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Rays TBR

202040–20 (0.667)Lost World Series
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GM: Erik Neander

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2020, 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
$53M
Surplus $M
+55
Win %
0.667
TAB
+19.0
WAB
+36.3
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
16.1
Dead money %
28%
Depth Players
1.0
Dead WAR
-1.8

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2020 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LMichael Pérez38
RMike Zunino28
RKevan Smith16

1B

LJi Man Choi38
LNathaniel Lowe15
RMike Brosseau12
RJosé A. Martínez⇄6
RYandy Díaz2
RHunter Renfroe2
LBrian O'Grady1
LBrandon Lowe1
LMichael Pérez1
LYoshi Tsutsugo1

2B

LBrandon Lowe44
LJoey Wendle20
RMike Brosseau9

3B

LJoey Wendle28
RYandy Díaz25
LYoshi Tsutsugo14
RMike Brosseau11
LNathaniel Lowe2

SS

RWilly Adames53
LJoey Wendle10

LF

LAustin Meadows23
RManuel Margot18
LYoshi Tsutsugo16
RRandy Arozarena14
LBrandon Lowe5
LBrett Phillips⇄3
RMike Brosseau2
LBrian O'Grady1

CF

LKevin Kiermaier46
RManuel Margot21
LBrett Phillips⇄7
RRandy Arozarena2
LBrian O'Grady1

RF

RHunter Renfroe39
RManuel Margot15
LBrandon Lowe7
LBrett Phillips⇄6
LAustin Meadows4
RRandy Arozarena3
RMike Brosseau1

DH

LYoshi Tsutsugo22
LAustin Meadows9
RYandy Díaz7
RRandy Arozarena5
LBrandon Lowe4
LNathaniel Lowe3
LBrett Phillips⇄1
RManuel Margot1
RKevan Smith1
LJi Man Choi1
RHunter Renfroe1

Starters

RTyler Glasnow1.1 WAR
LRyan Yarbrough1.0 WAR
RCharlie Morton0.9 WAR
RPete Fairbanks0.6 WAR
LBlake Snell0.6 WAR
RAaron Slegers0.5 WAR
RJohn Curtiss0.4 WAR
LJosh Fleming0.3 WAR
RAndrew Kittredge0.2 WAR
RRyan Thompson0.1 WAR
RTrevor Richards0.1 WAR
RYonny Chirinos0.1 WAR

Bullpen

★ RNick Anderson6 sv
RPete Fairbanks7 h
RDiego Castillo5 h
RRyan Thompson4 h
LAaron Loup4 h
LJalen Beeks3 h
RAaron Slegers2 h
RJohn Curtiss0 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 2019)

PlayerfWAR
Randy Arozarena0.8
Manuel Margot0.5
John Curtiss0.4
Josh Fleming0.3
Brett Phillips0.3
Kevan Smith0.2

Key subtractions (gone from 2019)

Player2019 fWAR
Tommy Pham3.4
Travis d'Arnaud1.9
Avisaíl García1.9
Emilio Pagán1.5
Ryne Stanek1.0
Guillermo Heredia0.6

