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Rays TBR

202480–82 (0.494)
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President of baseball ops: Erik Neander

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2024, 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
$83M
Surplus $M
+36
Win %
0.494
TAB
+2.4
WAB
+6.5
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
28.6
Dead money %
39%
Depth Players
3.0
Dead WAR
-5.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2024 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

LBen Rortvedt111
RAlex Jackson58
RRené Pinto19
LLogan Driscoll15
LRob Brantly3

1B

RYandy Díaz112
LJonathan Aranda23
RIsaac Paredes⇄17
LBrandon Lowe13
LAustin Shenton10
RCurtis Mead1
RJose Siri1
RJunior Caminero1

2B

LBrandon Lowe58
LRichie Palacios37
RJosé Caballero30
RCurtis Mead21
RChristopher Morel⇄14
LJonathan Aranda6
BNiko Goodrum⇄1

3B

RJunior Caminero39
RJosé Caballero37
RCurtis Mead14
LRichie Palacios2
LJonathan Aranda1

SS

RJosé Caballero88
BTaylor Walls83
RAmed Rosario⇄76
LRichie Palacios1
BNiko Goodrum⇄1

LF

LRichie Palacios20
BDylan Carlson⇄18
LJosh Lowe15
RJonny DeLuca12
RChristopher Morel⇄7
LKameron Misner4
BNiko Goodrum⇄4
RHarold Ramírez⇄3

CF

RJose Siri128
RJonny DeLuca43
LJosh Lowe2
LKameron Misner2

RF

LJosh Lowe79
RJonny DeLuca57
LRichie Palacios33
BDylan Carlson⇄17
RHarold Ramírez⇄6

DH

LBrandon Lowe37
RYandy Díaz30
RChristopher Morel⇄28
RIsaac Paredes⇄10
LJonathan Aranda10
LJosh Lowe8
LAustin Shenton4
LRichie Palacios3
RJunior Caminero3
BDylan Carlson⇄2
RCurtis Mead2
RJonny DeLuca2
BTaylor Walls1

Starters

RZack Littell2.3 WAR
RRyan Pepiot1.9 WAR
RZach Eflin⇄1.9 WAR
RTaj Bradley1.5 WAR
RShane Baz1.1 WAR
RDrew Rasmussen1.0 WAR
RShawn Armstrong⇄0.5 WAR
LJeffrey Springs0.4 WAR
RAaron Civale⇄0.4 WAR
RHunter Bigge⇄0.2 WAR
RCole Sulser⇄0.1 WAR
RJacob Waguespack-0.0 WAR
LJacob Lopez-0.1 WAR
LTyler Alexander-0.6 WAR

Bullpen

★ RPete Fairbanks23 sv
LColin Poche20 h
RKevin Kelly17 h
LGarrett Cleavinger15 h
RManuel Rodriguez11 h
REdwin Uceta7 h
RJason Adam⇄0 h
RPhil Maton⇄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 2023)

PlayerfWAR
José Caballero1.9
Ryan Pepiot1.9
Edwin Uceta1.7
Richie Palacios1.3
Ben Rortvedt1.3
Shane Baz1.1

Key subtractions (gone from 2023)

Player2023 fWAR
Luke Raley2.3
Robert Stephenson1.2
Jake Diekman0.6
Jalen Beeks0.5
Christian Bethancourt0.4
Elvin Rodríguez0.2

