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Rays TBR

202399–63 (0.611)Made Playoffs
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President of baseball ops: Erik Neander · GM: Peter Bendix

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2023, 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
$81M
Surplus $M
+129
Win %
0.611
TAB
+26.4
WAB
+25.1
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
53.0
Dead money %
27%
Depth Players
10.0
Dead WAR
-3.0

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2023 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RChristian Bethancourt102
BFrancisco Mejía50
RRené Pinto38

1B

RYandy Díaz118
LLuke Raley35
RIsaac Paredes25
LJonathan Aranda11
RHarold Ramírez6
LTristan Gray1

2B

LBrandon Lowe105
BTaylor Walls37
BVidal Bruján15
RIsaac Paredes14
LJonathan Aranda4
RCurtis Mead4
ROsleivis Basabe4
RJunior Caminero1

3B

RIsaac Paredes116
BTaylor Walls39
RCurtis Mead19
RYandy Díaz6
ROsleivis Basabe5
BVidal Bruján4
RJunior Caminero3
LJonathan Aranda2

SS

BWander Franco111
BTaylor Walls32
ROsleivis Basabe20
BVidal Bruján8
RJunior Caminero2
RIsaac Paredes1
RCurtis Mead1
LTristan Gray1

LF

RRandy Arozarena139
LLuke Raley18
RHarold Ramírez7
LJosh Lowe3
LRaimel Tapia⇄2
ROsleivis Basabe1

CF

RJose Siri100
RManuel Margot55
LJosh Lowe14
LLuke Raley11

RF

LJosh Lowe101
RManuel Margot43
LLuke Raley36
RHarold Ramírez7
BVidal Bruján6
LRaimel Tapia⇄3
ROsleivis Basabe2

DH

RHarold Ramírez91
LJosh Lowe21
LLuke Raley18
RYandy Díaz13
LJonathan Aranda12
RRandy Arozarena12
LBrandon Lowe4
RIsaac Paredes3
RJunior Caminero2
RJose Siri1
BWander Franco1

Starters

RZach Eflin4.9 WAR
RTyler Glasnow3.2 WAR
LShane McClanahan1.9 WAR
RDrew Rasmussen1.5 WAR
RShawn Armstrong1.3 WAR
RZack Littell⇄1.2 WAR
RAaron Civale⇄1.0 WAR
RTaj Bradley0.8 WAR
LJeffrey Springs0.7 WAR
LJalen Beeks0.5 WAR
LJacob Lopez0.2 WAR
RCalvin Faucher0.0 WAR
RErasmo Ramirez⇄-0.1 WAR
RJavy Guerra⇄-0.2 WAR
RTrevor Kelley-0.3 WAR
RYonny Chirinos⇄-0.4 WAR
LJosh Fleming-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RPete Fairbanks25 sv
LColin Poche22 h
RRobert Stephenson⇄15 h
RKevin Kelly12 h
RJason Adam11 h
LJake Diekman⇄8 h
RCalvin Faucher1 h
RRyan Thompson⇄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 2022)

PlayerfWAR
Zach Eflin4.9
Kevin Kelly1.2
Robert Stephenson1.2
Zack Littell1.2
Aaron Civale1.0
Taj Bradley0.8

Key subtractions (gone from 2022)

Player2022 fWAR
Corey Kluber3.1
Ji Man Choi1.0
Brooks Raley1.0
Kevin Kiermaier1.0
J.P. Feyereisen1.0
Yu Chang0.4

