Hudson, Tristan Gray
PIT came out ahead by $24.8M
2018 · TBR / ARI
TBR · Erik Neander +$1.6M
Michael Pérez, Brian Shaffer
ARI · Mike Hazen −$1.6M
Matt Andriese
TBR came out ahead by $1.6M
2018 · BOS / TBR
BOS · Dave Dombrowski +$44.0M
Nathan Eovaldi
TBR · Erik Neander −$44.0M
Jalen Beeks
BOS came out ahead by $44.0M
2018 · TBR / TEX / OAK
TBR · Erik Neander +$13.6M
Emilio Pagán, Rollie Lacy
TEX · Jon Daniels −$4.0M
Eli White, Kyle Bird, Brock Burke, Yoel Espinal
OAK · Billy Beane −$9.6M
Jurickson Profar
TBR came out ahead by $13.6M 3-team
2018 · TBR / MIL
TBR · Erik Neander +$20.0M
Ji Man Choi
MIL · David Stearns −$20.0M
Brad Miller
TBR came out ahead by $20.0M
2018 · MIN / TBR
MIN · Derek Falvey +$90.4M
Jake Odorizzi
TBR · Erik Neander −$90.4M
Jermaine Palacios
MIN came out ahead by $90.4M
2018 · TBR / ATL
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos +$0.0M
Ryan Schimpf
Even trade
2018 · TBR / SEA / CLE
TBR · Erik Neander +$186.4M
Yandy Díaz, Cole Sulser
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$14.4M
Edwin Encarnación
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$172.0M
Carlos Santana, Jake Bauers
TBR came out ahead by $186.4M 3-team
2018 · SEA / TBR
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$4.0M
Alex Colomé, Denard Span
TBR · Erik Neander −$4.0M
Andrew Moore, Tommy Romero
SEA came out ahead by $4.0M
2018 · TBR / PIT
TBR · Erik Neander +$112.8M
Austin Meadows, Tyler Glasnow, Shane Baz
PIT · Neal Huntington −$112.8M
Chris Archer
TBR came out ahead by $112.8M
2018 · TBR / NYY / ARI
TBR · Erik Neander +$7.2M
Anthony Banda, Sam McWilliams, Nick Solak, Colin Poche
NYY · Brian Cashman +$2.4M
Brandon Drury
ARI · Mike Hazen −$9.6M
Steven Souza, Taylor Widener
TBR came out ahead by $7.2M 3-team
2018 · TBR / SEA
TBR · Erik Neander +$3.2M
Mike Zunino, Guillermo Heredia, Michael Plassmeyer
SEA · Jerry Dipoto −$3.2M
Mallex Smith, Jake Fraley
TBR came out ahead by $3.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2018 payroll
$50.8M
2019 guaranteed
$0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2018, 2018–2024. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2018; 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 (5)

PlayerAgeSvc2018201920202021202220232024
Wilson Ramos307.047$6.0MFREE AGENT
Carlos Gómez3210.141$4.0MFREE AGENT
Denard Span349.111$3.5MFREE AGENT
Sergio Romo359.097$2.5MFREE AGENT
Nathan Eovaldi286.013$957kCLUBFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2018201920202021202220232024
Kevin Kiermaier283.131$5.7MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chris Archer294.156$4.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Adeiny Hechavarría295.060$3.8MFREE AGENT
Brad Miller285.000$2.9MFREE AGENT
C.J. Cron283.097$2.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Colomé293.118$1.7MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Duffy273.059$930kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesús Sucre303.137$925kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vidal Nuño303.053$384kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonny Venters335.000$120kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (39)

PlayerAgeSvc2018201920202021202220232024
Chaz Roe312.094$720kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ji Man Choi270.148$683kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake Snell251.072$558kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mallex Smith251.125$553kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Alvarado230.093$550kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Robertson240.156$548kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Wendle280.088$545kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yonny Chirinos240.000$545kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Yarbrough260.000$545kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Faria240.112$498kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryne Stanek260.067$419kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Andriese282.071$354kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Diego Castillo240.000$346kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Bauers220.000$340kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hunter Wood240.001$302kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Johnny Field26–$290k
Andrew Kittredge280.040$289kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willy Adames220.000$272kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Pruitt280.132$261kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilmer Font280.085$261kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Refsnyder271.106$240kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Kolarek290.035$226kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jaime Schultz270.000$199kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Pérez250.000$196kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Christian Arroyo230.042$179kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Lowe230.000$170kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jalen Beeks240.000$168kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Pham302.107$162kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hoby Milner270.104$157kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Glasnow240.158$136kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Moore342.115$108kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Velazquez230.000$85kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Ciuffo230.000$82kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Chih-Wei Hu240.028$67kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Banda240.037$38kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Meadows230.000$30kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Weber271.047$15kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Snyder312.058$12kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Williams220.000$3kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2018 acquisition stacked onto Rays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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