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 2024; everyone else is shown as a 2024 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Brandon Lowe 2019–2024 +14.2 +93.1 23.0 +70.1 $1.6M 0.82× Pre-arb extension · 2019–2024 · $4.0M AAV
Edwin Uceta 2024 +1.7 +25.9 0.7 +25.2 $0.4M 1.95× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.5M AAV
Zack Littell 2024 +2.3 +27.0 1.9 +25.1 $0.8M 1.49× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $7.0M AAV
Isaac Paredes↔ 2024 +2.9 +24.9 2.2 +22.7 $0.8M 1.07× Arbitration · 2026–2027 · $9.3M AAV
Ryan Pepiot 2024 +1.9 +22.5 0.7 +21.7 $0.4M 1.49× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.0M AAV
Taj Bradley 2024 +1.5 +18.0 0.7 +17.3 $0.5M 1.49× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Jose Siri 2024 +1.8 +17.8 0.8 +17.0 $0.4M 1.22× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.6M AAV
Zach Eflin↔ 2024 +1.9 +22.1 7.5 +14.6 $4.0M 1.49× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $10.0M AAV
José Caballero 2024 +1.9 +13.8 0.8 +13.0 $0.4M 0.89× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.0M AAV
Shane Baz 2024 +1.1 +8.8 0.7 +8.0 $0.7M 1.02× Arb extension · 2026–2030 · $13.6M AAV
Josh Lowe 2024 +1.0 +6.6 0.8 +5.8 $0.8M 0.83× –
Richie Palacios 2024 +1.3 +5.8 0.7 +5.1 $0.6M 0.56× –
Jonny DeLuca 2024 +0.8 +5.6 0.7 +4.9 $0.9M 0.83× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Ben Rortvedt 2024 +1.3 +5.3 0.8 +4.6 $0.6M 0.52× –
Yandy Díaz 2024 +1.9 +12.5 8.0 +4.5 $4.2M 0.81× Extension · 2026–2027 · $12.0M AAV
Drew Rasmussen 2024 +1.0 +5.2 1.9 +3.4 $1.9M 0.67× Arb extension · 2025–2027 · $4.2M AAV
Kevin Kelly 2024 +0.8 +4.1 0.7 +3.4 $1.0M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Pete Fairbanks 2024 +0.6 +6.3 3.7 +2.6 $6.2M 1.34× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $13.0M AAV
Junior Caminero 2024 +0.7 +3.1 0.7 +2.4 $1.1M 0.58× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Amed Rosario↔ 2024 +0.7 +3.3 1.1 +2.2 $1.6M 0.61× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.5M AAV
Randy Arozarena↔ 2024 +1.0 +6.9 5.3 +1.7 $5.1M 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $15.7M AAV
Mason Montgomery 2024 +0.3 +1.7 0.1 +1.6 $0.3M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Jason Adam↔ 2024 +0.6 +3.2 1.7 +1.5 $2.8M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $6.7M AAV
Garrett Cleavinger 2024 +0.2 +1.9 0.7 +1.1 $4.2M 1.34× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.4M AAV
Hunter Bigge↔ 2024 +0.2 +1.2 0.1 +1.1 $0.6M 0.67× –
Shawn Armstrong↔ 2024 +0.5 +2.5 1.4 +1.1 $2.9M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $5.5M AAV
Jonathan Aranda 2024 +0.4 +1.8 0.7 +1.0 $1.9M 0.56× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Cole Sulser↔ 2024 +0.1 +0.8 0.1 +0.7 $0.7M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.1M AAV
Aaron Civale↔ 2024 +0.4 +3.1 2.7 +0.4 $7.0M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $6.0M AAV
Austin Shenton 2024 +0.3 +1.2 0.7 +0.4 $2.8M 0.56× –
Joel Kuhnel↔ 2024 +0.1 +0.4 0.0 +0.4 $0.7M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Manuel Rodríguez 2024 +0.2 +1.2 0.7 +0.4 $3.3M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Logan Driscoll 2024 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $1.3M 0.52× –
Jeffrey Springs 2023–2024 +1.1 +9.1 9.2 -0.1 $8.2M 1.02× Arb extension · 2023–2026 · $7.8M AAV
Richard Lovelady↔ 2024 +0.1 +0.4 0.6 -0.2 $8.0M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.0M AAV
Justin Sterner 2024 +0.1 +0.4 0.7 -0.3 $9.1M 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Tyler Zuber 2024 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Rob Brantly 2024 -0.1 -0.6 0.0 -0.6 – 0.52× –
René Pinto 2024 -0.0 -0.1 0.7 -0.8 – 0.52× –
Alex Jackson 2024 -0.1 -0.5 0.7 -1.2 – 0.52× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.4M AAV
Jacob Waguespack 2024 -0.0 -0.0 1.2 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Jacob Lopez 2024 -0.1 -0.8 0.7 -1.5 – 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Taylor Walls 2024 -0.2 -0.8 0.8 -1.5 – 0.61× Arbitration · 2025–2027 · $1.4M AAV
Kameron Misner 2024 -0.2 -1.6 0.1 -1.7 – 0.83× –
Curtis Mead 2024 -0.3 -1.3 0.7 -2.0 – 0.56× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Niko Goodrum↔ 2024 -0.3 -2.1 0.1 -2.2 – 0.83× –
Dylan Carlson↔ 2024 -0.2 -1.5 0.9 -2.4 – 0.83× –
Erasmo Ramírez 2024 -0.5 -2.8 0.2 -3.0 – 0.67× –
Colin Poche 2024 -0.3 -1.7 2.4 -4.1 – 0.67× –
Chris Devenski 2024 -0.7 -3.6 1.0 -4.6 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Christopher Morel↔ 2024 -0.8 -4.4 0.2 -4.7 – 0.69× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.0M AAV
Tyler Alexander 2024 -0.6 -3.0 1.9 -5.0 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.1M AAV
Harold Ramírez↔ 2024 -0.4 -2.7 2.5 -5.2 – 0.83× –
Phil Maton↔ 2024 -0.6 -3.0 3.5 -6.5 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2028 · $7.2M AAV
Total—+41.5+337.0100.5+236.1—