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 2023; everyone else is shown as a 2023 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Zach Eflin 2023 +4.9 +85.6 11.0 +74.6 $2.3M 2.19× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $10.0M AAV
Wander Franco 2022–2023 +7.1 +74.5 3.9 +70.6 $0.6M 1.32× Pre-arb extension · 2022–2033 · $16.5M AAV
Brandon Lowe 2019–2023 +12.0 +78.5 14.2 +64.2 $1.2M 0.82× Pre-arb extension · 2019–2024 · $4.0M AAV
Tyler Glasnow 2023 +3.2 +50.2 5.3 +44.9 $1.7M 1.96× Extension · 2024–2027 · $27.3M AAV
Josh Lowe 2023 +3.4 +43.6 0.7 +42.9 $0.2M 1.60× –
Yandy Díaz 2023 +5.0 +47.8 6.0 +41.8 $1.2M 1.20× Extension · 2026–2027 · $12.0M AAV
Isaac Paredes 2023 +4.2 +42.1 0.7 +41.3 $0.2M 1.25× Arbitration · 2026–2027 · $9.3M AAV
Randy Arozarena 2023 +3.1 +40.0 4.2 +35.8 $1.3M 1.60× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $15.7M AAV
Jose Siri 2023 +2.6 +33.3 0.7 +32.5 $0.3M 1.60× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.6M AAV
Luke Raley 2023 +2.3 +22.7 0.7 +22.0 $0.3M 1.22× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.0M AAV
Shane McClanahan 2023 +1.9 +22.1 0.7 +21.4 $0.4M 1.49× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.6M AAV
Robert Stephenson↔ 2023 +1.2 +12.4 1.2 +11.2 $1.1M 1.34× Free Agent · 2024–2027 · $11.0M AAV
Drew Rasmussen 2023 +1.5 +11.8 0.7 +11.1 $0.5M 1.02× Arb extension · 2025–2027 · $4.2M AAV
Colin Poche 2023 +1.1 +12.1 1.2 +10.9 $1.0M 1.34× –
Pete Fairbanks 2023 +1.3 +14.4 3.7 +10.7 $2.7M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $13.0M AAV
Zack Littell↔ 2023 +1.2 +9.4 0.5 +8.8 $0.4M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $7.0M AAV
Aaron Civale↔ 2023 +1.0 +7.9 1.1 +6.8 $1.2M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $6.0M AAV
Taj Bradley 2023 +0.8 +6.8 0.4 +6.4 $0.5M 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Kevin Kelly 2023 +1.2 +6.5 0.7 +5.8 $0.6M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Shawn Armstrong 2023 +1.3 +6.9 1.2 +5.7 $0.9M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $5.5M AAV
Harold Ramírez 2023 +1.4 +7.8 2.2 +5.6 $1.6M 0.69× –
Taylor Walls 2023 +0.7 +3.5 0.7 +2.7 $1.0M 0.58× Arbitration · 2025–2027 · $1.4M AAV
Jason Adam 2023 +0.4 +4.4 1.8 +2.6 $4.3M 1.34× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $6.7M AAV
Chris Devenski↔ 2023 +0.2 +2.0 0.2 +1.9 $0.9M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Jeffrey Springs 2023 +0.7 +5.9 4.0 +1.9 $5.5M 1.02× Arb extension · 2023–2026 · $7.8M AAV
Curtis Mead 2023 +0.3 +1.5 0.2 +1.3 $0.7M 0.58× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Jalen Beeks 2023 +0.5 +2.6 1.4 +1.2 $2.9M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.6M AAV
Jacob Lopez 2023 +0.2 +1.1 0.0 +1.1 $0.2M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Elvin Rodríguez 2023 +0.2 +1.0 0.0 +1.0 $0.0M 0.67× –
René Pinto 2023 +0.2 +1.0 0.3 +0.7 $1.2M 0.52× –
Tristan Gray 2023 +0.2 +0.7 0.0 +0.7 $0.0M 0.56× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Braden Bristo↔ 2023 +0.1 +0.4 0.0 +0.4 $0.0M 0.67× –
Jonathan Aranda 2023 +0.1 +0.6 0.2 +0.4 $1.9M 0.69× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Chase Anderson↔ 2023 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.3 $0.9M 0.67× –
Junior Caminero 2023 +0.1 +0.3 0.0 +0.3 $0.5M 0.58× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Raimel Tapia↔ 2023 +0.1 +0.4 0.2 +0.3 $2.4M 0.83× –
Zack Burdi 2023 +0.1 +0.3 0.0 +0.3 $0.3M 0.67× –
José Lopez 2023 +0.0 +0.2 0.0 +0.2 $0.1M 0.67× –
Christian Bethancourt 2023 +0.4 +1.5 1.4 +0.1 $3.8M 0.52× –
Heath Hembree 2023 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $0.2M 0.67× –
Hector Perez 2023 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Jake Diekman↔ 2023 +0.6 +3.1 3.6 -0.5 $6.2M 0.67× –
Luis Patiño↔ 2023 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.5 – 0.67× –
Calvin Faucher 2023 +0.0 +0.1 0.7 -0.6 $33.6M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.8M AAV
Erasmo Ramírez↔ 2023 -0.1 -0.7 0.4 -1.1 – 0.67× –
Osleivis Basabe 2023 -0.2 -0.9 0.2 -1.1 – 0.61× –
Ryan Thompson↔ 2023 -0.1 -0.5 0.6 -1.1 – 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Garrett Cleavinger 2023 -0.1 -0.4 0.7 -1.2 – 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.4M AAV
Andrew Kittredge 2023 +0.1 +0.8 2.1 -1.3 $14.0M 0.67× Free Agent · 2025–2026 · $10.0M AAV
Javy Guerra↔ 2023 -0.2 -0.9 0.4 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Trevor Kelley 2023 -0.3 -1.4 0.1 -1.6 – 0.67× –
Cooper Criswell 2023 -0.3 -1.6 0.1 -1.7 – 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Francisco Mejía 2023 -0.1 -0.5 2.2 -2.6 – 0.52× –
Yonny Chirinos↔ 2023 -0.4 -1.9 1.0 -2.9 – 0.67× –
Vidal Bruján 2023 -0.7 -3.1 0.2 -3.3 – 0.56× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Josh Fleming 2023 -0.5 -2.7 0.7 -3.5 – 0.67× –
Manuel Margot 2023 +0.5 +3.3 7.0 -3.7 $14.3M 0.83× –
Joe La Sorsa↔ 2023 +0.0 +0.0 0.0 +0.0 $4.6M 0.67× –
Total—+64.4+656.391.5+564.4—

