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201996–66 (0.593)Made Playoffs
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GM: Erik Neander

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2019, 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
$59M
Surplus $M
+102
Win %
0.593
TAB
+24.8
WAB
+24.0
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
49.7
Dead money %
14%
Depth Players
8.0
Dead WAR
-1.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2019 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RMike Zunino89
RTravis d'Arnaud⇄85
LMichael Pérez20
RErik Kratz⇄6
LNick Ciuffo3
LAnthony Bemboom⇄3

1B

LJi Man Choi103
RJesús Aguilar⇄32
RYandy Díaz22
LNathaniel Lowe21
RTravis d'Arnaud⇄21
LBrandon Lowe5
LMichael Pérez2
RMike Brosseau1

2B

LBrandon Lowe69
LJoey Wendle48
LEric Sogard⇄30
RDaniel Robertson26
RMike Brosseau26
RChristian Arroyo1

3B

RYandy Díaz50
RMatt Duffy46
RDaniel Robertson43
LJoey Wendle27
RMike Brosseau18
RChristian Arroyo13
BAndrew Velazquez⇄4
LNathaniel Lowe4

SS

RWilly Adames152
RDaniel Robertson16
LJoey Wendle10
RMatt Duffy1

LF

RTommy Pham123
LAustin Meadows34
RGuillermo Heredia14
RMike Brosseau5
LBrandon Lowe2
BAndrew Velazquez⇄1
BJohnny Davis1

CF

LKevin Kiermaier125
RGuillermo Heredia41
RAvisaíl García12
LAustin Meadows3
BJohnny Davis2

RF

RAvisaíl García92
LAustin Meadows57
RGuillermo Heredia28
RMike Brosseau6
LBrandon Lowe5
LKean Wong⇄2
LJoey Wendle1

DH

LAustin Meadows44
RAvisaíl García24
RTommy Pham21
LNathaniel Lowe17
LJi Man Choi16
RYandy Díaz16
LEric Sogard⇄7
RJesús Aguilar⇄5
RTravis d'Arnaud⇄4
LBrandon Lowe3
LBrendan McKay2
RMike Brosseau1
RGuillermo Heredia1

Starters

RCharlie Morton6.0 WAR
LBlake Snell2.7 WAR
LRyan Yarbrough2.6 WAR
RTyler Glasnow2.3 WAR
RYonny Chirinos1.4 WAR
RRyne Stanek⇄1.0 WAR
RDiego Castillo1.0 WAR
LBrendan McKay0.8 WAR
RAndrew Kittredge0.6 WAR
RTrevor Richards⇄0.4 WAR
LJalen Beeks0.3 WAR
RAustin Pruitt0.2 WAR
RHunter Wood⇄0.2 WAR
LJose Alvarado0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ REmilio Pagan20 sv
RChaz Roe25 h
LColin Poche16 h
RNick Anderson⇄16 h
ROliver Drake13 h
LJose Alvarado8 h
LJalen Beeks2 h
LAdam Kolarek⇄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 2018)

PlayerfWAR
Charlie Morton6.0
Travis d'Arnaud1.9
Avisaíl García1.9
Yandy Díaz1.5
Emilio Pagán1.5
Nick Anderson1.0

Key subtractions (gone from 2018)

Player2018 fWAR
Mallex Smith3.2
Wilson Ramos2.4
C.J. Cron2.3
Chris Archer1.8
Nathan Eovaldi0.7
Denard Span0.6