Trades

Every graded 2024 deal involving the Rays — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 28 total.

2024 · OAK / TBR Dec 14, 2024
OAK · David Forst +$4.8M
Jeffrey Springs, Jacob Lopez
TBR · Erik Neander −$4.8M
Joe Boyle, Jacob Watters, Will Simpson, Draft pick (≈#35)
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · TBR / SDP Jul 28, 2024
TBR · Erik Neander +$4.0M
J.D. Gonzalez, Dylan Lesko#47, Homer Bush Jr.
SDP · AJ Preller −$4.0M
Jason Adam
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · STL / TBR Jul 30, 2024
STL · John Mozeliak +$1.6M
Shawn Armstrong
TBR · Erik Neander −$1.6M
Dylan Carlson
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · MIN / TBR Mar 26, 2024
MIN · Derek Falvey +$1.6M
cash / PTBNL
TBR · Erik Neander −$1.6M
Niko Goodrum
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · NYM / TBR Jul 30, 2024
NYM · David Stearns +$0.8M
Tyler Zuber
TBR · Erik Neander −$0.8M
Paul Gervase
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · TBR / SEA Oct 4, 2024
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
Ty Cummings
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · BOS / TBR Mar 27, 2024
BOS · Craig Breslow +$0.0M
Naoyuki Uwasawa
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · PHI / TBR Mar 24, 2024
PHI · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Zac Houston
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · PHI / TBR Dec 11, 2024
PHI · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
Mike Vasil
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · NYM / TBR Jul 9, 2024
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
Phil Maton
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · TBR / STL Jan 5, 2024
TBR · Erik Neander +$9.6M
Richie Palacios
STL · John Mozeliak −$9.6M
Andrew Kittredge
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · TBR / NYY Mar 27, 2024
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.8M
Ben Rortvedt
NYY · Brian Cashman −$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · MIA / TBR Mar 27, 2024
MIA · Peter Bendix +$0.8M
Burch Smith
TBR · Erik Neander −$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · COL / TBR Mar 21, 2024
COL · Bill Schmidt +$0.8M
Greg Jones
TBR · Erik Neander −$0.8M
Joe Rock
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · TBR / NYM Jul 26, 2024
TBR · Erik Neander +$3.2M
Cole Sulser
NYM · David Stearns −$3.2M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · PHI / TBR Aug 6, 2024
PHI · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Nelson L. Alvarez
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · PHI / TBR Jun 6, 2024
PHI · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Ruben Cardenas
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · NYM / TBR Dec 6, 2024
NYM · David Stearns +$0.0M
Sean Harney
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · TBR / MIA Mar 27, 2024
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
MIA · Peter Bendix +$0.0M
Shane Sasaki
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · TBR / CHC May 18, 2024
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
Richard Lovelady
CHC · Jed Hoyer +$0.0M
Jeff Belge
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · TBR / LAD Jul 29, 2024
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.8M
Michael Flynn
LAD · Andrew Friedman −$0.8M
Amed Rosario
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · TBR / SEA Nov 19, 2024
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$0.0M
Austin Shenton
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · SEA / TBR Jan 5, 2024
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$2.4M
Luke Raley
TBR · Erik Neander −$2.4M
José Caballero
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · TBR / BAL Jul 26, 2024
TBR · Erik Neander +$28.8M
Matthew Etzel, Jackson Baumeister, Mac Horvath
BAL · Mike Elias −$28.8M
Zach Eflin
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · TBR / MIL Jul 3, 2024
TBR · Erik Neander +$3.2M
Gregory Barrios
MIL · Matt Arnold −$3.2M
Aaron Civale
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · TBR / NYM Nov 19, 2024
TBR · Erik Neander +$5.6M
Eric Orze
NYM · David Stearns −$5.6M
José Siri
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · SEA / TBR Jul 26, 2024
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$68.0M
Randy Arozarena
TBR · Erik Neander −$68.0M
Brody Hopkins, Aidan Smith
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · CHC / TBR Jul 28, 2024
CHC · Jed Hoyer +$7.2M
Isaac Paredes
TBR · Erik Neander −$7.2M
Hunter Bigge, Ty Johnson, Christopher Morel
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2024 payroll
$82.8M
2025 guaranteed
$21.0M