Trades

Every graded 2023 deal involving the Rays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 20 total.

2023 · TBR / LAD Dec 16, 2023
TBR · Erik Neander +$46.4M
Jonny DeLuca, Ryan Pepiot
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$46.4M
Tyler Glasnow, Manuel Margot
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · TBR / CLE Jul 31, 2023
TBR · Erik Neander +$5.6M
Aaron Civale
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$5.6M
Kyle Manzardo
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · MIA / TBR Nov 17, 2023
MIA · Kim Ng +$5.6M
Calvin Faucher, Vidal Bruján
TBR · Erik Neander −$5.6M
Erick Lara, Andrew Lindsey
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · TBR / CHC Aug 1, 2023
TBR · Erik Neander +$2.4M
Manuel Rodríguez, Adrian Sampson
CHC · Jed Hoyer −$2.4M
Josh Roberson
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · TBR / CIN May 3, 2023
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.8M
Chase Anderson
CIN · Nick Krall −$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · COL / TBR Mar 27, 2023
COL · Bill Schmidt +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
Tony Locey
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · TBR / NYY Mar 30, 2023
TBR · Erik Neander +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
NYY · Brian Cashman −$1.6M
Colten Brewer
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · TBR / MIL Mar 15, 2023
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
Victor Castaneda
MIL · Matt Arnold +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · CHW / TBR Aug 1, 2023
CHW · Kenny Williams +$0.8M
Luis Patiño
TBR · Erik Neander −$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · TBR / ATL Jun 6, 2023
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
ATL · Alex Anthopoulos −$0.8M
Ben Heller
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · TBR / PHI Nov 6, 2023
TBR · Erik Neander +$4.8M
Adam Leverett
PHI · Dave Dombrowski −$4.8M
Michael Mercado
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · TBR / SEA Nov 6, 2023
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
Tatem Levins
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$0.0M
Blake Hunt
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · TBR / SDP Jul 13, 2023
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
SDP · AJ Preller −$0.8M
Ben Gamel
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · TBR / MIA Dec 8, 2023
TBR · Erik Neander +$16.8M
Jake Mangum
MIA · Kim Ng −$16.8M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · PHI / TBR Mar 20, 2023
PHI · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Jordan Qsar
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · MIL / TBR Aug 1, 2023
MIL · Matt Arnold +$0.8M
Evan McKendry
TBR · Erik Neander −$0.8M
Alex Jackson
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · TBR / DET Mar 31, 2023
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
DET · Scott Harris +$0.0M
Dillon Paulson
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · TBR / DET Mar 29, 2023
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
DET · Scott Harris +$0.0M
Grant Witherspoon
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · TBR / PIT Jun 2, 2023
TBR · Erik Neander +$9.6M
Robert Stephenson
PIT · Ben Cherington −$9.6M
Alika Williams
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · MIL / TBR Apr 29, 2023
MIL · Matt Arnold +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
TBR · Erik Neander −$0.8M
Javy Guerra
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2023 payroll
$81.2M
2024 guaranteed
$16.5M