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 2019; everyone else is shown as a 2019 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Charlie Morton 2019 +6.0 +119.3 15.0 +104.3 $2.5M 2.50× –
Austin Meadows 2019 +4.3 +61.0 0.6 +60.5 $0.1M 1.79× –
Blake Snell 2019 +2.7 +42.2 1.6 +40.6 $0.6M 1.96× Free Agent · 2030–2030 · $36.4M AAV
Ryan Yarbrough 2019 +2.6 +41.2 0.6 +40.6 $0.2M 1.96× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.5M AAV
Tommy Pham 2019 +3.4 +43.8 4.1 +39.7 $1.2M 1.60× –
Willy Adames 2019 +3.3 +31.0 0.6 +30.4 $0.2M 1.18× Free Agent · 2025–2031 · $26.0M AAV
Tyler Glasnow 2019 +2.3 +26.9 0.6 +26.3 $0.3M 1.49× Extension · 2024–2027 · $27.3M AAV
Kevin Kiermaier 2019 +2.5 +32.1 8.2 +23.9 $3.3M 1.60× –
Emilio Pagán 2019 +1.5 +15.7 0.5 +15.2 $0.3M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $10.0M AAV
Avisaíl García 2019 +1.9 +18.6 3.5 +15.1 $1.8M 1.22× –
Brandon Lowe 2019 +1.9 +12.7 1.0 +11.7 $0.5M 0.82× Pre-arb extension · 2019–2024 · $4.0M AAV
Nick Anderson↔ 2019 +1.0 +10.9 0.2 +10.7 $0.2M 1.34× –
Yonny Chirinos 2019 +1.4 +11.0 0.6 +10.4 $0.4M 1.02× –
Diego Castillo 2019 +1.0 +10.4 0.6 +9.8 $0.6M 1.34× –
Ji Man Choi 2019 +1.5 +9.8 0.8 +9.0 $0.6M 0.81× –
Travis d'Arnaud↔ 2019 +1.9 +11.7 3.1 +8.6 $1.6M 0.76× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $6.0M AAV
Chaz Roe 2019 +0.9 +9.4 1.3 +8.1 $1.5M 1.34× –
Ryne Stanek↔ 2019 +1.0 +8.4 0.4 +8.0 $0.4M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $3.5M AAV
Yandy Díaz 2019 +1.5 +6.9 0.6 +6.3 $0.4M 0.58× Extension · 2026–2027 · $12.0M AAV
Brendan McKay 2019 +0.8 +6.3 0.2 +6.1 $0.2M 1.02× –
Colin Poche 2019 +0.6 +6.3 0.3 +6.0 $0.6M 1.34× –
Guillermo Heredia 2019 +0.6 +4.0 0.8 +3.2 $1.3M 0.83× –
Andrew Kittredge 2019 +0.6 +3.3 0.3 +3.0 $0.5M 0.67× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $10.0M AAV
Eric Sogard↔ 2019 +0.6 +2.6 0.1 +2.5 $0.1M 0.56× –
Oliver Drake 2019 +0.5 +2.9 0.6 +2.3 $1.1M 0.67× –
Trevor Richards↔ 2019 +0.4 +2.3 0.1 +2.2 $0.3M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Joey Wendle 2019 +0.5 +2.3 0.6 +1.7 $1.1M 0.56× –
Pete Fairbanks↔ 2019 +0.3 +1.4 0.1 +1.4 $0.2M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $13.0M AAV
Austin Pruitt 2019 +0.2 +1.1 0.2 +0.9 $0.9M 0.67× –
Hunter Wood↔ 2019 +0.2 +1.0 0.1 +0.9 $0.7M 0.67× –
Jalen Beeks 2019 +0.3 +1.4 0.6 +0.9 $2.1M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.6M AAV
José Alvarado 2019 +0.1 +1.4 0.6 +0.9 $4.3M 1.34× Arb extension · 2023–2024 · $7.3M AAV
Wilmer Font↔ 2019 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $0.7M 0.67× –
Cole Sulser 2019 +0.1 +0.8 0.1 +0.7 $0.5M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.1M AAV
Michael Pérez 2019 +0.3 +1.3 0.6 +0.7 $1.8M 0.52× –
Daniel Robertson 2019 +0.2 +1.1 0.6 +0.5 $2.5M 0.58× –
Hoby Milner 2019 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $1.0M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $3.8M AAV
Jesús Aguilar↔ 2019 +0.1 +0.5 0.2 +0.3 $1.5M 0.56× –
Johnny Davis 2019 +0.0 +0.3 0.1 +0.3 $1.2M 0.83× –
Nathaniel Lowe 2019 +0.1 +0.4 0.2 +0.2 $2.4M 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.8M AAV
Casey Sadler↔ 2019 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $1.5M 0.67× –
Anthony Bemboom↔ 2019 -0.0 -0.0 0.0 -0.1 – 0.52× –
Anthony Banda 2019 +0.1 +0.4 0.6 -0.2 $8.4M 0.67× –
Nick Ciuffo 2019 -0.0 -0.2 0.0 -0.2 – 0.52× –
Aaron Slegers 2019 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 – 0.67× –
José De León 2019 +0.0 +0.1 0.6 -0.4 $21.5M 0.67× –
Adam Kolarek↔ 2019 -0.0 -0.1 0.4 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Ricardo Pinto 2019 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Jake Faria↔ 2019 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Andrew Velazquez↔ 2019 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -1.0 – 0.58× –
Erik Kratz↔ 2019 -0.3 -1.1 0.1 -1.2 – 0.52× –
Kean Wong↔ 2019 -0.2 -1.5 0.0 -1.5 – 0.83× –
Mike Zunino 2019 +0.6 +2.4 4.4 -2.0 $7.8M 0.52× –
Matt Duffy 2019 +0.1 +0.3 2.7 -2.4 $47.3M 0.58× –
Christian Arroyo 2019 +0.1 +0.3 0.4 -0.0 $5.3M 0.58× –
Ian Gibaut↔ 2019 +0.0 +0.0 0.0 +0.0 $4.7M 0.67× –
Mike Brosseau 2019 +0.4 +1.8 – – – 0.56× –
Total—+49.7+565.559.9+504.3—

Trades

Every graded 2019 deal involving the Rays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 17 total.