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 2020; everyone else is shown as a 2020 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Brandon Lowe 2019–2020 +4.1 +26.8 2.5 +24.3 $0.6M 0.82× Pre-arb extension · 2019–2024 · $4.0M AAV
Nick Anderson 2020 +1.0 +10.2 0.2 +10.0 $0.2M 1.34× –
Ryan Yarbrough 2020 +1.0 +7.9 0.2 +7.6 $0.2M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.5M AAV
Tyler Glasnow 2020 +1.1 +9.3 2.0 +7.2 $1.8M 1.02× Extension · 2024–2027 · $27.3M AAV
Willy Adames 2020 +1.2 +5.6 0.2 +5.4 $0.2M 0.61× Free Agent · 2025–2031 · $26.0M AAV
Joey Wendle 2020 +1.1 +5.2 0.2 +5.0 $0.2M 0.58× –
Randy Arozarena 2020 +0.8 +5.0 0.1 +4.9 $0.1M 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $15.7M AAV
Jalen Beeks 2020 +0.7 +3.9 0.2 +3.7 $0.3M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.6M AAV
Pete Fairbanks 2020 +0.6 +3.0 0.2 +2.8 $0.4M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $13.0M AAV
Aaron Slegers 2020 +0.5 +2.6 0.1 +2.5 $0.3M 0.67× –
Josh Fleming 2020 +0.3 +2.7 0.1 +2.5 $0.4M 1.02× –
Yandy Díaz 2020 +0.6 +2.7 0.2 +2.5 $0.4M 0.58× Extension · 2026–2027 · $12.0M AAV
Manuel Margot 2020 +0.5 +3.3 0.9 +2.4 $1.9M 0.83× –
John Curtiss 2020 +0.4 +2.0 0.2 +1.9 $0.4M 0.67× –
Brett Phillips↔ 2020 +0.3 +1.7 0.1 +1.7 $0.2M 0.83× –
Aaron Loup 2020 +0.2 +1.0 0.1 +0.9 $0.5M 0.67× –
Andrew Kittredge 2020 +0.2 +0.9 0.2 +0.7 $1.3M 0.67× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $10.0M AAV
Kevan Smith 2020 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.7 $0.7M 0.52× –
Nathaniel Lowe 2020 +0.2 +0.7 0.1 +0.6 $0.5M 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.8M AAV
Ryan Sherriff 2020 +0.1 +0.6 0.1 +0.5 $0.8M 0.67× –
Yonny Chirinos 2020 +0.1 +0.7 0.2 +0.5 $2.5M 1.02× –
Ryan Thompson 2020 +0.1 +0.6 0.2 +0.4 $1.8M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Trevor Richards 2020 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $1.5M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Cody Reed↔ 2020 +0.1 +0.3 0.0 +0.3 $0.4M 0.67× –
Austin Meadows 2020 +0.0 +0.1 0.2 -0.1 $15.4M 0.83× –
Ji Man Choi 2020 +0.0 +0.0 0.3 -0.3 $66.3M 0.56× –
Chaz Roe 2020 +0.3 +1.8 2.2 -0.4 $6.5M 0.67× –
Diego Castillo 2020 -0.0 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 – 1.34× –
José Alvarado 2020 -0.1 -0.5 0.2 -0.7 – 0.67× Arb extension · 2023–2024 · $7.3M AAV
Anthony Banda 2020 -0.2 -0.9 0.1 -0.9 – 0.67× –
Kevin Kiermaier 2020 +1.4 +9.2 10.2 -0.9 $7.3M 0.83× –
Sean Gilmartin 2020 -0.2 -1.1 0.0 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Michael Pérez 2020 -0.3 -1.3 0.2 -1.5 – 0.52× –
Oliver Drake 2020 -0.1 -0.7 1.0 -1.7 – 0.67× –
Edgar García 2020 -0.4 -2.2 0.0 -2.2 – 0.67× –
Blake Snell 2020 +0.6 +4.6 7.6 -3.0 $13.6M 1.02× Free Agent · 2030–2030 · $36.4M AAV
Hunter Renfroe 2020 -0.1 -0.9 3.3 -4.2 – 0.83× –
Mike Zunino 2020 -0.2 -1.0 4.5 -5.5 – 0.52× –
Charlie Morton 2020 +0.9 +7.2 15.0 -7.8 $16.9M 1.02× –
Brian O'Grady 2020 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.0 $1.9M 0.56× –
José A. Martínez↔ 2020 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.56× –
Mike Brosseau 2020 +1.3 +6.0 – – – 0.56× –
Yoshi Tsutsugo 2020 +0.1 +0.4 – – – 0.69× –
Total—+18.5+118.353.5+58.4—

Trades

Every graded 2020 deal involving the Rays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 9 total.