What the front office was committed to as of 2023, 2023–2029. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2023; 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 (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Zach Eflin296.018$11.0MFREE AGENT
Manuel Margot286.012$7.0MFREE AGENT
Brandon Lowe284.058$5.2M$8.8M$10.5MCLUB$11.5MCLUBFREE AGENT
Jeffrey Springs304.055$4.0M$5.2M$10.5M$10.5M$15.0MCLUBFREE AGENT
Jake Diekman3610.050$3.6MFREE AGENT
Wander Franco221.104$2.5M$2.5M$8.5M$15.5M$22.5M$25.5M$25.5M
Erasmo Ramírez3311.000$395kFREE AGENT
Chris Devenski326.036$171kFREE AGENT
Chase Anderson357.161$58kFREE AGENT
Heath Hembree347.096$4kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (17)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Yandy Díaz314.122$6.0MARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Glasnow295.158$5.3MFREE AGENT
Pete Fairbanks293.057$3.7MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Harold Ramírez283.142$2.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Francisco Mejía274.062$2.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Kittredge334.070$2.1MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jalen Beeks294.070$1.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Christian Bethancourt313.038$1.4MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Robert Stephenson305.049$1.2MFREE AGENT
Shawn Armstrong324.113$1.2MARB 3FREE AGENT
Colin Poche293.109$1.2MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Civale283.058$1.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yonny Chirinos294.137$956kARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Thompson313.000$581kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zack Littell273.067$510kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Raimel Tapia295.020$156kFREE AGENT
Hector Perez274.006$8kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (31)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Randy Arozarena282.129$4.2MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Adam312.132$1.8MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Rasmussen272.111$740kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane McClanahan261.158$737kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Isaac Paredes241.160$735kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Siri271.015$732kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2FREE AGENT
Taylor Walls261.092$728kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Fleming272.008$727kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Garrett Cleavinger291.060$725kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Lowe250.093$723kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Raley280.106$722kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Calvin Faucher270.070$722kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Kelly250.000$720kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taj Bradley220.000$434kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Javy Guerra272.110$384kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
René Pinto260.077$279kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Curtis Mead220.000$225kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Aranda250.047$205kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Osleivis Basabe220.000$190kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Vidal Bruján250.085$178kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Trevor Kelley300.168$108kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cooper Criswell260.119$70kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob Lopez250.000$43kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Junior Caminero190.000$35kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Luis Patiño232.026$26kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joe La Sorsa25–$20k
Zack Burdi280.113$19kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tristan Gray270.000$8kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Elvin Rodríguez250.000$4kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Braden Bristo28–$4k
José Lopez24–$4k

Graphs

How each 2023 acquisition stacked onto Rays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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