2019 · TBR / MIL
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.8M
Jesús Aguilar
MIL · David Stearns −$0.8M
Jake Faria
TBR came out ahead by $0.8M
2019 · TBR / LAD
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.8M
Caleb Sampen
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$0.8M
Jaime Schultz
TBR came out ahead by $0.8M
2019 · TBR / NYM
TBR · Erik Neander +$2.4M
Neraldo Catalina
NYM · Brodie Van Wagenen −$2.4M
Wilmer Font
TBR came out ahead by $2.4M
2019 · TBR / LAD
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
Nathan Witt
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$0.0M
Casey Sadler
Even trade
2019 · TBR / CIN
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
Brian O'Grady
CIN · Dick Williams +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Even trade
2019 · LAD / TBR
LAD · Andrew Friedman +$2.4M
Adam Kolarek
TBR · Erik Neander −$2.4M
Niko Hulsizer
LAD came out ahead by $2.4M
2019 · TBR / CIN
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
CIN · Dick Williams −$0.8M
José De León
TBR came out ahead by $0.8M
2019 · PHI / TBR
PHI · Matt Klentak +$184.8M
Cristopher Sánchez
TBR · Erik Neander −$184.8M
Curtis Mead
PHI came out ahead by $184.8M
2019 · SFG / TBR
SFG · Farhan Zaidi +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
TBR · Erik Neander −$1.6M
Erik Kratz
SFG came out ahead by $1.6M
2019 · TBR / TEX
TBR · Erik Neander +$14.4M
Pete Fairbanks
TEX · Jon Daniels −$14.4M
Nick Solak
TBR came out ahead by $14.4M
2019 · TBR / SFG
TBR · Erik Neander +$3.2M
Jacob Lopez
SFG · Farhan Zaidi −$3.2M
Joe McCarthy
TBR came out ahead by $3.2M
2019 · TBR / TOR
TBR · Erik Neander +$2.4M
Eric Sogard
TOR · Mark Shapiro −$2.4M
Curtis Taylor, Edisson Gonzalez
TBR came out ahead by $2.4M
2019 · TEX / TBR
TEX · Jon Daniels +$0.0M
Ian Gibaut
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Even trade
2019 · TBR / CLE
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
Ruben Cardenas
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
Hunter Wood, Christian Arroyo
Even trade
2019 · TBR / CLE
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
Andrew Velazquez
Even trade
2019 · MIA / TBR
MIA · Michael Hill +$11.2M
Ryne Stanek, Jesús Sánchez
TBR · Erik Neander −$11.2M
Nick Anderson, Trevor Richards
MIA came out ahead by $11.2M
2019 · SDP / TBR
SDP · AJ Preller +$59.2M
Tommy Pham, Jake Cronenworth
TBR · Erik Neander −$59.2M
Hunter Renfroe, Xavier Edwards, Esteban Quiroz
SDP came out ahead by $59.2M

Current & Historical Payroll

2019 payroll
$59.2M
2020 guaranteed
$0.6M

What the front office was committed to as of 2019, 2019–2025. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2019; 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 (3)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Charlie Morton3510.009$15.0MFREE AGENT
Brandon Lowe240.058$1.0M$556k$2.5M$4.0M$5.2M$8.8M$10.5MCLUB
Eric Sogard336.139$64kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (9)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Kevin Kiermaier294.131$8.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Zunino284.165$4.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Tommy Pham313.107$4.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Avisaíl García285.166$3.5MFREE AGENT
Travis d'Arnaud305.044$3.1MFREE AGENT
Matt Duffy284.059$2.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Chaz Roe323.094$1.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José De León263.000$558kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Erik Kratz395.026$83kFREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (45)

PlayerAgeSvc2019202020212022202320242025
Blake Snell262.072$1.6MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ji Man Choi281.076$850kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Guillermo Heredia282.052$782kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Alvarado241.093$571kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Wendle291.088$570kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Robertson251.156$570kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Glasnow251.158$567kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Oliver Drake322.090$566kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Yarbrough271.000$563kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willy Adames230.105$562kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yonny Chirinos250.137$562kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Diego Castillo250.118$562kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yandy Díaz270.122$558kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Meadows240.074$557kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Banda250.050$557kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Pérez260.067$557kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jalen Beeks250.070$556kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Emilio Pagán281.096$492kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Adam Kolarek300.122$374kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryne Stanek271.038$367kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Christian Arroyo240.103$364kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Colin Poche250.000$340kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Kittredge290.138$310kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nathaniel Lowe230.000$206kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Pruitt291.060$188kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Anderson280.000$188kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jesús Aguilar292.082$180kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brendan McKay230.000$173kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Richards260.142$129kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hunter Wood250.104$126kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Wilmer Font291.085$117kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Hoby Milner280.146$90kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cole Sulser290.000$78kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pete Fairbanks250.000$57kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Johnny Davis290.019$57kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Casey Sadler280.111$56kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Velazquez240.029$54kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Faria251.107$48kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kean Wong240.000$46kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ricardo Pinto250.087$24kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Bemboom290.000$23kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Ciuffo240.000$18kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ian Gibaut250.000$10kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Slegers260.136$9kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Brosseau250.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2019 acquisition stacked onto Rays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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