What the front office was committed to as of 2024, 2024–2030. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2024; 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)

PlayerAgeSvc2024202520262027202820292030
Brandon Lowe295.058$8.8M$10.5MCLUB$11.5MCLUBFREE AGENT
Zach Eflin307.018$7.5MFREE AGENT
Jeffrey Springs315.055$5.2M$10.5M$10.5M$15.0MCLUBFREE AGENT
Phil Maton316.047$3.5MFREE AGENT
Jason Adam326.000$1.7MFREE AGENT
Shawn Armstrong339.000$1.4MFREE AGENT
Amed Rosario286.062$1.1MFREE AGENT
Chris Devenski338.000$1.0MFREE AGENT
Erasmo Ramírez348.132$199kFREE AGENT
Niko Goodrum327.000$109kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2024202520262027202820292030
Yandy Díaz325.122$8.0MFREE AGENT
Randy Arozarena293.129$5.3MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Pete Fairbanks304.057$3.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Aaron Civale294.058$2.7MARB 3FREE AGENT
Harold Ramírez295.000$2.5MFREE AGENT
Colin Poche304.140$2.4MARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Alexander294.058$1.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
Drew Rasmussen283.111$1.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Zack Littell284.043$1.9MARB 3FREE AGENT
Dylan Carlson253.104$906kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Cole Sulser343.157$96kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (33)

PlayerAgeSvc2024202520262027202820292030
Isaac Paredes252.160$2.2MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob Waguespack301.091$1.2MPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jose Siri282.015$758kARB 1ARB 2FREE AGENT
Taylor Walls272.092$757kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Josh Lowe261.093$756kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Rortvedt262.043$755kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Caballero270.170$752kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Garrett Cleavinger302.060$747kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Richie Palacios272.000$745kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
René Pinto270.150$745kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ryan Pepiot261.005$745kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Shane Baz252.014$744kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Taj Bradley230.114$743kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan Aranda260.103$743kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonny DeLuca250.085$742kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Curtis Mead230.040$742kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Manuel Rodríguez271.029$740kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alex Jackson281.167$740kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Junior Caminero200.010$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Kelly261.000$740kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Shenton260.000$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob Lopez260.011$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Justin Sterner270.000$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Edwin Uceta261.048$740kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Richard Lovelady282.026$592kARB 1ARB 2FREE AGENT
Christopher Morel251.117$247kPre-ArbARB 1FREE AGENT
Hunter Bigge260.000$126kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kameron Misner260.000$111kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Logan Driscoll26–$96k
Mason Montgomery240.000$95kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joel Kuhnel291.097$50kPre-ArbARB 1FREE AGENT
Tyler Zuber292.087$24kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rob Brantly342.059$20kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2024 acquisition stacked onto Rays's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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