2020 · TBR / KCR
TBR · Erik Neander +$14.4M
Brett Phillips
KCR · Dayton Moore −$14.4M
Lucius Fox
TBR came out ahead by $14.4M
2020 · TBR / PHI / LAD
TBR · Erik Neander +$2.4M
Dillon Paulson
PHI · Ned Rice −$0.8M
José Alvarado
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$1.6M
Garrett Cleavinger
TBR came out ahead by $2.4M 3-team
2020 · TBR / STL
TBR · Erik Neander +$85.6M
Randy Arozarena, José Martínez
STL · John Mozeliak −$85.6M
Edgardo Rodriguez, Matthew Liberatore
TBR came out ahead by $85.6M
2020 · TBR / HOU
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.8M
Peyton Battenfield, Cal Stevenson
HOU · Jeff Luhnow −$0.8M
Austin Pruitt
TBR came out ahead by $0.8M
2020 · TBR / SDP
TBR · Erik Neander +$22.4M
Logan Driscoll, Manuel Margot
SDP · AJ Preller −$22.4M
Emilio Pagán
TBR came out ahead by $22.4M
2020 · TBR / CIN
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
Cody Reed
CIN · Dick Williams +$0.0M
Riley O'Brien
Even trade
2020 · PHI / TBR
PHI · Ned Rice +$2.4M
Rodolfo Sanchez
TBR · Erik Neander −$2.4M
Edgar García
PHI came out ahead by $2.4M
2020 · TBR / CHC
TBR · Erik Neander +$3.2M
Pedro Martinez
CHC · Theo Epstein −$3.2M
José Martínez
TBR came out ahead by $3.2M
2020 · SDP / TBR
SDP · AJ Preller +$116.8M
Blake Snell
TBR · Erik Neander −$116.8M
Cole Wilcox, Blake Hunt, Luis Patiño, Francisco Mejía
SDP came out ahead by $116.8M

Current & Historical Payroll

2020 payroll
$52.8M
2021 guaranteed
$2.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 2020, 2020–2026. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2020; 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2020202120222023202420252026
Charlie Morton3611.009$15.0MFREE AGENT
Brandon Lowe251.058$1.5M$2.5M$4.0M$5.2M$8.8M$10.5MCLUB$11.5MCLUB
Aaron Loup327.040$100kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (8)

PlayerAgeSvc2020202120222023202420252026
Kevin Kiermaier305.131$10.2MFREE AGENT
Blake Snell273.072$7.6MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Zunino295.165$4.5MFREE AGENT
Chaz Roe334.094$2.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Oliver Drake333.045$1.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Manuel Margot253.012$917kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevan Smith323.031$149kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José A. Martínez314.000—ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (32)

PlayerAgeSvc2020202120222023202420252026
Hunter Renfroe282.165$3.3MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Glasnow262.158$2.0MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ji Man Choi292.076$315kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Willy Adames241.105$215kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Meadows251.074$214kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Yarbrough281.147$214kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Anderson291.000$214kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yonny Chirinos261.137$214kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yandy Díaz281.122$214kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Diego Castillo261.118$213kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Wendle302.088$213kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Alvarado252.088$212kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jalen Beeks261.070$212kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Kittredge301.070$212kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Pérez271.000$210kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pete Fairbanks260.057$209kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Thompson280.000$202kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
John Curtiss270.069$156kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Richards271.139$149kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Slegers270.136$131kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Fleming240.000$115kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Arozarena250.034$90kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Sherriff300.040$84kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nathaniel Lowe240.070$84kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Phillips261.012$54kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Anthony Banda261.050$53kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edgar García230.114$37kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brian O'Grady280.042$22kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cody Reed271.072$18kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sean Gilmartin301.133$16kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yoshi Tsutsugo280.000—Pre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Mike Brosseau261.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2020 acquisition stacked onto Rays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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